Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
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
Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup Meanin
gofthe indicator 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.
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 e134). #
Consultaq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
When ther ed indicator lam pflashes, thev ehicle mus tnotbe driven
as theb rake system ma yoverheat.
0024
and 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. 268
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
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‐
lo wi ndicator lam pdoes
no tlight up R
The elect ricp arkin gb rake yello wi ndicator 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.
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. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 269
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions &
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 unintentionally or ma ynotdeplo yasinten‐
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. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliza‐
tion. In addition ,other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Continue driving carefully. #
Read them essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lamp
fl ashes The ESP
®
ye llo ww arning lam pflashes during thet rip.
ESP ®
inter venes (/ page 138). #
Adapty our driving styletot heweather and road conditions.
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lamp The ESP
®
OFF yello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
ESP ®
has been switched off. &
WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP ®
deacti vated
If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization.
The availabilit yoffurther driving saf etys yst ems is also limited. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Only deactivat eESP®
forasl ong as thes ituation requ ires.
If ESP ®
canno tbeactivated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 271
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
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
003D
Stop Vehicle See Operator's
Manual ............................................. 257
0049Switc hOffLights ......................2 66
0049Switc hOnHeadlamps .............. 266
Ti re Press. Monitor Cur rently
Un available ...................................... .260
0077Ti rePress. Sen. Missing ........... 260
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative ..... 261
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative
No Wheel Sensors ............................2 60
To Engag eTransmiss .Position R
Fir stDep ress theB rake .................... 263
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........ 264
Ve hicle locating has been activa‐
te d. De tails: see manual or associ‐
ated mobile app. or vehicle locat‐
ing activated –see manual or
mobile app. ...................................... 265
0072Ve hicle Operational Switch
th eI gnition Of fBefor eExiting ..........2 64
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction ......... 260
Displa yrang e(trip menu) .................... 16 2
Displa ytotal di stance (trip menu) ......16 2
Distance cont rol
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Locking (emergency key) .................... 45
Un lockin g(emer gency key) ................ 45
Door cont rolp anel ................................ .14
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ....................................................... 214
Drinking and driving ............................105
Driver' sseat
see Seats
Drivin gcharacteristics (unusual) ....... 202
Driving instructions Foreign trip (information) .................. 107
Drivin glight
see Automatic driving lights
Drivin gnotes
Tr anspor tbyrail .............................. .108 Driving Saf
etyS ystem
AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem) ........ 137
ASR (acceleration ski dcontrol )........ 137
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 137
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) ..............................................1 39
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t..................... 13 8
ESP ®
traile rstabilizatio n................. .139
Overvie w.......................................... 137
Ra dar sensor s................................. .136
Re sponsibility ................................... 13 6
Drivin gsafet ys ystem
see ActiveB rake Assi st
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Driving sy stem
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spo tAssist
see Cruise control
see HOLD function
see Lane Keeping Assist
Driving tips Brak esubject toload ...................... .108
Braking ............................................. 108
Breaking-i nnotes ............................. 105
Downhil lgradien t............................. 108
Drinking and driving ......................... 105
Driving ab road (symm etrical low
beam) ................................................. 79
Driving in winter ................................ 11 0
Driving off-roa d................................. 11 0
Driving on flooded roads .................. 109
Driving on wetroads ........................ 109
Gene rald rivin gtips .......................... 105
Hyd roplaning .................................... 109
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings ............................................... 108
Pa rking brak e................................... 108
We troad sur faces ............................ 108
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation)
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 12 0
No tes. ............................................... 12 0
Dual-zone au tomatic climat econ‐
trol (control panel) ................................. 94 E
E10 ........................................................ 234
EBD (electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) .................................................. .139 282
Index
ECO display
Functio n............................................ 11 3
Re setting. ......................................... 16 3
Electric pa rking brake .......................... 13 4
App lying automaticall y..................... 13 4
Applying or releasing manuall y......... 13 5
Emer gency braking ........................... 13 6
No tes. ............................................... 13 4
Re leasing automaticall y................... .135
Electric slidin gdoor
Fu nctio n............................................. 46
Opening wi thbutton ...........................47
Opening wit hthe door handle ............ 48
Opening/closing wit hthe key. .......... .48
Prog ramming thek ey ........................ .48
Re setting. ........................................... 49
Un lockin gmanuall y........................... .49
Electrical closing assist Notes. ................................................46
Electrical consum ption
Ke y. .................................................... 42
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electrical step
Emer gency release ............................ .52
Extending/r etra cting .......................... 52
Fu nctio n............................................. 52
Obs tacle ............................................. 52
Pr eve nting extending ......................... .52
