2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET turn signal

44 Getting started
Parkin
gand lock ing Vehicles with automati
ctransmission*
6 Move the selector lever to P.
With the key 6 Turn the key to position 0in the igni-
tion loc k(
=pag e23)and remove it.
The immobiliser isactivated.
i You can only remove the key when the
selector lever isin position P.
6 Press the release button on the seat
belt (=
page 34).
With KEYLESS GO* 6 Press the KEYLESS GO button on the
selector lever.
The engine isswitched off and all the
lights in the in strument cluster go out.
The on-board electron ics have status 1
( = page 23).
6 Press the release button on the seat
belt (=
page 34). 6
Get out of the vehicle and close the
doors. Locking with the remote contr
ol
6 Press the ‹locking button on the
remote control ( =page 22 ).
The locking knobs in the doors drop
down. The turn signals flash three
time s/light up briefly. Locking with
KEYLESS GO*
1 Locking button on the door handle
6 After getting out ofthe vehicle, press
locking button 1on the door handle.
The locking knobs in the doors drop
down. The turn signals flash three
times.
The immobiliser is act ivated.
i When the door is ope ned,the on-board elec-
tronics have status 0, the sam eas the key having
bee n removed.
You will find further information about
locking in the "Controls in detail" section
( = page 78). Closing
G
Risk of injury Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you close the doo
rs.
P80.20-2343-31209en_d2.boo Seite
44Diens tag, 25 .Mai 2004 7:26 19

79
Controls in detail
Opening and closing
Key with remote control
1 Battery check lamp
2 ‹ Locking button
3 Š Boot unlocking button
4 Emergency key element release catch
5 Œ
Unlocking button
! Do not expose the key to high levels of elec-
troma gnetic radiation. Doing so may cause the
key to fu nctio nincorrectly.
i Coupé:
You can als ousethe key to open and close the
sli ding sunroof* and the side win dows
( =
page 178), (= page 180).
Cabr iolet:
Yo uc an al so use the key to open and close the
so fttop (=
page 18 4). Factor
ysetti ngs
Unlocki ngthe vehicle centrally
6 Press the Œbutton.
The turn signals flash once. The locking
knobs in the doors pop up. The anti-
theft alarm system* is deactivated.
If you do not open either a door or the boot
after you have unlocked your vehicle, the
vehicle relocks itself after approximately
40 seconds.
Locking the vehicle centrally
6 Press the ‹button.
The turn signals flash three times when
both of the doors and the boo tlid are
closed. The locking knobs in the doors
drop down. Th eanti-theft alarm sys-
tem* is primed. Individual settings
If you fr
equently travel alone, you may wish
to change how the key functions. Pressing
the Πbutton then only unlocks the
driver's door and the fuel filler flap.
6 Press and hold both the Œand‹
buttons simultaneously for approxi-
mately si xseconds until battery check
lamp 1flashes twice.
The key then functions as follows: 209en_d2.boo Seite
79Diens tag, 25 .Mai 2004 7:26 19

80 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
Unlocking the driver's door
6
Pres s the Πbutton once.
The turn signals flash once. The locking
knob in the driver's door pops up. The
an ti-theft alarm system* is deacti-
vated.
Un locking the vehicle centrally
6 Press the Œbutton twice.
The turn signals flash once. The locking
knobs in the doors pop up. The anti-
th eft alarm system* is deactivated.
Locking the vehicle centrally 6 Press the ‹button.
The turn signals flash three times. The
locking knobs in the doors dr opdown.
The anti-theft alarm system* ispri me d. Resto
ring the factory settings
6 Press and hold both the Œand‹
buttons simultaneously for approxi-
ma tely six seconds until battery check
lamp 1flashes twice. Checking the
batteri es
6 Press the ‹orŒ button.
The batteries in the key are working if
the battery check lamp lights up briefly.
i Youcould lock or unlock the vehicle acci-
dentally if you press the buttons on the key. Two
KEYLESS GO keys form part of your
ve hicle's optional equipment.
When you grasp the door handle, your vehi-
cle checks the key's validity. The following
are centrally unlocked if the KEYLESS GO
key isvalid and configured to the factory
setting ( =page 80):
! The doors
! The boot
! The fuel filler flap
! The glove compartment KEYLESS GO key*
G
Risk of accident Never leave
children unsupervised in the
vehicle. They could open a door from the
inside, even if it is lock ed, or start the vehi-
cle using a valid KEYLESS GO key left in the
vehicle or th eKEYLESS GO button on the
se lector lever and thereby endanger the m-
se lves and oth ers. Switc hoff the engine and
take the KEYLESS GO key with you, even if
yo u are only leaving the vehicle for a short
time. 209en_d2.boo Seite
80Diens tag, 25 .Mai 2004 7:26 19

