MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET 2004 Owners Manual

288 Practical advice
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messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
ESPdefective!
Visit work
shop! ES
Pis dea ctivated due to a mal-
function or an interruption inthe
power supply. The brake system is
still available and works as normal.
If ABS has also malfunctioned, the
reason could be that the engine
powe ris be ing reduced. 6
Continue driving, but with even greater
care.
6 Visit a qualified specialist workshop imme-
diately which has the necessary specialist
knowledge and tool sto carry out the work
required. Mercedes-Benz recommends
that you use a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre for this pur pose. In particular, work
relevant to safety or on safety-related sys-
tems mu stbe carried out at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop.
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Display messag esDisplay messages Possible cause
/consequ ence Possible sol
ution ESPDisplay faulty
Visit workshop! ES
Port he ESP displ ayhas failed.
The brake system is still available
and works as norm al. 6
Continue dri ving, but with even greater
care.
6 Visit a quali fied specialist workshop imme-
diately which has the necessary spe cialist
knowledge and tools to carry out the work
required. Mercedes-Benz recommends
that you use a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre for this purpose. In particular, work
relevant to safety or on safety-related sys-
tems must be carried out at a quali fied spe-
cialist workshop.
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ESPunavailable
See Owner'
sManual ESP is temporarily unavailable. It is
possible that self-diagnos
isis not
yet complete.
The brake system is still available
and wor ksas norm al. 6
Drive a short distance at more than
20 km /h.
If the message disappears, ESP is avail able
once more. ES
Pis dea ctivated due to under-
voltage.
It is possible that the battery is not
be ing charged.
The brake system is still available
and wor ksas norm al. 6
Continue driving, but with even greater
care.
6 Visit a qualified specialist workshop imme-
diately which has the necessary specialist
knowledge and tool sto carry out the work
required. Mercedes-Benz recommends
that you use a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre for this pur pose. In particular, work
relevant to safety or on safety-related sys-
tems mu stbe carried out at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop.
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Practical advice
Display messag esDisplay messages Possible cause
/consequ ence Possible sol
ution Transmis-
sionVisit workshop! Vehicles wit
hautomatic transmis-
sion*:
The operating safet yof the auto-
matic transmission is only guaran-
teed to a limited degree. 6
Continue driving, but with even greater
care.
6 Inform aqu alifie dspecialist wor kshop, e.g.
a Mercedes-Benz Servi ceCentre. An
Fis displayed in the transmis-
sion position display in the speed-
omet er. The system has detected a
serious fault. You cannot change
ge ar. 6
Stopyour vehicle as soon as itis safe to do
so.
6 Do not drive any further.
6 Infor maqu alifie dspecialist wor kshop, e.g.
a Mercedes-Benz Servi ceCentre.
Apply brake! The transmission is idling. 6
Depres sthe brake.
Select gear
again! 6
Eng ageth e gear again.
Engage N! The transmission is idling but the
selector lever is not in position N. 6
Eng ageN (neutral).
Engage N
to start! 6
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PSelector
lever
in park position !
You have swi tched off the en-
gine using the KEYLESS GObut-
ton* with the selector lever in
position Nand opened the driv-
er's door.
or
! You have tried to switch off the
engine using the KEYLESS GO
button* with the selector lever
in position Ror D. 6
Move the selector le ver to P.
Selector leverin
position Por N Yo
u have tried to sta rtthe engine
with the selector le ver in position R
or D. 6
Move the selector lever to Por N. Sp
eed-
tronic/
cruise
control
Visit work shop! Speedtronic, cruise control or
Distronic* is faulty. 6
Have Speedtronic, cruise control or
Distronic* checked at a qualified specialist
workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Servi ce
Centre. SRS
Restraint
system
defective
Visit work shop! The restraint systems have mal-
functioned. 6
Visit a qualified specialist workshop imme-
diately, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service Cen-
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Display messag esSymbol messages
Display messages Possible cause
/consequ ence Possible sol
ution GDisplay faulty
Visit workshop! The displays for several systems
have failed.
Some of the systems the
mselves
may also have failed. 6
Drive on carefully, since no fault messages
can be displayed.
6 Visit a quali fied specialist workshop imme-
diately which has the necessary spe cialist
knowledge and tools to carry out the work
required. Mercedes-Benz recommends
that you use a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre for this purpose. In particular, work
relevant to safety or on safety-related sys-
tems must be carried out at a quali fied spe-
cialist workshop.
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±Display fa
ulty
Visit work shop! One or more electronic systems are
unable to deliver in
formation to the
operating system. The following
systems may have fai led:
! Coolant temperature gauge
! Rev counter
! Cruise control or Speedtronic
display 6
Have the electronic systems checked at a
qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. 2
Brake wear
Visit work
shop! The brake pads
have reached their
wear limit. 6
Have the brake pad sreplaced as soon as
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ution 3Brake fluid
Visit workshop! There
isinsufficient brake fluid in
the fluid reservoir. 6
Stopyour vehicle as soon as itis safe to do
so.
6 Do not drive any further.
6 Inform a qualified speci alist workshop
which has the necessary specialist knowl-
edge and tools to carry out the work re-
qu ired. Mercedes-Benz recommends that
you use a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre
fo r this purpose. In par ticu lar, wor krele-
vant to safety or on safety-related systems
must be carried out at a qualified specialist
worksh op. Do not top up the brake fluid.
This will not solve the problem.
G Otherwise, there is a risk of an accident. !
Parking brake
Releas
ebrake! You are driving
with the parking
brake applied. 6
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ìTel.
Enter PIN Yo
uhave not yet enter edyou rde-
tails in your telephone. 6
Enter the PIN for your SIM card.
Function
unavailabl e! You have accidentally
pressed the
ì orí button on the mu lti-
function steering wheel, even
though your vehicle does not have a
te lephone. <
Seat
belt system
Visit work shop! The seat belt system is faulty. 6
Consult a workshop immediately. Ê
Boot
open! This message always appears when
the boot lid is open. 6
Close the boot lid.
Close boot lid This message always appears
ifyou
want to operate the soft top and the
boot lid is open. 6
Close the boot lid.
Please closeboot
separato r/skibag This message always appears
ifyou
want to operate the soft top and the
boot separator or the skibag cover
is open. 6
Closethe boot separator.
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Practical advice
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/consequ ence Possible sol
utionPlease engage roll-over
bar The
roll-over bars are faulty. 6
Visit a quali fied specialist workshop imme-
diately, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service Cen-
tre.
G Otherwise, there is a risk of an accident.
Please release roll-over
bar The
roll-over bars are faulty. 6
Operate the roll-over bar manual ly
( = pa ge 344).
6 Visit a qual ified specialist workshop imme-
diately, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service Cen-
tre.
G Otherwise, there is a risk of an accident.
Lock top The soft top is not completely
locked. 6
Lock the soft top ( =page 188).
Top being opened The soft top is not fully open or
closed. The
reisno pressure in the
hyd raulic s. 6
Open or close the roof completely.
Top Visit workshop! The soft top is faulty. 6
Visit a qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Serv ice Ce ntre.
Start engine tooperate
top The on-board voltage
isvery low. 6
Startthe engine.
Top locked as vehicle is
moving You tried to open the soft top while
the vehicle
was in motion. 6
Stopthe vehicle and operate the soft top
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