ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owners Manual

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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*The trunk lid is open.
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaus tgases suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaus tgases can enter the
ve hicle interior if thet runk lid is open when thee ngine is running ,especial lyifth ev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine befor eopening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
#Close thet runk lid.
_
Example:LockS eat Back-
rest FrontL eft *T
he seat backres tofthe cor responding front seat is no tengaged.
#Push thes eat backres tbacku ntil it engages.
_
Example:Rear Left Back-
rest Not Latched *T
he cor responding seat backres toftherear bench seat is no tengaged.
#Foldthec orresponding seat backres tbacku ntil it engages.
392
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
¥
Check Washer Fluid*T
hewasher fluid leve lint hewasher fluid reser voir has dropped belo wthe minimum.
#Addw asherf luid .
Lights
Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Example:Check Left Low
Beam*T
he cor responding bulb is faulty.
#Vi sit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% LED light bulbs: thed ispla ymessag efor thec orresponding lam ponly appears when allthel ight-emitting diodes
in thel am ph avef ailed.
b
Switch On Headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without lo wbeam.
#Turn thel ight switc htotheL orà position.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 393

RRe
ar fogl ight (→pag e110)
ü Seat beltisn
otfastened
(
→pag e404)
$ USA: brakes (
→pag
e398)
J Canada: brakes (
→pag
e398)
! ABS malfunction (
→pag
e398)
÷ ESP
®(→page398)
å ESP
®OFF (→page398) F
USA: electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (
→pag e398)
! Canada: electric parking brake
applied (red) (
→pag
e398)
! Elect
ricp arkin gb rake (yellow)
(
→pag e398)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
(
→pa ge 406)
# Electrical malfunction (
→pag
e407) 6
Re
stra int sy stem (
→pag e398)
; Engine diagnosis (
→pag
e407)
8 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (
→pag e407)
? Coolant
tooh ot/cold (
→pag e407)
· Dis
tance warning(
→pag e405)
h Ti
re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(
→pag e410)
Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 397

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
#Pulloverand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
#Consultaqualified specialis tworks hop.
US Ao nly: if an additional displa ymessag eappear switht he # symbol in them ultifunction displa y,theb rake linings
ha ve reached their wear limit.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
÷
ESP®wa rning lamp The
yello wE SP
®warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP
®is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso malfunction.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP is malfunctioning®
If ESP®is malfunctioning ,ESP®canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization. In addition,o ther driving saf etys ystems are
switched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ESP®checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Observethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
#Consultaqualified specialis tworks hop.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 399

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
!
ABSwarning lamp The
yello wA BSwarning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, EBD is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving safe ty systems ma yalso be faulty.
&
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen braking
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase .Inaddition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Observethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
÷
ESP®wa rning lamp The
yello wE SP
®warning lam pflashes while thev ehicle is in motion.
ESP
®is inter vening (→pa ge 149).
#Ad apty our driving styletos uitther oad and weather conditions.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
å
ESP®OFFwarning lamp The
yello wE SP
®OFF warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP
®is deacti vated.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP®deacti vated
If ESP
®is deactivated, ESP®canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization. The availabilityoff urther driving saf etys ystems
is also limited.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Onlydeactivat eESP®forasl ong as thes ituation requ ires.
If ESP
®canno tbeactivated, ESP®is malfunctioning.
#Have ESP®checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Obser vethen otes on deactivating ESP®.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 403

Cockpit........................................................ .6
Overvie w.................................................6
COMANDT ouch
Au thorizing adevice ............................2 29
Child saf etyl oc k. ................................ .229
Connection status
Displ ays. .............................................. 252
Overvie w............................................. 252
Contacts ................................................... 240
Callin gup. .......................................... .240
Deleting ............................................... 242
Downloading (from mobile phone) ....... 240
Importing ............................................. 241
Information .......................................... 240
Making acall ........................................2 41
Na me form at ........................................ 241
Options ................................................ 241
Saving .................................................. 241
Controller Operating ............................................ .218
Con venience closing ................................. 72
Con venience opening ................................ 71Coolant (engine)
Checkin glevel .................................... .282
Filling capacity ............................ ......... 347
No tes. .................................................. 347
Cooling see Climate control
C

