trailer MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2016 Service Manual

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
j Check trailer hitch lock *T
he trailer hitch is not operational. &
WARNING Risk of an accident if the ball neck is not loc ked
If th e ball neck is not in the loc ked position, the trailer may come loose. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions.
Do not continue driving under any circums tances. #
Uncouple the trailer and secure it against rolling away. #
Initiate a new swivelling procedure and do not re-couple the trailer until the display message disappears. #
Stop theve hicle immediately, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions, and switch off the engine. #
Uncouple the trailer and safeguard it against rolling away. #
Initiate a new swivelling procedure . #
When the display message disappears, couple up the trailer and drive on.
If th e display message does not disappear, the trailer hitch is defective and the ball neck is not loc ked. #
Do not couple up the trailer. Drive on without the trailer. Pay attention tothere duced ground clearance due to
th e unloc ked ball nec k. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Apply brake to deselect
Park (P) position *
Yo u ha veattem ptedto shift the transmission out of position jand into ano ther transmission position. #
Depress the brake pedal. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 481

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
b Malfunction See Owner's
Manual *T
heexterior lighting is faulty. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Ve hicles with a trailer hitch: a fuse may haveblown. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. #
Check the fuses and replace them if necessary .
b AUTO lights inoperative *T
he light sensor is faulty. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
b Switch off lights *Y
ou are leaving theve hicle and the lights are still switched on. #
Turn the light switch totheà position.
b Switch on headlamps *Y
ou are driving without dipped-beam headlamps. #
Turn the light switch totheL orà position.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Plus inoperative *A
daptive Highbeam Assist Plus is faulty. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 492
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Ve
hicle Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
j Tr ailer hit chwarning lamp The
red trailer hitch warning lamp is on.
The trailer hitch is not operational or swivels. &
WARNING Risk of an accident if the ball neck is not loc ked
If th e ball neck is not in the loc ked position, the trailer may come loose. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do
not continue driving under any circums tances. #
Uncouple the trailer and secure it against rolling away. #
Initiate a new swivelling procedure and do not re-couple the trailer until the display message disappears. #
Obser vethe messages in the multifunction displa y.
If th e trailer hitch swivels: #
Wait until the ball neck has reached the operational position. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 503

Wi
reless vehicle components ................24
Designs Menu (on-board co mputer) .................. 255
Destination .............................................. 297
Editing ................................................ .289
Editing the last destinations ................2 97
Entering an intermedia tedestination .. 289
Saving (cur rent vehicle position) ......... 297
Saving as global favo urite .................... 297
St oring a map position ........................ 297
Destination entry ............................2 85, 287
Entering a POI or add ress .................... 285
Entering geo-coordinates .................... 288
Last destinations ................................. 288
Selecting a contact ............................. 288
Selecting a POI .................................... 287
Selecting from the map ....................... 288
Destination entry see Intermediate destination
Diagnostics connection ............................26
Diesel ...................................................... .428
Digital Owner's Manual ............................ 20
Digital speedome ter ................................ 24 9Digital
TV
see TV
Dipped beam Activating/deactivating ...................... .123
Changing bulbs ................................... .132
Setting ................................................. 12 9
Setting for abroad (symmetrical) ......... 12 3
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................... 16 2
Fu nction .............................................. 16 2
DIRECT SELECT selector le ver
Engaging drive position ....................... 16 4
Engaging pa rkposition automatically .. 16 4
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .164
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 16 4
Shifting toneutral ................................ 16 4
Display Care .................................................... .376
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings .............................................. .276
Display (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 247
Display content Menu (on-board co mputer) .................. 254 Display message
.................................... .437
Calling up (on-board co mputer) .......... .437
No tes ................................................... 437
Display messages ? ................................................... 464
C ................................................... 489
M ................................................... 489
N ................................................... 490
¯ ....................................................4 61
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........459
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stinope rative .... 459
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stnot available
when towing a trailer See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 463
Ac tive bonnet malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 488
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual ......448
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ...........................448518
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

