brake light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2016 Owner's Guide

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
7 Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt while theve hicle is in motion. #
Fasten your seat belt .
There are objects on the front passenger seat. #
Remo vethe objects from the front passenger seat. Driving sy
stems Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
· Dis tance warning warning
lamp The
red dis tancewarning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion.
The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too small forth e speed selected.
If th ere is an additional warning tone, you are approaching an obs tacle at too high a speed. #
Be prepared tobrake immediatel y. #
Increase the dis tance.
Ac tive Brake Assi st .502
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

1,
2, 3 ...
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V)
230 V so cket ............................................ 11 9
360° Camera ............................................ 214
Assigning as a favo urite ...................... .217
Care .................................................... .374
Fu nction ............................................... 214
Selecting a view ................................... 216A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (control
panel) .................................................. 14 3
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 14 3
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ............ .180
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing ................................................ .332
Setting ................................................. 330 Ac
oustic locking verification signal
Swit ching on/off .................................. .65
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st......................... 232
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .234
Brake application ................................. 232
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 232
Sy stem limits ....................................... 232
Tr ailer operation .................................. 232
Ac tive bonn et(pedestrian pr otection) .. 364
Operation ............................................ 364
Re setting ............................................. 364
Ac tive Brake Assi st................................. 185
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 185
Setting ................................................. 189
Ac tive Eme rgency Stop Assist ................ 201
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st..................... 201
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist .................... 234
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .236
Fu nction .............................................. 234
Sensitivity (function/no tes) ................. 237
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 237
Sy stem limits ....................................... 234
Tr ailer operation .................................. 234 Ac
tive light function ................................ 12 6
Ad aptive brake lights ..............................19 0
Ad aptive cruise control
see Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC
Ad aptive functions, MULTIBEAM LED
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .129
Fu nction .............................................. 12 8
Ad Blue ®
.................................................... 429
Ad ditives .............................................4 29
Filling capacity ................................... .430
Low outside temp eratures ...................4 29
No tes ................................................... 16 9
Purity ................................................... 429
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 68
Ad diti ves.................................................. 430
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 429
Engine oil ............................................ 430
Fu el ..................................................... 427
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives 51 0
Index

Boot lid
....................................................... 73
Ac tivating/deactivating the boot lid
opening limiter ...................................... 78
Closing .................................................. .74
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .76
Loc ked separately .................................77
Opening .................................................73
Opening dimensions ............................4 33
Boot lid see Boot lid
see Locking/unlocking
Boot load ................................................. .434
Brake Assist Sy stem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid
No tes ................................................... 431
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 184
Brakes ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 180
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .190
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) ...................1 81
Driving tips .......................................... 15 6EBD (Electronic Brake
forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 184
HOLD function .................................... .203
Limi ted braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. 15 6
New/replaced brake linings/brake
discs .................................................... 15 6
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 56
Brakes see Active Brake Assi st
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown ............................................... 381
Assis tance overview .............................. 18
To w- starting ........................................ 397
To wing away ........................................ 393
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................3 95
Wheel change ...................................... 414
Breakdown assistance call see Service call
Breakdown management see Service call Burmes
ter®
high-end 3D sur round
sound sy stem
Ad justing the balance/fader ................3 61
Ad justing the sound optimisation ........ 362
Ad justing treble, mid and bass ............ 361
Calling up the sound menu .................. 361
Information .......................................... 361
Setting the sound profile ..................... 362
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem .....3 60
Ad justing the balance/fader ................3 61
Ad justing the sound focus ................... 361
Ad justing treble, mid and bass ............ 361
Calling up the sound menu .................. 360
Information .......................................... 360
Switching the sur round sound on/off
............................................................ .361
Buttons Steering wheel .....................................2 45 C
CA module (TV) ........................................ 360
Calling up a menu ................................ 360
Inse rting .............................................. 359 514
Index

Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist Camera
view restricted See Owner's Manual ... 458
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........457
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 457
bAc tive Light Sy stem inoperative .. 491
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus Cam‐
era view restricted See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 493
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .493
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative ................................................ .492
4Ad d 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................. 469
Air conditioning Malfunction See
Owner's Manual .................................. 485 Apply brake
todeselect Park (P)
position ...............................................4 81
À ATTENTION ASSIST inoperative ... 454
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 454
bAU TOlights inope rative ............... 492
Au xilia rybattery malfunction .............. 484
_Before starting the engine, turn
th esteering wheel. .............................. 485
Blind Spot Assist cur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 459
Blind Spot Assist inope rative ............... 459
Blind Spot Assi stnot available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual ...4 62
Brake immediate ly............................... 447
 Changekey bat teries ...................4 78
Ø Check AdBlue See Owne r’s
Manual ................................................ 470
J Check brake fluid le vel................ 4474
Check eng. oil le v.when next
re fuelling ............................................. 467
jChe cktrailer hitch lo ck............... 481
hCheck tyre(s) ............................... 474
! Clean the fuel filter ...................... 472
Clutch overheated Avoid pulling away
fo r XX:XX mins ................................... .484
É Compressor is cooling .................457
? Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 465
Cruise contro l and Limiter inope ra‐
tive ....................................................... 461
Cruise control inope rative ................... 463
Cruise control off ................................. 461
!cu rrently unavailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .438
÷cur rently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .440
Depress clutch ful lyto start engine .....4 84
Dis tance Pilot available again .............. 460 Index
519

