Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. #
Where necessar y,also secure the par kedve hicle against rolling away.
To release: #
Ifth e conditions for auto matic release are fulfilled and the electric parking brake is not released automaticall y,
re lease the electric parking brake manually (/ page215).
If it is still not possible torelease the electric parking brake: #
Do not continue driving. Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
J Check brake fluid level *T
here is insuf ficient brake fluid in the brake fluid reser voir. &
WARNING Risk of an accident due tolow brake fluid le vel
If th e brake fluid le vel is too lo w,the braking ef fect and the braking characteristics may be impaired. #
Stop theve hicle as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do not continue driv‐
ing. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. #
Do not top up the brake fluid. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible in accordance with the tra ffic conditions. Do not con‐
tinue driving under any circums tances. #
Do not top up the brake fluid. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 585
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission shifts toneutral iautomatically. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the traf fic conditions. #
Depress the brake pedal. #
Enga gepark position j. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Stop vehicle Leave engine
running Wait Transmission
cooling *T
he transmission is overheating. Pulling away may be temp orarily impaired or not possible. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the traf fic conditions. Do not continue driving. #
Lea vethe engine running. #
Wait until the display message disappears before pulling away.
Auxiliary battery malfunc-
tion *T
he auxiliary batteryforth e transmission is no longer being charge d. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. #
Untilthen, manually select transmission position jbefore you swit choff the engine. #
Before leaving theve hicle, apply the electric parking brake. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 617
Wa
rning and indicator lamps Overview of indicator and
warning lamps Some sy
stems will per form a self-test when the
ignition is switched on. Some indicator and
wa rning lamps may briefly light up or flash. This
behaviour is non-critical. These indicator and
wa rning lamps indicate a malfunction only if they
light up or flash af terth e engine has been star‐
te d or during a journe y.
Instrument display Depending on
the display setting, the positions
of the indicator lamps on the instrument display
may dif fer from theex ample shown. Indicator and
warning lamps:
L Low beam (/
page146)
T St
anding lights (/ page146)
K High beam (/
page148)
#! Tu
rn signal lights (/ page148)
R Re
ar fog light (/ page146)
6 Re
stra int sy stem (/ page 634)
ü Seat belt not
fastened (/ page 639)
J Brakes (yellow) (/
page 634)
J Brakes (red) (/
page 634)
! Elect
ric pa rking brake (yellow)
(/ page 634)
! Electric parking brake (red)
(/
page 634)
! ABS malfunction (/
page 634)
÷ ESP®
(/ page 634)
å ESP®
OFF (/ page 634)
L Distance warning (/ page640)
Ù Electric powerst eering malfunction
(/ page 646) ä
AIRMATIC / E- ACTIVE BODY CON‐
TROL malfunction
(/ page 640)
; Engine diagnostics (/
page 642)
% Preglow
# Electrical
fault (/ page642)
8 Fu
elreser vewith fuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (/ page642)
? Coolan
tto o hot/cold (/ page642)
h Ty
re pressure monitor (/ page644)
ï Trailer hit chis not operational or is
swivelling(/ page646) Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 633
Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. #
Do not top up the brake fluid. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do not
continue driving under any circums tances. #
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
! Re d indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied
!
Ye llow elect ric pa rking
brake indicator lamp is mal‐
functioning The
red elect ric pa rking brake indicator lamp flashes or is lit. The yellow indicator lamp is also lit if the electric parking
brake malfunctions.
