2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK COUPE steering wheel

133
Controls in detail
Operating system
You can operate your telephone using the
functions in theTELmenu, provi ded it is
connected to the Mercedes-Benz hands-
free system and is switch edon.
6 Switch on the telephone and
COMAND* system or the audio sys-
tem. For notes on how to do this, see
the separate Operating Instructions.
6 Press the ÿorè button on the
steering wheel repeat edly until you see
the
TELmenu inthe displ ay.
You will see different messages in the dis-
play, depending on the status of the tele-
phone:
! If the telephone is switched off and:
!there is an audio system installed,
the
TELO FFmessage appe ars in
the display
! there is a COMAND* system
installed, the
TE LO FFmessage
appears in the display !
If you have not yet enter eda PIN and:
! there is an audio syste minstalled,
the
TEL PINmessage appears inthe
display
! there is a COMAND* system
installed, the
Tel. Enter PINmes-
sage appears in the display
6 Enter the PIN using the telephone,
Linguatronic* or the COMAND*
system.
The telephone searches for a net-
work. The display remains empty
during this ti me.
! As soon as the telephone has found a
network, this is reported in the disp lay.
Au dio system display
1 Network provider
2 Signal strength COM
AND* system display
1 Network provider
2 Signal strength
Once it has shown its operational read i-
ness, you can operate the telephone using
the operating system.
i Ifthe ope ration al readiness symb olgo es
out, your vehicle is currently outside the trans-
mitter or receiver range. Te
lep hone* menu
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Controls in detail
Automatic transmiss ion* Wor
king on the vehicle
The following description does not apply to
CLK 55AM G vehicles. Steering wheel
gearshift buttons* and the manual gear-
shift program* CL K55A MG (
=pa ge 145).
! Pull away immediat elyto warm the engine
up quickl y.Do not make use of the engine' sfull
output until its normal operating temperature
has been reached.
Onl ymove the selector lever to Rwhen the vehi-
cl e is stationary.
Avoid allowing the drive whe elsto spin when
pulling away on slippery road sur face s. You
could otherwise damage the dri vetrain. Steering wheel gearshift buttons
Yo
u can change gea rat any time using
either the steering wheel gearshift buttons
or the select or lever.
The steering wheel gearshift buttons are
on the left and right-hand sides ofthe
steering wheel.
1 Outer section ofbutton: to upshift
2 Inner section of button: to downshift Upshifting
6 Press outer section 1of one of the
buttons on the steeri ngwheel.
Th e automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear up. If you are not dri ving
in ma nual gearshif tprogram M, the
shift range is extended ( =page 140).
Downshifting
6 Press inner section 2of one of the
buttons on the steering wheel.
Th e automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear down. If you are not driv-
ing in manual gearshift program M, the
shift range is restricted ( =pa ge 140). G
Risk of accident De
pres sthe parkin gbr ake andm ovet he
selector lever to Pbefore carrying out work
on the vehicle. The vehicle could otherwise
roll away. Steeri
ngwheel gearshift buttons*
and the manual gearshift program* P27.60-2531-31
G
Risk of accident Do not
change down for additiona leng ine
bra king on a sl ippery ro adsurface. The drive
wheels could th enlose their grip and the
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144 Controls in detail
Automatic transmission*i
Youc annot chang egear using the steering
wh eel gearshift buttons if the selector lever isin
position P,N or R.
If manual gearshi ftprogram Misse lected and
yo u restart the engine, the automatic transmis-
sion wi llswitch over to an automatic gearshift
program .If automatic gearshift program Sor Cis
selected, the automatic transmi ssion will remain
in this gearsh ift pro gram even after the engine is
rest arted. Manual gearshift program
In
ma nualge arshif tpr ogram M, you can
chan ge gear yourself using the steering
wheel gears hift buttons or the selector
lever.
You can select manual gearshift program
M using the program selector switch. The program selector switch is located on
the lower section
ofthe centre console.
