2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE Owners Manual

444 Practical advice
Troubleshooting v
3
- Th
eyell ow ESP ®
warn ing
la mp , the red brake sys-
tem warning la mpand the
ye llow ABSwa rning lamp
ar elit wh ile the engine is
running. A warning signal
ad dition ally sou nds. G
Risk of accident
The electroni cbrake-powe rdistr ibution
fu nction (EBV )is ma lfun ctioning and PR E-
SA FE®
is theref ore un available. The brake
syste mcontinues to func tio nn orma lly, but
without electronic su pport. The wheels
co uld therefor elock ifyo ubr ak e ha rd,for
exam ple. 6
Drive on caref ully.
6 Visi t a qu alified specialist worksho pim-
me diat ely. v
- The
yellow ESP ®
warn ing
la mp an d the yell owABS
wa rning lamp are lit while
the engine isrunning. A
warning signa lad dition al-
ly so unds. G
Risk of accident
AB S,ESP ®
an d theref orealso PRE-SAFE ®
ha ve been deac tiva ted du eto ama lfun c-
ti on. Thebra king syst emremain sav ailable
with full brake boosting effe ct but without
AB S. 6
Drive on caref ully.
6 Visi t a qu alified specialist worksho pim-
me diat ely. Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/cons eque nce Su
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Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting - Th
e yell owABS warning
la mp islit wh ile the en-
gi ne isrunn ing. G
Risk of accident
ABS is de activ ated due to ama lfunction.
BAS, ESP ®
, EBV and PRE-S AFE ®
are also
deac tiva ted as a conseq uence.
If the ABS control unitma lfun ctions, ther e
is also apossibili tyof mal func tions inothe r
syste ms,su ch asParktro nic* ,Dis troni c*,
Di stronic Pl us*, the navigation system*,
Pa rk Assist* andth eau tom atic tran sm is-
si on.
Th ebra kesyst emcontinue sto func tion
norm ally, but without electron ic support.
Th ewh eels co uld th erefo relock if yo u
brake hard, for ex ample. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Observet he addit iona lmessages inthe
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay (
=page 405).
6 Visi ta qualifie dspecialist worksho pas
so on as pos sibl e. Pro
blem Possi
blecaus e/conseq uence Sugges
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Troubleshooting Pr
ob lem Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Suggested
solutio ns l
* Th
e red dis tanc ewar n-
in g syst em lamp li ghts
up while the vehicl eis in
mot ion. G
Riskofacc ident
Th e dista nceto the vehicle in front is too
sho rtforth esp eed selected. 6
Incr ea se the dista nce. l
* Th
e red dis tanc ewar n-
in g syst em lamp li ghts
up while the vehicl eis in
mot ion.
You also hea ra war ning
si gn al. G
Riskofacc ident
You are approachi nga vehicle infront at
to ogreat a speed. 6
Beprepare dto brak eimmediat ely. G
Riskofacc ident
Distr onic*o r Distr onicPlus *ha s dete cted
a st at ionar yobs tacle in you rline oftra vel.
Th e syste mwillnot brak e the vehicle. 6
Beprepare dto brak eimmediat ely.
6 Payc areful attention to the tr affic situ a-
tion. It maybe neces sary to brak eor take
ev asive action. ! Th
e red indi cator lamp
fo r the electric parking
br ak eis flas hing and/ or
th eyel low wa rninglamp
fo r the electric parking
br ake is lit. G
Riskofacc ident
Th e electri cpa rking brake hasmal func-
tione dor isfaulty. 6
Observeth eaddi tional mes sage sin the
multi -fun ction dis play (
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Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/conseq uence Sugges
tedsoluti ons = Th
e red SR Swar ning
lamp li ghtsupwhile the
en gine isrunning. G
Risk of accident
Th eres trai nt syste ms ar emal func tioni ng.
Th eairbags orbelt tens ione rs ma y ei ther
be trigg ere d un inten tion ally or not atall in
th eeven tof an acc iden t. 6
Driv eon carefully toaqualified speci alist
work shop. 3 Th
e red brake system
wa rning lamp ligh tsup
wh ile th e en gine isrun-
ni ng .
Yo ualso hear a warning
si gn al. G
Risk of accident
Th ebra keflui dleve lis toolow. 6
Do not top up thebrake flui d un der any
ci rc um stan ces.Th iswillnot rectify the
malfunct ion.
