2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS engine overheat

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WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio nis no tpo ssi ble, po isonou sex haus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi‐
cle. This isthecase when theve hicle
becomes stuc kin snow ,fo rex am ple. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
engine orthest atio naryheat erareru n‐
ning . #
Ope nawi ndo won theside oftheve hi‐
cle facing away from thewind toensur e
an adeq uatesupply offresh air. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tobeing under theinf luence ofalco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Dr inkin gand driving and/or taking drug sand
dr ivi ng areve ry dang erous combin ations.
Ev en asmall amount ofalcohol ordrugs can
af fect your reflex es, percep tion sand judg‐
ment .
The possibility ofaser ious oreve nfa ta lacc i‐
dent aregr eatl yinc reased when youdr ink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Donotdr ink ortake drugs and drive or
allo wan yone todrive who hasbeen
dr ink ing ortaking drug s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal
when driving, thebr ak esy stem mayov er‐
heat.
This increases thebr aking distance and the
br ak esy stem mayeve ncau sethebr ak esy s‐
te m failur e. #
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. #
Donotde press thebr ak epedal andthe
acc elerat orpedal atthesame time
while driving. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toexcess ively
hig hengi nespe eds The
enginewillbe damag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheov errevving rang e. #
Donotdr ive wi th theengine intheove r‐
re vving rang e. Dr
iving and parking 18
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ÿ Coolant Stop Switc hOff
Vehicle *T
hecoolant istooho t. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions andswitchof fth eengine. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edorwhen ther eis afire intheengine compartmen t,th e
fo llo wing situat ionsmayocc ur:
R Youco uld come intoco ntact withho tga ses.
R Youco uld come intoco ntact withot her hot,escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheove rheat edengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Waitunt ilth 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
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
ÿ *T
her eis amalfunction intheengine cooling system. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 51
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Drive Malfunct ionStop
Restart Vehicle *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Restar tth eve hicle.
If th edispla ymessag est ill appear s: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Drive Malfunction Stop
Contact Dealer *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinasaf elocation anddonotcont inue driving. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Drive Overheated Drive
Careful ly *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Whenthedispla ymessag eis activ e,star t-up and drivin gch aract eristic sma ybe
te mp orarily im pair ed. #
Drive at low engine speed. #
Avoid spor tydriving. #
Beforepulling away on uphill gradients, letth etra nsmiss ioncool down until thedispla ymessag edisappear s.
Auxiliary BatteryMalfunc-
tion (whit edispla ymes‐
sag e) *T
hereis amalfunction intheauxiliar ybatt ery. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposition 005Dmanually beforeyo uswit choffth eengine. #
Beforelea ving theve hicle, apply theelectr icpar king brak e. 51
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Display messa gesand 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. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edorwhen ther eis afire intheengine compartmen t,th e
fo llo wing situat ionsmayocc ur:
R Youco uld come intoco ntact withho tga ses.
R Youco uld come intoco ntact withot her hot,escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheove rheat edengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. 558
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps