2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE steering

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NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly #
Obser vethei nstruction sand no teson
to wing away. Pe
rm itted towing me thods Ve
hicl eequipment/t owing
me thod Bo
th axle sont heground Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles wit hmanual transmission Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h
Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No Yes, if thes teering wheel is fixe din
th ec ent reposition wit hasteering
wheel loc k.
4MATIC vehicles Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No NoTo
wing wit haraisedaxle: towing should be
per form ed byatow ing compan y. To
wing thev ehicle wit hbotha xlesont he
gr ound #
Obser vethen otes on thep ermitted towing
me thods (→ page419)(→pag e420). 420
Breakdown assis tance

#
Do no tactivate theH OLD function. #
Deactivat ethe tow- aw ay protection
(→ pag e92). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (→pag e205). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i. #
Release thee lectric parking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R thei gnition is switched off.
R theb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
R thee nergy supply or theo n-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signif‐
icantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normall yrequired. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcessiv etracti ve
po wer If
yo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowl yand smoo thly. Loading the
vehicl efor transport #
Obser vethen otes on towing away
( → pag e420). #
Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyeto
load thev ehicle.
% Youc an also attac hthe towb arto thet railer
hitch. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
th ea utomatic transmission ma ybelockedin
position jinthee vent of dama getothe
electrical sy stem. Toshif tto i,provide the
on-boar delectrical sy stem wit hpower
( → pag e417). #
Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
j. #
Use thee lectric parking brak etosecurethe
ve hicle and pr event it from rolling away. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels. 422
Breakdown assis tance

Saf
etys ystems Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
!
÷ inoperative See Owner's
Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
The brak esystemc ontinues tooperat enormally .The braking dis tance ma yincrease in an emergency braking situa‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.466
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
!
÷ currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
aret emporaril yunavailable.
Other drivin gsystems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be temp orarily una vailable.
The brak esystemc ontinues tooperat enormally .The braking dis tance ma yincrease in an emergency braking situa‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv ecarefully on asuitable stre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve30 km/h. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 467

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
÷ currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ESP ®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Other drivin gand drivin gsafet ys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems
ar es witched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Carefully driv eonasuitablestre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve30 km/h. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully. 468
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
T
!
÷ inoperative See Owner's
Manual *
EBD,A BS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
If EBD, ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels can loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an eme rgency braking situation .Inaddition, other driving saf etys yst ems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
!
Turn on the ignition to
release the parking brake *
The red! indicator lam pislit.
Yo uh ave attem ptedtor elease thee lectric parking brak ewitht he ignition switched off. #
Switc hthe ignition on. 47 0
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
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 moving 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.
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions currently limited See
Owner's Manual *
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Package: ActiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross-traf ficf unction, Evasi veSteering
Assis torP RE‑SAFE ®
PLUS ar etemporarily una vailable or onl ypartiall yavailable.
Ve hicles without theD riving Assistance pa ckage: ActiveB rake Assi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcondition sareoutside thes ystem border s. #
Driv eon.
As soon as thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem borders, thes ystemw ill become available again. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 477

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
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
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps