2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC-Class ignition

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T!
÷
Inoperative See
Operator'sManual
EB D(electronic brak eforc edistribution), ABS, ES P®,BAS,
PRE ‑S AF E®,HOLD function ,Crosswin dAssist, hill start assist ,
STEE RCONTROL ,Active Lan eKeepin gAssis tand Active Blind
Spot Assis tare unavailable due to amalfunction .
BA SPLU Swit hCross-Traffic Assist, PRE‑ SAFE
®Brake,PRE ‑S AF E®
PLU Sand COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Smay also hav e
failed.
In addition ,th e÷ and! warnin glamp sligh tup in th e
instrumen tcluster and awarnin gtone sounds.
GWARNIN G
The brakesystem continues to function normally, but without th e
function slisted above. The fron tand rear wheels could therefore
loc kif you brak ehard, fo rexample.
The steerabilit yand brakin gcharacteristics may be severely affec -
ted. The brakin gdistanc ein an emergenc ybrakin gsituation can
increase .
If ES P
®is no toperational, ES P®is unable to stabiliz eth evehicle.
There is an increase dris kof skiddin gand an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Tur nOn the Igni‐
tio nto Releas e
the Parkin gBrake
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicato rlamp
lights up.
You attempte dto release th eelectric parkin gbrak ewhile th eigni-
tion was switched off.
XSwitc hon th eignition .
F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Please Releas e
ParkingBrake
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicato rlamp
flashes and awarnin gtone sounds. Acondition fo rautomati c
release of th eelectric parkin gbrak eis no tfulfilled (
Ypage 174).
You are drivin gwit hth eelectric parkin gbrak eapplied.
XReleas eth eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicato rlamp
flashes and awarnin gtone sounds.
You are usin gth eelectric parkin gbrak efo remergenc ybrakin g
(
Ypage 174).
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F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Parkin gBrake See
Operator' sManual
The yello w! warnin glamp lights up.
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning.
To apply:
XSwitc hth eignition off.
XPress th eelectric parkin gbrak ehandle fo rat leas tte nseconds.
XShift th etransmissio nto position P.
XConsultaqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow! warnin glamp and th ered F (USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicato rlamp ligh tup.
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning.
To release:
XSwitc hof fth eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XReleas eth eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
or
XReleas eth eelectric parkin gbrak eautomatically (Ypage 174).
If th eelectric parkin gbrak estill canno tbe released:
XDo no tdrive on .
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
The redF(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicato rlamp
flashes and th eyello w! warnin glamp lights up.
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning.
To release:
XSwitc hof fth eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XReleas eth eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
To apply:
XSwitc hof fth eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XApply th eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
If th ered F (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicato rlamp
continues to flash:
XDo no tdrive on .
XSecureth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 396).
XShift th etransmissio nto position P.
XTurnth efron twheels toward sth ecurb.
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
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The yellow! warnin glamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes fo rabout te nsec -
onds after th eelectric parkin gbrak ehas been applied or released.
It then goe sout or remain slit .
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning.
XSwitc hof fth eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XApply th eelectric parkin gbrake.
If it is no tpossibl eto engage th eelectric parkin gbrake:
XShift th etransmissio nto position P.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
If it is no tpossibl eto release th eelectric parkin gbrak emanually:
XReleas eth eelectric parkin gbrak eautomatically (Ypage 174).
If th eelectric parkin gbrak estill canno tbe released:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow! warnin glamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release th eelectric parkin gbrake, th ered F (USAonly) or !
(Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes .
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning. It is no tpossibl eto
apply th eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
XShift th eselector lever to P,as th eelectric parkin gbrak eis no t
applied automatically.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
If it is no tpossibl eto release th eelectric parkin gbrak emanually:
XReleas eth eelectric parkin gbrak eautomatically (Ypage 174).
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F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Parkin g
BrakeInop‐
erative
The yello w! warnin glamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes fo rabout te nsec -
onds after th eelectric parkin gbrak ehas been applied or released.
It then goe sout or remain slit .
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning, e.g. because of over-
voltag eor undervoltage.
XRemove th ecaus efo rth eovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by
chargin gth ebattery or restarting th eengine.
XEngage or release th eelectric parkin gbrake.
If it remain simpossible to apply or release th eelectric parkin g
brake:
XSwitc hof fth eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XEngage or release th eelectric parkin gbrake.
If th eelectric parkin gbrak estill canno tbe released:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
If th eelectric parkin gbrak estill canno tbe applied:
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow! warnin glamp lights up and th ered F (USA
only) or !(Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes .
It is no tpossibl eto apply th eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
XShift th etransmissio nto position P.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
$(USA
only)
J(Canada
only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level
There is no tenough brak eflui din th ebrak eflui dreservoir .
In addition ,th e$ (USAonly) or J(Canada only) warnin g
lamp lights up in th einstrumen tcluster and awarnin gtone
sounds.
GWARNIN G
The brakin geffec tmay be impaired.
There is aris kof an accident.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue drivin g
under any circumstances.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 172).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
XDo notadd brak efluid. This does no tcorrec tth emalfunction .
