Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Engine Oil Level Low
Stop Vehicle Turn
Engine Off *
NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Chec kthe engine oil le vel.
Ad de ngin eoil (/ page176).
Obse rvet he no tesone ngine oil (/ page237).
00B2
Check Engine Oil At
Next Refueling *T
he engine oil le velh as fallen tothem inimum le vel.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Che ckthee ngine oil le velatt he next fuel stop.
To pupe ngineoil (/ page176).
Obse rvet he no tesone ngine oil (/ page237).
003D
Stop Vehicle Leave
Engine Running *T
he battery's charge leve list oo lo w. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving! #
Letthe engine run. #
Do no tcontinue driving unti lthe displa ymessag egoes out.
003D
StopV ehicle See Opera-
tor's Manual *T
he batter yisnolonger being charge da nd has reached an exces‐
sively lo wbatter ycharg eleve l.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving #
Do no tcontinue drivin gunde rany circum stances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
003D
12 VB attery See Opera-
tor's Manual *T
he engine is of fand theb atter ycharg eleve list oo lo w. #
Switc hoffelectrica lconsumer sthat ar enotrequ ired. #
Letthe engine runf or afew minutes or driv eanextende ddis‐
ta nce.
The batter yischarged.
003D
See Operator's Manual *T
he batter yisnolonger being charge d.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving #
Do no tcontinue drivin gunde rany circum stances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 257
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Key Not Detected (red
displa ymessage) R
Youc anno tloc kt he vehicle centra lly. #
Ensur ethat thek eyis in thev ehicle.
If th ek eydetection function has amalfunction du etoastron gr adio
signal source, proceed as follo ws: #
Stop thev ehicle immediately ,paying attention toroad and traf‐
fi cc onditions. #
Place thek eyinthes lotf or startin gwitht he key( /pag e104).
00AF Key Not Detected (white
displa ymessage) *T
hekeyisc urrentl yn otdetected. #
Chang ethe key's position in thev ehicle. #
Ifth ek eyisstill no tdetected, star tt he engine wit hthe keyin
th es lot(/ page104).
00AF
Replace Key Battery *T
hekey's bat tery isflat. #
Chang ethe batter y(/pag e42).
00AF
Obtain aNew Key *T
hekeym ustber eplaced. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Ve
hicle Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00B2
Check Washer Fluid *W
asher fluid le velinw asherreser voir has fallen belo wthe minimum. #
Topupw asherfluid (/ page179). *A
tlea st one door is open. #
Close al lthe doors. *T
he hood is open. &
WARNING Risk of accident if thee ngine hood is unlatched
while driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood ma yopen up when thev ehicle is in
motion and bloc kyour vie w. #
Neveru nlatc hthe engine hood while driving. #
Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat thee ngine hood is latched. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately. #
Close theh ood. 262
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
003B
Inoperative See Opera-
tor’s Manual *S
tationar yheating is temp orarily malfunctioning. #
When thev ehicle is at astandstill in ahorizontal position and
th ee ngine has cooled down: tr ytoswitchont hestationary
heating four times, leavin gagap of se veralm inutes between
eac hattem pt. #
Ifth es tationar yheating does no tswit ch on: visit aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
003B Inoperative Refuel Vehi-
cle *T
her eist oo little fuel in thef uel tank.The stationar yheating cannot
be swit ched on. #
Refuel thev ehicle.
003B
Inoperative Battery Low *T
he on-boar dvoltag eistoo lo w.
The stationar yheating has swit ched off. #
Driv eane xtende ddista nc eu ntil theb atter yhas been suf fi‐
ciently charge da gain.
00CC
Steering Malfunction
Increased Physical Effort
See Operator's Manual *T
hesteering po werassi stanc eism alfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoaltered steering char‐
acteristics
If th ep owe rassi stanc eoft hesteering fails partiall yorcom‐
ple tely,y ou will need touse mor eforce tosteer. #
If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully. #
Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immedi‐
atel y. #
If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully. #
Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately.
00CC
Steering Malfunction
Stop Immediately See
Operator's Manual *T
hesteering is malfunctioning. Steerability is heavily impaired. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering does no tfunction as intended, thev ehicle's oper‐
ating saf etyisj eopardized. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. Do no tcon‐
tinue driving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Shift to 'P' or 'N' to Start
Engine *
Yo uh ave attem pted tostar tt he engine in transmission position 005B
or 005E. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005Dor005C.
* Yo uh ave triedtos hiftfromp osition 005Bor005C toposition 005E. #
Press theb rake pedal. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 263
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
To Engage Transmiss.
Position RFirst Depress
the Brake #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005E.
