2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET window

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Safety
Occupant safety
The purpose of triggering sidebags is to
increase the level of protection for the tho-
rax (but not the head, neck or arms) of
occupants affected by the impact. The
sidebags are installed in the middle of the
doors and in the sidewa llin the rear. The
locations in which the sidebags in your
ve hicle are fitted are identified by the
SRS /AIRBAG label on each of these areas.
1 Front sidebag
2 Rea rsidebag
3 Windowbag The sid
ebag inflates in the door area below
the window.
The sidebags are triggered:
! on the side on which an impact occurs
! inthe first stages of an accident with
high lateral forces of vehicle decelera-
tion or acceleration, e.g. a side impact
! ifthe system foresees that airbag
deployment can offer additional pro-
tection to that provided by the seat belt
! depending on the use of the seat belt
! independently of the front airbags
! independently of the belt tensioners
! rarely if the vehicle overturns, unless
high forces of vehicle deceleration ina
lo ngitudinal direction are detected and
it is predi cted that airbag inflation will
prov ide additional protection to that of
the seat belt i
Inthe eve ntofan imp act on the front-pas-
senger side, the front-passenger sidebag is only
triggered if:
! the front -pas se nger seat occupancy sensor
ha s detecte dthat the seat is occ upied
The rear sidebag on the driver's side is triggered
in conjun ction wit hthe driver's sidebag.
i You will find further information about air-
bag depl oyment on ( =
page 54).
You will find furt herin formation about the trig-
gering of belt tensioners and belt force limiters
on ( =
page 50).
Win dowbags (Coupé)
P91.40-2393-31 G
Risk of inju ry In ord
erfor the windowbag to provide its
intended level of prot ection, you must make
sure that there are no other persons, ani-
mals or objects between the vehic leoccu-
pants and the inflation range of the window-
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58 Safety
Occupant safety
The purpose of windowbag deployment is
to enhance protection for the head (but not
the chest or arms) of thevehicle occupants
on the side of the vehicle on which the
impact occurs. The windowbags are fitted
in the side of the roof frame and run from
the front door (A-pillar )to the rear door (C-
pillar).
1 Front sidebag
2 Rea rsidebag
3 Windowbag
The windowbags are triggered:
! in the first stages of an accident with
high lateral vehicle deceleration or
acceleration !
on the side on which an impact occurs
! if the system foresees that airbag
deployment can offer additional pro-
tection to that provid edby the seat belt
! independent lyof the front airbags
! regardless ofwh ether the front-pas-
senger seat is occupied or not
i You will find further information abo utair-
bag inflation on ( =
page 54).
You will find fur ther information about the trig-
gering of belt tensioners and bel tforce limiters
on ( =
pag e50).
Head /tho rax airbags (Cabriolet) G
Risk of inju ry Observe th
efollowing notes to reduce the
risk ofserio us or fatal injury if the window-
bag istriggered:
! Vehicle occupants – in particular, chil-
dren – must never lean their head into
the area of the window in wh ich the win-
do wbag is triggered.
! Vehicle occupantsmust wear their seat
be lt correctly at all times.
! Secure chi ldren less than 1. 50m tall
an d under twelve years of agein suitable
child restraint systems. P91.40-2393-31 G
Risk ofinjury In order for the head/thorax airbag to pro-
vide its intended level of protection, you
must make
sure that:
! there are no other persons, animals or
obje cts between the vehicle occupan ts
and the inflation range of the head /tho-
rax airbags
! noheavy or sharp objects are left in the
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59
Safety
Occupant safety
The purpose of head/thorax airbag deploy-
ment is to enhance the protection for the
he ad and chest (but not the arms)of the
ve hicle occupants on the side of the vehi-
cle on whi chthe impact occurs. The head /
thorax airbags are fitte din the outer sides
of the front seat backrests and in the side-
wall in the rear. Th
e hea d/thor ax airbags are trigger ed:
! inthe first stages of an accident with
high lateral forces of vehicle decelera-
tion or acceleration
! on the side on which an impact occurs
! ifthe system foresees that airbag
deployment can offer additional pro-
tection to that provided by the seat belt
! ifthe seat belt is fas tened
! independently of the front airbags
The front-passenger head /thorax airbag
wi ll only be triggered ifthe front-passenger
seat has objects placed onit or if it is actu-
ally occupied.
On vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat, the
front-passenger head /tho rax airbag will
only be triggered if the PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF warning lamp on the centre
console is lit, i.e. a child seat with auto-
matic child seat recognition transponder
is installed on th isseat. In an accident, the head
/thorax airbag
inflates in the area of the front side win-
dow.
i You will find further information about air-
bag inflation on ( =
page 54).
You will find furt herin formation about the trig-
gering of belt tensioners and belt force limiters
on ( =
page 50). G
Risk ofinjury Ob
serve the following notes to reduce the
ris kof serious or fatal injury if the hea d/
thorax airbag is triggered:
! Vehicle occupants – in particular, chil-
dren – must never lean their head into
the area of the window in which the
head /thorax airbag is trigg ered.
! Vehicle occupants must wear their seat
belt corr ectly at all times.
! Always secure children less than 1.50 m
tall and under twelve years of age insuit-
able child restraint systems. G
Risk of inju ry For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
me
nds that you use seat cove rs that have
been approv edfor Mercedes-Be nzvehicle s.
Otherwise, a head /thorax airbag may not
inflate correctly and could fail to provide its
intended pro tective function in the event of
an accident. These co vers can be obtained
from a Mercedes-Benz Servi ceCentre, for
example. 209en_d2.
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65
Safety
Occupant safety
1 Warning lamp for front-passenger
airbag
The front-passen ger airbag isdeactivated.
iThe windowbag and sidebag /head /thorax
ai rbag and the belt tensioner on the front-pas-
se nger side remain active even if the front -pas-
senger airb agis deactivat ed. ISOFIX
child seat secur ing system*
ISOFIX is a standardised securing system
for speci alchild seats in the rear. The
securing rings provided for two child seats
are located on the left andright-hand sid es
of the rear seats bet ween the seat cush-
ions and the ba ckrest. G
Risk ofinjury If the front-passenger front airbag warning
lamp does not light up when the child seat is
fitted, the front-passenger front airbag has
not been de
activated. The child could suffer
life-t hreatening injuries if the front-passen-
ger front airbag deploys. If the above warn-
ing lamp does not light up when the child
seat is fitted, proceed as follows:
! Do no tuse a rearward-facing child seat
on the fr ont-pass engerse at.
P68.10-3078-31 !
Fit the rearward-facing child seat on a
suitable rear seat.
or
! Use a forward-facing child seat onthe
fr ont-passen gers eat. In this case, you
must move the front-passenger seat to
its rearm ostp osition.
! Have the automatic child seat recogni-
tion checked at a qualified specialist
workshop which has th eneces sary spe-
cialist knowledge and tools to carry out
the work required. Merc edes-Benz rec-
om mends that you use a Mer cedes-
Benz Service Centre for this purpose.
In particular, work re levant to safety oron
safety-relat edsystems must be carried out
at a qualifie dsp ecialist workshop. G
Risk of inju ry A child restraint system secured by the
ISOFIX child seat securing system does not
pro
vide sufficient protection for children
weighing more than 22 kg. For this reason,
do not secure childre nweighing more than
22 kg in a chi ldrestra int system securedby
the ISOFIX child seat sec uring syste m.If the
child weighs more than 22 kg, you should
secure the child restraint system using a
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Safety
Occupant safety
Removing
6 Remove the child seat.
6 Press release button 2down an dfold
securing ring 1inwa rds until it
engages. Child-proof lock
for the rear side windows
You can disable the controls for the rear
side
windows.
The switch is located in the door control
panel on the drive r's side.
1 Switch for the child-proof lock Deactivating
6 Slide the switch to the right.
Th e dot becomes visible. The rear side
wi ndows can no longer be operated
using the swi tches in the rear.
i However, you can still op erate the rear side
windows using the switches in the driver's door.
Reactivating
6 Slide the switch to the left.
Th e rear side windows can again be
operated using the switches in the
rear. G
Risk ofinjury Never leave
children unsupervised in the
vehicle. Supervi sechildren eve nwhe nthey
are secured in a child restraint system. P 54.25-2602-31 neu G
Risk of inju ry If children are travelling with you, activate
the child-proof lock for the rear side win-
dows. Children could otherwise be injured,
e.g. by trapping their fingers in the window
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74 Safety
An
ti-theft systems
An audible and visual alarmis triggered if
the vehicle is locked and movement is
detected inside the vehicle, e.g. if:
! somebody smashes one of the side
windows
! someone reaches inside the vehicle
! there is someone inthe vehicle
The button is located on the centre con-
sole.
