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ctiveParking Assis tand Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC ar emalfunctioning .
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and restar tt he engine.
#Ifth ed ispla ymessag econtinues tobe displa yed, consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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raffic Sign Assis tistemporaril yunavailable.
#Driv eon.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,the sy stem will be available again.
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he camer aviewisr estricted. Possible causes are:
Rdir tont he windshield in thec amera's field of vision
Rheavy rain, sno worfog
Driv ings ystems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems will become availa‐
ble 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.
#Cleant he windshield.
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raffic Sign Assis tismalfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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he HOLD function is deactivated because thev ehicle is skidding or acondition fora ctivation is no tmet.
#Re activat ethe HOLD function later or checkt he activation conditions fort he HOLD function.
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ctiveDistan ce Assist DISTRONICiso perationa laga in and can be acti vated(
→pag e169).
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ctiv eDistan ce Assist DISTRONICist emporarily unavailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imitations (
→pag e166).
#Driv eon.
As soo nasthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limitations, thes ystemw ill become available again.
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ctiveDistan ce Assist DISTRONICism alfunctioning.
Otherd riving and driving safe ty systems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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ctiv eSteering Assis tistemporaril yunavailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imitations (
→pag e172).
#Driv eon.
As soon as thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limitations, thes ystemw ill become available again.
#If necessar y,clean thew indshield in thec amera's field of vision.
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ctiveSteering Assis tismalfunctioning. ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICr emainsavailable.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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ruise control canno tbeactivated as no tall activation condition sarefulfilled.#Obser vethea ctivation conditions forc ruisec ontrol.
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ruise control has been deactivated.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, cruise control hasb eens witched of fautomatically (
→pag e164).
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ruise control is malfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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Engine
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he coolant le velist oo lo w.
* NO
TEEngine damage duetoinsuf ficient coolant
#Av oid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient coolant.
#Ad dc oolant.
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he coolant is tooh ot.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely and switc hoffthee ngine, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
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WARNING Danger of burn swhen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or during afireint he engine compartment, youc ould
come int ocontact wit hhotgases or other escaping operating fluids.
#Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe engine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep theh ood closed and call thef ires ervice.
#Wa it until thee ngine has cooled down.
#Mak esuret hat thea ir supply tother adiator is no tobstructed.
#Avoiding high loads on thee ngine, driv eontothe neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. In doing so, ensur ethat
th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo wt he reda rea.
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he batter yisnotbeing charge d.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving#Do no tcontin ue dr ivingunder an ycircum stances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely and switc hoffthee ngine, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Consul taqualified specialis tworks hop.
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he engine is of fand theb atter ychar geleve list oo lo w.
#Switc hoffelectrica lconsumer sthat ar enotrequ ired.
#Leavethee ngine running foraf ewminutes, or driv efor alonger dis tance.
The batter ychar ges.
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he batter yisnolonger being charge da nd theb atter ychar geleve list oo lo w.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving#Do no tcontin uedrivingu nder an ycircum stances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Switc hoffthee ngine.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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he batter ychar geleve list oo lo w.
#Pulloverand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Lea vethee ngine running.
#Wa it until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
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he engine oil le velh as dropped tothem inimum le vel.
* NO
TEEngine damage causedbydriving wit hinsuf ficient engine oil#Av oid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil.
#Chec kthe engine oil le velw hen next refueling.
To pupt he engine oil (
→page323).
No tesone ngine oil (
→page390).
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he fuel suppl yhas dropped int othe reser verange.
#Re fuel.
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her ehas been pressur eloss in thef uel sy stem. The fuel filler cap is no tclosed cor rectl yort he fuel sy stem is
leaking.
#Close thef uel filler cap.
#If th ef uel filler cap wasa lready proper lyclosed: consultaqualified specialis tworks hop.
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*T hefanm otorisd efective.
#Avoiding high loads on thee ngine, driv eontothe neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. In doing so, ensur ethat
th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo wt he redm arking.
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Tire s
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he tir epressur eist oo lo winatl eastone of thet ires, or thet irep ressur ediffe re nce betwee nthe wheels is too
great.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eand add air ,ifnecessar y.
#Whenthet irep ressur eisc orrect, restar tt he tir epressur emonitoring sy stem.
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he tir epressur eino ne or mor etires has dropped significantl y.The wheel position is displa yed.
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WARNING Risk of an accident duetoi nsufficient tir epressure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tir etraction.
RThe drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Obser vether ecommende dtirep ressure.
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y.
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eand thet ires.
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he tir epressur eino ne or mor etires has dropped suddenly .The wheel position is displa yed.
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WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thaflat tire
Flat tires ar edangerous in thef ollowing ways:
RThe tires can overheat and cause afire.
RThe driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Do no tdrive wit haf lat tire.
#Obser vethen otes on flat tires.
No tesonf lat tires (→page334).
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tires.
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osignals can be receive dfromt he tir epressur esensor sdue tostro ngradio signal source inter fere nce. The tire
pressur emonito ring sy stem is temp oraril yunavailable.
#Driv eon.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem restarts automaticall yassoon as thec ause has been rectified.
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her eisnos ignal from thet irep ressur esensor of one or mor etires. The pressur eofthe affected tir eisnotdis‐
play ed.
#Have thed efectiv etirep ressur esensor replaced at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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he wheels ins talled do no thave suitable tir epressur esensors. The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is deactivated.
#Ins tall wheels wit hsuitable tir epressur esensors.
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he tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is defective.
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WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th et irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is no table toissue awarning if ther eisp ressur eloss
in one or mor eofthe tires.
Underinflated tires ma y,fore xamp le, impair thed riving, steering and braking characteristics.
#Ha ve thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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tlea st one tire is overheating. The af fected tires ar edisplay ed in red. At temp eratures close tothel imit value, the
tires ar edispl ayed in yello w.
#Driv emores lowl y.
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