engine MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

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rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do
no tcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. Engine
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rning/indicat orlam p
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ÿ Coolant warning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*P oss ible cau ses:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R Coolant leve lto olow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceed edthemaximum permissible temp eratur e. 496
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

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rning/indicat orlam p
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WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions andswitchof fth eengine. Donotcon tinue
dr iving under anycir cums tances. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
If th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yis at thelowe rend ofthete mp eratur escale: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
or #
Exit theve hicle andkeep asaf edis tance from itunti lth eengine hascooled down. #
Chec kth ecoolant leve l(/ page365) . #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tim pair ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at the
cool anttemp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dar ea. Displa
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rning/indicat orlam p
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00B9 En gine diagnosis warning
lam p The
yello wChec kEn gine warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*A malfunctio nha soccu rred intheengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exceed edand theengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som est at es, legalrequ iremen tsstipulat eth at youmus timm ediat elyco nsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop as
soon astheye llo wChec kEn gine warning lam plight sup. #
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
003D Electr icalmalfunction warn‐
ing lam p The
redelect rical mal functi onwarning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheelectr ics. #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
00B6
Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while drivin g.
*Ther ehas been pressur eloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleak‐
ing. #
Close thefuel filler cap.
If th efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 498
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00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*T he fuel supply hasdropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel . Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 499

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0027 Br ak ewa rning lam p(US A)
004D Brak eswarning lam p(Can‐
ada) The
redbr ak esy stem warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*P oss ible cau ses:
R The brak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioningandthebr aking charact eristic sma ybe affect ed.
R The reisinsuf ficie ntbrak efluid inthebr ak efluid reser voir. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryifbr ak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioning
If br ak efo rc eboos tingismalfunct ioning,increased brak epedal forc ema ybe neces saryfo rbr aking. Thebraking
ch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed.The brakin gdis tance canincrease ineme rgency braki ng situa tions. #
Stop inasaf elocation immediat ely.Do notcont inue driving. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto low brak efluid leve l
If th ebr ak efluid leve lis toolow, thebr aking effect and thebr aking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do
no tcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Donotadd brak efluid. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cum‐
st anc es. Dis
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ivin gsaf etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
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0025 ABS warning lam p The
yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, EBD isma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
If EBD orABS ismalfunctioning, thewheels mayloc kwhen braking.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase .In additio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
*A tle as tone wheeland tireas se mbly hasre ac hed itsgrip limit (/page17 6). #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s.
00E5 ES P®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is mal func tioning .
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 50
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00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy s‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateESP ®
foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
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play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 505

Ac
tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ac tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 190
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 190
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>190
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................1 93
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............194
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............1 96
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 195
Dis play sin theIns trument Display.......1 97
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>193
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 93
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>127
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 128
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 233
Ad diti ves......... ......................................... 436
En gine oil............................................ 436
Fu el ...... ............................................... 436 Ad
diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 358
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...357
Ad jus tingthe bass,mid- rang eand
tr eble
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 357
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...357
Ad jus tingthe mid- rang e,treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 357
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...357
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...357 Ad
jus tingthe sound optimi zation
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 358
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 357
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...357
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIR BO DY CONTR OL
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 4
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ 200
Se tting .................................................2 02
Suspe nsion .......................................... 200
Air conditio ningsy stem
see Climat econ trol
Air distribut ion
Se tting .................................................1 37
Air freshen ersystem
see Perfume atomiz er In
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Asht
ray
Fr ont cent erconsole ............................1 18
Re ar passe nger com partment .............. 118
Assis tance
Men u(on -boardco mp uter) .................. 235
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>359
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods .............3 60
Displ aying theser vice duedate........... 359
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 359
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 359
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 359
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) ...................9 1
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor ....................................... 93
Ar ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay
alar m.............................................. .......9 2
Dea ctivating thealar m........................... 91
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 91
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ..92
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .......... .......9 2
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 220,222
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>220Se
tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011>222
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 20
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... .............337
Co nnecti ngUSB devic es ........... .......... 339
Co pyrights ...........................................3 37
Inf ormation ...................................... .... 335
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card.... ....... 337
Media search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 343
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 339
Pa use and playbac kfun ction ...............3 40
Selecti ngatrac k ....... .......................... 340
Selecti ngplayba ckoptions ............ ...... 340
Tr ac klis t.............................................. 340
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ............ ..125 Au
tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........152
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........152
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 45,46
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff.............. 45
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 6
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic lateral supp ortadjus tment
Se tting ............ .....................................101
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............135
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... ......................158
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............157
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ 156
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.................... 156
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 159
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 159 Inde
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