ESP MERCEDES-BENZ CLA-Class 2017 C117 Manual Online
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T!
÷
Inoperative SeeOperator'sManual
EB D(electronic brak eforce distribution), ABS, BAS, ES P®,th eHOLD
function and hill start assist are no tavailable due to amalfunction .
Active Brake Assis tmay hav ealso failed.
A warning tone sounds.
In addition ,th e÷, åand! warning lamp smay ligh tup in
th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without th e
function slisted above. The fron tand rear wheels could therefor eloc k
if you brak ehard, for example.
The steerabilit yand braking characteristics may be severely affected.
The braking distanc ein an emergenc ybraking situation can increase.
If ES P
®is no toperational, ES P®is unable to stabiliz eth evehicle.
There is an increased ris kof skiddin gand an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
F(USA
only)
!( Canada
only)
Tur nOn the Igni‐
tio ntoReleas etheParkingBrake
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp lights
up.
You attempte dto release th eelectric parking brak ewhile th eignition
was switched off .
XSmartKey:tur nth eSmartKey to position 1in th eignition lock.
XKEYLESS-GO: switch on theignition .
F(USA
only)
!( Canada
only)
Please
Releas ePark‐ing Brake
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes
and awarning tone sounds. Acondition for automatic release of th e
electric parking brak eis no tfulfilled (
Ypage 141).
You are drivin gwit hth eelectric parking brak eapplied.
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak emanually.
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes
and awarning tone sounds.
You are usin gth eelectric parking brak efor emergenc ybraking
(
Ypage 141).
F(USA
only)
!( Canada
only)
Parkin gBrake See
Operator' sManual
The yellow !warning lamp lights up.
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .
To apply :
XSwitchth eignition off .
XPress theelectric parking brak ehandle for at least te nseconds.
XShift th etransmission to position P.
XConsultaqualified specialist workshop .
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The yellow!warning lamp and th ered F (USAonly) or !
(Canada only) indicator lamp ligh tup.
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .
To release:
XSwitc hoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak emanually.
or
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak eautomatically (Ypage 141).
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbe released:
XDo no tdrive on .
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
The redF(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes
and th eyellow !warning lamp lights up.
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .
To release:
XSwitc hoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak emanually.
To apply :
XSwitchoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XApply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
If th ered F (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp con-
tinue sto flash:
XDo no tdrive on .
XSecureth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 302).
XShift th etransmission to position P.
XTurn thefron twheels toward sth ecurb.
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
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The yellow!warning lamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about te nseconds
after th eelectric parking brak ehas been applie dor released. It then
goe sout or remain slit .
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .
XSwitchoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XApply th eelectric parking brake.
If it is no tpossibl eto engage th eelectric parking brake:
XShift th etransmission to position P.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
If it is no tpossibl eto release th eelectric parking brak emanually:
XReleas eth eelectric parking brak eautomatically (Ypage 141).
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbe released:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow!warning lamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release th eelectric parking brake, th ered F (USAonly) or !
(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning .It is no tpossibl eto apply
th eelectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th eselector lever to P,as th eelectric parking brak eis no t
applie dautomatically.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
F(USA
only)
!( Canada
only)
Parkin gBrake Inop‐
erativ e
The yellow !warning lamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about te nseconds
after th eelectric parking brak ehas been applie dor released. It then
goe sout or remain slit .
The electric parking brak eis malfunctioning ,e.g. because of over-
voltag eor undervoltage.
XRemove th ecaus efor th eovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by
charging th ebattery or restarting th eengine.
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If it remain simpossible to apply or release th eelectric parking brake:
XSwitc hoff th eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbe released:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbe applied:
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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The yellow!warning lamp lights up and th ered F (USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
It is no tpossibl eto apply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th etransmission to position P.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
$(USA
only)
J( Canada
only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level
There is no tenough brak efluid in th ebrak efluid reservoir .
A warning tone sounds. The $(USAonly) or J(Canada only)
warning lamp sin th einstrumen tcluste rmay also ligh tup.
