Ra
ting .You can find theG ross Axle Weight Rating
on theB -pillar on thed rive r's side.
Speed rating: thes peed rating is pa rtof thet ire
identification .Itspecifies thes peed rang ef or
whic hatireisa pprove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight): theG ross Vehicle
We ight includes thew eight of thev ehicle includ‐
ing fuel, tools, thes par ew heel, accessories
ins talled, occupants, luggag eand thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight if applicable. The Gross Vehi‐
cle Weight mus tnever exceed theG ross Vehicle
We ight Rating (GVWR )specifie donthe B-pillar on
th ed rive r's side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Rating): the
GV WR is them aximum permitted gross weight of
th ef ully laden vehicle (weight of thev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and thet railer dr awbar nose weight if appli‐
cable). The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is speci‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe B-
pillar on thed rive r's side.
Maximum weight of thel aden vehicle: the
maximu mweight is thes um of thev ehicle's curb
we ight ,weight of thea ccessories, maximum load
and thew eight of thef actor yins talled optional
equipment.
Kilopascal (kPa): metric unitfort irep ressu re.
6.9 kP aarethee quivalent of 1psi. Ano ther unit
fo rt irep ressu reis bar .100 kilopascals (kPa) are
th ee quivalent of 1bar.
Load index: in additiontothel oad-bearing index,
th el oad inde xmayalso be imprinted on thes ide‐
wa ll of thet ire. This specifies thel oad-bearing
capacity mor eprecisel y.
Cur bw eight: thew eight of avehicle wit hstand‐
ar de quipmen tincludin gthe maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes thea ir-
conditioning sy stem and optional equipment if
th ese ar einstalled on thev ehicle, but does not
include passenger sorluggage.
Maximum tir eload: them aximum tir eload is
th em aximum permissible weight in kilog rams or
lbs forw hichat ireisa pprove d.
Maximum permissible tir epressure: maximum
permissible tir epressur efor one tire.
Maximum load on one tire: maximum load on
one tire. This is calculated bydividing them axi‐
mum axle load foro ne axle bytwo.
PSI (pounds per squar einch): standar dunit of
measuremen tfor tir epressu re. Aspec
tratio: relationship between tir eheight
and tir ewidthinp ercent.
Ti re pressure: pressureinside thet irea pplying
an outwar dforce toeve rysquar einc hoft he
tire's sur face. The tir epressur eiss pecified in
pounds per squar einc h( psi), in kilopascal (kPa)
or in bar .The tir epressur eshould onl ybecorrec‐
te dw hen thet ires ar ecold.
Ti re pressur eoncoldt ires: thet ires ar ecold
when thev ehicle has been par kedw itht he tires
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh our sand
th ev ehicle has been driven less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur face: thep artoft he tir ethat
comes int ocontact wi th theroad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose of thet ireb ead is to
ensur ethat thet ires its securely on thew heel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores in thet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengt honthe
whee lrim.
Sid ew all: thep artoft he tir ebetwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
Special equipment weight: thec ombined
we ight of those optional extras that we igh more
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and mor ethan
5l bs (2. 3kg). These optiona lextras ,suc has
high-pe rformance brakes, le velc ontrol sy stem, a
ro of luggag erackorah igh-perform anc ebatter y,
ar en otincluded in thec urb weight and the
we ight of thea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number): auniqu eiden‐
tification number whic hcan be used byatire
manufacturer toidentify tires, fore xamp lefora
product recall, and thus identif ythe pur chasers.
The TIN is made up of them anufacturer identifi‐
cation code, tir esize, tir etype code and them an‐
ufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde x(also
load index) is acode that con tains them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is ther esult of friction between
th et ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir etread. If thet ire
tread is le velw itht he bars, thew ear limit of
1/1 6in( 1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants over designated seat posi‐
tions in avehicle. Wheels and tires
309
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
De tection of arestraint sy stem malfunction:
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes no tlight up when
th ei gnition is switched on.
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lam plight supc ontinuously
or repeatedl yduring ajourne y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediately.
0075 SRS Malfunction Service
Required *T
herestra int sy stem is malfunctioning . &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem com‐
ponents ma ybetriggered unintentionall yormaynotd eplo yas
intended during an accident .This ma yaffect theE mer gency Ten‐
sioning Device sorairbags, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immedi‐
atel yataq ualified specialis tworks hop. De
tection of arestraint sy stem malfunction:
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes no tlight up when
th ei gnition is switched on.
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lam plight supc ontinuously
or repeatedl yduring ajourne y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediately.
0024 Parking Brake Inopera-
tive *A
malfunction has occur redint he sy stem, thep arking brak eisinop‐
erative. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoabrake system mal‐
function
If th eb rake system is malfunctioning, braking characteristics
ma ybei mpaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face only and secu reit against
ro lling away. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shiftthe transmission
to position 005D. #
Have theb rake system checkedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop immediatel y.
0024 Incline Too Steep See
Operator's Manual *T
he on-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eisl oworam alfunction has
occur redint he sy stem; theh olding forc em aynotbes ufficient for
th ei ncline. 340
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Switc hOff Lights
0049 Auto Lamp Function
Inoperative *T
he light sensor is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Malfunction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Ve hicles with traile rhitch:af use mayhaveb lown. #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Chec kthe fuses, and replace them if necessary(/ page290).
0049
Check Left Low
Beam (exa mp le) *T
he bulb in question is faulty. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
or #
Chec kwhether changing theb ulb is permitted. Indicator and
warning lamps Overvie
wofwarningand indicator lamps When
thei gnition is switched on, man ysystems
per form aself-test. Som ewarning and indicator
lamps ma yswitc honorf lashtemp oraril yduring
th is time. This behavior is no cause fora larm.
These warning and indicator lamps onl ysignal a
malfunction if they light up or flash, onc ethe
engine has been star tedort hevehicle is in oper‐
ation.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
0058 Lo
wb eam (/ page80)
0060 Pa
rking light (/ page80)
0057 High beam (/
page81)
003E003D Tu
rn signal (/ page81)
005E Re
ar fogl ight (/ page80)
00E9 Saf
etyb elt no tfas tened
(/ page365)
0027 and
004D USA: Brakes (red) (/
page360)
004D Canada: Brakes (red) (/
page360)
004D Brakes (yellow) (/
page360)
0025 ABS malfunctioning (/
page360)
002E Off-road
gear 00E5
ESP®
(/ page360)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/ page360)
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi stdeactivated
(/ page140)
0049
and 0024 USA: Electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (/ page360)(/pag e360)
0024 Canada: Electric parkin
gbrake
applied (red) (/ page360)
(/ page360)
0024 Electric parkin
gbrake (yellow)
(/ page360) (/ page360)
00CC Po
we r-assis teds teering malfunc‐
tionin g(/ pag e365)
003D Elect
rical malfunction
(/ page 366)
0075 Re
stra int sy stem (/ page360)
00B9 Chec
kEngine (/ page366)
00D4 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nindicator (/ page366)
00AC Coolan
ttoo hot/cold (/ page366)
00BA Dis
tance warning (/ page365)
0028 Preglow
0077 Ti
re pressur emonitor Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 359
Saf
etys ystems Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0024
and
0049
Elect ricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator
lam p(USA) does no tlight
up
0024 Elect ricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator
lam p(Canada) does not
light up
0024 Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: thee lectric parking brak ered
indicator lam pdoes no tlight up. The elect ricp arkin gb rake yello wi ndi‐
cator lam plight sup.
Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The redi ndicator lam pdoes no tlight up: thee lectric parking brake
has been released.
R The yello wi ndicator lam plight sup:thee lectric parking brak eis
malfunctioning. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Switc hthe ignition of fand bac kon. #
Ifth em alfunction messag epersists, visit aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. #
Park thev ehicle only on le velg round and secur eitagains trolling
aw ay ( /pag e135).
0024 and
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) lights up
0024
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) lights up
0024 Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: ther ed and yello we lect ric
parking brak eindicator lamps light up.
Meaning of thei ndicator lamps:
R The rede lectric parking brak eindicator lam plights up: thee lectric
parking brak ehas been applied.
R The yello we lect ricp arkin gb rake indicator lam plight sup:thee lec‐
tric parking brak eismalfunctioning. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Switc hthe ignition of fand bac kon. #
Ifth em alfunction messag epersists, visit aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. #
If it is no tpossible torelease thee lectric parking brake, do no tdrive
th ev ehicle. 360
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup
0024 and
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) flashes
0024 Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) flashes
0024
Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: ther ed electric parking brake
indicator lam pflashes. The electric parkin gbrake yello wi ndicator lamp
light sup.
Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The rede lectric parking brak eindicator lam pflashes: thea ctivation
st atus of thee lectric parking brak eisunknow n.
