MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE 2017 Owners Manual

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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
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! Re dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied
!
Ye llo we lect ricp arking
brak eindicator lam pismal‐
functioning The
rede lect ricp arkin gb rake indicator lam pflashes or is lit. The yello wi ndicator lam pisalso lit if thee lectric parking
brak emalfunctions. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. Displ
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6 Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp The
redr estraint sy stem warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionall yormight not
be triggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect thes eat belt tensioner or airbag, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.Seat belt
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7 Seat belt warning lamp
light sup The
reds eat belt warning lam plight supa fter thee ngine is star ted.
In addition, an acoustic warning tone ma ysound.
The sea tbeltw arning lam premind sthe driver and front passenger tofast entheir seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt .
If yo uh ave placed objects on thef ront passenger seat, thes eat belt warning lam pmayremain lit. 480
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7 Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
reds eat belt warning lam pflashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger ha snotfast ened their seat belt while thev ehicle is in motion. #
Fasten your seat belt .
Ther eareobject sonthe front passenger seat. #
Remo vetheo bjects from thef ront passenger seat. Driving sy
stems Wa
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à Suspension warning lamp The
yello wA IRBO DY CONTROL warning lam pison.
AI RB ODYC ONTROL is faulty. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y.
·
Dis tance warning warning
lamp The
redd istan cewarning lam plight supw hilethev ehicle is in motion.
The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is toos mall fort he speed selected.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, youa reapproachin ganobstacle at tooh igh aspeed. #
Be prepared tobrak eimmediatel y. #
Increase thed ista nce.
Ac tiveB rake Assi st . Displ
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Ð Po we rsteering sy stem
wa rning lamp The
redp owe rsteering sy stem warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The po wersteering assis tance or thes teering itself is malfunctioning. &
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 tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.482
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Engine
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; Engine diagnosis warning
lamp The
yello we ngin ediagno stics warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Am alfunctio nhasoccu rred in thee ngine, thee xhau stsystem or thef uel sy stem.
The emissions limit value ma yhave been exceeded and thee ngine ma yberunninginemergency operation mode. #
Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
# Electrical fault warning
lamp The
rede lect rical fault warning lam pislit.
Ther eisaf ault in thee lectrics. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
8
Fu elreser vewarning lamp The
yello wf uel reser ve wa rning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The fue lsuppl yhasdroppe dintot he reser verange. #
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? Coolant warning lamp The
redc oolant warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes:
R The temp eratur esensor is malfunctioning
R Coolant le veltoo low
R The air suppl ytotheradiator is obstructed
R The radiator fani sfaulty
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, thec oolant temp eratur ehasexceeded 120° C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen opening theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen thee ngine has overheated or during afireint he engine compartment, you
could come int ocontact wi thhotg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep thee ngine bonn etclosed and cal lthe fire service. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and switc hoffthee ngine. Do no tcon‐
tinue driving under an ycircums tances. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
If th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yisatt he lowerend of thet emperatur escale: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 484
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Otherwise: #
Lea vethev ehicle and keep asafed ista nce from thev ehicle until thee ngine has cooled down. #
Chec kthe coolant le vel. #
Mak esuret hat thea ir supply tother adiator is no tobstructed. #
Avoiding high loads on thee ngine, driv eontothe neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. In doing so, ensur ethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo w1 20 °C. Displ
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Ty
res Wa
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h Ty re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lam plights
up The
yello wt yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) is lit.
The tyr epressur emonitoring sy stem has de tected tyr epressur elossinatl east one of thet yres. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoinsufficient tyr epressure
Ty resw ithi nsuf ficient tyr epressur eposet he following risks:
R The tyres ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tyr etraction.
R ‑The drivin gcharacteristics, steering and braking ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle. #
Obser vether ecommende dtyrep ressures. #
Adjus tthe tyr epressur eifn ecessar y. #
Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe tyr epressur eand thet yres. 486
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h Ty re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp
fl ashes The
yello wt yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) flashes fora pproxima tely one
minut eand then remains lit.
The tyr epressu remonitoring sy stem is faulty. &
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if thet yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th et yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is no table toissue awarning if ther eisp ressur eloss in
one or mor eofthe tyres.
Ty resw ithi nsuf ficient tyr epressur emay,for example, af fect thev ehicle's handling characteristics, steering and
braking. ‑ #
Have thet yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
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