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X
Press the =or; button to select
Interm. Time .
X Press ato confirm.
The intermediate time is displaye dfor five
seconds.
Starting anew lap :
RACETIMER
; Fastest lap time (best lap)
= Lap
X Press ato confirm New Lap .
i It is possible to store amaximum of six-
teen laps. Lap 16 can only be stopped with
Finish Lap .
Stopping the RACETIMER X
Press the %button on the steering
wheel.
X Press ato confirm Yes .
The RACETIME Rinterrupts timing if you stop
the vehicle and turn the key to position 1in
the ignition lock. If you turn the key to position
2 or 3and then press ato confirm
Start ,t
iming is continued.
Resetting the current lap
X Stop the RACETIMER.
X Press the =or; button to select
Reset Lap .
X Press ato reset the lap time to "0". Deleting all laps
If you switch off the engine, the RACETIMER
is reset to "0" after 30 seconds. All laps are
deleted.
You cannot delete individual stored laps. If
you have stopped 16 laps, the curren tlap
does no thave to be reset.
X Reset th ecurren tlap.
X Press ato confirm Reset .
Reset Rac eTimer? appear
sinthemulti-
function display.
X Press the :buttontos electYes and
pres sthe a buttontoc onfirm.
All laps are deleted.
Overall evaluation :
RACETIMER overall evaluation
; Total tim edriven
= Averag espeed
? Distance covered
A Maximum speed
This function is shown if you have store dat
least on elap and stopped th eRACETIMER.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly unti lthe
overall evaluation is shown. Menus and submenus
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PRE-SAFE
inoperative See
Owner'
sManual Importan
tfunction sofPRE-SAFE ®
have failed .All other occupant
safet ysystems, e.g. airbags, remain available.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. PRE-SAFE
Function
scur‐ rently limited See
Owner's Manual PRE-SAFE
®
Brake is temporarily inoperative. Possible causes:
R the function is impaired due to heavy rain or snow.
R the sensors in the radiator trim and in the bumper sare dirty.
R the radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio sta-
tion soro ther sources of electromagnetic radiation.
R AMG vehicles: ESP ®
is deactivated.
R the system is outside the operating temperature range.
R the on-board voltage is too low.
Onc ethe causes listed above no longer apply, the display message
goes out.
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is operational again.
If the display message does not disappear:
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible ,paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Secure the vehicle against rollin gaway (Y page 159).
X Clean the sensors in the radiator trim and in the bumpers
(Y page 304).
X Restar tthe engine.
X AMG vehicles: reactivate ESP ®
(Y page 66). PRE-SAFE
Functions cur‐
rently limited See
Owner's Manual PRE-SAFE
®
Brake is inoperative due to afault. BAS PLUS or the
distance warning signal may also have failed.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. ü If the symbol appears in the multifunction display,
aseat belt
tongue has been inserted intoar ear seat belt buckle.
For further information on the status indicator for the rear seat
belts: (Y page 51). Display messages
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Adaptive Main-beam
Assist inoperative Adaptive Highbeam Assis
tisfaulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Adaptive Main-beam
Assist currently
unavailable See
Owner's Manual Adaptive Highbeam Assist is deactivated and temporarily inoper-
ative. Possible causes:
R
the windscreen is dirty in the camera's field of vision.
R visibility is impaired due to heavy rain, snow or fog.
X Cleant he windscreen.
If the system detectst hat the camera is fully operational again,
the Adaptive Main-beam Assist available again message
is displayed.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist is operational again. Engine
Display messages Possible causes/consequencesa
ndM Solutions
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Top
up coolant See
Owner's Manual The coolant level is too low.
!
Avoid making long journeys with too little coolant in the engine
cooling system. The engine will otherwise be damaged.
X Top up the coolant, observing the warning notes before doing
so (Y page 299).
X If the coolant needs topping up more often than usual, have the
engine coolant system checked at aqualified specialist work-
shop. ? The fan motor is faulty.
X
If the coolant temperature is below 120 †, you can continue
driving to the nearest qualified specialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loads on the engine as you do so, e.g. driving in
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Coolan
tStopv ehi‐ cle Switch engine
off The coolan
tistoo hot.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNING
Never driv ewithano verheate dengine. Drivin gwhen your engine
is overheate dcan caus esom efluids which may have leaked into
the engine compartmen ttocatch fire.
Steam fro manoverheated engine can caus eserious burns, which
can occur just by opening the bonnet.
This pose sarisk of injury.
X Stop the vehicl eimmediately, paying attention to road and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off the engine.
X Secure the vehicl eagainst rolling away (Y page159).
X Leave the vehicl eand keep asafe distance from the vehicl euntil
the engine has coole ddown.
X Make sure that the air supply to the engine radiator is not
blocked ,e.g. by frozen slush.
X Do not start the engine again until the display message goes out
and the coolant temperature is under 120 †. The engine may
otherwise be damaged.
X Pay attention to the coolant temperature display.
X If the temperature increases again, visi taqualified specialist
workshop immediately.
