2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN display

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#Switchoffthei gnition and tur nitbacko n.
To appl y:
#Release and then apply thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
To release:
#Re lease and then apply thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
If th ee lectric parking brak ecannot be applied or ther ed F (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp
continues toflash:
#Do no tcontinue drivin gunde rany circum stances. Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dthe par kedv ehicle agains trolling away.
The yellow ! indicator lam pislit and ther ed F (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lam pflashes for
appr oximatel yten seconds af tert he electric parking brak ehas been applied or released. It then remains lit or goes
out. The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning.
If th eb attery charge leve list oo lo w:
#Chargetheb atter y.
To appl y:
#Switc hthe ignition off.
The electric parking brak eisapplied automaticall y.
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If yo udon otwish thee lectric parking brak etobeapplied, lea vethei gnition switched on, e.g. when washing the
ve hicle in an automatic car wash or when having thev ehicle towe da way.Do no tdothis when having thev ehicle
to we dw itht he rear axle raised.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisnotapplied automatically:
#Switc hoffthei gnition and tur nitbacko n.
#Release and then apply thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
If it is still no tpossible toappl ythe electric parking brake:
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dthe par kedv ehicle agains trolling away.
To release:
#Ifth ec onditions fora utom aticrelease ar efulfilled and thee lectric parking brak eisnotreleased automaticall y,
re lease thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
If it is still no tpossible torelease thee lectric parking brake:
#Do no tcontinue driving under an ycircums tances. Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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SRS Malfunction Service
Required*T
herestra 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: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 (
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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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Inoperative*O
ne or mor emainf eatures of them brace sy stem ar emalfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Front Passenger Airbag Dis-
abled See Operator's Man-
ual *T
he front passenger air bag and thek neea ir bag ar edeactivated, eventhough an adult or aperson wit habuild
cor responding tothat of an adult is seated on thef ront passenger seat. If additional forc es ar eapplied tothes eat,
th es ystemm ayinterpr ettheo ccupant's weight as lo werthan it actually is.
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WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue toad isabledf ront passenger airbag
If th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled, thef ront passenger airbag will no tbedeployedint heevent of an acci‐
dent and cann otper form its intended pr otectiv efunction.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could then, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th thevehicle's interior,
especially if thep erson is sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
#Mak esure, bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe status of thea utomatic front passenger air bag shutof f.
#If necessary,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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FrontP assenger Airbag
Enabled See Operator's
Manual *T
he front passenger air bag and knee air bags ar eenabled during thej ourney:
REven when achild, asmall adult or an object weighingl essthan thes ystemw eight thre shold is located on the
front passenger seat.
REven when thef ront passenger seat is no toccupied.
The sy stem ma ydetect objects or forc es that ar eaddingtot heweight applied tothes eat.
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WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ybyu singac hildrestra int sy stem wit hthe front passenger airbag
enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in achild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat and thef ront passenger airbag is
enabled, thef ront passenger airbag can deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag.
#Mak esure, bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe status of thea utomatic front passenger air bag shutof f.
#If necessary,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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É
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.
É
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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Drive More Slowly*Y
ou ar edriving toof astfor thes elected vehicle le vel.
#When adjustin gthe vehicle le vel,yo um ustn otdriv efastert han 50 mph(80 km/h).
#When adjusting thev ehicle le veld uring trailer operation ,you mus tnotdriv efastert han 19mp h(30 km/h).
É
Vehicl eRising *Y
our vehicle is adjusting tothel eve lyou ha veselected.
É
Compressor Is Cooling *D
uetofrequent le velc hanges within ashor tspaceoft ime,thec ompressor firs tn eeds tocool down in order toset
th es elected vehicle le vel.
#Driv eoninam anner appropriat efor thec urrent le vel. Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient ground clearance.
Whe nthe compressor has cooled down, thev ehicle continues rising tothes elected vehicle le vel.
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