2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON light

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00B9
Engine diagnosis warning
lamp *T
he yellow engine diagnostics warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
A malfunction has occur red in the engine, theex haust system or the fuel system.
The emissions limit value may ha vebeen exceeded and the engine may be running in eme rgency operation mode. #
Have theve hicle checked as soon as possible at a quali/ed specialist workshop.
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V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: the fuel tank may ha vebeen run dr y. #
Start the engine thre eto four times aTer refuelling.
If th eye llow engine diagnosis warning lamp goes out, emer gency ope ration mode is cancelled. The vehicle need not
be checked.
003D Electrical fault warning lamp *T
hered electrical fault warning lamp is lit.
There is a fault in the electrics. #
Notethe messages on the instrument displa y.
00B6
Fu elreser vewarning lamp
lights up *T
he yellow fuel reser vewarning lamp lights up while the engine is running.
The fuel supply has dropped into there ser verange. #
Refuel. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps
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Wa rning lamp for distance
wa rning function *T
he red distance warning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion.
The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too small forth e speed selected.
If th ere is an additional warning tone, you are approaching an obstacle at too high a speed. #
Be prepared tobrake immediatel y. #
Increase the distance.
Fu nction of Active Brake Assist (/ page 238).
Ó Ac tive Brake Assist warning
lamp *T
heActive Brake Assist warning lamp is on.
Due todirty sensors or a malfunction, the system is not available or thera nge of functions is restric ted. #
Notethe messages on the instrument displa y.
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Ac tive Brake Assist warning
lamp *T
heActive Brake Assist warning lamp is on.
The system is switched o. or thera nge of functions has been automatically restric ted.
This may be the case if the driver is not wearing a seat belt or ano ther driving system has been activated. #
Obser vethe no tes on Active Brake Assist (/ page 238).510
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Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake system checked immediately at a quali/ed specialist workshop. 00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lamp 0ashes *
The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp 0ashes while theve hicle is in motion.
One or more wheels ha vereached their grip limit (/ page 219). #
Adapt your driving style tosuit thero ad and weather conditions.
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights up *
The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp is lit while theve hicle is running.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving sa fety systems (e.g. BAS) may also be malfunctioning. #
Notethe messages on the instrument displa y. &
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ARNI NGRisk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, ESP ®
cannot carr y outvehicle stabilisation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are
swit ched o.. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked at a quali/ed specialist workshop. 512
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0077
Ty re pressure monitoring
system warning lamp 0ashes *The
yellow tyre pressure monitor warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) 0ashes for appr oximately one minute and
th en remains lit.
The tyre pressure monitor is malfunctioning. &
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ARNING There is a risk of an accident if the tyre pressure monitoring system is malfunctioning
The tyre pressure monitoring system cannot issue a warning if there is pressure loss in one or more of the tyres.
Ty res with insu1cient tyre pressure may impair the driving characteristics as well as steering and braking. #
Have the tyre pressure monitoring system checked at a quali/ed specialist workshop. 0077
Ty re pressure monitoring
system warning lamp lights
up *T
he yellow tyre pressure monitoring system warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) is lit.
The tyre pressure monitoring system has de tected tyre pressure loss in at least one of the tyres. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident due toinsu1cient tyre pressure
R The tyres can burst.
R The tyres can wearexcessively and/or une venly.
R The driving characteristics as well as the steering and braking may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere commended tyre pressures. #
Adjust the tyre pressure if necessar y.514
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Display message
s andwarning/indicator lamps

