Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
DISTRONIC PLUS
inoperative DISTRONIC PLU
Sisfaulty.
BA SP LUSa nd PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may also hav efailed.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. DISTRONIC PLUS
inactive You have depressed the accelerator pedal. DISTRONIC PLUS is no
longer controlling the speed of the vehicle.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. DISTRONIC PLUS
--- km/h An activation condition for DISTRONIC PLUS is not fulfilled.
X
Check the activation condition sfor DISTRONIC PLUS
(Y page 170). DISTRONIC PLUS and
SPEEDTRONIC DISTRONIC PLUS and SPEEDTRONIC are faulty.
Awarning tone
also sounds.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Cruise control and
SPEEDTRONIC inop‐
erative SPEEDTRONIC and cruise contro
lare malfunctioning.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. Limit
--- km/h While depressin
gthe accelerator pedal beyond the pressure point
(kickdown), SPEEDTRONIC cannot be activated. Cruise control
--- km/h Ac
ondition for activating cruise contro lhas not been met.
You have tried to stor easpeed below 30 km/h, for example.
X If condition spermit ,drive faster than 30 km/ hand stor ethe
speed.
X Check the activation condition sfor cruise control
(Y page 165). 120 km/h
Maximu
mspeed exceeded Only for certain countries: the maximum speed has been excee-
ded.
In addition, the multifunction display shows
120 km/h! .
X Driv emore slowly. Display messages
249On-boardcomputer and displays Z
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
÷
The yellowE
SP®
warn-
ing lamp flashes while
the vehicle is in motion. ESP
®
or traction control has intervened because there is arisk of
skidding or at least one wheel has started to spin.
Cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated.
X Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as necessary when
pulling away.
X Accelerate more gently while the vehicle is in motion.
X Adapt your driving style to suit the road and weather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP ®
.
For exceptions, see: (Y page 65).å
The yellowE
SP®
OFF
warning lamp is lit while
the engine is running. ESP
®
is deactivated.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
is switched off, ESP ®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
The danger of skidding and having an accident increases.
X Reactivate ESP ®
.
For exceptions, see: (Y page 65).
X Adapt your driving style to suit the road and weather conditions.
If ESP ®
cannot be activated:
X Drive on carefully.
X Have ESP ®
checked at aqualified specialist workshop. M
AMG vehicles only:
The yellow SPORT han-
dling mode warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running.
SPORT handling mode is activated.
G WARNING
When SPORT handling mode is switched on, ESP ®
is unable to
stabilise the vehicle.
The danger of skidding and having an accident increases.
X Only switch to SPORT handling mode in accordance with the
condition swritten in the "Activating/deactivating SPORT han-
dling mode" section (Y page 66).264
Warning and indicator lampsint
he instrument clusterOn-board computer and displays
