2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE ESP

391
Operation
Driving tips
Yo ush ould brak efirm lyafter driving on a
wet or snow-cove redroad surfa ce before
st opping th eengine, espec iallyifroad salts
ha ve been spread .Th iswillhe at thebra ke
di sc s, thereb ydr ying them morequickl y
an d prot ecting them againstcorros ion.
You shou ldoccas ional lytest the effective-
ne ss oftheb rake sifyou usually onlybrake
with moderation. Todo so, brake th eveh i-
cl e from high spee d. Thiswill impro vethe
grip of the brakes.
Fo r sa fety reas ons ,Me rced es-B enz rec om-
men dsthat you on lyhave brak epads /
li nings fitte dthat have be enapproved for
Me rced es-Ben zv ehicles. Brake pads /
li nings wh ich have not be en approved for
Me rced es-Benz cou ldaffect you rvehicle ’s
op erating safety. AMG
vehicles
Th ehigh -per forman cebrake syst em isde-
signe dfo rhi gh loads .Th isma ylea d to
noi sewhen brak ing. Thisis depe ndent on:
! speed
! brak ing po wer
! ambient cond ition s,e.g. tem perature
an dhumi dity Th
ewea ran d tea ron individual brake sys-
te m comp one nts, e.g. brake pads/lini ng s
or disc s,de pends on:
! the in dividual drivi ng style
! theop erating co nditio ns
No gene rally appli cablemi leag eca nthe re-
fo re be specif ied. Wear is acco rdingly high
if an ag gressi vedriving sty leisem ployed.
Wh ile the vehicle canbe fully controlled
at ace rtain spee d on dry roads, youmu st
reduce yo urspeed onwetor icy ro adsto
achie vethesa me road safety.
If ice ha sfo rm ed onthe ro adsurface
(e.g. from fogor freezing rain ),alight film
of water wil lrapidly develop on the ice
wh en youbra ke,w hich consider ab lyre-
du cest yre gri p.Dri vepartic ular ly ca ref ully
in such weathe rcond itions. If
wat erhas acc umulatedon a road surface
to ace rtai ndep th,the re isad angerof aq-
uaplani ngoccu rring even if youar e driving
sl owl yan d yo urtyres have suffic ie nt tre ad
depth.
Fo r th isreas on, do not dri vein tyr eruts
an d brake caref ully.
If you have to drive throu ghwater, please
be ar inmi nd that wh en theve hicle is
ra ised ,the still water dept hmu stnot ex-
ceed 25cm, andt hat youmu stdrive no
fast erthan walki ngpace.
! Notethat vehicles in fron tor oncom ing
ve hicles create waves. This maym eanth at the
maximum permit tedwa ter dept his exceeded.
You mustobserve thes e notes ,othe rwise dam-
age mayoc curto the engi ne,electrics or trans-
mi ssion. Tyre grip Drivi
ngonwetro ads Driving on
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396 Operation
Ca
re i
Sunscr eenfoil re trofit tedto the inside of the
windows could int erfere wit hradioor mobile
phone rec eption, espec ially if these foil sare con-
duc tive or metallically coated. Information
abou tsuns cree nfo ilca n be obtained fro many
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre. Cleanin
gthe headlam ps
6 Clea nthe headlamp lens es with a
da mp cloth.
! Onlyus e was herfluid whic his suitable
for plas tic lense s.Unsuitable was herfluid could
damag ethe plas tic le ns es ofthehe adlamps.
Therefore ,do not use dry clot hs ,abrasive prod-
uc ts, solvents or cleaning agent sco ntaining
solven ts.Y ou could oth erwise scrat chor da m-
age the sur face ofthe lenses. Pla
stic trim
! Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hsand do
no tscrub .Yo u will ot herwise scrat ch or damage
th e surfaces. Light
soiling
Wi pe pl astic part swi th ada mp ,lin t-free
cloth (e.g.a mi crofibre cloth). As a cl ean-
in g agen t,use asmall amoun toffo ami ng
gre aseso lvent (e.g. washing up liquid) di-
luted inwater.
Th esurface may have adiff erent shade af-
te rc lean ing. The norma lsh ade wi llre turn
if you waitfo r th esurface to dry.
He avy soiling
Wi pe pl astic part swi th ada mp ,lin t-free
cloth (e.g.a mi crofibre cloth). Us easo l-
vent-fre ean dn on-ca ustic clea ning agen t.
Mercede s-Be nz re comm ends th atyouus e
a Me rced es-B enz pro duct.
