lock MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2009 Owners Manual

Vehicl
etoolkit and "Minispare"
emergenc yspare wheel*
The vehicl etool kit and "Minispare" emer-
genc yspare whee letc. ar eloc ate dint he
stowag ewellu nderneath the boot floor.
The vehicl etool kit contains:
R TIREFIT kit
R electri cairpump
R towing eye
R spare fuses
Vehicles with a"Minispare" emergency spare
wheel* have additional whee lchanging tools,
consisting of:
R centring pin
R jack
R one pair of gloves
R folding whee lchock
R whee lwrench G
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The jack is designed onl ytoraise and hol dthe
vehicl efor as hort time whil eawheelis being
changed.
Yo um ustu se stands if yo uare carrying out
work on the vehicle.
Make sure tha tthe jack is place donafirm,
non-slip ,lev el surface. Do not us ewooden
blocks or similar objects as ajack underlay.
Otherwise, the jack will not be able to achieve
its load-bearing capacity du etothe restricted
height.
Do not start the engine at any time whil ea
whee lisbeing changed.
Do not li eunder the vehicl ewhenitisb eing
supporte dbythe jack. If yo udonot raise the
vehicl easd escribed, it could slip off the jack
(e.g. if the engine is started or if adoorort he
boot li disopenedorc losed)and yo ucould be
seriously injured. i
Whe nusing the jack, yo ushoul dalso
observe the safety notes in the "Flat tyre"
section ( Ypage 270).
X Ope nthe boot floor (Y page 171).
Vehicles with aTIREFI Tkit i
For vehicles with aTIREFIT kit, yo ucan
also purchase atyrec hanging tool kit*
(Y page 207). 0046
Centring pin
0047 Jack
008A One pair of gloves
0088 Cabriolet: straps for emergency release
of the sof ttop
0086 TIREFIT kit
0087 Electric ai rpump
006E Towing eye
006F Folding whee lchock
0070 Wheel wrench Where will
Ifind...?
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Vehicles with
a"Minispare "emer-
genc yspare wheel* X
Remove tool kit tray 0047.
X Turn stowag ewell008A anti-clockwise and
remove it.
X Remove "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel 0046. Display messages
Notes
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The on-board compute ronlyr ecords and dis-
play smalfunctions and warning sfrom certain
systems. For thi sreason, yo ushoul dalways
make sure tha tyou rvehicl eiss afetou se.Y ou
could otherwise cause an accident by driving
an unsafe vehicle.
Certai ndisplay messages ar eaccompanied
by aw arning tone or acontinuous tone.
The multi-functio ndisplay shows high-priority
display messages in red.
Please respond in accordance with the dis-
play messages and follo wthe additional
notes in this Owner' sManual. G
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No further messages can be displayed if the
instrument cluster or the multifunctio ndis-
play fails.
Thi sm eans tha tyou will not see information
abou tthe driving situation, such as the speed, outsid
etemperature ,warning/indicator
lamps ,display messages or system failures.
The vehicle's handling characteristic smaybe
affected. Adjust your driving style and speed
accordingly.
Immediately consult aquali fied specialist
workshop which ha sthe necessary specialist
knowledge and tool stocarry ou tthe work
required .Mercedes-Benz recommends that
yo uu seaM ercedes-Benz Service Centre for
thi sp urpose. In particular, work relevant to
safety or on safety-relate dsystem smustbe
carrie doutataq uali fied specialist workshop.
Whe nyou stop and park the vehicle, please
observe the instructions provided for HOLD
(Y page 135) and parking (Y page 100).
Calling up display messages The on-boar
dcompute rsaves certain display
messages ,which yo ucan cal lup.
X Press 0040or003E on the steering wheel
to select the Servicemenu.
If ther earedisplay messages ,the multi-
functio ndisplay shows ,e.g. 2m essages.
X Using 003Cor003D select the entry ,e.g.
2m essages.
