warning lamp MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Guide
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#Connect positiveterminal 2onyour vehicle
to thep ositiv epole of thed onor battery
using thej umper cable/charging cable.
Alw aysb egin wit hpositiv eclamp 2onyour
ow nv ehicle firs t.
#Du ring thes tarting assistance proce ‐
du re:st ar tt he engine of thed onor vehicle
and runati dles peed.
#Connect then egativ epole of thed onor vehi‐
cle and ground point 3ofyour ow nv ehicle
by usingt he jumper cable/charging cable.
Begin wit hthe donor batter yfirst .
#Du ring starting assist ance:star tt he
engine of your ow nv ehicle.
#During thec hargingp roce ss: star tt he
ch argingp rocess.
#During starting assist ance:lett he engines
ru nf or se veralm inutes.
#During starting assist ance:beforediscon‐
necting thej umper cables, switc honanelec‐
trical consumer on your ow nv ehicle, e.g. the
re ar wind owheater or thel ighting. When
thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging process
is compl ete:
#Fir st,r emo vethej umper cables/charging
cables from ground point 3and then ega‐
tiv ep ole of thed onor batter y,then from pos‐
itiv eterminal 2and thep ositiv epole of the
donor batter y.Begi neacht imew itht he con‐
ta cts on your ow nv ehicle firs t.
#Af terr emoving thej umper cables/charging
cables, close co ver1 of positiv eterminal
2.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information on starting
assis tance at an yqualified specialis tworks hop.
To ws tarting or towing away
Towing away thev ehicle
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends transportin gyour
ve hicle in thec ase of abreakdown, rath er than
to wing it away. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly
#Obser vethei nstruction sand no teso n
to wing away.
Pe rm itted towing me thods
RVe hicles wit htransmission damag emustb e
transpor ted(→pag e306).
RVehicles with automatic transmission:
onl yw ithb otha xlesont he ground.
R4MATIC vehicles: only wit hbotha xleso n
th eg round.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetol imi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
Rthei gnition is switched off.
Rtheb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
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thes ystem is no toperating properly .The
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
th el ow tirep ressur eindicator lamp. When
th es ystem de tects am alfunction, thei ndica‐
to rlamp wil lflash fora pproxima tely am inute
and then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence will continue upon subsequent
ve hicle start-ups as longast he malfunction
ex ists.
When them alfunction indicator is illumina‐
te d, thes ystemm aynotbea bletodetect or
signal lo wtirep ressur easi ntended. TPMS
malfunctions ma yoccurf orav ariety of rea‐
sons, includingt he installation of incompati‐
ble replacemen toralternat etires or wheels
on thev ehicle that pr event theT PMS from
functioning proper ly.
Alw aysc hec kthe TPMS malfunction warning
lam pafter replacing one or mor etires or
wheels on your vehicle toensur ethat the
re placemen toralternat etires and wheels
allo wthe TPMS tocontinu etofunction prop‐
er ly.Using atirep ressur esensor ,the sy stem checks
th et irep ressur eoft he tires ins talled on the
ve hicle.
Ne wt irep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tires,
ar ea utomaticall ytaught-in thef irst tim ethe
ve hicle is driven.
The tir epressur eappears inthem ultifunction
displa y(
→page197).
If th er eisas ubstantia lpressure loss or if the
tir et emperatur eisexcessive, awarning will be
given:
RVi ad ispla ymessages (→page382).
RViat he h warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter(→pag e410).
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tire
pressur etotherecommended cold tir epressure
suitable fort he operating situation. Se tthe tire
pressur efor cold tires using atirep ressure
ga uge. Notethat thec orrect tir epressur efor the
cur rent operating situatio nmustfirst be taught-
in to thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem.
In mos tcases, thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illautom atically updat ethe ne wreference va
lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet irep ressure.
Yo uc an,h ow ever,a lso updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestartin gthe tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem manuall y(
→page318).
Sy stem borders
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem does not
issue awarning:
RIfth et irep ressur eiss etincor rectly.
RIfth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tire.
RIf th er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source.
Be sur etoalso observ ethe following fur ther
re lated subjects:
RNo tesont irep ressur e(→page312)
Checking thet irep ressur ewitht he tir epres‐
sur em onitoring sy stem
Requ irements
RThe ignition is switched on.
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Displaymessages
Introduction
Note sond isplaymessages
Displa ymessages appear in them ultifunction
displa y.
Displ aymessage swithg raphic symbols ar esim‐
plified in theO perator's Manual and ma ydiffe r
from thes ymbols in 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
Opera tor's Manual. Lo
w-priority displa ymessages can be hidden by
pressing the% button or thel eft-hand side of
To uc hC ontrol. The display messagesarethen
st ored in them essag ememor y.Re ctify the
cause of adispl ay message asquickl yasp ossi‐
ble.
High-priority displa ymessages canno tbehid‐
den. The multifunction displa yshows these dis‐
pla ym essages continuousl yuntil thec ause for
th ed ispla ymessag ehas been rectified. Calling up
storedd ispl aymessages
On-boa rdcompute r:
,Service.1Message
If th er ea reno displa ymessages, theNo Mes-
sages displayappear sinthe multifunction dis‐
pla y.
#Scrollt hrough thed ispla ymessages byswip‐
ing upwards or down wardsonT ouchControl
on thel eft-hand side of thes teering wheel.
#To exitth em essag ememor y:press the
% button.
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Safetys ystems
Displa ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
!
÷
Currently Unavailable See
Operator'sManual *
ABS and ESP
®aret emporaril yunavailable.
Other drivinga nd drivingsafet ys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP®arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP
®ar em alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP®cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ABS and ESP®checkedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Carefully driv eonasuitablestre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve19 mp h
(30 km/h).
#If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully.
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
÷
Currently Unavailable See
Operator'sManual *
ESP
®is temp orarily una vailable.
Other drivinga nd drivingsafet ys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
&
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
ar es witched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ESP®checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Carefully driv eonasuitablestre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve19 mp h
(30 km/h).
#If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully.
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
÷
Inoperative See Operator'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 in an emergency braking situatio ncan
increase.
& 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
ar es witched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ESP®checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
T
!
÷
Inoperative See Operator's
Manual*
EBD ,ABS 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
®ar em alfunctioning ,the wheels can loc kwhen braking and ESP®cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase. In addition, 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.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
!
÷
Inoperative See Operator's
Manual*
ABS and ESP
®arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP®arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP
®ar em alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP®cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ABS and ESP®checkedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
$(USA
only)
J(Can‐
ada only)
Check Brake Fluid Level *T
her eisn otenough brak efluid in theb rake fluid reser voir.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetol owbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid leve list oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb raking characteristic smaybe impaired.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
Do no tcontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Do no tadd brak efluid.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Do no tadd brak efluid.
#
Check Brake Pad Wear *T
he brak elinings ha vereached their wear limit.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Radar Sensors Dirt ySee
Operator' sManual *T
heradar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes are:
Rsoiling of thes ensors
Rheavy rain
Rex tende ddriving on inter-urba nroads without moving traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp oraril yunavailable.
When thec auses no longer appl y,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleana llsensors .
#Restar tt he engine.
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently Limited See
Operator's Manual *
Ac tiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross-traf ficf unction, Evasi veSteering Assis torPRE‑SAFE
®PLUS is temp oraril yunavaila‐
ble or onl ypartiall yavailable.
The ambient conditionsa reoutside thes ysteml imits (
→pag e152).
#Driv eon.
As soo nasthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limits, thes ystems will be available again.
#Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine.
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