2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN media

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Example:Front Left Mal-
function ServiceRequired*T
he cor responding restra int sy stem is malfunctioning (
→pag e31).
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WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionall yor
might no tbetriggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect theE mer gency Tensioning Device or
airbag, fore xamp le.
#Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Re cognizing arestraint sy stem malfunction
RThe 6 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on.
RThe 6 restra int sy stem warning lam plightsupc ontinuousl yorrepeatedly during ajourne y.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Example:Left Sid eCurtain
Airba gMalfunctio nService
Required *T
he cor responding windo wairbag is malfunctioning (
→pag e37).
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WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue tomalfunctions in thew indo wairbag
If th ew indo wairbag is malfunctioning, it might be triggered unintentionally or might no tbetriggered at all in
th ee vent of an accidentw ithh igh deceleration.
#Have thew indo wairbag checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Inoperative*O
ne or mor emainf eatures of them brace sy stem ar emalfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Front Passenger Airbag Dis-
abled See Operator's Man-
ual *T
he front passenger air bag and thek neea ir bag ar edeactivated, eventhough an adult or aperson wit habuild
cor responding tothat of an adult is seated on thef ront passenger seat. If additional forc es ar eapplied tothes eat,
th es ystemm ayinterpr ettheo ccupant's weight as lo werthan it actually is.
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WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue toad isabledf ront passenger airbag
If th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled, thef ront passenger airbag will no tbedeployedint heevent of an acci‐
dent and cann otper form its intended pr otectiv efunction.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could then, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th thevehicle's interior,
especially if thep erson is sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
#Mak esure, bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe status of thea utomatic front passenger air bag shutof f.
#If necessary,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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FrontP assenger Airbag
Enabled See Operator's
Manual *T
he front passenger air bag and knee air bags ar eenabled during thej ourney:
REven when achild, asmall adult or an object weighingl essthan thes ystemw eight thre shold is located on the
front passenger seat.
REven when thef ront passenger seat is no toccupied.
The sy stem ma ydetect objects or forc es that ar eaddingtot heweight applied tothes eat.
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WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ybyu singac hildrestra int sy stem wit hthe front passenger airbag
enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in achild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat and thef ront passenger airbag is
enabled, thef ront passenger airbag can deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag.
#Mak esure, bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe status of thea utomatic front passenger air bag shutof f.
#If necessary,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Malfunction See Opera-
tor's Manual*A
IRBO DY CONTROL function is restricted. The vehicle's handling characteristic smaybe af fected.
#Driv einam annerappropria tefort he cur rent le vel, but do no texceed 50 mph(80 km/h).
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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Stop Vehicle Vehicle Too
Low *Y
ou ha vepulled away although thev ehicle le velw as tool ow .
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
The vehicle rises tothes elected vehicle le vel.
#Wa it until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear and awarning tone also sounds, AIR BOD YCONTROL is malfunctioning:
#Do no tdrive fast erthan 50 mph(80 km/h) and consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
* NO
TEThe tires of thef ront axle or thef ront fende rscould be damaged bylarge steering mo vements
#Av oid larg esteering mo vements whil edriving and lis tenf or scraping sounds.
#Ifyo uh ear scra ping sounds, pull overand stop thev ehicle safely ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc on‐
ditions ,and se tahigher vehicle le velifp ossible.
#Setah igher vehicle le vel.
Dependin gonthe malfunction, thev ehicle is raised.
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*Thefanm otorisf aulty.
#Avoiding high loads on thee ngine, driv eontothe neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. In doing so, ensur ethat
th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
#
See Operator's Manual *T
he batter yisnotbeing charge d.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving#Do no tcontin ue dr ivingunder an ycircum stances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Stop thev ehicle immediately ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and switc hoffthee ngine.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#
Start Engine See Opera-
tor's Manual *T
he engine is of fand theb atter ychar geleve list oo lo w.
#Switc hoffelectrica lconsumer sthat ar enotrequ ired.
#Leavethee ngine running foraf ewminutes, or driv efor alonger dis tance.
The batter yisbeing charge d.
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Steering Malfunction Stop
Immediately See Opera-
tor's Manual*T
hesteering is malfunctioning. Steering capability is considerabl yimp aired.
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WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering does no tfunction as intended, thev ehicle's operating saf etyisj eopardized.
#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.
#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.
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Steering Malfunction
Increased Physical Effort
See Operator's Manual *T
he po werassi stanc eoft hesteering is malfunctioning.
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WARNING Risk of an accident duetoa lteredsteering characteristics
If th ep owe rassi stanc eoft hesteering fails partiall yorcomple tely,y ou will need touse mor eforce tosteer.
#If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully.
#Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
#If safesteering is possible, driv eoncarefully.
#Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Warning/indicator lamp
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Restra int sy stem warning
lamp The
redr estraint sy stem warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning.&
WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionall yormight not
be triggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect theE mer gency Tensioning Device or airbag, fore xam‐
ple.
#Ha ve ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Observethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
#Consultaqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Warning/indicator lamp
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ABSwarning lamp The
yello wA BSwarning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, EBD is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving safe ty systems ma yalso be faulty.
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WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen braking
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase .Inaddition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Observethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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ESP®wa rning lamp The
yello wE SP
®warning lam pflashes while thev ehicle is in motion.
ESP
®is inter vening (→pa ge 149).
#Ad apty our driving styletos uitther oad and weather conditions.
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