2005 MERCEDES-BENZ CL600 ignition

116 Controls in detailSeatsPlacing power head restraints* upright
Switch on ignition (
page 34).

Press switch1 in the front center con-
sole and hold.
The rear head restraints will fold up-
right.Folding back and placing upright power
head restraints* with the switch in the
rear center console
You can fold the rear power head restraints
backward or upright using the head re-
straint folding switch in the rear center
console.
1Fold rear head restraint up
2Fold rear head restraint down

Switch on ignition (
page 34).

Push upper half1 of switch.
The rear power head restraints will fold
upright.

Push lower half2 of switch.
The rear power head restraints will fold
backward.
Head restraint tilt
You can adjust the angle manually by pull-
ing or pushing the head restraints by hand.Warning!
G
For safety reasons, always drive with the
rear head restraints in the upright position
when the rear seats are occupied.
Keep the area around head restraints clear
of articles (e.g. clothing) to not obstruct the
folding operation of the head restraints.

117 Controls in detailSeats
Lumbar support
You can adjust the contour of the seat’s
lumbar support to best support your spine.
The thumbwheels for the driver’s and front
passenger’s seat are located on the outer
side of the seat.
1Thumbwheel
Switch on ignition (
page 34).

Set the lumbar support between 0
and 5.
Multicontour backrest*
The multicontour backrest has inflatable
air cushions built into the seat backrest to
provide additional lumbar and side sup-
port.
The seat backrest cushion height and cur-
vature can be continuously varied with
switches on the right side of the seat after
turning the SmartKey in the starter switch
to position2 or pressing the KEYLESS-GO*
start/stop button (
page 35) twice.1Shoulder region support
2Side bolster adjustment
3Massage function (PULSE)
4Lumbar region support

Switch on ignition (
page 34).
Shoulder region support

Press æ or ç on switch1.
The air cushion inflates or deflates.

119 Controls in detailSeats
Seat heating
Vehicles without seat ventilation*
The switch is located on the door.
1Normal heating
2Rapid heating
Switch on ignition (
page 34).
Switching on seat heating

Press switch1.
A red indicator lamp above the switch
comes on. Switching off seat heating

Press switch1 again.
Switching on rapid seat heating

Press switch2.
Both red indicator lamps above the
switch come on. Switching off rapid seat heating

Press switch2 again.
iThe seat heating will be automatically
switched off after approximately
30 minutes. iThe system switches over to normal
heating mode after approximately
five minutes. Only the right-hand indi-
cator lamp remains lit.
!If one or both of the lamps on the seat
heater switch are flashing, there is in-
sufficient voltage available since too
many electrical consumers are turned
on. The seat heating switches off auto-
matically.
The seat heater will switch back on
again automatically as soon as suffi-
cient voltage is available.

120 Controls in detailSeatsVehicles with seat ventilation*
The switch is located on the door. The red
indicator lamps on the switch show the
heating level selected:
1Seat heating switch

Switch on ignition (
page 34).
Switching on seat heating

Press switch1 twice.
A red indicator lamp above the switch
comes on.
Switching off seat heating

Press switch1 again.
Switching on rapid seat heating

Press switch1 once.
Both indicator lamps above the switch
come on. Switching off rapid seat heating

Press switch1 twice.
Leveloff
No indicator lamp on
1
One indicator lamp on
2
Two indicator lamps on
iThe seat heating will be automatically
switched off after approximately
30 minutes.
iThe system switches over to normal
heating mode after approximately
five minutes. Only the right-hand indi-
cator lamp remains lit. !If one or both of the lamps on the seat
heating switch are flashing, there is in-
sufficient voltage available since too
many electrical consumers are turned
on. The seat heating switches off auto-
matically.
The seat heating will switch back on
again automatically as soon as suffi-
cient voltage is available.

