2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET light

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Getting started
Adjusting
You can adjust your seats either manually
or electrically*, depending on your vehi-
cle's equipment. Ad
just ing Seats
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Risk of accident Only adjust the driver's
seat when the vehi-
cle is stationary. Oth erwise, you may no
lon ger be able toobserve road and traffic
cond itions and you could lose control of the
ve hicle as a result ofthe seat movin g. G
Risk of accident and injury Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as
you adjus tthe seat.
To reduce the risk of seri ousor fatal inju ries
in the event of an acci dent or heavydeceler-
ation, e.g .by an airbag inflating within milli-
seconds, observe the following points:
! All occupants must selec ta se at
position that allows the seat belt to be
worn correctly and th at is asfaraw ay
fr om the fro ntairbags as possible.
The position of the driver's seat must
allow the driver to drive the vehicle
sa fely. The distanc efrom the driver's
seat to th epedals mu st be such tha tthe
driver can fully depress the pedals. The
distance between the driver's chest and
the centre of the airbag cover must be
more than 25cm. The dri ver's ar ms
should beslightly bent when holding the
steering wheel. !
Position the front-pa ssen gerse at as far
ba ck as possible, especially if a child is
sitting on this seat or if a child is secured
in a restraint system onthis seat.
! Occ upants must always wea rthe irseat
be ltco rrec tly and po sitio ntheir back-
rest as clo seto the vertical as possible.
The head restraint should support the
ba ck ofyour head at about eye level.
! Rearward-faci ngchild restraint systems
must not be fitted to th efront-passen-
ger seat unless the front passenger air-
bag has been deactivated. In Merc edes-
Benz vehi cles, the front passenger air-
ba g is deactivated and the AIRBAG OFF
warning lamp is lit when a child restraint
system with automatic child seat recog-
nition is fitted to a front-passenger seat
in a vehicl ewith automatic child seat
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Getting started
Adjusting
Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
6 Pull han dle 1 up.
6 Slide the seat forwards or backwards.
6 Release handle 1again.
Make sure that you hear the seat click
into position.
Seat angle
Adjust the seat angle in such a way that
your thighs are lightly supported. 6 Turn handw heel2 forwa rds or
bac kwards.
Seat height 6 Pull han dle 3 up repeated lyuntil you
have raised the se atto the desired
hei ght.
or
6 Push handle 3down repeatedly until
you have lowered the seat to the
desired hei ght. Ba
ckrest angle
6 Relieve the load on the backrest.
6 Turn handwheel 4forwa rds or
backwards.
Head restraint
1 Release button
6 Adjust the height of the head res traint
manually. Press release button 1to
adj ust the height of the head restraint. He
ad restraint angle
6 Adjust the angle ofthe head res traint
manually by pulling or pushing the
bottom of the head restraint. P 91.16-2130-31 G
Risk of inju ry Make sure that th
ecentral area of the head
restraint supports the back of your head at
about eye level.
This will red uce the risk of injury to your
head and neck in the event ofan accident or
sim ilar situation. P9
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28 Getting started
Adj
usting Adjusting the seat
electrically*
The swi tch for adjusting the seat electri-
cally is on the door trim.
6 Turn the key to position 1in the igni-
tion lock ,press the KEYLESS GO but-
ton once or open the appropriate door.
1 Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
2 Seat height
3 Back rest ang le
4 Seat angle
5 Head restraint height Seat fo
re-and -aft adju stment
6 Slide switch 1forwards and back-
wards in the direction of the arrow.
i Make surethatthe re are noitems ofluggage
in the footwell or behind the seats when adj ust-
ing the seats. You could otherwi sedamage the
seats.
Seat height
6 Slide switch 2up or down in the
direction of the arrow.
Backrest angle 6 Slide switch 3forward sor backwards
in the direction of the arrow.
Seat an gle
6 Slide switch 4up or down in the
direction of the arrow until your thighs
are lightly supported. Head restraint
6 Slide sw itch 5 up or down in thedi re c-
tion of the arrow.
6 Adjust the head restraint angle manu-
ally by pulling or pushing the bottom of
the head restraint. P 91.10-2366-31
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Risk ofinjury Ma
ke sure that the central area of the head
restraint supports the back ofyour head at
abo uteye level.
This will reduce the risk ofinjuryto you r
head and neck inaccide nts or similar
situations. P9
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30 Getting started
Adj
usting Adjus
ting the steeri ngwheel manual ly
The handle is located under the steering
column.
1 Release handle
6 Pullhandle 1to release the steering
column.
6 Adjust the position of the steering
wheel manually.
When doing so, make sure that:
! you can hold the steering wheel
with your arms sli ghtly bent
! your legs can mov efreely
! you can see all displ ays in the
in strument cluster clearly 6
To lock the steering co lumn, push han-
dle 1in fully until you hear it click into
place.
The steering wheel position is locked
again.
Adjusti ngthe steering wheel electrically*
6
Make sure that the ignition isswitched
on.
All the lamps in the instrument cluster
light up.
The lever is on the left under the steering
column.
1 Steering column fore-and-aft adjust-
ment
2 Steering column he ight Steering
column fore-and-aft adjust-
ment
6 Push the lever forwards or backwards
in the direction of arrow 1until your
arms are slightly bent when you are
holding the steering whee l.
Steering column hei ght
6 Push the lever up or do wnin the direc-
tion of arrow 2. When doing so, make
sure that:
! your legs can mo vefreely
! you can see all displays inthe
instrument cluster clearly
You will find further information in the
"Controls indetail" section.
! Easy-entr y/exit feature for the driver
(= page 129)
! Storing the steering wheel position
(=
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Getting started
Adjusting
Before starting off, adjust the rear-view
mirror and the exterior mirrors in such a
way that you can get a good overview of
road and traffic conditions. Rear-vie
wmi rror
6 Adjust the rear-view mirror manually. Exterior mirrors
The buttons are located above the parking
brake release handle.
