2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK COUPE ECU

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Controls in detail
Loading Unfolding
the skibag
Cabriolet
6 Close the soft top ( =page 184).
6 Swin gbac kthe boot separator
(= page 188). 1
Left-hand hinge
2 Right-hand hinge
3 Tab
6 Pull tab 3up.
6 Fold front hinges 1and 2of the
skibag cover fully upwards. Coupé and Cabriolet
4 Cover
6 Fold the rear seat armrest out.
6 Pull the handle and fo lddown cover 4. Skibag*
G
Risk ofinjury In the skibag
s youca n carry a maximum of
four pairs of skis (Coupé) or two pairs of skis
(Cabriolet). Donot carry inappropriate loads
in the skibag.
Always secure the skibag if it is loaded. It
coul dotherwise cause injury in the event of
an accident. P 68.00-
3001-31 P 91.12-2461-31 neu
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Loading Lo
ading the skibag
Skibag
6 Push the skis into the skibag from the
boo t.
a Lashing strap Pull lashing strap
atight by the loose end
until the skis are secured in the skibag.
b Hook
c Securing ring
6 Attach hook bto securing ring c.
6 Pull the lash ing strap tight by the loose
end. Removing the skis and folding up the skibag
6
Loosen the two lashing straps.
6 Detach the hook from the securing
ring.
6 Take the skis out of the skibag.
6 Close the flap in the boot.
6 Flatten the ski bag and fold it up.
6 Place the skibag in therear sea tba ck-
rest.
6 Fasten the Vel cro fastener.
6 Fold the cover upwards.
i Always close th eflap in the boot if you do
not require the skibag. Thi swill prevent unau-
thorised access from the vehicle interior to the
boot. P91.12-2659-31
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Controls in detail
Loading
The handling characteristics of a vehicle
when laden depend on the distribution of
the load within the vehic le. You should
therefore load your vehicle in accordance
with the illustration s.Lu
ggage net inthe front-passenger
footw ell G
Risk ofinjury On
ly use th eluggage net to transport light
items. Do not use it to transport any heavy,
sharp-edged or breakable objects. You and
others could otherwise be injured by objects
being thrown around in the event of:
! sharp braking
! a sudden chang eof direc tion or
! an accident Loading gui
delines G
Risk of injury Do not carry heavy or hard objects
inside
th evehicle or in the boot unless they are
secured.
An incorrectly secured or wrongly posi-
tioned load incre ases the risk of injury in the
event of:
! sharp braking
! a sudde nchange ofdirection or
! an accident
Ev en if the loading guidelines are followed
pr ecisely, a load will always increase the risk
of injury in an accident. G
Risk of poisoning Al
ways make sure that the boot lid is closed
when theen gine is running. Exhaust fumes
could otherwise ent erthe vehicle interior
an d you could be poisoned as ares ult. P 00.01-2133-31209en_d2.boo Seite
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Loadingi
Observe the following notes onloading the
vehic le and transporting a load in the vehicle:
! Taking passe ngers in the vehicle as well as
th e vehicle's load into account, do not
exce ed the vehicle' s max imum perm issibl e
gross vehicle weight or axle loads.
! Slide a heavy load as far towards the front of
th e vehicle as pos sibleand stow it as far
down in the boot as possible.
! The lo adshould not be higher than theto p of
th e bac krests.
! Always lea nthe load against the front or rear
backrests ifthe load is tobe carried in the
vehicle interi or.
! When possible, always tr ansport the load
be hind seats which are not occupied.
! Secure the load with sufficiently strong and
wear-resistant lashing material. Pad sharp
ed ges for protection.
Lashing material can be ob tained ata qualified
sp ecialist wor kshop, e.g. at a Merce des-Be nz
Service Centre. In the boot there are four lashing eyelets.
6
Secure the load to the lashing eyelets.
Please note: ! Do not use elastic straps or nets to
secure a load, as these are only
intended as an anti-slip protection for
light load s.
