2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET tow

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Getting started
Parking and locking
You have now completed your first trip.
You have stop ped your vehicle and have
parked properly. End your trip as follows.
i When yo u close a door, thewindows on the
same sid eclose.
On steep slopes, turn the front wheels towards
the kerbside. 1Parkin g brake
6 Depress parking brake 1firml y.
The 3 indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster rema ins lit while the
engine is running.
i On st eep slope s,turn the front whe els
to wards the kerbside. Vehicles with manua
l transmission
6 Select either first or reverse gear.
6 Turn the key to position 0in the igni-
ti on lock(
=page 23) and remove it.
The immobiliser isactivated.
6 Press the release button on the seat
belt (
=page 34). Parking and
locking G
Risk of accident On
ly remove the key from th eignition lock
when the vehic leis st ationary. You cannot
steer the vehicle with the key removed.
Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle. They could release the parking
brake. This could lead toaser ious or fatal
accid ent. G
Risk of entrapment As you close the doors,
make sure that
nobody has their fin gers in between the
door or the side window and the vehicle. Park
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46 Safety
Occupant safety
This section
will familiarise you with the
most important features of the restraint
systems inyour vehicle. In the event of an
accident, your vehicle may collide with
another object ,e.g. another vehicle. This
may result in rapid acceleration or deceler-
ation of your vehicle. During this acce lera-
tion or deceleration ,the vehicle occupants
will be moved in the opposite direction to
the force of the impact. Ther eis therefore
the risk of vehicle occupants injuring them-
selves on the vehicle interior or on parts of
the vehicle. The purpose of supplemental
restraint systems – first and foremost the
seat belts supplemen ted where necessary
by belt tensioners, belt force limiters and
airbags – is to minimise this ris kof injury.
However, seat belts and airbag sare gener-
ally unable to prevent injuries caused by
objects pe netrating the vehicle from the
outside. The most important restraint syst
ems are:
! Seat belts
! Restraint systems for children, since
they are the most effective means of
reducing the extent to which occu-
pants are moved in the event of an
accident
Additional protection isprovided by:
! The SRS (S upplementa
l R estraint
S yste
m)comprising:
! Belt tensioners
! Belt force limiters
! Airba gs
! Roll-over bars (Cabriolet)
i An air bag increases the degree ofprotection
for vehicle occupant swear ingas eat belt and is
therefore to be considered onl yas an additional
re strai ntsystem tothe seat be lt. Airbags are not
a substitute for wearing a seat belt correctl yat
all tim es. This is because, on the one hand, air-
bags are not triggered in all types of accid ent,as
in som esituations the irdeploy mentwould not
increase the protection enjoyed bythe vehicle
occ upants ,provided they are wearing their seat
be lts correct ly. i
And on the other hand, ai rbag deployment
only provid esincreased prote ction if the seat
bel tis worn co rrectly, because:
! theb elt helps to keep the vehicle occupant
in the best position inrelation to the airbag
! thebelt protects to a lar geextent the vehicle
oc cupant from bei ngpropelled towards the
force of impact, e.g. in the event of afrontal
collision, and is there fore better able to
reduce the risk ofinjury
In an accident in which anairbag is triggered, its
deployment will only enhanc ethe protectio npro-
vided by the seat belt, if the seat belt isworn cor-
rectly. Occupant safety
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47
Safety
Occupant safety
Se at belts and restraint systems for chil-
dr en travelling in the vehicle are the most
important restraint systems. They are the
most effective means ofrestraining the
movement of vehicle occupants towards
the impact force and thus reduce the dan-
ger of them hitting parts ofthe vehicle inte-
rior. G
Risk ofinjury Mo
difications to or work incorrectly carried
out on a restrai ntsyste m(seat belt and seat
belt anchor ages, belt ten sioner, belt force
limiter or airbag) or its wiring, or tampering
with other network edelectronic systems,
could causet he res traint syste msto stop
worki ngcorrectl y.The airbags or belt ten-
si oners might, for example, be activated
inadvertently or fail to be triggered inan
accid ent eve nthough the dece leration
would be sufficient to trigger the airbag or
belt tensioner. Under no circumstances,
therefore, should you modify the restraint
sy stems yourself. Never tam per with elec-
tronic components or their software. G
Risk of injury Airb
ags do offer additional protection but
th ey are not a substitute for th eseat 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
al mo st vertic ally. Seat
belts G
Risk of inju ry If you do not wear your
seat belt, or wear it
incorrectl y,or do not engage the belt tongue
in the buckle, the belt cannot fulfil its
intended protective function. It could even
cause severe or fatal injuries. For this rea-
son, make sure that all the occupants – in
particular, pregnant women – always wear
their sea tbelts correctly.
