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' (US A only)
M (Canada only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level There is no t enough brak e fluid in th e brak e fluid reservoir .
In addition , th e ' (US A only) or M (Canada only) warning lamp
lights up in th e instrumen t cluste r and a warning tone sounds.
G WARNIN G
The braking effec t may be impaired.
There is a ris k of an accident.X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions. Do no t continu e drivin g
under any circumstances. X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 141).X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop .X
Do no t add brak e fluid . This does no t correc t th e malfunction .
& Check Brake Pad Wea r The brak e pads/linings hav e reached their wear limit.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
S mbrace Inoperative On e or mor e main features of th e mbrace system are malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Collision Preven ‐
tio n Assist Plu s
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU S is temporarily no t operational.
Possibl e causes are: R
th e radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiationR
th e system is outside th e operating temperature rangeR
th e on-boar d voltag e is to o low.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU S is operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 141).X
Restart th e engine.
Collision Preven ‐
tio n Assist Plu s
Inoperative COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU S is temporarily inoperative due
to a malfunction . Adaptive Brake Assis t may also hav e failed.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
PRE-SAFE
Inoperative See
Operator' s Manual Importan t function s of PRE-SAF E ®
hav e failed. Al l other occupant
safet y systems , e.g. air bags , remain available.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .206
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PRE-SAFE
Functions Currently
Limite d See Opera‐
tor's Manual PRE ‑ S AF E ®
PLU S or PRE ‑ SAFE ®
Brake is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
function is impaire d due to heav y rain or snowR
th e radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiationR
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: ES P ®
is deactivatedR
th e system is outside th e operating temperature rangeR
th e on-boar d voltag e is to o low.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
PRE ‑ S AF E ®
PLU S and PRE ‑ S AF E ®
Brake are operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 141).X
Restart th e engine.X
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: switch ES P ®
on again ( Y
page 71).
PRE-SAFE
Functions Limite d
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual PRE ‑ S AF E ®
PLU S or PRE ‑ SAFE ®
Brake is unavailable due to a mal-
function . BA S PLU S wit h Cross-Traffic Assis t may also hav e failed.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .Display messages 20 7
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Radar Sensor s Dirty
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual The radar sensor system is malfunctioning .
Possibl e causes are: R
Dirt on sensor sR
Heavy rain or snow R
Whe n drivin g on inter-urban roads without traffic or infrastructure,
e.g. in desert-like area s
At least on e drivin g system or drivin g safet y system is malfunctioning
or is temporarily unavailable :R
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU SR
PRE-SAF E ®
BrakeR
PRE-SAF E ®
PLU SR
Active Lan e Keepin g Assis tR
Active Blind Spot Assis tR
DISTRONI C PLU S wit h Steering Assis t and Stop&Go Pilo t
If th e radar sensor system in fron t is dirty, Active Blind Spot Assis t will
no t perfor m a course-correcting brak e application .
A warning tone also sounds.
Once th e caus e of th e problem is no longer present, th e drivin g and
drive safet y systems will be available again . The display message dis-
appears.
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 141).X
Switc h off th e engine.X
Clean all sensor s ( Y
page 274).X
Restart th e engine.
The display message disappears.
u SRS Malfunction Ser ‐
vic e Required The restrain t system is malfunctioning . The u warning lamp also
lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ e th e additional information on restrain t systems ( Y
page 41).208
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u Front Lef t Malfunc‐
tio n Servic e
Required or Front
Right Malfunction
Servic e Required The restrain t system has malfunctioned at th e fron t on th e lef t or right .
The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
u Rea r Lef t Malfunc‐
tio n Servic e
Required or Rea r
Right Malfunction
Servic e Required The restrain t system has malfunctioned at th e rear on th e lef t or right .
The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
u Lef t Sid e Curtai n
Airbag Malfunction
Servic e Required or
Right Sid e Curtai n
Airbag Malfunction
Servic e Required The left-han d or right-hand window curtai n air bag is malfunctioning .
The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The lef t or right window curtai n air bag may either be triggered unin-
tentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately. Display messages 20 9
On-board computer and displays Z

