Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Fur
ther inform ation about theOc cup ant Class ification Sys tem
(Y page 48). Fro
ntPassenger Fro
ntPassenger
Air bag EnabledSee Air
bag EnabledSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
fron t-pass enger airbag and fron t-pass enger knee bag areena-
bled duringthejo urn ey, eventh ough :
R ach ild, asma lladult oran obj ectweigh ingless than thesyst em's
weigh tth res hold isloc ate don thefron tpass enger seat
or
R thefron tpass enger seat isuno ccupied
The systemmay detectobj ects or for cesapplyin gaddit ionalweigh t
on theseat .
G WAR
NING
The fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee bag may
be trigge reduninten tion ally.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Ope nth efron tpass enger door .
X Remo vethech ild and thech ild res train tsyst emfrom thefron t
pass enger seat .
X Mak esur eth at there arenoobj ects on theseat addin gto the
weigh t.
The systemmightother wise detectth eaddit ionalweigh tand
int erp ret theseat occup ant'sweigh tas gre aterth an itact ually is.
X Kee pth eseat unoccupied ,clo sethefron tpass enger door and
swit chon theign ition .
X Obs erveth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA Gind icat orlamp sin thece nter
co nsole and themult ifunction disp layand checkth efol lowin g:
Se at uno ccupied andignition swit ched on:
R aself -diagn osis iscar riedout .The PASS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
and PASS EN GER AIR BA GON indicat orlamp smus tligh tup
sim ultane ousl yfor appr oximat elysixsec onds
R thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat orlamp mustth en ligh t
up and remainlitaft ertheself -diagn osis.If th eind icat orlamp
is on ,OCS hasdeac tivat ed thefron t-pass enger fron tair bag
and fron t-pass enger knee air bag (Ypage 48)
R theFro ntPassenger Airbag EnabledSee Operator's Fro
ntPassenger Airbag EnabledSee Operator's
Man ual Man
ual orFro ntPassen ger Airbag DisabledSee Opera‐ Fro
ntPassen ger Airbag DisabledSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual displaymes sage smus tno tbe sho wnonthe
mult ifunction disp lay
X Wait foraper iod ofat least 60sec onds unt ilth ene cessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen compl eted.
X Mak esur eth at thedisp laymes sage sdo notappear inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay. 214
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions If
th ese cond ition sare fulfilled ,th efron tpass enger seat canbe
oc cup iedagain .Whe ther thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF For ON indi-
cat orlamp remainslit or goe sout depe ndson how OCS classifies
th eoc cup ant.
If th eco nd ition sare notfulf illed ,th esyst emisno toper ating cor-
rec tly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
Fur ther inform ation about theOc cup ant Class ification Sys tem
(Y page 48). Ligh
ts
i Veh
icles wit hLE Dbulbs intheligh tclus ters:
The displaymes sage fortheco rresp ondin glamp onlyappear swhen alloftheLE Ds inthelamp
hav efail ed. Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0049
Che ckLeftCor ner‐ Che
ckLeftCor ner‐
ing Light ing
Lightor Check Che
ck
Rig htCornering Rig
htCornering
Lig ht Lig
ht The
leftor right-hand corneri ng ligh tis def ective.
X Chec kwhet heryou arepermittedto rep lace thebulb yours elf
(Y page 106).
or X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Che ckLeftLow Che
ckLeftLow
Bea m Bea
mor Che ck Che
ck
Rig htLow Beam Rig
htLow Beam The
leftor right-hand low-beam headlamp isdef ective.
X Chec kwhet heryou arepermittedto rep lace thebulb yours elf
(Y page 106).
or X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Che ckRearLef t Che
ckRearLef t
Tur nSig nal Tur
nSig nal or
Che ckRearRig ht Che
ckRearRig ht
Tur nSig nal Tur
nSig nal The
rear left-han dor rear right-hand turnsign alisdef ective.
X Chec kwhet heryou arepermittedto rep lace thebulb yours elf
(Y page 106).
or
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Che ckFrontLef t Che
ckFrontLef t
Tur nSig nal Tur
nSig nal or
Che ckFrontRig ht Che
ckFrontRig ht
Tur nSig nal Tur
nSig nal The
fron tlef t-han dor fron trig ht-hand turnsign alisdef ective.
