2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK COUPE steering wheel

90 Controls in detail
Seats
You will find information about adjus
ting
the seats in the "Getting started" section
(= page 25).
You will find information about folding for-
ward the rea rbench seat in the Through-
loading feature* (Coupé) section
( = pa ge 223).
The easy-entr y/exit feature facilitates get-
ting into and out of the vehicle.
The driver's seat moves back and the
steering wheel moves up when you:
! remove the key from the ignition lock
! open the driver's door and the key isin
position 0or 1in the ignition lock
If you insert the key into the ignition lock
when the driver's door is closed, the
driver's seat and the steering wheel return
to their previous position depending on the
settings stored and the key being used. i
The driver's seat only moves ba ckif it was
not already positioned in the rear part of its
adjustment range.
The steeri ngwheel only moves up if itwas not
already positioned at th eupper limit. i
The adjustment procedu reis:
! interrupted briefly whe nyou start the engine
! halted co mpletely if you start the engine and
pull away immediately
i To preve ntentr apment, the driver' sseat
only moves for wards if it was not already posi-
tioned in the fro ntpart of its adjustm ent range.
The last positions of the driver's seat,
steering wheel and exterior mirrors will be
stored ifyou:
! switch off the ignition
or ! store a memory positio n(=page 97)
You can configure the easy-entry /exit
feature using the operating system
( = page 129). Seats
Easy-entry
/exitfea ture* G
Risk of injury Make sure that nobody can become trapped
when you activate the
easy-entry /exit fea-
ture.
Halt the adju stment procedure if there is a
risk of entrapment .To haltthe adjustment
procedure:
! move the seat adjustme ntswitch
! move the steering column adj ustment
switch
! pres sthe storage pos ition switch
The seat and steering column stop moving
immediately.
Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehi cle. They could open the driver's door,
inadvertently activate the easy-e ntry feature
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Controls in detail
Storing settings* (memory package)
You can store up to three different settings
for each key using the memory function.
With KEYLESS GO*, it is possib leto store a
furthe r three settings for both KEYLESS
GO keys* together. Thes ethree settings
are activated for each KEYLESS GO key* if
you operate the vehicle us ing KE YLESS
GO*.
The following settings are stored:
! Seat, backrest and head restraint
pos ition
! Driver's side: steering wheel position
! Driver's side: exterior mirror position
i Each additional key has the same settings as
KE YLESS GO*. You can deactivate key-dependent set-
tings using the operating system
(=
pag e130).
The memory button and storage position
sw itch are located in the door control
panel.
1 Mmemory button
2 Storage positions 1, 2, 3 6
Make sure that:
! the ignition is switched on
or ! the respective door is open
6 Adjust the seat.
6 On the driver's side, also adjust the
steering wheel and the mirrors
(=
page 25).
6 Turn storage position switch 2to the
required memory position 1, 2or3.
6 Pres s the Mmemory button.
6 Pres s the storage position switch
wi thin three seconds.
The settings are stored in this storage
position. Storing settings* (memory package)
G
Risk of accident Only
call up the memory functions onthe
driver's side when the vehicle is stationary.
You could otherwise be distracted inthe
event of an unexpected steering wheel and
seat move ment. P
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98 Controls in detail
Storing settings* (memory package)
6
Turn the storage position switch to the
required memory position.
6 Press and hold the storage position
switch until the seat, steering wheel
and mirrors have moved to the stored
positions.
i The sett ing pro cedu re is interrup ted as soon
as you release the storage position switch.
! Ifyou want the seat to resu meast ored posi-
tion after having bee nreclined, first place the
backrest in an upright position usi ngthe seat
swi tch. The seat could otherwise be damaged. To make it easier to park, you can store the
passenger-side exterior mirror position
in
such a way that you can see the rear left
wheel as soon as you engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side returns to the stored driv ing position
if you:
! disen gage reverse gear
! exceed a speed of 10 km /h
You can store one parking position per key
for the exterior mirror on the front-passen-
ge r side by pressin gthe memory button.
For how to move the exterior mirrors for
park ing, see the "Good visibility" section
( = pa ge 148). 1
Mmemory button
2 Adjustment button
3 Select orbutton for exterior mirror,
front-passenger side
6 Switch on the ignition when the vehicle
is stationary.
All the lamps in the instrument cluster
light up.
6 Press button 3.
The front-passenger side exterior mir-
ror is selected. Calling up the memory
G
Riskofaccident Only call up the memo
ry functionson the
driver's side when the vehicle is stationary.
You could otherwise be distracted in the
event of an unexpected steering wheel and
se at movemen t. Storing the parking position*
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102 Controls in detail
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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108 Controls in detail
Operating system
The operating system is activated as soon
as
the key is turned to position 1in the
ignition lock. You may perform the follow-
ing using the operating system:
! Call up information about your vehicle
! Make settin gs
You can use this not only to find out when
the next service is due, but also to set the
language for messages in the instrument
cluster and much more.
