2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET child lock

20 At a glance
Door control panel
Le
ft-hand-drive vehicles Right-hand-drive vehiclesDoor control panel
P72.10-2674-31 P72.10-2674-31 Fu
nction Page
1 Opens the door 84
2 Adjusts the seat electri-
cally* 28, 92
3 Stores seat, exterior mir-
ro
rs and steering wheel
settings* 97
4 Open
s/closes the front
side windows 178
5 Ac
tivates and deactivates
the child-proof locks for
the rear side windows 67
6 Ope
ns/c loses the rear
side windows 178
7 Opens the boot lid
Open
s/closes the boot
lid* 84
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22 Getting started
Opening
The "Getting started" section contains
brief details of the basic functions of the
veh
icle. You should read this section par-
ticul arly tho roughly if this is your first
Mercedes-Benz.
If you are already familiar with the basic
functions described here, the "Controls in
detail" section will help you with more
detailed information. You will find the ref-
erence to the appropriate part of that sec-
tion at the end of each segment. I
Key with remote control
1 ‹ Locking button
2 Š
Unlocking button for boot lid
3 Œ
Unlocking button 6
Press the Œunlocking button on the
remote control.
The turn signals flash briefly. The vehi-
cle is unlocked. The locking knobs in
the doo rspop up. The anti-theft alarm
system* is deactivated. If it isdark, the
locator lighting also comes on if it has
been activ ated in the operating system.
6 Get int othe vehicle and insert the key
into the ignition lock. Opening
Opening with the remote control
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Risk of accident The
key can beused to start the ve hicle' s
en gine. It can also be used to activate other
function s,su ch as openi ngthe windows.
For this reason, do not leave childre nunsu-
pervised in the ve hicleas th eycould activate
these functions inadvertently.
Take the key with you, even if you are only
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26 Getting started
Adj
usting Adjusting th
eseats manually
1 Seat fore-and-aft adj ustment
2 Seat angle
3 Seat height
4 Backrest angle
! Make sure th at there are no objects in the
footwell or be hind the seats when adj usting the
seats. You could oth erwise damage the seats
and the objects. If your ve
hicle doe snot have automatic
child seat recognition, children inrear-
ward-facing child restraint systems
must be se cured in a suitable seat in the
rear of th evehicle.
If you fit a forward-f acing child sea tto
the front-passenger seat, you must
mov e the front-pass engerse at as far
ba ck as possible.
! Do not lean forward (e.g. over the pad-
ded boss of the steeri ng wheel), in par-
ticular while the vehicle is in motion.
! Do not place your fee tonthe dash-
bo ard.
! Only hold the steering wheel by the out-
side of the rim. This allows the airbag to
inflate unhindered. You could be injured
ifthe airbag inflates and you are holding
the inside of the steering wheel.
! Do not lean on the doo rsfrom inside the
vehicle. !
Do not pla ceany objects on the airbags
or betw een the airbags and th evehicle's
occupa nts.
! Do not hang any hard objects ,for exam-
ple coat hangers, on the grab handles or
coat ha ngers.
The risk ofski na bras ions or minor injuries
ca used byan airbag cannot becomp letely
eliminated due to the high speed at which
the airb agmust inf late.
Vehicles with electric seats:
Remove the key from th eignition lock or
take the KEYLESS GO key* with you, even if
yo uare onlyleavi ngthe vehicle for a short
time.
Th ese ats ca n be adjusted when the key is
removed and a door is open.
For this reason, children should never beleft
un superv ised in the vehi cle. They could
become trapped by an inadvertent seat
adjustment. P 91.10-2379-31
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Getting started
Adjusting
Folding the front-seat backrests for-
wards and backward s/easy-e ntry feature
1 Seat release
i Toallow rear passengers toent erand exit
com fortab ly, the seat moves forwards when you
fold the bac kres t forwards if the seat isin the
rear half of its adjustment range.
On vehicl eswith electric seat adjustment*, the
head restraint also lowers autom atically. Fol
ding the backrest forwards
6 Pull seat release 1forwa rds and fold
the backrest forwards.
On vehicles with manual seat adjustment:
6 Release the head restraint if necessary
and press it down.
Fol ding the backrest back
6 Fold the backr est back until the seat
and backrest engage.
On vehicles with manual seat adjustment:
6 Adjust the head restraint to the correct
position again if necessary.
You will find further information in the
"Controls in detail" section ( =page 90). You can adjust the steering wheel either
manually or electrically*, depending on
your vehicle's equipment.
! Only adjust the stee ring wheel whe nthe
ve hicle isstationary and do not pull away until
the ste ering whe elis locked in position.
If you pul laway before th esteering wheel adjust-
ment mechanism is locked in position, you could
be br iefly distracte dby the steering wheel mov-
in g unexpec tedly.
However ,the steerability of the vehicle is not
affected. P 91.10-2367-31
neu Steering wheel
G
Risk of accident The electrically-adjustable steering wheel*
can be adjus
tedw hen the key is out of the
ignition and the driver's door is open. For
thi sreason, do not leave children unsuper-
vised in the vehicle as they could become
trapped as a result of a steering wheel
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37
Getting started
Driving
Diesel engine
6 Turn the key to position 2in the igni-
tion lock.
The q preglow indica torla mp in the
ins trument clus terlights up.
