brake MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2017 Owners Manual

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Possible causes/consequences and M
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J Brake sy stem warning lamp The
red brake sy stem warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
Po ssible causes:
R The brake forc e boosting is malfunctioning and the braking characteristics may be af fected.
R The reis insuf ficient brake fluid in the brake fluid reser voir. &
WARNING Thereis a risk of an accident if brake forc e boosting is malfunctioning
If brake forc e boosting is malfunctioning, the wheels may lock when braking. Braking characteristics may be
impaired. The braking dis tance may increase in an eme rgency braking situation. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do
not continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident due tolow brake fluid le vel
If th e brake fluid le vel is too lo w,the braking ef fect and the braking characteristics may be impaired. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do
not continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Do not top up the brake fluid. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 483

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Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do not
continue driving under any circums tances. #
Obser vethe messages in the multifunction displa y. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
! ABS warning lamp The
yellow ABS warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If th ere is an additional acoustic warning signal, EBD is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems may also be faulty. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, the wheels could lock when braking
The steering capability and braking characteristics are thus se verely impaired. The braking dis tance may increase in
an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are switched off. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake sy stem checked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Drive on carefully. #
Obser vethe messages in the multifunction displa y. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 484
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

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Possible causes/consequences and M
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! Re d indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied
!
Ye llow elect ric pa rking
brake indicator lamp is mal‐
functioning The
red elect ric pa rking brake indicator lamp flashes or is lit. The yellow indicator lamp is also lit if the electric parking
brake malfunctions. #
Obser vethe messages in the multifunction displa y. Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 487

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7 Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt while theve hicle is in motion. #
Fasten your seat belt .
There are objects on the front passenger seat. #
Remo vethe objects from the front passenger seat. Driving sy
stems Wa
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Possible causes/consequences and M
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· Dis tance warning warning
lamp The
red dis tancewarning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion.
The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too small forth e speed selected.
If th ere is an additional warning tone, you are approaching an obs tacle at too high a speed. #
Be prepared tobrake immediatel y. #
Increase the dis tance.
Ac tive Brake Assi st . Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 489

1,
2, 3 ...
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V)
230 V so cket
see Soc ket (230 V)
360° Camera ........................................... 204
Assigning as a favo urite ...................... .207
Care .................................................... 363
Fu nction .............................................. 204
Selecting a view .................................. 206 A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (control
panel) .................................................. 13 0
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 13 0
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ............ .170
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing ................................................ .322
Setting ................................................. 320 Ac
oustic locking verification signal
Swit ching on/off .................................. .59
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st......................... 222
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .224
Brake application ................................. 222
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 222
Sy stem limits ....................................... 222
Tr ailer operation .................................. 222
Ac tive bonn et(pedestrian pr otection) .. 353
Operation ............................................ 353
Re setting ............................................. 353
Ac tive Brake Assi st.................................. 175
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 175
Setting ................................................. 17 9
Ac tive Eme rgency Stop Assist ...............192
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st...................... 191
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist .................... 224
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .226
Fu nction .............................................. 224
Sensitivity (function/no tes) ................. 227
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 227
Sy stem limits ....................................... 224
Tr ailer operation .................................. 224 Ac
tive light function ................................ 11 7
Ad aptive brake lights ..............................180
Ad aptive cruise control
see Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC
Ad aptive functions, MULTIBEAM LED
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .120
Fu nction ............................................... 11 9
Ad Blue ®
.................................................... 41 5
Ad ditives .............................................. 41 5
Filling capacity ..................................... 416
No tes ................................................... 157
Purity ................................................... 41 5
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 62
Ad diti ves................................................... 416
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 41 5
Engine oil ............................................. 416
Fu el ...................................................... 414
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel Index
497

Kickdown .............................................
15 3
Manual gearshifting ............................ .153
Selecting park position ........................ 15 2
Shifting toneutral ................................ 15 2
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ 15 3
Tr ansmission position display .............. 15 0
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 15 0
Au tomatic transmission
see Selector le ver
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 41 0
Tr ailer operation .................................. 422 B
Bag hook .................................................. 104
Ball ne ck
Fo lding in/out .................................... .228
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .170
Battery Key ........................................................ 60
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 137
Battery (vehicle) Charging .............................................. 377No
tes ................................................... 375
St arting assis tance .............................. 377
Battery (vehicle) see Vehicle battery
Belt .............................................................29
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. 231
Blind Spot Assist .................................... .222
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .224
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 222
Sy stem limits ....................................... 222
Blind Spot Assist see Active Blind Spot Assi st
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .267
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 320
Settings ............................................... 267 Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 321 Blue
tooth ®
Au dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 338
De-authorising (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 338
Information .......................................... 335
Overview .............................................3 36
Sear ching for and auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 337
Switching device via NFC .................... 338
Boot lid .......................................................67
Ac tivating/deactivating the boot lid
opening limiter ...................................... 72
Closing .................................................. 68 HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .70
Loc ked separately .................................72
Opening .................................................67
Opening dimensions ............................4 19
Boot lid see Boot lid
see Locking/unlocking
Brake Assi stSystem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid Notes ................................................... 41 8500
Index

