2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE check engine

376 Operation
Engine
compart ment
6 Reach under the bonnet atthe centre
an d press bonnet catchb utton 2.
6 Lift thebonnet. Clo
sing 6
Lowe r th ebo nnet and le tit fallcl os ed
from a height of appro ximately 20cm.
Th ebonnet mustengage audib ly.
6 Make sure that the bonnet ha sen-
gaged prop erly.
i Ifth e bo nnet can be raised sligh tly, it is not
properly engaged. Open it again and close it with
so me what more forc e.
De pend ingon howit is dr iven ,th e
vehicle consum es a maximum of 0. 8loil
per 1,000 km. Theoilco nsum ptio nma y
be higher tha nthiswhen theve hicle isnew
or if yo ufreque ntlydrive at high engine
speeds.
Yo ucan only estim ate the oil consu mption
after yo uha ve driv enaco nsidera ble dis-
ta nc e.
Yo u will find fu rther infor ma tion about
engi ne oi lin the "Tec hnical data" section
( = page 522).
! Lubricant addit ives mu stno tbe used si nce
th ey lead toincreased wear and damage tothe
asse mblies. The use of suc haddit ives ma yre sult
in lim itation of warranty rig hts. You can obtain
furt her informat ion from any Mercedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre. Checkin
gthe en gine oille vel
Wh en yo ucheck theoille ve l, the vehicle
mu st:
! bestan ding level
! have been st anding with the engine
sw itched off for at leas tfive minut es if
at opera ting temp erature
! have been st anding with the engine
swi tche dof ffo rat leas t thirty mi nutes
if not at operat ing te mperature G
Risk of inj ury Make
sure that nobody can beco metrap ped
as yo uclose the bonn et. G
Risk of acc ident Ma
kesure that the bonne tis en gaged se-
cu rely before comm encing ajo ur ney. Donot
dr ive the vehicle if the bonnet cannot been-
gaged, e.g .after an ac cident. Otherw ise, the
bo nnetcould come off while theveh icle isin
mot ion an den danger yoursel fan d ot hers. En
gine oil 216_R
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378 Operation
Engine
compart ment
If the engine isrunni ng, the following me s-
sage willappea r:
"E ngine oil le velNo t with engine running"
6 Switchof fthe engi neandwa itfora p-
prox imate lyfive minutes be fore me as-
ur ing wh en the en gine isat nor mal
op erating te mperature.
i Press theL button on themu lti-func tion
steering wheel if you wis h tocancel the oil lev el
meas urem ent. To
pp ing up the engin eoil Ex
am ple (CL 500)
1 Filler neck cap
6 Unscrew cap1 on the filler neck anti-
clockwi seand remo ve.
6 Top upwith theamount of engine oi lre-
quired.
! Haveexces s oil siphoned off. There is a risk
of damag etoth e en gine orthe cata lytic conv ert-
er if there isexcess oil in the engine.
6 Screw cap 1onthefiller neck and
tig hten clockwise. Th
ereis no need foryo uto check the oil
level inthe autom atic tra nsmi ssion. In
the even t of oi llo ss orprobl em sw ith gear
shifts, have the autom atic tr ansmission
ch ecke dat a qualified specialist wor ksho p,
e. g. at aMercede s-Be nz Service Cen tre.
Th ereis no need foryo uto check the oil
le ve lin theABC system. Intheevent of
vi si bl eoi llos sor malfun ctionmessages in
th edi splay, hav eth eAB Cs ystem ch ecked
at aqu alified specialist workshop, e.g. at a
Merced es-Benz Service Cen tre. G
Risk of inj ury En
gine oi lan d some engi necomp onentscan
be come ve ryho t.To avoidth erisk ofbu rns,
only tou chthose co mponents described in
the Owner’s Ma nual an dob serve the rele-
va nt sa fety notes. P0
1.00-2871-31 H
Enviro nm ental note Wh
entop ping up theoil, take care not to
sp illany. Oil must not beallowe dto escape
into theso ilor waterway s.Yo uwoul dot he r-
wi se be dam aging th e envi ronment. Oil level in the
automatic
tran smission Oil level in the ABC
system 216_R
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388 Operation
Wi
nter driving
Ha ve your veh icle"winter pr oofed" ata
qualified specialist worksho p,e.g. a
Mercedes -Ben zS ervice Centre, atthe on-
set of wint er.This service include s th efo l-
lo wing:
! engine oi lcha nge,if the curre nt oi lha s
not been approved forwinter use
! thean tifreez e/ anti-corro sion concen-
tra tion wi llbe checked
! wash erflui dc oncentrate wil lbe added
to the winds cree nan dhea dlamp clean-
ing syst em*fluid
! the battery will bechecked
! aty re change
Us ewint ertyres attem peratu re sb elow
+7 °C and on snow or ice- cove red roads.
