2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON engine

Engine
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Top Top
up
upcoolant
coolant See
See
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual The coolant leve
listoolow.
! Avoid making lon
gjou rneys with to olittle coolant in th eengine
cooling system. The engin ewill otherwise be damaged.
X Top up th ecoolant ,observing th ewarning note sbefore doin gso
( Y page 382).
X If th ecoolant needs toppin gupmoreo ften than usual, have the
engin ecoolant system checked at aqualifie dspecialist work-
shop. ? The fan motor is faulty.
X If th ecoolant temperatur eisbelow 12 0†,you can continue
driving to th eneares tqualifie dspecialist workshop.
X Avoid putting th eengineu nde rheav yload as you do so, e.g.
driving in mountainous terrain and stop-start traffic. ?
Coolan
tStopv ehi‐
Coolan tStopv ehi‐
cle Switch engine cle Switch engine
off off The coolant is to
ohot.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNING
Never driv ewith an overheate dengine. Drivin gwhen your engine
is overheate dcan caus esom efluids whic hmay have leaked into
th ee nginec ompartmen ttocatch fire.
In addition ,steam from an overheate denginec an caus eserious
burns, whic hcan occur jus tbyopening th ebonnet.
Ther eisar isk of injury.
X Stop th evehicle immediately, paying attentio ntoroad and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off th eengine.
X Safeguard th evehicle against rolling away (Y page 205).
X Wait until th eengineh as cooled down.
X Mak esure that th eair supply to th eenginer adiator is not
blocked, e.g .byfrozenslush.
X Do no tstart th eenginea gain until th edisplay message goes out
and th ecoolant temperatur eisbelow 12 0†.The engin emay
otherwise be damaged.
X Pay attentio ntothecoolant temperatur edisplay.
X If th etem peratur eincreases again ,consult aqualifie dspecialist
workshop immediately.
Under normal operatin gcondition sand with th especified coolant
level, th ecoolant temperatur emay rise to 12 0†. Displa
ymessages
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See Owner'
sManual
See Owner' sManual The battery is no
tbein gcharged.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
Possibl ecauses:
R fault yalternator
R torn poly-V-belt
R am alfunction in th eelectronics
! Do no
tcontinu edriving. The engin ecould otherwise overheat.
X Stop th evehicl eimmediately, payin gattention to roa dand traf-
fic conditions, and switch of fthe engine.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. #
Sto
pv ehicl eSee
Sto pv ehicl eSee
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual The battery is no longer bein
gcharged and th ebattery charg elevel
is to olow.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Stop th evehicl eimmediately, payin gattention to roa dand traf-
fic conditions, and switch of fthe engine.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Observ ethe instruction sinthe# See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual
display message.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. #
Start engine See Start engine See
Owner'
sManual
Owner' sManual The engin
eisswitched of fand th ebattery charg elevel is to olow.
X Switc hoffelectrica lconsu mersthaty ou do no tneed, suc has
th er ear window heatin gand interio rlighting.
X Leav ethe engin erunning fo rafew minutes, or drive fo ralonger
distance.
The battery charges. 312
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Check eng
.oil
Check eng .oil
lev .w henn ext
lev .w henn ext
refuelling refuelling The engin
eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
! Avoid lon
gjou rneys when there is to olittl ec oolan tint hecool-
in gs ystem. Otherwise th eenginew ill be damaged.
X Chec kthe oil level when next refuelling, at th elatest
(Y page 381).
X If necessary, to puptheengin eoil (Y page 381).
X Hav ethe engin echecked ataq ualified specialist workshop if the
engin eoil needs toppin gupmoreo ften than usual.
Information on approve dengineo ils can be obtained from any
qualified specialist workshop or on th eInterne tathttp://
bevo.mercedes-benz.co m.4
Add 1 Add 1
litre
litre engine
engine
oil
oil when
when next
next refu‐
refu‐
elling
elling AMG vehicles: the engine oil level is too low.
!
Avoid long journeys when there is too little coolant in the cool-
ing system. Otherwise the engine will be damaged.
X Check the oil level when next refuelling, at the latest
(Y page 381).
X If necessary, top up the engine oil (Y page 381).
X Have the engine checked at aqualified specialist workshop if the
engine oil needs topping up more often than usual.
Information on approved engine oils can be obtained from any
qualified specialist workshop or on the Internet at http://
bevo.mercedes-benz.com. 4
Engine oil level Engine oil level
Stop vehicle Stop vehicle
Switch engine off Switch engine off The engine oil level is too low. There is
arisk of engine damage.
X Stop the vehicle immediately, paying attention to road and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off the engine.
