Mercedes Benz Dashboard Symbols and Warning Lights

Mercedes Benz Symbols

So, what is that light on your dashboard? What follows is easily the most complete list available of symbols and warnings that may appear in and on your car’s dashboard or instrument cluster.

The following are warning lights and indicators found in vehicles built by Mercedes Benz. Click the link to the right of each one to learn more.

How They Are Presented

They are roughly ordered by importance, which tends to be by color (red, amber, yellow, orange, green, blue, black, white), but there are over 70 of them so be patient!

Note also that the company makes extensive use of the information display, so a great many of these are simply black and white.

Serious trouble or fault indicators
	Charge system trouble indicator -- click for more
	Brake trouble indicators -- click for more
	Park brake indicators -- click for more
	Coolant temperature warning indicators -- click for more
	Oil warning light -- click for more
	Electric power steering fault indicator -- click for more
	Air bag warning indicator -- click for more
Common or routine indicators
	Seat belt reminder -- click for more
	Door, trunk, etc. ajar indicators -- click for more
	Low fuel indicator -- click for more
	Low washer fluid indicator -- click for more
	Low coolant indicator -- click for more
Trouble or fault indicators
	Check engine light -- click for more
	Stability, traction control and fault indicators -- click for more
	Stability control and brake assist fault indicator -- click for more
	Stability control off indicator -- click for more
	Tire pressure monitor indicator -- click for more
	Anti-lock brake system fault indicators -- click for more
	Electronic brake force distribution indicator -- click for more
	Transmission fault indicator -- click for more
	Electronic steering lock indicator -- click for more
	Suspension fault indicators -- click for more
	SOS function failure indicators -- click for more
Driver assist systems indicators
	Distance warning indicator -- click for more
	Lane departure warning indicator -- click for more
	Steering assist alert indicator -- click for more
	Collision warning system indicator -- click for more
	Blind spot radar detector indicator -- click for more
	Traffic sign recognition system and fault indicator -- click for more
	Brake hold indicator -- click for more
	Attention alert indicators -- click for more
	Suspension setting indicator -- click for more
	Cruise control indicator -- click for more
	Active cruise control indicators -- click for more
Special feature indicators
	Start stop system function indicators -- click for more
	Running boards not extended indicator -- click for more
	Power top trouble indicators -- click for more
	Low speed assist indicator -- click for more
	Differential lock malfunction indicator -- click for more
	Sseat backrest not engaged -- click for more
	Sport mode indicator -- click for more
	Drift mode indicator -- click for more
	Glow plug indicator -- click for more
	Recuperative brake system indicator -- click for more
	Hybrid battery indicators -- click for more
Lighting indicators
	Lamp out indicator -- click for more
	Park lights on indicator -- click for more
	Fog lamp indicators -- click for more
	Turn signal indicator -- click for more
	High or low beam indicators -- click for more
	Adaptive high beam indicator -- click for more

Models examined include A, AMG, B, C, CLA, CLS, E, G, GL, GLA, GLC, GLE, GLK, GLS, GT, M, S, SL, SLC and SLS Class and Series vehicles.

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