2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

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NEVE Ruse are ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE AIRBAGinfront ofit,DE ATHor
SERIOU SINJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur . #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page46). #
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
PRE-S AFEInoperat iveSee
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
funct ionsaremalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
PRE-SA FEImpulse Side
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
Im pulse Sidesystem ismalfunct ioningorinoper ativeaf te rha ving alread ybeen trigg ered. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Smar
tKey Disp
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Á Obtain aNew Key *T
heSmar tKey nee dstobe replaced. #
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Á Replace KeyBattery *T
heSmar tKey batt eryis disc harged. #
Replace thebatt ery(/ page68).
Á Key NotDetected (whit e
displa ymessag e) *T
heSmar tKey iscur rentl yund etect ed. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Ifth eSmar tKey isstill no tre cogni zed,place itin themar kedspace forst ar tin gwit hth eSmar tKey
( / pag e14 5).
Á Key NotDetected (red dis‐
pla ymessa ge) *T
heSmar tKey canno tbe detected and mayno long erbe intheve hicle.
The Smar tKey isno long erintheve hicle andyouswit choffth eengine:
R Youcan nolongerst ar tth eengine.
R Youcan notcen trall yloc kth eve hicle. #
Ensur eth at theSmar tKey isin theve hicle.
If th eSmar tKey detection functi onhasa mal functi ondueto ast ro ng radio signal source: #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
PlacetheSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e14 5). 44
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Place theKey inthe
Marked SpaceSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *S
mar tKey detection ismal functi oning. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Place theSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e14 5).
Á Don't ForgetYour Key *A
warning tone also sou nds. Thismes sage reminds youto take your keywit hyo uwhen youlea vetheve hicle. Lights
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0049 Check LeftLow
Beam (exa mp le) *T
hecor responding lightsourceisfaulty . #
Drive on car efull y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
% LED lightbul bs: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor responding lampappea rsonl ywhen allthelight- emitt ingdiodes
in thelam par efa ulty . Dis
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0049 Malfunct ionSee Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoperative *T
helight sensor ismalfunctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Act ive Headla mpsInopera-
tive *T
heactiv eheadla mpsar emalfunctioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Switch OnHeadla mps *Y
ouaredr iving without low- beam headlam ps. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058 position . 450
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0049 Switc hOff Lights *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle andthelights arest ill switc hedon. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 position .
0049 Int ell. Light System Inoper-
ative *T
heIntellig entLight System isfaulty .The light ingsystem continues tofunction proper lywit hou tth efunc tionsof
th eInt ellig entLight System. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Currently UnavailableSee
Operator's Manual *A
dap tiveHighbeam Assistis temp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page12 7). #
Drive on.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again. TheAdap tiveHig hbeam
As sist Now Available displaymes sagewill appear .
Adap tiveHig hbeam Assist
In oper ative *A
daptiveHighbeam Assistis malfunc tioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Camera ViewRestricted
See Operator's Manual *T
hecamer avie wisrestrict ed. Possible causes are:
R Dirton thewindshield inthecamer a'sfield ofvision Displa
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R Hea vyrain, sno wor fog
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems maybe malfunct ioningortemp orarily una vailable.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th edr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems willbeavailable
ag ain.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Clea nth ewindshield.
Hazard Warning Flashers
Malfunct ioning *T
hehazar dwa rning lam pswitc his malfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Climat
econtr ol Displa
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Air Condition ingMalfunc-
tion SeeOperator' sManual *O
peration oftheclimat econ trol system istemp orarily restrict ed. Airflow and fresh airsuppl yar ese tto aut omat ic
mode . #
Have theclimat econ trol system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Let fresh airinto thevehi-
cle interior. AirCondition-
ing Malf. VisitWorkshop *T
heclimat econt rolsy stem ismalfunct ioning. 452
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WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryand acciden tdue toan insufficie ntsupply offresh air
If th eclimat econ trol system ismalfunct ioning,carbon dioxide leve ls ma yinc rease intheve hicle interior .
Br eat hing incarbon dioxide maycause dizziness. #
Open thewindo wto ensur eth at ther eis asuf ficie ntsupply offresh air. #
Open thewindo wto ensur ean adeq uatesuppl yof fresh air. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Ve
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0072 Vehicle ReadytoDrive
Switc hthe Ignit ionOff
Before Exiting *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle when itis in are ady -to- dr ive st at e. #
When youlea vetheve hicle, switchof fth eignition ,secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away and taketh eSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo u. #
Ifyo udo notlea vetheve hicle, switchof fth eelectr icalconsumer s,e.g. theseat heating. Other wise, the12 V
batt eryma ydisc hargeand itwill then be possible tostar tth eve hicle onlywit hth eaid ofasecon dbatt ery
(s ta rting assis tance) . Disp
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Ù St eering Malfunct ion
Inc reased Physical Effort
See Operator' sManual *T
hepowe rst eer ing assis tance isma lfunctio ning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto altered steer ing charact eristic s
If th epo we rassi stanc eof thesteer ing fails par tiall yor com pletely,yo uwill need touse morefo rc eto steer . #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, drive on car efully . #
Visit orconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, drive on car efully . #
Visit orconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
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Steer ingMalfunction Stop
Imme diate lySee Opera-
tor's Manua l *T
hesteer ing ismalfunct ioning.Steer ing capability issignif icantlyim pair ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir‐
cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 45
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