2023 MERCEDES-BENZ EQS SUV Owners Manual

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and P SolutionsStart the vehicle.
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Key Not Detected (red dis-
play message)
*The key can no longer be detected during a journey and may no longer be in the vehicle.
If the key is no longer in the vehicle and you switch oM the vehicle:
= You can no longer start the vehicle.
= You cannot centrally lock the vehicle.Ensure that the key is in the vehicle.
If the key is in the vehicle and is still not detected:
Stop the vehicle immediately in accordance with the traPc conditions.Place the key in the slot for starting the engine with the key (  page 190).
The key battery is weak or discharged.
Check the battery using the indicator lamp (  page 78).Replace the key battery, if necessary (  page 80).
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Initializing Key Please Wait
*The vehicle is processing in order to teach in the new SmartKey.Wait until processing is complete.Display messages and warning/indicator lamps447

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Don't Forget Your Key
*A warning tone will also sound. This message reminds you to take your SmartKey with you when you leave the vehicle.Place the Key in the
Marked Space See Opera-
tor's Manual*SmartKey detection is malfunctioning.Change the location of the SmartKey in the vehicle.Place the SmartKey in the slot for starting the engine with the SmartKey (  page 190).LightsDisplay messagesPossible causes/consequences and P Solutions
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Check Left Low
Beam (example)
*The corresponding light source is malfunctioning.Drive on carefully.Consult a qualiNed specialist workshop immediately.\bLED light sources: the display message for the corresponding light appears only when all the light-emitting diodes
in the light are faulty.448Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

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Malfunction See Opera-
tor

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and P SolutionsDIGITAL LIGHT Functions
Limited*The DIGITAL LIGHT system is malfunctioning. The lighting system will continue to work even without the functions of
the DIGITAL LIGHT system.Consult a qualiNed specialist workshop.Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Currently Unavailable See
Operator's Manual*Adaptive Highbeam Assist is temporarily unavailable.
The system limits have been reached (  page 158).
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, the system will be available again. The Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Now Available display message will appear.Drive onOperate the high beam manually until Adaptive High Beam Assist is available again.Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Inoperative*Adaptive Highbeam Assist is malfunctioning.Drive on
or
Stop the vehicle in accordance with the traPc conditions and restart the vehicle.If the display message does not disappear: consult a qualiNed specialist workshop.Until then, operate the high beam manually.Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Plus Currently Unavailable
See Operator's Manual*Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus is temporarily unavailable.
The system limits have been reached (  page 159).
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, the system will be available again. The Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Plus Now Available display message will appear.450Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and P SolutionsDrive on.Operate the high beam manually until Adaptive High Beam Assist Plus is available again.Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Plus Inoperative*Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus is malfunctioning.Drive on
or
Stop the vehicle in accordance with the traPc conditions and restart the vehicle.If the display message does not disappear: consult a qualiNed specialist workshop.Until then, operate the high beam manually.Hazard Warning Light Mal-
function*The hazard warning lamp switch is malfunctioning.Consult a qualiNed specialist workshop.Display messages and warning/indicator lamps451

Climate controlDisplay messagesPossible causes/consequences and P Solutions
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Currently Not Available
Charging of the High-volt-
age Battery Not Completed
*The high-voltage battery is charging. Pre-entry climate control cannot be switched on.Wait until the charging process has achieved a minimum condition of charge.
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Currently Not Available
Charge High-voltage Bat-
tery
*The charge of the high-voltage battery is too low. Pre-entry climate control cannot be switched on.Charge the high-voltage battery (  page 203).
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Pre-entry Climate Control
Available Again via Smart-
Key after Vehicle Start
*You have attempted to switch on pre-entry climate control more than three times with the vehicle switched oM.Start the vehicle for ten seconds.
Pre-entry climate control is operational again.452Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

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Pre-entry Climate Control
via SmartKey Currently Not
Available. High-voltage Bat-
tery Low
*The charge of the high-voltage battery is too low. Pre-entry climate control cannot be switched on.Charge the high-voltage battery (  page 203).
When the high-voltage battery is suPciently charged, pre-entry climate control will be operational again.Drive systemDisplay messagesPossible causes/consequences and P Solutions
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Towing Not Permitted See
Operator's Manual
*The drive system is malfunctioning.Have the vehicle transported only using a transporter or trailer (  page 393).Display messages and warning/indicator lamps453

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