X Safeguard the vehicle against rolling away( Ypage 205).
X Check the engine oil level (Y page 381).
X If necessary, top up the engine oil (Y page 381).8
Reserve fuel level Reserve fuel level The fuel level has dropped into the reserve range.
Operation of the auxiliary heating is deactivated if the fuel level
drops into the reserve range.
X Refuelatt he nearest filling station. C There is very little fuel in the fuel tank.
The auxiliary heating cannot be operated.
X Refuelatt he nearest filling station without fail. Display messages
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Please Please
replace
replace air
air
filter
filter Vehicles wit
hadiesel engine: th eenginea ir filte risdirty and must
be replaced.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. !
Clean Clean
the
thefuel
fuel fil‐
fil‐
ter
ter Vehicles wit
hadiesel engine: there is water in th efuel filter. The
water mus tbedrainedoff.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. ¯
Refill AdBlue at Refill AdBlue at
workshop See Own‐ workshop See Own‐
er'
sM anual
er' sM anual The AdBlue
®
level has fallen belo wthe reserv erange. Awarning
tone also sounds.
X Hav eAdBlue ®
refilled as soo naspossibleataq ualified spe-
cialist workshop. ¯
Refill AdBlue at Refill AdBlue at
workshop No start workshop No start
in .. km in .. km The AdBlue
®
level is only sufficien tfor thei nd icate ddistance. A
warnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Hav eAdBlue ®
refilled as soo naspossibleataq ualified spe-
cialist workshop. ¯
Refill AdBlue at Refill AdBlue at
workshop Eng. workshop Eng.
start not possible start not possible The AdBlue
®
tan kise mpty. Awarnin gtonea lso sounds. You can
no longer start th eengine.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. ¯
Check AdBlue See Check AdBlue See
Owner'
sManual
Owner' sManual The AdBlue
®
system is malfunctioning. Awarnin gtonea lso
sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. ¯
Eng. Eng.
start
start not
notpos‐
pos‐
sible in ..km
sible in ..km The AdBlue
®
system is malfunctioning. Awarnin gtonea lso
sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. ¯
Eng. Eng.
start
start not
notpos‐
pos‐
sible
sible The AdBlue
®
system is malfunctioning. Awarnin gtonea lso
sounds. You can no longer start th eengine.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. 314
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MSolutions Lan
eK eeping
Lan eK eeping
Assist currently
Assist currently
unavailable See unavailable See
Owner' sMan‐
Owner' sMan‐
ual ual orAc tive Lane
Active Lane
Keeping
Keeping Assist
Assistcur‐
cur‐
rently
rently unavailable
unavailable
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual Lan
eKeepin gAssistorA ctiveLaneK eepin gAssistisd eactivated
and temporarily inoperative. Possibl ecauses:
R thew indscree nisdirty in th ecamera' sfield of vision
R visibility is impaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno worf og
R there hav ebeen no lan emarking sfor an extended period
R thel an em arking sare worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir torsnow
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
Lan eKeepin gAssistorA ctiveLaneK eepin gAssistiso perational
again.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear:
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Clean th ewindscreen. Lan
eK eeping
Lan eK eeping
Assist inopera‐ Assist inopera‐
tive tiveor Active Lane
Active Lane
Keepin gAssist
Keepin gAssist
inoperative
inoperative Lan
eKeepin gAssistorA ctiveLaneK eepin gAssistisf aulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Blind Spo
tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist
currently unavail‐
currently unavail‐
abl eS ee Owner's
abl eS ee Owner's
Manual Manual orActive
Active
Blind Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist
currently unavail‐
currently unavail‐
abl eS ee Owner's
abl eS ee Owner's
Manual Manual Blind Spot Assis
torActiveBlind Spot Assis tistemporarily inop-
erative .Possibl ecauses:
R thef unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow
R ther ada rsensor system is outside th eoperating temperature
range
R ther ada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi osta-
tion soro ther source sofelectromagnetic radiation
The yellow 9indicato rlamp salso ligh tupint heexterio rmir-
rors.
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
Blind Spot Assis torActiveBlind Spot Assis tisoperational again.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear:
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Restart th eengine. Display
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tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist
not
not available
available when
when
towing atrailer
towing atrailer
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual Blind Spot Assis
torActiveBlind Spot Assis tisdeactivated while
towin gatrailer.
You hav eestablished th eelectrica lconnectio nbetween th etrailer
and your vehicle.
X Press aon thesteerin gwhee ltoc onfir mthedisplay mes-
sage. Blind Spo
tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist
inopera‐
inopera‐
tive tiveor Active Blind
Active Blind
Spot
Spot Assist
Assist inoper‐
inoper‐
ative
ative Blind Spot Assis
torActiveBlind Spot Assis tisfaulty.
