engine MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Repair Manual

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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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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432 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Th
een gine fanis faulty. 6
Make sure the coola nttemperatu redoes
not exce ed 120°C.
6 Avoidhigh engine load s(e.g. mountain ous
terrain) andstop-and -go traf fic.
6 Drive to th ene arest qualifie dspecialist
work shop. Th
ird brake lamp Th
ethir dbrake lamp is faulty. This mes-
sage willonl yap pe ar if all LEDs ha ve
failed. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Left-h
and
co rneri ng light Th
eleft -han d-side cornering la mpis
faul ty. 6
Change th ebulb as so onasposs ible
(= page 480). Ri
gh t-hand
co rneri ng light The
right- hand-side cornering lamp is
faul ty. 6
Change th ebulb as so onasposs ible
(= page 480). Le
ft-h an d dipped
beam Th
eleft-h an d-sid edipped-beam head-
la mp is faulty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Ri
gh t-hand dipp ed
beam Th
eright- hand -side dipped -bea m he ad-
la mp is faulty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Active
Light System
in op erative Th
eac tiv elight func tion isfaulty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. AUT
Olights
in op erative Th
e li ghtse nsor isfaulty. The constant
headlamp mod eis swi tche do n. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Rear
left-hand
tur nsignal Th
erear le ft-h an d-side turn signa lis
faul ty. 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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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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437
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
9.00 .2932 .00 216_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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448 Practical advice
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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449
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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453
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Acci
dent Pro
blem Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Sugges
tedsoluti ons Fuel
isleak ing from theve hicl e. Th
efu el li neisruptured orthe fuel ta nkis
damag ed. 6
Imme diately turn th ekeyto position 0in
the ignition lock and re move it.
6 Do not resta rt the engine unde ran y ci r-
cums tance s.
Th elea king fue lcrea tesa risk offire and
expl osion.
6 Consulta qua lifi ed spe cial ist wor ksho p. Yo
ua reuna bleto determine the extent of
th eda ma ge. 6
Consulta qua lifi ed spe cial ist wor ksho p. No da
magecan be dete cted to:
! themajor assemblies
! the fuel system
! the engi nemo unti ngs 6
Start theengine as usual. 216_R
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