X Chec kwhet heryou arepermittedto rep lace thebulb yours elf
(Y page 106).
or
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Che ckLeftMir ror Che
ckLeftMir ror
Tur nSig nal Tur
nSig nal or
Che ckRightMir ror Che
ckRightMir ror
Tur nSig nal Tur
nSig nal The
turnsign alin thelef t-han dor right-hand exterio rmir ror isdef ec-
ti ve.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
laymes sage s
215On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z
Engine
Disp
laymes sages Possi
blecauses/cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions 00BD
Che ckCoolant Che
ckCoolant
Lev elSee Opera‐ Lev
elSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual The
coolant levelis toolow.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficie ntcoo lant inthe
eng inecoo ling system. You couldot her wise damag eth eeng ine.
X Add coolant ,obse rving thewarn ingnotesbefo redoin gso
(Y page 277).
If you have toaddcoolan tfr equ ently:
X Con tacta qualifi edspec ialist workshopand have theeng inecoo l-
ing syst emcheck ed. 00AC The
fanmot orismalf unctionin g.
X At coo lant temper aturesbelow 248‡ (12 0†) ,dr ive to the near-
est qualifi edspec ialist workshop.
X Av oid heav yloads ontheeng ineasyou doso, e.g.driv ingin
moun tainous terrain and stop- and- gotraff ic. 00AC
Coo lantToo Hot Coo
lantToo Hot
Sto pVeh icleTur n Sto
pVeh icleTur n
Eng ine Off Eng
ine Off The
coolant istoohot .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
Do notdriv ewhen yourengineisove rheated.This cancaus esom e
fluids whichmay have leakedintoth eeng inecom partmen tto cat ch
fir e.
St eam from theove rheatedeng inecan also causeser ious burns
whic hcan occurjus tby open ingthehood .
Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
X Pull overand stop theveh icle safe lyand switchoff theeng ine,
paying attent ion toroad andtraff iccon dition s.
X Sec ure theveh icle again stroll ing away (Ypage 145).
X Wait untilth eeng inehas cooleddown .
X Mak esure that theair supply totheeng ineradiat orisno t
bloc ked, e.g .by snow, slush orice .
X Do notst art theeng ineagain untilth edisplay message goes out
and thecoo lant temper atureis below 248‡ (12 0†). Other wise,
th eeng inecoul dbe damage d.
X Pay attent ion tothecoo lant temper aturedisplay.
If th etem peratur eincr eases again:
X Visit aqualifi edspec ialist workshop immediat ely.
Un der norm aloper atingcon dition sand with thespec ified coolant
leve l,th ecoo lant temper aturemay riseto248‡ (12 0†). 218
Displa
ymes sagesOn-boar dcomp uter and displa ys
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions You
haveina dve rten tly to uch edthemult ifunction steer ing whee l
while steer ing interv ention was active.
X Whil est eer ing interv ention isact ive,mak esur eth at themult i-
fun ction steer ing whee lis no tto uch eduninten tion ally. The
vehiclehas start ed toskid and ESP®
has interv ened.
X Use Active Park ingAssis tagain later (Y page 174). Act
ive Parking Act
ive Parking
Ass ist Inoperative Ass
ist Inoperative You
havejus tcar riedout alarg enum beroftur nin gor park ing
man euve rs.
Ac tive Park ingAssis twill become available again afterappr ox-
imat elytenmin utes(Y page 174).
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Swi tchoff and restartth een gin e.
If th emult ifunction disp laystill sho wsthedisp laymes sage :
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Park
ingAssis tPA RKTRO NICis malf unction ing .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Act
ive Parking Act
ive Parking
Ass ist Finished Ass
ist Finished The
vehicleis park ed.Awarn ingtone also soun ds.
The displaymes sage disap pearsauto matically. Act
ive Distance Act
ive Distance
Ass ist Off Ass
ist Off Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cwas deac tivat ed (Ypage 163).
