424 Technical terms
Maximum torque Maximum ->torque that is achieved at a
given engine speed. The higher the
max imum torque, the greater the pow-
er delive red to the wheels by the en-
gine.
Memor yfunction*
Memory for three individual seat, steer-
ing wheel and mirror positions. Posi-
tions are saved for each key and/or
->KEYLESS GO key*.
Menu The ->operating system displays are ar-
ranged in menus. Several commands
are grouped together in the men us, e.g.
the Audio menu contains theSelect
station
orOperate the CD playercom-
mands. You can change the settings for
your vehicle directly using these com-
mands. Minispare
->Emergency spare wheel
MON (M otor O ctane N umber)
Indicates the petrol octane number de-
termined by standard methods. MON is
a measure of the ->knock resistance of
the pet rol.
Multi-function display Display in the ->instrument cluster
which shows information about the
->operati ngsystem and system mes-
sages.
Multi-function ste ering wheel
Steering wheel with buttons which you
use to contro lthe ->operating system.
On-board voltage
The vehicle's voltage, influenced by
outgoing lines, electrical consumers
and return lines. The battery can re-
ceive and produce extremely high elec-
tric alcurrent without causing a
significant change in the voltage. Operating system
You can use the operating syst emto
look up information about your vehicle
and to make settings. This information
is displayed on the ->multi-function dis-
play. The buttons on the ->multi-func-
tion steering wheel are used to control
the displ ayand the settings in the oper-
at ing system.
Overrevving range Speeds in the red area of the rev coun-
ter at which the engine can only oper-
ate for a shor tperiod.
Overrun mode Passive acceleration (deceleration) of
the vehicle, e.g. if you drive downhi llor
release the accelerator pedal.
Parking brake Prevents th evehicle from rolling away
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Battery
Changing (auxiliar yheating ). . . . . .356
Changing (key) .... . . . .... . . . ..354
Changing (KEYLESS GO) . . . . . . ..355
Charg ing . . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ..378
Checking (key) .... . . . ..... . . . ..80
Checking (KEYLESS GO key) . . . . ..84
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378
Disconnecting (vehic le) . . . . . . . . .377
Display messag e.. . . . .... . . . ..306
Ind icator lamp (key) . . . ..... . . . ..80
Indicator lamp (KEYLESS GOkey) . .84
Rem oving (vehicle) . . . . ..... . . ..377
Belt force lim iters .. . . . .... . . . ...51
Activation . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...50
Belt tensioners .... . . . .... . . . ...51
Activation . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...50
Bonnet ... . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ..244
Bonnet catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Display messag e.. . . . .... . . . ..303
Op ening /closing .. . . . .... . . . ..244
Boot Closing .. . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ...86
Display messag e.. . . . .... . . . ..296
Lock .... . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ..342
Locking button (KEYLESS GO) . . . ..83
Op ening . . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...84 Rem
otec losing feature . . . . ...... 87
Remote contro l. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 86
Sep arator . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .188
Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . .341
Boot lid Limiting the opening angle . . . . . . . .85
Boot load, maximum . . .. . . . . . . . .408
Brake Assist – see BAS
Brake fluid . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .416
Disp lay messag e.. . . . . . . .. . . . .295
Brake lamp Third . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ..... .357
Brake lamps . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .357
Disp lay messag e.. . . . . . . .. . . . .300
Brake pads Displ aymessag e.. . . . . . . .. . . . .294
Brake sys tem
Dr iving tips . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .255
High-performance brake system
(C LK 55 AMG ). . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .256
Indicator lam p. . . .... . . . . 31 2, 313
Bulbs Changing the front bulbs . . .. . . . .359
Changing the rear bulbs . . . .. . . . .361
Front . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .357
Rear . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .357 C
Call Accepting /ending (telephone) . . . .134
Ca re ..... . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .267
Au tomat iccar wash . . . . .... . . . .268
Di stronic . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .269
He adlamps . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .269
Park tronic . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .269
So ft top . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .270
Tr ailer tow hitch... . . . . .... . . . .271
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Wi per blades . . .... . . . . .... . . . .268
CD changer
Glove compartment storage
location . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .225
CD pla yer
Operating (operating system) . . . . .114
Ce ntral locking
Activati ng/d eactivating
