2011 MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV warning light
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sManual G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist and
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailab ledue to amalfunction.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
als oh ave failed.
In addition, the ÷andå warning lamp slight up in the
instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above.
X Driv eonc arefully.
X Visi taq ualifieds pecialist workshop. T!
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EB D( electroni cbrake force dist ribution) ,ABS ,ESP ®
,B AS, PRE-
SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabi-
lisation are not available due to amalfunction.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
als oh ave failed.
In addition, the ÷,åand! warning lamp slight up in
the instrument cluster and awarning tone sounds.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continue stofunction normally, but withou tthe
func tions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately. !
Release parking
brake Th
er ed ! indicator lam pflashes and awarning tone sounds.
Ac ondition for automatic release of the electric parkin gbrake is
not fulfill ed (Ypag e161).
Yo ua re driving wit hthe electric parkin gbrake appl ied.
X Release the electric parking brake manually. The red
!indicator lamp flashe sand aw arning tone sounds.
You are making an emergency stop using the electric parking
brake (Y page 161). 256
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays
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Pa
rkingb rake See Owner'
sManual Th
ey ellow !warning lamp lights up.
The electric parkin gbrak eism alfunctioning.
To apply:
X Switc hoffthe ignition.
X Press the electric parking brake handle fo ratleast 10 seconds.
X Shif tthe transmission to P.
X Consult aqualified specialist worksho p. The yellow
!warnin glamp and the red !indicator lamp
are lit.
The electric parking brake is malfunctioning.
To release:
X Switch off the ignitio nand turn it back on.
X Releas ethe electric parkin gbrake manu ally.
or
X Release the electric parkin gbrake automatically (Y page 161).
If the yellow !warning lamp remains lit or continues to flash:
X Do not drive on.
X Consult aqualified specialist worksho p. The red
!indicator lam pflashes and the yellow !warning
lamp is lit.
The electric parkin gbrake is malfunctioning.
To rel ease:
X Switch off the ignitio nand turn it back on.
X Releas ethe electric parkin gbrake manu ally.
To apply:
X Switch off the ignitio nand turn it back on.
X Appl ythe electric parkin gbrake manu ally.
If the red !indicator lamp continues to flash:
X Do not drive on.
X Secur ethe vehicle against rolling away (Y page 338).
X Shif tthe transmission to P.
X Tur nthe front wheels towards the kerb.
X Consult aqualified specialist worksho p. Display messages
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The yellow
!warning lamp lights up. The red !indicator
lamp flashes fo rabout 10 seconds after the electric parkin gbrake
ha sb een applied or released. It then goes out or remains lit.
The electric parkin gbrake is malfunctioning.
X Switch off th eignition and tur nitback on.
X Apply the electric parkin gbrake.
If it is not poss ible to apply the electric parkin gbrake:
X Shift th etransmission to P.
X Vis itaq uali fieds pecialist workshop.
If it is not possible to release the electric parkin gbrake:
X Releas ethe elec tricp arkin gbrake automaticall y(Ypage 16 1).
If th eelectric parkin gbrake can stil lnot be released:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The yellow
!warning lamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release the electric parkin gbrake ,the red !indicator lamp
fla shes.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning. It is not poss ible to
apply the electric parking brake manu ally.
X Shift the transmission to P.
X Visit aquali fieds pecialist workshop. !
Pk
gb rake inopera‐ tive Th
ey ellow !warning lam plights up. The red !indicator
lamp flashes for about 10 seconds after the electric parkin gbrake
ha sb een applied or released. It then goes out or remains lit.
The electric parkin gbrake is malfunctioning ,e.g. because of over-
voltag eorundervoltage.
X Remove the cause for the overvoltage or undervoltage ,e.g. by
charging the battery or restarting the engine.
X Appl yorr elease the electric parkin gbrake.
If it remains impossibl etoapply or release the electric parking
brake:
X Swit choff the ignition and tur nitback on.
X Apply or release the electric parkin gbrake.
If th eelectric parkin gbrake can stil lnot be released:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 258
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The display message is only shown while th
evehicl eisinm otion.
The red !indicato rlamp flashes and the yellow !warning
lamp is lit.
It is not possible to apply the electric parkin gbrake manually.
X Shift th etransmission to P.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. !
Turn on th
eigni‐ tion to release
the parking brake Th
er ed ! indicator lam pislit.
You attempted to release the electric parkin gbrake whil ethe igni-
tion was switched off.
X Key: turnthe key to position 1in the ignition lock.
X KEYLESS-GO: switchont he ignition. J
Chec
kbrake fluid level G
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kofa ccident
There is insufficien tbrake flui dinthe brake flu idreservo ir.Ina ddi-
tion, the red Jwarning lamp in the instrumen tcluster lights
up and awarning tone sounds.
X Pul lover and stop th evehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driv ing
under any circumstances.
X Apply the electric parking brake.
X Consult aqualified specialist worksho p.