The operating system shows the informa-
tion in the multi-function display. You con
trol the multi-function displ ayand
the settings in the operating system using
the buttons on the multi-function steering
whee l. Operating system
G
Risk of accident Only use the operating
system when road
and traffic conditions permit. Otherwise,
you may no longer be able to observe road
and traffic conditio nsand cause an acci-
dent. Multi-function st
eeringwheel
P46.10-2456-31 1 Multi-function display
Co
ntrolling theo perating system 2 Selecting a submenu or adjusting
the volume
ç
Down/decreases the vol-
ume
æ Up/increases the volume 3 Making a telephone call
í
Accepts a call
Starts dialling
ì Ends a call
Rejects an incoming call 4 Jumping from one menu to another
è
Forwards
ÿ Back 5 Scrolling within a menu
j
Forwards
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Controls in detail
Operating system
The multi-functi ondisplay changes when
you press one of these buttons on the
multi-function steering wheel.
Several functions are combined themati-
cally in each menu. For example, theAudio
menu contains functions for controlling
the rad ioor CD player. You can use a func-
tion to call up informa tion or to change the
settings for your vehicle. You can think of the order of the men
us
and function sin a menu as a circle:
! If you press the èorÿ button
repeatedly, each menu appears in turn.
! If you press the korj button
repeatedly, each menu function
appears in turn.
The
Se ttings...menu contains submenus
instead of functions with which you can
call up orchange a setting. For notes on
how to control these submenus, see the
"Settings menu" section ( =pa ge 116). The
number of menus depends on the
optional equipment installed in your vehi-
cle.
The following page describes the menus
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Controls in detail
Operating system Convenience* submenu
You can access theConven
iencesubmenu
vi a the
Settings...menu. You can set cer-
tain convenience features in the
Conven-
ience
submenu.
You can make the following settings:
Activating the easy-entry feature*
You may activate or dea ctivat ethe easy-
entry feature using this function. Depend-
ing on your setting, the steering wheel
moves up and the dri ver's seat moves back
to help you to get out of the vehi cle when
you: !
remove the key from the ignition lock
! open the driv er's door and the key is in
position 0or 1in the ignition lock
On ce you have got into the vehicle, the
steering wheel and the seat return to the
last position set (
= page 97) when you: !
close the driver's door and
! insert the key into th eignition lock
i Press one of the fo llowing switches to can-
ce l the adjus tment procedu re:
! The seat adjustment switch (
=page 25)
! The steering columnadjustment swi tch
( = page 30)
! The memor ybutton (= page 97)
6 Move the bar to the
Conveniencesub-
menu using the æorç button.
6 Pres s the j ork button repeat-
edly until you see the
Function Easy-
entry feature
message.
The current setting is highlighted.
6 Select the function you requi reusing
the æ orç button. Fu
nction Page
Activate the easy-entry feature* 129
Set the key dependence* 130
Set the parking position for the
exterior mirrors* 130 G
Risk of injury Make sure that nobody can become trapped
wh
en you activate the easy- entry feature.
If danger threat ens, press one of the follow-
in g sw itch es:
! The seat adjustment switch ( =page 25)
! The ste ering column adjustm ent swi tch
( =
page 30)
! The memory button ( =page 97)
Never leave children unsupervised in the
ve hic le. They could open the driver 'sdoor
and thereby unintentionally activate the
eas y-entry feature.
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Operating system
You can select the following settings
for the easy-entry feature:
!off
The easy-entry feature is deacti-
vate d:
!
Steering col.
Only the steering column is moved.
!
Steer.co l.+seat
The steering column and the seat
are moved.
Sett ing the key dependence
This function allo wsyou to determine
whether stored settings for the seat, steer-
ing wheel and mirrors are stored as key-
dependent settings ( =page 97).
6 Move the bar to the
Conveniencesub-
menu using the æorç button.
6 Pres s the j ork button repeat-
edly until you see the
Key-dependent
message. The current setting is highlighted.
6 Switch the
Key- dependentsettingonor
offusing the æorç button.
Setting the parking position for the exte-
rio rmir rors
The
Mirror adjustment parking aidfunc-
tion allows you to determine whether the
exterior mirror on the front-passenger side
sho uld tilt downwards when parking with
reverse gear engaged ( =page 150).
6 Move the bar to the
Conveniencesub-
menu using the æorç button. 6
Press the jork button repea t-
edly until you see the
Mirror adjust-
me nt parking aid
message.
The current setting is highlighted.
6 Switch the
Mirror adjustment parking
ai d
functiononoroffby pressing the
æ orç button.
Folding in the exterior mirrors when
locking *
You can determine whether the exterior
mirrors should be folded in when you lock
the vehicle by using the
Fold in mirrors
when locking
function. The exterior mir-
rors will fol dback out again when you
switch on the ignition.
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