2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET fuel

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Controls in detail
Opening and closing
The locking button is on the right-hand
side of the hand lestrip above the licence
plate recess.
1 Locking button
6 Press button 1.
The vehicle is centrally locked.
The locking knobs in the doors drop
down. The turn signal sflash three
times. The anti-theft alarm system* is
primed. Individual settings
If you frequently travel alone, you may
wish
to change how the KEYLESS GO key func-
tions. Only the following are unlocked with
this setting when the driver's door handle
is grasped:
! The driver's door
! The fuel fi ller flap
1 Battery check lamp
2 ‹ Locking button
3 ΠUnlock ing butt on 6
Press and hol d both theŒand‹
buttons simultaneously for approxi-
mately si xseconds until battery check
lamp 1flashes twice.
The KEYLESS GO key then functions as
fo llows:
Unlocking the driver's door 6 Grasp the door handle.
Un locking the veh icle centrally
6 Grasp the door handle on the front-pas-
senger side.
Lo cking the vehicle centrally
6 Pres s the locking button on the door
handle (= page82) or on the boot
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128 Controls in detail
Operating system
Sel
ecting the heater booster settings
You can only see this function ifyour vehi-
cle has a diesel engine. You can use the
heater booster to warm up the vehicle inte-
rior to the temperature you require more
qui ckly.
6 Move the bar to theHeatersubmenu
using the æorç button.
6 Press the jork button repeat-
edly until you see the
Function Heater
booster
message.
The current setting is highlighted. 6
Select the function you require using
the æ orç button. You can
select the following:
!
Automatic
The heater booster is switched on if
the outside temperature is below
8° C and the coolant temperature
is less than 70 °C. It switches itself
off again at higher temperature s.
!
Off
The heater booster is switched off.
Th is saves fuel. !
off by
AC-OFF
You can switch the heater booster
on and off using the ACOFF
(econ-
omy mode) button on the Thermatic
(= page 154) or Thermotronic*
(= page 164) system.
Switched off:
Th eindi cat or la mp in the
AC OFF
button comes on.
Switched on:
Th eindi cat or la mp in the
AC OFF
button is not lit.
The heater booster is switched on if
the outside temperature is below
8° C and the coolant temperature
is less than 70 °C. It switches itself
off again at higher temperatures.
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Controls in detail
Operating system i
If you have switched onthis function and
folded in the exteri ormirrors using the button on
the centre console, themi rrors will not be folded
ou twhen the ignition is switched on. It isthen
only possible to fold out the mi rrors using the
button on the centre console.
6 Move the bar to theConveniencesub-
menu using the æorç button.
6 Press the korj button repea t-
edly until you see the
Fold in mirr ors
wh en locking
message inthe displ ay.
The current setting is highlighted.
6 Switch the Mirror setting when parking
function
onoroffusing the æor
ç button. You can call up statistical data for your
vehicle
inthe Trip computer menu.
You can call up the following information: Con
sumptio nstatistics after start
i Whenyou call up the trip computer again, it
displays the consumption statistics after start
first.
6 Press the ÿorè button repeat-
edly until you see the
After startmes-
sage in the display.
1 Short total distance recorder
2 Time elapsed since start
3 Average speed since start
4 Average fuel consumption since start
5 Distance driven since start Trip computer menu
Function Page
Consumption statistics after
start 131
Consumption statistics since
the
last reset 132
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132 Controls in detail
Operating systemi
If you turn the key to position 0in the ig ni-
tion lock or remove it, all the val uesar ere set
after appro ximately four hours.
The val uesarenot rese t ifyou turn th ekey back
to position 1or 2during th istime .
Resetting con sumption statistics
Press and hol dthe reset button on the left
in the instrument cluster ( =page 12) until
the consumption statist ics have been
reset to "0".
Consumption statistics since the last reset
6
Press the ÿorè button repeat-
edly until you see theAfter startmes-
sage in the display.
6 Pres s the j ork button repeat-
edly until you see the
After resetmes-
sage in the display. 1
Long total distance recorder
2 Time elapsed since last reset
3 Average speed since last reset
4 Average fuel consumption since last
reset
5 Distance driven since last res et
Resetting consumption statistics
Press and hold the reset button on the left
in the instrument cluster (
=page 12) until
the consumption statistics have been
re set to "0". Calling
uptherange
6 Press the ÿorè button repeat-
edly unt ilyou see the
After startmes-
sage in the display.
6 Press the jork button repea t-
edl yuntil the
Range:message appears
in the display.
You will see in the display the approximate
dist ance which can becovered bythe
tank's contents.
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138 Controls in detail
Automatic transmission*
You will find information about driving with
an automatic transmission in the "Getting
started" section (=page 36).
The automatic transmission adapts toyour
individual driv ing st yle automatically by
cont inuously adjusting its shift points.
These shift point adjustments take into
account the current operating and dri ving
conditions. If the operating and driving
conditions change, the automatic trans-
mission reacts by adjust ing the gearshift
program. The automatic transmission shift
sthrough
the gea rsauto matically. The gear selected
depends on:
! selector lever position Dwith shift
ranges 6*,5 *,4, 3, 2 and1
(= page 140)
! the gearshift program selected ( S/ C)
( = pag e141) or ( S/ C /M )*
( = pa ge 144)
! the position of the acceleratorpedal
( = pa ge 142)
! the road speed Automatic transmission*
G
Risk of accident Th
emovemen t of the pedals should not be
restricted in any way. Always keep the
driver 'sfootwell free from obje cts.Make
sure that floormats or carpets leave suffi-
cient clearance for the pedals.
Always apply the parking brake when park-
ing.
Never leave children unsupervised in the
ve hic le.T he ycould move thes elec torlev er
and the vehicle could roll away on downhill
or uphill gradients.
Do not change down for additiona leng ine
bra king on a sl ippery road surfa ce. The drive
wheels could then lose their grip and the
vehicle co uld skid. G
Risk of fire Make sure that the exhaust system does not
come clo
seto highly flamm able materials,
e.g. dry grass or fuel. The flammable mate-
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Controls in detail
Automatic transmiss ion*
6 Press program selector sw itch 1
repeatedly untilMfor manual gearshift
program Mappears in the speedome-
ter display.
The autom atic tra nsm ission switches
to ma nual gearshif tprogram M. Auto-
matic shifting is deactivated. The shift
range is not restricted.
When the selector lever is in position D,
you can shift up or down manually through
the individual gears. The gear curr ently
selected and engaged is shown in the
speedometer displ ay.
Upshifting
! In manual gearshift pr ogram M,the auto-
matic transmi ssion doe snot shift up eve nif the
engine speed reaches the overrevving range.
Wh enthe max imum perm issibl e speed forthe
current gear isreached, the fuel supply iscut off
to prevent th eengine fro moverrevving. You
must make sure th atthe engine speed does not
reach the red area in the rev counter. There is
otherwise a danger of engine damage.
Shift up a gear if the
^upshift symbol appears
in th erev counter display inste adof
M. 6
Press the selector lever briefly to the
right, towards D+.
or
6 Press the right-hand button on the
steering wheel (
=pag e145).
The automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear up.
Downshifting
6 Press the selector lever briefly to the
left,to wa rds D–.
or
6 Press the left-hand button on the steer-
ing wheel (
=page 145).
The automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear down. i
If you brake or come to a halt without chang-
ing to a lower gear, the automatic tra nsmission
will shift down to a gear from which you can
acce lerate or pull away easily.
Kickdown
It is not possible to use kickdo wnin man-
ual gearshift program M.
i Manual gearshift program Mis deselected if
you:
! pressthe program selector switch
(= page 141).
!
SorCappears in the speedometer display in
th is ca se.
! restart the engine.
The auto matic tra nsmission switche sto an
au tomatic gearshift program in this case. G
Risk of accident Do
not chan gedown for additional eng ine
braking ona slippery road surface. The drive
wheels could lose their grip and the vehicle
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Controls in detail
Good visi bility
6 Press button 1for the right-hand mir-
ror.
6 Engag ere verse gear.
The mirror on the front-passenger side
turns downwards into the stored posi-
tion.
The exterior mirror reverts to its stored
drive position:
! ten seconds after reverse gear is disen-
gaged
! immediately, if you exceed a speed of
10 km /h
! immediately, if you press button 2The sun visors protect you from glare as
you are driving.
1 Retainer
2 Flap, e.g. for fuel cards
3 Mirror cov er
4 Mirror light Glare from the
front
6 Fold the sun visor down. Gl
arefrom the si de
6 Fold the sun visor down.
6 Pullthe sun visor out of retainer 1.
6 Swing the sun visor to the side. Su
n vi sors G
Risk of accident Keep the
mirrors in the sun visors covered
while you are driving. Dazzling light may oth-
erwise endanger yourself and others.
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Thermatic (automatic air conditioning)Switching off
You can switch off the cooling function. Air
in the vehicle is then neither cooled nor
dried.
6
Pres s the ± button.
The indicator lamp in the ±button
lights up. After a delay the cooling func-
tion switches off. Switching on
The windows may mist up if the air
is
damp. You can use the cooling function to
dry the air.
6 Press the ±button.
The indicator lamp in the ±button
goes out. The cooling function is
switched on. Rear-compartment air condi
tion ing is con-
trolled via the Thermatic control panel
( = page 155).
You can adjust airf low and air direction for
each rear air vent individually.
i Thetemperature of the air from the rear air
vents is thesa me as that of thecentre air ven ts
in the cockpit.
The rear air vents are located on the centre
console in the rear.
1 Airflow
2 Swivelling centre air vent, left
3 Swivel ling centre air vent, right H
Enviro nment alno te Automatic air conditionin
grequires less
energy when the cooling isswitched off. You
can then reduce your fuel consumption and
cause less environm ental damage. Rear-compartme
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