warning MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE 2017 Owners Manual

Key
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 Replace key *T
hekeyn eeds tobe replaced. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Replace key See Owner's
Manual *
Ve hicles with adigital vehicl ekeyinthes ma rtphone: onlyafew or no authorisations remain fors tartin gt he
engine. #
Mak esuret hat theI nterne tconnection is no tlimited bycer tain mobile phon esettings. #
Open theM ercedes me connect weba pp http://www.mercedes.me. and call up the" Digital Car Keyint he
smartphone" service. #
Deactivat ethe service firs ta nd then activat eitagain. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag estilla ppears, con tact theM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center (C AC).
 Change key batteries *T
hekeyb atte ry is dischar ged. #
Replace theb atter y. 460
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

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 Key not detected (white
displa ymessage) *T
hekeyisc urrently und etected. #
Chang ethe location of thek eyinthev ehicle. #
Ifth ek eyisstill no trecognised, star tt he engine wit hthe keyint he stow agec ompartment .
 Key no tdetected (red dis‐
pla ym essage) *T
hekeyc anno tbed etected and ma ynolonger be in thev ehicle.
The keyisn olon gerint hevehicle and yous wit ch offt he engine:
R youc an no lon gers tart thee ngine.
R youc anno tcentrally loc kthe vehicle. #
Ensur ethat thek eyis in thev ehicle.
If th ek eydetection function ha samalfunction du etoastrongradio signal source: #
pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Place thek eyinthes towa ge compartment fors tartin gt he engine wit hthe key.
 Plac ethe keyint he
marke dspac eSeeOwner's
Manual *T
hekeyd etection function is malfunctioning. #
Chang ethe location of thek eyinthev ehicle. #
Startt he vehicle wit hthe keyint he stow agec ompartment . Displa
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hicle Displa
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Apply brake to deselect
Park (P) position *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jand int oanother transmission position. #
Depress theb rake pedal.
To shift out of PorN,
depress brake and start
engine *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jori intoa nother transmission position. #
Depress theb rake pedal. #
Startt he engine.
Risk of vehicle rolling
Driver door open and trans-
mission not in P *
The driver's door is no tfully closed and thet ransmission is in position k,iorh. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition jwhen youp arkt he vehicle.
Np ermanently active Risk
of vehicle rolling *
While thev ehicle is rolling or while youa redriving, thet ransmission has been shif tedtop osition i. #
Depress theb rake pedal tostop and, when thev ehicle is stationar y,shif tthe transmission toposition j. #
Tocontinu eyour journe y,shif tthe transmission toposition hork.
Only select Park (P) when
vehicle is stationary *
The transmission can onl ybeshiftedtop osition jwhen thev ehicle is stationar y. 462
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

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Without changin ggear,
consult workshop *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission position can no longer be shif ted. #
When thet ransmission is in position h,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop and do no tshif tthe transmis‐
sion position. #
Fora llot her transmission positions, par kthe vehicle safely. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
d Vehicle is operational
Switch off the ignition
before exiting *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle when it is in aready-to-driv estate. #
When youl eave thev ehicle, switc hoffthei gnition and take thek eywit hyou. #
Ifyo udon otlea vethev ehicle, switc hoffthee lectrical consumers, e.g. thes eat heater .Otherwise, the1 2‑V
batter ymight discha rgea nd it will then onl ybepossible tostar tt he vehicle using adonor batter y(starting
assis tance).
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission is malfunctioning .The transmission shi ftstop osition iautomaticall y. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Befor eleaving thev ehicle, apply thee lectric parking brake. #
Switc hthe transmission toposition j. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Reversing not poss. Con-
sult workshop *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. Reverseg ear can no longer be engaged. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 463

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Stop vehicle Leave engine
runnin gWait Transmission
cooling *T
he transmission has overheated. Pulling away can be temp orarily impaired or no tpossible. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Lea veengine running. #
Wait until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
Auxiliar ybattery malfunc-
tion *T
he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being charge d. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Untilthen, alw aysm anually se tthe transmission toposition jbefor eyou switc hoffthee ngine. #
Befor eleaving thev ehicle, apply thee lectric parking brake.
Air conditionin gMalfunc-
tion See Owner's Manual *O
peration of thec limat econtrol sy stem is temp orarily restricted. Air flow and fresh air suppl yaresettoa utomatic
mode. #
Have thec limat econtrol sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. 464
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

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Let fresh air into the vehi-
cle interior! Air condition-
ing malf. Visit workshop *T
he climat econt rols ystemism alfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryand acciden tdue toan insuf ficient supply of fresh air
If th ec limat econtrol sy stem is malfunctioning, carbon dioxide le vels ma yinc rease in thep assenger compart‐
ment .Breathing in carbon dioxide ma ycause dizziness. #
Open thew indo wtoe nsurethat ther eisas ufficient supply of fresh ai r. #
Open thew indo wtoe nsurethat ther eisas ufficient supply of fresh ai r. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Ð
Steering malfunction Drive
carefully Visit workshop *T
he po werassi stanc eoft hesteering is malfunctioning. Youm ayneed touse mor eforce tosteer. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 465

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Ð Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's
Manual *T
hesteering is malfunctioning. Steering capability is considerabl yimp aired. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering does no tfunction as intended, thev ehicle's operating saf etyisj eopardised. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
Do no tcontinu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Ð Steering malfunction
Increased physical effort
See Owner's Manual *T
he po werassi stanc eoft hesteering is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoaltered steering characteristics
If th ep owe rassi stanc eoft hesteering fails partiall yorcomple tely,y ou will need touse mor eforce tosteer. #
If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully. #
Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. #
If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully. #
Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.466
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

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& inoperativ eBattery low *T
he on-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eist oo lo w.
The stationar yheater has swit ched itself off. #
Driv eal ong dis tance unti lthe batter yhasreached asufficient charge leve la ga in.
& inoperativ eRefuel vehicle *T
hereist oo little fuel in thef uel tank .The stationar yheater canno tbeswitched on. #
Refuel thev ehicle.
&
inoperativ eSee Owner's
Man. *T
hestationar yheater is temp oraril ymalfunctioning. #
When thev ehicle is on aleve lsurface and thee ngine has cooled down, mak euptofour attem ptstos witchon
th es tationar yheater ,waitin gseve ralm inutes between eac hattem pt. #
Ifth es tationar yheater does no tswit ch on, consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Active bonnet malfunction
See Owner's Manual *T
he activ ebonne t(pedestrian pr otection) is malfunctioning or inoperativ eafter having already been triggered. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 467

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M *T
he engine bonne tisopen. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etodriving wit hthe engine bonne tunlo cked
An unloc kede ngin ebonn etma yopen up when thev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour vie w. #
Neveru nloc kthe engine bonne twhen driving. #
Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat thee ngine bonn etis loc ked. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible. #
Close thee ngine bonn et.
C *A
tlea st one door is open. #
Close al ldoo rs. 468
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

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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.
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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