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he HOLD function is deactivated because thev ehicle is skidding or acondition fora ctivation is no tmet.
#Re activat ethe HOLD function later or checkt he activation conditions fort he HOLD function.
$ F W L Y H ' L V W D Q F H $ V V L V W 1 R Z
$ Y D L O D E O H *A
ctiveDistan ce Assist DISTRONICiso perationa laga in and can be acti vated(
→pag e169).
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ctiv eDistan ce Assist DISTRONICist emporarily unavailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imitations (
→pag e166).
#Driv eon.
As soo nasthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limitations, thes ystemw ill become available again.
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ctiveDistan ce Assist DISTRONICism alfunctioning.
Otherd riving and driving safe ty systems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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ctiv eSteering Assis tistemporaril yunavailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imitations (
→pag e172).
#Driv eon.
As soon as thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limitations, thes ystemw ill become available again.
#If necessar y,clean thew indshield in thec amera's field of vision.
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$ F W L Y H 6 W H H U L Q J $ V V L V W , Q R S
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ctiveSteering Assis tismalfunctioning. ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICr emainsavailable.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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ruise control canno tbeactivated as no tall activation condition sarefulfilled.#Obser vethea ctivation conditions forc ruisec ontrol.
& U X L V H & R Q W U R O & D Q F H O H G *C
ruise control has been deactivated.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, cruise control hasb eens witched of fautomatically (
→pag e164).
& U X L V H & R Q W U R O , Q R S H U D W L Y H *C
ruise control is malfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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3 O H D V H & R U U H F W 7 L U H 3 U H V
V X U H*T
he tir epressur eist oo lo winatl eastone of thet ires, or thet irep ressur ediffe re nce betwee nthe wheels is too
great.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eand add air ,ifnecessar y.
#Whenthet irep ressur eisc orrect, restar tt he tir epressur emonitoring sy stem.
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& K H F N 7 L U H V *T
he tir epressur eino ne or mor etires has dropped significantl y.The wheel position is displa yed.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetoi nsufficient tir epressure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tir etraction.
RThe drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Obser vether ecommende dtirep ressure.
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y.
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eand thet ires.
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: D U Q L Q J 7 L U H 0 D O I X Q F W L R Q*T
he tir epressur eino ne or mor etires has dropped suddenly .The wheel position is displa yed.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thaflat tire
Flat tires ar edangerous in thef ollowing ways:
RThe tires can overheat and cause afire.
RThe driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Do no tdrive wit haf lat tire.
#Obser vethen otes on flat tires.
No tesonf lat tires (→page334).
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tires.
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osignals can be receive dfromt he tir epressur esensor sdue tostro ngradio signal source inter fere nce. The tire
pressur emonito ring sy stem is temp oraril yunavailable.
#Driv eon.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem restarts automaticall yassoon as thec ause has been rectified.
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: K H H O 6 H Q V R U V 0 L V V L Q J*T
her eisnos ignal from thet irep ressur esensor of one or mor etires. The pressur eofthe affected tir eisnotdis‐
play ed.
#Have thed efectiv etirep ressur esensor replaced at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
7 L U H 3 U H V V X U H 0 R Q L W R U , Q R S
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he wheels ins talled do no thave suitable tir epressur esensors. The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is deactivated.
#Ins tall wheels wit hsuitable tir epressur esensors.
7 L U H 3 U H V V 0 R Q L W R U , Q R S H U D
W L Y H *T
he tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is defective.
&
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th et irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is no table toissue awarning if ther eisp ressur eloss
in one or mor eofthe tires.
Underinflated tires ma y,fore xamp le, impair thed riving, steering and braking characteristics.
#Ha ve thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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tlea st one tire is overheating. The af fected tires ar edisplay ed in red. At temp eratures close tothel imit value, the
tires ar edispl ayed in yello w.
#Driv emores lowl y.
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6 W H H U L Q J 0 D O I X Q F W L R Q 6 W R S
, P P H G L D W H O \ 6 H H 2 S H U D
W R U
V 0 D Q X D O*T
hesteering is malfunctioning. Steering capability is considerabl yimp aired.
&
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 tcontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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he po werassi stanc efor thes teering is malfunctioning.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetoa lteredsteering characteristics
If th ep owe rassi stanc eoft hesteering fails partiall yorcomple tely,y ou will need touse mor eforce tosteer.
#If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully.
#Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
#If safesteering is possible, driv eoncarefully.
#Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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ABSwarning lamp The
yello wA BSwarning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, EBD is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving safe ty systems ma yalso be faulty.
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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 in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase.Ina ddition, 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.
#Observethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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ESP®wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wE SP
®warning lam pflashes while thev ehicle is in motion.
ESP
®is inter vening.
#Ad apty our driving styletos uitther oad and weather conditions.
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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.
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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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