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440 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Tro
ubles hooting G
Risk of acc identand inju ry Al
wa ys hav e maintenanc ework carrie dout
at a qualified specia list work shop which has the
necessa ry sp eciali stknowle dgea nd
to ols tocarry ou t the work requ ired.
Me rced es-Ben zre co mm ends thatyou use a
Me rced es-Ben zS ervice Cen tre fo rthispur-
pos e. In
particu lar, wor krelev ant to saf ety or on
sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be car ried out
at a qu alifie d spe cialis two rkshop. The reis a
ri sk of an acc iden t and inj uryi fthis wo rk is
carrie dou tincor rectly. In
dica torand warninglamps in
sw itches and bu ttons Pr
ob lem Possi
blecause Suggest
edsolu tions Th
e se atvent ilation* has sw itch ed itself
of fpr em aturely. There is
insufficien tvol tage because too
ma nyconsumers aresw itchedo n,e.g.
re ading la mps, in terio r ligh ting. 6
Switch offco nsum ers that arenot re-
qu ired ,e. g. reading la mps, interio rlight-
ing. The
seat hea ting has switcheditself off
pr em aturely. There is
insufficien tvol tage because too
ma nyconsumers aresw itchedo n,e.g.
re ading la mps, in terio r ligh ting. 6
Switch offco nsum ers that arenot re-
qu ired ,e. g. reading la mps, interio rlight-
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441
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Pr
ob lem Poss
ible cause Sugge
sted solut ions Th
ere ar window heating hasswi tche dit-
self of fpre maturely or cannot beswitc hed
on. Th
ere is insufficie nt voltage because too
man yco nsum ersare sw itche don, e.g.
re ad ing lamp s,interior lighti ng. 6
Switch of fco nsumers that arenotre-
quired, e.g. read ing la mps,interi orlight-
ing.
The rear win dowhe ating will au tomat i-
cally sw itch back on as soon asthe reis
su fficie nt vol tage again. Th
ecool ingsyst emcannot be switch ed on
using COMA ND. Th
eco oling syst em is lo sing refri geran t. 6
Have th eau tomatic ai rco ndi tioning
check edat a qualifie dspecialist work-
sh op. The
9 warning la mp to the right
of the instru ment clu ster is lit. A ch
ild se atisfitted to thefront-pa ssen-
ger se at. Th efront-passeng erairbag has
th er efor e been deact ivat ed. G
Risk of inju ry
Th ere is no child seat fitted to the front-
passenge rsea t.Th e child seatreco gn ition
is faul ty. 6
Remo ve transponder cards, e.g. ski
passes, from the vi cinity of the seat
cushion.
6 Have thec hild seat reco gnitio nch ec ked
at a qualified specialist worksho p. 216_R
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442 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Pr
ob lem Possi
blecause Suggest
edsolu tions On
ly the red segment sin the Pa rktronic
warn ing displa yslight up. You also hear a
warn ing ton e.Parktronic sw itch es offa f-
ter approx imately20 seco nd san d the in-
di cator la mpin the Pa rktronic button
li ghts up. Pa
rktro nic ha smalf unctione dan dhas
sw itche ditse lfof f. 6
Have the Parktronic systemchecked at
a qu alified speciali stwor ksho p. On
ly the red segment sin the Pa rktronic
warn ing displa yslight up. The
Parktron ic se nsorsaredirtyor there is
in te rfer ence .The inte rferen cema y be
ca us ed byan externa lso urce of radio or
ul tra soun d wave s.Parktroni cswitche soff
af ter approx imately20 seco nds. 6
Cleanthe Parktroni cse ns ors
( = page 397).