! Donot dri veon under any circ umstances.
6 Consulta qua lifi ed spe cial ist wor ksho p.
6 Observet he addit iona lmessages inthe
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay (
=page 405). 216_R
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448 Practical advice
Troubleshooting Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/cons eque nce Su
ggest edsolu tions ± There
maybe ama lfun ctio n:
! in the fuel inje cti on syst em
! in the ex haust syst emor
! in the ig nitio nsyst em
The emissi onlimitva lues may beexceeded
an d the engine may berunning inem erge n-
cy mo de. 6
Have theve hicle checke das so onaspos-
sible at aquali fied spe cial ist wor ksho p. 216_R
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449
Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Pr
ob lem Possi
blecaus e/cons eque nce Sugges
tedso luti ons X
* Th
ey ello w tyre pressure
mo nitor* warnin glamp is
on. The tyre
pressure monitor has detecte d a
sudden or sign ific ant pressure los sin at
lea stone of the tyres. 6
Stop the vehi cle without making any sud-
de nst ee ring or braking manoe uvres. Pay
at te ntion to the traff iccondi tions.
6 Observe the addition alme ssag es in the
mu lti-fu nctio ndis play. < Th
ered seat belt warning
la mp lights upfor approx-
im ately 6second safter
st ar ting the engine. 1 The
seat belt warning la mpremi nd sy ou
and th efront passenger to fasten yo urseat
bel ts. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244). < A warning tone sou
ndsfor
a max imum of6 se conds
af ter yo usta rt th een-
gine. 1 G
Risk of inju ry
Th edr iver hasnot fastened hi s/her seat
bel t. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244).
Th ewa rning to neceases. < Th
ered seat belt warning
la mp goe son as so onas
the driver ’s doo rorfront-
passeng erdoor isclosed
af ter st arting the eng ine. G
Risk of inju ry
Th edr iver or fron tp asse nge rhas not fa s-
tened his/ herse at belt. 6
Fasten yo urseat belt ( =page 244).
Th ew arning lamp goes out. G
Risk of inju ry
There areob ject son the fr ont-passe nger
seat. 6
Remov ethe ob jects from thefron t-pa s-
se ng er seat and stow them at a secu re
pla ce.
Th ew arning lamp goes out. 216_
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Troubleshooting < Th
er ed seat beltwar ning
la mp flashes andan inte r-
mi ttent warni ngtone
so un ds. G
Riskof inju ry
Th e driver orthefron tpa ssen gerhasnot
fas tene dth eirse at belt,an dth eve hicle's
spee dis over 25km /h orhasbriefly ex-
cee ded 25km /h. 6
Fast en yo urseat belt ( =page 244).
The warni nglamp goesout and theint er-
mi ttent warning tone ceases. G
Riskof inju ry
The reareobje ctson the front passen ger
seat ,an dth eve hicle' ssp ee dis over
25 km /h orhasbriefly exceeded
25 km /h. 6
Remov ethe obje ctsfrom the front-pas-
sen gerseat andstow them in asecure
pla ce.
6 The warni nglamp goesout and theint er-
mi ttent warning tone ceases. Th
e yell owsegm ent dis-
pl ay for the fuel tank islit
wh ile the vehicl eis in mo-
tion. The fuel le
velhas fallen below therese rve
mar k. 6
Refu elat the ne ares t fi lling station.
1F orcertai ncountries only. Pr
ob lem Pos
sibl eca us e/ conseq ue nce Suggested
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Practical advice
Tr oubleshooting Wa
rningto nes Pro
blem Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Sugges
tedsoluti ons Th
eant i-th eftalarm system* is sud denly
tri gg ered. Yo
uop ened theve hicle using theemer-
gency key element without first de activat-
in g th ean ti-th efta larm system *. Key:
6
Press theŒ or‹ button.
or 6 Insert the key into the ignition lock.
The anti-t heft alarm system* is deacti-
va ted.
KE YLES SGO*:
6 Unlockor lock the vehicle.
6 Press the KEYLESS GO*button .The
KE YLES SGO* keymustbe intheve hi-
cle.
The ant i-th eftalarm systemi sde activa t-
ed. 216_R
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