Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunc‐
tioning
If ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen
braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle stabilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus
se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nc einane mergency brak‐
ing situation can increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ys‐
te ms ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Drivin
gsystems Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
ð
Maximum Speed Excee-
ded *Y
ou ha veexc eeded them aximum permitted speed (specific coun‐
tries only). #
Driv emores lowl y.
Cruise Control Inopera-
tive *C
ruise control is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
00B2
Off *C
ruise control has been deactivated.
If aw arning tone also sounds, this means cruise control has deacti‐
va tedi tself automatically (/ page151).
00B2 --- mph *C
ruise control canno tbeactivated as no tall activation conditions
ha ve been met. #
Obser vethea ctivation conditions of cruise cont rol
( / pag e151).
Active Dist ance Assist
Inoperative *A
ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cismalfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Distance Assist
Currently Unavailable
See Operator's Manual *A
ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cistemporaril yunavailable.
The ambien tcondition sareoutsid ethe sy stem limits (/ page152). #
Driv eon.
Whe nthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ysteml imits, the
sy stem will be available again. 268
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tismalfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Switch On Headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without alow beam. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
or #
Turn thel ight switc htothe0058 position.
0049
Switch Off Lights *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle and thel ight is still switched on. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
0049
Auto Lamp Function
Inoperative *T
he light sensor is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Malfunction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* Ve hicles with traile rhitch:af use mayhaveb lown. #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Chec kthe fuses, and replace them if necessary(/ page211).
0049 Check Left Low
Beam (examp le) *T
he bulb in question is faulty. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
or #
Chec kwhether changing theb ulb is permitted. Indicator and
warning lamps Overvie
wofindicator and warning lamps When
thei gnition is switched on, man ysystems
per form aself-test. Som eindicator and warning
lamps ma yswitc honorf lashtemp oraril yduring
th is time. This behavior is no cause fora larm.
These indicator and warning lamps indicat ea
malfunction onl yiftheylight up or flash af tert he
engine has been star tedord uringajourne y.
Indicator and warning lamps:
0058 Lo
wb eam (/ page84)
0060 Pa
rking lamps (/ page84)
0057 High beam (/
page 85)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights (/ page85)
005E Re
ar fogl ight (/ page84) 00E9
Seat bel
tnotfast ened
(/ page289)
0027 and
004D USA: Brakes (red) (/
page283)
004D Canada: Brakes (red) (/
page283)
004D Brakes (yellow) (/
page283)
0025 ABS malfunction (/
page283)
002E Off-road
gear
00E5 ESP®
(/ page283)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/ page283)
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi stswitched off
(/ page148)
0049
and 0024 USA: Electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (/ page283) 282
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lamp
fl ashes The ESP
®
ye llo ww arning lam pflashes during ajou rney.
* ESP ®
inter venes (/ page 147). #
Adapty our driving styletot heweather and road conditions.
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lamp The ESP
®
OFF yello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* ESP ®
has been switched off. &
WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP ®
deacti va‐
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization.
The availabilit yoffurther driving saf etys yst ems is also limited. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Only deactivat eESP®
forasl ong as thes ituation requ ires.
If ESP ®
canno tbeactivated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. #
Compl ywithi nstructions toswitc hESP®
of f(/pag e147).
0025 ABS warning lamp The AB
Syello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
*AB Sism alfunctioning.
If an additional warning tone sounds, this means theE BD is malfunc‐
tioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunc‐
tioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen brak‐
ing
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus
se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nc einane mergency braking
situation can increase. In addition, other driving saf etys yst ems
ar es witched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. 288
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps
1,
2, 3. ..
