2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE light

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MSolutions #
Restart the engine.
!
÷
currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
are temp orarily una vailable.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems may also be temp orarily una vailable.
The brake sy stem continues tooperate normally. The braking dis tance may increase in an emergency braking situa‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
If ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning, the wheels could lock when braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristics are thus se verely impaired. The br aking distance may
increase in an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are switched off. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch ecked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Carefully drive on a suitable stre tch of road, making slight steering mo vements at a speed abo ve30 km/h. #
Ifth e display message does not disappear, consult a qualified specialist workshop immediately. Drive carefully. Display messages and
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R pressing a steering-wheel button or touch cont rol
R activating or deactivating Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
K
Please check direction of
travel *Y
ou ha veturned the wrong way on toa one-w aystre et. #
Check the direction of tra vel. #
Turn as soon as possible, in accordance with the traf fic conditions.
6 Front left malfunction Con-
sult workshop (Example) *T
he cor responding restra int sy stem is faulty (→ page31). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata l injury due toa malfunction in there stra int sy stem
If th ere stra int sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components may be triggered unintentionally or
might not be triggered at all in theeve nt of an accident. This may af fect the seat belt tensioner or airbag, for
ex ample. #
Have there stra int sy stem checked and repaired immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. De
tection of a restra int sy stem fault:
R The restra int sy stem warning lamp 6does not light up when the ignition is switched on.
R The restra int sy stem warning lamp 6lights up continuously or repeatedly during a journe y. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y. Displ
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Active Brake Assist Func-
tions currently limited See
Owner's Manual *
Ve hicles with the Driving Assistance Package: Active Brake Assi stwith cross-traf fic function, Evasi veSteering
Assist or PRE‑SAFE ®
PLUS are temp orarily una vailable or only partially available.
Ve hicles without the Driving Assistance pa ckage: Active Brake Assi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The ambient conditions are outside the sy stem limits (→ page196). #
Drive on.
As soon as the ambient conditions are within the sy stem limits, the sy stem will become available again. #
Ifth e display message does not disappear, stop theve hicle while paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions
and restart the engine.
6
Restraint sys. malfunction
Consult workshop *T
herestra int sy stem is faulty (→ page31). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata l injury due toa malfunction in there stra int sy stem
If th ere stra int sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components may be triggered unintentionally or
might not be triggered at all in theeve nt of an accident. This may af fect the seat belt tensioner or airbag, for
ex ample. #
Have there stra int sy stem checked and repaired immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. De
tection of a restra int sy stem fault:
R The restra int sy stem warning lamp 6does not light up when the ignition is switched on.
R The restra int sy stem warning lamp 6lights up continuously or repeatedly during a journe y. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.492
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Lights
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b Intelligent Light System
inoperative *T
he Intelligent Light Sy stem is faulty. The lighting sy stem continues tofunction properly without the functions of
th e Intelligent Light Sy stem. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
b Left dipped beam (Example)*T
he cor responding light source is defective. #
Drive on carefully. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
% LED light bulbs: the display message forth e cor responding lamp appears only when allthe light-emitting diodes
in the lamp ha vefailed.
b Active Light System inoper-
ative *T
he active headlamp s arefaulty. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
b *Y
ou are leaving theve hicle and the lights are still switched on. #
Turn the light switch totheà position. 528
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Switch off lights
b
Malfunction See Owner's
Manual *T
heexterior lighting is faulty. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Ve hicles with a trailer hitch: a fuse may haveblown. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. #
Check the fuses and replace them if necessary (→ page 437).
b
Switch on headlamps *Y
ou are driving without lo w-beam headlamps. #
Turn the light switch totheL orà position.
b
Automatic driving lights
inoperative *T
he light sensor is faulty. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
b Hazard warning lamps mal-
functioning *T
he hazard warning lamp switch is faulty. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Display messages and
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Wa
rning and indicator lamps Overview of
warning and indicator lamps Some sy
stems will per form a self-test when the
ignition is switched on. Some warning and indi‐
cator lamps may brief lylight up or flash. This
behaviour is non-critical. These warning and indi‐
cator lamps indicate a malfunction only if they
light up or flash af terth e engine has been star‐
te d or during a journe y.
Instrument display (standard) Instrument display in
the widescreen cockpit Prog
ressive setting Ve
hicles with a widescreen cock pit:Ifyou
select the progressive display setting, the posi‐ tions of
the indicator lamps on the instrument
display will change.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Low beam (→
page128)
T St
anding lights (→ page128)
K High beam (→
page130)
#! Tu
rn signal indicators (→ page130)
R Re
ar fog light (→ page128)
6 Re
stra int sy stem (→ page 532)
ü Seat belt not
fastened (→ page 537)
J Brakes (yellow) (→
page 532)
J Brakes (red) (→
page 532)
! Elect
ric pa rking brake (yellow)
(→ page 532)
! Electric parking brake (red)
(→ page 532)
! ABS malfunction (→
page 532)
÷ ESP®
(→ page 532)
å ESP®
OFF (→ page 532)
L Distance warning (→ page 538) Display messages and
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Wa
rning/indicator lamp
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! ABS warning lamp The
yellow ABS warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If th ere is an additional warning tone, EBD is malfunctioning.
Other drive sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems may also be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, the wheels could lock when braking
The steering capability and braking characteristics are thus se verely impaired. The br aking distance may increase in
an eme rgency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are switched off. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake sy stem checked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Drive on carefully. #
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights
up The
yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning
Other drive sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems may also be malfunctioning. Display messages and
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7 Seat belt warning lamp
lights up The
red seat belt warning lamp will light up once the engine has star ted.
In addition, a warning tone may sound.
The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and front passenger tofast entheir seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt (→ page 36).
If yo u ha veplaced objects on the front passenger seat, the seat belt warning lamp may remain lit. Driving sy
stems Wa
rning/indicator lamp
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à Suspension warning lamp The
yellow AIR BODY CONTROL warning lamp is on.
The yellow DYNA MIC BODY CONTROL warning lamp is on.
AIR BODY CONTROL is faulty.
There is a fault in theDY NA MIC BODY CONTROL. #
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y.
L
Wa rning lamp for dis tance
wa rning function The
red dis tancewarning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion.
The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too small forth e speed selected.
If th ere is an additional warning tone, you are approaching an obs tacle at too high a speed. #
Be prepared tobrake immediatel y.538
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