Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E5
0051
The yellow ESP®
war ning lamp flashes whilethe vehicl eis in motion.
ESP ®
or traction controlhasintervened becausethere isarisk ofskiddi ngorat
lea stone whee lhas started tospin.
Cru isecontrol orActive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdea ctivated.
X When pulling away,only depre ssthe accele ratorpedalas far asnecessa ry.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion.
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e66) ,it may bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e64). 00BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
OFF warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ESP ®
is dea ctivated. ESP®
wil lnot stabi lizethevehicl eif it starts toskid orifa
whee lstarts tospin.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
is swi tched off,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
Further drivingsystems ordrivi ngsafety systems arethus restricted.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e66) ,it may bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e64).
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
If ESP ®
cannot beactiva ted:
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand have ESP®
checked. 0074
0051
Mercede s-AMGvehiclesonly :
The yellow SPORT handlingmode warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
SPORT handlingmode isactiva ted.
G WARNING
When SPORT handlingmode isswi tched on,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Only switch toSPORT handlingmode inaccorda ncewith theconditions descri-
bed inthe "Activating/d eactivatingESP®
" section (Ypag e66) . 224
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays
Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP ®
and ESP®
OFF warni nglamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrunning.
ESP ®
,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, theHOLD function andhillstart assistare not
ava ilable due toamalfu nction.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions listed
abo ve.
The braki ngdista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanthus increas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP ®
and ESP®
OFF warni nglamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrunning.
ESP ®
,BAS, theHOLD function andhillstart assistare tempora rilyunava ilable .
Active BrakeAssist mayhave alsofail ed.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
Self-di agnosi sis not yetcomple te
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions listed
abo ve.
The braki ngdista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanthus increas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Ca reful lydrive asui table distance,making slightsteering movements ataspee d
abo ve12 mph (20km/h) .
The functions mentioned aboveare available aga inwhen thewarni nglamp goes
out.
If the warning lamp isstill on:
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entcluster
225On-boardcomput erand displays Z
Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00240049
0051
0049 (USAonly),0024 (Canada only):the red indica torlamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake flashes orlights upand/or theyellow warni nglamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake lights up.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display. 0075
0051
The redrestrai ntsystem warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
The restrai ntsystem ismalfu nctioning.
G WARNING
The airbag sor Emergency TensioningDevices mayeither betriggere duninten-
tional lyor, inthe event ofan accide nt,may notbetriggere d.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand have therestrai ntsystem checked.
For further informati onabo utthe restrai ntsystem, see(Ypag e40) . Eng
ine Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00B9
0051
The yellow CheckEngine warning lamp lights upwhi lethe engine isrunning.
There maybeamalfu nction, forexampl e:
R in the engine management
R in the fuel injection system
R in the exhau stsystem
R in the ignitio nsystem
R in the fuel system
The emiss ionlimitvalu esmay beexceede dand theengine maybeinemerge ncy
mode.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately.
i In
some states, youmust immed iatelyvisit aqua lified speci alist worksho pas
soon asthe yellow CheckEngine warning lamp lights up. This isdue tothe lega l
requ ireme ntsineffect inthese states. Ifin dou bt,check whethe rsuch legal
regu lations applyin the state inwhi chyou arecurrently driving. 00D4
0051
The yellow reserve fuelwarning lamp lights upwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The fuel levelhas dropp edinto thereserve range.
X Refu elat the neares tgas station. 226
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays
Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00D4
0051
The yellow reserve fuelwarning lamp flashes whilethe vehicl eis in motion.
In add ition, the00B9 CheckEngine warninglamp maylight up.
The fuel filler cap isnot closed correctly orthe fuel system islea king.
X Che ckthat thefuel filler cap iscorrectly closed.
X Ifthe fuel filler cap isnot correc tlyclosed: close thefuel filler cap.
X Ifthe fuel filler cap isclo sed: visitaqua lified speci alist worksho p. 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp lights upwhi lethe engine isrunning andthe
coola nttempera turegage isat the start ofthe scale .
The tempera turesensor forthe coola nttempera turegaugeismalfu nctioning.
The coola nttempera tureisno longer being monitored .There isarisk ofengine
dama geifthe coola nttempera tureistoo high .
