2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

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rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
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Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions andswitchof fth eengine. Donotcon tinue
dr iving under anycir cums tances. #
Notethemessag eson thedr iver displa y.
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. #
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
R The radiat orshutt ersar ebloc kedor def ective #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
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00B9 En gine 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. #
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
003D Electr icalmalfunction warn‐
ing lam p *T
heredelect rical fault warning lam pis lit.
Ther eis afa ult intheelectr ics. #
Notethemessag eson thedr iver's displa y.
00B6
Fu elreser vewarning lam p
fl ashes *T
he yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while youar edr ivin g.
Ther ehas been press ureloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleak‐
ing. #
Close thefuel filler cap.
If th efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 560
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
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00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p
light sup *T
he yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while theengine isrunning .
The fuelsu pp lyha sdr op pedint oth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel . Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 56
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ak es Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
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0049 Elect ric pa rking brak eindi‐
cat orlam p(red) (USAonl y)
0024
Elec tric par kingbr ak eindi‐
cat orlam p(red) (Canada
onl y)
0024 The elect ric pa rking brak e
(y ello w)indic ator lam p *T
he redelect ric pa rking brak eindic ator lam pflashes orislit.
The yello welect ric pa rking brak eindic ator lam pis also litintheeve ntofama lfunctio n. #
Notethemessag eson thedr iver displa y. 562
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
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00C6 Re cup erati ve Brak eSy stem
wa rning lam p(US Aonl y)
004D
Brak eswarning lam p(yel‐
lo w) (Canada only) *
The yello w00C6 warning lam p(US Aonl y)or theye llo w004D brak es warning lam p(Canada only)islit while the
engine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto abr ak esy stem malfunct ion
If th ebr ak esy stem ismalfunct ioning,braking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. The
hillstar tassis tma ybe malf unctionin g. #
Adjus tyo ur spee dand drive on car efull y,lea vingasuit able distance totheve hicle infront. #
Ifth edr iver's displa ysho wsadispla ymes sage,obse rveit. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 563

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rning/indicat orlam p
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0027 Br ak ewa rning lam p(US A
onl y)
004D Br ak esy stem warning lam p
(Canada only) *T
he redbr ak esy stem warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes:
R The brak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioningandthebr aking charact eristic sma ybe affect ed.
R The reisinsuf ficie ntbrak efluid inthebr ak efluid reser voir. #
Notethemessag eson thedr iver's displa y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryifbr ak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioning
If br ak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioning,increased brak epedal forc ema ybe neces saryfo rbr aking. Thebraking
ch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed.The brakin gdis tance canincrease ineme rgency braki ng situa tions. #
Stop inasaf elocation immediat ely.Do notcont inue driving. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto low brak efluid leve l
If th ebr ak efluid leve lis toolow, thebr aking effect and thebr aking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do
no tcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Donotadd brak efluid. 56
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Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
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L Wa rning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion *T
he reddis tan cewarning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
The distance totheve hicle infront istoosmall forth espeed selected.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, youar eappr oachingan obs tacle attoohigh aspeed. #
Beprepar edtobrak eimmediat ely. #
Incr ease thedis tance.
Fu nctio nof ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e23 1).
00C7
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwa rning
lam p *T
he ActiveBr ak eAssi styello wwa rning lam pis lit.
The system isrestrict ed oruna vailable. #
Notethemessag eson thedr iver displa y.
ä Sus pens ion wa rning lam p
(y ello w) *T
he yello wAIRMA TIC/E -ACTIV EBO DY CONTR OLwarning lam pis lit.
A malfun ction has occurredin AIRMA TIC/E-ACTIV EBO DY CONTR OL. #
Notethemessag eson thedr iver displa y. Dis
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rning/indicat orlam p
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ä Suspension warning lam p
(r ed) *T
he redAIRMA TIC/E-ACTIV EBO DY CONTR OLwarning lam pis lit.
A malfun ction has occurredin AIRMA TIC/E-ACTIV EBO DY CONTR OL.
* NO
TEThe vehicle's driving charact eristic swill have chang edsign ifican tly. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Notethemessag eson thedr iver displa y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving safetysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
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0025 ABS warning lam p *T
he yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If an additio nal warning tone sou nds, EBDisma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. #
Notethemessag eson thedr iver displa y. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
The wheels mayloc kdur ing braking. 566
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps