004D
Canada: Brakes (red) (/
page267 )
004D Brakes (yellow) (/
page267 )
0025 AB
Sm alfunctionin g(/ pag e267 )
002E Off-
road gear
00E5 ESP®
(/ page267 )
00BB ESP®
OFF (/ page267 )
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi stdeactivated
(/ page139)
0049
and 0024 USA: Electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (/ page267)(/pag e267 )
0024 Canada
:Electric parking brake
applie d(red) (/ page267 )
( / pag e267 )
0024 Electric parking brak
e(yellow)
( / pag e267)(/pag e267 ) 00CC
Po
we r-assis teds teering malfunc‐
tionin g(/pag e273)
003D Electrical malfunction
(/
page273)
0075 Re
stra int sy stem (/ page267 )
00B9 Chec
kEngine (/ page273)
00D4 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nindicator (/ page273)
00AC Coolant
tooh ot/cold (/ page273)
00BA Dis
tance warning (/ page273)
0028 Preglow
0077 Ti
re pressur emonitor 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 e134).
0024 and Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: ther ed and yello we lect ric
parking brak eindicator lamps light up. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 267
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Compl ywithi nstruction stoswitchESP®
of f(/pag e138).
0025 ABS warning lamp The AB
Syello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If an additional warning tone sounds, this means theE BD is malfunc‐
tioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunc‐
tioning. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunc‐
tioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen braking
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely
impaired. The brakin gdista nce in an emergency braking situation
can increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched
off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
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 (/ page31).
The reareo bjects on thef ront-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 (/ page31).
Objects on thef ront-passenger seat ma ypreve nt thes eat belt warning
lam pfromg oing out. 272
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps
Drivin
gsystems 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
Po we rsteering sy stem
wa rning lamp The
redp owersteering sy stem warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine
is running.
The po wersteering assis tance or thes teering itself is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering no longer functions as intended, thev ehicle's operat‐
ing saf etyisj eopardized. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Read them essages on them ultifunction displa y. Engine
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00AC
Coolant warning lamp The
redc oolant warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes:
R temp eratur esensor malfunctioning
R coolant le veltoo low
R air suppl ytothe engine radiator obstructed
R engin eradiator fanf aulty
If aw arning tone also sounds, thec oolant has exceeded thet empera‐
tur eof2 48 °F (120 °C). &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or during a
fi re inthee ngine compartment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep the
hood closed and call thef ires ervice. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 273
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. Do no tcontinue driving. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y.
If th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yisatt he lowerend of thet empera‐
tur es cale: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Otherwise: #
Leavethev ehicle and keep asafed ista nce from thev ehicle until the
engine has cooled down. #
Chec kthe coolant le vel(/ page177). #
Ensu rethat thea ir supply tothee ngine radiator is no tobstructed. #
Without subjectin gthe engine toexc essiv estrain, continue tothe
nea rest qu alified specialis tworks hop. Ensur ethat thec oolant tem‐
peratur edispla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
003D
Electrical malfunction
wa rning lamp The elect
rical malfunction redw arning lam plight sup.
Am alfunction has occur redint he electrics. #
Read them essages on them ultifunction displa y.
00D4
Fu elreser vewarning
lamp The fuel
reser veyello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
The fuel supplies ha vereached ther eser veleve l. #
Refuel.
00B9 Engine diagnosis warning
lamp The
yello wC heckEngine warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
Am alfunction has occur redint he engine, thee xhau stsystem or the
fuel sy stem.
The emissions limit value ma yhaveb een exceeded and thee ngine may
be running in eme rgency operation mode. #
Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop. Ti
res Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0077
Ti re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp
fl ashes The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressure
loss/malfunction) flashes forr oughly one minut eand then lights up per‐
manentl y.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning. 274
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps
1,
2, 3. ..
