Safety
systems Display
messages Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 002500E5
Currently Unavaila‐ Currently
Unavaila‐
ble SeeOperator's ble
SeeOperator's
Manual Manual ABS
(Anti- lockBraking System), BAS(Brake Assist), ESP®
(Elec-
tronic Stability Program), theHOLD function andhillstart assist are
temporarily unavailable.
Act ive Brake Assist mayhave alsofailed .
In addition, the0025, 00E5and00BB warning lampsmaylight upin
the instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdeactivated.
Possible causesare:
R Self-diagnosis isnot yetcomplete
R The on-board voltagemaybeinsufficient
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affec-
ted. Thebraking distance inan emergency brakingsituation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Carefu llydrive onasuitabl estretc hof road, making gentlesteer-
ing movements atspeeds ofabove 12mph (20km/h).
If the displa ymessage disappears,thefunctions mentioned
above areavail able again.
If the multifunction displaystill shows thedispla ymessage:
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop immediately . 002500E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ABS,
BAS,ESP®
,the HOLD function andhillstart assist arenot
avail able duetoamalfunction.
Act ive Brake Assist mayhave alsofailed .
The 0025, 00E5,00BBand0027 (USAonly)or004D (Canad aonly)
warning lampsinthe instrument clustermayalsolight up.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdeactivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affec-
ted. Thebraking distance inan emergency brakingsituation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident. Dis
play messages
205On-boardcomp uter anddisplays Z
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions X
Dr ive oncar eful ly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 00E5
Cur rently Unavaila‐ Cur
rently Unavaila‐
ble SeeOperator' s ble
SeeOperator' s
Man ual Man
ual ES
P®
,BA S,theHO LD function and hillstart assi stare tempo rarily
unav ailable .
Ac tive Brake Assis tmay havealso failed.
In addit ion,th e00E5 and00BB warninglamp smay lightup inthe
ins trumen tclus ter.
AT TENTI ON ASSIST isdeac tivat ed.
The self-diagn osis function mightnotbe compl ete, for exampl e.
G WAR
NING
The brak esyst emcontinu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.
The brak ingdist ancein an eme rgencybrak ingsituati oncan thus
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no toper ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz eth eveh icle.
The reisan increas edriskof skiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Caref ullydrive asuit able distance,mak ingslightsteer ing mov e-
men tsat aspe edabov e12 mph (20km/ h).
If the displ aymessage disappea rs,the functions mentioned
above areavai lableaga in.
If the multifu nctiondisplaystill shows thedispl aymessag e:
X Drive oncareful ly.
X Visit aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop immediately. 00E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ESP
®
,BAS, theHOLD function andhillstart assistare unava ilable
due toamalfu nction.
Active BrakeAssist mayhave alsofailed.
In addi tion, the00E5 and00BB warning lampsmay lightup inthe
instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSISTis deactiva ted.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but withou tthe
functions listedabove.
The braking distance inan emergency brakingsituationcanthus
increase.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional, ESP®
is unabl eto stabil izethe vehicle .
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Drive oncareful ly.
X Visit aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop immediately. 206
Di
splay message sOn-boardcompu terand displays
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 007A
0025
00E5 Ino perativeSee Ino
perativeSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual EB
D(elec tron icbrak efor ce dist ribution),AB S,BA S,ES P®
,th e
HO LD function and hillstart assi stare notavail able duetoamal-
fun ction .
Ac tive Brake Assis tmay havealso failed.
A warn ingtone soun ds.
In addit ion,th e00E5, 00BBand0025 warninglamp smay lightup in
th eins trumen tclus ter.
G WAR
NING
The brak esyst emcontinu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.The fron tand rear whee lsco uld there fore
loc kif you performafull brak eapplic ation,for exampl e.
The steer abilit yand brak ingcharac teris tics may besev erelyaff ec-
te d. The brak ingdist ancein an eme rgencybrak ingsituati oncan
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no toper ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz eth eveh icle.
