2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN warning lights

Seat belts
Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Seat beltwarning lamp Af
ters tartin gt he engine, ther ed seat belt warning lam plightsupf or6s econds.
In addition, an acou stic wa rning tone ma ysound.
The sea tbeltw arning lam premind sthe driver and front passenger tofast entheir seat belts.#Fa sten your seat belt.
If yo uh ave placed objects on thef ront passenger seat, thew arning lam pmaystay lit.
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Seat belt warning lamp The
reds eat belt warning lam pflashes and an intermitte ntwa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger hasn otfast ened their seat belt while thee ngine is in motion.#Fasten your seat belt.
Ther eareobject sonthe front passenger seat.
#Remo vetheo bjects from thef ront passenger seat.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Drivingsystems
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Distance warning lamp The
redd istan cewarning lam plightsupw hilethev ehicle is in motion.
The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is toos mall fort he speed selected.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, youa reappr oachingano bstacle at tooh igh aspeed.#Be prepared tobrak eimmediatel y.
#Increasethed ista nce.
Ac tiveB rake Assi st(
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Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 405

Engine
Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Engine diagnosiswarning
lamp The
yello we ngin ediagnosis warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Am alfunctio nhasoccu rred in thee ngine, thee xhaust system or thef uel sy stem.
The emissions limit values ma ybeexceeded and thee ngine ma yberunninginemergency operation mode.
In som estates, legal requ irements stipulat ethat youm ustimmediatel yconsul taqualified specialis tworks hop as soon
as they ello wengin ediagnosis warning lam plightsu p.
#Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 407

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Otherwise:
#Lea vethev ehicle and keep asafed ista nce from thev ehicle until thee ngine has cooled down.
#Chec kthe coolant le vel.
#Mak esuret hat thea ir supply tother adiator is no tobstructed.
#Avoiding high loads on thee ngine, driv eontothe neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. In doing so, ensur ethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
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Electrical malfunction warn‐
ing lamp The
rede lectri cal malfunction warning lam pislit.
Ther eisam alfunction in thee lectrics.#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
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Fuelreser vewarning lamp The
yello wf uel reser ve wa rning lam plightsupw hile driving.
Ther ehas been pressur eloss in thef uel sy stem. The fuel filler cap is no tclosed cor rectl yort he fuel sy stem is leaking.#Close thef uel filler cap.
#If th ef uel filler cap wasa lready proper lyclosed: consultaqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Fu elreser ve wa rning lamp The
yello wf uel reser vewarning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The fue llev el has dropped int othe reser verange.#Re fuel.
Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 409

Fuse bo xinthe trunk ........................... 310
No tes. ................................................. 308
G
Garag edoor opener
Cleari ngthem emor y........................... 144
Opening or closing theg arag edoor .....1 43
Programming buttons .......................... 141
Re solving problems ............................. 143
Synchronizing ther olling code .............1 42
Gearshif trecommendation ....................138
Genuin eparts ............................................ 19
Genuinew ood (Care) .............................. 289
Glo vebox
Air vent ................................................ 126
Glo vecompa rtment
Locking/unlo cking ................................ 96
H
Handbrake see Electric parkin gbrake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ........311
HANDS-FREE ACCESS ................................ 66 Haza
rdwa rning lights ............................ .112
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 85
Fr ont (luxur yhead restra int )................. .86
Re ar passenger compartment
(adjusting) ............................................ .87
Re ar passenger compartment
(removing/ins talling) ............................ .87
Head-up display Activating/deactivating .......................2 05
Fu nctio n.............................................. 205
Menu (on-board compu ter) .................. 204
Setting displa yelements (on-board
compute r) ............................................ 204
Setting theb rightness (on-board
computer) ............................................ 204
Setting thep osition (on-boar dcom‐
puter) .................................................. 204
Using them emor yfunction .................. .93
Headlam pflashing ................................... 111
Heating see Climat econtrol
High beam Activating/deactivating ........................ 111High-beam headlamps
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis t................... 112
High-pressur ecleaning equipment
(care) ........................................................ 284
Hill star ta ssist ........................................ 130
HOLD functio n
Ac ti

vating/deactivating .......................1 68
Me thod of operation ............................1 68
I
Identification plate Engine ................................................. 342
Refrigerant .......................................... 349
Ve hicle ................................................ 342
Identification plate see Vehicle identification plate
Ignition Switching on (s tart/s topb utton) .........1 27
Immobilizer ................................................ 79
Indicator lamp see Warning/indicator lamps
Individual driv eprogram
Configuring .......................................... 135
Index 423

