ESP MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE 2017 Owners Manual

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
T
!
÷ inoperative See Owner's
Manual *
EBD,A BS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
If EBD, ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels can loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an eme rgency braking situation .Inaddition, other driving saf etys yst ems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
!
Turn on the ignition to
release the parking brake *
The red! indicator lam pislit.
Yo uh ave attem ptedtor elease thee lectric parking brak ewitht he ignition switched off. #
Switc hthe ignition on. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 433

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Front-passenger airbag dis-
abled See Owner's Manual *T
he front passenger airbag is disabled, eventhough an adult or aperson wit habuild cor responding tothat of an
adult is seated on thef ront passenger seat. If additional forc es ar eapplied tothes eat, thew eight thes ystem
de tects ma ybetoo low. &
WARNING ‑Riskofi njuryor eve nfatal injur ywhen thef ront passenger airbag is disabled
If th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled, It will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of an accident and canno tperform
its intended pr otectiv efunction.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could then, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th thevehicle interior ,espe‐
cially if thep erson is sitting tooc lose tothed ashboard. #
Beawareoft hestatus of thef ront passenger airbag bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe status of thea utomatic front passenger airbag shutof f. #
If necessar y,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.444
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
É Stop vehicle Vehicle too
low *Y
ou ha vepulled away despit ethe vehicle le velb eing tool ow. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
The vehicle rises tothes elected vehicle le vel. #
Wait until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear and awarning tone also sounds, AIR BOD YCONTROL is malfunctioning: #
Do no tdrive fast erthan 80 km/h and consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
* NO
TEThe tyres of thef ront axle or thef ront wings could be damaged bylarge steering mo vements #
Avoid larg esteering mo vements whil edriving and lis tenf or scraping sounds. #
Ifyo uh ear sc raping sounds, pull overand stop thev ehicle safely ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc on‐
ditions ,and se tahigher vehicle le velifp ossible. #
Setah igher vehicle le vel.
Dependin gonthe malfunction, thev ehicle is raised. 446
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
N *T
he boo tlid is open. &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaus tgases suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaus tgases can enter the
ve hicle interior if theb ootlid is open when thee ngine is running ,especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine befor eopening theb ootlid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe boo tlid open. #
Close theb ootlid.
_ Example:Front left seat
backrest not locked *T
he seat backres tofthe cor responding front seat is no tengaged. #
Push thes eat backres tbacku ntil it engages.
¥
Top up washer fluid *T
hewasher fluid le velint hewasher fluid reser voir has dropped belo wthe minimum. #
Topupt hewasher fluid . Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 469

Lights
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
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b Example:Left dipped beam *T
he cor responding light source is defective. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
% LED light bulbs: thed ispla ymessag efor thec orresponding lam ponly appears when allthel ight-emitting diodes
in thel am ph avef ailed.
b Activ eLight System inoper-
ative *T
he activ eheadlamp sarefaulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
b Intelligent Light System
inoperative *T
he Intelligent Light Sy stem is faulty .The lighting sy stem continues tofunction properly withou tthe functionsof
th eI ntelligent Light Sy stem. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
b Malfunction See Owner's
Manual *T
heexterior lighting is faulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 47 0
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

If
yo us elect thep rogressiv edispla ysetting in
ve hicles wit hawidescreen cockpit, thep osition
of thei ndicator lamps in thei nstrument display
ch anges.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Dipped beam (→
page119 )
T St
anding light s(→pag e119 )
K Main beam (→
page121 )
#! Tu
rn signal light (→ page121 )
R Re
ar fogl ight (→ page119 ) ü
Seat bel
tisnotfast ened
(→ pag e482)
J Brakes (red) (→
page474 )
J Brakes (yell
ow)(→pag e474 )
! ABS malfunction (→
page474 )
÷ ESP®
(→ page 474)
å ESP®
OFF (→ page474 )
! Electric parking brak
e(→pag e474 ) Ð
St
eering assis tance malfunction
(→ page 484)
# Electrical
fault (→ page485)
6 Re
stra int sy stem (→ page474 )
; Engine diagnosis (→
page485)
8 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (→ page485)
? Coolant
tooh ot/cold (→ page485)
· Dis
tance warning (→ page483)
h Ty
re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(→ pag e488) Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 473

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pflashes while thev ehicle is in motion.
ESP ®
is inter vening . #
Adapty our driving styletos uitther oad and weather conditions.
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lam plights
up The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving sa fety sy stems ma yalso be faulty. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems are
switched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 477

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
å ESP ®
OFF warning lamp The
yello wE SP®
OFF warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP ®
is deacti vated. &
WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP ®
deacti vated
If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .The availabilit yoffurther driving saf etys ystems
is also limited. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Onlydeactivat eESP®
forasl ong as thes ituation requ ires.
If ESP ®
canno tbeactivated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Obser vethen otes on deactivating ESP ®
. 478
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Driv
eprogram display ............................ .155
Driv eprograms
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights
Drivin gsafet ys ystem ............................ .170
ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) ........... 171
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 175
Ad aptiv ebrake light s........................... 180
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ...................1 71
EBD (Electroni cBrake forc eD istribu‐
tion )..................................................... 175
ESP ®
(Electroni cStabilit yProgram)
Crosswind Assis t.................................. 174
Overvie w..............................................1 71
Ra dar sensor s..................................... .170
Re sponsibility ...................................... 17 0
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 175
Drivin gsystem
see 360 °Camera
see ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see ActiveP arking Assist see
ActiveS peed Limi tAssist
see ActiveS teering Assist
see AIR BODY CONTROL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spo tAssist
see Cruise control
see Driving saf etys ystem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see MAGIC BODY CONTROL
see Night View Assi st
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
se eR eversing camera
see Traf ficS ign Assi st
Drivin gtips
Drivin gabroad (changin gthe lights) ..... 11 9
Gene rald rivin gtips .............................. 151
Ru nning-in no tes. .................................1 50
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handling control sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 15 5
Con figuring driv eprogram I................. 15 5Displ
aying engin edata. ...................... .155
Displ aying vehicle dat a........................ 15 5
Driv eprogram displ ay......................... .155
Driv eprograms ................................... .155
Fu nctio n.............................................. 15 5
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .............................................................1 55
Selecting thed rive program ................1 55 E
E10 ............................................................ 422
Easy entr yfeature
Fu nction/no tes. ....................................99
Setting ................................................. 101
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes. ....................................99
Setting ................................................. 101
EBD (Electronic Brak eforce Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes. ................................... 175
ECO display Functio n.............................................. 154
Re setting. ............................................ 235 500
Index

ECO
start/s topf unction ................. 153, 154
Au tomatic engine star t. ...................... .153
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 53
Operatio n............................................ 15 3
Switching off/on ................................. 154
Electric pa rking brake .............167,168, 16 9
App lying automaticall y......................... 167
App lying or releasing manuall y........... .168
Emergency braking .............................. 16 9
Re leasing automaticall y....................... 16 8
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................22
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ................................................ 417
Emer gency
Assis tance overview. ............................ .16
Fir ee xtinguishe r................................. .375
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) ........................ 375
Re moving thew arning triangle ............ .374
Saf etyv est. .......................................... 374
Setting up thew arning triangle ............ 375Emer
gency braking ................................. 16 9
Emer gency call sy stem
see Mercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em
Emer gency engine start ......................... 392
Emer gency key
Un lockin gadoor .................................. .71
Emer gency keye lement
Inserting/removing ............................... 64
Un lockin gthe boo tlid ............................76
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle ............................. 14 9
ENERGIZIN Gcomfort
Overvie wofprograms .......................... 274
St artin gthe program ........................... 275
Energy consum ption
Ke y. ...................................................... .63
Engine ECOs tart/s topf unction ......................1 53
Engine numbe r..................................... 419
St artin g(Digital Car Keys ticker) .......... 14 8
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 14 9
St artin g(mobile phone) ...................... .148 St
artin g(Re mo teOnline) ..................... 15 0
St artin g(start/ stop button) .................1 47
St artin gassis tance .............................. 384
Switching of f(start/ stop button) ........ 16 2
Engine bonnet Functio n(activ eb onnet) ...................... 359
Opening/closing ................................. 360
Re setting( activebonnet) .................... 359
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 15 5
Engine electronics Notes. .................................................. 417
Engine number ........................................ .419
Engine oil ................................................ .363
Ad ditives .............................................. 424
Checkin gthe oil le velu sing theo il
dipstic k............................................... 362
Checking theo il le velu sing theo n-
boar dcomputer ................................... 362
Filling capacity .....................................4 24
MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .424
Quality ................................................. 424
To pping up ...........................................3 63 Index
501