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Tire s
Displa ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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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 tire pressure is too low in at least one of the tires, or the tire pressure dif fere nce between the wheels is too
great.
#Check the tire pressure and add air, if necessar y.
#Whenthe tire pressure is cor rect, restart the tire pressure monitoring sy stem .
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& K H F N 7 L U H V *T
he tire pressure in one or more tires has dropped significantl y.The wheel position is displa yed.
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WARNING Risk of an accident due toinsuf ficient tire pressure
Ti re pressures that are too low pose thefo llowing hazards:
RThe tires may bur st, especially as the load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires may wearexc essively and/or une venly, which may greatly impair tire traction.
RThe driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking, may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle.
#Obser vethere commended tire pressure.
#Ad just the tire pressure if necessar y.
#Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions.
#Check the tire pressure and the tires.
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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*Thetailgate is open.
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WARNING Risk ofexhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust gases such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust gases can enter the
ve hicle interior if theta ilgate is open when the engine is running, especially if theve hicle is in motion.
#Alw ays switch off the engine before opening theta ilgate.
#Ne ver drive with theta ilgate open.
#Close theta ilgate.
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5 H D U / H I W % D F N U H V W 1 R W
/ D W F K H G (examp le) *T
he cor responding seat backrest of there ar bench seat is not engaged.
#Foldthe cor responding seat backrest back until it engages.
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& K H F N : D V K H U ) O X L G *T
hewasher fluid leve l in thewa sher fluid reser voir has dropped below the minimum.
#Ad dwa sher fluid .
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Lights
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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& K H F N / H I W / R Z
% H D P(exa mp le) *T
he cor responding light source is defective.
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
% LED light bulbs: the display message forth e cor responding lamp only appears when allthe light-emitting diodes
in the lamp ha vefailed.
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$ F W L Y H + H D G O D P S V , Q R S H U D
W L Y H *T
he active light function is malfunctioning.
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
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$ F W L Y H + H D G O D P S V , Q R S H U D
W L Y H *A
ctive light function is defective.
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
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Instrument Display (standard)
Instrument Display intheWi descreen Co ck‐
pit
Prog ressive setting (Widescreen Cockpit)
Ifyo u select the progressive display setting in
ve hicles with a Widescreen Cockpit, the position
of the indicator lamps in the Instrument Display
ch anges.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Low beam (
→page
123)
T Pa
rking lights (
→page 123)
K High beam
(
→page12 4)
#! Tu
rn signal light (
→page 124)
R Re
ar fog light (
→page 123) ü
Seat belt is not
fastened
(
→page 459)
$ USA: brakes (red) (
→page 451)
J Canada: brakes (red) (
→page 451)
! ABS malfunctioning (
→page 451)
÷ ESP
®(→page 451)
å ESP
®OFF (→page 451)
F USA: electric parking brake applied
(red) (
→page 451)
! Canada: electric parking brake
applied (red) (
→page 451)
! Elect
ric park ing brake (yellow)
(
→page 451)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunctioning
(
→pa ge 461)
# Electrical malfunction (
→page 462)
6 Re
stra int sy stem (
→page 451)
; Check Engine (
→page 462)
8 Fu
elreser vewith fuel filler flap loca‐
tion indicator (
→page 462)
? Coolant
too hot/cold (
→page 462)
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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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ABSwarning 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 driving and driving safe ty systems may also be faulty.
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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 .Th ebr aking dis tance in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situation can increase. In addition, other driving saf etysy 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 in the multifunction displa y.
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
÷
ESP®wa rning lamp flashes The
yellow ESP
®wa rning lamp flashes while theve hicle is in motion.
ESP
®is inter vening.
#Ad apt your drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather conditions.
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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
÷
ESP®warning lamp lights
up The
yellow ESP
®wa rning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
ESP
®is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving safe ty systems may also be malfunctioning.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP®is malfunctioning
If ESP
®is malfunctioning, ESP®cannot car ryout vehicle stabilization. In addition, other driving saf etysy stems are
switched off.
#Drive on carefull y.
#Have ESP®checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
#Drive on carefully.
#Obser vethe messages in the multifunction displa y.
#Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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ESP®OFFwarning lamp The
yellow ESP
®OFF warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
ESP
®is deacti vated.
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WARNING Risk of skidding when driving wi thESP®deacti vated
If ESP
®is deactivated, ESP®cannot car ryout vehicle stabilization. The availability of fur ther driving saf etysy stems
is also limited.
#Drive on carefull y.
#Only deactivate ESP®for as long as the situation requ ires.
If ESP
®cannot be activated, ESP®is malfunctioning.
#Ha ve ESP®checked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop.
#Obser vethe no tes on deactivating ESP®.
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Tire s
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Tire pressure monitoring
sy stem warning lamp lights
up The
yellow tire pressure monitoring sy stem warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) is lit.
The tire pressure monitoring sy stem has de tected tire pressure loss in at least one of the tires.&
WARNING Risk of an accident due toinsuf ficient tire pressure
Ti re pressures that are too low pose thefo llowing hazards:
RThe tires may bur st, especially as the load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires may wearexc essively and/or une venly, which may greatly impair tire traction.
RThe driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking, may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle.
#Obser vethere commended tire pressure.
#Ad just the tire pressure if necessar y.
#Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions.
#Check the tire pressure and the tires.
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