ECU MERCEDES-BENZ GLE-CLASS SUV 2016 Repair Manual
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Collision Preven‐tionAssist Plu sCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Sis temporarily no toperational.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth eradar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation .
Rthesystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
Rth eon-boar dvoltag eis to olow.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Sis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XRestart th eengine.
Collision Preven ‐tionAssist Plu sInoperative
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Sis temporarily inoperative due
to amalfunction .Adaptive Brake Assis tmay also hav efailed.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
PRE-SAFE Inopera‐tiv eSeeOperator' sManual
Importantfunction sof PRE-SAF E®havefailed. Al lother occupant
safet ysystems ,e.g. air bags ,remain available.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
PRE-SAFE FunctionsCurrently Limite dSee Operator'sMan ‐ual
PRE ‑S AF E®PLU Sor PRE‑SAFE®Brake is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rfunction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
Rth eradar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sof electromagneti cradiation .
RMercedes-AMG vehicles: ES P®is deactivated
Rthesystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
Rth eon-boar dvoltag eis to olow.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
PRE ‑S AF E
®PLU Sand PRE ‑S AF E®Brake are operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XRestart th eengine.
XMercedes-AMG vehicles: switch ES P®on again(Ypage 72).
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PRE-SAFE FunctionsLimitedSee Opera‐tor's Manual
PRE ‑S AF E®PLU Sor PRE‑SAFE®Brake is unavailable due to amal-
function .BA SPLU Swit hCross-Traffic Assis tmay also hav efailed.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
RadarSensor sDirtySee Operator' sMan ‐ual
At least on eof th efollowin gdrivin gsystems or drivin gsafet ysystems
is temporarily restricted or inoperative:
RPRE-SAF E®PLUS
RPRE-SAF E®Brake
RCOLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU S
RDISTRONICPLU Swit hSteering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo t
RActive LaneKeepin gAssis t
RActive Blind Spot Assis t
If th eradar sensor system in fron tis dirty, Active Blind Spot Assis twill
no tperfor m acourse-correcting brak eapplication .
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth esensor sin th eradiato rtrim and/o rin th ebumpers are dirty
Rth efunction of th edrivin gsystem and/o rdrivin gsafet ysystem is
impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
A warning tone also sounds.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay message
disappears. Al ldrivin gsystems and drivin gsafet ysystems are oper -
ative again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XSwitchoff th eengine.
XClean th esensor sin th efollowin glocation s (Ypage 365):
Rin theradiato rtrim
Rin th efron tbumper
Rin th erear bumper, particularly in th emiddle of th erear bumper
XRestart th eengine.
The display message disappears.
6
SRSMalfunctionSer ‐viceRequired
The restrain tsystem is faulty.
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th erestrain tsystem, see (
Ypage 44).
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6
Front LeftMalfunc‐tio nServic eRequiredorFron tRight MalfunctionServic eRequired
The restrain tsystem has malfunctioned at th efron ton th elef tor right .
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
6
Rea rLef tMalfunc‐tio nServic eRequiredorRea rRight MalfunctionServic eRequired
The restrain tsystem has malfunctioned at th erear on th elef tor right .
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
6
Rea rCenterMalfunc‐tionServic eRequired
The restrain tsystem has malfunctioned at th erear center. The 6
warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
6
Lef tSid eCurtai nAirbag MalfunctionServiceRequiredorRigh tSideCurtai nAirbagMalfunctionServiceRequired
There is amalfunction in th eleft-han dor right-hand window curtai nair
bag. The 6warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The lef tor right window curtai nair bag may either be triggered unin-
tentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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FrontPassengerAir‐bag Disabled SeeOperator' sManual
The front-passenger air bag is deactivated during th ejourney, eve n
though :
Ran adult
or
Raperson of th ecorrespondin gstatur eis on th efront-passenger seat
If additional force sare applie dto th eseat ,th esystem may interpret
th eoccupant's weigh tas lower than it actually is.
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger air bag does no tdeploy during an accident.
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XSwitchth eignition off .
XHaveth eoccupant get out of th evehicle.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger door and
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA Gindicator lamp sin th ecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
Raself-diagnosis is carrie dout .The PASSENGER AI RBA GOF Fand
PASSENGER AI RBA GON indicator lamp smus tligh tup simulta-
neousl yfor approximately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicator lamp mus tthen ligh tup
and remain lit after th eself -diagnosis .If th eindicator lamp is on ,
OCS (Occupant Classification System) has disabled th efront-
passenger fron tair bag (
Ypage 52 )
RtheFront Passenger Airbag Enable dSee Operator' sManualorFront Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐tor's Manualdisplay message smus tno tbe shown in th emul-
tifunction display
XWait for aperiod of at least 60 seconds until th enecessar ysystem
checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappear in th emulti-
function display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF For ON indicator
lamp remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS classifies th eoccu-
pant.
If th econdition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating correctly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th eOccupant Classification System, see
(
Ypage 52) .
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FrontPassengerAir‐bag Enable dSeeOperator' sManual
The front-passenger air bag is enabled during th ejourney, eve n
though :
Rachild, asmall adult or an objec tweighing less than th esystem' s
weigh tthreshold is locate don th efront-passenger seat
or
Rth efront-passenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detec tobjects or force sapplyin gadditional weigh ton
th eseat .
GWARNIN G
The air bag may deploy unintentionally.
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XSwitchth eignition off .
XOpenth efront-passenger door .
XRemove thechild and th echild restrain tsystem from th efront-
passenger seat .
XMakesur ethat there are no objects on th eseat addin gto th e
weight.
The system may otherwise detec tth eadditional weigh tand inter-
pre tth eseat occupant's weigh tas greate rthan it actually is.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger door and
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA Gindicator lamp sin th ecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switche
d on
:
Raself-diagnosis is carrie dout .The PASSENGER AI RBA GOF Fand
PASSENGER AI RBA GON indicator lamp smus tligh tup simulta-
neousl yfor approximately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicator lamp mus tthen ligh tup
and remain lit after th eself-diagnosis .If th eindicator lamp is on ,
OCS has disabled th efront-passenger fron tair bag (
Ypage 52)
RtheFront Passenger Airbag Enable dSee Operator' sManualorFront Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐tor's Manualdisplay message smus tno tbe shown in th emul-
tifunction display
XWait for aperiod of at least 60 seconds until th enecessar ysystem
checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappear in th emulti-
function display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF For ON indicator
lamp remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS classifies th eoccu-
pant.
If th econdition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating correctly.
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b
Check Front LeftSidemarkerLam por
Check Front Right
Sidemarke rLam p
The fron tleft-han dor fron tright-hand side marke rlamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftTai lLamporCheck RightTai lLam p
The lef tor right-hand tai llamp is defective.
or
The rear left-han dor rear right-hand side marke rlamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftDaytim eRunningLightor
CheckRightDaytim eRunningLight
The lef tor right-hand daytime runnin glamp is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Active HeadlampsInoperative
The active lightfunction is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Malfunction SeeOperator'sManual
The exterio rlighting is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Vehicles withtrailer to whitch : afusemay hav eblown .
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XCheckth efuses (Ypage 384).
XIf necessary, replace th eblown fuse. Observ eth ewarning notes.
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
b
Malfunction SeeOperator'sManual
The exterio rlighting is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
AutoLam pFunctionInoperative
The ligh tsensor is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Switch Off Lights
You leaveth evehicl eand th elights are switched on . Awarning tone
also sounds.
XTurn th eligh tswitch to th eà position .
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CoolantToo HotSto pVehicl eTur nEngine Off
The coolan tis to ohot .
A warning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
Do no tdrive when your engin eis overheated. This can caus esom e
fluids whic hmay hav eleaked int oth eengin ecompartmen tto catch
fire.
Steam from th eoverheate dengin ecan also caus eserious burn swhic h
can occur jus tby opening th ehood.
There is aris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XWait until th eengin ehas cooled down .
XMakesur ethat th eair supply to th eengin eradiato ris no tblocked,
e.g. by snow, slus hor ice .
XDo no tstart th eengin eagain until th edisplay message goe sout and
th ecoolan ttemperature is belo w24 8 ‡ (120†). Otherwise ,th e
engin ecould be damaged.
XPay attention to th ecoolan ttemperature display.
If th etemperatur eincreases again:
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Under normal operating condition sand wit hth especified coolan t
level, th ecoolan ttemperature may ris eto 24 8 ‡(120†).
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See Operator' sMan ‐ual
The battery is no tbein gcharged.
A warning tone also sounds.
Possibl ecauses are:
Radefective alternato r
Rdefective powerelectronics (PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles)
Ra torn poly-V-belt
Ramalfunction in th eelectronics
!Do no tcontinu edriving. The engin ecould otherwise overheat.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
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StopVehicl eSeeOperator' sManual
The battery is no longer bein gcharged and th ebattery charg elevel is
to olow.
A warning tone also sounds.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XObserv eth einstruction sin th e# See Operator' sManualdisplay message .
XConsultaqualified specialist workshop .
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CheckEngineOilAtNextRefueling
The engin eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
A warning tone also sounds.
!Avoid lon gjourneys wit hto olittl eengin eoil. The engin ewill oth-
erwise be damaged.
XChec kth eoil level when next refueling, at th elatest (Ypage 357).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil (Ypage 358).
