2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET instrument cluster

Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
X
Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Parking
Important safety notes
G
Risk of accident
Only remove the key from the ignition lock
when the vehicle is stationary, as you cannot
steer the vehicle when the key is removed.
Never leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. They could release the parking brake. This
could lead to aserious or fatal accident. G
Risk of fire
Make sure that the exhaust system does not
under any circumstances com einto contact
with easily ignitable material such as dry grass
or petrol .Otherwise, the flammable material
may ignite and set the vehicle on fire.
To ensure that the vehicle is secured against
rolling away unintentionally:
R the parking brake must be appl ied.
R on vehicles wit hmanual transmission,
engage first gear or reverse gear.
R on vehicles with automatic transmission,
the transmissio nmust be in position Pand
the key must be removed from the ignition
lock.
R on steep uphill or downhill gradients, turn
the front wheel stowards the kerb. Parking brake
X
To ap ply:depress parking brake ;firmly.
The J indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up if the engine is running.
X To release: depress the brak epedal and
keep it depressed.
X Pull release handle :.
The J indicator lam pint he instrument
cluster goes out. Parking
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Vehicl
eequipment
i Thismanua ldesc ribe sallthe standard
and optional equipment of your vehicle
which wa savailable at th etime of pur-
chase. Countr y-specif ic differences are
possible. Bear in mind tha tyour vehicle
ma ynot featur eall function sdescribed
here. Important safet
ynotes
You will find an illustration of the instrument
cluster in the "At aglance" section
(Y page 24). G
Risk of accident
Only use the on-board computer when road
and traf ficc ondition spermit .You would oth-
erwise be distracted and unable to concen-
trate properly on driving, and coul dcause an
accident. G
Risk of accident
If the instrument cluster or multifunc tion dis-
play fails, no messages can be displayed.
This means that you will not see information
about the driving situation ,such as the speed,
outside temperature, warning/indicator
lamps, display message sorsystem failures.
Handling characteristics may be affected.
Adapt your driving style and speed accord-
ingly.
Immediately consult aqualified specialist
workshop which has the necessary specialist
knowledg eand tool stocarry out the work
required. Mercedes-Benz recommends that
you use aMercedes-Benz Servic eCentr efor
this purpose. In particular ,work relevant to
safet yorons afety-related systems must be
carried out at aqualified specialist workshop. G
Risk of accident
The on-board computer only records and dis-
plays malfunctions and warnings from certain
systems. For this reason, you should always make sure that your vehicle is safe to use. You
could otherwis
ecause an accident by driving
an unsafe vehicle. G
Risk of accident and injury
The operating safety of your vehicle could be
jeopardise difmaintenance work is carried
out incorrectly. As aresult, you could lose
control of the vehicle and cause an accident.
In addition ,the safety system smay no longer
be able to protec tyou or other sasthey are
designe dtodo.
Always have maintenanc ework carried out at
aq ualified specialist workshop .The qualified
specialist workshop must hav ethe necessary
specialist knowledge and tools to carry out
the wor krequired. Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you use aMercedes-Benz Service
Centr efor this purpose. In particular ,work
relevant to safet yoronsafety-related sys-
tems must be carried out at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop. Displays and operation
Coolant temperature gauge
The coolant temperature gauge is in the
instrument cluster on the right-hand side.
Under normal operating conditions and with
the specified coolant level, the coolant tem-
perature may rise to 120 †.
The coolant temperature may rise to the top
end of the scale at high outsid etemperatures
and on long uphill stretches. Rev counter
The red band in the rev coun terindicate sthe
engine' soverrevving range.
! Do not drive in th eoverrevving range.
Doing so wil ldamage the engine.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protec tthe
engin ewhen the red band is reached. 192
Displays and operationOn-boar
dcompu tera nd displays
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X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Distance display.
X Press a.
The DI STRONIC PLUS distance display
(Y page 166) appears in the multifunction
display.
Deactivating/activating ESP ®G
Risk of accident
If the ä warning lamp in the instrument
cluster flashes ,proceed as follows:
R do not deactivate ESP ®
under any circum-
stances.
R onl ydepress the accelerator pedal as far as
necessary when pullin gaway.
R adapt your driving style to suit the prevail-
ing road and weather conditions.
Otherwise, the vehicle could skid.
ESP ®
cannot reduce the risk of an accident if
you drive too fast. ESP ®
cannot override the
laws of physics.
Further information about ESP ®
(Y page 57).
X Start the engine.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select ESP.
X Press a.
X To deactivate: pressaagain.
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster comes on. G
Risk of accident
If the å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the engine is running,
ESP ®
is deactivated or is unavailable due to a
malfunction. The risk that your vehicle may
start to skid then increases in certain situa-
tions.
Always adapt your driving style to the prevail-
ing road and weather conditions. X
To activate: pressaagain.
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
Activating/deactivating the PRE-SAFE ®
Brake This function is only availabl
ewith DIS-
TRONIC PLUS.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select PRE-SAFE
Brake.
X Press a.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deac tivate: press a
again.
When PRE-SAFE ®
Brak e(Ypage 59 )isacti-
vated ,the multifunction displa yshows the
Ä symbol.
Activating/deactiva ting Attention
Assist X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Attent ionA sst.
X Press a.
Th ec urren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deac tivate: press a
again.
When ATTENTION ASSI ST (Ypage 18 1)is
activated, the Àsymbol appears in the
multifunction display when the ignition is on.
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist You can use the
BlindSpot Asst. function
to activate or deactivate Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 184). Menus an
dsubmenus
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Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
6 Re
ar left
malfunc‐
tio nC on‐
sul tw ork‐
shop
or
Rear
right mal‐
function
Consult
workshop G
Risk of in
jury
SRS has malfunctioned at the rear on the left or right .The
6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrument clu ster.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 6 Left
windowbag
malfunc‐
tion Con‐
sult work‐
shop
or
Right
windowbag
malfunc‐
tion Con‐
sult work‐
shop G
Risk of injury
There is amalfunction in the left-han dand/or right-hand
windowbag. The 6warnin glamp also lights up in the
instrumen tcluster.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 214
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Applying th
ebrakes Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
J ABS and
ESP cur‐
rently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of accident
AB S(Anti-lock Brakin gSystem), ESP ®
(Electronic Stability
Program), BA S(Brake Ass ist), PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction,
hill start assis tand ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are temporarily
not available .For example, the on-boar dvoltage ma ybeinsuf-
ficient. BAS PLUS (Brake Assist PLUS) and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
may be inoperative as well .Ina ddition, the ä,å
and ! warning lamps light up in the instrumen tcluster.
ATTE NTION ASSIS Tisdeactiva ted.
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without
the function slisted above. The wheels could therefore lock if
you brak ehard, for example.
X Drive on carefully.
If the display message disappears, the functions listed
above are available again.
If the display message continues to be displayed:
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. J AB
Sa nd
ESP inop‐
erative
See Own‐
er's Man‐
ual G
Ris
kofa ccident
ABS, ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction, hill start
assis tand ESP ®
traile rstabilisatio nare not avail able due to a
malf unction. BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may als ohave
failed. In addition, the ä,åand! warning lamps
light up in the instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continues to function normally, but without
the functions listed above. The wheels coul dtherefore lock if
you brake hard, for example.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aquali fieds pecialist workshop. 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
Only for cer tain countries. 236
Warnin
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
äå
The yellow ESP
®
and
ESP ®
OFF warning
lamps ar elit while the
engine is running. G
Risk of accident
ESP ®
,B AS ,BAS PLUS, PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOLD
function, hill start assist, the adaptive brake lights and ESP ®
trailer
stabilisatio nare not availabl edue to amalfunction .ESP ®
will not
stabilise the vehicl eifitstarts to skid or if awheel starts to spin.
The brake system con tinues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
X Observe the additional displa ymessages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 6
The red SRS warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running.
G
Risk of injury
The restraint systems are malfunctioning. The airbags or belt ten-
sioners may either be triggered unintentionally or, in the event of
an accident, not be triggered at all.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist worksho pimmediately. Engine
Problem Possible causes/consequence
sand M Solutions
;
The yellow engine diag-
nostic
swarning lamp
lights up while the
engine is running. There may be
afault, for example:
R in the engine management
R in the fuel injection system
R in the exhaust system
R in the ignition system (for vehicles with petrol engines)
The emissio nlimit values may be exceeded and the engine can
run in emergenc ymode.
X Hav ethe vehicle chec kedass oon as possible at aqualified
specialist workshop. ;
The yellow engine diag-
nostics warning lamp
lights up while the
engine is running.
Vehicles with
adiesel engine: the fuel tank has been run com-
pletely dry and the engine will not start. There is air in the fuel
system (Y page 152). 240
Warning and indicator lamp
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Drivin
gsystems Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
·
Th
er ed distanc ewarn-
in gl amp lights up while
th ev ehicle is in motion. G
Risk of acc
ident
The distanc etothe vehicle in frontistoo smal lfor the speed
selected.
X Increase the distance. ·
The red distance warn-
ing lam
plights up while
the vehicle is in motion.
Aw arning ton ealso
sounds. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Aw arning is issued if:
R you are approaching avehicle in fron tattoo grea taspeed
R DIST RONIC PLUS or PRE-SAFE ®
Brake has detected astationary
obstacle in your line of travel
X Be prepared to brake immediately.
X Pay careful attention to the traffic situation. You may have to
brake or take evasive action. 242
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