MERCEDES-BENZ CLK COUPE 2004 Owners Manual

298 Practical advice
Display
messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
BCoolant
Check level The coolant level is too low. 6
Top up the coolant ( =pa ge 247).
6 If you are having to top up the coolant
more frequently than normal ,have the
coolant sys tem checked at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre. .
Dipped
beam,left The left dipped-beam headlamp is
fault
y. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Dipped beam,right The right dipped-be
amheadlamp is
fault y. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Trailer tu rnsignal,
left The left trailer turn signal
isfaulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Trailer tu rnsignal,
right The
right tr ailer turn signal isfaulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Trailer br akel ight The trailer brake lamp
isfaulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Trailer ta illamp, left The left trailer tail lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Trailer tail la mp,right The right trailer tail lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Remove key! You have
left the key in the ignition
lock. 6
Remove the key. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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Practical advice
Display messag esDisplay messages Possible cause
/consequ ence Possible sol
ution .Display faulty
Visit workshop! The lighting display has failed. 6
Visit a quali fied specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Turn signal , rear left
Back-up lamp on! The
rear left tu rnsign alisfau lty. An-
other lamp has taken over this func-
tion. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Turn signal , rear right
Back-up lamp on! The rear right turn signal is
faulty.
Another lamp has taken over this
function. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Turn signal in left
mirror The left turn signal in the exterior
mirror is faulty. This message only
appears if all light emitting diodes
have blown. 6
Visit a quali fied specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Turn signal in right
mirror The rig
htturn signal in the exterior
mirror is faulty. This message only
appears if al llight emitting diodes
have blown. 6
Visit a quali fied specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
.Turn
signal, front left
Back-up la mpon! The front left
turnsignal is faulty.
Another lamp has taken over this
function. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Turn si gnal,front right
Back-up la mpon! The front right turn signal is
faulty.
Another lamp has taken over this
function. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Brake lamps
Visit work shop! The brake lamps do not light up
im-
mediately or they are on continu-
ously. 6
Visit a qualified specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Trailer br ake light
Visit work shop! The brake lamps on the trailer do
not light up immediately or they are
on cont
inuously. 6
Visit a qualified specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Brake lamp ,left The left brake lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Brake lamp ,right The right brake lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
3rd brake light The thi
rdbrake lamp is faulty. 6
Visit a qualified specialist workshop as
soon as possible, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Main beam,left The left main-be
amheadlamp is
fault y. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Main beam,right The right main-beam headlamp is
fault
y. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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301
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/consequ ence Possible sol
ution .Licence plate
lamp, left The left licence plate lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Licence plate lamp,
right The right
licence plate lamp is
faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Switch offlights! The lights are switched on even
though the key is in position
0in the
ignition lock. 6
Switch off the lights.
Front foglamp, left The
front left fog lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Front foglamp, right The front right foglamp is faulty. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Switch offrear foglamp
Back-up lamp on! A lamp
isfaulty. This bulb lights up
as back- upfor anoth er. 6
Switch off the rear fog lamp.
Parking lamp, front left
Back-up lamp on! The front left parking lamp is faulty.
Another lamp has taken over this
function. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible.
Parking lamp, front
right
Back-up lamp on! The front right parking lamp
is
faulty. Another lamp has taken over
this function. 6
Change the bulb as soon as possible. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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302 Practical advice
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messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
.Reversing
lamp,left The left reversing lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Reversing lamp,right The
right reversing lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Tail light, left
Back-up la mpon! The left tail
lamp is faulty. Another
lamp has taken over this function. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Tail light, right
Back-up la mpon! The right tail lamp is faulty. Another
lamp has taken over this function. 6
Change the bu lbas soon as possible.
Light sens or
Visit work shop! The light sensor is faulty. The lights
switch on auto
matically. 6
Change the lights back to manual opera-
tion in the operating system (=
page 122).
6 Switch on the lights by pressing the light
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303
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/consequ ence Possible sol
ution OBonnet
open! You are driving
with the bonnet
open. 6
Close the bonnet ( =page 244). :
Engine
oillevel
Stop, engine off! There
isno oil in the engine. There
is a danger of engine damage. 6
Switch off the engine.
6 Check the engine oil level and top up the oil
if necessary ( =page 245).
Engine oillevel
Visit workshop! The measuring system is malfunc-
tioning. 6
Have the measuring system checked at a
qual ified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Serv ice Ce ntre.
Engine oillevel
Reduce oillevel! You have added too much engine
oil
.There is a risk of damaging the
engine or catalytic converter. 6
Siphon off the oil. Observe the legal re-
quirements.
Engine oil
Visit workshop! The engine oil level has dro
pped to
a critical le vel. 6
Check the engine oil le vel (= page 245)
and top up the engine oil if necessary.
6 Have the engine checked for leaks if the
engine oil needs toppi ngup more often
than usu al. The oil contains water. 6
Have the oil checked. :
Engine
oillevel
Add 1 litre engineoil
when nextrefuelling The engine oil level is too low. 6
Check the engine oil level and top up the oil
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304 Practical advice
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messages Display messages Possible caus
e/
consequence Possible solution
HTyre
pressure monitoring
inactive The tyre pressure
loss warn-
ing* has malfunctioned. 6
Have the tyre pressure loss warning*
checked at a quali fied specialist work-
shop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Tyre pressure monitoring
reactivated The tyre pressure
loss warn-
ing* is reactivated. H
Tyre
pressure
Check tyre! The pressure of one of the tyres
has fallen below the specified
value. 6
Stop the vehicle. Take the road and traffic
conditions into consideration.
6 Check the tyres.
6 Check the tyre pressure and correct it.
6 If necessary, repai ror change the defec-
tive wheel ( =page 368).
6 Activate the tyre pressure loss warning
system when the correct tyre pressure is
set ( =page 251). H
Check tyre
s!
Then reactivate! There is a tyre pressure
warn-
ing mess age. 6
Make sure that the tyre pressure is
correctly set on all the tyres.
6 Activate the tyre pressure loss warning*
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/consequ ence Possible sol
ution HTyre
pressu remonitor
not available! The tyre pressure loss warning fea-
ture has
been deactivat eddue toa
fault. 6
Have the tyre pressure loss warning*
checked at a qualified specialist workshop,
e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Servi ceCentre. F
Key
Check battery! The KEYLESS GO key* batteries are
discharged. 6
Chang ethe batteries ( =pa ge 354). F
Key
not detected! The KEYLESS GO key* is
not detect-
ed while the engine is running be-
cause:
! the key is not inside the vehicle
! there is strong interference
from a radio source 6
Stopyour vehicle as soon as itis safe to do
so.
6 Look for the key.
Switchi ngoff the engine prevents you from
locking the vehicle centrally or starting the
engine.
Operate the vehicl eusing the key function. F
Key
not detected! The KEYLESS GO key* is currently
not detected. 6
Alterthe position of the key in the vehicle.
6 Insert the key into the ignition lock and op-
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FKey
still in
vehicle! The key has been detected in the
vehicle during locking. 6
Remove the key from the vehicle.
Key
Visit work shop! There is a fault with the KEYLESS
GO system*. 6
Visit a qualif ied specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Replace key The key
isno longer working. 6
Visit a qualif ied specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. A
Reserve fu
el The fuel level has fallen
into the re-
serve range. 6
Refuel at the nearest filling station
( = page 241). J
Doors open! Yo
u are trying to pull away but at
least one of the doors is open. 6
Close the doors. #
Undervolta
ge
Charge battery The vehicle battery has insufficient
voltage. 6
Start the engine. #
Undervolta
ge
Switch off
consumers The vehicle battery has insufficient
voltage. 6
Switch off any consumers that are not re-
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/consequ ence Possible sol
ution #Visit workshop! The battery is not being charged.
Possible causes:
! faulty alterna tor
! torn poly-V-belt
Remember that the brake system
requires electri cal energy and may
only operate to a limited extent un-
der certain circumstances. Consid-
erably greater braking force will
then be required and the stopping
distance will be increased. 6
Stopimmediately and check the poly-V-
belt.
If it is torn:
6 Donot drive any furth erand inf orm a
qualified specialist work shop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
If it is not damaged:
6 Drive immediately to the nearest quali-
fied specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. W
Washer
fluid
Check level The washer fluid level in the wind-
screen washer fluid reservoir has
dropped below the minimum level. 6
Top up the washer fluid ( =pa ge 248). 209en_d2.boo Seite
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