2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET wheel

383
Practical advice
Towing Securing the towing eye
6
Remove the towing eye and the wheel
wrench from the vehicle tool kit
(= page 276).
6 Screw in the towing eye clockw ise to
the stop.
6 Insert the wheel wrench handle into the
towing eye and tighten. Removing the towing eye
6
Remove the wheel wrench from the ve-
hicle to olkit.
6 Insert the wheel wrench handle into the
towing eye and turn the wheel wrench
anti-clockwise.
6 Unscrew the to wing eye.
6 Insert the top of cover 1byits tab in
the front bumper and press the bottom
of the cover inuntil it engages.
or St
andard vehicles:
6 Insert the bottom of cover 2by its tab
in the rear bumper and press the top of
the cover in until it engages.
or
AMG veh icles:
4 To fit the cover
6 Hook the cover in the rear bumper on
the right-hand side and slide it fully
over to the right (direction of arrow) 4.
6 Apply light pressure on the left-hand
side of the cover.
6 Put the towing eye and the wheel
wrench back into the vehicle tool kit. !
Theengine must not be running ifyo ua re
towing the vehicle with the front axle raised. Ap-
pli ca tion of the brakes by ESP would otherwise
da ma ge the braking sy stem on the rear axle be-
yond repair. Vehicles with manua
l transmission
6 Switch on the ignition (key inposition 2
in the ignition lock).
6 Make sure that no gear is engaged. P 88.20-2440-31 Towing the vehicle209en_d2.boo Seite
383 Dienstag, 25. Mai 2004 7:26 19

384 Practical advice
TowingVehicles with automati
ctransmission*
6 Switch on the ignition (key in position 2
in the ignition lock ).
6 Move the selector lever to N.
! Do not tow the vehicle further than 50 km.
Do not exceed a towing spe edof 50 km /h,ot h-
erw ise the trans mission could be damag ed.
Only tow the ve hicle with the rear axl e
raised if:
! you need to tow the vehicle for a longer
distance
! the transmission has been damaged
Instead of raising the rear axle, the propel-
ler shaft to the driven axl ecan be removed. Points to bea
rin mi nd:
! Vehicles with automatic transmission*
must not be tow-started.
! The battery must be connected.
! The engine and the catalytic converter
must be cold.
! Avoid repea ted or lengthy attempts to
start the engine. Vehicles with
manual transmission
6 Switch on the ignition (key in position 2
in the ignition lock).
6 Make sure that no gear isengaged.
6 Tow the vehicle to set it in motion, or al-
low it to roll.
6 Engage a suit able gear and gradually
release the clutch. Do not depress the
accelerator.
! The engine is started. The towing
eyes can be used to pull the ve-
hic leonto a trailer or transporter for trans-
po rting purposes.
Make su rethat no gea ris engag ed. On ve-
hicles with automatic transmission*, the
selector lever must be in position N
! Lash the vehicle securely ,and only by the
wheels or wheel rim s.
Your vehicle could otherwise be damaged. Tow-starting the vehicle
(emer
gencyengine start) Tr
an sporting thev ehicle 209en_d2.boo Seite
384 Dienstag, 25. Mai 2004 7:26 19

389
Te
chnical data
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
Vehicle electronics
Vehicle identification plates Engine
Perfo rmance
Tyres and wheels
Vehicle dimensions Trailer tow hitch
Vehicle weights
Service products and capacities
Frequencies for garage door openers* 209en_d2.
boo Seite 389 Dienstag, 25. Mai 2004 7:26 19

399
Te
chnical data
Tyres and wheels
! Mercedes-Benz recommends that, for safe-
ty reasons, you use tyres which have be enspe-
cially approved by Mercedes-Benz for your
vehicle. These tyres are specially suite dto your
vehicle's control systems, such as ABS or ESP.
Mercedes-Benz can accept no responsibility for
damage resulting from using tyr esother than
tho seapprove dfor your vehicle. You may obtain
further information about tyres fro many
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. !
If you use tyres other tha nth ose which have
been tested and rec ommendedbyMe rcedes-
Benz, characteristics su chas handling, noise lev-
el sa nd fuel consumption could be adver selyaf-
fe ct ed. Moreover, dimensional variations and
different tyre deformation characterist ics when
ru nn ingunder load could cause the tyre to make
co ntact with the bodywork or axle components.
The con sequence could be damage to the tyre or
to th evehicle. i
You may obtain further information about
tyres and wheels from any Mercede s-Be nz Serv-
ice Centre.
You will find a table of tyre pre ssures on the in-
side of the vehicle's fuel filler flap. You will find
fur ther information abo uttyre pressures in the
"Operation" section ( =
pag e251). Tyres and wheels209en_d2.boo Seite
399 Dienstag, 25. Mai 2004 7:26 19

400 Technical data
Tyres and wheels
1T
he use of snow cha insis not permitted. CLK 200 KOMPRESSOR,
CL
K2 00CGI, CLK 240,
CL K2 70CDI CLK 320 CLK 500 CLK 55 AMG
Front axle: Summer tyres 20
5/5 5 R16 91V 205
/55 R16 91W – –
Lig
ht-alloy wheel 7J
x 16 H2 ET 37 7J x 16 H2 ET
37 – –
Rear axle: Summer tyres 22
5/5 0 R16 92V 1 225
/50 R16 92W 1 – –
Lig
ht-alloy wheel 8J
x 16 H2 ET 32 8J x 16 H2 ET
32 – –
Both axles: Wi
nter tyres 20
5/5 5 R16 91H M+S 205
/55 R16 91H M+S –
Lig
ht-alloy wheel 7J
x 16 H2 ET 37 7J x 16 H2 ET
37 – –209en_d2.boo Seite
400 Dienstag, 25. Mai 2004 7:26 19

401
Te
chnical data
Tyres and wheels
1T heuse of snow ch ains is no tpermitted. CLK 200 KOMPRESSOR,
CL
K2 00 CGI, CLK 240,
CL K2 70 CDI CLK 320 CLK 500 CL
K55 AMG
Front axle: Summer tyres 22
5/4 5R17 91W 22
5/4 5R17 91W 22
5/4 5R1 791Y 22
5/ 40 R18 92Y XL Summer tyres 22
5/4 5R17 91W
MO Extend ed 22
5/4 5R17 91W
MO Extended 22
5/4 5R1 791Y
MO Extended –
Li
ght-alloy wheel 7½ J x
17H2 ET 36 7½ J x
17H2 ET36 7½
J x 17 H2 ET36 7½
J x 18 EH2 ET 37
Rear axle: Summer tyres 24
5/4 0R17 91W 1 24
5/4 0R17 91W1 24
5/4 0R1 791Y 1 25
5/ 35 R18 94Y XL1 Summer tyres 24
5/4 0R17 91W 1
MO Extend ed 24
5/4 0R17 91W1
MO Extended 24
5/4 0R1 791Y 1
MO Extended –
Li
ght-alloy wheel 8½ J x
17H2 ET 30 8½ J x
17H2 ET30 8½
J x 17 H2 ET30 8½
J x 18 EH2 ET 30
Both axles: Winter tyres 22
5/4 5R17 91H M+S 22
5/4 5R17 91H M+S 22
5/4 5R1 791 HM +S 22
5/4 5 R17 91H M+S Winter tyres 22
5/4 5R17 91H M+S
MO Extend ed 22
5/4 5R17 91H M+S
MO Extended 22
5/4 5R1 791 HM +S
MO Extended –
Li
ght-alloy wheel 7½ J x
17H2 ET 36 7½ J x
17H2 ET36 7½
J x 17 H2 ET36 7½
J x 17 H2 ET37 209en_d2.boo Seite
401 Dienstag, 25. Mai 2004 7:26 19

402 Technical data
Tyres and wheels
1T
he use of snow cha insis not permitted. AMG equipment
AMG equipment
Front axle: Summer tyres 22
5/ 40 R18 92Y XL Lig
ht-alloy wheel 7½ J x 18 EH2 ET 37
Rear axle: Summer tyres 255
/35 R18 94Y XL 1 Lig
ht-alloy wheel 8½ J x 18 EH2 ET 30209en_d2.boo Seite
402 Dienstag, 25. Mai 2004 7:26 19

403
Te
chnical data
Tyres and wheels
Your vehicle may be equipped with TIREFIT
or a spare wheel, depending on the coun-
try, engine installed and /orwh eels fitted. !
If your vehicl eis eq uipped with a "Mini-
sp are "emergency spare wheel, a tyre pres sure
of 4.2 bar or61 psi must be set.
! Atyre pressure of 3.5 bar or51 psi must be
se tfor the collapsible emergency spare wheel. !
For all other spare wheels, the highest value
on the tyre pressure table onthe inside of the
fuel filler flap should be set.
1T heuse of snow cha insis no tpermitted. Spare
wheel* CLK 200 KOMPRES-
SOR, CL
K200 CGI,
CLK 240,
CL K2 70 CDI CLK 320 CLK 500 CLK 55 AMG AMG equipment
Minis pare emergency spare wheel: Tyr
es T125
/90 R16 98M 1 T1
25 /9 0R16 98M 1 T125
/80 R17 99M 1 – T125
/90 R1 799M 1 Wheel 3.5B x 16 H2 3.5B x 16 H2 3.5B x 17 H2 – 3.5B x 17 H2
Steel spare wheel: Summer tyres 20
5/5 5R16 91V 20
5/5 5R16 91W – – –
Steel spare wheel 7J
x 16 H2 ET37 7J
x 16 H2 ET 37 – – –
Light weight spare wheel: Summer tyres 22
5/4 5R17 91W 22
5/4 5R17 91W 225
/45 R17 91W – 22
5/ 45 R17 91Y Lightweight spare
wh
eel 7½ J x
17H2 ET 36 7½ J x
17H2 ET36 7½ J x 17 H2 ET 36 – 7½ J x
17H2 ET36
Coll apsible emergency spare wheel Tyr
es – – – 145
/70-17 92P –
Wheel – – – 4½B x 17 H2 ET12 –209en_d2.boo Seite
403 Dienstag, 25. Mai 2004 7:26 19