2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET clutch

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Getting started
Driving
6 Select either first or reverse gear.
6 Slowly release the clutch pedal and
carefully depress the accelerator.
! Change gear in good time. Make sure that
the enginespe eddoes notreach thered area in
the rev cou nter. There is otherwise a danger of
engine dam age.
Do not allow the wheels tospin, ifpossible. You
could otherwise damage the dri vetrain. Automatic
transmission*
i You can only move the selector lever tothe
re quired position by depressing the brake pedal.
Only then isthe selector lever lock disabled.
6 Depress the brake pedal and keep it in
this posi tion.
The selector lever lock is released.
6 Release the parking brake.
6 Move the selector lever to position D
or R.
i Wait for the shi ftprocess to complete
before pulling away.
6 Release the brake pedal.
6 Carefully depress the accelerator
pe dal.
i After a cold start, the automatic transmi s-
sion will shift at a higher engine spe ed. This helps
th e catalytic converter toreach its operati ng
te mperature more quickly. Dipped-
beam headlamps
The light switch is located on the dash-
board between the steering wheel and the
driver's door.
Light switch
1 Lights off
2 Dipped-beam headlamps on G
Risk of accident Do not shift down unle
ss the current driving
sp eed is within the permiss ible range for the
gear to be selected.
Do not change down for additio nal engine
braking ona slippery road surface. The drive
wheels could then lose their grip and the
vehi cle could skid. Youc ould lose control of
the vehicle and cause an acc iden t. Switching on the headlamps
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194 Controls in detail
Driving systemsi
Cruise control may be unable to maintain
th es tored spee dwhen driving up hillordow nhill.
The stored speedisresumed when th egradi ent
eve nsout.
i Vehicles with manual transmission:
When you change gear, depress the accelerator
pedal slightl yto increase the smooth nessof the
gear change.
When you depress the clutch pedal and engage a
different gear, the engine speed may increase
slight lyuntil a gear is engaged.
! Always dri veat suffi cient bu tnot excess ive
engine speeds.
! Change gear in good time.
! Donotch an ge down several gears at a time
if possible. Resuming a stored speed
1 To resume a stored speed 6
Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
6 Release the accelerator pedal.
Cruise control is activated and adjus ts
the vehicle's speed to the last speed
stored. Setti
nga higher speed
1 To set a higher speed
6 Press and hol dthe cruise control
lever inthe direction ofarrow 1until
the desi redsp eed has been reached. G
Riskofaccident Only resume the
store dspeed if you know
what th isspeed is and if it isappropriate for
the curre ntroad and traffic conditi ons.Oth-
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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
Features
i Slide the dri ver's seat right bac kto facilitate
fitting and removing the floormat. Fitting
1 Press-stud
2 Retainer
3 To press
6 Fit the floormat.
6 Place press-studs 1on retainers 2
and press. Removing
1 To raise
2 Retainer
6 Pull the floormat off retainers 2.
6 Remove the floormat. Floor
mats,dr iver 's side G
Risk of accident If you are usin
gafloormat, make sure that it
does not cause an obstruction and that it is
properly secured.
The floormats must always be correctly
se cu red using pre ss-stu d faste ners 1 and
2 .
Check that the floormats are secure before
starting a journey and reposition them if
necessary. An incorr ectly secured floormat
could slip and thus impair correct operation
of the pedals, e.g. by becomin gentan gled
with the clutch pe dal.
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384 Practical advice
TowingVehicles with automati
ctransmission*
6 Switch on the ignition (key in position 2
in the ignition lock ).
6 Move the selector lever to N.
! Do not tow the vehicle further than 50 km.
Do not exceed a towing spe edof 50 km /h,ot h-
erw ise the trans mission could be damag ed.
Only tow the ve hicle with the rear axl e
raised if:
! you need to tow the vehicle for a longer
distance
! the transmission has been damaged
Instead of raising the rear axle, the propel-
ler shaft to the driven axl ecan be removed. Points to bea
rin mi nd:
! Vehicles with automatic transmission*
must not be tow-started.
! The battery must be connected.
! The engine and the catalytic converter
must be cold.
! Avoid repea ted or lengthy attempts to
start the engine. Vehicles with
manual transmission
6 Switch on the ignition (key in position 2
in the ignition lock).
6 Make sure that no gear isengaged.
6 Tow the vehicle to set it in motion, or al-
low it to roll.
6 Engage a suit able gear and gradually
release the clutch. Do not depress the
accelerator.
! The engine is started. The towing
eyes can be used to pull the ve-
hic leonto a trailer or transporter for trans-
po rting purposes.
Make su rethat no gea ris engag ed. On ve-
hicles with automatic transmission*, the
selector lever must be in position N
! Lash the vehicle securely ,and only by the
wheels or wheel rim s.
Your vehicle could otherwise be damaged. Tow-starting the vehicle
(emer
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Technical terms
TIR EFIT kit
Accessories for temp orary repairs to
flat tyres. The TIREFIT kit consists of a
filler bottle with sealant, a filler hose,
and a valve core extractor with valve
and an electric air pump.
To rque
Force exerted around a central axis of
rotation, e.g. when a wheel bolt is tight-
ened. For engines, the torque isthe
force transferred to the ->transmission.
To rque conver ter
This has the same function on vehicles
with ->autom atic tra nsmission as the
clutch has on vehicles with manual
->transmission.
Tr ac tion
Force which is transferred from the ve-
hicle to the road via the tyres and
whi chdescribes the grip. Traction mode
Acti veacceleration of the vehicle by
adding more throttle.
Transmission Component of the ->drive train that
converts the high speed of the engine
tolower rotation speeds at the drive
wheels and thus optimises the transfer
of engine ->torque to the wheels.
Wheel Term used in everyday language to de-
note ->rim, wheel disc and tyre.
Xe non headlamps*
Headlamps whi chuse an electric arc
in stead of a heated fil ament to gener-
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