warning light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Manual Online

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
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Engine
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions ;
The yellow engin
ediag-
nostics warning lamp
light supw hile the
engin eisrunning. Ther
emay be afault ,for example:
R in th eenginem anagement
R in th efuel injection system
R in th eexhaust system
R in th eignition system (for vehicle swith petrol engines)
R in th efuel system
The emission limit values may be exceeded and th eenginem ay be
runnin ginemergency mode.
X Hav ethe vehicle checked as soon as possible at aqualified
specialist workshop. Vehicle
swithadiese leng ine: th efuel tan khas been run dry
(Y page 204).
X Afte rrefuellin gstart th eenginet hree to four times.
If th eyellow engin ediagnostics warning lamp goes out ,emer-
gency runnin gmode is cancelled. The vehicle need no tbe
checked. 8
The yellow reserv
efuel
warning lamp is on
while th eengineisr un-
ning. The fuel leve
lhas dropped int othe reserv erange.
Operatio noftheauxiliar yheating is deactivate difthefuel level
drops int othe reserv erange.
X Refuel at th eneares tfillin gstation. ?
The red coolant warn-
ing lamp light
supwhile
th ee ngineisr unning
and th ecoolant tem-
perature gauge is at the start of th escale. The temperatur
esensor for th ecoolant temperatur egauge is
faulty.
The coolant temperatur eisnolonger bein gmonitored. Ther eisa
risk of engin edamage if th ecoolant temperatur eistoohigh.
X Stop th evehicle immediately, paying attentio ntoroad and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off th eengine. Do no tcontinue driving
unde rany circumstances.
X Safeguard th evehicle against rolling away (Y page 205).
X Consult aqualifie dspecialist workshop. 336
Warning and indicator lamps in th
einstrumen tclusterOn-boar dcomputer and displays

Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions X
Leave the vehicle and keep asafe distance from the vehicle until
the engine has cooled down.
X Check the coolant level and top up the coolant, observing the
warning notes (Y page 382).
X If you have to top up the coolant frequently, have the engine
cooling system checked.
X Make sure that the air supply to the engine radiator is not
blocked, e.g. by frozen slush.
X If the coolant temperature is below 120 †, you can continue
driving to the nearest qualified specialist workshop.
X Avoid putting the engine under heavy load as you do so, e.g.
driving in mountainous terrain and stop-start traffic. Driving systems
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M MSolutions ·
The red distance warn-
ing lamp lights up while
the vehicle is in motion. The distance to the vehicle in front is too small for the speed
selected.
X Increase the distance. ·
The red distance warn-
ing lamp lights up while
the vehicle is in motion. Aw arning tone also
sounds. You are approaching
avehicle, apedestrian or astationary obsta-
cle in your line of travel at too high aspeed.
X Be prepared to brake immediately.
X Pay careful attention to the traffic situation. You may have to
brake or take evasive action.
Observe the additional information on PRE‑ SAFE®
Brake
(Y page 87).
Observe the additional information on the distance warning func-
tion of COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS (Y page 80).338
Warning and indicator lampsint
he instrument clusterOn-board computer and displays

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
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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
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attach th
eluggag esecurin gfixture, whic his
availabl easana ccessory.
Lashing eyelets General notes
Observ
ethe followin gnotes on securing
loads:
R observ ethe loadin gguidelines
(Y page 342).
R secure th eload usin gthe lashin geyelets.
R distribut ethe load on th elashin geyelets
evenly.
R do no tuse elastic straps or nets to secure a
load. Thes eare only intended as an anti-slip
protection for light loads.
R do no trout elashin gmaterials across sharp
edge sorc orners.
R pad shar pedge sfor protection.
Boot/luggage compartment Lashing eyelets
:(Saloon) Lashing eyelets
:(Estate) EASY-PACK luggage compartment
cover (Estate)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
On its own ,the luggag ecom partmen tcover
canno tsecure or restrain heav yobjects,
items of luggag eand heav yloads .You could
be hit by an unsecured load durin gsudden
changes in direction ,braking or in th eevent of
an accident. Ther eisanincreased ris kof
injury or eve nfatal injury.
Always store object ssothatthe yc anno tbe
flun garound. Secure objects, luggag eor
loads against slipping or tippin gover, e.g .by
usin glashing material ,evenify ou are using
th el uggag ecom partmen tcover.
