warning MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2018 Owners Manual
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
The yellow $ warning lamp lights up. The red I (US A only)
or $ (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about te n seconds
after th e electric parking brak e has been applie d or released. It then
goe s out or remain s lit .
The electric parking brak e is malfunctioning .X
Switc h off th e ignition and tur n it bac k on .X
Apply th e electric parking brake.
If it is no t possibl e to engage th e electric parking brake:X
Shift th e transmission to position ] .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
If it is no t possibl e to release th e electric parking brake:X
Releas e th e electric parking brak e automatically ( Y
page 157).
If th e electric parking brak e still canno t be released:X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop .
The yellow $ warning lamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release th e electric parking brake, th e red I (US A only) or $
(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
The electric parking brak e is malfunctioning . It is no t possibl e to apply
th e electric parking brak e manually.X
Shift th e transmission to position ] .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I (US A
only)
$ (Canada
only)
Parkin g Brake Inop‐
erativ e The yellow $ warning lamp lights up. The red I (US A only)
or $ (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about te n seconds
after th e electric parking brak e has been applie d or released. It then
goe s out or remain s lit .
The electric parking brak e is malfunctioning , e.g. because of over-
voltag e or undervoltage. X
Remove th e caus e for th e overvoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by
charging th e battery or restarting th e engine.X
Engage or release th e electric parking brake.
If it remain s impossible to apply or release th e electric parking brake:X
Switc h off th e ignition and tur n it bac k on .X
Engage or release th e electric parking brake.
If th e electric parking brak e still canno t be released:X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop .
If th e electric parking brak e still canno t be applied:X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .248
Display messages
On-board computer and displays
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
The yellow $ warning lamp lights up and th e red I (US A only)
or $ (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
It is no t possibl e to apply th e electric parking brak e manually.X
Shift th e transmission to position ] .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
' (US A only)
M (Canada only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level There is no t enough brak e fluid in th e brak e fluid reservoir . In addition ,
th e ' (US A only) or M (Canada only) warning lamp lights up in
th e instrumen t cluste r and a warning tone sounds.
G WARNIN G
The braking effec t may be impaired.
There is a ris k of an accident.X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions. Do no t continu e drivin g
under any circumstances. X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 156).X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop .X
Do no t add brak e fluid . This does no t correc t th e malfunction .
& Check Brake Pad Wea r The brak e pads/linings hav e reached their wear limit.
US A only: th e ' red brak e system warning lamp is lit while th e
engin e is running. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
S Inoperative On e or mor e main features of th e mbrace system are malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Active Brake Assist
Functions Currently
Limite d See Opera‐
tor's Manual Active Brake Assis t wit h cross-traffic function is temporarily inopera-
tive.
Possibl e causes are: R
The radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiation .R
The system is outside th e operating temperature range.R
The on-boar d voltag e is to o low.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Active Brake Assis t wit h cross-traffic function or PRE ‑ S AF E ®
PLU S is
functional again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 156).X
Restart th e engine. Display messages 24 9
On-board computer and displays Z
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Radar Sensor s Dirty
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual The radar sensor system is malfunctioning .
Possibl e causes are: R
dir t on sensor sR
heav y rain or snow R
when drivin g on inter-urban roads without traffic or infrastructure,
e.g. in desert-like area s
At least on e drivin g system or drivin g safet y system is malfunctioning
or is temporarily unavailable :R
PRE-SAF E ®
PLU SR
Active Brake Assis tR
Active Lan e Keepin g Assis tR
Active Blind Spot Assis tR
Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C
If th e radar sensor system in fron t is dirty, Active Blind Spot Assis t will
no t perfor m a course-correcting brak e application .
A warning tone also sounds.
Once th e caus e of th e problem is no longer present, th e drivin g and
drive safet y systems will be available again . The display message dis-
appears.
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 156).X
Switc h off th e engine.X
Clean all sensor s ( Y
page 330).X
Restart th e engine.
The display message disappears.
u SRS Malfunction Ser ‐
vic e Required The restrain t system is malfunctioning .
The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo r further information about th e restrain t system, see ( Y
page 44) .
u Front Lef t Malfunc‐
tio n Servic e
Required or Front
Lef t Malfunction
Servic e Required The restrain t system has malfunctioned at th e fron t on th e lef t or right .
The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately. Display messages 25 1
On-board computer and displays Z
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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
u Rea r Lef t Malfunc‐
tio n Servic e
Required or Rea r
Lef t Malfunction
Servic e Required The rear left-han d or right-hand restrain t system is malfunctioning .
The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
u Rea r Center Malfunc‐
tio n Servic e
Required The rear center restrain t system is malfunctioning . The u warning
lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
u Lef t Sid e Curtai n
Airbag Malfunction
Servic e Required or
Right Sid e Curtai n
Airbag Malfunction
Servic e Required The left-han d or right-hand window curtai n air bag is malfunctioning .
The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The lef t or right window curtai n air bag may either be triggered unin-
tentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.252
Display messages
On-board computer and displays
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P SolutionsX
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo r further information about th e Occupant Classification System, see
( Y
page 52).
Lights
i Vehicles wit h LE D bulbs in th e ligh t clusters :
The display message for th e correspondin g lamp only appear s when all of th e LEDs in th e lamp
hav e failed.
