2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Malfunction

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Otherwise:
#Lea vethev ehicle and keep asafed ista nce from thev ehicle until thee ngine has cooled down.
#Chec kthe coolant le vel.
#Mak esuret hat thea ir supply tother adiator is no tobstructed.
#Avoiding high loads on thee ngine, driv eontothe neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. In doing so, ensur ethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
#
Electrical malfunction warn‐
ing lamp The
rede lectri cal malfunction warning lam pislit.
Ther eisam alfunction in thee lectrics.#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
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Fuelreser vewarning lamp The
yello wf uel reser ve wa rning lam plightsupw hile driving.
Ther 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.
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Fu elreser ve wa rning lamp The
yello wf uel reser vewarning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The fue llev el has dropped int othe reser verange.#Re fuel.
Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 409

Tire s
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) is lit.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem has de tected alossofp ressur einatl east one of thet ires.&
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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Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) flashes fora pproxima tely one
minut eand then remains lit.
The tir epressure monitoring sy stem is malfunctioning.&
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.
Un derinflated 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.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 41
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Diagnostics connection............................24
Digita lOperato r'sM anua l........................ .18
Digita lspe edome ter ................................ 199
DIRECT SELECT selector le ver................ 135
Engaging driv eposit ion. ....................... 137
Engaging pa rkposition automaticall y..1 37
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .136
Fu nctio n.............................................. 135
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 137
Shifting toneutral ................................ 136
Displa y(mu ltimedi asystem)
Car e................................................... .289
Setting s............................................... 22 5
Displa y(on-board co mputer) .................. 197
Displa ycontent
Men u(on-boar dcompu ter) .................. 203
Displa ymessage .................................... .352
Calling up (on-board computer) ........... 352
No tes. ................................................. 352
Displa ymessages
? ....................................................3 79
¯ .................................................... 376 bAc
tiveH eadlamps Inoperati ve..... 395
bAd aptiveHighbeam Assis tCam‐
er aV iewR estricted See Operator's
Manu al................................................ 394
b

Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCur‐
re ntl yU navailable See Opera tor's
Manua l................................................ 395
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS TInoperativ e... 369
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! .................................................. 369
bAu toLam pFunction Inopera tive
............................................................. 394
C .................................................... 391
$Ch eckB rake Fluid Le vel. ............ .358
4Chec kEngine Oil AtNext Refu‐
eling ..................................................... 381
hChe ckTire s. ................................ 382
¥Chec kWasherF luid .................... 393
ÉCompressor Is Cooling ................3 71?CoolantT
oo HotStopV ehicle
Tu rn Engine Of f.................................... 378
!Cur rentl yU navailable See Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 353
÷Cur rentl yU navailable See Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 354
ÂDon't Forget Your Key. ................ 38 6
É Drive Mor eSlowly ........................ 371
bExample :Check Lef tLow
Bea m. .................................................3 93
6Example :Front Lef tMalfunction
Service Required ................................ 366
6Example: Lef tSide Cur tain Air‐
bag Malfunction Service Required ...... 366
_Example: Loc kSeat Backrest
Fr ont Lef t...........................................3 92
_Exa
mple :Rear Lef tBackrest
No tLatch ed ....................................... 392
8Fu el LevelL ow ............................ .381
8Gas Cap Loose ............................ 381
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Index

