2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Malfunction

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Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Tire Pressure Monitor Inop-
erative No Wheel Sensors *T
he wheels mounted do no thaves uitable tir epressur esensors. The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is deactiva‐
te d.
#Mount wheels wit hsuitable tir epressur esensors.
h
Wheel Sensor(s) Missing *T
her eisnos ignal from thet irep ressur esensor of one or se veralw heels. The tir eaffected displa ysno pressure
va lue.
#Ha ve thef aulty tir epressur esensor replaced at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
SmartK ey
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Place the Key in the
Marked Space See Opera-
tor's Manual*T
he SmartK eydetection function is malfunctioning.
#Chang ethe location of theS martK eyinthev ehicle.
#Startt he vehicle wit hthe SmartK eyinthes towa ge compartment .
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Driver's Door Open &
Transmission Not in PRisk
of Vehicle Rolling Away *
The driver's door is no tfully closed and thet ransmission is in position k,iorh.
#Switc hthe transmission toposition jwhen youp arkt he vehicle.
NP ermanently Active Risk
of Rolling Away *
While thev ehicle is rolling or while youa redrivin g,youh aves hiftedt he transmission toposition i.
#Depress theb rake pedal tostop and, when thev ehicle is stationar y,shif tthe transmission toposition j.
#Tocontinu eyour journe y,shif tthe transmission toposition h.
Only Shift to 'P' when Vehi-
cle is Stationary *
The transmission can onl ybeshiftedtop osition jwhen thev ehicle is stationar y.
Service Require dDoNot
Shif tGears Visit Dealer *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission position can no longer be shif ted.
#When thet ransmission is in position h,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop and do no tshif tthe transmis‐
sion position.
#Fo ra llot her transmission positions, par kthe vehicle safely.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop or breakdown service.
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission switches toposition iautomatically.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Switc hthe transmission toposition j.
#Consultaqualified specialis tworks hop.
Reversing Not Possible
Service Required *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. Reverseg ear can no longer engaged.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Stop Vehicle Leave Engine
Running Wait Transmission
Cooling *T
he transmission has overheated. Pulling away can be temp orarily impaired or no tpossible.
#Pull overand 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.
Auxiliar yBattery Malfunc-
tion *T
he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being charge d.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Un tilthen, manuall ysetthet ransmission toposition jbefor eyou switc hoffthee ngine.
#Befor eleaving thev ehicle, apply thee lectric parking brake.
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Steering Malfunction Drive
Carefully Service Required *T
he po werassi stanc eoft hesteering is malfunctioning. Youm ayneed touse mor eforce tosteer.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Steering Malfunction Stop
Immediately See Opera-
tor's Manual*T
hesteering is malfunctioning. Steering capability is considerabl yimp aired.
&
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering does no tfunction as intended, thev ehicle's operating saf etyisj eopardized.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
Do no tcontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#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.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Steering Malfunction
Increased Physical Effort
See Operator's Manual *T
he po werassi stanc eoft hesteering is malfunctioning.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetoa lteredsteering characteristics
If th ep owe rassi stanc eoft hesteering fails partiall yorcomple tely,y ou will need touse mor eforce tosteer.
#If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully.
#Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
#If safesteering is possible, driv eoncarefully.
#Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Active Hood Malfunction
See Operator' sManual *T
he activ ehood (pedestrian pr otection) is malfunctioning or inoperativ eafter having already been triggered.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
M
*T he engine hood is open.
&
WARNING Risk of accident if thee ngine hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood ma yopen up when thev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour vie w.
#Neveru nlatc hthe engine hood while driving.
#Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat thee ngine hood is latched.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible.
#Close thee ngine hood.
C
*A tlea st one door is open.
#Close al lthe doors.
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b
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Currently Unavailable See
Operator'sManual *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tistemporaril yunavailable.
The sy stem limits ha vebeen reached (
→pag e112).
#Driv eon.
When thec auses no longer appl y,thes ystemw ill be available again. The AdaptiveHighbeam Assist Now Availa-
ble displa ymessag eappears.
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assist
Inoperative *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tismalfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
b
Active Headlamps Inopera-
tive *T
he activ elight function is faulty.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
b
Malfunction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Warning and indicator lamps
Overvie wofwarninga nd indicator lamps
Somesystems per form aself-tes twhen thei gni‐
tion is switched on. Some warning and indicator
lamps ma ybriefly light up or flash. This behavior
is non-critical. Thesew arning and indicator
lamps onl yindicat eamalfunction if they light up
or flash af tert he engine is star tedord uring a
journe y.
Instrument displa y(standard)
Instrument displa yintheWidescree nCock‐
pitProg ressiv esetting (Widescreen Cockpit)
If yo us elect thep rogressiv edispla ysetting in
ve hicles wit haWidescreen Cockpit ,the position
of thei ndicator lamps in thei nstrument display
ch anges.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Lo
wb eam (
→pag e110)
T Pa
rking lights(
→pag e110)
K High beam(
→pag
e111)
#! Tu
rn signal light (
→pag e111)
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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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