500 Factory Service Manual (2007-2024): Fault diagnosis
General
Maintenance
Diagnostics
Engine
Transmission
Brakes
Steering & suspension
Heating & A/C
Electrical
Body & interior
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Engine14 pages
- Engine not running smoothly / (hesistant)
- Engine not running smoothly / (losing power)
- Engine not running smoothly / (irregular operation)
- Engine does not produce best performance
- Engine not feeling accelerator pedal pressure
- Engine idle irregular
- Engine idling high
- Engine idling too low
- The engine accelerates without pressing the accelerator pedal
- Engine cuts out when idling (then restars)
- Engine cuts out whilst running (then does not restart)
- Engine cuts out whilst running and then restarts
- Electric fan comes on too often
- Electric fan stays on all the time
Brakes11 pages
- Poor braking action
- Rear wheels lock whilst braking
- Brake pedal oscillation
- Excessive brake pedal free play
- Brake pedal too soft
- Brake pedal hard
- Abs working irregularly
- Abs not working / (one wheel locked)
- Anti-slip function not working - asr
- Anti-slip function not working - asr and msr
- Asr function will not go off
Steering – vehicle behaviour14 pages
- Vehicle drift
- Drift whilst braking
- Poor driving comfort - at front
- Poor driving comfort - at rear
- Excessive rolling/pitching - at front
- Excessive rolling/pitching - at rear
- Steering hard / (steering in both directions)
- Steering hard / (in one direction only)
- Steering too sensitive
- Steering wheel oscillations / vibrations / whilst driving
- Steering wheel oscillations / vibrations / with the vehicle stationary
- No electric steering power assistance with failure warning light on
- No electric steering power assistance with failure warning light not on
- Steering heavy with poor return
Lights32 pages
- Parking lights not working
- Number plate lights not working
- Dipped headlamps not working
- Main beam headlamps not working
- Dipped beam (one) rh or lh not working
- Side light (one) front or rear - rh or lh not working
- Direction indicators / hazard warning lights not working
- Left or right direction indicators not working
- Brake lights and third brake light not working
- (side) brake lights not working
- Centre brake light (third brake light) not working
- Reversing lights not working
- Day lights do not come on with engine started
- Rear fog lamp (one) not working
- Fog light (one) not working
- Fog lights and rear fog lamps not working
- Reversing light (one) rh or lh not working
- Reversing lights two always on
- Direction indicators not working when hazard warning light switch is pressed
- Front interior lights not working
- Luggage compartment lights not working
- Sun visor mirror courtesy light not working
- Interior lights not working / timed
- Interior lights not working (with key extracted from the ignition)
- Interior lights not working with doors unlocked by remote control
- Interior lights do not go off at key-on
- Interior lights do not go off / come on gradually
- Headlamp alignment corrector not working
- Headlamp alignment adjuster (one) rh or lh not working
- Follow me home function is not activated
- The hazard warning lights do not come on during emergency braking
- The direction indicators do not come on when changing lane
Windscreen / rearscreen / rear view mirrors – visibility12 pages
- Windscreen/rearscreen washers not working
- Windscreen wipers not working
- Screen washer not working
- Back window wiper not working
- Back window washer is not working
- Windscreen washer and rear washer do no work
- Rearscreen and door mirror defrosting not working
- Heated rear windscreen not working
- Door mirror defrosting not working
- Rear view mirror electrical adjustment does not work
- Left door mirror electrical adjustment not working
- Right door mirror electrical adjustment not working
Instrument panel68 pages
- Rev counter not working
- Speedometer not working
- Milometer not working
- Trip meter does not zero
- Display does not show outside temperature
- Doors open check warning light/symbol on
- Display signals ice danger with high outside temperature
- Display does not signal ice danger with low outside temperature
- Clock not working
- City warning light on
- City warning light off (initial test not carried out)
- City warning light does not switch when button is operated
- Fuel level gauge not working
- Fuel reserve warning light not working
- Engine coolant temperature gauge not working
- Engine coolant overheating warning light not working
- Engine coolant overheating signalled by the instrument
- Minimum engine oil pressure warning light not working
- Milometer/trip meter flashing
- Battery charging warning light not working
- Display does not show average consumption on trip module
- Heater plugs warning light not working
- Minimum engine oil pressure warning light on constantly
- Mil warning light flashing
- Mil warning light on (engine does not start)
- Mil warning light and warning light/symbol for vehicle protection system both on (engine does not start)
- Vehicle protection warning light on (engine does not start)