Make sure that the be lt:
! isrouted across your pelvic area as low
do wn as possible, i.e. across your hip
joints and not your abd omen
! fits clo sely
! isnot twisted
! is rout edacross the middle ofyour
shoulder
! isnot routed across your neck or under
you rarm
! ispulled tight over your hip joints by
pu lling the shoulder se ction of the belt
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Safety
Occupant safety i
Inma nycountries, there are legal regula-
tions concerning th euse of seat belts and child
restraint sys tems.
Lap-shoulder seat belt 1 Belt tongue
2 Release button
3 Buc kle Fastening the lap-shoulder seat belt
6 Pull bel ttongue 1out of the seat belt
extender.
6 Guide the strap towards buckle 3
using belt tongue 1.
6 Click belt tongue 1into buckle 3.
Rel easing the lap-shoulder seat belt
6 Press release button 2on buck le3 . The
SRS (S upplemental R estraint S ystem)
comprises:
! 1 warning lamp
! Belt tensioners*
! Belt force limiters*
! Airbag system
with
! Airbag control unit
! Airbag 1
warning lamp
The SRS performs a sel f-test at regular
intervals when the ignition is switched on
and the engine is runn ing. Malfunctions
can therefore be detected in good time.
The 1 warning lamp in the instrume nt
cluster ( =page 12) comes on when you
switch onthe ignition and goes out after a
delay of no more than a few seconds after
the engine is started.
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52 Safety
Occupant safetyi
Belt tensioners do not correct:
! inco rrect sitting positions
! incorrectly worn seat belts
Belt tensioners do not pull occ upants back
towar dsthe backrests.
The belt force limiter reduces the belt
force on the occupant when a belt ten-
sioner is activated.
The belt force limiter is fine-tuned to the
front airbag, which takes over from the
seat belt a part of its restraining forces,
thus spreading the forces exerted on the
occupant over a greater area.
The automatic comfort-fit feature on the
front seats reduces the retraction force of
the seat belts.
When the igniti onisswit ched on, the belt
tensioner will be triggered:
! only if the res traint systems are opera-
tional (the 1warning lamp lights up
after the ignition is switched on and
goes out when the engine is running)
( = page 12) !
forea ch lap- shou lder sea tbe lt, pro-
vided the belt tongue is engaged inthe
seat belt buckle
! if a head-on or rear-end col lision occurs
and the veh icle decelerates or acceler-
ates rapidly ina longitudinal direction
during the initial stages ofthe collision
! on the front-passenger side only ifthe
front-passenger seat is occupied and
the belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle
! in the event of a severe fronta limpact
if the vehicle decelerates rapidly in a
longitudinal direction during the ini tial
stages of the collision
If the be lttensioners are tri ggered, you will
hear a bang that is genera lly harmless to
your hearing. A small amount of dust may
also be released. The 1warning lamp
lights up.
An indication that a belt tensioner in there ar has
been trigger edisthat the seat belt buckle is
pu lled down and is almost flush with the topof
the seat. G
Risk ofinjury The
belt tensioners in the rear only function
correctly ifthe buckl escan be pulled down
unimpeded.
Since this downwards movementmust not
be restricted:
! Do not grasp the buckles.
! Do not pl ace any obj ects un derneath
the buckles.
Ot he rwi se, the action of the belt tensioners
will beimpaired or completely ineffective.
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70 Safety
Driving safety
systems
! ESP only functions prop erly if whe els with
the recommended tyre sizes are used
( =
page 399).
