2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET steering

296 Practical advice
Display
messages Display messages Pos
sible cause /consequence Possible solution
ìTel.
Enter PIN Yo
uhave not yet enter edyou rde-
tails in your telephone. 6
Enter the PIN for your SIM card.
Function
unavailabl e! You have accidentally
pressed the
ì orí button on the mu lti-
function steering wheel, even
though your vehicle does not have a
te lephone. <
Seat
belt system
Visit work shop! The seat belt system is faulty. 6
Consult a workshop immediately. Ê
Boot
open! This message always appears when
the boot lid is open. 6
Close the boot lid.
Close boot lid This message always appears
ifyou
want to operate the soft top and the
boot lid is open. 6
Close the boot lid.
Please closeboot
separato r/skibag This message always appears
ifyou
want to operate the soft top and the
boot separator or the skibag cover
is open. 6
Closethe boot separator.
6 Close the skibag cover. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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368 Practical advice
Flat tyre
Your vehicle is equipped with:
!
a spare wheel*
or ! a Minispare emergency spare wheel* Preparing the veh
icle
Prepare the vehicle as described
(= page 363).
6 Turn the spa re-wheel bracket anti-
clockwise.
The bracket loosens.
6 Remove the wheel from the boot.
6 Engage the steering wheel lock. Raisin
gthe vehicle
6 Prevent the vehicle from rolling away
using chocks or similar:
On a level road:
6place the cho cks in front of and be-
hind the wheel diagonally opposite
the wheel to be changed.
On uphill gradients:
6 place chocks behind both wheels
on the other axle.
6 Take the vehicle tool kit and the jack
out of the boot ( =page 276).
1 Wheel wrench Ch
anging a wheel and
fitting the spare wheel* G
Risk of accident Your vehicle's handling characteristics will
change when a "Minispare" emergency
spare wheel is fitted. Adapt your style of
driving accordingly. The same applies where
a spare wheel is
mounted on the rear axle.
You may only use the "Minispare" emergen-
cy spare wheel or the spare wheel for a short
period on the rear axle, and may drive at a
maximum speed of 80 km /h. Have the
"Minispare" emergency spare
wheel or the spare wheel on the rear axle re-
placed with a new wheel at the nearest qual-
ified specialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
Never drive the vehicle with more than one
"Minispare" emergency spare wheel fitted. P 40.10-2599-31209en_d2.boo Seite
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381
Practical advice
Towing
Comply with national regulations when
towing.
Having the vehicle carried away on a trans-
porter or trailer is pre ferable to towing it
away. We recommend the use of a rigid
towbar if towing is nec essary.
You may on lytow the vehicle a maximum
of 50 km. A maximum towing speed of
50 km /hmust not be exceeded. i
Deactivate the automatic locking while driv-
in gfunction when towi ng. You could otherwise
beco me locked out when pushi ngortowing the
vehicle.
! Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
must not be tow-started.
! If th eengine does not start, try jump-
starting it ( =page 379).
! If the vehicle does not start after
jump-starting, have it towed to a quali-
fied specialist work shop, e.g. to a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
! If the vehicle is to be towed for a longer
distance, only tow it with the rear axle
raised. !
If the vehicle has suffere dtransmission
damage, only tow it with the propeller
shaft disconnected.
! Before tow ing the vehicle, make sure
the battery isconnected and charged.
Otherwise, you will not be able to
switch on the ignition and will have
no steering and braki ngassistance.
! Shift the transmission to position N. Opening the front cover
The fixing points for the bolt-on towing eye
are located in the bumpers. They are locat-
ed under the cover on the right-hand side
when
viewed in the direction of travel both
at the front and the rear.
! Only secure the tow cable or towbar to the
towing eye.The vehicle could otherwi sebe
damaged. Towing
G
Risk of accident Tow the vehicle using a rigid
towbar if:
! the engine will not start
! there is a malfunction in the power sup-
ply or the vehicle's electrical sy stem
There is no power assistance for the steer-
ing when the engine is not running. Signifi-
ca ntly greater force is then needed to steer
the vehicle and to brake.
