2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE Owners Manual

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!
÷ 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
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÷ 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
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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
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T
!
÷ 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.
!
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
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! Release parking brake *
The red! indicator lam pflashes.
The electric parkin gbrake is applied while driving:
R Acondition fora utom aticrelease of thee lectric parking brak eisnotfulfilled .
R Youa reper form ing emer gency braking using thee lectric parking brak e. #
Chec kthat thec onditions fora utom aticrelease of thee lectric parking brak earefulfilled. #
Release thee lectric parking brak emanually. 434
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! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual *
The yellow ! indicator lam pislit. The elect ricp arkin gb rake is malfunctioning.
To appl y: #
Switc hoffthei gnition and switc hitbacko n. #
Appl ythe electric parking brak emanually .
If it is no tpossible toappl ythe electric parking brake: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dthe par kedv ehicle agains trolling away.
The yellow ! indicator lam pand ther ed ! indicator lam parelit. The elect ricp arkin gb rake is malfunction‐
ing.
To release: #
Swit chofft he ignition and switc hitbacko n. #
Release thee lectric parking brak emanually .
or #
Release thee lectric parking brak eautomaticall 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.
The yellow ! indicator lam pislit and ther ed ! indicator lam pisflashing. The electric parkin gbrake is mal‐
functioning.
The electric parkin gbrake coul dnotbe applied or released. Displa
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Switc hoffthei gnition and switc hitbacko n.
To appl y: #
Release and then apply thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
To release: #
Appl yand then release thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
If it is no tpossible toappl ythe electric parking brak eorthered ! indicator lam pcontinues 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 ! indicator lam pflashes fora pproxima tely tens econds af ter
th ee lectric parking brak ehas been applied or released. It then remains lit or goes out. The electric parking brak eis
malfunctioning.
If th eb attery charge leve list oo lo w: #
Char getheb atter y.
To appl y: #
Switc hoffthei gnition.
The electric parking brak eisapplied automaticall y.436
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If th ee lectric parking brak eshould no tbeapplied, lea vethei gnition switched on, e.g. when washing thev ehicle in
an automatic car wash or when having thev ehicle towe d. Do no tdothis when having thev ehicle towe dw itht he
re ar axle raised.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisnotapplied automatically: #
Switc hoffthei gnition and switc hitbacko n. #
Release and then apply thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
If it is still no tpossible toappl ythe electric parking brake: #
Consult aqualified 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. Displa
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