ABS MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 User Guide

374 Operation
Ref
uelling
and sold by Mercedes-Benz to the petro l.You
mu st observe the instruc tion sa nd mixin gratios
indicat edon the con tainer. CL
600 andAMG verhicl es
! Refuel only with super unleaded petrol of at
lea st98 RO N/88MO N,conforming to theEu ro-
pean standard EN228. There is ot herwise arisk
of impaired engine performan ceorengine dam-
age.
Yo uw ill find furt her informat ion abo utpetrol in
th e" Tech nica l da ta" se ction (
=page 519).
i Youw ill generally find inform ation on the
petrol grade on thefilling pump. Otherwise, ask
th e filling station at tendant.
i Asate mporary measure and only if therec-
om mended fuel is not availab le,you can also use
premium unleaded petrol, 95 RO N/85MO N.
This mayreduce performanc eand increase pe t-
rol consump tion .Av oid driv ing at fullth rot tle.
! If absolut elynecessary, and only when
th er ecom mended fu el is not available, you may
also use regular unleade dpetrol, 91 RO N/
82.5 MON. Howe ver,this will result in much
hi gher fuel consumption and reduced perform-
anc e.Av oid driving at full throttle and only
driv eindrive program S. i
If no fuel othe rth an regular petrol fuel
91 RO N/82.5 MON or a lower grade is perma-
nently available, you should have theve hicle
adap tedby the local af ter-sa lesse rvicet o ru non
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388 Operation
Wi
nter driving
Ha ve your veh icle"winter pr oofed" ata
qualified specialist worksho p,e.g. a
Mercedes -Ben zS ervice Centre, atthe on-
set of wint er.This service include s th efo l-
lo wing:
! engine oi lcha nge,if the curre nt oi lha s
not been approved forwinter use
! thean tifreez e/ anti-corro sion concen-
tra tion wi llbe checked
! wash erflui dc oncentrate wil lbe added
to the winds cree nan dhea dlamp clean-
ing syst em*fluid
! the battery will bechecked
! aty re change
Us ewint ertyres attem peratu re sb elow
+7 °C and on snow or ice- cove red roads.
Only then can the maximu meffect of ABS
and ESP®
be ensured inwint ertoo.
Use winter tyr esof the sa me makeand
tr ead onallwheels tomain tain safe ha n-
dling characteris tics. Alw
aysobs erve thema ximu m permitt ed
speed specified forth ewint ertyres you
have fitted .If you fit winter tyres which
ha ve alo we rma ximu m pe rmitte d speed
th an that oftheveh icle,affix an approp ri-
ate warning sign showi ngthema ximum
permitt edspeed in the driver’s field of vi-
si on. Thisca nbe obt aine da ta qualified
specialist worksho p,e.g. at a
Merced es-Benz Service Cen tre.
In such circums tanc es,yo us hould also re-
str ict the maxim um speedof the vehicle to
the maximu mp ermi tted spee dfo r the wi n-
ter tyres using perm anent Speedtron ic1
(= page 311).
If you have fitted wi nter tyres:
6 Resta rtthetyr epressure monitor*
( = page 385). Wint
erdriving Win
tertyres G
Risk of accident You mu
strepla cewinter tyre swith atread
depth ofless than 4mm immedia tely.Th ey
ar eno lo nger suitab leforus ein winter. 1O
nly ava ilable for certain cou ntries G
Risk of accident If
you fit the spar ewheel* whe ndr ivin gwith
wi nter tyre s,plea se be aware that driving
stab ility will beimpa ired owing tounsta ble
corn ering charact eristics caused bythe
different ty res. You shou ldtherefo reada pt
your driving style an d drive ca refully.
Have the sparewheel* repl aced atthe near-
es tqu alified specialist workshopwhich
ha st he necessarys pecialis tkn ow ledg eand
to ols tocarry out the workrequire d.
Me rced es-Benz reco mmend sth at youu se
aM erce de s-Ben zSe rvice Centre forthis
purpo se.In pa rtic ular ,work relevant tosafe-
ty or on safety-relate dsyst emsmu stbe car-
ried outat aq ualifi ed spec iali stwo rksh op. 216_R
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415
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Vehicle
risi ng
Pl ea se wait briefly The
leve lof the stati onary vehicl eis too
lo w. Theve hicle le vel is being ra ised. !
Donotpull away.
6 Wai tfo r the vehi cle level to adjust.
Th e mess age dis appearsw henthe vehicle
le ve lhas adjust ed. malfu
nction Onl
yce rtain ABC func tions ar eava ila-
ble. Theve hicle’ sha nd ling cha racter is-
ti cs ma ythusbe affecte d. !
Donotexceed a maximum speed of 80 km /h.
6 Have thevehicle check edataqualified
specialist worksho p. Ma
ximum
speed
ex ceeded i
Theme ssag eonly appears for partic ular
co untry-spe cific ve hicle va rian ts.
Th ema ximu mp erm issible speed has
been exce ede d. 6
Drive mo re sl owly. ABS
and ESP
in op era tive
Se eOwner's Manual G
Risk of accide nt
ABS ,ESP ®
an d theref orealso PRE-
SA FE®
ha ve been deactivated due to a
mal func tion. BASha salso been de acti-
va ted. The brak ing syst emremai ns
av ailable wit h fullbrake boost ing ef fect
but without AB S.
BAS Pl us*and th ePRE-SAFE ®
Br ak e*
may al sohave failed. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution P99.00-2916-31
P99.00-2914-31
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416 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges ABS
andESP
cu rrently una vailab le
Se eOwne r's Manual G
Risk of acc ident
ABS, ESP ®
an d there fore also PRE-
SAFE ®
are un available due to amal-
fu nction. BAS has alsobeen deactiv at-
ed.