X Do not top up the brake fluid. Thi sdoes not correc tthe error. #
Chec
kbrake wear Th
eb rake pa ds/linings have reach edtheir wea rlimit.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. PRE-SAFE
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Impor tant functions of PRE-SAFE ®
have failed. All other occupant
safety sys tems,e.g. airbags, remain available.
X Visit aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately. Display mess
ages
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Ch
ilds eatin wrong position
See Owner'
sManual G
Risk of in
jury
Vehicles with automatic child seat recognition on the front-
passenge rseat: the child seat is positioned incorrectly.
X Fit the child seat in the correc tposition. G
Risk of injury
Vehicles with automatic child seat recognition on the front-
passenger seat: the automatic child seat recognition sensor is
faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 6
Restraint
sys. mal‐
function Consult
workshop G
Risk of injury
There is amalfunction in the SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem). The 6warning lamp also lights up in the instrumen tclus-
ter.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 6
Front
left malfunc‐
tion Consul
twork‐ shop or
Front right malfunction Con‐
sult workshop G
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SRS has malfunctioned at the fronton the left or right. The 6
warning lamp also lights up in the instrument cluster.
X Visi taq ualifieds pecialist workshop. 6
Rear left malfunc‐
tion Consul
twork‐ shop or
Rear right malfunction Con‐
sult workshop G
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SRS has malfunctioned at the rear on the left or right .The 6
warnin glamp also lights up in the instrument cluster.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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Re
ar centre mal‐ function Consult
workshop G
Risk of in
jury
SRS has malfunctioned at the rear centre. The 6warning lamp
als olights up in th einstrument cluster.
X Visi taqualified specialist workshop. 6
Left
windowbag mal‐
function Consult
workshop orR
ight windowba
gmalfunc‐ tion Consult work‐
shop G
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There is amalfunction in the left-han dand/or right-han dwindow-
bag. The 6warnin glamp also lights up in the instrumen tclus-
ter.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Lights
i Display messages about LEDs:
This display message will only appear if all LEDs have failed. Displa
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Le
ft cornering light or
Right cor‐ nering light Th
eleft or right-hand cornering light is faulty.
X Chec kwhether you ar epermitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Left dipped beam
or
Righ tdipped beam Th
eleft or right-hand dipped-beam headlamp is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Traile
rleft tail lamp or
Trailer right tail lamp Th
eleft or right-hand trailer tail lam pisfaulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb yourself.
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Traile
rleft indi‐ cator or
Trailer right indicator Th
eleft or right-hand trailer tur nsignal lamp is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself.
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 262
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eedL imit Assist currently unavail‐
abl
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dLimit Assist is deactivated an dtemporarily inoperative.
Possible causes:
R the windscreen is dirt yinthe camera's field of vision.
R visibility is impaired due to heav yrain, snow or fog.
If the displ aymessage does not disappear:
X Pull ove rand sto pthe vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Appl ythe electric parkin gbrake.
X Cle anthe windscreen.
If th esystem detects that the camera is fully operational, the dis-
play messag edisappears.
Speed Limit Assist is operational again. Speed Limit Assist:
Unavailabl
ein this country Spee
dLimit Assist is only available in certain countries.
X Driv eon.
Spee dLimit Assist is available again when you drive in acount ry
in which its use is approved. Spee
dLimit Assist inoperative Spee
dLimit Assist is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. HOLD
Off The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicle is skidding.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
X Reactivat ethe HOL Dfunction later (Y page 187). Ra
dars ensor deac‐ tivated autom. See
Owner'
sManual Vehicles with
anavigation system :the vehicl eisclose to aradio
telescope facility and is therefor eprohibited from transmittin gany
radar sig nals. The radar sensor system has switched off automat-
icall y(Ypage 380).
DISTRONI CPLUS (Y page 174) is deactivate dautomaticall yifitis
activated. Awarning ton ealso sounds.
Blin dSpotA ssist (Y page 208) or Ac tiveBlind Spo tAssist
(Y page 212) is deactivate dautomaticall yifitisactivated. The
yellow 9indicator lamps als olight up in the exterior mirrors.
BAS PLU S(Brake Assis tPLUS) (Y page 62) and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
(Y page 66) are then also no tavailable.
X Drive on.
Once yo uhave moved far enough awa yfrom th eradio telescope,
the above function sare avai lable again. 272
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Warnin
gand indicator lamps in th einstrument cluster Seat belts
Problem Possible causes/consequence
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Only for certain coun-
tries: the red seat belt
warning lamp lights up
for six seconds after
the engine starts. The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and fron
tpassenger
to fasten their seat belts.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 46).7
Only for cer
tain coun-
tries: the red seat belt
warnin glamp lights up
after the engine starts.
In addition, awarning
tone sounds for up to
six seconds. G
Risk of injury
The driver' sseat belt is not fastened.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 46).
The warning ton eceases. 7
The red seat belt warn-
ing lam
plights up after
the engine starts, as
soon as the driver's or
the front-passenger
door is closed. G
Risk of injury
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 46).
The warnin glamp goes out. G
Risk of injury
There are object sonthe front-passenger seat.
X Remove the objec tsfrom th efront-passenger seat and stow
them in asecur eplace.
The warnin glamp goes out. 284
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