2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET height

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
Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
6 Pull han dle 1 up.
6 Slide the seat forwards or backwards.
6 Release handle 1again.
Make sure that you hear the seat click
into position.
Seat angle
Adjust the seat angle in such a way that
your thighs are lightly supported. 6 Turn handw heel2 forwa rds or
bac kwards.
Seat height 6 Pull han dle 3 up repeated lyuntil you
have raised the se atto the desired
hei ght.
or
6 Push handle 3down repeatedly until
you have lowered the seat to the
desired hei ght. Ba
ckrest angle
6 Relieve the load on the backrest.
6 Turn handwheel 4forwa rds or
backwards.
Head restraint
1 Release button
6 Adjust the height of the head res traint
manually. Press release button 1to
adj ust the height of the head restraint. He
ad restraint angle
6 Adjust the angle ofthe head res traint
manually by pulling or pushing the
bottom of the head restraint. P 91.16-2130-31 G
Risk of inju ry Make sure that th
ecentral area of the head
restraint supports the back of your head at
about eye level.
This will red uce the risk of injury to your
head and neck in the event ofan accident or
sim ilar situation. P9
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28 Getting started
Adj
usting Adjusting the seat
electrically*
The swi tch for adjusting the seat electri-
cally is on the door trim.
6 Turn the key to position 1in the igni-
tion lock ,press the KEYLESS GO but-
ton once or open the appropriate door.
1 Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
2 Seat height
3 Back rest ang le
4 Seat angle
5 Head restraint height Seat fo
re-and -aft adju stment
6 Slide switch 1forwards and back-
wards in the direction of the arrow.
i Make surethatthe re are noitems ofluggage
in the footwell or behind the seats when adj ust-
ing the seats. You could otherwi sedamage the
seats.
Seat height
6 Slide switch 2up or down in the
direction of the arrow.
Backrest angle 6 Slide switch 3forward sor backwards
in the direction of the arrow.
Seat an gle
6 Slide switch 4up or down in the
direction of the arrow until your thighs
are lightly supported. Head restraint
6 Slide sw itch 5 up or down in thedi re c-
tion of the arrow.
6 Adjust the head restraint angle manu-
ally by pulling or pushing the bottom of
the head restraint. P 91.10-2366-31
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Risk ofinjury Ma
ke sure that the central area of the head
restraint supports the back ofyour head at
abo uteye level.
This will reduce the risk ofinjuryto you r
head and neck inaccide nts or similar
situations. P9
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Controls in detail
Opening and closing
6 Press the Œbutton on the key.
The vehicle is centrally unlocked. The
boo tcan be opened manually.
The handle isin the handle strip above the
rear licence plate recess.
To open the boot lid
6 Pull the handle.
6 Raise the boot lid. Op
ening automat ical ly fro m the outside
With the key you can unlock and open the
boot at the same ti
me.
! Theb oot lid swings upwards. For thi srea-
so n, ma ke sure that there issu fficie ntclearance
ab ove the boot.
i Itis onl ypossible to ope nthe boot when the
vehicle is stationary.
Co upé:
6 Press and hold the Šbutton on the
key until the boot lid is unlocked and
opens.
Ca briolet:
6 Press and hold the Šbutton on the
key until the boot lid is unlocked and
opens sli ghtly.
i On vehicles with the remot eboot closing
fe at ure *,you can:
! limit the opening angle ( =page 85)
! interr upt the opening procedure at any time
by pressing theŠ button on the key or
th eclosing button in the boot lid
(= page 87 ). Li
mi ting the opening angle of the boot lid* (Coupé)
You can limit the opening angle of the boot
lid on
vehicles with the remote boot clos-
ing feature*. The boot lid will then only
open as far as the height of the roof. This
can be use fulif there is insufficient clear-
ance above the boot lid, for example.
6 Make sure that the boot lid is closed.
6 Press and hold the boot button on the
driver's door for at least five seconds.
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92 Controls in detail
Seats
Manually adj
ustable front and rear seats (Coup
é)
The release button islocated at the top of
the back rest.
1 Rele ase but ton
Removing the head restr aint
6 Tilt theback restbackwards slightly.
6 Pull up the hea drestraint as far as it
wi ll go. 6
Press release button 1.
6 Pull the he adrestraint up alittle further
and keep it in this position.
6 Rem ove the hea drestr aint from the
holder by tapping it lightly at the bot-
to m.
6 Pull the head restraint out.
Installing the head restraint
Insert the hea drestraint so that the
notches on the bar are on the left when
viewed in the direction of travel.
6 Push the head restraint downwards
until you hear it click into position.
6 Press the release button and insert the
head restraint fully until it is resting on
the back rest cushion.
6 Keep the head restraint in this position.
6 Engage the head restraint by tapping it
lightly. Electrically-adj
ustab lefront seat*
The switch for the head restraint height is
on the door trim.
1 Head restraint switch
Removing the head restraint
6 Tilt the backrest backwards slightly.
6 Press switch 1upwards until the head
restraint is fully extended.
