2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET seats

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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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Controls in detail
Opening and closing
Seats
Storing settings* (memory package) Lighting
Instrument cluster Operating sy stem
Manual trans mission
Automatic transmission* Good visibility
Thermatic (automatic air conditioning)
Thermotr onic* (intelligent air conditioning)
Heater booster system* for vehicles with a die selengine*
Auxiliary heating* /ventilation*
Op en-air
Drivi ngsystems
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Seats
You will find information about adjus
ting
the seats in the "Getting started" section
(= page 25).
You will find information about folding for-
ward the rea rbench seat in the Through-
loading feature* (Coupé) section
( = pa ge 223).
The easy-entr y/exit feature facilitates get-
ting into and out of the vehicle.
The driver's seat moves back and the
steering wheel moves up when you:
! remove the key from the ignition lock
! open the driver's door and the key isin
position 0or 1in the ignition lock
If you insert the key into the ignition lock
when the driver's door is closed, the
driver's seat and the steering wheel return
to their previous position depending on the
settings stored and the key being used. i
The driver's seat only moves ba ckif it was
not already positioned in the rear part of its
adjustment range.
The steeri ngwheel only moves up if itwas not
already positioned at th eupper limit. i
The adjustment procedu reis:
! interrupted briefly whe nyou start the engine
! halted co mpletely if you start the engine and
pull away immediately
i To preve ntentr apment, the driver' sseat
only moves for wards if it was not already posi-
tioned in the fro ntpart of its adjustm ent range.
The last positions of the driver's seat,
steering wheel and exterior mirrors will be
stored ifyou:
! switch off the ignition
or ! store a memory positio n(=page 97)
You can configure the easy-entry /exit
feature using the operating system
( = page 129). Seats
Easy-entry
/exitfea ture* G
Risk of injury Make sure that nobody can become trapped
when you activate the
easy-entry /exit fea-
ture.
Halt the adju stment procedure if there is a
risk of entrapment .To haltthe adjustment
procedure:
! move the seat adjustme ntswitch
! move the steering column adj ustment
switch
! pres sthe storage pos ition switch
The seat and steering column stop moving
immediately.
Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehi cle. They could open the driver's door,
inadvertently activate the easy-e ntry feature
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Controls in detail
Seats
To provide bette rsuppor tfor your back,
you can adjust the contour of the front
seat backrests individually.
The control pan elis located between the
seat cushion and the centre console.
1 Seat cus hion length
2 Backrest contour, lumbar region
3 Backr estcontour, upper back
4 Backrest side cushions 6
Make sure that the ignition is switched
on.
All the lamps inthe instrumen tcluster
li ght up.
Seat cushion length 6 Set the cushion length using switch1,
ad justing it according to the length of
your thighs.
Ad justing the backrest conto urin the
lumbar region
6 Using switch 2, select the lumbar-
region support position you requ ire.
Adjust ingthe backrest contour for the
upp erback
6 Using switch 3, select the upper-back
support positi onyou require.
Backrest sid ecushions
6 Using switch 4, select the ba ckrest
side cushion position that offers you
the best suppo rt. Multi-contour backrest*
P91.25 -2165-31 Removing and insta
lling the head
restraints G
Risk of inju ry Install the head restraints if the seats are
occupi
ed. This reduces the risk of injury to
passengers in anaccident. G
Risk of inju ry Passengers sho
uld only travel sittin gon
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Seats
Manually adj
ustable front and rear seats (Coup
é)
The release button islocated at the top of
the back rest.
1 Rele ase but ton
Removing the head restr aint
6 Tilt theback restbackwards slightly.
6 Pull up the hea drestraint as far as it
wi ll go. 6
Press release button 1.
6 Pull the he adrestraint up alittle further
and keep it in this position.
6 Rem ove the hea drestr aint from the
holder by tapping it lightly at the bot-
to m.
6 Pull the head restraint out.
Installing the head restraint
Insert the hea drestraint so that the
notches on the bar are on the left when
viewed in the direction of travel.
6 Push the head restraint downwards
until you hear it click into position.
6 Press the release button and insert the
head restraint fully until it is resting on
the back rest cushion.
6 Keep the head restraint in this position.
6 Engage the head restraint by tapping it
lightly. Electrically-adj
ustab lefront seat*
The switch for the head restraint height is
on the door trim.
1 Head restraint switch
Removing the head restraint
6 Tilt the backrest backwards slightly.
6 Press switch 1upwards until the head
restraint is fully extended.
6 Pull the head restraint out. P 91.16-2142-31 P91.16-2131-31209en_d2.boo Seite
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Controls in detail
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Installi ngthe head restraint
Insert the head restraint so that the
notches on the bar are on the left when
vi ewed inthe direction of travel.
6 Press swi tch1 upwards for approxi-
mately five seconds.
6 Push the head restraint downwards
until you hear itcli ck into position. Coupé
Folding back the head
restraints using
the swi tch
The switch is located on the centre con-
sole.
1 Switch for rear-seat head restraints
6 Make sure that the engine is running.
6 Press switch 1.
The rear-seat head restraints fold back. Folding back the rear-seat head
restr
aints
The release button is located on the rear-
seat head restraint.
1 Release button
6 Pres s release button 1.
The rear-seat head restraint folds back. Rear-seat
head restraints G
Risk of injury Always drive with the head restraints folded
up when the rear seats are occupied. This
reduces the risk of injury to rear passengers in
th ee vent of an acc iden t. P 54.25-3810-31 neu P 91.16-213
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SeatsFoldin
gup the hea drestraints
6 Pull up the head restraint in the direc-
tionof the arrow until it locks.
Adjus ting the angle of the head restraints
The head restraints can be locked into two
different positions.
6 Pres s release button 1on the head
restraint and turn the head restraint to
the required position.
! Adjust the head restraint so that it is posi-
tioned as close to the he adas pos sible. Cabriolet
Pulling out the
headrestraints
1 Rea r-seat head rest raint
6 Extend headrestraint 1fully. Lower
ingthe hea dre straints
The switch is located on the centre con-
sole.
1 Switch for rear-seat head restraints
6 Make sure that the key is in position 1
or 2in the ignition lock.
6 Press swi tch1 .
i You cannot lower the rear head restraints if
the roll-over bar sare deployed. You may retract
the extended roll-over bars manually when the
soft top is open ( =
page 344). P 91.16-2136-31 G
Riskof injury If
you are driving with therear seatsoc cupie d,
make sure that th erear-seat head restraints
are extend ed. This reduces the ris kof injury to
rear passengers in an accident. P 91.16-2146-31 P 54.25-381
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Controls in detail
Seats
The buttons for the seat ventilation are
located on the centre console.
1 To set the seat ventilation The blue indicator lamps in the button indi-
cate the
ventilation level you have
selected:
6 Make sure that the ignition is switched
on.
All the lamps inthe instrumen tcluster
li ght up. Switching on the seat ventilation
6 Press button 1.
Three blue indicator lamps above the
switch light up.
6 Press button 1until the desired level
is set.
Switching off the seat ventilation 6 Press switch 1repeatedly until no
indicator lamps are lit. Seat ven
tilation* P 54.25-3811-31 neu Level
3 Three indicator lamps are lit
2 Two indicator lamps are lit
1 One indicator
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