2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE brake

435
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Left-hand
ta
illamp /brake lamp Th
e left- hand-s ide tail lamp /brake
lamp is faul ty.Th ismessag ewi llonly
ap pe ar if all LEDs ha vefailed. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Ri
gh t-hand
ta illamp /brake lamp Th
e right-hand-side ta illa mp /brake
lamp is faul ty.Th ismessag ewi llonly
ap pe ar if all LEDs ha vefailed. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Intell. Light System
in
op era tive Th
e Intelli gent Light Syste misma lfunc-
tioning. The lights without the Intelli-
gent Light Syste m*rema inavailable. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. * Ni
ght View Assist
in op era tive Ni
ght View Ass isti sfa ulty. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Ni
ght View Assist
cu rrently un available Th
e tem peratu re oftheca me rais too
hi gh. 6
Wai tun til the "Night View Assis tavailable
agai n"me ssag eis displayed.
You may also:
6 Fold down th eca me racover.
6 Setthe air distrib ution of the autom atic air
condi tioni ngto po intup wa rds. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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Troubleshooting v
3
- Th
eyell ow ESP ®
warn ing
la mp , the red brake sys-
tem warning la mpand the
ye llow ABSwa rning lamp
ar elit wh ile the engine is
running. A warning signal
ad dition ally sou nds. G
Risk of accident
The electroni cbrake-powe rdistr ibution
fu nction (EBV )is ma lfun ctioning and PR E-
SA FE®
is theref ore un available. The brake
syste mcontinues to func tio nn orma lly, but
without electronic su pport. The wheels
co uld therefor elock ifyo ubr ak e ha rd,for
exam ple. 6
Drive on caref ully.
6 Visi t a qu alified specialist worksho pim-
me diat ely. v
- The
yellow ESP ®
warn ing
la mp an d the yell owABS
wa rning lamp are lit while
the engine isrunning. A
warning signa lad dition al-
ly so unds. G
Risk of accident
AB S,ESP ®
an d theref orealso PRE-SAFE ®
ha ve been deac tiva ted du eto ama lfun c-
ti on. Thebra king syst emremain sav ailable
with full brake boosting effe ct but without
AB S. 6
Drive on caref ully.
6 Visi t a qu alified specialist worksho pim-
me diat ely. Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/cons eque nce Su
ggest edsolu tions 216_R
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Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting - Th
e yell owABS warning
la mp islit wh ile the en-
gi ne isrunn ing. G
Risk of accident
ABS is de activ ated due to ama lfunction.
BAS, ESP ®
, EBV and PRE-S AFE ®
are also
deac tiva ted as a conseq uence.
If the ABS control unitma lfun ctions, ther e
is also apossibili tyof mal func tions inothe r
syste ms,su ch asParktro nic* ,Dis troni c*,
Di stronic Pl us*, the navigation system*,
Pa rk Assist* andth eau tom atic tran sm is-
si on.
Th ebra kesyst emcontinue sto func tion
norm ally, but without electron ic support.
Th ewh eels co uld th erefo relock if yo u
brake hard, for ex ample. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Observet he addit iona lmessages inthe
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay (
=page 405).
6 Visi ta qualifie dspecialist worksho pas
so on as pos sibl e. Pro
blem Possi
blecaus e/conseq uence Sugges
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Troubleshooting Pr
ob lem Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Suggested
solutio ns l
* Th
e red dis tanc ewar n-
in g syst em lamp li ghts
up while the vehicl eis in
mot ion. G
Riskofacc ident
Th e dista nceto the vehicle in front is too
sho rtforth esp eed selected. 6
Incr ea se the dista nce. l
* Th
e red dis tanc ewar n-
in g syst em lamp li ghts
up while the vehicl eis in
mot ion.
You also hea ra war ning
si gn al. G
Riskofacc ident
You are approachi nga vehicle infront at
to ogreat a speed. 6
Beprepare dto brak eimmediat ely. G
Riskofacc ident
Distr onic*o r Distr onicPlus *ha s dete cted
a st at ionar yobs tacle in you rline oftra vel.
Th e syste mwillnot brak e the vehicle. 6
Beprepare dto brak eimmediat ely.
6 Payc areful attention to the tr affic situ a-
tion. It maybe neces sary to brak eor take
ev asive action. ! Th
e red indi cator lamp
fo r the electric parking
br ak eis flas hing and/ or
th eyel low wa rninglamp
fo r the electric parking
br ake is lit. G
Riskofacc ident
Th e electri cpa rking brake hasmal func-
tione dor isfaulty. 6
Observeth eaddi tional mes sage sin the
multi -fun ction dis play (
=page 422). 216_R
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447
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/conseq uence Sugges
tedsoluti ons = Th
e red SR Swar ning
lamp li ghtsupwhile the
en gine isrunning. G
Risk of accident
Th eres trai nt syste ms ar emal func tioni ng.
