2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN ESP off

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Inoperative See Operator's
Manual*
ESP
®is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
The brak esystemc ontinues tooperat enormally .The braking dis tance in an emergency braking situatio ncan
increase.
& WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP is malfunctioning®
If ESP®is malfunctioning ,ESP®canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization. In addition,o ther driving saf etys ystems
ar es witched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ESP®checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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!
÷
Inoperative See Operator's
Manual*
EBD ,ABS and ESP
®arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP®are malfunctioning
If EBD, ABS and ESP
®ar em alfunctioning ,the wheels can loc kwhen braking and ESP®cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase. In addition, 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.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
!
÷
Inoperative See Operator's
Manual*
ABS and ESP
®arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP®arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP
®ar em alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP®cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ABS and ESP®checkedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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*The trunk lid is open.
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaus tgases suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaus tgases can enter the
ve hicle interior if thet runk lid is open when thee ngine is running ,especial lyifth ev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine befor eopening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
#Close thet runk lid.
_
Example:LockS eat Back-
rest FrontL eft *T
he seat backres tofthe cor responding front seat is no tengaged.
#Push thes eat backres tbacku ntil it engages.
_
Example:Rear Left Back-
rest Not Latched *T
he cor responding seat backres toftherear bench seat is no tengaged.
#Foldthec orresponding seat backres tbacku ntil it engages.
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RRe
ar fogl ight (→pag e110)
ü Seat beltisn
otfastened
(
→pag e404)
$ USA: brakes (
→pag
e398)
J Canada: brakes (
→pag
e398)
! ABS malfunction (
→pag
e398)
÷ ESP
®(→page398)
å ESP
®OFF (→page398) F
USA: electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (
→pag e398)
! Canada: electric parking brake
applied (red) (
→pag
e398)
! Elect
ricp arkin gb rake (yellow)
(
→pag e398)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
(
→pa ge 406)
# Electrical malfunction (
→pag
e407) 6
Re
stra int sy stem (
→pag e398)
; Engine diagnosis (
→pag
e407)
8 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (
→pag e407)
? Coolant
tooh ot/cold (
→pag e407)
· Dis
tance warning(
→pag e405)
h Ti
re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(
→pag e410)
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#Pulloverand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
#Consultaqualified specialis tworks hop.
US Ao nly: if an additional displa ymessag eappear switht he # symbol in them ultifunction displa y,theb rake linings
ha ve reached their wear limit.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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ESP®wa rning lamp The
yello wE SP
®warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP
®is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso malfunction.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP is malfunctioning®
If ESP®is malfunctioning ,ESP®canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization. In addition,o ther driving saf etys ystems are
switched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ESP®checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Observethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
#Consultaqualified specialis tworks hop.
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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.
&
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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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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ESP®OFFwarning lamp The
yello wE SP
®OFF warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP
®is deacti vated.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP®deacti vated
If ESP
®is deactivated, ESP®canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization. The availabilityoff urther driving saf etys ystems
is also limited.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Onlydeactivat eESP®forasl ong as thes ituation requ ires.
If ESP
®canno tbeactivated, ESP®is malfunctioning.
#Have ESP®checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Obser vethen otes on deactivating ESP®.
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