Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS (Anti-lock BrakingSystem) isdea ctivated duetoamalfu nction. Therefore,
BAS (Brake Assist), ActiveBrakeAssist, ESP®
(Electronic StabilityProgra m),the
HOLD function andhillstart assist,for exampl e,are alsodea ctivated.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions listed
abo ve.The whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou brake hard,for exampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebraki ng
dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas 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.
If the ABS control unitisdefective ,there isals oapossi bility that other systems ,
such asthe naviga tionsystem orthe automatic transmissi on,willnot beava ilable . 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS istempora rilyunava ilable .There fore,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, ESP®
,EBD
(el ectronic brakeforcedistributio n),the HOLD function andhillstart assist,for
exampl e,are alsodea ctivated.
Possi blecaus esare:
R self-di agnosi sis not yetcomple te
R the on-board voltagemay beinsuffi cient
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions listed
abo ve.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou brake hard,for exam-
ple .
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebraki ng
dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isarisk ofan accide 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. 222
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 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
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
of
the upper section ofcup holder 0043faces
forwards.
X Press thecup holder downwards untilit
engages onthe right andleft-h andsides.
Cup holder inthe rear seat armrest !
Do
not siton orsupport yourbody weight on
the rear seat armrest whenitis folded down,
as you could otherwise damageit.
! Close
thecup holder before folding therear
seat armrest up.Otherwise, thecup holder
could bedamaged. X
Fold down therear seat armrest.
X To open: pressthefront ofcup holder 0043
or 0044.
Cup holder 0043or0044 exten dsautomatically.
X To close: slidecupholder 0043or0044 back until
it engages. Sun
visors
Overview G
WARNING
If the mirror coverofthe vanity mirror isfolded
up when thevehicle isin motion, youcould be
blinded byincident light.There isarisk ofan
accident .
Always keepthemirror coverfolded down
while driving. 0043
Mirror light
0044 Brack et
0087 Retaining clip,e.g.foracar park ticket
0085 Vanity mirror
0083 Mirror cover
Vanit ymirr orinthe sun visor Mirror
light0043only funct ionsifthe sun visor is
clipped intobracket 0044and mirror cover0083has
been folded up.
Glare fromtheside X
Fold down thesun visor.
X Pull thesun visor outofretainer 0044.
X Swing thesun visor tothe side. Ashtra
y
Front ashtray !
The
stowage spaceundertheashtray isnot
heat resistant .Before placing litcigarett esin
the ashtray, makesurethattheashtray is
properly engaged. Otherwise, thestowage
space couldbedamaged. 246
Featur
esStowage andfeatu res
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