2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE brake

Instrument Display in
theWi descreen Co ck‐
pit Prog
ressive setting (Widescreen Cockpit) If
yo u select the progressive display setting in
ve hicles with a Widescreen Cockpit, the position
of the indicator lamps in the Instrument Display
ch anges.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Dipped beam (→
page114)
T St
anding lights (→ page114)
K Main beam (→
page116)
#! Tu
rn signal light (→ page116)
R Re
ar fog light (→ page114)
ü Seat belt is not
fastened
(→ page 488)
J Brakes (red) (→
page 482)
! ABS malfunctioning (→
page 482)
÷ ESP®
(→ page 482)
å ESP®
OFF (→ page 482)
! Elect
ric pa rking brake (→ page 482)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunctioning
(→ page 490) #
Electrical
fault (→ page 492)
6 Re
stra int sy stem (→ page 482)
; Engine diagnosis (→
page 492)
8 Fu
elreser vewith fuel filler flap loca‐
tion indicator (→ page 492)
? Coolant
too hot/cold (→ page 492)
· Dis
tance warning (→ page 489)
% Preglow
h Ty
re pressure monitoring sy stem
(→ page 495)
j Tr
ailer hit chis not operational or is
swivelling (→ page 490) Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 481

Saf
ety sy stems Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
J Brake sy stem warning lamp The
yellow brake sy stem warning lamp is lit while the engine is running. &
WARNING Risk of an accident due toa brake sy stem malfunction
If th e brake sy stem is malfunctioning, braking characteristics may be impaired. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake sy stem checked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Adjust your speed and continue todrive carefull y,leaving a suitable dis tance totheve hicle in front. #
Ifth e multifunction display sho wsa display message, please obse rveth is. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 482
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
J Brake sy stem warning lamp The
red brake sy stem warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
Po ssible causes:
R The brake forc e boosting is malfunctioning and the braking characteristics may be af fected.
R The reis insuf ficient brake fluid in the brake fluid reser voir. &
WARNING Thereis a risk of an accident if brake forc e boosting is malfunctioning
If brake forc e boosting is malfunctioning, the wheels may lock when braking. Braking characteristics may be
impaired. The braking dis tance may increase in an eme rgency braking situation. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do
not continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident due tolow brake fluid le vel
If th e brake fluid le vel is too lo w,the braking ef fect and the braking characteristics may be impaired. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do
not continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Do not top up the brake fluid. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 483

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do not
continue driving under any circums tances. #
Obser vethe messages in the multifunction displa y. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
! ABS warning lamp The
yellow ABS warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If th ere is an additional acoustic warning signal, EBD is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems may also be faulty. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, the wheels could lock when braking
The steering capability and braking characteristics are thus se verely impaired. The braking dis tance may increase in
an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are switched off. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake sy stem checked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Drive on carefully. #
Obser vethe messages in the multifunction displa y. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 484
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
! Re d indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied
!
Ye llow elect ric pa rking
brake indicator lamp is mal‐
functioning The
red elect ric pa rking brake indicator lamp flashes or is lit. The yellow indicator lamp is also lit if the electric parking
brake malfunctions. #
Obser vethe messages in the multifunction displa y. Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 487

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
7 Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt while theve hicle is in motion. #
Fasten your seat belt .
There are objects on the front passenger seat. #
Remo vethe objects from the front passenger seat. Driving sy
stems Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
· Dis tance warning warning
lamp The
red dis tancewarning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion.
The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too small forth e speed selected.
If th ere is an additional warning tone, you are approaching an obs tacle at too high a speed. #
Be prepared tobrake immediatel y. #
Increase the dis tance.
Ac tive Brake Assi st . Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 489

1,
2, 3 ...
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V)
230 V so cket
see Soc ket (230 V)
360° Camera ........................................... 204
Assigning as a favo urite ...................... .207
Care .................................................... 363
Fu nction .............................................. 204
Selecting a view .................................. 206 A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (control
panel) .................................................. 13 0
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 13 0
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ............ .170
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing ................................................ .322
Setting ................................................. 320 Ac
oustic locking verification signal
Swit ching on/off .................................. .59
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st......................... 222
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .224
Brake application ................................. 222
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 222
Sy stem limits ....................................... 222
Tr ailer operation .................................. 222
Ac tive bonn et(pedestrian pr otection) .. 353
Operation ............................................ 353
Re setting ............................................. 353
Ac tive Brake Assi st.................................. 175
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 175
Setting ................................................. 17 9
Ac tive Eme rgency Stop Assist ...............192
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st...................... 191
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist .................... 224
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .226
Fu nction .............................................. 224
Sensitivity (function/no tes) ................. 227
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 227
Sy stem limits ....................................... 224
Tr ailer operation .................................. 224 Ac
tive light function ................................ 11 7
Ad aptive brake lights ..............................180
Ad aptive cruise control
see Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC
Ad aptive functions, MULTIBEAM LED
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .120
Fu nction ............................................... 11 9
Ad Blue ®
.................................................... 41 5
Ad ditives .............................................. 41 5
Filling capacity ..................................... 416
No tes ................................................... 157
Purity ................................................... 41 5
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 62
Ad diti ves................................................... 416
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 41 5
Engine oil ............................................. 416
Fu el ...................................................... 414
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel Index
497

Kickdown .............................................
15 3
Manual gearshifting ............................ .153
Selecting park position ........................ 15 2
Shifting toneutral ................................ 15 2
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ 15 3
Tr ansmission position display .............. 15 0
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 15 0
Au tomatic transmission
see Selector le ver
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 41 0
Tr ailer operation .................................. 422 B
Bag hook .................................................. 104
Ball ne ck
Fo lding in/out .................................... .228
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .170
Battery Key ........................................................ 60
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 137
Battery (vehicle) Charging .............................................. 377No
tes ................................................... 375
St arting assis tance .............................. 377
Battery (vehicle) see Vehicle battery
Belt .............................................................29
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. 231
Blind Spot Assist .................................... .222
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .224
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 222
Sy stem limits ....................................... 222
Blind Spot Assist see Active Blind Spot Assi st
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .267
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 320
Settings ............................................... 267 Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 321 Blue
tooth ®
Au dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 338
De-authorising (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 338
Information .......................................... 335
Overview .............................................3 36
Sear ching for and auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 337
Switching device via NFC .................... 338
Boot lid .......................................................67
Ac tivating/deactivating the boot lid
opening limiter ...................................... 72
Closing .................................................. 68 HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .70
Loc ked separately .................................72
Opening .................................................67
Opening dimensions ............................4 19
Boot lid see Boot lid
see Locking/unlocking
Brake Assi stSystem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid Notes ................................................... 41 8500
Index