The reisan increas edriskof skiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Dr ive oncar eful ly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Tur nOn the Igni‐ Tur
nOn the Igni‐
tio nto Release tio
nto Release
the ParkingBra ke the
ParkingBra ke The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp lights
up.
You attemp tedto release theelec tric park ingbrak ewhile theign i-
ti on was switched off.
X Sm artKey :tur nth eSm artKey topos ition 0047intheign ition lock.
X KEYLESS -GO: swit chon theign ition . 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Ple ase Release Ple
ase Release
Par kingBra ke Par
kingBra ke The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarn ingtone soun ds.Aco nd ition forauto matic
rel ease oftheelec tric park ingbrak eis no tfulf illed (Ypage 148).
You aredrivin gwit hth eelec tric park ingbrak eapplie d.
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eman ually. The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarn ingtone soun ds.
You areusin gth eelec tric park ingbrak efor eme rgencybrak ing
(Y page 148). 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Par kingBra keSee Par
kingBra keSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup.
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
To apply :
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Pre sstheelec tric park ingbrak ehan dleforatleast tensec onds.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
laymes sage s
207On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup and thered 0049 (USA
on ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp flashes .
It is no tpos sibleto apply theelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0027
(USAon ly)
004D (Canadaonly)
Che ckBrakeFluid Che
ckBrakeFluid
Lev el Lev
el The
reisno ten ough brakefluid inthebrak efluid reservoir.
A warn ingtone soun ds.The 0027 (USAon ly) or004D (Canadaonly)
warn inglamp sin theins trumen tclus termay alsolightup.
G WAR
NING
The brak ingeffectmay beimp aire d.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.Do notco ntinu edri vin g
und erany circum stanc es.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
X Do notadd brak efluid .This does notco rrec tth emalf unction . 0026
Che ckBrakePad Che
ckBrakePad
Wea r Wea
r The
brak epads /linin gshav ereac hedtheir wear limit.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0053
Ino perative Ino
perative Malf
unction ofoneor mor emain function sof theMer cedes mecon-
ne ct syst em.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Mer
cedesmecon‐ Mer
cedesmecon‐
nec tSer vicesLim i‐ nec
tSer vicesLim i‐
ted SeeOperator' s ted
SeeOperator' s
Man ual Man
ual Se
rvice limi ted.
Malf unction ofoneor mor emain function sof theMer cedes mecon-
ne ct syst em.
X Obs erveth eno teson diagn ostics conn ection (Ypage 27).
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 210
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0049
Che ckCenter Brake Che
ckCenter Brake
Lam p Lam
p The
high -moun tedbrak elamp isfault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Che ckLeftBra ke Che
ckLeftBra ke
Lam p Lam
por Che ckRight Che
ckRight
Bra keLamp Bra
keLamp The
leftor right-hand brak elamp isdef ective.
X Chec kwhet heryou arepermittedto rep lace thebulb yours elf
(Y page 106).
or
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Che ckLeftHig h Che
ckLeftHig h
Bea m Bea
mor Check Che
ck
Rig htHighBea m Rig
htHighBea m The
leftor right-hand high beam isdef ective.
X Chec kwhet heryou arepermittedto rep lace thebulb yours elf
(Y page 106).
or
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Lic ensePla teLam p Lic
ensePla teLam p The
leftor right-hand licen se plat elamp isfault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Che ckLeftFog Lamp Che
ckLeftFog Lamp
or Che ckRightFog Che
ckRightFog
Lam p Lam
p The
leftor right-hand foglamp isfault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Rea rFog Lamp Rea
rFog Lamp The
rear foglamp isfault y.
X Chec kwhet heryou arepermittedto rep lace thebulb yours elf
(Y page 106).
or
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Che ckFrontLeft Che
ckFrontLeft
Par kingLam p Par
kingLam por
Che ckFrontRight Che
ckFrontRight
Par kingLam p Par
kingLam p The
fron tlef tor fron trig ht park ingorstand inglamp isdef ective.
