2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET display

Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
P Se
lect
Par k( P) While the HOLD functio
norDISTRONIC PLUSisa ctive, you
have:
R opened the driver's door and releasedthe sea tbelt or
R switched off the engin eor
R opened the bonnet
At one ma yalso sound at regular intervals. The ton ebecomes
louder if you attempt to lock the vehicle.
You can notstart the engine.
X Shift the transmission to position P.
You can restart the engine. Auxiliary
battery malfunc‐
tion The auxiliary battery for the automatic transmission is no lon-
ger being charged.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. N The boot lid is open.
X
Close the boot lid. M G
Risk of accident
The bonnet is open. Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Pull ove rand sto pthe vehicle safel yassoonasp ossible,
paying attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Engag ethe parkin gbrake.
X Close th ebonnet.
If the active bonnet (pedestrian protection) has been trig-
gered:
X Reset the bonnet (Y page 258).
X Close the bonnet. Active
bonnet malfunc‐
tion See
Owner's
Manual The active bonnet (pedestrian protection) is not active due to
am
alfunction.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. C At least one door is open.
Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Close all doors. Display messages
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
_ Re
ar left
sea tb ack‐
res tn ot
locked
or
Rear
right
sea tb ack‐
res tn ot
locked G
Risk of in
jury
The backrest in th erear is no tengage donthe left-hand and/
or ri ght-hand side .Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Push th ebackrest back until it engages. _ Fr
ont
lef ts eat
backrest
not locked
or
Front
right
sea tb ack‐
res tn ot
locked Th
es eat backres tisnot engaged. Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Push th ebackrest back until it engages. j Ch
eck
trailer
hitch lock G
Risk of accident
Th et railer to whitch is no tcorrectly engaged.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
X Pull ove rand sto pthe vehicle safel yand switch off the
engine ,payin gattentio ntoroad and traffic conditions.
X Engage the parkin gbrake.
X Allow th etrailer to whitch ball coupling to engage in the end
position (Y page 186). J Close
boot sepa‐
rator The boot separator is open.
X
Close the boot separator (Y page 83).232
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
D Po
wer
steering
malfunc‐
tio nS ee
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of accident
Th ep owe rsteering assistance is fau lty. Yo uwilln eedtou se
mor eforce to steer.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
X Chec kwhether you ar eable to apply the extr aforce
required.
X If yo uare able to steer safely: carefully drive on to a
qualified specialis tworkshop.
X If yo uare unable to steer safely: do not drive on. Contact
the nearest qualified specialis tworkshop. No
service No service Your vehicle is outside the network provider's transmitter/
receive
rrange.
X Wait until the mobile phone operational readiness symbol
appears in the multifunction displ ay.K Converti‐
ble Top
Operation
possible
to 40 km/h If yo
udrive at speeds of more than 40 km/h ,you cannot open
or close the roof.
X Fully open or close the soft top (Y page 77).K To
pl ower‐
ing Th
es oft top is not fully opened or closed. The hydraulics are
depressurised.
X Fully open or close the soft top (Y page 77).K Open/
clos
etop
completely Th
er oof is not locked. If you driv eatspeeds of mor ethan
40 km/h, you cannot open or close the roof.
X If you ar edriving at speeds of more than 40 km/h ,reduce
your speed.
X Push or pull the soft-top switch (Y page 77)until the soft
top is fully ope norclosed. Display messages
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
K To
po per‐
ation
Please
wait Th
eo n-bo ardv oltag eistoo low.
X Start th eengine. The soft top has bee
nopened and closed several times in a
row. The soft-top driv ehas been switched off automatically
for safety reasons.
You can open and close the soft top again after approximately
ten minutes.
X Switch off the ignition and turn it back on.
X Repeat the opening or closing procedure (Y page 77).¥ To
pup
washer
fluid Th
ew asher fluid level in the washe rfluid reservoir has drop-
ped below the minimum.
X Top up the washer fluid (Y page 262).Key
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
+ Ke
yd oes
not
belong to
vehicle Yo
uh ave put the wrong key in the ignition lock.
X Use the correc tkey. + Remove key The key is in the ignition lock.
X
Remov ethe key. + Replace
key The key needs to be replaced.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. + Change
ke
yb at‐
teries Th
eb atteries of the KEYLESS-GO key are discharged.
X Change the batteries (Y page 68).234
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+ Ke
yn ot
detected
(red display
message) Th
eK EYLESS-GO key is not in the vehicle.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
If th eengineiss witched off ,you can no longer loc kthe vehicle
cen trally or start the engine.
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Engage the parkin gbrake.
X Locate th eKEYLESS-GO key. The KEYLESS-GO key is not detected whil
ethe engin eisrun-
ning because there is interference from astron gsource of
radio waves.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
X Pull ove rand sto pthe vehicle safel yassoonasp ossible,
paying attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Engag ethe parkin gbrake.
X Operate th evehicle with the key in the ignition lock if nec-
essary. + Ke
yn ot
detected
(white dis-
play mes-
sage) Th
eK EYLESS-GO key cannot be detected at present.
X Chang ethe location of the key with the KEYLESS-GO func-
tion sint he vehicle.
If the KEYLESS-GO key is still not detected:
X Change the location of the key with the KEYLESS-GO func-
tion sint he vehicle.
X Operate the vehicle with the key in the ignition lock if nec-
essary. + Ke
ys till
in vehicle Th
eK EYLESS-GO key has bee ndetected inside the vehicle
during locking.
X Remov ethe KEYLESS-GO key from the vehicle. + Remove
starting
button,
then
insert key KEYLESS-GO is temporarily malfunctioning or is defective
.A
warning tone also sounds.
X Insert the key into the ignition lock and turn it to the desired
position.
X Visit aqualified special istworkshop. + Close
door
sto
lock vehi‐
cle At leas
tone doo risopen. Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Close all door sand lock the vehicle again. Display messages
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Warnin
gand indicator lamps in th einstrument cluster Applying th
ebrakes Problem Possible causes/consequence
sand M Solutions
J
The red brak
esystem
warning lamp comes on
while the vehicl eis
moving .Awarning tone
also so unds. Yo
ua re driving wit hthe parking brake enga ged.
X Releas ethe parking brake.
The warning lamp goes out and the warning ton eceases. J
The red brak
esystem
warning lamp comes on
while the engine is run-
ning. Awarning tone
also so unds. G
Risk of accident
There is insufficient brake fluid in the fluid reservoir.
X Pul lover and stop th evehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driv ing
unde rany circumstances.
X Engag ethe parking brake.
X Consult aqualified specialist worksho pimmediatel y.
X Obser ve theadditional display messages in the multifunction
display.
Do not top up the brak efluid. This wil lnot rectif ythe prob lem. Seat be
lt Problem Possible causes/consequence
sand M Solutions
7
The red seat belt warn-
ing lamp lights up for
six seconds after the
engine starts
39
. The seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and fron
tpassenger
to fasten their seat belts.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 40).7
Af
ters tarting the
engine ,the red seat
belt warnin glamp lights
up. In addition, awarn-
ing tone sounds for up
to 6s econds. 39 G
Risk of inju
ry
The driver' sseat belt is not fastened.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 40).
The warning ton eceases. 39
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
7
The red seat belt warn-
ing lam
plights up after
the engine starts, as
soon as the driver's or
the front-passenger
door is closed. G
Risk of injury
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 40).
The warnin glamp goes out. G
Risk of injury
There are objects on the front-passenger seat.
X Remove the objects from the front-passenger seat and stow
them in asecur eplace.
The warnin glamp goes out. 7
The red seat belt warn-
ing lamp flashes and an
intermitten
taudible
warning sounds. G
Ris
kofi njury
The driver or fron tpassenger has not fastened their seat belt. At
th es am etime, yo uare dr ivingfaster than25k m/h or have briefly
driven faster than 25 km/h.
X Fasten your seat belt (Y page 40).
Th ew arning lamp goes out and the intermittent audible warning
ceases. G
Risk of injury
There are objects on the front-passenger seat. At the same time,
you are driving faster than 25 km/h or have briefly driven faster
than 25 km/h.
X Remove the objects from the front-passenger seat and stow
them in asecur eplace.
The warnin glamp goes out and the intermittent audible warning
ceases. Warnin
gand indicator lam psin th einstru ment cluster
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Safety systems
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
!
The yellow AB
Swarning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running. G
Risk of accident
ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) is deactivated due to afault. Other
systems, e.g. BAS (Brake Assist), BAS PLUS (Brake Assis tPlus),
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program), EBD (Electronic Brake-force
Distribution), PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOLD function,
hill start assist, the adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer stabili-
sation, are also deactivated.
The brake syste mcontinue stofunction normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheel scould therefor elock if you
brake hard ,for example.
ATTENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated.
X Observ ethe additiona ldisplay messages in the multifunction
display.
X Driv eonc arefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. äå!
The yellow ESP
®
and
ESP ®
OFF warning
lamps and the yellow
ABS warning lamp are
lit while the engine is
running. Awarning tone
also sounds. G
Risk of accident
EBD is faulty. Other systems, e.g. ABS ,BAS, BAS PLUS, ESP ®
,P RE-
SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist ,the
adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation, ar ealso not
available.
The brake system continues to func tion normally, but withou tthe
func tions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
X Observ ethe additiona ldispla ymessages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 238
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