2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE-Class brake

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F(USA
only)
!( Canada
only)
Parkin gBrake Inop‐
erativ e
The yellow !warning lamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about te nseconds
after th eelectric parking brak ehas been applie dor released. It then
goe sout or remain slit .
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning ,e.g. because of over-
voltag eor undervoltage.
XRemove th ecaus efor th eovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by
charging th ebattery or restarting th eengine.
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If it remain simpossible to apply or release th eelectric parking brake:
XSwitc hoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbe released:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbe applied:
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow!warning lamp lights up and th ered F (USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
It is no tpossibl eto apply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th etransmission to position P.
XVisitaqualified 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) warning lamp lights up in
th einstrumen tcluste rand awarning tone sounds.
GWARNIN G
The braking effec 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 tcontinu edrivin g
under any circumstances.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
XDo notadd brak efluid .This does no tcorrec tth emalfunction .
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CheckBrakePadWear
The brak epads/linings hav ereached their wear limit.
US Aonly: th e$ red brak esystem warning lamp is lit while th e
engin eis running.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
G
Inoperative
Oneor mor emain features of th embrace system are malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Collision Preven‐tionAssist Plu sCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Sis temporarily no toperational.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth eradar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation .
Rthesystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
Rth eon-boar dvoltag eis to olow.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Sis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XRestart th eengine.
Collision Preven ‐tionAssist Plu sInoperative
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Sis temporarily inoperative due
to amalfunction .Adaptive Brake Assis tmay also hav efailed.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
PRE-SAFE Inopera‐tiv eSeeOperator' sManual
Importantfunction sof PRE-SAF E®havefailed. Al lother occupant
safet ysystems ,e.g. air bags ,remain available.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
PRE-SAFE FunctionsCurrently Limite dSee Operator'sMan ‐ual
PRE ‑S AF E®PLU Sor PRE‑SAFE®Brake is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rfunction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
Rth eradar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation .
RMercedes-AMG vehicles: ES P®is deactivated
Rthesystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
Rth eon-boar dvoltag eis to olow.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
PRE ‑S AF E
®PLU Sand PRE ‑S AF E®Brake are operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XRestart th eengine.
XMercedes-AMG vehicles: switch ES P®on again(Ypage 72).
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PRE-SAFE FunctionsLimitedSee Opera‐tor's Manual
PRE ‑S AF E®PLU Sor PRE‑SAFE®Brake is unavailable due to amal-
function .BA SPLU Swit hCross-Traffic Assis tmay also hav efailed.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
RadarSensor sDirtySee Operator' sMan ‐ual
At least on eof th efollowin gdrivin gsystems or drivin gsafet ysystems
is temporarily restricted or inoperative:
RPRE-SAF E®PLUS
RPRE-SAF E®Brake
RCOLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU S
RDISTRONICPLU Swit hSteering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo t
RActive LaneKeepin gAssis t
RActive Blind Spot Assis t
If th eradar sensor system in fron tis dirty, Active Blind Spot Assis twill
no tperfor m acourse-correcting brak eapplication .
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth esensor sin th eradiato rtrim and/o rin th ebumpers are dirty
Rth efunction of th edrivin gsystem and/o rdrivin gsafet ysystem is
impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
A warning tone also sounds.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears. Al ldrivin gsystems and drivin gsafet ysystems are oper -
ative again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XSwitchoff th eengine.
XClean th esensor sin th efollowin glocation s (Ypage 365):
Rin theradiato rtrim
Rin th efron tbumper
Rin th erear bumper, particularly in th emiddle of th erear bumper
XRestart th eengine.
The display message disappears.
6
SRSMalfunctionSer ‐viceRequired
The restrain tsystem is faulty.
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th erestrain tsystem, see (
Ypage 44).
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XVisitaqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th eOccupant Classification System, see
(
Ypage 52).
Lights
i
Vehicles wit hLE Dbulbs in th eligh tclusters :
The display message for th ecorrespondin glamp only appear swhen all of th eLEDs in th elamp
hav efailed.
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
b
Check LeftCorner ‐ing LightorCheckRight CorneringLight
The lef tor right-hand cornering ligh tis defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
CheckLeftLowBeamorCheck Right LowBea m
The lef tor right-hand low-beam headlamp is defective.
XHalogen headlamp :replace th ebulb (Ypage 119).
XLED headlamps: consultaqualified specialist workshop .
b
CheckTrailerRightTailLam p
The lef tand/o rright-hand trailer tai llamp is faulty.
XConsult th emanufacturer' soperating instructions.
b
Check Traile rLef tTurnSignalor
CheckTraile rRightTurnSignal
The lef tor right-hand trailer tur nsignal lamp is defective.
XConsult th emanufacturer' soperating instructions.
b
CheckTraile rBrakeLamp
The trailer brak elamp is defective.
XConsult th emanufacturer' soperating instructions.
b
Check Rea rLef tTurnSignalor
Check Rea rRight
Tur nSignal
The rear left-han dor rear right-hand tur nsignal is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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b
Check Front LeftTurnSignalor
Check Front Right
Tur nSignal
The fron tleft-han dor fron tright-hand tur nsignal is defective.
XHalogen headlamp :replace th ebulb (Ypage 119).