Dis
tance Pilot cur rently una vailable
See Owner's Manual ...........................460
Dis tance Pilot inope rative .................... 460
È .................................................... 462
ØEng. start not possible in XXX
mi ........................................................ 471
Ø Eng.start not possible .................471
5 Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured ............................................ 470
4 Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel...4 68
4Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................ 468
4Engine oil pressure Stop Switch
off engine ............................................ 469
6Example: Front left malfunction
Consult workshop ...............................4 51
b Example: Left dipped beam ........ 491
6Example: Left windowbag mal‐
function Consult workshop ................. 451 Example:
Parking Pilot Parking can‐
celled ................................................ .460
_Example: Rear left seat back‐
re st not lo cked ................................... 490
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................4 52
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................4 53
!inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 439
÷inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 441
T inope rative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 442
G Inoperative .................................. 452
bIntellige nt Light System inoper‐
ative ..................................................... 491
ÂKe y not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 79ÂKe
y not de tected (white displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 78
Let fresh air into theve hicle interior!
Air conditioning malf. Visit workshop .. 486
Limiter inoperative ...............................4 61
Limiter passive ..................................... 461
bMalfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 492
ÉMalfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 455
ðMaximum speed exceeded ..........4 62
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 482
ëOff .............................................. .460
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 482
!Pa rking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 444
Pa rking Pilot and PARKTRONIC inop‐
erative See Owner's Manual ................ 463520
Index

Pa
rking Pilot Manoeuvring assis‐
ta nce limited See Owner's Manual ...... 463
ÂPlace theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual .................479
É Please reduce speed ...................4 56
PRE-SAFE impulse side inope rative
See Owner's Manual ...........................449
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 448
Ra dar sensors dirty See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 449
h Rectify tyre pressure ....................474
Ø Refill Ad Blue Eng. start not pos‐
sible .................................................... .470
ØRe fill Ad Blue No start in XXX mi ..472
Ø Refill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual .......................................................4 70
!Re lease parking brake .................443
¸Re place air cleaner ......................471,
Replace key See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .478
 Replace key ................................ .477
8 Reser vefuel le vel........................ 471
6 Restra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 450
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................4 83
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........482
#See Owner's Manual ................... 466
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX mph..... 462
#St art engine See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .472
Ð Steering malfunction Drive
carefully Visit workshop ......................4 86
ÐSt eering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 487
ÐSt eering malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 485 ÐSt
eering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .......487
St eering Pilot cur rently una vailable
See Owner's Manual ............................ 461
St eering Pilot inoperative ..................... 461
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................483
#St opvehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 467
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 66
ÉSt opvehicle Vehicle too low ........ 456
bSwitch off lights .......................... 492
bSwitch on headlamps .................. 492
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 482
To p up coolant See Owner ’sManual ... 464
¥To p upwasher fluid .................... .490
Tr af fic Sign Assi stCamera view
re stricted See Owner's Manual ........... 458 Index
521

Tr
af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 462
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............. 462
jTr ailer coupling extending… ......... 480
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 483
!Tu rnon the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................ 442
Ty re press. monitor cur rently una vail‐
able .................................................... .475
Ty re press. monitor inoperative ............476
Ty re press. monitor inoperative No
wheel sensors ...................................... 476
Ty re pressure Check tyres ...................473
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................4 76
Ty re(s) ove rheated Reduce speed ........477
d Vehicle is operational Switch
off the ignition before exiting .............. 483
ÉVe hiclerising Please wait............ 454
ÉVe hiclerising ...............................4 54
h Warning tyre defect .....................475 h
Wheel sensor(s) missing ..............476
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................4 82
Dist ance control
see Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC
Di stance Pil otDISTRONIC ...................... .193
Ac tivating ............................................ 19 6
Ac tivation conditions ........................... 19 6
Calling up a speed .............................. .196
Deactivating ........................................ 19 6
Fu nction .............................................. 19 3
Le ver ................................................... 19 6
Selecting ............................................. 19 6
Setting a speed ................................... 19 6
St oring a speed ................................... 19 6
Sy stem limits ....................................... 19 3
Distance recorder .................................... 24 9
DISTRONIC see Di stance Pilot DI STRONIC
Door Additional door lock .............................. 68
Locking (emer gency key) ...................... .72
Opening (from inside) ............................68 Un
locking (emer gency key) .................... 72
Un locking (from inside) ........................ .68
Door see Locking/unlocking
Door cont rol panel .................................... .16
Drive Away Assist .................................... 226
DRIVE PIL OT............................................. 200
Fu nction .............................................. 200
Drive position Selecting ............................................. 16 4
Drive prog ram display ............................. 161
Drive prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving abroad Symmetrical dipped beam ...................1 23
Driving light see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .179
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 180
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 185522
Index

