MERCEDES-BENZ E WAGON 2005 S211 Owner's Manual

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Tire pres. monitor
reactivated
The tire pressure monitoring system* is
using the current pressure values as the
basis for monitoring.
Tire pressure

displayed only
after driving
a few mins.
The tire inflation pressure is being
checked.
Tire pres. monitor
temporarily
unavailable
The tire pressure monitoring system* is
unable to monitor the tire inflation pres-
sure due to

the presence of several wheel sensors
in the vehicle.


excessive wheel sensor tempera-
tures.


a nearby radio interference source.


unrecognized wheel sensors mount-
ed.

Remove any extra wheel sensors from
the vehicle.
As soon as the causes of the malfunction
have been removed, the tire pressure
monitoring system* automatically be-
comes active again.
Tire pres.
Please rectify
The pressure is too low in one or more
tires.

Check and correct tire inflation pres-
sure as required (
page 318).

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Reactivate
tire pres. monitor
after corr. pres.
There was a tire pressure warning mes-
sage.
The yellow warning lamp for the tire pres-
sure monitoring system* comes on and
you have not reactivated the system
since the last tire pressure warning mes-
sage.

Reactivate the tire pressure monitoring
system* after correcting the tire pressure
values (
page 320).
Tire pres. monitor
deactivated
Drive to workshop
The tire inflation pressure monitor is mal-
functioning.
A wheel without proper sensor was in-
stalled.

Have the tire inflation pressure monitor
checked by an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.

Change the wheel (
page 419).

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Caution
Tire pressure
One or more tires is deflating.

Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding
abrupt steering and braking maneuvers. Ob-
serve the traffic situation around you.

Change the wheel (
page 419).

Have the damaged wheel repaired or
replaced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Tire pres.
Check tire
The tire inflation pressure in one or
more tires is already below the mini-
mum value.
The tire inflation pressure in one or
more tires is low.

Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding
abrupt steering and braking maneuvers.
Observe the traffic situation around you.

Check the tires.

Check and correct the tire inflation pressure
as required.

If necessary, change the wheel (
page 419).
Warning!
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Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects
the ability to steer or brake the vehicle.
You may lose control of the vehicle. Contin-
ued driving with a flat tire will cause exces-
sive heat build-up and possibly a fire.

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Caution
Tire pres., RL
The left rear tire is deflating.

Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding
abrupt steering and braking maneuvers.
Observe the traffic situation around you.

Change the wheel (
page 419).

Have the damaged wheel repaired or
replaced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Tire pressure, RL
Check tire
The left rear tire inflation pressure is
low.

Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt.

Check the tire.

Check and correct the tire inflation pressure
as required.

If necessary, change the wheel (
page 419).
Warning!
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Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects
the ability to steer or brake the vehicle.
You may lose control of the vehicle. Contin-
ued driving with a flat tire will cause exces-
sive heat build-up and possibly a fire.

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Caution
Tire pres., RR
The right rear tire is deflating.

Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding
abrupt steering and braking maneuvers.
Observe the traffic situation around you.

Change the wheel (
page 419).

Have the damaged wheel repaired or
replaced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Tire pressure, RR
Check tire
The right rear tire inflation pressure is
low.

Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt.

Check the tire.

Check and correct the tire inflation pressure
as required.

If necessary, change the wheel (
page 419).
Warning!
G
Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects
the ability to steer or brake the vehicle.
You may lose control of the vehicle. Contin-
ued driving with a flat tire will cause exces-
sive heat build-up and possibly a fire.

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Caution
Tire pres., FL
The left front tire is deflating.

Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding
abrupt steering and braking maneuvers.
Observe the traffic situation around you.

Change the wheel (
page 419).

Have the damaged wheel repaired or
replaced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Tire pressure, FL
Check tire
The left front tire inflation pressure is
low.

Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt.

Check the tire.

Check and correct the tire inflation pressure
as required.

If necessary, change the wheel (
page 419).
Warning!
G
Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects
the ability to steer or brake the vehicle.
You may lose control of the vehicle. Contin-
ued driving with a flat tire will cause exces-
sive heat build-up and possibly a fire.

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Caution
Tire pres., FR
The right front tire is deflating.

Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding
abrupt steering and braking maneuvers.
Observe the traffic situation around you.

Change the wheel (
page 419).

Have the damaged wheel repaired or
replaced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Tire pressure, FR
Check tire
The right front tire inflation pressure
is low.

Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt.

Check the tire.

Check and correct the tire inflation pressure
as required.

If necessary, change the wheel (
page 419).
Warning!
G
Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects
the ability to steer or brake the vehicle.
You may lose control of the vehicle. Contin-
ued driving with a flat tire will cause exces-
sive heat build-up and possibly a fire.

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Seat belt system
Drive to workshop
The seat belt system is malfunctioning.

Visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center as soon as possible.
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Service memory full
See Operator’s Manual
The maintenance system service memory
cannot save any more data.

Have the service memory checked by
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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Close
Sunroof
You have opened the driver’s door with
the SmartKey removed from the starter
switch and the tilt / sliding sunroof open.

Close the tilt / sliding sunroof
(page 225).
J
Close
Sunroof
You have opened the driver’s door with
the SmartKey removed from the starter
switch and the tilt / sliding sunroof open.

Close the tilt / sliding sunroof
(page 225).

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Tele Aid malfunction
Drive to workshop
One or more main functions of the Tele
Aid system are malfunctioning.

Have the Tele Aid system checked by
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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Restraint system
malfunction
Drive to workshop
The system is malfunctioning.

Drive with added caution to the near-
est authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Warning!
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In the event a malfunction of the SRS is indi-
cated as outlined above, the SRS may not be
operational.
For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center immediately to have the system
checked; otherwise the SRS may not be
activated when needed in an accident,
which could result in serious or fatal injury,
or it might deploy unexpectedly and unnec-
essarily which could also result in injury.

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Function
unavailable
This display appears if button t or
s on the multifunction steering wheel
is pressed and the vehicle is not equipped
with a telephone.
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Tailgate open
This message will appear whenever the
tailgate is open.

Close the tailgate.
W
Washer fluid,
please refill
The fluid level has dropped to about
1/3
of total reservoir capacity.
Add washer fluid (
page 306).