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Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
Problem Possible causes/consequencesa
nd0050
0050Solutions 0031
The yellow ABS
warning lamp is
lit while the
engine is run-
ning. G
Risk of accident
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) is deactivated due to afault. For this
reason, ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program), BAS (Brake Assist),
BAS PLUS* (Brake Assist PLUS), PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake*,
the HOLD function, hil lstart assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation
are also deactivated, for example.
The brake syste mcontinues to function normally,b ut without the
functions listed above. Therefore, the wheels coul dlock if you
brake hard.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Observe the additiona lmessages in the multi-function display
(Y pag e208).
X Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. 00BA
The red distance
warning lamp*
lights up while
the vehicl eisin
motion. G
Risk of accident
The distance to the vehicl einfront is too smal lfor the speed
selected.
X Increase the distance. 00BA
The red distance
warning lamp*
lights up while
the vehicl eisin
motion. Awarn-
ing tone also
sounds. G
Risk of accident
You are approaching avehicl einf ront at too grea taspeed
X Be prepared to brake immediately.
X Pay carefu lattention to the traffic situation. You may have to
brake or take evasive action. 00BA
The red distance
warning lamp*
lights up while
the vehicl eisin
motion. Awarn-
ing tone also
sounds. G
Risk of accident
Distronic Plus* has detected astationary obstacle in you rline of
travel .The vehicl ewilln ot be braked automatically.
X Be prepared to brake immediately.
X Pay carefu lattention to the traffic situation. You may have to
brake or take evasive action. 232
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00C6
The yellowE SP®
warning lamp
flashes while the
vehicle is in
motion. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
or traction control has intervened because there is arisk of
skidding or at least one wheel has started to spin.
Cruise control or Distronic Plus* is deactivated.
X Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as necessary when
pulling away.
X Release the accelerator pedal while you are driving.
X Adapt your driving style to suit the road and weather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP ®
.
Exceptions: (Y page 55) 00C7
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
stabilise the vehicle if it starts to skid or if awheel starts to spin.
X Reactivate ESP ®
.
Exceptions: (Y page 55)
X Adapt your driving style to suit the road and weather conditions. 00C6
00C7
The yellow ESP
®
and ESP ®
OFF
warning lamps
are lit while the
engine is run-
ning. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS,B AS PLUS* ,PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake*, the
HOLD function, hill start assist, the adaptive brake lights and
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are unavailable due to amalfunction.
ESP ®
will not stabilise the vehicle if it starts to skid or if awheel
starts to spin.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Observe the additional messages in the multi-function display
(Y page 208).
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0081
The red SRS
warning lamp is
lit while the
engine is run-
ning. G
Risk of injury
There is amalfunction in the restraint system. The airbags or belt
tensioners may either be triggered unintentionally or, in the event
of an accident, not be triggered at all.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. Troubleshooting
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 004D
The red brake
system warning
lamp comes on
while the vehicle
is moving. A
warning tone
also sounds. You are driving with the parking brake applied.
X
Release the parking brake.
The warning lamp goes out and the warning tone ceases. 004D
The red brake
system warning
lamp comes on
while the engine
is running. A
warning tone
also sounds. G
Risk of accident
There is insufficient brake fluid in the fluid reservoir.
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driving
under any circumstances.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
X Observe the additional messages in the multi-function display
(Y page 208).
Do not top up the brake fluid. This will not rectify the fault. 00AE
The red coolant
warning lamp
lights up while
the engine is
running and the
coolant temper-
ature gauge is at
the start of the
scale. The temperature sensor for the coolant temperature gauge is
faulty.
The coolant temperature is no longer being monitored. There is a
risk of engine damage if the coolant temperature is too high.
X
Pull over and stop the vehicle safely and switch off the engine,
paying attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue
driving under any circumstances.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 234
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00B8
The yellow
reserve fuel
warning lamp
lights up while
the engine is
running. The fuel level has fallen below the reserve range.
X
Refuel at the nearest filling station. Warning tones
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions The anti-theft warning
alarm* is triggered. You have opened the vehicle with the anti-theft alarm system still
activated*.
