2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE warning light

305
Con
trols
Driving sys tems
6 Remo veyour foot from th eacc elerator
pe dal.
Di stronic Plus is activat ed and adjusts
the vehicle ’sspeed to the last speed
st or ed.
Dis troni cPlusdisp laysin the sp
eedo meter
1 Speedof the vehicle in front
2 Stored speed
Wh en you activa te Distronic Plus, triang le
2 indi cates the stored speed.
i The speed displ ayed in the speedometer
ma y dif fer sligh tly from thespeed stored with
Di stronic Plus. If
Distroni cPl us detects aveh icle in front,
the spee dometer range lig htsup betwe en
the spee dof the vehicl e in front 1and
st or ed speed 2.
The l distance warningsyst em la mpin
the instru ment clu ster lights up ifthe di s-
tanc eto th evehicle in front is too small. Dis
tron ic in theon-board co mputer
You can select thedistance disp lay and
switc hth eDistroni cPlus dista ncewarning
si gnal on or off inthe "Assistance" menu
( = page 284) of the on-board compu ter.
Di sp lay wi thDist ronic Plus activated
6 Select the"Distanc edisplay" function
us ingt he on-board compu ter
( = page 284).
If Di stroni cPl us is activated, youwi ll
see thef ollowing disp lay inthem ulti-
fu nction display. Whenactivating
Di stro nicPlus ,yo uwi ll see theset
sp ee dfo rap pro ximat elyfive seco nds.
P54.32-3685-31 G
Risk ofaccide nt If
Di stro nicPl us iden tifies arisk ofcollis ion,
an intermittent warning ton esound sin ad di-
tion to the ldistance warning lamp.
Br ak eto avoid a collisi on.
P54.32-4270-31216_R
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trols
Driving systems
Ul trason icsou rces such as a lorry ’scom-
pres sed-air brake s,apneu matic drill oran aut o-
mat iccar was hco uld cau sePar ktronic to
malfun ction.
i The se nsors mustbe freefrom dirt ,ice and
slu sh,ot he rwise they are not abl eto work prop-
erly .Clean thesenso rs regularl y,taking care not
to sc ratch or da mage them.
Mi nimum dist an ce
Al lwa rnin g displays light upandawa rning
tone sound sif th erei san obsta clew ithin
this ra nge.Ifyo ur vehicle’ sdis tanc ef alls
below the minim umdista nce, it sco nti nued
ap proa chwillno longer beshown. Warning
displays
The warnin g displays sh owthedist an ce
between the bump erand the obsta cle. Th e
wa rning display fo rthe fr ontarea is inthe
ins trumen tcl us ter. The warni ngdisplay for
th e rea rareais at the re arin the roof trim. Fr
ont area warni ng display
1 Left-h an dside of the ve hicle
2 Righ t-ha ndside of th evehicle
3 Oper ationa lre adin ess sy mbol
Th ewarn ingdi sp layfo r ea chside of the ve-
hicl eisdivided into five yellow and two red
segments. Parktro nicis op era tion alif yel-
lo w info rm ation displ ays3 under the seg-
ments li ghtu p.
Th etra nsmi ssion pos itio n de termines
whic hwarning displ ayisac tive: One
ormo resegm ents ligh tupas thev ehi-
cl ea pproaches an obstacle, depending on
the vehicle’ sdista nc efrom the obstacle.
Wh en the firs tre dse gm entlight sup,
yo uw illhe ar an inte rmitten twa rnin gsignal
fo ra pproxi mately two se conds. After the
se co nd red segm ent lights up, you wil lhear
a co ntinuo us warning sig nal.Yo uha ve
rea che d th eminim um dista nce. Centre ap
prox. 20 cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 15 cm P54.32-3397-31 Autom
atic
tr an sm is-
si on in Wa
rnin gdi splay D Fr
ont area activated R Fr
ont and rear areas act i-
va ted N Wi
th the el ectric parki ng
brake applied: no areas
ac tiv ated.
Wi th the el ectric parki ng
brake released: front and
re ar ar easact ivat ed P No
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Con
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Driving sys tems
Th e war ning disp layforea ch sideof th eve-
hicl e is divid ed into five yell ow and two red
se gm ents. Park Assis tis op era tiona lif ye l-
lo w info rmationdi sp lays 3underth ese g-
men tslight up.
Th e tra nsmi ssio npositio ndeter mines
wh ich wa rning display is activ e:One or
moresegm ents light upasthe veh i-
cl e ap proa chesan obst acle, depending on
the vehicle’ sdis tanc efro mthe obsta cle.
