2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE brake light

390 Operation
Driving tips
Yo
u wil lfi nd ba sicd riving tipsin the "Driv-
ing and parki ng" se ction (
=pag e256). On
long and steep downh illgradients ,es-
pecially if theve hicl eis lade n,youmu st se-
lect shift ran ge1,2 or 3in good time.
i Thisalso applies if you have activ ated cruise
co ntrol, Distroni c*orDistronic Plus* .
Th iswill us eth e brak ing effect ofthe
engine, so lessbrakingwill be required to
main tain the speed. Thisrelie vesth eload
on th ebrake systemandprevents the
brake sfrom ove rhea ting and we aring too
quickly. If yo une ed addit iona lb raking, de-
press the brake pedalrep eatedl yrather
tha ncontinu ously.
Do not park the vehicl e im mediat ely after
the brakes ha vebeen subjected to ahe avy
lo ad . Driv eon fora sh ortwh ileinste ad.Th e
airflo w willco olthe brakes more qui ckly. Th
ef ollo wing mayoccur if yo uhave driven
fo ra long time in heavy rain witho utbra k-
ing:
! Thebrakes respond with adel ay.
! You have to depress the brake ped al
mor efirm ly.
Yo um ust there fore ma inta in ag reater dis-
tance from the vehi cle in front. Driving ti
ps Coa
stingwi th the engine switched
of f G
Risk of acc ident Th
erei s no power assistance for th est ee r-
in gan d the serviceb rake when the engine is
not running.
St ee ring and br akingr equire s signi fica ntly
mo reeffo rt an dyou could lose contro lof the
ve hicle and cau sean acc iden t as are su lt.
Do not switch off the engine while the veh i-
cl ei sin mo tion. Braking
G
Risk of accident Do not chang
edown forad ditiona leng ine
br akin gon a slip pery road su rface. This
co uld ca use the drive wheel stol osetheir
gri pan dth e ve hiclec ouldskid. G
Risk of accident Nev
erdepress the br akepe dalcont inuous ly
while thev ehicle is in motion,e. g. by apply-
in g const antslight pedal pressu re.
Th isca uses the bra kesyst emtooverheat,
in cr ea sesth ebra king dist ance and can lead
to th ebr ak es failin g com pletely. G
Risk of accident Make su
rethat yo udo not endanger other
ro ad users when you ap ply the brak es. 216_R
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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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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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Displ
aymessa ges Th
een gine fanis faulty. 6
Make sure the coola nttemperatu redoes
not exce ed 120°C.
6 Avoidhigh engine load s(e.g. mountain ous
terrain) andstop-and -go traf fic.
6 Drive to th ene arest qualifie dspecialist
work shop. Th
ird brake lamp Th
ethir dbrake lamp is faulty. This mes-
sage willonl yap pe ar if all LEDs ha ve
failed. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Left-h
and
co rneri ng light Th
eleft -han d-side cornering la mpis
faul ty. 6
Change th ebulb as so onasposs ible
(= page 480). Ri
gh t-hand
co rneri ng light The
right- hand-side cornering lamp is
faul ty. 6
Change th ebulb as so onasposs ible
(= page 480). Le
ft-h an d dipped
beam Th
eleft-h an d-sid edipped-beam head-
la mp is faulty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Ri
gh t-hand dipp ed
beam Th
eright- hand -side dipped -bea m he ad-
la mp is faulty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Active
Light System
in op erative Th
eac tiv elight func tion isfaulty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. AUT
Olights
in op erative Th
e li ghtse nsor isfaulty. The constant
headlamp mod eis swi tche do n. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Rear
left-hand
tur nsignal Th
erear le ft-h an d-side turn signa lis
faul ty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor 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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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Left-hand
ta
illamp /brake lamp Th
e left- hand-s ide tail lamp /brake
lamp is faul ty.Th ismessag ewi llonly
ap pe ar if all LEDs ha vefailed. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Ri
gh t-hand
ta illamp /brake lamp Th
e right-hand-side ta illa mp /brake
lamp is faul ty.Th ismessag ewi llonly
ap pe ar if all LEDs ha vefailed. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Intell. Light System
in
op era tive Th
e Intelli gent Light Syste misma lfunc-
tioning. The lights without the Intelli-
gent Light Syste m*rema inavailable. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. * Ni
ght View Assist
in op era tive Ni
ght View Ass isti sfa ulty. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Ni
ght View Assist
cu rrently un available Th
e tem peratu re oftheca me rais too
hi gh. 6
Wai tun til the "Night View Assis tavailable
agai n"me ssag eis displayed.
You may also:
6 Fold down th eca me racover.
6 Setthe air distrib ution of the autom atic air
condi tioni ngto po intup wa rds. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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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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Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting The
battery check lamp in the KEYLESS
GO key do esnot light up when teste d. Th
e KE YLES SGO key batteri esared is-
cha rged. 6
Cha ngethe batteri es (=page474). The
vehicle ca nnot bestarted usingt he
KEYL ESSGO butt on.The KEYL ESSGO key
is in theve hicle. Yo
u did not depress the brak e wh enstart-
ing theen gine. 6
Depress th ebrake pedal and press the
KEY LESS GO button. Yo
u hav elost theKEYLESS GO key. 6
Have th eKEYL ESSGOkeyca nce lled at
a Mercedes -Ben zS ervice Centre.
6 Report th eloss imme diat ely to the vehi-
cle ins urers.
6 Ifnece ssary ,ha ve the manual locks
chang edtoo. Pro
blem Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Sugges
tedsoluti ons 216_R
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Practical advice
Changing the bulbs Fr
on t bulbs Rea
rbu lbs Overview
P54.00-2549-31 Bulb Type
1 Dipp
ed-beam head-
lamps D1
S35 W
(bi -xen on 1
) 2 Additiona
lturn signal LE
Ds 3 Si
de la mps,pa rki ng
lamps W
5 W 4 Main
-bea m
headlamp s/
Mo torw ay mo de
sp otlight
or
IR em itter*(w ith
Ni ght View Assist) H7
55 W
H11 55 W 5 Co
rnering ligh t* H7
55 W 6 Front
foglamps H11 55 W
7 Tu
rn sign als PY 24 W
1 Vehi cles with bi-xen on head lamp s are equipped
with D1 S-35W bulbs. Always have thes ebulbs
ch ang edata quali fied specialis twork shop ,e. g.
aM erce de s-Benz Service Ce ntre. Bulb Type
8 Th
ird brake
la mp LE
Ds 9 Rear
foglamp
(le ft-h an dside) HiP
19 W a Brak
elamp s/
ta illa mps LE
Ds b Lice
nce plate
lighting W
5 W c Reve
rsing
la mps HiP
16 W d Turn signals HiP
16 W 216_R
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