2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET airbag off

58 Safety
Occupant safety
The purpose of windowbag deployment is
to enhance protection for the head (but not
the chest or arms) of thevehicle occupants
on the side of the vehicle on which the
impact occurs. The windowbags are fitted
in the side of the roof frame and run from
the front door (A-pillar )to the rear door (C-
pillar).
1 Front sidebag
2 Rea rsidebag
3 Windowbag
The windowbags are triggered:
! in the first stages of an accident with
high lateral vehicle deceleration or
acceleration !
on the side on which an impact occurs
! if the system foresees that airbag
deployment can offer additional pro-
tection to that provid edby the seat belt
! independent lyof the front airbags
! regardless ofwh ether the front-pas-
senger seat is occupied or not
i You will find further information abo utair-
bag inflation on ( =
page 54).
You will find fur ther information about the trig-
gering of belt tensioners and bel tforce limiters
on ( =
pag e50).
Head /tho rax airbags (Cabriolet) G
Risk of inju ry Observe th
efollowing notes to reduce the
risk ofserio us or fatal injury if the window-
bag istriggered:
! Vehicle occupants – in particular, chil-
dren – must never lean their head into
the area of the window in wh ich the win-
do wbag is triggered.
! Vehicle occupantsmust wear their seat
be lt correctly at all times.
! Secure chi ldren less than 1. 50m tall
an d under twelve years of agein suitable
child restraint systems. P91.40-2393-31 G
Risk ofinjury In order for the head/thorax airbag to pro-
vide its intended level of protection, you
must make
sure that:
! there are no other persons, animals or
obje cts between the vehicle occupan ts
and the inflation range of the head /tho-
rax airbags
! noheavy or sharp objects are left in the
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Safety
Occupant safety
The purpose of head/thorax airbag deploy-
ment is to enhance the protection for the
he ad and chest (but not the arms)of the
ve hicle occupants on the side of the vehi-
cle on whi chthe impact occurs. The head /
thorax airbags are fitte din the outer sides
of the front seat backrests and in the side-
wall in the rear. Th
e hea d/thor ax airbags are trigger ed:
! inthe first stages of an accident with
high lateral forces of vehicle decelera-
tion or acceleration
! on the side on which an impact occurs
! ifthe system foresees that airbag
deployment can offer additional pro-
tection to that provided by the seat belt
! ifthe seat belt is fas tened
! independently of the front airbags
The front-passenger head /thorax airbag
wi ll only be triggered ifthe front-passenger
seat has objects placed onit or if it is actu-
ally occupied.
On vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat, the
front-passenger head /tho rax airbag will
only be triggered if the PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF warning lamp on the centre
console is lit, i.e. a child seat with auto-
matic child seat recognition transponder
is installed on th isseat. In an accident, the head
/thorax airbag
inflates in the area of the front side win-
dow.
i You will find further information about air-
bag inflation on ( =
page 54).
You will find furt herin formation about the trig-
gering of belt tensioners and belt force limiters
on ( =
page 50). G
Risk ofinjury Ob
serve the following notes to reduce the
ris kof serious or fatal injury if the hea d/
thorax airbag is triggered:
! Vehicle occupants – in particular, chil-
dren – must never lean their head into
the area of the window in which the
head /thorax airbag is trigg ered.
! Vehicle occupants must wear their seat
belt corr ectly at all times.
! Always secure children less than 1.50 m
tall and under twelve years of age insuit-
able child restraint systems. G
Risk of inju ry For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
me
nds that you use seat cove rs that have
been approv edfor Mercedes-Be nzvehicle s.
Otherwise, a head /thorax airbag may not
inflate correctly and could fail to provide its
intended pro tective function in the event of
an accident. These co vers can be obtained
from a Mercedes-Benz Servi ceCentre, for
example. 209en_d2.
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64 Safety
Occupant safety
Rearward-facing child seat warning symbol Automat
icchild seat rec ognition
The sensor system for the front-passenger
seat automatical lyrecognises whether a
special Mercedes-Benz rearward-facing
chi ldseat is fitted. If this is the case, the
PASSEN GER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp on
the centre console lights up. G
Risk of inju ry A rearward-faci
ngchild restraint system
must not be used on a seat protected by an
ai rbag install edinfront ofthe seat unless
the airbag is deactivated. To make this clear,
an appropriate warning sticker is affixed to
either side of the front-passenger sun visor. G
Risk of inju ry A rearward-faci
ngchild restraint system
must not be used on a seat protected by an
ai rbag install edinfront ofthe seat unless
the airbag is deactivated.
On the front-pass enger seat, only use child
restraint systems with automatic child seat
recognition which have been recommended
for Mercedes-Be nzvehicl es. You can obt ain
information from any Mercedes-Benz Serv-
ice Centre.
If yo u usearearward-facing child seat on
the front-passenger seat, it must be a spe-
cial Mercedes-Be nzrearward- facing child
seat with automatic ch ild seat recognition. If other rearward-facing child seats are used
on th efront-passenger seat, the front-pas-
senger airbag is not deactivated and the
child could be seriously or fatally injured by
the airb aginflating. To makethis clear,an
appropriate warning symbol is affixed in the
cockpit.
If you use a forward-facing child seat with-
out automatic child seat recognition on the
fr ont-passenger seat, you must move the
fr ont-passenger seat to its rearm ostp osi-
tion.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehi cle, even if they are sec ured in a child
restraint syst em. They would otherwise be
unable to res cue them selves if danger
threatens ,e.g.ex ces sive heat. Or the ycould
oth erwi se be injured by moving parts in the
vehic le, such as seats, or open the doors
and th ereby endanger themselves and oth-
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Controls in detail
Lighting
When you turn, the turning lamps illumi-
nate more effect ively the section of road
into which you are turning. Switching
onthe turning lamps
6 Make sure that the dipped-beam head-
lamps are switched on.
6 Operate the turn signal.
The corresponding front foglamp
switches on and shines in the same
direction as the turn signal which is
flashing. Switching
offthe turning lamps
6 Switch off the turn signal.
The corresponding front foglamp
switches off.
i The turning-lamp function is deactivated if
you drive faster than 40 km /h.The hazard warning lamps
still operate if
the ignition is switched off. They switch on
au tomatically when an airbag is triggered.
The switch is located on the centre con-
sole.
1 Hazard warning lamps switch Switchi
ng onthe ha zard warning lamps
6 Press hazard warning lamps switch 1.
All the turn signal lamps flash. i
When you indicate a turn, only the turn sig-
nal lamps onthat side light up. Switching off the hazard warning lamps
6
Press hazard warning lamps switch 1
ag ain.
i If the hazard warning lamps have been
swi tched onautomatically ,pre ssthe hazard
warning lamps switch twice.
When you switch off the ignition, the fol-
lowing light up ifit is dark:
! Side lamps
! Tail lamps
! Licence plate lighting
! Front fog lamps
If you open a door and then close it again,
the delayed sw itch-off time set in the oper-
ating system ( =page 123) begins to count
down. The exterior lighting switch esoff
after the delayed switch-o fftime has
elapsed. Tu
rning la mps* Hazard warning la
mps P
54.25-3814-31 neu Exterior lighting delayed switch-
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Practical advice
Tr ou bleshooting Problem Possible cause Suggested solutions
The indicator lamp in the
±button in
the Thermatic /Thermotronic* control
panel lights up or flashes when you press
the button. The air-condi tioning system
cannot be switched on. The cooling system is losing refri
gerant. 6
Have the climate control system
checked at a qualified specialist work-
shop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre. The PASSEN
GER AIRBAG OFF warning
lamp is lit on the centre console. A ch
ild seat is fitted to the front-passen-
ger seat. The front-passenger airbag has
been dea ctivat ed. There is no child seat fitted to the front-
pas
senger seat. The child seat recognition
system has malfunctioned. 6
Have the child seat recognition checked
at a qualified specialist worksho pwhi ch
has the necessary specialist kno wledge
and tools to carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
use a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for
this purpose.
In particular, work relevant to safety or
on safety-related systems must be car-
ried out at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
G Otherwise, there is a risk of injur y. selbs
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420 Technical terms
CAN system
(C ontroller A re
a N etwork)
Us es vehicle or environmental factors
to control certain functions of your ve-
hicle, such as central locking or the
wi ndscreen wipers, and transmits this
information to the ->operating system.
Th is system works through the inter-
connection of all the electronic sys-
tems in the vehicle.
CDI (C ommon Rail D ir
ec t I njection)
Diesel injection technology, inwhich all
cylinder shave a common feed line.
Fine injection nozzles al lowv ery pre-
cise dosage s,which reduces diesel
consumption.
Centring pin Threade dmetal pin. Tool for precise
positioning of the wheel on the wheel
hub when changing a tyre. Chassis number
Number determined by the manufac-
turerand affixed to the body, by which
each vehicle can be clearly identified.
Child seat rec ognition
Special child seats are available for ve-
hicles with automatic child seat recog-
nition on the front-passenger seat. If
you have fitted a child seat of this kind
to the front-passenger seat, the front-
passenger airbag is automatically disa-
bled (thePASSENGER AIRBAG OFF/7
warning lamp on the centre console
lights up).
Cockpit All the instruments, switches, buttons
and warning and indicator lamps within
the driver's reach, which are necessary
for monitoring and controlling the vehi-
cle. COMAN
DAPS*
(Co ckpit
Man agement and D ata
System)
Informat ion and operating centre for
various vehicle functions such as the
radio, DVD player, navigation system
with map display and other items of op-
tional equipment, e.g. DVD changer*,
Dolby Surround System*, TV tuner*,
telephone*.
Control unit Electronic component of the engine
electronics; controls engine and trans-
mission functions, e.g. ->automatic
transmission or ->ESP.
Cr uise co ntrol
System which enables a vehicle speed
set by the driver to be maintained auto-
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Index
St arting the engine . . ..... . . . ...35
St arting the engine with
KEYLESS GO . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. ..37
Sto pping the engine . .. . . . . . . .. ..43
Te chnical data ... . . . .... . . . ...394
Eng ine diagnostic indicator
lamp .... . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ...315
Engine electron ics. . ..... . . . ...391
Malfunction . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... 323
Eng ine number ... . . . .... . . . ...393
Eng ine oil
Ch ecking the oil level
(operating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
Co nsumption .... . . . .... . . . ...245
Display message . . . .. . . . ..2 46, 303
Fi ller neck . ..... . . ..... . . . ...246
Qu antity . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...414
To pping up . ..... . . ..... . . . ...246
Vi scosity . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...414
Ent rylamps (door) . . ..... . . . ...105
ESP . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. ..69
Activati ng/d eactivating . . . . . . .. ..70
Display message . . . .. . . . ..2 88–290
Ex planation . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... 422
Warni nglamp . . . . . . .. . . . . ..69, 310 Ex
terior lighting .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 357
Parkin glamps . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 357
Exterio rlight ingd elaye d
switch-off . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 103
Setting (operating system) . . . . . . .123
Exter ior mirror parking position
Setting (operating system) . . . . . . .130
Storing . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. ..98, 150
Exter ior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . ..31
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) . . . .148
Folding in/o ut . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 149
Folding in/o ut(automatic) . . . . .. 150
Ma lfunction . . . . ..... . . ..... .. 332
Parking position .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 150
Setting the fol d-in function
(operating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Setting the parking position
(operating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Storing settings .. . . . . . . .. . . . . ..97
Storing the parking position . . . . . ..98 F
Fire extinguisher .. . . . . .... . . . . .275
First-a idkit . . . ... . . . . . .... . . . . .275
Flat tyre . . . . ..... . . . . .... . . . . .363
Pr eparing the vehicle . . .... . . . . .363
TIREFIT kit . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .364
Floormat . . . . ..... . . . . .... . . . . .237
Folding cho ck.... . . . . .... . . . . .279
Frequ encies
Ga rage door opener . . . .... . . . . .417
Telephone . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .392
Front airbags .... . . . . . .... . . . . ..55
Front bulbs . . .... . . . . . .... . . . . .357
Front foglamps ... . . . . ..... 101, 357
Display messag e. . . . . .... . . . . .301
Front-passenger airbag .... . . . . ..55
Deactivat ed.... . . . . . .... . . . . .309
Fuel ..... . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .410
Diesel .. . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .242
Loss ... . . . . .... . . . . ..... 319, 321
Petr ol.. . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .241
Fuel consumption . . . . ..... . . . . .411
In accordance with Directive
1999 /100/EC .. . . . . .... . . . . .412 209en_d2.boo Seite
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Fuel fi
ller flap
Em ergency release . . . . ..... . . ..342
Ma lfunction . ..... . . ..... . . . ..322
Op ening /closing .. . . . .... . . . ..241
Fuel line Ma lfunction . ..... . . ..... . . . ..321
Fuel tank Ma lfunction . ..... . . ..... . . . ..321
Run dry (diesel engine) . ..... . . . .322
Fuse box
Boot .... . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ..387
En gine compartment . . ..... . . . .386
Fuse extractor . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . ..277
Fuses .... . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ..385
Allocation chart.. . . . . .... . . . ..385
Changing fuses ... . . . .... . . . ..385
Ex tractor . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ..385
Main fus ebox . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ..386 G
Garage door Openin g/closing
(with remote control) . . ..... . . . .236
Garage door opener . . ..... . . . ..235
Clearing the memory
(remote contr ol).. . . . . .... . . . ..236
Frequencies . ..... . . ..... . . . ..417 Gea
rshift pattern
Ma nual transmission . . ...... . ..137
Gearshift program Ma nual .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .143
Ma nual (CLK 55 AMG) . . . . .. . . . .145
Genuine parts . . . ..... . . . ..... .390
Glove compartment . . ....... . . .225
Gradient-climb ingca pability
from astandstill . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .263
Gross vehicle weight,
permissible . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .408 H
Haz ard warning lamps .. . . . . . . . .103
Head restraint Adjusting (front) . . ..... . . . ...27, 28
Adjusting (rear) . . ..... . . . ...93, 94
Folding bac kin the rear . . . .. . . . .. 93
Lowe ring . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 94
Removing /installing . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Head /thorax airbag . . .. . . . . . . . .. 58
Expla nation ... . . . .... . . . ..... .422 Headlamp fla
sher .. . . . . .... . . . .102
Headlamp mode (automatic) . . . ..100
Headlam p range control .... . . . . .102
Headlamps Cleaning . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .269
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . 148, 248
Mi sted up . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .328
Headlamp sdelayed switch- off –
see Exterior lighting, Delayed
sw itch-off
Heater booster system . .... . . . . .174
Ex planation . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .422
Se lecting settings
(operating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Heating Au xiliary heating ... . . . . .... . . . .175
Re ar window . . .... . . . . .... . . . .153
High-per formance brake system
(CLK 55 AMG) . .... . . . . . .... . . . .256
High-pre ssure cleaners .... . . . . .268 209en_d2.boo Seite
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