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Engine Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
= See Operator' sM an ‐
ual The battery is no tb ein gc ha rged.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Possibl ec auses are: R
ad efective alternato rR
at or np oly-V-belt R
am alfunction in th ee lectronics
! Do no tc ontinue driving. The engin ec ou ld otherwise overheat.X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely and switch off th ee ng ine, pay-
ing attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Consult aq ualified specialist workshop .
= Sto pV ehicl eS ee
Operator' sM anual The battery is no longer bein gc ha rged and th ec onditi on of charg ei s
to ol ow.
Aw arning tone also sounds. X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely and switch off th ee ng ine, pay-
ing attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Observ et he instruction sint he = See Operator' sM anual
display message .X
Consult aq ualified specialist workshop .

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions

Drivin gs ystemsDisplay messages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Blind Spo tA ssist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual Blind Spot Assis tist em porarily inoperative.
Possibl ec auses are: R
Function is impaire dd ue to heav yr ain or snow.R
The radar sensor system is outside th eo perating temperature
range. R
The radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti cr adiation emitted by nearby TV or radi os ta tion so r
other source sofe lectromagneti cr adiation .
The yellow c indicator lamp sa lso ligh tupint he exterio rm irrors.
Whe nt he causes state da bov enol onger apply, th ed isplay message
disappears.
Blind Spot Assis tiso perational again .
If th ed isplay message does no td isappear :X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Clean th es ensor s( Y
page 242).X
Restart th ee ng ine.
Blind Spo tA ssist
Inoperative Blind Spot Assis tisf aulty.
The yellow c indicator lamp sa lso ligh tupint he exterio rm irrors.X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Parkin gG uidance
Inoperative Parking Guidance is malfunctioning ( Y
page 152).X
Restart th ee ng ine.
If th em ultifunction display still shows th ed isplay message :X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Parkin gG uidance
Canceled Parking Guidance is deactivated.
Possibl ec auses are: R
The vehicl eiss ki dding.R
The sensor sa re dirty.R
Am alfunction has occurred .
Aw arning tone also sounds. X
Reactivat eP arking Guidance later ( Y
page 152).
If th em ultifunction display does no ts ho wt he parking spac es ymbol at
speeds belo w19m ph (30 km/h):X
Clean th es ensor s( Y
page 242).X
Restart th ee ng ine.
If th em ultifunction display still does no ts ho wt he parking spac es ym-
bol at speeds belo w19m ph (30 km/h):X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .194
Display messages
On-boar dc omputer an dd isplays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Parking Guidance has been deactivated because you are no longer
followin gt he recommended path. X
Park again and ,w hile doin gs o, observ et he display message sint he
multifunction display.
Parkin gG uidance
Finished The vehicl eisp arked. Aw arning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear sa utomatically.
Distance Pilot Off Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Cisd eactivated ( Y
page 140).
If it was deactivated automatically, aw arning tone also sounds.
Distance Pilot Now
Available Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Ciso perational again after having been tem-
porarily unavailable .Y ou can no wr eactivat eD istance Pilo t
DISTRONI C( Y
page 140).
Distance Pilot Cur ‐
rently Unavailable
See Operator' sM an ‐
ual Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Cist em porarily inoperative.
Possibl ec auses are: R
The radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti cr adiation emitted by nearby TV or radi os ta tion so r
other source sofe lectromagneti cr adiation .R
The system is outside th eo perating temperature range.R
The on-boar dv oltag eist oo low.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Whe nt he causes state da bov enol onger apply, th ed isplay message
disappears.
Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Ciso perational again .
If th ed isplay message does no td isappear :X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Restart th ee ng ine.
Distance Pilot Inop‐
erativ e Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Cism alfunctioning .
Aw arning tone also sounds. X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Distance Pilot Sus ‐
pended You hav ed epressed th ea ccelerato rp edal .D istance Pilo tD ISTR ONI C
is no longer controllin gt he speed of th ev ehicle.X
Remove your foo tf ro mt he accelerato rp edal .
Distance Pilot -- -
mph Ac ondition for activating Distance Pilot DISTRONIC has not been met. X
Check the activation conditions for Distance Pilot DISTRONIC
( Y
page 140).
