2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE ESP

416 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges ABS
andESP
cu rrently una vailab le
Se eOwne r's Manual G
Risk of acc ident
ABS, ESP ®
an d there fore also PRE-
SAFE ®
are un available due to amal-
fu nction. BAS has alsobeen deactiv at-
ed.
It is po ssib lethat theself diag nos isis
not yet comp lete. Th ebrake system is
st ill availa ble as usual.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
Drive ashort di stan ce with gentl este erin g
movement sat asp ee dof above 20km /h.
Th eme ssag egoes outwh enABSan dESP ®
are avai labl ea gain. ABS, ESP
®
an d there fore also PRE-
SAFE ®
ha ve been deac tiva tedd ueto
un dervoltage. Thebattery is possibly
not being ch arged. Thebr ak esyst emis
st ill availa ble as usual.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
Drive oncarefully.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho pimm e-
di at ely. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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417
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages in
op era tive
Se eOwner's Manual G
Risk of accide nt
ESP ®
an d there fore also PRE-SAFE ®
ha ve been deactivated due to a mal-
funct ion. The vwarning lamp al so
li ghts upin th einstru me nt clu ster.
BAS Pl us*and th ePRE-SAFE ®
Br ak e*
may al sohave failed. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Visit aqualified specialist worksho p im me-
diat ely. in
op era tive
Se eOwner's Manual G
Risk of accide nt
ESP ®
an d there fore also PRE-SAFE ®
ha ve been deactivated due to a mal-
funct ion. The vand— warning
lamps also li ghtupin the instrument
cluster.
Br ak e boost isimpaired andits fu nction
is ensur edby a replacem ent el ectrical
function as long as the engine isrun-
ning . The brake syste mis st illav ailable
as usual. When brak ing, youwi ll fe el
th eb rake pedal pulsate.
BAS Pl us*and th ePRE-SAFE ®
Br ak e*
may al sohave failed. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Visit aqualified specialist worksho p im me-
diat ely. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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418 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges cu
rrently una vailab le
Se eOwne r's Manual G
Risk of acc ident
ESP ®
and PRE-S AFE ®
are temp orarily
un avai lable. Itis po ssible th attheself
di ag no sis is not yet com plet e. The
v warning lamp als olights upinthe
in st ru me ntclus ter. The brake system is
st ill availa ble as usual.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
Drive ashort di stan ce with gentl este erin g
movement sat asp ee dof above 20km /h.
Th eme ssag ego es outwh en ESP ®
is avai l-
ab leagai n. ESP
®
an dP RE-SAFE ®
ha ve been deacti-
vat ed due to anundervolt age.Theb at-
te ry is possib lynot beingcha rged .The
bra kesyst emisstill avai labl eas us ual.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
Drive oncarefully.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho pimm e-
di at ely. If
th emessage appears and thev
wa rning la mpflas he s at the same ti me,
ETS hasb eend eactivated to preve nt
the brakes onthe drive wheels fr om
ove rhea ting.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
ETS isreact ivat ed as soon as thebra kes
have cool eddown.
Th e display messag ean dthe v warning
lamp goout. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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421
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages No
t al lof the doors are clos edandthe
ve hicle is tra vellin gf asterthan
6k m/ h. 6
Clos ethe doors. Check br
ake
flui dlevel G
Risk of accide nt
Th e brake flui d lev elis to olow. 6
Donottop up the brake flui dun der any cir-
cu msta nces.Th iswillnot rectify the mal-
funct ion.
! Donotdrive onunder any circumst ances.
6 Consult a qu alified spec iali stwor ksho p. Brak
e immediat ely G
Risk of accide nt
A mal func tion oc curred while HO LD or
Distr onicPlus* wasac tiva ted. 6
Firm lydepre ssthebrake pedal im mediat e-
ly , traf fic condi tions perm itting, until the
wa rning mess age in th emulti-f un ction dis-
play goes out.
6 Secur eth e vehicle against rollin gaway
wh en leav ing it (
=pa ge 258). EBV, ABS
,ESP
in op era tive
Se eOwner's Manual G
Risk of accide nt
ESP ®
,EBV and ABS have bee ndea cti-
va ted due toa malfun ction. BA Shas
also beendea ctivated .PR E-SAFE ®
is
also theref orenot op erationa l.
BAS Pl us*and th ePRE-SAFE ®
Br ak e*
may al sohave failed. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Visit aqualified specialist worksho p im me-
diat ely. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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443
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting In
dicator andwarn inglamp sin the
in stru ment clus ter Pro
blem Possi
blecaus e/conseq uence Sugges
tedsoluti ons v Th
e yell owESP ®
wa rning
lamp is on whilethe en-
gi ne isrunn ing. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
is dea ctivated. 6
Rea ctivate ESP ®
(= page 49). Exce ptions:
( = page 49)
If ESP ®
is de activ ated, it willno tsta bilisethe
ve hicl e if it start s to sk idor if a wheelsp ins.
6 Ada ptyour drivin gstyle to suit th eroad
and weathe rcondit ions. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
is dea ctivated dueto ama lfun ction. 6
Observet he addit iona lmessages inthe
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay (
=page 405).
6 Drive on carefully.
6 Visi ta qualifie dspecialist worksho pas
so on as pos sibl e. v Th
e yell owESP ®
wa rning
lamp flashes whiletheve-
hi cle is in motion. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
or tr action control hasin ter vene dbe-
cause at leas tone whe elhas star ted to
spin.
Th ecr uise cont rol,Dis tron ic* or
Dis tronic Plus *syste msare deacti vated. 6
Onlyde press the ac celerator pedal asfar
as necessary whe npu lling away.
6 Ease off on the acce lera to r pe dalwh ile
yo uar edriving.
6 Ada ptyour drivin gstyle to suit th eroad
and weathe rcondit ions.
6 Do not de activ ate ESP ®
.Exce ptions :
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444 Practical advice
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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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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446 Practical advice
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 (
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