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
I Check Lef t Low Bea m
(Example) The bulb in question is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
or X
Chec k whether you are permitte d to replace th e bulb yourself
( Y
page 115).
I Active Headlamps
Inoperative The active ligh t function is faulty.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Intell . Light Sys ‐
tem Inoperative The Intelligent Light Syste m is faulty. The lights remain available with-
out th e Intelligent Light System. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Malfunction See
Operator' s Manual The exterio r lighting is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Vehicles wit h trailer to w hitch : a fus e may hav e blown .X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 156).X
Chec k th e fuses ( Y
page 348).X
If necessary, replace th e blown fuse. Observ e th e warning notes.
If th e multifunction display still shows th e display message :X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Malfunction See
Operator' s Manual The exterio r lighting is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
I Aut o Lam p Function
Inoperative The ligh t sensor is defective. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .Display messages 25 5
On-board computer and displays Z
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
I Switch Off Lights You leav e th e vehicl e and th e lights are switched on . A warning tone
also sounds. X
Turn th e ligh t switch to th e X position .
I Switch On Headlamps You are drivin g wit h low-beam headlamp s switched off .X
Turn th e ligh t switch to th e X or X position .
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator' s Manual Adaptive Highbea m Assis t is deactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
The windshield in th e camera' s field of vision is dirty.R
Visibilit y is impaire d due to heav y rain , snow or fog .X
Clean th e windshield.
If th e system detects that th e camera is full y operational, th e Adap‐
tiv e Highbeam Assist Now Available message is displayed.
Adaptive Highbea m Assis t is operational again .
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative Adaptive Highbea m Assis t is faulty.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Engine Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
= Sto p Vehicl e See
Operator' s Manual The battery is no longer bein g charged and th e condition of charg e is
to o low.
A warning tone also sounds. X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely and switch off th e engine, pay-
ing attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 156).X
Observ e th e instruction s in th e = See Operator' s Manual
display message .X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop .
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Parkin g Pilot Inop‐
erativ e Parking Assis t PARKTRONI C is malfunctioning or faulty.X
Follow th e instruction s and helpful hints in th e "Problem s wit h
Parking Assis t PARKTRONIC" section ( Y
page 190).
If th e multifunction display still shows th e display message :X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Parking Pilo t is unavailable or malfunctioning .X
Switc h off th e ignition and restar t th e engine.
If th e Parking Pilo t continues to be unavailable (the ] symbol does
no t appear in th e multifunction display):X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Parkin g Pilot Fin ‐
ished The vehicl e is parked. A warning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear s automatically.
Distance Pilot Off Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C is deactivated.
If a warning tone also sounds, Distanc e Pilo t has deactivated auto -
matically ( Y
page 171).
Distance Pilot Now
Available Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C is operational again after having been tem-
porarily unavailable . You can no w reactivat e Distanc e Pilo t
DISTRONI C ( Y
page 171).
Distance Pilot Cur ‐
rently Unavailable
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C is temporarily inoperative.
Steering Pilo t is also temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
The radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiation .R
The system is outside th e operating temperature range.R
The on-boar d voltag e is to o low.
A warning tone also sounds.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C is operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 156).X
Restart th e engine. Display messages 26 5
On-board computer and displays Z
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Distance Pilot Inop‐
erativ e Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C is malfunctioning .
The followin g may hav e also failed:R
Active Brake Assis tR
Active Brake Assis t wit h cross-traffic function
A warning tone also sounds. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Distance Pilot Pas ‐
siv e You hav e depressed th e accelerato r pedal . Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C
is no longer controllin g th e speed of th e vehicle.X
Remove your foo t from th e accelerato r pedal .
Distance Pilot
- - - mph A condition for activating Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C has no t been met .X
Chec k th e activation condition s for Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C
( Y
page 171).
Steering Pilot Cur ‐
rently Unavailable
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual Steering Pilo t is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
The windshield in th e camera' s field of vision is dirty.R
Visibilit y is impaire d due to heav y rain , snow or fog .R
There hav e been no lan e marking s for an extended period.R
The lan e marking s are wor n away, dark or covered up, e.g. by dir t or
snow.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Steering Pilo t is operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 156).X
Clean th e windshield.
Steering Pilot Inop‐
erativ e Steering Pilo t is malfunctioning .
However, th e Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C function s are still available.
A warning tone also sounds. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Cruise Contro l Inop‐
erativ e Cruis e control is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .266
Display messages
On-board computer and displays
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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Cruise Contro l
--- mph R
A condition for activating cruise control has no t been met .
You hav e tried to store a speed belo w 20 mph (30 km/h), for exam-
ple. R
ES P ®
is deactivated. The yello w ES P ®
OF F warning lamp is lit .X
If condition s permit , drive faste r than 20 mph (30 km/h ) and store
th e speed.
or X
Chec k th e activation condition s for cruise control ( Y
page 169).
or X
Reactivat e ES P ®
( Y
page 71) .
Cruise Contro l Off Cruis e control has been deactivated.
If a warning tone also sounds, cruise control has deactivated auto -
matically ( Y
page 169). Display messages 26 7
On-board computer and displays Z