Th esurface may have adiff erent shade af-
te rc lean ing. The norma lsh ade wi llre turn
if you waitfo r th esurface to dry. Distronic
*or Dis troni cPl us*
1 Distroni c/Distronic Pl uscover
2 Add itional sensor sfor Di stronic Pl us
6 Turn the key to position0 in theignition
lo ck.
6 Cleancover 1in the radiato rgrille
with water, shampoo and a softcloth.
6 Clean the part ofthebu mper near the
se nsors 2. Driving
systems
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402 Practical advice
Wh
ere wil lI fin d...?
Vehi cles with "M inispa re"emergen cy sp
are wheel
1 Eme rgen cyspare wheel
2 Fast ening
3 Vehi cle to ol kit, jack ,fo lding wh eel
chock
Remo ving the "Minis pare" emer gency
sp arewhee l*
6 Turn fast ening 2anti-cl oc kw ise.
6 Remo veem ergen cyspare wheel 1. Ve
hicles with sparewh eel*
1 Spare wheel
2 Fast ening
3 Vehicle tool kit, jack, folding wheel
chock
Remo ving the spare wheel*
6 Turn fast ening 2anti-cl oc kw ise.
6 Remov espar ewheel 1. Setting
upthe folding wheelchock
Th e fold ingwh eel cho ckpre vent sth eve hi-
cle from rollin gaw ay,e.g. whencha nging a
whe el.
1 Tofold th epla tesup wa rds
2 Tofold th elowe rpla teout
3 Toinser tthe pl ate
P.
58.10-2099-31 P5
8.10-2100-31 P4
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404 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges
Th eon-board com puter shows warnings or
malfunct ions inthemu lti-fu nc tion disp lay.
Ce rta inme ssag es ar eac compani edbya
warn ing tone.
Hi gh -prior ity me ssag es are displayed in
red in the multi-f un ction dis play ,w hile me-
dium-priority messag es are displ ayed in
yell ow and low-p rior ity messages inwh ite.
Pl ease respon din ac cordance with the
messages and follow thead ditional not es
in this Owner’sM anua l.
You can con firm low-p rior ity messag es
wi th # orL .Th ese are then stor ed
in the messag emem oryand can be called
up if necessar y (
=page 285).Yo uca nnot
conf irm me ssag es of the highe stpriority.
If yo uselect the "Messa ges" entry in the
"Se rvice" me nuinthe on-board compu ter
( = page 285), you cansc roll th rough the
messages bypres sing the $ or%
bu ttons on the multi-f un ction ste ering
whe el. i
Turnin g the keytoposition 2in the ignition
lock or press ingt he KEY LESS GO*button twice
ac tiva tes all the warning and indicator la mps
(except for thetu rn signal indicator lamps) and
th e mul ti-func tion display. Pleas emake sure that
th ey are working properly before comm encing a
jour ney. Th
ef ollo wing tables show all the display
me ssag es. Th emessages arediv ided into
se ctions to make itea sier to fi ndthere-
spectiv eme ssage:
! The text-style messag es from
( = page 405) onward s are displ ayed al-
ph abeti cally
! Symbol messages from ( =pa ge 414)
onwa rds Display
messages G
Risk of accident No
messages can be displ ayed ifth ere is a
failure ofthe inst rumen tcl uster an d/orthe
mu lti-fun ction display. Youwill not then be
ab leto see inf orma tion about the vehi cle
stat us, such as spee dan dou tside te mp era-
ture, warning an dindi cato rlam ps,malfu nc-
ti on and warning messages orthef ailu reof
syste ms. The vehicle’ s handling chara cter is-
ti cs ma ybe affe cted.