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
(control panel) ....................................... .95
12 Vs ocket
see Soc ket(12 V)
11 5Vs ocket
see Soc ket(11 5V)
360° Camera Care.................................................1 83A
ABS (Anti-lo ckBrakin gSystem) .......... 137
Ac celeration
see Usin gkickdown
Ac tiv eB rake Assi st.............................. 13 9
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 13 9
Setting .............................................. 141
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC ..... 14 2
Callin gupas peed........................... .144
Fu nctio n........................................... 14 2
Increasing/decreasing speed ........... 14 4
Re quirements .................................. .144
St eering wheel buttons ..................... 14 4
St oring aspeed ................................ 14 4
Switching off/deacti vating ............... 14 4
Switching on/activating ................... 14 4
Sy stem limitations ............................1 42
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist .................150
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 151
Fu nctio n........................................... 15 0
Sy stem limitations ............................1 50
Tr ailer operation .............................. .150
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n............................................. 81
Switching on/of f................................ 81
Ad d-on equipment .................................. 19
Ad d-on equipment guidelines ...............19
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) ............................. 85
Ad diti ve ................................................. 237
DEF .......................................... 127, 236
Engine oil .......................................... 237
Ad diti ves
Fu el .................................................. 234
Ad diti ves( DEF)
see DEF Ad
diti ves( engine oil)
see Additive
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuel
ADR (working speed control) Adjusting ........................................... 151
Fu nctio n............................................ 151
Switching on/of f.............................. 151
Af ter-sales service center
see ASS YSTP LUS
Air bag Reduced pr otection ............................33
Air nozzles see Air vents
Ai rv ents ............................................ 98, 99
adjusting (front )..................................98
Ad justing (roof) .................................. 99
Re ar passenger compartment ............ 99
Airbag ...................................................... 32
Ac tivation ........................................... 29
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt
passenger) ......................................... 32
Ins tallation locations .......................... 32
Overvie w........................................... .32
Pr otection ...........................................32
Sid eairba g. ........................................ 32
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag ........................ 32
Alar msystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Alertness assistant see ATTENTION ASSIST
All-wheel drive Engaging ...........................................1 18
Engaging/disen gaging ......................1 19
LO Wr ang e........................................ 11 9
No tes. ............................................... 11 8
Animals Pets in thev ehicle .............................. 40
Anti-loc kbraking sy stem
see AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem)
Anti-skid chains
see Sno wchains
Anti-thef tAlarms ystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Anti-thef tprotection
Immobilizer ........................................ 55
Anti- theftp rotection
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem) 276
Index
Climat
econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 95
Ad justing rear-compartment heat‐
ing ...................................................... 96
Air distribution setting s..................... .97
automaticall ycontrollin g(rear
passenger compartment )................... 97
Au xilia ryheating ................................. 99
Cargo compartment ventilation ........ 102
Clearing fogged up windo ws............... 97
Control panel for3 -zone auto matic
clima tecontrol ................................... 95
Control panel ford ual-zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol .......................... 94
Controllin gautomaticall y................... .96
Hot- wate rauxiliary heater ................1 00
Re frigerant ........................................ 241
Setting thea ir distribution .................. 97
Switching ai r-re circulation mode
on/of f................................................ 98
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(control panel) ......................... 97
Switching theA /C function on/of f....96
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/of f................................. 98
Switching thew indshield heater
on/of f................................................ 98
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con veni‐
ence opening) ..................................... 54
Ve ntilation nozzles at front ................. 98
Ve ntilation nozzles in ther oof ............ 99
Ve ntilation nozzles, rear passenger
compartment .................................... .99
Cockpit (o verview) .................................. .6
Combination switch see High beam
see High-beam flasher
see Indicator
Compu ter
see On-boar dcomputer
Con venience closing .............................. 54
Con venience opening ............................. 54
Con versions ............................................ 19
Coolant Fillin gcapacitie s............................... 24 0
Coolan t(engine)
Che cking le vel. ................................ .177
No tes. .............................................. 239
Copyright License ............................................... 27
Tr ademar ks......................................... 27
Cornering light ...................................... .80Crosswind Assist
Function/no tes. ............................... 13 8
Cruise control ...................................... .141
Ac tivating ......................................... 14 2
Buttons ............................................. 14 2
Callin gupas peed........................... .142
Deactivating ..................................... 14 2
Fu nctio n............................................ 141
Re quirements .................................. .142
Selecting .......................................... 14 2
Setting thes peed ............................. 14 2
St oring aspeed ................................ 14 2
Sy stem limitations ............................1 41
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)...... 24
Cus tomer Relations Department ..........24 D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit (o verview)
Dashboa rdlighting
see Instrument lighting
Data recordin g(vehicle) ........................ 25
Dealership see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Declaration of conformity Vehicle componentsw hichreceive
and/or transmit radio wav es .............. 22
DEF ................................................ 127, 236
Ad ditiv e................................... .127,236
Displ aying thef ill le vel. .................... .128
Filling capacity ................................. 237
Purity ........................................ 127, 236
Ra nged ispl ay ................................... 12 8
To pping up ........................................ 12 9
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) .............216
Diagnostics connection .........................22
Diesel Lowo utside temp eratures ............... 234
No tes. .............................................. 234
Diesel particulat efilter
Au tomatic rege neration .................... 11 4
No tes. ............................................... 11 4
Digita lspe edome ter............................. 16 2
Dimming thei nsid erearvi ewmirror .... 91
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................ 11 5
Engaging driv eposit ion. .................... 11 7
Engaging neutral ............................... 11 6
Engaging pa rkposition automati‐
call y................................................. .116
Engaging reve rseg ear ....................... 11 6 Index
279
Fu
nctio n............................................ 11 5
Selecting pa rkposition .....................1 16
Direction indicator see Indicator
Displa y(care) ........................................ 185
Displa y(on-boa rdcompu ter) ............... 16 0
Displa ymessage .................................. .247
Callin gup( on-boar dcompu ter) ........ 247
No tes. ............................................... 247
Displa ymessages
00AC .............................................. .256
00B2---m ph................................... 253
003D 12VB atter ySee Operator's
Manual .............................................2 57
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions Cur‐
re ntl yL imited See Ope rator's Man‐
ual .................................................... 250
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions Limi‐
te dS ee Operator's Manual .............. 250
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stCur rently
Un available See Operator' sManual
.......................................................... 253
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stInoperative ... 253
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stNo wA vaila‐
ble .................................................... 254
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's
Manual ............................................. 254
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCur‐
re ntl yU navailable See Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 255
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tInoper‐
ative .................................................2 55
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's
Manual ............................................. 265
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCur‐
re ntl yU navailable See Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 266
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tIno pera‐
tive .................................................. .266
0099 Additiv eSystemF ault Emer‐
ge ncy Op.: XXX mphS ee Opera‐
to r's Manual .................................... .260 0099
Additiv eSystemF ault See
Operator' sManual .......................... .259
0099 Additiv eSystemF ault Starts
until Emerg. Op. :XXX See Opera‐
to r's Manual ..................................... 259
Air Conditioning Malfunction See
