2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Owner's Manual

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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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Drivingsystems
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ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Break!*A
TTENTION ASSIS Thas de tected fatigue or an increasing la ckof concentration on thep artoft he driver
(
→pag e184).
#If necessary ,tak eab reak.
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ATTENTION ASSIST Inoper-
ative *A
TTENTION ASSIS Tismalfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
ë
Off *T
he HOLD function is deactivated because thev ehicle is skidding or acondition fora ctivation is no tmet.
#Re activat ethe HOLD function later or checkt he activation conditions fort he HOLD function .
É
Vehicle Rising Please Wait *T
hevehicle le velist oo lo wandthev ehicle rises tothes elected vehicle le vel.
#Wa it until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
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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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Drive More Slowly*Y
ou ar edriving toof astfor thes elected vehicle le vel.
#When adjustin gthe vehicle le vel,yo um ustn otdriv efastert han 50 mph(80 km/h).
#When adjusting thev ehicle le veld uring trailer operation ,you mus tnotdriv efastert han 19mp h(30 km/h).
É
Vehicl eRising *Y
our vehicle is adjusting tothel eve lyou ha veselected.
É
Compressor Is Cooling *D
uetofrequent le velc hanges within ashor tspaceoft ime,thec ompressor firs tn eeds tocool down in order toset
th es elected vehicle le vel.
#Driv eoninam anner appropriat efor thec urrent le vel. Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient ground clearance.
Whe nthe compressor has cooled down, thev ehicle continues rising tothes elected vehicle le vel.
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Traffic Sign Assist Camera
View Restricted See Opera-
tor's Manual *T
he camer aviewisr educed. Possible causes are:
RDir tont he windshield in thec amera's field of vision
RHeavy rain, sno worfog
Driv ings ystems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
When thec auses no longer apply ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleant he windshield.
Traffic Sign Assist Cur-
rently UnavailableS ee
Operator's Manual *T
raffic Sign Assis tistemporaril yunavailable.
#Driv eon.
When thec auses no longer appl y,thes ystemw ill be available again.
Traffic Sig nAssist Inopera-
tive *T
raffic Sign Assis tismalfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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Active Lane Keeping Assist
Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *A
ctiv eLane keeping Assis tistemporarily una vailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imits (
→pag e190).
Ve hicles with Steering Pilo t:The camer aviewm aybe restricted bythew indshield.
#Driv eon.
As soon as thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limits, thes ystemw ill become available again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear on vehicles wit hSteering Pilo t:
#Pulloverand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleant he windshield.
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Inoperative *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assis tismalfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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Active Lane Keeping Assist
Camera View Restricted
See Operator' sManual *V
ehicles without Steering Pilo t:
The camer aviewisr educed. Possible causes are:
RDir tont he windshield in thec amera's field of vision
RHeavy rain, sno worfog
Driv ings ystems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
When thec auses no longer apply ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleant he windshield.
Blind Spot Assist Currently
UnavailableS ee Operator's
Manual *B
lind Spo tAssis tist emporaril yunavailable.
The sy stem limits ha vebeen reached (
→pag e188).
#Driv eon.
When thec auses no longer appl y,thes ystemw ill be available again.
or
#If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,pull ove rand stop thev ehicle while paying attention toroad and
traf ficc onditions and restar tt he engine.
#If necessar y,clean thes ensor sintherear bumper.
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