1 Todeactivate the interior motion
sensor
2 Indicator lamp Priming the interior motion sensor
6
Close the side windows and sl iding /
tilting sunroof*.
The interior motion sensor cannot be
prime dif the sliding /tilting sunroof* is
open.
6 Lock your vehicle.
The interior motion sensor is primed
after approximately 30 seconds.
i Do not leave any items (e.g. mascots or coat
hangers) hanging from the rear-view mirror or on
the grab handles on the roof lining. They could
ot he rwise trigger a false alarm. De
activating the interior motion sensor
Deactivate the interior motion sensor if
people or ani mals are to remain in the
locked vehicle. This will prevent false
alarms.
6 Turn the key to position 0or 1in the
ignition lock, or remove it.
6 Press button 1.
The indicator lamp in button 2flashes
briefly.
i The interior motion sensor remains deacti-
vated unti lyou lo ckyour vehicle again. Interior motion sensor* (Coup
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Safety
Anti-theft systems
An audible and visual alarm is triggered if
the veh icle is locked and:
! someone smashes a side window and
reaches inside the vehicle
! someone reaches inside the vehicle
The button islocated on the centre con-
sole.
1 To deactivate the interior motion sen-
sor
2 Indicator lamp
1F unction is only ava ilablein some countries. i
Donot leave any item s(e.g. masco ts orcoat
ha ngers) hanging from the rear-view mirror. They
co uld otherwise trigger afalse alarm.
Do not leave anything on the armre stinthe cen-
tr e console, otherwise the function of the inte-
ri or mo tionsensor could be impaired.
Do not leav eany metal objects in contact with
ea ch other (e.g. keys on a key ring) in or near the
ar mrest or in thest owage compartment between
th e rear seats as they could trigger a false alarm.
These items should be kept in one of the other
lo ckable stowage compartme nts. Primi
ngthe in terior motion sens or
6 Close the stowage compartment on the
centre consol e.
6 Close the side windows and the soft
top.
6 Lock your vehicle.
The interior motion sensor is primed
after approximately 40 seconds. i
In some countries, the interior motion sen-
so ris primed even when the soft top is ope n.
You should onlypark the vehicle with the soft top
cl osed, however, so that falling leaves or insects,
for example, do not trigger a false alarm. Dea
ctivat ing the interior motion sensor
Deactivate the interior motion sensor if
people or animals are to remain in the
locked vehicle. This will prevent false
ala rms.
6 Turn the key to position 0or 1in the
ignition lock, or remove it.
6 Press button 1.
Indicator lamp 2in th ebutton flashes
bri efly.
The interior motion sensor remains deacti-
vated until you lock you rvehicle again. Interior motion sen
sor1
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78 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
You will find detailed information about the
functions of the
vehicle in the "Controls in
detail" section. You will find this section
most useful if you are already familiar with
the basic functions of the vehicle.
If you ar enot yet familiar with these basic
functions, the "Getting started" section will
provide you with more information. You
will fin dthe reference to the appropriate
pages of that section atthe star tof each
segment. The vehicle's equipment includes two
remote control keys.
There is an emergency key ele
ment in each
key. The release catches for the emer-
gency key element have different colours
to help distinguish between the two keys.
The key allows you to lock and unlock the
vehicle from some distance away. To pre-
vent theft, only use the key inthe immedi-
ate vicinity of the vehicle.
The key's factory setting enables you to
centrally lock and unlock the following:
! The doors
! The boot
! The fuel filler flap
! The glove compartment i
Ifyou open a door, the windows on this side
lower sli ghtly. If you close the door, the windows
close again.
! The side windows will not ope nor close if
the yare iced up or if the battery is flat. You will
the nno longer be able to close the door. Do not
attempt to force the door clo sed. You could oth-
erwise damage the door or the window. Opening and closing
Key with remote control
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Risk of accident Never leave
children unsupervised in the
vehicle. They could open a door from the
inside, even if it is locked, or start the eng ine
using a key left in the vehicle and thereby
en danger themselves and others. For this
rea son, take the key with you, even if you
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