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Front Passenger
Airbag Disabled
SeeOperator'sMan‐
ual
The front-passenger air bag is deactivated during th ejourney, eve n
though :
Ran adult
or
Raperson of th ecorrespondin gstature is on th efront-passenger
seat
If additional forces are applied to th eseat ,th esystem may inter-
pre tth eoccupant's weight as lowe rthan it actually is.
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger air bag does no tdeploy during an accident.
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 172).
XSwitchth eignition off.
XHav eth eoccupant get out of th evehicle.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger doo rand
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA Gindicato rlamp sin th ecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing :
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
Raself-diagnosi sis carrie dout .The PASSENGER AI RBA GOF F
and PASSENGER AI RBA GON indicato rlamp smus tligh tup
simultaneousl yfo rapproximately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicato rlamp mus tthen ligh t
u
p and remain lit after th eself-diagnosis. If th eindicato rlamp
is on ,OCS (Occupant Classification System) has disabled th e
front-passenger fron tair bag (
Ypage 52)
Rthedisplay message sFrontPassengerAirbagEnable d
See Operator' sManualor Front Passenger Airbag
DisabledSeeOperator' sManualmustno tappea rin th e
multifunction display.
XWait fo r aperiod of at leas t60 seconds until th enecessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappea rin th emul-
tifunction display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be
occupied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF For ON
indicato rlamp remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS clas-
sifies th eoccupant .
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If thecondition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating cor-
rectly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th eOccupant Classification System,
see (
Ypage 52).
Front Passenger
AirbagEnable dSee
Operator' sManual
The front-passenger air bag is enabled during th ejourney, eve n
though :
Rachild, asmall adult or an objec tweighin gless than th esys-
tem' sweight threshold is locate don th efront-passenger seat
or
Rth efront-passenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detec tobjects or forces applying additional
weight on th eseat .
GWARNIN G
The air bag may deploy unintentionally.
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 172).
XSwitchth eignition off.
XOpe nth efront-passenger door.
XRemove th echild and th echild restrain tsystem from th efront-
passenger seat .
XMakesur ethat there are no objects on th eseat addin gto th e
weight .
The system may otherwise detec tth eadditional weight and
interpret th eseat occupant's weight as greate rthan it actually
is.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger doo rand
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA Gindicato rlamp sin th ecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing :
Se at u
noccupied and ignition switched on :
Raself-diagnosi sis carrie dout .The PASSENGER AI RBA GOF F
and PASSENGER AI RBA GON indicato rlamp smus tligh tup
simultaneousl yfo rapproximately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicato rlamp mus tthen ligh t
up and remain lit after th eself-diagnosis. If th eindicato rlamp
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ParkAssistInoper ‐
ative
PARKTRONI Cis malfunctionin gor faulty.
XFollow th einstruction sand helpful hints in th e"Problems wit h
PARKTRONIC" section (
Ypage 201).
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Active Parking Assistis unavailable or faulty.
XSwitc hof fth eignition and restar tth eengine.
If Active Parking Assis tcontinues to be unavailable (the jsymbol
does no tappea rin th emultifunction display):
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ParkAssist
Switched Off
The vehicl eis parked. Awarnin gtone also sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically.
Ã
Inoperative
DS R(Downhill Speed Regulation )is deactivated due to amalfunc -
tion .
XHaveDS Rchecke dat aqualified specialist workshop .
TrafficSig n
Assist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator' sManual
Traffic Sig nAssis tis temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth ewindshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
Rvisibility is impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog.
XClean th ewindshield.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational, th edis-
play message disappears.
Traffic Sig nAssis tis operational again .
TrafficSig n
Assist Inoperative
Traffic Sig nAssis tis faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ë
Off
The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicl eis skidding.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
XReactivat eth eHOLD function later (Ypage 194).
The HOLD function is deactivated. Whe nth ebrak epedal is firmly
depressed, an activation condition is no tfulfilled .
A warnin gtone also sounds.
XChec kth eactivation condition sfo rth eHOLD function
(
Ypage 194).
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SmartKey
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Â
Key Does Not
Belong to Vehicle
You have put the wrong SmartKey in the ignition lock.
XUse the correct SmartKey.
Â
TakeYourKeyfrom
Ignition
The SmartKey is in the ignition lock.
XRemove the SmartKey.
Â
Obtain a New Key
The SmartKey needs to be replaced.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
Â
ReplaceKeyBattery
The SmartKey battery is discharged.
XChange the batteries (Ypage 86).
Â
Don't Forget Your
Key
The SmartKey is not in the ignition lock. You have opened the
driver's door with the engine switched off.
This display message is displayed for a maximum of 60 seconds
and is simply a reminder.
XTake the SmartKey with you when you leave the vehicle.
Â
Key Not Detected
(white display mes-
sage)
The SmartKey is currently undetected.
XChange the location of the SmartKey in the vehicle.
If the SmartKey still cannot be detected:
XInsert the SmartKey into the ignition lock and turn it to the
desired position.
Â
Key Not Detected
(red display message)
The SmartKey is not in the vehicle.
A warning tone also sounds.
If the engine is switched off, you can no longer lock the vehicle
centrally or start the engine.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 172).
XLocate the SmartKey.
XPress aon the steering wheel to confirm the display mes-
sage.
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