ECU MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2009 Owner's Guide

Bag hooks (Coupé)
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Onl yhanglight load sonthe bagholders. Do
not us ethem to transport heavy ,sharp-edged
or fragile objects. Whe nbraking sharply,
changing direction quickl yorinthe event of
an accident, the ba ghooks will not secure the
items sufficiently .Thisc ould resul tininjury to
yoursel forothers.
! The ba ghookc an bear amaximu mload
of 3k g. Do not us eittosecureaload. 0046
Bag hook Stowage well unde
rthe boot floor
TIREFIT, the vehicl etool kit, etc. ar eloc ated
in the stowag ewell. X
To open: pull handle 0046upwards. Example: Coupé
X
Coupé: hookhandle 0046into rain
trough 0047.
X Cabriolet: pull the boot floor slightly
towards yo uand then hoo khandle 0046into
rain trough 0047.
! Remove the handl eagain before closing
the boot li dand sna pitint ightlytop revent
the handl eflapf rom protruding .Otherwise,
yo uc ould damage the handle. Roo
frack *(Co upé) G
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An incorrectly secured roo frack, ski rac kor
load could work loose from the vehicle. These
objects ma ythen be thrown around and can
injure yo uorothers or cause an accident. Fol-
lo wt he roo frack/ski rac kmanufacturer's
installatio ninstructions and specia linstruc-
tions for use.
The roo floa dr aises the vehicle's centre of
gravity ,thereb yaffecting vehicl ehandling.
Yo um usta lway sobserve the maximu mroof
load of 100 kg. Alway sadapt your driving style
to the prevailing road, traffic and weather
conditions and drive with particula rcareift he
roo fisl aden.
! Mercedes-Benz recommends tha tyou
onl yuseroo frac ks ystem swhich have
been teste dand approved for Mercedes- Loadin
gand stowing
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Benz vehicles. Thi
shelps to prevent dam-
ag etot he vehicle.
Position the loa donthe roof rack in such a
wa ythat the vehicle will not sustai ndam-
ag ee venw henitisinm otion.
Depending on the vehicle's equipment,
make sure that yo ucan:
R ope nthe panorama sliding sunroof* fully
R ope nthe boo tlid fully Vehicles with
astee lroof Vehicles with
apanorama sliding sunroof*
! To avoid damaging or scratching the cov-
ers, do not us emetallic or hard objects to
ope nthem.
X Ope ncovers 0046carefully in the direction of
the arrow.
X Fold covers 0046upwards.
X Only secure the roof carrie rtothe anchor-
ag ep oints under covers 0046.
Observe the manufacturer' sinstallation
instructions. Features
Sun visors
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Kee pthe mirrors in the su nvisors covered
while driving .You could otherwise be dazzled,
which may impai ryourv iewoft rafficcondi-
tions and as aresult could cause an accident. Example: Coupé
0046
Mirror light
0047 Bracket
008A Retaining clip, e.g. for acar park ticket
0088 Vanity mirror
0086 Mirror cover
Vanity mirror in the sun visor Mirror light
0046only functions if the su nvisor
is clippe dinto retainer 0047and mirror cover
0086 hasb eenf olded up.
Glare from the side X
Fold dow nthe su nvisor.
X Pull the su nvisor from retainer 0047.
X Swing the su nvisor to the side. 172
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and your safety. Therefore, you must only use
this equipment if it is correctly connecte dto
as eparate reflection-free exterio raerial. G
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Excessive levels of electromagnetic radiation
may caus edamage to your healt hand the
healt hofo thers. Usin ganexterio raerial takes
int oa ccoun tcurren tscientific discussions
relating to th epossible healt hrisk pose dby
electromagnetic fields.
To ensure optimum reception qualit yfor
mobile phones in th evehicle ,and to minimise
mutual influences between th evehicle elec-
tronics and mobile phones, Mercedes-Benz
recommend sthe use of an approved exterior
aerial. An exterio raerial conduct sthe elec-
tromagnetic field sgenerated by awireless
device to th eexterio rofthevehicle ;the field
strengt hwithin th evehicle interio rislower
than in avehicle that does no thave an exte-
rior aerial.
i Ther eare various mobile phon ebrackets
that may be fitte dtoyour vehicle ;insome
cases, these are country-specific .You can
obtain these mobile phon ebrackets from a
qualifie dspecialist workshop ,e.g.a
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre.
The function sand services available when
you use th ephon edepen dony our mobile
phon emodeland servic eprovider.
Insertin gthe mobile phone
X Open th etelephone compartment
(Y page 167).
X Plac ethe mobile phon ebracke tint ot he
pre-installe dfitting; see th eseparate
mobile phon ebracke tfittin ginstructions.
