Brakes
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 0027(USA
only)004D(Canada
only)
ABS and ESC Cur‐ ABS and ESC Cur‐
rently
rently Unavailable
Unavailable
See
See Operator's
Operator's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual ABS, ESP
®
,B AS and hill start assist ar etemporaril yunavailable.
For example, the on-boar dvoltag emaybe insufficient. In addition,
the 0089, 00BBand0025 warning lamps light up in the instrument
cluster.
The brake system continue stofunctio nnormally, bu twithou tthe
functions listed above .The wheels could therefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
G WARNING
If the ABS malfunctions, the wheels ma yloc kd uring hard braking.
Thi slim its the steerability of the vehicl ewhenb raking and may
increas ethe braking distance. If ABS is deactivated du etoamal-
function, BAS and ESP ®
ar ea lsod eactivated .There is an increased
ris kofs kidding and an accident.
X Driv eonc arefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. 0027(USA
only)004D(Canada
only)
ABS ABS
and
andESC
ESC Inoper‐
Inoper‐
ative See Opera‐
ative See Opera‐
tor's Manual tor's Manual ABS, ESP
®
,B AS and hill start assist ar eunavailable du etoamal-
function. In addition, the 0089,00BBand0025 warning lamps light
up in the instrument cluster.
The brake system continue stofunctio nnormally, bu twithou tthe
functions listed above.
G WARNING
If the ABS malfunctions, the wheels ma yloc kd uring hard braking.
Thi slim its the steerability of the vehicl ewhenb raking and may
increas ethe braking distance. If ABS is deactivated du etoamal-
function, BAS and ESP ®
ar ea lsod eactivated .There is an increased
ris kofs kidding and an accident.
X Driv eonc arefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. Display messages
165On-board computer and displays Z
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 0027(USA
only)004D
(Canada
only)
EBR, EBR, ABS,
ABS,ESC
ESCInop‐
Inop‐
erativ eSee Opera‐
erativ eSee Opera‐
tor's Manual
tor's Manual EB
D( electronic brak eforce distribution), ABS, ESP ®
,B AS and hill
start assist are no tavailable due to amalfunction .Inaddition ,the
0089 ,00BB and0025 warnin glamp sligh tupint heinstrument
cluster and awarnin gtones ounds.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without the
function slisted above.
G WARNING
If EB Dand AB Sare malfunctioning, th erear wheels in particular
could loc kunder braking. If AB Sisdeactivated due to amalfunc-
tion ,BAS and ESP ®
are also deactivated. There is an increase drisk
of skiddin gand an accident.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. 0049(USA
only)0024
(Canada
only)
Please Release Please Release
Parkin gBrake
Parkin gBrake 0024
The indicato rlamp (red) flashes and awarnin gtones ounds.
You are drivin gwitht he electric parkin gbrak eapplied.
X Releas ethe electric parkin gbrake.
or X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 0024
The indicato rlamp (red) flashes ,the warnin glamp (yellow)
lights up and awarnin gtones ounds.
The electric parkin gbrak eism alfunctionin gand th ebrakin geffect
is restricted.
While th evehicle is in motion:
X Releas ethe electric parkin gbrak ehandle.
While th evehicle is stationary:
X Switc hoffthei gnition and tur nitbacko n.
X Releas ethe electric parkin gbrake.
If th edispla ymessage continues to be displayed:
X Shift th etransmissio ntoPwith th ebutto nint hecenter console.
X Preven tthe vehicl efromr ollin gaway before you leav eit.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 0024
The indicato rlamp (red) flashes and awarnin gtones ounds.
You are makin ganemergenc ystopu singthe electric parking
brake.
