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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Radar
Radar
sensors
sensors dirty
dirty
See Owner's Manual
See Owner's Manual The radar sensor system is malfunctioning.
Possible causes:
R Dirt on sensors
R Heavy rain or snow
R Driving on inter-urban roads without traffic or infrastructure, e.g. in
desert-like areas
At least one driving system or driving safety system is malfunctioning
or is temporarily unavailable:
R PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS
R COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
R Active Lane Keeping Assist
R Active Blind Spot Assist
R DISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilot
If the front radar system sensor is dirty, Active Blind Spot Assist will
not perform a course-correcting brake application.
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, the driving sys-
tems and driving safety systems will be available again. The display
message disappears.
If the display message does not disappear:
X Stop the vehicle, paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away (Y page 167).
X Switch off the engine.
X Clean all sensors (Y page 335).
X Restart the engine.
The display message disappears. 6
Restraint sys. mal‐ Restraint sys. mal‐
function Consult function Consult
workshop workshop The restraint system is malfunctioning. The
6warning lamp also
lights up on the instrument cluster.
G WARNING
The airbags or belt tensioners may either be triggered unintentionally or, in the event of an accident, may not be triggered.
This poses an increased risk of injury!
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Further information about the restraint system (Y page 41).6
Front left malfunc‐ Front left malfunc‐
tion Consult work‐ tion Consult work‐
shop shop
orFront right
Front right
malfunction
malfunction Consult
Consult
workshop
workshop The front left or right restraint system is malfunctioning. The
6
warning lamp also lights up on the instrument cluster.
G WARNING
The airbags or belt tensioners may either be triggered unintentionally or, in the event of an accident, may not be triggered.
This poses an increased risk of injury!
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediately. Display
messages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Lane
Lane
Keeping
Keeping Assist
Assist
currently unavaila‐
currently unavaila‐
ble ble See
SeeOwner's
Owner's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual orActive Lane
Active Lane
Keeping Assist cur‐
Keeping Assist cur‐
rently unavailable rently unavailable
See Owner's Manual See Owner's Manual Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist is deactivated and
temporarily inoperative.
Possible causes:
R The windscreen is dirty in the camera's field of vision
R Visibility is impaired due to heavy rain, snow or fog
R There have been no lane markings for an extended period
R The lane markings are worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dirt or snow
Once the causes listed above no longer apply, the display message
disappears.
Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist is operational
again.
If the display message does not disappear:
X Stop the vehicle, paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away (Y page 167).
X Clean the windscreen. Lane Lane
Keeping
Keeping Assist
Assist
inoperative
inoperative or
Active
Active Lane
LaneKeeping
Keeping
Assist inoperative
Assist inoperative Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist is faulty.
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Blind Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist
currently unavaila‐ currently unavaila‐
ble ble
See
SeeOwner's
Owner's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual orActive Blind
Active Blind
Spot Assist cur‐
Spot Assist cur‐
rently unavailable rently unavailable
See Owner's Manual See Owner's Manual Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist is temporarily inoperative.
Possible causes:
R The radar sensor system is outside the operating temperature range
R The radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio stations or
other sources of electromagnetic radiation
Once the causes listed above no longer apply, the display message
disappears.
Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist is operational again.
If the display message does not disappear:
X Stop the vehicle, paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away (Y page 167).
X Restart the engine. Blind Spot Assist Blind Spot Assist
not available when not available when
towing a trailer towing a trailer
See Owner's Manual See Owner's Manual
or
Active Blind Active Blind
Spot Assist not
Spot Assist not
available when tow‐ available when tow‐
ing a trailer See ing a trailer See
Owner's Manual Owner's Manual Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist is deactivated during
trailer-towing.
You have established the electrical connection between the trailer and
your vehicle.
X Press aon the steering wheel to confirm the display message. 268
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messagesOn-board computer and displays
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions DTR+: steering
DTR+: steering
assist. currently assist. currently
unavailable unavailable
See
SeeOwn‐
Own‐
er's Manual
er's Manual Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilot are temporarily inoperative.
Possible causes:
R The windscreen is dirty in the camera's field of vision
R Visibility is impaired due to heavy rain, snow or fog
R There are no lane markings for an extended period
R The lane markings are worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dirt or snow
Once the causes listed above no longer apply, the display message
disappears.
Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilot are operational again.
If the display message does not disappear:
X Stop the vehicle, paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away (Y page 167).
X Clean the windscreen. DTR+: steering DTR+: steering
assistant inopera‐ assistant inopera‐
tive tive Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilot are faulty.
However, the DISTRONIC PLUS functions are still available.
A warning tone also sounds.
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Cruise control and Cruise control and
SPEEDTRONIC inoper‐ SPEEDTRONIC inoper‐
ative ative SPEEDTRONIC and cruise control are faulty.
A warning tone also sounds.
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Speed Speed
limit
limit(winter
(winter
tyres) XXX mph
tyres) XXX mph You have reached the stored speed limit for winter tyres. It is not
possible to exceed this speed. You can suppress the display message
by pressing the abutton. The display message will not reappear
until the ignition has been switched on again. SPEEDTRONIC suspen‐ SPEEDTRONIC suspen‐
ded ded When you depress the accelerator pedal beyond the pressure point
(kickdown), SPEEDTRONIC is switched to passive mode.
The speed limitation is not active.
X Drive more slowly than the stored speed without kickdown.
or X Set a new speed.
or X Call up the last speed stored again.
When the display message disappears, the speed limitation is active. SPEEDTRONIC Limit SPEEDTRONIC Limit
- - - mph - - - mph SPEEDTRONIC cannot be activated, as not all the activation conditions
have been met.
X Check the activation conditions for SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 176). Display
messages
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