Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Ifth e display message does not disappear, consult a qualified specialist workshop immediately. Drive care‐
full y. !
÷
inoperative See Owner's
Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems (e.g. BAS) may also be malfunctioning.
The brake sy stem will continue tooperate normally. Braking dis tance may increase in an emergency braking situa‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
The wheels may block du ring braking and ESP ®
does not pe rform any vehicle stabilization.
The steerability and braking characteristics are heavily impaired and the braking dis tance may increase. In addi‐
tion, other driving saf ety sy stems are switched off. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch ecked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. ÷
currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ESP ®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems (e.g. BAS) may also be malfunctioning. Display messa
ges and warning/indicator lamps 397
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP is malfunctioning ®
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, ESP ®
cannot car ryout vehicle stabilisation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems
are switched off. #
Drive carefully on a suitable stre tch of road, making slight steering mo vements at a speed abo ve30 km/h. #
Ifth e display message does not disappear, consult a qualified specialist workshop immediately. Drive care‐
full y. ÷
inoperative See Owner's
Manual *
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems (e.g. BAS) may also be malfunctioning.
The brake sy stem will continue tooperate normally. Braking dis tance may increase in an eme rgency braking situa‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, ESP ®
cannot car ryout vehicle stabilisation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems
are switched off. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked at a qualified specialist workshop. 398
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
T
!
÷ inoperative See Owner's
Manual *
EBD, ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems (e.g. BAS) may also be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
The wheels may block du ring braking and ESP ®
does not pe rform any vehicle stabilization.
The steerability and braking characteristics are heavily impaired and the braking dis tance may increase. In addi‐
tion, other driving saf ety sy stems are switched off. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake sy stem checked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. Active Brake Assist Func-
tions currently limited See
Owner's Manual *
Ve hicles with the Driving Assistance Package: Active Brake Assi stwith cross-traf fic function, Evasi veSteering
Assist or PRE‑SAFE ®
PLUS are temp orarily una vailable or only partially available.
Ve hicles without the Driving Assistance Package: Active Brake Assi stistemp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
As soon as the ambient conditions are within the sy stem limits, the sy stem will become available again. #
Ifth e display message does not disappear, stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra ffic conditions and restart
th e engine. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 399
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:
6 Re
stra int sy stem (/ page415)
ü Seat belt (/
page415)
ï Trailer hit ch (/page 416)
Ù Powe rst eering (/ page416)
ÿ Coolanttemp erature (/ page418)
; Engine diagnostics (/
page 418)
% Preglow #
Electrical
fault (/ page418)
8 Re
ser vefuel with fuel filler flap loca‐
tion indicator (/ page418)
! Electric pa
rking brake (red)
(/ page 421)
! Electric parking brake (yellow)
(/
page 421)
J Brakes (yellow) (/
page 421)
J Brakes (red) (/
page 421)
L Distance warning (/ page 423)
ä AIRBODY CONTROL (/ page 423)
ä DYNA MIC BODY CONTROL
(/ page 423)
! ABS (/
page 424)
÷ ESP®
(/ page 424)
å ESP®
OFF (/ page 424)
h Ty
re pressure monitoring sy stem
(/ page 427)
T St
anding lights (/ page120)
L Low beam (
/page 120)
K High beam (/
page122) #!
Tu
rn signal lights (/ page122)
R Re
ar fog light (/ page120) 414
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps
Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake sy stem checked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. ÷
ESP ®
wa rning lamp flashes *
The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp flashes while theve hicle is in motion.
One or more wheels has reached its grip limit (/ page181). #
Adapt your driving style to suit thero ad and weather conditions.
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights
up *
The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems (e.g. BAS) may also be malfunctioning. #
Notethe messages on the multifunction displa y. &
WA RNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, ESP ®
cannot car ryout vehicle stabilisation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems
are switched off. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked at a qualified specialist workshop. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 425
Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
å ESP ®
OFF warning lamp *
The yellow ESP ®
OFF warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
ESP ®
is deacti vated.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems may also be inoperative. &
WA RNING Risk of skidding when driving wi thESP ®
deacti vated
ESP ®
does not act tostabilise theve hicle. The availability of fur ther driving saf ety sy stems is also limited. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Deactivate ESP ®
only for as long as the situation requ ires.
If ESP ®
cannot be activated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Obser vethe no tes on deactivating ESP ®
(/ page 181). 426
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps
Distance cont
rol
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
DI STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door lock ...............................74
Child saf ety lock (rear door) .................. 68
Locking (emer gency key) ...................... .78
Opening (from inside) ............................75
Po we r closing function .......................... 77
Un locking (emer gency key) .................... 78
Un locking (from inside) .......................... 75
Door cont rol panel .................................... .14
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drive Away Assist .................................... 233
Drive Away Assist
see Pr otection against collision
Drive position Enga ging ..............................................1 63
Drive prog ram display ............................. 16 0
Drive prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT Driver's seat
see Seat
Driving abroad Symmetrical low beam ........................ 12 0
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .178
ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........... 181
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 200
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .185
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) ...................1 81
Cameras .............................................. 17 9
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 183
ESP ®
Crosswind Assi st........................ 182
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation .................... .182
Overview ............................................. 180
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors .............. 17 9
Re sponsibility ...................................... 178
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 183
Driving sy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 214
Driving sy stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC see
Active Emergency Stop Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking Assist
see Active Speed Limit Assi st
see Active Steering Assist
see AIR BODY CONTROL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise control
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
see Speed Limit Assist
see Traf fic Sign Assi st
Driving tips .............................................. 15 2
Driving ab road (symm etrical low
beam) .................................................. 12 0
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .153
optimised acceleration ........................ 15 2
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 51
Dr ows iness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST Index
441
DY
NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Chassis ................................................ 214
Dynamic handling cont rol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 15 9
Con figuring drive program I ................. 16 0
Displ aying engine data ........................ .161
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 161
Drive program display .......................... 16 0
Drive programs .................................... 15 9
Fu nction .............................................. 15 9
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .............................................................1 60
Selecting the drive prog ram ............... .160 E
E10 ............................................................ 349
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 104
Setting ................................................. 105
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 104
Setting ................................................. 105EBD (Electronic Brake
forc e Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes ................................... 183
ECO Assist Displaying ............................................ 15 9
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 157
ECO display Function .............................................. 157
ECO start/s top function ......................... 15 5
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 15 5
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 55
Operation ............................................ 15 5
Switching off/on ................................. 15 6
Electric pa rking brake ............................ .175
App lying automatically ........................ .175
App lying or releasing manually ............ 17 7
Emergency braking .............................. 17 7
Re leasing automatically ...................... .176
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................24 Electronic
Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Emer gency
Fire extinguisher ................................. .307
Fir st-aid kit (so ftsided) ....................... 307
Overview of the help functions .............. 16
Re moving thewa rning triangle ............ 306
Saf etyve st .......................................... 306
Setting up thewa rning triangle .......... .307
Emer gency braking ................................. 17 7
Emer gency braking
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Emer gency engine start .......................... 324
Emer gency key
Inserting/removing ............................... 72
Locking a door .......................................78
Un locking a door .................................. .78
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle ............................. 14 9
Emer gency spare wheel .........................3 42
No tes .................................................. 342
Engine ECO start/ stop function ......................1 55442
Index