X
Switch off the alarm (Y page 58).You hear
awarning
tone. Am
essage appears in the multi-function display.
X See the explanations for the display message (Y page 208).You are driving with the parking brake applied.
X
Release the parking brake. The lights are still switched on when you leave the vehicle.
Coupé:
X
Turn the light switch to 0027or0066.
or
X If the rear foglamp is switched on: press the light switch in to
the stop.
Cabriolet:
X Turn the light switch to 0066. G
Risk of injury
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 76).You hear
acontinuous
tone. You have switched the engine off, opened the driver's door and
released the seat belt, or opened the bonnet,w
ith the HOLD func-
tion or Distronic Plus* activated.
X Deactivat ethe HOLD function (Y page 135).
or
X Deactivat eDistronic Plus* (Y page 131). Troubleshooting
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Automati
ctransmission* Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions The transmission has
problem
sshifting gear. The transmission is losing oil.
X
Hav ethe transmission checke dataqualified specialist work-
sho pimmediately. The acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transmission no
longer changes gear. The transmission is in emergenc
ymode.
It is only possible to shif tinto second gear and revers egear.
X Stop th evehicle.
X Mov ethe transmission to position P.
X Turn th ekeyin th eignition to position 0(Y page 65 )orpress
th eS tart/Sto pbutton* repeatedly until all indicator lamp sin
th ei nstrumen tcluste rgoo ut.
X Wait at least 10 seconds before restarting th eengine.
X Mov ethe transmission to position Dor R.
If D is selected, th etransmission shifts into secondgear;ifRis
selected, th etransmission shifts int orevers egear.
X Hav ethe transmission checke dataqualified specialist work-
sho pimmediately. PARKTRONIC*
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions Only th
ered segments
in th ePARKTRONIC
warning display are lit.
You also hear awarning
tone for approximately
two seconds.
PARKTRONI Cisdeacti-
vated after approx-
imately 20 seconds and
th ei ndicator lamp in
th eP ARKTRONI Cbut-
to nl ights up. PARKTRONI
Chas malfunctioned and has switched itself off.
X If problem spersist, hav ePARKTRONI Cchecked ataq ualified
specialist workshop. Only th
ered segments
in th ePARKTRONIC
warning display are lit.
PARKTRONI Cisdeacti-
vated after approx-
imately 20 seconds. The PARKTRONI
Csensor sare dirt yorthere is interference.
X Clean th ePARKTRONI Csensor s(Ypage 202).
X Switc hthe ignition bac kon. Troubleshooting
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions Only the red segments
in the PARKTRONIC
warning display are lit.
PARKTRONIC is deacti-
vated after approx-
imately 20 seconds. The problem may be caused by an external source of radio or
ultrasound waves.
X
See if PARKTRONIC functions in adifferent location. Headlamps
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions The headlamps are mis-
ted up on the inside. Air humidity is very high.
X
Drive with the headlamps switched on.
The headlamps are demisted after ashort distance. The headlamp housing is not sealed and moisture has been able
to enter.
X
Have the headlamps checked at aqualified specialist workshop. Windscreen wipers
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions The windscreen wipers
are jammed. Leaves or snow, for example, may be obstructing the windscreen
wiper movement.T
he wiper motor has been deactivated.
X For safety reasons, you should remove the key from the ignition
lock.
X Remove the cause of the obstruction.
X Switch the windscreen wipers back on. The windscreen wipers
fail completely.
G
Risk of accident
The windscreen wiper drive is malfunctioning.
X Select another wiper speed on the combination switch.
X Have the windscreen wipers checked at aqualified specialist
workshop. The windscreen washer
fluid from the spray
nozzles no longer hits
the centre of the wind-
screen. The spray nozzles are misaligned.
X
Have the spray nozzles adjusted at aqualified specialist work-
shop. 244
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X
If bonnet actuator covers 0047
0047lie flat
against th ehousing: close bonnet 0046
(Y page 180).
or
X If bonnet actuator covers 0047 0047do not lie
fla ta gainst th ehousing: swingupb on-
net 0046at left 0088and then at right 0087.Swing
bonnet 0046upward suntil th erelevan tbon-
ne ta ctuato rcover 0047 no longer moves.
