2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET radio

Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
Sp
eed
Limit
Assist: Unavaila‐
ble in
thi
sc oun‐
try Spee
dLimit Assist is onl yavailable in certain countries.
X Drive on.
Speed Limit Assist is avai lable again as soon as you drive
into acountry in which its use is approved. Speed
Limit
Assist inopera‐
tive Speed Limit Assist is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified special istworkshop. HOLD Off The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicle is skidding or
ac
ondition for activation is no longer met when the brake
pedal is firmly depressed. Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Reactivat ethe HOL Dfunction later. Ra
dars en‐
sor deactiva‐
ted See
Owner's
Manual Th
er adar sensor system is deactivated.
X Check whether or not the radar sensor system ma ybeacti-
vated (Y page324).
X Switch on the rada rsensor system (Y page 208). Rada
rsen‐
sor deactiva‐
ted
autom.
See Own‐
er's Man‐
ual Vehicles with
anavigation system: the vehicle is close to a
radio telescop efacility and may therefore not transmit any
radar signals .The radar sensor system has switched off auto-
matically.
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, the yellow 9indicator
lamps light up in the exterior mirrors.
The followin gfunctions are not available:
R DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 160)
R BAS PLUS (Y page 56)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 59)
R Blind Spot Assis t(Ypage 184)
X Drive on.
These functions are available again as soon as the vehicle
is far enough away from the radio telescope facility
(Y page 324). Display messages
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M Solutions
Bl
ind
Spot
Assist inopera‐
tive Blind Spot Assist is temporarily inoperative if:
R
you have established the electrical connection between the
trailer and your vehicle.
R the sensors are dirty.
R its function is impaired due to heavy rain or snow.
R the radar sensor syste misoutside the operating tempera-
ture range.
R the radar senso rsystem is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
stations or othe rsources of electromagnetic radiation
R the on-boar dvoltage is too low.
The yellow 9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior
mirrors.
X When towin gatrailer, confirm th edispla ymessage with
a.
When driving without atrailer:
Blind Spo tAssist is operational again and th edisplay message
disappears when:
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away whil ethe vehicle is in mot ion
R the system detects tha tthe sensor sare full yavail able
again.
R the radar sensor system is back within the operating tem-
peratur erange.
If the displ aymessage continues to be displayed:
X Cle anthe sensor s(Ypage 267).
X Restar tthe engine. Blind
Spot
Assist inopera‐
tive Blind Spot Assist is faulty.
The yellow
9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior
mirrors.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Parking
Guidance inopera‐
tive PARKTRONIC is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 226
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ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
DI
STRONIC
PLUS currently
unavaila‐
ble See
Owner's
Manual DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated and is temporarily inopera-
tive if:
R
the DISTRONIC PLUS cover in the radiator grille is dirty.
R the sensors in the bumpers are dirty.
R the radar sensor syste mistemporarily inoperative, e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
station sorother sources of electromagnetic radiation.
R its function is impaired due to heavy rain or snow.
R the syste misoutside the operating temperature range.
R the on-board voltage is too low.
Aw arning ton ealso sounds.
DISTRONI CPLUSiso perational again and th edisplay mes-
sage disappears when:
R thed irt( e.g. slush) drops away whil ethe vehicle is in mot ion
R the system detects tha tthe sensor sare full yavail able
again.
R the system is within the operating temperature range.
If the displa ymessage continues to be displayed:
X Clean the DI STRONIC PLUS cover in the radiator grille
(Y page 267).
X Clea nthe bumper s(Ypage 267).
X Restar tthe engine. DISTRONIC
PLUS deactiva‐
ted
autom.
Se
eO wn‐
er's Man‐
ual Vehicles with
anavigation system: the vehicle is close to a
radio telescop efacility and may therefore not transmit any
radar signals .The radar sensor system has switched off auto-
matically .Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Drive on.
DISTRONI CPLUSisa vailable agai nassoon as the vehicle
is far enough away from the radio telescope facility
(Y page 324). DISTRONIC
PLUS inopera‐
tive
DISTRONIC PLU
Sisfaulty. BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
may also have failed .Awarning ton ealso sounds.
X Visi taq ualifieds pecialist workshop. DISTRONIC
PLUS suspended You have depressed the accelerator pedal. DI
STRONIC PLUS
is no longe rcontr ollin gthe speed of the vehicle.
X Take your foot off the accelerator pedal. 228
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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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X
Slide the se at backwards.
X To fit: placethe floormat in position.
X Press studs :onto retainers ;.
X To remove: pull the floormats off retain-
ers ;.
X Remove the floormat. Retrofitted anti-glar
efilm
Retrofitted anti-glare film on th einside of the
windows can interfere with radio/mobile
telephone reception. This is particularly the
case for conduc tiveor metallic-coated films.
Infor mation about anti-glare film can be
obtained from any Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre. Features
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the
mtoa Mercedes-Benz Service Centre or
to as pecial collectio npoint for old batteries. G
Risk of inju
ry
Fo rs afety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you only use batteries which have
been tested and approved for your vehicle by
Mercedes-Benz. Thes ebatteries provide
increased impact protection to prevent vehi-
cle occupant sfrom suffering aci dburns
should the battery be damaged in the event
of an accident.
To prevent acid burns, observe the following
safety notes when handling batteries:
R do not lean over the battery.
R do not place any metal objects on abattery.
Otherwise ,you coul dcause ashort circuit
and the battery's gas mixtur ecould ignite.
R mak esure that you do not create an elec-
trostatic charge, e.g. by wearing synthetic
clothing or as aresult of friction on fabrics.
Therefore, you should not pull or slide the
batter yover carpets or other synthetic
materials.
R neve rtouch the battery first. To discharge
ap ossible electrostatic charge, step out of
the vehicle first and touc hthe bodywork.
R do not wipe the battery usin gacloth. The
battery may explode as aresult of electro-
static charge or due to flying sparks.
! Switc hoff th eengine and remove the key
before disconnectin gthe termi nalclamps
from the battery .Onvehicles with KEY-
LE SS -GO, make sure that the ignition is
switched off. Check that all the indicator
lamps in the instrument cluste rare off.
Otherwise, yo umay destroy electronic
components, such as the alternator.
i Remove the key if you park the vehicle
and do not require any electrical consum-
ers. The vehicle will then use very little
energy, thus conserving battery power.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you do not
carr yout work on batteries yourself, e.g.
removing, charging or replacing. Always have this work performed at
aqualified specialist
workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Ben zService
Cent re. Installation location of the battery
Your vehicle is equippe dwithabatter yint he
engin ecompartmen t. Itis located on the front
bulkhea dunder the filter box on the right-
hand sid eofthe vehicle when viewed in the
direction of travel.
X Appl ythe parkin gbrake firml yand on vehi-
cles with automati ctransmission, shift the
transmission to position P.
X Switch off all electrica lconsumers, e.g.
radio, blower ,etc.
X Turn the key to position 0(Ypage 135) in
the ignition lock and remove it, or, with
KEYLESS-GO, make sure that the ignition
has bee nswitched off (Y page 135). All
indicator lamps must be off in the instru-
ment cluster.
X Open the bonnet (Y page 259). X
Release clamps ;on filter box :.
X Remove filter box :.
i Information on disconnecting the battery
(Y page 286). Disconnecting the battery
G
Risk of accident
If the battery is disconnected: 286
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as when con
necting the do norb atter yin
the jump-starting procedure
(Y page 289). Reconnecting th
ebattery
! Always connect the battery in the order
described below. Never swap the terminal
clamps. Yo umay otherwise damage the
vehicle elect ronics.
X Switch off all ele ctrical consumers, e.g.
radio, blower, etc.
X Connect the positiv eterminal clamp and
secur ethe cov er.
X Connect th enegative termina lclamp.
X Put th efilter box back in place, then clip in
and close th eretaining clamps.
X Close th ebonnet.
i If th epower supply has been interrupted,
e.g .ift he battery has been reconnected,
you must carry out the followin gtasks:
R set the clock (Y page 205)
R reset the function for folding the exterior
mirrors in/out automatically by folding
the mirrors out once (Y page 102)288
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Jum
p-starting G
Risk of injury
There is arisk of acid burns when jump-starting avehicle due to the gases which escape from
the battery. Do not lean over the batter ywhile the engin eisbeing jump-started. G
Risk of explosion
Gases escapin gfrom th ebattery during jump-starting may cause minor explosions. Avoid cre-
ating sparks. Keep naked flames away from the battery, and do not smoke.
Comply with safety precautions when handling batteries. You will find these under "Battery" in
the index.
! Avoid repeated and lengthy startin gattempts. Otherwise, non-combuste dfuel may dam-
age the catalytic converter 41
and create arisk of fire.
Do not use arapid-charging device to start the engine.
Make sure the jump leads are not damaged.
Make sure the jump leads are not touching any other metal objects when they are connected
to the battery.
If your vehicle's battery is discharged ,the engin ecan be jump-started from another vehicle
or from asecond batter yusing jum pleads.
Observ ethe followin gpoints:
X The battery is not accessible in all vehicles. If the other vehicle' sbattery is not accessible,
jump-start the vehicle using asecond batter yorajump-star ting device.
X Only jump-start the vehicl ewhen th eengineisc old an dthe catalytic converter system has
cooled down 42
.
X Do no tstart the engine if the battery is frozen. Let the battery thaw first.
X Jump-starting may only be performed from batterie swithanominal voltage of 12 V.
X Only use jum pleads which have asufficient cross-section and insulated terminal clamps.
X Make sure that the jump leads cannot come into contact with parts, such as the pulley or
the fan. Thes eparts move when the engine is started and while it is running.
X If the battery is fully discharged ,leave the batter ythat is being used to jump-star tconnected
for afew minutes befor eattempting to start. This charges the battery alittle.
i Jump leads and further information about jump-startin gcan be obtained from any
Mercedes-Ben zService Centre.
X Make sure that the two vehicles do not touch.
X Apply the parking brak efirmly.
X Manual transmission: engage neutral.
X Automatic transmission: move the selector lever toP.
X Switch off all electrical consumer s(e.g. radio, blower, etc.).
X Open the bonnet (Y page 259).
41 Only vehicles with apetrol engine.
42 Only vehicles with apetrol engine. Jump-starting
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