Cruise Control Off Cruise control has been deactivated.
If aw arning tone also sounds, cruise control has deactivated auto-
matically ( Y
page 138). Display messages 195
On-board computer and displays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Cruise Contro l--
-m ph Cruis ec ontro lc anno tbea ctivated, since no ta ll of th ea ctivation con-
dition sh av eb een met .X
Chec kt he activation condition sf or cruise control ( Y
page 138).
Cruise Contro l Inop‐
erativ e Cruis ec ontro lism alfunctioning .
Aw arning tone also sounds. X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Tires Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Check Tir e Pressure
Soo n Canada only:
The tire pressur el oss warning system has detecte das ignificant loss
in pressure.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Possibl ec auses: R
you hav ec ha nged th ep osition soft he wheels and tires or installed
ne ww heels and tires R
th et ir ep ressur eino ne or mor et ir es has dropped
G WARNIN G
Tir ep ressures that are to ol ow pos et he followin gh azards :R
they may burst, especially as th el oad and vehicl es peed increas eR
they may wear excessivel ya nd/o ru nevenly, whic hm ay greatl y
impair tire traction .R
th ed rivin gc ha racteristics ,asw ell as steering and braking ,m ay be
greatl yi mpaire d
There is ar is kofana ccident.X
Stop th ev ehicl ew ithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .P ay attention to th et ra ffic condition sasy ou do so.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Chec kt he tires and ,ifn eces sary, follow th ei nstruction sf or af lat
tire ( Y
page 246). X
Chec kt he tire pressures and ,ifn eces sary, correc tt he tire pressure.X
Restart th et ir ep ressur el oss warning system when th et ir ep res-
sur eisc orrect ( Y
page 267).
Check Tir e Pressure
The nR estar tR un
Fla tI ndicator Canada only:
The tire pressur el oss warning system generated ad isplay message
and has no tb een restarte ds ince .X
Se tt he correc tt ir ep ressur eina ll fou rt ir es .X
Restart th et ir ep ressur el oss warning system ( Y
page 267).196
Display messages
On-boar dc omputer an dd isplays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Run Fla tI ndicator
Inoperative Canada only:
The tire pressur el oss warning system is faulty.X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Please Correc t Tir e
Pressure US Ao nl y:
The tire pressur eist oo low in at least on eoft he tires ,ort he tire
pressur ed ifference between th ew heels is to og reat.X
Chec kt he tire pressures at th en ex to pportunity ( Y
page 267).X
If necessary, correc tt he tire pressure.X
Restart th et ir ep ressur em onitor ( Y
page 270).
Tir eP ressure Soo n The tire pressur eino ne or mor et ir es has dropped significantly. The
whee lp osition is shown in th em ultifunction display.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNIN G
Tir ep ressures that are to ol ow pos et he followin gh azards :R
they may burst, especially as th el oad and vehicl es peed increas eR
they may wear excessivel ya nd/o ru nevenly, whic hm ay greatl y
impair tire traction .R
th ed rivin gc ha racteristics ,asw ell as steering and braking ,m ay be
greatl yi mpaire d
There is ar is kofana ccident.X
Stop th ev ehicl ew ithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .P ay attention to th et ra ffic condition sasy ou do so.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Chec kt he tires and ,ifn eces sary, follow th ei nstruction sf or af lat
tire ( Y
page 246). X
Chec kt he tire pressur e( Y
page 267).X
If necessary, correc tt he tire pressure.
Warnin gT ir eM al ‐
function The tire pressur eino ne or mor et ir es has dropped suddenly. The whee l
position is shown in th em ultifunction display.
G WARNIN G
Drivin gw it haf lat tire poses ar is koft he followin gh azards :R
af lat tire affects th ea bilit yt os te er or brak et he vehicl eR
you could lose control of th ev ehicle.R
continued drivin gw it haf lat tire will caus ee xces sive heat build-up
and possibl yaf ir e
There is ar is kofana ccident.X
Stop th ev ehicl ew ithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .P ay attention to th et ra ffic condition sasy ou do so.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Chec kt he tires and ,ifn eces sary, follow th ei nstruction sf or af lat
tire ( Y
page 246). Display messages 19 7
On-boar dc omputer an dd isplays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Tir e Press. Monito r
Currently Unavaila‐
ble Becaus et he re is interferenc ef ro mas tr on gs ource of radi ow aves, no
signals from th et ir ep ressur es ensor sa re detected. The tire pressur e
monitor is temporarily malfunctioning .X
Drive on .