If th eengin eoil need stoppin gup mor eoften:
XContac t aqualified specialist workshop and hav eth eengin e
checked.
Information on approve dengin eoils can be obtained from any quali-
fie dspecialist workshop or on th eInternet at http://bevo.mercedes -
benz.com.
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Check Engine OilLevel (Ad d 1quart)
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: th eengin eoil level is to olow.
!Avoid lon gjourneys wit hto olittl eengin eoil. The engin ewill oth-
erwise be damaged.
XChec kth eoil level when next refueling, at th elatest (Ypage 357).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil (Ypage 358).
If th eengin eoil need stoppin gup mor eoften:
XContac t aqualified specialist workshop and hav eth eengin e
checked.
Information on approve dengin eoils can be obtained from any quali-
fie dspecialist workshop or on th eInternet at http://bevo.mercedes -
benz.com.
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Engine Oil LevelLow Sto pVehicl eTurnEngine Off
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: th eengin eoil level is to olow.
There is aris kof engin edamage.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XCheckth eengin eoil level (Ypage 357).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil (Ypage 358).
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Fue lLevel Low
The fuel level has dropped int oth ereserv erange.
XRefue lat th eneares tgas station .
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Hybrid drive system
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VehicleOperationalSwitchtheIgnitionOff Before Exiting
PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles:
You are exiting the vehicle when it is in a ready-to-drive state. The
READY indicator in the multifunction display is on. A warning tone also
sounds.
If you leave the vehicle:
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away (Ypage 178).
XSwitch off the ignition and remove the SmartKey.
If you do not leave the vehicle:
XSwitch off the electrical consumers, e.g. automatic climate control,
seat heating.
Please note the following: the electrical consumers are supplied by the 12 V battery. If the vehicle is left in a ready-to-drive state for an exten-
ded period, it will switch off once the 12 V battery is almost empty. It
will then only be possible to start the vehicle using a second battery
(jump-starting).
Change the currentdrive programbeforechangingtheoperatingmodeorExit manualdrive program Mbeforechangingtheoperating mode
PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles:
You have attempted to change the operating mode when in automatic
drive program Sport, Individual (with activated Sport characteristics)
or manual drive program M.
XSelect the Comfort, Slippery or Individual (with activated Comfort or
Eco characteristics) drive program (Ypage 152).
XSelect the preferred operating mode HYBRID,E-MODE,E-SAVE or
CHARGE (Ypage 246).
E-MODE CurrentlyUnavailable
PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles:
The condition of charge of the high-voltage battery has dropped to the
lower limit and the E-MODEoperating mode has been switched off.
Driving with the internal combustion engine is activated and the oper-
ating mode switches to the basic HYBRIDsetting.
XContinue driving using the internal combustion engine.
You can switch to the E-SAVEorCHARGE operating mode as
required (
Ypage 246).
If you select CHARGE, the high-voltage battery is charged.
Once the charge level display for the high-voltage battery has
increased slightly, you can switch to the E-MODEoperating mode
again.
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OnlyE-MODE Availa ‐ble Power Limite dRefuel Immediately
PLUG-INHYBRID vehicles:
The fuel tan khas been run dry and th ecombustion engin ehas been
switched off .
A warning tone also sounds.
The vehicl ewill be powered by electrical energ yonly. Performance is
restricted and th evehicl emay accelerate mor eslowly than normal.
XRefue lat th eneares tgas station without fail .
In th e"Total range and electric range" menu, you can display th e
approximat erange of th evehicl e (
Ypage 250).
Withou tstartingengine again, con ‐sultworkshop
You canno tstart th eengin eagain due to amalfunction .
A warning tone also sounds.
If th eengin eis running:
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
If you switch off th eengine:
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 178).
XNotify aqualified specialist workshop or breakdown service.
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Towing Not Permit ‐ted See Operator'sManual
The hybrid drive system is faulty.
XHaveth evehicl etransporte don atransporte ror trailer to th enear-
est qualified specialist workshop .
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Malfunction VisitWorkshop
The hybrid drive system is faulty.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Malfunction
The hybrid drive system is faulty.
XHaveth evehicl etowed away by aprofessional recovery compan yto
th eneares tqualified specialist workshop .
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Malfunction
The drive system is malfunctioning .
The ECO start/sto pfunction may be malfunctioning .
The drive powe ris restricted.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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ChargerCable Con ‐nected
PLUG-INHYBRID vehicles:
The charging cable connecto ris connecte dto th evehicl esocket.
You canno tdrive off as lon gas th echarging cable connecto ris still
connected.
Befor eyou drive off :
XRemove thecharging cable connecto rfrom th evehicl esocke t
(Ypage 174).
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