2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET Owners Manual

302 Practical advice
Display
messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
.Reversing
lamp,left The left reversing lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Reversing lamp,right The
right reversing lamp is faulty. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Tail light, left
Back-up la mpon! The left tail
lamp is faulty. Another
lamp has taken over this function. 6
Change the bul bas soon as possible.
Tail light, right
Back-up la mpon! The right tail lamp is faulty. Another
lamp has taken over this function. 6
Change the bu lbas soon as possible.
Light sens or
Visit work shop! The light sensor is faulty. The lights
switch on auto
matically. 6
Change the lights back to manual opera-
tion in the operating system (=
page 122).
6 Switch on the lights by pressing the light
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Practical advice
Display messag esDisplay messages Possible cause
/consequ ence Possible sol
ution OBonnet
open! You are driving
with the bonnet
open. 6
Close the bonnet ( =page 244). :
Engine
oillevel
Stop, engine off! There
isno oil in the engine. There
is a danger of engine damage. 6
Switch off the engine.
6 Check the engine oil level and top up the oil
if necessary ( =page 245).
Engine oillevel
Visit workshop! The measuring system is malfunc-
tioning. 6
Have the measuring system checked at a
qual ified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Serv ice Ce ntre.
Engine oillevel
Reduce oillevel! You have added too much engine
oil
.There is a risk of damaging the
engine or catalytic converter. 6
Siphon off the oil. Observe the legal re-
quirements.
Engine oil
Visit workshop! The engine oil level has dro
pped to
a critical le vel. 6
Check the engine oil le vel (= page 245)
and top up the engine oil if necessary.
6 Have the engine checked for leaks if the
engine oil needs toppi ngup more often
than usu al. The oil contains water. 6
Have the oil checked. :
Engine
oillevel
Add 1 litre engineoil
when nextrefuelling The engine oil level is too low. 6
Check the engine oil level and top up the oil
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304 Practical advice
Display
messages Display messages Possible caus
e/
consequence Possible solution
HTyre
pressure monitoring
inactive The tyre pressure
loss warn-
ing* has malfunctioned. 6
Have the tyre pressure loss warning*
checked at a quali fied specialist work-
shop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Tyre pressure monitoring
reactivated The tyre pressure
loss warn-
ing* is reactivated. H
Tyre
pressure
Check tyre! The pressure of one of the tyres
has fallen below the specified
value. 6
Stop the vehicle. Take the road and traffic
conditions into consideration.
6 Check the tyres.
6 Check the tyre pressure and correct it.
6 If necessary, repai ror change the defec-
tive wheel ( =page 368).
6 Activate the tyre pressure loss warning
system when the correct tyre pressure is
set ( =page 251). H
Check tyre
s!
Then reactivate! There is a tyre pressure
warn-
ing mess age. 6
Make sure that the tyre pressure is
correctly set on all the tyres.
6 Activate the tyre pressure loss warning*
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Display messag esDisplay messages Possible cause
/consequ ence Possible sol
ution HTyre
pressu remonitor
not available! The tyre pressure loss warning fea-
ture has
been deactivat eddue toa
fault. 6
Have the tyre pressure loss warning*
checked at a qualified specialist workshop,
e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Servi ceCentre. F
Key
Check battery! The KEYLESS GO key* batteries are
discharged. 6
Chang ethe batteries ( =pa ge 354). F
Key
not detected! The KEYLESS GO key* is
not detect-
ed while the engine is running be-
cause:
! the key is not inside the vehicle
! there is strong interference
from a radio source 6
Stopyour vehicle as soon as itis safe to do
so.
6 Look for the key.
Switchi ngoff the engine prevents you from
locking the vehicle centrally or starting the
engine.
Operate the vehicl eusing the key function. F
Key
not detected! The KEYLESS GO key* is currently
not detected. 6
Alterthe position of the key in the vehicle.