(operating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Key .... . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .79
KEYLESS GO. .... . . . . . .... . . . . .83
Sw itches on the centre console . . . .89
Ce ntre console
Ov erview . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .17
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St arting the engine . . ..... . . . ...35
St arting the engine with
KEYLESS GO . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. ..37
Sto pping the engine . .. . . . . . . .. ..43
Te chnical data ... . . . .... . . . ...394
Eng ine diagnostic indicator
lamp .... . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ...315
Engine electron ics. . ..... . . . ...391
Malfunction . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... 323
Eng ine number ... . . . .... . . . ...393
Eng ine oil
Ch ecking the oil level
(operating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
Co nsumption .... . . . .... . . . ...245
Display message . . . .. . . . ..2 46, 303
Fi ller neck . ..... . . ..... . . . ...246
Qu antity . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...414
To pping up . ..... . . ..... . . . ...246
Vi scosity . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...414
Ent rylamps (door) . . ..... . . . ...105
ESP . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. ..69
Activati ng/d eactivating . . . . . . .. ..70
Display message . . . .. . . . ..2 88–290
Ex planation . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... 422
Warni nglamp . . . . . . .. . . . . ..69, 310 Ex
terior lighting .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 357
Parkin glamps . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 357
Exterio rlight ingd elaye d
switch-off . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 103
Setting (operating system) . . . . . . .123
Exter ior mirror parking position
Setting (operating system) . . . . . . .130
Storing . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. ..98, 150
Exter ior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . ..31
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) . . . .148
Folding in/o ut . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 149
Folding in/o ut(automatic) . . . . .. 150
Ma lfunction . . . . ..... . . ..... .. 332
Parking position .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 150
Setting the fol d-in function
(operating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Setting the parking position
(operating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Storing settings .. . . . . . . .. . . . . ..97
Storing the parking position . . . . . ..98 F
Fire extinguisher .. . . . . .... . . . . .275
First-a idkit . . . ... . . . . . .... . . . . .275
Flat tyre . . . . ..... . . . . .... . . . . .363
Pr eparing the vehicle . . .... . . . . .363
TIREFIT kit . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .364
Floormat . . . . ..... . . . . .... . . . . .237
Folding cho ck.... . . . . .... . . . . .279
Frequ encies
Ga rage door opener . . . .... . . . . .417
Telephone . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .392
Front airbags .... . . . . . .... . . . . ..55
Front bulbs . . .... . . . . . .... . . . . .357
Front foglamps ... . . . . ..... 101, 357
Display messag e. . . . . .... . . . . .301
Front-passenger airbag .... . . . . ..55
Deactivat ed.... . . . . . .... . . . . .309
Fuel ..... . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .410
Diesel .. . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .242
Loss ... . . . . .... . . . . ..... 319, 321
Petr ol.. . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .241
Fuel consumption . . . . ..... . . . . .411
In accordance with Directive
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Ignition lock Po sition . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ....23
Immobiliser .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. ..72
Ac tivat ing. ..... . . . ..... . . . ....44
Incand escent bulbs – see Bulbs
Indicator and warning lamps ABS (yellow) . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... 311
AIRBAG OFF . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. ..56
Battery (key) . . . . . . .. . . . . . ..79, 83
Brake system (red) . . .. . . . ..3 12, 313
Co ola nt . . ..... . . . ..... . . . ...314
Di stanc e(red) ... . . . .... . . . ...311
En gine diagnostic . . . . ..... . . ...315
ESP . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . ..69, 310
PA SSENG ERAIRBAG OFF .. . .64, 309
Rese rve fuel . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... 316
Roll-over bar s.. .. . . . . . . . . . . ... 315
Se at belt . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...316
SRS . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . ..49, 312 Indicator lamp – see
Indic ator
an d warning lamps
Instrument cluster . . .. . . . . ..12, 106
Explanat ion . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 422
Overview . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . ..12
Instrument lighting . . .. . . . . . . . .. 106
Intelligent air conditionin g–
see Thermotronic
Interio rlighting . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 104
Instr uments . . . . ..... . . ..... .. 106
Interio rlighting delayed switch-off