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................ 230
Emer gency
Assis tance overview. .......................... 16
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) .................... 187
Saf etyv est. ....................................... 187
Wa rning lam p................................... 187
Emer gency braking
Elect ricp arkin gb rake ...................... .136
Manual parking brak e....................... 13 4
Emer gency call sy stem
Au tomatic emergency call ............... .188
Informatio n....................................... 187
Manual emer gency cal l..................... 188
Overvie w.......................................... 187
Emer gency engine start ....................... 19 9
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle .......................... 104
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation ........................................... 29 En
gaging driv eposition (automatic
transmission) ........................................ 11 7
Engaging neut ral(automatic trans‐
mission) ................................................ .116
Engaging reve rseg ear ........ .................. 11 6
Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE ...11 9
Engine Engin enumber ................................ .231
Jump-s tarting .................................... 19 0
Pa rking (s tart/s topb utton) .............. 13 2
Problems .......................................... 127
St artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 104
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............1 04
Engine electronics (no tes) ...................2 30
Engine number ..................................... 231
Engine oil ............................................... 176
Ad ditiv e........................................... .237
Checkin gthe oil le vel(on-board
computer) ........................................ .176
Checkin gthe oil le velw ithad ip‐
st ick. ................................................ .175
Filling capacity ................................. 238
To pping up ........................................ 176
Engine output Notesonc hanges ............................... 23
ENR (electronic le velc ontrol) .............. 121
Fu nctio n............................................ 121
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................1 23
Manually inflatingair bello ws............ 124
Problems .......................................... 12 5
Ra ising thev ehicle ............................1 23
Environmental pr otection
No tes. ................................................. 18
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t.............................. 13 8
Tr ailer stabilizatio n........................... 13 9
ESP ®
(Electroni cStabilit yProgram) ...13 8
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 13 8
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 13 8
Exhaus temission moni toring .............1 07
Exterior lighting Care................................................. 183
Exterior lighting see Lights Index
283
F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fi rs t-aid kit (sof tsided) ...................... .187
Flat tire .................................................. 188
Changin gawheel ............................ .221
No tes. ............................................... 188
Floor co vering
Ins talling/ removing (s tarter bat‐
te ry ). ................................................ .192
Floo rmat................................................ .78
Fo reign trip
Instructions ...................................... 107
symmetrical lo wbeam ....................... 79
Fr ee software ........................................ .27
Fr equencies
Mobile phon e................................... 230
Tw o-w ayradio .................................. 230
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt passenger) .. 32
Fr ont door
Opening (from inside) ........................ .44
Un lockin g(from inside )..................... .44
Fr ont seats
8- wa ya djustmen toptions .................. 62
Ad justing (electrically). ....................... 62
Ad justing (manually). .................... 59,61
Memor yfunction ................................ 62
Tu rning .............................................. .65
Wi th Sea tCom fort Pa ckag e. .............. .61
Wi thout Seat Comfor tPacka ge .......... 59
Fu el ........................................................ 234
Ad ditives .......................................... 234
Diesel ...............................................2 34
Draining thef ilter ............................ .180
E1 0. .................................................. 234
Flexibl efuel vehicles ........................ 234
Fu elreser ve ..................................... 236
Gasoline ........................................... 234
Lo wo utsid etemperatures ............... 234
Problems .......................................... 127
Quality (diesel )................................. 234
Quality (gasoline )............................. 234
Re fueling .......................................... 12 5
Sulfur content .................................. 234
Ta nk capacity ................................... 236
Fu el consum ption (on-boar dcom‐
puter) .................................................... .162
Fu ses ............................................. 199, 200
Befor ereplacing ............................... 19 9Fu
se bo xinthe front-passenger
fo ot we ll ............................................ 200
Fu se bo xinthe seat base of the
driver's seat ...................................... 19 9
No tes. ............................................... 19 9 G
Gasoline ................................................ 234
Genera loperating permit number
(EU) ........................................................ 231
Genuine parts ........................................ .18
Glasse scompartment ............................ 74
Gross axle weight rating ...................... 231
Gros smass ........................................... 231 H
Handbrak e(elec trical)
see Electric pa rking brake
Handbrak e(manual)
see Manual parkin gbrake
Handling control sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
Hazar dwarnin glights ............................ 80
Swit ching on/of f............................... .80
Hazardous substances Informatio n......................................... 21
Head restra int
Ad justing mechanically ....................... 70
Headline r(ca re) .................................... 185
Heating sy stem (control panel) ............ 93
High beam .............................................. .80
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 80
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .81
Changin gbulbs .................................. 84
High-beam flasher .................................. 80
Hill star ta ssi st ..................................... 14 5
HOLD function ...................................... 14 5
Hot-water auxiliar yheater .................. 100
Fu nctio n........................................... 100
Problems .......................................... 101
switching on/of fwitht he button ...... 100
Switching on/of fwitht he on-
boar dcomputer ................................ 101
Hydroplaning ........................................ 109 I
Identification pla te
Engine .............................................. 231 284
Index