parking brake MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2011 Workshop Manual
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X
Press the :or9 button to select the
Acoustic Lock function.
If the Acoustic Lock function is activated,
the & symbol in the multifunction dis-
play lights up red.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Activating/deactivating the radar sensor
system
i You must deactivate the radar sensor sys-
tem in certain countries and near radio
telescope facilities. For further informa-
tion, see (Y page 345).
Vehicles with anavigation system: the radar
sensor system is deactivated automatically if
you are close to radio telescope facilities.
The following systems are switched off when
the radar sensor system is deactivated:
R DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 171)
R BAS PLUS (Y page 62)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 66)
R Blind Spot Assist (Y page 196)
R Active Blind Spot Assist (Y page 199)
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Radar sensor (See Owner's Man.): .
You will see the selected setting: on or
off .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Heating menu Auxiliary heating departuret
ime
This function is only availabl eonvehicles with
auxiliary heating (Y page 137).
In the Heating submenu, you can select a
stored departure time or change adeparture
time. The auxiliary heating timer function calcu-
lates the switch-on time accordin
gtothe out-
side temperature so that the vehicle is pre-
heated by the departure time. When the
departure time is reached, the auxiliary heat-
ing continues to heat for afurther five
minutes and then switches off. The auxiliary
heating adopts the THERMATIC or
THERMOTRONIC temperature setting.
You can switch off the auxiliary heating by
using the remot econtrol or the auxiliary heat-
ing button on the centre console. G
WARNING
Exhaust fumes are produced when the auxili-
ary heating is in operation. Inhaling these
exhaust fumes can be poisonous. You should
therefore switch off the auxiliary heating in
confined spaces without an extraction sys-
tem, e.g. agarage. G
WARNING
When operating the auxiliary heating parts of
the vehicle can get very hot. Make sure that
the exhaust system does not under any cir-
cumstances come into contact with easily
ignitable material such as dry grass or fuels.
The material could otherwise ignite and set
the vehicle alight. Choose your parking spot
accordingly.
Operating the auxiliary heating is thus pro-
hibited at filling station sorwhen your vehicle
is being refuelled. You must therefore switch
off the auxiliary heating at filling stations.
! Operating the auxiliary heating/ventila-
tion draws on the vehicle battery. After you
have heated or ventilated the vehicle a
maximum of two times, drive for alonger
distance.
i Switc hthe auxiliary heating on regularly
once amonthfor about 10 minutes. Menus and submenus
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
÷
inoperative See
Owner'
sManual G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function ,hill start assist and
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailabled ue toamalfunction.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
alsoh ave failed.
In addition, the äandå warning lamp slight up in the
instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. T!
÷ G
Risk of accident
EBD( electronic brake forc edistribution), ABS, ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-
SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function ,hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabi-
lisatio nare not available due to amalfunction.
The adaptive brake lights, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may
alsoh ave failed.
In addition, the ä,åand! warning lamp slight up in
the instrument cluster and awarning tone sounds.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if you
brake hard ,for example.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop immediately. J
Releas
eparking brake You are drivin
gwith the parkin gbrake applied. Awarning tone also
sounds.
X Release th eparking brake. 234
Display messagesOn-boar
dcomputer and displays
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M Solutions
J
Brake immediately Am
alfunction has occurred while th eHOLDf unction or DIS-
TRONIC PLU Sisactive.
or
Vehicles wit hmanual transmission: wit hthe HOLD function acti-
vated, you hav eeither:
R opened th edriver's doo rand released the sea tbelt or
R switched off the engin eor
R opened the bonnet
At one may also sound at regular intervals. The toneb ecomes
louder if you attempt to lock the vehicle.
You cannot start the engine.
X Paying attention to the traffic situation, immediately depress the
brake pedal firmly and hold until the display message disap-
pears.
X Prevent the vehicle from rolling away before you leave it
(Y page 301).
You can restart the engine. J
Check brake fluid
level G
Risk of accident
There is insufficient brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir. In addi-
tion, the red Jwarning lamp in the instrument cluster lights
up and awarning tone sounds.