Air Conditioning Malfunc-
tion See Operator's Man-
ual *T
he climat econt rols yst em is functional, subject totemp orary
re strictions. The ai rquantity and fresh air suppl yarecontrolled
automaticall y. #
Have thec limat econt rols ystemc heckedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Auxiliary Battery Mal-
function *T
he bac kupb atter yfor thet ransmission is no tbeing charge d. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Until then, alw ayss hiftthe transmission toposition 005Dmanually
befor eyou switc hoffthee ngine. #
Befor eleaving thev ehicle, apply thep arking brake.
Reversing Not Possible
Servic eRequired *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. It is no longer possible toshift
to reve rseg ear. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Transmission Malfunc-
tion Stop *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission automatically
shifts toposition 005C. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
0072
Vehicle Operational
Switch the Ignition Off
Before Exiting *Y
ou ar eabout toexitth ev ehicle while it is ready tostart. #
When youe xit thev ehicle, switc hoffthei gnition and take the
ke yw ithy ou. #
Ifyo udon otexitth ev ehicle, switc hoffthee lectrical consum‐
ers, e.g. thes eat heating. Otherwise, the1 2‑Volt‑batter ymay
discha rgea nd thev ehicle can only be star tedu sing aboos ter
batter y(jum pstart).
Servic eRequire dDoN ot
Shift Gears Visit Dealer *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission position can
no longer be changed. #
Ifth et ransmission is in position 005B,visitaqualified specialist
wo rkshop, without changing thet ransmission position. #
Fora llot her transmission positions, par kthe vehicle in asafe
location. #
Infor maq ualified specialis tworks hop or theb reakdown service.
Only Shift to 'P' when
Vehicle is Stationary *
The transmission can onl ybebrought int oposition 005Difth ev ehicle
is at astandstill.
NP ermanently Active
Risk of Rollin gAway *W
hile thev ehicle is rolling or driving ,the transmission wasshifted
to position 005C. #
Tostop, press theb rake pedal and, when thev ehicle is at a
st andstill ,shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Tocontinu edriving, shi ftthet ransmission toposition 005Bor005E. 264
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps
Asht
rays
In thew indshield stowagec om‐
partment ............................................ .74
ASR (accele ratio ns kidc ontrol) ........... 137
Assistance graphic (on-board com‐
puter) ..................................................... 161
ASS YSTP LUS ........................................ 173
Batter ydisconnection period s.......... 173
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........ 173
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 173
Re gular maintenance work ............... 173
Special service requirements .......... .173
ATA (Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) .............. 56
Ac tivating/deactivating thei nterior
motion sensor .................................... 57
Fu nctio n............................................. 56
Interio rmotions ensor functio n.......... 57
St opping thea larm. ............................ 56
Switching thet ow -awa ya larm
on/of f............................................... .57
To w- aw ay alar mfunction .................... 56
At tachments .......................................... .19
AT TENTION ASSI ST............................... 14 6
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 147
Fu nctio n........................................... 14 6
Sy stem limitations ............................1 46
Au thorized workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights ........................ 79
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tleve r........................ 11 5
Engaging driv eposit ion. .................... 11 7
Engaging neutral ............................... 11 6
Engaging reve rseg ear ....................... 11 6
Kickdown .......................................... 11 8
Re stricting thes hiftrang e................. 11 7
Selecting pa rkposition .....................1 16
Tr ansmission position displa y........... 11 5
Tr ansmission position s..................... .115
Au xiliar yheating .................................... 99
Fu nctio n............................................. 99
Axle load ................................................ 231 B
Bac ksuppo rt
see Lumbar suppor t(4-w ay)
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem) .................. 137Battery
Charging ........................................... 19 0
Chargin gavehicle batter y................1 90
Disconnecting thea uxiliar ybattery
in thee ngine compartmen t.............. 194
Disconnecting thes tarter batter y..... 19 3
Jump-s tarting (vehicle) ..................... 19 0
Ke y. .................................................... 42
No tes( vehicle) ................................. 189
Re moving or ins talling thes tarter
batter y.............................................. 19 3
St arterb atter y.................................. 19 2
Batter ymain switch
No tes. ............................................... 11 4
Switching thep ower supply on/o ff... 11 4
Belt see Sea tbelt
Blind Spo tAssist .................................. 147
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 14 8
Fu nctio n........................................... 147
Re ar Cross Traf ficA lert. ................... 14 8
Sy stem limitations ............................1 47
Bottle holder ........................................... 74
Brake ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) ........ 137
Ac tiveB rake Assi st........................... 13 9
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 137
Braking wi thparkin gbrake :. ............ .108
Breaking-i nnotes ............................. 105
Downhil lgradien t............................. 108
Driving tip s....................................... 105
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) ..............................................1 39
Heavy and light loads ....................... 108
HOLD functio n.................................. 14 5
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings ............................................... 108
Re stricted braking ef fect (salt-trea‐
te dr oads) .........................................1 05
We troad sur faces ............................ 108
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak eAssistance
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak efluid
No tes. .............................................. 239
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) ..............................................1 39
Brakes New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs ................................................. 105 Index
277