warning MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE 2012 Owners Manual
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ý If th
esymbol appears in th emultifunction display, aseat belt
tongue has not been inserted in arear seat belt buckle.
G WARNING
As eat belt which is not worn correctly, or which has not been
engaged in the seat belt buckle correctly, cannot provide the
intended level of protection.
This poses an increased risk of injury.
X If necessary, ask the occupants in the rear to fasten their seat
belts (Y page 49).
For further information on the status indicator for the rear seat
belts, (Y page 51). 6
Restraint syst.
malfunction Con‐
sult workshop There is
amalfunction in the SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem). The 6warning lamp also lights up in the instrument clus-
ter.
G WARNING
The airbags or belt tensioners may either be triggered uninten-
tionally or, in the event of an accident, may not be triggered.
This poses an increased risk of injury.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop.
For further information about the Supplemental Restraint System,
see (Y page 41). 6
Front
left malfunc‐
tion Consult work‐
shop orFront right
malfunction Con‐
sult workshop SRS has malfunctioned at the fron
tonthe left or right. The 6
warning lamp also lights up in the instrument cluster.
G WARNING
The airbags or belt tensioners may either be triggered uninten-
tionally or, in the event of an accident, may not be triggered.
This poses an increased risk of injury.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 236
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6
Rea
rl eftm alfunc‐ tio
nC onsul twork‐ shop or
Rea rr ight malfunction Con‐
sul
tw orkshop G
WARNING
The airbags or belt tensioners may either be triggered uninten-
tionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered.
This poses an increased risk of injury.
SRS has malfunctioned at the rear on the left or right. The 6
warning lamp also lights up in the instrument cluster.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 6
Left
windowbag mal‐
functio
nConsult workshop or
Right windowbag malfunc‐
tion Consult work‐
shop There is
amalfunction in the left-hand and/or right-hand window-
bag.
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in the instrument cluster.
G WARNING
The left or right windowbag may either be triggered unintentionally
or, in the event of an accident, may not be triggered.
This poses an increased risk of injury.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Lights
i Display messages about LEDs:
This display message will only appear if all LEDsh ave failed.Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
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b
Left cornering
light or
Right cor‐ nering light The left or right-hand cornering light is faulty.
X
Check whether you are permitted to replace the bulb yourself
(Y page 120).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Left dipped beam
or
Right dipped beam The left or right-hand dipped-beam headlamp is faulty.
X
Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 120).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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b
Rea
rf og lamp The rear foglam
pisfaulty.
X Chec kwhether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 120).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Front
left parking
lamp or
Front right parking lamp The front left or front right parking lamp is faulty.
X
Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 120).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Left revers. lamp
or
Right revers. lamp The left or right-hand reversing lamp is faulty.
X
Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 120).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Left daytime driv‐
ing lamp or
Right daytime driving
lamp The left-hand or right-hand daytime driving lamp is faulty.
X
Check whether you are permitted to replace the bulb yourself
(Y page 120).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Intell. Light Sys‐
tem inoperative The Intelligent Light System is faulty. The lights remain available
without the Intelligent Light System.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Malfunction See
Owner's Manual The exterior lighting is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
AUTO
lights inoper‐
ative The light sensor is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Switch off lights The lights are still switched on when you leave the vehicle. A
warning tone also sounds.
X
Turn the light switch to Ã. Display messages
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Adaptive Main-beam
Assist inoperative Adaptive Highbeam Assis
tisfaulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Adaptive Main-beam
Assist currently
unavailable See
Owner's Manual Adaptive Highbeam Assist is deactivated and temporarily inoper-
ative. Possible causes:
R
the windscreen is dirty in the camera's field of vision.
R visibility is impaired due to heavy rain, snow or fog.
X Cleant he windscreen.
If the system detectst hat the camera is fully operational again,
the Adaptive Main-beam Assist available again message
is displayed.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist is operational again. Engine
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+
Top
up coolant See
Owner's Manual The coolant level is too low.
!
Avoid making long journeys with too little coolant in the engine
cooling system. The engine will otherwise be damaged.
X Top up the coolant, observing the warning notes before doing
so (Y page 299).
