check engine MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG 2021 User Guide

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he driver's displ ayis inoperative due toafa iled soTware update.
The display message will be shownevery time the engine is star ted. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if the driver display fails
If th e driver display has failed or is malfunctioning, function restrictions in systems releva nt tosaf ety cann otbe
de tected.
The operating saf ety of your vehicle may be impaired. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have theve hicle checked immediately at a quali/ed specialist workshop. If
th e operating saf ety of your vehicle is impaired, park theve hicle immediately and safel y.Contact a quali/ed special-
ist workshop. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tofailure of the driver display
In theeve ntthat the driver display fails or malfunctions, you will not recognise function restrictions a.ec ting sys-
te ms releva nt tosaf ety. This may impair ope rating saf ety. #
Park theve hicle safely as soon as possible and notify a quali/ed specialist workshop. Displ
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If th e driver's display fails, you may not recognise function restrictions a.ec ting systems releva nt tosaf ety or the
speed displa y,forex ample. The operating saf ety of theve hicle may be impaired (/ page 382). #
Have theve hicle checkedby aqu ali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.
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Vehicle is operational
Switch off vehicle before
exiting *Y
ou are leaving theve hicle in a ready-to-drive state. #
Get out of theve hicle, secure it against rolling away and take theke y with you. #
Ifyo u do not lea vetheve hicle, switch o. the electrical consumers, e.g. the seat heating. Otherwise, the 12‑V bat-
te ry may dischar geand starting the engine may be possible only with the help of a second battery (jump start).
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Operation only possible in
transmission position P *T
he ball neck will not swivel because transmission position h,kor neutral iis selected. #
Depress the brake pedal. #
Engage park position j.
ï Trailer coupling in motion *T
he ball neck is retracting/extending.
Do not attem pttospeed up, slow down or initiate the swivel mo vement using your hand, foot or other aids. During the
swivel mo vement, do not couple a trailer.
When the ball neck has reached an operational position, the display message will disappear. 516 516
Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps

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Cannot start vehicle See
Owner's Manual *T
hevehicle cann otbe star ted. #
Switch theve hicle o. and switch it back on #
Ifth e display message still appears, consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
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Top up coolant See Own-
er’s Manual *T
he coolant le vel is too lo w.
* N NO
OTE
TE Engine damage due toinsu1cient coolant #
Avoid long journe yswith insu1cient coolant. #
Add coolant (/ page 428). #
Have the engine cooling system checked at a quali/ed specialist workshop.
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Coolant Stop Switch off
the vehicle *T
he coolant is too hot. #
Stop immediately in accordance with the tra1c conditions and switch o. theve hicle. &
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ARNING Risk of burns when opening the bonnet
If yo u open the bonnet in theev ent of an overheated engine or /re in the engine compartment, thefo llowing situa-
tions may occur:
R You may come into contact with hot gases.
R You may come into contact with other escaping hot operating 0uids. 526
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Connect a suitable charge r appr ovedfo r Mercedes-Benz with su1cient charge output tothe jump-start connection
point of the 12 V battery (/ page 448).
The 48 V battery is charge d via thevo ltage con verter in theve hicle.
Possible to start the engine
again *T
he 48 V battery has been charge d automatically via thevo ltage con verter. #
Start theve hicle and drive for a while tocharge the 12 V battery and the 48 V batter y. T T
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Tyre press. monitor cur-
rently unavailable *T
here is inter fere nce from a po werful radio signal source. As a result, no signals from the tyre pressure sensors are
being received. The tyre pressure monitoring system is temp orarily una vailable.
The tyre pressure monitoring system will restart au tomatically as soon as the cause has been recti/ed. #
Drive on.
Tyre press. monitor inoper-
ative *T
he tyre pressure moni toring system is malfunctioning. &
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ARNI NGThere is a risk of an accident if the tyre pressure monitoring system is malfunctioning
The tyre pressure monitoring system cannot issue a warning if there is pressure loss in one or more of the tyres.
Ty res with insu1cient tyre pressure may impair the driving characteristics as well as steering and braking. #
Have the tyre pressure monitoring system checked at a quali/ed specialist workshop. 562
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Switch o. theve hicle. #
Add 1 l of engine oil (/ page 427). #
Check the engine oil le vel.
No tes on engine oil (/ page 487).
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Engine oil pressure Stop
Switch off the vehicle *T
he oil pressure is too lo w.
* N NO
OTE
TE Engine damage caused bydriving with insu1cient oil pressure #
Avoid driving with insu1cient oil pressure. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the tra1c conditions. Do not continue driving. #
Switch o. theve hicle. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
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Engine oil level cannot be
measured *T
he elect rical connection tothe oil le vel sensor has been inter rupted or the oil le vel sensor is faulty. #
Consult a quali/ed speciali stwo rkshop. 570 570
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Engine diagnosis warning
lamp *T
he yellow engine diagnostics warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
A malfunction has occur red in the engine, theex haust system or the fuel system.
The emissions limit value may ha vebeen exceeded and the engine may be running in eme rgency operation mode. #
Have theve hicle checked as soon as possible at a quali/ed specialist workshop.
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V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: the fuel tank may ha vebeen run dr y. #
Start the engine thre eto four times aTer refuelling.
If th eye llow engine diagnosis warning lamp goes out, emer gency ope ration mode is cancelled. The vehicle need not
be checked.
p Engine operating temp era-
ture warning lamp *V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a pe
h a petr
trol engine:
ol engine: aTer a cold start, the blue engine operating temp erature warning lamp is on.
Engine output and engine torque arereduced. #
Take this into consideration in your driving style.
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Electrical fault warning lamp *T
hered electrical fault warning lamp is lit.
There is a fault in the electrics. #
Notethe messages on the driver's displa y.580
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Display message
s andwarning/indicator lamps