Fu
nction................................................ 264
Manoeuvring brake function................... 269
Pa rking.................................................. 266
Pa using.................................................. 268
System limitations..................................2 64
A
A ctiv ctiv e Ser
e Ser vice Sy
vice Sy st
stem PL
em PL US
US
see ASS YST PLUS
A A ctiv ctiv e Speed Limit Assist
e Speed Limit Assist
Display................................................... 233
Fu nction................................................ 233
A
A ctiv
ctiv eSt
e St eer
eer ing Assist
ing Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 237
Ac tive Emer gency Stop Assist................ 238
Fu nction................................................ 235
System limits......................................... 235
A
A ctiv
ctiv e
e Tr
Tra1c
a1c Jam Assist
Jam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 235
Fu nction................................................ 235
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive br
e br ak
ake lights
e lights .................................... 223
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive cr
e cr uise contr
uise contr ol
ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assist
e Highbeam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 140
Fu nction................................................ 139 A
A
dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Plus
Fu nction................................................ 140
Switching on/o..................................... 141
A
A dBlue
dBlue ®
®
Ad ditives................................................ 422
Capacity................................................ 422
No tes..................................................... 194
Purit y.................................................... .422
To pping up............................................ .194
A
A dditional door lock dditional door lock ....................................... 81
A
A dditiv
dditiv es
es
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .422
Engine oil............................................... 423
Fu el....................................................... 419
A
A dditiv
dditiv es (A
es (AdBlue
dBlue ®
®
)
)
see AdBlue ®
A
A dditiv
dditiv es (engine oil)
es (engine oil)
see Additives
A
A dditiv
dditiv es (fuel)
es (fuel)
see Fuel
ADS PL
ADS PL US dam
US dam ping syst
ping syst em
em
see AIR BODY CONTROL ATer
ATer
-sales
-sales ser
service
vice
see AS SYST PLUS
AIR BOD
AIR BOD Y C
Y CONTR
ONTR OL
OL
Setting................................................... 251
Suspension............................................ 250
Air conditioning menu
Air conditioning menu Calling up.............................................. 151
Air dis
Air distr tribution
ibution
Setting................................................... 150
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 152
Air fr
Air fr eshener syst
eshener syst em
em
see Frag rance system
Air inlet
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pr
Air pr essure
essure
see Tyre pressure
Air suspension
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air v
Air v ents
ents
Ad justing (front)..................................... 162
Ad justing (rear)...................................... 163
Glo vebox............................................... 163 Index
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517

Air v
Air v
ents
ents
see Air vents
Air
Air -conditioning syst
-conditioning syst em
em
see Climate cont rol
Air
Air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode................................. .153
Air
Air -w
-wat
ater duct
er duct
Ke eping free.......................................... 367
Airbag
Airbag Activation................................................ 44
Au tomatic co-driver airbag shuto............ .53
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger)........ 50
Installation locations................................ 50
Knee airbag............................................. 50
Overview.................................................. 50
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 54
Pr otection................................................ 51
Re duced pr otection.................................. 52
Side airbag.............................................. 50
Wi ndow airbag......................................... 50
Air0 ow
Air0ow
Setting................................................... 150
Alar Alar m syst
m syst em
em
see ATA (anti-theT alarm system) All-wheel dr
All-wheel dr
ive
ive
see 4M ATIC
Ambient lighting
Ambient lighting Setting (MBUX multimedia system)........ .143
Andr
Andr oid A
oid A uto
uto
see Smartphone integ ration
Animals
Animals Pets in theve hicle.................................... 77
Anti-loc
Anti-loc k br
k braking syst
aking syst em
em
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-skid c
Anti-skid c hains
hains
see Sn owchains
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTprot
pr otection
ection
Ad ditional door loc k................................. 81
Immobiliser.............................................. 99
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTprot
pr otection
ection
see ATA (anti-theT alarm system)
Anticipat
Anticipat or
ory occupant pr ot
y occupant pr otection
ection
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus) Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
see Smartphone integ ration
Assist
Assist ance syst
ance syst ems
ems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
ASS YS
ASS YST PL
T PL US
US
Battery disconnection period s................ 360
Displaying the service due dat e.............. 359
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 359
Re gular maintenance work..................... 359
Special service requ irements................. 359
AT
ATA A(anti-t
(anti-theT heTalar
alarm syst
m syst em)
em)
Deactivating the alarm........................... 100
Fu nction................................................ 100
Interior pr otection function.....................1 01
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec-
tion........................................................ 102
Priming/deactivating tow- awa y pro-
te ction................................................... 101
To w- awa y protection function................. 100
A
A TTENTION ASSIST TTENTION ASSIST
Function................................................ 223
Setting.................................................. .224
System limitations.................................. 223 518
518
Index