6 Switch the ig nition on again.
or
6 Check whet herPa rktroni cwork sin adif-
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443
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting In
dicator andwarn inglamp sin the
in stru ment clus ter Pro
blem Possi
blecaus e/conseq uence Sugges
tedsoluti ons v Th
e yell owESP ®
wa rning
lamp is on whilethe en-
gi ne isrunn ing. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
is dea ctivated. 6
Rea ctivate ESP ®
(= page 49). Exce ptions:
( = page 49)
If ESP ®
is de activ ated, it willno tsta bilisethe
ve hicl e if it start s to sk idor if a wheelsp ins.
6 Ada ptyour drivin gstyle to suit th eroad
and weathe rcondit ions. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
is dea ctivated dueto ama lfun ction. 6
Observet he addit iona lmessages inthe
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay (
=page 405).
6 Drive on carefully.
6 Visi ta qualifie dspecialist worksho pas
so on as pos sibl e. v Th
e yell owESP ®
wa rning
lamp flashes whiletheve-
hi cle is in motion. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
or tr action control hasin ter vene dbe-
cause at leas tone whe elhas star ted to
spin.
Th ecr uise cont rol,Dis tron ic* or
Dis tronic Plus *syste msare deacti vated. 6
Onlyde press the ac celerator pedal asfar
as necessary whe npu lling away.
6 Ease off on the acce lera to r pe dalwh ile
yo uar edriving.
6 Ada ptyour drivin gstyle to suit th eroad
and weathe rcondit ions.
6 Do not de activ ate ESP ®
.Exce ptions :
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444 Practical advice
Troubleshooting v
3
- Th
eyell ow ESP ®
warn ing
la mp , the red brake sys-
tem warning la mpand the
ye llow ABSwa rning lamp
ar elit wh ile the engine is
running. A warning signal
ad dition ally sou nds. G
Risk of accident
The electroni cbrake-powe rdistr ibution
fu nction (EBV )is ma lfun ctioning and PR E-
SA FE®
is theref ore un available. The brake
syste mcontinues to func tio nn orma lly, but
without electronic su pport. The wheels
co uld therefor elock ifyo ubr ak e ha rd,for
exam ple. 6
Drive on caref ully.
6 Visi t a qu alified specialist worksho pim-
me diat ely. v
- The
yellow ESP ®
warn ing
la mp an d the yell owABS
wa rning lamp are lit while
the engine isrunning. A
warning signa lad dition al-
ly so unds. G
Risk of accident
AB S,ESP ®
an d theref orealso PRE-SAFE ®
ha ve been deac tiva ted du eto ama lfun c-
ti on. Thebra king syst emremain sav ailable
with full brake boosting effe ct but without
AB S. 6
Drive on caref ully.
6 Visi t a qu alified specialist worksho pim-
me diat ely. Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/cons eque nce Su
ggest edsolu tions 216_R
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445
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting - Th
e yell owABS warning
la mp islit wh ile the en-
gi ne isrunn ing. G
Risk of accident
ABS is de activ ated due to ama lfunction.
BAS, ESP ®
, EBV and PRE-S AFE ®
are also
deac tiva ted as a conseq uence.
If the ABS control unitma lfun ctions, ther e
is also apossibili tyof mal func tions inothe r
syste ms,su ch asParktro nic* ,Dis troni c*,
Di stronic Pl us*, the navigation system*,
Pa rk Assist* andth eau tom atic tran sm is-
si on.
Th ebra kesyst emcontinue sto func tion
norm ally, but without electron ic support.
Th ewh eels co uld th erefo relock if yo u
brake hard, for ex ample. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Observet he addit iona lmessages inthe
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay (
=page 405).
6 Visi ta qualifie dspecialist worksho pas
so on as pos sibl e. Pro
blem Possi
blecaus e/conseq uence Sugges
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446 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Pr
ob lem Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Suggested
solutio ns l
* Th
e red dis tanc ewar n-
in g syst em lamp li ghts
up while the vehicl eis in
mot ion. G
Riskofacc ident
Th e dista nceto the vehicle in front is too
sho rtforth esp eed selected. 6
Incr ea se the dista nce. l
* Th
e red dis tanc ewar n-
in g syst em lamp li ghts
up while the vehicl eis in
mot ion.