Setting (operating system) . . . . . . .124
Interior motion sensor . . . ..... 74, 75
Intermittent wipe. . . .. . . .. . . . . ..41
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
ISOFIX child seat sec uring
system .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . ..65 J
Jack . . . ..... . . . ..... . . . ..... .. 276
Jump leads . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 379
Jump-starting . . . ..... . . . ..... .. 379 K
Key ..... . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . ..78
Batter ycheck lamp . . . .... . ..79, 83
Changing the batter y..... . . . . . .354
Changing the programming . . . . . ..79
Closing the sliding sunroof .. . . . . .178
Closing the soft top . . . .... . . . . .187
Factory setting ... . . . . .... . . . . ..79
Key positions .... . . . . .... . . . . ..23
Locking the veh icle . . . .... . . . . ..44
Lock s/unlocks the veh icle . . . . . ..79
Ma lfunction . .... . . . . .... .334– 336
Op ening . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . ..22
Op ening the soft top . . .... . . . . .187
Rem ote contr ol.. . . . . .... . . . . ..79
Key pos itions.... . . . . . .... . . . . ..23
Key-d epen dent storing .... . . . . . ..97
Operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
KEYLESS GO . .... . . . . . .... . . . . ..80
Changing the batter y..... . . . . . .355
Changing the programming . . . . . ..83
Display messag e. . . . . ..... 305, 306 209en_d2.boo Seite
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Index
Di splay message . . . . ..... . . . ..292
Malfu nction . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... 312
Se at belt . . ..... . . ..... . . . ....47
SRS (supplemental) . .. . . . . . . .. ..49
Restraint systems for children . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. ..61
Retracting . ..... . . . ..... . . . ...240
Rev counter ..... . . . ..... . . . ...107
Reverse gear Engaging (manual transmission) . .137
Reversin glamp
Di splay message . . . . ..... . . . ..302
Reversing lamps .. . . . .... . . . ...357
Roll-over bars . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. ..60
Di splay message . . . . ..... . . . ..297
Exp lanation . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... 425
Malfunction . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... 315
Ope rating manually . . ..... . . . ..344
Warn ing lamp .... . . . .... . . . ...315
Roo f– see Soft top . . ..... . . . ...184
Roof load, maximum . ..... . . . ...408
Roof rack . . ..... . . . ..... . . . ...216
Roof switch ..... . . . ..... . . . ...185
Ruffled pocke ts... . . . .... . . . ...228
Run -ont ime (mobile phone) . . ...233 S
Seat . . ..... . . . ..... . . . ..... . ..25
Adjusting . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . ..26
Storing settings .. . . . . . . .. . . . . ..97
Seat belt. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . ..32
Display message . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 296
War ning lamp . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 316
Seat belt extender . . .. . . . . . . . . ..34
Problems . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 320
Seat heating . . . ..... . . . ..... . ..96
Ma lfunction . . . . ..... . . ..... .. 308
Seat ventilation . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . ..95
Ma lfunction . . . . ..... . . ..... .. 308
Se curing a load . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 222
Secu ring straps . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 222
Selecto rlever
Display message . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 292
Position (automatic
transmission) . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 139
Servi ce
Calling up the due date . . . ...... 266
Clearing the indicator . . . .. . . . .. 265
Display message . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 265
Missin gthe due date . . . . .. . . . .. 265
Re setting the ind icat or . . . . ...... 266
Type . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 265 Service products
.. . . . . .... . . . . .410
Brake fluid . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .416
Coolant . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .415
En gine oil . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .414
Saf ety precautions . . . . .... . . . . .410
Windscreen washer fluid . . . . . . . .416
Settings Calling up the memory . . . . . . . . . . .98
Factory (key) .... . . . . .... . . . . ..79
Factory (KEYLESS GOkey) .. . . . . ..82
Re setting all (oper ating system )..1 17
Setting key dependen ce
(operating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Storing key-de pendent . .... . . . . ..97
Shift range Automatic transmission .... . . . . .140
Side lamps Changing . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .360
Side window Ma lfunction . .... . . . . ..... 332, 333
Rese tting . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .180
Side windows Op ening /closing . . . . . .... . . . . .178
Sidebags . . . . ..... . . . . .... . . . . ..56
Skibag ... . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .217
Rem oving . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .220 209en_d2.boo Seite
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