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying attention
to road andtraffic conditions. Donot continue drivingunder anycircumsta nces.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e142) .
X Consu ltaqua lified speci alist worksho p. Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entcluster
227On-boardcomput erand displays Z
Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The coola ntleve lis too low.
If the coola ntleve lis correct, theairfl owtothe engine radiator may beblocked or
the electric engineradiator fanmay bedefective .
The coola ntistoo hotand theengine isno longer being coole dsuffi ciently .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying attention
to road andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e142).
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine has
coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e263).
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem checked.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. bysnow,
slu sh orice.
X Do not start theengine againuntil thecoola nttempera tureisbel ow 248 ‡
(120 †).Otherwi se,the engine couldbe dama ged.
X Drive tothe neares tqua lified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivi nginmountai nousterrain
and stop-and-go traffic. 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning. Awarni ng
tone alsosound s.
The coola nttempera turehasexceede d248 ‡(120 †).The airflow tothe engine
radi ator may beblocked orthe coola ntleve lmay betoo low.
G WARNING
The engine isnot being coole dsuffi ciently andmay bedama ged.
Do not drive whenyou rengine isoverhe ated.Thiscancausesome fluids which
may have leaked into theengine compartment tocatch fire.
Steam fromtheoverhe atedengine canalso cau seseri ous burns whichcan occur
just byopeni ngthe hood .
There isarisk ofinjury .
X Obse rvethe additiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multifunction displa y.
X Pul lover andstop thevehi clesafe lyand switch offthe engine, paying attention
to road andtraffic conditio ns.
X Secure thevehi cleaga inst rolling away (Y pag e142) .
X Leav ethe vehi cleand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehi cleuntil theengine has
coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obse rving thewarning notes
(Y pag e263) .
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsys tem checked.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked, e.g.bysnow,
slu sh orice. 228
Warning
andindicator lamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-b oard comput erand displays
Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions X
At coola nttempera turesbelow 248 ‡(120 †),drive tothe neares tqua lified
speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivi nginmountai nousterrain
and stop-and-go traffic. Drivi
ngsystems Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BA
0051
The reddista ncewarning lamp lights upwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion. Awarni ng
tone alsosound s.
You areapproachi ngavehicl eor astationa ryobstacl ein you rline oftravel attoo
high aspee d.
X Be prepa redtobrake immed iately.
X Pay carefu lattention tothe traffic situation. Youmay have tobrake ortake
evasi veaction.
Further informati onon the dista ncewarni ngfunction ofActive BrakeAssist
(Y pag e62). Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entcluster
229On-boardcomput erand displays Z
X
Vehi
cles with asto wag eco mpartmen t
co ver:pre ssthe lowe rsecti onofcove r0043.
The stow agecomp artmentopens.
X To remo vethe inse rt: lift inse rt0087 up0044 and
ou t.
X To re-i nsta llthe inse rt: pre ssinse rt0087 into
the holder untilit enga ges.
i If
yo uremo vethe ashtra yinse rt,youcan use
the resulting comp artmentforstow age.
Rear compartment ashtray X
To ope n:pullcove r0087 outby its top edge.
X To remo ve:pu llinse rt0044 byrece ss0043 inthe
di recti onofarr ow 0085unti lit au dibl yrel eases .
X Lif tinse rt0044 upand out.
X To instal lthe inse rt: insta llinse rt0044 from
ab ove into theholder and pressdow nunti lit
enga ges. Ci
gare ttelighte r G
WARNI
NG
Yo ucan burn yours elfif yo utou chthe hot
hea ting eleme ntor the socke tof the cigare tte
li ghte r.
In addition, flamma blemate rialscan ignite if:
R the hot cigare tte lighte rfal ls
R achi ldhol dsthe hot cigare tte lighte rto
obje cts,forexa mpl e
The reisaris kof fire and injury.
Alw ayshol dthe cigare tte lighte rby the knob.
Alw aysmake sure that thecigare tte lighte ris
ou tof rea chofchi ldren. Neve rle ave children
uns upervi sed inthe vehicle. Yo
ur atte ntion mustal wa ysbe focu sedonthe
traf ficcondi tions.Only usethe cigare tte lighte r
wh en roa dand trafficcondi tions permit. X
Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123 ).
