2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET ESP

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Controls in detail
Automatic transmiss ion*
1 Shiftran ge/s elector lever position
2 Gearshif tprogram (S/C) or (S/C/M)*
The current shift range and the gearshift
program (
S/C) or (S/C/M)* are displayed
in the speedometer.
When the selector lever is in position D,
you can influence the gearshifts made by
the automatic transmissi onby:
! restricting the shift range
! chang ing gear yourself P 54.30-
5564-31 Selec
tor lever positions ì Parking lock
Prevents the vehicle from rolling
away when stopped. Only
move
the selector lever toPwhen the
ve hicle isstationary.
You can only remove the key
when the selector lever isin
position P. The selector lever is
lo cked in position Pwh en the key
is re moved. í Reverse gear
Only mo
vethe selector lever to R
when the vehicle is statio nary. ë Neutral
No power is transmitted
from the
engine to the dr ive wheels.
Releasing the brakes allows you
to move the vehicle freely, e.g. by
pushing or towing.
Do not move the selector lever to
N while the vehicle is in motion.
The automatic transmission
co uld otherwise bedamag ed.
If ESP has been deactivated or
has malfunctioned: only move the
selector lever to Nif the vehicle is
in danger of skidding, e.g. on icy
roads. ê Drive
The automatic transmission
chan
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Controls in detail
Good visi bility
! If electrolyte drips onto the vehicle 'spai nt-
work, immediately rinse the pai ntworkthor-
oughly with clean wa ter. Oth erwise, the
el ectrolyte could damage the paintwork.
Electrol yte can only be ri nsed off before it has
dried. Foldin
gthe exteri ormirro rsin/o ut*
The buttons are located above the parking
brake release handle.
1 To fold in the exterior mirrors
2 To fold out the exterior mirrors
6 Make sure that the ignition is switched
on.
Folding in the mirrors 6 Briefly press button 1.
Folding out the mirrors 6 Briefly press button 2.G
Risk of accident If incident headlamp ligh
tcannot strike the
sensor in the rear-view mirror, for instance,
if the rear window blind is extended, the mir-
ror's automatic anti-dazzle function will not
operate.
You could be dazzled byincident light. As a
result, you may nolon ger be able to observe
road and tra ffic condition sand cau sean
accid ent.In this case , flick theanti-dazzle
lever over by hand so that the rear-view mir-
ror goes into anti-dazzle mode ( =
page 148).
Do not permanently dea ctivate the anti-daz-
zle function. G
Risk of injury Electrolyte
may escapeif the glass in an
automatic anti-dazzl emirror brea ks.
El ectrolyte is a strong irritant and must not
be allowed to come into contact with your
skin, ey esor respiratory organ s.
If electrolyte comes into contact with your
eyes or skin, immediately rinse thoroughly
with clean water. Cons ult a do ctor ifnec es-
sary. P88.70-2136-31209en
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168 Controls in detail
Thermotronic* (intelligent air conditio
ning)
Set the temperature separately for each
side of the vehicle using controls 3and
d and 6and bfor the driver's side and
front-passenger side respectively.
Only change th etemperature in small
increments, idea lly starting at 22 °C. Increasing the tempe
rature
6 Pres s and hol dtemperature button 3
or 6 with the red triangle until the
required temperature appears in the
control panel display.
Thermotronic adj usts to the set tem-
pe rature. Re
ducing the temperatu re
6 Press and hol dtemperature button b
or d with the blue triang leuntil the
required temperature appears in the
contro lpanel display.
Thermotronic adj usts to the set tem-
pe rature. You can adjus
tair distribution separately
for each side of the vehicle automatically
( = pa ge 167) using the Ubutton or
manually.
The symbols on the air distribution display
have the following meaning: Controlling
airdi stribution manually
6 Turn air-distrib ution control 1or8 to
the desired symbol.
The indicator lamp in the Ubutton
goes out. Auto matic air distribution is
switched off. Air distribution iscontrol-
led according to the position of the
control selected.
Co ntr olling air distribution for the cock- pit air vent
6
Open the air vent at the top of the cock-
pit.
The air is distributed evenly in cooling
mode. Setting
thetemperature Co
ntrolling air distribution manually Symbol Meaning
Z Directs air to the windscreen
and
through the dem iste r
vents to the side windows b Dire
cts air to the wind-
screen, through the centre,
side and coc kpit air vents,
through the demister vents
to the side windows, and
into the front and rear foot
wells Y Directs air into
the front and
rear footwells a Dire
cts air through the cen-
tre, side and cockpit air
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Your vehicle's dr iving systems are
described on the following pages:
! Cruise control, Distronic* and
Speedtronic, which can be used to con-
tro lyour vehicle's speed
! Parktronic*, which assists you with
park ing and manoeuvring
The BAS, ABS, ESP and SBC driving safety
systems are described in the "Safety" sec-
tion ( =pag e68). Cr
uise control maintains your vehicle's
speed.
Us ecruise control if road and traf fic condi-
tions make it appropriate to maintain a
steady speed for a prolonge dperiod. You
can store any road speed above 30 km /h. Dr
iving systems Cruise control
G
Risk of accident The cru
ise control function cannottake
ac count of road and traf fic condition s.
Always pay attenti onto road and traffic con-
ditions, even when cruise control is acti-
vated.
