MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Owners Manual

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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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
sibl eso lution 216_R
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422 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Brak
eove rhea ted
Dri veon, but with
ev en greater care Th
ebr ake system is very ho t due to ex-
tre me loads. Reduce
the lo adon the brak esyst em.
6 Adopt an evenmorean tic ipat ory driving
st yle.
6 Makeuse ofthe en gine bra keon downh ill
gradien ts.Se lect a lo wer gear for this pur-
pos e.
6 Drive oncarefully to allo wt he airflo wto
co ol the brakes. * Service
Se
eOwne r's Manual Th
ebr ak e syste msensor tech nolog y is
ma lfun ctioning. The br aking syst emre-
main savailable with full brak e bo osting
ef fect. 6
Drive oncarefully.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho pimm e-
di at ely. Brake
wear Th
ebrake pads /linin gshave rea ched
the irwea rlimi t. 6
Have thebr ak e pads /linings replaced at a
qu alified speciali stwor ksho p. Re
lease
parkin g brake Th
ered indic ator la mpfor the electric
parki ngbrake flas he san d you also hear
a war ning tone.
You ar edr iving wi th theelec tric park ing
bra keapplied or you are using th e elec-
tri cpa rki ng brake foremer gencybrak-
ing supp ortwh ile the vehicle isin
mot ion (
=page 259). 6
Release the electri cparking bra ke.
or 6 Pullaw ay care fully ( =page 258).
In thee vent of emergen cybraki ng:
6 Releas ethe electri cparking bra kehand le. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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423
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Release
parki
ngbrake Th
e red indi cator lamp fo r theelectric
parki ngbrake is flas hing and th eyellow
warning lamp for the electric parking
br ak eis lit. You also hear awar ning
tone.
Th e electri cparking brake is faulty, the
br ak ing ef fect islimi ted. Wh
ile the vehicle isin mo tion:
6 Release the electric parki ngbrake hand le.
With theve hicle stat iona ry:
6 Switch off the igni tion and press the elec-
tr ic park ingbr ake hand leun til the warning
me ssage inthe multi-fu nc tio ndi sp laygoes
out. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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424 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Pa
rking brake
Se eOwne r's Manual Th
ered indic ator la mpfor the electric
parki ngbrak e is either lit or not lit and
the yellow wa rning la mp for th eelectric
parki ngbrake islit.
Th e el ectri cparkin gbrake hasma lfun c-
tione d. To release:
6
Pull theelec tric park ing br ak eha nd le.
or 6 Pullaw ay care fully ( =page 258).
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p.
or 6 Release theelec tric park ingbrak eman ual-
ly ( =page 472).
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p.
To apply: 6 Switch of fthe ig nition and press th eelec-
tr ic parki ngbrake handle until thewarning
me ssag ein th emu lti-fu nc tio ndi splay goes
out. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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425
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Pa
rking br ake
Se eOwner's Manual Th
e red indi cator lamp fo r theelectric
parki ngbrake isflas hing.
Th ere wasa mal func tion in the po wer
su pply totheele ctric parki ngbra keor
th e electr icpark ing brak ehas been re-
leased ma nually. 6
Pull th eele ctric parki ngbra kehand le.
or 6 Pullaway carefully ( =page 258).
or
6 Press the electri cpa rking brake hand le
un tilth ewa rning messag ein the multi-
fu nc tion disp lay go esout. Pa
rking br ake
Se eOwner's Manual Th
e red indi cator lamp fo r theelectric
parki ngbrake is flas hing and th eyellow
warning lamp for the electric parking
brak eis lit.
Th eelec tric parki ngbrake hasmal func-
tioned. 6
Switch theig ni tion of fand on againand ap-
ply orrelease theelec tricpark ing br ake.
or
6 Pullaway carefully ( =page 258).
6 Visit aqualified specialist worksho p.
or 6 Release the elect ric park ingbrakeman ual-
ly ( =page 472).
6 Visit aqualified specialist 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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426 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Pa
rking brake
Se eOwne r's Manual When
you apply or release theelec tric
park ing brake, the redindi ca tor lamp
fo r the electri cparki ngbra keflas he s
fo r approx imately10 se conds. It th en
go es outor rema ins lit. Theyellow
wa rning lamp for the electri cparking
bra keis li t.