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
(operating unit) .................................... .101
12 Vs ocket
see Soc ket(12 V)
11 5Vs ocket
see Soc ket(11 5V)
360° Camera Care.................................................1 95A
ABS (Anti-lo ckBrakin gSystem) .......... 14 6
Ac celeration
see Usin gkickdown
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOLD
function ................................................. 15 5
Ac tiv eB rake Assi st.............................. 14 8
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 14 8
Setting .............................................. 15 0
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC ..... 15 2
Callin gupas peed........................... .153
Fu nctio n........................................... 15 2
Increasing/decreasing speed ........... 15 3
Re quirements .................................. .153
St eering wheel buttons ..................... 15 3
St oring aspeed ................................ 15 3
Switching off/deacti vating ............... 15 3
Switching on/activating ................... 15 3
Sy stem limitations ............................1 52
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist ..................161
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 16 2
Fu nctio n............................................ 161
Sy stem limitations ............................1 61
Tr ailer operation ................................ 161
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n............................................. 86
Switching on/o ff................................ 86
Ad d-on equipment .................................. 21
Ad d-on equipment guidelines ................21
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) ............................. 91
Ad diti ve ................................................. 251
DEF .......................................... 136, 250
Engine oil .......................................... 251
Ad diti ves
Fu el .................................................. 24 8Ad
diti ves( DEF)
see DEF
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additive
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuel
ADR (working speed control) Adjusting .......................................... 16 2
Fu nctio n........................................... 16 2
Switching on/of f.............................. 16 2
Af ter-sales service center
see ASS YSTP LUS
Air nozzles see Air vents
Ai rv ents ....................................... .104, 105
adjustin g(front) ................................ 104
Ad justing (roof) ................................. 105
Re ar passenger compartment .......... 105
Airbag ...................................................... 35
Ac tivation ........................................... 32
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt
passenger) ......................................... 35
Ins tallation locations .......................... 35
Overvie w........................................... .35
Pr otection impaired ............................36
Pr otection pr ovided ............................ 35
Side airbag ........................................ .35
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag ........................ 35
Alar msystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Alertness assistant see ATTENTION ASSIST
All-wheel drive Engaging ...........................................1 25
Engaging/disengaging ..................... .125
LO Wr ang e........................................ 12 6
No tes. ............................................... 124
Animals Pets in thev ehicle .............................. 45
Anti-loc kbraking sy stem
see AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem)
Anti-skid chains
see Sno wchains
Anti-thef tAlarms ystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Anti-thef tprotection
Immobilizer ........................................ .61
Anti-thef tprotection
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem) Index
293
Asht
rays
In thew indshield stowagec om‐
partment ............................................ 79
ASR (acceleration skid cont rol) .......... .147
Assistance graphic (on-board com‐
puter) ..................................................... 172
ASS YSTP LUS ........................................ 185
Batter ydisconnection period s.......... 185
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........ 185
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 185
Re gular maintenance work ............... 185
Special service requirements .......... .185
ATA (Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) .............. .61
Ac tivating/deactivating thei nterior
motion sensor .................................... 63
Fu nctio n.............................................. 61
Interior motion sensor function .......... 63
St opping thea larm. ............................ 62
Switching thet ow -awa ya larm
on/of f............................................... .62
To w- aw ay alar mfunction .................... 62
At tachments .......................................... .21
AT TENTION ASSI ST............................... 15 6
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 157
Fu nctio n........................................... 15 6
Sy stem limitations ............................1 56
Au thorized workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights ........................ 84
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tleve r........................ 12 2
Engaging driv eposit ion. ................... 12 3
Engaging neutral ............................... 12 2
Engaging reve rseg ear ...................... 12 2
Kickdown .......................................... 124
Re stricting thes hiftrang e................ 124
Selecting pa rkposition .....................1 23
Tr ansmission position displa y........... 12 2
Tr ansmission position s..................... 12 2
Au xiliar yheating ..................................1 05
Fu nctio n........................................... 105
Axle load .............................................. .245 B
Bac ksupport
see Lumbar suppor t(4-w ay)