The yellow 9indicato rlamp salso ligh tupint heexterio rmir-
rors.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Park
Park
Assist
Assist cancel‐
cancel‐
led
led The driver's doo
risopen and th edriver's seat belt has no tbeen
fastened.
X Repea tthe parkin gprocess wit hthe seat belt fastene dand the
driver's doo rclosed. You inadvertentl
ytou ched th emultifunction steerin gwhee lwhile
steerin ginterventio nwas active.
X Whil esteerin ginterventio nisactive,makes uren otto touch the
multifunction steerin gwheel. The vehicl
ehas started to skid and ESP ®
has intervened.
X Use Active Parking Assis tagain later (Y page 239). Park
Park
Assist
Assist inoper‐
inoper‐
ative
ative You hav
ejustc arrie doutalarg enumber of turning or parking
manoeuvres.
Active Parking Assis twill become available again after approx-
imately te nminute s(Ypage 239).
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Switc hoffand restar tthe engine.
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. PARKTRONI
Cisfaulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Par
kA ssist
Par kA ssist
switched off switched off The vehicl
eisparked. Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically. DISTRONIC PLU
Soff
DISTRONIC PLU Soff DISTRONIC PLU
Shas been deactivated (Y page 217).
If it was no tdeactivated by th edriver ,awarnin gton ea lso sounds. 318
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DISTRONIC PLUS
available again available again DISTRONIC PLU
Sisoperational again after havin gbeen tempo-
rarily unavailable .You can no wreactivat eDISTR ONIC PLUS
(Y page 217). DISTRONIC
DISTRONIC
PLUS
PLUScur‐
cur‐
rently
rently unavailable
unavailable
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual DISTRONIC PLU
Sistemporarily inoperative.
Steerin gAssista nd Stop&Go Pilo tare temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses:
R thef unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow
R ther ada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi osta-
tion soro ther source sofelectromagnetic radiation
R thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
DISTRONIC PLU Sisoperational again.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear:
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Restart th eengine. DISTRONIC PLUS
DISTRONIC PLUS
inoperative inoperative DISTRONIC PLU
Sisfaulty.
The following may hav ealso failed:
R BA SP LUSw ithC ross-Traffic Assist
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
R Steerin gAssista nd Stop&Go Pilot
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. DISTRONIC
DISTRONIC
PLUS
PLUSsus‐
sus‐
pended
pended You hav
edepressed th eaccelerato rpedal .DISTR ONIC PLU Sisno
longer controllin gthe speed of th evehicle.
X Remove your foot from th eaccelerato rpedal. DISTRONIC PLUS
DISTRONIC PLUS
---k m/h
---k m/h An activation condition fo
rDISTR ONIC PLU Sisnotfulfilled.
X Chec kthe activation condition sfor DISTRONIC PLUS
(Y page 217). Display
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Tyre
press.
press. monitor
monitor
currently unavail‐
currently unavail‐
able able As
tron gs ource of radi owave sisc ausin ginterfe rence, this means
that th esignal sfromt hetyrep ressur esensor scanno tbereceived.
The tyr epressur emonitor is temporarily malfunctioning.
X Drive on.
The tyr epressur emonitor restarts automatically as soo nasthe
caus ehas been rectified. Wheel sensor(s) Wheel sensor(s)
missing missing There is no signal from th
etyrep ressur esensor of on eorseveral
wheels. The pressur eoftheaffecte dtyreisn otdisplayed in the
multifunction display.
X Hav ethe fault ytyrep ressur esensor replaced at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop. Tyr
ep ress. moni‐
Tyr ep ress. moni‐
tor tor inoperative
inoperative No
No
wheel sensors
wheel sensors The wheels fitte
ddonothav esuitable tyr epressur esensors. The
tyr ep ressur emonitor is deactivated.
X Fit wheels wit hsuitable tyr epressur esensors.
The tyr epressur emonitor is activated automatically after driv-
in gf or afew minutes. Tyr
ep ressure mon‐
Tyr ep ressure mon‐
itor
itor
inoperative inoperative The tyr
epressur emonitor is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Vehicle
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MSolutions To start engine,
To start engine,
shift to either P shift to either P
or N or N You hav
eattempte dtos tart th eenginew itht he transmissio nin
position Ror D.
X Shift th eselector lever to position Por N. Apply brake to
Apply brake to
deselect deselect
Par
k( P) position
Par k( P) position You hav
eattempte dtos hift th eselector lever to position D,Ror N
without depressin gthe brak epedal.
X Depress th ebrak epedal. 324
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