2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET cruise control

208 Controls in detail
Driving systems
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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Controls in detail
Driving systems
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
lever in the direction of arrow 1until
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210 Controls in detail
Driving systems
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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Controls in detail
Driving systems
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
(
= page 116). G
Risk of accident It is not possible to deactivate Variable
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292 Practical advice
Display
messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
PSelector
lever
in park position !
You have swi tched off the en-
gine using the KEYLESS GObut-
ton* with the selector lever in
position Nand opened the driv-
er's door.
or
! You have tried to switch off the
engine using the KEYLESS GO
button* with the selector lever
in position Ror D. 6
Move the selector le ver to P.
Selector leverin
position Por N Yo
u have tried to sta rtthe engine
with the selector le ver in position R
or D. 6
Move the selector lever to Por N. Sp
eed-
tronic/
cruise
control
Visit work shop! Speedtronic, cruise control or
Distronic* is faulty. 6
Have Speedtronic, cruise control or
Distronic* checked at a qualified specialist
workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Servi ce
Centre. SRS
Restraint
system
defective
Visit work shop! The restraint systems have mal-
functioned. 6
Visit a qualified specialist workshop imme-
diately, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service Cen-
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294 Practical advice
Display
messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
±Display fa
ulty
Visit work shop! One or more electronic systems are
unable to deliver in
formation to the
operating system. The following
systems may have fai led:
! Coolant temperature gauge
! Rev counter
! Cruise control or Speedtronic
display 6
Have the electronic systems checked at a
qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. 2
Brake wear
Visit work
shop! The brake pads
have reached their
wear limit. 6
Have the brake pad sreplaced as soon as
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Technical terms
Interior motion sen sor*
Anti-theft system which triggers an
alarm if the side windows are smashed
and someone reaches into the vehicle
when the vehicle is locked.
IRS* (->Interior motion sensor)
KEYLESS GO* System for operating the vehicle with-
out a key.
Ki ck down
On vehicles with ->automatic transmis-
sion*, the transmission is shifted down
to a lower gear when the accelerator
ped alis depressed beyond the pres-
sure point. This increases the rate of
vehicle acceleration. Knock
resistance
Resistance of petrol against uncon-
trolled self-ignition of th egas-air mix-
ture in the cylinder head (knocking).
The octane number is a measure of
knock res istance. The higher the oc-
tane number, the higher the knock re-
sistance.
Lamp Spreads and forms the beam of light
from a ->bulb, e.g. headlamps.
LED (L ig
ht -E mitting D iode);
Semiconductor element that converts
electr icity directly into light.
Light emitting diode
->LED Light sensor
Detects ambient light conditions to
contro lwhether the following lamps
should be switched on and off automat-
ically:
! Dipped -beam headlamps
! Side lamps
! Licence plate lighting
LI M indicator lamp
(Lim it
er)
Indicator lamp in the ->cruise control
lever which indicates whether the
->Speedtronic variable speed limiter is
ac tivated.
Locking knob Knob on the door whi chshows whether
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426 Technical terms
Selector lever lock Lock wh ich prevents the ->automatic
tra nsmission selector lever from acci-
dentally shifting from position Pto an-
other position while the vehicle is being
parked.
Shift range Numb er of selectable gears available to
the ->automatic transmis sion. The shift
range can be restricted or extended as
re qu ired.
Shoulders On tyres: edges of the tyre tread.
SMS (S hor
t M essage S er
vice)
Mobile network service for sending text
messag es(commonly used to refer to
the text message itself).
Speed index Part of the tyre designation; indicates
the spe edran gepermitted for a tyre. Speedtronic
Feature of ->cruise control that enables
the driver to set a variab lespeed limit
(specific to the current trip) or a perma-
nent speed limit (->LIM indicator lamp).
SRS (S upplemental R estraint S ystem)
Additional ->restraint system ssuch as
belt tensioners and bel tforce limiters.
Steerability Steerability describes the extent to
which the dri ver's steering movements
ar e translated int oactua l ch anges in di-
rection of the vehicle.
Symmetrical dipped -bea mh eadlamps
Position of the dipped-beam head-
lamps whereby the light isdistributed
evenly between the inside and the out-
side of the carriageway. Th
erma tic
->Climate control system which uses
co ld air or residual hea t toheat and
ventilate the vehicle, even when the en-
gine is switched off. The temperature
can be contro lled by the driver and
front passenger separately.
Th ermo tronic*
->Climate control system which uses
co ld air or residual hea t toheat and
ventilate the vehicle, even when the en-
gine is switched off. The temperature
and air distribution can be controlled
by the driver and front passenger sepa-
rately.
Tightening torque Force with which bolts, such as the
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