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Activating/deactivating th
esurround
lighting and ex terior lightin gdelayed
switch-off
The Surround lighting: function allows
yo utos et whether th eexterior lighting should
com eonw hen it is dar k:
R for 40 se conds after unlockin gthe ve hicle
with th ekey
The exterior lighting switche soff wh en you
open the driver’s door.
R for 15 seconds after switching off the
engine and closing the doors
If the engine is switched off and then none
of the doors are opened, or if an ope ndoor
is not closed, the exte rior lightin ggoes out
after 60 seconds.
If you activate the Surround lighting:
func tion, the following light up:
R the side lamps
R the foglamps 35
R the dipped-beam headlamps 36
R the daytime drivin glamps 37
R the licence plate lighting
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Surround lighting: function.
You will see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting. Deactivating the delayed switch-off tempora-
rily:
X
Before leaving the vehicle, turn the key to
position 0in the ignition lock.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock and back to position 0.
The delayed switch-off is deactivated.
Delayed switch-off is reactivated the next
time you start the engine.
Activating/deactivating the interior light-
ing delayed switch-off
When you activate the Interior lighting
dela ysw. off: function and remov ethe
key from the ignition lock ,the interior lighting
remain sonfor 10 seconds.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press the abutton to con firm.
X Press the :or9 buttontos elect the
Interior lighting dela ysw. off:
function.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Vehicle Setting permanent SPEEDTRONIC
You can use the func
tion Limi tspeed
(winter tyres): to setpermanen tSPEED-
TRONI C(Ypage 171).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
35 Only for vehicles with front foglamps.
36 Only for vehicles withou tfront foglamps.
37 Onl yvehicles with Intelligent Light System. Menus and submenus
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PR
E-SAFE Function
currently
limited
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is tempora rily inoperative if:
R theD ISTRONIC PLUScove rint he ra diatorgrille is di rty.
R the sensor sint he bumpers are dirty.
R itsf unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
R ther adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative ,e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
stations or other sources of electromagnetic radiation.
R the system is outside the operating tempe rature range.
R the on-board voltage is insufficient.
R E63A MG: you deactivat eESP®
.
PRE- SAFE ®
Brake is operational again and the displa ymes-
sage disappear swhen:
R the dir t(e.g. slush) drops away while the vehicle is in
motion.
R the system detects that the sensor sare full yavailable
again.
R thes ystem is within the operatin gtemperatur erange.
R E63A MG: you reactivate ESP ®
.
If the displa ymessage continues to be displayed:
X Clean the DI STRONIC PLUS cover in the radiator grille
(Y page 267).
X Clean the bumpers (Y page 267).
X Restart the engine.
X Wait until the batter yissufficiently charged. PRE-SA
FE Functions
limited
See Own‐
er's Man‐
ual
G
Ris
kofa ccident
PRE-SAFE ®
Brak eisfaulty. BA SPLUS or th edistance warning
signal may also have failed.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. A Malfunc‐
tion Con‐
sult work‐
shop
G
Risk of injury
Cabriolet: the roll bars are faulty.
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J EB
D, ABS
and ESP
inopera‐
tiv eS ee
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of accident
EBD (Electronic Brake-for ceDistribution), ABS, ESP ®
,B AS,
PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailab ledue to amalfunction. In
addition, the ä,åand! warning lamp sinthe
instrumen tcluster light up and awarning tone sounds.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continue stofunction normally, but without
the functions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if
you brake hard, for example.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aquali fieds pecialist workshop immediately. J Release
parking
brake You are drivin
gwith the parkin gbrake engaged .Awarning
ton ealso sounds.
X Release th eparking brake. J Br
ake
immedi‐
ately Am
alfunction has occurred while the HOL Dfunction or DIS-
TRONI CPLUSisa ctive.
or
Vehicles with manual transmissio n:with the HOL Dfunction
activated, you have either:
R opened the driver' sdoor and released th eseat belt or
R switched off th eengineor
R opened th ebonnet
At one ma yalso sound at regular intervals. The ton ebecomes
louder if you attempt to lock the vehicle.
You can notstart the engine.
X Paying attention to the traffic situation, immediately
depress the brake peda lfirmly and hold until the display
message disappears.
X Prevent the vehicle from rolling away before you leave it
(Y page 153).
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+ To
pup
coolant
See Own‐
er' sM an‐
ual Th
ec oolant leve listoo low.
X Top up th ecoolant ,obser ving the warning note sbefore
doin gso( Ypage 261).
X If th ecoolant needs toppin gupmoreo ften than usual ,have
the engin ecoolant system checked at aqualified specialist
workshop. ? Co
olant
Sto pv ehi‐
cle
Switch
engine off Th
ec oolant is to ohot.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
X Pull ove rand sto pthe vehicle safel yand switch off the
engine ,payin gattentio ntoroad and traffic conditions.
X Make sure that the air supply to the radiator is not blocked,
e.g. by snow, slush or ice.
X Wait until the display message disappears befor erestar ting
the engine. Otherwise, there is arisk of engine damage.
