2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET open bonnet

359
Practical advice
Changing bulbs
Left headlamp, mirro rim age ofright
1 Housing cover for dipped-beam
headlamp /xenon headl amp
2 Housing cover for main-beam hea d-
lamp 3
Bulb holder for turn signal
4 Bulbholder for dipped-beam headlamp
5 Bulbholder for main-beam headlamp
6 Side lamps and parking lamps Changing the front turn signal lamps
6
Switch off the lights.
6 Open the bonnet ( =pa ge 244).
6 Turn bulb holder 3anti-clockwise
along with the bulb and remove the
holder.
6 Press the bulb in, turn it ant i-clockwise
and remove it from the holder. Ch
angi ngthe fron t bulb s P 82.10-2905-31 G
Risk of injury Vehicles with bi-xenon bulbs*:
Do not remove housing cover
1for the xe-
non bulb. Xenonbulbscarry ahigh vo lta ge.
Do not cha nge the xenon bulbs yourself. You
should have them changed at a qualified
specialist workshop which has the neces-
sary specialist knowledge and tools to carry
out the work required. Mercede s-Benz rec-
omm ends that you use a Merc edes-Benz
Service Centre for this purpose. In particu-
la r, work relevant to safety or on safety-
related systems must be carried out at a
qu alified specialist workshop. P 82.10-2906-31
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360 Practical advice
Changing bulbs
6
Press the new bulb into the hol der and
screw it in clo ckwise.
6 Place the bulb holder in the lamp and
turn itclockwise.
Ch anging the dipped-beam or main- beam hea
dlamps
6 Switch off the lights.
6 Open the bonnet ( =pa ge 244).
6 Turn appropr iate ho using cover 1or
2 anti- cloc kw ise and remove it.
6 Turn bulb holder 4or5 anti-clock-
wi se along with the bul band remove
the hol der.
6 Pull the bulb out of the bulb holder by
the base plate (not the glass bulb). 6
Insert the new bulb so that the base
plate:
!fits in the recess on the bulb holder
and
! lies level on the bulb holder
6 Place the bulb hol der in the lamp and
turn it clockwise.
6 Refit the appropriate housing cover
and turn it clockwise. Cha
nging the sid eand parking lamps
6 Switch off the lights.
6 Open the bonnet (= page 244).
6 Turn housing cover 2anti-clockwise
and rem ove it.
6 Remove bulb holder 6along with the
bulb. 6
Turn the bulb gently anti-clockwise and
remove it from the holder.
6 Insert the new bulb into the holder and
turn it clockwise.
6 Replac ethe housing cover and let the
tabs lock into place.
6 Refit the appropriate housing cover
and turn it clockwise.
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362 Practical advice
Replacing the wiper bladesRemoving
i
Replace the wiper blades twice a year,
preferably inspring and autumn.
For your conveni ence, have this work carried
out at aquali fied specialist wor kshop, e.g. a
Me rcede s-Be nz Service Cen tre.
6 Foldthe wiper arm away from the wind-
screen.
When doing so, only hold the wiper
arm. You must feel it engage in posi-
tion. 1
To lock
2 To open
6 Pullthe retaining clip in the direction of
arrow 2and remove the windscreen
wiper. Fitting
6
Slide the wiper blade into the recess on
the wiper arm.
6 Slide the retaining clip back in the di-
rection of arrow 1until itengages.
6 Fold the wiper arm onto the wind-
screen again.
When doing so, only hold the wiper
arm.
! Never open the bonnet when the wiper arm
is folded away from the windscreen.
Do not fol dthe wiper ar monto the windscreen if
a wiper blade is not fitted.
For your convenience, have this work carried
out at a qualified spe cialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Replacing the wiper blades
G
Risk of inju ry Remove the
key from the ignition lock be-
fore you repl ace a wiper blade. The wind-
screen wipers could otherwise be set in
motion and inj ure you. P 82.30-2165
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377
Practical advice
Battery
Always disconnect the batte ryin the order
describ edbelow. Youco uld otherwise
damage the vehicle's electronics. 1
Retainin g clamps
6 Firmly depress the parking brak e and
move the selector lever to position P.
