2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE brake fluid

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hicl edata storage Information from electronic control units
Electronic control unit
sarefitted in your vehicle.
Some of these ar enecessar yfor thes afeo pera‐
tion of your vehicle, while some assis tyou when
driving (driver assi stanc esystems). In addition,
yo ur vehicle pr ovides con venience and enter tain‐
men tfunctions, whic harealso made possible by
electronic control units.
Elect ronic control units contai ndatam emories
which cantemp orarily or permanently store
te ch nica linformatio nabout thev ehicle's operat‐
ing status ,component loads, main tenance
re qu irements and tech nica levents or faults.
In general ,this information documents thes tate
of ac omponent part, amodule, asystemort he
sur rounding ssucha s:
R operatin gstatuses of sy stem components
(e.g. fluid le vels, batter ystatus ,tyrep res‐
sure)
R status messages concernin gthe vehicle and
its individualc omponents(e.g. number of
wheel revo lutions/speed, decele ration, lat‐ eral acceleration, displa
yofthefastened seat
belts)
R malfunctions or defectsini mportant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
R information on vehicle damag eevents
R system reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations
(e.g. airbag deployment, inter ventio nofs ta‐
bilit ycontrol sy stems)
R ambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition toprov iding thea ctual control unit
function ,this dat aassists them anufacturer in
de tecting and rectifying faults and optimising
ve hicle functions. The majority of this dat ais
te mp orar yand is onl yprocessed in thev ehicle
itself. Onl yasmall portion of thed ataiss tored
in thee vent or fault memor y.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica ldata
from thev ehicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees or thirdp arties .Services
include repair services, maintenanc eprocesses,
wa rrant yevents and qualit yassurance meas‐
ures, fore xamp le. The read out is per form ed via
th el egall yprescribed por tfor OBD ("on-board diagnostics"
)inthevehicle. The respective
service networ klocations or thirdp arties col‐
lect ,proces sand use thed ata. The ydocument
te ch nica lstatuses of thev ehicle, assis tinfind‐
in gf aults and impr oving qualit yand ar etrans‐
mit tedtot he manufacturer ,ifnecessar y.Fu r‐
th ermore, them anufacturer is subject toprod‐
uct liability .For this, them anufacturer requ ires
te ch nica ldataf romv ehicles.
Fa ult memories in thev ehicle can be rese tbya
service outle taspartofr epair or maintenance
wo rk.
The ycan enter dat aintot he vehicle's con veni‐
ence and inf otainment function sthemselves as
par toft he selected equipment.
This includes, fore xamp le:
R multimedia dat asuchasm usic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegrated multimedia
sy stem
R address book dat afor use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
R entered navigation destinations
R dataabout theu se of Interne tservices 28
General no tes

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
J Check brake fluid level *T
her eisi nsufficient brak efluid in theb rake fluid reser voir. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etolowbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid le velist oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb raking characteristic smaybe impaired. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
Do no tcontinu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Do no ttop up theb rake fluid. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Do no ttop up theb rake fluid.
#
Chec kbrak epad wear *T
he brak epads ha vereached thew ear limit. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
G Inoperative *A
tlea st one of them ain function softhe Mercedes me connect sy stem is malfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 475

Batter
y(vehicle)
Charging .............................................. 417
No tes. .................................................. 41 5
St artin gassis tance .............................. 417
Belt see Sea tbelt
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. 258
Blin dSpotA ssist .................................... .248
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .250
Fu nctio n.............................................. 24 8
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 48
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .298
Setting up an Interne tconnection ....... 359
Settings ............................................... 297
Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 360
Blue tooth ®
audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 377De-authorising (de-regis
tering) the
device .................................................. 377
Information ..........................................3 74
Overvie w..............................................3 75
Sea rching forat rack ........................... 377
Sea rching fora nd auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 376
Selecting amusic pl ayer ......................3 77
Switching device via NFC .................... 377
Boo tlid
see Tailgate
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak efluid
No tes. ................................................. 459
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( Elect ronic Brak eforce Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 200
Brakes ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) ........... 19 5
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 201
Ad aptiv ebrake light s........................... 205
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) .................. 19 6
Driving tip s.......................................... 171EBD (Electroni
cBrake forc eD istribu‐
tion )..................................................... 200
HOLD function .....................................2 18
Limited braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. 171
New/replaced brak elinings/brake
discs .................................................... 17 0
Ru nning-in no tes. .................................1 70
Braking assi stance
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Breakdown Assis tance overvie w.............................. 18
To w- startin g....................................... .424
To wing away ........................................ 420
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ......................4 22
Whee lchang e..................................... .441
Breakdown see Fla ttyre
Breakdown assistanc ecall
see Service call
Breakdown management see Service call
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem .....3 89
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... 389 544
Index

Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus inop‐
erative ................................................ .520
4Ad d1litree ngin eoil when next
re fuelling ............................................. 497
Air conditioning Malfunction See
Owner's Manual ................................... 512
App lybrak etod eselect Park (P)
position ................................................ 51 0
App lybrak etos elect R ........................ 513
À ATTENTION ASSIS Tinoperative ... 483
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 483
bAU TOlight sinope rative ............... 520
Au xilia rybatter ymalfunction ...............5 12
Blind Spo tAssistcur rentl yu navaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 487
Blin dSpotA ssis tinope rative ............... 488
Blind Spo tAssistnota vailable when
to wing atrailer See Owner's Manual ...4 88
ÂChang ekeybat teries ...................5 07Ø
CheckAdBlue See Owner ’s
Manual ................................................ 500
JChec kbrake fluid le vel................ 475
4 Checkeng.o il le v.when next
re fuelling ............................................. 496
jChe cktraile rhitch lock ............... 509
hCh eckt yre(s) ............................... 503
!Clea nthe fuel filter .................... .498
ÁCo mpressor is cooling ................485
?Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 493
Cruise contro land Limiter inope ra‐
tive ...................................................... 492
Cruise control inope rative ................... 491
Cruise control off ................................. 491
!cu rrently unavailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 467
÷cur rentl yu navailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .468
È .................................................... 492 ØEng.
star tn otpossible in XXX
km ...................................................... .500
ØEng. star tn otpossible ................ .501
5 Engine oi lleve lcanno tbe
measured ............................................ 498
4Engine oil le velR educe oil le vel...4 97
4 Engine oi lleve lStopv ehicle
Switc hengine off ................................ 496
4Engineo il pressureStopS witch
of fe ngine ............................................ 498
Fa ult Driv eatmax.80k m/h .............. .485
6Fr ont leftmalfunction Consult
wo rkshop (e xample)............................ 480
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 481
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................4 82
!inoperativ eSee Owner' sMan‐
ual ....................................................... 466 550
Index

6Re
stra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 479
Re versing no tposs. Consult work‐
shop ..................................................... 512
Rises or lo wersmax. speed 35
km/h .................................................. .485
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmissio nnotin P ............ 51 0
# See Owner's Manual ................... 494
Spee dlim it (winter tyres) XXX km/h ... 492
#St arte ngine See Owner' sMan‐
ual ...................................................... .494
Ð Steering malfunction Drive
carefull yVisit workshop ....................... 514
Ð Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual ....51 5
Ð Steering malfunction Stop
immediatel ySee Owner's Manual ........51 5
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ....................512#
Stop vehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 495
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 95
ÁSt opvehicle Vehicle tool ow ........ 484
bSwitc hofflights .......................... 520
bSwitc honheadlamps .................. 520
To shif tout of PorN,d epress brake
and star te ngine .................................. .510
To pupc oolant See Owner ’sManual ... 493
¥To pupwasherfluid ...................... 51 8
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCamer aview
re stricted See Owner's Manual ........... 489
Tr af ficS ign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 489
Tr af ficS ign Assi stinope rative ............. 489
jTr ailer coupling extending… ......... 508
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ............ 512
! Turn on thei gnition torelease
th ep arking brake ................................ 470Ty
re press. monitor cur rentl yu navail‐
able .................................................... .504
Ty re press. monitor inoperative ...........505
Ty re press. monitor inoperativ eNo
wheel sensors .................................... .505
Ty re pressur eChec ktyres ...................5 02
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................5 05
Ty re(s) ove rheated Reduce speed ........ 506
dVe hicle is operational Switch
of ft he ignition befor eexiting ............... 511
Á Vehicle rising Please wait............ 484
ÁVe hiclerising ...............................4 83
hWa rning tyr edefect .................... .504
hWheel sensor(s) missing ............. 505
Wi thout changing gear,c onsult work‐
shop ..................................................... 511
Displa yonthe windsc reen
see Head-up display
Distance control see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC 552
Index