Imme diately consu ltaqu alified specialist
wo rksh op whic hhasthen ecessary special-
is tk now ledg e an dto ols tocarry out the
wo rk re quired. Mercedes -Ben zre co mmends
th at youu seaMe rcedes -Ben zS ervice Cen-
tr e fo rthis purpose .In particu lar,workrele-
va nt to safety or on safety-rel at ed syst ems
mu stbe ca rried out at aqualifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op. 216_R
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406 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Distr
onic override Yo
uha ve depressed th eacceler ator
pedal ,Di stronic* isno longe rcontrol-
li ng the speed oftheve hicl e. 6
Release the accelerator pe dal. - -
-km /h Yo
uat tempted to activate Distronic* at
a sp eed below 30km /h. 6
Drive fas terth an 30 km /h andstor ethe
spee d. ESP
®
is de activa ted. 6
Activate ESP®
. Tran
smissi onposition P,R or Nhas
been selected. 6
Move the tra nsmi ssio n sele ctor lever
to D. Th
eve hicl eis se cu red with th eelectric
parki ngbrake. 6
Release the electric parki ngbrake. Th
e syste mhasove rhea ted. 6
Wai tunti lth e syst emhas cooled down. Display
messages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
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408 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Distr
onic Plus override Yo
uha ve depressed th eacceler ator
pedal, Di stronic Plus *is no longe rcon-
trolling the speed of the vehicle. 6
Release the accelerator pe dal. - -
-km /h Yo
u ha veatte mp ted to activa te
Distr onicPlus *at a speed below
30 km /h without th eve hicle in front
bein gdisplayed in themulti-func tion
display ( =page 302). 6
Drive faste rtha n30 km /handac tiv ate
Di stro nicPl us again. ESP
®
is de activa ted. 6
Activate ESP®
. Tran
smissi onposition P,R or Nhas
been selected. 6
Move the tra nsmi ssio n sele ctor lever
to D. Th
eve hicl eis se cu red with th eelectric
parki ngbrake. 6
Release the electric parki ngbrake. Th
e dri ver’s door and/ or the bonnet is
ope n. 6
Clos ethe driver’ sdoor and /or the bon-
net. Th
e syste mhasove rhea ted. 6
Wai tunti lth e syst emhas cooled down. DI
STRO NICand
Sp eedtronic
in op erative Sp
eedtr onican d Distroni c*arefa ulty. 6
Have Speedtr onican d Distroni c*
check edat a qualified specialist work-
sho p. Distr
onic Plus
and SPEEDT RONIC
in op erative Sp
eedtr onican d Distroni cPl us* are
faul ty. 6
Have Spe edtron icor Distronic Plus*
check edat a qualified specialist work-
sho p. Display
messages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Crui
secontr oland
Speed tronic
in op erative Speedt
ronican dcr uise contro lare
fau lty. 6
Have Spe edtronic and cru isecontrol
ch ecked ata qu alified specia list wor k-
sh op . Service X
due Se
rvice X mustbe carried out. 6
Have the se rvice dis play ed carried outat
a qu alified specia list wor ksho p. Service X ov
erdue
by ... days
by ... km Se
rvice X shou ldbe carried outin .. .
da ys or ... km. 6
Have the se rvice dis play ed carried outat
a qu alified specia list wor ksho p. Crui
secontr ol -
- - km /h Yo
ua ttemp ted to activ ate cru ise co n-
tr ol at a speed below 30 km/h. 6
Drive faster than 30 km /h andstor ethe
speed. ESP
®
is de activated. 6
Activa te ESP ®
. Tran
smissi onposition P, RorNhas
been selected. 6
Movethetran smi ssio nse lect or lever
to D. The
vehicle issecure dwith th e el ectric
park ing br ake. 6
Releas eth e elect ric park ing brak e. The syst
emhas overhea ted. 6
Waitun tilth esyst em has co oled down. App
lybrake
to leave position P Yo
uat te mp ted to move the tran sm is-
si on select orleve r to D, R orNwithout
depr essingthebra kepedal. 6
Depress the brake pedal. To sta
rtthe engine, shift to eith
erP or N Yo
uw ish to sta rtthe engine and the
tr an sm issio nselec tor le ver is not inpo-
si tion Por N. 6
Move the tra nsmi ssio nsele ctor le ver to P
or N. Di
splay messag es Possible
caus e/ conseq ue nce Possibl
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Vehicle
risi ng
Pl ea se wait briefly The
leve lof the stati onary vehicl eis too
lo w. Theve hicle le vel is being ra ised. !
Donotpull away.
6 Wai tfo r the vehi cle level to adjust.
Th e mess age dis appearsw henthe vehicle
le ve lhas adjust ed. malfu
nction Onl
yce rtain ABC func tions ar eava ila-
ble. Theve hicle’ sha nd ling cha racter is-
ti cs ma ythusbe affecte d. !
Donotexceed a maximum speed of 80 km /h.
6 Have thevehicle check edataqualified
specialist worksho p. Ma
ximum
speed
ex ceeded i
Theme ssag eonly appears for partic ular
co untry-spe cific ve hicle va rian ts.
Th ema ximu mp erm issible speed has
been exce ede d. 6
Drive mo re sl owly. ABS
and ESP
in op era tive
Se eOwner's Manual G
Risk of accide nt
ABS ,ESP ®
an d theref orealso PRE-
SA FE®
ha ve been deactivated due to a
mal func tion. BASha salso been de acti-
va ted. The brak ing syst emremai ns
av ailable wit h fullbrake boost ing ef fect
but without AB S.
BAS Pl us*and th ePRE-SAFE ®
Br ak e*
may al sohave failed. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution P99.00-2916-31
P99.00-2914-31
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