X Confir mwith0064 .
X Using 003Dor003C scroll throug hthe dis-
play messages.
Hiding display messages Yo
uc anno thided isplay messages of the
highest priority. The multi-functio ndisplay
shows thes emessages continuously until
thei rcauses have been remedied.
Use the buttons on the multi-functio nsteer-
ing wheel.
X Use the 0064or0041 button on the steer-
ing whee ltohidet he display message.
The following table scontain al lthe display
messages. 208
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tmessages G
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If work relevant to safety is carrie doutincorrectly ,thisc ould impai rthe operating safety of your
vehicle. Yo ucould lose contro lofthe vehicl eand cause an accident. In addition, the safety
system smayno longe rbeabletop rotect yo uorothers as the yaredesigne dtodo.
Alway shavem aintenance work carrie doutataq uali fied specialis tworkshop .The workshop must
have the necessary specialis tknowledg eand tool stocarry ou tthe work required .Mercedes-
Benz recommends tha tyou useaM ercedes-Benz Service Centre for thi spurpose. In particular,
work relevant to safety or on safety-relate dsystem smustbec arriedoutataq uali fied specialist
workshop. Display messages Possible causes/consequence
sand 0050
0050Solutions 120 km/h Maximum
speed
exceeded
The maximum spee
dhasbeen exceeded 39
.
X Driv emores lowly. Adaptive
Main-beam
Assist inopera‐
tive
Adaptive Highbea
mAssist* is faulty.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Active
bonnet malfunc‐
tio
nSee
Owner's
Manual The active bonnet functio
n(pedest rianp rotection) is not
active du etoamalfunction.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Auxiliary
battery malfunc‐
tion The auxiliary battery for the automatic transmission is no lon-
ge
rb eing charged.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. P Select
Par
k(P) Yo
uh aves witched off the engine with the Start/Stop but-
ton* and opene dthe driver's door.
Yo ua ttempte dtolockt he vehicle.
Aw arnin gtone also sounds.
X Mov ethe selecto rlev er to P. 39
Onl yfor certai ncountries. Displa
ymessages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions P Select
Par
k( P) Wit
hthe HOLD function or DISTRONIC PLUS* activated, you
have:
R opened th edriver's doo rand release dthe seat belt or
R switched of fthe engin eor
R opened th ebonnet
At onem ay also soun datregular intervals. The tone becomes
loude rifyou attemp ttolockt he vehicle.
You canno tstart th eengine.
X Mov ethe selector lever to P.
You can restar tthe engine. To start
engine, shift to
PorN You hav
eattempte dtos tart th eenginea nd th eselector lever
is in position Dor R.
X Mov ethe selector lever to Por N. DISTRONIC
PLUS deactiva‐
ted
autom.
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual Vehicles wit
hanavigation system* :the vehicl eisclose to a
radi otelescope facilit yand therefore may no ttransmit any
rada rsignals. The rada rsensor system has switched of fauto-
matically. Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Drive on.
DISTRONIC PLUS* is available again as soo nasthevehicle
is far enough away from th eradi otelescope facility
(Y page 304). 210
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00F2 ESP inop‐
erative
See Own‐
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sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function ,hill start assist
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailable due to amal-
function .BAS PLUS* and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *may also have
failed. In addition ,the 00C6 and00C7 warnin glamp sligh tup
in th einstrument cluster.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without
th ef unction slisted above. ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0078 Check
trailer
hitch lock
G
Risk of accident
The trailer to whitch *isn otcorrectl yengaged. Awarnin gtone
also sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Engage th eball couplin gintheendp osition (Y page 193). 00AF Attention
Assist:
Tim
ef or
ab reak? Based on specific criteria, ATTENTION ASSIST has deter-
mined that your concentration has waned. Awarnin gtone
also sounds.
X If necessary, tak eabreak.
