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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Radar Sensor s Dirty
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual At least on e of th e followin g drivin g systems or drivin g safet y systems
is temporarily restricted or inoperative: R
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU SR
PRE-SAF E ®
BrakeR
PRE-SAF E ®
PLU SR
Active Lan e Keepin g Assis tR
Active Blind Spot Assis tR
DISTRONI C PLU S wit h Steering Assis t and Stop&Go Pilo t
If th e radar sensor system in fron t is dirty, Active Blind Spot Assis t will
no t perfor m a course-correcting brak e application .
Possibl e causes are: R
th e sensor s in th e radiato r trim and/o r in th e bumpers are dirtyR
th e function of th e drivin g system or drivin g safet y system is
impaire d due to heav y rain or snow
A warning tone also sounds.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears. Al l drivin g systems or drivin g safet y systems are operative
again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 146).X
Switc h off th e engine.X
Clean th e sensor s in th e followin g location s ( Y
page 282):R
in th e radiato r trimR
in th e fron t bumper R
in th e rear bumper, particularly in th e middle of th e rear bumperX
Restart th e engine.
The display message disappears.
u SRS Malfunction Ser ‐
vic e Required The restrain t system is faulty. The u warning lamp also lights up in
th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ e th e additional information on restrain t systems ( Y
page 41).Display messages 21 7
On-board computer and displays Z

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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
u Front Lef t Malfunc‐
tio n Servic e
Required or F ron t
Right Malfunction
Servic e Required The restrain t system has malfunctioned at th e fron t on th e lef t or right .
The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
u Rea r Lef t Malfunc‐
tio n Servic e
Required or R ear
Right Malfunction
Servic e Required The restrain t system has malfunctioned at th e rear on th e lef t or right .
The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
u Lef t Sid e Curtai n
Airbag Malfunction
Servic e
Required or R igh t
Sid e Curtai n Airbag
Malfunction Servic e
Required There is a malfunction in th e left-han d or right-hand window curtai n air
bag.
The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The lef t or right window curtai n air bag may either be triggered unin-
tentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.218
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On-board computer and displays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Front Passenger Air ‐
bag Disabled
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are deac -
tivated during th e journey, although:R
an adult
or R
a person of th e correspondin g statur e is on th e front-passenger seat
If additional force s are applie d to th e seat , th e system may interpret
th e occupant's weigh t as lower than it actually is.
G WARNIN G
The front-passenger fron t air bag and fron t passenger knee bag may
no t be triggered in th e event of an accident.
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 146).X
Switc h th e ignition off .X
Hav e th e occupant get out of th e vehicle.X
Kee p th e seat unoccupied , close th e front-passenger door and
switch on th e ignition .X
Observ e th e PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F indicator lamp in th e center
console and th e multifunction display and chec k th e following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :R
a self-diagnosis is carrie d out . The PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F and
PASSENGER AI R BA G ON indicator lamp s mus t ligh t up simulta-
neousl y for approximately six seconds R
th e PASSENGER AI R BA G O F F indicator lamp mus t then ligh t up
and remain lit after th e self-diagnosis . If th e indicator lamp is on ,
OCS (Occupant Classification System) has disabled th e front-
passenger fron t air bag and front-passenger knee bag
( Y
page 49 ) R
th e Front Passenger Airbag Enable d See Operator' s
Manual or Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐
tor's Manual display message s mus t no t be shown in th e mul-
tifunction display X
Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until th e necessar y system
checks hav e been completed.X
Mak e sur e that th e display message s do no t appear in th e multi-
function display.
If these condition s are fulfilled , th e front-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again . Whether th e PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F indicator lamp
remain s lit or goe s out depend s on how OCS classifies th e occupant .
If th e condition s are no t fulfilled , th e system is no t operating correctly.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ e th e additional information on OCS ( Y
page 49).
Front Passenger Air ‐
bag Enable d The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are enabled
during th e journey, eve n though :Display messages 21 9
On-board computer and displays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual R
a child, a small adult or an objec t weighing less than th e system' s
weigh t threshold is locate d on th e front-passenger seat
or R
th e front-passenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detec t objects or force s applyin g additional weigh t on
th e seat .
G WARNIN G
The front-passenger fron t air bag and front-passenger knee bag may
be triggered unintentionally.
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 146).X
Switc h th e ignition off .X
Ope n th e front-passenger door .X
Remove th e child and th e child restrain t system from th e front-
passenger seat .X
Mak e sur e that there are no objects on th e seat addin g to th e
weight.
The system may otherwise detec t th e additional weigh t and inter-
pre t th e seat occupant's weigh t as greate r than it actually is.X
Kee p th e seat unoccupied , close th e front-passenger door and
switch on th e ignition .X
Observ e th e PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F indicator lamp in th e center
console and th e multifunction display and chec k th e following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switch ed o n :R
a self-diagnosis is carrie d out . The PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F and
PASSENGER AI R BA G ON indicator lamp s mus t ligh t up simultane -
ousl y for approximately six seconds R
th e PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F indicator lamp mus t then ligh t up and
remain lit after th e self-diagnosis . If th e indicator lamp is on , OCS
has deactivated th e front-passenger fron t air bag and front-
passenger knee bag ( Y
page 49 )R
th e Front Passenger Airbag Enable d See Operator' s Man ‐
ual or Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See Operator' s
Manual display message s mus t no t be shown in th e multifunction
display X
Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until th e necessar y system
checks hav e been completed.X
Mak e sur e that th e display message s do no t appear in th e multi-
function display.
If these condition s are fulfilled , th e front-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again . Whether th e PASSENGER AI R BA G OF F indicator lamp
remain s lit or goe s out depend s on how OCS classifies th e occupant .
If th e condition s are no t fulfilled , th e system is no t operating correctly.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ e th e additional information on OCS ( Y
page 49).220
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On-board computer and displays

