2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK COUPE lights

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Safety
Driving safety systems Braking
If ABS cuts in while you are braking, you
will feel:
!
the vehicle vibrating
! the brake pedal pulsating
This will indicate to you that ABS has been
acti vated. Always adapt your driving style
to suit the prevai ling road and weather
conditions.
6 Continue to depress the brake pedal,
even when ABS has been activ ated. Brake Assist operates
inemergency brak-
ing situation s.If you depress the brake
pedal quickly, BAS boosts the braking
force automatically and thus shortens the
stopping distance.
6 Depress the brake pedal firm lyuntil the
emergency-braking situation is ove r.
ABS prevents the wheels from locking.
When you release the brake pedal, the
brakes work as norm al again. BAS is then
deactivated. The Electronic Stabilit
y Program monitors
the traction, i.e. the power transmission
between the tyres and the road, and the
stability of the vehicle.
ESP detects when a wheel is spinning or
when the vehicle has begun to skid. ESP
stabilises the vehicle by applying specific
braking to individual wheels and limiting
the engine power output. ESP assists you
in particular when pulling away on a wet or
slip pery road surface.
If ESP cuts in, the vwarning lamp
flashes in the speedometer.
The v ESP warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up when you turn the
key to po sition 2in the ignition lock. It
goes out when the engine is running. This
ind icates that ESP is operational. G
Risk of accident Always adapt your driving style to suit the
prevailin
groad and weather conditions and
maintain a suffi cient distance from other
road users and objects onthe road. BAS
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Risk of accident If BAS malfunctions, the brake system is still
available with the full brake boosting effect.
In an emer
gency braking situation, however,
th e braking fo rce is not automatically
bo osted and may lengthen the stopping dis-
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Safety
Driving safety systems
Deactivating ESP
The button islocated on the centre con-
sole.
1 To ac tivate /deactivate ESP
6 Press and hold button 1until the
v warning lamp in the instrument
cluster comes on.
ESP is deactivated. Ac
tivating ESP
6 Press button 1.
The v warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster goes out.
ESP is react ivat ed.
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Risk of accident ES
Pis deactivated if the vwarning lamp
in th e instrument cluster lights up continu-
ously when the engine is running .The risk of
you r vehicle skidding is then increased in
certa insituations.
Always adapt your driving style to suit the
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80 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
Unlocking the driver's door
6
Pres s the Πbutton once.
The turn signals flash once. The locking
knob in the driver's door pops up. The
an ti-theft alarm system* is deacti-
vated.
Un locking the vehicle centrally
6 Press the Œbutton twice.
The turn signals flash once. The locking
knobs in the doors pop up. The anti-
th eft alarm system* is deactivated.
Locking the vehicle centrally 6 Press the ‹button.
The turn signals flash three times. The
locking knobs in the doors dr opdown.
The anti-theft alarm system* ispri me d. Resto
ring the factory settings
6 Press and hold both the Œand‹
buttons simultaneously for approxi-
ma tely six seconds until battery check
lamp 1flashes twice. Checking the
batteri es
6 Press the ‹orŒ button.
The batteries in the key are working if
the battery check lamp lights up briefly.
i Youcould lock or unlock the vehicle acci-
dentally if you press the buttons on the key. Two
KEYLESS GO keys form part of your
ve hicle's optional equipment.
When you grasp the door handle, your vehi-
cle checks the key's validity. The following
are centrally unlocked if the KEYLESS GO
key isvalid and configured to the factory
setting ( =page 80):
! The doors
! The boot
! The fuel filler flap
! The glove compartment KEYLESS GO key*
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Risk of accident Never leave
children unsupervised in the
vehicle. They could open a door from the
inside, even if it is lock ed, or start the vehi-
cle using a valid KEYLESS GO key left in the
vehicle or th eKEYLESS GO button on the
se lector lever and thereby endanger the m-
se lves and oth ers. Switc hoff the engine and
take the KEYLESS GO key with you, even if
yo u are only leaving the vehicle for a short
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84 Controls in detail
Opening and closingRestorin
gthe factory settings
6 Press and hold both the Œand‹
buttons simultaneously for approxi-
mately six seconds until battery check
lamp 1flashes twice. Checking the battery
6
Press the ‹orŒ button.
Th e battery in the KEYLESS GO key is
wo rking if battery check lamp 1lights
up bri efly.
i You could lock or unlock the vehicle acci-
dent ally if you press the buttons on the KEYLESS
GO key. You can open a door from th
einside at any
time, even if it has been locked.
1 Inside door handle
2 Locking knob
6 Pull door handle 1.
Locking knob 2pops up if the door
was locked. The door is unlocked and
can be opened.
i If you open a door, the windows on this side
lower slightly. If you close the door, the windows
close again. !
The boot lid swings upwards. For this rea-
son, make sure that there is sufficient clearance
abov ethe boot lid.
i It is only possible to op enthe boot if it is
unlocked. Opening manually
You can unlock the boot using the key and
then open it manual
ly.
i It is only possible to unlock the boot when
the vehicle is stationary. Opening a door from the inside Opening the
boot G
Risk of poisoning Always make sure that the boot lid is closed
when the engine is running. Exhaust fumes
co
uld otherwise enter the vehicle interior
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86 Controls in detail
Opening and closingOpe
ning automatically from the inside
! Theboot lid swings upwards. For this rea-
so n, make sure that the reis sufficient clearance
above the boot lid.