o rn ering light function ..........................112
Crosswind Assist .................................... .152
ESP
®(Electronic StabilityP rogram) ..... 152
Cruise control Activating ............................................ 158
Callingupas peed............................... 158
Deactivating ........................................ 158
Fu nctio n.............................................. 157
Le ver. .................................................. 158
Prerequisites ....................................... 158
Selecting ............................................. 158
Setting aspeed ................................... 158
St oring aspeed ................................... 158
Sy stem limitations .............................. .157
Cup holder .............................................. .103
Ins talling/ removing (center console) ... 103
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .104 Cup holder
see Cu pholder
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)........ .25
Cus tomer Relations Department .............25
D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Data Importing/exporting ........................... 230
Notesond atai mp ort/expor t.............. 230
PIN pr otection ford atae xpo rt............ .230
Dat aacquisition
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Daytime running lights ........................... .114
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 14
Daytim erunningl ights mode
see Daytime running lights
Deacti vatin gthe ala rm(ATA ).................... 80
Declaration of Conformity Wireless vehicle components. ...............23
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) ............... 328
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Lever. ..................................................1 62
Setting aspeed. .................................. 162
St oring aspeed ................................... 162
Sy stem limitations .............................. .159
Door Locking (emergency key) ...................... .63
Opening (from inside) ............................6 0
Un lockin g(emer gency key) .................. .63
Un lockin g(from inside )......................... 60
Door cont rolp anel .................................... .14
DO T,Tire Identification Numbe r(TIN) ... 324
Drinkin gand driving ................................ 130
DRIV EPILOT
Fu nctio n.............................................. 165
Driv eposition
Selecting ............................................ .137
Driv eprogram display .............................1 34
Driv eprograms ........................................ 134
Driver' sseat
see Seat
Drivin gligh t
see Automatic driving lights Drivings
afet ys ystem
AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem) ........... 148
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 152
BA S(Brak eAssist System) .................. 148
Cr osswind Assist................................. 152
EBD (Electronic Brak eforce Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 15
2
ESP
®(Electroni cStabilityP rogram) ..... 149
ESP®(Electroni cStabilityP rogram)
Crosswind Assis t................................. 152
Setting ActiveB rake Assi st.................. 156
Drivin gsafet ys ystems
Overvie w............................................. .147
Drivin gsystem ........ .157,159, 172, 179, 184
360° camer a....................................... 177
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssist ....................... 188
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis t.................. 190
Ad aptiv eDampingS ystem. ................. .169
AIR BODY CONTROL ............................ 169
AT TENTION ASSIS T.............................. 184
Blind Spo tAssist ................................. 188
Cruise cont rol. .................................... .157
Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC ................... 159
HOLD functio n.....................................1 68
Pa rking Pilo t....................................... .179 PA
RKTRONI C....................................... 172
Re ar vie wcamer a............................... .174
Spee dLimit Pilo t................................. 159
St eering Pilo t....................................... 165
Tr af ficS ign Assist ................................ 186
Drivin gsystems
Overvie w................................. ............
.147
R

e sponsibility ...................................... 147
Drivin gtips
Drinking and drivin g........................... .130
General driving tip s............................. 130
No tesonb reaking-in anew ve hicle ..... 130
Dr ows iness de tection
see Drivin gsystem
Dynamic multicontour seat Setting ................................................... 87
DY NA MIC SELECT
Configu ring driv eprogram I................. 135
Displ aying engin edata. ...................... .135
Displ aying vehicle dat a........................ 135
Driv eprogram displ ay..........................1 34
Driv eprograms ....................................1 34
Fu nctio n.............................................. 134
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Index