X If the coolant needs topping up more often than usual, have the
engine coolant system checked at aqualified specialist work-
shop. ? The fan motor is faulty.
X
If the coolant temperature is below 120 †, you can continue
driving to the nearest qualified specialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loads on the engine as you do so, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrain and stop-start traffic. 240
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?
Coolan
tStopv ehi‐ cle Switch engine
off The coolan
tistoo hot.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNING
Never driv ewithano verheate dengine. Drivin gwhen your engine
is overheate dcan caus esom efluids which may have leaked into
the engine compartmen ttocatch fire.
Steam fro manoverheated engine can caus eserious burns, which
can occur just by opening the bonnet.
This pose sarisk of injury.
X Stop the vehicl eimmediately, paying attention to road and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off the engine.
X Secure the vehicl eagainst rolling away (Y page159).
X Leave the vehicl eand keep asafe distance from the vehicl euntil
the engine has coole ddown.
X Make sure that the air supply to the engine radiator is not
blocked ,e.g. by frozen slush.
X Do not start the engine again until the display message goes out
and the coolant temperature is under 120 †. The engine may
otherwise be damaged.
X Pay attention to the coolant temperature display.
X If the temperature increases again, visi taqualified specialist
workshop immediately.
The reading may rise up to 120 †undernormal driving conditions
if the coolant has been filled correctly. Display messages
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C There is only
averys ma ll amount of fuel in th efuel tank.
The auxiliary heating canno tbeoperated.
X Refuel at the nearest filling station without fail. ¸
Please
replace air
cleaner Vehicles with
adiesel engine: the engin eair filter is dirty and must
be replaced.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. !
Clean
the fuel fil‐
ter Vehicles with
adiesel engine: ther eiswater in the fuel filter. The
water must be drained off.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Driving systems
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À
Attention Assist:
Take
abreak! Based on certain criteria, ATTENTION ASSISTh
as detected fatigue
or alack of concentratio nonthe part of th edriver. Awarning tone
alsos ounds.
X If necessary ,take abreak.
During long journeys, take regular breaks in good time so that you
get enoug hrest. À
Attentio
nAssist inoperative ATTENTION ASSIST is inoperative.
X
Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. ¨
Vehicl
erising Your vehicle is adjustin
gtothe level you have selected. ¨
Vehicl
erising Please wait The vehicle level is too low when the vehicle is stationary.
Awarn-
ing tone also sounds.
X Do no tpull away.
The vehicl eleve liss et when th edisplay message disappears. Display messages
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¨
STO
Pv ehicl eVehi‐ cle too low You hav
epulle daway while th evehicl elevel is still to olow.
AIRMATIC set sthe vehicl etotheselected level after ashort
period.
X Pull ove rand stop the vehicl esafelyass oonasp ossible,p aying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away( Ypage 159).
X Wait until the displaym essage disappears before pulling away. AIRMATIC is faulty.
Awarning tone also sounds.
X Do no tdriveats peeds abov e80km/h.
X Mak eonlys ligh tsteering movements. Otherwise, the front
wings or the tyres could be damage difthe steering movement
is too large.
X Liste nfor scraping sounds.
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely, paying attention to road
and traffic conditions, and select ahigher vehicle level.
Depending on the malfunction, it may be possible to raise the
vehicle.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. ¨
Malfunction The AIRMATI
Cfunction is restricted. The vehicle's handling char-
acteristics may be affected.
X Do not drive at speeds above 80 km/h.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Speed Limit Assist
currently unavail‐
able See Owner's
Manual Speed Limit Assist is deactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possible causes:
R
the windscreen is dirty in the camera's field of vision.
R visibility is impaired due to heavy rain, snow or fog.
X Clean the windscreen.
If the system detect sthat the camera is fully operational, the dis-
play message disappears.
Speed Limit Assist is operational again. Speed Limit
Assist: Unavaila‐
ble in this country Speed Limit Assist is only available in certain countries.
X
Drive on.
