2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK COUPE change wheel

39
Getting started
Driving
6 Select either first or reverse gear.
6 Slowly release the clutch pedal and
carefully depress the accelerator.
! Change gear in good time. Make sure that
the enginespe eddoes notreach thered area in
the rev cou nter. There is otherwise a danger of
engine dam age.
Do not allow the wheels tospin, ifpossible. You
could otherwise damage the dri vetrain. Automatic
transmission*
i You can only move the selector lever tothe
re quired position by depressing the brake pedal.
Only then isthe selector lever lock disabled.
6 Depress the brake pedal and keep it in
this posi tion.
The selector lever lock is released.
6 Release the parking brake.
6 Move the selector lever to position D
or R.
i Wait for the shi ftprocess to complete
before pulling away.
6 Release the brake pedal.
6 Carefully depress the accelerator
pe dal.
i After a cold start, the automatic transmi s-
sion will shift at a higher engine spe ed. This helps
th e catalytic converter toreach its operati ng
te mperature more quickly. Dipped-
beam headlamps
The light switch is located on the dash-
board between the steering wheel and the
driver's door.
Light switch
1 Lights off
2 Dipped-beam headlamps on G
Risk of accident Do not shift down unle
ss the current driving
sp eed is within the permiss ible range for the
gear to be selected.
Do not change down for additio nal engine
braking ona slippery road surface. The drive
wheels could then lose their grip and the
vehi cle could skid. Youc ould lose control of
the vehicle and cause an acc iden t. Switching on the headlamps
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Getting started
Driving
6 Press the combination switch in the
direction of arrow 1or2.
The cor responding turn signal indicator
lamp flashes in the instrument cluster.
The combination switch moves back to
its basic position automatically after
large steering wheel movements.
i Press the switch briefly to signal a minor
change in direction. The appropriate turn signal
flashes three times. The combination switch is located on the
left of the steering column.
Com
bination switch
1 Single wipe
2 To switch on the windscreen wipers
6 Make sure that the ignition is switched
on. Switching on the windscre
enwipers
6 Turn the combinatio nswitch to the cor-
re ct setting, depending on how heavy
the rain is.
0 Windscreen wipers off
I Intermittent wipe
II Normal wipe
III Rapid wipe
i Vehicles without a rain sensor*:
The winds cree nw iper s are swi tcheddown a
sp eed automatically when the vehicle is station-
ary. If intermitten twipe has been selecte d,the
wipe interval incre ases.
Ve hicles with arain sensor*:
Yo uc an use position Ias the universal position.
Th erain sensor automatically adjusts wiping fre-
quency depending onhow much rai nfalls on the
wiper sensor.
The rai nsensor is an advanced int elligent int er-
mitt ent function which shoul donlybe activated
wh en it is raining. Werecommend that you do
not acti vate the rai nsensor indry weather as dirt
or ooptical effects may cause inadv ertent wiper
sweeps. Windscreen wipers
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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.
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Controls in detail
Manual transmission
You will find information about driving with
manual transmission in the "Getting
started" section ( =page 35).
Manual transmission gea rshift pattern !
Do not exceed the maxim umengine speed
for each gear.
Changing down a gear (engine braki ng) at too
high a sp eedca n cause the engine tooverrev
which co uld in turn cau seengine damage. En
gaging reverse gear
6 Lift the gear lever and move it to the
left and back.
! Only engage reverse gear whe nthe vehicle
is stationary, othe rwise the transmi ssion could
be damaged. Manual transmission
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Risk of accident The
move ment of the pedals should not be
restricted in any way. Always kee pthe
driver' sfoo twell free from objects. Make
sure that floormats or carp ets leave suffi-
ci ent clearance for the pedals.
Always apply the parking brake when park-
ing.
Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle. They could move the gear lever and
the vehicle could roll away on down hill or
uphill gradients.
Do not change down if the maximum engine
sp eed for the desired gear has been
exceeded. The drive wheels could lock.
Do not change down for additio nal engine
braking ona slippery road surface. The drive
wheels could then lose their grip and the
ve hicle could skid. G
Risk of fire Make sure that the exhaust
system does not
co me close to highly flammable materials,
e.g .dry grass or petrol. The fla mmable
material could otherwise ignit ea nd set parts
of the vehicle on fire.
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138 Controls in detail
Automatic transmission*
You will find information about driving with
an automatic transmission in the "Getting
started" section (=page 36).
The automatic transmission adapts toyour
individual driv ing st yle automatically by
cont inuously adjusting its shift points.
These shift point adjustments take into
account the current operating and dri ving
conditions. If the operating and driving
conditions change, the automatic trans-
mission reacts by adjust ing the gearshift
program. The automatic transmission shift
sthrough
the gea rsauto matically. The gear selected
depends on:
! selector lever position Dwith shift
ranges 6*,5 *,4, 3, 2 and1
(= page 140)
! the gearshift program selected ( S/ C)
( = pag e141) or ( S/ C /M )*
( = pa ge 144)
! the position of the acceleratorpedal
( = pa ge 142)
! the road speed Automatic transmission*
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Risk of accident Th
emovemen t of the pedals should not be
restricted in any way. Always keep the
driver 'sfootwell free from obje cts.Make
sure that floormats or carpets leave suffi-
cient clearance for the pedals.
Always apply the parking brake when park-
ing.
Never leave children unsupervised in the
ve hic le.T he ycould move thes elec torlev er
and the vehicle could roll away on downhill
or uphill gradients.
Do not change down for additiona leng ine
bra king on a sl ippery road surfa ce. The drive
wheels could then lose their grip and the
vehicle co uld skid. G
Risk of fire Make sure that the exhaust system does not
come clo
seto highly flamm able materials,
e.g. dry grass or fuel. The flammable mate-
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140 Controls in detail
Automatic transmission*
When the selector lever isin position D,
you can perform gearshi fts yourself, even
in vehicles wit hautom atic transmission. Downshift
ing
6 Press the selector lever briefly to the
left, towards D–.
Th e automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear down from the gear cur-
rently selected. Doing this also
restricts the shift range ( =page 140).
i The automatic transmission does not shift
down ifyou press the selector lever briefly
towar dsD– and the speed of the vehicle is too
high. Theengine could otherwise overrev. Upshifting
6
Press the selector lever briefly to the
right, towards D+.
The automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear up, depending on the
gearshift program. Doing this also
extends the shift range. Derestricting the shift range
6
Press and hold the selector lever
to wa rds D+untilDis displayed once
mo re in the speedometer.
The automatic transmission shifts from
the current shift range directly to D. Se
lecting the ideal shift range
6 Press and hold the selector lever
to wa rds D–.
The automatic transmission shifts to a
range which allows easy acceleration
and deceleration. To do this, the auto-
matic transm ission shifts down one or
more gears. When the selector lever is in position
D,
you can restrict or derestrict the shift
range for the automatic transmission.
6 Press the select or lever briefly to the
ri ght to D+or to the left to D–.
The shift range set isdisplayed in the
speedometer.
i Ifth e maximum engine speed for the shift
range is reached and you continue toacce lerat e,
the automatic transmission shifts up, even if the
shif trange has been restricted. The engine could
otherwis eoverrev. One-touch gearshifting
G
Riskofaccident Do not change
down for additional engine
braki ngon aslippery road surface. The drive
wheels could then lose their grip and the vehi-
cl e co uld skid. Shift ranges209en_d2.boo Seite
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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
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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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Risk of accident Do not
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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