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Battery overheated Stop, every-
body out! Outdoors if possible ................ 511
Ø Beginning emer gency stop............ 542
J Brake immediate ly........................ 536
Á Change key batteries .................... 501
è Charger cable connected .............. 509
J Check brake 0uid le vel.................. 536
ï Check trailer hitch lock (white
display message) .................................... 517
h Check tyre(s) ................................ 563
! Clean the fuel /lter....................... 527
É Compressor is cooling .................. 552
ÿ Coolant Stop Switch o. the
ve hicle ................................................... 526
! currently una vailable See Own-
er's Manual............................................5 54
÷ currently una vailable See Own-
er's Manual............................................5 55
5 Engine oil le vel cannot be meas-
ured....................................................... 570 5
Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel..... 569
5 Engine oil le velSt op Switch o.
th eve hicle ............................................. 569
5 Engine oil pressure Stop Switch
o. theve hicle ....................................... .570
ä Fault Drive at max. 80 km/h
...................................................... 549, 550
ä Fault Stop.................................... .551
6 Front leT malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (e xample)...............................4 97
6 Fueltank is depre ssurised
Re ady forre fuelling............................... .514
Û Have high- voltage system
ch ecked See Owner's Manual ................ 512
& inoperative Battery low................. 506
& Inoperative Char gehigh- voltage
battery................................................... 507
& inoperative High-voltage battery
ch arging inco mplete ............................... 507
& Inoperative Refuel vehicle ............ .506 &
inoperative See Owner's Man........ 506
! inoperative See Owner's Manual.. .555
÷ inoperative See Owner's Manual.. .556
T inoperative See Owner's Manual.. .557
G Inoperative................................... 558
¥ Intensive cleaning activated for
30 s....................................................... 525
Á Key being initialised Please wait.... 502
Á Key not de tected (red display
message)...............................................5 01
Á Key not de tected (white display
message)...............................................5 01
: LeT dipped beam (e xample).......... 502
6 LeT windowbag malfunction
Consult workshop (e xample).................. 498
: Malfunction See Owner's Man-
ual.........................................................5 03
Û Malfunction Visit workshop ........... 511
d Malfunction.................................. 512
Û Malfunction.................................. 511 Index
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Engine
Engine
Engine number....................................... 480
Starting (emer gency ope ration mode). ... 212
St arting (Remo teOnline)........................ 213
Engine data Engine data Displaying...................................... 229, 230
Engine electr
Engine electr onics
onics
No tes..................................................... 477
Engine number
Engine number............................................. 480
Engine oil Engine oil Additives................................................ 487
Capacity................................................ 488
Checking the oil le vel using the driver
display................................................... 426
MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval................. .488
Quality................................................... 488
Te mp erature (driver displa y,Spo rt
menu).................................................... 347
To pping up............................................ .427
ERA ERA -GL
-GLON
ONASS tASS t es
est modet mode
St arting/ending.................................... .414
ESP
ESP ®
®
Crosswind Assist....................................2 70
Tr ailer stabilisatio n................................. 271 ESP
ESP
®
®
(Electr
(Electronic St
onic Stability Pr
ability Pr ogr
ogram)
am)
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 271
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 269
EU type appr ov
EU type appr oval number
al number ............................. 480
Exiting pr
Exiting pr ocedure
ocedure
Playing back.......................................... 336
Ext
Ext er
erior lighting
ior lighting
Care...................................................... 433
Ey
Ey e contr
e contr ol
ol
Operating the Look and Answer func-
tion........................................................ 360 F
F
F
F a
av
vour
our it
ites
es
Ad ding................................................... 379
F
F ine par
ine par ticle st
ticle status display
atus display ........................... 191
F
F ir
ir e e
e e xtinguisher
xtinguisher.......................................... 438
F
F irs
irst-aid kit t-aid kit (soT
(soTsided)
sided)................................. 438
Flacon
Flacon Inserting/removing................................ 195
Flat tyre
Flat tyre, Breakdown MOExtended tyres................................. 439 No
tes..................................................... 439
TIREFIT kit.............................................. 440
Wheel chang e........................................ 470
Floor mats
Floor mats................................................... 167
F F og light (enhanced)
og light (enhanced) .................................... .173
F
F oil cov
oil cov er
ering
ing
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s................. 267
F
F olding t
olding t able
able................................................ 151
F
F oo
oo tr
trest
est
Re ar passen ger seat...............................1 28
Fr
Fr agr
agr ance syst
ance syst em
em, Air freshener system,
Fr ag rance, Perfume, Perfume vial
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 194
Ad justing the frag rance intensity............ 194
Inserting/removing the 0acon................1 95
Setting................................................... 195
Fr
Fr ee
ee soTw
soTw are
are................................................. 44
Fr
Fr eq
eq uencies
uencies
Mobile phone......................................... 478
Tw o-w ayradio........................................ 478
Fr Fr ont airbag (dr
ont airbag (dr iv
iver
er , fr
, fr ont passeng
ont passeng er)
er).............. 53
Fr
Fr ont passeng
ont passeng er head r
er head res
estrtraint
aint
Fo lding back/up (chau.eur mode)......... 128 606
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