MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2018 Owners Manual

Lights
Display messages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
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%HDP (e xa mp le) *T he cor re sponding light source is defective.

Displa y messages
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DWLYH *T he light sensor is malfunctioning.

Displa y messages
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V 0DQXDO *T he camera view is re st ri cted. Po ssible causes are:R
Dirt on th e windshield in th e camera's fi eld of visionR
Heavy ra in, snow or fo g
Driving sy st ems and driving saf et y sy st ems may be malfunctioning or te mp orarily una va ilable.
Once th e cause of th e problem is no longer present, driving sy st ems and driving saf et y sy st ems are av ailable again.
If th e display message does not disappear:

Instrument Display in th e Wi descreen Co ck ‐
pit
Prog re ssive setting (Widescreen Cockpit) If yo u select th e progressive display setting in
ve hicles with a Wi descreen Cockpit, th e position
of th e indicator lamps in th e Instrument Display
ch anges.
Wa rn ing and indicator lamps:
X Low beam ( →
page 14 3)
` Pa rk ing lights ( →
page 14 3)
W High beam ( →
pag e 14 4)
>= Tu rn signal light ( →
page 14 4)
^ Re ar fo g light ( →
page 14 3)

Saf et y sy st ems
Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
' Brake wa rn ing lamp (USA)
M Brakes wa rn ing lamp (Can‐
ada) The re d brake sy st em wa rn ing lamp is lit while th e engine is ru nning.
Po ssible causes are: R
The brake fo rc e boosting is malfunctioning and th e braking ch aracteristics may be af fe cted.R
The re is not enough brake fl uid in th e brake fl uid re ser vo ir.
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WA RNING The re is a ri sk of an accident if brake fo rc e boosting is malfunctioning
If brake fo rc e boosting is malfunctioning, th e wheels may lock when braking. Braking ch aracteristics may be
impaired. The braking dis ta nce in an eme rg ency braking situation can increase.

Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions

Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
% ABS wa rn ing lamp The ye llow ABS wa rn ing lamp is lit while th e engine is ru nning.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If th ere is an additional wa rn ing to ne, EBD is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving sa fe ty sy st ems may also be fa ulty.
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WA RNING The re is ri sk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, th e wheels could lock when braking
The st eering capability and braking ch aracteristics are th us se ve re ly impaired . Th e br aking dis ta nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situation can increase. In addition, ot her driving saf et y sy st ems are switched off.

Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions

Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions

Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
I Re d indicator lamp, elect ri c
parking brake applied (USA
only)
$ Re d indicator lamp, elect ri c
parking brake applied (Can‐
ada only)
$ Ye llow elect ri c pa rk ing
brake indicator lamp is mal‐
functioning The re d elect ri c pa rk ing brake indicator lamp fl ashes or is lit. The ye llow indicator lamp is also lit if th e electric parking
brake malfunctions.