2018 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER ESP inoperative

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Parking Guidance has been deactivated because you are no longer
followingthe recommended path.
XPark again and ,while doin gso, observ ethe display message sinthe
multifunction display.
Parkin gGuidanceFinishedThe vehicl eisparked. Awarning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically.
Distance Pilot OffDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICisd eactivated (Ypage 140).
If it was deactivated automatically, awarning tone also sounds.
Distance Pilot NowAvailableDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICiso perational again after having been tem-
porarily unavailable .You can no wreactivat eDistance Pilot
DISTRONI C(
Ypage 140).
Distance Pilot Cur ‐rently UnavailableSee Operator'sMan‐ual
Distanc ePilotD ISTR ONICist emporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation .
RThe system is outside th eoperating temperature range.
RThe on-boar dvoltag eistoolow.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Distanc ePilotD ISTR ONICiso perational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XRestart th eengine.
DistancePilotInop‐erativ eDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICism alfunctioning .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Distance Pilot Sus‐pendedYou havedepressed th eaccelerato rpedal .Distance PilotDISTR ONIC
is no longer controllin gthe speed of th evehicle.
XRemove your foo tfromt heaccelerato rpedal .
DistancePilot ---mphAcondition for activating Distance Pilot DISTRONIC has not been met.
XCheck the activation conditions for Distance Pilot DISTRONIC
(Ypage 140).
Cruise Control OffCruise control has been deactivated.
Ifaw arning tone also sounds, cruise control has deactivated auto-
matically (
Ypage 138).
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Run FlatIndicatorInoperativeCanada only:
The tire pressur eloss warning system is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
PleaseCorrectTirePressureUSAo nly:
The tire pressur eistoolow in at least on eofthetires ,ort hetire
pressur edifference between th ewheels is to ogreat.
XChec kthe tire pressures at th enexto pportunity (Ypage 267).
XIf necessary, correc tthe tire pressure.
XRestart th etirep ressur emonitor (Ypage 270).
TirePressure Soo nThe tire pressur einoneor mor etires has dropped significantly. The
whee lposition is shown in th emultifunction display.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
Tir ep ressures that are to olow pos ethe followin ghazards :
Rthey may burst, especially as th eload and vehicl espeed increas e
Rthey may wear excessivel yand/o runevenly, whic hmay greatl y
impair tire traction .
Rthed rivin gcharacteristics ,aswell as steering and braking ,may be
greatl yimpaire d
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop thevehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XChec kthe tires and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstruction sfor aflat
tire (Ypage 246).
XChec kthe tire pressur e(Ypage 267).
XIf necessary, correc tthe tire pressure.
Warnin gTireM al‐functionThe tire pressur einoneor mor etires has dropped suddenly. The whee l
position is shown in th emultifunction display.
GWARNIN G
Drivin gwithaf lat tire poses ariskoft hefollowin ghazards :
Raflat tire affects th eabilit ytos teer or brak ethe vehicl e
Ryou could lose control of th evehicle.
Rcontinued drivin gwithaf lat tire will caus eexces sive heat build-up
and possibl yafire
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop thevehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XChec kthe tires and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstruction sfor aflat
tire (Ypage 246).
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
TirePress.Monito rCurrently Unavaila‐ble
Becausethere is interferenc efromas tron gs ource of radi owaves, no
signals from th etirep ressur esensor sare detected. The tire pressur e
monitor is temporarily malfunctioning .
XDrive on.
The tire pressur emonitor restarts automatically as soo nasthe
problem has been resolved.
TirePress .Sen‐sor(s) Missin gThere is no signal from th etirep ressur esensor of on eorseveral
wheels. The pressur eoftheaffecte dtired oes no tappear in th emul-
tifunction display.
XHav ethe fault ytirep ressur esensor replace dataqualified special -
ist workshop .
TirePressure Moni‐tor Inoperative NoWheel Sensor s
The wheels mounte ddonothav eas uitable tire pressur esensor .The
tire pressur emonitor is deactivated.
XMoun twheels wit hsuitable tire pressur esensors.
The tire pressur emonitor is activated automatically after drivin gfor
af ew minutes.
Tir ePress.Monito rInoperativeThe tire pressur emonitor is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Vehicle
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Shiftto'P'or'N'to Start EngineYou haveattempte dtostart th eenginew itht he transmission in posi-
tion korh.
XShift th etransmission to position jori.
Apply Brake toShift fro m'P'You hav eattempte dtoshift th etransmission to position h,kori
without depressing th ebrak epedal .
XDepress th ebrak epedal .
To Shift out of PorN,DepressBrakeandSwitchonEngine
You hav eattempte dtoshift th etransmission out of position jori
int oa nother transmission position wit hthe engin eswitched off .
XDepress thebrak epedal .
XStart th eengine.
Driver's Doo rOpen&T ransmission NotinPRiskofV ehi‐cle Rollin gAway
The driver's door is no tfully closed and th etransmission is in position
k, iorh.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
The vehicl emay rol laway.
There is ariskofana ccident.
XWhenparking th evehicle, shift th etransmission to position j.
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