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open
adoor, the exterior mirrors fold out
again.
If you have switched the function on and you
fold the exterior mirrors in using the button
on the door (Y page 110), they will not fold
out automatically. The exterior mirrors can
then only be folded out using the button on
the door.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 to select the
Auto. fold in function.
If the Auto. fold in function is activated,
the vehicle's exterior mirror is displayed in
red in the multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Resetting to factory settings For safety reasons, not all functions are reset:
the Limit speed (winter tyres) function
in permanent SPEEDTRONIC can only be set
in the Vehicle submenu. If you want to reset
the Daytime driving lights function in
the Light submenu, you must turn the key in
the ignition lock to position 1.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Factory setting submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
The Reset all settings? message
appears.
X Press the :or9 button to select
No or
Yes .
X Press the abutton to confirm the selec-
tion.
If you select Yes ,t
he multifunction display
shows aconfirmation message. Menus and submenus
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Safety systems
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
!÷
currently unavail‐
able See Owner's
Manual G
Risk of accident
ABS,E SP®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function, hill start assist
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are temporarily not available.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
also have failed.
In addition, the ä,åand! warning lamps light up in
the instrumen tcluster.
For example, the on-board voltage may be insufficient.
ATTENTIONA SSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
X Drive on carefully.
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned
above are available again.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. !÷
inoperative See
Owner's Manual G
Risk of accident
ABS,E SP®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function, hill start assist
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are not available due to amalfunc-
tion.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
also have failed.
In addition, the J,ä,åand! warning lamps light
up in the instrumen tcluster.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. Display messages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
÷
inoperative See
Owner'
sManual G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function ,hill start assist and
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailabled ue toamalfunction.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
alsoh ave failed.
In addition, the äandå warning lamp slight up in the
instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. T!
÷ G
Risk of accident
EBD( electronic brake forc edistribution), ABS, ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-
SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function ,hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabi-
lisatio nare not available due to amalfunction.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
alsoh ave failed.
In addition, the ä,åand! warning lamp slight up in
the instrument cluster and awarning tone sounds.
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 Visi taq ualified specialist workshop immediately. J
Releas
eparking brake You are drivin
gwith the parkin gbrake applied. Awarning tone also
sounds.
X Release th eparking brake. 234
Display messagesOn-boar
dcomputer and displays
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
J
Brake immediately Am
alfunction has occurred while th eHOLDf unction or DIS-
TRONIC PLU Sisactive.
or
Vehicles wit hmanual transmission: wit hthe HOLD function acti-
vated, you hav eeither:
R opened th edriver's doo rand released the sea tbelt or
R switched off the engin eor
R opened the bonnet
At one may also sound at regular intervals. The toneb ecomes
louder if you attempt to lock the vehicle.
You cannot start the engine.
X Paying attention to the traffic situation, immediately depress the
brake pedal firmly and hold until the display message disap-
pears.
X Prevent the vehicle from rolling away before you leave it
(Y page 301).
You can restart the engine. J
Check brake fluid
level G
Risk of accident
There is insufficient brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir. In addi-
tion, the red Jwarning lamp in the instrument cluster lights
up and awarning tone sounds.
X Pullo ver and stop the vehicl esafel yass oon as possible,p aying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driving
under any circumstances.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
X Do not top up the brake fluid. This does not correct the error. #
Check brake wear The brake pads/linings have reache
dtheir wearl imit.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. PRE-SAFE
inoperative See
Owner's Man. G
Risk of injury
Important function sofPRE-SAFE ®
have failed .All other occupant
safet ysystems, e.g. airbags, remain available.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. Display messages
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M Solutions
ý G
Risk of injury
If th esymbol appears in th emultifunction display, aseat belt
tongue has not been clipped intoar ear seat belt buckle.
X If necessary, ask the occupants in the rear to fasten their seat
belts.
For further information on the status indicator for the rear seat
belts: (Y page 49). Child seat in
wrong position
See Owner's Manual G
Risk of injury
Vehicles with automatic child seat recognition on the front-
passenger seat: the child seat is positioned incorrectly.
X Fit the child seat in the correct position. G
Risk of injury
Vehicles with automatic child seat recognition on the front-
passenger seat: the automatic child seat recognition sensor is
faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 6
Restraint
sys. mal‐
functio
nConsult workshop G
Risk of injury
There is amalfunction in the SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem). The 6warning lamp also lights up in the instrument clus-
ter.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 6
Front
left malfunc‐
tion Consult work‐
shop or
Front right malfunction
Consult workshop G
Risk of injury
SRS has malfunctioned at the fron tonthe left or right. The 6
warning lamp also lights up in the instrument cluster.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
6
Rea
rl eftm alfunc‐ tio
nC onsul twork‐ shop or
Rea rr ight malfunction Con‐
sul
tw orkshop G
Risk of injury
SRS has malfunctioned at th erear on th eleftorr ight.The 6
warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrument cluster.
X Visi taqualified specialist workshop. 6
Left
windowbag mal‐
function Consult
workshop or
Right windowba
gmalfunc‐ tion Consult work‐
shop G
Risk of injury
There is amalfunction in the left-han dand/or right-han dwindow-
bag. The 6warnin glamp also light supinthe instrumen tclus-
ter.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Lights
i Display messages about LEDs:
This display message will only appear if all LEDs have failed. Displa
ymessages Possibl
ecauses/consequences and M Solutions
b
Lef
tc ornering light or
Right cor‐ nering light The left or right-hand cornering light is faulty.
