belt MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Workshop Manual

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions ý If this symbol appears in th
emultifunction display, aseat belt
tongue has no tbeen inserte dinarear seat belt buckle.
G WARNING
As eat belt whic hisnotwor ncorrectly,orw hichh as no tbeen
engage dintheseat belt buckl ecorrectly,c annotprovid ethe
intended level of protection.
This poses an increase driskofi njury.
X If necessary, ask th eoccupant sintherear to faste ntheir seat
belt s(Ypage 48).
Observ ethe additional information on th erear seat belt status
indicato r(Ypage 49). 6
Restraint Restraint
sys.
sys.mal‐
mal‐
function Consult
function Consult
workshop workshop The restrain
tsystem is faulty. The 6warnin 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.
Observ ethe additional information on th erestrain tsystem
(Y page 44). 6
Front Front
left
leftmalfunc‐
malfunc‐
tio nC onsul twork‐
tio nC onsul twork‐
shop
shopor Front right
Front right
malfunction Con‐
malfunction Con‐
sul tw orkshop
sul tw orkshop The restrain
tsystem has malfunctioned at th efront on th eleftor
right .The 6 warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrument clus-
ter.
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
Rea
rl eftm alfunc‐
Rea rl eftm alfunc‐
tio nC onsul twork‐
tio nC onsul twork‐
shop shopor Rearr ight
Rea rr ight
malfunction Con‐
malfunction Con‐
sul tw orkshop
sul tw orkshop The restrain
tsystem has malfunctioned at th erear on th eleftor
right .The 6 warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrument clus-
ter.
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. 306
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

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
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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
307On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
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See Owner'
sManual
See Owner' sManual The battery is no
tbein gcharged.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
Possibl ecauses:
R fault yalternator
R torn poly-V-belt
R am alfunction in th eelectronics
! Do no
tcontinu edriving. The engin ecould otherwise overheat.
X Stop th evehicl eimmediately, payin gattention to roa dand traf-
fic conditions, and switch of fthe engine.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. #
Sto
pv ehicl eSee
Sto pv ehicl eSee
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual The battery is no longer bein
gcharged and th ebattery charg elevel
is to olow.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Stop th evehicl eimmediately, payin gattention to roa dand traf-
fic conditions, and switch of fthe engine.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Observ ethe instruction sinthe# See Owner' sManual
See Owner' sManual
display message.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. #
Start engine See Start engine See
Owner'
sManual
Owner' sManual The engin
eisswitched of fand th ebattery charg elevel is to olow.
X Switc hoffelectrica lconsu mersthaty ou do no tneed, suc has
th er ear window heatin gand interio rlighting.
X Leav ethe engin erunning fo rafew minutes, or drive fo ralonger
distance.
The battery charges. 312
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

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
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
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Key not detected Key not detected
(whit
edisplay mes-
sage) The KEYLESS-GO ke
ycanno tbed etecte datpresent.
X Change th elocation of th ekeywit hthe KEYLESS-GO functions
in th evehicle.
If th eKEYLESS-GO ke yisstill no tdetected:
X Operat ethe vehicl ewitht he keyint he ignition loc kifneces sary. Â
Remove starting Remove starting
button
,then
button ,then
insert key insert key The KEYLESS-GO ke
yisnotcontinually detected.
KEYLESS-GO is temporarily malfunctionin gorisdefective. Awarn-
in gt onea lso sounds.
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc kand tur nittot hedesired
position.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Warning and indicator lamps in th
einstrument cluster General notes
Some systems carry out aself-diagnosi swhen th eignition is switched on .Several warnin gand
indicato rlamp scan thereby temporarily ligh tuporflash. This behaviour is non-critical. These
warnin gand indicato rlamp sonlyi nd icate amalfunction if they ligh tuporflasha fter th eengine
is started or during ajou rney. Safety
Sea tbelts Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions ü
Only fo
rcertai ncoun-
tries: th ered seat belt
warnin glamp lights up
fo r6s econds after the
engin estarts. The seat belt warnin
glamp reminds th edriver and fron tpassenger
to faste ntheir seat belts.
X Faste nyour seat belt (Y page 48). ü
Only fo
rcertai ncoun-
tries: th ered seat belt
warnin glamp lights up
after th eengines tarts.
In addition ,awarning
tone sounds fo rupto
6s econds. The driver's seat belt is no
tfastened.
X Faste nyour seat belt (Y page 48).
The warnin gtonec eases. Wa
rning an dindicator la mpsint he instrument cluster
329On-board computera nd displays Z

Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions ü
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.
The driver or passenger has not fastened their seat belt.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 48).
The warning lamp goes out. There are objectsont
he front-passenger seat.
X Remove the objectsf rom the front-passenger seat and stow
them in asecure place.
The warning lamp goes out. ü
The red seat belt warn-
ing lamp flashes and an
intermittenta udible
warning sounds. The driver or passenger has not fastened their seat belt. At the
same time, you are driving faster than 25 km/ho rhave briefly
driven faster than 25 km/h.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 48).
The warning lamp goes out and the intermittentw arning tone
ceases. There are objectsont
he front-passenger seat. At the same time,
you are driving faster than 25 km/ho rhave briefly driven faster
than 25 km/h.
X Remove th eobjects from th efront-pa ssenger seat and stow
them in asecure place.
The warnin glamp goe sout and th eintermitten twarnin gtone
ceases. Safet
ysystems Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M MSolutions J
The yellow brak
esys-
te mw arnin glamp
lights up while the
engin eisrunning. G
WARNING
The brak esystem is malfunctionin gand th ebrakin gcharacteris-
tics may be affected.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X If th emultifunction display shows adisplay message ,please
observ ethis.
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. J
The red brak
esystem
warnin glamp comes on
while th evehicl eis
moving. Awarnin gtone
also sounds. You are drivin
gwitht he parkin gbrak eapplied.
X Releas ethe parkin gbrake.
The warnin glamp goe sout and th ewarnin gtonec eases. 330
Wa
rning an dindicator la mpsint he instrument clusterOn-board computera nd displays

Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions ֌
The yellow ESP
®
and
ESP ®
OFF warning
lamps are lit while the
engine is running. ESP
®
,B AS ,BAS PLUS with Cross-Traffic Assist ,COLLISION PRE-
VENTION ASSIST PLUS, PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
PLUS,
PRE‑SA FE®
Brake, the HOLD function, hill start assist, ESP ®
trailer
stabilisation and the adaptive brake lights are unavailabl edue to a
malfunction.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the functions listed above.
The braking distanc emay thus increase in an emergenc ybraking
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 Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 6
The red restraint sys-
tem warning lamp is lit
while the engine is run-
ning.
The restraint system is faulty.
G WARNING
The airbags or belt tensioners may either be triggered uninten-
tionally or, in the event of an accident ,may not be triggered.
This poses an increased risk of injury.
X Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Have the restraint system checked immediately at aqualified
specialist workshop.
Observe the additional information on the restraint system
(Y page 44). Warning and indicator lampsint
he instrument cluster
335On-board computer and displays Z

X
Open the boot lid or the tailgate.
X Press release catch :.
Flap ;folds down.
X Press catch =inwards and pull out
frame ?containing the skibag. Through-loading facility in the rear
compartment The through-loading facility is opened from
the boot.
X Fold down the rear seat armrest.
X Press release catch :.
The flap opens downwards.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).Through-loading facility in the rear
benchs eat (Saloon)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If the rear bench seat/rear seat and seat
backrest are not engaged they could fold for- wards, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
event of an accident.
R The vehicle occupant wouldt hereby be
pushed into the seat belt by the rear bench
seat/rear seat or by the seat backrest. The
seat belt cannot protect as intended and
could result in additional injury.
R Objects or loads in the boot cannot be
restrained by the seat backrest.
This poses an increased risk of injury. Before every trip, make sure that the seat
backrests and the rear bench seat/rear seat
are engaged before every trip.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr- ests can be folded down separately to
increase the boot capacity.
Folding the seat backrest forwards !
Before you fold down the rear seat back-
rest, remove the side head restraints for
the integrated child seat; see the "Side
head restraints for integrated child seat"
section. The side head restraints could oth-
erwise be damaged. i
Vehicles with memory function: when you
fold one or both parts of the rear seat back- rest forwards, the respective front seat
moves forward slightly, when necessary, inorder to avoid contact.
X Vehicles without memory function: if nec-
essary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat forwards.
X Open the boot.
X Pull right-hand or left-hand rear seat back-
rest release handle :.
The corresponding rear seat backrest is
released.
The seat backrest head restraints in the
rear compartment lower. 348
Stowage areasStowinga
nd features

X
Fold rea rseatb ackrest ;forwards.
X Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
back if necessary.
Folding bac kthe seat backrest !
Make sure that the sea
tbeltd oesn ot
become trapped whe nfolding the rea rseat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam- aged. X
Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
X Fold rea rseatb ackrest :back unti lit
engages.
If the rea rsea tb ackrest is not engaged and
locked, this will be shown in the multifunc-
tion display in the instrument cluster. A
warning tone also sounds.
X Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
back if necessary.
i If yo
udon ot need the through-loading
feature ,you shoul dalway sengage the rear
sea tbackrests. Thi swillp revent unauthor- ise
da ccess to the boo tfrom the vehicle
interior. EASY-PACK through-loadin
gfacility in
the rear benc hseat(Es tate)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If the rea rbench seat/rea rseata nd seat
backrest are not engaged they could fol dfor-
wards, e.g. whe nbraking suddenl yorinthe
event of an accident.
R The vehicle occupant would thereby be
pushe dinto the sea tbeltb ythe rea rbench
seat/rea rseatorb ythe sea tbackrest. The
sea tbeltc annot protect as intended and
could result in additiona linjury.
R Objects or loads in the boot/luggage com-
partment cannot be restrained by the seat
backrest.
Thi sp oses an increase driskofi njury.
Befor eevery trip ,make sur ethat the seat
backrests and the rea rbench seat/rea rseat
are engaged before every trip.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).
Folding the rear seat backres tforward !
Befor
eyou foldd ownthe rea rseatb ack-
rest, remove the sid eheadr estraints for
the integrate dchilds eat; see the "Side
hea drestraints for integrate dchilds eat"
section. The sid eheadr estraints could oth-
erwise be damaged.
! Whe
nfolding the rea rseatb ackrest for-
wards, ensure that there are no item slying
on the sea tcushions .These item scould
otherwise be damaged or could themselves
damag ethe rea rseats. Stowage areas
349Stowingand features Z

The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr-
ests can be folded forwards separately to
increase the luggage compartment capacity.
The combined luggage cover and net can
remain installed.
i When you fold one or both parts of the
rear seat backrest sforwards, the headr-
ests are also lowered if necessary. In the
case of vehicles with memory function, the respective fronts eat is moved forwards
slightly to avoid contact with the seat
behind it.
X Vehicles without memory function: if nec-
essary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat forwards.
X Pull the left-hand or right-hand release han-
dle at the rear in load compartment :or at
the side beside backrests ;.
The corresponding backrest folds for-
wards.
X Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary. Folding the rear seat backrest back !
Make sure that the seat belt does not
become trapped when folding the rear seat backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam- aged. X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
X Fold seat backrest :back until it engages.
If the rear seat backrest is not engaged and locked, this will be shown in the multifunc-
tion display in the instrument cluster. A
warning tonea lso sounds.
X Adjust the head restraints if necessary
(Y page 126).
X Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary. Securing
aload
Plastic hooks (Saloon) On vehicles without
athrough-loading feature
in the rear bench seat, six plastic hooks are
fitted to the boot floor. You can use these to 350
Stowage areasStowing and features