Speed Limit Assist is available again as soon as you drive in a
country in which its use is approved. Speed Limit Assist
inoperative Speed Limit Assist is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 244
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ë
off The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicl
eisskidding.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Reactivat ethe HOLD function late r(Ypage 179). Radar sensor deac‐
tivate
dSee Own‐ er'
sM anual The radar sensor system is deactivated.
X
Chec kwhether or not the radar sensor system may be activated
(Y page 368).
X Activate the radar sensor system (Y page 225).Radar sensor deac‐
tivated autom. See
Owner's Manual Vehicles with
anavigation system: the vehicle is close to aradio
telescope facility and is therefore prohibited from transmitting any
radar signals. The radar sensor system has switched off automat-
ically (Y page 368).
If DISTRONIC PLUS was activated, it is no longer available. A
warning tone also sounds.
If Active Blind Spot Assist was activated, it is no longer available.
The yellow 9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior mir-
rors.
BAS PLUS (Brake Assist PLUS) and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake are then also
unavailable.
X Drive on.
Once you have moved far enough away from the radio telescope,
the above functions are available again. Vehicles with Becker
®
MAP PILOT: if the Becker ®
MAP PILOT is
not connected, the radar sensor system is deactivated automati-
cally.
BAS PLUS, DISTRONIC PLUS, Active Blind Spot Assist and
PRE-SAFE ®
brake are unavailable.
X Connect the Becker ®
MAP PILOT; see the separate operating
instructions. Display messages
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Park Assist inoper‐
ative You hav
ejustc arrie doutalarg enumber of turning or parking
manoeuvres.
Active Parking Assis twill become available again after approx-
imately ten minutes (Y page 187).
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible ,paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Switch off and restart the engine.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. PARKTRONIC is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Parking Guidance
finished The vehicle is parked.
Awarning tone also sounds.
The display message disappears automatically. DISTRONIC PLU
Soff DISTRONI
CPLUSh as been deactivate d(Ypage 170).
If it was deactivate dautomatically, awarning tone also sounds. DISTRONIC PLUS
available again DISTRONI
CPLUSiso perational againa fter having been tempo-
rarily unavailable. You can now reactivate DISTRONI CPLUS
(Y page 170). DISTRONIC PLUS cur‐
rently unavailable
See Owner's Manual DISTRONIC PLUS is temporarily inoperative. Possible causes:
R
the function is impaired due to heavy rain or snow.
R the sensor sinthe radiator trim and in the bumpers are dirty.
R the radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio sta-
tion soro ther sources of electromagnetic radiation.
R the system is outside the operatin gtemperature range.
R the on-board voltage is too low.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply,t he display message
goes out.
DISTRONIC is operational again.
If the display message does not disappear:
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away (Y page 159).
X Clean the sensors in the radiator trim and in the bumpers
(Y page 304).
X Restart the engine. 248
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DISTRONIC PLUS
inoperative DISTRONIC PLU
Sisfaulty.
BA SP LUSa nd PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may also hav efailed.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. DISTRONIC PLUS
inactive You have depressed the accelerator pedal. DISTRONIC PLUS is no
longer controlling the speed of the vehicle.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. DISTRONIC PLUS
--- km/h An activation condition for DISTRONIC PLUS is not fulfilled.
X
Check the activation condition sfor DISTRONIC PLUS
(Y page 170). DISTRONIC PLUS and
SPEEDTRONIC DISTRONIC PLUS and SPEEDTRONIC are faulty.
Awarning tone
also sounds.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Cruise control and
SPEEDTRONIC inop‐
erative SPEEDTRONIC and cruise contro
lare malfunctioning.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. Limit
--- km/h While depressin
gthe accelerator pedal beyond the pressure point
(kickdown), SPEEDTRONIC cannot be activated. Cruise control
--- km/h Ac
ondition for activating cruise contro lhas not been met.
You have tried to stor easpeed below 30 km/h, for example.
X If condition spermit ,drive faster than 30 km/ hand stor ethe
speed.
X Check the activation condition sfor cruise control
(Y page 165). 120 km/h
Maximu
mspeed exceeded Only for certain countries: the maximum speed has been excee-
ded.
In addition, the multifunction display shows
120 km/h! .
X Driv emore slowly. Display messages
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