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Front Passenger Air ‐
bag Disabled
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual The front-passenger fron t air bag and front-passenger knee bag are
deactivated during th e journey, although:R
an adult
or R
a person of th e correspondin g statur e is on th e front-passenger seat
If additional force s are applie d to th e seat , th e system may interpret
th e occupant's weigh t as lower than it actually is.
G WARNIN G
The front-passenger fron t air bag and front-passenger knee bag does
no t deploy in th e event of an accident.
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 141).X
Switc h th e ignition off .X
Hav e th e occupant get out of th e vehicle.X
Kee p th e seat unoccupied , close th e front-passenger door and
switch on th e ignition .X
Observ e th e PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F indicator lamp in th e center
console and th e multifunction display and chec k th e following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :R
a self-diagnosis is carrie d out . The PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F and
PASSENGER AI R BA G ON indicator lamp s mus t ligh t up simulta-
neousl y for approximately six seconds R
th e PASSENGER AI R BA G O F F indicator lamp mus t then ligh t up
and remain lit after th e self-diagnosis . If th e indicator lamp is on ,
th e OCS (Occupant Classification System) has disabled th e front-
passenger fron t air bag and front-passenger knee bag
( Y
page 49) R
th e Front Passenger Airbag Enable d See Operator' s
Manual or Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐
tor's Manual display message s mus t no t be shown in th e mul-
tifunction display X
Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until th e necessar y system
checks hav e been completed.X
Mak e sur e that th e display message s do no t appear in th e multi-
function display.
If these condition s are fulfilled , th e front-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again . Whether th e PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F indicator lamp
remain s lit or goe s out depend s on how OCS classifies th e occupant .
If th e condition s are no t fulfilled , th e system is no t operating correctly.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ e th e additional information on OCS ( Y
page 49).
Front Passenger Air ‐
bag Enable d The front-passenger fron t air bag and front-passenger knee bag are
enabled during th e journey, although:210
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See Operator' s Man ‐
ual R
a child, a small adult or an objec t weighing less than th e system' s
weigh t threshold is locate d on th e front-passenger seat
or R
th e front-passenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detec t objects or force s applyin g additional weigh t on
th e seat .
G WARNIN G
The front-passenger fron t air bag and front-passenger knee bag may
deploy unintentionally.
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 141).X
Switc h th e ignition off .X
Ope n th e front-passenger door .X
Remove th e child and th e child restrain t system from th e front-
passenger seat .X
Mak e sur e that there are no objects on th e seat addin g to th e
weight.
The system may otherwise detec t th e additional weigh t and inter-
pre t th e seat occupant's weigh t as greate r than it actually is.X
Kee p th e seat unoccupied , close th e front-passenger door and
switch on th e ignition .X
Observ e th e PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F indicator lamp in th e center
console and th e multifunction display and chec k th e following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :R
a self-diagnosis is carrie d out . The PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F and
PASSENGER AI R BA G ON indicator lamp s mus t ligh t up simultane -
ousl y for approximately six seconds R
th e PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F indicator lamp mus t then ligh t up and
remain lit after th e self-diagnosis . If th e indicator lamp is on , th e
OCS has disabled th e front-passenger fron t air bag and front-
passenger knee bag ( Y
page 49 )R
th e Front Passenger Airbag Enable d See Operator' s Man ‐
ual or Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See Operator' s
Manual display message s mus t no t be shown in th e multifunction
display X
Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until th e necessar y system
checks hav e been completed.X
Mak e sur e that th e display message s do no t appear in th e multi-
function display.
If these condition s are fulfilled , th e front-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again . Whether th e PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F indicator lamp
remain s lit or goe s out depend s on how OCS classifies th e occupant .
If th e condition s are no t fulfilled , th e system is no t operating correctly.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ e th e additional information on OCS ( Y
page 49).Display messages 21 1
On-board computer and displays Z

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Lights Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
I Check Left Low Beam The bulb in question is malfunctioning. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
i LED light sources: the display message for the corresponding
lamp only appears when all the LEDs in the lamp have failed.
I Active Headlamps
Inoperative The active light function is faulty. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
I Malfunction See
Operator's Manual The exterior lighting is malfunctioning. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
I Auto Lamp Function
Inoperative The light sensor is defective. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
I Switch Off Lights You leave the vehicle and the lights are switched on. A warning tone
also sounds. X
Turn the light switch to position X .
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator's Manual Adaptive Highbeam Assist is deactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possible causes are: R
the windshield in the camera's field of vision is dirty R
visibility is impaired due to heavy rain, snow or fog X
Clean the windshield.
If the system detects that the camera is fully operational again, the
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Now Available message is displayed.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist is operational again.
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative Adaptive Highbeam Assist is faulty. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.212
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= See Operator' s Man ‐
ual The battery is no t bein g charged.
A warning tone also sounds.
Possibl e causes are: R
a defective alternato rR
a torn poly-V-belt R
a malfunction in th e electronics
! Do no t continu e driving. The engin e could otherwise overheat.X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely and switch off th e engine, pay-
ing attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 141).X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop .
= Sto p Vehicl e See
Operator' s Manual The battery is no longer bein g charged and th e battery charg e level is
to o low.
A warning tone also sounds. X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely and switch off th e engine, pay-
ing attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 141).X
Observ e th e instruction s in th e = See Operator' s Manual
display message .X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop .

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