2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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ESP®OFFwarning lamp The
yello wE SP
®OFF warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP
®is deacti vated.
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WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP®deacti vated
If ESP
®is deactivated, ESP®canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization. The availabilityoff urther 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®checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Obser vethen otes on deactivating ESP®.
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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Redindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (USA
only)
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Re dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (Can‐
ada only)
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Ye llo we lect ricp arking
brak eindicator lam pismal‐
functioning The
rede lectri cparkin 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.
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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Restra 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 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 yormight not
be triggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect theE mer gency Tensioning Device or airbag, fore xam‐
ple.
#Ha ve ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Observethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Seat belts
Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Seat beltwarning lamp
lightsu p Af
tert he engine is star ted, ther ed seat belt warning lam plightsupf or six seconds.
In addition, an acoustic warning tone ma ysound.
The sea tbeltw arning lam premind sthe driver and front passenger tofast entheir seat belts.#Fa sten your seat belt.
If yo uh ave placed objects on thef ront passenger seat, thes eat belt warning lam pmayremain lit.
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Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
reds eat belt warning lam pflashes and an intermitte ntwa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger hasn otfast 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 stems
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Suspensionwarning 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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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Distance warning lamp The
redd istan cewarning lam plightsupw 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 reapproachingano bstacle at tooh igh aspeed.#Be prepared tobrak eimmediatel y.
#Increasethed ista nce.
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.
Ve hicle
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Powe 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 eopardized.
#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.
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Engine
Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Engine diagnosiswarning
lamp The
yello wC heckEngine warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Am alfunctio nhasoccurr ed inthee ngine, thee xhaust system or thef uel sy stem.
The emissions limit value ma yhave been exceeded and thee ngine ma yberunningine mergency operation mode.
In some states, legal requ irements stipulat ethat youm ustimmediatel yconsul taqualified specialis tworks hop as soon
as they ello wC heckEngine warning lam plightsu p.
#Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Electrical malfunction warn‐
ing lamp The
rede lectri calfault warning lam pislit.
Ther eisaf ault in thee lectrics.#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
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Fuelreser vewarning lamp The
yello wf uel reser ve wa rning lam plightsupw hile driving.
Ther ehas been pressur eloss in thef uel sy stem. The fuel filler cap is no tclosed cor rectl yort he fuel sy stem is leaking.#Close thef uel filler cap.
If th ef uel filler cap has already been closed cor rectly:
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Fuelreser ve wa rning lamp The
yello wf uel reser vewarning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The fue lsuppl yhasdroppe dintot he reser verange.#Re fuel.
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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Coolantwarning lamp The
redc oolant warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes are:RThe temp eratur esensor is malfunctioning
RCoolant le veltoo low
RThe air suppl ytotheradiator is obstructed
RThe radiator fani sd efecti ve
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, thec oolant temp eratur ehasexc eeded them aximum permissible temp erature.
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WARNING Danger of burn swhen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or during afireint he engine compartment, youc ould come
int oc ontact wit hh otgases or other escaping operating fluids.
#Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe engine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep theh ood closed and call thef ires ervice.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely and switc hoffthee ngine, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
If th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yisatt he lowerend of thet emperatur escale:
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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