Pr
oblems withthetransm ission Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The transmission hasafa ulty gearshif t. The transm issionis losin goil. 0007
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
The acceler ationcharact eristic sar e
de terior ating.
The transmission nolong ershif tsgear. The
transm issionis in emer gency operati on mod e.
It is only possi ble to shif tto one gear and reve rsege ar. 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. 0007
Swi tchth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. 0007
Switc hof fth eengine. 0007
Waitat leas tte nseco ndsbefore restar tin gth eengine. 0007
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Bor005E.
If 005B isselect ed,thetransmission onlyshif tsto one gear;if 005E isselec ted, thetransmission shiftsto
re ve rsege ar. 0007
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Fu
nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven
when needed. Toget her withESP ®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sth etra ction ofyour vehicle whene
vera dr iven whee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke acc
oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane. 14
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Driving and parking
R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. 0007
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(0013 page33 7). Engine
compartment Opening/closing
thehood 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine
hood isunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. 0007
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile
dr iving. 0007
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at the
engine hoodislatc hed. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingtheengine
hood
When opening orclosing theengine hood,it
ma ysuddenl ydr op intoth eend position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. 0007
Onlyopen orclose theengine hood
when ther ear eno per sons inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment maycon tinue tomo veorsuddenly
mo veagain evenaf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff,e.g. thecooler fan.
Ma kesur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: 0007
Swi tchth eignition off. 338
Maintenanc eand care
0007
Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liftth ehood byappr oximat ely15 in
(40 cm). 0007
Toclose: lowe rth ehood andletit fallfrom a
height ofappr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). 0007
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle more
fo rc euntil iteng ages cor rectl y. Engine
oil Chec
kingtheengine oilleve lusing theoil
dip stick 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. Re
quirement s:
R The engin emus tha ve an oildips tick.Ifno t,
th eengine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit h
th eon- boar dcom puter(0013 page34 1).
Depen dingontheengine, theoil dips tickma ybe
ins talled intheengine compartmen tin dif fere nt
lo cati ons.
The waitin gtim ebef orech ecking theoil leve l
when theengine isat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur eis five minut es. 0007
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. 0007
Pulloil dips tic k1 outand wipe off. 0007
Slowly slide oildips tic k1 intoth eguide
tube tothestop, and take itout again afte r
appr oximat elyth re esecon ds.
R Oilleve lis cor rect:oil leve lis be tween 2
and 3.
R Oilleve lto olow: oil leve lis at 3 or
belo w. 34
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Maint enance andcare
R
Oilleve lto ohigh: oilleve lis abo ve2 . 0007
Ifth eoil leve lis toolow, add 1.1 US qt
(1 liter) ofengine oil. 0007
Ifth eoil leve lis toohigh, drain offexc ess
engine oil.Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Chec kingtheengine oilleve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s
The engin emus tha ve an oilleve lsen sor.If no t,
th eengine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit hth e
oil dips tick(0013 page340).
The engine oilleve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han act ive dr ivin gst yle.
In order torecei veare sult asquickl yas possi‐
ble:
R Warm uptheengine
R Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face
R Lea vetheengine running atidling spe ed On-bo
ardcom puter:
0018 Service0019
Engine OilLeve l
Yo uwill see oneof thefo llo wing mess ages on
th emultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. 0007
Repeat there qu estaf te ra maximu mof
30 minut esdriving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lon themultifunc tion
displa yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0land thebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": 0007
Add1.1 US qt(1l)engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ": 0007
Drain offexc ess engine oilthat has been
added. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On: 0007
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:sensor
fa ulty ornotins erted. 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.: 0007
Close thehood.
Ad ding engine oil 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine ,th e
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. Maint
enanceand care34
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) 000E
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil 0007
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. 0007
Whe nne xt refuel ing, add 1qu artof eng ineoil.
To pup engin eoil (0013 page34 1).
No teson engine oil(0013 page41 5).
00B2
Che ckEngine OilAtNext
Re fue ling *T
heengine oilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
000E NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil 0007
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. 0007
Checkth eengine oilleve lwhen next refuel ing.
Ad dengin eoil (0013 page34 1).
No teson engine oil(0013 page41 5). Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
* The transmission ismalfunct ioning.Thetransmission shiftsto position 005Cautomatic ally. 452
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
Ac
tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... .4 44
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable
.. ...........................................................4 44
0049 ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve ..... 467
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ................ ........................ 444
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 39
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 440
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l..... ........... ........................ 438
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 38
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......4 37
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... ............................... ...................4 69 Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 68
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 468
App lyBrak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 453
00ADAT TENTION ASSISTInoper ative... 443
00AD ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.........439
0049Au tomatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 468
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 454
Bli nd Spo tAssi stCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l...... ............ 437
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative...... .........437
Blind SpotAssis tNo tAv ailable When
To wing aTr ailer SeeOperat or'sMan ‐
ual .......................................................4 41
Cann otStartEn gin eSee Operat or's
Man ual................................................ 447
0027 CheckBr ak eFluid Level.............. 427 Chec
kBr ak ePa ds See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 436
Chec kCoolant LevelSee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 446
00B2 CheckEn gin eOil AtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng ...... .............................................. 452
00B2Che ckEngi neOilLe vel(A dd 1
qu art) ...................................................4 51
0049 CheckLef tLo wBeam (Exa m‐
ple) ...................................................... 467
Chec kTire Pressur eSoon ...................4 55
Che ckTire Pressur eThen Restar t
Ru nFla tIndi cator <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........459
0077C heckTire s ................................. 456
00B2Chec kWa sher Fluid .................... 465
0059 Convertible TopLo we ring ........... 466
0059 Convertible TopOper ation Pos‐
sible to37 mph................................... 466
00ACCoolant TooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ....................... 448 492
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