6 As soon as the qpreglow indicator
lamp has gone out, turn the key in the
ignition lock to position 3and release it
as soon as the engine isrunning.
i Ifth e engine is already at operating temper-
ature, you can star tit without preglow. Starting the engine with KEYLESS GO*
You may start your
vehicle with no key in
the ignition lock using the KEYLESS GO
button on the selector lever. Yo
u can start the vehicle with no key in the
ignition lock using the KEYLESS GO button
on the selector lever, as long as the
KE YLE SSGO keyis in the vehicle.
1 KEYLESS GO button Petro
lengine
6 Depress thebr ake pedal.
6 Press KEYLESS GO button 1once.
The engine starts automatically.
Diese lengine
6 Depress thebr ake pedal.
6 Pres s KEYLESS GO button 1once.
The glow plugs are activated and the
engine starts automatically.
If the engine is already at operating tem-
perature, you can start it without preglow:
6 Pres s and hold KEYLESS GO button 1
until the engine is runn ing. G
Risk of accident Your vehicle can be started at any time if the
KEYLESS GO key is inside the vehicle. For
this reason, children should never be left
unsup
ervised in the vehi cle. They cou ldacci-
de ntally start the vehicle.
Ta ke the KEYLESS GO key with you, even if
you are only leaving th evehicle for ashort
time. P 82.00-
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38 Getting started
Driving
6
Pull away immediately towa rm the
engine up qui ckly.
6 Do not run the eng ine at full speed until
it has reached operating temperature.
1 Release handle 6
Depress the brake pedal and keep it in
this position.
6 Release the parking brake. To do this,
pull release handle 1.
The 3 indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster goes out. !
Only select reverse gear when the vehicle is
stationary, otherwis eyou could damage the
transmission.
Do no tdrive at high engine speeds ifthe engine
is cold. This protects the engine.
i Thevehicle locks itsel fcentrally once you
have pulled away. The locking knobs in the do ors
drop do wn.
You can open the doors from the inside at any
time.
You may also switch off the automatic door lock-
ing fu nctio n (=
page 88) ( =page 125). 6-speed manual transmission
6
Depress the brake pedal and keep itin
this position.
6 Release the parking brake.
6 Depress the clutc hpe dal. After a cold start
Parking brake
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Riskofaccident Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehi
cle. They could release the parking
brake. This could lead to a serious or fatal
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Getting started
Parking and locking
You have now completed your first trip.
You have stop ped your vehicle and have
parked properly. End your trip as follows.
i When yo u close a door, thewindows on the
same sid eclose.
On steep slopes, turn the front wheels towards
the kerbside. 1Parkin g brake
6 Depress parking brake 1firml y.
The 3 indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster rema ins lit while the
engine is running.
i On st eep slope s,turn the front whe els
to wards the kerbside. Vehicles with manua
l transmission
6 Select either first or reverse gear.
6 Turn the key to position 0in the igni-
ti on lock(
=page 23) and remove it.
The immobiliser isactivated.
6 Press the release button on the seat
belt (
=page 34). Parking and
locking G
Risk of accident On
ly remove the key from th eignition lock
when the vehic leis st ationary. You cannot
steer the vehicle with the key removed.
Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle. They could release the parking
brake. This could lead toaser ious or fatal
accid ent. G
Risk of entrapment As you close the doors,
make sure that
nobody has their fin gers in between the
door or the side window and the vehicle. Park
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Safety
Occupant safety Child restraint syst
ems
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you only
use the child restraint systems listed
on ( =page 63). G
Riskof injury Do not leave children unsupervi
sedin the
vehicle, eve nif the yare secured in a child
restra int system. The children could:
! injure themselv es on parts of the vehicle
! press the central locking switch, thereby
releasing the child-pr ooflo ck s, and then
open the doors. This could result in
injury to themselves and other persons.
Or they could get out of the vehicle,
injuring themselves as they do so or
they could be injured by passing vehi-
cl es
! beser iously or even fatally harmed by
prolonged exposure to heat G
Risk of injury To reduce the risk of serio
us orfatal inj uryto
the child in the event of an accident, braking
or a sudden cha nge in direction:
! Always secure children less than 1.50 m
tall and under twelve years of age in spe-
cial child restraint systems installed on
a suitable vehicle seat, since they can-
not wear the seat belts correctly
! Do not secure children unde rtwelve
years ofage on the fro nt-passenger seat
unless the child is secured in a child
restraint system equipped wit hauto-
matic child seat rec ognition
! Onnoaccount should children travel sit-
tin gon the lap ofanother occupa nt. It
would not be possible torestrain the
children as a result of the forces acting
in the event of an accident, sudden
braking or abru ptchanges in direction.
They would be thrown ag ainst parts of
the vehic leinterior and be seriously or
fatally injured
! All vehic leoc cupants must wear their
seat belt correctly at all times G
Risk of inju ry If the child restraint system has not
been fit-
ted correctly to a suitable vehicle seat, the
child cannot be restrained in the event of an
accident or sudden braking and could there-
fore be seriously or fatally injured.
For this reason, observe the installation
instructions issued by the child restraint
syst em manufactu rer when fitting the child
restraint system.
It is preferable to fit the child restraint sys-
tem to the rear seats. The child is generally
better protected there.
For this reason, donot place objects (e.g. a
cushion) underneath the child restraint sys-
tem. The entir ebase of the child restraint
system must be in contact with the seat sur-
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