2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN warning light

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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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

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.
Displaymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 451

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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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Tire s
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lam plights
up The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) is lit.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem has de tected tir epressur elossinatl east one of thet ires.&
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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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Gearshiftpaddles
see Steering wheel paddle shif ters
Gearshif trecommendation ....................146
Genuinep arts............................................ 19
Genuinew ood (Care) .............................. .331
Glide mode ............................................... 146
Glo vebox
Air vent ................................................ 133
Locking/unlocking ................................ 99
H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 354
HANDS-FRE EACCESS ................................ 69
Haza rdwa rning lights ............................ .116
Head restra int .......................................... .88
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 88
Fr ont (luxur yhead restra int )................. .89
Re ar (adjusting) .................................... .90
Re ar (inst alling/removing) .................... .90 Head-up Display
....................................... 213
Ad justing brightness (on-board com‐
pu ter) ................................................... 213
Ad justing displa yelements (on-board
compu ter) ............................................ 213
Fu nctio n............................................... 214
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 213
Setting thep osition (on-boar dcom‐
puter) ................................................... 213
Switching on/of f................................. 215
Using them emor yfunction .................. .96
Heating see Climat econtrol
High-beam flasher ................................... 115
High-beam headlamps Activating/deactivating .......................1 15
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................... .117
Hill star ta ssist ........................................ 175
HOLD function ......................................... 175
Ac tivating/deactiv ating .......................1
75
Fu ncti

on/no tes. ................................... 175
Hood Functio n(activ eh ood) ......................... 320
Opening/closing ................................. 320 Re
setting( activehood) ........................ 320
Hooking thel uggag enet ........................ 103
Hotspot Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 241
I
Identification pla te
Engine ................................................. 386
Re frigerant .......................................... 393
Ve hicle ................................................ 386
Ignition Switching on (S tart/S topb utton) ........ 134
Ignition key
see SmartK ey
Immobilizer ................................................ 81
Indicator lamp see Warning/indicator lamps
Individual driv eprogram
Configuring .......................................... 142
Selecting ............................................. 142
Instrument clus ter
see Instrument Display
see Warning/indicator lamps
Index 47
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K
KEYLESS-GO Lockin gthe vehicle ................................ 62
Problem .................................................6 3
Un lockin gsetting .................................. 58
Un lockin gthe vehicle ............................6 2
Kic kdow n................................................ .146
Using ................................................... 146
Knee air bag .............................................. .38
L
Labelin g(tires)
see Tire labeling
Laden ........................................................ 102
St ow ages paceu nderthe trunk floor ... 103
Ti e-down eyes...................................... 102
Lam p(Instrument Display)
see Warning/indicator lamps
Lamps see Interior lighting
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist Language
Notes. .................................................. 243
Setting ................................................. 243
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
attachment
Installing ................................................ 51
No tes. .................................................... 49
Le velc ontrol sy stem
see AI RBODYC ONTROL
Light switch Overvie w.............................................. 114
Lighting .................................................... .118
Lighting see Lights
Lights ................................................ 114, 118
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................... .117
Ad justing thei nstrument lighting ........ 207
Au tomatic driving lights ....................... 115
Combination switch .............................115
Corne ring light functio n....................... 116
Hazard warning lights. .......................... 116
High-bea mf
lasher .
............................... 115
High-beamh eadlamps.........................1 15
Light switc h.........................................1 14Lo
wb eam ............................................ 114
Pa rking lights. ...................................... 114
Re ar fogl ight ........................................1 15
Re sponsibility forl ighting sy stems ...... .114
Setting thes urround lighting ................ 118
St anding lights. .................................... 114
Tu rn signals .......................................... 115
Limited Warranty
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Liv eTraffic Information
Displaying subscription information .... 265
Displaying thet raffic map .................. .265
Display ing traffici ncidents .................. 266
Extending asubscription ..................... 265
Issuing hazar dalerts. .......................... 267
Load inde x(tire s) .................................... 369
Load-bearing capacity (tires) ................. 369
Loading Definition s...........................................3 71
No tes. .................................................... 97
Ro ofrack ............................................. 104
Loading guidelines .................................... 97
Loading information table .............
......... 361
Index 47
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Parking aid
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assist
Maneuvering assis tance ...................... 193
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC ...................179
Ad justing warning tones ...................... 182
Fu nctio n.............................................. 179
Sid eimp actp rotection ........................ 180
Switching of f........................................ 181
Switching on ........................................ 181
Sy stem limitations .............................. .179
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see ActiveP arking Assist
Pa rking brake
see Electric parkin gbrake
Pa rking lights .......................................... .114
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors ................................... 123
St oring thep osition of thep assenger
outside mir roru sing reve rseg ear ........ 124
PA SSENGER AIR BAGs tatus displa y
se eA utomati cfront passenger front
air bag shutoff Pa
yload
Calculation example ............................ 363
De term inin gthe maximum .................. 362
Pe destrian pr otection
see Activeh ood( pede strian protection)
Pe rfume
see Fragranc esystem
Pe rfume atomizer
Setting .................................................1 30
Pe rfume vial
see Fragranc esystem
Pe riod out of use
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .157
Pe rm itted towing me thods ...
.................
.345
Pe rsonalization
see User profile
Pe ts in the vehicle .....................................5 6
Phone book see Contacts
Pictur eformats
se eV ideo mode Pictur
esettings
see Video mode
PIN pr otection
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 44
Plastic trim (Care) ................................... 331
Playbac koptions
Selecting. ............................................ 300
POI symbols Custom. ............................................... 269
Po we rsupp ly
Switching on (S tart/S topb utton) ........ 134
Po we rw asher (care) ............................... 327
PRE-SAFE
®(anticipator yoccupant
pr otection) ................................................ .45
Fu nctio n................................................ 45
PRE-SAFE
®Sound ................................. 45
Re versing them easures ........................ 45
PRE-SAFE
®Impulse Side ........................... 46
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Fu nctio n................................................ 46
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Index

