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
Tire
s Warn
ing/
in dic ato r
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Po ssible cause s/consequ encesand 0050 0050
So luti ons 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)islit.
The tirepressu remoni torhasde tecte dalo ss ofpre ssu reinat leas tone ofthe tires.
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatar etoo low po se the followi ng hazar ds:
R the yma ybu rst, especially as the load and vehiclesp ee dincr ease.
R the yma ywe arexce ssivel yand /or unevenl y,wh ich maygre atlyimp airtire trac-
tio n.
R the drivin gcha racteri stics, aswellas stee ringand braking ,ma ybe gre atly
imp aired .
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Stop thevehiclewi thou tma king anysudd en stee ringor bra king maneu vers.Pa y
atte ntionto the trafficcond itions asyoudo so.
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away (Y page 142 ).
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laymes sage sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
X Ch eck thetiresand ,if nece ssary,fol low the instructio nsfor afla ttire
(Y page 274 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu re(Y page 297 ).
X Ifnece ssary,corr ectthe tire pressu re. 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)
fla she sfor appro xim atelyone minute and thenrem ains lit.
The tirepressu remoni torisfaulty.
G WA
RNING
The system ispo ssi blyuna ble to reco gnizeorreg ister low tire pressu re.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laymes sage sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh opimm ediatel y. 23
0 Warni
ngand indic ator lamps inthe instrume ntcluste rOn-bo ard computer anddisplay s
Gene
ralnotes
The multime diasystem section inthis Opera -
tor's Manua ldescrib esthe basi cprincipl esfor
opera tion.More information canbefound inthe
Digital Operator'sManua l. Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you opera teinformation systemsandcom-
municatio nequ ipment integrated inthe vehi-
cle when driving, youmay bedistracted from
the traffic situation. Youcould alsolose con-
trol ofthe vehicle .There isarisk ofan acci-
dent.
Only opera tethis equipment whenthetraffic
situa tionpermits. Ifyou arenot sure thatthis
is possi ble,park thevehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions andopera tethe equip-
ment when thevehicle isstationary .
You must observe thelega lrequ irements forthe
country inwhich youarecurrently drivingwhen
opera tingthemultime diasystem.
The multime diasystem calculates theroute to
the destinati onwithou ttaking thefollo wing into
account, forexampl e:
R traffic lights
R stop andyieldsigns
R parking orstopping restrictions
R road narrowi ng
R other roadandtraffic rulesand regul ations
The multime diasystem maygiveincorrect nav-
iga tion recommendati onsifthe actual street/
traffic situationdoes notcorrespond withthe
digi talmap's data.
For exampl e:
R adiverted route
R the road layout orthe direction ofaone-way
street hasbeen changed
For this reaso n,you must alwaysobserve road
and traffic rulesand regul ations duringyou r
journey. Roadand traffic rulesand regul ations
alw ayshave priorityover multime diasystem
driving recommendati ons. Navig
ation announcements areintended to
direct youwhiledriving withoutdiverting your
attention fromtheroad anddriving.
Plea sealw aysuse this feature instead ofcon-
sul ting themap displayfordirections. Looking
at the icons ormap displaycan distract youfrom
traffic conditions anddriving, andincrease the
risk ofan accide nt.
This equipment complieswith FCCradiation
exposu relimi tsset forth foruncontrolled equip-
ment andmeets theFCC radiofreque ncy(RF)
Exposure Guideli nes inSuppl ement Cto OET65.
This equipment hasvery lowlevel sof RF energy
that isdeeme dto comply withoutmaximu m
permis siveexposu reeval uation(MPE). How-
ever, itis recommended toinstall itat adistance
of at lea st8inches (approx. 20cm) betwee nthe
radi ation source andaperson's body(not
includ inglimb ssuch ashands, wrists,feetand
legs) . G
WARNING
Modi fications toelectronic components, their
software aswel las wiri ngcan impa irtheir
function and/orthefunction ofother net-
worked components. Inparticu lar,systems
releva ntto safety couldalsobeaffected. Asa
resul t,these maynolonger function asinten-
ded and/or jeopardizethe opera tingsafety of
the vehicle .There isan increase drisk ofan
accide ntand injury.
Never tamper withthewiringaswel las elec-
tronic components ortheir software .You
shoul dhave allwork toelectrica land elec-
tronic equipment carried outataqua lified
specia listworkshop . Func
tionrestrictio ns
For safety reasons,some functions arerestric-
ted orunava ilable whil ethe vehicle isin motion.
You willnotice this,forexampl e,becau seeither
you willnot beabl eto sele ctcertain menuitems
or amessag ewil lapp ear tothis effect. Func
tionrestrictio ns
231Multimedia system Z