2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE Owners Manual

436 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges * Night View
Assist
Li ghts mu stbe on or
set to AUTO Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
As sist butthe light sw itch wasnot at
* orB . 6
Turn the light switch to* orB . Night View
Assist
No tin re verse gear R Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
Assis twh ile the tr ansmissi onselec tor
le ve rwa sin po sition R. 6
Movethetran smi ssio nselect orleve rto P,
N or D. * Night View
Assist
Li ghts mu stbe on or
set to AUTO
No tin re verse gear R Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
As sist butthe light sw itch wasnot at
* orB .
Als o,the tra nsmi ssio nis in position R. 6
Turn the light switch to* orB .
6 Movethetran smi ssio nselect orleve rto P,
N or D. Night View
Assist
onl ywhen
it is dark Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
Assis tin dayligh t. It
is onl ypo ssible tosw itchon Nigh tVi ew As-
si st wh en it isdark. En
gine oi l level
Sto pve hicle
Turn engi ne off CL
600 only:
Th een gine oi l level is toolow. There is
a risk of engine damage. 6
Stop the vehi cle. Pay attenti ontothe tra f-
fic co ndition s.
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Top up engi neoila nd check the engine oi l
le ve l (
= page 377). Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution P9
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437
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages To
p up with 1litre
of engine oi lwh en
next re fuelli ng CL 60
0onl y:
Th e engi ne oille ve lis toolow. 6
Chec kthe engine oi l level (= page 377)
an d top upthe engine oil if nec essary.
6 Have the engine che cked for leaksifthe
en gine oi lne edstopping upmore often
th an usual. En
gin eoil le vel
Re duce oil le vel CL 60
0onl y:
You hav ead ded too muchengine oi l.
The reisarisk ofdamag ing th e en gine
or cata lytic converter. 6
Siph on of fen gine oi l to the specif ied le vel.
Ob serve the legal require ments. En
gin eoil le vel
cannot be
measured CL 60
0onl y:
The measur ing syst em is malfun ction-
ing. 6
Have thesyst emcheck edat a qualified
specialist worksho p. Check
engine oi l level
when next refuelling CL 50
0onl y:
Th e engine oil le velha s dropped to a
cr itical le velor thes ensoris mal func-
tioning. 6
Chec kthe engine oi l level (= page 377)
an d top upthe engine oil if nec essary.
6 Have the engine che cked for leaksifthe
en gine oi lne edstopping upmore often
th an usual. * Ty
re pressure
Cauti on,ty re def ect On
e or more tyres islos ing air rapidly. 6
Stop the vehicle without makinganysud-
de nstee ring or br aking ma noe uvres. Pay
at tention to the tra ffic conditi ons.
6 Iden tifythe fault ytyr e.
6 Repair th etyre or cha nge the whe el
(= page 483). Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution P9
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438 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges * Tyre
pressure
Check tyr e(s) The
pressure in one or more tyres has
dro pped signific antly. 6
Stop the vehi cle without making anysud-
den stee ring or braking manoe uvres. Pay
at tenti onto the tra ffic con dition s.
6 Rep airthe tyre or cha ngethe wheel
( = page 483). * Check tyr
e(s) The
pressure ina tyr eha sdropped. The
tyre concerne dis displayed in the in-
str um entcl us ter. 6
Stop the vehi cle without making anysud-
den stee ring or braking manoe uvres. Pay
at tenti onto the tra ffic con dition s.
6 Repairor change th ewhe el (=pag e483). Wh
eelse nsor (s)
mi ssing Th
ewhe else nsor for one or mor ety res
ha sfailed. No pressure value is dis-
played in th e instru me ntclus ter for the
ty re conc erne d. 6
Have thefa ulty wh eel se nsorreplaced at a
qu alified speciali stwor ksho p. Cauti
on,
tyr ede fect A tyre
isde flat ing qui ckly. Th etyr eco n-
ce rned is displ ayed intheinst rume nt
cluster. 6
Stop the vehi cle without making anysud-
den stee ring or braking manoe uvres. Pay
at tenti onto the tra ffic con dition s.
6 Repairor change th ewhe el (=pag e483). Rect
ify tyre
pr essu re(s) There is
insu fficie ntpre ssurein on eor
mo re tyres or the tyre pressures on in-
dividual wh eelsdiffer too mu ch. 6
Check the tyre pressure san dco rrect them
if ne cessa ry (
=pag e382). Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
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439
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Top
up
washe rfluid Th
ewa sher flui dl evel ha sdro pped to
ap prox imate ly1 litre. 6
Topup the washer fluid ( =pa ge 379). Fr
ont right-ha nd
se at bac krest
not locked Th
efront right-ha ndseat is not en-
gaged.
The seat belt is not wo rking. 6
Engage thefront seat backrest. Front
left-ha nd
se at bac krest
not locked The front
left-hand seat is not eng aged.
The seat belt is not wo rking. 6
Engage thefront seat backrest. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
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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-
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441
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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442 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Pr
ob lem Possi
blecause Suggest
edsolu tions On
ly the red segment sin the Pa rktronic
warn ing displa yslight up. You also hear a
warn ing ton e.Parktronic sw itch es offa f-
ter approx imately20 seco nd san d the in-
di cator la mpin the Pa rktronic button
li ghts up. Pa
rktro nic ha smalf unctione dan dhas
sw itche ditse lfof f. 6
Have the Parktronic systemchecked at
a qu alified speciali stwor ksho p. On
ly the red segment sin the Pa rktronic
warn ing displa yslight up. The
Parktron ic se nsorsaredirtyor there is
in te rfer ence .The inte rferen cema y be
ca us ed byan externa lso urce of radio or
ul tra soun d wave s.Parktroni cswitche soff
af ter approx imately20 seco nds. 6
Cleanthe Parktroni cse ns ors
( = page 397).
6 Switch the ig nition on again.
or
6 Check whet herPa rktroni cwork sin adif-
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443
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting In
dicator andwarn inglamp sin the
in stru ment clus ter Pro
blem Possi
blecaus e/conseq uence Sugges
tedsoluti ons v Th
e yell owESP ®
wa rning
lamp is on whilethe en-
gi ne isrunn ing. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
is dea ctivated. 6
Rea ctivate ESP ®
(= page 49). Exce ptions:
( = page 49)
If ESP ®
is de activ ated, it willno tsta bilisethe
ve hicl e if it start s to sk idor if a wheelsp ins.
6 Ada ptyour drivin gstyle to suit th eroad
and weathe rcondit ions. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
is dea ctivated dueto ama lfun ction. 6
Observet he addit iona lmessages inthe
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay (
=page 405).
6 Drive on carefully.
6 Visi ta qualifie dspecialist worksho pas
so on as pos sibl e. v Th
e yell owESP ®
wa rning
lamp flashes whiletheve-
hi cle is in motion. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
or tr action control hasin ter vene dbe-
cause at leas tone whe elhas star ted to
spin.
Th ecr uise cont rol,Dis tron ic* or
Dis tronic Plus *syste msare deacti vated. 6
Onlyde press the ac celerator pedal asfar
as necessary whe npu lling away.
6 Ease off on the acce lera to r pe dalwh ile
yo uar edriving.
6 Ada ptyour drivin gstyle to suit th eroad
and weathe rcondit ions.
6 Do not de activ ate ESP ®
.Exce ptions :
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