2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS sensor

pr
essur ete lltale when oneormor eof your
tir es issign ifican tly und erinf lated. Accor d‐
ing ly,if th elow tirepr essur ete lltale illumi‐
nat es, yousho uld stop and checkyo ur tires
as soo nas poss ible, andinflateth em tothe
pr oper pressur e.Driving onasignif icantly
under inflated tirecauses thetir eto ove rheat
and canlead totirefa ilur e.Un der inflation
also reduces fuelefficie ncy and tiretrea d
li fe ,and mayaf fect theve hicle's handling
and stopping ability.Please note that the
TPMS isno ta subs titutefo rpr oper tiremain‐
te nance ,and itis thedr iver's responsibili ty
to maint aincorrect tirepr ess ure, eve nif
und erinf latio nha sno tre ac hed theleve lto
tr ig ge rill umina tionoftheTPMS low tirepr es‐
sur ete lltale.
Yo ur vehicle hasalso been equipped witha
TPMS malfunction indicatortoindic atewhen
th esy stem isno toper ating proper ly.The
TPMS malfunct ionindicat oriscombin edwith
th elow tirepr essur ete lltale. When thesy s‐
te m detects amal functi on,theindicat or
lam pwill flash forapp roxima tely amin ute and
then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence willcontinue upon subseq uent
ve hicle star t-ups aslon gas themalfunct ion
ex ists.
When themalfunct ionindicat orisillumina‐
te d, thesy stem mayno tbe able todetect or
sig nal low tirepr ess ureas intende d.TPM S
mal functi onsmayoccu rfo ra va riet yof rea‐
son s,inc ludin gth eins tallation ofinc om pati‐
ble replacemen tor alternat etir es orwheels
on theve hicle that prev ent theTPMS from
func tioningproper ly.
Alw aysch eckth eTPMS malfunct iontelltale
af te rre placing oneormor etir es orwheels
on your vehicle toensur eth at there place‐
ment oralternat etir es and wheels allowthe
TPMS tocontinu eto function proper ly. The
system checks thetir epr essur eand thetir e
te mp eratur eof thetir es installed ontheve hicle
by means ofatir epr essu resensor .
The tirepr essur eand thetir ete mp eratur e
appear intheon- boar dcom puter(/ page31 5). If
th er eis asubs tantia lpr ess ureloss orifth e
tir ete mp eratur eis exc essiv e,youwill bewarned
in thefo llo wing ways:
R viadisp lay messa ges(/ page392).
R viathe0077 warning lam pin theins trument
clus ter(/ page41 2)
Th etir epr es su re monit oring system isonl yan
aid. Itis thedr iver's responsibili tyto setth etir e
pr essur eto there comme ndedcoldtirepr ess ure
su itab leforth eoper ating situation .
In mos tcases, thetir epr essur emonit oring sys‐
te m wil lau tomatical lyupd ateth ene wrefere nce
va lues afte ryo uha ve chang edthetir epr essur e.
Yo ucan ,ho we ver,also updat eth ere fere nce val‐
ues byrestar tin gth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem manuall y(/ page41 2).
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas been setinc orrectly
R Sud den press urelos scau sed byafo re ign
obje ctpene tratin gth etir e, forex am ple 31
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Wheels andtires

