2009 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE Owners Manual

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
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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
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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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0050
0050 Solutions PRE-SAFE Functions
limited
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Risk of accident
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *isfaulty. BA SPLUS* or th edistanc ewarn-
in gs ignal may also hav efailed.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Radar sen‐
sor deactiva‐
ted See
Owner's
Manual
Vehicles wit
hDISTR ONIC PLUS* :the rada rsensor system is
deactivated.
X Chec kwhether th erada rsensor system may be activated
(Y page 304).
X Switc hont herada rsensor system (Y page 121). Radar sen‐
sor deactiva‐
ted
autom.
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual Vehicles wit
hanavigation system* :the vehicl eisclose to a
radi otelescope facilit yand therefore may no ttransmit any
rada rsignals. The rada rsensor system has switched of fauto-
matically.
The following function sare unavailable:
R DISTRONIC PLUS* (Y page 125)
R BA SP LUS* (Y page 53)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake *(Ypage 56)
X Drive on.
These function sare available again as soo nasthevehicle
is far enough away from th eradi otelescope facility
(Y page 304). Child seat in wrong
position
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of injury
Vehicles wit hautomati cchild seat recognition *onthe front-
passenger seat: the child seat is incorrectly positioned.
X Fit the child seat in the correc tposition. G
Risk of injury
Vehicles with automatic child seat recognition* on the front-
passenger seat: the child seat recognition sensor is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Cruise
control
and SPEED‐
TRONIC inopera‐
tive Cruise control and SPEEDTRONIC are malfunctioning.
Awarn-
ing tonea lso sounds.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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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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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
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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
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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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0050Solutions 00F2 ESP inop‐
erative
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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
0050 Solutions 003F The battery is no
tbein gcharged. Awarnin gton ea lso sounds.
Possibl ecauses are:
R af ault yalternator
R at ornp oly-V-belt
R am alfunction in th eelectronics
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely, payin gattention to
roa dand traffic condition sand leav ethe engin erunning.
X Ope nthe bonnet.
X Chec kwhether th epoly-V-belt is torn.
If th epoly-V-belt is torn:
! do no tcontinu edriving. The engin ecould otherwise over-
heat.
X Switc hoffthee ngine.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
If th epoly-V-belt is OK:
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0026 Check
brake wear The brak
epads/lining shaver eached their wear limit.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 004D Check
brake
fluid
level
G
Risk of accident
There is insufficien tbrak efluidint hebrak efluidr eservoir .In
addition ,the 004D indicato rlamp in th einstrument cluster
lights up and awarnin gtones ounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcon-
tinue drivin gunder any circumstances.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
Do no ttop up th ebrak efluid. This will no trectify th efault. 004D Release
parking
brake You are drivin
gwitht he parkin gbrak eapplied. Awarnin gtone
also sounds.
X Releas ethe parkin gbrake. Display
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0050
0050Solutions 004D EBD
,A BS
and ESP
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tiv eS ee
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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
0050 Solutions The poly-V-belt may hav
etorn. Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch of fthe
engine, payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Chec kthe poly-V-belt.
X If th epoly-V-belt is not damaged: do notstart th eengine
again until th edisplay message disappears. Otherwise,
there is ariskofe ngined amage.
X If th epoly-V-belt is torn: do notcontinu edriving. Consult
aq ualified specialist workshop. 00AE The engin
efan is faulty.
X If th ecoolan ttem perature is less than 12 0†,you can
continue drivin gtotheneares tqualified specialist work-
shop.
X Avoid subjecting th eenginetoh eavyloads (e.g. drivin gin
mountainous terrain )and stop-and-g odriving. 00BF Top up
coolant
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ual The coolan
tlevel is to olow.
X Top up th ecoolant, observin gthe warnin gnotes before
doin gso( Ypage 183).
X If th ecoolan tneeds toppin gupmoreo ften than usual, have
th ee nginec oolan tsystem checke dataqualified specialist
workshop. 0049 Clean the
fue
lf il‐
ter There is water in th
efuel filter. The water mus tbedrained
off 40
.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0052 inopera‐
tiv
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The powe rsteerin gassistanc eisreduced. You will need to
use mor eforce to steer .Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Chec kwhether you are able to apply th eextra force
required.
X If you ar eabletos teer safely: carefully drive on to a
qualified specialist workshop.
X If you ar eunable to steer safely: do notdrive on .Contact
th en eares tqualified specialist workshop. 40
Only fo rcertai nvehicles. Display
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