2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE light

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Active Parking Assist and
PARKTRONIC inoperative
See Owner's Manual *
Ve hicles with Active Parking Assis t:Ac tive Parking Assist and Parking Assist PARKTRONIC are malfunctioning.
Ve hicles without Active Parking Assis t:Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is malfunctioning. #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra ffic conditions and restart the engine. #
Ifth e display message still appears, consult a qualified specialist workshop. Driving saf
ety sy stems Display messages
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!
÷ currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
are temp orarily una vailable.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems (e.g. BAS) may also be temp orarily una vailable.
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 lock du ring braking and ESP ®
does not pe rform any vehicle stabilisation.
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 carefully on a suitable stre tch of road, making slight steering mo vements at a speed abo ve30 km/h. 396
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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
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5 Engine oil pressure Stop
Switch off engine *T
he oil pressure is too lo w.
* NO
TEEngine dama gecaused bydriving with insuf ficient oil pressure #
Avoid driving with insuf ficient oil pressure. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the traf fic conditions. Do not continue driving. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
5 Engine oil level cannot be
measured *T
he electrical connection tothe oil le vel sensor has been inter rupte d or the oil le vel sensor is faulty. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Wa
rning and indicator lamps Overview of indicator and
warning lamps Some sy
stems will per form a self-test when the
ignition is switched on. Some indicator and
wa rning lamps may briefly light up or flash. This
behaviour is non-critical. These indicator and
wa rning lamps indicate a malfunction only if they light up or
flash af terth e engine has been star‐
te d or during a journe y. Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 413

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
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Wa
rning/indicator lamp
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ü Seat belt warning lamp
lights up *T
he red seat belt warning lamp lights up once the engine has star ted.
In addition, an intermittent warning tone may sound.
The red seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and front passenger tofast entheir seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt (/ page 40).
If yo u ha veplaced objects on the front passenger seat, there d seat belt warning lamp may remain lit. Ve
hicle Wa
rning/indicator lamp
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Ù Po we rst eering warning
lamp (red) *T
he red po werst eering sy stem warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
The po wer assi stance or thesteering itself is malfunctioning. &
WA RNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th esteering does not function as intended, theve hicle's operating saf ety is jeopardised. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do
not continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. #
Notethe messages on the multifunction displa y.416
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Wa
rning/indicator lamp
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Start the engine thre eto four times af terre fuelling.
If th eye llow engine diagnosis warning lamp goes out, emer gency operation mode is cancelled. The vehicle need
not be checked.
#
Elect rical fault warning
lamp *T
hered elect rical fault warning lamp is lit.
There is a fault in the electrics. #
Notethe messages on the multifunction displa y.
8
Fu elreser vewarning lamp
lights up *T
he yellow fuel reser ve wa rning lamp lights up while the engine is running.
The fuel supp lyhas dropped into there ser verange. #
Refuel. 420
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Brakes
Wa
rning/indicator lamp
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! Elect ric pa rking brake indi‐
cator lamp (red)
!
The elect ric pa rking brake
(yellow) indicator lamp *T
he red elect ric pa rking brake indicator lamp flashes or is lit.
The yellow elect ric pa rking brake indicator lamp also lights up in theev ent of a malfunction. #
Notethe messages on the multifunction displa y.
J
Brake sy stem warning lamp
(yellow) *T
he yellow brake sy stem warning lamp is lit while the engine is running. &
WA RNING Risk of an accident due toa brake sy stem malfunction
If th e brake sy stem is malfunctioning, braking characteristics may be impaired. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake sy stem checked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Adjust your speed and drive on carefull y,leaving a suitable dis tance totheve hicle in front. #
Ifth e multifunction display sho wsa display message, obse rve it. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 421

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
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Do not top up the brake fluid. Driving sy
stems Wa
rning/indicator lamp
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æ Ac tive Brake Assi stwa rning
lamp *T
he white Active Brake Assi stwa rning lamp is lit.
The sy stem is switched off or una vailable.
L Wa rning lamp for dis tance
wa rning function *T
he red dis tance warning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion.
The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too small forth e speed selected.
If th ere is an additional warning tone, you are approaching an obs tacle at too high a speed. #
Be prepared tobrake immediatel y. #
Increase the dis tance.
Fu nction of Active Brake Assi st (/ page 200). Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 423