Ad
aptive brake lights .......................... .190
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) ...................1 81
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 184
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Crosswind Assist ................................. 184
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
trailer stabilisation .............................. .184
Overview ............................................. 180
Ra dar sensors ...................................... 17 9
Re sponsibility ...................................... 17 9
Driving saf ety sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
Driving sy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 205
Driving sy stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see AIR BODY CONTROL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise control
see Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC see DRIVE PIL
OT
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Parking Pilot
see Remo teParking Pilot
see Reversing camera
see Speed Limit Pilot
see Steering Pilot
see Traf fic Sign Assi st
Driving tips Driving abroad (symmetrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 12 3
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .156
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 56
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dr ow siness warning
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Suspension .......................................... 205
Dynamic handling control sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram) Dynamic multicontour seat
Setting .................................................. .97
DY NA MIC SELECT ................................... .160
Configu ring drive program I ................. 161
Displ aying engine data ........................ .161
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 161
Drive prog ram display ......................... .161
Drive prog rams ................................... .160
Fu nction .............................................. 16 0
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .. 161 E
E10 ............................................................ 426
Easy entry feature
Operation/no tes ................................. 103
Setting ................................................. 103
Easy exitfeature
Operation/no tes ................................. 103
Setting ................................................. 103
EAS Y-PA CK boot box ................................ 11 3
Ad justing the height toany position .... .111
Care .................................................... .376
Ins talling/ removing .............................. 11 3 Index
523

Sy
stem limitations ...............................2 08
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see Parking Pilot
Pa rking brake
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking lights .......................................... .123
Pa rking Pilot ............................................ .217
Cross Traf fic Alert ............................... 227
Drive AwayAssi st................................ 226
Exiting a pa rking space ...................... .220
Fu nction ............................................... 217
Manoeuvring assis tance ...................... 228
Pa rking ................................................ 219
Sy stem limits ....................................... 217
Pa rking Pilot
see Remo teParking Pilot
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors ................................... 13 8
Pa ssenger outside mir ror — storing
using the memory button .................... 13 9
Pa rking up ................................................ 178
Pe destrian pr otection
see Active bonnet (pedestrian pr otection) Pe
rfume
see Fragrance sy stem
Pe rfume vial
see Fragrance sy stem
Pe riod out of use
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .179
Pe rm issible axle load .............................. 423
Pe rm issible gross mass .......................... 423
Pe rm itted towing me thods .................... .392
Pe rsonalisation
see User profile
Pe trol ........................................................ 426
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................... .63
Phone book see Contacts
Picture form ats
see Video mode
Picture settings see Video mode
PIN pr otection for data export ............... 282 Pla
stic trim (Care) .................................... 376
Playback options Selecting ..............................................3 41
POI symbols Custom ................................................ 303
Po we r supp ly
Switching on (s tart/s top button) .........1 53
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occupant
pr otection)
Fu nction ................................................ 44
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 44
Re versing measures .............................. 44
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occupant
pr otection)
see Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see Occupant saf ety
see Pr eventati veoccupant pr otection sy stem
PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side
Ac tivation .............................................. 31
Fu nction ................................................ 45
PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side
see Anticipa tory occupant pr otection
see Occupant saf ety Index
535

Ve
hicle dimensions ................................. 433
Ve hicle identification number
see VIN
Ve hicle identification plate
EU type app rova l number .................... 423
Pa int code .......................................... .423
Pe rm issible axle load .......................... .423
Pe rm issible gross mass ...................... .423
VIN ...................................................... 423
Ve hicle identification plate
see Model type
Ve hicle key.................................................64
Ve hicle key
see Key
Ve hicle maintenance
see ASS YST PLUS
Ve hicle tool kit ........................................ 382
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .382
To wing eye .......................................... 396
Ve ntilating
Con venience opening ............................ 80
Ve ntilation
see Climate cont rol Ve
nts
see Air vents
Vi deo mode .............................................. 344
Ac tivating ............................................ 342
Ac tivating/deactivating full-screen
mode ................................................... 344
Overview ............................................ .343
Settings ............................................... 344
VIN ............................................................ 423
Identification pla te.............................. 423
Seat ..................................................... 423
Wi ndsc reen ......................................... 423
Vi sibility
Demisting the windo ws....................... 14 4
Wi ndsc reen heater .............................. 14 6
Vo ice control sy stem
see LINGU ATRO NIC W
Wa rning lamp
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see Anti- theft pr otection Wa
rning triangle
Re moving ............................................ 380
Setting up ............................................ 380
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!ABS warning lamp ...................... .497
J Brake sy stem warning lamp
...................................................... 495, 496
?Coolant warning lamp ................ .506
·Dis tance warning warning lamp .. 502
#Elect rical fault warning lamp ...... .505
;Engine diagnosis warning lamp .. .505
åESP ®
OFF warning lamp .............. 499
÷ESP ®
wa rning lamp flashes ........ .498
÷ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights up ...... .498
8Fu elreser vewarning lamp .......... 505
ÐPo werst eering sy stem warning
lamp .................................................... 504
!Re d indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied .......................... 500
6Re stra int sy stem warning lamp .. .501 Index
547