1 Program selector switch
S Sport for all normal driving
conditions
C Comfort for comfort mode
M Manual for manual gearshifting
6 Press program selector switch 1
repeatedly untilMfor man ualgearshift
progr amMappears in the speedome-
ter.
The automatic transmission switches
to ma nual gearshift program M. Auto-
ma tic shifting is deactivated. When the selector lever is in position
D,
you can shift up or down manually through
the individual gears. The gear currently
selected and engaged is shown in the
speedometer.
Upshifting
6 Press the selector lever briefly to the
rig ht,towards D+.
or
6 Press the outer section of one of the
buttons on the steering wheel
(=
page 143).
The automatic transmission shifts to
the ne xtgear up.
Downshifting P27.60-2510-31
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change down for additio nal engine
braking ona slippery road surface. The drive
wheels could then lose thei rgrip and the
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Controls in detail
Automatic transmiss ion*
6 Press the selector lever briefly to the
left, towards D–.
or
6 Press the inner section of one of the
buttons on the steering wheel
(=
page 143).
The automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear down.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown inmanual gear-
shift program Mifyou wish to achieve
maximum acceleration:
6 Depress the acce lerator pedal beyond
the pressure point.
The automatic transmissio nshifts to
the next gear down, depending on the
engine speed.
6 Shiftup again as soon as the desired
sp ee d has been reached. i
If you apply full throttle, the automatic trans-
mi ssion will shi ftto the next gear up whe nthe
ma ximum engine speed is reached. This protects
th e engine against overspeeding.
If yo ubrake or come to ahalt, the automatic
tr ansmi ssion will shift down toa gear from which
you can acc eler ate or pull away easily.
Ma nualgear shift pr ogram Misdeselected if you:
! press the program selector switch
(=page 14
1).SorCap pears in the spe edom eter in this
case.
! restart the engine.
The automatic transmi ssion switches to an
automatic gearshi ftprogram in this case. The CLK 55
AMG can be driven in the auto-
matic or manual gearshift program.
! Drive the vehicle to warm the engine up
quickly. Do not make use of theen gine's full out-
put until its normal operating temperature has
be en reached.
Only move the selector lever toRwhen the vehi-
cl e is stationary.
Avoid allowing the drive wheels to spi nwhen
pulling away on slippery road surface s.You
could otherwise damage the drive train. Steering wheel gearshift buttons
You can change gear at any time using
either the steering wheel gearsh ift buttons
or the selector lever. Steering whee
lgearshift butto ns*
and the ma nual gearshift program*
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146 Controls in detail
Automatic transmission*
The steering wheel gearshift buttons are
on the left and right-hand sides of the
steering wheel.
1 Gearshift button
2 Left-hand button: to downshift
3 Right-hand button: to upshift
Upshifting 6 Press right-hand button 3on the
steering wheel.
Th e automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear up. The shi ftrange is
extended when you are not driving in
ma nual gearshift program M
( = page 140). Downshifting
6 Press left- hand button 2on the steer-
ing wheel.
The automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear down. If you are not driv-
ing in manual gearshift program M, the
shift range isrestricted (
=page 14 0).
i You cann otchang egear usingt he stee ring
wheel gearshift buttons if the selector lever is in
position P,N or R.
If manual gearshift program Mis selected and
you restart the engine, the automatic transmis-
sion will switch over to an automa tic gearshift
program. If automatic gears hift program Sor Cis
selected, the automatic tra nsmission will remain
in th isgearshift program even after the engine is
restart ed. Manu
algearshift program
In ma nual gearshift program M, you can
change gear yourself using the steering
wheel gearsh ift buttons or the selector
lever. You can select manual gearshi ftpro-
gram Musing the program selector sw itch.
The program selector switch is located on
the lower section of the centre console.
1 Program selector switch
S Sp ort for all normal driving
conditions
C Comfort for comfort mode
M Manual for manual gearshifting P27.60-2509-31 G
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tional engine brak-
ing on a slippery road su rface. The drive wheels
could then lose th eir grip and th evehicle could
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Controls in detail
Automatic transmiss ion*
6 Press program selector sw itch 1
repeatedly untilMfor manual gearshift
program Mappears in the speedome-
ter display.
