2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON stop start

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions #
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
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
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
messages
317On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Blind Spo
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
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions DISTRONIC PLUS
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
messages
319On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z

Tyres
Display messages
Possible causes/consequence
sand M
MSolutions Tyr
epressure
Tyr epressure
Check tyres
Check tyres The tyr
epressure loss warning system ha sdetecte das ignificant
loss in pressure.
Aw arnin gtone also sounds.
Possibl ecauses:
R yo uh avec hange dthe positions of the wheels and tyres or fitted
new wheels and tyres
R the tyr epressure in one or mor etyres is not correct
G WARNING
Underinflated tyres pose the following risks:
R the tyres ma yburst, especiall yasthe load and vehicl espeed
increase
R the tyres ma yweare xcessivel yand/or unevenly, which may
greatl yimpai rtyret raction
R the driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking ,may
be greatl yimpaired
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop the vehicl ewithou tmaking any sudden steering or braking
manoeuvres .Pay attentio ntothe traffi cconditions as yo udoso.
X Safeguard the vehicl etoprevent it fro mrolling away
(Y page 205).
X Check the tyres and ,ifnecessary ,follo wthe instructions for a
fla ttyre( Ypage 397).
X Check the tyr epressures and ,ifnecessary ,correct the tyre
pressure.
X Restart the tyr epressure loss warning system when the tyre
pressure is correct (Y page 422).Check tyr
epres‐
Check tyr epres‐
sures sures
the nrestar tRun
the nrestar tRun
Fla tIndicator
Fla tIndicator The tyr
epressure loss warning system generated adisplay mes-
sage and ha snot been restarted since.
X Set the correct tyr epressure in al lfou rtyres.
X Restart the tyr epressure loss warning system (Y page 422).Run Fla
tIndicator
Run Fla tIndicator
inoperative inoperative The tyr
epressure loss warning system is faulty.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. 322
Displa
ymessagesOn-b oardcomputer an ddisplays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Rectify
Rectify
tyr
ep ressure
tyr ep ressure The tyr
epressur eistoolow in at leas tone of th etyres, or th etyre
pressur edifference between th ewheels is to ogreat.
X Chec kthe tyrep ressures at th enexto pportunity (Y page 423).
X If necessary, correc tthe tyrep ressure.
X Restart th etyrep ressur emonitor (Y page 424). Check Check
tyre(s)
tyre(s) The tyr
epressur einoneor mor etyres has dropped significantly.
The whee lposition is displayed in th emultifunction display.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
G WARNING
Underinflated tyres pos ethe following risks:
R thet yres may burst, especially as th eload and vehicl espeed
increase
R thet yres may wear excessivel yand/o runevenly, whic hmay
greatl yimpair tyr etraction
R thed rivin gcharacteristics ,aswell as steerin gand braking, may
be greatl yimpaired
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop th evehicl ewithout makin gany sudden steerin gorbraking
manoeuvres .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Chec kthe tyres and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstructions fora
flat tyr e(Ypage 397).
X Chec kthe tyrep ressur e(Ypage 423).
X If necessary, correc tthe tyrep ressure. Warning
Warning
tyr
ed efect
tyr ed efect The tyr
epressur einoneor mor etyres has dropped suddenly. The
whee lposition is displayed in th emultifunction display.
G WARNING
If you drive wit haflat tyre, there is ariskoft hefollowing hazards:
R af lat tyr eaffects th eabilit ytos teer or brak ethe vehicle
R you could los econtro lofthevehicle
R continued drivin gwithaf lat tyr ewill caus eexces sive heat build-
up and possibl yafire
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop th evehicl ewithout makin gany sudden steerin gorbraking
manoeuvres .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Chec kthe tyres and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstructions fora
flat tyr e(Ypage 397). Display
messages
323On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Telephone No ser‐
Telephone No ser‐
vice vice Your vehicl
eisoutside th enetwo rk provider' stransmitter/
receiver range.
X Wait until th emobile phone operational readiness symbol
appears in th emultifunction display. ¥
Top Top
up
upwasher
washer fluid
fluid The washer flui
dlevel in th ewasher flui dreservoir has dropped
belo wthe minimum.
X Top up th ewasher flui d(Ypage 383). Key
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Â
Key doe
snot
Key doe snot
belong to vehicle belong to vehicle You hav
eput th ewrong ke yint he ignition lock.
X Use th ecorrect key. Â
Replac
ekey
Replac ekey The ke
yneeds to be replaced.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Â
Change key batter‐ Change key batter‐
ies ies The battery of th
eKEYLESS-GO ke yisdischarged.
X Replac ethe batterie s(Ypage 97). Â
Key not detected Key not detected
(re
dd isplay message) The KEYLESS-GO ke
yisnotin th evehicle.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
If th eengineiss witched off, you can no longer loc kthe vehicle
centrall yorstart th eengine.
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 Locate th eKEYLESS-GO key. As
tron gs ource of radi owave sisc ausin ginterfe rence, this means
that th eKEYLESS-GO ke yisnotrecognised when th eengineis
running.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
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 Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc kand bring into ke ymode. 328
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

Engine
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions ;
The yellow engin
ediag-
nostics warning lamp
light supw hile the
engin eisrunning. Ther
emay be afault ,for example:
R in th eenginem anagement
R in th efuel injection system
R in th eexhaust system
R in th eignition system (for vehicle swith petrol engines)
R in th efuel system
The emission limit values may be exceeded and th eenginem ay be
runnin ginemergency mode.
X Hav ethe vehicle checked as soon as possible at aqualified
specialist workshop. Vehicle
swithadiese leng ine: th efuel tan khas been run dry
(Y page 204).
X Afte rrefuellin gstart th eenginet hree to four times.
If th eyellow engin ediagnostics warning lamp goes out ,emer-
gency runnin gmode is cancelled. The vehicle need no tbe
checked. 8
The yellow reserv
efuel
warning lamp is on
while th eengineisr un-
ning. The fuel leve
lhas dropped int othe reserv erange.
Operatio noftheauxiliar yheating is deactivate difthefuel level
drops int othe reserv erange.
X Refuel at th eneares tfillin gstation. ?
The red coolant warn-
ing lamp light
supwhile
th ee ngineisr unning
and th ecoolant tem-
perature gauge is at the start of th escale. The temperatur
esensor for th ecoolant temperatur egauge is
faulty.
The coolant temperatur eisnolonger bein gmonitored. Ther eisa
risk of engin edamage if th ecoolant temperatur eistoohigh.
X Stop th evehicle immediately, paying attentio ntoroad and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off th eengine. Do no tcontinue driving
unde rany circumstances.
X Safeguard th evehicle against rolling away (Y page 205).
X Consult aqualifie dspecialist workshop. 336
Warning and indicator lamps in th
einstrumen tclusterOn-boar dcomputer and displays