6 Pull the head restraint out. P 91.16-2142-31 P91.16-2131-31209en_d2.boo Seite
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Controls in detail
Open-air i
Youcan clo sethe side windows by pulling
th esoft top switch twice. Pull itbriefly the first
tim eand then pull and hold until the side win-
dows have reached the desired height.
You can open the side windows by press-
ing the soft top switch twice. Press it
br iefly the first time and th enpress and
hold until the side windows have reached
the desi red height.
Opening the soft topwi th the remote control
!
Make sure tha tther e is sufficient cle arance
ab ove the vehicle when ope ning the soft top
(= page 184).
6 Point the tip of the remote control at
the door handle.
6 Press and hold theΠbutton until
the soft top is fully open.
TheTop in operationmessage
appears inthe multi-function displ ay
during opening.
The
Top openmessage appears inthe
multi-function display briefly after
opening. Closi
ngthe soft top with the remote control
!
Make sure that there is sufficient clearance
above th evehicle whe nclosing the soft top
(= pag
e184).
6 Point the tip of the key at the door han-
dle.
6 Press and hold the ‹button until
the soft top isfully closed.
The
Top in operationmes sage
appears in the multi-function display
during closing.
The
Top closedmessage appears inthe
mul ti-function displ aybriefly after clos-
ing. G
Risk ofinjury Make sure that no
body can become trapped
or injured by mov ing pa rts, such asthe soft
top link age, while you are opening the soft
top. Release the Œbutton if danger
threatens. The soft top mechanism will stop
immediately. P 80.00-2054-31-Farbe.eps G
Risk of inju ry Make sure that nobody can become trapped
or
injured by moving pa rts, such as the soft
top linkage, while you are closing the soft
top. Release the ‹button ifdanger
threatens. The soft top mechanism will stop
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Operation
Engine compartment Clos
ing
6 Lower the bonnet and let it drop closed
from a height of about 20 cm.
You will hear the bonnet catch engag-
ing.
6 Check that the bonnet has engaged
properly.
If the bonnet can be raise dslightly, itis
not prope rly locked. Open itagain and
close it with a little more force.
The vehicle consumes a maximum of 0.8 l
of oil per 1,00 0km, depending on the driv-
ing style adopted. Oil consumption may
also be hi gher if:
! the vehicle isnew
! you often drive at high engine speeds
You will only be able to estimate the oil
consumption after you have driven a con-
siderable distance. i
Lubricant additives maynot be use dsince
th ey could damage the asse mblies. The useof
suc h ad ditive s,wh ich have notbee nappro ved by
Me rcedes-Benz, will result in limitation of war-
ra nty right s.
You may obtai nfurth erinformation fro many
Me rcedes-Benz Service Centre. Ch
ecking thee ngineoil level
When checking the oil level, the vehicle
must:
! be standing level
! be at normal operating tempe rature
! have been standing with the engine
switched off for at least five minutes
Ch eck the engine oil level using the ope rat-
ing syst em.
6 Turn the key to position 2in th eigni-
tion lock. The
standard display appears in the mul ti-
function display (= page 120).
6 Press the korj button on the
mu lti-function steering wheel repeat-
edly until the following message ap-
pears in the display:
After measuring, the following messag-
es may appear: !Engine oillevel o. k.
!Add1.0l itre to reachmax. oil
level!
!Add 1. 5litre sto reach max. oil
level!
!Add 2. 0litre sto reach max. oil
level!
6 Top up the oil ifnecessary. En
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Practical advice
Flat tyre
Your vehicle may be equipped with:
! the TIREFIT kit ( =page 276)
! a spare wheel* ( =pa ge 278)
! a "Min ispare" emergency spare wheel*
(= page 277)
! a collapsible emergency spare wheel
(=
page 278)
! the MOE run-flat system* ( =page 373)
6 Stop your vehicleas fa r away aspossi-
ble from traffic and on a surface which
is firm, even and not slippery.
6 Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
6 Apply the handbrake. Vehicl
eswith ma nual transmission
6 Select either first or reverse gear. Vehicl
eswith automatic transmission*
6 Move the selecto rle ver to P. For all veh
icles
6 Any passengers should leave the vehi-
cle, ensuring that they are not endan-
gered asthey do so.
6 Place the warning tri angle or switch on
hazard warning lam psat a suitable dis-
tance. Observe legal requirements. Fl
at tyre Preparing the veh
icle G
Risk of injury The ja
ckis designed only toraise the vehicle
for a short while when a wheel is changed.
If you intend to work under the vehicle,
place the vehicle on stands.
Prepare the vehic leas described.
Make sure that th estanding surface for the
vehicle and jack is firm and not slippery. Do
not use blocks ofwo od orsimilar asjack ing
supports, as the jack will not be able to
achieve its load-be aring capacity due to the
restricte dheight.
Do not start the engine at any time while the
wheel is being changed.
Do not crawl under the ve hicle while itis
supported by the jack. If you do not raise the
vehicle in the way described, it could slip off
the jack (e.g. when the engineis star ted or
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