Lights Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
I Check Left Low Beam
(example) The corresponding bulb is faulty. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
i LED light sources: the display message for the corresponding
lamp only appears when all the LEDs in the lamp have failed.
I Active Headlamps
Inoperative The active light function is faulty. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
I Malfunction See
Operator's Manual The exterior lighting is defective. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
I Auto Lamp Function
Inoperative The light sensor is defective. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
I Switch Off Lights You leave the vehicle and the lights are switched on. A warning tone
also sounds. X
Turn the light switch to position X .
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator's Manual Adaptive Highbeam Assist is deactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possible causes are: R
the windshield in the camera's field of vision is dirty. R
visibility is impaired due to heavy rain, snow or fog. X
Clean the windshield.
If the system detects that the camera is fully operational again, the
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Now Available message is displayed.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist is operational again.
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative Adaptive Highbeam Assist is faulty. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop. Display messages 221
On-board computer and displays Z

Engine Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
= See Operator' s Man ‐
ual The battery is no t bein g charged.
A warning tone also sounds.
Possibl e causes are: R
a defective alternato rR
a torn poly-V-belt R
a malfunction in th e electronics
! Do no t continu e driving. The engin e could otherwise overheat.X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely and switch off th e engine, pay-
ing attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 146).X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop .
= Sto p Vehicl e See
Operator' s Manual The battery is no longer bein g charged and th e battery charg e level is
to o low.
A warning tone also sounds. X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely and switch off th e engine, pay-
ing attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 146).X
Observ e th e instruction s in th e = See Operator' s Manual
display message .X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop .

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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Lan e Keepin g Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual or A ctive Lan e
Keepin g Assist Cur ‐
rently Unavailable
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual Lan e Keepin g Assis t or Active Lan e Keepin g Assis t is deactivated and
temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
th e windshield in th e camera' s field of vision is dirty.R
visibilit y is impaire d due to heav y rain , snow or fog .R
there hav e been no lan e marking s for an extended period.R
th e lan e marking s are worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir t or snow.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Lan e Keepin g Assis t or Active Lan e Keepin g Assis t is operational
again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 146).X
Clean th e windshield.
Lan e Keepin g Assist
Inoperative or A ctive
Lan e Keepin g Assist
Inoperative Lan e Keepin g Assis t or Active Lan e Keepin g Assis t is defective.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Blind Spo t Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual or A ctive
Blind Spo t Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
th e radar sensor system is outside th e operating temperature
range. R
th e radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiation .
The yellow c indicator lamp s also ligh t up in th e exterio r mirrors.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 146).X
Restart th e engine.
Blind Spo t Assist
Inoperative or A ctive
Blind Spo t Assist
Inoperative Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is defective.
The yellow c indicator lamp s also ligh t up in th e exterio r mirrors.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .226
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