Durin glon gjou rneys, tak eregular breaks in goo dtimesoy ou
get enough rest. 00AF Attention
Assist
inopera‐
tive ATTENTION ASSIST is inoperative.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 218
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 004D EBD
,A BS
and ESP
inopera‐
tiv eS ee
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of accident
EB V( electronic brak eforce distribution), ABS, ESP ®
,B AS,
PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function ,hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailable due to amalfunction .In
addition ,the 00C6 ,00C7 and0031 warnin glamp sint he
instrumen tcluster ligh tupandaw arnin gtones ounds.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without
th ef unction slisted above. ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. 004D Brake
immedi‐
ately Am
alfunction has occurred while th eHOLDf unction or DIS-
TRONIC PLUS* is active.
or
Vehicles wit hmanual transmission: wit hthe HOLD function
activated, you hav eeither:
R opened th edriver's doo rand release dthe seat belt or
R switched of fthe engin eor
R opened th ebonnet
At onem ay also soun datregular intervals. The tone becomes
loude rifyou attemp ttolockt he vehicle.
You canno tstart th eengine.
X Payin gattention to th etraffic situation ,immediately
depress th ebrak epedal firmly and hold until th edisplay
message disappears.
X Preven tthe vehicl efromr ollin gaway before you leav eit
( Ypage 100).
You can restar tthe engine. 00AE Coolant
Sto
pv ehi‐
cle
Switch
engine off The coolan
tistoohot .Ina ddition ,the 00AE warnin glamp in
th ei nstrument cluster lights up and awarnin gtones ounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch of fthe
engine, payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Mak esuret hatthe air supply to th eradiato risnotblocked,
e.g. by snow, slus horice.
X Wait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore restarting
th ee ngine. Otherwise ,the re is ariskofe ngined amage.
X Pay attention to th ecoolan ttem perature display.
X If th ecoolan ttem perature increase sagain ,visit aqualified
specialist workshop immediately. 220
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 0039 Key not
detected
(re
dd isplay
message) The KEYLESS-GO key* is no
tinthevehicle. Awarnin gtone
also sounds.
Whe nyou switch th eengineo ff,y ou canno tloc kt he vehicle
centrall yorstart th eenginea gain.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Locate th eKEYLESS-GO key*. The KEYLESS-GO key* is no
tdetecte dwhile drivin gbecause
ap owerful radi otransmitte riscausin ginterfe rence. Awarn-
in gt onea lso sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Remove th eStart/Sto pbutto nfromt heignition lock*
(Y page 66).
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc kand tur nittot hedesired
position. 0039 Key not
detected
(whit
edis-
play mes-
sage) You wan
ttounlockorl ockt he vehicl eand th eKEYLESS-GO
key* canno tbecurrentl ydetecte dbythevehicle.
X Locate th eKEYLESS-GO key*.
If th eKEYLESS-GO key* is still no tdetected:
X Loc koru nlockthe vehicl eusingthe key. You are in th
evehicl eand th eKEYLESS-GO key* currently
canno tbedetecte dbythevehicle.
X Change th elocation of th ekeywit hthe KEYLESS-GO func-
tions* in th evehicle.
If th eKEYLESS-GO key* is still no tdetected:
X Remove th eStart/Sto pbutto nfromt heignition lock*
(Y page 66).
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc kand tur nittot hedesired
position. 0039 Key still
in vehicle
The KEYLESS-GO key* has been detecte
dinside th evehicle
during locking.
X Remove th eKEYLESS-GO key* from th evehicle. 0039 Replace
key The ke
ymustber eplaced.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 226
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050 Solutions 0039 Key does
not
belong to
vehicle You hav
eput th ewrong ke yint he ignition lock.
X Use th ecorrect key. 0039 Close
doors to
loc
kv ehi‐
cle At leas
tone doo riso pen.Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Clos eall doors and loc kthe vehicl eagain. 0039 Remove
starting
button,
then
insert key
KEYLESS-GO
*ist emporarily malfunctioning or is defective. A
warning tone also sounds.
