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469 Index
Automatic climate control 190
Activating 191
Adjusting air distribution 194
Air recirculation mode 195
Deactivating 191
Defrosting 195
Rear window defroster 179
Setting the temperature 193
Automatic headlamp mode 123
Automatic lighting control
Activating 128
Deactivating 129
Automatic locking when driving 110
Automatic shift program 169Automatic transmission 163
Accelerator position 170
Comfort program mode 169
Emergency operation
(Limp Home Mode) 175
Fluid level 309
Gear ranges 166
Gear selector lever 163
Gear selector lever position 163, 167
Gear shifting malfunctions 175
Kickdown 170
Manual shifting 165
One-touch gearshifting 165
Program mode selector switch 169
Starting the engine 47
Transmission fluid 309
Auxiliary fuse box 438B
Backup lamps 415, 420
Bulbs 415
Bar 336
BAS 85, 461
Messages in display 367
Batteries, SmartKey
Check lamp 97, 103
Checking 97, 103
Replacing 412
Batteries, SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
Check lamp 97, 103
Checking 97, 103
Replacing 413
Battery discharged
Jump starting 430
Battery, vehicle 311, 427
Charging 428
Disconnecting 428
Messages in display 374
Reconnecting 429
Reinstalling 428
Removing 428
Bead 336
Bi-Xenon headlamps* 461
Block heater* 341
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471 Index
Central locking
Automatic 110
From inside 110
Locking from inside 110
Switch 110
Switching on/off
(control system) 155
Unlocking from inside 110
Central locking switch 110
Certification label 442
Changing
CDs 218
Key setting 156
Charcoal filter 197
Activating 197
Deactivating 197
Charging
Vehicle battery 428
CHECK ENGINE
malfunction indicator lamp 356
Checking
Coolant level 310
Oil level 304, 307
Tire inflate pressure 304
Vehicle lighting 304Child safety 72
Air bags 62
Front passenger front
air bag off indicator lamp 79
Infant and child
restraint systems 67, 72
LATCH child seat anchors 80
OCS 75
Child safety switch see
Blocking of rear window operation
Child seat anchors see
LATCH child seat anchors
Cigarette lighter 274Cleaning 345
Cup holder 351
Gear selector lever 351
Hard plastic trim items 351
Headlamps 176
Headliner 351
Instrument cluster 351
Leather upholstery 352
Light alloy wheels 350
Nubuck leather upholstery
(CLK 55 AMG) 352
Parktronic system* sensor 349
Plastic and rubber parts 352
Seat belts 351
Soft top 347
Steering wheel 351
Upholstery 352
Windows 350
Windshield 53
Wiper blades 349
Wood trims 352
Cleaning and care of vehicle 345
Cleaning tires 315
Climate control 180
Clock 25, 148
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473 Index
Convenience submenu 156
Activating
easy-entry/exit feature 156
Setting key-dependency 157
Setting parking position
for exterior rear view mirror 157
Coolant 310, 458
Adding 310
Anticorrosion/
antifreeze quantity 458
Capacities 453
Checking level 310
Messages in display 376
Temperature 301
Temperature indicator 131
Warning lamp 357, 377
Coolant level
Checking 310Cruise control 462
Canceling 257
Driving downhill 257
Driving uphill 257
Fine adjustment 259
Message in display 368
Setting current speed 256
Setting to last stored speed
(“Resume” function) 259
Cruise control
CLK 320 / CLK 55 AMG 255
Cruise control lever 255
Cruise control lever
CLK 320 / CLK 55 AMG 255
Cup holder
Cleaning 351
Closing 272
In the dashboard 271
Opening 272
Curb weight 336
Customer Assistance Center (CAC) 461D
Date (day)
Setting 150
Date (month)
Setting 149
Date (year)
Setting 151
Daytime running lamp mode 124
Setting 152
Deactivating
Air conditioning (cooling) 188, 198
Air recirculation mode 187, 196