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

T
Ta ilgate
see Boot lid
Ta ilpipes (Care) ........................................ 374
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .............. 21
Ta nk capacity
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 430
Fu el ..................................................... 429
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 429
Te ch nical data .......................................... 421
Axle load (trailer operation) ................. 436
Information .......................................... 421
No tes (trailer hitch) ............................. 435
To ngue weight .................................... .436
To wing weight (t owing a trailer) .......... .435
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem ........ 406
Ve hicle identification plate .................. 423
Te lephone ................................................ .307
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ......... 311
Auth orising a mobile phone (Remo te
Pa rking Pilot) ...................................... .226
Call and ringtone volume .................... .310
Calls with se veral participants ............ .311 Commands (LINGU
ATRO NIC) .............. 263
Connecting a mobile phone (Near Field Communication (NFC)) ............... 309
Connecting a mobile phone (Pass‐
ke y) .................................................... .308
Connecting a mobile phone (Secu re
Simple Pairing) .................................... 308
Disconnecting the mobile phone ......... 309
Incoming call during an existing call .... 312
Locking theve hicle (mobile phone) .......69
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 253
Mobile phone voice recognition ........... 311
No tes ................................................... 307
Re ception and transmission volume .... 310
St arting theve hicle (mobile phone) ..... 154
Switching mobile phones .................... 309
Switching mobile phones (Near Field
Communication (NFC)) ........................ 309
Te lephone menu overview .................. .307
Te lephone operation ............................ 311
Unlocking theve hicle (mobile phone) ....69
Using Near Field Communication
(NFC) ................................................... 309
Wi reless charging (mobile phone) ........ 121Te
lephone
see Mobile phone
Te lephone module
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .322
Ac tivating/deactivating caller ID
transmission ........................................ 324
Ac tivating/deactivating da taroam‐
ing ...................................................... .324
Ac tivating/deactivating network pro‐
vider restriction ................................... 324
Ac tivating/deactivating text mes‐
sa ge trans fer ....................................... 324
Ad justing the brightness ......................3 24
Charging a mobile phone .................... 326
Connecting .......................................... 322
Deleting call lists ................................ .325
Disconnecting ..................................... 326
Es tablishing a connection tothe
mobile phone ...................................... 323
Fitting/removing ................................. 322
Inserting/removing a SIM card .......... .323
No tes on receiving text messa ges .......3 25
Re setting tofactory settings ............... 326
Setting theringtone ............................ 325
Settings ............................................... 324 542
Index

St
oring the SIM card PIN ..................... 324
Switching mobile phones ..................... 324
Tr ans ferring the phone book ............... 325
Te lephone number
Dialling (on-board computer) .............. .253
Te lephone operation
see Calls
Te lete xt
Displaying ............................................ 359
Overview ............................................. 358
Te levision
see TV
Te mp erature ............................................ .141
Te xt messages ......................................... 314
Ac tivating/deactivating trans ferring
(telephone module) ............................ .324
Calling a sender .................................. .316
Commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .............. 265
Composing ........................................... 315
Con figuring thete xt messa ges dis‐
pla yed .................................................. 315
Del eting .............................................. .316
No tes ................................................... 314
Re ad-aloud function ............................ .315 Re
ading ................................................ 315
Re plying ...............................................3 16
Sending ................................................ 315
Through-loading feature
see Seat
Ti e-d owney es .......................................... 11 0
Time Manual time setting ............................. 277
Setting summer time ........................... 277
Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 277
Setting the time zone .......................... 277
Setting the time/date form at .............. 277
TIREFIT kit ................................................ 382
Declaration of Conformity ..................... 25
St orage location ..................................3 82
Using ................................................... 383
TIREFIT kit see Tyre pressure
To ne settings ...........................................3 60
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 360
Ad justing treble, mid and bass ............ 360
Calling up the sound menu .................. 360
Information .......................................... 360 To
ngue weight ........................................ .436
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther .................................................. 49
To tal di stance recorder .......................... .249
Displ aying ............................................ 24 9
To uch Control
On-board computer ............................. 24 6
Operating ............................................ 269
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 269
To uchpad
Operating ............................................ 270
Re ading the handwriting recognition
aloud ................................................... 271
Selecting an input language ................. 271
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 271
Switching on/off ................................. 270
To w- aw ay protection
Fu nction ................................................ 88
Switching on/o ff................................... 89
To w- starting ............................................. 397
To wing a trailer
Coupling up/uncoupling a trailer ........ 239 Index
543