MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2009 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2009, Model line: E-CLASS COUPE, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2009Pages: 313, PDF Size: 7.76 MB
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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
0050 Solutions DISTRONIC
PLUS currently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual
DISTRONIC PLUS* is deactivated and is temporarily not
operational if:
R theD ISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille is dirty.
R thes ensor sinthebumpers are dirty.
R ther ada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
station sorother source sofelectromagnetic radiation.
R itsf unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
R thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
DISTRONIC PLUS* is operational again and th edisplay mes-
sage disappear swhen:
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away while you are driving.
R thes ystem detects that th esensor sare full yavailable
again.
R thes ystem is within th eoperating temperature range.
If th edisplay message continues to be displayed:
X Clean th eDISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille
(Y page 202).
X Clean th ebumpers (Y page 202).
X Restart th eengine. DISTRONIC
PLUS inopera‐
tive
DISTRONIC PLUS* is faulty. BA
SPLUS* and
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *may also have failed. Awarning tone also
sounds.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. DISTRONIC
PLUS suspended You have depressed th
eaccelerato rpedal. DISTRONIC
PLUS* is no longer controlling th espee doft hevehicle.
X Remove your foo tfromt heaccelerato rpedal. Display messages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions DISTRONIC
PLUS ---k
m/h Ac
onditi on foractivatin gDISTR ONIC PLUS* has no tbeen met
or th esystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
X Clos ethe bonne tand th edriver's door.
X Mov ethe selector lever to D.
X If condition spermit ,drive faste rtha n3 0km/ hand switch
on DISTRONIC PLUS* again.
X Activat eESP®
.
X Wait until th esystem is in th eoperating temperature range. DISTRONIC
PLU
Sa nd
SPEED‐
TRONIC inopera‐
tive
DISTRONIC PLUS* and SPEEDTRONIC are faulty.
Awarning
tone also sounds.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Speed
Limit
Assist currently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual
Speed Limit Assist* is deactivated and temporarily inopera-
tive if:
R
thew indscree nisdirty in th ecamera' sfield of vision.
R visibility is impaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno w, spray or fog.
Speed Limit Assist* is operational again and th edisplay mes-
sage disappear swhen:
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away while you are driving.
R thes ystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational
again.
If th edisplay message continues to be displayed:
X Clean th ewindscree n(Ypage 202). Speed
Limit
Assist: Unavaila‐
ble in
thi
sc oun‐
try Speed Limit Assist* is only available in certain countries.
X
Drive on.
Speed Limit Assist* is available again as soo nasyou drive
into acountry in whic hits use is approved. Speed
Limit
Assist inopera‐
tive
Speed Limit Assist* has failed.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. HOLD Off The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicl
ehas skidde dor
ac onditi on foractivatin gSBC HOLD is no longer met when
th eb rak epedal is firmly depressed. Awarnin gtonea lso
sounds.
X Reactivat ethe HOLD function later. 212
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050 Solutions Parking
Guidance inopera‐
tive
PARKTRONIC* is inoperative.
X
Observ ethe note sonP ARKTRONIC* in the
"Troubleshooting" section (Y page 243).Parking
Guidance cancelled
Parking Guidance
*isdeactivated, because:
R the vehicle is skidding.
R the sensors in the bumper sare dirty.
R am alfunction has occurred.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Reactivat eParking Guidance* later.
If the parking space symbol does not appear in the multifunc-
tion display at speeds below 30 km/h:
X Clean the bumper s(Ypage 202).
or
X Restar tthe engine.
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Parking Guidance* is deactivated, because you have left the
lane.
X Park again, and while doing so, observe the display mes-
sages in the multifunction display (Y page 142).Parking
Guidance finished The vehicle is parked.
Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
The display message disappears automatically. Tyre pres‐
sure Check
tyres
G
Risk of accident
The tyre pressure loss warnin gsystem has detected asignif-
ican tloss in pressure. Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Stop the vehicle without making any sudden steerin gor
braking manoeuvres .Pay attention to traffic conditions as
you do so.
X Check the tyres.
X Check the tyre pressure. If necessary, set the correc ttyre
pressure (Y page 186).
X If necessary, repair any defectiv etyre sorc hange the wheel
(Y page 263).
X Restar tthe tyre pressure loss warnin gsystem onc ethe tyre
pressure is correc t(Ypage 187). Display messages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions Run Flat
Indicator inopera‐
tive The tyr
epressur elossw arnin gsystem is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Check
tyr
ep res‐
sures then
restart
Run Flat
Indicator Ad
isplay message fo rthe tyrep ressur elossw arnin gsystem
was shown.
X Se tthe correc ttyrep ressur efor all tyres (Y page 186).