Enteringadestination
Na vigation ...........................................2 33
Entering characters
On thec ontroller ................................. 223
On thet ouchpad .................................. 224
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 52
Crosswind Assis t................................. 152
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 149
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Crosswin dAssis t..................................... 152
Exterior lighting see Lights
Exterior lighting (Care) ...........................287
Eyeglasses box .......................................... 96
F
Favo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 21
Callin gup. .......................................... .221
De letin g. .............................................. 22 2
Moving ................................................ 22 2
Overvi ew............................................. 220 Re
naming ............................................ 221
Firs t-aid kit (sof tsided) .......................... 293
Flat tire Changing awheel ................................ 334
MOExtended tires ................................ 294
No tes. .................................................. 294
TIREFIT kit ...........................................2 95
Floor mats ................................................ 109
Fr ag rance
see Frag rance sy stem
Fr ag rance sy stem .................................... 124
Inserting/removing aflacon ................ 124
Setting ................................................. 123
Fr equencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 340
Fr equency band
Dial (on-boar dcomputer) .................... .201
Fr ont airbag .............................................. .37
Fr ont passenger air bag shuto ff.............. 39
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lam p..... 41
Po int stor emember when thef ront
passenger seat is occupied ..
................
.39
St atus displa y....................................... .41 Sy
stem self-tes t.....................................4 1
Fr ont passenger seat
see Seat
Fu el .......................................................... .346
Ad ditives .............................................3 46
Consu mption. ...................................... 346
E1 0. ..................................................... 345
Gasoline .............................................. 345
Quality (gasoline )................................ 345
Re fueling ............................................. 138
Re ser vefuel le vel. .............................. .346
Sulfur con tent ..................................... 345
Ta nk capacity ...................................... 346
Fu el consum ption
On-boar dcomputer ............................ .199
Fu se insert
see Fuses
Fu ses ........................................................ 308
Assignment diagram ............................3 08
Befor echanging .................................. 308
Cockpit fuse bo x................................. .310
Fu se bo xinthe engine compartment .. 308
Fu se bo xinthe front-passenge rfoot‐
we ll ...................................................... 310
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Index

Operable functions .............................. 207
Operating safety. ................................ .206
Ra dio commands .................................2 13
Switc hcommands ............................... 208
Te lephonec ommands......................... .212
Te xt message commands ..................... 214
Ve hicle commands ...............................2 15
Vo ice prom pting .................................. 207
Vo ice control sy stem
see Voice Cont rolS ystem
W
Wa rning and indicator lamps
PA SSENGER AIR BAG. ............................ 41
Wa rning lamp
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see Anti- theftp rotection
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!AB Swarning lam p....................... 40 2
$ Bra ke warning lam p(USA) .......... .398
JBrakes warning lam p(Canada) .... 398
?Coolantw arning lamp................. 40 8·
Dis ta nce warning lam p............... .405
#Elect rical malfunction warning
lam p................................................... .409
;Engine diagnosis warning lam p... 40 7
å ESP
®OF Fw arning lam p............. .403
÷ESP®wa rning lam p............. 399, 40 2
8 Fuelreser ve wa rning lam p......... .409
ÐPo wersteering sy stem warning
lam p................................................... .406
!Re dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (Canada only) .. .400
FRe dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (US Aonly) ........ 400
6Re stra int sy stem warning lam p... 40 1
7 Sea tb eltw arning lam p............... 40 4
h Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam p.........................
410, 411
!

Ye llo we lect ricp arkin gb rake
indicator lam pismalfunctionin g......... 40 0Wa
rning/indicator lamps .......................396
Instrument displa y(ove rview) .................. 8
Overvie w............................................. 39 6
Wa rranty .................................................... 26
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) .......................... 285
We bbrows er
Calling up awebsit e........................... .253
Calling up option s............................... 25 3
Call ingups ettings ............................... 254
Closing ................................................ 254
Deleting Interne tfavo rite s. ..................2 54
Del eting theI nterne thisto ry ................ 254
Overvie w............................................. 253
Setting Interne tfavo rite s. .................... 254
We bsite
Calling up ............................................ 253
Wheel chock
St orag elocation ..................................2 93
Whee lrotation ........................................ .333
Wheels Care .................................................... 287
Index 439