Unlockin gsetting .................................. 56
Un lockin gthe vehicle ............................6 0
Kic kdow n................................................ .138
Using ................................................... 138
Knee airbag ................................................ 37
L
Labelin g(tires)
see Tire labeling
Laden Definitions .......................................... .328
Lamp see Interior lighting
Lam p(inst ru men tdisplay)
seeW arning /indicator lamps
Language Notes. ................................................. 229
Setting. ................................................2 29
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
attachment
Installing ................................................ 49
No tes. .................................................... 48 Light and visibility
Infrared reflectiv ewindshield ............... 121
Lighting see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 110
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................... 112
Au tomatic driving lights ........................ 111
Combination switch .............................111
Corne ring light functio n....................... 112
Hazard warning lights. .......................... 112
Headla mpflashing. .............................. 111
High bea m............................................ 111
Instrument display ............................... 197
Light switc h.........................................1 10
Lo wb eam ............................................ 110
Pa rking lights. ...................................... 110
Re ar fogl ight ... .....................................1
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R

e sponsibility forl ighting sy stems ...... .110
St anding lights. .................................... 110
Tu rn signal light .................................... 111
Limited Warranty
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Load inde x(tires) .................................... 326
Load ratin g(tire s) ................................... 326 Loading guidelines
.................................... 94
Loading information table ......................319
Loads Securing ................................................ 94
Lo wb eam
Swit ching on/of f................................. .110
Lo weri ng
Ve hicle ................................................ 338
Lu bricant additives
see Additives
Lu ggage
Securing ................................................ 94
Lu mbar support
seeL umbar suppor t(4-w ay)
Lu mbar suppor t(4-wa y) ........................... 85
M
Main function Calling up ............................................ 220
Maintenance Vehicle ................................................... 21
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Parking lights .......................................... .110
Pa rking Pilot
Ad justing warning tones ...................... 174
Cr oss Traf ficA lert. ............................... 184
Driv eAwayA ssist ................................ 183
Exiting aparkin gspace ........................ 182
Fu nctio n.............................................. 179
Maneuvering assis tance ...................... 184
Pa rking ................................................ 181
Sy stem limitations .............................. .179
Pa rking position
Outside mir ror. ..................................... 119
Pa ssenger outside mir ror—s toring
using them emor ybutton .................... 120
PA RKTRONIC
Ac tivating .............................................1 73
Ad justing warning tones ...................... 174
Deactivating ......................................... 173
Fu nctio n............................................... 172
Sy stem limitations .............................. .172
Pa yload
Calculation example ............................ 321
De term inin gthe maximum .................. 320 Pe
destrian pr otection
see Activeh ood( pede strian protection)
Pe rfume
see Fragranc esystem
Pe rfume vial
see Fragranc esystem
Pe rm ission
Cancelin g............................................. 25 1
Pe ts in the vehicle .....................................5 4
Phone book see Contacts
Pictur eformats
se eV ideo mode
Pictur esettings
see Vi
deo mode
PIN pr otect

ionford atae xport ............... 230
Plastic trim (Care) ................................... 289
Playbac koptions
Selecting ............................................. 259
Po we rsupp ly
Switching on (s tart/s topb utton) ........ .127 PRE-SAFE
®(anticipator
yoccupant
pr otection)
Fu nctio n................................................ 44
PRE-SAFE
®Sound ................................. 44
Re versing measures .............................. 44
PRE-SAFE
®Impulse Side
Ac tivation .............................................. 31
Fu nctio n................................................ 45
PRE-SAFE
®PLUS (anticipator yoccu‐
pant pr otection plus)
Fu nctio n................................................ 44
Re versing measures .............................. 44
Pr otection of thee nvironment
No tes. .................................................... 19
Q
QR code Rescue car d.......................................... 26
Qualified specialis tworks hop .................. 24
R
Ra dar senso rs.......................................... 147
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