MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2015, Model line: E-CLASS SALOON, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015Pages: 497, PDF Size: 16.23 MB
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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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DISTRONIC PLUS
available again available again DISTRONIC PLU
Sisoperational again after havin gbeen tempo-
rarily unavailable .You can no wreactivat eDISTR ONIC PLUS
(Y page 217). DISTRONIC
DISTRONIC
PLUS
PLUScur‐
cur‐
rently
rently unavailable
unavailable
See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual DISTRONIC PLU
Sistemporarily inoperative.
Steerin gAssista nd Stop&Go Pilo tare 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 thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
DISTRONIC PLU Sisoperational 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. DISTRONIC PLUS
DISTRONIC PLUS
inoperative inoperative DISTRONIC PLU
Sisfaulty.
The following may hav ealso failed:
R BA SP LUSw ithC ross-Traffic Assist
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
R Steerin gAssista nd Stop&Go Pilot
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. DISTRONIC
DISTRONIC
PLUS
PLUSsus‐
sus‐
pended
pended You hav
edepressed th eaccelerato rpedal .DISTR ONIC PLU Sisno
longer controllin gthe speed of th evehicle.
X Remove your foot from th eaccelerato rpedal. DISTRONIC PLUS
DISTRONIC PLUS
---k m/h
---k m/h An activation condition fo
rDISTR ONIC PLU Sisnotfulfilled.
X Chec kthe activation condition sfor DISTRONIC PLUS
(Y page 217). Display
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DISTRONIC
PLUS
PLUSand
and
SPEEDTRONIC inop‐
SPEEDTRONIC inop‐
erative erative DISTRONIC PLU
Sand SPEEDTRONIC are faulty.
Steerin gAssista nd Stop&Go Pilo tare therefore also unavailable.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. DTR+: steering
DTR+: steering
assist
.currently
assist .currently
unavailable See unavailable See
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual Steerin
gAssista nd Stop&Go Pilo tare temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses:
R thew indscree nisdirty in th ecamera' sfield of vision
R visibility is impaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno worf og
R there are no lan emarking sfor alon gore xtende dperiod
R thel an em arking sare worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir torsnow
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
Steerin gAssista nd Stop&Go Pilo tare operative 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 Clean th ewindscreen. DTR+: steering DTR+: steering
assistant inopera‐ assistant inopera‐
tive tive Steerin
gAssista nd Stop&Go Pilo tare faulty.
However, th eDISTR ONIC PLU Sfunction sare still available.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Cruise
Cruise
control
control and
and
SPEEDTRONIC inop‐
SPEEDTRONIC inop‐
erative erative SPEEDTRONIC and cruise control are malfunctioning.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Limit
Limit
--- km/h --- km/h Whil
edepressin gthe accelerato rpedal beyon dthe pressur epoint
(kickdown), SPEEDTRONIC canno tbeactivated.
X If condition spermit ,drive faste rtha n3 0km/ hand store the
speed. 320
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Cruise control
---k
m/h
---k m/h Ac
onditi on foractivatin gcruise control has no tbeen met.
You hav etried to store aspeed belo w30km/ h, fo rexample.
X If condition spermit ,drive faste rtha n3 0km/ hand store the
speed.
X Chec kthe activation condition sfor cruise control (Y page 212). 120 km/h 120 km/h
Maximu
mspeed
Maximu mspeed
exceeded exceeded Only fo
rcertai ncountries: th emaximum speed has been excee-
ded.
In addition ,the multifunction display shows 120 km/h! 120 km/h!
X Drive mor eslowly. Display
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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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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
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
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MSolutions Tyre
Tyre
press.
press. monitor
monitor
currently unavail‐
currently unavail‐
able able As
tron gs ource of radi owave sisc ausin ginterfe rence, this means
that th esignal sfromt hetyrep ressur esensor scanno tbereceived.
The tyr epressur emonitor is temporarily malfunctioning.
X Drive on.
The tyr epressur emonitor restarts automatically as soo nasthe
caus ehas been rectified. Wheel sensor(s) Wheel sensor(s)
missing missing There is no signal from th
etyrep ressur esensor of on eorseveral
wheels. The pressur eoftheaffecte dtyreisn otdisplayed in the
multifunction display.
X Hav ethe fault ytyrep ressur esensor replaced at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop. Tyr
ep ress. moni‐
Tyr ep ress. moni‐
tor tor inoperative
inoperative No
No
wheel sensors
wheel sensors The wheels fitte
ddonothav esuitable tyr epressur esensors. The
tyr ep ressur emonitor is deactivated.
X Fit wheels wit hsuitable tyr epressur esensors.
The tyr epressur emonitor is activated automatically after driv-
in gf or afew minutes. Tyr
ep ressure mon‐
Tyr ep ressure mon‐
itor
itor
inoperative inoperative The tyr
epressur emonitor is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Vehicle
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions To start engine,
To start engine,
shift to either P shift to either P
or N or N You hav
eattempte dtos tart th eenginew itht he transmissio nin
position Ror D.
X Shift th eselector lever to position Por N. Apply brake to
Apply brake to
deselect deselect
Par
k( P) position
Par k( P) position You hav
eattempte dtos hift th eselector lever to position D,Ror N
without depressin gthe brak epedal.
X Depress th ebrak epedal. 324
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MSolutions Ris
kofv ehicle
Ris kofv ehicle
rolling
rolling
Transmission not Transmission not
in P in P The driver's doo
risopen or no tfull yc losed and th eselector lever
is in position R,Nor D.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
G WARNING
The vehicl emay rol laway.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Shift th eselector lever to position P.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Clos ethe driver's doo rfully. Withou
tchanging
Withou tchanging
gear,
gear,
consul tworkshop
consul tworkshop You canno
tcha ng ethe transmissio nposition due to amalfunction.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
If transmissio nposition Dis selected:
X Drive to aqualified specialist workshop without shiftin gthe
transmissio nfromp osition D.
If transmissio nposition R,Nor Pis selected:
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Onl
ys elect Park
Onl ys elect Park
(P) (P)
whe nv ehicl eis
whe nv ehicl eis
stationary stationary The vehicl
eismoving.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Shift th eselector lever to position P.Transmission Mal‐
Transmission Mal‐
function Stop function Stop Am
alfunction has occurred in th emechanica ltra nsmissio ncom-
ponents.
Aw arnin gton ea lso sounds. The transmissio nshift sautomatically
to position N.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Shift th eselector lever to position P.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Auxiliary battery Auxiliary battery
malfunction malfunction The auxiliar
ybattery fo rthe transmissio nisnolonger being
charged.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop at th enexto pportunity.
X Unti lthen, set th eselector lever to position Pbefore you switch
of ft he engine.
X Before leavin gthe vehicle, apply th eparkin gbrake. Display
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:the boo tlid is open.
X Clos ethe boo tlid. A Estate: th
etailgat eisopen.
G WARNING
Whe nthe engin eisrunning ,exhaus tgase scan ente rthe vehicle
interio rifthetailgat eisopen.
There is ariskofp oisoning.
X Clos ethe tailgate. Mor
? The bonne
tisopen.Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
G WARNING
The open bonne tmay then bloc kyour vie wwhen th evehicl eisin
motion.
There is ariskofana ccident.
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 Clos ethe bonnet. Active bonnet mal‐ Active bonnet mal‐
function See Own‐ function See Own‐
er'
sM anual
er' sM anual The active bonne
t(pedestrian protection )isnotactive due to a
malfunction or because it has already been triggered.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. C At leas
tone doo riso pen.Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Clos eall doors. _
Rea
rl efts eat
Rea rl efts eat
backrest not backrest not
locked locked orRear right
Rea rr ight
sea tb ackrest not
sea tb ackrest not
locked
locked Saloon wit
hthrough-loading facilit yint he rear compartment:
The backrest in th erear is no tengage dont heleft-han dand/or
right-hand side .Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Push th ebackrest bac kuntil it engages. 326
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Check trailer Check trailer
hitch lock hitch lock The trailer to
whitch is no tcorrectly engaged.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
G WARNING
If th eball couplin gisnotengaged, th etrailer may come loose.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop th evehicl eimmediately, payin gattention to roa dand traf-
fic conditions, and switch of fthe engine.
X Apply th eparkin gbrake.
X Engage th etrailer coupling's ball couplin gintheendp osition
(Y page 268). &
inoperative Bat‐ inoperative Bat‐
ter
yl ow
ter yl ow th
eo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow The auxiliar yheatin ghas switched
itself of forcannotbes witched on (Y page 168).
X Drive fo raconsid erable distance.
The battery charges. The auxiliar yheatin gisoperational again as
soo nast heon-boar delectrica lsystem voltag eissufficient. &
inoperative inoperative
Refuel
Refuel
vehicle
vehicle There is to
olittl efue lint hefuel tank. The auxiliar yheatin gcannot
be switched on (Y page 168).
X Refuel at th eneares tfillin gstation. &
inoperative See inoperative See
Owner'
sMan.
Owner' sMan. The auxiliar
yheatin gistemporarily malfunctionin gorfaulty.
X Whe nthe vehicl eisonal evel surfac eand th eengineh as cooled
down ,makeuptof oura ttempts to switch on th eauxiliar yheat-
ing, waitin gseveral minute sbetween eac hattempt
(Y page 168).
X If th eauxiliar yheatin gdoes no tswitch on ,consu ltaq ualified
specialist workshop. Ð
Power Power
steering
steering mal‐
mal‐
function See Own‐
function See Own‐
er' sM anual
er' sM anual The powe
rsteerin gassistanc eisfaulty.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
G WARNING
You will need to use mor eforce to steer.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Chec kwhether you are able to apply th eextra forcerequired.
X If you ar eabletos teer safely: carefully drive on to aqualified
specialist workshop.
X If you ar eunable to steer safely: do notdrive on .Contac tthe
neares tqualified specialist workshop. Display
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