MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE 2012 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2012, Model line: CLS COUPE, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE 2012Pages: 373, PDF Size: 9.12 MB
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b
Rea
rl efti ndica‐ tor or
Rea rr ight indicator The rear left-han
dorrear right-hand tur nsignal is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to replac ethe bulb yourself
(Y page 120).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Fron
tleft indica‐ tor or
Fron tright indicator The front left-han
dorfront right-han dturns ignal is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to replac ethe bulb yourself
(Y page 120).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Left
mirror indica‐
tor or
Righ tmir‐ ror indicator The tur
nsignal in the left-han dorright-han dexterior mirror is
faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to replac ethe bulb yourself
(Y page 120).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Thir
dbrakel amp The thir
dbrak elamp is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to replac ethe bulb yourself
(Y page 120).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Left-han
dtail lamp/brake
lamp orRight-hand
tail lamp/brake
lamp The left or right-han
dtail lamp/brak elamp is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to replac ethe bulb yourself
(Y page 120).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b
Left main
beam orRight main
beam The left or right-han
dhigh beam is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself
(Y page 120).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 238
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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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# The battery is no
tbeing charged.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Possible causes:
R fault yalternator
R torn poly-V-belt
R am alfunctio nintheelectronics
X Stop th evehicle immediately, payin gattentio ntoroad and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off the engine.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away (Y page 159).
X Open the bonnet.
X Check whether the poly-V-belt is torn.
If the poly-V-belt is torn:
! Do not continue driving. The engine could otherwise overheat.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
If the poly-V-belt is OK:
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 4
Check eng. oil
lev. when next
refuelling The engine oil level has dropped to the minimum level.
Aw
arning tone also sounds.
X Chec kthe oil level when next refuelling, at the latest
(Y page 298).
X If necessary, top up the engine oil (Y page 298).
X Have the engine checked at aqualified specialist workshop if
the engine oil needs topping up more often than usual. 4
Add
1 litre engine
oil when next refu‐
elling AMG vehicles: the engine oil level is too low.
X
Check the oil level when next refuelling, at the latest
(Y page 298).
X If necessary, top up the engine oil (Y page 298).
X Have the engine checked at aqualified specialist workshop if
the engine oil needs topping up more often than usual. 8
Reserve fuel level The fuel level has dropped into the reserve range.
Operation of the auxiliary heating is deactivated when the fuel level
drops into the reserve range.
X
Refuel at the nearest filling station. 242
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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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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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Lan
eK eeping Assist currently
unavailable See
Owner'
sManual or
Active Lan eKeep‐ ing Assist cur‐
rently unavailable
See Owner'
sManual Lan
eKeepin gAssistorA ctive Lane Keeping Assist is deactivated
and temporaril yinoperative .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.
R there are no lane markings for alonger period.
R the lane markings are worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dirt or snow.
Once the causes listed above no longer apply,t he display message
goes out.
Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist 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 windscreen. Lane Keeping
Assist inopera‐
tive or
Active Lane Keeping
Assist inoperative Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Lane Keeping
Assist currently
unavailable See
Owner's Manual or
Active Lane Keep‐ ing Assist cur‐
rently unavailable
See Owner's Manual Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist is temporarily inop-
erative.
You have established the electrical connection between the trailer
and your vehicle.
X
Press aon the steerin gwheel to confirm the display mes-
sage.
Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist is deactivated while
towing atrailer. 246
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Blind Spot Assis
torActive Blind Spot Assist is temporaril yinop-
erative .Possible causes:
R the sensors are dirty.
R the function is impaired due to heavy rain or snow.
R the radar sensor system is outside the operating temperature
range.
R the radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio sta-
tions or other sources of electromagnetic radiation.
The yellow 9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior mir-
rors.
Once the causes listed above no longer apply,t he display message
goes out.
Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist 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 (Y page 304).
X Restart the engine. Blind Spot Assist
inoperative or
Active Blind Spot Assist inoperative Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist is faulty.
The yellow
9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior mir-
rors.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Park Assist cancel‐
led The driver's door is open and the driver's seat belt has not been
fastened.
X
Repeat the parking process with the seat belt fastened and the
driver's door closed. You have inadvertently touched the multifunction steerin
gwheel
while steerin gintervention was active.
X While steerin gintervention is active, make sure not to touch the
multifunction steerin gwheel. The vehicle has started to skid and ESP
®
has intervened.
X Use Active Parking Assist again later (Y page 187). Display messages
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