82 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
!
If the KEYLESS GO key is removed from
the vehicle whi lethe ignition is on
and a door is open, e.g. ifthe front pas-
senger leaves the vehicle with the
KEYLESS GO key, you will see the fol-
lowing message in the multi-function
display when pulling away:Key not
detected!
! The vehicle can be started at any time
if the KEYLESS GO key is in the veh icle.
If you have forgotten the KEYLESS GO
key, you will see the following message
in the mul ti-function display when you
lock the vehicle:
Key still invehicle! Factory settings
Un
locking the vehicle centrally
6 Grasp the door handle.
The turn signals flash once. The locking
knobs inthe doors pop up. The anti-
theft alarm system* is deacti vated.
If you do not open either a door or the
boot lid after you have unlocke dyour
veh icle, the vehicle relocks itself after
approxi mately 40 seconds. i
The vehicle could unlock inadverte ntly if the
KEYLESS GO key is one meter away and
! thedoor handle is splashed by a gush of
water
! you clean the door handle
Locking the vehicle centrally
6 Press the locking button on the door
han dle (=
page 82) or onthe boot
(= page 82).
The turn signals flash three times. The
locking knobs in the doors drop down.
The anti-theft alarm system* is primed.
Locking the veh icle centrally from the
boot
i Ifth e vehicle was centrally locked befor ethe
boot is opened, the boot will be relocked auto-
matically whe nthe boot lid is closed.
i The boot cannot be close dif the KEYLE SS
GO key* has been left in the vehicle. 209en_d2.boo Seite
82Diens tag, 25 .Mai 2004 7:26 19

83
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
( = page 82). 209en_d2.boo Seite
83Diens tag, 25 .Mai 2004 7:26 19

100 Controls in detail
Light
ing
You will find information about switching
on the headlamps and indicating a turn in
the "Getting started" section ( =page 39).
For reasons of safety, Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you also drive with the
lights on during the day. Legal and optional
additional requirements may impose varia-
tions in certain countries. In these coun-
tries, the dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on when the ignition is switched
on. In countries in which there is no legal
requirement to use constant headlamp
mode, this setting can be altered using the
operating system ( =pa ge 122).
i If you travel to countr ies where they drive on
the opposite side of the road to that inthe coun-
try where the vehicle is registe red, the asymmet-
rical dipped-beam headlamps may dazzle on-
co ming traffic .H ave your head lampsswitche dto
symmetrical dipped beam or partially masked for
drivi nginthe secou ntrie s (=
page 259). Informa-
tion on this can be obtai ned from any Merced es-
Benz Service Centre. The light switch is on the dashboard
next
to the steering whee l.
M Lights off
U Automatic light control
C Side lamps, licence plate and
instrument lighting on
B Dipped-beam or main-beam head-
lamps on
ˆ Right-hand parking lamp on
‚ Left-hand pa rking lamp on i
Awa rning signal sou nds if you remove the
key from the ignition lock and open the driver's
door while the side lamps ordipped-bea mhead-
lamps are switched on.
TheSwitch off lights!message appears in
the multi-function display. Constant headlamp mode
Constant headlamp mode can be set using
the operating system (
=pag e122) . This
does not apply to countries inwhich there
is a lega lrequirement to use constant
hea dlam pmod e.
6 Turn the light switch to M.
The dipped-beam headl amps, side
lamps and licence plate lighting light up
automatical lywhen the engine is run-
ning. Automatic headlamp feature
The side lamps, dipp
ed-beam headlamps
and licence plate lighting are switched on
automatically when ambient light falls
below a predetermined level. Lighting Light swi
tch P 82
.10-2890-31 209en_d2.boo Seite
100 Dienstag, 25. Mai 2004 7:26 19

103
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-
off 209en_d2.boo Seite
103 Dienstag, 25. Mai 2004 7:26 19

204 Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting the specified distance forDistr
onic
You can set the speci fied distance for
Distronic by varying the time span
between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. This time
span specifies the distance to be main-
tained from the veh icle in front by Dis-
tronic in rel ation to your vehicle's speed.
You can see the distance inthe multi-func-
tion display or speedometer disp lay.
1 Toswitch the distance warning func-
tion on /off
2 Toset the speci fied distance Increasing the specified distance
If you increase the specified distance,
Distronic maintains a greater distance
from the vehicle in front.
6 Turn thumbwheel 2towards ¯.
Decreasing the specified distance
If you decrease the specified distance,
Distronic maintains a shorter distance
from the vehicle in front.
6 Turn thumbwheel 2tow ards ® . Distance warning function
Thi
sfunction warns you when the distance
to the vehicle in front istoo small, even
when Di stronic is deactivated:
! The l distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
! You may hear an intermittent signal. You must brake yourself to maintain the
correct distance from the vehicle in front
and
toavoid crashing.
i Distronic does not always clearly recognise
compl ex road and traffic situations . You will then
receive an incorrect dis tanc ew arning signal or
none at all.
P54.25-3821-31 209 G
Risk of accident Pa
y careful att ention to th etraffic situation
if:
! thel distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster li ghts up
! and/ oran intermittent signal sounds
If ne cessary, you may have to brake oravoid
an obstacle. 209en_d2.boo Seite
204 Dienstag, 25. Mai 2004 7:26 19