2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS warning

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rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0027 Br ak ew arning lamp(US A)
004D Brak eswarning lam p(Can‐
ada) The
redb rake system warning lam pislitwhile thee ngine isrunning .
*P oss ible cau ses:
R The brak ef orce boos tingismalfunct ioningandtheb raking charact eristic sm aybe affect ed.
R The reisinsuf ficie ntbrak ef luid intheb rake fluid reser voir. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryifbr ak ef orce boos tingismalfunct ioning
If br ak ef orce boos tingismalfunct ioning,increased brak ep edal forc em aybe neces saryfor braking .The braking
ch aract eristic sm aybe impair ed.The brakin gdista nce canincrease ineme rgency braki ng situa tions. #
Stop inas afel ocation immediat ely.D on otcont inue driving. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet olow brak ef luid leve l
If th eb rake fluid leve list oo low, theb raking effect and theb raking charact eristic sm aybe impair ed. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc ondi tions .Do
no tc ontinu edrivi ng und eranyc ircums tances. #
Consu ltaq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Donota dd brak ef luid. #
Stop thev ehicle immediat elyinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi tions .Don otcontinu edrivi ng und eranyc ircum‐
st anc es. Dis
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rning/indicat orlam p
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Notethem essag eson them ultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Dr
iving systems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
L Wa rning lam pfor dis tance
wa rning func tion The
redd istan cewarning lam plight supw hile thev ehicle isin mo tion.
*T he distance tothev ehicle infront istoos mall fort he speed selected.
If th er ei sa na dditional warning tone, youa reappr oachingano bstacle attooh igh aspeed. #
Beprepar edtobrak ei mmediat ely. #
Incr ease thed ista nce.
Fu nctio nofActiv eBrake Assi st(/ pag e205).
ä Suspens ionwarning lam p The
yello wA IRMA TIC/A ctiveB ody Cont rolw arning lampislit.
*A malfu nction hasoccur redw ithA IRMA TIC/A ctiveB ody Cont rol. #
Notethem essag eson them ultifunc tiondispla y. 550
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Dr
ivin gsafet ys ystems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025 ABS warning lam p The
yello wA BSwarning lam pislitwhile thee ngine isrunning .
*ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If th er ei sa na dditional warning tone, EBD isma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetys ystems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GThe reisar isk ofskid ding ifEBD orABS ismalf unct ioning
If EBD orABS ismalf unct ioning, thew heels mayloc kw hen braking.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sa rethus severely im pa ired .The brakin gdista nce inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tionc an increase .Ina dditio n, other driving safetys ystems ares witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediat elya taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Driveo ncarefully . #
Notethem essag eson them ultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Displa
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pflashes whilethev ehicle isin mo tion.
*O neormor ewheelsh asreac hed itsgrip limit (/page202). #
Adapty our driving stylet os uit ther oad andweather condition s.
00E5 ES P®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pislitwhile thee ngine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is mal func tioning .
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetys ystems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,other driving safetys ystems
ar es witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckeda taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Driveo ncarefully . #
Notethem essag eson them ultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. 552
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wE SP®
OFF warning lam pislitwhile thee ngine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndrivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yoffur ther driving safetys ys‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateE SP®
fora slong asthes ituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notb ea ctivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediat elya taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Obser vethen otes on deactiv atingESP®
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Ti
re pres sur em onitor Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam p
fl ashes The
yello wt irep ressur emonitor ing system warning lam p(pressur eloss/ malfun ction) flashes fora pproxima tely one
minut eand then remains lit.
*The tirep ressu remonit oring system isdef ective. &
WARNIN GThe reisar isk ofan acci dent ifth et irep ressur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
If th et irep ressur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning,itis no ta ble toissue awarning ifth er ei sp ressur eloss
in one ormor eofthe tires.
Un der inflated tires ma y,fore xamp le,impair thed riving, steer ing and braking charact eristic s. #
Have thet irep ressur emonit oring system checkeda taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Visit aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam plight s
up The
yello wt irep ressur emonitor ing system warning lam p(pressur eloss/ malfun ction) islit.
*The tirep ressur emonitor ing system has detected tirep ress urel ossina tlea st one ofthet ires. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet oinsuf ficie nttirep ress ure
Ti re pressur esthat aret oo lowp ose thef ollo wing hazar ds:
R The tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma yw ear excessiv elyand/or unevenly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tiret raction. 55
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rning/indicat orlam p
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Solutions
R The driving charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing and braking, maybeg reatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle. #
Obser vether ecom mende dtirep ress ure. #
Adjus tthe tirep ressur eifn eces sary. #
Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and trafficc ondi tions . #
Checkt he tirep ressur eand thet ires. Displa
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0075
SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 493
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ........... ............................. 503
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elyS eeOper ator's Manual ...503
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011>...534
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual ......... ....................................... 534
00CC Stop Vehicle Vehicle TooL ow ..... 519
ç Suspend ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 525
0049 SwitchO ffLig hts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 500
0049 SwitchO nHeadlamps ................ 499
0049 Turn On theI gnit iontoRelease
th eP arking Brake.................................5 15
0072 Vehicle Ready toDriveS witch
th eI gnit ionOffB efor eE xiting .............5 02
00CC Vehicle Rising Please Wait.......... 519 00CC
Vehicle Rising ............................. 518
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction ........... 537
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing............ 536
ABC Malfunction Stop Vehicle .............5 20
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 23
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistInoper ative.... 524
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yL imited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 531
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dS eeOper ator's Manual .................. 531
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 26
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistInoper ative..... .5 26
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistNo wA vailable
.. ...........................................................5 26
Ac tiveH oodM alfu nctio nSeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 504 Ac
tiveL aneK eeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operato r's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 522
Ac tiveL aneK eeping AssistCurrentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 22
Ac tiveL aneK eeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 522
Ac tiveP arking Assista nd
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 524
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tCurrentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 21
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......5 21
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tC amer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operato r's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 500
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tC urrently
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 00
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tIno per a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 500 In
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