2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE lock

445
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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451
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Wa
rningto nes Pro
blem Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Sugges
tedsoluti ons Th
eant i-th eftalarm system* is sud denly
tri gg ered. Yo
uop ened theve hicle using theemer-
gency key element without first de activat-
in g th ean ti-th efta larm system *. Key:
6
Press theŒ or‹ button.
or 6 Insert the key into the ignition lock.
The anti-t heft alarm system* is deacti-
va ted.
KE YLES SGO*:
6 Unlockor lock the vehicle.
6 Press the KEYLESS GO*button .The
KE YLES SGO* keymustbe intheve hi-
cle.
The ant i-th eftalarm systemi sde activa t-
ed. 216_R
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453
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Acci
dent Pro
blem Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Sugges
tedsoluti ons Fuel
isleak ing from theve hicl e. Th
efu el li neisruptured orthe fuel ta nkis
damag ed. 6
Imme diately turn th ekeyto position 0in
the ignition lock and re move it.
6 Do not resta rt the engine unde ran y ci r-
cums tance s.
Th elea king fue lcrea tesa risk offire and
expl osion.
6 Consulta qua lifi ed spe cial ist wor ksho p. Yo
ua reuna bleto determine the extent of
th eda ma ge. 6
Consulta qua lifi ed spe cial ist wor ksho p. No da
magecan be dete cted to:
! themajor assemblies
! the fuel system
! the engi nemo unti ngs 6
Start theengine as usual. 216_R
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454 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Fuel
andfu el tank Pr
ob lem Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Suggest
edsolu tions Fuel
is leaking from theve hicle. The fuel li
neisrupture dor thefuel tank is
da ma ged. 6
Imme diat ely tur nthe key to position 0in
the ig nition lock and rem ovei t.
6 Do not restar tth eengine und erany cir-
cu ms tanc es.
The leak ing fuel creates arisko f fire and
expl osion.
6 Con sulta qualified specialist worksho p. The fuel
filler flap ca nnotbeopened. The
fuel fillerflap isreleased ,bu tthe
op ening mecha nism isjamme d. 6
Cons ulta qualified specialist worksho p. 216_R
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455
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Eng
ine Pro
blem Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Sugges
tedsoluti ons Th
een gine wi llnot start. You can hear the
sta rter motor working. !
The remay be a malfunctio nin the en-
gi ne elec tron ics.
! The remay bea malfun ctionin the fuel
supp ly. 6
Turn thekey to po sition 0in the ignition
lock be fore the next star ting attem pt.
6 Resta rttheengine ( =page 256). When
do ing so ,reme mber tha tex ce ssively
long andfreque ntatte mp ts to st artt he
eng ine will drain th ebatter y.
If th e en gine does not sta rtafter several at-
tempt s:
6 Consulta qua lifi ed spe cial ist wor ksho p. 216_R
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460 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Wi
ndsc reen wipers Pr
ob lem Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Suggest
edsolu tions Th
ewind screen wipe rs are jamme d. Leav
es or snow, forex amp le,ma ybe
ob stru cting the wind screen wiper mov e-
me nt. The wip ermo tor has been deacti-
va ted. 6
For safety reasons, yo ushould re move
the key from the ignition lock.
6 Remo ve the cause of the obstr uction.
6 Switch on the wind screen wipe rs. Th
e windscreen wip ersdo not work. Th
ewinds cree nw iper drive is malf unc-
tioni ng. 6
Select anoth erwipe rsp ee do n the com-
bination switch.
6 Have the wind scree nw iper sch ecked at
a qu alified speciali stwor ksho p. Th
ewind screen wipe rs lea vesm ears on
th ewindscreen afte r th eve hicl eha sbeen
was hedin an aut omatic car wash. Wa
xor oth erresidues have been left on
the wind screen. 6
Clea n the winds cree n wi thwas herflui d
af ter washing inthe autom atic ca rwa sh
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463
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Key
Pro
blem Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Sugges
tedsoluti ons Yo
u cannot lock or unlock the veh icle
using the key. Th
e key batter iesar edi sc ha rged or nearly
di sc ha rged. 6
Point the tip of the key atthe driver ’s
door handl eat clos erange and try to
op en the vehicle again.
If this does not work:
6 Unlockor lock the vehicle usin gthe
em erge ncyke y eleme nt (
=page 470).
6 Check the key batt eries ( =page 223)
and chang eth em if neces sary
( = page 474). The
keyis fau lty. 6
Unlockor lock the vehicle usin gthe
em erge ncyke y eleme nt (
=page 470).
6 Have thek eycheck edata qu alified spe-
cialist wo rkshop. 216_R
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464 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Pr
ob lem Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Suggest
edsolu tions Th
e batter ycheck lamp onthekey does
not light up wh entested. The
key batt eries are disch arge d. 6
Cha ngethe batter ies (=page 474). Yo
uha ve lost a key. 6
Have the ke ycanc elled at a
Mercede s-Be nz Service Centr e.
6 Report the los sim me diat ely to th evehi-
cle insu rers.
6 Ifnece ssary ,have th emanual locks
ch ang edtoo. Yo
uhav elo st the eme rgen cy key eleme nt. 6
Report the los sim me diat ely to th evehi-
cle insu rers.
6 Ifnece ssary ,have th emanual locks
ch ang edtoo. Th
e key cannot be turne din the igniti on
lo ck. The
key has been in po sition 0fora con-
siderable time. 6
Remo vethe key and rei nsert it into the
ign itio n lock agai n.
6 Check the st arter battery andch arge it
if ne cessary.
6 Switch on the ignition. 216_R
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