X Afte rthe emergenc ystop: release th eelectric parkin gbrake
lever. 166
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays
Safety systems
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00E5
ESC Inoperative ESC Inoperative
See See
Operator's
Operator's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual ESP
®
,B AS and hill start assist are unavailable due to amalfunc-
tion. In addition, the 0089and00BB warning lamps light up in the
instrumen tcluster.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
and BAS are deactivated, the danger of skidding and having
an accident increases.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 00E5
ESC Currently ESC Currently
Unavailable See Unavailable See
Operator's Manual Operator's Manual ESP
®
,B AS and hill start assist are temporarily unavailable. The
self-diagnosis function might not be complete, for example. The
brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. In addition, the 0089and00BB warning
lamps light up in the instrumen tcluster.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
and BAS are deactivated, the danger of skidding and having
an accident increases.
X Carefullyd riveashort distance making slight steering move-
mentsatas peed above 12 mph (2 0km/ h)until th edisplay
message disappears. Front Passenger Front Passenger
Airbag Enabled Airbag Enabled
See See
Operator's
Operator's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are
enabled durin
gthe journey, eve nthough:
R ac hild, asmal ladult or an objec tweighing less than th esys-
tem's weigh tthreshold is locate donthefront-passenger seat
R thef ront-pa ssenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detec tobjects or force sapplyin gadditional
weigh tontheseat.
G WARNING
The front-passenger fron tair bag and fron tpassenger knee bag
may be triggered unintentionally.
Ther eisani ncreased ris kofinjury.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Apply th eparking brake.
X Switch th eignition off.
X Open th efront-pa ssenger door.
X Remove th echild and th echild restraint system from th efront-
passenger seat. 170
Display messagesOn-boar
dcomputer and displays
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 0049
Check Lef
tBrake
Check Lef tBrake
Lamp Lamp
or
Check Right Brake Check Right Brake
Lamp Lamp The lef
torright-hand brak eligh tLED sdon otligh tup.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0049
Check Lef
tTail
Check Lef tTail
Lamp Lamp
or
Check Right Tail Check Right Tail
Lamp Lamp The lef
torright-hand tai llamp LEDs do no tligh tup.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0049
Check Lef
tHigh
Check Lef tHigh
Beam Beam
or
Check Right High Check Right High
Beam Beam The lef
torright-hand low-beam headlamp does no tligh tup.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0049
Check Check
Left
LeftLicense
License
Plate Lamp
Plate Lamp
or
Check Right Check Right
Licens ePlate Lamp
Licens ePlate Lamp The lef
torright-hand license plat elamp does no tligh tup.
X Replac ethe bulb (Y page 101). 0049
Backup Light Backup Light Non
eoft heLEDs in th ebackup lamp ligh tup.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0049
Check Check
Left
LeftDaytime
Daytime
Runnin gLight
Runnin gLight
or
Check Right Day‐ Check Right Day‐
tim eR unnin gLight
tim eR unnin gLight The LEDs in th
eleftorr ight-hand daytime running lamp do no tlight
up. As aresult ,the correspondin gside/standin glamp has failed.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display
messages
175On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00B2
Check Engine Oil Check Engine Oil
Level Level
(Add1
(Ad d1Liter) Liter) The oil level is to
olow.
X Chec kthe oil level (Y page 219).
X If necessary, add engin eoil.
X Hav ethe engin echecked forleak sify ou need to add engin eoil
mor eoften than usual.
! Avoid lon
gjou rneys wit htoo littl eengineo il. The engin ewill
otherwise be damaged.
Information on approve dengineo ils can be obtained from any
qualified specialist workshop or on th eInterne tathttp://
www.mbusa.com (US Aonly). 00B2
Engine Oil Level Engine Oil Level
Too High Too High You hav
eadded to omuche ngineo il. The engin eorcatalytic con-
verte rmay be damaged.
X Siphon of fexces sengineo il until it is at th especified level.
Observ ethe legal requirements. 00B2
Engine Oil Level Engine Oil Level
Cannot Be Measured Cannot Be Measured The measurin
gsystem is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 00B2
Engine Oil Pres‐ Engine Oil Pres‐
sur
eC ontro lSee
sur eC ontro lSee
Operator' sManual
Operator' sManual The oil pressur
esensor has reported amalfunction.
