Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
4 Engine oil level Reduce oil
level *D
isplay message only with cer tain engines:
The engine oil le vel is too high.
* NO
TEEngine dama gecaused bydriving with excess engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswith excess engine oil. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediately and ha veengine oil siphoned off.
4
Add 1 litre engine oil when
next refuelling *D
isplay message only with cer tain engines:
The engine oil le vel has dropped tothe minimum le vel.
* NO
TEEngine dama gecaused bydriving with insuf ficient engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswith insuf ficient engine oil. #
Check the engine oil le vel when next refuelling.
To p up the engine oil (→ page 357).
No tes on engine oil (→ page416). Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 455
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
! Clean the fuel filter *
Ve hicles with a diesel engine: thewate r inthe fuel filter must be drained off. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Ø Refill AdBlue Eng. start not
possible *
The AdBlue ®
tank is em pty. Yo u can no lon gerst art the engine. #
Top up at least 4.5 l of AdBlue ®
. #
Switch the ignition on.
Yo u can restart the engine af ter appro ximately one minu te.
Ø
Check AdBlue See Owner’s
Manual *
The AdBlue ®
sy stem is malfunctioning. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
8 Reserve fuel level *T
he fuel le vel has dropped into there ser verange. #
Refuel. Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 457
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
& inoperative Battery low *T
he on-board electrical sy stem voltage is too lo w.
The stationary heater has swit ched itself off. #
Drive a long dis tance until the battery has reached a suf ficient charge leve l again.
& inoperative Refuel vehicle *T
here is too little fuel in the fuel tank. The stationary heater cannot be swit ched on. #
Refuel theve hicle.
Active bonnet malfunction
See Owner's Manual *T
he active bonnet (pedestrian pr otection) is malfunctioning or inoperative af ter having already been triggered. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
& inoperative See Owner's
Man. *T
hestationary heater is temp orarily malfunctioning. #
When theve hicle is on a le vel sur face and the engine has cooled down, make up tofour attem ptsto switch on
th est ationary heater, waiting se veral minutes between each attem pt. #
Ifth est ationary heater does not swit chon, consult a qualified specialist workshop. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 475
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
Engine
Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
; Engine diagnosis warning
lamp The
yellow engine diagnosis warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
A malfunction has occu rred in the engine, theex haust sy stem or the fuel sy stem.
The emission limit values may be exceeded and the engine may be running in emergency operation mode. #
Have theve hicle checked as soon as possible at a qualified specialist workshop.
Ve hicles with a diesel engine: the fuel tank has been run dr y. #
Start the engine thre eto four times af terre fuelling.
If th eye llow engine diagnosis warning lamp goes out, emer gency operation mode is cancelled. The vehicle need not
be checked.
# Elect rical fault warning
lamp The
red elect rical fault warning lamp is lit.
There is a fault in the electrics. #
Obser vethe messages in the multifunction displa y.
8
Fu elreser vewarning lamp The
yellow fuel reser ve wa rning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
The fuel le vel has dropped into there ser verange. #
Refuel. 492
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps
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
DIRECT SELECT le
ver............................... 15 0
Fu nction .............................................. 15 0
DIRECT SELECT selector le ver
Engaging drive position ....................... 15 2
Engaging pa rkposition automatically .. 15 2
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .152
Selecting park position ........................ 15 2
Shifting toneutral ................................ 15 2
Display Care .................................................... 365
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings .............................................. .266
Display (on-board comp uter).................. 237
Display message .................................... .423
Calling up (on-boa rdcompu ter) ........... 423
No tes .................................................. 423
Display messages ? ................................................... 450
C ................................................... 476
M ................................................... 476
N ................................................... 477
¯ .................................................... 449Ac
tive Blind Spot Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........445
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stinope rative ....445
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stnot available
when towing a trailer See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 445
Ac tive bonnet malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 475
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual ...... 434
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ........................... 435
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Camera
view restricted See Owner's Manual ...444
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........443
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 443
b Active Light Sy stem inoperative ..478 Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus Cam‐
era view restricted See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 480
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .479
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative ................................................ .479
4Ad d 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................. 455
Air conditioning Malfunction See
Owner's Manual ................................... 471
App lybrake todeselect Park (P)
position ...............................................4 67
App lybrake toselect R ........................ 471
À ATTENTION ASSIST inoperative ...440
À ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 440
b AUTO lights inope rative ............... 479
Au xilia rybattery malfunction ...............470 Index
505
_Before
starting the engine, turn
th esteering wheel. .............................. 472
Blind Spot Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ......................444
Blind Spot Assi stinope rative ............... 445
Blind Spot Assi stnot available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual ...4 45
Brake immediate ly............................... 433
ÂChange key bat teries .................. 464
ØCheck AdBlue See Owne r’s
Manual ................................................ 457
JCheck brake fluid le vel................ 433
4Check eng. oil le v.when next
re fuelling ............................................. 454
jChe cktrailer hitch lo ck............... 467
hCheck tyre(s) ............................... 460
!Clean the fuel filter ...................... 457
Clutch overheated Avoid pulling away
fo r XX:XX mins ..................................... 470
É Compressor is cooling ................442?
Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 451
Cruise contro l and Limiter inope ra‐
tive ...................................................... 449
Cruise cont rol inope rative ................... 449
Cruise cont rol off ................................ 449
! currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .425
÷cur rently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .426
Depress clutch ful lyto start engine .....4 70
Dis tance Pilot available again ..............447
Dis tance Pilot cur rently una vailable
See Owner's Manual ...........................448
Dis tance Pilot inope rative ................... 448
È .................................................... 449
Ø Eng.start not possible in XXX
mi ........................................................ 458
ØEng. start not possible ................ 458 5Engine oil le
vel cannot be
measured ............................................ 456
4Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel...4 55
4Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................ 454
4Engine oil pressure Stop Switch
off engine ............................................ 456
6Example: Front left malfunction
Consult workshop ...............................4 37
b Example: Left dipped beam ........478
6 Example: Left windowbag mal‐
function Consult workshop ................. 437
Example: Parking Pilot Parking can‐
celled ................................................ .446
_Example: Rear left seat back‐
re st not lo cked .................................... 477
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................4 38
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................4 39506
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