Alarm 90
Anti-theft alarm system 90
Automatic climate control* 191
Central locking (control system) 155
Charcoal filter 197
Climate control 181
Climate control system 183
Defrost 195
Defrosting 185
Engine with KEYLESS-GO* 57
Engine with the SmartKey 56
ESP 87
Exterior lamps 123
Hazard warning flasher 128
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475 Index
E
Easy-entry/exit feature 112
Activating 156
Electrical fuses 436
Electrical outlet in
rear passenger compartment 275
Electrical system
Technical data 450
Electronic Stability Program see ESP
Emergency call
911 237
Emergency call system* 277
Emergency calls
Initiating an emergency call 279
With Tele Aid 278
Emergency operation
(Limp Home Mode) 175
Emergency operations
Closing soft top 403
Locking the vehicle 398
Remote door unlock 283
Unlocking the vehicle 397
Emergency tensioning device see ETD
Emission control 300
Emission control information label 442Ending
A call (telephone*) 161
Engine
Compartment 305
Message in display 356
Starting 47
Starting with KEYLESS-GO* 47
Starting with the SmartKey 47
Technical data 444
Turning off 56
Engine cleaning 347
Engine compartment 305
Fuse box in 437
Hood 305
Engine malfunction
indicator lamp 25, 356
Engine number 442, 462Engine oil 306, 455
Adding 309
Additives 455
Checking level 307
Consumption 306
Filler cap 309
Filler neck 309
Message in display 380
Messages in display 308
Viscosity 462
Engine oil level see Oil level
ESP 25, 86, 462
Messages in display 368
Switching off 87
Switching on 88
Warning lamp 358
ETD 462
Safety guidelines 64
ETD (Emergency tensioning device) 70
Exterior lamp switch 122
Exterior rear view mirrors
Adjusting 41
Parking position for 157
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480 IndexLamps, indicator and warning
ABS 354
Battery (SmartKey) 96, 102
Brakes 355
Center console 361
CHECK ENGINE 356
Coolant 357, 376
Engine diagnostics 356
ESP 358
Front passenger front
air bag off indicator lamp 66, 361
Fuel reserve 359
Instrument cluster 354–360
Maintenance service indicator 342
Parktronic system*
warning indicators 262
Roll bar 359
Seat belts 359
SRS 61, 360
Turn signals 25
Language
Multifunction display 146
Setting 146
LATCH child seat anchors 80
Folding back 81Layout of poly-V-belt drive 443
Leather upholstery
Cleaning 352
Lever
For cruise control 255
License plate lamps
Messages in display 384
Replacing bulbs 415, 420
Light alloy wheels
Cleaning 350
Technical data 446
Light sensor 384
Lighter see Cigarette lighterLighting 122
Automatic headlamp mode 123
Combination switch 126
Daytime running lamp mode 124
Door entry lamps 129
Exterior lamp switch 122
Front fog lamps 125
High beam flasher 126
High beams 126
Instrument cluster illumination 130
Interior 128
Locator lighting 124
Low beam 122
Manual headlamp mode 123
Night security illumination 124
Parking lamps 122
Rear fog lamp 125
Settings (control system) 151
Limiting the gear range 166
Limp Home Mode 175
Loading 264
Instructions 268
Ski sack* 264
Loading terminology 335
Loading the vehicle 316
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482 IndexMenus 134
AUDIO 139
Control system 463
In control system 136, 137
NAV 141
Settings menu 142
Standard display 138
Submenus 135
TEL* 160
Trip computer 158
Vehicle status message memory 141
Microphone
Hands-free microphone 29
Miles/kilometers in speedometer
Setting 145
Minispare wheel 394
Mounting 423
Removing 394
Storing 395
Technical data 449
Wheel bolts 396Mirrors
Activating exterior rear
view mirror parking position 177
Adjusting 41
Auto-dimming for
rear view mirror 176
Exterior rear view mirror 41
Exterior rear view