! If you use securing straps, only use a
strap with a:
! permissible tens ile force
Fperm. = 600daN
! relative elongation of about 7% !
Do not route lashing material over
sharp corners or rough surfaces.
! Pad sharp edges for protection.
! Spread the load evenly between the
lashing points.
! Use all the lashing eyelets if possible.
! Do not overload the lashing eyelets
when using tensioners.
! Read and observe the instructions
issued with the lashing material used. Securing a load (Coupé)
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Risk of injury Spread the load evenly between th
elashing
eyelets.
Observe the loading guidelines
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Loading
The left and right rear seat system can be
folded down to increase the boot capacity. Fo
ldin gthe rear seats forwards
The release handles ar ein the top of the
boot on the left and right-hand sides.
6 Slide the head restraints in and fold
them back.
1 Backrest release handle
6 Open the boot. 6
Pull ba ckrest release handles 1.
Th e backrests are released.
2 Seat cushion release handles
6 Pull seat cus hion release handles 2.
The seat cushions are unlocked. Through-loading feature* (Coup
é)G
Risk ofinjury Do not carry heavy or hard objects inside
the vehicl
eor in the boot unless th eyare
secured. Vehicle occupants could be injured
by obj ectsbeing thrown around in the vehi-
cl e in the eve ntof:
! sharp braking
! a chang eof direc tion or
! an accident 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
and you could be poisoned asa result. P 91.12-2573-31 neu P 91.12-2343-31 neu209en_d2.
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Controls in detail
Features Rear cup holder
1 Rear cup holder
Opening
6 Press the front of cup holder 1.
Cup holder 1partly slides out.
6 Pull cup holder 1out to the stop.
Closing 6 Press cup holder 1in until it engages. Coc
kpitashtray
1 Cover
2 Sliding knob
3 Insert slides out
Op ening the ash tray
6 Press on the chrome label of cover 1.
The ashtray opens. Removing th
ein sert
6 Make sure that the engine isnot run-
ning and secure the vehicle against ro ll-
ing away.
6 Onvehicles with manual transmission:
En gage 2ndgear.
On vehic les with autom atic transmis-
sion*:
Move the select or lever to D.
6 Push sliding knob 2tothe right.
The ashtray insert slides out slightly
3 .
6 Remove the insert.
Replacing the insert 6 Press the insert down into the holder
until you hear it engage. P
68.00-2918-31 neu Ash
tray P 68.00-3374-31 neu G
Risk of accident Make
sure that the engine is switched off
and the parking brake is applied so that the
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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.
Do not pl acetw oor mo re floorma tson top
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Operation
Trailer towing
3 Ball coupling mounting
6 At the mark on the bumper, gu ide the
ball coupling vertically into ball cou-
pling mou nting 3until it engages.
The han dwheel turns in such a way that
green area 4on the handwheel is
aligned with the white area on the ball
cou pling. 4
Green area
6 Turn the key in the direct ion of the ar-
row (to lock).
6 Rem ove the key and press on the cover
cap.
6 Fold out the socket under the vehicle.
i It isbest to remove th e ball coupling if the
tr ailer tow hitch is no longer required. P 31.10-2453-31 P 31.10-2454-31 G
Risk of accident The ball coup
ling is only correctly fitted once
the white ar eaon the ba llcoupling and the
gr ee nar ea on the han dwheelare aligned
and the key can be removed. Unless it is fit-
ted properly, the ball coupling could work
loose.
When the vehicl eis towing a trail er, the ball
coupling must be locked and the ke yre-
moved. Only then is it guaranteed that the
ball coupling issecure and cannot work
loose while the vehicle is being driven.
If the ball coupling can not be locked and the
key cannot be remove d, remove the ball
coupling and clean it ( =
pag e271). If you
still cannot fit (lock) the ball coupling after it
has been cleaned, rem ove it. Insuch cases,
the trailer tow hitch must not be used for
towing because its safety cannot be guaran-
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