2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class display

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Radar Sensors
Dirty See Opera‐
tor's Manual
At leaston eof th efollowing drivin gsystems or drivin gsafet ysys-
tems is temporarily restricted or inoperative:
RCOLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU S
RDISTRONIC PLUS
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 warnin gtone also sounds.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay mes -
sage disappears. Al ldrivin gsystems and drivin gsafet ysystems
are operative 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 160).
XSwitchof fth eengine.
XClean th esensor sin th efollowing location s (Ypage 285):
Rin theradiato rtrim
Rin th efron tbumper
Rin th erear bumper, particularl yin th emiddle of th erear
bumper
XRestart th eengine.
The display message disappears.
6
SRS Malfunction
Servic eRequired
The restrain tsystem is faulty. The 6warnin glamp also lights
up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be trig-
gered unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe
triggered .
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Fo rfurther information about th erestrain tsystem, see
(
Ypage 40) .
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6
FrontLeftMalfunc‐
tionServic e
RequiredorFron t
Right Malfunction
Servic eRequired
The restrain tsystem has malfunctioned at th efron ton th elef tor
right .The 6 warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrumen tclus-
ter.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be trig-
gered unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe
triggered .
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
6
LeftSid eCurtai n
AirbagMalfunction
Service
RequiredorRigh t
SideCurtai nAir ‐
bag Malfunction
Servic eRequired
There is amalfunction in th eleft-han dand/o rright-hand head bag.
The 6 warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The leftor right head bag may either be triggered unintentionally
or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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Front Passenger
Airbag Disabled
SeeOperator'sMan‐
ual
The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are
deactivated during th ejourney, although:
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 fron tair bag and fron tpassenger knee bag
may no tbe triggered in th eevent of 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 160).
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 :
RthePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Fand PASSENGER AI RBA GON
indicato rlamp smus tligh tup simultaneousl yfo rapprox -
imately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GO FF indicato rlamp mus tthen ligh t
up and remain lit .If th eindicato rlamp is on ,OCS has disabled
th efront-passenger fron tair bag (
Ypage 49)
RtheFrontPassengerAirbagEnable dSeeOperator' s
ManualorFrontPassengerAirbagDisabledSeeOper‐
ator's Manualdisplay message smus tno tbe shown in 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.
Observ eth eadditional information on OCS (
Ypage 49).
Front Passenger
AirbagEnabledSee
Operator' sManual
The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are
enabled during th ejourney, eve nthough :
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 automati cfront-passenger fron tair bag deactivation system
may detec tobjects or forces that are addin gto th eweight applied
to th eseat .
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger fron tair bag and th efront-passenger knee
bag may be triggered 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 160).
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
swit ch o
n 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 :
RthePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Fand PASSENGER AI RBA GON
indicato rlamp smus tligh tup simultaneousl yfo rapprox -
imately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicato rlamp mus tthen ligh t
up and remain lit .If th eindicato rlamp is on ,OCS (Occupant
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Classification System) has disabled thefront-passenger fron t
air bag (
Ypage 49 )
RtheFrontPassengerAirbagEnable dSeeOperator' s
ManualorFrontPassengerAirbagDisabledSeeOper‐
ator's Manualdisplay message smus tno tbe shown in 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 .
If th econdition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating cor-
rectly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ eth eadditional information on OCS (
Ypage 49).
Lights
i
Vehicles wit hLE Dbulbs in th eligh tclusters :
The display message fo rth ecorrespondin glamp only appears when all of th eLEDs in th e
lamp hav efailed.
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
b
Check LeftCorner ‐
ing LightorCheck
Right Cornering
Light
The lef tor right-hand cornering ligh tis defective.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replac eth ebulb yourself
(
Ypage 115).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftLow
Bea morCheck
Right Low Bea m
The leftor right-hand low-beam headlamp is defective.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replac eth ebulb yourself
(
Ypage 115).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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b
Check RearLef t
TurnSignalor
Check Rea rRight
Tur nSignal
The rear left-han dor rear right-hand tur nsignal is defective.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replac eth ebulb yourself
(
Ypage 115).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check Front Left
TurnSignalor
Check Front Right
Tur nSignal
The fron tleft-han dor fron tright-hand tur nsignal is defective.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replac eth ebulb yourself
(
Ypage 115).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftMirror
Tur nSignalor
Check
RightMirror
Tur nSignal
The tur nsignal in th eleft-han dor right-hand exterio rmirror is
defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
CheckCenterBrake
Lamp
The high-mounte dbrak elamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftBrake
Lam porCheck Right
Brake Lam p
The leftor right-hand brak elamp is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftTai l
and Brake Lampsor
Check Right Tai l
and Brake Lamps
The leftor right-hand tai llamp/brak elamp is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftHig h
BeamorCheck Right
Hig hBea m
The lef tor right-hand high beam is defective.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replac eth ebulb yourself
(
Ypage 115).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
LicensePlate Lam p
The leftor right-hand license plat elamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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b
RearFog Lam p
The rear fo glamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check Front Left
Standing
LamporCheck Front
RightStandingLam p
The fron tlef tor fron tright parkin gor standin glamp is defective.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replac eth ebulb yourself
(
Ypage 115).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Backup Light
The backup lamp is defective.
XCheckwhether you are permitte dto replac eth ebulb yourself
(
Ypage 115).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check Front Left
SidemarkerLam por
Check Front Right
Sidemarke rLam p
The fron tleft-han dor fron tright-hand side marke rlamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check RearLef t
Sidemarke rLam por
Check Rea rRight
Sidemarke rLam p
The rear left-han dor rear right-hand side marke rlamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
CheckLeftDaytim e
Running
LightorChec kRight
Daytim eRunnin g
Light
The leftor right-hand daytime running lamp is faulty.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replac eth ebulb yourself
(
Ypage 115).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Active Headlamps
Inoperative
The active lightfunction is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Malfunction See
Operator'sManual
The exterio rlighting is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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b
AutoLampFunction
Inoperative
The ligh tsensor is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Switch Off Lights
You leaveth evehicl eand th eligh tis still switched on . Awarnin g
tone also sounds.
XTur nth eligh tswitch to position Ã.
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative
Adaptive Highbeam Assis tis faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator'sManual
Adaptive Highbeam Assis tis deactivated and temporarily inoper -
ative. 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 again ,th e
Adaptive
HighbeamAssistNowAvailablemessage appears .
Adaptive Highbeam Assis tis operational again .
Engine
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
+
Check Coolant
Level See Opera‐
tor's Manual
The coolantlevel is to olow.
!Avoid makin glon gjourneys wit hto olittl ecoolan tin th eengin e
coolin gsystem. The engin ewill otherwise be damaged.
XAd dcoolant, observin gth ewarnin gnote sbefore doin gso
(
Ypage 279).
XIf you need to add coolan tmor eofte nthan usual, hav eth e
engin ecoolan tsystem checke dat aqualified specialist work-
shop.
?The fan motor is faulty.
XAt coolan ttemperatures belo w24 8 ‡ (120†), drive to th e
neares tqualified specialist workshop .
XAvoid subjecting theengin eto heav yloads ,e.g. drivin gin moun-
tainous terrain ,and stop-and-g otraffic.
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