You can both unlock and open the boot at
the same time from the driver's seat.
The boot lid button is on the lower section
of the driver's door.
1 Boot lid button
i It isonly possibl eto ope nthe boot whe nthe
vehicle isstationary. i
On vehicle swith the remote boot closing
feature*, you can:
! limit the ope ningangle (= page85)
! interrupt the opening procedure by pressing
the boot lid button on the driver's door
6 Press and hold boot lid button 1until
the boot opens.
The indicator lamp lights up. It remains
lit until you close the boot again. Closing autom
atically from the insi de*You can close the boot lid from the driver's
seat on veh icles with the remote boot clos-
ing feature*.
The boot lid buttons are on the lower sec-
tion of the driv er's door.
1 To open the boot lid
2 To close the boot lid
6 Press and hold button 2until the boot
lid is cl osed.
The indicator lamp goes out. Cl
os ing the boot G
Risk of injury Monitor the boot lid
closing procedure to
make sure that nobo dycan become trapped.
Releas ethe boot lid button to stop th eclos-
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100 Controls in detail
Light
ing
You will find information about switching
on the headlamps and indicating a turn in
the "Getting started" section ( =page 39).
For reasons of safety, Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you also drive with the
lights on during the day. Legal and optional
additional requirements may impose varia-
tions in certain countries. In these coun-
tries, the dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on when the ignition is switched
on. In countries in which there is no legal
requirement to use constant headlamp
mode, this setting can be altered using the
operating system ( =pa ge 122).
i If you travel to countr ies where they drive on
the opposite side of the road to that inthe coun-
try where the vehicle is registe red, the asymmet-
rical dipped-beam headlamps may dazzle on-
co ming traffic .H ave your head lampsswitche dto
symmetrical dipped beam or partially masked for
drivi nginthe secou ntrie s (=
page 259). Informa-
tion on this can be obtai ned from any Merced es-
Benz Service Centre. The light switch is on the dashboard
next
to the steering whee l.
M Lights off
U Automatic light control
C Side lamps, licence plate and
instrument lighting on
B Dipped-beam or main-beam head-
lamps on
ˆ Right-hand parking lamp on
‚ Left-hand pa rking lamp on i
Awa rning signal sou nds if you remove the
key from the ignition lock and open the driver's
door while the side lamps ordipped-bea mhead-
lamps are switched on.
TheSwitch off lights!message appears in
the multi-function display. Constant headlamp mode
Constant headlamp mode can be set using
the operating system (
=pag e122) . This
does not apply to countries inwhich there
is a lega lrequirement to use constant
hea dlam pmod e.
6 Turn the light switch to M.
The dipped-beam headl amps, side
lamps and licence plate lighting light up
automatical lywhen the engine is run-
ning. Automatic headlamp feature
The side lamps, dipp
ed-beam headlamps
and licence plate lighting are switched on
automatically when ambient light falls
below a predetermined level. Lighting Light swi
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Controls in detail
Lighting
6 Turn the light switch to U.
The side lamps are sw itched on /off
automatically when the key is in posi-
tion 1in the ignition lock (
=page 23). The dipped-beam headlamps, side
la
mps and licence plate lightin gare
switched on /off automatically when
the eng ine is running. Fr
ont foglamp s/rear foglamp
i When the light switch is set to U, you
ca nnot switch on the front or rear foglamps. To
swit chon the front foglamps, you must first turn
th e light switch to B. Switchi
ngon th e front foglamps
6 Make sure that the Bdipped-beam
headlamps are switched on.
6 Pull the light switch to the first stop.
The green ‡indicator lamp nextto
the switch lights up.
Switching on the rear foglamp 6 Make sure that the Bdipped-beam
headlamps are switched on.
6 Pull the light swi tch to the second stop.
The yellow †indicator lamp next to
the switch lights up. G
Risk of accident If the light switch is set to
U:
! theheadlamps could automatically
switch of ftemporarily as a consequen ce
of strong glare (e.g. fro mon comi ng traf-
fic).
! the lights do not switch on automatically
in foggy conditions.
Set the light switch to Bingood time.
You will otherwise endanger yourself and
others.
For this reason ,only move the light switch
from U toB when it is dark if the
vehicle is stationary. You could otherwise
cause an accident if the headlamps were to
switch off temporarily.
The automatic headlamp fe ature is onlyan
aid. You are responsible for the vehic le's
lighting at all times. G
Risk of accident Set the light switch:
!
from U toB when it is dark only
if the vehicle is stationary
! toB before dri ving in what you
expect to be foggy cond itions
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Light
ing
i Vehicle models with xenon hea dlamps *do
not feature this thumbwheel, as the headlamp
range is adjusted automatically.
You can only adjust the headlamp range
while the engine is running.
The thumbwheel is located on the dash-
board between the steeri ngwheel and the
driver's door.
1 Thumbwheel 6
Turn the thumbwheel to the setting
required.
The combination switch is located on the
left of the steering wheel.
1 Main-beam headlamps
2 Headlamp flasher Switching
onthe main-beam head- lamps
6
Make sure that the dipped-beam head-
lamps are switched on.
6 Push the combination switch towards
1.
The B main-beam head lamps sym-
bol on the right of the instrume ntclus-
ter lights up. Headlamp fl
ashe r
6 Pull the combination switch briefly
towards 2. Head
lamp range control P
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0 One or both front seats
occu
pied 1 All seats occupied and
/or
boot loaded 2 Not required
3 Not required
Combi
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