ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Owners Manual
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Display messages
Introduction
General notes Display message
sappear in th emultifunction display.
Display message swithg raphi csymbols are simplified in th eOwner' sManual and may differ
from th esymbols in th emultifunction display.
Please respon dinaccordance wit hthe display message sand follow th eadditional note sinthis
Owner' sManual.
Certain display message sare accompanied by an audible warnin gtoneora continuous tone.
Whe nthe ignition is switched off, all display message sare delete dapar tfroms omehigh-
priorit ydisplay messages. Once th ecauses of th ehigh-priorit ydisplay message shaveb een
rectified, th ecorre spondin gdisplay message sare also deleted.
Whe nyou stop and par kthe vehicle, pleas eobserv ethe note son:
R HOLD function (Y page 228)
R Parking (Y page 205)
Hiding display messages X
Press the aor% buttonont hesteerin gwhee ltoh ide th edisplay message.
The display message is cleared.
The multifunction display shows high-priorit ydisplay message sinred.S om ehigh-priorit ydis-
play message scanno tbeh idden.
The multifunction display shows these message scontinu ously until th ecauses fo rthe mes-
sage shaveb een remedied.
Message memory The on-boar
dcom pute rsaves certain display message sinthemessage memory .You can call
up th edisplay messages:
X Press the =or; buttonont hesteerin gwhee ltos elec tthe Serv.
Serv. menu.
If there are display messages, th emultifunction display shows 2messages
2m essages,f orexample.
X Press the 9or: buttontos electthe entry, e.g. 2messages
2m essages.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the 9or: buttontos crollthrou gh th edisplay messages. Display
messages
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Safety systems
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions !÷
currently unavail‐ currently unavail‐
able See Owner's able See Owner's
Manual Manual ABS (Anti-lock Braking System), ESP
®
(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram), BAS (Brake Assist System), the HOLD function, PRE-SAFE ®
,
hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are temporarily
unavailable.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS with Cross-Traffic Assist,
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS, PRE ‑SAFE®
PLUS and
PRE‑SAFE ®
Brake may also have failed.
In addition, the ÷,åand! warning lamps light up in the
instrumen tcluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
For example, the on-board voltage may be insufficient.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affec-ted. The braking distance may increase in an emergency braking
situation.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
There is an increased danger of skidding and risk of an accident.
X Drive on carefully.
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned
above are available again.
If the multifunction display still shows the display message: X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. !÷
inoperative See inoperative See
Owner's Manual Owner's Manual ABS,E
SP®
,B AS ,the HOLD function, PRE-SAFE ®
,h ill start assist
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are not available due to amalfunc-
tion.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS with Cross-Traffic Assist,
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS, PRE ‑SAFE®
PLUS and
PRE‑SAFE ®
Brake may also have failed.
In addition, the J,÷,åand! warning lamps light up
in the instrumen tcluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
G WARNING 300
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions The brak
esystem continues to function normally, but without the
function slisted above. The wheels could therefore loc kifyou
brak ehard, fo rexample.
The steerabilit yand brakin gcharacteristics may be severely affec-
ted. The brakin gdistanc emay increase in an emergenc ybraking
situation.
If ESP ®
is no toperational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilis ethe vehicle.
There is an increase ddanger of skiddin gand ris kofana ccident.
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. ÷
inoperative See inoperative See
Owner'
sManual
Owner' sManual ESP
®
,B AS ,the HOLD function ,PRE-SAFE ®
,h ill start assist and
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailable due to amalfunction.
The adaptive brak elights ,BAS PLU SwithC ross-Traffic Assist,
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS, PRE ‑SAFE®
PLU Sand
PRE ‑SAFE ®
Brake may also hav efailed.
In addition ,the ÷ andå warnin glamp sligh tupint he
instrumen tcluster.
The self-diagnosi sfunction ,for example, may no tbecomplete.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
G WARNING
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without the
function slisted above.
The brakin gdistanc emay thus increase in an emergenc ybraking
situation.
If ESP ®
is no toperational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilis ethe vehicle.