Wh en the first red seg ment lights up,
yo uw illhe ar an inte rmitten twarning sign al
fo rap proxim atelytwo seconds .After the
se co nd red segment lights up, you will hear
a co ntinuous warning sign al.Yo uha ve
re ac hed the minimum di stanc e.
i The warning display sand warningto nes may
be triggered as a result of heavy rain, e.g .by wa-
ter running of fin the area around thesenso rs. Collision
warning
Par kAs sist ca ndetect object sfrom aco n-
si derable dista nce. If you reverse towards
an obsta cle, youwi llhe ar awa rning. You
mu stthen brake to avoid acollision .The
co llisio nwarning does notso und if yo uare
ver yclo seto the ob stac le.Yo u will th en
hear the relevant warning tone fort he
wa rning display inther earar ea.
i Aco llision war ning ma ybetriggered as a re-
sult of heavyrain, e.g. by water running off in the
area arou ndthes ensors. De
acti vatin g/activa ting
1 Todeactiv ate/ activ ate Park Ass ist
2 Indicat orlamp
6 Pressbutton 1.
Park Ass isti sde activated if ind icat or
la mp 2islit. Aut
omatic
tran smis-
sion in Warning
display D Fr
ont area activ ated R Fr
ont and re arareas acti-
vated N Wi
th the electri cparking
brake appli ed:no areas
ac tivated.
Wi th the electri cparking
brake rel eased:front and
rear area sa ctivat ed P No
area sa ctivat ed P5
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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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440 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Tro
ubles hooting G
Risk of acc identand inju ry Al
wa ys hav e maintenanc ework carrie dout
at a qualified specia list work shop which has the
necessa ry sp eciali stknowle dgea nd
to ols tocarry ou t the work requ ired.
Me rced es-Ben zre co mm ends thatyou use a
Me rced es-Ben zS ervice Cen tre fo rthispur-
pos e. In
particu lar, wor krelev ant to saf ety or on
sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be car ried out
at a qu alifie d spe cialis two rkshop. The reis a
ri sk of an acc iden t and inj uryi fthis wo rk is
carrie dou tincor rectly. In
dica torand warninglamps in
sw itches and bu ttons Pr
ob lem Possi
blecause Suggest
edsolu tions Th
e se atvent ilation* has sw itch ed itself
of fpr em aturely. There is
insufficien tvol tage because too
ma nyconsumers aresw itchedo n,e.g.
re ading la mps, in terio r ligh ting. 6
Switch offco nsum ers that arenot re-
qu ired ,e. g. reading la mps, interio rlight-
ing. The
seat hea ting has switcheditself off
pr em aturely. There is
insufficien tvol tage because too
ma nyconsumers aresw itchedo n,e.g.
re ading la mps, in terio r ligh ting. 6
Switch offco nsum ers that arenot re-
qu ired ,e. g. reading la mps, interio rlight-
ing. 216_R
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Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Pr
ob lem Poss
ible cause Sugge
sted solut ions Th
ere ar window heating hasswi tche dit-
self of fpre maturely or cannot beswitc hed
on. Th
ere is insufficie nt voltage because too
man yco nsum ersare sw itche don, e.g.
re ad ing lamp s,interior lighti ng. 6
Switch of fco nsumers that arenotre-
quired, e.g. read ing la mps,interi orlight-
ing.
The rear win dowhe ating will au tomat i-
cally sw itch back on as soon asthe reis
su fficie nt vol tage again. Th
ecool ingsyst emcannot be switch ed on
using COMA ND. Th
eco oling syst em is lo sing refri geran t. 6
Have th eau tomatic ai rco ndi tioning
check edat a qualifie dspecialist work-
sh op. The
9 warning la mp to the right
of the instru ment clu ster is lit. A ch
ild se atisfitted to thefront-pa ssen-
ger se at. Th efront-passeng erairbag has
th er efor e been deact ivat ed. G
Risk of inju ry
Th ere is no child seat fitted to the front-
passenge rsea t.Th e child seatreco gn ition
is faul ty. 6
Remo ve transponder cards, e.g. ski
passes, from the vi cinity of the seat
cushion.
6 Have thec hild seat reco gnitio nch ec ked
at a qualified specialist worksho p. 216_R
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Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/cons eque nce Sugges
tedso luti ons X
* Th
ey ello w tyre pressure
mo nitor* warnin glamp is
on. The tyre
pressure monitor has detecte d a
sudden or sign ific ant pressure los sin at
lea stone of the tyres. 6
Stop the vehi cle without making any sud-
de nst ee ring or braking manoe uvres. Pay
at te ntion to the traff iccondi tions.
6 Observe the addition alme ssag es in the
mu lti-fu nctio ndis play. < Th
ered seat belt warning
la mp lights upfor approx-
im ately 6second safter
st ar ting the engine. 1 The
seat belt warning la mpremi nd sy ou
and th efront passenger to fasten yo urseat
bel ts. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244). < A warning tone sou
ndsfor
a max imum of6 se conds
af ter yo usta rt th een-
gine. 1 G
Risk of inju ry
Th edr iver hasnot fastened hi s/her seat
bel t. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244).
Th ewa rning to neceases. < Th
ered seat belt warning
la mp goe son as so onas
the driver ’s doo rorfront-
passeng erdoor isclosed
af ter st arting the eng ine. G
Risk of inju ry
Th edr iver or fron tp asse nge rhas not fa s-
tened his/ herse at belt. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244).
Th ew arning lamp goes out. G
Risk of inju ry
There areob ject son the fr ont-passe nger
seat. 6
Remov ethe ob jects from thefron t-pa s-
se ng er seat and stow them at a secu re
pla ce.
Th ew arning lamp goes out. 216_
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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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