Vehicl eoperation
Outside theU SAor Canada ...................2 1
Ve hicl eposition
Tr ansmittin g....................................... .239
Ve hicl etool kit ........................................ 336
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .336
To wing eye. ......................................... 349
Ve ntilating
Con venience opening ............................ 74
Ve ntilation
see Climat econt rol
Ve nts
see Air vents
Vi deo mode .............................................. 303
Ac tivating ............................................ 301
Ac tivating/deactivating full-screen
mod e................................................... 303
Overvie w.............................................3 02
Settings ............................................... 303
VIN ............................................................ 386
Identification plate .............................. 386
Seat. .................................................... 386
Wi ndshield ........................................... 386 Vi
sibility
Defrosting thew indo ws....................... 130
Wi ndshield hea ter. ............................... 132
Vo ice command types (Voice Control
Sy stem) .................................................... .217
Vo ice Control Sy stem .............................. 216
Application specific voice command s..2 17
Au dible help function s......................... 218
Entering numbe rs................................ 218
Global voice command s....................... 217
Impr oving speec hquality. ....................
218
La

ngua gesetting. ................................ 218
Media pla yerv oice commands ............ 224
Messag evoice commands .................. 226
Multifunction steering wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 216
Na vigation voice command s............... .220
Operable function s............................. .217
Operating saf ety. ................................ .216
Ra dio voice command s....................... 22 3
Swit chvoice command s..................... .218
Te lephonev oice controls .....................2 22
Te xt message voice command s........... 22 6
Ty pes of voice command s................... .217
Ve hicle voice command s..................... 22 7Vo
ice prom pting .................................. .217
W
Wa rning lamp
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!AB Swarning lam p....................... 445
$Brak ewarning lam p(USA) .......... .443
JBrakes warning lam p(Canada) .... 443
?Coolantw arning lamp................. 45 4
· Dis ta nce warning lam p............... .451
#Elect rical malfunction warning
lam p................................................... .452
;Engine diagnosis warning lam p... 45 2
å ESP
®OF Fw arning lam p............. .447
÷ESP®wa rning lam pflashes ........ .445
÷ESP®wa rning lam plightsu p....... 446
8Fu elreser vewarning lam p..4 52, 453
Index 491