There is an increase ddanger of skiddin gand ris kofana ccident.
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Display
messages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions T!
÷
inoperative See inoperative See
Owner'
sManual
Owner' sManual EB
D( electronic brak eforce distribution), ABS, ESP ®
,B AS ,the
HOLD function ,PRE-SAFE ®
,h ill start assist and ESP ®
trailer sta-
bilisation are no tavailable due to amalfunction.
The adaptive brak elights ,BAS PLU SwithC ross-Traffic Assist,
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS, PRE ‑SAFE®
PLU Sand
PRE ‑SAFE ®
Brake may also hav efailed.
In addition ,the ÷ ,å and! warnin glamp sligh tupint he
instrumen tcluster and awarnin gtones ounds.
G WARNING
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without the
function slisted above. The fron tand rear wheels could therefore
lock, fo rexample, if you brak ehard.
The steerabilit yand brakin gcharacteristics may be severely affec-
ted. The brakin gdistanc emay increase in an emergenc ybraking
situation.
If ESP ®
is no toperational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilis ethe vehicle.
There is an increase ddanger of skiddin gand ris kofana ccident.
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. J
Brake immediately Brake immediately Am
alfunction has occurred while th eHOLDf unction is active.
or
Wit hthe HOLD function activated, you have:
R opened th edriver's doo rand release dthe seat belt or
R switched of fthe engine
At onem ay also soun datregular intervals. If you attemp ttolock
th ev ehicle, th etoneb ecome slouder.
You canno tstart th eengine.
X Payin gattention to th etraffic situation ,immediately depress the
brak epedal firmly and hold until th edisplay message disap-
pears.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
You can restar tthe engine. J
Releas
eparking
Releas eparking
brake brake You are drivin
gwitht he parkin gbrak eapplied. Awarnin gton ea lso
sounds.
X Releas ethe parkin gbrake. 302
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions PRE-SAFE
PRE-SAFE
inoperative See inoperative See
Owner'
sManual
Owner' sManual Importan
tfunction sofPRE-SAFE ®
hav efailed. Al lother occupant
safet ysystems ,e.g.a irbags, remain available.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. PRE-SAFE PRE-SAFE
Functions cur‐ Functions cur‐
rently rently
limited
limited See
See
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual PRE
‑SAFE ®
PLU SorP RE‑SAFE ®
Brake is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses:
R thef unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow
R ther ada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi osta-
tion soro ther source sofelectromagnetic radiation
R AM Gvehicles: ESP ®
is deactivated
R thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
PRE ‑SAFE ®
PLU Sand PRE ‑SAFE®
Brake are operational again.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear:
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Restart th eengine.
X AM Gvehicles: reactivat eESP®
(Y page 85). PRE-SAFE
PRE-SAFE
Functions limited Functions limited
See Owner'
sManual
See Owner' sManual PRE
‑SAFE ®
PLU SorP RE‑SAFE ®
Brake is unavailable due to amal-
function .BAS PLU SwithC ross-Traffic Assis tmay also hav efailed.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 304
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions 6
Rea
rc entre mal‐
Rea rc entre mal‐
function Consult function Consult
workshop workshop The restrain
tsystem has malfunctioned at th erear centre. The
6 warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrument cluster.
G WARNING
The airbags or belt tensioners may either be triggered uninten-
tionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered.
This poses an increase driskofi njury.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 6
Left Left
windowbag
windowbag mal‐
mal‐
function Consult
function Consult
workshop workshopor Right
Right
windowbag malfunc‐
windowbag malfunc‐
tio nC onsul twork‐
tio nC onsul twork‐
shop shop The lef
torright windowbag is malfunctioning.
The 6 warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrument cluster.
G WARNING
The lef torright windowbag may either be triggered unintentionally
or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered.
