2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE brake

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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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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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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415
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Vehicle
risi ng
Pl ea se wait briefly The
leve lof the stati onary vehicl eis too
lo w. Theve hicle le vel is being ra ised. !
Donotpull away.
6 Wai tfo r the vehi cle level to adjust.
Th e mess age dis appearsw henthe vehicle
le ve lhas adjust ed. malfu
nction Onl
yce rtain ABC func tions ar eava ila-
ble. Theve hicle’ sha nd ling cha racter is-
ti cs ma ythusbe affecte d. !
Donotexceed a maximum speed of 80 km /h.
6 Have thevehicle check edataqualified
specialist worksho p. Ma
ximum
speed
ex ceeded i
Theme ssag eonly appears for partic ular
co untry-spe cific ve hicle va rian ts.
Th ema ximu mp erm issible speed has
been exce ede d. 6
Drive mo re sl owly. ABS
and ESP
in op era tive
Se eOwner's Manual G
Risk of accide nt
ABS ,ESP ®
an d theref orealso PRE-
SA FE®
ha ve been deactivated due to a
mal func tion. BASha salso been de acti-
va ted. The brak ing syst emremai ns
av ailable wit h fullbrake boost ing ef fect
but without AB S.
BAS Pl us*and th ePRE-SAFE ®
Br ak e*
may al sohave failed. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution P99.00-2916-31
P99.00-2914-31
P99.00-2917-31216_R
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416 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges ABS
andESP
cu rrently una vailab le
Se eOwne r's Manual G
Risk of acc ident
ABS, ESP ®
an d there fore also PRE-
SAFE ®
are un available due to amal-
fu nction. BAS has alsobeen deactiv at-
ed.
It is po ssib lethat theself diag nos isis
not yet comp lete. Th ebrake system is
st ill availa ble as usual.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
Drive ashort di stan ce with gentl este erin g
movement sat asp ee dof above 20km /h.
Th eme ssag egoes outwh enABSan dESP ®
are avai labl ea gain. ABS, ESP
®
an d there fore also PRE-
SAFE ®
ha ve been deac tiva tedd ueto
un dervoltage. Thebattery is possibly
not being ch arged. Thebr ak esyst emis
st ill availa ble as usual.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
Drive oncarefully.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho pimm e-
di at ely. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso 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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418 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges cu
rrently una vailab le
Se eOwne r's Manual G
Risk of acc ident
ESP ®
and PRE-S AFE ®
are temp orarily
un avai lable. Itis po ssible th attheself
di ag no sis is not yet com plet e. The
v warning lamp als olights upinthe
in st ru me ntclus ter. The brake system is
st ill availa ble as usual.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
Drive ashort di stan ce with gentl este erin g
movement sat asp ee dof above 20km /h.
Th eme ssag ego es outwh en ESP ®
is avai l-
ab leagai n. ESP
®
an dP RE-SAFE ®
ha ve been deacti-
vat ed due to anundervolt age.Theb at-
te ry is possib lynot beingcha rged .The
bra kesyst emisstill avai labl eas us ual.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
Drive oncarefully.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho pimm e-
di at ely. If
th emessage appears and thev
wa rning la mpflas he s at the same ti me,
ETS hasb eend eactivated to preve nt
the brakes onthe drive wheels fr om
ove rhea ting.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
ETS isreact ivat ed as soon as thebra kes
have cool eddown.
Th e display messag ean dthe v warning
lamp goout. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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