warning light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 2020 User Guide

Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles orpedes trians or
to reduce theef fects ofsuch acol lision .
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lam plight sup intheins trument
clus ter.
If yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autono mous
br akin gcan beinit iated incritic alsituat ions.
In espec iallycritic alsituat ions,Ac tiveBr ak e
Assi stcan initia te aut onomo usbrakin gdir ect ly.
In this case, thewa rning lam pand warning tone
occu rsi mu ltane ously with thebr aking applica‐
tion .
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa‐
tio nor appl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbr aking assistance
occu rs.The brak epr ess ureincr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pbr aking ifnec essar y. If
aut onomous braking orsitua tion-dependent
br aking assistanc ehas occurred, displa y1
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla yand then
aut omaticall ygoes outafte ra shor ttime.
If th eaut onomous braking function orthesitua‐
tion -dependen tbr aking assistance istrig ge red,
additional preve ntiv emea suresfo roccupa nt
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)ma yalso beinitiat ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Active
Br ak eAssi st
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly
ident ifyobje ctsand complextraf fic situ a‐
tions .
In such case s,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stmight :
R Giveawa rning orbrak ewit hout reason
R Notgiv eawa rning ornotbr ak e #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on ActiveBr ak e
Assi stalon e.Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisonl y
an aid. Thedriver isresponsible for
maint ainingasui table distance tothe
ve hicle infront, vehicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. %
Ifth esy stem isuna vailable, the00D4 displa y
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Als oob ser vethesy stem limits ofActiveBr ak e
Assi st. Dr
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The
indiv idua lsub func tions areav ailab lein
th efo llo wing speed rang es:
The distance warning func tion issues awa rning
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R From appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km/h), ifyo ur
ve hicle iscritically closetoave hicle or pedes
trian, youwill hear anintermit tent
wa rning tone and theL distance warning
lam plight sup intheins trument cluster. Br
ak eimme diat ely ortake evasiv eact ion,pr ov i‐
ded itis saf eto do soand thetraf fic situ ation
al lo ws this.
Th edis tance warning funct ioncan aidyouin thefo llo wing situations withan intermit tent wa rning tone and awa rning lam p: Ve
hicl estrave ling in
fr ont St
ation aryve hicl es Cross ing vehicl es Moving pedes trians Station arypedes ‐
tr ians
Ve hicles without Driv‐
ing Assis tance Pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.37 mph
(60 km/ h) No
react ion
Ve hicles withDr iving
Assis tance Packag e Up
toappr ox.15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.62 mph
(1 00 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.50 mph
(80 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.43 mph
(70 km/ h) 18
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Driving and parking

Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Fu
nction ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC Ac
tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma intains the
se tspeed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdis tance ismai n‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth eve hicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthedis tance totheve hicle infront and
th ese tspeed. Thespeed anddistance tothe
ve hicle infront arese tand save don thesteer ing
wheel onvehicles without theDr iving Assistance
Pa ckag e, inthera ng ebe twee n15 mp h
(20 km/ h)and 120mp h(200 km/h) and,on ve
hicles withth eDr iving Assistance Packag e, in
th era ng ebe twee n15 mp h(20 km/h) and
13 0mp h(210 km/h) .
Ot her featur esofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthedr iving style depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogr am (fuel efficie nt, com‐
fo rtable ordynam ic)(/ page16 2)
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:react sto statio naryve hicles detected in
urb anspe edrang es (exc ep tbicy cles and
mo torcyc les).
R Initiates acc eler ation tothestor ed speed if
th etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang eto theove rtakin glane .
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:take sone-sided overtaking restrictions
int oacco untonhighwaysor on multi-lane
ro ads withseparat ero adw ays(countr y-
dependen t).
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis tand Driv‐
ing Assis tance Packag e:ifth eve hicle has
been brak ed toast ands tillon mult i-lane,sepa‐ ra
te roadw aysby ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C,itcan automatical lyfollo wtheve hi‐
cle infront driving offag ain within 30seconds. If
a cr itical situation isde tected whe ndr ivi ng off,a
vis ualand acoustic warning isgiv en indic ating
th at thedr iver mus tno wtake contr olof theve hi‐
cle. The vehicle isno tacceler ated anyfur ther.
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis only anaid.
The driver isresponsible forke eping asaf edis‐
ta nce totheve hicle infront, forve hicle speed
and forbr aking ingood time.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringreat lyvarying
ambien tlight .
R The windsh ieldinthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered.
R Inpar kingga rage sor on roads withsteep
uphill ordownhill gradients. 19
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Driving and parking

