2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET light

176 Controls in detail
Au
xiliary heating /ventila tion* Switch on the
centre console
The sw itch is located on the right-hand
side of the lower section of the centre con-
sole.
1 Auxiliary heatin g/ventilation
2 Red or blue indicator lamp
3 Yellow indicator lamp
The indicator lamps in the switch may light
up in blue, red or yellow. If the ignition is set to
1or 2:
6 Press and hold button 1form ore than
two secon ds.
The red or blue indicator lamp in the
switch lights up. The auxiliary heating /
ventilation is switch edon.
If there is no key in the ignition lock or the
ignition is set to 0:
6 Briefly press button 1.
The red or blu eindicator lamp in the
switch lights up. The auxiliary heating /
ventilation is switch edon.
i The blu eindicator lamp lights upafter two
seconds if you have swit ched over to auxiliary
ventilation. Remote control
The remote control has a max
imum range
of approximatel y300 m. The range may be
re duc edby:
! sources of radio interference
! solidobjects between the remote con-
trol and the vehicle
! the remote control being in an unfa-
vourable position in relation to the
vehicle
! transmitting inan enclosed space
i Optimum range can be achieved by holding
the remote control vertically whe ntransmitting.
One remote control is supplied as part of the
vehicle's equipment. However, a second remote
control canbeused for eac hvehicle. For furt her
infor mation, please consult aqualified spe cialist
wo rkshop, e.g. a Merced es-Benz Service Centre.Switching on the auxiliary heating /
ven
tilation
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Blue Auxiliary ventilation is sw
itched
on Red Aux
iliary heating is switched on Yel-
low A switch-on time has been prese-
lected (
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Controls in detail
Auxil iary heating /ventilation*
1 Aerial
2 OFF Auxiliary heating /ventilation off
3 ON Auxiliary heatin g/ventilation on
4 Indicator lamp
6 Press and hol dthe ON button until indi-
cator lamp 4in the remote control
lights up ingreen.
The red or blue indicator lamp on the
switch on the centre console lights up.
The auxiliary heating or ven tila tion is
switched on. i
The indicator lamp on the remote control
in fo rms you:
! whether a signal has been sentto the auxil-
iary heating /ventilation system
The remot eco ntrol radio signal is experienc-
ing interfere nceif the indicator lamp on the
remote control flashes green when you
press the ON button or ifit fla shes red when
you press the OFF button.
Repeat the procedure in this case. Stand
els ewh ereor move closer to the vehicle if
ne ces sary.
! of the battery charge statu sof the remote
contro l:
The battery is almost discharged if the indi-
cator la mpon the remot eco ntrol lights up in
orange first aft erone of the buttons is
pressed.
The batter yisdisch arged if the indicator
lamp on the remote control only flashes up in
orange after one of the buttons is pressed.
It is then no long erpos sible tosw itch the
auxili ary heating /ventilation on or off using
th e remo te control.
Replace the battery ( =
page 35 6). Switch on the centre console
6
Briefly press the switch ( =pa ge 176).
The red or blue indicator lamp inthe
switch goes out. The auxiliary heating
or ventilation is switched off. Remote control
6
Press and hold the OFFbutton until
indicator lamp 4lights up in red
( = page 17 6).
The red or blue indicator lamp onthe
switch on the centre console goes out.
The auxiliar yheating or ventilation is
switched off.
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182 Controls in detail
Open-air
Tostop:
6 Press the switch in any direction.
The sliding /tilting sunroof stops in
it s current position.
Lowering and closing
6 Pull the switch in the direct ion of arrow
4 and hold itin this position until the
sliding /tilti ng sunroof has moved to
the required position.
or
6 Briefly press the switch beyond the
pressure point in the direction of arrow
4and release it.
The sl iding /tilting sunroof is lowered
at the rea r. To stop:
6 Press the swi tch in any direction.
The sliding /tilting sunroof stops in
its current position. Opening and closing the cover
The cover is intended to block out the sun-
light. When you open the sl
iding /tilting
sunroof, the cover automatica lly sli des
bac kwith it.
It is possible to open the cover manually
when the sli ding /tilting sunroof is closed
or raised at the rear. Rain closing feature
The sliding
/tilting sunroof closes auto-
matically:
! when it st arts to rain
! at extreme outs ide temperatures
! after twelve hours
! if there are malfunctions in the power
supply
The sliding /tilting sunroof is then raised at
the rear to continue to ventilate the vehicle
interior.
i The sliding /tilting sunroof does not close if:
! it is rai sed at the rear
! it is blocked
! itis not raining on the windscreen (e.g. if the
vehicl eis under a bridge orin a carport) G
Risk ofinjury If the slidin
g/tilti ngsunroof has been
clo sed using thera in closing featu reand
becomes blocked, it will not open automati-
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188 Controls in detail
Open-airEnsuring that the soft top is loc
ked
The soft top is not locked if:
! the indicator lamp in the soft top
switch is lit
! an ala rmsounds and thein dic ator lamp
flashes for a maximum of ten seconds
wh en you pull away or while you are
driving
If the soft top is not locked pro perly, you
can relock it.
Before continuing your journey
6 Switch on the ignition (key in position 2
in the ignition lock ).
6 Push the soft top switch. During the journey
6 Stop the vehicle.
6 Push the soft top switch. Boot separator and skibag cover
The boot separator and the skibag cover
are located in the boot.
!
Do not place anything behind the nets atthe
side when the boot separator is swung back or
the skibag cover is open. You could forget the se
objects and they could be damaged when the
soft top is ope rated. 6
Open the boot.
Engaging the boot separator
6 Pull back bootseparator 1in the
direct ion of the arrow by the handle
until it engages.
Swinging back the boot separator 6 Push boot separator 1away fr omyou
until it engages. G
Risk of inju ry A war
ning sounds and the indicator lamp in
the roof switch lights up if th esoft top does
not open or clo secompletely.
Ma kesure that the soft top is locked
sec urely ( =
page 188) before you drive on. G
Risk of injury If the soft top does
notopen or clo secom-
pletely, the soft top hydraulic system will be
depressurised after about seven minutes
and the soft to pwill lower.
The soft top hydraulic system is depressu-
rised immediately and the soft top lowers
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192 Controls in detail
Driving systemsCruise control lever
The cruise control lever is used to operat
e:
! cruise control or Distronic*
! variable Speedtronic
i Thelastspe ed store d is clea redwhen you
stop the engine.
The cruise control lever is the uppermost
lever on the left of the steering column.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise con-
trol lever indicates which system you have
selected:
! Cruise control, Distronic*:
LIM indicator lamp off
! variable Speedtronic:
LIM indicator lamp lit 1
To store the current speed or a higher
speed
2 To store the current speed or a lower
speed
3 To deactivate cruise control
4 To resume the last speed stored
5 To switch between cruise control,
Distronic* and Speedtronic
6 LIM indicator lamp Cr
uise control disp lay in theinstru- ment cluster
When cruise contro
lis active:
! the stored speed is shown in the multi-
function display
! the segments from the stored speed up
to the maximum speed light up in the
spee dometer
i The segme ntsin the speedometer flash (or
go out onthe CLK 500) if cruise control isdeac-
tivated, e.g.:
! ifth e vehicle is aquapla ning
! if you move the selector lever to Nwhile the
vehicl eis in motion
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194 Controls in detail
Driving systemsi
Cruise control may be unable to maintain
th es tored spee dwhen driving up hillordow nhill.
The stored speedisresumed when th egradi ent
eve nsout.
i Vehicles with manual transmission:
When you change gear, depress the accelerator
pedal slightl yto increase the smooth nessof the
gear change.
When you depress the clutch pedal and engage a
different gear, the engine speed may increase
slight lyuntil a gear is engaged.
! Always dri veat suffi cient bu tnot excess ive
engine speeds.
! Change gear in good time.
! Donotch an ge down several gears at a time
if possible. Resuming a stored speed
1 To resume a stored speed 6
Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
6 Release the accelerator pedal.
Cruise control is activated and adjus ts
the vehicle's speed to the last speed
stored. Setti
nga higher speed
1 To set a higher speed
6 Press and hol dthe cruise control
lever inthe direction ofarrow 1until
the desi redsp eed has been reached. G
Riskofaccident Only resume the
store dspeed if you know
what th isspeed is and if it isappropriate for
the curre ntroad and traffic conditi ons.Oth-
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198 Controls in detail
Driving systemsDistr
onic dis plays in the speedometer
1 Stored speed
i For de sign reasons, the spe eddisplayed in
the speedometer may differ slightly from the
sp eed set with Distronic. 1
Segments
If Distronic detects a vehic lein front:
! the display shows the vehicle travelling
in front
! segments inthe speedometer light up.
The segments indicate how great the
difference isbetween the speed you
have set and the speed at which the
vehicle in front is travelling. The
l distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up if the distance
to the vehicle in front is too small.
The intermittent warning signal ceases
and thel dist an ce warning lamp
goes out once you have re-established
the required distance between your
vehicle and the vehicl ein front.
i Distronic cau sesyou rveh icle to brake at a
maximum of2m/s 2
. This is appro xima tely 20%
of the maximum braki ng force of your vehicle.
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Risk of accident If
Di stronic detects a risk of collision with
the vehicl ein front:
! thel distance warning lamp in the
instrumen tcluster will light up
! an int ermittent warning signal will sound
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204 Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting the specified distance forDistr
onic
You can set the speci fied distance for
Distronic by varying the time span
between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. This time
span specifies the distance to be main-
tained from the veh icle in front by Dis-
tronic in rel ation to your vehicle's speed.
You can see the distance inthe multi-func-
tion display or speedometer disp lay.
1 Toswitch the distance warning func-
tion on /off
2 Toset the speci fied distance Increasing the specified distance
If you increase the specified distance,
Distronic maintains a greater distance
from the vehicle in front.
6 Turn thumbwheel 2towards ¯.
Decreasing the specified distance
If you decrease the specified distance,
Distronic maintains a shorter distance
from the vehicle in front.
6 Turn thumbwheel 2tow ards ® . Distance warning function
Thi
sfunction warns you when the distance
to the vehicle in front istoo small, even
when Di stronic is deactivated:
! The l distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
! You may hear an intermittent signal. You must brake yourself to maintain the
correct distance from the vehicle in front
and
toavoid crashing.
i Distronic does not always clearly recognise
compl ex road and traffic situations . You will then
receive an incorrect dis tanc ew arning signal or
none at all.
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Risk of accident Pa
y careful att ention to th etraffic situation
if:
! thel distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster li ghts up
! and/ oran intermittent signal sounds
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