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300 Practical advice
Display
messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
.Turn
signal, front left
Back-up la mpon! The front left
turnsignal is faulty.
Another lamp has taken over this
function. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Turn si gnal,front right
Back-up la mpon! The front right turn signal is
faulty.
Another lamp has taken over this
function. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Brake lamps
Visit work shop! The brake lamps do not light up
im-
mediately or they are on continu-
ously. 6
Visit a qualified specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Trailer br ake light
Visit work shop! The brake lamps on the trailer do
not light up immediately or they are
on cont
inuously. 6
Visit a qualified specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Brake lamp ,left The left brake lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Brake lamp ,right The right brake lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
3rd brake light The thi
rdbrake lamp is faulty. 6
Visit a qualified specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Main beam,left The left main-be
amheadlamp is
fault y. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Main beam,right The right main-beam headlamp is
fault
y. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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/consequ ence Possible sol
ution .Licence plate
lamp, left The left licence plate lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Licence plate lamp,
right The right
licence plate lamp is
faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Switch offlights! The lights are switched on even
though the key is in position
0in the
ignition lock. 6
Switch off the lights.
Front foglamp, left The
front left fog lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Front foglamp, right The front right foglamp is faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Switch offrear foglamp
Back-up lamp on! A lamp
isfaulty. This bulb lights up
as back- upfor anoth er. 6
Switch off the rear fog lamp.
Parking lamp, front left
Back-up lamp on! The front left parking lamp is faulty.
Another lamp has taken over this
function. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Parking lamp, front
right
Back-up lamp on! The front right parking lamp
is
faulty. Another lamp has taken over
this function. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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302 Practical advice
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messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
.Reversing
lamp,left The left reversing lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Reversing lamp,right The
right reversing lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Tail light, left
Back-up la mpon! The left tail
lamp is faulty. Another
lamp has taken over this function. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Tail light, right
Back-up la mpon! The right tail lamp is faulty. Another
lamp has taken over this function. 6
Change the bu lbas soon as possible.
Light sens or
Visit work shop! The light sensor is faulty. The lights
switch on auto
matically. 6
Change the lights back to manual opera-
tion in the operating system (=
page 122).
6 Switch on the lights by pressing the light
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303
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/consequ ence Possible sol
ution OBonnet
open! You are driving
with the bonnet
open. 6
Close the bonnet ( =page 244). :
Engine
oillevel
Stop, engine off! There
isno oil in the engine. There
is a danger of engine damage. 6
Switch off the engine.
6 Check the engine oil level and top up the oil
if necessary ( =page 245).
Engine oillevel
Visit workshop! The measuring system is malfunc-
tioning. 6
Have the measuring system checked at a
qual ified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Serv ice Ce ntre.
Engine oillevel
Reduce oillevel! You have added too much engine
oil
.There is a risk of damaging the
engine or catalytic converter. 6
Siphon off the oil. Observe the legal re-
quirements.
Engine oil
Visit workshop! The engine oil level has dro
pped to
a critical le vel. 6
Check the engine oil le vel (= page 245)
and top up the engine oil if necessary.
6 Have the engine checked for leaks if the
engine oil needs toppi ngup more often
than usu al. The oil contains water. 6
Have the oil checked. :
Engine
oillevel
Add 1 litre engineoil
when nextrefuelling The engine oil level is too low. 6
Check the engine oil level and top up the oil
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304 Practical advice
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messages Display messages Possible caus
e/
consequence Possible solution
HTyre
pressure monitoring
inactive The tyre pressure
loss warn-
ing* has malfunctioned. 6
Have the tyre pressure loss warning*
checked at a quali fied specialist work-
shop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Tyre pressure monitoring
reactivated The tyre pressure
loss warn-
ing* is reactivated. H
Tyre
pressure
Check tyre! The pressure of one of the tyres
has fallen below the specified
value. 6
Stop the vehicle. Take the road and traffic
conditions into consideration.
6 Check the tyres.
6 Check the tyre pressure and correct it.
6 If necessary, repai ror change the defec-
tive wheel ( =page 368).
6 Activate the tyre pressure loss warning
system when the correct tyre pressure is
set ( =page 251). H
Check tyre
s!
Then reactivate! There is a tyre pressure
warn-
ing mess age. 6
Make sure that the tyre pressure is
correctly set on all the tyres.