The reading may rise up to 120 †undernormal driving conditions
if the coolant has been filled correctly. Display messages
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# The battery is no
tbeing charged.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Possible causes:
R fault yalternator
R torn poly-V-belt
R am alfunctio nintheelectronics
X Stop th evehicle immediately, payin gattentio ntoroad and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off the engine.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away (Y page 159).
X Open the bonnet.
X Check whether the poly-V-belt is torn.
If the poly-V-belt is torn:
! Do not continue driving. The engine could otherwise overheat.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
If the poly-V-belt is OK:
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 4
Check eng. oil
lev. when next
refuelling The engine oil level has dropped to the minimum level.
Aw
arning tone also sounds.
X Chec kthe oil level when next refuelling, at the latest
(Y page 298).
X If necessary, top up the engine oil (Y page 298).
X Have the engine checked at aqualified specialist workshop if
the engine oil needs topping up more often than usual. 4
Add
1 litre engine
oil when next refu‐
elling AMG vehicles: the engine oil level is too low.
X
Check the oil level when next refuelling, at the latest
(Y page 298).
X If necessary, top up the engine oil (Y page 298).
X Have the engine checked at aqualified specialist workshop if
the engine oil needs topping up more often than usual. 8
Reserve fuel level The fuel level has dropped into the reserve range.
Operation of the auxiliary heating is deactivated when the fuel level
drops into the reserve range.
X
Refuel at the nearest filling station. 242
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C There is only
averys ma ll amount of fuel in th efuel tank.
The auxiliary heating canno tbeoperated.
X Refuel at the nearest filling station without fail. ¸
Please
replace air
cleaner Vehicles with
adiesel engine: the engin eair filter is dirty and must
be replaced.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. !
Clean
the fuel fil‐
ter Vehicles with
adiesel engine: ther eiswater in the fuel filter. The
water must be drained off.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Driving systems
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À
Attention Assist:
Take
abreak! Based on certain criteria, ATTENTION ASSISTh
as detected fatigue
or alack of concentratio nonthe part of th edriver. Awarning tone
alsos ounds.
X If necessary ,take abreak.
During long journeys, take regular breaks in good time so that you
get enoug hrest. À
Attentio
nAssist inoperative ATTENTION ASSIST is inoperative.
X
Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. ¨
Vehicl
erising Your vehicle is adjustin
gtothe level you have selected. ¨
Vehicl
erising Please wait The vehicle level is too low when the vehicle is stationary.
Awarn-
ing tone also sounds.
X Do no tpull away.
The vehicl eleve liss et when th edisplay message disappears. Display messages
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Blind Spot Assis
torActive Blind Spot Assist is temporaril yinop-
erative .Possible causes:
R the sensors are dirty.
R the function is impaired due to heavy rain or snow.
R the radar sensor system is outside the operating temperature
range.
R the radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio sta-
tions or other sources of electromagnetic radiation.
The yellow 9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior mir-
rors.
Once the causes listed above no longer apply,t he display message
goes out.
Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist is operational again.
If the display message does not disappear:
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away (Y page 159).
X Clean the sensors (Y page 304).
X Restart the engine. Blind Spot Assist
inoperative or
Active Blind Spot Assist inoperative Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist is faulty.
The yellow
9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior mir-
rors.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Park Assist cancel‐
led The driver's door is open and the driver's seat belt has not been
fastened.
X
Repeat the parking process with the seat belt fastened and the
driver's door closed. You have inadvertently touched the multifunction steerin
gwheel
while steerin gintervention was active.
X While steerin gintervention is active, make sure not to touch the
multifunction steerin gwheel. The vehicle has started to skid and ESP
®
has intervened.
X Use Active Parking Assist again later (Y page 187). Display messages
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Park Assist inoper‐
ative You hav
ejustc arrie doutalarg enumber of turning or parking
manoeuvres.
Active Parking Assis twill become available again after approx-
imately ten minutes (Y page 187).
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible ,paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Switch off and restart the engine.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. PARKTRONIC is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Parking Guidance
finished The vehicle is parked.
Awarning tone also sounds.
The display message disappears automatically. DISTRONIC PLU
Soff DISTRONI
CPLUSh as been deactivate d(Ypage 170).
If it was deactivate dautomatically, awarning tone also sounds. DISTRONIC PLUS
available again DISTRONI
CPLUSiso perational againa fter having been tempo-
rarily unavailable. You can now reactivate DISTRONI CPLUS
(Y page 170). DISTRONIC PLUS cur‐
rently unavailable
See Owner's Manual DISTRONIC PLUS is temporarily inoperative. Possible causes:
R
the function is impaired due to heavy rain or snow.
R the sensor sinthe radiator trim and in the bumpers are dirty.
R the radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio sta-
tion soro ther sources of electromagnetic radiation.
R the system is outside the operatin gtemperature range.
R the on-board voltage is too low.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply,t he display message
goes out.
DISTRONIC is operational again.
If the display message does not disappear:
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away (Y page 159).
X Clean the sensors in the radiator trim and in the bumpers
(Y page 304).
X Restart the engine. 248
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