XLED headlamps: consultaqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftMirrorTur nSignalor
Check Right Mirror
Tur nSignal
The tur nsignal in th eleft-han dor right-hand exterio rmirror is defec -
tive.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check Center BrakeLamp
The high-mounte dbrak elamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftBrakeLam porCheck RightBrake Lam p
The leftor right-hand brak elamp is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
CheckLeftTailandBrake Lampsor
Check Right Tai l
and Brake Lamps
The leftor right-hand tai llamp/brake lamp is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftHig hBeamorCheck RightHig hBea m
The lef tor right-hand high beam is defective.
XHalogen headlamp :replace th ebulb (Ypage 119).
XLED headlamps: consultaqualified specialist workshop .
b
LicensePlate Lam p
The leftor right-hand license plat elamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
RearFog Lam p
The rear fog lamp is faulty.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check Front LeftParkingLam por
Check Front Right
Parkin gLam p
The fron tlef tor fron tright parking or standing lamp is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Backup Light
The backup lamp is defective.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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LoweringMax.Speed12 mph
The vehicl eis bein glowered from off-road level 3to off-road level 2.
In addition ,th evehicl elevel display appear sabov eth edisplay mes -
sage .
The display message refers to th emaximum speed permissibl e
(dependin gon th emodel type) for off-road level 3.
XDo no texceed 12 mph (20 km/h)until the vehicle has reached off-
road level 2.
ACTIVECURVESYSTEMMalfunctionThe ACTIVE CURVE SYSTEM is faulty. The vehicle's handlin g charac-
teristics may beaffected.
XDo not drive at speeds above 50 mph (80 km/h).
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
ACTIVECURVESYSTEMMalfunction SeeOperator's Manual
The ACTIVE CURVE SYSTEM is faulty. The vehicle's handlin g charac-
teristics are severe lyimpaired. A warning tone also sounds.
GWAR NING
There isa risk of an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
XAdjust your driving style to the altered handling characteristics.
XAvoid sudden acceleration around tight corners and fast steering
movements.
XDo not drive at speeds above 50 mph (80 km/h).
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
ý
Different. LockSys. Malfunction
Thedifferential lock isfaulty.
XDo not drive at speeds above 50 mph (80 km/h).
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
ý
Different. LockingSys. Cooling DownPlease Wait
Thedifferential lock istoo hot and has been disengaged.
XDrive on carefully.
XAllow the differential lock to cool down.
The differential lock re-engages as soon as it has cooled down.
LOW RANGE StopApply Parking BrakeA gearshift process has been canceled. LOW RANGE isin the neutral
position. There isno connection between the engine and the drive
wheels.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
XAp ply the electr icparking brake. Do not continue driving under any
circumstances.
XRepeat the gearshift process.
LOW RANGE Malfunc‐tionToPark,ApplyBrake
LOW RANGE ismalfunctioning.
XDo not drive at speeds above 50 mph (80 km/h).
XWhen parking, secure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 178).
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.
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DISTRONIC PLUSCur ‐rently UnavailableSee Operator' sMan ‐ual
DISTRONI CPLU Sis temporarily inoperative.
Steering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo tare temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rfunction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
Rth eradar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation .
Rthesystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
Rth eon-boar dvoltag eis to olow.
A warning tone also sounds.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
DISTRONI CPLU Sis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XRestart th eengine.
DISTRONICPLU SInop‐erativ eDISTRONI CPLU Sis defective.
The followin gmay hav ealso failed:
RBA SPLU Swit hCross-Traffic Assis t
RPRE-SAFE®Brake
RSteering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo t
A warning tone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
DISTRONIC PLUSSus ‐pendedYou hav edepressed th eaccelerato rpedal .DISTRONI CPLU Sis no
longer controllin gth espeed of th evehicle.
XRemove your foo tfrom th eaccelerato rpedal .
DISTRONIC PLU S
- - -mph
An activation condition for DISTRONI CPLU Sis no tfulfilled .
XCheckth eactivation condition sfor DISTRONI CPLU S (Ypage 193).
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TirePressure Moni‐tor Inoperative NoWheel Sensor s
The wheels mounte ddo no thav e a suitable tire pressur esensor .The
tire pressur emonitor is deactivated.
XMoun twheels wit hsuitable tire pressur esensors.
The tire pressur emonitor is activated automatically after drivin gfor
a few minutes.
Tir ePress.Monito rInoperativeThe tire pressur emonitor is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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Shiftto'P'or'N'to Start EngineYou haveattempte dto start th eengin ewit hth etransmission in posi-
tion Ror D.
XShift th etransmission to position Por N.
Apply Brake toShift fro m'P'You hav eattempte dto shift th etransmission to position D,Ror N
without depressing th ebrak epedal .
XDepress th ebrak epedal .
ToDeselectPorN,Depres sBrake andStart Engine
Wit hth eengin eswitched off ,you hav eattempte dto shift th etrans -
mission out of position Por Nint oanother transmission position .
XDepress thebrak epedal .
XStart th eengine.
TransmissionNotinP Ris kof Vehicl eRollingAwa y
The driver's door is open/not completely closed and th etransmission
is in position R,N or D.
A warning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
The vehicl emay rol laway.
There is aris kof an accident.
XShift th etransmission to position P.
XSecureth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XCloseth edriver's door completely.
Onl yShift to 'P'whe nVehicl eisSta‐tionar y
The vehicl eis moving .
XStop thevehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin gattention to roa d
and traffic conditions.
XShift th etransmission to position P.
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