The autom atic tra nsm ission switches
to ma nual gearshif tprogram M. Auto-
matic shifting is deactivated. The shift
range is not restricted.
When the selector lever is in position D,
you can shift up or down manually through
the individual gears. The gear curr ently
selected and engaged is shown in the
speedometer displ ay.
Upshifting
! In manual gearshift pr ogram M,the auto-
matic transmi ssion doe snot shift up eve nif the
engine speed reaches the overrevving range.
Wh enthe max imum perm issibl e speed forthe
current gear isreached, the fuel supply iscut off
to prevent th eengine fro moverrevving. You
must make sure th atthe engine speed does not
reach the red area in the rev counter. There is
otherwise a danger of engine damage.
Shift up a gear if the
^upshift symbol appears
in th erev counter display inste adof
M. 6
Press the selector lever briefly to the
right, towards D+.
or
6 Press the right-hand button on the
steering wheel (
=pag e145).
The automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear up.
Downshifting
6 Press the selector lever briefly to the
left,to wa rds D–.
or
6 Press the left-hand button on the steer-
ing wheel (
=page 145).
The automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear down. i
If you brake or come to a halt without chang-
ing to a lower gear, the automatic tra nsmission
will shift down to a gear from which you can
acce lerate or pull away easily.
Kickdown
It is not possible to use kickdo wnin man-
ual gearshift program M.
i Manual gearshift program Mis deselected if
you:
! pressthe program selector switch
(= page 141).
!
SorCappears in the speedometer display in
th is ca se.
! restart the engine.
The auto matic tra nsmission switche sto an
au tomatic gearshift program in this case. G
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not chan gedown for additional eng ine
braking ona slippery road surface. The drive
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Good visibility
You will find information about the wind-
screen wipers and adj
usting the mirrors in
the "Getting started" section ( =page 31).
You will find information about mist edup
windscreens (= pages 159 and 169) and
demisting ( =pa ges 159 and 169) in the
"Thermatic" and "Thermotronic" sections.
The switch is located on the left next to the
steering wheel.
1 Headlamp cleaning 6
Make sure that the ignition isswitched
on.
6 Briefly press switch 1.
The headlamps are cleaned with a high-
pressur ewater jet. Rear-view mirror,
manual anti-da zzle
1 Anti-dazzle lever
6 Flick over anti-dazzl elever 1.
The rear-view mirror goes into anti-daz-
zle mode. Automatic anti-da
zzle mirrors*
The driver's side exterior mirror and the
rear-view mirror adjust automatically if:
! the ign ition is swi tched on and
! light from headlamps falls onthe sen-
sor in the rea r-view mirror
The mirrors do not go into anti-da zzle
mode when:
! reverse gear is engaged
! the interior lighting is switched on Good visi
bility Headlamp cleaning system*
P
82.10-2887-31 neu Mirrors
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Good visibility
Foldin
gthe exteri ormirro rsin/o ut automatically
If this function
isactivated inthe operating
system ( =page 130):
! the exterior mirrors fol din automati-
cally as soon as you lock the vehicle
from the outside
! the exterior mirrors fol dout again auto-
matically as soon as you unlock the
vehicle and then open the driver's or
passenger door
i The mirrors do not fold outif they have been
fold edin manuall y. Parking aid*
To make parking easier, the exterior mirror
on the front-passenger side moves into the
parking position as soon as you engage
reverse gear.
This makes it possible for you
to observe the kerb on the front-passenger
side.
You can only make use of this parking aid
if the parking position for the exterior mir-
ror on the front-passenger side has been
stored using the memory function*
( = pag e98). The buttons are located on the dashboard
between the steering wheel and the
driver's door.
1 Right-hand mirror
2 Left-hand mirror
6 Make sure that the ignition is switched
on.
6 Make sure that theMirror adjustment
pa rking aid
function in theConven-
ie nce
submenu is switched on
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