X Pay attention to the coolant tempera turedisplay.
X If the temperature increases again, visit aqualified special-
ist worksho pimmediately. Th
ep oly-V-belt ma yhave torn.
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely and switch off the
engine, paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Open the bonnet.
X Check whethe rthe poly-V-belt is tor n.
If the poly-V -belt is torn:
! do not continue driving. The engine could otherwise over-
heat.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
If the poly-V-belt is OK:
X Wait until the display messag edisappears before restarting
the engine. Otherwise, there is arisk of engine damage.
X Pay attention to the coolant tempera turedisplay.
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? The fan motor is faulty.
X
If th ecoolant tem perature is less than 12 0†,you can
continue drivin gtothe nearest qual ified specialist work-
shop.
X Avoid subjecting th eenginetoh eavy loads, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrain, and stop-star tdriving. # Th
eb attery is not being charged.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
Possible causes are:
R af ault yalternator
R at orn poly-V-belt
R am alfunction in the elect ronics
X Pul lover and stop the vehicle safel yand switch off the
engine ,payin gattentio ntoroad and traffic conditions.
X Open the bonnet.
X Check whether the poly-V-belt is tor n.
If the poly-V -belt is torn:
! do not continue driving. The engine could otherwise over-
heat.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
If the poly-V-belt is OK:
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 4 Check
eng. oil
lev. when
next refu‐
elling The engine oil level has dropped to
acriticallevel.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
X Chec kthe oil level (Y page 260).
X If necessary, top up the engin eoil (Y page 261).
X Hav ethe engin echecked for leak sifthe engin eoil needs
topping up more often than usual. C There is only
asmall amount of fue linthe fuel tan k.
X Refuel at the nearest filling station. 8 Reserve
fue
llevel Th
ef uel level has fallen below the reserve range.
The fuel tank must be filled at least to the reserve fuel level
to prevent impairment to the running of the engine.
X Refuel at the nearest filling station. Display messages
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¸ Re
place
air
cleaner Vehicles with
adiesel engine: th eenginea ir filte risdirty and
must be replaced.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. ! Clea
nthe
fuel fil‐
ter Vehicles with
adiesel engine: there is water in the fuel filter.
The water must be drained off.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. Driving systems
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À Attention
Assist:
Drowsi‐
ness
detected Based on specific criteria, ATTENTION ASSIS
Thas deter-
mined that your concentration has waned. Awarning tone
also sounds.
X If necessary, take abreak.
During long journeys ,take regula rbreaks in good time so you
ge te noug hrest. À Attention
Assist
inopera‐
tive ATTENTION ASSIS
Tisf aulty.
X Visi taq ualifieds pecialist workshop. 12
0k m/h Maximum
speed
exceeded
Th
em aximum spee dhas been exceeded 38
.
X Driv eslower. Speed
Limit
Assist currently
unavaila‐
bl
eS ee
Owner's
Manual Spee
dLimit Assist is deactivated and temporarily inoperative
if:
R the windscreen is dirty in the camera’s field of vision.
R visibility is impaired due to heavy rain, snow or fog.
Speed Limit Assist is operational again and the display mes-
sage disappears when:
R the dirt (e.g. slush) drops away while the vehicle is in motion
R the system detects that the camera is fully operational
again.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
X Clean the windscreen. 38
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Bl
ind
Spot
Assist inopera‐
tive Blind Spot Assist is temporarily inoperative if:
R
you have established the electrical connection between the
trailer and your vehicle.
R the sensors are dirty.
R its function is impaired due to heavy rain or snow.
R the radar sensor syste misoutside the operating tempera-
ture range.
R the radar senso rsystem is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
stations or othe rsources of electromagnetic radiation
R the on-boar dvoltage is too low.
The yellow 9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior
mirrors.
X When towin gatrailer, confirm th edispla ymessage with
a.
When driving without atrailer:
Blind Spo tAssist is operational again and th edisplay message
disappears when:
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away whil ethe vehicle is in mot ion
R the system detects tha tthe sensor sare full yavail able
again.
R the radar sensor system is back within the operating tem-
peratur erange.
If the displ aymessage continues to be displayed:
X Cle anthe sensor s(Ypage 267).
X Restar tthe engine. Blind
Spot
Assist inopera‐
tive Blind Spot Assist is faulty.
The yellow
9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior
mirrors.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Parking
Guidance inopera‐
tive PARKTRONIC is faulty.
X
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Pa
rking
Guidance cancelled Parking Guidance is deactivated
,because
R thev ehicl eiss kidding.
R thes ensor sare di rty.
R am alfunction has occurred.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
X Reactivat eParking Guidanc elater.
If the parking space symbol does not appear in the multifunc-
tion display at speeds below 30 km/h:
X Clean the sensor s(Ypage 26 7).
X Restart the engine.
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Parkin
gGuidance is deactivated, because you have left the
lane.
X Park again and, while doing so, observe the display mes-
sage sint he multifunction display. Parking
Guidance finished The vehicle is parked.
Awarning ton ealso sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically. Display messages
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