121 Controls in detailSeats
Seat ventilation*
The switch is located on the door. Seat
ventilation can be activated manually with
the SmartKey in starter switch position 1
or 2. The driver’s seat ventilation can be
activated automatically by the summer
opening feature (
page 201).
The blue indicator lamps on the switch
show the ventilation level selected:
1Seat ventilation switch

Switch on ignition (
page 34).
Switching on seat ventilation

Press switch1.
Three blue indicator lamps above the
switch come on.

Continue pressing switch1 until the
desired seat ventilation level is
reached.Switching off seat ventilation

Press switch1 repeatedly until all in-
dicator lamps go out.
Level3
Three indicator lamps on
2
Two indicator lamps on
1
One indicator lamp on
off
No indicator lamp on
iThe seat ventilation for the driver’s seat
is automatically set to the highest level
if activated via summer opening fea-
ture (
page 201).
!If one or all of the lamps on the seat
ventilation switch are flashing, there is
insufficient voltage due to too many
electrical consumers being switched
on. The seat ventilation switches off au-
tomatically.
The seat ventilation will switch back on
again automatically as soon as suffi-
cient voltage is available.

123 Controls in detail
Memory function
The memory button and stored position
switch are located on the door.
1Stored position button
2Memory button
Switch on ignition (
page 34).
or

Open the respective door and insert
the SmartKey in the starter switch.
Storing positions into memory
Adjust the seats, steering wheel and
exterior mirrors to the desired position
(page 37).

Press memory button2.

Release memory button2 and push
one of the position buttons1 within
three seconds.
All the settings are stored with the se-
lected position.
Recalling positions from memory
Press and hold one of the position
buttons1 until the seat, steering
wheel and exterior mirrors have fully
moved to the stored positions.iReleasing the button immediately
stops movement to the stored posi-
tions.Warning!
G
Do not operate the power seats using the
memory button if the seat backrest is in an
extremely reclined position. Doing so could
cause damage to front or rear seats.
First move seat backrest to an upright posi-
tion.

124 Controls in detailMemory functionStoring exterior rear view mirror park-ing position
For easier parking, you can adjust the pas-
senger-side exterior rear view mirror so
that you can see the right rear wheel as
soon as you engage reverse gearR.
For information on activating the parking
position, see “Setting parking position for
exterior rear view mirror” (
page 165).The buttons are located on the driver’s
door.
1Passenger-side exterior rear view mir-
ror button
2Adjustment button
MMemory button

Stop the vehicle.

Switch on ignition (
page 34).

Press button1.
The passenger-side exterior rear view
mirror is selected.

Adjust the passenger-side exterior rear
view mirror with button2 so that you
see the rear wheel and the road curb.

Press memory button M.

Within three seconds, press bottom of
adjustment button2 on ƒ.
The parking position is stored if the
mirror does not move.
iYou can store a parking position for the
passenger-side exterior rear view mir-
ror for each SmartKey or SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO*.
iIf the mirror does move, repeat the
above steps. After the setting is stored,
you can move the mirror again.

134 Controls in detailInstrument clusterA full view illustration of the instrument
cluster can be found in the “At a glance”
section of this manual (
page 24).
1Reset buttonJ
The instrument cluster is activated when
you:


open a door


turn on the ignition


press the reset buttonJ1


switch on the exterior lamps
You can change the instrument cluster set-
tings in the Instrument cluster submenu of
the control system (
page 157).
Instrument cluster illumination
1Knob for adjusting instrument cluster
illumination
Use knob1 to adjust the illumination
brightness for the instrument cluster.

Press knob1.
The knob will pop out.
To brighten illumination

Turn knob1 in the instrument cluster
clockwise.
The instrument cluster illumination will
brighten.
To dim illumination

Turn knob1 in the instrument cluster
counterclockwise.
The instrument cluster illumination will
dim.
iThe instrument cluster illumination is
dimmed or brightened automatically to
suit ambient light conditions.
The instrument cluster illumination will
also be adjusted automatically when
you switch on the vehicle’s exterior
lamps.