Operator's Manual ........................... 264
Appl yBrake toShif tfrom' P' ............ 265
00AD ATTENTION ASSIS TInopera‐
tive ................................................... 255
00AD ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! ............................................... 255
0049 AutoLam pFunction Inope ra‐
tive .................................................. .266
Au xilia ryBatter yMalfunction ........... 264
Blind Spo tAssistCur rently
Un available See Operator' sManual
.......................................................... 254
Blin dSpotA ssistI no perative ............ 254
Blin dSpotA ssistT railer NotM oni‐
to red ................................................ 254
004D CheckBrake Fluid Le vel.......... 24 9
Chec kBrake Pads See Operator's
Manual .............................................2 49
00AC CheckCoolan tLeve lSee
Opera tor's Manual ........................... 258
00B2 CheckEngine Oil AtNext
Re fueling .......................................... 257
00B2Che ckEngine Oi lLevel (Add 1
Liter) ................................................ 256
003AChec kFuel Filter ..................... .256
0049Che ckLef tLow Beam (e xam‐
ple) .................................................. .266
0077Che ckTires .............................. 261
00B2 CheckWashe rFluid ................2 62
00AC Coolant TooH otStop Vehicle
Tu rn Engine Off ................................ 258
Cruise Control Inoperati ve............... 253
00CE Currently Un available Cam‐
er aD irty .......................................... .253
Curr ently Un available Radar Sen‐
sor sD irty .........................................2 54280
Index
0025Cur
rentl yU navailable See
Opera tor's Manual ........................... 252
00E5Curr ently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual ............................ 251
00AFDon' tForge tY our Key .............. .261
Driver' sDoorO pen&T ransmission
No tinPR isk ofVehicle Rolling
Aw ay ................................................ 265
00B3Engine Oil Le velC ann otBe
Measured ........................................ .256
00B2 Engine Oil Le velL ow Stop
Ve hicle Turn Engine Off .................... 256
00B2Engine Oi lPressur eStop
Switc hOffEngine ............................. 256
00B2 EngineO ilRe duce Oil Le vel.....2 56
0075Fr ont LeftMalfunction
Service Required (e xample).............. 247
00D4 Fuel Le velL ow ........................ .255
0024Incline TooS teep See Opera‐
to r's Manual .................................... .248
003BInope rativ eB atter yLow ........... 263
003B Inoperati veRefuel Vehicle .......2 63
0025 Inoperativ eSee Operator's
Manual ............................................. 252
00E5Inope rativ eS ee Operator's
Manual .............................................. 251
007A Inoperati veSee Ope rator's
Manual ............................................. .251
003B Inoperativ eSee Operator ’s
Manual ............................................. 263
00AFKe yNotDe tected (red dis‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................2 61
00AF KeyN otDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge).................................. 262
0075Lef tSide Cur tain Airbag Mal‐
function Service Required (e xam‐
ple) .................................................. .247
0049 Malfunction See Operator ’s
Manual ............................................. 266
00CB Maximum Speed Exceeded ..... 253
NP ermanentl yActiv eRiskofR oll‐
ing Away ........................................... 264
00AF ObtainaNewKey .................... 262 00B2
Off.......................................... .253
00D9 Off.......................................... .254
Onl yShiftto' P' when Vehicle is
St ationary ........................................ 264
0024Pa rking Brak eInoperative ........24 8
0024 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 24 9
00AF Place theK eyintheM arked
Space See Ope rator's Manual .......... 261
0077Please Cor rect Tire Pressure ....261
Ra dar Sensor sDirty See Opera‐
to r's Manual ..................................... 250
00E2 Refill Ad ditiv eEmer gency
Op.: XXX mphS ee Operator's Man‐
ual ....................................................2 59
00E2 Refill Ad ditiv eSee Operator's
Manual .............................................2 59
00E2 Refill Ad ditiv eStartsu ntil
Emerg. Op. :XXX See Operator's
Manual ............................................ .259
Re generation no tpossible ................ 258
009E Replace Air Filter .....................2 55
00AFRe placeKeyB atte ry ................. 262
Re versing No tPossible Service
Re quired .......................................... .264
003D See Ope rator's Manual ........... 257
Service Required Do No tShift
Gear sVisit Dealer ........................... .264
Shif tto' P' or 'N' toStartE ngine ...... 263
SO SN OTREADY .............................. 250
0075 SRS Malfunction Service
Re quired .......................................... .248
00CC Steering Malfunction
Incre ased Ph ysical Ef fort See
Ope rator's Manual ........................... 263
00CC Steering Malfunction Stop
Immediatel ySee Operator's Man‐
ual ....................................................2 63
St ep No tExtended Se eOperator's
Manua lorstepn ot ex tende dm al‐
function ............................................ 265
003DSt opVehicle Lea veEngine
Ru nning ............................................ 257 Index
281