2009 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE ESP

Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050 Solutions DISTRONIC
PLUS currently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual
DISTRONIC PLUS* is deactivated and is temporarily not
operational if:
R theD ISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille is dirty.
R thes ensor sinthebumpers are dirty.
R ther ada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
station sorother source sofelectromagnetic radiation.
R itsf unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
R thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
DISTRONIC PLUS* is operational again and th edisplay mes-
sage disappear swhen:
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away while you are driving.
R thes ystem detects that th esensor sare full yavailable
again.
R thes ystem is within th eoperating temperature range.
If th edisplay message continues to be displayed:
X Clean th eDISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille
(Y page 202).
X Clean th ebumpers (Y page 202).
X Restart th eengine. DISTRONIC
PLUS inopera‐
tive
DISTRONIC PLUS* is faulty. BA
SPLUS* and
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *may also have failed. Awarning tone also
sounds.
X Visi taq ualified specialist workshop. DISTRONIC
PLUS suspended You have depressed th
eaccelerato rpedal. DISTRONIC
PLUS* is no longer controlling th espee doft hevehicle.
X Remove your foo tfromt heaccelerato rpedal. Display messages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions DISTRONIC
PLUS ---k
m/h Ac
onditi on foractivatin gDISTR ONIC PLUS* has no tbeen met
or th esystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
X Clos ethe bonne tand th edriver's door.
X Mov ethe selector lever to D.
X If condition spermit ,drive faste rtha n3 0km/ hand switch
on DISTRONIC PLUS* again.
X Activat eESP®
.
X Wait until th esystem is in th eoperating temperature range. DISTRONIC
PLU
Sa nd
SPEED‐
TRONIC inopera‐
tive
DISTRONIC PLUS* and SPEEDTRONIC are faulty.
Awarning
tone also sounds.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Speed
Limit
Assist currently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual
Speed Limit Assist* is deactivated and temporarily inopera-
tive if:
R
thew indscree nisdirty in th ecamera' sfield of vision.
R visibility is impaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno w, spray or fog.
Speed Limit Assist* is operational again and th edisplay mes-
sage disappear swhen:
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away while you are driving.
R thes ystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational
again.
If th edisplay message continues to be displayed:
X Clean th ewindscree n(Ypage 202). Speed
Limit
Assist: Unavaila‐
ble in
thi
sc oun‐
try Speed Limit Assist* is only available in certain countries.
X
Drive on.
Speed Limit Assist* is available again as soo nasyou drive
into acountry in whic hits use is approved. Speed
Limit
Assist inopera‐
tive
Speed Limit Assist* has failed.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. HOLD Off The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicl
ehas skidde dor
ac onditi on foractivatin gSBC HOLD is no longer met when
th eb rak epedal is firmly depressed. Awarnin gtonea lso
sounds.
X Reactivat ethe HOLD function later. 212
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions Run Flat
Indicator inopera‐
tive The tyr
epressur elossw arnin gsystem is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Check
tyr
ep res‐
sures then
restart
Run Flat
Indicator Ad
isplay message fo rthe tyrep ressur elossw arnin gsystem
was shown.
X Se tthe correc ttyrep ressur efor all tyres (Y page 186).
X Restart th etyrep ressur elossw arnin gsystem
(Y page 187). PRE-SAFE inopera‐
tiv
eS ee
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of injury
Importan tfunction sofPRE-SAFE ®
hav efailed. Al lother occu-
pan tsafet ysystems ,e.g.a irbags, remain available.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. PRE-SAFE Functions
currently
limited
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
The PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *istemporarily inoperative if
R theD ISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille is dirty.
R thes ensor sinthebumpers are dirty.
R itsf unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
R ther ada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
station sorother source sofelectromagnetic radiation.
R thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eisinsufficient.
The PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *isoperational again and th edisplay
message disappear swhen
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away while you are driving.
R thes ystem detects that th esensor sare full yavailable
again.
R thes ystem is within th eoperating temperature range.
If th edisplay message continues to be displayed:
X Clean th eDISTR ONIC PLUS* cover in th eradiato rgrille
(Y page 202).
X Clean th ebumpers (Y page 202).
X Restart th eengine.
X Wait until th ebattery is charged sufficiently. 214
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions Cruise
control ---k
m/h Ac
onditi on foractivatin gcruise control has no tbeen fulfilled.
You hav etried to store aspeed belo w30km/ h,fore xample.
X Activat eESP®
(Y page 55)
X If condition spermit ,drive faste rtha n3 0km/ hand store
th es peed (Y page 122). Symbol messages
G
Risk of acciden
tand injury
If wor krelevant to safet yiscarriedout incorrectly, this could impair th eoperatin gsafet yofy our
vehicle. You could los econtro lofthevehicl eand caus eanaccident. In addition ,the safety
systems may no longer be able to protect you or other sastheya re designed to do.
Always hav emaintenance wor kcarrie dout at aqualified specialist workshop .The workshop must
hav ethe necessary specialist knowledge and tools to carry out th eworkr equired. Mercedes-
Benz recommends that you use aMercedes-Ben zServi ce Centr efor this purpose .Inparticular,
wor krelevant to safet yoronsafety-related systems mus tbecarriedout at aqualified specialist
workshop. Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions 00F6 If th
esymbol appears in th emultifunction display, aseat belt
tongue has been clipped into arear seat belt buckle.