Only then can the maximu meffect of ABS
and ESP®
be ensured inwint ertoo.
Use winter tyr esof the sa me makeand
tr ead onallwheels tomain tain safe ha n-
dling characteris tics. Alw
aysobs erve thema ximu m permitt ed
speed specified forth ewint ertyres you
have fitted .If you fit winter tyres which
ha ve alo we rma ximu m pe rmitte d speed
th an that oftheveh icle,affix an approp ri-
ate warning sign showi ngthema ximum
permitt edspeed in the driver’s field of vi-
si on. Thisca nbe obt aine da ta qualified
specialist worksho p,e.g. at a
Merced es-Benz Service Cen tre.
In such circums tanc es,yo us hould also re-
str ict the maxim um speedof the vehicle to
the maximu mp ermi tted spee dfo r the wi n-
ter tyres using perm anent Speedtron ic1
(= page 311).
If you have fitted wi nter tyres:
6 Resta rtthetyr epressure monitor*
( = page 385). Wint
erdriving Win
tertyres G
Risk of accident You mu
strepla cewinter tyre swith atread
depth ofless than 4mm immedia tely.Th ey
ar eno lo nger suitab leforus ein winter. 1O
nly ava ilable for certain cou ntries G
Risk of accident If
you fit the spar ewheel* whe ndr ivin gwith
wi nter tyre s,plea se be aware that driving
stab ility will beimpa ired owing tounsta ble
corn ering charact eristics caused bythe
different ty res. You shou ldtherefo reada pt
your driving style an d drive ca refully.
Have the sparewheel* repl aced atthe near-
es tqu alified specialist workshopwhich
ha st he necessarys pecialis tkn ow ledg eand
to ols tocarry out the workrequire d.
Me rced es-Benz reco mmend sth at youu se
aM erce de s-Ben zSe rvice Centre forthis
purpo se.In pa rtic ular ,work relevant tosafe-
ty or on safety-relate dsyst emsmu stbe car-
ried outat aq ualifi ed spec iali stwo rksh op. 216_R
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411
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Pa
rking Guidan ce cu
rrently unava ilab le
See Owner's Manu al Pa
rki ng Guidan ce*is un availa ble if
Par k As sist*is sw itche doff. 6
Park ingGu idan ceisavailable agai nand
the disp laymessag e disappears if
! the dirt lo osens while th evehicle is inmo-
tion
! the syst emdetects tha tthe sensors are
fully available aga in
If the displ ay messag edoes not dis appe ar of
its own acco rd:
6 Clea nth ebumper s.
6 Restar t the engine.
6 Wait unt ilth eba ttery voltage has returned
to norm al. Pa
rking Guidan ce dis
abled Ve
hicle swith Pa rking Guidan ce*: the
ve hicl e is parke d. The display
messag ed isappears autom atical-
ly. PR
E-SA FE in
op erative
See Owner's Manu al Im
port antfu nctions of PRE-SAFE®
ha ve
fa iled. All othe ro ccu pant safety sys-
te ms ,e. g. airbags, remain available. 6
Visit a qualified specialist worksho p. Ra
dar sensor deac-
tiv ated See
Owner's Manu al Th
e radar sensor system*of the ve hi-
cle has been switch ed offon theon-
bo ard co mputer andy ou have tried to
act ivat ePar k As sistorDistro nic Pl us*. 6
Check wheth eritis possibl eto activa te
the radar sensor system*(
=page 528).
6 Switch on the radar sensor system* on
the on-boa rdcom puter (
= page 287). Di
splay messag es Possible
caus e/ conseq ue nce Possibl
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420 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Th
e al ternator is faulty or there is ama l-
fu nction in the vehicl eelectric alcirc uit.