When towing or tow-starting another vehi-
cle, its weight should not be greater than the
permissible gross weight of your ve hicle. Po
ints to bear in mind Fitting the towing eye209en_d2.boo Seite
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424 Technical terms
Maximum torque Maximum ->torque that is achieved at a
given engine speed. The higher the
max imum torque, the greater the pow-
er delive red to the wheels by the en-
gine.
Memor yfunction*
Memory for three individual seat, steer-
ing wheel and mirror positions. Posi-
tions are saved for each key and/or
->KEYLESS GO key*.
Menu The ->operating system displays are ar-
ranged in menus. Several commands
are grouped together in the men us, e.g.
the Audio menu contains theSelect
station
orOperate the CD playercom-
mands. You can change the settings for
your vehicle directly using these com-
mands. Minispare
->Emergency spare wheel
MON (M otor O ctane N umber)
Indicates the petrol octane number de-
termined by standard methods. MON is
a measure of the ->knock resistance of
the pet rol.
Multi-function display Display in the ->instrument cluster
which shows information about the
->operati ngsystem and system mes-
sages.
Multi-function ste ering wheel
Steering wheel with buttons which you
use to contro lthe ->operating system.
On-board voltage
The vehicle's voltage, influenced by
outgoing lines, electrical consumers
and return lines. The battery can re-
ceive and produce extremely high elec-
tric alcurrent without causing a
significant change in the voltage. Operating system
You can use the operating syst emto
look up information about your vehicle
and to make settings. This information
is displayed on the ->multi-function dis-
play. The buttons on the ->multi-func-
tion steering wheel are used to control
the displ ayand the settings in the oper-
at ing system.
Overrevving range Speeds in the red area of the rev coun-
ter at which the engine can only oper-
ate for a shor tperiod.
Overrun mode Passive acceleration (deceleration) of
the vehicle, e.g. if you drive downhi llor
release the accelerator pedal.
Parking brake Prevents th evehicle from rolling away
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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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Index
Minispare eme rgency spare wheel
St orage location .. . . . .... . . . ...277
Te chnical data ... . . . .... . . . ...403
Mirror light ..... . . . ..... . . . ...151
Mirrors – see Exterior mirrors
and Rear-view mirror
Misfiring . . . ..... . . . ..... . . . ...324
Mobile phone . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . ... 232
Inserting the bracket .. . . . . . . ... 232
Ow n number sending . ..... . . . ..233
Re moving . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...234
Run -on time . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... 233
MOExtended run-f lat system . . ...250
Driving tips .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... 373
Multi-contour backrest . . .. . . . . ..91
Multi-function disp lay
Exp lanation . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... 424
Se lect the language
(operating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Multi-function displ aylanguage
Se lect the language
(operating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Multi-function steering wheel . .... 16
Bu ttons . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...108
Ex planation . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... 424
Ov erview . . ..... . . ..... . . . ....16 N
Nubuck leath erupholstery
(AMG vehicles) Notes on care. .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 267 O
Oi l–see Engine oil
One-to uchge arshi fting . . . ..... .. 140
Operating system . . . .. . . .. . . . .. 108
Audio men u. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 113
Convenience submenu . . . . . . . . . .129
Display messages . . . . . . .. . . . .. 280
Dist ronic menu . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 115
Explanat ion . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 424
Function . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 109
Heater submenu . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 126
Instrument cluster submenu . . . ..119
Lighting submenu . . . . . . .. . . . .. 122
Malfunction memory me nu. . . . .. 116
Menu ove rview . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 110
Nav igation menu . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 114
Settings menu . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 116
Standard display menu . . . ...... 112
Submenu . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 109
Telephone menu . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 133
Time submenu . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 121 Trip computer
