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23 At a glance
Cockpit
Item
Page
1
Steering wheel gearshift
buttons
(CLK 500, CLK 55 AMG)
172
2
Combination switch
Turn signals
Windshield wipers
High beam
51
52
51
3
Cruise control lever
255
4
Multifunction steering
wheel
26,
138
5
Instrument cluster
24,
134
6
Lever for voice control
system*, see separate op-
erating instructions
7
Starter switch
34
8
Front Parktronic* warning
indicator
262
Item
Page
9
Overhead control panel
29
a
Glove box
272
b
Cup holder
275
c
Center console
27, 28
d
Hood lock release
308
e
Horn
f
Steering wheel adjustment
stalk
40
g
Parking brake pedal
49
h
Door control panel
30
j
Parking brake release
49
k
Exterior lamp switch
50,
124
l
Exterior rear view mirror
adjustment
41
m
Headlamp washer switch*
178
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24 At a glanceInstrument cluster
Page 27 of 498

25 At a glance
Instrument cluster
Item
Page
1
LLeft turn signal indi-
cator lamp
51
2
vESP warning lamp
358
3
Speedometer
4
Multifunction display
137
5
lDistance warning
lamp
Warning lamp without func-
tion. It illuminates with the
ignition on. It should go out
when the engine is running.
6
KRight turn signal indi-
cator lamp
51
7
Coolant temperature indi-
cator with:
135
•
Coolant temperature
warning lamp
357,
376
Item
Page
8
Tachometer with:
136
1Supplemental
restraint system
indicator lamp
359,
386
-Antilock Brake Sys-
tem (ABS) warning
lamp
354
359,
386
AHigh beam headlamp
indicator lamp
129
BLow beam headlamp
indicator lamp
129
9
Main odometer with:
Gear selector lever posi-
tion
166
Program mode
170
Item
Page
a
Clock with:
151
;Brake warning lamp,
USA only
355
3Brake warning lamp,
Canada only?Engine malfunction
indicator lamp,
USA only
356
±Engine malfunction
indicator lamp,
Canada only
356
b
Fuel display with:AFuel reserve warning
lamp
359
c
Reset button for:
Resetting trip odometer
135
Adjusting instrument
cluster illumination
134
Confirming new time set-
tings
151
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26 At a glanceMultifunction steering wheel
Item
Page
1
Multifunction display
137
Operating control
system
138
2
Selecting the submenu or
setting the volume:
Press buttonæup / to increaseçdown / to decrease
3
Telephone*:
Press buttonsto take a call
to dial a call
163
163
tto end a call
to reject an incom-
ing call
163
Item
Page
4
Menu systems:
Press buttonèfor next menuÿfor previous menu
5
Moving within a menu:
Press buttonjfor next displaykfor previous display
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27 At a glance
Center console
Center console
Upper part
Item
Page
1
Seat heater*, driver’s side
Seat ventilation*, driver’s
side
119
2
Parktronic (Parking as-
sist)* deactivation switch
263
3
Rear window sunshade*
switch
182
4
ESP control switch
86
5
Hazard warning flasher
switch - switching on/off
131
6
Central locking switch
Central unlocking switch
110
7
Switch for folding down
rear seat head restraints
116
8
Tow-away alarm switch
Anti-theft alarm system in-
dicator lamp
91
92
Item
Page
9
Seat heater*, passenger
side
Seat ventilation*,
passenger side
119
a
Front passenger front air
bag off indicator lamp
77,
360
b
Audio system,
or
COMAND* (see separate
operating instructions)
143
c
Climate control (CLK 320)
Automatic climate control
(CLK 500, CLK 55 AMG)
Rear window defroster
184
194
183
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28 At a glanceCenter consoleLower part
Item
Page
1
Ashtray
Cigarette lighter
276
277
2
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop
button
35
3
Storage compartment
273
4
Program mode selector
switch for automatic trans-
mission
Automatic shift
program
Manual shift program
(CLK 55 AMG)
170
176
5
Gear selector lever for
automatic transmission
166
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29 At a glance
Overhead control panel
Overhead control panel
Item
Page
1
Tele Aid (emergency call
system) button
280
2
Rear interior lighting
on/off
133
3
Temperature sensor for au-
tomatic climate control
4
Power tilt/sliding sunroof*
251
5
Right reading lamp on/off
133
6
Interior lighting control
132
Item
Page
7
Hands-free microphone for
Tele Aid (emergency call
system), telephone* and
voice control system* (see
separate operating instruc-
tions)
279
8
Interior rear view mirror
41,
178
9
Garage door opener
287
a
Left reading lamp on/off
133
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30 At a glanceDoor control panel
Item
Page
1
Door handle
105
2
Seat adjustment
38,
112
3
Memory function (for stor-
ing seat, exterior mirror
and steering wheel set-
tings)
121
4
Switches for opening/clos-
ing front door windows
249
5
Rear window override
switch
82
6
Switches for opening/clos-
ing rear windows
249
7
Remote trunk lid release
switch
107