2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE ESP

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
!
÷ 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. &
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. 402
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

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 *
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. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 403

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. 404
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

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.
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 (/ page 420)
ü Seat belt (/
page 420)
ï Trailer hit ch (/page 421)
Ù Powe rst eering (/ page 421)
ÿ Coolanttemp erature (/ page 422)
; Engine diagnostics (/
page 422)
% Preglow
# Elect
rical fault (/ page 422)
8 Re
ser vefuel with fuel filler flap loca‐
tion indicator (/ page 422)
! Elect
ric pa rking brake (red)
(/ page 425)
! Electric parking brake (yellow)
(/
page 425)
J Brakes (yellow) (/
page 425)
J Brakes (red) (/
page 425)
L Distance warning (/ page 427)
ä AIRBODY CONTROL (/ page 427)
ä DYNA MIC BODY CONTROL
(/ page 427) !
ABS (/
page 428)
÷ ESP®
(/ page 428)
å ESP®
OFF (/ page 428)
h Ty
re pressure monitoring sy stem
(/ page 431)
T St
anding lights (/ page123)
L Low beam (
/page 123)
K High beam (/
page125)
#! Tu
rn signal light (/ page125)
R Re
ar fog light (/ page123) Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 419

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
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. ÷
ESP ®
wa rning lamp flashes The
yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp flashes while theve hicle is in motion.
*O ne or more wheels has reached its grip limit (/ page185). #
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. &
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. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 429

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. &
WARNING 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 185). 430
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

Un
locking (emer gency key) .................. .77
Un locking (from the inside) .................... 74
Door cont rol panel .................................... .14
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drive Away Assist .................................... 225
Drive Away Assist
see Pr otection against collision
Drive position Enga ging ..............................................1 68
Drive prog ram display ............................. 16 5
Drive prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving abroad Symmetrical low beam ........................ 12 3
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .183
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 185
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 188
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .193
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 185Cameras ..............................................
183
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 188
ESP ®
Crosswind Assi st........................ 187
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation .................... .187
Overview ............................................. 184
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors .............. 183
Re sponsibility ...................................... 183
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 188
Driving sy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 208
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 Traf fic Sign Assi st
Driving tips Driving abroad (symmetrical low
beam) .................................................. 12 3
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .158
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 56
Dr ows iness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Chassis ................................................ 208
Dynamic handling cont rol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT ................................... .164
Con figuring drive program I ................. 16 5
Displ aying engine data ........................ 16 6
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 16 6
Drive prog ram display ......................... .165
Drive programs ................................... .164
Fu nction .............................................. 16 4 Index
445

Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch)
.............................................................1 65
Selecting the drive prog ram ............... .165 E
E10 ............................................................ 353
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 108
Setting ................................................. 109
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 108
Setting ................................................. 109
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes ................................... 188
ECO Assist Displaying ............................................ 16 4
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 16 3
ECO display Function .............................................. 16 2
ECO start/s top function ......................... 16 0
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 16 0
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 60Operation ............................................
16 0
Switching off/on ................................. 16 2
Electric pa rking brake ............................ .179
Applying auto matically ........................ 17 9
App lying or releasing manually ............ 181
Emergency braking .............................. 181
Re leasing automatically ...................... .180
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................24
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Emer gency
Fire extinguisher ................................. .310
Fir st-aid kit (so ftsided) ........................ 310
Overview of the help functions .............. 16
Re moving thewa rning triangle ............ 309
Saf etyve st .......................................... 309
Setting up thewa rning triangle ............ 310
Emer gency braking ..................................1 81
Emer gency braking
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem) Emer
gency engine start .......................... 327
Emer gency key
Inserting/removing ............................... 71
Locking a door .......................................77
Un locking a door .................................. .77
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle ............................. 154
Emer gency spare wheel .........................3 46
No tes .................................................. 346
Engine ECO start/ stop function ......................1 60
Engine number ................................... .349
St arting (Digital Vehicle Keyst icke r) .... 154
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 154
St arting (Remo teOnline) ..................... 15 5
St arting (s tart/s top button) ................ 15 3
St arting assis tance .............................. 321
Switching off (s tart/s top button) .........1 76
Engine bonnet Function (active bonnet) ...................... 296
Opening/closing ................................. 297
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 16 6446
Index