The oil pressur econtro lisine mergenc ymode.
The engin elubrication is guaranteed.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 00B2
Engine Oil Pres‐ Engine Oil Pres‐
sur
eS topV ehicle
sur eS topV ehicle
Tur nE ngine Off
Tur nE ngine Off X
Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch of fthe engine,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Chec kthe engin eoil level (Y page 219) and to pupifnecessary.
X If there are visible signs of oil los sfromt hevehicle, consult a
qualified specialist workshop. 00A8 There is only
asma ll amount of fue linthefuel tank.
X Refuel at th eneares tgas station. 00B6
Fue
lL evel Low
Fue lL evel Low The fuel level has fallen belo
wthe reserv erange.
X Refuel at th eneares tgas station. Display
messages
179On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00B6
Gas Cap Loose Gas Cap Loose The fuel system pressur
eistoolow. The fuel filler cap is no tclosed
correctl yorthefue lsystem is leaking.
X Chec kthatthe fuel filler cap is correctl yclosed.
If th efuelfiller cap is not correctl yclosed:
X Clos ethe fuel filler cap.
If th efuelfiller cap is correctl yclosed:
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 009E
Replac
eAir Filter
Replac eAir Filter The air filte
risdirty and mus tbereplaced.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Driving systems
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions Cruise Control
Cruise Control
Inoperative Inoperative Cruis
econtro lisdefective.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Cruise Control
Cruise Control
---m
ph
---m ph Ac
onditi on foractivatin gcruise control has no tbeen fulfilled.
You hav etried to store aspeed belo w20m ph(30 km/ h),for
example.
X Activat eESP®
(Y page 56).
X If condition spermit ,drive faster than 20 mph (3 0km/ h)and
store th espeed.
X Chec kthe activation condition sfor cruise control (Y page 138).180
Display messagesOn-boar
dcomputer and displays
Tires
Display messages
Possible causes/consequence
sand 0050
0050Solutions Rectify
Rectify
Tir
ePressure
Tir ePressure The tire pressure is too lo
winatleastone of the tires, or the tire
pressure difference between the wheels is too great.
X Check the tire pressures at the next opportunity (Y page 256).
X If necessary ,correct the tire pressure.
X Restart the tire pressure monitor (Y page 259).Check Check
Tires
Tires The tire pressure in one or mor
etiresh asdropped significantly.
The whee lposit ioni ss hown in the multifunctio ndisplay.
Aw arnin gtone also sounds.
G WARNING
With tire pressures which ar etoo low, ther eisariskoft he fol-
lowing hazards:
R they ma yburst, especiall yasthe load and vehicl espeed
increase.
R they ma yweare xcessivel yand/or unevenly, which ma ygreatly
impai rtire traction.
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
maneuvers. Pa yattentio ntothe traffi cconditions as yo udoso.
X Secure the vehicl eagain st rolling away (Y page 131).
X Check the tire sand,ifn ecessary ,follo wthe instructions for a
fla ttire (Y page 235).
X Check the tire pressure (Y page 256).
X If necessary ,correct the tire pressure. 182
Displa
ymessagesOn-b oardcomputer an ddisplays
Safety systems
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 0025
The yellow ABS
warning lamp is
lit while the
engine is run-
ning. ABS has been deactivated due to
amalfunction .ESP ®
,B AS and hill
start assist are therefore also deactivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely
affected. The braking distance in an emergency braking situation
can increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
X Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop.
If the ABS control unit is faulty, there is also apossibility that other
systems, such as the navigation system or the transmission, will
not be available. 0089
00BB
0025
The yellow ESP
®
and ESP ®
OFF
warning lamps
and the yellow
ABS warning
lamp are lit while
the engine is
running. ABS and ESP
®
are malfunctioning. Other systems, e.g. BAS and hill
start assist, are unavailable due to amalfunction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the functions listed above.
The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can thus
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
X Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display (Y page 170).
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 192
Warning and indicator lampsint
he instrument clusterOn-board computer and displays