X Pullo ver and stop the vehicl esafel yass oon as possible,p aying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driving
under any circumstances.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
X Do not top up the brake fluid. This does not correct the error. #
Check brake wear The brake pads/linings have reache
dtheir wearl imit.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. PRE-SAFE
inoperative See
Owner's Man. G
Risk of injury
Important function sofPRE-SAFE ®
have failed .All other occupant
safet ysystems, e.g. airbags, remain available.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. Display messages
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Vehicle
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
To start engine,
shift to either P
or N Yo
uh avea ttempte dtostart the engine with the transmission in
position Ror D.
X Shift the transmission to position Por N. P
Select Par
k(P) Yo
uh aves witched off the engine with the Start/Sto pbutton and
opene dthe driver' sdoor.
Yo uw anted to lock the vehicle.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
or
You have switched off th eenginew itht he Start/Sto pbutto nand
opene dthe driver's door with the transmission in position N.
X Shift the transmission to position P. While the HOLD functio
norDISTRONIC PLUS is active, you have:
R opened the driver's door and released the seat belt or
R switched off the engine or
R opened the bonnet
At one may also sound at regular intervals. The toneb ecomes
louder if you attempt to lock the vehicle.
You cannot start the engine.
X Shift the transmission to position P.
You can restart the engine. N The boot lid is open.
X
Close the boot lid. M G
Risk of accident
The bonnet is open. Awarning tone also sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop the vehicl esafelyass oonasp ossible,p aying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Close the bonnet.
If the active bonnet (pedestrian protection) has been triggered:
X Reset the bonnet (Y page 280).
X Close the bonnet. Active bonnet
malfunction See
Owner's Manual The active bonnet (pedestrian protection) is not active due to a
malfunction.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 250
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C At leas
tone door is open. Awarning tone also sounds.
X Close all doors. _
Rea
rl efts eat backrest not locked
or
Rea rr ight seat backrest not locked G
Ris
kofi njury
The backres tinthe rear is not engaged on the left-hand and/or
right-hand side. Awarning tone also sounds.
X Push th ebackres tback until it engages. _
Front lef
tseat backrest not locked
or
Front right sea
tb ackrest not locked The driver'
sorfront-pa ssenger seat backres tisnot engaged. A
warning tone also sounds.
X Push the backrest back until it engages. j
Check trailer
hitch lock G
Risk of accident
The trailer tow hitch is not correctly engaged.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Stop th evehicle immediately, payin gattentio ntoroad and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off the engine.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Allow the trailer tow hitch ball coupling to engage in the end
position (Y page 206). J
Close boot separa‐
tor The boot separator is open.
X
Close the boot separator (Y page 92).D
Power
steering mal‐
function See Own‐
er's Manual G
Risk of accident
The power steerin gassistance is faulty.
You will need to use more force to steer.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Chec kwhether you are able to apply the extraf orce required.
X If you are able to steer safely: carefully drive on toaqualified
specialist workshop.
X If you are unable to steer safely: do not drive on. Contact the
nearest qualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
The sof
ttop has been opened and closed several times in arow.
The soft-top drive has been switched off automatically for safety
reasons.
You can open and close the soft top again after approximately ten
minutes.
X Switch off the ignition and turn it back on.
X Repeat the opening or closing procedure (Y page 86).¥
Top
up washer fluid The washer fluid level in the washer fluid reservoir has dropped
below the minimum.
X
Top up the washer fluid (Y page 284).Key
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
+
Key does not
belong to vehicle You have put the wrong key in the ignition lock.
X
Use the correc tkey. +
Replace key The key needs to be replaced.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. +
Change key batter‐
ies The batteries of the KEYLESS-GO key are discharged.
X
Change the batteries (Y page 74).+
Key not detected
(Red display message) The KEYLESS-GO key is not in the vehicle.
Aw
arning tone also sounds.
If th eengineiss witched off ,you can no longer loc kthe vehicle
centrally or start the engine.
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Locate the KEYLESS-GO key. Display messages
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M Solutions
The KEYLESS-GO ke
yisnot detecte dwhile the engin eisrunning
because ther eisinterference from astrong source of radio waves.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop the vehicl esafelyass oonasp ossible,p aying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Operate the vehicle with the key in the ignition lock if necessary. +
Key not detected
(White displaym
es-
sage) The KEYLESS-GO key cannot be detected at present.