Brake
forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 174
Brakes ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 17 0
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .180
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 17 0
Driving tips .......................................... 14 4
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 174
HOLD function .................................... .193
Limi ted braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. 14 4
New/replaced brake linings/brake
discs .................................................... 14 3
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 43
Brakes see Active Brake Assi st
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown ............................................... 369
Assis tance overview .............................. 16
To w- starting ........................................ 384
To wing away ........................................ 380 Tr
ansporting theve hicle ......................3 82
Wheel change ...................................... 401
Breakdown assistance call see Service call
Breakdown management see Service call
Bu rm ester ®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 350
Ad justing the sound optimisation ........ 351
Ad justing treble, mid and bass ............ 350
Calling up the sound menu .................. 350
Information .......................................... 350
Setting the sound profile ..................... 351
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem .....3 49
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 350
Ad justing the sound focus ................... 350
Ad justing treble, mid and bass ............ 350
Calling up the sound menu .................. 349
Information .......................................... 349
Switching the sur round sound on/off
............................................................ .350
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... 235 C
CA module (TV) ........................................ 349
Calling up a menu ................................ 349
Inse rting .............................................. 348
Call list Making a call ...................................... .304
Options in the call list .......................... 304
Overview ............................................. 304
Calling up the sound menu
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem ...................................... 350
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 349
Calls ..........................................................3 00
Ac cepting ............................................ 300
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ......... 301
Calls wi thseveral participants ............ .301
Declining ............................................. 300
Ending a call ........................................ 300
Incoming call du ring an existing call .... 301
Making ................................................ 300
Vi ath eove rhead control panel
(Mercedes me connect) ....................... 314
Camera see 360° Camera Index
501

DIRECT SELECT le
ver............................... 15 0
Fu nction .............................................. 15 0
DIRECT SELECT selector le ver
Engaging drive position ....................... 15 2
Engaging pa rkposition automatically .. 15 2
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .152
Selecting park position ........................ 15 2
Shifting toneutral ................................ 15 2
Display Care .................................................... 365
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings .............................................. .266
Display (on-board comp uter).................. 237
Display message .................................... .423
Calling up (on-boa rdcompu ter) ........... 423
No tes .................................................. 423
Display messages ? ................................................... 450
C ................................................... 476
M ................................................... 476
N ................................................... 477
¯ .................................................... 449Ac
tive Blind Spot Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........445
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stinope rative ....445
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stnot available
when towing a trailer See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 445
Ac tive bonnet malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 475
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual ...... 434
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ........................... 435
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Camera
view restricted See Owner's Manual ...444
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........443
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 443
b Active Light Sy stem inoperative ..478 Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus Cam‐
era view restricted See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 480
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .479
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative ................................................ .479
4Ad d 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................. 455
Air conditioning Malfunction See
Owner's Manual ................................... 471
App lybrake todeselect Park (P)
position ...............................................4 67
App lybrake toselect R ........................ 471
À ATTENTION ASSIST inoperative ...440
À ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 440
b AUTO lights inope rative ............... 479
Au xilia rybattery malfunction ...............470 Index
505

_Before
starting the engine, turn
th esteering wheel. .............................. 472
Blind Spot Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ......................444
Blind Spot Assi stinope rative ............... 445
Blind Spot Assi stnot available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual ...4 45
Brake immediate ly............................... 433
ÂChange key bat teries .................. 464
ØCheck AdBlue See Owne r’s
Manual ................................................ 457
JCheck brake fluid le vel................ 433
4Check eng. oil le v.when next
re fuelling ............................................. 454
jChe cktrailer hitch lo ck............... 467
hCheck tyre(s) ............................... 460
!Clean the fuel filter ...................... 457
Clutch overheated Avoid pulling away
fo r XX:XX mins ..................................... 470
É Compressor is cooling ................442?
Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 451
Cruise contro l and Limiter inope ra‐
tive ...................................................... 449
Cruise cont rol inope rative ................... 449
Cruise cont rol off ................................ 449
! currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .425
÷cur rently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .426
Depress clutch ful lyto start engine .....4 70
Dis tance Pilot available again ..............447
Dis tance Pilot cur rently una vailable
See Owner's Manual ...........................448
Dis tance Pilot inope rative ................... 448
È .................................................... 449
Ø Eng.start not possible in XXX
mi ........................................................ 458
ØEng. start not possible ................ 458 5Engine oil le
vel cannot be
measured ............................................ 456
4Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel...4 55
4Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................ 454
4Engine oil pressure Stop Switch
off engine ............................................ 456
6Example: Front left malfunction
Consult workshop ...............................4 37
b Example: Left dipped beam ........478
6 Example: Left windowbag mal‐
function Consult workshop ................. 437
Example: Parking Pilot Parking can‐
celled ................................................ .446
_Example: Rear left seat back‐
re st not lo cked .................................... 477
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................4 38
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................4 39506
Index

!inope
rative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 424
÷inoperati veSee Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 427
Tinoperati veSee Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 428
GInoperati ve.................................. 434
bIntelli gent Light Sy stem inoper‐
ative ..................................................... 478
 Key not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 65
ÂKe y not de tected (white displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 64
Let fresh air into theve hicle interior!
Air conditioning malf. Visit workshop ..473
Limiter inoperative .............................. 449
Limiter passive .................................... 448
É Lowe ring .................................... 440
b Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 78É
Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 42
ðMaximum speed exceeded ..........4 50
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 468
ëOff .............................................. .447
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 468
jOpe ration only possible in
transmission position N .......................471
j Operation only possible in
transmission position P .......................471
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 430
Pa rking Pilot and PARKTRONIC inop‐
erative See Owner's Manual ................446
Pa rking Pilot Manoeuvring assis‐
ta nce limited See Owner's Manual ......446
 Place theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual ................. 465ÉPlease
reduce speed ...................4 42
PRE-SAFE inope rative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 435
Ra dar sensors dirty See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 435
hRe ctify tyre pressure ................... 460
ØRe fill Ad Blue Eng. start not pos‐
sible .................................................... .457
Ø Refill Ad Blue No start in XXX mi
............................................................ .458
ØRe fill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual .......................................................4 56
!Re lease parking brake .................429
¸Re place air cleaner .....................458
,Re placekey See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .464
 Replace key ................................ .463
8Re servefuel le vel........................ 457
6Re stra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 436 Index
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