A
A
tt
tt ention assist
ention assist ant
ant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
A
A ut
ut hor
hor ised w
ised w ork
orkshop
shop
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
A
A ut
ut omatic co-dr
omatic co-dr iv
iver airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o.
Fu nction of co-driver airbag shuto........... 53
A
A ut
ut omatic dist
omatic dist ance contr
ance control
ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
A
A ut
ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights
iving lights ................................ 135
A
A ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st art
art
see ECO start/stop function
A
A ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st op
op
see ECO start/stop function
A
A ut
ut omatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbagshut
shuto.
o.
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 54
A
A ut
ut omatic mirr
omatic mirr or f
or folding function
olding function
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 149
A
A ut
ut omatic seat adjus
omatic seat adjustment tment
Setting................................................... 110
A
A ut
ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission
ansmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................. 186
Drive prog ram displa y............................ 184
Drive prog rams...................................... 183 DY
NAMIC SELECT switch....................... 183
Engaging drive position.......................... 188
Engaging reve rsege ar............................ 187
Kickdown............................................... 189
Manual gear changing........................... .188
Selecting park position........................... 187
St eering wheel gearshiT paddles............ 188
Tr ansmission position displ ay................. 186
Tr ansmission position s........................... 186
Axle load
Axle load
Perm issible............................................ 415
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .432 B B
Bad w
Bad w eat
eather light
her light ......................................... 138
Ball neck
Ball neck Extending/r etra cting............................. .273
Extending/r etra cting (MBUX multime-
dia system)............................................ 275
B
B AS (Br
AS (Br ak
ake Assis
e Assis t Syst
t System)
em)........................... 218
Batt
Batt ery
ery
Re mo tecont rol (stationary heater)......... 161
Batt
Batt ery
ery
see High-voltage battery Batt
Batt
er
ery (high-v
y (high-v olt
oltag
age on-boar
e on-boar d electr
d electrical
ical
syst
syst em)
em)
see High-voltage battery
Batt
Batt er
ery (ke
y (ke y)
y)
Re placing................................................. 80
Batt
Batt er
ery (v
y (v ehicle)
ehicle)
Charging (Remo teOnline)..................... .169
No tes..................................................... 381
No tes (starting assis tance and charg-
ing)........................................................ 383
Batt
Batt er
ery oper
y oper ation
ation......................................... 164
Belt
Belt see Seat belt
Bicy
Bicy cle r
cle r ack
ack
Load capacit y........................................ 431
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .278
Blind Spo
Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 247
Fu nction................................................ 245
System limi tations.................................. 245
Blow
Blow er
er
see Clima tecont rol Index
519
519

BlueTEC
BlueTEC
see AdBlue ®
Bonnet
Bonnet Function (active bonnet)......................... 360
Opening/closing.................................... 360
Boo
Boo t box
t box
see EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox
Boo
Boo t lid
t lid
Closing.................................................... 87
HANDS-FREE ACCESS............................. 89
Locking separatel y................................... 91
Opening................................................... 86
Br
Br ak ak e Assis
e Assist Syst t System
em
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Br
Br ak
ak e
e0uid
0uid
No tes..................................................... 425
Br
Br ak
ak e f
e f or
orce disce distr tribution
ibution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion)....................................................... 221
Br
Br ak
ak es
es
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System).............. 218
Ac tive Brake Assist................................. 238
Ad aptive brake lights.............................. 223 BAS
(Brake Assist System).................... .218
Driving tips............................................1 72
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion)....................................................... 221
HOLD function....................................... 221
Limited braking e.ect (salt-treated
ro ads)................................................... .172
Ne w/replaced brake linings/brake
discs...................................................... 170
Ru nning-in no tes.................................... 170
Br
Br ak ak es
es
see Recuperation
Br
Br aking assist
aking assist ance
ance
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Br
Br eakdo
eakdo wn
wn
Overvi ewofthe help functions.................18
To w- starting........................................... 392
To wing away.......................................... 388
Tr anspo rting theve hicle........................ .390
Wheel chang e........................................ 405
Br
Br eakdo
eakdo wn
wn
see Flat tyre
Butt
Butt ons
ons
St eering wheel....................................... 283 C
C
Calls
Calls Mercedes me......................................... 338
Camera
Camera Information............................................ 216
Camera Camera see 360° Camera
see Dashcam
see Reversing camera
Car key
Car key
see Key
Car w Car w ash
ash
see Care
Car w
Car w ash (car
ash (car e)
e)............................................ 367
Car
Car -t
-to-X
o-X -Communication
-Communication
Displaying hazard warnings.................... 332
Care
Care 360° camera......................................... 370
Air-water duct........................................ 367
Automatic car wash.............................. .367
Carpet................................................... 372
Decorative foil........................................ 369
Display................................................... 372 520 520
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