X Inser tthe mobile phon eintot he mobile
phon ebracket; see th eseparate mobile
phon ebracke tfittin ginstructions.
If th emobile phon eisinserted in th emobile
phon ebracket, you can speak to th eperson
you are callin gusingthe hands-free system. You can operate th
etelephone usin gthe
006A and007F button sonthemulti-function
steering wheel. You can operate other mobile
phon efunction svia th eon-board computer
(Y page 114).
When you tak ethe keyo ut of th eignition lock,
th em obile phon estays on but you can no
longer use th ehands-free system.
If you are making acall and you would like to
tak ethe keyo ut of th eignition lock, first
remove th emobile phon efromt hebracket.
Otherwise, th ecall will be ended. Floormat
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Mak esure that there is sufficient clearance
aroun dthe pedals when floormats are used,
and that th efloormats are properly secured.
The floormats must be correctly secured at all
times usin gretainers and press-studs.
Before you driv eoff,c he ck th efloormats and
secure if necessary. Afloormat whic hisnot
properly secured can slip and, thereby, inter-
fer ew ith th emovemen tofthepedals.
Do no tplace floormats on to pofoneanother. X
Slid eseat backwards.
X To fit: place th efloormat in position.
X Pres sstuds 0046 onto retainers 0047.
X To remove: pull floormat off retainers 0047.
X Remov ethe floormat. Features
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imum mark on the dipstick
,the engine or
catalytic converter could be damaged.
Have excess oil siphoned off.
X Replace cap 0046on the filler nec kand
tighten clockwise.
Ensure that the cap lock sintop lace
securely.
For further information on engine oil, see
(Y page 288). Coolant
Only chec kthe coolan tlevel when the vehicle
is on alevel surface and the engine has cooled
down.
X Turn the key to position 2(Y page 65) in
the ignition lock.
X Check the coolan ttemperature gauge in
the instrumen tcluster. G
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The cooling system is pressurised. Therefore,
only unscrew the cap onc ethe engine has
coole ddown. The coolan ttemperature gauge
must display less than 70 †. Otherwise, you
could be scalde difhot coolan tescapes.
The coolan texpansion tan kislocated in the
engine compartmen tonthe right when
viewed in the direction of travel. X
Slowly tur ncap 0046 half aturna nti-clock-
wise and allow excess pressure to escape.
X Turn cap 0046further anti-clockwise and
remove it.
There is sufficien tcoolan tinexpansion
tank 0047if the coolan tislevel with marks
008A in the filler nec kwhen cold or approx-
imately 1. 5cmhigher when hot.
X If necessary, top up with coolan twhich has
been tested and approved by Mercedes-
Benz.
X Replace cap 0046and tighten all the way to
the stop.
For further information on coolant, see
(Y page 290). Windscreen washer system/head-
lam
pcleaning system*
The washer fluid reservoir for the windscreen
washer system and headlamp cleaning sys-
tem *isl ocated in the engine compartment
on the left-han dside when viewed in the
direction of travel. i
Add windscreen washer concentrate to
the washer fluid all year round. G
Risk of fire
Windscreen washer fluid is highly flammable.
Fire ,naked flames and smoking are prohibi-
ted when handlin gwasher fluid concentrate.
! Only use washer fluid concentrate which
is suitable for plastic lamp lenses. Unsuit- Engine compartment
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Rim diameter
0046is part of th etyres izea nd
can be found on th etyres idewall. G
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Tyre pressur ethatise ither to ohigh or to olow
has anegative effec tonthevehicle's driving
safety, whic hcould lead you to caus eanacci-
dent. Therefore ,you should regularl ycheck
th ep ressur eofall thetyres, particularly prior
to lon gtrips, and correc tthe pressur easnec-
essary.
Use asuitable pressur egauge .The outer
appearanc eofatyred oes no tpermit any reli-
able conclusio nabout th etyrep ressure. G
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Do no tfit anythin gelse to th etyrev alv eo ther
than th estandard valv ecap.Inp articular, ret-
rofitte dtyrep ressur emonitors whic hare
screwed on to th evalvem ay overload it and
caus eittof ail.D ue to their design ,the valve
is kept open continuously, whic hmay lead to
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Should th etyrep ressur edropr epeatedly:
R chec kthe tyrefor foreign bodies.
R chec kwhether th ewhee lisl osing air or the
valv eisl eaking.
R mak esuret hato nlyav alvec ap approved
by Mercedes-Ben zisfittedont hetyre
valve. Tyre pressures that are to
olow hav eanega-
tive effec tonvehiclesafety, whic hcould lead
you to caus eanaccident.
