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Radar sensors dirty See
Owner's Manual *T
heradar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes:
R soiling of thes ensors
R heavy rain
R extende dcountr ydriving wi thout other traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear: #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Clea nallsenso rs . #
Restar tt he engine. 476
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Active Brake Assist Func-
tions limited See Owner's
Manual *
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge: ActiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross-traf ficf unction, Evasi veSteering
Assis torP RE‑SAFE ®
PLUS is malfunctioning.
Ve hicles without Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge: ActiveB rake Assi stis malfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
PRE-SAFE inoperative See
Owner's Manual *
PRE‑SAFE ®
functions ar emalfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
PRE-SAFE impulse side
inoperative See Owner's
Manual *
PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side is malfunctioning or inoperativ eafter having already been triggered. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 478
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Uncoupl ethe coupled trailer and safeguar ditagains trolling away. #
Initiat eanewswivelling procedur e. #
Ifth eb all nec kisretra cted: press and hol dthe button on thet ailgat euntil theb all nec kengages verticall yin
th el oc kedp osition and then engages beneat hthe bumper. #
Ifth eb all nec kisextended: press and hold theb utton on thet ailgat euntil theb all nec kengages beneat hthe
bumper.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,the trailer hitc hisdefectiv eand theb all nec kisnotloc ked. #
Do no tcouple up thet railer .Drive on without thet railer .Notet he reduced ground clearance due tothe
unlo cked ball nec k. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Apply brake to deselect
Park (P) position *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jand int oanother transmission position. #
Depress theb rake pedal.
To shift out of PorN,
depress brake and start
engine *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jori intoa nother transmission position. #
Depress theb rake pedal. #
Startt he engine.
Risk of vehicle rolling
Driver door open and trans-
mission not in P *
The driver's door is no tfully closed and thet ransmission is in position k,iorh. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition jwhen youp arkt he vehicle. 51 0
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Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission shifts toposition iautomaticall y. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Switc hthe transmission toposition j. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Reversing not poss. Con-
sult workshop *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. Reverseg ear can no longer be engaged. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Stop vehicle Leave engine
running Wait Transmission
cooling *T
he transmission is overheating. Pulling away ma ybet emporaril yimp aired or no tpossible. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Lea vethee ngine running. #
Wait until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
Auxiliar ybattery malfunc-
tion *T
he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being charge d. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Untilthen, alw aysm anually se tthe transmission toposition jbefor eyou switc hoffthee ngine. #
Befor eleaving thev ehicle, apply thee lectric parking brake.
Air conditionin gMalfunc-
tion See Owner's Manual *O
peration of thec limat econtrol sy stem is temp orarily restricted. Air flow and fresh air suppl yaresettoa utomatic
mode. #
Have thec limat econtrol sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. 512
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Let fresh air into the vehi-
cle interior! Air condition-
ing malf. Visit workshop *T
he climat econt rols ystemism alfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryand acciden tdue toan insuf ficient supply of fresh air
If th ec limat econtrol sy stem is malfunctioning, carbon dioxide le vels ma yinc rease in thep assenger compart‐
ment .Breathing in carbon dioxide ma ycause dizziness. #
Open thew indo wtoe nsurethat ther eisas ufficient supply of fresh ai r. #
Open thew indo wtoe nsurethat ther eisana dequatesupply of fresh air. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Ð
Steering malfunction Drive
carefully Visit workshop *T
he po werassi stanc efor thes teering is malfunctioning. Youm ayneed touse mor eforce tosteer. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 514
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& inoperativ eBattery low *T
he on-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eist oo lo w.
The stationar yheater has swit ched itself off. #
Driv efor an extende dperio duntil theb atter yhasreached asufficient charge leve la ga in.
&
inoperativ eRefuel vehicle *T
hereist oo little fuel in thef uel tank .The stationar yheater canno tbeswitched on. #
Refuel thev ehicle.
Active bonnet malfunction
See Owner's Manual *T
he activ ebonne t(pedestrian pr otection) is malfunctioning or inoperativ eafter having already been triggered. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
& inoperative See Owner's
Man. *T
hestationar yheater is temp oraril ymalfunctioning. #
When thev ehicle is on aleve lsurface and thee ngine has cooled down, mak euptofour attem ptstos witchon
th es tationar yheater ,waitin gseve ralm inutes between eac hattem pt. #
Ifth es tationar yheater does no tswit ch on, consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 516
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A *T
hetailgat eiso pen. &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaus tgases suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaus tgases can enter the
ve hicle interior if thet ailgat eisopen when thee ngine is running ,especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine befor eopening thet ailgate. #
Neverd rive wit hthe tailgat eopen. #
Close thet ailgate.
_ Rear left seat backrest not
locked (exa mp le) *T
he cor responding seat backres toftherear ben chseat is no tengaged. #
Foldthec orresponding seat backres tbacku ntil it engages.
¥
Top up washer fluid *T
hewasher fluid le velint hewasher fluid reser voir has dropped belo wthe minimum. #
Topupt hewasher fluid . 518
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Instrument displa
y(standard) Instrument displa
yinthe widesc reen cockpit Prog
ressiv esetting in thew idescreen cock‐
pit If
yo us elect thep rogressiv edispla ysetting in
ve hicles wit hawidescreen cockpit, thep ositions
of thei ndicator lamps on thei nstrument display
ch ange.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Dipped beam (→
page134)
T St
anding light s(→pag e134)
K Mai
nbeam( →pag e136)
#! Tu
rn signal light (→ page136)
R Re
ar fogl ights (→ page134) ü
Seat bel
tisnotfast ened
(→ pag e530)
J Brakes (red) (→
page524 )
J Brakes (yellow) (→
page524 )
! ABS malfunction (→
page524 )
à AIR
BODY CONTROL malfunction
(→ pag e531 )
à DY
NA MIC BODY CONTROL malfunc‐
tion (→ page531 )
÷ ESP®
(→ pag e524 )
å ESP®
OFF (→ page524 )
! Electric parking brak
e(→pag e524 )
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
(→ page 533)
# Electrical
fault (→ page535)
6 Re
stra int sy stem (→ page524 )
; Engine diagnostics (→
page535)
8 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nindicator (→ page535)
? Coolan
ttoo hot/cold (→ page535)
· Dis
tance warning (→ page531 ) Displa
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