!InoperativeSee Operator's
Manua l................................................3 57
÷Inoperativ eSee Operator's
Manua l................................................3 55
TInopera tiveS ee Operator's
Manua l................................................ 356
GInope rativ e. .................................3 67
ÂKe yNotDe tected (red displ ay
message )............................................. 38 6
 KeyN otDe tected (whit edis‐
play message )..................................... 38 6
M ................................................... .391
ÉMalfunction See Operator's
Manual ................................................ 370
bMalfunction See Operator ’s
Manual ................................................ 395
N ....................................................3 92
ÂObtai naNewKey. ...................... .387
ëOf f............................................... 36 9F
Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l................................................ 362
ÂPlace theK eyintheM arke d
Space See Ope rator's Manua l............. 385
hPlease Cor rect Tire Pressur e.......3 83
FPlease Release Parking Brak e......3 61
ÂRe placeKeyB atte ry .................... 387
#See Ope rator's Manua l................3 79
6SRS Malfunction Service
Re qu
ired .
............................................. 365
#St artE ngineS ee Operator's
Manual ................................................ 379
ÐSt eering Malfunction Drive
Carefull yService Required .................. 389
ÐSt eering Malfunction Inc reased
Ph ysical Ef fort See Ope rator's Man‐
ua l. ...................................................... 390
ÐSt eering Malfunction Stop
Immediatel ySee Operator's Manual ... 390 #St
opVehicle Lea veEngine Run‐
ning ..................................................... 380
#St opvehicle See Operator's
Manual ............................................... 380
ÉSt opVehicle Vehicle TooL ow ...... 370
bSwitc hOffLights ......................... 394
bSwitc hOnHeadlamps ................. 393
FTu rnOn theI gnition to Release
th eP arking Brak e............................... .361
ÉVe hicle Rising Please Wait .......... .369
ÉVe hicle Rising .............................. 371
hWa rning Tire Malfunction ............ 383
hWheel Sensor(s) Missing .............3 85
Di stance control
see Driving sy stem
Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC
Ac tivating ............................................ 162
Ac tivation conditions ........................... 162
Callingupas peed............................... 162
Deactivating ........................................ 162
Fu nctio n.............................................. 159
Index 41
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MalfunctionRestra int sy stem .................................... 31
Map functions Navigation ...........................................2 33
Massag eprograms
Overvie w............................................... 88
Selecting thef ront seats ....................... 89
Massag esettings
Re setting. .............................................. 89
Matt finish (cleaning instructions) ........ 286
Maximum load rating .............................. 325
Maximum permissibl eloa d
Calculatio nexamp le ............................ 321
De term inin g....................................... .320
Maximu mtirep ressures ........................ 325
MB Inf ocall
see Service call
Media Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 202
Sear ching ............................................ 262
Media display Notes. .................................................. 217 Media Inter
face
Ac tivating ............................................ 263
Informatio n.......................................... 262
Overvie w.............................................2 64
Media mode Activating ............................................ 257
Media playba ck
Operating (on-boar dcomputer) ........... 202
Media sear ch
St artin g............................................... 26 2
Medi asource
Dial (on-board computer) .................... 202
Memor yfunction
Head-u pDispla y—C alling up sa ved
settings .................................................9 3
Hea
d-up Displa y—Saving settings ........ 93
Opera ting .............................................. 93
Outside mir ror—C alling up sa ved
settings .................................................9 3
Outside mir ror—S aving settings ...........9 3
Seat—C alling up sa veds ettings ...........9 3
Seat—S aving settings ........................... 93
St eering wheel —Calling up sa ved
settings .................................................9 3St
eering wheel —Saving settings ........... 93
Menu (on-boar dcomputer)
Assis tance graphic. ............................. 198
Conte nt ............................................... 203
Head-u pDispla y.................................. 204
Media ..................................................2 02
Na vigation ...........................................2 00
Overvie w............................................. 195
Ra dio ...................................................2 01
Service ................................................ 198
Te lephone. .......................................... .203
Tr ip ...................................................... 199
Mercedes-Benz Apps Calling up ............................................ 252
Using voice control .............................. 253
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®
Emer gency cal lsyst em ........................ 247
Making acall via theo verhead con‐
trol panel .......................................... ...
247
MB Inf ocall ......................................... 248
R

o adside Assis tance cal l..................... 248
Tr ansmitte ddata. ................................ 249
Messag e(multifunctio ndisplay)
see Displ aymessage
426
Index

