2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE Engine

413
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
eso lution 216_R
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417
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages in
op era tive
Se eOwner's Manual G
Risk of accide nt
ESP ®
an d there fore also PRE-SAFE ®
ha ve been deactivated due to a mal-
funct ion. The vwarning lamp al so
li ghts upin th einstru me nt clu ster.
BAS Pl us*and th ePRE-SAFE ®
Br ak e*
may al sohave failed. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Visit aqualified specialist worksho p im me-
diat ely. in
op era tive
Se eOwner's Manual G
Risk of accide nt
ESP ®
an d there fore also PRE-SAFE ®
ha ve been deactivated due to a mal-
funct ion. The vand— warning
lamps also li ghtupin the instrument
cluster.
Br ak e boost isimpaired andits fu nction
is ensur edby a replacem ent el ectrical
function as long as the engine isrun-
ning . The brake syste mis st illav ailable
as usual. When brak ing, youwi ll fe el
th eb rake pedal pulsate.
BAS Pl us*and th ePRE-SAFE ®
Br ak e*
may al sohave failed. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Visit aqualified specialist worksho p im me-
diat ely. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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419
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages cannot be
activa ted
Se eOwner's Manual Th
e driver’s door is opened and the
seat beltis not inse rted inthebu ckle. 6
Fastenth ed rive r’s seat belt. The
engine isnot running. 6
Star t the engine. Th
e batter yvoltage is insuf ficie nt. 6
Switch offal lco nsum ers that arenot
re qu ired.
6 Wai tun til the battery vo ltag e has return ed
to nor mal. Th
e syste mhasove rhea ted. 6
Wai tunti lth e syst emhas cooled down. The bonnet
isopen. 6
Clos ethe bonne t. Tran
smissi onposition Rha sbe en
select edandt he boot lid is open. 6
Clos ethe boot lid. in
op era tive HOLD cannot
beactivated due to a
mal func tion. 6
Have HOL Dch ecked ata qualified special-
is twor ksho p. Off HO
LD has been de activated be cause
th eve hicle is sk iddi ng. 6
Reactiva te HOLD later. Re
place aircl ea ner
elem ent Th
e engi neairfilt er mu st be repla ced. 6
Have theair filt erreplaced at a qualified
specialist worksho p. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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420 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Th
e al ternator is faulty or there is ama l-
fu nction in the vehicl eelectric alcirc uit.
Th ebattery is not being cha rged. 6
Stop the vehi cle pa ying attenti onto road
and tr affic condi tions, but do not switch off
th e en gine.
6 Open thebo nne t.
6 Carr yout avis ual check to seewh ether the
V-b elthas torn.
If the V-belt ha storn:
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
! Donotdrive any fur ther .The engine could ot her-
wise overheat.
6 Consult aqualified specialist worksho p.
If the V-belt is so und:
6 Do not sw itch of fthe engi ne.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. G
Risk of acc ident
Yo uar e driving with the bonnet ope n. 6
Stop imme diat ely in accordan cewith the
traf fic conditi ons.
6 Clos e the bonne t (= page 376). Th
eboot lid is op en. 6
Clos ethe boot lid. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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426 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Pa
rking brake
Se eOwne r's Manual When
you apply or release theelec tric
park ing brake, the redindi ca tor lamp
fo r the electri cparki ngbra keflas he s
fo r approx imately10 se conds. It th en
go es outor rema ins lit. Theyellow
wa rning lamp for the electri cparking
bra keis li t.
Th e el ectri cparkin gbrake hasma lfun c-
ti one d du eto an ove rvoltage orunder-
vol tage orhas overheated ,fo rexamp le. 6
Pullaw ay care fully ( =page 258).
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p.
In the ev entof ov ervol tage orunderv oltage:
6 Rect ifythe causeo fthe overvolta ge or
un der voltag e, e.g. cha rge the battery or
resta rt theengine.