X Chec kwhet heryou arepermittedto rep lace thebulb yours elf
(Y page 106).
or
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Bac kup Light Bac
kup Light The
backup lamp isdef ective.
X Chec kwhet heryou arepermittedto rep lace thebulb yours elf
(Y page 106).
or
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Che ckLeftTai l Che
ckLeftTai l
Lam p Lam
por Che ck Che
ck
Rig htTailLam p Rig
htTailLam p The
leftor right-hand taillamp isdef ective.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 216
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s
Safety
systems Warning/
indicator
lamp 00510051
Signal type
Possible causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 00C6
0051
The yellow brakesystem warning lamplights upwhile theengine isrunning.
The brake system ismalfunction ing.
G WARNING
The braking characterist icsmay beaffected.
There isarisk ofan accident.
X Drive ontaking extracare.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop immediately. 0027004D
0051
0027 (USAonly), 004D(Canada only):thered brake system warning lampis
lit while theengine isrunning. Awarning tonealsosounds.
G WARNING
The brake boosting effectismalfunction ingand thebraking characterist icsmay
be affected.
There isarisk ofan accident.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, payingatten tionto
road andtraffic condition s.Do not cont inue driving underanycircumst ances.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway(Ypage 145).
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct iondisplay . 0027004D
0051
0027 (USAonly), 004D(Canada only):thered brake system warning lampis
lit while theengine isrunning. Awarning tonealsosounds.
There isnot enough brakefluidinthe brake fluidreservoir.
G WARNING
The braking effectmaybeimpaired.
There isarisk ofan accident.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, payingatten tionto
road andtraffic condition s.Do not cont inue driving underanycircumst ances.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway(Ypage 145).
X Do not add brake fluid.Adding morewillnotcorrect themalfunction .
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct iondisplay . War
ning andindicator lampsin the instrum entcluster
233On-board computerand displays Z
Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS istempora rilyunava ilable .There fore,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, ESP®
,EBD
(el ectronic brakeforcedistributio n),the HOLD function andhillstart assist,for
exampl e,are alsodea ctivated.
Possi blecaus esare:
R Self-di agnosi sis not yetcomple te
R The on-board voltagemay beinsuffi cient
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
X Ca reful lydrive asui table distance,making slightsteering movements ata
spee dabo ve12 mph (20km/h) .
The functions mentioned aboveare available againwhen thewarni nglamp
goes out.
If the warning lamp isstill on:
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning. Awarni ng
tone alsosound s.
EBD ismalfu nctioning. Therefore,ABS, BAS, Active BrakeAssist, ESP®
,the
HOLD function andhillstart assist,for exampl e,are not available either.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entcluster
235On-boardcomput erand displays Z
Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warning lamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ESP ®
,BAS, theHOLD function andhillstart assistare tempora rilyunava ilable .
Active BrakeAssist mayhave alsofail ed.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
Self-di agnosi sis not yetcomple te
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.
The braki ngdista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanthus increas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Ca reful lydrive asui table distance,making slightsteering movements ata
spee dabo ve12 mph (20km/h) .
The functions mentioned aboveare available againwhen thewarni nglamp
goes out.
If the warning lamp isstill on:
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 00240049
0051
0049 (USAonly),0024 (Canada only):the red indica torlamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake flashes orlights upand/or theyellow warni nglamp forthe elec-
tric parki ngbrake lights up.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display. 0075
0051
The redrestrai ntsystem warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
The restrai ntsystem ismalfu nctioning.
G WARNING
The airbag sor Emergency TensioningDevices mayeither betriggere duninten-
tional lyor, inthe event ofan accide nt,may notbetriggere d.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand have therestrai ntsystem
checked.
For further informati onabo utthe restrai ntsystem, see(Ypag e39). 238
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays