distronic MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2009 Owner's Manual

Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions DISTRONIC
PLUS ---k
m/h Ac
onditi on foractivatin gDISTR ONIC PLUS* has no tbeen met
or th esystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
X Clos ethe bonne tand th edriver's door.
X Mov ethe selector lever to D.
X If condition spermit ,drive faste rtha n3 0km/ hand switch
on DISTRONIC PLUS* again.
X Activat eESP®
.
X Wait until th esystem is in th eoperating temperature range. DISTRONIC
PLU
Sa nd
SPEED‐
TRONIC inopera‐
tive
DISTRONIC PLUS* and SPEEDTRONIC are faulty.
Awarning
tone also sounds.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Speed
Limit
Assist currently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual
Speed Limit Assist* is deactivated and temporarily inopera-
tive if:
R
thew indscree nisdirty in th ecamera' sfield of vision.
R visibility is impaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno w, spray or fog.
Speed Limit Assist* is operational again and th edisplay mes-
sage disappear swhen:
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away while you are driving.
R thes ystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational
again.
If th edisplay message continues to be displayed:
X Clean th ewindscree n(Ypage 202). Speed
Limit
Assist: Unavaila‐
ble in
thi
sc oun‐
try Speed Limit Assist* is only available in certain countries.
X
Drive on.
Speed Limit Assist* is available again as soo nasyou drive
into acountry in whic hits use is approved. Speed
Limit
Assist inopera‐
tive
Speed Limit Assist* has failed.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. HOLD Off The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicl
ehas skidde dor
ac onditi on foractivatin gSBC HOLD is no longer met when
th eb rak epedal is firmly depressed. Awarnin gtonea lso
sounds.
X Reactivat ethe HOLD function later. 212
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050 Solutions PRE-SAFE Functions
limited
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *isfaulty. BA SPLUS* or th edistanc ewarn-
in gs ignal may also hav efailed.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Radar sen‐
sor deactiva‐
ted See
Owner's
Manual
Vehicles wit
hDISTR ONIC PLUS* :the rada rsensor system is
deactivated.
X Chec kwhether th erada rsensor system may be activated
(Y page 304).
X Switc hont herada rsensor system (Y page 121). Radar sen‐
sor deactiva‐
ted
autom.
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual Vehicles wit
hanavigation system* :the vehicl eisclose to a
radi otelescope facilit yand therefore may no ttransmit any
rada rsignals. The rada rsensor system has switched of fauto-
matically.
The following function sare unavailable:
R DISTRONIC PLUS* (Y page 125)
R BA SP LUS* (Y page 53)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *(Ypage 56)
X Drive on.
These function sare available again as soo nasthevehicle
is far enough away from th eradi otelescope facility
(Y page 304). Child seat in wrong
position
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of injury
Vehicles wit hautomati cchild seat recognition *onthe front-
passenger seat: the child seat is incorrectly positioned.
X Fit the child seat in the correc tposition. G
Risk of injury
Vehicles with automatic child seat recognition* on the front-
passenger seat: the child seat recognition sensor is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Cruise
control
and SPEED‐
TRONIC inopera‐
tive Cruise control and SPEEDTRONIC are malfunctioning.
Awarn-
ing tonea lso sounds.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
Problem Possible causes/consequencesa
nd0050
0050Solutions 0031
The yellow ABS
warning lamp is
lit while the
engine is run-
ning. G
Risk of accident
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) is deactivated due to afault. For this
reason, ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program), BAS (Brake Assist),
BAS PLUS* (Brake Assist PLUS), PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake*,
the HOLD function, hil lstart assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation
are also deactivated, for example.
The brake syste mcontinues to function normally,b ut without the
functions listed above. Therefore, the wheels coul dlock if you
brake hard.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Observe the additiona lmessages in the multi-function display
(Y pag e208).
X Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. 00BA
The red distance
warning lamp*
lights up while
the vehicl eisin
motion. G
Risk of accident
The distance to the vehicl einfront is too smal lfor the speed
selected.
X Increase the distance. 00BA
The red distance
warning lamp*
lights up while
the vehicl eisin
motion. Awarn-
ing tone also
sounds. G
Risk of accident
You are approaching avehicl einf ront at too grea taspeed
X Be prepared to brake immediately.
X Pay carefu lattention to the traffic situation. You may have to
brake or take evasive action. 00BA
The red distance
warning lamp*
lights up while
the vehicl eisin
motion. Awarn-
ing tone also
sounds. G
Risk of accident
Distronic Plus* has detected astationary obstacle in you rline of
travel .The vehicl ewilln ot be braked automatically.
