2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET tow

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Practical advice
Where will I find...? Ca
briolet with TIREFIT kit
1 Straps for emergency operat ion of the
soft top
2 Jack
3 Wheel wrench
4 TIREFIT kit
5 Fuse extractor
6 Electric air pump
7 Towing eye Vehi
cles with Minispare emergency spar
ewheel
1 Retai ning bolt
2 Stowage well
Taking out the emergency spare wheel
and the vehicle tool kit
6 Turn retaining bolt 1anti-clockwise.
6 Remove stowage well 2.3
Arrow
4 Minispare emergency spare wheel
5 Stowage well
6 Jack with vehicle tool kit
6 Remove stowage well 5along with the
jack and the vehicle tool kit.
6 Take out Minispare emergency spare
wheel 4.
i You can only refit stowage well 2if you
have fitted stowage well 5in such a way that ar-
row 3points in the direction of travel .P 40.10-2798-31 neu
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Where will I find...?Vehicles with
spare wheel*
1 Vehicle tool kit
Wheel wrench
Jack
2 Spare wheel
3 Stowage well
Taking out the spa rewheel
6 Remove the vehicle tool kit.
6 Turn the stowage wel lanti-clockwise.
6 Take out the spare wheel. Vehicles
with a collapsible emergency spare
wheel*, CLK5 5AMG
1 Collapsible emergency spare wheel
2 Vehicle tool kit (under collapsible
wheel)
3 Retaining bolt
Removing the emergency spa rewheel
6 Turn retaining bolt 3anti-clockwise.
6 Remove emergency spare wheel 1.1
Jack
2 Folding chock*
3 Towing eye
4 Centring pin
5 Wheel wrench
6 Spare fuses and valve-core remover
7 Electric air pump P 40.10-2596-31 neu
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Practical advice
Opening /closing in an emergency
! Ifth e boot cannot be ope ned from th edri v-
er's seat using the remote control or the handle
in the recess for the rear licence plate after
em ergency operation ofthe softtop, press the
soft top compartmen tcover again as described
above.
Never ope nthe boot lid using the emergency key
el em ent. You could otherwi sedamage the boot
lid and th e softtopco mpartment cover. If there is an electri
cal fault, the selector
lever can be released manually from posi-
tion P.Do this totow the vehicle, for exam-
ple.
6 Open the stowage compartment on the
centre consol e.
6 Pull the stowage tray out of the stow-
age compartment (
=page 225).
6 Insert a screwdriver or a pen into the
opening in the separator and prise off
the separator. 3
Pen
6 Insert a pen 3(or a similar object) into
the bore.
6 Push pen 3forwards and, atthe same
time, shift the se lector lever out of po-
sition P.
6 Remove pen3.
You can move the selector lever freely
until it engages in position P. Re
leasing th eparking lock manually
on vehicles with automatic
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Flat tyre
6
Screw in the wheel bolts and tighten
them fin ger-tight.
6 Undo the centring pin and screw in the
last wheel bolt. Inflating th
ecollapsible emergency
spare wheel* with the electric air pump, CL
K55AMG
1 Flap
2 Switch
3 Connector
4 Pressure gauge with pressure release
screw
5 Union nut 6
Remove the electric air pump from the
stowage well under the boo tfloor
(= page 278).
6 Open flap 1on the electric air pump.
6 Pull connector 3and air hose 4out
of the housing along with the pressure
gauge.
6 Make sure that the pressure release
screw onpressure gauge 4is closed.
6 Unscrew the valve cap from the tyre
valve.
6 Screw air hose union nut 5onto the
tyre valve.
6 Insert connector 3into the cigarette
lighter socket ( =page 230).
6 Turn the key to position 1in the igni-
tion lock (
=page 23). P 40.10-2739-31
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Risk of injury Comply with the manufacturer's safety in-
structions as see
non the sticker on the
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Flat tyre
6 Press electr icair pump switch 2toI.
The electric air pump isswitched on.
The tyre ispumped up.
! Do not run the electric air pump for longer
than six minutes without a break, oth erwise it
may overheat.
The air pump can be used again once it has
cooled down.
6 Pum pup the tyre to 2.5 bar (this takes
about fi veminutes).
6 Press the switch on the electric air
pump to 0.
The electric air pump isswitched off.
If a tyre pressure of 2.5 bar is exceeded:
6 Open the pressure release screw on
pressure gauge 4until the tyre pres-
sure is adjusted.
6 Return the air pump to the stowage
well and close it. Lowering the vehicle
6
Lower the vehicle. To do this, turn the
crank anti-clockwise until the vehicle is
once again firmly on the ground.
6 Put the jack to one side.
1 –5 Wheel bo lts
6 Tighten the wheel bolts evenly inthe
sequence indicated. The tightening
torque must be 110 Nm. 6
Turn the jack back to its initial position
and return it and the rest of the vehicle
toolkit to the boot.
You can only use the MOE emergency run-
flat system in conjunction with the tyre
pressure loss warning.
! The maximum distance you may cover in
run-flat mode depends on the vehicle load. It is
50 km if the vehicle is partially laden and 30 km
if it is fully laden.
The maximum distance that may be drive nin run-
flat mode begins from the time the tyre pressure
loss warning appears in the multi-function dis-
play.
Yo u must not exceed a maximum speed of
80 km /h. P 40.10-2740-31 G
Risk of accident The wheel bolts may work loose if they are
not tightene dto a tightening torque of
11 0Nm . For this reason, you should have
the tightening torque checked as soonas
possible after a wheel change. MOE
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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
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Towing
1 Front cover
6 Press back cover 1on the arrow.
6 Remove cover 1from the opening. Do
not pull the cover away. Opening the rear cover
Standard vehicles
2 Rea r co ver
6 Press back co ver2 on the arrow.
6 Remove cover 2from the opening. Do
not pull the cover away. AMG vehicles
3 To prise off the cover
6 Prise off the cover from below 3with
a tool such as a screwdriver.
6 Remove the cover from the opening.
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Towing Securing the towing eye
6
Remove the towing eye and the wheel
wrench from the vehicle tool kit
(= page 276).
6 Screw in the towing eye clockw ise to
the stop.
6 Insert the wheel wrench handle into the
towing eye and tighten. Removing the towing eye
6
Remove the wheel wrench from the ve-
hicle to olkit.
6 Insert the wheel wrench handle into the
towing eye and turn the wheel wrench
anti-clockwise.
6 Unscrew the to wing eye.
6 Insert the top of cover 1byits tab in
the front bumper and press the bottom
of the cover inuntil it engages.
or St
andard vehicles:
6 Insert the bottom of cover 2by its tab
in the rear bumper and press the top of
the cover in until it engages.
or
AMG veh icles:
4 To fit the cover
6 Hook the cover in the rear bumper on
the right-hand side and slide it fully
over to the right (direction of arrow) 4.
6 Apply light pressure on the left-hand
side of the cover.
6 Put the towing eye and the wheel
wrench back into the vehicle tool kit. !
Theengine must not be running ifyo ua re
towing the vehicle with the front axle raised. Ap-
pli ca tion of the brakes by ESP would otherwise
da ma ge the braking sy stem on the rear axle be-
yond repair. Vehicles with manua
l transmission
6 Switch on the ignition (key inposition 2
in the ignition lock).
6 Make sure that no gear is engaged. P 88.20-2440-31 Towing the vehicle209en_d2.boo Seite
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