2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Steering malfunction

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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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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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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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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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Vehicle
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Powe rsteering sy stem
wa rning lamp The
redp owe rsteering sy stem warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The po wersteering assis tance or thes teering itself is malfunctioning.&
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 tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Tire s
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) is lit.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem has de tected alossofp ressur einatl east one of thet ires.&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetoi nsufficient tir epressure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tir etraction.
RThe drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Obser vether ecommende dtirep ressure.
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y.
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eand thet ires.
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Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) flashes fora pproxima tely one
minut eand then remains lit.
The tir epressure monitoring sy stem is malfunctioning.&
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th et irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is no table toissue awarning if ther eisp ressur eloss in
one or mor eofthe tires.
Un derinflated tires ma y,fore xamp le, impair thed riving, steering and braking characteristics.
#Ha ve thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 41
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Operable functions .............................. 207
Operating safety. ................................ .206
Ra dio commands .................................2 13
Switc hcommands ............................... 208
Te lephonec ommands......................... .212
Te xt message commands ..................... 214
Ve hicle commands ...............................2 15
Vo ice prom pting .................................. 207
Vo ice control sy stem
see Voice Cont rolS ystem
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Wa rning and indicator lamps
PA SSENGER AIR BAG. ............................ 41
Wa rning lamp
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see Anti- theftp rotection
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!AB Swarning lam p....................... 40 2
$ Bra ke warning lam p(USA) .......... .398
JBrakes warning lam p(Canada) .... 398
?Coolantw arning lamp................. 40 8·
Dis ta nce warning lam p............... .405
#Elect rical malfunction warning
lam p................................................... .409
;Engine diagnosis warning lam p... 40 7
å ESP
®OF Fw arning lam p............. .403
÷ESP®wa rning lam p............. 399, 40 2
8 Fuelreser ve wa rning lam p......... .409
ÐPo wersteering sy stem warning
lam p................................................... .406
!Re dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (Canada only) .. .400
FRe dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (US Aonly) ........ 400
6Re stra int sy stem warning lam p... 40 1
7 Sea tb eltw arning lam p............... 40 4
h Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam p.........................
410, 411
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Ye llo we lect ricp arkin gb rake
indicator lam pismalfunctionin g......... 40 0Wa
rning/indicator lamps .......................396
Instrument displa y(ove rview) .................. 8
Overvie w............................................. 39 6
Wa rranty .................................................... 26
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) .......................... 285
We bbrows er
Calling up awebsit e........................... .253
Calling up option s............................... 25 3
Call ingups ettings ............................... 254
Closing ................................................ 254
Deleting Interne tfavo rite s. ..................2 54
Del eting theI nterne thisto ry ................ 254
Overvie w............................................. 253
Setting Interne tfavo rite s. .................... 254
We bsite
Calling up ............................................ 253
Wheel chock
St orag elocation ..................................2 93
Whee lrotation ........................................ .333
Wheels Care .................................................... 287
Index 439