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

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Blind Spot Assist Not Avail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator' sManual *W
hen youe stablish thee lectrical connection tothet railer ,Blind Spo tAssis tisu navailable.
#Press thel eft-hand side of Touc hC ontrol and confir mthe displa ymessage.
Blind Spot Assist Inopera-
tive *B
lind Spo tAssis tism alfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Blind Spot Assist
Currently Unavailable See
Operator's Manual *A
ctiv eBlind Spo tAssist istemp orarily una vailable.
The sy stem limits ha vebeen reached (
→pag e188).
#Driv eon.
When thec auses no longer appl y,thes ystemw ill be available again.
#Ifth 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.
Active Blind Spot Asst. Not
Available When Towing a
Trailer See Operator's Man-
ual *W
hen youe stablish thee lectrical connection tothet railer ,Activ eBlind Spo tAssistis una vailable.
#Press thel eft-hand side of Touc hC ontrol and confir mthe displa ymessage.
Active Blind Spot Assist
Inoperative *A
ctiveBlind Spo tAssist is malfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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Steering Pilot Currently
Unavailable See Operator's
Manual *S
teering Pilo tistemporarily una vailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imits (
→pag e165).
#Driv eon.
As soo nasthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limits, thes ystemw ill become available again.
#If necessar y,clean thew indshield in thec amera's field of vision.
Steering Pilot Inoperative *S
teering Pilo tismalfunctioning. Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC remains available.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Distance Pilot Inoperative *D
ista nce Pilo tDISTRONIC is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso malfunction.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Distance Pilot Now Availa-
ble *D
ista nce Pilo tDISTRONIC is operationala gain and can be acti vated(
→pag e162).
Distance Pilo tCurrently
Unavailable See Operator's
Manual *D
ista nce Pilo tDISTRONIC is temp oraril yunavailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imits (
→pag e159).
#Driv eon.
As soo nasthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limits, thes ystemw ill become available again.
¯--- mph *C
ruise control canno tbeactivated as no tall activation condition sarefulfilled.#Obser vethea ctivation conditions forc ruisec ontrol .
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Cruise Control Off *C
ruise control has been deactivated.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, cruise control hasb eens witched of fautomatically (
→pag e157).
Cruis eControl Inoperative *C
ruise control is malfunctioning.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Parking Pilot Maneuvering
Assistance Restricted See
Operator's Manual *P
arkin gPilota nd Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC are temp orarily una vailable. The ambientc onditionsareoutside the
sy stem border s(
→page179). Be wareofthee ntir evehicle sur roundings.
#As soonast he ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem borders, thes ystemw ill become available again.
Parking Pilot and
PARKTRONIC Inoperative
See Operator's Manual *P
arkin gPilota nd Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC are malfunctioning.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions and restar tt he engine.
#Ifth ed ispla ymessag econtinues tobe displa yed, consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Example:Parking Pilot Park-
ing Canceled *P
arkin gassis tance sy stems from theP arking Pilo twerei nter rupte d.Youh ave opened thed rive r's door or touched
th es teering wheel, fore xamp le.
#Steer and brak emanuall y.
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Engine
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Check Coolant Level See
Operator' sManual *T
he coolant le velist oo lo w.
* NO
TEEngine damage duetoinsuf ficient coolant
#Av oid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient coolant.
#Ad dc oolant .
?
Coolant Too Hot Stop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
he coolant is tooh ot.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely and switc hoffthee ngine, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
&
WARNING Danger of burn swhen opening thee ngine hood
If yo uo pen thee ngine hood when thee ngine has overheated or during afireint he engine compartment, you
could come int ocontact wi thhotg ases or other escaping operating fluids.
#Befor eopening thee ngine hood, allo wthe engine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep thee ngine hood closed and call thef ires ervice.
#Wa it until thee ngine has cooled down.
#Mak esuret hat thea ir supply tother adiator is no tobstructed.
#Avoiding high loads on thee ngine, driv eontothe neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. When doing so, ensure
th at thec oolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
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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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#
Stop vehicle See Opera-
tor's Manual*T
he batter yisnolonger being charge da nd theb atter ychar geleve list oo lo w.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving#Do no tcontin uedrivingu nder an ycircum stances.
#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.
#Switc hoffthee ngine.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#
Stop Vehicle Leave Engine
Running *T
he batter ychar geleve list oo lo w.
#Pulloverand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#St artt he engine.
#Wa it until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
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4
Check Engine Oil At Next
Refueling*T
he engine oil le velh as dropped tothem inimum le vel.
* NO
TEEngine damage causedbydriving wit hinsuf ficient engine oil#Av oid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil.
#Chec kthe engine oil le velw hen next refueling.
Ad de ngin eoil (
→pag e281).
No tesone ngine oil (
→page346).
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Gas Cap Loose *T
her 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.
8
Fuel Level Low *T
he fuel le velh as dropped int othe reser verange.
#Re fuel.
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Tire s
Displa ymessages
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Tire Press. Monitor Cur-
rently Unavailable *A
strongradio signal source is inter fering so that no signals can be receive dfromt he tir epressur esensors. The
tir ep ressur emonitoring sy stem is temp oraril yunavailable.
#Driv eon.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem switches itself on automaticall yassoon as thec ause has been rectified.
h
Check Tires *T
he tir epressur eino ne or mor etires has dropped significantl y.The wheel position is displa yed.
&
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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