If
alane chang eis no tposs ible, thear row fades
out afte ra fe w sec ond sand ane wlane chang e
mus tbe init iated. Animm ediat elane chang eis
on lypo ssible on free wa ysec tion swit hout speed
limi ts.
If th esy stem isim pair ed,ActiveLa ne Chang e
Assi stma ybe canceled .If it is canceled ,th e
Lane Change Cancel edmessag eappe arsin the
multifu nctiondisplay and awa rning tone sou nds. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from chang ‐
ing lane toan occ upied adjacentlane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno tal wa ys detect
cle arly ifth eadjacen tlane isfree.
The lane chang emigh tbe init iated although
th eadjacen tlane isno tfr ee. #
Beforech ang inglane s,mak esur eth at
th eneighbor inglane isfree and ther eis
no dang ertoother road user s. #
Mon itor thelane chang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssi stune xpectedl yst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations forLane Change
Assis tha ve been reac hed, ther eis no guar‐
ant eethat thesy stem will remain active.
Lane ChangeAssis tcanno tth en assis tyo u
by appl ying steer ing torq ues . #
Alw aysmonit orthelane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thesteer ing wheel.
Obser vethetra ffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak eif neces sary. Sy
stem limit s
The system limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
apply toActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
( / pag e200).
The system mayalso beimpair edorma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The sensorsin there ar bum peraredir ty,
damag edorcoveredby ast icke ror ice and
sno w,forex am ple.
R The exterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. %
The ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsensor s
adjus taut omaticall ywhile acer tain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stis
una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable during
th is teac h-in per iod, noarrow appear sne xt
to theØ ActiveSt eer ing Assis tsymbol
when thetur nsignal indicat orisactiv ated.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eCha nge
As sist
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance #
Select LaneChange Assist. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Fu nction ofActiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t
If th edr iver con tinuall yignor esthevisual or
acous ticwarning toput their hands onthesteer‐
ing wheel, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth e
dr iver still does notre spond, ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehi‐
cle isdeceler ated instag es toast ands till. Dr
ivin gand parking203

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Traf fic Sign Assist
4 Navig ation displays Head-up
Display Fu
nction oftheHead -upDispla y Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:besur eto obser ve
th eno tesin theSupplement .Ot her wise, you
ma yfa ilto recogni zedangers.
The Head-upDisp lay pr ojects thefo llo wing con‐
te nt intoth edr iver's field ofvision:
R Information from thena vig ation system
R Information from thedr iver assis tancesys‐
te ms
R Some warning mess ages Displa
yelement s 1
Navig ation instructions
2 Current speed
3 Detected instructi ons and traf fic sig ns
4 Setspe edinthedr iver assis tance system
(e.g. cruise control)
When youre cei veacall, the0061 Incoming Call
messag ewill appear ontheHead-up Display.
In aud iomode, thest atio nnam eor trac kwill be
sho wntemp orarily when theaudio sourceis
being activelyoper ated. Sy
stem limita tions
The visib ilityisinf luenc edbythefo llo wing condi‐
tion s:
R Seat position
R The posit ioningof thedispla yimag e
R Light conditions
R Wetro ads
R Objectson thedispla yco ver
R Polar izat ion insung lasses
% Inextreme sunli ght, sectio nsofthedispla y
ma yappear washed out.Youcan correct this
by switc hingtheHead-up Displayof fand on
ag ain. Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 24
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#
When giving star tin gassis tance, alwa ys
mak esur eth at youon lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. #
Dur ing star tin gassis tance, youmus t
obse rveth edescr ibedorder forcon‐
necting anddisconnecting thejum per
cables. #
Donotcon nect ordiscon nectthebat‐
te ry cla mp swhile theengine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. #
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntventi‐
la tio ndu ring thech argin gpr oce ssand
dur ing star tin gassis tance. #
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gasma ybe released. #
Alw aysth aw afroz en bat tery out firs t
bef orech argin git or per form ing star t‐
ing assis tance. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. All
vehicl es
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tact with other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tact with anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning . Br
ea kdo wnassist anc e393

Occupant
safety Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 SRS Malfunct ionServic e
Required *T
herestra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally orma y
no tdeplo yas intended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor airba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Re
cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Front LeftMalfuncti on
Servi ceRequire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybe trigg ered unint entionally orma y
no tdeplo yas intended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor airba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 44
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding windowcur tain airbag ismalfun ctionin g(/ page34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue tomalfu nctions inthewindo wairbag
If th ewindo wairbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall in
th eeve ntofan acci dent with high deceler ation. #
Have thewindo wairbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag hasbeen disabl edeve nth ough anadult oraper son withan adult statur eis on thefront
passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects maybe toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Place theKey inthe
Marked SpaceSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *S
mar tKey detection ismal functi oning. #
Chang eth elocation oftheSmar tKey intheve hicle. #
Place theSmar tKey inthemar kedspace forst ar tin gth eengine withth eSmar tKey (/ pag e15 3).
Á Don't Forget YourKey *A
warning tone also sou nds. Thismes sage reminds youto take your keywit hyo uwhen youlea vetheve hicle. Lights
Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 Check LeftLow
Beam (exa mp le) *T
hecor responding lightsourceisfaulty . #
Drive on car efull y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
% LED lightbul bs: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor responding lampappea rsonl ywhen allthelight- emitt ingdiodes
in thelam par efa ulty . Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 453

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 Malfunct ionSee Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoperative *T
helight sensor ismalfunctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Act ive Headla mpsInopera-
tive *T
heactiv eheadla mpsar emalfunctioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0049 Switch OnHeadla mps *Y
ouaredr iving without low- beam headlam ps. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058 position . 45
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps