2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON brake

Instrument display (standard)
Instrument display in
the widescreen cockpit Prog
ressive setting in the widescreen cock‐
pit If
yo u select the progressive display setting in
ve hicles with a widescreen cockpit, the positions
of the indicator lamps on the instrument display
ch ange.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Dipped beam (→
page127)
T St
anding lights (→ page127)
K Main beam (→
page129)
#! Tu
rn signal light (→ page129)
R Re
ar fog lights (→ page127) ü
Seat belt is not
fastened
(→ page 446)
J Brakes (red) (→
page 440)
J Brakes (yell
ow) (→ page 440)
! ABS malfunction (→
page 440)
à AIR
BODY CONTROL malfunction
(→ page 447)
à DY
NA MIC BODY CONTROL malfunc‐
tion (→ page447)
÷ ESP®
(→ page 440)
å ESP®
OFF (→ page 440)
! Electric pa
rking brake (→ page440)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
(→ page 449)
# Electrical
fault (→ page 451)
6 Re
stra int sy stem (→ page440)
; Engine diagnostics (→
page 451)
8 Fu
elreser vewith fuel filler flap loca‐
tion indicator (→ page 451)
? Coolant
too hot/cold (→ page 451)
· Dis
tance warning (→ page447) Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 439

%
Preglow
h Ty
re pressure monitoring sy stem
(→ page 454) j
Tr
ailer hit chis not operational or is
swivelling (→ page449) Sa
fet y sy stems Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
J Brake sy stem warning lamp
(yellow) 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. 440
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
J Brake sy stem warning lamp
(red) 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, increased brake pedal forc e may be necessary for braking. Braking char‐
acteristics 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 441

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 on 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. 442
Displaymessa ges 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 445

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 .448
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 ........................................... 223
Ca re ..................................................... 317
Fu nction .............................................. 223
Selecting a view .................................. 226 A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (control
panel) .................................................. 14 9
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 14 9
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ............ .191
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing ................................................ .294
Setting ................................................. 293 Ac
oustic locking verification signal
Swit ching on/off .................................. .68
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st......................... 239
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .241
Brake application ................................. 239
Fu nction .............................................. 239
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 39
Tr ailer operation .................................. 239
Ac tive bonn et(pedestrian pr otection) .. 307
Operation ............................................ 307
Re setting ............................................. 307
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 19 6
Setting ................................................. 201
Ac tive Di stance Assist DISTRO NIC........ 205
Calling up a speed ............................... 207
Fu nction .............................................. 205
Increasing/decreasing speed .............. 207
Le ver ................................................... 207
Re quirements: .................................... .207
Selecting ............................................. 207
St oring a speed ................................... 207
Switching off/deactivating .................. 207
Switching on/activating ......................2 07Sy
stem limitations ...............................2 05
Ac tive headlamps function .....................131
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist .....................241
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .243
Fu nction ............................................... 241
Sensitivity (function/no tes) ................. 24 4
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 24 4
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 41
Ac tive Parking Assist .............................. 226
Cross Traf fic Alert ............................... 237
Drive AwayAssi st................................ 236
Exiting a pa rking space ...................... .230
Fu nction .............................................. 226
Pa rking ................................................ 228
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 26
Ac tive Steering Assist ............................ .210
Ac tivating/deactivating ........................ 211
Fu nction ............................................... 210
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 10
Ad aptive brake lights .............................. 201
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC 456
Index

Au
tomatic front passen ger airbag
shu toff ........................................................ 41
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger airbag shutoff ....................... 41
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem .................... .41, 42
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .42
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .145
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 172
Drive program display .......................... 17 0
Drive programs .................................... 17 0
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 17 0
Engaging drive position ........................ 173
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .173
Kickdown ............................................. 175
Manual gearshifting ............................ .174
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 173
Shifting toneutral ................................ 173St
eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .174
Tr ansmission position display .............. 172
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 172
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 366
Tr ailer operation .................................. 380 B
Ball neck Extending/r etra cting ........................... 24 5
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .191
Battery Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 16 3
Ke y ........................................................ 69
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 15 6
Battery (vehicle) Charging .............................................. 332
Notes .................................................. 330
St arting assis tance .............................. 332
Belt see Seat belt
Belt airbag Activation .............................................. 32 Fu
nction/no tes .....................................36
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. 24 8
Blind Spot Assi st..................................... 239
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .241
Fu nction .............................................. 239
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 39
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .275
Settings ............................................... 274
Blue tooth ®
Au dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 300
Ad justing thevo lume .......................... .300
Displ aying device de tails .................... .301
Information .......................................... 299
Overview ............................................. 299
Sear ching for and auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 299 Index
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