6 Switch off all electr ical consumers.
6 Turn the key to position 0and remove
it.
6 Open the bonnet. 6
Loosen retaining clamps 1and re-
move the airint ake housing.
6 Remove the negative terminal from the
battery.
6 Remove the cover from the positive
termi nal.
6 Remove the positive ter minal fromthe
battery.
6 Disconnect the breather hose from the
battery.
6 Disconnect the battery ( =page 377).
6 Unscrew the battery holder used to
prevent the battery from slipping and
remove the battery. Disconnecting the battery
G
Risk of accident If the batt
ery is dis connected:
! thebrake boosting effect will not be
available to you. Considerably greater
braking force will then be required and
brake pedal travel will be increased. It
may be necessary to depress the brake
pedal with full force
! youca n no longer turn the ignitio nkey
or , if using KEYLESS GO*, pressin gthe
KEY LESS GO button* has no effect on
the selector lever
! the selector lever is locked in position P
on vehicles with automatic transmis-
sio n* P
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430 Index
Battery
Changing (auxiliar yheating ). . . . . .356
Changing (key) .... . . . .... . . . ..354
Changing (KEYLESS GO) . . . . . . ..355
Charg ing . . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ..378
Checking (key) .... . . . ..... . . . ..80
Checking (KEYLESS GO key) . . . . ..84
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378
Disconnecting (vehic le) . . . . . . . . .377
Display messag e.. . . . .... . . . ..306
Ind icator lamp (key) . . . ..... . . . ..80
Indicator lamp (KEYLESS GOkey) . .84
Rem oving (vehicle) . . . . ..... . . ..377
Belt force lim iters .. . . . .... . . . ...51
Activation . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...50
Belt tensioners .... . . . .... . . . ...51
Activation . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...50
Bonnet ... . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ..244
Bonnet catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Display messag e.. . . . .... . . . ..303
Op ening /closing .. . . . .... . . . ..244
Boot Closing .. . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ...86
Display messag e.. . . . .... . . . ..296
Lock .... . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ..342
Locking button (KEYLESS GO) . . . ..83
Op ening . . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...84 Rem
otec losing feature . . . . ...... 87
Remote contro l. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 86
Sep arator . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .188
Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . .341
Boot lid Limiting the opening angle . . . . . . . .85
Boot load, maximum . . .. . . . . . . . .408
Brake Assist – see BAS
Brake fluid . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .416
Disp lay messag e.. . . . . . . .. . . . .295
Brake lamp Third . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ..... .357
Brake lamps . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .357
Disp lay messag e.. . . . . . . .. . . . .300
Brake pads Displ aymessag e.. . . . . . . .. . . . .294
Brake sys tem
Dr iving tips . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .255
High-performance brake system
(C LK 55 AMG ). . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .256
Indicator lam p. . . .... . . . . 31 2, 313
Bulbs Changing the front bulbs . . .. . . . .359
Changing the rear bulbs . . . .. . . . .361
Front . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .357
Rear . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .357 C
Call Accepting /ending (telephone) . . . .134
Ca re ..... . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .267
Au tomat iccar wash . . . . .... . . . .268
Di stronic . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .269
He adlamps . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .269
Park tronic . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .269
So ft top . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .270
Tr ailer tow hitch... . . . . .... . . . .271
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Wi per blades . . .... . . . . .... . . . .268
CD changer
Glove compartment storage
location . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .225
CD pla yer
Operating (operating system) . . . . .114
Ce ntral locking
Activati ng/d eactivating
(operating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Key .... . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .79
KEYLESS GO. .... . . . . . .... . . . . .83
Sw itches on the centre console . . . .89
Ce ntre console
Ov erview . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .17
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