of
skidding andhydroplaning onwetro ads is
inc reased.
In addit ion,th etir egr ip isgreatl yre duced at
a low outside temp eratur eand tireru nning
te mp eratur e. #
Switc hon theES P®
and adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle accor dingly. #
Use 004D M+Stires atoutside temp er‐
atur esofless than 50 °F(10 °C) . #
Onlyuse thetir es forth eir intended pur‐
pose. Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Further mor e,theuse ofcer tain tiretypes in
cer tain regions andareas ofoper ation can
be highl ybenef icial.
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right). It
is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop.
R Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use win‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir es mar ked004D M+S
fo rall whee ls.
Wi nter tires prov ide thebes tpossible grip in
wintr yro ad con dition s.
R For004D M+Stires, only usetires wit hth e
same tread.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th e004D M+Stires installed.
If th etir e's maximum speedisbelo wthat of
th eve hicle, this mus tbe indic ated byan
appr opriatelabel inthedr iver's field of
vision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) . R
Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-f lat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es
th at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
ta ct aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page31 0)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page31 7)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e32 4)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page31 2)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page33 8) Wheels
andtires 33
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Light
s Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
: 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 lightsour ces: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor responding lightappea rsonl ywhen allthelight- emitt ing
diodes inthelight arefa ulty .
: Malf unctionSee Oper a-
to r’s Man ual *T
heexterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
: Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoperative *T
helight sensor ismalfunctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 358
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assistis temp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcon dition sar eouts idethesy stem limits (/page205).
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Drive on .
Ac tiveLan eKeep ingAssist
In oper ative *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assistis malfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
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00C7
¸ Currently Unavailable
Rada rSensors Dirty *T
heradar sensor system ismalfunct ioning.Possible causes:
R Dirton thesensor s
R Hea vyrain or sno w
R Extende dcou ntrydr ivi ng without other traf fic, e.g. inthedeser t
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 nallsenso rs(/ pag e285) . #
Restar tth eengine. 380
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ti
re pres sur emoni tor Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Tire Press. MonitorCur-
rent lyUnavailable *T
her eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio signal sourceAs are sult, nosignals from thetir epr essur esensor sar e
being recei ved. The tirepr essur emonit oring system istemp orarily una vailable.
The tirepr essur emon itor ing system will restar taut omat icallyas soon asthecause hasbeen rectif ied. #
Drive on.
Tir ePre ss. Moni torInope ra-
tive *T
hetirepr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofan accident ifth etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
The tirepr essur emonit oring system cann otissue awa rning ifth er eis pressur eloss inone ormor eof thetir es.
Ti re swit hinsuf ficie nttirepr ess urema yim pa irth edr iving charact eristic sas wellas steer ing and braking. #
Have thetir epr essur emonit oring system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Tire
Pressure MonitorInop-
erative NoWheel Sensors *T
hewheels installed donotha ve suit able tirepr essur esensor s.The tirepr essur emonit oring system isdeactiv ated. #
Installwheels withsuit able tirepr essur esen sors.
0077 Wheel Sensor(s )Missin g *T
her eis no signal from thetir epr essur esensor sof one ormor ewheels. Nopressur eva lue isdispla yedfo rth e
af fect ed tire. #
Have thefa ulty tirepr ess uresen sor replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 392
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Engine
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ÿ Coolant warning lam p(red) *T
he redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
R The engin eco olan tpum pis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceeded themaximum permissible temp eratur e. &
WA RNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions andswitchof fth eengine. Donotcon tinue
dr iving under anycir cums tances. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 403

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
If th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yis at thelowe rend ofthete mp eratur escale: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
If th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yis at theupper endofthete mp eratur escale: #
Exitth eve hicle andkeep asaf edis tance from itunti lth eengine hascooled down. #
Chec kth ecoolant leve l(/ page280) . #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at the
cool anttemp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dar ea.
ÿ Coolant warning lam p(yel‐
lo w) *T
he yello wcoolan twa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The charge air,tr ans miss ionoilorbat tery cool ingisfaulty #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B9
Engine diagnosis warning
lam p *T
he yello wChec kEn gine warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
A ma lfunctio nha soccu rred intheengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exc eeded andtheengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som est at es, legalrequ iremen tsstipulat eth at youmus timm ediat elyco nsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop as
soon astheye llo wChec kEn gine warning lam plight sup. 40
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Disp lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Sid
eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 42
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag ...........................4 2
Air flow
Se tting ................ ............................ .....1 37
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Ambient lighting
Se tting (multimedia system) ................1 30
Andr oidAuto
see Smar tphone integr ation
Animals Pets intheve hicle ........................... ...... 64
Ant i-loc kbr ak ing system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tpr otection
Imm obiliz er.................................... ........ 87 Ant
icip ator yoccup antprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
see Smar tphon eint egr ation
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>274
Batt erydi sconnecti onper iods............. 275
Dis play ing theser vice duedate........... 274
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 274
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 274
Speci alser vice requ iremen ts.......... .....2 74
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) ...................8 7
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor ................................. ...... 90
Ar ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay
alar m.............................................. .......8 9
Dea ctivating thealar m.......................... 88
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>87
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ..89
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .................8 8 AT
TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 178, 180
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>178
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 180
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 78
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ..............122
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........152
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........152
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 45,47
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff.............. 45
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 7 41
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