Cruise control is only an aid designed to
assist driving. Youare respo nsible for the
vehicle's speed and for braking in good
time. G
Risk of accident Do not
use cr uise control:
! if road andtraffic conditions do not per-
mit a constant drivi ngspeed to bemain-
tained (e.g. dense traffic or winding
roads ).You could otherwise cause an
accident
! on slippery road surface s.The drive
wheels may lose their grip when braking
or accelerating and the vehicl ecould
skid
! when visibility is bad, e.g. in fog, heavy
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196 Controls in detail
Driving systemsDeactivating
cruise control
1 Todeactivate cruise control
2 Todeactivate cruise control,
to select Speedtronic
There are various ways of deactivating
cruise cont rol:
6 Pres s the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
Cr uise control is deactiv ated.
or
6 Apply the brakes.
Cruise control is deactiv ated.
or 6
Press the cruise control lever briefl yin
the direction of arrow 2.
Cruise control isdea ctivat ed .V ariabl e
Speedtronic is selected. The LIM indi-
cator lamp in the cruise control lever is
lit.
i The last spe edstored is cle ared when you
st op the engine.
All models excep tCLK 500:
Cruise control is automatically deacti vated
if:
! aquaplaning is detected, for example
! you depress the clutch pedal for more
than four seco nds on vehicles with
manual transmission
! you move the selector lever to Non a
vehicle with automatic transmission*
when the vehicle is motion CLK
500:
Cruise control is automatically deactivated
if:
! you move the selector lever to Nwhile
the vehicle isin motion
! you apply the parking brake
! you dea ctivate ESP
! ESPcu ts in
! you are driving at a speed of less than
30 km /h
A signal sounds and the segments in the
speedometer go out when cruise control is
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Distronic assists you when driving on
motorways or high-speed ma jor roads.
! If a slower vehicle is detected ahead,
Distronic causes your vehicle to brake
and maintain a preset distance from
the vehicle infront.
! If there is no vehicle in front, Distronic
ope rates in the same way as cruise
control* ( =page 197). Distronic*
G
Risk ofinjury Do not place your foot und
erthe brake
pedal, as it coul dbecome trapped. Distronic
may apply the brakes to prevent the vehicle
fro mexceeding the setsp eed. When this
happens, Distronic depresses the brake
pedal. G
Risk of accident Distronic cannot take account
ofroad and
tra ffic conditions.
Always pay attent ion to road and traffic con-
di tions, even when Distronic is activated.
Distronic is onlyan aid desig ned to assist
you when driving. You are respon sible for
maintaining a suffi cient distanc efro mother
vehicles, for driv ing at anappropriate speed
an d for bra king in good time.
Do not activate Distronic:
! if road and traffic conditi onsdonot per-
mit a constant driving speed to be main-
tained (e.g .dense traffic or winding
ro ad s). You could otherwise causean
accident
! on slippery road surfaces. The drive
whe elsmay lose their grip when braking
or acceleratin gand the vehicle could
skid
! when visibility is bad, e.g. infog, heavy
rain or snow G
Risk of accident Deactivate Distronic:
!
when chan ging fro mthe outside lan eto
the inside lane if vehicles on the outside
la ne are travelling more slowly
! when driving in a filter lane or mot orway
exit
! when dri ving incomplex road and traffic
co nd ition s,such as throu ghmotorway
roadworks
Otherwise, Dis tronic ma intains the stored
speed.
Distronic do esnot react:
! toas tationary obstacle, e.g. in a traffic
jam, or to a vehicle which has bro ken
do wn
! toan oncoming vehic lein the same lane
Distronic causes your vehicle to brake at a
maximum of 2 m/s2
. This is approximately
20% of the maximum braking force of your
vehicle. If this deceleration isinsufficient,
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Driving systems
1 To store the current speed or a higher
speed
2 To store the current speed or a lower
speed
3 Todeactivate Distronic
4 Toresume the last speed stored
5 To switch between cruise control*,
Distronic* and Speedtronic
6 LIM indicator lamp Selecting Distronic
1 LIM indicator lamp
2 To select Distronic
6 Check whether Distronic is selected.
LIM indicator lamp 1must not be lit.
6 Otherwise, press the cruise control
lever in the direction of arrow 2.
LIM indicator lamp 1in the cruise
control lever goes out. Distronic is
selected. Activating Distronic
You can activ
ate Distronic if:
! you are driving at a speed between
30 km /hand 180 km /h
! ESP is activated ( =page 71)
If Distronic is not acti vated after the
cruise control lever is pressed, theDistroni c--– km/h.message will appear
in the multi-function disp lay.
You cannot activate Distronic in the follow-
ing circumsta nces:
! Up to two minutes after the engine is
started
! When braking
! If you have applied the parking brake
On vehi cles with automatic transmission:
! When the selector lever is inposition P,
R or N
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Driving systems
6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
6 Release the accelerator pedal.
Distronic is activated and adjusts the
vehicle's speed to the last speed
stored. Deactivating Distronic
1 To deactivate Distronic
2 To de activat eDi stronic, to select
Speedtronic There are
various ways of deactiv ating
Distronic:
6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
Distronic isdeactivated. The last
stored speed remains stored.
or
6 Apply the brakes.
Distronic isdeactivated. The last
stored speed remains stored.
or 6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 2.
Di stronic isdea ctivat ed .V ariabl e
Speedtronic isselected. The LIM indi-
cator lamp in the cruise contro llever is
li t. i
TheDistronic offmessage appears in
the sp eedometer in the multi-functio ndisplay for
abou tfive seconds.
The last speed stored is cleared when you restart
the engine.
Distronic is not dea ctivat edifyou depress the
accelerator pedal. If you accelerate briefly to
overtake, Distronic adjusts the vehic le's spe ed
to the last speed stored after you have finished
overtaking.
Di stronic is automatically dea ctivated if:
! you apply the parking brake
! you are driving at a speed of less than
30 km /h
! ESP ( =pa ge 69) cut sin or you deacti-
vate ESP
! you move the selector lev er toNwh ile
driving ( =pa ge 139).
A signal will sound. The
Distronic off
message appears inthe mul ti-function dis-
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