1 Adjustment button
2 Right-hand mirror
3 Left-hand mirror 6
Make sure that the ignition is switched
on.
All the lamps in the instrument cluster
light up.
6 Press button 2for the right-hand
mirror or button 3for the left-hand
mirror.
6 Press up or down, right or left on
adjustment button 1until the mirror
is set correctly.
i The conve xexterior mirror enlarges your
field of vis ion.
The mirrors are heated automatically at low out-
si de temperatures.
You will find further information in the
"Controls in deta il" se ction (
=page 148). Mirrors
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Risk of accident The
exterior mirrors reduce the size of the
image. The objects are actuallyclo ser than
they appear .You could misjudge the dis-
tance fro mvehicles driving behind and
ca use an accident, e.g. when changing lane.
For this reason, make sure of the actual dis-
tan cefrom the vehicle driving behind by
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Getting started
Driving
The < seat belt warni ng lamp in the
instrument cluster reminds you to ensure
that all occupants are wearing their seat
belts.
If the driver has not fastened his seat belt,
the < seat belt warning lamp lights up
if the doors are closed and the engine is
running. In addition, an intermitten tsignal
sounds from a speed of 25 km /hupwards.
The intermittent signal ceases:
! as soon as the driver has fastened his
seat belt
! after a maximum of 93 seconds
! when the vehicle is stationary
The < seat belt warning lamp only goes
out once the driver has fastened his seat
belt. !
Children less than 1.50 m tall and
yo un ger than 12 years ofage cannot
wear the seat belts properly. Always
secure these children in suitable child
re straint systems on seats designe dfor
this purpose ( =pag e62). Please follow
the manufacturer's installation instruc-
tions when installing child restraint sys-
tems.
! Do not secure any objects with a seat
belt if it is also being used by one of the
vehicle 'soccupan ts. G
Risk ofinjury The seat belt only prov
ides its intended
degree of protection if the seat backrest is
positioned as close to the vertical as possi-
ble, allowing th eoccupant to sit upright.
Avoid sea tpositions which do not allow the
seat belt to be routed correctly ( =
pag e25).
Therefore, po sition the bac kres ts as close to
the vertical as possible. Never drive with the
backrest inclined too far backwards. G
Risk of injury Airbags are de
signed not to be triggered in
al lac cident situations, since aco rrectly fas-
tened seat belt will often besufficient for
providing an effective degree of protection.
Airbags are not a substitute for seat belts.
To reduce the risk of severe or eve nfatal
in jury, make sure that all occupants – in par-
ticular, pregnant women – always wear their
seat be lts correctly, are seated inan upright
positio nand have their seats positio ned
almost vertic ally ( =
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Getting started
Driving
Diesel engine
6 Turn the key to position 2in the igni-
tion lock.
The q preglow indica torla mp in the
ins trument clus terlights up.
6 As soon as the qpreglow indicator
lamp has gone out, turn the key in the
ignition lock to position 3and release it
as soon as the engine isrunning.
i Ifth e engine is already at operating temper-
ature, you can star tit without preglow. Starting the engine with KEYLESS GO*
You may start your
vehicle with no key in
the ignition lock using the KEYLESS GO
button on the selector lever. Yo
u can start the vehicle with no key in the
ignition lock using the KEYLESS GO button
on the selector lever, as long as the
KE YLE SSGO keyis in the vehicle.
1 KEYLESS GO button Petro
lengine
6 Depress thebr ake pedal.
6 Press KEYLESS GO button 1once.
The engine starts automatically.
Diese lengine
6 Depress thebr ake pedal.
6 Pres s KEYLESS GO button 1once.
The glow plugs are activated and the
engine starts automatically.
If the engine is already at operating tem-
perature, you can start it without preglow:
6 Pres s and hold KEYLESS GO button 1
until the engine is runn ing. G
Risk of accident Your vehicle can be started at any time if the
KEYLESS GO key is inside the vehicle. For
this reason, children should never be left
unsup
ervised in the vehi cle. They cou ldacci-
de ntally start the vehicle.
Ta ke the KEYLESS GO key with you, even if
you are only leaving th evehicle for ashort
time. P 82.00-
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Getting started
Driving
6 Select either first or reverse gear.
6 Slowly release the clutch pedal and
carefully depress the accelerator.
! Change gear in good time. Make sure that
the enginespe eddoes notreach thered area in
the rev cou nter. There is otherwise a danger of
engine dam age.
Do not allow the wheels tospin, ifpossible. You
could otherwise damage the dri vetrain. Automatic
transmission*
i You can only move the selector lever tothe
re quired position by depressing the brake pedal.
Only then isthe selector lever lock disabled.
6 Depress the brake pedal and keep it in
this posi tion.
The selector lever lock is released.
6 Release the parking brake.
6 Move the selector lever to position D
or R.
i Wait for the shi ftprocess to complete
before pulling away.
6 Release the brake pedal.
6 Carefully depress the accelerator
pe dal.
i After a cold start, the automatic transmi s-
sion will shift at a higher engine spe ed. This helps
th e catalytic converter toreach its operati ng
te mperature more quickly. Dipped-
beam headlamps
The light switch is located on the dash-
board between the steering wheel and the
driver's door.
Light switch
1 Lights off
2 Dipped-beam headlamps on G
Risk of accident Do not shift down unle
ss the current driving
sp eed is within the permiss ible range for the
gear to be selected.
Do not change down for additio nal engine
braking ona slippery road surface. The drive
wheels could then lose their grip and the
vehi cle could skid. Youc ould lose control of
the vehicle and cause an acc iden t. Switching on the headlamps
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