2005 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK55AMG CABRIOLET Page 401

71 Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Roll bars
The roll bars are integrated into the rear
head restraints.
The roll bars raise automatically in an acci-
dent or in a critical driving situation.You can manually lower the roll bars again
when the soft top is open (
page 402).
With the soft top closed, contact an autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center to have the
roll bars lowered. Do not attempt to lower
the roll bars manually with the soft top
closed. Lowering the roll bars manually
with the soft top closed may impair the
function of the roll bars.
Warning!
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Make sure nothing is blocking the roll bars’
path of motion. Otherwise someone could
be injured when the roll bars are raised. The
head restraints should therefore always be
in the raised position when the rear seat is
occupied (
page 115).
iWhen the roll bars are raised automati-
cally, you will hear a ratcheting sound
and the rear head restraints will also
rise.
iYou cannot lower the rear head
restraints with the rear head restraint
lowering switch (
page 115) when the
roll bars are in the raised position.
Also, you cannot operate the soft top
using the soft top switch when the roll
bars are in the raised position.


If the soft top is open, you can man-
ually lower the roll bars
(page 402).


If the soft top is closed, contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
to have the roll bars lowered.
Warning!
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If the yellow roll bar warning lamp in
the clock does not go out after starting the
engine, or if it comes on while driving, then
the roll bar system is not operating properly
and may not activate in an accident. In this
case, raise the roll bars manually before
continuing to drive (
page 401).
For safety reasons, drive only with the roll
bars raised until the malfunction is repaired.
Have your vehicle checked at an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.

247 Controls in detail
Soft top
Opening the soft top
1Soft top opening
Before pulling on the soft top switch, you
must make sure:

the parking brake is engaged
(page 49)


the luggage cover is latched, see
“Latch luggage cover” (
page 245)


the ski sack roller blind is closed, see
“Closing ski sack roller blind”
(page 246)


the trunk lid is closed


the ignition is switched on (
page 36)

Pull up on the soft top switch as indi-
cated by the arrow1 until the soft top
is completely lowered into its trunk
storage compartment.
During the opening procedure the mul-
tifunction display shows the message Top in operation
.
If the opening procedure is finished,
the multifunction display will briefly
show the message Top open
.
If you continuously pull on the soft top
switch, the windows will close.
However, the windows can also be
closed/opened later on, for more informa-
tion see “Opening and closing the windows
with the soft top switch” (
page 241), or
see “Opening and closing the windows”
(
page 239).
iThe soft top cannot be opened using
the soft top switch when the roll bars
have been released. The roll bars need
to be lowered before the soft top can
be operated again using the soft top
switch. If the roll bars have released
and the soft top is closed, contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center to
have the roll bars lowered. Do not at-
tempt to lower the roll bars manually
with the soft top closed. Lowering the
roll bars manually with the soft top
closed may impair the function of the
roll bars (
page 401).
If the roll bars have released and the
soft top is open, you can lower the roll
bars manually (
page 402) or contact
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
to have the roll bars lowered.

387 Practical hints
What to do if …?
Display symbol
Display message
Possible cause
Possible solution
Please engage
roll-over bar
The roll bar is malfunctioning.

Have the system checked at an autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon
as possible.
Please release
roll-over bar
The roll bar is malfunctioning.

Operate the roll bars manually
(page 401).

Have the system checked at an autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon
as possible.

391 Practical hints
Where will I find...?
Where will I find...?
First aid kit
The first aid kit is located in the trunk on
the right side secured by a hook and loop
fastener.
1First aid kit
2Hook and loop fastener
Loosen hook and loop fastener2.

Remove first aid kit1.
Vehicle tool kit
The vehicle tool kit is stored in the com-
partment underneath the trunk floor.
The following is included:

Towing eye bolt


Vehicle jack


Wheel wrench


Alignment bolt


Spare wheel bolts


Spare fuses


Fuse extractor


Straps for soft top emergency opera-
tion


Collapsible wheel chock


A pair of gloves Removing the vehicle tool kit

Remove trunk floor cover from trunk.
1Retaining screw
2Storage well casing
iCheck expiration dates and contents
for completeness at least once a year
and replace missing/expired items.
iHex wrench:
You will find the hex wrench for
manually operating the roll bars
(page 401) or the soft top
(page 403) at the lower edge of the
storage well casing.


401 Practical hints
Opening/closing in an emergency
Opening/closing in an emergency
Operating roll bars manually
Releasing roll bars manually
If the roll bar system is malfunctioning, you
can release the roll bars manually.

Close the soft top (
page 248).

Open the trunk (
page 106).

Fold back the luggage cover
(page 245).

Open ski sack roller blind
(page 246).

Take hex wrench out of its storage
location in the storage well casing.1Perforation

Push hex wrench through
perforation1 in trim of rear wall in
trunk.
Warning!
G
If the yellow roll bar warning lamp in
the clock does not go out after starting the
engine, or if it comes on while driving, then
the roll bar system is not operating properly
and may not activate in an accident. In this
case, raise the roll bars manually before
continuing to drive.
For safety reasons drive only with the roll
bars raised until the malfunction is repaired.
Have your vehicle checked at an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
iWith the roll bars released, the soft top
cannot be operated using the soft top
switch and the rear head restraints
cannot be lowered using the rear head
restraint lowering switch.
Warning!
G
Make sure no one is located in the roll bar’s
path of motion while the next steps are be-
ing carried out.
When the roll bar is manually released, the
rear head restraints and the roll bar under-
neath shoot up almost instantaneously.


404 Practical hintsOpening/closing in an emergency
Engage parking brake.

Lower the side windows.

Lower rear head restraints
(page 115).

For safety reasons, remove SmartKey
from starter switch.

Open the trunk.

Remove the trunk floor cover.

Take the two straps for soft top emer-
gency operation out of vehicle tool kit
(page 391).

Take hex wrench out of its storage
location in the storage well casing.

Open the left side trim panel in the
trunk.1Locking mechanism

Pull locking mechanism1 out until it
stops and rotate it approx. one-quarter
of a turn.

Make sure the locking mechanism
does not retract again. If this happens,
pull the locking mechanism out again
and rotate it approx. one-quarter of a
turn.
iIf the rear head restraints cannot be
lowered using the rear head restraint
lowering switch, the roll bars may have
been released. For more information,
see “Operating roll bars manually”
(page 401).