X
Chec kwhether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 121).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Left dipped beam
or
Right dipped beam The left or right-hand dipped-beamh
eadlamp is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 121).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Trailer left tail
lamp or
Trailer right tail lamp The left or right-hand trailer tail lamp is faulty.
X
Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself.
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 238
Display messagesOn-boar
dcomputer and displays
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b
Intell
.Light Sys‐ tem inoperative The Intelligent Light Syste
misfaulty. The lights remain available
without the Intelligent Light System.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Malfunction See
Owner's Manual The exterior lighting is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Vehicles with trailer tow hitch:
afuse may have blown.
X Check the fuses (Y page 313).
X If necessary, replace the blown fuse. Observe the warning notes
as you do so.
If the displaym essage continues to be displayed:
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
AUTO
lights inoper‐
ative The light sensor is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Switch off lights The lights are still switched on when you leave the vehicle. A
warning tone also sounds.
X
Turn the light switch to Ã.Adaptive Main-beam
Assist inoperative Adaptive Highbeam Assist is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Adaptive Main-beam
Assist currently
unavailable See
Owner's Manual Adaptive Highbeam Assist is deactivated and temporarily inoper-
ative if:
R
the windscreen is dirty in the camera's field of vision.
R visibility is impaired due to heavy rain, snow or fog.
X Cleant he windscreen.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist is available again if:
R the dirt (e.g. slush) drops away while the vehicle is in motion.
R the system detectst hat the camera is fully operational again.
The Adaptive Main-beam Assist available again message
is displayed. Display messages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
Radar sensor
deactivated autom.
See Owner'
sManual Vehicles wit
hanavigation system: th evehicl eisc lose to aradio
telescope facilit yand is therefore prohibite dfromt ransmitting any
rada rsignals .The radar sensor system has switched off automat-
ically (Y page 345).
DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 171) is deactivated automatically if it is
activated. Awarning tone also sounds.
Blin dSpotA ssist (Y page 196) or Active Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 199) is deactivated automaticallyifitisa ctivated. The
yellow 9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior mirrors.
BAS PLUS (Brake Assist PLUS) (Y page 62) and PRE-SAFE®
Brake
(Y page 66) are also not available.
X Drive on.
Once you have moved far enough awayf rom the radio telescope,
the above functionsa re available again.Radar sensor
deactivated See
Owner's Manual The radar sensor system is deactivated.
X
Check whether or not the radar sensor system may be activated
(Y page 345).
X Switch on the radar sensor system (Y page 229).Lane Keeping
Assist currently
unavailable See
Owner's Manual or
Active Lane Keep‐ ing Assist cur‐
rently unavailable
See Owner's Manual Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist is deactivated
and temporarily inoperative if:
R the windscreen is dirty in the camera's field of vision.
R visibility is impaired due to heavy rain, snow or fog.
R there are no lane markings for alonger period.
R the lane markings are worn, dark or covered, for example by dirt
or snow.
Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist is operational
againa nd the display message disappears if:
R the dirt (e.g. slush) drops away whil ethe vehicl eisinmotion.
R the system detects tha tthe camera is fully operational again.
If the displaym essage continues to be displayed:
X Cleant he windscreen. Lane Keeping
Assist inoperative
or
Active Lane Keeping Assist
inoperative Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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Blind Spo
tAssist currently unavail‐
abl
eS ee Owner's Manual or
Active Blind Spo
tAssist currently unavail‐
abl
eS ee Owner's Manual Blind Spot Assis
torActive Blind Spot Assist is temporaril yinop-
erative if:
R yo uh avee stablished the electrical connection between the
traile rand your vehicle.
R the sensors ar edirty.
R its functio nisimpaired due to heavy rain or snow.
R the radar sensor system is outside the operating temperature
range.
R the radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio sta-
tions or other sources of electromagnetic radiation.
The yellow 9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior mir-
rors.
Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist is operational again
and the displaym essage disappears if:
R the dirt (e.g. slush) drops awayw hile the vehicle is in motion.
R the system detects that the sensors are fully available again.
R the radar sensor system is back within the operating tempera-
ture range.
If the displaym essage continues to be displayed:
X Cleant he sensors (Y page 290).
X Restart the engine. Blind Spot Assist
inoperative or
Active Blind Spot Assist inoperative Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist is faulty.
The yellow
9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior mir-
rors.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Parking Guidance
inoperative Parking Guidance is malfunctionin
g(Ypage 189).
X Restart the engine.
If the displaym essage continues to be displayed:
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 246
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays
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Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
Seat belt
Problem Possible causes/consequencesa
ndM Solutions
7
Only for certain coun-
tries: the red sea
tbelt
warning lamp lights up
for six seconds after
the engin estarts. The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and fron
tpassenger
to fasten their seat belts.
X Faste nyour seat belt (Y page 46). 7
Only for certain coun-
tries: the red seat belt
warning lamp lights up
after the engine starts.
In addition,
awarning
tones ounds for up to
six seconds. G
Risk of injury
The driver's seat belt is not fastened.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 46).
The warning tonec eases. 7
The red seat belt warn-
ing lamp lights up after
the engine starts, as
soon as the driver's or
the front-passenger
door is closed.
G
Risk of injury
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 46).
The warning lamp goes out. G
Risk of injury
There are object sonthe front-passenger seat.
X Remove the object sfrom the front-passenger seat and stow
them in asecure place.
The warning lamp goes out. Warning and indicator lampsint
he instrument cluster
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