If it was notdeac tivat ed bythedri ver ,a warn ingtone also soun ds. Act
ive Distance Act
ive Distance
Ass ist NowAvaila ‐ Ass
ist NowAvaila ‐
ble ble Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis oper ationalagain afterhav ing
been tempo rarilyunav ailable .You cannowreac tivat eAc tive Dis-
tan ceAssis tDI ST RONI C(Y page 160). Act
ive Distance Act
ive Distance
Ass ist Currently Ass
ist Currently
Una vailableSee Una
vailableSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis tempo rarily ino per ative.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R theradar sensor syst emistempo rarily ino per ative, e.g. due to
elec tromag netic radi ation emi tted bynearby TVorradi ostati ons
or other sour cesof elec tromag netic radi ation
R thesyst emisout side theoper ating tempe rature range
R theon -boar dvol tag eis toolow
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
Whe nth ecaus esstate dabov eno longer apply, thedisp laymes sage
disap pears.
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis oper ationalagain .
If th edisp laymes sage does notdisap pear:
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Rest arttheen gin e. 222
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s
Smar
tKey Display
messages Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 00AF
Key Does Not Key
Does Not
Belong toVehicle Belong
toVehicle You
have putthewrong SmartK eyinthe ignition lock.
X Use thecorrect SmartKey. 00AF
Take YourKeyfrom Take
YourKeyfrom
Ignition Ignition The
SmartK eyisin the ignition lock.
A warning tonesounds
X Remove theSmartK ey. 00AF
Obtain aNew Key Obtain
aNew Key The
SmartK eyneeds tobe replaced.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. 00AF
Replace KeyBattery Replace
KeyBattery The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged.
X Change thebattery (Ypage 72). 00AF
Don't Forget Your Don't
Forget Your
Key Key The
display message isshown foramaximum of60 seconds andis
only areminder.
You have opened thedriver's doorwiththeengine switched off.The
SmartK eyisnot inthe ignition lock.Awarning tonesounds.
X Take theSmartK eywith youwhen youleave thevehicle. 00AF
Key NotDetected Key
NotDetected
(red display message) The
SmartK eyisnot inthe vehicle.
A warning tonealsosounds.
If the engine isswitched off,you can nolonger lockthevehicle cen-
trally orstart theengine.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, paying
atten tiontoroad andtraffic condition s.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway(Ypage 145).
X Locate theSmartK ey. Because
thereisinterf erence fromastron gsource ofradio waves,
the SmartK eyisnot detect edwhilst theengine isrunning.
A warning tonealsosounds.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, paying
atten tiontoroad andtraffic condition s.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway(Ypage 145).
X Insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lockanddrive inSmartK ey
mode. 230
Display
messagesOn-board computerand displays
Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E9
0051
The redseat beltwar ning lamp lights upafter theengine starts,assoon as
the drive r'sorthe front-passenge rdoor isclosed .
The drive ror front passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbelt.
X Fasten yourseat belt(Y pag e43).
The warning lamp goesout.
There areobjects onthe front-passenge rseat.
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passenge rseat andstow them inasecure
pla ce.
The warning lamp goesout. 00E9
0051
The redseat beltwar ning lamp flashes and anintermittent audib lewarni ng
sound s.
The drive ror front passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbelt.The vehicl eis
bei ng drive nfaster than15mph (25km/h )or has brieflybeen drivenfaster
than 15mph (25km/h) .
X Fasten yourseat belt(Y pag e43).
The warning lamp goesoutand theintermittent warningtone cease s.
There areobjects onthe front-passenge rseat. Thevehicl eis bei ng drive nfaster
than 15mph (25km/h )or has brieflybeen drivenfaster than15mph
(25 km/h) .
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passenge rseat andstow them inasecure
pla ce.
The warning lamp goesoutand theintermittent warningtone cease s. 232
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays
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 (Anti-lock BrakingSystem) isdea ctivated duetoamalfu nction. Therefore,
BAS (Brake Assist), ActiveBrakeAssist, ESP®
(Electronic StabilityProgra m),the
HOLD function andhillstart assist,for exampl e,are alsodea ctivated.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou brake hard,for exampl 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.
If the ABS control unitisdefective ,there isals oapossi bility that other systems ,
such asthe naviga tionsystem orthe automatic transmissi on,willnot beava ila-
ble . 234
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays