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Safety systems
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
ü If the symbol appear
sinthe multifunc tion display, aseat belt
tongue has been clipped into arear seat belt buckle.
Further information on the statu sindicato rfor the rea rseat
belts (Y page 43). ý G
Risk of injury
If the symbol appears in the multifunc tion display, aseat belt
tongue has not been clipped into arear seat belt buckle.
X If necessary, ask the occupant sinthe rea rtofasten their
seat belts.
Further information on the status indicator for the rear seat
belts (Y page 43). ÷ ES
Pi nop‐
erative
See Own‐
er's Man‐
ual G
Ris
kofa ccident
ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start assist
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are not available due to amal-
function. BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may also have
failed. In addition, the äandå warning lamps light up
in the instrumen tcluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continues to func tion normally, but without
the func tions listed above.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. PRE-SAFE inopera‐
tive See
Owner's
Manual
G
Risk of injury
Importan tfunctions of PRE-SAFE ®
have failed. All other occu-
pant safety systems, e.g. airbags, remain available.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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Applying th
ebrakes Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
J ABS and
ESP cur‐
rently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of accident
AB S(Anti-lock Brakin gSystem), ESP ®
(Electronic Stability
Program), BA S(Brake Ass ist), PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction,
hill start assis tand ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are temporarily
not available .For example, the on-boar dvoltage ma ybeinsuf-
ficient. BAS PLUS (Brake Assist PLUS) and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
may be inoperative as well .Ina ddition, the ä,å
and ! warning lamps light up in the instrumen tcluster.
ATTE NTION ASSIS Tisdeactiva ted.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without
the function slisted above. The wheels could therefore lock if
you brak ehard, for example.
X Drive on carefully.
If the display message disappears, the functions listed
above are available again.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. J AB
Sa nd
ESP inop‐
erative
See Own‐
er's Man‐
ual G
Ris
kofa ccident
ABS, ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start
assis tand ESP ®
traile rstabilisatio nare not avail able due to a
malf unction. BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may als ohave
failed. In addition, the ä,åand! warning lamps
light up in the instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without
the functions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if
you brake hard, for example.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aquali fieds pecialist workshop. Display messages
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
J EB
D, ABS
and ESP
inopera‐
tiv eS ee
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of accident
EBD (Electronic Brake-for ceDistribution), ABS, ESP ®
,B AS,
PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailab ledue to amalfunction. In
addition, the ä,åand! warning lamp sinthe
instrumen tcluster light up and awarning tone sounds.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continue stofunction normally, but without
the functions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if
you brake hard, for example.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aquali fieds pecialist workshop immediately. J Release
parking
brake You are drivin
gwith the parkin gbrake engaged .Awarning
ton ealso sounds.
X Release th eparking brake. J Br
ake
immedi‐
ately Am
alfunction has occurred while the HOL Dfunction or DIS-
TRONI CPLUSisa ctive.
or
Vehicles with manual transmissio n:with the HOL Dfunction
activated, you have either:
R opened the driver' sdoor and released th eseat belt or
R switched off th eengineor
R opened th ebonnet
At one ma yalso sound at regular intervals. The ton ebecomes
louder if you attempt to lock the vehicle.
You can notstart the engine.
X Paying attention to the traffic situation, immediately
depress the brake peda lfirmly and hold until the display
message disappears.
X Prevent the vehicle from rolling away before you leave it
(Y page 153).
You can restart the engine. 216
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b Tr
ailer
lef tt ail
lamp
or
Trailer
right
tai ll amp Th
eleftorr ight-han dtrailer tail lamp is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb your-
self.
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Trailer
left indi‐
cator
or
Trailer
right
indicator The left or right-han
dtrailer tur nsignal lamp is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb your-
self.
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Trailer
brak
elamp Th
et railer brak elamp is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb your-
self.
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Rear left
indicator
or
Rear
right
indicator The rear left-han
dorrear right-han dturns ignal is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Front
left indi‐
cator
or
Front
right
indicator The front left-han
dorfront right-hand turn signal is faulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 11 3).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left mir‐
ro
ri ndi‐
cator
or
Righ tmir‐
ror indi‐
cator Th
et urns ignal in the left-han dand/or right-han dexterior
mirro risfaulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 218
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b In
tell.
Light Sys‐
tem inop‐
erative Th
eI ntel ligen tLight Syste misfaulty. The lights remain avail-
able without the Intelligent Light System.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b Malfunc‐
tion See
Owner's
Manual The exterior lighting is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified special istworkshop. Vehicles with trailer tow hitch:
afuse may have blown.
X Check the fuses (Y page 293).
X If necessary, replace the blown fuse. Observe the warning
notes.
If the displa ymessage continues to be displayed:
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b AUTO
lights
inopera‐
tive The light sensor is faulty. Dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on.
X
Switch off the daytime driving lights in the on-board com-
puter (Y page 205).
X Switch the lights on and off using the light switch.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b Switch
of
fl ights Th
elights are still switched on when you leave the vehicle. A
warnin gtone also sounds.
X Tur nthe light switc htoc. Display messages
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
Bl
ind
Spot
Assist inopera‐
tive Blind Spot Assist is temporarily inoperative if:
R
you have established the electrical connection between the
trailer and your vehicle.
R the sensors are dirty.
R its function is impaired due to heavy rain or snow.
R the radar sensor syste misoutside the operating tempera-
ture range.
R the radar senso rsystem is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
stations or othe rsources of electromagnetic radiation
R the on-boar dvoltage is too low.
The yellow 9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior
mirrors.
X When towin gatrailer, confirm th edispla ymessage with
a.
When driving without atrailer:
Blind Spo tAssist is operational again and th edisplay message
disappears when:
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away whil ethe vehicle is in mot ion
R the system detects tha tthe sensor sare full yavail able
again.
R the radar sensor system is back within the operating tem-
peratur erange.
If the displ aymessage continues to be displayed:
X Cle anthe sensor s(Ypage 267).
X Restar tthe engine. Blind
Spot
Assist inopera‐
tive Blind Spot Assist is faulty.
The yellow
9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior
mirrors.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Parking
Guidance inopera‐
tive PARKTRONIC is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 226
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ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
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_ Re
ar left
sea tb ack‐
res tn ot
locked
or
Rear
right
sea tb ack‐
res tn ot
locked G
Risk of in
jury
The backrest in th erear is no tengage donthe left-hand and/
or ri ght-hand side .Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Push th ebackrest back until it engages. _ Fr
ont
lef ts eat
backrest
not locked
or
Front
right
sea tb ack‐
res tn ot
locked Th
es eat backres tisnot engaged. Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Push th ebackrest back until it engages. j Ch
eck
trailer
hitch lock G
Risk of accident
Th et railer to whitch is no tcorrectly engaged.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
X Pull ove rand sto pthe vehicle safel yand switch off the
engine ,payin gattentio ntoroad and traffic conditions.
X Engage the parkin gbrake.
X Allow th etrailer to whitch ball coupling to engage in the end
position (Y page 186). J Close
boot sepa‐
rator The boot separator is open.
X
Close the boot separator (Y page 83).232
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Safety systems
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
!
The yellow AB
Swarning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running. G
Risk of accident
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) is deactivated due to afault. Other
systems, e.g. BAS (Brake Assist), BAS PLUS (Brake Assis tPlus),
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program), EBD (Electronic Brake-force
Distribution), PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOLD function,
hill start assist, the adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer stabili-
sation, are also deactivated.
The brake syste mcontinue stofunction normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheel scould therefor elock if you
brake hard ,for example.
ATTENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated.
X Observ ethe additiona ldisplay messages in the multifunction
display.
X Driv eonc arefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. äå!
The yellow ESP
®
and
ESP ®
OFF warning
lamps and the yellow
ABS warning lamp are
lit while the engine is
running. Awarning tone
also sounds. G
Risk of accident
EBD is faulty. Other systems, e.g. ABS ,BAS, BAS PLUS, ESP ®
,P RE-
SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist ,the
adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation, ar ealso not
available.
The brake system continues to func tion normally, but withou tthe
func tions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
X Observ ethe additiona ldispla ymessages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 238
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
äå!
The yellow ESP
®
and
ESP ®
OFF warning
lamps and the yellow
AB Sw arning lamp are
lit while the engine is
running. G
Risk of accident
ABS and ESP ®
are faulty. Other systems, e.g. BAS ,BAS PLUS,
PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist,
th ea daptive brak elights and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation ,are also
not availabl edue to amalfunction.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Observ ethe additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aquali fieds pecialist workshop. ä
The yellow ESP
®
warn-
ing lamp flashes while
the vehicle is in motion. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
or tra ction contro lhas intervened because ther eisarisk of
skidding or at least one wheel has started to spin.
Cruise control or DISTRONIC PLU Sisd eactivated.
X Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as necessar ywhen
pulling away.
X Release the accelerator pedal while the vehicle is in motion.
X Adap tyour drivin gstyle to suit the road and weather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP ®
.
Exceptions: (Y page 57). å
The yellow ESP
®
OFF
warning lamp is lit while
the engine is running. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are deactivated .ESP ®
will not
stabilis ethe vehicle if it starts to skid or if awheel starts to spin.
X Reactivate ESP ®
.
Exceptions: (Y page 57).
X Adap tyour drivin gstyle to suit the road and weather conditio ns.
If ESP ®
cannot be activated:
X Have ESP ®
checked at aqualified specialist workshop. Warnin
gand indicator lam psin th einstru ment cluster
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äå
The yellow ESP
®
and
ESP ®
OFF warning
lamps ar elit while the
engine is running. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS ,BAS PLUS, PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOLD
function, hill start assist, the adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer
stabilisatio nare not availabl edue to amalfunction .ESP ®
will not
stabilise the vehicl eifitstarts to skid or if awheel starts to spin.
The brake system con tinues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Observe the additional displa ymessages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 6
The red SRS warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running.
G
Risk of injury
The restraint systems are malfunctioning. The airbags or belt ten-
sioners may either be triggered unintentionally or, in the event of
an accident, not be triggered at all.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately. Engine
Problem Possible causes/consequence
sand M Solutions
;
The yellow engine diag-
nostic
swarning lamp
lights up while the
engine is running. There may be
afault, for example:
R in the engine management
R in the fuel injection system
R in the exhaust system
R in the ignition system (for vehicles with petrol engines)
The emissio nlimit values may be exceeded and the engine can
run in emergenc ymode.
X Hav ethe vehicle chec kedass oon as possible at aqualified
specialist workshop. ;
The yellow engine diag-
nostics warning lamp
lights up while the
engine is running.
Vehicles with
adiesel engine: the fuel tank has been run com-
pletely dry and the engine will not start. There is air in the fuel
system (Y page 152). 240
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