GWARNIN G
The braking effec tmay be impaired.
There is aris kof an accident.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinu edrivin g
under any circumstances.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 140).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
XDo notadd brak efluid .This does no tcorrec tth emalfunction .
#
CheckBrakePadWear
The brak epads/linings hav ereached their wear limit.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
G
Inoperative
Oneor mor emain features of th embrace system are malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
ActiveBrakeAssistFunctionsCurrentlyLimitedSee Opera‐tor's Manual
Active Brake Assis tis temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth eradar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation
Rth esystem is outside th eoperating temperature range
Rth eon-boar dvoltag eis to olow
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Active Brake Assis tis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 140).
XRestart th eengine.
Active BrakeAssist :SystemInop‐erative
Active Brake Assis tis unavailable due to amalfunction .Situation -
dependen tparking assistanc emay also hav efailed.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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RadarSensorsDirtySee Operator' sMan ‐ual
The radar sensor system is malfunctioning .
Possibl ecauses are:
RDirt on sensor s
RHeavy rain or snow
RWhendrivin gon inter-urban roads without traffic or infrastructure,
e.g. in desert-like area s
At least on edrivin gsystem or drivin gsafet ysystem is malfunctioning
or is temporarily unavailable :
RActive Brake Assist
RDistancePilo tDISTRONI C
A warning tone also sounds.
Once th ecaus eof th eproblem is no longer present, th edrivin gand
drive safet ysystems will be available again .The display message dis-
appears.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 140).
XSwitchoff th eengine.
XClean all sensor s (Ypage 262).
XRestart theengine.
The display message disappears.
6
SRSMalfunctionSer ‐viceRequired
The restrain tsystem is malfunctioning .The 6 warning lamp also
lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th erestrain tsystem, see (
Ypage 39).
6
Front Lef tMalfunc‐tio nServic eRequiredorFrontRight MalfunctionServic eRequired
The restrain tsystem is malfunctioning at th efron ton th elef tor right .
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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6
RearLef tMalfunc‐tio nServic eRequiredorRea rRight MalfunctionServic eRequired
The rear left-han dor right-hand restrain tsystem is malfunctioning .
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
6
Lef tSid eCurtai nAirbag MalfunctionServiceRequiredor
Right Sid eCurtai n
Airbag MalfunctionServiceRequired
The left-han dor right-hand window curtai nair bag is malfunctioning .
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The lef tor right window curtai nair bag may either be triggered unin-
tentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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FrontPassengerAir‐bag Disabled SeeOperator' sManual
The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are deac -
tivated during th ejourney, although:
Ran adult
or
Raperson of th ecorrespondin gstatur eis on th efront-passenger seat
If additional force sare applie dto th eseat ,th esystem may interpret
th eoccupant's weigh tas lower than it actually is.
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger fron tair bag and fron tpassenger knee bag may
no tbe triggered in th eevent of an accident.
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 140).
XSwitchth eignition off .
XHaveth eoccupant get out of th evehicle.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger door and
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA Gindicator lamp sin th ecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
Raself-diagnosis is carrie dout .The PASSENGER AI RBA GOF Fand
PASSENGER AI RBA GON indicator lamp smus tligh tup simulta-
neousl yfor approximately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicator lamp mus tthen ligh tup
and remain lit after th eself-diagnosis .If th eindicator lamp is on ,
OCS (Occupant Classification System) has disabled th efront-
passenger fron tair bag and front-passenger knee bag
(
Ypage 47)
RThe Front Passenger Airbag Enable dSee Operator' sManualorFront Passenger¶Airba gDisabled¶See Opera‐tor's Manualdisplay message smus tno tbe shown in th emul-
tifunction display
XWait for aperiod of at least 60 seconds until th enecessar ysystem
checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappear in th emulti-
function display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF For ON indicator
lamp remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS classifies th eoccu-
pant.
If th econdition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating correctly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th eOccupant Classification System, see
(
Ypage 47).
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FrontPassengerAir‐bag Enable dSeeOperator' sManual
The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are enabled
during th ejourney, eve nthough :
Rachild, asmall adult or an objec tweighing less than th esystem' s
weigh tthreshold is locate don th efront-passenger seat
or
Rth efront-passenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detec tobjects or force sapplyin gadditional weigh ton
th eseat .
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger fron tair bag and front-passenger knee bag may
be triggered unintentionally.
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 140).
XSwitchth eignition off .
XOpenth efront-passenger door .
XRemove thechild and th echild restrain tsystem from th efront-
passenger seat .
XMakesur ethat there are no objects on th eseat addin gto th e
weight.
The system may otherwise detec tth eadditional weigh tand inter-
pre tth eseat occupant's weigh tas greate rthan it actually is.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger door and
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA Gindicator lamp sin th ecenter
conso
le and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
Raself-diagnosis is carrie dout .The PASSENGER AI RBA GOF Fand
PASSENGER AI RBA GON indicator lamp smus tligh tup simulta-
neousl yfor approximately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicator lamp mus tthen ligh tup
and remain lit after th eself-diagnosis .If th eindicator lamp is on ,
OCS has deactivated th efront-passenger fron tair bag and front-
passenger knee bag (
Ypage 47)
RTheFront Passenger Airbag Enable dSee Operator' sManualorFront Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐tor's Manualdisplay message smus tno tbe shown in th emul-
tifunction display
XWait for aperiod of at least 60 seconds until th enecessar ysystem
checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappear in th emulti-
function display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF For ON indicator
lamp remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS classifies th eoccu-
pant.
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If thecondition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating correctly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th eOccupant Classification System, see
(
Ypage 47).
Lights
i
Vehicles wit hLE Dbulbs in th eligh tclusters :
The display message for th ecorrespondin glamp only appear swhen all of th eLEDs in th elamp
hav efailed.
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
b
Check LeftCorner ‐ing LightorCheckRight CorneringLight
The lef tor right-hand cornering ligh tis defective.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replace th ebulb yourself
(Ypage 103).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
CheckLeftLowBeamorCheck Right LowBea m
The lef tor right-hand low-beam headlamp is defective.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replace th ebulb yourself
(Ypage 103).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check RearLef tTurnSignalor
Check Rea rRight
Tur nSignal
The rear left-han dor rear right-hand tur nsignal is defective.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replace th ebulb yourself
(Ypage 103).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check Front LeftTurnSignalor
Check Front Right
Tur nSignal
The fron tleft-han dor fron tright-hand tur nsignal is defective.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replace th ebulb yourself
(Ypage 103).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftMirrorTur nSignalor
Check Right Mirror
Tur nSignal
The tur nsignal in th eleft-han dor right-hand exterio rmirror is defec -
tive.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check Center BrakeLamp
The high-mounte dbrak elamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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b
Check LeftBrakeLam porCheck RightBrake Lam p
The leftor right-hand brak elamp is defective.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replace th ebulb yourself
(Ypage 103).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
CheckLeftTailandBrake Lampsor
Check Right Tai l
and Brake Lamps
The leftor right-hand tai llamp/brake lamp is defective.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replace th ebulb yourself
(Ypage 103).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftHig hBeamorCheck RightHig hBea m
The lef tor right-hand high beam is defective.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replace th ebulb yourself
(Ypage 103).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
LicensePlate Lam p
The leftor right-hand license plat elamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
RearFog Lam p
The rear fog lamp is faulty.
XCheckwhether you are permitte dto replace th ebulb yourself
(Ypage 103).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check Front LeftParkingLam por
Check Front Right
Parkin gLam p
The fron tlef tor fron tright parking or standing lamp is defective.
XChec kwhether you are permitte dto replace th ebulb yourself
(Ypage 103).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Backup Light
The backup lamp is defective.
XCheckwhether you are permitte dto replace th ebulb yourself
(Ypage 103).
or
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftTai lLamporCheck RightTai lLam p
The lef tor right-hand tai llamp is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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