You also hea ra war ning
si gn al. G
Riskofacc ident
You are approachi nga vehicle infront at
to ogreat a speed. 6
Beprepare dto brak eimmediat ely. G
Riskofacc ident
Distr onic*o r Distr onicPlus *ha s dete cted
a st at ionar yobs tacle in you rline oftra vel.
Th e syste mwillnot brak e the vehicle. 6
Beprepare dto brak eimmediat ely.
6 Payc areful attention to the tr affic situ a-
tion. It maybe neces sary to brak eor take
ev asive action. ! Th
e red indi cator lamp
fo r the electric parking
br ak eis flas hing and/ or
th eyel low wa rninglamp
fo r the electric parking
br ake is lit. G
Riskofacc ident
Th e electri cpa rking brake hasmal func-
tione dor isfaulty. 6
Observeth eaddi tional mes sage sin the
multi -fun ction dis play (
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447
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/conseq uence Sugges
tedsoluti ons = Th
e red SR Swar ning
lamp li ghtsupwhile the
en gine isrunning. G
Risk of accident
Th eres trai nt syste ms ar emal func tioni ng.
Th eairbags orbelt tens ione rs ma y ei ther
be trigg ere d un inten tion ally or not atall in
th eeven tof an acc iden t. 6
Driv eon carefully toaqualified speci alist
work shop. 3 Th
e red brake system
wa rning lamp ligh tsup
wh ile th e en gine isrun-
ni ng .
Yo ualso hear a warning
si gn al. G
Risk of accident
Th ebra keflui dleve lis toolow. 6
Do not top up thebrake flui d un der any
ci rc um stan ces.Th iswillnot rectify the
malfunct ion.
! Donot dri veon under any circ umstances.
6 Consulta qua lifi ed spe cial ist wor ksho p.
6 Observet he addit iona lmessages inthe
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay (
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448 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/cons eque nce Su
ggest edsolu tions ± There
maybe ama lfun ctio n:
! in the fuel inje cti on syst em
! in the ex haust syst emor
! in the ig nitio nsyst em
The emissi onlimitva lues may beexceeded
an d the engine may berunning inem erge n-
cy mo de. 6
Have theve hicle checke das so onaspos-
sible at aquali fied spe cial ist wor ksho p. 216_R
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449
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/cons eque nce Sugges
tedso luti ons X
* Th
ey ello w tyre pressure
mo nitor* warnin glamp is
on. The tyre
pressure monitor has detecte d a
sudden or sign ific ant pressure los sin at
lea stone of the tyres. 6
Stop the vehi cle without making any sud-
de nst ee ring or braking manoe uvres. Pay
at te ntion to the traff iccondi tions.
6 Observe the addition alme ssag es in the
mu lti-fu nctio ndis play. < Th
ered seat belt warning
la mp lights upfor approx-
im ately 6second safter
st ar ting the engine. 1 The
seat belt warning la mpremi nd sy ou
and th efront passenger to fasten yo urseat
bel ts. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244). < A warning tone sou
ndsfor
a max imum of6 se conds
af ter yo usta rt th een-
gine. 1 G
Risk of inju ry
Th edr iver hasnot fastened hi s/her seat
bel t. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244).
Th ewa rning to neceases. < Th
ered seat belt warning
la mp goe son as so onas
the driver ’s doo rorfront-
passeng erdoor isclosed
af ter st arting the eng ine. G
Risk of inju ry
Th edr iver or fron tp asse nge rhas not fa s-
tened his/ herse at belt. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244).
Th ew arning lamp goes out. G
Risk of inju ry
There areob ject son the fr ont-passe nger
seat. 6
Remov ethe ob jects from thefron t-pa s-
se ng er seat and stow them at a secu re
pla ce.
Th ew arning lamp goes out. 216_
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