2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK COUPE towing

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Operation
Trailer towing
! You should not exceed a maximum
speed of 80 km /h, even incountries
where higher speeds are permitted.
! Avoid sudden braking. Instead, apply
the brake lightly at first, to allow the
trailer to overrun. Then increase the
braking for cerapidly.
! If the trailer starts to swing, reduce
your speed, do not attempt corrective
steering, and brake if necessary. On no
account should you attem pttodraw
the vehicle /trailer combination out by
increasing your speed.
! The gradient-climbing capabi lities from
a standstill are correct for sea level.
When driving in mountainous areas,
note that the power output of the en-
gine, and with itits gradient-climbing
capability from a standstill, decreases
with increasing altitude.
! Do not uncouple a trai ler with anoverrun
brake when the brake is engaged. The spring
action of the overrunning brake mechani sm
could damage the bumper. 6
Fold out the socket under the vehicle.
6 Remove the locked prot ective cap on
the handwheel.
6 Unlock the lock on the handwheel
usin g the key.
6 Hold the ball coupli ngfirmly. Lift the
handwheel off the ball coupling and
turn the handwheel clockwise until it
engages.
The red marking on the handwheel is
aligned with the white marking.
6 Remove the ball coupling by pulling
downwards.
6 Press the ball coupling cover into the
ball coupling recess.
Make sure that the cover is fitted se-
curely. Stowing the ball coupling
6
Stow the ball coupling in the ball
coupling well by the spare wheel. Removing the ball coupling
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Risk of accident Do not carry the ball coupling unsecured in
the vehicle interior.
Vehicle occupan tscould be injured by the
ball coupling being thrown around in the
vehicle in the event of:
! sharp braking
! a change of direction or
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264 Operation
Trailer towing
If your trailer has a 7-pin connector, you
can connect it using an adapter cable.
The adapter cable can be obtained at a
qualified specialist workshop, e.g. at a
Mercedes-Benz Servi ceCentre.
1 Lug
2 Gro ove Fitting an adapter
cable
6 Lift up the cover.
6 Insert the connector with lug 1 into
groove 2and turn it clockwise to the
stop.
6 Allow the cover to engage.
6 Secure the adapter cable to the trailer
using cable ties. Permanent current
Your
vehicle has been designed to provi de
a permanent current connection. If you
need a perman ent current supply to the
trailer, have the necessary fuse inserted at
a qualified specialist workshop, e.g. at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
i Remove the fu seifyou no longer require a
perm anent current connection. Trailer with 7-pin connector
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Practical advice
Where will I find...?
Display messages Troubleshooting
Opening /closi nginan em ergen cy
Changing the key batteries Changing bulbs
Replacing the wiper blades Flat tyreBattery
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Where will I find...?
The vehicle tool kit is located in a stowage
compartment underneath the floor in the
boot.
The vehicle tool kit contains:
! one to wing eye
! one centring pin
! one fuse extractor
! one glove
! one wheel wrench
! one folding chock
! Cabriolet:
Straps for emergency operation of
the soft top Co
upé with TIREFIT kit
1 Jack
2 TIREFIT kit
3 Electric air pump
4 Vehicle tool kit
5 Towing eye Vehicl
etool kit, TIREFIT, jac k,spare
wheel* and Minispare emergency
spare wheel */col lapsible wheel* G
Riskofaccident The jack is only designed to raise the vehicle
when changing a whee
l.Do not crawl under
the ve hicle while itis supported by the jack.
If you donot raise the vehicleinthe way de-
scribed, it could slip off the jack (e.g. when
the engine is started or the doors or boot lid
are opened or close d).
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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-
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278 Practical advice
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
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
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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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