2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE wheel

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
ssib leso lution 216_R
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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 :
(= page 49). 216_R
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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
ggest edsolu tions 216_R
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472 Practical advice
Loc
king /u nloc king in an emergen cy
Th ema nual electr icpark ingbrake release
is next to th efu el filler capund erthe fuel
fi ller flap.
1Protective cap
2 Releas etool
6 Move th etra nsmi ssion se lector lever
to P(
= page 261).
6 Plac e th ewh eel cho ckfromtheve hicl e
too lkit (
=pa ge 401) under one of the
re ar wh eels.
6 Open the fue lfiller flap.
6 Remov epr otectiv ecap 1.
6 Screw release tool 2from theve hicl e
too lkit (
=page 401)2to 3 tur nscloc k-
wis eonto the rele ase cable. 6
Pull release tool 2 inthe direction of
th ear row.
Th eele ctric park ing brak e isreleased.
The ! redelec tric parking brake
indi catorla mp in th ein st rume ntclus ter
fl as he s.The "Parking brake See Own-
er's Man ual"mess ageap pears in the
mult i-fu nc tion display.
Af ter th eelec tric park ing br ak e has been
re leased ,it is po ssibleto apply it from the
dr ive r’s seat again.
6 Press the electri cparki ngbrake hand le
( = page 258).
i If itisno tpossible torelease thee lect ric
parking brake, pull therelease tool wit hmore
force.
! Refitpro tect ive cap 1when you have ma n-
ually released thee lect ric parking brake. Man
ual elec tric pa rkingb rake
re lea se G
Risk of inj ury Th
ev ehicle ma ystart moving ofits ow na c-
co rd if yourelease the elec tricparkingbr ak e
manua lly. Make sur eth at nob odyis present
behin dor infront of the vehicle. Therei soth-
erwi se a risk of aserious or fatal acc iden t.
Mov eth etransm ission select or leve r to P
and secure you rve hicleu sing the wheel
chock from the vehicle tool kit. P42.20-2325-31216_R
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483
Practical advice
Flat tyre
Yo ur vehicl em aybe equipped with:
! aTIREFIT kit
! a"M inis pare " em erge ncy sp arewh eel*
! asp are whe el*
! the MO Extend ed run-fla tsyst em*
6 Stop yo urvehic leas far away as possi-
ble from movi ngtraffic and on a fi rm,
non-s lipa nd even surface.
6 Switchon theha zard warning lamp s.
6 Move the tra nsmi ssion sele ctor lever
to P.
6 Get allocc upant sout of the vehi cle if
nec essa ry,ensuring that they ar enot
en dang ered asthey do so.
6 Switchof fthe engine and remove the
key from the ig nitio nlock. Vehi
cles with KEYL ESSGO*:
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Open thedriver’s door.
The statu sof the on-board electroni cs
co rresponds to key pos ition 0.
6 Plac e the warningt riangle
( = page 400)orhazard wa rningl am ps
at asuit able dist an ce behind thev ehi-
cle. Ob serve legal re quiremen ts. Fl
at tyre Pr
ep arin gthe vehic le G
Risk of inj ury The
jack isde sign ed onlyto rais e thevehicle
fo ra sh ort while when aw heelis cha nged.
If you intend to wor kun derth eve hic le,
place thev ehicle on stan ds.
Ma kesure that the jack isplac ed on afirm,
non-s lipa nd level surface .Do notus ewo od-
en blocks or sim ilar objects as a jack sup-
por tplate ,ot he rwis eth e ja ckmay notbe
ab leto achiev eitsl oa d-be aringc apacity if it
is not atits fullheight.
Do not start the engine at any time whil ethe
wheel isbe ing chan ged.
Do not lie under the vehi cle when it is being
su pported by the jack.If you donot raise the
ve hicleas described, itcou ldslip offth ejack
(e .g. if th eengi neisstar ted or adooror the
boot lid is op ene dor close d). 216_
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484 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
Yo u can use th eTIREF ITkit to se alsm all
punctures, parti cularly thos einth etyre
trea d.
Yo uca nuse TIREF IT at outside tem pera-
tu res above–2 0°C . 6
Do not remov eany for eign bod ies
which have penetr ated the tyre, e.g.
scre ws or na ils.
6 Rem ove the TIREF ITfiller bottle, the
accompany ing"m ax. 80 km/h"st icker
an d the electri cairpu mp fr omthe
st owag ewe llin thebo ot floor
( = page 401).
1 Sticker ,driver's fiel d of visi on
2 Sticke r, wheel
6 Stick part 1of th esti cker with inthe
driver 'sfield of vision.
6 Put part 2ofthes tick er aside forla ter
use. i
If sealant leaks out ,allow it todry. Itca n
th en be remov edlike a layer of film.
i If sealan tco me sin to co ntac twi th your
cl ot hing, have it professionall ycleaned wi th
perc hloro ethy lene assoon aspossible. Us
ing the TIRE FITkit G
Risk of acc ident In the fo
llow ingsituatio ns,y ou rsa fet yis at
pa rtic ular risk and TIR EFITisun able topro-
vi de bre akdo wn assistanc e:
! ifthere arecuts or pun ctures inthe tyre
greater th an4m m
! ifthe wheel rim isdamaged
! ifyo uha ve driven at very low tyre pre s-
sures or onaflat tyre
Do not dr ivea nyfurthe r.Con sultaq ualifi ed
sp ecialist wor ksho pwhich hasth ene ces-
sary spe cial istk nowled ge and too lsto car ry
ou tthe wo rk required .Merce de s-Be nz rec-
om mendsthat youuse a Mercede s-Be nz
Se rvice Centre forthis purpose .In particu-
lar, wor krelev ant to saf etyo ron safety-re-
lated syste ms mustbe carried ou tat a
qu alified specialist wor ksho p. P4
0.10-4773-31 G
Risk of inju ry TIREFIT mus
tnotcome into contac twith
yo ur skin,eyes or clot hing.
