2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE service

405
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 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
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Crui
secontr oland
Speed tronic
in op erative Speedt
ronican dcr uise contro lare
fau lty. 6
Have Spe edtronic and cru isecontrol
ch ecked ata qu alified specia list wor k-
sh op . Service X
due Se
rvice X mustbe carried out. 6
Have the se rvice dis play ed carried outat
a qu alified specia list wor ksho p. Service X ov
erdue
by ... days
by ... km Se
rvice X shou ldbe carried outin .. .
da ys or ... km. 6
Have the se rvice dis play ed carried outat
a qu alified specia list wor ksho p. Crui
secontr ol -
- - km /h Yo
ua ttemp ted to activ ate cru ise co n-
tr ol at a speed below 30 km/h. 6
Drive faster than 30 km /h andstor ethe
speed. ESP
®
is de activated. 6
Activa te ESP ®
. Tran
smissi onposition P, RorNhas
been selected. 6
Movethetran smi ssio nse lect or lever
to D. The
vehicle issecure dwith th e el ectric
park ing br ake. 6
Releas eth e elect ric park ing brak e. The syst
emhas overhea ted. 6
Waitun tilth esyst em has co oled down. App
lybrake
to leave position P Yo
uat te mp ted to move the tran sm is-
si on select orleve r to D, R orNwithout
depr essingthebra kepedal. 6
Depress the brake pedal. To sta
rtthe engine, shift to eith
erP or N Yo
uw ish to sta rtthe engine and the
tr an sm issio nselec tor le ver is not inpo-
si tion Por N. 6
Move the tra nsmi ssio nsele ctor le ver to P
or N. Di
splay messag es Possible
caus e/ conseq ue nce Possibl
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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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464 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Pr
ob lem Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Suggest
edsolu tions Th
e batter ycheck lamp onthekey does
not light up wh entested. The
key batt eries are disch arge d. 6
Cha ngethe batter ies (=page 474). Yo
uha ve lost a key. 6
Have the ke ycanc elled at a
Mercede s-Be nz Service Centr e.
6 Report the los sim me diat ely to th evehi-
cle insu rers.
6 Ifnece ssary ,have th emanual locks
ch ang edtoo. Yo
uhav elo st the eme rgen cy key eleme nt. 6
Report the los sim me diat ely to th evehi-
cle insu rers.
6 Ifnece ssary ,have th emanual locks
ch ang edtoo. Th
e key cannot be turne din the igniti on
lo ck. The
key has been in po sition 0fora con-
siderable time. 6
Remo vethe key and rei nsert it into the
ign itio n lock agai n.
6 Check the st arter battery andch arge it
if ne cessary.
6 Switch on the ignition. 216_R
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474 Practical advice
Cha
ngingthe batteries
If the batteries in th eke yor KE YLES SGO*
key are dis charged, you will on lybe ableto
lo ck orunlock theve hicle using theemer-
ge ncyke y eleme nt (
=page 470).
If th ebatter iesin the auxiliary heating* re-
mo tecontrol are disc harged, you wil lonly
be able to switc hthe auxiliary heating* on
or off usingt he button inthe vehicle
( = page 341).
In thi sca se, it isad vis able to have the ba t-
teri esrepl acedata qualifie dspecialist
wor ksho p,e.g. a Mercedes -Ben z Service
Ce ntre. i
Alwa ys replace theb atte ries in pairs .You
ca nobt ain suitableb atte ries from a qualified
spe cialis tworksh op,e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Serv-
ice Centre. They will also change bat teries for
yo ua nd tak e back old batter ies. In many EU
co untries and some othe rco untries, retailers are
legally obliged totake bac kold bat teries. Yo
une ed two Varta or Panasonic CR 2025
3V cell batteries.
1 Emer gencyke yele me nt
2 Battery tr ay
6 Remo veemer gencyke yele me nt1
( = page 470).
6 Inse rtem ergen cykey element 1into
the opening in the key andpr ess inthe
direction of the arrow.
Ba ttery tr ay2 is rel eased.
6 Rem oveba ttery tray 2from theke yin
the directi onof the arrow. Ch
angin gthe batter ies G
Risk of poi soning Bat
teri escon tain to xicand ca ustic sub-
stanc es. For this re ason, ke epbat teri es
away from chil dren.
If aba ttery isswallow ed,consult a doctor
im media tely. H
Environ mental note Do
not dispose of batteri es with the house-
ho ldrubbish. Th eycont ain high ly to xic sub-
stance s.
Take disch arge d ba tter iesto aqua lifi ed spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. aMe rced es-Benz
Se rvice Centre, orto a special collection
poi ntfor old ba tter ies. Key
P8
0.35-2215-31 216_R
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477
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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Cha
ngingthe bulbs Before changin
gbulbs
! Only fit 12 Vbulbs ofthe sa metypeas
be fore and of th ecorrect watt age.
! Switchth elights offbe fore cha nging a
bu lb to preve ntas hort -circu it.
! Only ho ldbulbs with a clea n, lint-f ree
cloth.
! Donotw ork with wet or gre asyfinge rs.
! Ifth ene wb ulb still do esnotlight up,
co nsulta qu alifi edspecialist worksho p,
e. g. aMe rcedes -Ben zSe rvice Centre.
! Have the follo wing bulbs ch anged at a
qu alified specialist worksho p,e.g. a
Mercedes -Ben zSe rvice Ce ntre:
! The dipped beam headla mps
! Thefront turn signa ls
! The side lamps
! Thefront foglam p bulbs
! Thead dition altur nsigna lsin the
ex terior mirro rs
! The third brake lamp
! The brakelam ps/the taillamps !
The rear fog lamp
! The rear turn sign als
! The lice nc eplate li ghting
i Haveth ehe adlamp adj ustm ent ch ecked
regularly at a quali fied speciali stwor ksho p,e.g.
a Me rcedes-Benz Service Centre.
Le ft-h andhead lamp
1 Cover
2 Retain ing clip
6 To rem ovethe cover: pull retaining
clip 2in th edirec tion of thea rrow. Chan
ging the ma inbeam headlamps an
dMo torway mod espotli ght
6 Switch off thelig hts.
6 Open the bo nnet.
6 Remov ethe cov er (=page 478). P.
82.10-4415-31 G
Risk of inju ry Bi-
xenon bulbs are under high vo ltage.Do
no t, therefore, re movethec over on bi-xe-
no n bu lbs. Do not chang ebi- xeno nbu lbs
yo ursel f,but haveth em replac ed ataqua li-
fied special ist workshop whichha s th ene c-
es sary spe cial istknow ledge and tools to
ca rry out the workrequire d. 216_
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