Th eairbags orbelt tens ione rs ma y ei ther
be trigg ere d un inten tion ally or not atall in
th eeven tof an acc iden t. 6
Driv eon carefully toaqualified speci alist
work shop. 3 Th
e red brake system
wa rning lamp ligh tsup
wh ile th e en gine isrun-
ni ng .
Yo ualso hear a warning
si gn al. G
Risk of accident
Th ebra keflui dleve lis toolow. 6
Do not top up thebrake flui d un der any
ci rc um stan ces.Th iswillnot rectify the
malfunct ion.
! Donot dri veon under any circ umstances.
6 Consulta qua lifi ed spe cial ist wor ksho p.
6 Observet he addit iona lmessages inthe
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay (
=page 405). 216_R
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452 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Pr
ob lem Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Suggest
edsolu tions A warning tone
soun ds. A
messag eappear sin the mul ti-f unc tion
displ ay. 6
Observe the notes ( =page 405). Yo
uar e pulling away with the electric
parki ngbrake applied. 6
Releas eth e elect ric park ing brake
( = page 258). Yo
uha ve op ened the driver ’s do or andfo r-
gotten tosw itch of fthe lights. 6
Turn the light switc hto M or* . G
Risk of inj ury
Yo uor your front passen gerarenot we ar-
ing aseat belt. 6
Fast enyour seat belt ( =page 244). You have:
!
switchedof ft he engi ne
! opened thedri ver’s do or
! not moved the tr ansm issi on sele ctor
le ve rto P 6
Movethe tr ansmi ssio nse lect or lever
to P. 216_
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467
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting The
battery check lamp in the KEYLESS
GO key do esnot light up when teste d. Th
e KE YLES SGO key batteri esared is-
cha rged. 6
Cha ngethe batteri es (=page474). The
vehicle ca nnot bestarted usingt he
KEYL ESSGO butt on.The KEYL ESSGO key
is in theve hicle. Yo
u did not depress the brak e wh enstart-
ing theen gine. 6
Depress th ebrake pedal and press the
KEY LESS GO button. Yo
u hav elost theKEYLESS GO key. 6
Have th eKEYL ESSGOkeyca nce lled at
a Mercedes -Ben zS ervice Centre.
6 Report th eloss imme diat ely to the vehi-
cle ins urers.
6 Ifnece ssary ,ha ve the manual locks
chang edtoo. Pro
blem Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Sugges
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472 Practical advice
Loc
king /u nloc king in an emergen cy
Th ema nual electr icpark ingbrake release
is next to th efu el filler capund erthe fuel
fi ller flap.
1Protective cap
2 Releas etool
6 Move th etra nsmi ssion se lector lever
to P(
= page 261).
6 Plac e th ewh eel cho ckfromtheve hicl e
too lkit (
=pa ge 401) under one of the
re ar wh eels.
6 Open the fue lfiller flap.
6 Remov epr otectiv ecap 1.
6 Screw release tool 2from theve hicl e
too lkit (
=page 401)2to 3 tur nscloc k-
wis eonto the rele ase cable. 6
Pull release tool 2 inthe direction of
th ear row.
Th eele ctric park ing brak e isreleased.
The ! redelec tric parking brake
indi catorla mp in th ein st rume ntclus ter
fl as he s.The "Parking brake See Own-
er's Man ual"mess ageap pears in the
mult i-fu nc tion display.
Af ter th eelec tric park ing br ak e has been
re leased ,it is po ssibleto apply it from the
dr ive r’s seat again.
6 Press the electri cparki ngbrake hand le
( = page 258).
i If itisno tpossible torelease thee lect ric
parking brake, pull therelease tool wit hmore
force.
! Refitpro tect ive cap 1when you have ma n-
ually released thee lect ric parking brake. Man
ual elec tric pa rkingb rake
re lea se G
Risk of inj ury Th
ev ehicle ma ystart moving ofits ow na c-
co rd if yourelease the elec tricparkingbr ak e
manua lly. Make sur eth at nob odyis present
behin dor infront of the vehicle. Therei soth-
erwi se a risk of aserious or fatal acc iden t.
Mov eth etransm ission select or leve r to P
and secure you rve hicleu sing the wheel
chock from the vehicle tool kit. P42.20-2325-31216_R
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