lights MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2010 Workshop Manual

In countries where da
ytime drivin glights are
al ega lrequirement, Onis the factory setting.
X Switch off the engine.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Daytim edriving lights: function.
Yo uw ills ee the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Activating/deactivating th eIntelligent
Light System
When you activate the Intell.Light Sys‐
tem: function ,you activate the foll owing:
R motorwa ymode
R active light function
R cornerin glight function
R extended range foglamps
X Press the =or; buttononthe steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to selec tthe
Light submenu.
X Press the abutton to confir m.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Intell .Light System: function.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: onor
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
If you set the dipped-bea mheadlamps for
driving on the right/left (Y page 206),the
Light submenu of the multifunction display
shows the Intell.Light System: Sys‐
tem inoperative Inactiv efor left-
side traffic orIntell. Light System:
System inoperative Inactiv efor
right-side traffic message instead of
the Intell. Light System: function.Settin
gthe dipped-beam headl ampfor
driving on the right/left
This function is only available on vehicles with
the Intelligent Light System.
You can use this function to switch between
symmetrical and asymmetrical dipped-beam
headlamps (Y page 157).
If you set the dipped-beam headlamps for
driving on the right/left, motorway mode and
the extended range foglamps are not availa-
ble.
You can only set the dipped-beam headlamps
for driving on the right/left when stationary:
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 buttontos elect the
Light submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press :or9 to select the Dipped
headl. Settin gfor: function.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: Right-
hand drive orLeft-h andd rive.
X Press the abuttontos ave the setting.
You can also have the dipped-beam head-
lamps set for driving on the right/left at a
qualified specialis tworkshop ,e.g. a
Mercedes -Ben zS ervice Cent re.
Further information (Y page106)and
(Y pag e157).
Switching Adaptiv eHighbea mAssist on/
off
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 buttontos elect the
Light submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Adapti veMain-beam Assist: function.
Yo uw ill see the selected setting: Activa‐
ted orDeacti vated.
X Press the abuttontos ave the setting. 206
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
Ch
ilds eat in wrong
position
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of in
jury
Vehicles with automatic child seat recognition on the front-
passenge rseat: the child seat is positioned incorrectly.
X Fit the child seat in the correc tposition. G
Risk of injury
Vehicles with automatic child seat recognition on the front-
passenger seat: the automatic child seat recognition sensor
is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 6 Restraint
sys. mal‐
function
Consult
workshop
G
Risk of injury
There is amalfunction in the SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System). The 6warning lamp also lights up in the instru-
ment cluster.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 6 Front
left mal‐
function
Consult
workshop
or
Front
righ
tmal‐
function
Consult
workshop G
Ris
kofi njury
SRS has malfunctioned at the front on the left or right. The
6 warning lamp also lights up in the instrumen tcluster.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display mess
ages
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
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6 Re
ar left
malfunc‐
tio nC on‐
sul tw ork‐
shop
or
Rear
right mal‐
function
Consult
workshop G
Risk of in
jury
SRS has malfunctioned at the rear on the left or right .The
6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrument clu ster.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 6 Left
windowbag
malfunc‐
tion Con‐
sult work‐
shop
or
Right
windowbag
malfunc‐
tion Con‐
sult work‐
shop G
Risk of injury
There is amalfunction in the left-han dand/or right-hand
windowbag. The 6warnin glamp also lights up in the
instrumen tcluster.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 214
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
J Ch
eck
brake
fluid
level G
Risk of accident
There is insufficient brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir. In
addition, the red Jwarning lamp in the instrumen tcluster
lights up and awarning tone sounds.
X Pul lover and stop th evehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not con-
tinu edriving under any circumst ances.
X Engag ethe parkin gbrake.
X Cons ultaq ualified specialist worksho p.
X Do not top up the brake fluid. Thi swilln ot rectif ythe prob-
lem. # Check
brak
ewear Th
eb rake pa ds/linings have reach edthei rwearlimit.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Lights
i Display messages about LEDs:
This display message will only appear if all LEDs have failed. Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b Le
ft cor‐
nering
light
or
Right cor‐
nering
light Th
eleft or right-hand cornering light is faulty.
X Chec kwhether you ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left
dipped
beam
or
Right
dipped
beam The left or right-hand dipped-bea
mheadlam pisfaulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 11 3).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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Displa
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b In
tell.
Light Sys‐
tem inop‐
erative Th
eI ntel ligen tLight Syste misfaulty. The lights remain avail-
able without the Intelligent Light System.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b Malfunc‐
tion See
Owner's
Manual The exterior lighting is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified special istworkshop. Vehicles with trailer tow hitch:
afuse may have blown.
X Check the fuses (Y page 293).
X If necessary, replace the blown fuse. Observe the warning
notes.
If the displa ymessage continues to be displayed:
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b AUTO
lights
inopera‐
tive The light sensor is faulty. Dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on.
X
Switch off the daytime driving lights in the on-board com-
puter (Y page 205).
X Switch the lights on and off using the light switch.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. b Switch
of
fl ights Th
elights are still switched on when you leave the vehicle. A
warnin gtone also sounds.
X Tur nthe light switc htoc. Display messages
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Warnin
gand indicator lamps in th einstrument cluster Applying th
ebrakes Problem Possible causes/consequence
sand M Solutions
J
The red brak
esystem
warning lamp comes on
while the vehicl eis
moving .Awarning tone
also so unds. Yo
ua re driving wit hthe parking brake enga ged.
X Releas ethe parking brake.
The warning lamp goes out and the warning ton eceases. J
The red brak
esystem
warning lamp comes on
while the engine is run-
ning. Awarning tone
also so unds. G
Risk of accident
There is insufficient brake fluid in the fluid reservoir.
