2009 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE engine

Driving tips
R
Maintai nagreate rdistanc efromt hevehi-
cle in fron ttha nw hen drivin gwithout a
trailer.
R Avoid brakin gabruptly. If possible, brake
gentl yatfirst to allow th etrailer to run on.
Then, increase th ebrakin gforce rapidly.
R The value sgiven fo rgradient-climbing
capabilities from astandstill refer to sea
level. Whe ndrivin ginm ountainous areas,
note that th epowe routput of th eengine,
and consequentl ythe vehicle's gradient-
climbing capability, decreas ewithi ncrea s-
in ga ltitude.
If th etrailer swings from side to side:
X Do no taccelerate.
X Do no tcounter-steer.
X Brake if necessary. G
Risk of accident
On no accoun tshould you attemp ttodraw the
vehicle/trailer combination out by increasing
speed. Folding in th
eballc oupling
i Fold th eball couplin gbackinify ou are
no tu sin gthe trailer to whitch. G
Risk of injury
Mak esuret hatnop ersonsoranimals are in
th ep ivotin grange of th eball coupling. Other-
wise ,the yc ould be injured.
X Plac ethe protective cap on th eball cou-
pling.
The release whee lislocate dintheboot
behin dthe trim on th eleft-han dside. X
To ope nthe cover: turnh andle 0046anti-
clockwise and fold down cover 0047. X
Pull out release wheel 0047.
X Tur nrelease wheel 0047anti-clockwise.
The ball couplin gunlocks and lowers .Ind i-
cator lamp 0046flashes. X
Press th eball couplin ginthedirection of
th ea rrow until it engage sbehin dthe
bumper.
Indicato rlamp 0046goe sout and th emes-
sage in th emultifunction display disap-
pears. 196
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Vehicl
etoolkit and "Minispare"
emergenc yspare wheel*
The vehicl etool kit and "Minispare" emer-
genc yspare whee letc. ar eloc ate dint he
stowag ewellu nderneath the boot floor.
The vehicl etool kit contains:
R TIREFIT kit
R electri cairpump
R towing eye
R spare fuses
Vehicles with a"Minispare" emergency spare
wheel* have additional whee lchanging tools,
consisting of:
R centring pin
R jack
R one pair of gloves
R folding whee lchock
R whee lwrench G
Ris
kofi njury
The jack is designed onl ytoraise and hol dthe
vehicl efor as hort time whil eawheelis being
changed.
Yo um ustu se stands if yo uare carrying out
work on the vehicle.
Make sure tha tthe jack is place donafirm,
non-slip ,lev el surface. Do not us ewooden
blocks or similar objects as ajack underlay.
Otherwise, the jack will not be able to achieve
its load-bearing capacity du etothe restricted
height.
Do not start the engine at any time whil ea
whee lisbeing changed.
Do not li eunder the vehicl ewhenitisb eing
supporte dbythe jack. If yo udonot raise the
vehicl easd escribed, it could slip off the jack
(e.g. if the engine is started or if adoorort he
boot li disopenedorc losed)and yo ucould be
seriously injured. i
Whe nusing the jack, yo ushoul dalso
observe the safety notes in the "Flat tyre"
section ( Ypage 270).
X Ope nthe boot floor (Y page 171).
Vehicles with aTIREFI Tkit i
For vehicles with aTIREFIT kit, yo ucan
also purchase atyrec hanging tool kit*
(Y page 207). 0046
Centring pin
0047 Jack
008A One pair of gloves
0088 Cabriolet: straps for emergency release
of the sof ttop
0086 TIREFIT kit
0087 Electric ai rpump
006E Towing eye
006F Folding whee lchock
0070 Wheel wrench Where will
Ifind...?
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Tex
tmessages G
Ris
kofa ccident and injury
If work relevant to safety is carrie doutincorrectly ,thisc ould impai rthe operating safety of your
vehicle. Yo ucould lose contro lofthe vehicl eand cause an accident. In addition, the safety
system smayno longe rbeabletop rotect yo uorothers as the yaredesigne dtodo.
Alway shavem aintenance work carrie doutataq uali fied specialis tworkshop .The workshop must
have the necessary specialis tknowledg eand tool stocarry ou tthe work required .Mercedes-
Benz recommends tha tyou useaM ercedes-Benz Service Centre for thi spurpose. In particular,
work relevant to safety or on safety-relate dsystem smustbec arriedoutataq uali fied specialist
workshop. Display messages Possible causes/consequence
sand 0050
0050Solutions 120 km/h Maximum
speed
exceeded
The maximum spee
dhasbeen exceeded 39
.
X Driv emores lowly. Adaptive
Main-beam
Assist inopera‐
tive
Adaptive Highbea
mAssist* is faulty.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Active
bonnet malfunc‐
tio
nSee
Owner's
Manual The active bonnet functio
n(pedest rianp rotection) is not
active du etoamalfunction.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Auxiliary
battery malfunc‐
tion The auxiliary battery for the automatic transmission is no lon-
ge
rb eing charged.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. P Select
Par
k(P) Yo
uh aves witched off the engine with the Start/Stop but-
ton* and opene dthe driver's door.
Yo ua ttempte dtolockt he vehicle.
Aw arnin gtone also sounds.
X Mov ethe selecto rlev er to P. 39
Onl yfor certai ncountries. Displa
ymessages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions P Select
Par
k( P) Wit
hthe HOLD function or DISTRONIC PLUS* activated, you
have:
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 Mov ethe selector lever to P.
You can restar tthe engine. To start
engine, shift to
PorN You hav
eattempte dtos tart th eenginea nd th eselector lever
is in position Dor R.
X Mov ethe selector lever to Por N. DISTRONIC
PLUS 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. Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Drive on.
DISTRONIC PLUS* is available again as soo nasthevehicle
is far enough away from th eradi otelescope facility
(Y page 304). 210
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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
0050 Solutions Parking
Guidance inopera‐
tive
PARKTRONIC* is inoperative.
X
Observ ethe note sonP ARKTRONIC* in the
"Troubleshooting" section (Y page 243).Parking
Guidance cancelled
Parking Guidance
*isdeactivated, because:
R the vehicle is skidding.
R the sensors in the bumper sare dirty.
R am alfunction has occurred.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Reactivat eParking Guidance* later.
If the parking space symbol does not appear in the multifunc-
tion display at speeds below 30 km/h:
X Clean the bumper s(Ypage 202).
or
X Restar tthe engine.
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Parking Guidance* is deactivated, because you have left the
lane.
X Park again, and while doing so, observe the display mes-
sages in the multifunction display (Y page 142).Parking
Guidance finished The vehicle is parked.
Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
The display message disappears automatically. Tyre pres‐
sure Check
tyres
G
Risk of accident
The tyre pressure loss warnin gsystem has detected asignif-
ican tloss in pressure. Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Stop the vehicle without making any sudden steerin gor
braking manoeuvres .Pay attention to traffic conditions as
you do so.
X Check the tyres.
X Check the tyre pressure. If necessary, set the correc ttyre
pressure (Y page 186).
X If necessary, repair any defectiv etyre sorc hange the wheel
(Y page 263).
X Restar tthe tyre pressure loss warnin gsystem onc ethe tyre
pressure is correc t(Ypage 187). Display messages
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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 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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