X
Change the location of the key with the KEYLESS-GO functions
in the vehicle.
If the KEYLESS-GO key is still not detected:
X Change the location of the key with the KEYLESS-GO functions
in the vehicle.
X Operate the vehicle with the key in the ignition lock if necessary. +
Key still in vehi‐
cle The KEYLESS-GO key has been detected inside the vehicle during
locking.
X
Remove the KEYLESS-GO key from the vehicle. +
Remove starting
button, then
insert key KEYLESS-GO is temporarily malfunctioning or is defective.
Awarn-
ing tone also sounds.
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc kand tur nittot hedesired
position.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. +
Close doors to
lock vehicle At least one door is open.
Awarning tone also sounds.
X Close all door sand loc kthe vehicle again. 254
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays
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Safety systems
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
J
The red brake system
warning lamp comes on
while the engine is run-
ning.
Awarning tone
also sounds. G
Risk of accident
There is insufficient brake fluid in the fluid reservoir.
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driving
under any circumstances.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
X Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
Do not top up the brake fluid. This does not correctt he error.!
The yellow ABS warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running.
G
Risk of accident
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) has been deactivated due to afault.
For this reason, BAS (Brake Assist), BAS PLUS, ESP ®
(Electronic
Stability Program), PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake ,the HOLD func-
tion, hill start assist, the adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer
stabilisation are also deactivated, for example.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
ATTENTIONA SSIST is deactivated.
X Observe the additional displaym essages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. !
The yellow ABS warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running. A
warning tone also
sounds.
G
Risk of accident
EBD (electronic brake force distribution) is faulty. Therefore, ABS,
BAS,B AS PLUS, ESP ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOLD
function, hill start assist, the adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer
stabilisation, for example, are not available either.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
ATTENTIONA SSIST is deactivated.
X Observe the additional displaym essages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Warning and indicator lampsint
he instrument cluster
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äå
The yellowE
SP®
and
ESP ®
OFF warning
lamps are lit while the
engine is running. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS,B AS PLUS, PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOLD
function, hill start assist, the adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer
stabilisation are not available due to amalfunction .ESP ®
will not
stabilise the vehicl eifitstarts to skid or if awheel starts to spin.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above.
ATTENTIONA SSIST is deactivated.
X Observe the additional displaym essages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. J
The red brake system
warning lamp comes on
while the vehicle is
moving.
Awarning tone
also sounds. You are driving with the parking brake applied.
X
Release the parking brake.
The warning lamp goes out and the warning tone ceases. 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 workshop immediately. Warning and indicator lampsint
he instrument cluster
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Engine
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
;
The yellow engin
ediag-
nostics warning lamp
light supw hile the
engin eisrunning. Ther
emay be afault ,for example:
R in th eenginem anagement
R in th efuel injection system
R in th eexhaust system
R in th eignition system (for vehicle swith petrol engines)
R in th efuel system
The emission limit values may be exceeded and th eenginem ay
be runnin ginemergenc ymode.
X Hav ethe vehicle checked as soon as possible at aqualified
specialist workshop. Vehicle
swithad ieseleng ine: th efuel tan khas been run dry
(Y page 164).
X Start th eenginet hree to four times after refuelling.
If th eyellow engin ediagnostics warning lamp goes out ,emer-
gency runnin gmodeisc ancelled. The vehicle need no tbe
checked. 8
The yellow reserve fuel
warning lamp lights up
whil
ethe engine is run-
ning. The fue
llev el ha sdroppe dinto the reserve range.
Operation of the auxiliary heating is deactivated when the fue llev el
drops into the reserve range.
X Refue latthe nearest filling station. ?
The red coolant warn-
ing lamp lights up while
the engine is running
and the coolant tem-
perature gaug
eisatthe
star toft he scale. The temperature sensor for the coolant temperature gauge is
faulty.
The coolant temperature is no longer being monitored. There is a
risk of engine damage if the coolant temperature is too high.
X
Stop the vehicle immediately, paying attention to road and traf-
fic conditions, and switch off the engine. Do not continue driving
under any circumstances.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 260
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