X Restart th etyrep ressur elossw arnin gsystem
(Y page 187). PRE-SAFE inopera‐
tiv
eS ee
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of injury
Importan tfunction sofPRE-SAFE ®
hav efailed. Al lother occu-
pan tsafet ysystems ,e.g.a irbags, remain available.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. PRE-SAFE Functions
currently
limited
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
The PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *istemporarily inoperative if
R theD ISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille is dirty.
R thes ensor sinthebumpers are dirty.
R itsf unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
R ther ada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
station sorother source sofelectromagnetic radiation.
R thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eisinsufficient.
The PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *isoperational again and th edisplay
message disappear swhen
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away while you are driving.
R thes ystem detects that th esensor sare full yavailable
again.
R thes ystem is within th eoperating temperature range.
If th edisplay message continues to be displayed:
X Clean th eDISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille
(Y page 202).
X Clean th ebumpers (Y page 202).
X Restart th eengine.
X Wait until th ebattery is charged sufficiently. 214
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050 Solutions PRE-SAFE Functions
limited
See Own‐
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sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *isfaulty. BA SPLUS* or th edistanc ewarn-
in gs ignal may also hav efailed.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Radar sen‐
sor deactiva‐
ted See
Owner's
Manual
Vehicles wit
hDISTR ONIC PLUS* :the rada rsensor system is
deactivated.
X Chec kwhether th erada rsensor system may be activated
(Y page 304).
X Switc hont herada rsensor system (Y page 121). Radar sen‐
sor 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.
The following function sare unavailable:
R DISTRONIC PLUS* (Y page 125)
R BA SP LUS* (Y page 53)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *(Ypage 56)
X Drive on.
These function sare available again as soo nasthevehicle
is far enough away from th eradi otelescope facility
(Y page 304). Child seat in wrong
position
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of injury
Vehicles wit hautomati cchild seat recognition *onthe front-
passenger seat: the child seat is incorrectly positioned.
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 child seat recognition sensor is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Cruise
control
and SPEED‐
TRONIC inopera‐
tive Cruise control and SPEEDTRONIC are malfunctioning.
Awarn-
ing tonea lso sounds.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions Cruise
control ---k
m/h Ac
onditi on foractivatin gcruise control has no tbeen fulfilled.
You hav etried to store aspeed belo w30km/ h,fore xample.
X Activat eESP®
(Y page 55)
X If condition spermit ,drive faste rtha n3 0km/ hand store
th es peed (Y page 122). Symbol messages
G
Risk of acciden
tand injury
If wor krelevant to safet yiscarriedout incorrectly, this could impair th eoperatin gsafet yofy our
vehicle. You could los econtro lofthevehicl eand caus eanaccident. In addition ,the safety
systems may no longer be able to protect you or other sastheya re designed to do.
Always hav emaintenance wor kcarrie dout at aqualified specialist workshop .The workshop must
hav ethe necessary specialist knowledge and tools to carry out th eworkr equired. Mercedes-
Benz recommends that you use aMercedes-Ben zServi ce Centr efor this purpose .Inparticular,
wor krelevant to safet yoronsafety-related systems mus tbecarriedout at aqualified specialist
workshop. Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions 00F6 If th
esymbol appears in th emultifunction display, aseat belt
tongue has been clipped into arear seat belt buckle.
Further information on th estatu si nd icato rfor ther ear seat
belt s(Ypage 79) 00F7 G
Risk of injury
If th esymbol appears in th emultifunction display, aseat belt
tongue has no tbeen clipped into arear seat belt buckle.
X If necessary, ask th eoccupant sintherear to faste ntheir
seat belts.
Further information on th estatu si nd icato rfor ther ear seat
belt s(Ypage 79) 0084 The boo
tlid is open.
X Clos ethe boo tlid. 0058 Close
boo
ts epa‐
rator The boo
tseparator* is open.
X Clos ethe boo tseparator*. 216
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0050 Solutions 0083 G
Risk of accident
The bonne tisopen.Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Clos ethe bonnet.
If th eactive bonne t(pedestrian protection )has been trig-
gered:
X Rese tthe bonne t(Ypage 256).
X Clos ethe bonnet. 0048 At leas
tone doo riso pen.Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Clos ethe doors. 004D ABS and
ESP cur‐
rently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of accident
AB S(Anti-l ockB raking System), ESP ®
(Electronic Stability
Program), BA S(Brak eA ssist) ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function,
hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are temporarily
no ta vailable. The on-boar dvoltag emay, fo rexample, be
insufficient. BA SPLUS* (Brak eAssistP LUS) and PRE-
SAFE ®
Brake *may be inoperative as well. In addition ,the
00C6 ,00C7 and0031 warnin glamp sligh tupint heinstrument
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. 004D ABS and
ESP inop‐
erative
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er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
ABS, ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function ,hill start
assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailable due to a
malfunction .BAS PLUS* and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *may also
hav efailed. In addition ,the 00C6 ,00C7 and0031 warning
lamp sligh tupint heinstrumen tcluster.
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. Display
messages
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