! When loadin
gthe vehicle ,makes ure that
you do no tstack th eload in th eluggage
compartmen thigher than th elower edge of
th es ide windows. Do no tplac eh eavy
object sontopof th eluggag ecom partment
cover.
The luggag ecom partmen tcover and the
safety ne tare attached to anchorages on the
righ tand left in th eluggag ecom partmen tasa
combined luggag ecover and net.
When th etailgat eisopened, th eluggage
compartmen tcover is automaticall yraised to
mak eloadin geasier .Itisa utomaticall ylow-
ere dagain when th etailgat eisclosed.
When th eluggag ecom partmen tcover is clip-
ped in, there should be no object sobstructing
th ed ownwards movement of th ecover in the
luggag ecom partmen twhen th etailgat eis
closed. The luggag ecom partmen tcover will
otherwise be raised again. Stowage areas
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Features
Cup holders
Important safety notes Vehicles wit
hmanual transmission or AMG
vehicles: G
WARNING
The cup holder canno tsecure adrinks con-
taine rinp laced urin gaj ourney. If you use a
cup holder durin gajourney, th edrinks con-
taine rcould be flun garoun dand liquid could
be spilt .Vehicl eoccupant scould come into
contact wit hthe liquid and ,inparticular, be
scalded by hot liquid. You could be distracted
from th etraffic situation and lose control of
th ev ehicle. Ther eisariskofana ccidentand
injury.
Only use th ecup holder when th evehicl eis
stationary. Only plac econtaine rs ofasuitable
siz eint hecup holder. Seal th econtaine r, in
particular when it contains hot liquid.
! Only use th
ecup holders for containers of
th er ight siz eand whic hhave lids. The
drinks could otherwise spill. G
WARNING
If object sinthepassenger compartmen tare
stowed incorrectly, they can slide or be
thrown aroun dand hit vehicl eoccupants.
Ther eisar iskofi njury, particularly in the
event of sudde nbraking or asudde nchange
in direction.
R Always stow object ssothatthe yc anno tbe
thrown aroun dinsuchs ituations.
R Always mak esure that object sdonotpro-
trude from stowage spaces, luggag enetsor
stowage nets.
R Close th elockable stowage spaces while
driving.
R Always stow and secure heavy, hard ,poin-
ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulk yobject sin
th eb oot/luggage compartment.
! Do no
texpose drinks bottles in th ecup
holder in th ecentre console to continuous, stron
gand direct sunlight .The passenger
compartmen tinthearea of th ecentre con-
sole can otherwise be damaged by th econ-
centrated and reflecte dsunlight.
Observ ethe loadin gguideline s(Ypage 342).
Cup holders in th efront centre console Vehicles wit
hmanual transmission or AM Gvehi-
cles
: Cup holders
; Cover
You can remove th ecup holder to clean it.
Wash it wit hclean, lukewarm wate ronly.
X To open: slide cover ;back. Vehicles wit
hDIRECT SELECT lever
You can remove th ecup holder to clean it.
Wash it wit hclean, lukewarm wate ronly.
X To open: slide cover =forwards until it
engages.
X To remove: slide catch;forwards and
pull out cup holder :.360
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X
Fold the cover of the rea rsea tarmrest back
dow nagain if necessary.
X To close: lift the cover of the rea rsea ta rm-
rest.
Swing cup holder ;back unti litengages. X
Fold dow nthe rea rseata rmrest.
X To open: lift the cover of the rea rsea ta rm-
rest.
X Pres srelease catch :.
Cu ph older ;folds ou tforwards.
X Fold the cover of the rea rsea tarmrest back
dow nagain if necessary.
X To close: lift the cover of the rea rsea ta rm-
rest.
Swing cup holder ;back unti litengages. Vehicles with luxury single seats in the rea
rcom-
partment
X To open: press lightl yonthe upper section
of cup holder :and fol ddownthe cover. Cup holder in the folding benc
hseat
(Estate) X
To open: press the front of cup holder :.
Cu ph older :is released.
X Pull cup holder :outtot he stop. Bottle holders
G
WARNING
If objects in the passenger compartment are
stowed incorrectly ,they can slide or be
throw naround and hit vehicle occupants.
