2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE sensor

397
Operation
Care
! Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hs and do
not sc rub. You will ot herwise sc ratcho r damage
th eDi stronic or Distronic Plus cover.
6 Res tart your vehic leafter ithas been
clea ned. Parktro
nic*
Th e se nsor sare lo cated inthe fr onta nd
re ar bum pers.
1 Parktroni cse nsors inthe front bump er
6 Clea nthe se nsorsin the bu mperwith
water, carsh amp ooandaso ftcloth. !
Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hsand do
no tscrub .Yo u will ot herwise scrat ch or damage
th es ensors. If you use a hi gh-pressure cleaner
or steam clea ne rto clean thesensors ,obs erve
th ei nformation issued by the equip mentma nu-
fa ctu rer rela ting to ho wmu chdis tanc es houldbe
ma intai nedb etwe en the veh icle an dth e nozzle
of thehigh-pressure clea ne r or steam cleaner. Pa
rk Assist* and Parkin gGuidanc e*
Th es ensors are in tegratedi nthe fr onta nd
rear bump ersan dar enot vi sible from the
outs ide.
1 Sensors
6 Clea n the sensor area on the fron tan d
rear bumper with water ,car shamp oo
and asof tcloth.
! Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hsand do
no tscrub .You will ot herwise scrat ch or damage
th e surface.
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Text-s
tyle me ssag es G
Risk ofacc iden tan din ju ry Always
have maintenan cewor kcarrie dout
at aqu alifie dsp ecialist worksh op which has th
en ecessary spe cial ist knowledg eand
tool sto carry out the wor kre qu ired.
Me rcede s-Be nz reco mmends thatyouuse a
Me rcede s-Be nz Service Centre forthis pu r-
pose. In
particu lar,work rele vant tosafety or on
sa fety-r elat ed system smus t be carried out
at a qualifie dsp ecialist workshop .There isa
ri sk ofan ac cide nt an dinju ry ifthis work is
carrie dout inc orrectly. Di
splay messag es Possible
caus e/ conseq ue nce Possibl
eso lution DI
ST RON IC cu
rrently unava ilab le
See Owner's Manu al Di
stronic *is deactivated andis te mpo-
rari lynot op eration al.
Di stronic *is deactivated if:
! the Distronic* cov erin the radiator
grille is dirty
! its fun ctioni simpaired as aresu ltof
he avy pre cipitat ion or fog
! its rada rse nsor system is tempo-
ra rily not op erationa l,e. g. du eto
ele ctrom agne tic radi ation
! thera dar se nsorsystem* do esnot
dete ctany ve hiclesor stati onary
obje cts, e. g.mar kers,fo ra lo ng
time
! the syste mhasove rhea ted 6
Clea n the Di stronic* cover inthe radi ator
grille (= page396).
6 Waitun tilth esyst em has co oled down if
nece ssary.
6 Restar t the vehicle.
Dis troni c*willbe operationa lag ain wi thou t
you needi ngto restart the eng ine if:
! the di rt(e.g. sl ush) loose nswhiley ou are
driving
! the syste mdetec ts tha tthe sensors are
fully available aga in
! the messag e in themulti-function di splay
dis appears
Yo uca n operat eDi stro nic* again intheus ual
wa y. Distronic in
op erative Di
stro nic* isfaulty. 6
Have Di stro nic* che cked ata qual ified
spe cial istwor ksho p. 216_R
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Advance
dDi stronic cu
rrently unava ilab le
See Owner's Manu al Di
stronic Plus* isdeactivated and is
te mp orarily not op erationa l.
Di stronic Plus *is deactivated if:
! theDi stronic Pl us*co ver inthe ra-
di at or grille isdirty
! its rada rse nsor system is tempo-
ra rily not op erationa l,e. g. du eto
ele ctrom agne tic radi ation
! its fun ctioni simpaired as aresu ltof
he avy pre cipitat ion or fog
! theba tte ryvol tage isinsufficient 6
Clean th eDis tron icPlu s*cove rin the ra-
di at or grille (
=page 396).
6 Restar t the vehicle.
Di stro nic Pl us*wi ll be operat iona lagai n with-
out you needing to resta rt theen gine if:
! the di rt(e.g. sl ush) loose nswhiley ou are
driving
! the syste mdetec ts tha tthe sensors are
fully available aga in
! the messag e in themulti-function di splay
dis appears
Yo uc an op erate Di stroni cPl us *ag ain inthe
usual way. Distronic Plus in
op erative Di
stro nicP lus* isfaulty. BAS Plus* and
the PRE-SA FE®
Br ak e* may also have
fa iled. 6
Have Di stro nic Pl us*che cked ata qual i-
fi ed specialist worksho p. Di
splay messag es Possible
caus e/ conseq ue nce Possibl
eso lution 216_R
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409
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages On
lysele ctposition
P wh en vehicle is
sta tiona ry Yo
uh aveat tem pted to movethetra ns-
mi ssio nse lect or leve rto Pev en thou gh
th eve hicl eis still mo ving. 6
Stop theve hicle. Ve
hicl enot in
position P Yo
uh aveop ened the dri ver’sd oor and
th etra nsmi ssion is in po sition R, N
or D. 6
Make sure th atthe tra nsmi ssio n is inpo-
sition Pan dth eve hicle issecure dwi th
the electri cpa rki ng brake when le aving
the vehicl e. Chil
dse at in
wrong pos ition
See Owner's Manu al Th
echi ldseat isnot positio nedco rrect-
ly. 6
Move the child se atinto th eco rrect pos i-
tion. Th
ese nsor for th echild seat reco gni-
ti on isfaulty. 6
Have the sensor for th ech ild se at recog-
ni tio ncheck ed ataquali fied sp ecialist
work shop. Next
service X
in ... days
in ... km Se
rvice X mustbe carried out in ... days
or ... km. 6
Have the se rvice dis play ed carried outat
a qu alified specia list wor ksho p. Drive to wo
rkshop without cha
nging
gear Th
e tra nsmi ssio n position cannot be
cha nged due to a malfun ction. If
tran smi ssion po sition Dis se lect ed:
6 Drive to a qualified specialist workshop
without moving the tra nsmi ssio nsele ctor
le ve r from tran sm ission pos itio n D.
If tran smi ssionp osition N, R orPis sele cted:
6 Cons ulta qualified specialist worksho p. Di
splay messag es Possible
caus e/ conseq ue nce Possibl
eso lution 216_R
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410 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Par
k As sist cur
rently un available
See Owner'sM anual Pa
rk Ass ist* isdeacti vated and istem-
po rari lyno to perationa l.Pa rk Assis t*is
de activated if:
! its radar sensor system*is te mpo-
ra rily notop era tiona l,e. g. due to
elec trom agnetic radi ation emit ted
by nearby TV or radio stat ions
! the areas around th e sensors inthe
bumper s (=
page 397)are dirty
! the batt eryvo ltag eis insuffici ent 6
Clea nthe bu mpers ( =page 397).
6 Wai t until the battery voltage ha sretur ne d
to nor mal.
Pa rkAs sist* willbe opera tion alagai n without
yo u ne eding to start the eng ine if:
6 thedir tloos enswh ile the vehicle is in mo-
ti on
6 thesyste mdetectsthat the sensors are
ful lyavailable again
6 theme ssage inthemu lti-fu nc tio ndi sp lay
disapp ears
Yo uca nu sePark Assist* agai nin theusual
way. in
op erative Pa
rk Ass ist* isuna vailab ledue to a
mal func tion. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Pa
rkin gGu ida nce in
op erative Pa
rking Guida ncefa ilure 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Display
messages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 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
eso lution 216_R
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412 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Rec
tify tyre
pr es su re(s) Th
ere isinsu ffic ien tpressure in one or
mo re tyres or the tyre pressures on in-
di vidual wheels differ toomu ch. 6
Chec kthe tyre pr essu resan dco rre ct
them if necessar y (=
page 382). Run Flat
Indicator Ch
eck tyre pres sures
an d then resta rt Th
ere wasa tyrepre ssur eloss war ning
message. 6
Makesure that all tyres are ad just ed to
th eco rrect pressure.
6 Rest art the tyre pressure loss wa rning
syst em (
=page 383). in
op erative The ty
repressu reloss warnin gsyst em
is un available due to amalfu nc tion. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Ty
re press. monitor cur
rently un available Th
e tyre pressure monitor* is so me-
ti me s not ope rational be cause:
! thewh eelelect ro nics unithas over-
hea ted
! the on-board vol tage istoo low
! nosensor signal sca n be rece ived
du et o radio interf erence 6
The tyre pressure monito r*is restarted
aut omatical ly as soon as thecau sehas
be en rectified. Ty
re press. monitor in
op erative Th
e tyr epressure monitor* is faulty. 6
Have th etyre pre ssuremonitor* checked
at a qualified specialist worksho p. in
op erative
No wheelse ns ors Th
e tyr epressure monitor* is de acti-
vated because wheels without the ap-
propri atesensors arefitted to the
ve hicle. 6
The tyre pressure monito r*isreac tiv ated
au tom atical ly after afew minutes of driv-
in g as soon as whe elsw ith th eap prop ri-
ate sensor sarefitteda gain. Display
messages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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422 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Brak
eove rhea ted
Dri veon, but with
ev en greater care Th
ebr ake system is very ho t due to ex-
tre me loads. Reduce
the lo adon the brak esyst em.
6 Adopt an evenmorean tic ipat ory driving
st yle.
6 Makeuse ofthe en gine bra keon downh ill
gradien ts.Se lect a lo wer gear for this pur-
pos e.
6 Drive oncarefully to allo wt he airflo wto
co ol the brakes. * Service
Se
eOwne r's Manual Th
ebr ak e syste msensor tech nolog y is
ma lfun ctioning. The br aking syst emre-
main savailable with full brak e bo osting
ef fect. 6
Drive oncarefully.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho pimm e-
di at ely. Brake
wear Th
ebrake pads /linin gshave rea ched
the irwea rlimi t. 6
Have thebr ak e pads /linings replaced at a
qu alified speciali stwor ksho p. Re
lease
parkin g brake Th
ered indic ator la mpfor the electric
parki ngbrake flas he san d you also hear
a war ning tone.
You ar edr iving wi th theelec tric park ing
bra keapplied or you are using th e elec-
tri cpa rki ng brake foremer gencybrak-
ing supp ortwh ile the vehicle isin
mot ion (
=page 259). 6
Release the electri cparking bra ke.
or 6 Pullaw ay care fully ( =page 258).
In thee vent of emergen cybraki ng:
6 Releas ethe electri cparking bra kehand le. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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