steering MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Workshop Manual

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ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
è Active Steering Assist cur-
rently unavailable See Own-
er's Manual *A
ctiv eSteering Assis tistemporaril yunavailable.
The ambien tcondition sareoutside thes ystemb order s(→pag e215). #
Driv eon.
As soon as thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem borders, thes ystemw ill become available again. #
If necessar y,clean thew indscreen in thec amera's field of vision.
è
Active Steering Assist inop-
erative *A
ctiveSteering Assis tismalfunctioning. ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cremain savailable. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Limiter passive *I
fyou depress thea ccelera torp eda lbeyo ndthep ressur epoint (kickdown), thel imiter is switched topassiv emode
(→ pag e207).
¯ ---km/h *C
ruise control canno tbeactivated as no tall activation condition sarefulfilled. #
Obser vethea ctivation conditions forc ruisec ontrol .
Cruise control off *C
ruise control has been deactivated.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, cruise control ha sbeens witched of fautomatically ( →pag e206).
Cruise control inoperative *C
ruise control is malfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 491

Ty
res Displa
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Possible causes/consequences and M
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Tyre pressure Check tyres *T
he tyr epressur eloss warning sy stem has de tected asignificant los sinpressure. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoinsufficient tyr epressure
Ty resw ithi nsuf ficient tyr epressur eposet he following risks:
R The tyres ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tyr etraction.
R ‑The drivin gcharacteristics, steering and braking ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle. #
Obser vether ecommende dtyrep ressures. #
Adjus tthe tyr epressur eifn ecessar y. #
Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe tyr epressur eand thet yres. #
When thet yrep ressur eisc orrect, restar tt he tyr epressur eloss warning sy stem .
Check tyre pressures then
restar tRun Flat Indicator *T
he tyr epressur eloss warning sy stem generated adispl ay messa geand has no tbeen restar teds ince. #
When thet yrep ressur eisc orrect, restar tt he tyr epressur eloss warning sy stem .
Run Flat Indicator inopera-
tive *T
he tyr epressur eloss warning sy stem is malfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 502
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displa
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h Rectify tyre pressure *T
he tyr epressur eist oo lo winatl eastone of thet yres, or thet yrep ressur ediffe re nce betwee nthe wheels is too
great. #
Chec kthe tyr epressur eand add air ,ifnecessar y. #
When thet yrep ressur eisc orrect, restar tt he tyr epressur emonitoring sy stem .
h
Check tyre(s) *T
he tyr epressur eino ne or mor etyres has dropped significantl y.The wheel position is displa yed. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoinsufficient tyr epressure
Ty resw ithi nsuf ficient tyr epressur eposet he following risks:
R The tyres ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tyr etraction.
R ‑The drivin gcharacteristics, steering and braking ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle. #
Obser vether ecommende dtyrep ressures. #
Adjus tthe tyr epressur eifn ecessar y. #
Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe tyr epressur eand thet yres. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 503

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
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h Warning tyre defect *T
he tyr epressur eino ne or mor etyres has dropped suddenly .The wheel position is displa yed. &
WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thaflat tyre
Flat tyres ar edangerous in thef ollowing ways:
R The tyres can overheat and cause afire.
R ‑The driving characteristics, steering and braking ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle. #
Do no tdrive wit haf lat tyre. #
Obser vethen otes on flat tyres. No
tesonf lat tyres (→ page409). #
Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe tyres.
Tyre press. monitor cur-
rently unavailable *N
osignals can be recei vedf romt he tyr epressur esensor sdue tostro ngradio signal source inter fere nce. The tyre
pressur emonitoring sy stem is temp oraril yunavailable. #
Driv eon.
The tyr epressur emonitoring sy stem restarts automaticall yassoon as thec ause has been rectified. 504
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Displa
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Possible causes/consequences and M
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h Wheel sensor(s )missing *T
her eisnos ignal from thet yrep ressur esensor of one or mor ewheels. The pressur eofthe affected tyr eisnot
displ ayed. #
Have thef aulty tyr epressur esensor replaced at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Tyre press. monitor inoper-
ative No wheel sensors *T
he wheels fitted do no thave suitable tyr epressur esensors. The tyr epressur emonitoring sy stem is deactivated. #
Fit wheels wit hsuitable tyr epressur esensors.
Tyre press. monitor inoper-
ative *T
he tyr epressur emonitoring sy stem is faulty. &
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if thet yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th et yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is no table toissue awarning if ther eisp ressure
loss in one or mor eofthe tyres.
Ty resw ithi nsuf ficient tyr epressur emay,for example, af fect thev ehicle's handling characteristics, steering and
braking. ‑ #
Have thet yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Tyre(s) overheated *A
tlea st one tyre is overheating. The af fected tyres ar edispl ay ed in red. At temp eratures close tothel imit value,
th et yres ar edispla yediny ellow. #
Driv emores lowl y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 505

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Let fresh air into the vehi-
cle interior! Air condition-
ing malf. Visit workshop *T
he climat econt rols ystemism alfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryand acciden tdue toan insuf ficient supply of fresh air
If th ec limat econtrol sy stem is malfunctioning, carbon dioxide le vels ma yinc rease in thep assenger compart‐
ment .Breathing in carbon dioxide ma ycause dizziness. #
Open thew indo wtoe nsurethat ther eisas ufficient supply of fresh ai r. #
Open thew indo wtoe nsurethat ther eisana dequatesupply of fresh air. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Ð
Steering malfunction Drive
carefully Visit workshop *T
he po werassi stanc efor thes teering is malfunctioning. Youm ayneed touse mor eforce tosteer. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 514
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
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Ð Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's
Manual *T
hesteering is malfunctioning. Steering capability is considerabl yimp aired. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering does no tfunction as intended, thev ehicle's operating saf etyisj eopardised. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
Do no tcontinu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Ð Steering malfunction
Increased physical effort
See Owner's Manual *T
he po werassi stanc efor thes teering is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoaltered steering characteristics
If th ep owe rassi stanc eoft hesteering fails partiall yorcomple tely,y ou will need touse mor eforce tosteer. #
If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully. #
Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. #
If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully. #
Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 515

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
! ABS warning lamp The
yello wA BSwarning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If th er eisana dditional acoustic warning signal, EB Dismalfunctioning.
Other drivin gsystems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be faulty. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen braking
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired. The brakin gdista nce ma yincrease in
an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 526
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Ð Po we rsteering sy stem
wa rning lamp The
redp owe rsteering sy stem warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The po wersteering assis tance or thes teering itself is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering does no tfunction as intended, thev ehicle's operating saf etyisj eopardised. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.534
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Ty
res Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
h Ty re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lam plights
up The
yello wt yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) is lit.
The tyr epressur emonitoring sy stem has de tected tyr epressur elossinatl east one of thet yres. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoinsufficient tyr epressure
Ty resw ithi nsuf ficient tyr epressur eposet he following risks:
R The tyres ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tyr etraction.
R ‑The drivin gcharacteristics, steering and braking ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle. #
Obser vether ecommende dtyrep ressures. #
Adjus tthe tyr epressur eifn ecessar y. #
Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe tyr epressur eand thet yres. 538
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps