2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE Owners Manual

404 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges
Th eon-board com puter shows warnings or
malfunct ions inthemu lti-fu nc tion disp lay.
Ce rta inme ssag es ar eac compani edbya
warn ing tone.
Hi gh -prior ity me ssag es are displayed in
red in the multi-f un ction dis play ,w hile me-
dium-priority messag es are displ ayed in
yell ow and low-p rior ity messages inwh ite.
Pl ease respon din ac cordance with the
messages and follow thead ditional not es
in this Owner’sM anua l.
You can con firm low-p rior ity messag es
wi th # orL .Th ese are then stor ed
in the messag emem oryand can be called
up if necessar y (
=page 285).Yo uca nnot
conf irm me ssag es of the highe stpriority.
If yo uselect the "Messa ges" entry in the
"Se rvice" me nuinthe on-board compu ter
( = page 285), you cansc roll th rough the
messages bypres sing the $ or%
bu ttons on the multi-f un ction ste ering
whe el. i
Turnin g the keytoposition 2in the ignition
lock or press ingt he KEY LESS GO*button twice
ac tiva tes all the warning and indicator la mps
(except for thetu rn signal indicator lamps) and
th e mul ti-func tion display. Pleas emake sure that
th ey are working properly before comm encing a
jour ney. Th
ef ollo wing tables show all the display
me ssag es. Th emessages arediv ided into
se ctions to make itea sier to fi ndthere-
spectiv eme ssage:
! The text-style messag es from
( = page 405) onward s are displ ayed al-
ph abeti cally
! Symbol messages from ( =pa ge 414)
onwa rds Display
messages G
Risk of accident No
messages can be displ ayed ifth ere is a
failure ofthe inst rumen tcl uster an d/orthe
mu lti-fun ction display. Youwill not then be
ab leto see inf orma tion about the vehi cle
stat us, such as spee dan dou tside te mp era-
ture, warning an dindi cato rlam ps,malfu nc-
ti on and warning messages orthef ailu reof
syste ms. The vehicle’ s handling chara cter is-
ti cs ma ybe affe cted.
Imme diately consu ltaqu alified specialist
wo rksh op whic hhasthen ecessary special-
is tk now ledg e an dto ols tocarry out the
wo rk re quired. Mercedes -Ben zre co mmends
th at youu seaMe rcedes -Ben zS ervice Cen-
tr e fo rthis purpose .In particu lar,workrele-
va nt to safety or on safety-rel at ed syst ems
mu stbe ca rried out at aqualifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op. 216_R
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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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406 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Distr
onic override Yo
uha ve depressed th eacceler ator
pedal ,Di stronic* isno longe rcontrol-
li ng the speed oftheve hicl e. 6
Release the accelerator pe dal. - -
-km /h Yo
uat tempted to activate Distronic* at
a sp eed below 30km /h. 6
Drive fas terth an 30 km /h andstor ethe
spee d. ESP
®
is de activa ted. 6
Activate ESP®
. Tran
smissi onposition P,R or Nhas
been selected. 6
Move the tra nsmi ssio n sele ctor lever
to D. Th
eve hicl eis se cu red with th eelectric
parki ngbrake. 6
Release the electric parki ngbrake. Th
e syste mhasove rhea ted. 6
Wai tunti lth e syst emhas cooled down. Display
messages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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407
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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408 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Distr
onic Plus override Yo
uha ve depressed th eacceler ator
pedal, Di stronic Plus *is no longe rcon-
trolling the speed of the vehicle. 6
Release the accelerator pe dal. - -
-km /h Yo
u ha veatte mp ted to activa te
Distr onicPlus *at a speed below
30 km /h without th eve hicle in front
bein gdisplayed in themulti-func tion
display ( =page 302). 6
Drive faste rtha n30 km /handac tiv ate
Di stro nicPl us again. ESP
®
is de activa ted. 6
Activate ESP®
. Tran
smissi onposition P,R or Nhas
been selected. 6
Move the tra nsmi ssio n sele ctor lever
to D. Th
eve hicl eis se cu red with th eelectric
parki ngbrake. 6
Release the electric parki ngbrake. Th
e dri ver’s door and/ or the bonnet is
ope n. 6
Clos ethe driver’ sdoor and /or the bon-
net. Th
e syste mhasove rhea ted. 6
Wai tunti lth e syst emhas cooled down. DI
STRO NICand
Sp eedtronic
in op erative Sp
eedtr onican d Distroni c*arefa ulty. 6
Have Speedtr onican d Distroni c*
check edat a qualified specialist work-
sho p. Distr
onic Plus
and SPEEDT RONIC
in op erative Sp
eedtr onican d Distroni cPl us* are
faul ty. 6
Have Spe edtron icor Distronic Plus*
check edat a qualified specialist work-
sho p. Display
messages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl 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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