| Display messages |
Possible causes/consequences and ► Solutions |
 Currently Unavailable
See
Operator's Manual |
* ESP is temporarily unavailable.
Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also malfunction.
| WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP is malfunctioning |
If ESP is malfunctioning, ESP cannot carry out vehicle
stabilization. In addition, other driving safety systems
are switched off.
- Drive on carefully.
- Have ESP checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
|
- Carefully drive on a suitable stretch of road, making slight
steering movements at a speed above 19 mph
(30 km/h).
- If the display message does not disappear, consult a qualified
specialist workshop immediately. Drive carefully.
|
 
Turn On the Ignition
to
Release the Parking Brake |
* The red  (USA only) or 
indicator lamp (Canada only) is lit.
You have attempted to release the electric parking brake with the
ignition switched off.
|
 Parking Brake See
Operator's
Manual |
* The yellow indicator
lamp is lit. The electric parking brake is malfunctioning. To
apply:
- Switch off the ignition and switch it back on.
- Apply the electric parking brake manually.
If it is not possible to apply the electric parking brake:
- Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
- Where necessary, also safeguard the parked vehicle against
rolling away.
The yellow and the red
(USA only) or (Canada only)
indicator lamps are lit. The electric parking
brake is malfunctioning.
To release:
- Switch off the ignition and switch it back on.
- Release the electric parking brake manually.
or
- Release the electric parking brake automatically.
If it is still not possible to release the electric parking brake:
- Do not continue driving under any circumstances. Consult a
qualified specialist workshop.
The yellowindicator lamp
is lit and the red(USA
only) or(Canada only)
indicator lamp is flashing.
The electric parking brake is malfunctioning.
The electric parking brake could not be applied or released.
- Switch off the ignition and switch it back on.
To apply:
- Release and then apply the electric parking brake manually.
To release:
- Apply and then release the electric parking brake manually.
If the electric parking brake cannot be applied or the red(USA
only) or(Canada only)
indicator lamp
continues to flash:
If the battery charge level is too low:
To apply:
If the electric parking brake should not be applied, e.g. when
washing the vehicle in an automatic car wash or when
having the vehicle towed, leave the ignition switched on. This does not
include having the vehicle towed with the
rear axle raised.
If the electric parking brake is not applied automatically:
- Switch off the ignition and switch it back on.
- Release and then apply the electric parking brake manually.
If it is still not possible to apply the electric parking brake:
- Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
- Where necessary, also safeguard the parked vehicle against
rolling away.
To release:
- If the conditions for automatic release are fulfilled and the
electric parking brake is not released automatically,
release the electric parking brake manually.
If it is still not possible to release the electric parking brake:
- Do not continue driving under any circumstances. Consult a
qualified specialist workshop.
|
 Please Release
Parking
Brake |
* The red (USA only) or(Canada
only) indicator lamp flashes.
The electric parking brake is applied while you are driving:
- A condition for automatic release of the electric parking
brake is not fulfilled.
- You are performing emergency braking using the electric
parking brake.
- Check that the conditions for automatic release of the electric
parking brake are fulfilled.
- Release the electric parking brake manually.
|
 Inoperative See
Operator's
Manual |
* EBD, ABS and ESP are malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also malfunction.
| WARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP are
malfunctioning |
| If EBD, ABS and ESP are malfunctioning, the wheels can lock
when braking and ESP cannot carry out vehicle
stabilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristics are thus
severely impaired. The braking distance in an emergency
braking situation can increase. In addition, other driving
safety systems are switched off.
- Drive on carefully.
- Have the brake system checked immediately at a qualified
specialist workshop.
|
- Drive on carefully.
- Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
|
Check Brake Fluid Level |
* There is insufficient brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir.
| WARNING Risk of an accident due to low brake fluid level |
| If the brake fluid level is too low, the braking effect and
the braking characteristics may be impaired.
|
- Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not
continue driving under any circumstances.
- Do not add brake fluid.
- Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
|
| Radar Sensors Dirty See
Operator's Manual |
* The radar sensor system is malfunctioning. Possible causes are:
- Dirt on the sensors
- Heavy rain or snow
- Extended country driving without other traffic, e.g. in the
desert
Driving systems and driving safety systems may be malfunctioning or
temporarily unavailable.
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, driving systems and
driving safety systems will be available
again.
If the display message does not disappear:
- Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
- Clean all sensors.
- Restart the engine.
|
 Currently Unavailable
See
Operator's Manual |
* ABS and ESP are temporarily unavailable.
Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also be temporarily
unavailable.
The brake system continues to operate normally. The braking distance in
an emergency braking situation can
increase.
| WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP are malfunctioning |
| If ABS and ESP are malfunctioning, the wheels could lock
when braking and ESP cannot carry out vehicle
stabilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristics are thus
severely impaired. The braking distance in an emergency
braking situation can increase. In addition, other driving
safety systems are switched off.
- Drive on carefully.
- Have ABS and ESP checked immediately at a qualified
specialist workshop.
|
- Carefully drive on a suitable stretch of road, making slight
steering movements at a speed above 19 mph
(30 km/h).
- If the display message does not disappear, consult a qualified
specialist workshop immediately. Drive carefully.
|
Inoperative See
Operator's
Manual |
* ABS and ESP are malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also malfunction.
The brake system continues to operate normally. The braking distance in
an emergency braking situation can
increase.
| WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP are malfunctioning |
| If ABS and ESP are malfunctioning, the wheels could lock
when braking and ESP cannot carry out vehicle
stabilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristics are thus
severely impaired. The braking distance in an emergency
braking situation can increase. In addition, other driving
safety systems are switched off.