- M.i.l. warning light off (initial test not carried out) / engine does not start
- Vehicle protection warning light off (engine does not start)
- Mil warning light on - poor engine performance
- Abs failure warning light on
- Abs warning light off (intial test not carried out)
- Abs and handbrake warning lights both on
- Air bag failure warning light on
- Handbrake warning light does not come on (with handbrake applied)
- Esp warning light on
- Electric steering warning light on
- Electric steering warning light off / (does not carry out initial test)
- Handbrake applied warning light
- Seat belt unfastened warning light on
- Passenger air bag disablement warning light flashing
- Air bag warning light off (initial test not carried out)
- Passenger air bag disabled warning light on
- Instrument lights not working
- Instrument lights dimmer not working
- Instrument panel not working
- Control panel poorly lit / not lit
- Mil warning light not working (remains off before starting)
- Mil warning light stays on (engine starts)
- Display module no signal - to check panel
- Display does not show headlamp alignment data
- Electric power assisted steering fault display
- Water in diesel filter warning light off (initial test not carried out)
- Water in diesel filter warning light on constantly
- Heater plugs warning light on constantly
- Display does not show range on trip module
- Display does not show average speed on trip module
- Display does not show journey time on trip module
- Vehicle protection system warning light off (initial test not carried out)
- Vehicle protection system warning light on constantly
- Fuel reserve warning light on (with higher level)
- Mode button not working
- Recharging warning light on
- One warning light activated by steering column switch unit not working
- One warning light activated by steering column switch unit on constantly
- Seat belt not fastened warning light not working
- General failure warning light not working
- General failure warning light on constantly
Climate control8 pages
- Climate control not working (under any circumstances)
- Climate control air flow irregular
- Fan does not work at different speeds
- Climate control not cooling
- Climate control does not cool to the desired temperature
- Climate control not heating
- Climate control recirculation not working
- Air heating is not activated with low outside temperature
Radio and accessories etc..28 pages
- Cigar lighter/current socket not working
- Trip computer wrong readings
- Radio
- Poor radio reception
- Telephone audio not working
- Horns not working
- Horns working endlessly
- Subwoofer not working
- The cd player does not work
- I.c.s. telephone device not working
- The navigator is not working
- Navigator not calculating any route
- Date and/or time incorrect
- The bluetooth cannot be enabled
- Hands-free not working
- The telephone does not switch to private mode (when the button is operated)
- Problems in switching to hands-free mode when entering the vehicle with the ignition on
- Irregular operation of voice recognition
- The telephone microphone does not work
- The telephone audio cannot be heard
- Media player audio cannot be heard
- The bluetooth controls on the steering wheel do not work
- Parking device not working
- When reverse gear is engaged the anti-glare function is not excluded
- Sos button not working
- Infomobility button not working
- Nav button not working
- The electrochromic mirror is not working
Seats12 pages
- Front seat sliding not working
- Front seat backrest angle adjustment not working
- Head restraint height adjustment not working
- Front seat height adjustment not working
- Front seat backrest adjustment hardening
- Front seat height adjustment hardening
- Rear seat backrest adjustment stiff
- Rear seat backrest attachment missing
- The seat belt does not attach to the buckle
- Seat belts locked
- Seat belt does not lock
- Belt rewinding failure
Sun roof2 pages
Noise / vibrations39 pages
- Engine knock
- Engine knocking
- Engine hissing
- Engine whilstling / services belt noisy
- Engine buzzing
- Cyclical engine buzzing
- Engine rumbling
- Noise whilst driving
- Front suspension noise (creaking/squeaking)
- Front suspension noise (whistling/humming)
- Front suspension noise (knocking)
- Forecarriage transverse vibrations
- Gearbox noise - at take off
- Gearbox noise - in neutral
- Gearbox noise - in a specific gear
- Gearbox noise - when cornering
- Clutch noisy
- Rear noise (creaking/squeaking/ticking)
- Rear noise (whistling/humming)
- Rear noise (knocking)
- Brakes noisy
- Steering wheel and brake pedal vibrations
- Steering noisy
- Electric steering noisy when used with vehicle stationary
- Noise when the electric steering is used with the vehicle moving
- Wheel noise
- Climate control system noisy / (in the engine compartment)
- Climate control system noisy / (in passenger compartment)
- Rear creaking
- Dashboard creaking
- Front doors creaking
- Front seat slides squeaking
- Seats creaking
- Knocking from front seat cushion
- Backrest adjustment noise
- Seat belt noise
- Rear seat backrest knock
- Noise from rear seat cushion
- Noise in front seat height adjustment
- Odours › Unpleasant climate control odours