If possible, you should only correc ttyrep res-
sures when th etyres are cold. Dependin gon
th ea mbien ttem perature, th espeed you are
drivin gata nd theload on th etyres, th etyre
temperature and thus th etyrep ressur emay
chang ebyapproximately 0. 1bar per 10 †.
Tak ethisi ntoa ccoun twhen checking the
pressur eofwarm tyres and only correc titif
it is to olow for th ecurren toperating condi-
tions.
Drivin gwitht yrep ressur ethatist oohigh or
to ol ow can:
R shorten th eservic elife of th etyres
R increase th elikelihood of tyr edamage
R hav ean egative effec tonhandlin gcharac-
teristics (e.g. by causin gaquaplaning)
Also chec kthe pressur eofthe"Minispare"
emergenc yspar ew heel*. H
Environmental note
Chec kthe tyrep ressur eregularly, at least
every 14 days. Tyre pressure loss warning
Whil ethe vehicl eisinm otion,the tyrep res-
sur eloss warnin gsystem monitors th eset
tyr ep ressur eusingthe rotational speed of
th ew heels. This enables th esystem to detect
significant pressur eloss in atyre. If th espeed
of rotation of awhee lcha nges as aresult of
al oss of pressure, acorre spondin gwarning
message will appear in th emulti-function dis-
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The tyr epressur eloss warnin gsystem does
no tw arn you of an incorrectl yset tyr epres-
sure. The table on th einside of th efuel filler
flap will help you decide whether th etyre
pressures should be corrected. Ty
res an dwheels
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Where will
Ifind...? Warning triangle
The warning triangl eissecure dont he inside
of the boot lid. X
Open the warning triangl eholder and
remove warning triangle 0046.
Setting up the warning triangle X
Fold feet 008Adow nand out to the side.
X Pul lside reflectors 0047up to form atriangle
and lock them at the top using press-
stud 0046. First-aid kit
i Check the expiry date of the first-ai dkit
annually ,and replace the contents when
necessary. The first-ai
dkit is located on the right-hand
side trim panel (when viewed in the direction
of travel). X
Releas eVelcro fastener 0046.
X Remove first-ai dkit0047. Fire extinguisher*
i Have the fire extinguisher refilled after
each use and checked every two years.
Otherwise, it may fail in an emergency.
Observe the legal requirements in allc oun-
tries concerned.
The fire extinguisher is located underneath
the front of the driver's seat. X
Pul ltab 0046 upwards.
X Remove fire extinguisher 0047.206
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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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Risk of accident
Have the collapsible emergency spare
wheel *replaced with anew wheel as soon as
possible at aqualified specialist workshop
which has the necessary specialist knowledge
and tools to carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centr efor this pur-
pose. In particular, work relevant to safety or
on safety-related systems must be carried out
at aq ualified specialist workshop.
Preparing the vehicle i
Vehicles without aspare wheel* are not
equipped with wheel-changing tools at the
factory. For more information on which
tools are required to perform awheel
change on your vehicle, e.g. wheel chock,
centring pin or wheel wrench, consult a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
X Prepare the vehicle as described
(Y page 263).
X Ifat railer is coupled to the vehicle, uncou-
ple it.
X Brin gthe wheels into the straight-ahead
position.
X Remove the following items from the stow-
age well under the boot floor:
R
the "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel*
R the vehicle tool kit
R the folding wheel chock
R the jack
Use the folding wheel choc ktopreventthe
vehicle from rolling away. X
Fold both plates 0046upwards.
X Fold out lower plate 0047.
X Guide the lugs on the lower plate fully into
opening sinbase plate 008A. Securin
gthe vehicle on level ground
X On level ground: place the folding wheel
choc kora similar item under the wheel that
is diagonally opposite to the wheel you wish
to change. Securin
gthe vehicle on slight downhill gradients Flat tyre
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You can obtain information about battery
chargers which allow the battery to be
charged while still installed from
aqualified
specialis tworkshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre. G
Risk of injury
There is arisk of acid burns during the charg-
ing process due to the gases which escape
from the battery. Do not lean over the battery
during the charging process.
! Only charge the installed battery with a
battery charger which has been tested and
approve dbyMercedes-Benz. These battery
chargers allow the battery to be charged
while still installed.
! Only use battery chargers with amaxi-
mum charging voltage of 14. 8V.
! Only charge the battery using the jump-
star tconnection point.
X Open the bonnet.
X Connect the battery charger by its positive
terminal and eart hpoint in the same order
as when connectin gthe dono rbattery in
the jump-startin gprocedure
(Y page 276).
