warning MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Workshop Manual

440 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Tro
ubles hooting G
Risk of acc identand inju ry Al
wa ys hav e maintenanc ework carrie dout
at a qualified specia list work shop which has the
necessa ry sp eciali stknowle dgea nd
to ols tocarry ou t the work requ ired.
Me rced es-Ben zre co mm ends thatyou use a
Me rced es-Ben zS ervice Cen tre fo rthispur-
pos e. In
particu lar, wor krelev ant to saf ety or on
sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be car ried out
at a qu alifie d spe cialis two rkshop. The reis a
ri sk of an acc iden t and inj uryi fthis wo rk is
carrie dou tincor rectly. In
dica torand warninglamps in
sw itches and bu ttons Pr
ob lem Possi
blecause Suggest
edsolu tions Th
e se atvent ilation* has sw itch ed itself
of fpr em aturely. There is
insufficien tvol tage because too
ma nyconsumers aresw itchedo n,e.g.
re ading la mps, in terio r ligh ting. 6
Switch offco nsum ers that arenot re-
qu ired ,e. g. reading la mps, interio rlight-
ing. The
seat hea ting has switcheditself off
pr em aturely. There is
insufficien tvol tage because too
ma nyconsumers aresw itchedo n,e.g.
re ading la mps, in terio r ligh ting. 6
Switch offco nsum ers that arenot re-
qu ired ,e. g. reading la mps, interio rlight-
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Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Pr
ob lem Poss
ible cause Sugge
sted solut ions Th
ere ar window heating hasswi tche dit-
self of fpre maturely or cannot beswitc hed
on. Th
ere is insufficie nt voltage because too
man yco nsum ersare sw itche don, e.g.
re ad ing lamp s,interior lighti ng. 6
Switch of fco nsumers that arenotre-
quired, e.g. read ing la mps,interi orlight-
ing.
The rear win dowhe ating will au tomat i-
cally sw itch back on as soon asthe reis
su fficie nt vol tage again. Th
ecool ingsyst emcannot be switch ed on
using COMA ND. Th
eco oling syst em is lo sing refri geran t. 6
Have th eau tomatic ai rco ndi tioning
check edat a qualifie dspecialist work-
sh op. The
9 warning la mp to the right
of the instru ment clu ster is lit. A ch
ild se atisfitted to thefront-pa ssen-
ger se at. Th efront-passeng erairbag has
th er efor e been deact ivat ed. G
Risk of inju ry
Th ere is no child seat fitted to the front-
passenge rsea t.Th e child seatreco gn ition
is faul ty. 6
Remo ve transponder cards, e.g. ski
passes, from the vi cinity of the seat
cushion.
6 Have thec hild seat reco gnitio nch ec ked
at a qualified specialist worksho p. 216_R
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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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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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Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/conseq uence Sugges
tedsoluti ons = Th
e red SR Swar ning
lamp li ghtsupwhile the
en gine isrunning. G
Risk of accident
Th eres trai nt syste ms ar emal func tioni ng.
Th eairbags orbelt tens ione rs ma y ei ther
be trigg ere d un inten tion ally or not atall in
th eeven tof an acc iden t. 6
Driv eon carefully toaqualified speci alist
work shop. 3 Th
e red brake system
wa rning lamp ligh tsup
wh ile th e en gine isrun-
ni ng .
Yo ualso hear a warning
si gn al. G
Risk of accident
Th ebra keflui dleve lis toolow. 6
Do not top up thebrake flui d un der any
ci rc um stan ces.Th iswillnot rectify the
malfunct ion.
! Donot dri veon under any circ umstances.
6 Consulta qua lifi ed spe cial ist wor ksho p.
6 Observet he addit iona lmessages inthe
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay (
=page 405). 216_R
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Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/cons eque nce Sugges
tedso luti ons X
* Th
ey ello w tyre pressure
mo nitor* warnin glamp is
on. The tyre
pressure monitor has detecte d a
sudden or sign ific ant pressure los sin at
lea stone of the tyres. 6
Stop the vehi cle without making any sud-
de nst ee ring or braking manoe uvres. Pay
at te ntion to the traff iccondi tions.
6 Observe the addition alme ssag es in the
mu lti-fu nctio ndis play. < Th
ered seat belt warning
la mp lights upfor approx-
im ately 6second safter
st ar ting the engine. 1 The
seat belt warning la mpremi nd sy ou
and th efront passenger to fasten yo urseat
bel ts. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244). < A warning tone sou
ndsfor
a max imum of6 se conds
af ter yo usta rt th een-
gine. 1 G
Risk of inju ry
Th edr iver hasnot fastened hi s/her seat
bel t. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244).
Th ewa rning to neceases. < Th
ered seat belt warning
la mp goe son as so onas
the driver ’s doo rorfront-
passeng erdoor isclosed
af ter st arting the eng ine. G
Risk of inju ry
Th edr iver or fron tp asse nge rhas not fa s-
tened his/ herse at belt. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244).
Th ew arning lamp goes out. G
Risk of inju ry
There areob ject son the fr ont-passe nger
seat. 6
Remov ethe ob jects from thefron t-pa s-
se ng er seat and stow them at a secu re
pla ce.
Th ew arning lamp goes out. 216_
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450 Practical advice
Troubleshooting < Th
er ed seat beltwar ning
la mp flashes andan inte r-
mi ttent warni ngtone
so un ds. G
Riskof inju ry
Th e driver orthefron tpa ssen gerhasnot
fas tene dth eirse at belt,an dth eve hicle's
spee dis over 25km /h orhasbriefly ex-
cee ded 25km /h. 6
Fast en yo urseat belt ( =page 244).
The warni nglamp goesout and theint er-
mi ttent warning tone ceases. G
Riskof inju ry
The reareobje ctson the front passen ger
seat ,an dth eve hicle' ssp ee dis over
25 km /h orhasbriefly exceeded
25 km /h. 6
Remov ethe obje ctsfrom the front-pas-
sen gerseat andstow them in asecure
pla ce.
6 The warni nglamp goesout and theint er-
mi ttent warning tone ceases. Th
e yell owsegm ent dis-
pl ay for the fuel tank islit
wh ile the vehicl eis in mo-
tion. The fuel le
velhas fallen below therese rve
mar k. 6
Refu elat the ne ares t fi lling station.
1F orcertai ncountries only. Pr
ob lem Pos
sibl eca us e/ conseq ue nce Suggested
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452 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Pr
ob lem Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Suggest
edsolu tions A warning tone
soun ds. A
messag eappear sin the mul ti-f unc tion
displ ay. 6
Observe the notes ( =page 405). Yo
uar e pulling away with the electric
parki ngbrake applied. 6
Releas eth e elect ric park ing brake
( = page 258). Yo
uha ve op ened the driver ’s do or andfo r-
gotten tosw itch of fthe lights. 6
Turn the light switc hto M or* . G
Risk of inj ury
Yo uor your front passen gerarenot we ar-
ing aseat belt. 6
Fast enyour seat belt ( =page 244). You have:
!
switchedof ft he engi ne
! opened thedri ver’s do or
! not moved the tr ansm issi on sele ctor
le ve rto P 6
Movethe tr ansmi ssio nse lect or lever
to P. 216_
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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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483
Practical advice
Flat tyre
Yo ur vehicl em aybe equipped with:
! aTIREFIT kit
! a"M inis pare " em erge ncy sp arewh eel*
! asp are whe el*
! the MO Extend ed run-fla tsyst em*
6 Stop yo urvehic leas far away as possi-
ble from movi ngtraffic and on a fi rm,
non-s lipa nd even surface.
6 Switchon theha zard warning lamp s.
6 Move the tra nsmi ssion sele ctor lever
to P.
6 Get allocc upant sout of the vehi cle if
nec essa ry,ensuring that they ar enot
en dang ered asthey do so.
6 Switchof fthe engine and remove the
key from the ig nitio nlock. Vehi
cles with KEYL ESSGO*:
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Open thedriver’s door.
The statu sof the on-board electroni cs
co rresponds to key pos ition 0.
6 Plac e the warningt riangle
( = page 400)orhazard wa rningl am ps
at asuit able dist an ce behind thev ehi-
cle. Ob serve legal re quiremen ts. Fl
at tyre Pr
ep arin gthe vehic le G
Risk of inj ury The
jack isde sign ed onlyto rais e thevehicle
fo ra sh ort while when aw heelis cha nged.
If you intend to wor kun derth eve hic le,
place thev ehicle on stan ds.
Ma kesure that the jack isplac ed on afirm,
non-s lipa nd level surface .Do notus ewo od-
en blocks or sim ilar objects as a jack sup-
por tplate ,ot he rwis eth e ja ckmay notbe
ab leto achiev eitsl oa d-be aringc apacity if it
is not atits fullheight.
Do not start the engine at any time whil ethe
wheel isbe ing chan ged.
Do not lie under the vehi cle when it is being
su pported by the jack.If you donot raise the
ve hicleas described, itcou ldslip offth ejack
(e .g. if th eengi neisstar ted or adooror the
boot lid is op ene dor close d). 216_
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