2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN warning lamp

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Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Key Not Detected(red dis‐
pla ym essage) *T
he SmartK eycanno tbed etected and ma ynolonger be in thev ehicle.
The SmartK eyis no longer in thev ehicle and yous witch offt he engine:RYo uc an no longe rstart thee ngine.
RYouc anno tcentrall yloc kt he vehicle.
#Ensur ethat theS martK eyis in thev ehicle.
If th eS martK eydetection function hasam alfunction duetoastrongradio signal source:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Place theS martK eyinthes towa ge compartment fors tartin gt he engine wit hthe SmartK ey.
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Key Not Detected (white
displa ymessage) *T
he SmartK eyis cur rently und etected.
#Chang ethe location of theS martK eyinthev ehicle.
#Ifth eS martK eyisstill no tbeing recognized, star tt he engine wit hthe SmartK eyinthes towa ge compartment .
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Don' tForget Your Key *A
warning tone also sounds. Thi smessage reminds youtot akey our keyw ithy ou when youl eave thev ehicle.
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Replace Key Battery*T
he SmartK eybatter yisdischar ged.
#Chang ethe batter y.
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ObtainaNew Key *T
he SmartK eyneeds tobe replaced.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Apply Brake to Shift from
'P' *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jand int oanother transmission position.
#Depress theb rake pedal.
To Deselec tPorN,
Depress Brakea nd Start
Engine *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jori intoa nother transmission position.
#Depress theb rake pedal.
#Startt he engine.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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*T he engine hood is open.
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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.
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*A tlea st one door is open.
#Close al lthe doors.
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*The trunk lid is open.
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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.
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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.
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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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Check Washer Fluid*T
hewasher fluid leve lint hewasher fluid reser voir has dropped belo wthe minimum.
#Addw asherf luid .
Lights
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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.
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Switch On Headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without lo wbeam.
#Turn thel ight switc htotheL orà position.
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