X Be prepared to brake immediately.
X Pay carefu lattention to the traffic situation. You may have to
brake or take evasive action. 232
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00C6
The yellowE SP®
warning lamp
flashes while the
vehicle is in
motion. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
or traction control has intervened because there is arisk of
skidding or at least one wheel has started to spin.
Cruise control or Distronic Plus* is deactivated.
X Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as necessary when
pulling away.
X Release the accelerator pedal while you are driving.
X Adapt your driving style to suit the road and weather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP ®
.
Exceptions: (Y page 55) 00C7
The yellow ESP ®
OFF warning
lamp is lit while
the engine is
running. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are deactivated. ESP ®
will not
stabilise the vehicle if it starts to skid or if awheel starts to spin.
X Reactivate ESP ®
.
Exceptions: (Y page 55)
X Adapt your driving style to suit the road and weather conditions. 00C6
00C7
The yellow ESP
®
and ESP ®
OFF
warning lamps
are lit while the
engine is run-
ning. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS,B AS PLUS* ,PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake*, the
HOLD function, hill start assist, the adaptive brake lights and
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are unavailable due to amalfunction.
ESP ®
will not stabilise the vehicle if it starts to skid or if awheel
starts to spin.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Observe the additional messages in the multi-function display
(Y page 208).
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0081
The red SRS
warning lamp is
lit while the
engine is run-
ning. G
Risk of injury
There is amalfunction in the restraint system. The airbags or belt
tensioners may either be triggered unintentionally or, in the event
of an accident, not be triggered at all.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. Troubleshooting
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00B8
The yellow
reserve fuel
warning lamp
lights up while
the engine is
running. The fuel level has fallen below the reserve range.
X
Refuel at the nearest filling station. Warning tones
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions The anti-theft warning
alarm* is triggered. You have opened the vehicle with the anti-theft alarm system still
activated*.
X
Switch off the alarm (Y page 58).You hear
awarning
tone. Am
essage appears in the multi-function display.
X See the explanations for the display message (Y page 208).You are driving with the parking brake applied.
X
Release the parking brake. The lights are still switched on when you leave the vehicle.
Coupé:
X
Turn the light switch to 0027or0066.
or
X If the rear foglamp is switched on: press the light switch in to
the stop.
Cabriolet:
X Turn the light switch to 0066. G
Risk of injury
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 76).You hear
acontinuous
tone. You have switched the engine off, opened the driver's door and
released the seat belt, or opened the bonnet,w
ith the HOLD func-
tion or Distronic Plus* activated.
X Deactivat ethe HOLD function (Y page 135).
or
X Deactivat eDistronic Plus* (Y page 131). Troubleshooting
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Engine
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions The engin
ewill not
start. The HOLD function or Distronic Plus* is activated.
X
Switch off HOLD (Y page 136) or Distronic Plus (Y page 131).
X Try to start th eenginea gain. The engin
ewill not
start .You can hear the
starter motor operat-
ing. R
Ther eisam alfunctio nintheengin eelectronics.
R Ther eisam alfunctio ninthefuel supply.
R The on-board voltage is to olow because th estarter battery is
to ow eak or discharged.
X Before th enexts tart attempt ,tur nt he keyb ack to position 0
(Y page 65 )intheignition loc korpressthe Start/Sto pbut-
ton* until all th eindicator light sintheinstrumen tcluste rhave
gon eout.
X Try to start th eenginea gain (Y page 98). When doin gso,
remembe rtha te xcessively lon gand frequen tattempt stostart
th ee nginew ill drain th ebattery.
If th eengined oes no tstart after several attempts:
X Consult aqualifie dspecialist workshop. The engin
ewill not
start .You can hear the
starter motor operat-
ing .The reserv efuel
warning lamp is on and
th ef uel gauge
shows 0. The fuel tan
khas been run dry.
X Refuel th evehicle. The engin
ewill not
start .You canno thear
th es tarter motor. The on-board voltage is to
olow because th estarter battery is too
weak or discharged.
X Jump-start th evehicle (Y page 276).
If th eengined oes no tstart despite attempting to jump-star tit:
X Consult aqualifie dspecialist workshop. The starter motor was exposed to
athe rmal load that was to ohigh.
X Allo wthe starter motor to coo ldown for approximately two
minutes.
X Try to start th eenginea gain.
If th eengines till does no tstart:
X Consult aqualifie dspecialist workshop. Troubleshooting
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