menu . . . .... . . . . .131
Veh icle submenu . . . . . .... . . . . .125
Outsi detemp erature
Display . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .107
Overhead control pan el
Ov erview . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . ..19
Own number sending
(mob ile ph one) ... . . . . .... . . . . .233 P
Paint no. . . . . ..... . . . . .... . . . . .393
Park position Ex ter ior mirrors .. . . . . .... . . . . .150
Setting the exterior mirrors
(operating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Parking .. . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . ..43
Parki ngaid . . .... . . . . . .... . . . . .150
Parking brake .... . . . . ..38, 43, 295
Dis play me ssag e. . . . . .... . . . . .295
Expl anation . .... . . . . .... . . . . .424
Parking lamps .... . . . . .... . . . . .357
Changing . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .360
Display messag e. . . . . .... . . . . .301
Parking lock Releasing manually
(automatic transmission) ... . . . . .353 209en_d2.boo Seite
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440 Index
Skibag cover
..... . . . ..... . . . ..188
Slidin g/tilting sunroof ..... . . . ..180
Crank ... . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ..344
Op ening /closing .. . . . .... . . . ..180
Op ening /closing (ma nually) . . . . .343
Rain closing feature . . . ..... . . ..182
Resetting . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . 183, 344
Snow chains ..... . . . ..... . . . ..258
Socket ... . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ..231
Soft top ... . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ..184
Cleaning . . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ..270
Closing (key) . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ..187
Closing (sw itch ). .. . . . .... . . . ..186
Dis play messag e.. . . . .... . . . ..297
Ensuring that it isloc ked. . .. . . . .188
Ma lfunction . ..... . . ..... . . . ..330
Opening (key) . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ..187
Op ening (switch ).. . . . .... . . . ..185
Operating in an emerg ency.. . . . .347
Spare fuses . ..... . . . ..... . . . ..385
Spare wheel
Fitting ... . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ..368
Storage location ... . . . .... . . . ..278
Technic aldata . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ..403
Speed Technic aldata . . . . . . .. . . . 395–397
Speed limiter Speedtronic . ..... . . ..... . . . ..206 Speedome
ter
Digital display
(o perating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Selecting the display
(o perating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Speedt ronic . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .206
Disp lay messag e.. . . . . . . .. . . . .292
Expla nation ... . . . .... . . . ..... .426
Permanent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Variabl e. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .207
SRS (Supplemen tal Restraint
System) .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 49
War ning lamp . . . . ..... . . ...49, 312
Standard display
Select the displ ay
(o perating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Starting, see Starting the engine
Station selection Setting (ope rating system) .... . ..125
Status indicator Select the disp lay
(o perating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Steering wheel Adjusting . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 29
Buttons (operating system) . . . . . .108
Storing setting s. .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 97 Steeri
ngwheel gearshift
buttons . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 143, 145
Steer ing wheel heating . .... . . . . .231
Stowage tray . .... . . . . . .... . . . .227
Stowage well . .... . . . . . .... . . . .225
Armr est (beneath) . . . . . .... . . . .226
Gl ove compartment . . . . .... . . . .225
Ru ffled pockets ... . . . . .... . . . .228
St owage tray . .... . . . . .... . . . .227
Submenu . . . . ..... . . . . .... . . . .109
Co nvenience . . .... . . . . .... . . . .129
He ating .. . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .126
Instrument clust er . . . . . .... . . . .119
Li ghti ng . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .122
Re setting afunction . . . . .... . . . .117
Se ttings menu .... . . . . .... . . . .117
Se ttings overview .. . . . . .... . . . .118
Time .... . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .121
Ve hic le .. . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .125
Summer opening fea ture ... . . . . .183
Sun visor . . . . ..... . . . . .... . . . .151
Surround lighting .. . . . . .... . . . .104
Se tting (operating system) . . . . . . .123 209en_d2.boo Seite
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