Bonnet actuato rcovers 0047should no wlie
flat against housing 008A(arrow).
X Close bonnet 0046(Ypage 180).
If bonnet 0046canno tbeclosed or the 005A
symbol appear sinthemultifunction display,
repeat th esteps again. G
Ris
kofa ccident
If th ebonne tcan still no tbeengaged properly
or the 005Asymbol appear sinthemultifunc-
tio nd isplay, do no tcontin ue driving .The bon-
ne tc an then open when th evehicle is in
motion and obscure your fiel dofvision.Con-
sult aqualified specialist workshop. Other-
wise, you may caus eanacciden tand injure
yourself and others. Resetting triggered NECK-PR
Ohead
restraints
If th eNECK-PRO head restraint sare triggered
in an accident, you must reset th ehead
restraint sonthedriver' sand th efront-pa s-
senger's seats. Otherwise, th eadditional pro-
tection will no tbeavailable in th eevent of
another rear-end collision. You can recognise
when head restraint shave been triggered by
th ef acttha tthe yh ave moved forwards and
can no longer be adjusted.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that you have
NECK-PRO head restraint schecked at aquali-
fied specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-
Ben zServic eCentre, followin garear-end col-
lision. i
This work requires alot of strength. If you
have difficult yresettin gthe head
restraints, have this work carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre. Example
:Coupé
X Tilt th etop of th ehead restraint cushion
forwards in th edirection of arrow 0046.
X Push th ehead restraint cushion down in
th ed irection of arrow 0047as far as it will go.
X Push th ehead restraint cushion firmly
backwards in th edirection of arrow 008Auntil
it engages.
X Repeat this procedure for th esecon dhead
restraint. Manually lowering th
ehead
restraints in th erear(Cabriolet)
If th ehead restraint sintherear compartment
are in th eupper position, th esoftt op cannot
be closed fully. If th ehead restraint electron-
ics are malfunctionin gand th eadjustment
procedure of th esoftt op is interrupted leav-
ing th esoftt op compartmen tcover open ,you
therefor ehave to lower th ehead restraint sin
th er ear compartmen tmanually. Cover 0047
can only be released when th esoftt op is in
this position. Manually lowerin
gthe hea drestraint sintherea r(Cabriolet)
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Trailer loads
Al
lm odels Permissibl
etrailer
load, unbraked 750 kg Al
lm odels Permissibl
etrailer
load, braked 71 1800 kg
Maximum drawbar
noseweight
72 75 kg
Permissibl
erear axl eloa dw hent owin gatrailer Coupé Cabriolet
Manual trans-
mission Automatic
transmission Manual trans-
mission Automatic
transmission E2
00 CGIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY 1130 kg 1135 kg 1190 kg 1205 kg
E2
50 CGIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY – 1140 kg – 1210 kg
E3
5073 – 1150 kg – 1230 kg
E3
50 CGIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY – 1155 kg – 1235 kg
E5
00 – 1170 kg – 1240 kg
E2
20 CDIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY 1155 kg 1160 kg 1225 kg 1235 kg
E2
50 CDIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY 1165 kg 1165 kg 1235 kg 1240 kg
E3
50 CDIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY – 1155 kg – 1235 kg
24-GHz radar sensor system (country
overview)
The 24 GHz rada rsensor system requires
separate approva lfor each country .When
yo ua redriving in acountry in which the radar
sensor system is not approved ,you must
deactivate the system using the on-board
compute r(Ypage 120) .The current country
overview can be obtained fro maMercedes-
Benz Service Centre. The rada
rsensor system is automatically
deactivated nea rradio telescop efacilities .If
Distroni cPlus* or PRE-SAFE ®
Brake* are
activated at thi spoint, acorresponding warn-
ing will appear in the multi-functio ndisplay to
tel lyou tha tthe rada rsen sor system is being
switched off .BAS PLUS* is also no longer
available. If the deactivatio ndoesn ot occur
automatically, yo umustd eactivate the radar
sensor system using the on-board computer
(Y page 120). 304
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