X Vehi
cles with asto wag eco mpartmen t
co ver:pre ssthe lowe rsecti onofcove r0043.
The stow agecomp artmentopens.
X Pre ssincig are tte lighte r0044.
Ci ga rette lighte r0044 willpop outau toma tically
wh en the heating eleme ntisred -hot. 12
Vso cke ts
Gen eral notes X
Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0047 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123 ).
The socke tscan beused for acce ssorieswi th a
maxi mum drawof 180 W(15A). Accessori es
inclu desuch items ascharge rsfor mobi le
phones .
If you usethesockets forlong periods whenthe
engine isswi tched off,thebattery maydis-
charge .
An emerg encycut-out ensuresthat theon-
boa rdvolta gedoes notdrop toolow.If the on-
boa rdvolta geistoo low,the pow erto the sock-
ets isau tomatica llycut. This ensure sthat there
is suffi cient powerto start theengine.
Soc ket inthe front center conso le X
Vehic
leswith astow agecompartm ent
co ver: press thelowersection ofthe cover.
The stowa gecompa rtment opens.
X Lift upthe cover ofthe socket. Fe
atures
247Stowageand features Z
Curr
ently inac tiveareas canbeact ivat edbytext
mes sage.
Tr igger ingthevehi clealarm Wit
hth is fun ction ,you can trigge rth eveh icle's
pan icalarm viatext mes sage. Analarm sounds
and theex terior light ingflashes. Depen dingon
th eset ting,thepan icalarm lastsfiv eor tensec -
on ds. Afterwar ds,thealarm switches off. Ga
rage door opener
Gener alnot es The
Hom eLink®
garag edoor openerintegr ated
in therear -view mirror allows youtooper ateup
to three differe ntdoor andgatesyst ems .
Use theint egr atedgarag edoor openeronlyon
garag edoor sth at:
R have safetystop and revers efeat ures and
R mee tcur ren tU. S. fed eral safetystand ards
On ce pro gram ed,theint egr atedgarag edoor
open erintherear -view mirror will assum eth e
fun ction ofthegarag edoor system'srem ote
co ntrol. Pleas ealso read theoper atingins truc-
tio ns for thegarag edoor system.
When program mingagarag edoor opener,park
th eveh icle outside thegarag e.Do notleave the
en gin erun ningwhile program ming.
Cert aingarag edoor drivesare incomp atible
wit hth eint egr atedgarag edoor opener.Ifyou
have difficult ypro gram ingtheint egr atedgarag e
door opener,contact aMer cedes-Ben zSer vice
Cen ter.
Alt ern ativ ely, you can callthefoll owin gte le-
phon eassis tanceser vices:
R USA: Mercedes-Ben zCust omerAs sist anc e
Cen terat 1-80 0-FO R-M ERCe des
R Cana da:Cust omerSer viceat
1- 80 0-38 7-01 00
R Hom eLink®
hot line1- 80 0-35 5-35 15 (free of
ch arge )
Mor einf orm ationon Hom eLink®
and /or com-
pat ible product sis also availab leon lineat
ht tp :/ /www. homelink.co m.
Notes onthe declara tionofconformity
(Y page 27).
USA: FCCID:CB2HMIHL4
Cana da:IC:279B-H MIHL4 Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
When youoperate orprogram thedoor with
the integrated garagedoor opener, persons in
the range ofmovement ofthe door may
become trappedorbe struck bythe door.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When usingtheintegrated garagedoor
opener, always make surethatnobody is
within therange ofmovement ofthe door. G
DANGER
Combu stionengines emitpoisonou sexhaust
gases suchascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gasesishazardou sto heal th
and canresult inpoisoning. Thereisarisk of
fatal injury. Therefore, neverleavetheengine
running inan enclosed spacewithou tade-
qua teventilation.
Programming Programming
thebuttons
Pay attention tothe "Important safetynotes"
(Y page 255). Gara
gedoor remote control0083isnot included
with theintegrated garagedoor opener.
X Turn theSmartKey toposition 2in the ignition
lock (Ypage 123).
X Select oneofbuttons 0044to0085 tocontrol the
garag edoor drive. Fe
atur es
255Stowage andfeatures Z