2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK COUPE dashboard

54 Safety
Occupant safety
Your vehicleisequipped with the follo wing
airbags:
! Driver's front airbag accommodated in
the steering wheel housing
! Front-passenger fron tairbag above the
glove compartment
! Sidebags (Coupé)
! in the middle of the doors
! in the rear sidewall
! Head /thorax airba gs(Cabriolet)
! in the outer sides of the front seats
! in the rear sidewall
! Windowbags (Coupé)
!along the roof frame betw een the
front and rear doors Airbag
deploym ent
The airbag inflates in milliseconds. The
1 warning lamp lights up. i
Ifth e airba gsare triggered, you will hear a
bang and asmall amount ofdust may also be
released. This bang will not damage your hearing
and the dust does not constitu te ahealth hazard.
Airbag inflation slows down and restricts
the mo vement of the vehicle occupant.
If a vehicle occupant comes into contact
with an airbag which has been triggered,
the airbag will release some hot gas. This
feature is designed to reduce the force act-
ing on the occupant's head and ch est.
These airbags are theref orein a depress u-
rised state follo wing the accident. !
Do not lean forwards , e.g. over the pad-
ded boss of the steering wheel, particu-
la rly while the vehicle is in motion.
! Do not put your feet on the dashboard.
! Only hold the steering wheel by the rim.
This allows the airbag to inflate fully.
If you hold the ins ideo f the steering
wheel, you could be injured if the airbag
is triggered.
! Do not lean on the doo rsfrom inside the
vehicle.
! Donot place any objects onthe airba gs
or between the airbags and the vehicle's
oc cupants.
! Donot ha nganyha rd obje cts, e.g. coat
hangers ,on the grab handles or coat
hook s.
Because of the high speed at which airbags
have to inflate, it is not possib leto rule out
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100 Controls in detail
Light
ing
You will find information about switching
on the headlamps and indicating a turn in
the "Getting started" section ( =page 39).
For reasons of safety, Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you also drive with the
lights on during the day. Legal and optional
additional requirements may impose varia-
tions in certain countries. In these coun-
tries, the dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on when the ignition is switched
on. In countries in which there is no legal
requirement to use constant headlamp
mode, this setting can be altered using the
operating system ( =pa ge 122).
i If you travel to countr ies where they drive on
the opposite side of the road to that inthe coun-
try where the vehicle is registe red, the asymmet-
rical dipped-beam headlamps may dazzle on-
co ming traffic .H ave your head lampsswitche dto
symmetrical dipped beam or partially masked for
drivi nginthe secou ntrie s (=
page 259). Informa-
tion on this can be obtai ned from any Merced es-
Benz Service Centre. The light switch is on the dashboard
next
to the steering whee l.
M Lights off
U Automatic light control
C Side lamps, licence plate and
instrument lighting on
B Dipped-beam or main-beam head-
lamps on
ˆ Right-hand parking lamp on
‚ Left-hand pa rking lamp on i
Awa rning signal sou nds if you remove the
key from the ignition lock and open the driver's
door while the side lamps ordipped-bea mhead-
lamps are switched on.
TheSwitch off lights!message appears in
the multi-function display. Constant headlamp mode
Constant headlamp mode can be set using
the operating system (
=pag e122) . This
does not apply to countries inwhich there
is a lega lrequirement to use constant
hea dlam pmod e.
6 Turn the light switch to M.
The dipped-beam headl amps, side
lamps and licence plate lighting light up
automatical lywhen the engine is run-
ning. Automatic headlamp feature
The side lamps, dipp
ed-beam headlamps
and licence plate lighting are switched on
automatically when ambient light falls
below a predetermined level. Lighting Light swi
tch P 82
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150 Controls in detail
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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386 Practical advice
Fuses
The main fuse box is located behind the
light switch on the dashboard.
1 Cover Opening
6
Open the driver's door.
6 Insert a screwdri ver, or a similar tool
(arrow ).
6 Prise off cover 1with a sc rewdriver or
a similar implement.
6 Pull cover 1outwards. Closing
6
Hook on cover 1at the front.
6 Fold in cover 1until it engages.
The fuse box islocated in the engine com-
partment on the left-hand side. Opening
2 Cover
3 Rotary catch
4 Retainer 6
Turn rotary catches 3onequarter
turn ant i-cl ockwise.
6 Lift cover 2at the back, guide it side-
ways out of retainer 4and remove it
for wa rds.
5 Fuse box cover
6 Clamps Main fuse box
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