warning MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

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NO
TEOverheating at high outsid etem‐
peratures If an inappropriat
ecoolant is used, the
engine cooling sy stem is no tsufficientl ypro‐
te cted agains toverheating and cor rosion at
high outside temp eratures. #
Alw aysu se coolant appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. #
Obser vethei nstruction sinthe
Mercedes-BenzS pecificationsforO per‐
ating Fluids 310.1. Ha
ve thec oolant regularly replaced at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
The proportion of cor rosion inhibitor/antifreeze
concentrat einthe engine cooling sy stem should
be:
R am inimum of 50% (antifreeze pr otection
down toappr oximatel y-37 °C).
R am aximum of 55% (antifreeze pr otection
down to-45 °C). Note
sonw indscreen washer fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(→ pag e452). &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur ydue to
windscreen washer concentrate
Wi ndsc reen washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhau stsystem. #
Mak esuret hat no windscreen washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening. *
NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuitable windsc reen washer
fl uid Uns
uitable windsc reen washer fluids may
damag ethe plastic sur face of thee xterior
lighting. #
Only use windsc reen washer fluids
whic harealso suitable foru se on plas‐ tic sur
faces, e.g. MB SummerFi torMB
Wi nterFit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzles caused by
mixing windscreen washer fluids #
Do no tmix MB SummerFit and MB Win‐
te rFit wit hother windscreen washer flu‐
ids. Do no
tuse distilled or de-ionised waterast hefill
le ve ls ensor ma ybetriggered er roneously.
Re commended windscreen washer fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point :e.g. MB SummerFit
R Belo wfreezing point :e.g. MB WinterFit
Fo rthe cor rect mixing ratio refertot he informa‐
tion on thea ntifre eze conta iner.
Mix thew ashe rfluid wit hthe windscreen washer
fl uid all year round. 460
Tech nica ldata

Displa
ymessages Int
roduction Note
sond isplaymessages
Displa ymessages appear on them ultifunction
displa y.
Displ aymessa gesw ithg raphic symbols ar esim‐
plified in theO wner's Manual and ma ydiffer
from thes ymbols on them ultifunction displa y.
The multifunction displa yshows high-priority dis‐
pla ym essages in red. Cer tain displa ymessages
ar ea ccompanied byaw arning tone.
Please respond in accordance wit hthe display
messages and follo wt he additional no tesint his
Owner's Manual.
Fo rs ome displa ymessa ges,as ymbol is also
shown:
R ¤ Further information R
O Hide displa ymessage
Yo uc an select thed esired symbol byswiping
lef torr ight on thel eft-hand touc hc ontrol .Press
the ¤ symbol tosho wfurther information on
th em ultifunction displa y.Press theO symbol
to hide thed ispla ymessage.
Yo uc an hide lo w-priority displa ymessages by
pressing the¤ button or thel eft-hand touch
cont rol. The displa ymessages ar ethen stored in
th em essag ememor y.
Re ctify thec ause of adispla ymessag eas
qu ickl yasp ossible.
High-priority displa ymessages canno tbehid‐
den. The multifunction displa yshows th ese dis‐
pla ym essages continuousl yuntil thec ause of
th em essag ehas been rectified. Calling up
storedd ispl aymessages
On-boa rdcompu ter:
, Service .
1m essage
If th er ea reno displa ymessages, No messages
appear sonthe multifunction displa y. #
Scrol lthrough thed ispla ymessages byswip‐
ing upwards or down wardsont he left-hand
to uc hc ontrol. #
Toexitth em essag ememor y:press the
¤ button. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 465

Saf
etys ystems Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
!
÷ inoperative See Owner's
Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
The brak esystemc ontinues tooperat enormally .The braking dis tance ma yincrease in an emergency braking situa‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.466
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
!
÷ currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
aret emporaril yunavailable.
Other drivin gsystems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be temp orarily una vailable.
The brak esystemc ontinues tooperat enormally .The braking dis tance ma yincrease in an emergency braking situa‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv ecarefully on asuitable stre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve30 km/h. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 467

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
÷ currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ESP ®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Other drivin gand drivin gsafet ys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems
ar es witched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Carefully driv eonasuitablestre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve30 km/h. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully. 468
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
÷ inoperativ eSee Owner's
Manual *
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
The brak esystemc ontinues tooperat enormally .The braking dis tance ma yincrease in an eme rgency braking situa‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems
ar es witched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 469

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
T
!
÷ inoperative See Owner's
Manual *
EBD,A BS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
If EBD, ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels can loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an eme rgency braking situation .Inaddition, other driving saf etys yst ems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
!
Turn on the ignition to
release the parking brake *
The red! indicator lam pislit.
Yo uh ave attem ptedtor elease thee lectric parking brak ewitht he ignition switched off. #
Switc hthe ignition on. 47 0
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
! Release parking brake *
The red! indicator lam pflashes.
The electric parkin gbrake is applied while youa redriving:
R Aconditio nfor automatic release of thee lectric parking brak eisnotfulfilled .
R Youa reper form ing emer gency braking using thee lectric parking brak e. #
Chec kthat thec onditions fora utom aticrelease of thee lectric parking brak earefulfilled. #
Release thee lectric parking brak emanually. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 471

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual *
The yellow ! indicator lam pislit. The elect ricp arkin gb rake is malfunctioning.
To appl y: #
Switc hoffthei gnition and switc hitbacko n. #
Appl ythe electric parking brak emanually .
If it is no tpossible toappl ythe electric parking brake: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dthe par kedv ehicle agains trolling away.
The yellow ! indicator lam pand ther ed ! indicator lam parelit. The elect ricp arkin gb rake is malfunction‐
ing.
To release: #
Swit chofft he ignition and switc hitbacko n. #
Release thee lectric parking brak emanually .
or #
Release thee lectric parking brak eautomaticall y.
If it is still no tpossible torelease thee lectric parking brake: #
Do no tcontinue driving under an ycircums tances. Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
The yellow ! indicator lam pislit and ther ed ! indicator lam pisflashing. The electric parkin gbrake is mal‐
functioning.
The electric parkin gbrake coul dnotbe applied or released. 472
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Switc hoffthei gnition and switc hitbacko n.
To appl y: #
Release and then apply thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
To release: #
Appl yand then release thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
If it is no tpossible toappl ythe electric parking brak eorthered ! indicator lam pcontinues toflash: #
Do no tcontinue drivin gunde rany circum stances. Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dthe par kedv ehicle agains trolling away.
The yellow ! indicator lam pislit and ther ed ! indicator lam pflashes fora pproxima tely tens econds af ter
th ee lectric parking brak ehas been applied or released. It then remains lit or goes out. The electric parking brak eis
malfunctioning.
If th eb attery charge leve list oo lo w: #
Char getheb atter y.
To appl y: #
Switc hoffthei gnition.
The electric parking brak eisapplied automaticall y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 473