- Drive on carefully.
- Have ABS and ESP checked immediately at a qualified
specialist workshop.
|
- Drive on carefully.
- Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
|
 Inoperative See
Operator's
Manual |
* ESP is malfunctioning Other driving systems and driving safety
systems may also malfunction.
The brake system continues to operate normally. The braking distance in
an emergency braking situation can
increase.
| WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP is malfunctioning |
If ESP is malfunctioning, ESP cannot carry out vehicle
stabilization. In addition, other driving safety systems
are switched off.
- Drive on carefully.
- Have ESP checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
|
- Drive on carefully.
- Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
|
 Left Side Curtain
Airbag
Malfunction Service
Required (Example) |
* The corresponding window curtain airbag is malfunctioning.
| WARNING Risk of injury or fatal injury due to malfunctions
in the window airbag |
If the window airbag is malfunctioning, it might be
triggered unintentionally or might not be triggered at all in
the event of an accident with high deceleration.
- Have the window airbag checked and repaired immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop.
|
- Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
|
| Front Passenger Airbag
Enabled See Operator's
Manual |
* The front passenger airbag and knee airbags are enabled during the
journey:
- even when a child, a small adult or an object weighing less than
the system weight threshold is located on the
front passenger seat
- even when the front passenger seat is not occupied
The system may detect objects or forces that are adding to the weight
applied to the seat.
| WARNING Risk of injury or fatal injury when using a child
restraint system while the front passenger air bag
is enabled |
| If you secure a child in a child restraint system on the
front passenger seat and the front passenger air bag is
enabled, the front passenger air bag can deploy in the event of
an accident.
The child could be struck by the air bag.
- Ensure, both before and during the journey, that the
status of the front passenger air bag is correct.
NEVER use a rearward facing child restraint on a seat
protected by an ACTIVE FRONT AIR BAG; DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY to the CHILD can occur. |
- Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
- Check the status of the automatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
- If necessary, consult a qualified specialist workshop
immediately.
|
| Front Passenger Airbag Disabled
See Operator's Manual |
* The front passenger airbag and the knee airbag are deactivated,
although an adult or a person with an adult stature
is on the front passenger seat. If additional forces are applied to the
seat, the weight the system detects may be
too low.
| WARNING Risk of injury or fatal injury due to a disabled
front passenger airbag |
| If the front passenger airbag is disabled, the front
passenger airbag will not be deployed in the event of an
accident
and cannot perform its intended protective function.
A person in the front passenger seat could then, for example,
come into contact with the vehicle's interior,
especially if the person is sitting too close to the cockpit.
- Make sure, both before and during the journey, that the
status of the front passenger airbag is correct.
|
- Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
- Check the status of the automatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
- If necessary, consult a qualified specialist workshop
immediately.
|
| Active Brake Assist Functions
Limited See Operator's
Manual |
* Vehicles with Driving Assistance Package: Active Brake Assist with
cross-traffic function, Evasive Steering
Assist or PRE‑SAFE PLUS is malfunctioning.
Vehicles without Driving Assistance Package: Active Brake Assist is
malfunctioning.
- Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
|
| PRE-SAFE Inoperative See
Operator's Manual |
* PRE‑SAFE functions are malfunctioning.
- Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
|
| Mercedes me connect
Services Limited See Operator's
Manual |
* Service limited. At least one of the main functions of the
Mercedes me connect system is malfunctioning.
- Observe the notes on the diagnostics connection.
- Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
|
 Inoperative |
* At least one main function of the Mercedes me connect system or of
the SOS emergency call system is malfunctioning.
- Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
|
 Front Left
Malfunction
Service Required (Example) |
* The corresponding restraint system is faulty.
| WARNING Risk of injury or fatal injury due to a malfunction
in the restraint system |
If the restraint system is malfunctioning, restraint system
components may be triggered unintentionally or
might not be triggered at all in the event of an accident. This
may affect the Emergency Tensioning Device or
airbag, for example.
- Have the restraint system checked and repaired
immediately at a qualified specialist workshop.
|
Detection of a restraint system malfunction:
- The
 restraint
system warning lamp does not light up when the ignition is
switched on.
- The restraint
system warning lamp lights up continuously or repeatedly during
a journey.
- Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
|
| Active Brake Assist Functions
Currently Limited See
Operator's Manual |
* Vehicles with the Driving Assistance Package: Active Brake Assist
with cross-traffic function, Evasive Steering
Assist or PRE‑SAFE PLUS are temporarily unavailable or only partially
available.
Vehicles without the Driving Assistance package: Active Brake Assist is
temporarily unavailable.
The ambient conditions are outside the system limits.
|
 SRS Malfunction
Service
Required |
* The restraint system is faulty.
| WARNING Risk of injury or fatal injury due to a malfunction
in the restraint system |
If the restraint system is malfunctioning, restraint system
components may be triggered unintentionally or
might not be triggered at all in the event of an accident. This
may affect the Emergency Tensioning Device or
airbag, for example.
- Have the restraint system checked and repaired
immediately at a qualified specialist workshop.
|
Detection of a restraint system malfunction:
- The restraint
system warning lamp does not light up when the ignition is
switched on.
- The restraint
system warning lamp lights up continuously or repeatedly during
a journey.
- Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
|
| Check Brake Pads See
Operator's Manual |
* The brake pads have reached the wear limit.
| WARNING Risk of accident due to restricted braking power |
When the brake pads have reached their wear limit, the
braking power may be restricted.
- Drive on carefully.
- Have the brake system checked immediately at a qualified
specialist workshop.
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- Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
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