The engine must not be running if:
! the parking brake is being teste dusing a
dynamometer
! the vehicle is being towed with the front axle
ra ised
Appli cation of the brakes by ESP may otherw ise
des troy the braking system on therear axl e. i
Only use wheels with the recommended tyre
si zes. Only then wil lESP function properly. Activating
/deactivating ESP
It may be best to deactivate ESP in the
following situations:
! if snow chains are being used
! in deep snow
! on sand or gra vel When you deactivate ESP:
! ESP no longer improves driving stability
! the engine's torque isthen no longer
limited and the drive wheels could spin.
This res ults in a cutting action ofthe
spinning wheels for better grip
! traction control is still activated
! you can still brake with support from
ESP
i Thev warning lamp in the instrument
clus ter flashes if ESP isdeactivated and one or
mor ewhe els start to spin. ESP doe snot then sta-
bil ise the vehic le. G
Risk of accident Proceed as follows if the
vwarning lamp
in the speedometer flashes:
! under no circumsta nces should you
de activate ESP
! onlydepress the accelerator pedal as
far as necessary when pulling away
! donot keep your foot onthe ac celerator
while you are driv ing
! adapt your driving sty leto suit the road
and weather conditions
Otherwise ,the vehicle could begin toskid.
ESP cannot reduce the risk of an accident if
you drive too fast. G
Riskofaccident Activate ESP as soon as th
esituations
described above no longer apply. ESP will
ot he rwi sebe unable to stabilise the vehicle
if the vehicle starts to skid or when a wheel
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72 Safety
An
ti-theft systems
The immobiliser prevents your vehicle
from bein gstarted without the proper ke y.Activating
!
With the key: the immobiliser is acti-
vated when you remove the key from
the ignition lock.
! With KEYLESS GO*: if you switch off
the engine using the KEYLESS GO but-
ton on the selector lev erand lock the
doors from the outside. Deactiv
ating
! With the key: the immobiliser is deacti-
vated when you switch onthe ignition.
! With KEYLESS GO*: the immobilise ris
deactivated when you switch on the
engine using the button on the se lector
lever. A visua
land audible alarm is triggered if
the alarm system is pr imed and one of the
following is opened:
! a door
! the boot lid
! the bonnet
The alarm is also trigger edif:
! a door is opened using the emergency
key element
i The alarm remains on even if an opened
door is closed again. Priming the
anti-theft ala rmsystem
The indicator lamp is located in the button
for tow-away protection*.
1 Indicator lamp
6 Lock your vehicle .
The alarm system is primed after
approximately 15 seconds. Indicator
lamp 1flashes.
De activating the anti- theft alarm syst
em
When you unlock your vehicle, the anti-
theft alarm system is deactivated.
The anti-theft alarm system will be tri g-
gered if you unlock your vehicle using the
emergency key element and then open it. Anti-thef
tsystems Immobilis
er Anti-thef
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Safety
Anti-theft systems Disabling the alarm
With the key
!
Insert the key into the ignition lock.
or ! Press the Œor‹ button.
The alarm switche soff.
With KEYLESS GO* ! Pull the exterior door handle.
or ! Press the KEYLESS GO button.
The alarm switche soff.
An audible alarm is triggered if the vehi-
cle's tilt angle is altered while tow-away
protection is operational. i The tow-away protection alarm is tri ggered
if th evehicle is jacked up on one side, for exam-
ple. Pr
iming tow-away protection
6 Lock your vehicle.
Tow-away protection is primed after
approximately 30 seconds. De
activating tow-away protect ion
De activate tow-away protection if your
vehicle:
! isto be tr ansported
! isbe ing car ried on another vehicle (e.g.
ferry, car transport er)
This will prevent false alarms.
The button is located on the centre con-
sole.
1 To deactivate tow-aw ayprotection
2 Indicator la mp 6
Turn the key to position 0or 1in the
ignition lock.
i You can only deactivate tow-away prote c-
tion if the ignition is switched off.
6 Press button 1.
Indicator lamp 2comes on briefly.
6 Lock your vehicle using the remote
control.
i Tow-away prot ection is deactivat edauto-
matically when you unlock your vehicle.
Tow-away protecti onremains deactivated until
you lock your vehicle again. Tow-away pro
tection* P54.25-3807-31209en
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