Radiator shutters
see AIRPANEL (Care)
Ra dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 268
Calling up thes tatio nlist. .................... 270
Commands (Voice Control Sy stem) ..... 213
Del etes tatio n. .................................... .270
Direct frequency entr y........................ 270
Displ aying informatio n......................... 271
Editing statio npresets ........................ .270
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 201
Moving stations .................................. .270
Overvie w............................................. 269
Sear ching fors tations ........................ .270
Setting astatio n. ................................ .270
Setting thef requ ency band ................. 270
St oring stations .................................. .270
Switching HD radio on/of f................. .270
Ta gging music trac ks........................... 271
To displa yradio text ............................. 271
Ra dio station list
Calling up ............................................ 270
Ra dio stations
Dial (on-boa rdcompute r) ..................... 201 Ra
in closing function
Slidin gsunroof ...................................... .76
Ra nge ........................................................ 199
Re ading l

amp
see Interior lighting
Re ar door (child saf etyl ock) .................... 52
Re ar fogl ight ............................................ 111
Re ar seat
see Seat
Re ar vie wcamera
Fu nctio n............................................... 174
Re ar window
Ro ller sun blind ...................................... 69
Re ar windo wheater ................................ 122
Re ar-vie wmirro r
see Outside mir rors
Re frigerant (air conditioning sy stem)
No tes. ................................................. 349
Re fueling
Re fueling thev ehicle ........................... 138
Re porting malfunction srele vant to
saf ety .......................................................... 25 Re
scue card ............................................... 26
Re setfunction (multimedia sy stem) .....2 32
Re storing (factor ysettings)
see Resetfunction (multimedia sy stem)
Re stra int sy stem
Children ................................................ .45
Fu nctio ninana ccident .........................3 1
Fu nctionality .......................................... 31
Malfunction ...........................................3 1
Pr otection ............................................. .30
Re duced pr otection .............................. .30
Sy stem self-tes t.....................................3 1
Wa rning lam p.........................................
31
Re strict

ions
Inte rnet connection .............................2 49
Re verseg ear
Selecting ........ ..................................... 136
Re versing camera
Car e................................................... .287
Openin gthe camer acover ...... ............. 179
RF transmitters see Two-w ayradios
Rims (Care) .............................................. 287
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Index

Operable functions .............................. 207
Operating safety. ................................ .206
Ra dio commands .................................2 13
Switc hcommands ............................... 208
Te lephonec ommands......................... .212
Te xt message commands ..................... 214
Ve hicle commands ...............................2 15
Vo ice prom pting .................................. 207
Vo ice control sy stem
see Voice Cont rolS ystem
W
Wa rning and indicator lamps
PA SSENGER AIR BAG. ............................ 41
Wa rning lamp
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see Anti- theftp rotection
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!AB Swarning lam p....................... 40 2
$ Bra ke warning lam p(USA) .......... .398
JBrakes warning lam p(Canada) .... 398
?Coolantw arning lamp................. 40 8·
Dis ta nce warning lam p............... .405
#Elect rical malfunction warning
lam p................................................... .409
;Engine diagnosis warning lam p... 40 7
å ESP
®OF Fw arning lam p............. .403
÷ESP®wa rning lam p............. 399, 40 2
8 Fuelreser ve wa rning lam p......... .409
ÐPo wersteering sy stem warning
lam p................................................... .406
!Re dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (Canada only) .. .400
FRe dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (US Aonly) ........ 400
6Re stra int sy stem warning lam p... 40 1
7 Sea tb eltw arning lam p............... 40 4
h Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam p.........................
410, 411
!

Ye llo we lect ricp arkin gb rake
indicator lam pismalfunctionin g......... 40 0Wa
rning/indicator lamps .......................396
Instrument displa y(ove rview) .................. 8
Overvie w............................................. 39 6
Wa rranty .................................................... 26
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) .......................... 285
We bbrows er
Calling up awebsit e........................... .253
Calling up option s............................... 25 3
Call ingups ettings ............................... 254
Closing ................................................ 254
Deleting Interne tfavo rite s. ..................2 54
Del eting theI nterne thisto ry ................ 254
Overvie w............................................. 253
Setting Interne tfavo rite s. .................... 254
We bsite
Calling up ............................................ 253
Wheel chock
St orag elocation ..................................2 93
Whee lrotation ........................................ .333
Wheels Care .................................................... 287
Index 439