X Pul lover and stop th evehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driv ing
unde rany circumstances.
X Engag ethe parking brake.
X Consult aqualified specialist worksho pimmediatel y.
X Obser ve theadditional display messages in the multifunction
display.
Do not top up the brak efluid. This wil lnot rectif ythe prob lem. Seat be
lt Problem Possible causes/consequence
sand M Solutions
7
The red seat belt warn-
ing lamp lights up for
six seconds after the
engine starts
39
. The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and fron
tpassenger
to fasten their seat belts.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 40).7
Af
ters tarting the
engine ,the red seat
belt warnin glamp lights
up. In addition, awarn-
ing tone sounds for up
to 6s econds. 39 G
Risk of inju
ry
The driver' sseat belt is not fastened.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 40).
The warning ton eceases. 39
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7
The red seat belt warn-
ing lam
plights up after
the engine starts, as
soon as the driver's or
the front-passenger
door is closed. G
Risk of injury
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 40).
The warnin glamp goes out. G
Risk of injury
There are objects on the front-passenger seat.
X Remove the objects from the front-passenger seat and stow
them in asecur eplace.
The warnin glamp goes out. 7
The red seat belt warn-
ing lamp flashes and an
intermitten
taudible
warning sounds. G
Ris
kofi njury
The driver or fron tpassenger has not fastened their seat belt. At
th es am etime, yo uare dr ivingfaster than25k m/h or have briefly
driven faster than 25 km/h.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 40).
Th ew arning lamp goes out and the intermittent audible warning
ceases. G
Risk of injury
There are objects on the front-passenger seat. At the same time,
you are driving faster than 25 km/h or have briefly driven faster
than 25 km/h.
X Remove the objects from the front-passenger seat and stow
them in asecur eplace.
The warnin glamp goes out and the intermittent audible warning
ceases. Warnin
gand indicator lam psin th einstru ment cluster
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Safety systems
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
!
The yellow AB
Swarning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running. G
Risk of accident
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) is deactivated due to afault. Other
systems, e.g. BAS (Brake Assist), BAS PLUS (Brake Assis tPlus),
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program), EBD (Electronic Brake-force
Distribution), PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOLD function,
hill start assist, the adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer stabili-
sation, are also deactivated.
The brake syste mcontinue stofunction normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheel scould therefor elock if you
brake hard ,for example.
ATTENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated.
X Observ ethe additiona ldisplay messages in the multifunction
display.
X Driv eonc arefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. äå!
The yellow ESP
®
and
ESP ®
OFF warning
lamps and the yellow
ABS warning lamp are
lit while the engine is
running. Awarning tone
also sounds. G
Risk of accident
EBD is faulty. Other systems, e.g. ABS ,BAS, BAS PLUS, ESP ®
,P RE-
SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist ,the
adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation, ar ealso not
available.
The brake system continues to func tion normally, but withou tthe
func tions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
X Observ ethe additiona ldispla ymessages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 238
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äå!
The yellow ESP
®
and
ESP ®
OFF warning
lamps and the yellow
AB Sw arning lamp are
lit while the engine is
running. G
Risk of accident
ABS and ESP ®
are faulty. Other systems, e.g. BAS ,BAS PLUS,
PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist,
th ea daptive brak elights and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation ,are also
not availabl edue to amalfunction.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Observ ethe additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aquali fieds pecialist workshop. ä
The yellow ESP
®
warn-
ing lamp flashes while
the vehicle is in motion. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
or tra ction contro lhas intervened because ther eisarisk of
skidding or at least one wheel has started to spin.
Cruise control or DISTRONIC PLU Sisd eactivated.
X Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as necessar ywhen
pulling away.
X Release the accelerator pedal while the vehicle is in motion.
X Adap tyour drivin gstyle to suit the road and weather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP ®
.
Exceptions: (Y page 57). å
The yellow ESP
®
OFF
warning lamp is lit while
the engine is running. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are deactivated .ESP ®
will not
stabilis ethe vehicle if it starts to skid or if awheel starts to spin.
X Reactivate ESP ®
.
Exceptions: (Y page 57).
X Adap tyour drivin gstyle to suit the road and weather conditio ns.
If ESP ®
cannot be activated:
X Have ESP ®
checked at aqualified specialist workshop. Warnin
gand indicator lam psin th einstru ment cluster
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äå
The yellow ESP
®
and
ESP ®
OFF warning
lamps ar elit while the
engine is running. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS ,BAS PLUS, PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOLD
function, hill start assist, the adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer
stabilisatio nare not availabl edue to amalfunction .ESP ®
will not
stabilise the vehicl eifitstarts to skid or if awheel starts to spin.
The brake system con tinues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Observe the additional displa ymessages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 6
The red SRS warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running.
G
Risk of injury
The restraint systems are malfunctioning. The airbags or belt ten-
sioners may either be triggered unintentionally or, in the event of
an accident, not be triggered at all.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately. Engine
Problem Possible causes/consequence
sand M Solutions
;
The yellow engine diag-
nostic
swarning lamp
lights up while the
engine is running. There may be
afault, for example:
R in the engine management
R in the fuel injection system
R in the exhaust system
R in the ignition system (for vehicles with petrol engines)
The emissio nlimit values may be exceeded and the engine can
run in emergenc ymode.
X Hav ethe vehicle chec kedass oon as possible at aqualified
specialist workshop. ;
The yellow engine diag-
nostics warning lamp
lights up while the
engine is running.
Vehicles with
adiesel engine: the fuel tank has been run com-
pletely dry and the engine will not start. There is air in the fuel
system (Y page 152). 240
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