2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET warning

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J Brak esystemw arning lamp
(red) The
redb rake system warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes:
R The brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning and theb raking characteristic smaybe af fected.
R The reis insuf ficient brak efluid in theb rake fluid reser voir. &
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning
If brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning, increased brak epedal forc em aybe necessar yfor braking .Braking char‐
acteristic smaybe impaired. The brakin gdista nce ma yincrease in an eme rgency braking situation. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etolowbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid le velist oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb raking characteristic smaybe impaired. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Do no ttop up theb rake fluid. 464
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Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
! ABS warning lamp The
yello wA BSwarning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If th er eisana dditional acoustic warning signal, EB Dismalfunctioning.
Other drivin gsystems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be faulty. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen braking
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired. The brakin gdista nce ma yincrease in
an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
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÷ ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pflashes while thev ehicle is in motion.
ESP ®
is inter vening . #
Adapty our driving styletos uitther oad and weather conditions.
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lam plights
up The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving sa fety sy stems ma yalso be faulty. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems are
switched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 466
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å ESP ®
OFF warning lamp The
yello wE SP®
OFF warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP ®
is deacti vated. &
WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP ®
deacti vated
If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .The availabilit yoffurther driving saf etys ystems
is also limited. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Onlydeactivat eESP®
forasl ong as thes ituation requ ires.
If ESP ®
canno tbeactivated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Obser vethen otes on deactivating ESP ®
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! Re dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied
!
Ye llo we lect ricp arking
brak eindicator lam pismal‐
functioning The
rede lect ricp arkin gb rake indicator lam pflashes or is lit. The yello wi ndicator lam pisalso lit if thee lectric parking
brak emalfunctions. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.468
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6 Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp The
redr estraint sy stem warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionall yormight not
be triggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect thes eat belt tensioner or airbag, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Seat belt
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7 Seat belt warning lamp
light sup The
reds eat belt warning lam plight supa fter thee ngine is star ted.
In addition, an acoustic warning tone ma ysound.
The sea tbeltw arning lam premind sthe driver and front passenger tofast entheir seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt .
If yo uh ave placed objects on thef ront passenger seat, thes eat belt warning lam pmayremain lit. Displa
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7 Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
reds eat belt warning lam pflashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger ha snotfast ened their seat belt while thev ehicle is in motion. #
Fasten your seat belt .
Ther eareobject sonthe front passenger seat. #
Remo vetheo bjects from thef ront passenger seat. Driving sy
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à Suspension warning lamp The
yello wA IRBO DY CONTROL warning lam pison.
AI RB ODYC ONTROL is faulty. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y.
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Dis tance warning warning
lamp The
redd istan cewarning lam plight supw 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 reapproachin ganobstacle at tooh igh aspeed. #
Be prepared tobrak eimmediatel y. #
Increase thed ista nce.
Ac tiveB rake Assi st . 47 0
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Ð Po we rsteering sy stem
wa rning lamp The
redp owe rsteering sy stem warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The po wersteering assis tance or thes teering itself is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering does no tfunction as intended, thev ehicle's operating saf etyisj eopardised. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. Displ
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