2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Malfunction

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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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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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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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Please Correct Tire Pres-
sure*T
he tir epressur eist oo lo winatl eastone of thet ires, or thet irep ressur ediffe re nce betwee nthe wheels is too
great.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eand add air ,ifnecessar y.
#Whenthet irep ressur eisc orrect, restar tt he tir epressur emonitoring sy stem .
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Warning Tire Malfunction *T
he tir epressur eino ne or mor etires has dropped suddenly .The wheel position is displa yed.
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WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thaflat tire
Flat tires ar edangerous in thef ollowing ways:
RThe tires can overheat and cause afire.
RThe driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Do no tdrive wit haf lat tire.
#Obser vethen otes on flat tires.
No tesf or aflat tir e(→page294).
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tires.
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Tires Overheated Decrease
Speed *A
tlea st one tire is overheated.
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WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thove rheated tires
Overheated tires ma yburst,p articularly at high speeds.
#Re duce speed so that thet ires cool down.
#Reduce speed so that thet ires cool down.
Tires Overheated *A
tlea st one tire is overheated. The af fected tires ar edispl aye dinr ed.Attemp eratures close tothel imit value, the
tires ar edispl ayed in yello w.
#Driv emores lowl y.
Tire Press. Monitor Inopera-
tive *T
he tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is faulty.
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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.
Underinflated 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.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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