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Controls in detail
Operating system
The multi-functi ondisplay changes when
you press one of these buttons on the
multi-function steering wheel.
Several functions are combined themati-
cally in each menu. For example, theAudio
menu contains functions for controlling
the rad ioor CD player. You can use a func-
tion to call up informa tion or to change the
settings for your vehicle. You can think of the order of the men
us
and function sin a menu as a circle:
! If you press the èorÿ button
repeatedly, each menu appears in turn.
! If you press the korj button
repeatedly, each menu function
appears in turn.
The
Se ttings...menu contains submenus
instead of functions with which you can
call up orchange a setting. For notes on
how to control these submenus, see the
"Settings menu" section ( =pa ge 116). The
number of menus depends on the
optional equipment installed in your vehi-
cle.
The following page describes the menus
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Controls in detail
Operating system Convenience* submenu
You can access theConven
iencesubmenu
vi a the
Settings...menu. You can set cer-
tain convenience features in the
Conven-
ience
submenu.
You can make the following settings:
Activating the easy-entry feature*
You may activate or dea ctivat ethe easy-
entry feature using this function. Depend-
ing on your setting, the steering wheel
moves up and the dri ver's seat moves back
to help you to get out of the vehi cle when
you: !
remove the key from the ignition lock
! open the driv er's door and the key is in
position 0or 1in the ignition lock
On ce you have got into the vehicle, the
steering wheel and the seat return to the
last position set (
= page 97) when you: !
close the driver's door and
! insert the key into th eignition lock
i Press one of the fo llowing switches to can-
ce l the adjus tment procedu re:
! The seat adjustment switch (
=page 25)
! The steering columnadjustment swi tch
( = page 30)
! The memor ybutton (= page 97)
6 Move the bar to the
Conveniencesub-
menu using the æorç button.
6 Pres s the j ork button repeat-
edly until you see the
Function Easy-
entry feature
message.
The current setting is highlighted.
6 Select the function you requi reusing
the æ orç button. Fu
nction Page
Activate the easy-entry feature* 129
Set the key dependence* 130
Set the parking position for the
exterior mirrors* 130 G
Risk of injury Make sure that nobody can become trapped
wh
en you activate the easy- entry feature.
If danger threat ens, press one of the follow-
in g sw itch es:
! The seat adjustment switch ( =page 25)
! The ste ering column adjustm ent swi tch
( =
page 30)
! The memory button ( =page 97)
Never leave children unsupervised in the
ve hic le. They could open the driver 'sdoor
and thereby unintentionally activate the
eas y-entry feature.
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Operating system
You can select the following settings
for the easy-entry feature:
!off
The easy-entry feature is deacti-
vate d:
!
Steering col.
Only the steering column is moved.
!
Steer.co l.+seat
The steering column and the seat
are moved.
Sett ing the key dependence
This function allo wsyou to determine
whether stored settings for the seat, steer-
ing wheel and mirrors are stored as key-
dependent settings ( =page 97).
6 Move the bar to the
Conveniencesub-
menu using the æorç button.
6 Pres s the j ork button repeat-
edly until you see the
Key-dependent
message. The current setting is highlighted.
6 Switch the
Key- dependentsettingonor
offusing the æorç button.
Setting the parking position for the exte-
rio rmir rors
The
Mirror adjustment parking aidfunc-
tion allows you to determine whether the
exterior mirror on the front-passenger side
sho uld tilt downwards when parking with
reverse gear engaged ( =page 150).
6 Move the bar to the
Conveniencesub-
menu using the æorç button. 6
Press the jork button repea t-
edly until you see the
Mirror adjust-
me nt parking aid
message.
The current setting is highlighted.
6 Switch the
Mirror adjustment parking
ai d
functiononoroffby pressing the
æ orç button.
Folding in the exterior mirrors when
locking *
You can determine whether the exterior
mirrors should be folded in when you lock
the vehicle by using the
Fold in mirrors
when locking
function. The exterior mir-
rors will fol dback out again when you
switch on the ignition.
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Controls in detail
Operating system
You can operate your telephone using the
functions in theTELmenu, provi ded it is
connected to the Mercedes-Benz hands-
free system and is switch edon.
6 Switch on the telephone and
COMAND* system or the audio sys-
tem. For notes on how to do this, see
the separate Operating Instructions.
6 Press the ÿorè button on the
steering wheel repeat edly until you see
the
TELmenu inthe displ ay.
You will see different messages in the dis-
play, depending on the status of the tele-
phone:
! If the telephone is switched off and:
!there is an audio system installed,
the
TELO FFmessage appe ars in
the display
! there is a COMAND* system
installed, the
TE LO FFmessage
appears in the display !
If you have not yet enter eda PIN and:
! there is an audio syste minstalled,
the
TEL PINmessage appears inthe
display
! there is a COMAND* system
installed, the
Tel. Enter PINmes-
sage appears in the display
6 Enter the PIN using the telephone,
Linguatronic* or the COMAND*
system.
The telephone searches for a net-
work. The display remains empty
during this ti me.
! As soon as the telephone has found a
network, this is reported in the disp lay.
Au dio system display
1 Network provider
2 Signal strength COM
AND* system display
1 Network provider
2 Signal strength
Once it has shown its operational read i-
ness, you can operate the telephone using
the operating system.
i Ifthe ope ration al readiness symb olgo es
out, your vehicle is currently outside the trans-
mitter or receiver range. Te
lep hone* menu
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Controls in detail
Automatic transmiss ion* Wor
king on the vehicle
The following description does not apply to
CLK 55AM G vehicles. Steering wheel
gearshift buttons* and the manual gear-
shift program* CL K55A MG (
=pa ge 145).
! Pull away immediat elyto warm the engine
up quickl y.Do not make use of the engine' sfull
output until its normal operating temperature
has been reached.
Onl ymove the selector lever to Rwhen the vehi-
cl e is stationary.
Avoid allowing the drive whe elsto spin when
pulling away on slippery road sur face s. You
could otherwise damage the dri vetrain. Steering wheel gearshift buttons
Yo
u can change gea rat any time using
either the steering wheel gearshift buttons
or the select or lever.
The steering wheel gearshift buttons are
on the left and right-hand sides ofthe
steering wheel.
1 Outer section ofbutton: to upshift
2 Inner section of button: to downshift Upshifting
6 Press outer section 1of one of the
buttons on the steeri ngwheel.
Th e automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear up. If you are not dri ving
in ma nual gearshif tprogram M, the
shift range is extended ( =page 140).
Downshifting
6 Press inner section 2of one of the
buttons on the steering wheel.
Th e automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear down. If you are not driv-
ing in manual gearshift program M, the
shift range is restricted ( =pa ge 140). G
Risk of accident De
pres sthe parkin gbr ake andm ovet he
selector lever to Pbefore carrying out work
on the vehicle. The vehicle could otherwise
roll away. Steeri
ngwheel gearshift buttons*
and the manual gearshift program* P27.60-2531-31
G
Risk of accident Do not
change down for additiona leng ine
bra king on a sl ippery ro adsurface. The drive
wheels could th enlose their grip and the
vehicl eco uld skid. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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Automatic transmission*i
Youc annot chang egear using the steering
wh eel gearshift buttons if the selector lever isin
position P,N or R.
If manual gearshi ftprogram Misse lected and
yo u restart the engine, the automatic transmis-
sion wi llswitch over to an automatic gearshift
program .If automatic gearshift program Sor Cis
selected, the automatic transmi ssion will remain
in this gearsh ift pro gram even after the engine is
rest arted. Manual gearshift program
In
ma nualge arshif tpr ogram M, you can
chan ge gear yourself using the steering
wheel gears hift buttons or the selector
lever.
You can select manual gearshift program
M using the program selector switch. The program selector switch is located on
the lower section
ofthe centre console.
1 Program selector switch
S Sport for all normal driving
conditions
C Comfort for comfort mode
M Manual for manual gearshifting
6 Press program selector switch 1
repeatedly untilMfor man ualgearshift
progr amMappears in the speedome-
ter.
The automatic transmission switches
to ma nual gearshift program M. Auto-
ma tic shifting is deactivated. When the selector lever is in position
D,
you can shift up or down manually through
the individual gears. The gear currently
selected and engaged is shown in the
speedometer.
Upshifting
6 Press the selector lever briefly to the
rig ht,towards D+.
or
6 Press the outer section of one of the
buttons on the steering wheel
(=
page 143).
The automatic transmission shifts to
the ne xtgear up.
Downshifting P27.60-2510-31
G
Risk of accident Do not
change down for additio nal engine
braking ona slippery road surface. The drive
wheels could then lose thei rgrip and the
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Automatic transmiss ion*
6 Press the selector lever briefly to the
left, towards D–.
or
6 Press the inner section of one of the
buttons on the steering wheel
(=
page 143).
The automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear down.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown inmanual gear-
shift program Mifyou wish to achieve
maximum acceleration:
6 Depress the acce lerator pedal beyond
the pressure point.
The automatic transmissio nshifts to
the next gear down, depending on the
engine speed.
6 Shiftup again as soon as the desired
sp ee d has been reached. i
If you apply full throttle, the automatic trans-
mi ssion will shi ftto the next gear up whe nthe
ma ximum engine speed is reached. This protects
th e engine against overspeeding.
If yo ubrake or come to ahalt, the automatic
tr ansmi ssion will shift down toa gear from which
you can acc eler ate or pull away easily.
Ma nualgear shift pr ogram Misdeselected if you:
! press the program selector switch
(=page 14
1).SorCap pears in the spe edom eter in this
case.
! restart the engine.
The automatic transmi ssion switches to an
automatic gearshi ftprogram in this case. The CLK 55
AMG can be driven in the auto-
matic or manual gearshift program.
! Drive the vehicle to warm the engine up
quickly. Do not make use of theen gine's full out-
put until its normal operating temperature has
be en reached.
Only move the selector lever toRwhen the vehi-
cl e is stationary.
Avoid allowing the drive wheels to spi nwhen
pulling away on slippery road surface s.You
could otherwise damage the drive train. Steering wheel gearshift buttons
You can change gear at any time using
either the steering wheel gearsh ift buttons
or the selector lever. Steering whee
lgearshift butto ns*
and the ma nual gearshift program*
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146 Controls in detail
Automatic transmission*
The steering wheel gearshift buttons are
on the left and right-hand sides of the
steering wheel.
1 Gearshift button
2 Left-hand button: to downshift
3 Right-hand button: to upshift
Upshifting 6 Press right-hand button 3on the
steering wheel.
Th e automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear up. The shi ftrange is
extended when you are not driving in
ma nual gearshift program M
( = page 140). Downshifting
6 Press left- hand button 2on the steer-
ing wheel.
The automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear down. If you are not driv-
ing in manual gearshift program M, the
shift range isrestricted (
=page 14 0).
i You cann otchang egear usingt he stee ring
wheel gearshift buttons if the selector lever is in
position P,N or R.
If manual gearshift program Mis selected and
you restart the engine, the automatic transmis-
sion will switch over to an automa tic gearshift
program. If automatic gears hift program Sor Cis
selected, the automatic tra nsmission will remain
in th isgearshift program even after the engine is
restart ed. Manu
algearshift program
In ma nual gearshift program M, you can
change gear yourself using the steering
wheel gearsh ift buttons or the selector
lever. You can select manual gearshi ftpro-
gram Musing the program selector sw itch.
The program selector switch is located on
the lower section of the centre console.
1 Program selector switch
S Sp ort for all normal driving
conditions
C Comfort for comfort mode
M Manual for manual gearshifting P27.60-2509-31 G
Risk of accident Do not change down for addi
tional engine brak-
ing on a slippery road su rface. The drive wheels
could then lose th eir grip and th evehicle could
skid. P27.60-2510-31209en_d2.
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