mirror parking positions 157
Interior rear view mirror 41
Storing exterior rear view
mirror parking position 121
MON 303
MON (Motor Octane Number) 463
Mph or km/h in speedometer 145
Multicontour seat* 116
Multifunction display 133, 463
Displaying gear range 166
Selecting language 146
Setting date (day) 150
Setting date (month) 149
Setting date (year) 151
Standard display 137Multifunction display messages
ABS 366
BAS 367
Battery 374
Brake fluid 375
Brake pads 375
Check engine 356
Coolant 377
Coolant level 376
Cruise control 368
Display 379
Doors 379
Engine 356
Engine oil 380
ESP 368
Fog lamps, front 383
Fuel cap 356
Fuel reserve tank 382
High beam headlamps 384
Hood 382
Key 382
Lamp sensor 384
Lamps 384
License plate lamp 384
Low beam 384
Parking brake 375
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489 Index
Side windows
Automatic opening 240
Cleaning 350
Closing 239, 240, 241, 242
Closing with KEYLESS-GO* 243
Closing with SmartKey 242
Closing with soft top switch 241
Opening 239, 240, 241, 242
Opening fully 240
Opening with SmartKey 242
Opening with soft top switch 241
Stopping 241
Synchronizing power windows 243
Sidewall 337
Simultaneous wiping and washing
Windshield wipers 53
Single CD mode selector 203
Single wipe 53
Ski sack roller blind* 246
Closing 246, 267
Opening 246, 264
Ski sack* 264
Removing 267
Unfolding and loading 264
Unloading and folding 266SmartKey 94
Battery check lamp 96, 102
Checking the batteries 97, 103
Closing soft top 252
Factory setting 96
Global locking 96
Global unlocking 96
Locking and unlocking 94
Loss of 98
Message in display 382
Opening and closing
windows with 242
Opening soft top 251
Positions in starter switch 34
Remote control 94, 99
Replacing the batteries 412
Restoring to factory setting 97, 103
Selective setting 96, 102
Starting the engine 47
Turning off the engine 56
Unlocking with 32SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
Checking the batteries 97, 103
Global locking
and unlocking 101, 102
Loss of 105
Message in display 382
Messages in display 382
Remote control 98
Restoring to factory setting 97, 103
Turning off the engine 57
Unlocking with 33
Snow chains 341
Soft keys
Audio system 204
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494 IndexUpgrade signals
Tele Aid 282
Uphill driving
Cruise control 257
Upholstery
Cleaning 352
Upshifting 165
Useful features 269
Ashtray (Center console) 273
Ashtray (Rear seat) 273
Cigarette lighter 274
Electrical outlet 275
Floormats* 275
Storage compartments 269
Tele Aid 277
Telephone* 276V
Vacuum line routing diagram label 442
Vehicle
Individual settings 142, 144
Locking 27
Locking in an emergency 398
Lowering 426
Service battery 427
Towing 432
Unlocking 27
Unlocking in an emergency 397
Vehicle battery 311, 427
Messages in display 374
Vehicle capacity weight 338
Vehicle care 345
Cup holder 351
Engine cleaning 347
Gear selector lever 351
Hard plastic trim items 351
Headlamps 348
Instrument cluster 351
Leather upholstery 352
Light alloy wheels 350
Nubuck leather upholstery
(CLK 55 AMG) 352
Ornamental moldings 348Paintwork 346
Parktronic system* sensor 349
Plastic and rubber parts 352
Power washer 346
Seat belts 351
Soft top 347
Steering wheel 351
Tail lamps 348
Tar stains 346
Upholstery 352
Vehicle washing 347
Window cleaning 350
Wiper blades 349
Wood trims 352
Vehicle identification number (VIN) 442
Vehicle jack 393
Vehicle lighting
Checking 304
Vehicle loading terminology 335
Vehicle maximum load on the tire 338
Vehicle status message memory 141
Calling up 141
Displaying 141
Vehicle status messages 363
Vehicle tool kit 391
Alignment bolt 391