! IfTIRE FIT com esinto con tact with your
eyes or skin,immedi atelyrinse thor-
ou ghly with clea nw ater.
! Chang eout of cloth ingw hich has been
in contact with TI REFITim me diately.
! Ifan all ergic react iono ccurs, consu lt a
doc tor im medi ately.
Ke ep TIRE FITaway from child ren.
! IfTIRE FIT is swa llow ed,im me diately
ri ns em outh out th oroughly with water
an d dr ink plent yof water.
! Donot indu ce vomiting . Consult a doc-
to r im mediately.
! Do not inha leTIREF ITfumes . 216_R
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488 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
6 Affix the second partof the sticker near
the valve on the whe elwith th ede fec-
ti ve tyre.
6 Driveto the ne ares t wo rkshop and
ha ve the tyr echa nged the re.
6 Have the TI REFITkitr eplac edas so on
as possib le at aqualified spe cial ist
work shop, e. g.aMe rced es-B enz Serv-
ice Cent re.
i Haveth e TIRE FITkitreplaced every four
years at a qual ified specialis two rkshop, e.g. a
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre. Prepa
ring the vehic le
6 Prepare the vehicle asdescribed
(= page 483).
6 Lift up the boot cov er.
6 Rem ove the jack and the vehicle tool
kit and "Minispare" emergency spare
wh eel* orthesp arewh eel*
( = page 401). G
Risk of acc ident Do
not exceed the maximum spee d of
80 km /h.
Th e"max. 80 km /h"st icker must be affixed
with inthe driver’ sfield of vision .
Th ev ehicle ’s ha nd ling cha racter isti csma y
be affe cted. H
Environ mental no te Di
spose of the used TIREFI Tkitprofes sional-
ly ,e.g. at aMe rced es-Benz Service Cen tre. Cha
nging awh eel and fitting the
sp are whe el* G
Risk of accident The wheel
dime nsion san dtyre size of the
sp are wheel* or "Min ispa re" emergen cy
sp are wheel* ma ydiffer fr omthos eof
stan dard wheels.
Th e" Minisp are" emergen cy sparewh eel*
mu ston lybe used asa te mpo rary measure.
Do not excee dthe maxim umspeed of
80 km /h.
Have the"Min ispa re" emergen cyspare
wheel* replac ed with ane wwhee lasso on
as possible at aqualifie dsp ecialist wor k-
shop whichha s th ene cessary spe cial ist
kn ow ledg ean dtools to carry out the work
re qu ired .Me rced es-Benz reco mm ends that
yo uu seaMe rced es-Ben zS ervice Cen tre for
this purpos e. In particul ar,work relevant to
sa fety or on sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be
ca rrie d out ataq ualified sp ec iali stwo rk-
shop.
Never drive the vehi clew ith mo rethan one
st ee lem erge ncy spare wheel fi tted. G
Risk of inju ry The
jack isde signe donly toraise the vehi cle
fo ra short while whe nawheel is chang ed.
If you intendto work underthev ehic le,
pla ce the vehi cleo nstands.
Prepa retheve hicle asdescr ibed
( = page 483).
Make su rethat thejac kis placed onafirm
an dlevel surface. Prov ideas table an dnon-
slip plat form for th ejac kwhen work ing on
an uneve nsurfa ce. 216_
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489
Practical advice
Flat tyre Raising the ve
hicle
6 Prev ent the vehicle from rolling away
usin gch ocks or simi lar.
On a level road:
6 Plac ec hocks infront of and behind
th ewh eelwh ich is diag ona llyoppo-
si te the wheel yo uwis hto cha nge.
On uphill gra dien ts:
6 Plac ec hock s behind both wheels
on the other axle. 1
Whe elwrench
6 Take whe elwrench 1out of the ve hi-
cl e too lkit.
6 Loosen thew heelbo ltso nth ew heelto
be chan ged by about one tur n,bu t do
not unscrew the m. 1
Jacking point
2 Jack
3 Cra nk
6 Pos itio n jack 2atjack ing point 1.
6 Make sure tha tthe base of the ja ckis
loc ated dire ctly und erjac king po int1. Do
not start theengi neatanytime whilethe
wheel is beingc hang ed.
Do notlie un der th eve hicle whe nitis be ing
su ppo rted bythe ja ck.If you donot rais ethe
ve hicleas descr ibed, itcou ldslip off the jack
(e .g. if th e en gine isstarte dor a door or the
boot lid is ope nedor close d). G
Risk ofaccide nt Po
sition the jack only atoneof the approp ri-
at ejack ingpoints.
If you donotp osi tionthe jack cor rectly,t he
ve hicle can:
! slip off the jack
! inju re you or others
! be damagedP4
0.10-4635-31 P40.10-4636-31
P4
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