The tire pressur em onitor restarts automatically as soo nast he
problem has been resolved.
TirePress .S en ‐
sor(s) Missin g There is no signal from th et ir ep ressur es ensor of on eors everal
wheels. The pressur eoft he affecte dt ir ed oes no ta ppear in th em ul-
tifunction display. X
Hav et he fault yt ir ep ressur es ensor replace dataq ualified special -
ist workshop .
Tir eP ressure Moni‐
tor Inoperative No
Wheel Sensor s The wheels mounte ddon ot hav eas uitable tire pressur es ensor .T he
tire pressur em onitor is deactivated.X
Moun tw heels wit hs uitable tire pressur es ensors.
The tire pressur em onitor is activated automatically after drivin gf or
af ew minutes.
Tir e Press. Monito r
Inoperative The tire pressur em onitor is faulty.X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Vehicle Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Shift to 'P' or 'N'
to Start Engine You hav ea ttempte dtos ta rt th ee ng in ew it ht he transmission in posi-
tion ^ or [ .X
Shift th et ra nsmission to position ] or \\ .
Apply Brake to
Shift fro m' P' You hav ea ttempte dtos hift th et ra nsmission to position [ , ^ or \\
without depressing th eb rak ep edal .X
Depress th eb rak ep edal .
To Shift out of P
or N, Depres s Brake
and Switch on Engine You hav ea ttempte dtos hift th et ra nsmission out of position ] or \\
int oa nother transmission position wit ht he engin es witched off .X
Depress th eb rak ep edal .X
Start th ee ng ine.
Driver's Doo rO pe n
&T ransmission Not
in PR is kofV ehi‐
cle Rollin gA wa y The driver's door is no tf ully closed and th et ra nsmission is in position
^ , \\ or [ .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNIN G
The vehicl em ay rol la way.
There is ar is kofana ccident.X
Whe np arking th ev ehicle, shift th et ra nsmission to position ] .198
Display messages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Onl yS elect Par k
(P) Whe n Vehicl e is
Stationar y The vehicl eism oving .X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Shift th et ra nsmission to position ] .
Apply Brake to
Select R You hav ea ttempte dtos hift from position [ to position ^ .X
Depress th eb rak ep edal .X
Shift th et ra nsmission to position ^ .
Servic e Required Do
Not Shift Gears
Visit Dealer You canno tc ha ng et he transmission position due to am alfunction .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
If transmission position [ is selected:X
Drive to aq ualified specialist workshop without shifting th et ra ns -
mission from position [ .
If position ^ , \\ or ] is selected:X
Notify aq ualified specialist workshop or breakdown service.
Reversing Not Possi‐
ble Servic e Required You can no longer shift to transmission position ^ due to am alfunc -
tion .
Transmission position s ] , \\ or [ continu etobea vailable.
Aw arning tone also sounds. X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Transmission Mal ‐
function Sto p Am alfunction has occurred in th em echanical transmission compo -
nents.
Aw arning tone also sounds. The transmission shift sa utomatically to
position \\ . X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Shift th et ra nsmission to position ] .X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Notify aq ualified specialist workshop or breakdown service.
Sto pV ehicl eL eave
Engine Runnin g Wai t
Transmission Cool‐
ing The transmission has overheated. Pullin ga way can be temporarily
impaire dorn ot possible.X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions. Do no tc ontinue drivin g
under any circumstances. X
Wait until th ed isplay message disappear sb efore pullin ga way.
Auxiliary Batter y
Malfunction The auxiliary battery for th ea utomatic transmission is no longer bein g
charged. X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop at th en ex to pportunity.X
Unti lt hen, always shift th et ra nsmission to position ] before you
switch off th ee ng ine.X
Befor el eaving th ev ehicle, apply th ee lectric parking brake.Display messages 19 9
On-boar dc omputer an dd isplays Z