2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET brake

Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
PR
E-SAFE Function
currently
limited
See Own‐
er'
sM an‐
ual G
Risk of accident
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is tempora rily inoperative if:
R theD ISTRONIC PLUScove rint he ra diatorgrille is di rty.
R the sensor sint he bumpers are dirty.
R itsf unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
R ther adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative ,e.g. due
to electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
stations or other sources of electromagnetic radiation.
R the system is outside the operating tempe rature range.
R the on-board voltage is insufficient.
R E63A MG: you deactivat eESP®
.
PRE- SAFE ®
Brake is operational again and the displa ymes-
sage disappear swhen:
R the dir t(e.g. slush) drops away while the vehicle is in
motion.
R the system detects that the sensor sare full yavailable
again.
R thes ystem is within the operatin gtemperatur erange.
R E63A MG: you reactivate ESP ®
.
If the displa ymessage continues to be displayed:
X Clean the DI STRONIC PLUS cover in the radiator grille
(Y page 267).
X Clean the bumpers (Y page 267).
X Restart the engine.
X Wait until the batter yissufficiently charged. PRE-SA
FE Functions
limited
See Own‐
er's Man‐
ual
G
Ris
kofa ccident
PRE-SAFE ®
Brak eisfaulty. BA SPLUS or th edistance warning
signal may also have failed.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. A Malfunc‐
tion Con‐
sult work‐
shop
G
Risk of injury
Cabriolet: the roll bars are faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist worksho pimmed iately. 212
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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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ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
J EB
D, ABS
and ESP
inopera‐
tiv eS ee
Owner's
Manual G
Risk of accident
EBD (Electronic Brake-for ceDistribution), ABS, ESP ®
,B AS,
PRE-SAFE ®
,t he HOL Dfunction ,hill start assist and ESP ®
trailer stabilisation are no tavailab ledue to amalfunction. In
addition, the ä,åand! warning lamp sinthe
instrumen tcluster light up and awarning tone sounds.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
The brake system continue stofunction 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 immediately. J Release
parking
brake You are drivin
gwith the parkin gbrake engaged .Awarning
ton ealso sounds.
X Release th eparking brake. J Br
ake
immedi‐
ately Am
alfunction has occurred while the HOL Dfunction or DIS-
TRONI CPLUSisa ctive.
or
Vehicles with manual transmissio n:with the HOL Dfunction
activated, you have either:
R opened the driver' sdoor and released th eseat belt or
R switched off th eengineor
R opened th ebonnet
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 Paying attention to the traffic situation, immediately
depress the brake peda lfirmly and hold until the display
message disappears.
X Prevent the vehicle from rolling away before you leave it
(Y page 153).
You can restart the engine. 216
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ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
J Ch
eck
brake
fluid
level G
Risk of accident
There is insufficient brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir. In
addition, the red Jwarning lamp in the instrumen tcluster
lights up and awarning tone sounds.
X Pul lover and stop th evehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not con-
tinu edriving under any circumst ances.
X Engag ethe parkin gbrake.
X Cons ultaq ualified specialist worksho p.
X Do not top up the brake fluid. Thi swilln ot rectif ythe prob-
lem. # Check
brak
ewear Th
eb rake pa ds/linings have reach edthei rwearlimit.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Lights
i Display messages about LEDs:
This display message will only appear if all LEDs have failed. Displa
ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b Le
ft cor‐
nering
light
or
Right cor‐
nering
light Th
eleft or right-hand cornering light is faulty.
X Chec kwhether you ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left
dipped
beam
or
Right
dipped
beam The left or right-hand dipped-bea
mheadlam pisfaulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 11 3).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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ymessages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
b Th
ird
brake lamp Th
et hird brakelamp is faulty.
X Chec kwhether you ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left-hand
tail lamp/
brak
elamp
or
Right-
hand tail
lamp/
brake lamp Th
eleft or right-hand brak elamp/tail lamp is faulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left main
beam
or
Right
main beam The left or right-hand main beam is faulty.
X
Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left
licence
plat
elamp
or
Right
licence
plate lamp Th
eleft or right-hand licence plate lam pisfaulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Left fog‐
lamp
or
Righ
tfog‐
lamp Th
eleft-hand or right-hand front foglam pisfaulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. b Rear left
foglamp
or
Rear
righ
tfog‐
lamp Th
eleft-hand or right-hand rear foglam pisfaulty.
X Check whethe ryou ar epermitted to change the bulb your-
self (Y page 113).
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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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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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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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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