R The yello we lect ricp arkin gb rake indicator lam plight sup:thee lec‐
tric parking brak eismalfunctioning. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Switc hthe ignition of fand bac kon. #
Enga geand disen gage thee lectric parking brak eusing thes witch
while depressing theb rake pedal. #
Ifth em alfunction messag epersists, par kthe vehicle on le vel
ground and secur eitagains trolling away ( / pag e135). #
Consultaq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
When ther ed indicator lam pflashes, thev ehicle mus tnotbe driven
as theb rake system ma yoverheat.
0024
and
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) lights up
0024
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) lights up
0024 The electric parking
brak emalfunctioning yel‐ Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: thee lectric parking brak ered
indicator lam plight sup. The elect ricp arkin gb rake yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up.
Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The electric parking brak ered indicator lam plights up: thee lectric
parking brak ehas been applied.
R The electric parking brak eyello windicator lam pdoes no tlight up:
th er ea reno malfunctions wit hthe electric parking brake. #
Do no tdrive thev ehicle if thee lectric parking brak ehas been
applied. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 361
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
lo wi ndicator lam pdoes
no tlight up
0024
and
0049
Re dp arking brake
applied indicator lamp
(USA) lights up
0024
Re dp arking brake
applied indicator lamp
(Canada) lights up Ve
hicles with manual parking brake: ther ed parking brak eindicator
lam plights up.
Meaning of thei ndicator lamp:
R The redp arking brak eindicator lam plights up: thep arking brake
has been applied. #
Do no tdrive thev ehicle if thep arking brak ehas been applied.
004D
Brak esystemw arning
lam p(yellow) The brak
esystemy elloww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoabrake system malfunc‐
tion
If th eb rake system is malfunctioning, braking characteristic smay
be impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv ecarefully at an adjus teds peed and at asufficient dis tance
from thev ehicle in front. #
Ifth em ultifunction displa yshows adispla ymessage, compl ywithi t. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
004D
and
0027
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(USA)
004D The brak
esystemr edwarning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
Po ssible causes:
R The brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning.
R The EBD (electronic brakeforce distribution) is malfunctioning.
R Ther eisn otenough brak efluid in theb rake fluid reser voir. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injur yifbrake forc eb oosting is
malfunctioning
If brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning, increased brak epedal
fo rc em aybe necessar yfor braking .The braking characteristic smay
be impaired. The brakin gdista nce can increase in eme rgency brak‐
ing situations. 362
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(Canada) #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident if theE BD (electronic brake
fo rc ed istribution) malfunctions
If th eE BD malfunctions, thew heels ma yloc kd uring braking.
The braking characteristic smaybe impaired.
The brakin gdista nce can increase in eme rgency situations. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etolowbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid le velist oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb raking
ch aracteristic smaybe impaired. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, pay‐
ing attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. Do no tcontinue
driving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Do no tadd brak efluid. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately ,paying attention toroad and traf fic
conditions. Do no tcontinu edriving. #
Consul taqualified specialis tworks hop.
0075
Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp The
restra int sy stem redw arning lam pisonwhilethee ngine is on.
The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem compo‐
nent smaybe triggered unintentionall yormaynotd eplo yasi nten‐
ded during an accident .This ma yaffect theE mer gency Tensioning
Device sorairbags, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediately.
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam plights
up The ESP
®
ye llo ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunc‐
tioning. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 363
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Continue driving carefully. #
Read them essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Seat belt
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0076
Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
reds eat belt warning lam pflashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone
sounds.
The driver or co-d rive rd oes no thave their belt on during thet rip
(speeds abo ve15 mp h(25 km/h)). #
Put on thes eat belt (/ page32).
Ther eareobject sonthe front-passenger seat. #
Remo vetheo bject sfromt he front-passenger seat.
0076
Seat belt warning lamp
light sup The seat belt
redw arning lam plight supo ncet he engine has star ted.
Aw arning tone ma yalsos ound.
Whe nthe vehicle is stationary: The seat belt warning lam premind sdriv‐
er sa nd front-passenger toput on their seat belt. #
Puttin gonthe seat belt (/ page32).
Objects on thef ront-passenger seat ma ypreve nt thes eat belt warning
lam pfromg oing out. Driving sy
stems Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00BA
Dis tance warning lamp The
redd ista nce warning lam plight supw hileyoua redrivin gand a
wa rning tone sounds.
Yo ua reapproachin ganobstacle at tooh igh aspeed. #
Beready toappl ythe brakes immediatel y. #
Increase thed ista nce. Ve
hicle Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00CC The
redp owersteering sy stem warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine
is running.
The po wersteering assis tance or thes teering itself is malfunctioning. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 365