Fitting th ebattery X
Install the battery. To do this ,follow the
steps described in "Removin gthe battery"
(Y page 275 )inreverse order.
X Reconnec tthe battery (Y page 276). Reconnecting th
ebattery
! Always connec tthe battery in the order
described below. Never swap the terminal
clamps .You may otherwise damage the
vehicle electronics. X
Switch off all electrical consumers (e.g.
radio, blower, etc.).
X Connect the positive terminal clamp and
secur ethe cover.
X Connect the negative terminal clamp.
X Connect the breather hose.
X Put the filter box back in place, the nclip in
and close the retainin gclamps.
X Close the bonnet.
i If the battery power supply has been inter-
rupted (e.g. if it has been reconnected), you
must carr yout the followin gtasks:
R set the time
R reset the function for foldin gthe exterior
mirrors in/out automatically* by folding
the mirrors out onc e(Ypage 74) Jump-starting
If your vehicle's battery is discharged, the
engin ecan be jump-started from another
vehicle or from an external battery using jump
leads.
Observe the followin gpoints:
R you may only jump-star twhen the engine
and catalytic converter are cold.
R do not star tthe engin eifthe battery is fro-
zen .Let the battery thaw first.
R jump-startin gmay only be performed from
batteries with anominal voltage of 12 V.
R only use jump leads which have asufficient
cross-section and insulated terminal
clamps.
i Jump leads and further information about
jump-startin gcan be obtained from any
Mercedes-Ben zService Centre.
! Avoid repeated and lengthy starting
attempts.
Do not use arapid-charging devic etostart
the engine. 276
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Towin
gand tow-starting Points to remember
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If yo uhavet he vehicl etowed ,you must us ea
rigid towing ba rif:
R the engine is not running.
R there is abrake system malfunction.
R there is amalfunctio ninthe powe rsupply
or the vehicle's electrical system.
The powe rsteerin gand the brake force boos-
ter do not work when the engine is not run-
ning .Greate rbraking force will the nbe
required and brake peda ltravel will be longer.
If necessary ,dep ress the brake peda lwithf ull
force.
Before towing away ,makes uret ha tthe steer-
ing can be moved and is not locked.
If yo utow or tow-start anothe rvehicle, its
weight must not exceed the maximum per-
missibl egross vehicl eweigh tofy ourvehicle. G
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The vehicl eisbraked when the HOLD function
or DISTRONI CPLUS* is activated .Therefore,
deactivate HOLD and DISTRONI CPLUSift he
vehicl eistobet owed.
It is better to have the vehicl etransported
tha ntoh aveitt owed.
When towing ,obs erve the lega lrequirements
in al lcountrie sconcerned.
! When towing ,pulla wa yslowly and
smoothly. If the tractiv epower is too high,
the vehicles could be damaged.
! Do not us ethe towing ey efor recovery,
as thi scould damage the vehicle. If in
doubt, recover the vehicl ewithac rane.
! Youm aytow the vehicl efor am aximum
of 50 km. Atowing spee dof50k m/h must
not be exceeded.
For towing distances ove r50km, the entire
vehicl emustbel ifted up and transported. !
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO *, usethe
key instea dofthe Start/Stop button. Turn
the key to position 2in the ignition lock and
shift the automatic transmission to N.Then
tur nthe key back to 0and leav eitinthe
ignition lock.
! Onlysecur ethe tow cable or towing bar
to the towing eyes .You could otherwise
damage the vehicle.
R Vehicle swithana utomatic transmission*
must not be tow-started.
R If yo uaretowing the vehicl eoveral onger
distance, thi smustbed onew itht he rear
axl eraised.
R Th eign ition must be switched off if yo uare
towing the vehicl ewitht he rea raxler aised.
Otherwise, interventio nbyESP®
could
damage the brake system.
R If the vehicl ehassuffered transmission
damage ,onlyt ow it with the propeller shaft
disconnected.
R If the engine does not start, try jump-start-
ing it (Y page 276).
R If it is not possibl etojump-star tthe vehicle,
have it towed to the neares tqualified spe-
cialist workshop ,e.g.aM ercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
R Th ea utomatic transmission* must be in
position Nwhen the vehicl eisbeing towed.
R Before towing the vehicle, make sure that
the battery is connected and charged. Oth-
erwise:
-yo uc annot switch on the ignition.
- yo uc annot shift the transmission to posi-
tion Non vehicles with automatic trans-
mission*.
- yo uh avenos upport when braking.
i Switch off the automatic locking feature
befor ethe vehicl eistowed (Y page 120).
Otherwise, yo ucould be locked ou twhen
pushing or towing the vehicle. 278
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