* #
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y.638
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps
Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist .................... 294
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .296
Ac tivating/deactivating thewa rning .. .296
Fu nction .............................................. 294
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 296
Sy stem limits ....................................... 294
Tr ailer operation .................................. 294
Ac tive Parking Assist .............................. 279
Cross Traf fic Alert ............................... 284
Drive AwayAssi st................................ 283
Exiting a pa rking space ...................... .282
Fu nction .............................................. 279
Manoeuvring assis tance ...................... 284
Pa rking ................................................ 280
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 79
Ac tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st....................... 24 0
Displ ay................................................. 24 0
Fu nction .............................................. 24 0
Ac tive Steering Assist ............................ .243
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .244
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............2 46
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st.................. 24 5Displ
ays in the instrument display .......2 47
Fu nction .............................................. 24 3
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 43
Ac tive Traf fic Jam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .247
Fu nction .............................................. 247
Ad aptive brake lights .............................. 230
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptive functions, MULTIBEAM LED
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction ............................................... 151
Switching on/off ................................. 15 2
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Switching on/off ................................. 154
Ad Blue ®
.................................................... 566
Ad ditives .............................................5 66
Capacity .............................................. 567
Fill le vel ................................................ 310
No tes .................................................. 205
Purity ................................................... 566
Ra nge .................................................. 310To
pping up ...........................................2 06
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 82
Ad diti ves.................................................. 568
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 566
Engine oil ............................................ 568
Fu el ..................................................... 565
Ad diti ves (AdBlue ®
)
see AdBlue ®
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dress book
see Contacts
Ad justing the balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....4 87
Ad justing the sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 488
Ad justing treble, mid- range and bass
settings
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....4 87 Index
649
Ac
tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual ...... 589
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ........................... 590
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .602
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........601
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stinope rative ....... 601
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........596
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 596
bAc tive Light Sy stem inoperative .. 631
Ac tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONIC inoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 592
Ac tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable due tomultiple emer‐
ge ncy stops ......................................... 595 Ac
tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........594
Ac tive Steering Assist inoperative .......595
Ac tive Stop-and-Go Assist cur rently
una vailable see Owner's Manual .........596
Ac tive Stop-and-Go Assist inopera‐
tive See Owner's Manual ..................... 596
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........632
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 632
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .632
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative ................................................ .632
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Emer. op.:
max. XXX km/h Start not poss. in
XXX km ................................................ 61 4¯
AdBlue sy stem fault Emer gency
op. in XXX miles See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 61 4
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Engine
st art not possible ................................ .615
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 61 4
5 Add 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling .............................................. 61 0
Anti-theft alarm sy stem Malfunction ... 628
Apply brake todeselect Park (P)
position ................................................ 61 6
App lybrake toselect R ........................ 61 5
é ATTENTION ASSIST inoperative ... 591
éAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 591
bAu tomatic driving lights inoper‐
ative .................................................... 630
Au xilia rybattery malfunction ...............617
Beginning eme rgency stop .................. 595 658
Index
GInoperative
.................................. 591
îinoperative ..................................6 02
bIntelligent Light Sy stem inoper‐
ative ..................................................... 631
ÁKe y not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................6 23
ÁKe y not de tected (white dis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................6 22
bLeft dipped beam (Example) ....... 630
6Left wind owbag malfunction
Consult workshop (Example) ............... 587
Limiter inoperative .............................. 603
Limiter passive .................................... 603
 Lowe ring .................................... 592
bMalfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 630
îMax. speed 40 km/h .................. 602
ðMaximum speed exceeded ..........6 04
Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te d See Owner's Manual .....................590Mo
tor can be star ted again .................6 08
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. .616
î Notin cur r.drive prog. ................ 602
Ø .................................................... 61 3
ç Off............................................... 601
ëOff ............................................... 600
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ .616
ï Operation only possible in
transmission position P ....................... 626
!Pa rking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 582
Place theke y in the mar ked space
See Owner's Manual ...........................623
Please reduce speed ...........................5 94
Ý Please wait 48 V battery charg‐
ing ...................................................... .608
PRE-SAFE impulse side inope rative
See Owner's Manual ........................... 590 PRE-SAFE inope
rative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 590
hRe ctify tyre pressure ................... 620
Re duce speed ...................................... 621
ØRe fill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual ........................................................ 612
! Release parking brake .................582
¸Re place air cleaner .....................609
ÀRe placekey See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .621
Á Replace key ................................ .622
8Re servefuel le vel........................ 609
6Re stra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 586
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ..................................................... 61 6
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ............61 5
# See Owner's Manual ................... 606
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ... 604660
Index
Speed Limit Assi
stcur rently una vail‐
able See Owner's Manual .................... 598
Speed Limit Assist inope rative ........... .598
ÙSt eering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 626
ÙSt eering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .......627
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ....................617
# Stop vehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 607
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................6 06
çsuspended ................................... 601
bSwitch off lights .......................... 631
bSwitch on headla mps.................. 631
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. .615 To
switch off the engine, press the
St art/ Stop button for at least 3 sec‐
onds or 3 times. .................................. 605
ØTo p upAdBlue Emergency op.
in XXX miles See Owner's Manual .......61 3
+ Top up coolant See Owner ’s
Manual ................................................ 604
¥To p upwasher fluid .................... .628
Tr af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 598
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............. 598
ïTr ailer coupling extending… ......... 624
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ............ 617
! Turn on the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................ 582
Ty re press. monitor cur rently una vail‐
able ...................................................... 61 8
Ty re press. monitor inoperative ............61 8
Ty re press. monitor inoperative No
wheel sensors ...................................... 61 8Ty
re(s) ove rheated ...............................6 20
Up date failed ...................................... .624
Up date failed Software remains
unchanged ........................................... 624
Up date successfully comple ted ...........6 23
dVe hicle is operational Switch
off ignition before exiting .................... .624
Á Vehicle rising Please wait............ 592
ÁVe hiclerising ...............................5 92
hWa rning tyre defect .....................620
hWheel sensor(s) missing ..............61 9
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ..................................................... 61 6
Ø XX,X l Top up AdBlue Switch on
ignition, wait 60 sec. or eng. start
not poss. .............................................. 61 3
Display on the windscreen
see Head-up display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC Index
661