2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET Owners Manual

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Ot
her vehicles changing lane
Distronic has stil l not detecte dthe vehicle
changing lane. The distance to the vehicle
changing lane will be too short. Narrow vehicles
Distronic has st
ill not detected the vehicle
in front on the edge of the carriagew ay
because itis narrow. The distance to the
vehicle in front will be too short. Speedtronic ensures that you do not
exce
edthe stored speed. You can set a
va riable or permanent speed limit:
Variab le forspeed limits, e.g. inbuilt-
up areas ( =page 207)
Permanent for long-term speed restr ic-
tions, e.g. for driving on win-
ter tyres ( =page 211)
i The speed indicated in the speedometer
may differ sli ghtly from th espeed limit stored.
P54.70-2215-31 P54.70-2216-31 Speedtronic
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Risk of accident Speedtronic is on
lyan ai d designed to assist
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The cruise control
lever is used to operate:
! cruise control or Distronic*
! variable Speedtronic
The cruise control lever is the uppermost
lever on the left of the steering column
( = page 192).
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise con-
trol lever indicates which system you have
se lected:
! Cruise control, Distronic*:
LIM indicator lamp off
! Speedtronic:
LIM indicator lamp lit
When the engine isrunning, you can use
the cruise control lever to limi tthe vehi-
cle's speed to any speed:
! from 30 km /hupwards using cruise
control
! from 10 km /hupwards using
Distronic* 1
To store the current speed or a higher
speed
2 To store the current speed or a lower
speed
3 To dea ctivat eth e variable speed limiter
4 To call up the last stored var iable limit
speed or to make a fine adjustment in
in crements of 1 km /h
5 To switch between cruise control,
Distronic* and variab leSpeedtronic
6 LIM indicator lamp Selecting variable Spe
edtronic
1 LIM indicator lamp
2 To select variab leSpeedtronic
6 Check whether Speedtronic is select-
ed. LIM indicator lamp 1must then
light up.
6 Otherwise, press the cru ise control
lever in the direction of arrow 2.
LIM indicator lamp 1lights up.
Sp eedtronic is selected.
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Storingthe current speed
1 To store the speed
2 To store the speed
6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
The current speed is stored.
All models except CLK 500:
Speedtronic rounds the speed up to
the next multiple of 10 km /h.G
Risk of accident If there is a change of drivers, advise the
new driver of the stored speed limit.
Only use variable Speedtronic if you are sure
that you will not have to accelerate suddenly
to a speed abo vethat sto reda s the speed
limit. You could othe rwise cause an acci-
dent.
It is only possible to exceed the stored li mit
speed if you deactivate variable Speed-
tronic, e.g. by depressing the accelerator
pedal beyond the pressure point (kic kdown). G
Risk of injury CL
K5 00:
Speedtronic brakes th evehicle automati-
cally to preve nttheset speed from being
exceeded. When this happens, the brake
pedal is depressed.
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or
6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 2.
The current speed is stored.
All models exce ptCLK 500:
Speedtronic rounds the speed down to
the next multiple of 10 km /h.
The stored speed is shown in the mul ti-
function display. The segments in the
speedometer from the start of the scale up
to the stored speed light up.
i Allmo dels except CLK 500 and vehicles
with Distronic*
Sp eedtron ic maybe unabl etoprevent thespeed
limit fro mbeing exceeded on downhill gradients.
If th is happens:
! a signal sounds
! you will see theLIMIT exceeded!message
in the multi-function display
You should then brake yourself if necessary. Resuming a stored speed
1 To resume a stored speed
6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
If the vehicle is travel ling at a maximum
of 30 km /habove the stored speed
li mi t,Sp eedtro nicadjusts the vehicle's
speed to the last speed stored. Adjustment in 10 km
/hincrements
1 Toadjust: 10 km /hfaster
2 To adjust: 10 km /hslower
Higher speed 6 Pressthe crui secontro l le ver briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
or
6 Press and hold the cruise control
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Lower speed
6
Press the cruise contro llever briefly in
the direction of arrow 2.
or
6 Press and hold the cruise control
lever in the direction of arrow 2until
the desired speed has been reached. Fine adjus
tment in 1 km /hincrements
1 Fine adjustment: 1 km /hfaster
Higher speed
6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
or
6 Press and hold the cruise control
leve rin the direction of arrow 1until
the desired speed has been reached. Deactivating variable Speedtronic
1 To deactivate variable Speedtronic
2 To deactivate variable Speedtronic, to
select cruise control or Distronic*
There are various ways of deactivating var-
iable Speedtronic:
6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
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6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 2.
Variable Speedtronic is deactivated.
The LIM indicator lamp goes out.
Cruise control or Distronic* is
selected.
Variab leSpeedtronic is deactivated auto-
matically:
! if yo udep ress the acceler ator pedal
beyond the pressure point (kickdown)
! and, atthe sam etime, your current
driv ing sp eed differs from the stored
speed by no more than 20 km /h Permanent Speedtronic
1
You can use the operating system to limit
the speed permanently to a value between
160 km /h(e.g. for driving on winter tyres)
an d the maximum speed.
If you wish to use Speedtronic to set a
speed limit for dr iving with winter tyres,
you must:
! deactivat ethe key-dependent pro-
gram ming (
=page 130)
or ! set the same speed limit for all keys
1O nly applies to the Fede ral Republic ofGe rmany It
is only possible to set or clear permanent
Speedtronic when the vehicle is stat ionary.
Permanent Speedtronic rema ins activ ated,
even if var iable Speedtronic is deactivated.
The stored speed is shown in the multi-
function displa yshortly before this speed
is reached.
You can not exceed the stored speed limit,
even if you depress the accelerator pedal
beyond the pressure point (kickdown).
Setting permanent Speedtronic
6 Make sure that the ignition is switched
on.
6 Press the èorÿ button repeat-
edly until you see theSettingsmenu in
the multi-function display
(
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Risk of accident It is not possible to deactivate Variable
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6
Press the korj button.
The collection of submenus is shown in
the multi-function display.
6 Move the bar to theVehiclesubmenu
using the æorç button.
6 Press the korj button repeat-
edly until you see the
Speed limit
(winter tyres)
message in the multi-
fun ction displ ay.
The current setting is highlighted. 6
Move the bar to the desired value using
the æ orç button. You can
select:
!
Off
permanent Speedtronic is deacti-
vated
! mul tiples of 10 km /hbetween
240 km /hand 160 km /h
permanent Speedtronic limits the
vehicle's speed to the value stored.
PTS is anelectronic parking assistance
mechanism. It provi des you with a visual
and audible indication of the distance
between your vehicle and any obstacle.
P54.30-5221-31 Parktronic system* (PTS)
G
Risk of accident The Parktronic system is only an aid and
may not detec
tall obsta cles. It can be no
substitute for your payingatten tion .
Yo uare always res ponsible for safety and
must continue to pay attention to your
immediate surroundings when parking and
manoeuvring. Otherwise, you could endan-
ger yourself and others. G
Riskof injury Make sure that
noperso nsoranimals are in
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PT S is activat ed automatically when
you switch on the ignition. PTS is deacti-
va ted when the speed exceeds 15 km /h.
The Parktronic system is reactivated when
the vehicle's speed falls below this.
PTS monitors the area around your vehicle
using six sensors in the front bumper and
four sensors in the rear bumper.
1 Sensors in the front bumper Ra
nge of the sensors
The sensors must be free from dirt, ice and
slush, otherwise they may not function cor-
rectly. Clean the sensors regularly, taking
care not to scratch or damage them. Fr
on t sensors
Rea rsensors
! Pay particular attention to objects above or
below sensors whe nparking, such asflower pots
or tra iler towbars. PTS doe snotdetect such
ob ject swhen theyare in th e immediat evicini ty.
Yo u could other wise damage the vehicle or
objects.
Sources ofultraso nicwaves, such as alorry's
co mpressed-air brakes or a pne umatic drill could
ca use PTS to malfunction.
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P54.65-2429-31 Centre 100 cm
Corners 60 cm
Centre 120 cm
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