Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS-Class Operator's Manual page 266

Practical hints
Vehicle status messages in the multifunction display
Display messages
DISTRONIC Currently Unavail-
able
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Manual
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Possible cause/consequence
Distronic is deactivated because:
The Distronic cover in the radiator grille
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is dirty.
The functionality is impaired by heavy
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precipitation or fog
The system is overheated.
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Possible solution
X
If necessary, clean the Distronic cover in the
Y
area of the radiator grille (
X
If necessary, wait until the system has cooled
down.
X
Restart the vehicle.
Distronic becomes operational again without the
engine being restarted when:
dirt on the radiator grille has fallen off while
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driving (e.g. slush or snow)
the system recognizes full sensor availability
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(due to lessening rain or the road surface dry-
ing)
the message in the multifunction display dis-
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appears
the speed last stored flashes in the display for
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5 seconds.
You can then operate Distronic as usual again.
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