2000 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-CLASS heater

249 Driving instructions
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data Instruments
and controlsOperationDrivingInstrument
cluster displayPractical hints Car care Index Block heater (Canada only)
The engine is equipped with a block heater.
The electrical cable may be installed at your authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.Traveling abroad
Abroad, there is a widely-spread Mercedes-Benz service
network at your disposal. If you plan to travel into areas
which are not listed in the index of your Mercedes-Benz
Center directory, you should request pertinent
information from your authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Driving in countries with left-hand traffic requires the
headlamps to be switched over accordingly, see
page 362.
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402 Index
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data Instruments
and controlsOperation DrivingInstrument
cluster displayPractical hints Car careIndex
Residual engine heat utilization ............................ 174
Special settings ......................................................... 169
Switching on and off ................................................ 175
Windows fogged on the inside ................................ 170
Windows fogged on the outside .............................. 171
Automatic transmission ...............................................229
Emergency operation ...............................................237
Fluid level ...................................................................332
Program mode selector switch ...............................236
Selector lever position ..............................................232
BBabySmart
TM airbag deactivation system ..................... 88
Self-test ......................................................................... 89
Backrest ............................................................................. 72
BAS (Brake assist system) ............................................268
Battery .............................................................................346
Battery recycling .......................................................348
BATTERY/ALTERNATOR -
malfunction and warning messages ......................299
Block heater ....................................................................249
BRAKE ASSIST - malfunction
and warning messages ............................................300
Brake assist system (BAS) ............................................268Brake fluid ...........................................240, 292, 393, 395
BRAKE FLUID -
malfunction and warning messages ......................301
BRAKE LINING WEAR -
malfunction and warning messages ......................301
Brake pad wear ...............................................................301
Brake warning lamp ..................................................... 292
Brake fluid low ......................................................... 292
Brakes ...................................................238, 240, 268, 272
CCapacities
Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc. .............................. 393
Card, KEYLESS-GO ..........................................................28
Cargo tie-down hooks ................................................... 200
Catalytic converter ........................................................ 220
Center console .................................................................. 24
Center console lighting ................................................. 185
Central locking switch .................................................... 50
Central locking system .................................................... 34
Automatic central locking .........................................52
Central locking switch ............................................... 50
Choosing global or selective mode .....................37, 43
Electronic main key .................................................... 29
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data Instruments
and controlsOperation DrivingInstrument
cluster displayPractical hints Car careIndex Warning lamp ............................................................296
Seat belts and integrated restraint system .................. 82
Seat heater ........................................................................ 76
Seat ventilation system ................................................... 79
Seats
Front seat adjustment ................................................ 67
Service indicator
See Flexible service system (FSS) .......................... 147
Setting the audio volume .............................................. 146
Shelf below rear window ..............................................327
Side impact airbags ......................................................... 95
Side marker lamp ..........................................................360
Simultaneous use of electronic main key
and KEYLESS-GO-card ............................................... 44
Sliding/pop-up roof ....................................................... 181
Emergency operation ...............................................369
Opening and closing .................................................. 45
Synchronizing ........................................................... 183
Snow chains ....................................................................245
SOS-call
See Tele Aid ............................................................... 210
Spare wheel ....................................................................338
Spare wheel, vehicle tools,
storage compartment ................................................335
Special settings (Automatic climate control) ............ 169
SRS indicator lamp ........................................................293SRS malfunction ............................................................... 92
Standby bulb function ...................................................361
Start lock-out .....................................................................32
Electronic main key .................................................... 32
KEYLESS-GO-card .......................................................32
Starter switch .........................................................222, 224
Starting and turning off the engine ........................... 227
Starting the engine
Electronic main key ................................................. 227
KEYLESS-GO ............................................................. 227
Steering lock
See Starter switch ............................................222, 224
Steering wheel
Easy-entry/exit feature ..............................................66
Storage compartment
Trunk floor ................................................................ 335
Storage compartment in the
rear passenger compartment .................................. 192
Storage compartments and armrests .......................... 188
Center console ........................................................... 190
Glove box .................................................................... 189
Storing mirror positions ............................................... 107
Sun visors ........................................................................ 187
Supplemental restraint system (SRS) ...........................90
Synchronizing remote control .................................... 365
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