It is po ssib lethat theself diag nos isis
not yet comp lete. Th ebrake system is
st ill availa ble as usual.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
Drive ashort di stan ce with gentl este erin g
movement sat asp ee dof above 20km /h.
Th eme ssag egoes outwh enABSan dESP ®
are avai labl ea gain. ABS, ESP
®
an d there fore also PRE-
SAFE ®
ha ve been deac tiva tedd ueto
un dervoltage. Thebattery is possibly
not being ch arged. Thebr ak esyst emis
st ill availa ble as usual.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
Drive oncarefully.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho pimm e-
di at ely. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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421
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages No
t al lof the doors are clos edandthe
ve hicle is tra vellin gf asterthan
6k m/ h. 6
Clos ethe doors. Check br
ake
flui dlevel G
Risk of accide nt
Th e brake flui d lev elis to olow. 6
Donottop up the brake flui dun der any cir-
cu msta nces.Th iswillnot rectify the mal-
funct ion.
! Donotdrive onunder any circumst ances.
6 Consult a qu alified spec iali stwor ksho p. Brak
e immediat ely G
Risk of accide nt
A mal func tion oc curred while HO LD or
Distr onicPlus* wasac tiva ted. 6
Firm lydepre ssthebrake pedal im mediat e-
ly , traf fic condi tions perm itting, until the
wa rning mess age in th emulti-f un ction dis-
play goes out.
6 Secur eth e vehicle against rollin gaway
wh en leav ing it (
=pa ge 258). EBV, ABS
,ESP
in op era tive
Se eOwner's Manual G
Risk of accide nt
ESP ®
,EBV and ABS have bee ndea cti-
va ted due toa malfun ction. BA Shas
also beendea ctivated .PR E-SAFE ®
is
also theref orenot op erationa l.
BAS Pl us*and th ePRE-SAFE ®
Br ak e*
may al sohave failed. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Visit aqualified specialist worksho p im me-
diat ely. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
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444 Practical advice
Troubleshooting v
3
- Th
eyell ow ESP ®
warn ing
la mp , the red brake sys-
tem warning la mpand the
ye llow ABSwa rning lamp
ar elit wh ile the engine is
running. A warning signal
ad dition ally sou nds. G
Risk of accident
The electroni cbrake-powe rdistr ibution
fu nction (EBV )is ma lfun ctioning and PR E-
SA FE®
is theref ore un available. The brake
syste mcontinues to func tio nn orma lly, but
without electronic su pport. The wheels
co uld therefor elock ifyo ubr ak e ha rd,for
exam ple. 6
Drive on caref ully.
6 Visi t a qu alified specialist worksho pim-
me diat ely. v
- The
yellow ESP ®
warn ing
la mp an d the yell owABS
wa rning lamp are lit while
the engine isrunning. A
warning signa lad dition al-
ly so unds. G
Risk of accident
AB S,ESP ®
an d theref orealso PRE-SAFE ®
ha ve been deac tiva ted du eto ama lfun c-
ti on. Thebra king syst emremain sav ailable
with full brake boosting effe ct but without
AB S. 6
Drive on caref ully.
6 Visi t a qu alified specialist worksho pim-
me diat ely. Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/cons eque nce Su
ggest edsolu tions 216_R
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445
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting - Th
e yell owABS warning
la mp islit wh ile the en-
gi ne isrunn ing. G
Risk of accident
ABS is de activ ated due to ama lfunction.
BAS, ESP ®
, EBV and PRE-S AFE ®
are also
deac tiva ted as a conseq uence.
If the ABS control unitma lfun ctions, ther e
is also apossibili tyof mal func tions inothe r
syste ms,su ch asParktro nic* ,Dis troni c*,
Di stronic Pl us*, the navigation system*,
Pa rk Assist* andth eau tom atic tran sm is-
si on.
Th ebra kesyst emcontinue sto func tion
norm ally, but without electron ic support.
Th ewh eels co uld th erefo relock if yo u
brake hard, for ex ample. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Observet he addit iona lmessages inthe
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay (
=page 405).
6 Visi ta qualifie dspecialist worksho pas
so on as pos sibl e. Pro
blem Possi
blecaus e/conseq uence Sugges
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512 Te
chnic aldata
Tyres andwh eels
! For safet yreasons, Mercedes -Benz recom-
me nds that you only use tyres whic hhave been
speciall yapproved by Mercedes-Benz foryo ur
ve hicle. Th esety res are spe cially adapt edto
driving charac teristics, comfo rt,wear and the
co ntrol systems, such asABSor
ESP ®
and are
mark edasfollow s:
! MO =Me rcede s-Be nz Original
! MOE= Mercedes-Benz Orig inal Ex tended
(wit hrun-flat charact eristic s)
If you use ot herty res ,Merce de s-Be nz cannot ac-
ce pt any responsibili tyfor da mage whic hmay
oc cur.Info rmation abou tty res canbe obtained
from any Merced es-B enzSe rvice Centre.
! Ifyo ufit ty re sot he rth an thos et ested and
recom mended by Mercedes-Benz ,ch ara cter is-
ti cs such ashandling ,noise emiss ions, fuelcon-
su mp tion or wear, et c.ma ybeadver sely
af fe cted. Inadditio n,wh en driving wi tha load, di-
mensional variations and dif ferent tyre deforma-
ti on charact eristics co uld cau sethet yres to
ma kecontac tw ith th eb ody work and axle com-
po nent s.This may damag ethe tyre or the vehi-
cl e. i
Further information can be obtained from
any Merced es-Benz Service Ce ntre.
You will find a table oftyre pressures on the in-
side of your vehicle’s fuel filler flap. Youwi llfind
furt her informat ion abo uttyre pressures inthe
"Operat ion" sec tion ( =
page 382). Tyr
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