6 Swi tchth e ig nition off and on again and ap-
ply orrelease th eelect ric parkin gbrake.
If you cannot releasethe electri cparking
brake by following theabove instru ctions:
6 Release theelec tric park ingbrak eman ual-
ly ( =page 472).
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p.
In the ev entof ov erheating:
6 Allow the veh icleto cool down but do not
ap ply th eele ctric parki ngbra kedur ing this
ti me.
or
6 Switchth e ig nition off and on again and
th en ap plyor releas e th eele ctric parki ng
brake. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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430 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges * Key
not
detec ted Th
ekey isnot in the ve hicle.
It wi llnot be po ssible tocentrally lo ck
or st art the vehicle after theengine is
sw itch ed off. 6
Stop theve hicl eas so onasitis sa fe to do
so.
6 Find the KEYLESS GO* key. Th
eKEY LESS GO*key is not detected
whi lethe engine isrunning be cause
there is inter feren cefrom apowe rful
so urce of ra dio wave s. 6
Stop theve hicl eas so onasitis sa fe to do
so.
6 Operate the vehicle usin g the KE YLESS
GO* key in the ignition lock underneath the
KE YLESS GO*button (
=pa ge 229). Th
eKE YLESS GO* ke yca nnot be de-
tec ted atpresent. 6
Alter the position of the keyin the vehicle.
6 Operat e the vehicle wi th th ekey ifne ces-
sary. To
p up
co olant
Se eOwne r's Manual Th
eco olan tle ve lis too low. 6
Topup the coola nt, obs erving the warni ng
note s (
=page 379).
6 Ifyo u have to topup th ecool antmo refre-
quent ly, have the coola ntsyst emchecked
at aqual ifie d sp eciali stwor ksho p. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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431
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Cool
ant
Stop vehicle
Tu rn engine off The coolan
tistoo hot. !
Donotdriv eon.
6 Wai tun til th em essa ge disappears be fore
re star ting the engine. You could other wise
da mag eth ee ngine.
6 Observe the coola nttemperature gauge
( = page 272). Th
e po ly-V -belt may have torn. 6
Stop imme diately inacco rdanc ewith the
tr af fic cond itio nsand check the poly-V-
belt.
If it has tor n:
! Donotdriv eon.
6 Consulta qualifie dsp ecialist work-
sh op.
If it is un dama ged:
6 Wait until th emessa gedisappears be-
fo re restarting th eengine. Youco uld
ot he rwise damag ethe engine.
6 Observe the coola nttemperatu re
gau ge (
=page 272).
6 Have theve hicle check edataqu alified
sp ec ialist worksho p. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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432 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Th
een gine fanis faulty. 6
Make sure the coola nttemperatu redoes
not exce ed 120°C.
6 Avoidhigh engine load s(e.g. mountain ous
terrain) andstop-and -go traf fic.
6 Drive to th ene arest qualifie dspecialist
work shop. Th
ird brake lamp Th
ethir dbrake lamp is faulty. This mes-
sage willonl yap pe ar if all LEDs ha ve
failed. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Left-h
and
co rneri ng light Th
eleft -han d-side cornering la mpis
faul ty. 6
Change th ebulb as so onasposs ible
(= page 480). Ri
gh t-hand
co rneri ng light The
right- hand-side cornering lamp is
faul ty. 6
Change th ebulb as so onasposs ible
(= page 480). Le
ft-h an d dipped
beam Th
eleft-h an d-sid edipped-beam head-
la mp is faulty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Ri
gh t-hand dipp ed
beam Th
eright- hand -side dipped -bea m he ad-
la mp is faulty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Active
Light System
in op erative Th
eac tiv elight func tion isfaulty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. AUT
Olights
in op erative Th
e li ghtse nsor isfaulty. The constant
headlamp mod eis swi tche do n. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Rear
left-hand
tur nsignal Th
erear le ft-h an d-side turn signa lis
faul ty. 6
Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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