Th ebattery is not being cha rged. 6
Stop the vehi cle pa ying attenti onto road
and tr affic condi tions, but do not switch off
th e en gine.
6 Open thebo nne t.
6 Carr yout avis ual check to seewh ether the
V-b elthas torn.
If the V-belt ha storn:
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
! Donotdrive any fur ther .The engine could ot her-
wise overheat.
6 Consult aqualified specialist worksho p.
If the V-belt is so und:
6 Do not sw itch of fthe engi ne.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. G
Risk of acc ident
Yo uar e driving with the bonnet ope n. 6
Stop imme diat ely in accordan cewith the
traf fic conditi ons.
6 Clos e the bonne t (= page 376). Th
eboot lid is op en. 6
Clos ethe boot lid. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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430 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges * Key
not
detec ted Th
ekey isnot in the ve hicle.
It wi llnot be po ssible tocentrally lo ck
or st art the vehicle after theengine is
sw itch ed off. 6
Stop theve hicl eas so onasitis sa fe to do
so.
6 Find the KEYLESS GO* key. Th
eKEY LESS GO*key is not detected
whi lethe engine isrunning be cause
there is inter feren cefrom apowe rful
so urce of ra dio wave s. 6
Stop theve hicl eas so onasitis sa fe to do
so.
6 Operate the vehicle usin g the KE YLESS
GO* key in the ignition lock underneath the
KE YLESS GO*button (
=pa ge 229). Th
eKE YLESS GO* ke yca nnot be de-
tec ted atpresent. 6
Alter the position of the keyin the vehicle.
6 Operat e the vehicle wi th th ekey ifne ces-
sary. To
p up
co olant
Se eOwne r's Manual Th
eco olan tle ve lis too low. 6
Topup the coola nt, obs erving the warni ng
note s (
=page 379).
6 Ifyo u have to topup th ecool antmo refre-
quent ly, have the coola ntsyst emchecked
at aqual ifie d sp eciali stwor ksho p. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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431
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Cool
ant
Stop vehicle
Tu rn engine off The coolan
tistoo hot. !
Donotdriv eon.
6 Wai tun til th em essa ge disappears be fore
re star ting the engine. You could other wise
da mag eth ee ngine.
6 Observe the coola nttemperature gauge
( = page 272). Th
e po ly-V -belt may have torn. 6
Stop imme diately inacco rdanc ewith the
tr af fic cond itio nsand check the poly-V-
belt.
If it has tor n:
! Donotdriv eon.
6 Consulta qualifie dsp ecialist work-
sh op.
If it is un dama ged:
6 Wait until th emessa gedisappears be-
fo re restarting th eengine. Youco uld
ot he rwise damag ethe engine.
6 Observe the coola nttemperatu re
gau ge (
=page 272).
6 Have theve hicle check edataqu alified
sp ec ialist worksho p. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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436 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges * Night View
Assist
Li ghts mu stbe on or
set to AUTO Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
As sist butthe light sw itch wasnot at
* orB . 6
Turn the light switch to* orB . Night View
Assist
No tin re verse gear R Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
Assis twh ile the tr ansmissi onselec tor
le ve rwa sin po sition R. 6
Movethetran smi ssio nselect orleve rto P,
N or D. * Night View
Assist
Li ghts mu stbe on or
set to AUTO
No tin re verse gear R Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
As sist butthe light sw itch wasnot at
* orB .
Als o,the tra nsmi ssio nis in position R. 6
Turn the light switch to* orB .
6 Movethetran smi ssio nselect orleve rto P,
N or D. Night View
Assist
onl ywhen
it is dark Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
Assis tin dayligh t. It
is onl ypo ssible tosw itchon Nigh tVi ew As-
si st wh en it isdark. En
gine oi l level
Sto pve hicle
Turn engi ne off CL
600 only:
Th een gine oi l level is toolow. There is
a risk of engine damage. 6
Stop the vehi cle. Pay attenti ontothe tra f-
fic co ndition s.
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Top up engi neoila nd check the engine oi l
le ve l (
= page 377). Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution P9
9.00 -2931-00 P9
9.00 .2948.00 216_R
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