This poses an increase driskofi njury.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Lights
i Vehicles wit
hLED ligh tbulbs in th eligh tclusters:
The display message fo rthe correspondin gligh twill only appea rifall theLEDsh avef ailed. Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions b
Lef
tc ornering
Lef tc ornering
light light orRight cor‐
Right cor‐
nering light
nering light The lef
torright-hand cornering ligh tisfaulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
Lef
td ipped beam
Lef td ipped beam
or Right dipped Right dipped
beam
beam The lef
torright-hand dipped-beam headlamp is faulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
Traile
rleftt ail
Traile rleftt ail
lamp lampor Trailer
Trailer
right tai llamp
right tai llamp The lef
torright-hand trailer tai llamp is faulty.
X Consult th emanufacturer' soperating instructions. Display
messages
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Engine
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions +
Top Top
up
upcoolant
coolant See
See
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual The coolant leve
listoolow.
! Avoid making lon
gjou rneys with to olittle coolant in th eengine
cooling system. The engin ewill otherwise be damaged.
X Top up th ecoolant ,observing th ewarning note sbefore doin gso
( Y page 382).
X If th ecoolant needs toppin gupmoreo ften than usual, have the
engin ecoolant system checked at aqualifie dspecialist work-
shop. ? The fan motor is faulty.
X If th ecoolant temperatur eisbelow 12 0†,you can continue
driving to th eneares tqualifie dspecialist workshop.
X Avoid putting th eengineu nde rheav yload as you do so, e.g.
driving in mountainous terrain and stop-start traffic. ?
Coolan
tStopv ehi‐
Coolan tStopv ehi‐
cle Switch engine cle Switch engine
off off The coolant is to
ohot.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNING
Never driv ewith an overheate dengine. Drivin gwhen your engine
is overheate dcan caus esom efluids whic hmay have leaked into
th ee nginec ompartmen ttocatch fire.
In addition ,steam from an overheate denginec an caus eserious
burns, whic hcan occur jus tbyopening th ebonnet.
Ther eisar isk of injury.
X Stop th evehicle immediately, paying attentio ntoroad and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off th eengine.
X Safeguard th evehicle against rolling away (Y page 205).
X Wait until th eengineh as cooled down.
X Mak esure that th eair supply to th eenginer adiator is not
blocked, e.g .byfrozenslush.
X Do no tstart th eenginea gain until th edisplay message goes out
and th ecoolant temperatur eisbelow 12 0†.The engin emay
otherwise be damaged.
X Pay attentio ntothecoolant temperatur edisplay.
X If th etem peratur eincreases again ,consult aqualifie dspecialist
workshop immediately.
Under normal operatin gcondition sand with th especified coolant
level, th ecoolant temperatur emay rise to 12 0†. Displa
ymessages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Blind Spo
tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist
not
not available
available when
when
towing atrailer
towing atrailer
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual Blind Spot Assis
torActiveBlind Spot Assis tisdeactivated while
towin gatrailer.
You hav eestablished th eelectrica lconnectio nbetween th etrailer
and your vehicle.
X Press aon thesteerin gwhee ltoc onfir mthedisplay mes-
sage. Blind Spo
tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist
inopera‐
inopera‐
tive tiveor Active Blind
Active Blind
Spot
Spot Assist
Assist inoper‐
inoper‐
ative
ative Blind Spot Assis
torActiveBlind Spot Assis tisfaulty.
The yellow 9indicato rlamp salso ligh tupint heexterio rmir-
rors.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Park
Park
Assist
Assist cancel‐
cancel‐
led
led The driver's doo
risopen and th edriver's seat belt has no tbeen
fastened.
X Repea tthe parkin gprocess wit hthe seat belt fastene dand the
driver's doo rclosed. You inadvertentl
ytou ched th emultifunction steerin gwhee lwhile
steerin ginterventio nwas active.
X Whil esteerin ginterventio nisactive,makes uren otto touch the
multifunction steerin gwheel. The vehicl
ehas started to skid and ESP ®
has intervened.
X Use Active Parking Assis tagain later (Y page 239). Park
Park
Assist
Assist inoper‐
inoper‐
ative
ative You hav
ejustc arrie doutalarg enumber of turning or parking
manoeuvres.
Active Parking Assis twill become available again after approx-
imately te nminute s(Ypage 239).
