Safety
systems Display
messages Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 002500E5
Currently Unavaila‐ Currently
Unavaila‐
ble SeeOperator's ble
SeeOperator's
Manual Manual ABS
(Anti- lockBraking System), BAS(Brake Assist), ESP®
(Electronic
Stability Program), theHOLD function andhillstart assist aretempo-
rarily unavail able.
Act ive Brake Assist mayhave alsofailed .
In addition, the0025, 00E5and00BB warning lampsmaylight upin
the instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdeactivated.
Possible causesare:
R Self-diagnosis isnot yetcomplete
R The on-board voltagemaybeinsufficient
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affected.
The braking distance inan emergency brakingsituation canincrease.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Carefu llydrive onasuitabl estretc hof road, making gentlesteering
movements atspeeds ofabove 12mph (20km/h).
If the displa ymessage disappears,thefunctions mentioned above
are avail able again.
If the multifunction displaystill shows thedispla ymessage:
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop immediately . 002500E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ABS,
BAS,ESP®
,the HOLD function andhillstart assist arenot avail -
able duetoamalfunction.
Act ive Brake Assist mayhave alsofailed .
The 0025, 00E5,00BBand0027 (USAonly)or004D (Canad aonly)
warning lampsinthe instrument clustermayalsolight up.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdeactivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affected.
The braking distance inan emergency brakingsituation canincrease.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop immediately .194
Dis
play messagesOn-board comp uter anddisplays
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00E5
Cur rently Unavai la‐ Cur
rently Unavai la‐
ble SeeOperat or's ble
SeeOperat or's
Man ual Man
ual ES
P®
,BA S,theHO LD function and hillstart assi stare tempo rarily
unav ailable .
Ac tive Brake Assis tmay havealso failed.
In addit ion,th e00E5 and00BB warninglamp smay lightup inthe
ins trumen tclus ter.
AT TENTI ON ASSIST isdeac tivat ed.
The self-diagn osis function mightnotbe compl ete, for exampl e.
G WAR
NING
The brak esyst emcontinu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.
The brak ingdist ancein an eme rgencybrak ingsituati oncan thus
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no toper ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz eth eveh icle.
The reisan increas edriskof skiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Caref ullydrive asuit able distance,mak ingslightsteer ing mov e-
men tsat aspe edabov e12 mph (20km/ h).
If the displ aymessag edisa ppea rs,the functions mentioned above
are avai lableaga in.
If the multifu nctiondisplaystill shows thedispl aymessag e:
X Drive oncareful ly.
X Visit aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop immediately. 00E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ESP
®
,BAS, theHOLD function andhillstart assistare unava ilable due
to amalfu nction.
Active BrakeAssist mayhave alsofailed.
In addi tion, the00E5 and00BB warning lampsmay lightup inthe
instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSISTis deactiva ted.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but withou tthe
functions listedabove.
The braking distance inan emergency brakingsituationcanthus
increase.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional, ESP®
is unabl eto stabil izethe vehicle .
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Drive oncareful ly.
X Visit aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop immediately. Di
splay message s
195On-bo ardcompu terand displays Z
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Act
ive Distance Act
ive Distance
Ass ist Inoperative Ass
ist Inoperative Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis def ective. Situati on-depen dent
brak efor ce boos ting may alsohavefail ed.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Act
.Dis tance Act
.Dis tance
Ass ist Suspended Ass
ist Suspended You
havedepr essedtheacc eler atorpedal .Ac tive Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI Cis no longer control lingth espe edoftheveh icle.
X Remo veyour footfr om theacc eler atorpedal . Act
. Act
.Dis tance Dis
tanceAss ist Ass
ist
- --mph -
--mph A
co nd ition foractivat ing Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Chas not
been met.
X Chec kth eact ivat ion cond ition sfor Active Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI C(Y page 154). Cru
ise Cru
ise Control Con
trolIno p‐ Ino
p‐
era tive era
tive Cruis
eco ntrol ismalf unction ing .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Cru
ise Control Cru
ise Control
- --mph -
--mph R
Aco nd ition foractivat ing cruise control has notbeen fulfilled .
You havetried tostore aspe edbelo w20 mph (30km/h), forexam-
ple.
R ES P®
is deac tivat ed The yello wES P®
OF Fwarn inglamp islit.
X Ifco nd ition sper mit,dri ve fas terth an 20 mph (30km/h)and store
th espe ed.
or X Chec kth eact ivat ion cond ition sfor cruise control (Ypage 151).
or
X Reac tivat eES P®
(Y page 187). 212
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laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s
Socket
inthe rear passenger compart-
ment center console X
Pull thecover outbythe top ofthe handle
edge.
X Lift upthe cover ofthe socket .
Socket inthe trunk X
Lift upthe cover ofsocket 0043. Mercedes
meconne ct
General notes A
license agreement mustbeinplace inorder to
activate theMercedes meconn ectservice.
Make surethatyour system isactivated and
operational. Toregister, pressthe00D9 MBInfo
call button. Ifany ofthe steps mentioned arenot
carried out,thesystem maynotbeactivated.
If you have questions abouttheactivation, con-
tact oneofthe following telephone hotlines:
USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-80 0-FOR-MERCedes
(1-80 0-367-63 72)or1-86 6-990-9007
Canada: Customer Serviceat1-88 8-923-83 67
Only USA: shortly aftersuccessfully registering
with Mercedes meconn ect,auser IDand pass-
word willbesent toyou bypost. Youcanusethis
password tolog into the Mercedes meconn ect
area under "Owners Online"athtt p://
www .mbusa.com.
The system isavaila bleif:
R ithas been activated andisoperational
R the correspondin gmobile phonenetwork is
availa blefortransm ittingdatatothe Cus-
tomer Center
R aservice subscription isavaila ble Determ
iningthelocation ofthe vehicle onamap
is only possible if:
R GPS reception isavaila ble
R the vehicle position canbeforwarded tothe
Customer AssistanceCenter
The Mercedes meconne ctsystem To
adjust thevolume duringacall, proceed as
follows:
X Press the0081 or0082 button onthe multi-
funct ionsteering wheel.
or
X Use themultimedia system'svolumecontrol.
The system offersvarious services, e.g.:
R Automatic andmanual emergency call
R Roadsid eAssistanc ecall
R MB Info call
You canfind information andadescription ofall
availa blefeatures under"Owners Online"at
http: //www.mbusa.com.
System self-test Aft
eryou have switched onthe ignition, thesys-
tem carries outaself-diagnosis.
A malfunction inthe system hasbeen detect ed
if one ofthe following occurs:
R The indicator lampinthe SOS button doesnot
come onduring thesystem self-test .
R The indicator lampinthe 0052 Roadsid e
Assistanc ecall button doesnotlight updur-
ing self-diagnosis ofthe system.
R The indicator lampinthe 00D9 MBInfo call
button doesnotlight upduring self-diagnosis
of the system.
R The indicator lampinone ormore ofthe fol-
lowing buttons continues tolight upred after
the system self-diagnosis:
- SOS button
- 0052 Roadsid eAssistanc ecall button
- 00D9 MBInfo callbutton
R The Inoperative Inoperative
orthe Service Not Service
Not
Activated Activated
messageappearsinthe multi-
funct iondisplay afterthesystem self-diagno-
sis.
If amalfunction isindicated asoutlined above,
the system maynotoperate asexpected. Inthe
event ofan emergency, helpwillhave tobe
summoned byother means. 248
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