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 page35 7). Engine
compartment Ac
tiv ehoo d(pe des trian protection) Oper
ation oftheact ive hood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction )
In cer tain acc ident situations,th erisk ofinjur y
to pedes trians canbereduced bytheactuation
of theactiv ehood. Therear area ofthehood is
ra ised byappr oximat ely3 in (85 mm).
Fo rth edr ive to thewo rkshop, rese tth etrig‐
ge redactiv ehood yourself .Af terth eactiv ehood
has been trigg ered, pedes trian protect ion may
be limit ed.
A qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop mustre -ins tate
th efull func tionality oftheactiv ehood.
The activ ehood isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
Re setting theact ive hood 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. 0007
With your han dflat, push down active hood
1 inthear ea around thehing eson both
sides (arrow s).
In doing so,theactuat orisdepr essur ized
and youma yhear ahiss ingsoun d.
The hood musten gage inposit ion. 0007
Ifth eactiv ehood canberaised slight lyat
th ere ar inthear ea ofthehing es,repeat the
st ep until iteng ages cor rectl y. 358
Maintenanc eand care
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 page36 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. 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 lwit han on-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s:
The engin eoil leve 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 parkth eve hicle onaleve lsur face.
R leav eth eengine running atidle spe ed. Ma
intena nce and care36
1
On-boar
dcom puter:
0018 Service 0019
Engine OilLevel
Yo uwil lsee one ofthefo llo wing messa gesin
th emu ltifunct iondisp lay: 0007
Measuring EngineOil Level... :measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. Re peat the
re qu estaf te ra maximu mof 30 minut es'driv‐
ing. 0007
Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect. 0007
Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0land thebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": add
1. 1 US qt(1l)of engine oil. 0007
Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lin themultifunc tion
displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ":drain
of fth eex cess engineoil.Co nsul ta qu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On:
switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l. 0007
Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:sensor
def ective or notinse rted. Consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.:
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, 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. 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. 0007
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. 000E
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es 0007
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. 0007
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. 0007
Donotuse additiv es. 362
Maintenanc eand care
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B2 En gine OilPressure Stop
Switc hOff Engine *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tain engin es:
The engin eoil pressur eis toolow.
000E NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoilpress ure 0007
Avoid driving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoilpress ure. 0007
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. 0007
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B2 Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) *D
ispla ymess ageonl yfo rcer tain engin es:
The engin eoil leve 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
Whe nne xt refuel ing, add 1qu artof eng ineoil.
To pup engin eoil (0013 page362) .
No teson engine oil(0013 page43 1). 466
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B2 Check Engine OilAtNext
Refueling *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 page362 ).
No teson engine oil(0013 page43 1). Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Transmission Malfunction
St op *
The transmission ismalfunct ioning.Thetransmission shiftsto position 005Cautomatic ally. 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
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
N Permanently Active Risk
of Roll ingAway *
While theve hicle isrolling orwhile youar edr ivin g,thetra nsmiss ionhas been shiftedto position 005C. 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal tostop and, when theve hicle isstatio nary,shif tth etransmission toposition 005D. 0007
Tocontinu eyo ur jour ne y,shif tth etransmission toposition 005Bor005E. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 46
7
Bli
nd Spo tAssi stCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l...... ............ 453
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative..... ...... .... 454
Blind SpotAssis tNo tAv ailable When
To wing aTr ailer SeeOperat or'sMan ‐
ual .......................................................4 57
0027 CheckBr ak eFluid Level.............. 443
Chec kBr ak ePa ds See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 452
Chec kCoolant LevelSee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 462
00B2Chec kEn gine OilAtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng ...... .............................................. 467
00B2Che ckEngi neOilLe vel(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 466
0049Chec kLef tLo wBeam (Exam‐
ple) ...................................................... 480
0077Chec kTire s ................................. 470
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid ..................... 478 00AC
Coolan tTo oHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 463
Cr uise Contr olInop erati ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 460
Cr uise Contr olOff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 460
0025C urrentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 445
00E5 Currentl yUna vailable SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 438
Dec rease Speed.................................. 473
00AF Don't Forget Your Key.................. 475
Dr ive More Slowly ............ ...................452
Dr iver' sDoo rOp en &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ..469
00B3Engi neOil LevelCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>...464
00B2Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................465
00B2Engi neOilPr ess ureSt op Switc h
Of fEngin e...........................................4 66
00B2Engine OilReduce OilLevel.........4 65 0075Fr
ontLeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (Exam ple) .............................4 50
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual .............................. 448
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 47
00B6 FuelLevelLo w .............................4 64
00B6 GasCap Loose............................ 464
0025In operativ eSee Operat or's
Man ual................................................ 446
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ...........................................4 46
007AInope rativ eSee Operator' s
Ma nua l........... .....................................443
0053 Inoper ative..... .............................4 50
0049Int ell.Ligh tSy stem Inoperativ e... 480
00AFKe yNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................... 474
00AF KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 74 506
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