Media menu ........................................2
70
Menu designs ...................................... 272
Menus .................................................2 62
Multifunction displa y........................... 264
Na vigation menu ................................. 268
Operating ............................................ 262
Ra dio menu .........................................2 69
Service menu ...................................... 265
Te lephon emenu. ................................ .270
Tr ip men u........................................... .266
On-boa rddiagno stics inter face
see Diagno stics connection
On-boa rdelectronics
Engine electronic s............................... 448
No tes. ................................................. 448
Tw o-w ayradios .................................... 448
Open-source software .............................. 30
Opening thet ailgat eusing your foot ....... 79
Ope ratin gfluids
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 456
Brak efluid .......................................... .459
Coolant (engine) .................................. 459
Fu el (petrol) ......................................... 454
No tes. ................................................. 452 windscreen
washer fluid ...................... 460
Ope ratin gs afety
Declaration of Conformity (electro‐
magnetic compatibility) ......................... 24
Declaration of conformity (ja ck). .......... .24
Declaration of conformity (TIREFIT kit) .. 25
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) ............................. 24
Information ............................................ 23
Operating sy stem
On-boar dcomputer ............................ .262
Outside mir rors ........................ 149, 150, 151
Anti-dazzl emode( automatic) .............. 15 0
Au tomatic mir rorf olding function ........ 15 2
Fo lding in/out .................................... .149
Pa rking position .................................. .151
Setting ................................................. 14 9
Using them emor yfunction .................. 11 0
Overhead control panel Making calls (Mercedes me connect).............................................................3 52
Overvie w................................................ 14
Owner's Manual Vehicle equipment ................................. 23 Owner's Manual (digital)
.......................... 20 P
Pa int code ................................................ 450
Pa intwor k(cleaning instructions) .......... 401
Pa nel heating
Setting .................................................1 03
Pa nic alarm ................................................ 67
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 67
Pa noramic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rental control
Setting .................................................3 01
Pa rk position
Selecting .............................................. 178
Selecting au tomatical ly........................ 178
Pa rking
see Electric parkin gbrake
Pa rking aid
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assist
Manoeuv ring assi stanc e..................... .244 Index
565

;Engine diagnosi
swarning lam p... 535
åESP ®
OF Fw arning lam p............. .528
÷ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes ........ .527
÷ ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup. ...... 527
8Fu elreser vewarning lam p......... .535
ÐPo wersteering sy stem warning
lam p................................................... .534
!Re dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied .......................... 529
6Re stra int sy stem warning lam p... 530
7Sea tbeltw arning lam pflashes .... 531
7Seat belt warning lam plights
up ........................................................ 530
àSuspension warning lam p........... .531
j Trailer hit chwarning lam p........... 533
hTy repressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes .................. .539
hTy repressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ................ 538 !Ye
llowe lect ricp arkin gb rake
indicator lam pismalfunctionin g......... 529
Wa rning/indicator lamps .................10, 522
In stru ment displa y(ove rview) ................ 10
Overvie w............................................. 522
PA SSENGER AIR BAG. .......................... .42
Wa rranty ....................................................27
Wa sher fluid
see Windsc reen washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) .......................... 400
We ather information ............................... 334
We bbrows er
Calling up aweb pag e......................... 362
Call ingupo ptions ............................... 362
Calling up thes ettings .........................3 62
Deleting abookma rk........................... 363
Del eting br owser dat a.........................3 63
Ending ................................................. 363
Managing bookma rks. ......................... 363
Overvie w............................................. 362
Showing/hiding them enu ...................3 62
We bsite
Calling up ............................................ 362 Showing/hidin
gthe webb row ser
menu ................................................... 362
Whee lchange
Fitting anew wheel ............................ .444
Lo we ring thev ehicle ........................... 445
Preparation .......................................... 441
Ra ising thev ehicle .............................. 442
Re moving awhee l.............................. .444
Re moving/fitting hub caps .................. 441
Wheel change
see Emergency spa rewheel
Wheel chock
see Chock
Wheel rotation ........................................ .439
Wheels Care .................................................... 402
Changing hu bcaps. ............................. 441
Checkin g............................................. 428
Ch eckin gthe tyr epressur e(tyre
pressur emonitoring sy stem) ............... 432
Fitting .................................................. 444
Fla ttyre. .............................................. 409
Inter changing ...................................... 439
MOExtended tyres .............................. .409 Index
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