There is ariskofi njury, particularly in the
event of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
R Alway sstow objects so that they cannot be
throw naround in such situations.
R Alway smake sur ethat objects do not pro-
trud efrom stowag espaces, luggage nets or
stowag enets.
R Close the lockabl estowag espaces while
driving.
R Alway sstow and secure heavy, hard, poin-
ted, sharp-edged ,fragil eorb ulky objects in
the boot/luggage compartment.
observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).
! Make sure that any bottles weighing more
than 0.5 kg that are store dinthe bottle
holder rest on the vehicle floor. The bottle
holder could otherwise be damaged. 362
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Ashtray
Fron tashtray !
The stowage spac
eunder th eashtray is
no th eat resistant .Befor ep lacing lit ciga-
rette sint heashtray, mak esuret hatthe
ashtray is properly engaged. Otherwise, the
stowage spac ecould be damaged. X
To open: slide cover :forwards until it
engages.
X To remove th einsert: hold insert =by
th er ibbing at th eside sand lift it up ;and
out.
X To refit th einsert: press insert =intothe
holder until it engages.
X To close: briefly press cover :at the
front.
The cover retracts.
You can remove th eashtray insert and use
th er esulting compartmen tfor stowage.
Rear-compartmen tashtray X
To open: briefly press th etop of cover ;.
The ashtray opens.
X To remove th einsert: press release but-
ton =and lift th einsert up and out.
X To fit th einsert: fit insert :intot he
holder from abov eand press down int othe
holder until it engages. Cigarette lighter
Important safety notes G
WARNING
You can burn yourself if you touch th ehot
heating elemen torthesocke tofthecigarette
lighter.
In addition ,flammabl ematerials can ignit eif:
R theh ot cigarette lighte rfalls
R ac hild hold sthe hot cigarette lighte rto
objects ,for example
There is ariskoff irea nd injury.
Always hold th ecigarette lighte rbytheknob.
Always mak esuret hatthe cigarette lighte ris
out of reac hofchildren .Never leav echildren
unattended in th evehicle.
Your attention mus talways be focused on the
traffic conditions. Only use th ecigarette
lighte rwhen road and traffic condition sper-
mit.
Cigarette lighter in th efront compart-
ment Features
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The garage door opener is only available for
certain countries. Observe the legal require-
mentsf or each individual country.
The HomeLink ®
garage door opener is com-
patible with most European garage and gate
opener drives. More information on Home-
Link ®
and/or compatible products is availa-
ble:
R at aq ualified specialist workshop
R via the HomeLink ®
Hotline
(0) 080004 66 354 65 or alternatively
+49 (0) 6838 907-277
R on the Internet at http://
www.homelink.com
Important safety notes G
WARNING
When you operate or program the garage door with the integrated garage door opener, per-
sons in the range of movemen tofthe garage
door can become trapped or struck by the
garage door. There is arisk of injury.
When using the integrated garage door
opener, alway smake sure that nobody is
within the range of movemen tofthe garage
door. G
WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases leads to poisoning. There is ar isk of fatal injury. Therefore never leave
the engine runnin ginenclosed spaces with-
out sufficient ventilation.
Programming Programming buttons
Pay attention to the "Importan
tsafety notes"
(Y page 369). Garage door remot
econtrol Ais not inclu-
ded with the integrated garage door opener.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock (Y page 179).
X Select one of buttons ;to? to control
the garage door drive.
X To startp rogramming mode: press and
hold one of buttons ;to? of the inte-
grated garage door opener.
The garage door opener is now in program- ming mode. After ashort time, indicator
lamp :begins to light up yellow.
Indicator lamp :lights up yellow immedi-
ately the first time button ;,=or? is
programmed. If the selected button has
already been programmed, indicator
lamp :lights up yellow after ten seconds
have elapsed.
X Release button ;,=or?.I ndicator
lamp :flashes yellow.
X To program the remot econtrol: point
garage door remot econtrol Atowards
buttons ;to? on the rear-view mirror at
ad istanc eof5to20c m.
X Press and hold button Bon remot econtrol
A until indicator lamp :lights up green.
When indicator lamp :lights up green:
programming is finished.
When indicator lamp :flashes green: pro-
gramming was successful. The next step is Features
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