2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN warning light

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Example:Front Left Mal-
function ServiceRequired*T
he cor responding restra int sy stem is malfunctioning (
→pag e31).
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WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionall yor
might no tbetriggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect theE mer gency Tensioning Device or
airbag, fore xamp le.
#Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Re cognizing arestraint sy stem malfunction
RThe 6 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on.
RThe 6 restra int sy stem warning lam plightsupc ontinuousl yorrepeatedly during ajourne y.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Example:Left Sid eCurtain
Airba gMalfunctio nService
Required *T
he cor responding windo wairbag is malfunctioning (
→pag e37).
&
WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue tomalfunctions in thew indo wairbag
If th ew indo wairbag is malfunctioning, it might be triggered unintentionally or might no tbetriggered at all in
th ee vent of an accidentw ithh igh deceleration.
#Have thew indo wairbag checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Check Washer Fluid*T
hewasher fluid leve lint hewasher fluid reser voir has dropped belo wthe minimum.
#Addw asherf luid .
Lights
Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
b
Example:Check Left Low
Beam*T
he cor responding bulb is faulty.
#Vi sit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% LED light bulbs: thed ispla ymessag efor thec orresponding lam ponly appears when allthel ight-emitting diodes
in thel am ph avef ailed.
b
Switch On Headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without lo wbeam.
#Turn thel ight switc htotheL orà position.
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
b
SwitchOff Lights *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle and thel ights ar eswitched on.
#Turn thel ight switc htotheà position.
b
Auto Lamp Function Inoper-
ative *T
he light sensor is faulty.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
b
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Camera View Restricted
See Operator'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.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Seat belts
Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Seat beltwarning lamp Af
ters tartin gt he engine, ther ed seat belt warning lam plightsupf or6s econds.
In addition, an acou stic wa rning tone ma ysound.
The sea tbeltw arning lam premind sthe driver and front passenger tofast entheir seat belts.#Fa sten your seat belt.
If yo uh ave placed objects on thef ront passenger seat, thew arning lam pmaystay lit.
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Seat belt warning lamp The
reds eat belt warning lam pflashes and an intermitte ntwa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger hasn otfast ened their seat belt while thee ngine is in motion.#Fasten your seat belt.
Ther eareobject sonthe front passenger seat.
#Remo vetheo bjects from thef ront passenger seat.
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Drivingsystems
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Distance warning lamp The
redd istan cewarning lam plightsupw hilethev ehicle is in motion.
The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is toos mall fort he speed selected.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, youa reappr oachingano bstacle at tooh igh aspeed.#Be prepared tobrak eimmediatel y.
#Increasethed ista nce.
Ac tiveB rake Assi st(
→pag e152).
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Engine
Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Engine diagnosiswarning
lamp The
yello we ngin ediagnosis warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Am alfunctio nhasoccu rred in thee ngine, thee xhaust system or thef uel sy stem.
The emissions limit values ma ybeexceeded and thee ngine ma yberunninginemergency operation mode.
In som estates, legal requ irements stipulat ethat youm ustimmediatel yconsul taqualified specialis tworks hop as soon
as they ello wengin ediagnosis warning lam plightsu p.
#Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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