Further information on th estatu si nd icato rfor ther ear seat
belt s(Ypage 79) 00F7 G
Risk of injury
If th esymbol appears in th emultifunction display, aseat belt
tongue has no tbeen clipped into arear seat belt buckle.
X If necessary, ask th eoccupant sintherear to faste ntheir
seat belts.
Further information on th estatu si nd icato rfor ther ear seat
belt s(Ypage 79) 0084 The boo
tlid is open.
X Clos ethe boo tlid. 0058 Close
boo
ts epa‐
rator The boo
tseparator* is open.
X Clos ethe boo tseparator*. 216
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050 Solutions 0083 G
Risk of accident
The bonne tisopen.Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Clos ethe bonnet.
If th eactive bonne t(pedestrian protection )has been trig-
gered:
X Rese tthe bonne t(Ypage 256).
X Clos ethe bonnet. 0048 At leas
tone doo riso pen.Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Clos ethe doors. 004D ABS and
ESP cur‐
rently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of accident
AB S(Anti-l ockB raking System), ESP ®
(Electronic Stability
Program), BA S(Brak eA ssist) ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function,
hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are temporarily
no ta vailable. The on-boar dvoltag emay, fo rexample, be
insufficient. BA SPLUS* (Brak eAssistP LUS) and PRE-
SAFE ®
Brake *may be inoperative as well. In addition ,the
00C6 ,00C7 and0031 warnin glamp sligh tupint heinstrument
cluster.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without
th ef unction slisted above. ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 004D ABS and
ESP inop‐
erative
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
ABS, ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function ,hill start
assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailable due to a
malfunction .BAS PLUS* and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *may also
hav efailed. In addition ,the 00C6 ,00C7 and0031 warning
lamp sligh tupint heinstrumen tcluster.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without
th ef unction slisted above. ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00F2 ESP inop‐
erative
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function ,hill start assist
and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailable due to amal-
function .BAS PLUS* and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *may also have
failed. In addition ,the 00C6 and00C7 warnin glamp sligh tup
in th einstrument cluster.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without
th ef unction slisted above. ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0078 Check
trailer
hitch lock
G
Risk of accident
The trailer to whitch *isn otcorrectl yengaged. Awarnin gtone
also sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Engage th eball couplin gintheendp osition (Y page 193). 00AF Attention
Assist:
Tim
ef or
ab reak? Based on specific criteria, ATTENTION ASSIST has deter-
mined that your concentration has waned. Awarnin gtone
also sounds.
X If necessary, tak eabreak.
Durin glon gjou rneys, tak eregular breaks in goo dtimesoy ou
get enough rest. 00AF Attention
Assist
inopera‐
tive ATTENTION ASSIST is inoperative.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 218
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 004D EBD
,A BS
and ESP
inopera‐
tiv eS ee
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of accident
EB V( electronic brak eforce distribution), ABS, ESP ®
,B AS,
PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function ,hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailable due to amalfunction .In
addition ,the 00C6 ,00C7 and0031 warnin glamp sint he
instrumen tcluster ligh tupandaw arnin gtones ounds.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without
th ef unction slisted above. ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. 004D Brake
immedi‐
ately Am
alfunction has occurred while th eHOLDf unction or DIS-
TRONIC PLUS* is active.
or
Vehicles wit hmanual transmission: wit hthe HOLD function
activated, you hav eeither:
R opened th edriver's doo rand release dthe seat belt or
R switched of fthe engin eor
R opened th ebonnet
At onem ay also soun datregular intervals. The tone becomes
loude rifyou attemp ttolockt he vehicle.
You canno tstart th eengine.
X Payin gattention to th etraffic situation ,immediately
depress th ebrak epedal firmly and hold until th edisplay
message disappears.
X Preven tthe vehicl efromr ollin gaway before you leav eit
( Ypage 100).
You can restar tthe engine. 00AE Coolant
Sto
pv ehi‐
cle
Switch
engine off The coolan
tistoohot .Ina ddition ,the 00AE warnin glamp in
th ei nstrument cluster lights up and awarnin gtones ounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch of fthe
engine, payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Mak esuret hatthe air supply to th eradiato risnotblocked,
e.g. by snow, slus horice.
X Wait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore restarting
th ee ngine. Otherwise ,the re is ariskofe ngined amage.
X Pay attention to th ecoolan ttem perature display.
X If th ecoolan ttem perature increase sagain ,visit aqualified
specialist workshop immediately. 220
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 0055 Lef
tc or‐
nering
light
or
Right cor‐
nering
light The left- or right-hand cornering lamp
*isfaulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0055 Left
dipped
beam
or
Right
dipped
beam The left- or right-hand dipped-beam headlamp is faulty.
X
Halogen headlamp: replacethe bulb ( Ypage 260).
X Bi-xenon headlamp*: consultaqualified specialist work-
shop. 0055 Active
Light Sys‐
tem inop‐
erative
The active ligh
tfunction *isfaulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0055 Trailer
lef
ti ndi‐
cator
or
Trailer
right
indic. The left- or right-hand trailer tur
nsignal lamp is faulty.
X Replac ethe bulb. 0055 Trailer
brake lamp The trailer brak
elamp is faulty.
X Replac ethe bulb. 0055 Trailer
lef
tt ail
lamp
or
Trailer
right
tai ll amp The left- or right-hand trailer tai
llamp is faulty.
X Replac ethe bulb. 0055 AUTO
lights
inopera‐
tive The ligh
tsensor is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 222
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