2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE ESP

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etys ystems Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
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÷ inoperativ eSee Owner's
Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 429

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
!
÷ currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
aret emporaril yunavailable.
Other drivin gand drivin gsafet ys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Carefully driv eonasuitablestre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve30 km/h. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully. 430
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displa
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MSolutions
÷ inoperativ eSee Owner's
Manual *
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
The brak esystemc ontinues tooperat enormally .The braking dis tance ma yincrease in an eme rgency braking situa‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems
ar es witched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 431

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ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
÷ currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ESP ®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Other drivin gand drivin gsafet ys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems
ar es witched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Carefully driv eonasuitablestre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve30 km/h. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully. 432
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

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!
÷ inoperative See Owner's
Manual *
EBD,A BS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
If EBD, ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels can loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an eme rgency braking situation .Inaddition, other driving saf etys yst ems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Turn on the ignition to
release the parking brake *
The red! indicator lam pislit.
Yo uh ave attem ptedtor elease thee lectric parking brak ewitht he ignition switched off. #
Switc hthe ignition on. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 433

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Front-passenger airbag dis-
abled See Owner's Manual *T
he front passenger airbag is disabled, 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, thew eight thes ystem
de tects ma ybetoo low. &
WARNING ‑Riskofi njuryor eve nfatal injur ywhen thef ront passenger airbag is disabled
If th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled, It will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of an accident and canno tperform
its intended pr otectiv efunction.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could then, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th thevehicle interior ,espe‐
cially if thep erson is sitting tooc lose tothed ashboard. #
Beawareoft hestatus of thef ront passenger airbag bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y. #
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 airbag shutof f. #
If necessar y,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.444
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

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É Stop vehicle Vehicle too
low *Y
ou ha vepulled away despit ethe vehicle le velb eing 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. #
Wait 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 80 km/h and consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
* NO
TEThe tyres of thef ront axle or thef ront wings could be damaged bylarge steering mo vements #
Avoid larg esteering mo vements whil edriving and lis tenf or scraping sounds. #
Ifyo uh ear sc raping 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. 446
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N *T
he boo tlid is open. &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaus tgases suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaus tgases can enter the
ve hicle interior if theb ootlid is open when thee ngine is running ,especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine befor eopening theb ootlid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe boo tlid open. #
Close theb ootlid.
_ Example:Front left seat
backrest not locked *T
he seat backres tofthe cor responding front seat is no tengaged. #
Push thes eat backres tbacku ntil it engages.
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Top up washer fluid *T
hewasher fluid le velint hewasher fluid reser voir has dropped belo wthe minimum. #
Topupt hewasher fluid . Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 469