X Remove the Start/Stop button from the ignition lock*
(Y page 66).
X Insert the key into the ignition lock and turn it to the desired
position. 006F Front
left seat
backrest
not locked
or
Front
right
seat back‐
rest not
locked The seat backrest is not engaged.
Awarning tone also sounds.
X Push the backrest back until it engages. 006F Rear left
seat back‐
rest not
locked
or
Rear
right
seat back‐
rest not
locked
G
Risk of injury
The backrest in the rear is not engaged on the left-hand and/
or right-hand side. Awarning tone also sounds.
X Push the backrest back until it engages (Y page 169).0081 Restraint
sys. mal‐
function
Consult
workshop
G
Risk of injury
There is amalfunction in the SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System). The 0081warning lamp also lights up in the instru-
ment cluster.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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0050
0050 Solutions 0073 Malfunc‐
tio
nC on‐
sul tw ork‐
shop G
Risk of injury
The rol lbars are defective.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. 0059 Converti‐
ble Top
Operation
possible
to 40 km/h If you drive at speeds of mor
ethan40k m/h,you canno topen
or close th eroof.
X Full yopen or close th esoftt op ( Ypage 161). 0059 Top lower‐
ing The sof
ttop is no tfull yo pened or closed .The hydraulic sare
depressurised.
X Full yopen or close th esoftt op ( Ypage 161). 0059 Open/
close top
completely The roo
fisnotlocked. If you drive at speeds of mor ethan
40 km/h, you canno topen or close th eroof.
X If you are drivin gatspeeds of mor ethan4 0km/ h,reduce
your speed.
X Push or pull th esoft-to pswitch (Y page 161), until th esoft
to pisf ullyo pen or closed. 0059 Top opera‐
tion
Please
wait The on-boar
dvoltag eistoolow.
X Start th eengine. The sof
ttop has been opened and closed several times in a
row .The soft-to pdrive has been switched of fautomatically
fo rs afet yreasons.
You can open and close th esoftt op again after approximately
te nm inute s(Ypage 161).
X Switc hoffthei gnition and tur nitbacko n.
X Repea tthe openin gorclosingprocedure. 00BE Top up
washer
fluid The washer flui
dlevel in th ewasher flui dreservoir has drop-
ped belo wthe minimum.
X Top up th ewasher flui d(Ypage 183). Display
messages
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Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
Problem Possible causes/consequencesa
nd0050
0050Solutions 0031
The yellow ABS
warning lamp is
lit while the
engine is run-
ning. G
Risk of accident
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) is deactivated due to afault. For this
reason, ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program), BAS (Brake Assist),
BAS PLUS* (Brake Assist PLUS), PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake*,
the HOLD function, hil lstart assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation
are also deactivated, for example.
The brake syste mcontinues to function normally,b ut without the
functions listed above. Therefore, the wheels coul dlock if you
brake hard.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Observe the additiona lmessages in the multi-function display
(Y pag e208).
X Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. 00BA
The red distance
warning lamp*
lights up while
the vehicl eisin
motion. G
Risk of accident
The distance to the vehicl einfront is too smal lfor the speed
selected.
X Increase the distance. 00BA
The red distance
warning lamp*
lights up while
the vehicl eisin
motion. Awarn-
ing tone also
sounds. G
Risk of accident
You are approaching avehicl einf ront at too grea taspeed
X Be prepared to brake immediately.
X Pay carefu lattention to the traffic situation. You may have to
brake or take evasive action. 00BA
The red distance
warning lamp*
lights up while
the vehicl eisin
motion. Awarn-
ing tone also
sounds. G
Risk of accident
Distronic Plus* has detected astationary obstacle in you rline of
travel .The vehicl ewilln ot be braked automatically.
X Be prepared to brake immediately.
X Pay carefu lattention to the traffic situation. You may have to
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