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem) .................. 14 6Battery
Charging ........................................... 202
Charging avehicle batter y................2 02
Disconnecting thea uxiliar ybattery
in thee ngine compartmen t.............. 207
Disconnecting thes tarter batter y.... 205
Jump -star ting (vehicle) ..................... 202
Ke y. .................................................... 47
No tes( vehicle) ..................................2 01
Re moving or ins talling thes tarter
batter y............................................. 206
St arterb atter y................................. 204
Batter ymain switch
No tes. ............................................... 12 0
Switching po wersupply on/of f......... 121
Belt see Sea tbelt
Bel twarning
see Sea tbelt
Blind Spo tAssist .................................. 157
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 15 9
Fu nctio n........................................... 157
Re ar Cross Traf ficA lert. ................... 15 9
Sy stem limitations ............................1 57
Bottle holder ........................................... 78
Brake ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) ........ 14 6
Ac tivating/deactivating theH OLD
function ............................................ 15 5
Ac tiveB rake Assi st........................... 14 8
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 14 6
Braking wi thparkin gbrake :. ............ .114
Downhil lgradien t.............................. 11 4
Driving no tes. ............................ 111,114
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) ..............................................1 48
Heavy and light loads ........................ 11 4
HOLD functio n.................................. 154
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings ............................................... 11 4
Re stricted braking ef fect (salt-trea‐
te dr oads) .........................................1 14
We troad sur faces ............................ .114
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak eAssistance
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak efluid
No tes. .............................................. 253
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) ..............................................1 48294
Index
Ve
hicl etool kit stow agec om part‐
ment ....................................................... 213
VIN ......................................................... 24 5
Identification plate ...........................24 5
Re adin gout ...................................... 24 5
Sea t.................................................. 24 5
Wi ndshield ........................................ 24 5W
Wa rning and indicator lamps
Overvie w......................................... .282
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 19 9
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Wa rning/indicator lamp .......................... 8
0025 ABSw arning lam p................... 288
0024 and. ........ 283, 284, 285, 286, 287
004D Brakesystemw arning lamp
(yellow) ............................................ .285
004D Brakewarning lam p(red)
(Canada) .......................................... .286
0027 Brakewarning lam p(red)
(USA) ........................................ 286, 287
00AC Coolant warning lam p............. 290
00BA Distanc ewarning lam p........... .289
0024 Electric parkin gbrake
applied redi ndicator lam p(Can‐
ada) does no tlight up ...................... 283
0049 Electricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator lam p(USA)
does no tlight up .............................. 283
0024 Electricp arkin gb rake mal‐
functioning yello wi ndicator lamp
light sup. .................................. 283, 284
003D Electrical ma lfunction warn‐
ing lam p........................................... 290
00B9 Engine di agnosis warning
lam p................................................. 291
00BB ESP®
OF Fw arning lam p......... .288
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes .... .288
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup. .. 287
00D4 Fuelreser vewarning lam p......2 90
00CC Powe rsteering sy stem warn‐
ing lam p........................................... 289 0024
Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
fl ashes ............................................ .284
0024 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
light sup. .................................. 284, 285
0049 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA)
fl ashes ............................................ .284
0049 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA) lights
up ............................................ .284,285
0024 Redp arkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(Canada) lights up .....2 85
0049 Redp arkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(USA) lights up .......... 285
0075 Restra int sy stem warning
lam p................................................. 287
0076 Seat bel twarning lamp
fl ashes ............................................ .289
0076 Seat bel twarning lam plights
up .................................................... .289
0024 The electric parking brake
malfunctioning yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up ...................... 285
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes ................ .291
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ............ .291
Wa rranty .................................................27
Wa rranty term sand conditions ............ 22
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid (no tes)
Wa shing byhand (care) ....................... 194
Wheel rotation ...................................... 233
Wheel siz ecategories .......................... 233
Wheel wrench ...................................... .234
Wheels Care ................................................. 19 5
Characteristic softhe tir e................. 228
Checking ...........................................2 15
Checkin gthe tir epressur e(tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem) ............ 223
Definition s........................................2 30310
Index