6 Insert the key into the ignition lock and op-
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306 Practical advice
Display
messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
FKey
still in
vehicle! The key has been detected in the
vehicle during locking. 6
Remove the key from the vehicle.
Key
Visit work shop! There is a fault with the KEYLESS
GO system*. 6
Visit a qualif ied specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Replace key The key
isno longer working. 6
Visit a qualif ied specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. A
Reserve fu
el The fuel level has fallen
into the re-
serve range. 6
Refuel at the nearest filling station
( = page 241). J
Doors open! Yo
u are trying to pull away but at
least one of the doors is open. 6
Close the doors. #
Undervolta
ge
Charge battery The vehicle battery has insufficient
voltage. 6
Start the engine. #
Undervolta
ge
Switch off
consumers The vehicle battery has insufficient
voltage. 6
Switch off any consumers that are not re-
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Display messag esDisplay messages Possible cause
/consequ ence Possible sol
ution #Visit workshop! The battery is not being charged.
Possible causes:
! faulty alterna tor
! torn poly-V-belt
Remember that the brake system
requires electri cal energy and may
only operate to a limited extent un-
der certain circumstances. Consid-
erably greater braking force will
then be required and the stopping
distance will be increased. 6
Stopimmediately and check the poly-V-
belt.
If it is torn:
6 Donot drive any furth erand inf orm a
qualified specialist work shop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
If it is not damaged:
6 Drive immediately to the nearest quali-
fied specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. W
Washer
fluid
Check level The washer fluid level in the wind-
screen washer fluid reservoir has
dropped below the minimum level. 6
Top up the washer fluid ( =pa ge 248). 209en_d2.boo Seite
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308 Practical advice
Trouble
shoo ting Troublesh
ooting Indicator and warning lamps in
switches and buttons
Problem Possible cause Su
ggested solutions One or all of the indicator lamps on the
seat ventilation* switch are flashing. The
seat ventilation* has sw
itched itself off
prematurely. There is insuffi
cient voltage because too
many consumers, e.g .reading lamps and
interior lighting, are switched on. 6
Switch off consume rsthat are not re-
quired, e.g. reading lampsan dinterior
li ghti ng.
The seat ventilation* will automatically
switch back on as soon as there is suffi-
cient voltage again. One or both of the indicator lamps on the
seat heating* switch
are flashing. The
seat heating* has swit ched itself off pre-
maturely. There is insuff
icient voltage because too
many consumers, e.g. reading lamps and
interior lighting, are switched on. 6
Switch off consum ers that are not re-
quired, e.g. reading lampsan dinterior
li ghti ng.
The seat ventilation* will automatically
switch back on as soon as there is suffi-
cient voltage again. The indicator
lamp on the Frear win-
do wheating button is flashing. The rear
window heating has switched itself off
prematurely or cannot be sw itched on. There is insuff
icient voltage because too
many consumers, e.g. reading lamps and
interior lighting, are switched on. 6
Switch off consum ers that are not re-
quired, e.g. reading lampsan dinterior
li ghti ng.
The rear window heating will automati-
cally switch back on as soon as there is
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Tr ou bleshooting Problem Possible cause Suggested solutions
The indicator lamp in the
±button in
the Thermatic /Thermotronic* control
panel lights up or flashes when you press
the button. The air-condi tioning system
cannot be switched on. The cooling system is losing refri
gerant. 6
Have the climate control system
checked at a qualified specialist work-
shop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre. The PASSEN
GER AIRBAG OFF warning
lamp is lit on the centre console. A ch
ild seat is fitted to the front-passen-
ger seat. The front-passenger airbag has
been dea ctivat ed. There is no child seat fitted to the front-
pas
senger seat. The child seat recognition
system has malfunctioned. 6
Have the child seat recognition checked
at a qualified specialist worksho pwhi ch
has the necessary specialist kno wledge
and tools to carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
use a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for
this purpose.
In particular, work relevant to safety or
on safety-related systems must be car-
ried out at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
G Otherwise, there is a risk of injur y. selbs
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