check engine MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 User Guide

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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411
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Pa
rking Guidan ce cu
rrently unava ilab le
See Owner's Manu al Pa
rki ng Guidan ce*is un availa ble if
Par k As sist*is sw itche doff. 6
Park ingGu idan ceisavailable agai nand
the disp laymessag e disappears if
! the dirt lo osens while th evehicle is inmo-
tion
! the syst emdetects tha tthe sensors are
fully available aga in
If the displ ay messag edoes not dis appe ar of
its own acco rd:
6 Clea nth ebumper s.
6 Restar t the engine.
6 Wait unt ilth eba ttery voltage has returned
to norm al. Pa
rking Guidan ce dis
abled Ve
hicle swith Pa rking Guidan ce*: the
ve hicl e is parke d. The display
messag ed isappears autom atical-
ly. PR
E-SA FE in
op erative
See Owner's Manu al Im
port antfu nctions of PRE-SAFE®
ha ve
fa iled. All othe ro ccu pant safety sys-
te ms ,e. g. airbags, remain available. 6
Visit a qualified specialist worksho p. Ra
dar sensor deac-
tiv ated See
Owner's Manu al Th
e radar sensor system*of the ve hi-
cle has been switch ed offon theon-
bo ard co mputer andy ou have tried to
act ivat ePar k As sistorDistro nic Pl us*. 6
Check wheth eritis possibl eto activa te
the radar sensor system*(
=page 528).
6 Switch on the radar sensor system* on
the on-boa rdcom puter (
= page 287). Di
splay messag es Possible
caus e/ conseq ue nce Possibl
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420 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Th
e al ternator is faulty or there is ama l-
fu nction in the vehicl eelectric alcirc uit.
Th ebattery is not being cha rged. 6
Stop the vehi cle pa ying attenti onto road
and tr affic condi tions, but do not switch off
th e en gine.
6 Open thebo nne t.
6 Carr yout avis ual check to seewh ether the
V-b elthas torn.
If the V-belt ha storn:
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
! Donotdrive any fur ther .The engine could ot her-
wise overheat.
6 Consult aqualified specialist worksho p.
If the V-belt is so und:
6 Do not sw itch of fthe engi ne.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. G
Risk of acc ident
Yo uar e driving with the bonnet ope n. 6
Stop imme diat ely in accordan cewith the
traf fic conditi ons.
6 Clos e the bonne t (= page 376). Th
eboot lid is op en. 6
Clos ethe boot lid. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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430 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges * Key
not
detec ted Th
ekey isnot in the ve hicle.
It wi llnot be po ssible tocentrally lo ck
or st art the vehicle after theengine is
sw itch ed off. 6
Stop theve hicl eas so onasitis sa fe to do
so.
6 Find the KEYLESS GO* key. Th
eKEY LESS GO*key is not detected
whi lethe engine isrunning be cause
there is inter feren cefrom apowe rful
so urce of ra dio wave s. 6
Stop theve hicl eas so onasitis sa fe to do
so.
6 Operate the vehicle usin g the KE YLESS
GO* key in the ignition lock underneath the
KE YLESS GO*button (
=pa ge 229). Th
eKE YLESS GO* ke yca nnot be de-
tec ted atpresent. 6
Alter the position of the keyin the vehicle.
6 Operat e the vehicle wi th th ekey ifne ces-
sary. To
p up
co olant
Se eOwne r's Manual Th
eco olan tle ve lis too low. 6
Topup the coola nt, obs erving the warni ng
note s (
=page 379).
6 Ifyo u have to topup th ecool antmo refre-
quent ly, have the coola ntsyst emchecked
at aqual ifie d sp eciali stwor ksho p. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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431
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Cool
ant
Stop vehicle
Tu rn engine off The coolan
tistoo hot. !
Donotdriv eon.
6 Wai tun til th em essa ge disappears be fore
re star ting the engine. You could other wise
da mag eth ee ngine.
6 Observe the coola nttemperature gauge
( = page 272). Th
e po ly-V -belt may have torn. 6
Stop imme diately inacco rdanc ewith the
tr af fic cond itio nsand check the poly-V-
belt.
If it has tor n:
! Donotdriv eon.
6 Consulta qualifie dsp ecialist work-
sh op.
If it is un dama ged:
6 Wait until th emessa gedisappears be-
fo re restarting th eengine. Youco uld
ot he rwise damag ethe engine.
6 Observe the coola nttemperatu re
gau ge (
=page 272).
6 Have theve hicle check edataqu alified
sp ec ialist worksho p. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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436 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges * Night View
Assist
Li ghts mu stbe on or
set to AUTO Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
As sist butthe light sw itch wasnot at
* orB . 6
Turn the light switch to* orB . Night View
Assist
No tin re verse gear R Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
Assis twh ile the tr ansmissi onselec tor
le ve rwa sin po sition R. 6
Movethetran smi ssio nselect orleve rto P,
N or D. * Night View
Assist
Li ghts mu stbe on or
set to AUTO
No tin re verse gear R Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
As sist butthe light sw itch wasnot at
* orB .
Als o,the tra nsmi ssio nis in position R. 6
Turn the light switch to* orB .
6 Movethetran smi ssio nselect orleve rto P,
N or D. Night View
Assist
onl ywhen
it is dark Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
Assis tin dayligh t. It
is onl ypo ssible tosw itchon Nigh tVi ew As-
si st wh en it isdark. En
gine oi l level
Sto pve hicle
Turn engi ne off CL
600 only:
Th een gine oi l level is toolow. There is
a risk of engine damage. 6
Stop the vehi cle. Pay attenti ontothe tra f-
fic co ndition s.
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Top up engi neoila nd check the engine oi l
le ve l (
= page 377). Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution P9
9.00 -2931-00 P9
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages To
p up with 1litre
of engine oi lwh en
next re fuelli ng CL 60
0onl y:
Th e engi ne oille ve lis toolow. 6
Chec kthe engine oi l level (= page 377)
an d top upthe engine oil if nec essary.
6 Have the engine che cked for leaksifthe
en gine oi lne edstopping upmore often
th an usual. En
gin eoil le vel
Re duce oil le vel CL 60
0onl y:
You hav ead ded too muchengine oi l.
The reisarisk ofdamag ing th e en gine
or cata lytic converter. 6
Siph on of fen gine oi l to the specif ied le vel.
Ob serve the legal require ments. En
gin eoil le vel
cannot be
measured CL 60
0onl y:
The measur ing syst em is malfun ction-
ing. 6
Have thesyst emcheck edat a qualified
specialist worksho p. Check
engine oi l level
when next refuelling CL 50
0onl y:
Th e engine oil le velha s dropped to a
cr itical le velor thes ensoris mal func-
tioning. 6
Chec kthe engine oi l level (= page 377)
an d top upthe engine oil if nec essary.
6 Have the engine che cked for leaksifthe
en gine oi lne edstopping upmore often
th an usual. * Ty
re pressure
Cauti on,ty re def ect On
e or more tyres islos ing air rapidly. 6
Stop the vehicle without makinganysud-
de nstee ring or br aking ma noe uvres. Pay
at tention to the tra ffic conditi ons.
6 Iden tifythe fault ytyr e.
6 Repair th etyre or cha nge the whe el
(= page 483). Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution P9
9.00 .2932 .00 P9
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Troubleshooting Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/cons eque nce Su
ggest edsolu tions ± There
maybe ama lfun ctio n:
! in the fuel inje cti on syst em
! in the ex haust syst emor
! in the ig nitio nsyst em
The emissi onlimitva lues may beexceeded
an d the engine may berunning inem erge n-
cy mo de. 6
Have theve hicle checke das so onaspos-
sible at aquali fied spe cial ist wor ksho p. 216_R
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Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Pr
ob lem Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Sugges
tedsoluti ons Th
een gine cannot beswitche doff. 6
Take th efu se extra ctor and the fuse
ch artfr om the vehi cle tool kit
( = page 401).
6 Open the fus eboxintheen gine com-
partm ent (
= page 503).
6 Pullout the two fuses marke d"MOTOR
NO TAU S"on thef use cha rtusing the
fu se extra ctor.
The engine switches off.
To resta rtthe engine:
6 Reinser tthe fuses. A coo
lant temp eratu reof ove r+120 °Cis
displ ayed. The coolant
leve lis too low. The coo lant is
too hot andt he engine isno long er being
co oled sufficie ntly. 6
Stop as soonaspos sibl ea nd al low the
eng ine an d the coola ntto coo ldown.
6 Check the coolan t le vel.Ob serve the
warning notes asyou do so and top up
the coola ntifne ces sary (
=page 379). 216_R
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496 Practical advice
Batteries
i
Have the ba tter ies charged at a qualifi ed
speciali st workshop. Mercedes-Benz recom-
me nds that you use a Mercedes-Benz Servi ce
Ce ntre for this purpose .If yo u are charging the
bat teries yourself, observe the opera ting inst ruc-
ti ons for you rbatte ry charge r.
! Onlyus e ba tter y ch arge rs with ama ximum
vo ltage of 14.8 V. Sta
rter battery
6 Make sure that the battery charger is
swi tche doff and connec tit to the ter-
mi nals on the star ter battery .Observe
the note sin the oper ating inst ruc tions
fo r the battery charger wh endoing so.
6 Refitt he charged sta rterbatter yand
fo ld the bar do wn. 6
Fit the st arte r battery inthe engine
co mp artment.
6 Fold the retainer down.
! Makesure that the ba seplate and the ba t-
te ry sec uring rings are fit tedse cu rely.
! Alway sconnect the ba ttery in theord erde-
scribed below. Nev erswap thete rminal clam ps.
You may ot herwise dam ageth ev ehicle elec tron-
ics. Rec
onne ctingt he starter battery
6 Make sure that the consu mer batter yis
fi tted andc onnecte dco rrectly in the
boot.
6 Turn the key to position0 in theignition
lo ck andrem ove it.
6 Connect the pos itiv e ter minalcl amp
an dse cur ethe cov er.
6 Connect th ene gative termina lcl am p.
6 Fit the bre athe rhose.
! Makesure that a cellca p is fitte dbet ween
th e ba tter y and thebreat herh ose.
6 Switch ontheigni tion.
6 Startthe engine.
6 Check the vehicle func tio ns. G
Riskofacid bu rns There is a
risk of ac idbu rnsdu ring the
ch argin gp roce du re due to th ega sesw hich
es cap e from the battery. Do not leanover
th eba tter ywhen it isbe ing char ged. Fitting
thestarter battery Re
conn ecting the battery G
Risk of accident Do
not drive unle ssthec onsu merbatt eryis
fitted and conne cted correc tly.
Ha ve wo rkcarrie dout on the consu merbat-
tery at aqualifie dspecial istw orks hop, e.g. a
Me rced es-Ben zSe rvice Cen tre. 216_R
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