6 Activate the tyre pressure loss warning*
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/consequ ence Possible sol
ution HTyre
pressu remonitor
not available! The tyre pressure loss warning fea-
ture has
been deactivat eddue toa
fault. 6
Have the tyre pressure loss warning*
checked at a qualified specialist workshop,
e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Servi ceCentre. F
Key
Check battery! The KEYLESS GO key* batteries are
discharged. 6
Chang ethe batteries ( =pa ge 354). F
Key
not detected! The KEYLESS GO key* is
not detect-
ed while the engine is running be-
cause:
! the key is not inside the vehicle
! there is strong interference
from a radio source 6
Stopyour vehicle as soon as itis safe to do
so.
6 Look for the key.
Switchi ngoff the engine prevents you from
locking the vehicle centrally or starting the
engine.
Operate the vehicl eusing the key function. F
Key
not detected! The KEYLESS GO key* is currently
not detected. 6
Alterthe position of the key in the vehicle.
6 Insert the key into the ignition lock and op-
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messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
FKey
still in
vehicle! The key has been detected in the
vehicle during locking. 6
Remove the key from the vehicle.
Key
Visit work shop! There is a fault with the KEYLESS
GO system*. 6
Visit a qualif ied specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Replace key The key
isno longer working. 6
Visit a qualif ied specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. A
Reserve fu
el The fuel level has fallen
into the re-
serve range. 6
Refuel at the nearest filling station
( = page 241). J
Doors open! Yo
u are trying to pull away but at
least one of the doors is open. 6
Close the doors. #
Undervolta
ge
Charge battery The vehicle battery has insufficient
voltage. 6
Start the engine. #
Undervolta
ge
Switch off
consumers The vehicle battery has insufficient
voltage. 6
Switch off any consumers that are not re-
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/consequ ence Possible sol
ution #Visit workshop! The battery is not being charged.
Possible causes:
! faulty alterna tor
! torn poly-V-belt
Remember that the brake system
requires electri cal energy and may
only operate to a limited extent un-
der certain circumstances. Consid-
erably greater braking force will
then be required and the stopping
distance will be increased. 6
Stopimmediately and check the poly-V-
belt.
If it is torn:
6 Donot drive any furth erand inf orm a
qualified specialist work shop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
If it is not damaged:
6 Drive immediately to the nearest quali-
fied specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. W
Washer
fluid
Check level The washer fluid level in the wind-
screen washer fluid reservoir has
dropped below the minimum level. 6
Top up the washer fluid ( =pa ge 248). 209en_d2.boo Seite
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312 Practical advice
Trouble
shoo ting Problem Possible cause Suggested solutions
l
Thered distance warning lamp
lights up wh ile you are driving
and you can hear a warning tone. You are approaching a vehicle
infront at too
great a speed. 6
Be prepared to brake immediately. The distance warning system has detected a
stationary obstacle in your line of travel. 6
Pay careful attent ion to the traffic sit-
uation. If necessary, you may have to
brake or avoid the obstacle. 1
The redSRS indicator lamp lights
up while you are driving. The restraint systems have malfunctioned.
The airbags or bel
ttensioners may be tri g-
gered unintentionally or not at all in an acci-
dent. 6
Drive carefully to the nearest quali fied
specialist workshop which has the
necessary specialist knowledge and
to ols to carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recomm ends that you
use a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre
fo r this purpo se. In particular, work
relevant to safety or on safety-related
systems mus tbe carried out at a qual-
ified specialist workshop 3
Thered brake system indic ator
lamp lights upand you canhear
an audib lewarning. You are driving with the parking brake on. 6
Release the parking brake
( = page 38).
6 Observe the additional messages in
the display ( =page 280). 209en_d2.boo Seite
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3
The red brake system indicator
lamp lights up while you are driv-
ing. There is ins
ufficient brake fluid in the fluid
reservoir. 6
Do not drive any further and contact a
qualified specia list worksho pwhich
has the necessary specialist know-
ledge and tools to carry out the work
requi red. Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you use a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre for this purpose. In
particular, work relevant to safety or
on safety-related systems must be
carried out at a qualified specialist
workshop.
Under nocircums tances should you
top up the brake fluid. This will not
solve the pro blem.
G Otherwise, there is a risk ofan
accident.
6 Observe the additional messages in
the display (=
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