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Switc hoffand restar tthe engine.
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. PARKTRONI
Cisfaulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Par
kA ssist
Par kA ssist
switched off switched off The vehicl
eisparked. Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically. DISTRONIC PLU
Soff
DISTRONIC PLU Soff DISTRONIC PLU
Shas been deactivated (Y page 217).
If it was no tdeactivated by th edriver ,awarnin gton ea lso sounds. 318
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Tyres
Display messages
Possible causes/consequence
sand M
MSolutions Tyr
epressure
Tyr epressure
Check tyres
Check tyres The tyr
epressure loss warning system ha sdetecte das ignificant
loss in pressure.
Aw arnin gtone also sounds.
Possibl ecauses:
R yo uh avec hange dthe positions of the wheels and tyres or fitted
new wheels and tyres
R the tyr epressure in one or mor etyres is not correct
G WARNING
Underinflated tyres pose the following risks:
R the tyres ma yburst, especiall yasthe load and vehicl espeed
increase
R the tyres ma yweare xcessivel yand/or unevenly, which may
greatl yimpai rtyret raction
R the driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking ,may
be greatl yimpaired
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop the vehicl ewithou tmaking any sudden steering or braking
manoeuvres .Pay attentio ntothe traffi cconditions as yo udoso.
X Safeguard the vehicl etoprevent it fro mrolling away
(Y page 205).
X Check the tyres and ,ifnecessary ,follo wthe instructions for a
fla ttyre( Ypage 397).
X Check the tyr epressures and ,ifnecessary ,correct the tyre
pressure.
X Restart the tyr epressure loss warning system when the tyre
pressure is correct (Y page 422).Check tyr
epres‐
Check tyr epres‐
sures sures
the nrestar tRun
the nrestar tRun
Fla tIndicator
Fla tIndicator The tyr
epressure loss warning system generated adisplay mes-
sage and ha snot been restarted since.
X Set the correct tyr epressure in al lfou rtyres.
X Restart the tyr epressure loss warning system (Y page 422).Run Fla
tIndicator
Run Fla tIndicator
inoperative inoperative The tyr
epressure loss warning system is faulty.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. 322
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ymessagesOn-b oardcomputer an ddisplays
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Rectify
Rectify
tyr
ep ressure
tyr ep ressure The tyr
epressur eistoolow in at leas tone of th etyres, or th etyre
pressur edifference between th ewheels is to ogreat.
X Chec kthe tyrep ressures at th enexto pportunity (Y page 423).
X If necessary, correc tthe tyrep ressure.
X Restart th etyrep ressur emonitor (Y page 424). Check Check
tyre(s)
tyre(s) The tyr
epressur einoneor mor etyres has dropped significantly.
The whee lposition is displayed in th emultifunction display.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
G WARNING
Underinflated tyres pos ethe following risks:
R thet yres may burst, especially as th eload and vehicl espeed
increase
R thet yres may wear excessivel yand/o runevenly, whic hmay
greatl yimpair tyr etraction
R thed rivin gcharacteristics ,aswell as steerin gand braking, may
be greatl yimpaired
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop th evehicl ewithout makin gany sudden steerin gorbraking
manoeuvres .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Chec kthe tyres and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstructions fora
flat tyr e(Ypage 397).
X Chec kthe tyrep ressur e(Ypage 423).
X If necessary, correc tthe tyrep ressure. Warning
Warning
tyr
ed efect
tyr ed efect The tyr
epressur einoneor mor etyres has dropped suddenly. The
whee lposition is displayed in th emultifunction display.
G WARNING
If you drive wit haflat tyre, there is ariskoft hefollowing hazards:
R af lat tyr eaffects th eabilit ytos teer or brak ethe vehicle
R you could los econtro lofthevehicle
R continued drivin gwithaf lat tyr ewill caus eexces sive heat build-
up and possibl yafire
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop th evehicl ewithout makin gany sudden steerin gorbraking
manoeuvres .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Chec kthe tyres and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstructions fora
flat tyr e(Ypage 397). Display
messages
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