Th e el ectri cparkin gbrake hasma lfun c-
ti one d du eto an ove rvoltage orunder-
vol tage orhas overheated ,fo rexamp le. 6
Pullaw ay care fully ( =page 258).
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p.
In the ev entof ov ervol tage orunderv oltage:
6 Rect ifythe causeo fthe overvolta ge or
un der voltag e, e.g. cha rge the battery or
resta rt theengine.
6 Swi tchth e ig nition off and on again and ap-
ply orrelease th eelect ric parkin gbrake.
If you cannot releasethe electri cparking
brake by following theabove instru ctions:
6 Release theelec tric park ingbrak eman ual-
ly ( =page 472).
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p.
In the ev entof ov erheating:
6 Allow the veh icleto cool down but do not
ap ply th eele ctric parki ngbra kedur ing this
ti me.
or
6 Switchth e ig nition off and on again and
th en ap plyor releas e th eele ctric parki ng
brake. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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427
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Pa
rking br ake
in op era tive Wh
en yo uapply orrelease the electric
parki ngbrake, th ered indic ator la mp
fo r the electri cparking brake flas hes
an d goe sout after approx imate ly
10 seco nds.Th e yell ow wa rning la mp
fo r the electri cparking br akeis lit.
Th eelec tric parki ngbrake hasmal func-
tioned. 6
Switch theig ni tion of fand on againand ap-
pl yt he electric parki ngbra ke.
If the elec tric pa rki ng brake cannot be applied:
6 Move the autom atic tr ansmission toposi-
ti on P.
6 Secu re the ve hicle against rolling away us-
in g th efo ldin g wh eel choc k (
=page 402)
from the tool kit.
6 Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Pa
rking br ake
to rele ase the
park ing brake Th
e red indi cator lamp fo r theelectric
parki ngbrake islit.
Yo uat tempt edto rele ase the electric
parki ngbrake but the ignition wa snot
sw itche don. Key:
6
Turn the key to position 1in the ignition
lock.
KE YLES S GO*:
6 Switch onthe ig nitio n. Re
straint system
malfu nction
Visi twor kshop Th
e restrai ntsyst em is malf unctioning. 6
Visit aqualified specialist 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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428 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Fron
tle ft-hand side
malfun ction
Visit workshop Th
efron tle ft-hand-s ide restraint sys-
te m is malfunc tion ing. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Fr
on t ri ght-ha nd side
malfun ction
Visit workshop Th
efron tright-hand -side restraint sys-
te m is malfunc tion ing. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Rear
left-hand side
malfun ction
Visit workshop Th
ere ar left-h an d-s iderestrai ntsyst em
is ma lfun ctioning. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Rear
centre
malfun ction
Visit workshop The
rear ce ntre rest raintsyst emis mal-
funct ioning. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Rear
right-han d side
malfun ction
Visit workshop Th
erear right-h and-side restraint sys-
te m is malfunc tion ing. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Left
windowb ag
malf unction
Visit workshop Th
eleft -han d-side wind owb agismal-
funct ioning. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Ri
gh t window bag
malfun ction
Visit workshop Th
eright-hand-s ide windowbag isma l-
funct ioning. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor 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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429
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages * Cha
nge
key battery Th
e KE YLES SGO* key batteries are
disc harge d. 6
Change thebatteries ( =page 474). Re
place key Th
e KE YLES SGO* keyneed stobe re-
pl ac ed. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Key
in
itialised
Please wait Th
e KE YLES SGO* key is be ing regis-
tered to thevehicl e. 6
Wai tun til th em essa ge goes out. Remov
est ar ting
button,
then ins ertk ey KE
YLESS GO *has mal func tione dor is
faul ty. 6
Remo ve the KEYLESS GO*button over the
ig ni tion lock (
=pa ge 229).
6 Star t the veh iclewith th e KEYLESS GOkey
in theignition lock. Key
still in vehicle Th
eKE YLESS GO* keywa sde tected in
the vehicle wh enyou attem pted to lock
it. 6
Remo ve the key from the vehicle. Key not detected Th
e KE YLES SGO* keycannot be de-
te cted atpresent. 6
Find theKE YLESS GO* key.
6 Alter th eposition of thekey in the vehicle.
6 Opera tethev ehicle with the key if neces-
sar y. Clos
edo ors
to lock them Yo
u ha vetried to lock the ve hiclebu t
not al lof the doors were clos ed. 6
Clos ethe doors andl ock again. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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