2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE tyre pressure

9
Index
Fu elfiller flap
Op ening/ closi ng. . . .... . . . . . . . .373
Fu nction buttons (COMAND) . . . . ..62
Fuse box
Dashbo ard . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .504
En gine compar tment. ... . . . . . . .503
Rear compar tment . ..... . . . . . . .503
Fuses .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .502 G
Gara gedoor opener ..... . . . . . . . .367
Fr equenc ies . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .525
Gl ove comp artm ent ..... . . . . . . . .355
GPS Rece ption . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .133
GSM ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .106 H
Handb rake –se e Parkin gbrake
(e lectric)
Hands -fre emode . . ..... . . . . . . . .364
Haz ard warning lamps... . . . . . . . .251
He ad restraint
Adjusti ngthe angle. .... . . . . . . . .232
Rear compar tment . ..... . . . . . . .236
He adlamp flasher. . . ..... . . . . . . .249 Headlamps
Cleanin g. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .396
Cleaning syst em... . . . . . . . .24 9,379
Misti ngup . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .459
To ppi ngup the wash erflui d. . . . . .379
Heater Air -recir culation mo de . . . . . . . . . .339
Au xiliary heating ... . . . . . . . . . . . .341
Demisti ng. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .338
Ov erview . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .336
Re ar window . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .339
Seat heating . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .233
St eering wheel heating. . . . . . . . . .238
Wi ndows misted up .. . . . . . . . . . . .338
He ater boost ersyst em. . . . . . . . . .345
Hig h-pr es sure cl eane rs. . . . . . . . . .395
Hill star tassist ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .267
HOLD . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .311
Disp laymess age. ... . . . . . . . . . . .419
Ho me Link . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .367 I
Ign ition . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .229
Imm obiliser . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Inc ande scent bulb s–see Bulbs In
dica torand warn inglamp
ABS warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . ...445
Ba ttery check la mp(on the key) ...464
Br ake syst emwarn ing lamp . . . ...447
Di stance warning syst em lamp .. . .446
El ectri cparking brake indicator
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...446
El ec tric park ing br akewa rning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...446
En gine diagnos tics warning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...448
ESP warning la mp. . . . . . . . . . .49, 443
Main-be amindicat or lamp . . . . .13, 15
PAS SAIR BAG OFF wa rning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .42, 441
Se atbelt..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...449
Se atbeltwarn ing la mp . . . . . . . ...449
SR Swar ning lamp . . . . . . . . . . .28, 447
Turn signal indi cator lamp . . . . . .13, 15
Tyre pressure warni nglamp . . . ...449
In dica tor lamp – see Indicat orand
wa rninglamp
Instru mentclus ter. . . . . . . . . . .12, 271
Ov erview . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....12
Selecting the lang uage
(COMA ND). ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...199 216_R
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At a glan
ce
Exterio rvi ew Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 Boot
Spare
wheel*
"Minispare" emergen cy
spare wheel*
TI RE FIT
Vehicl etoo lkit 346
402
402
401
401
2 Rear
bulbs 477
3 Rear window hea
ting 339
4 Fuel filler
flap
Petrol 373
373
5 Doors
Lo
cking andunl ocking
Op ening andc losing 222
222 Fun
ction Page
6 Ex
terior mirrors
Pa rking pos ition 239
240
7 To
wing 499
8 Ty
res an dwh eels
Flat tyre
Checking th etyre
pressure electro nica lly*
Tyre pressure loss warni ng
system
Ve hicle tool kit for vehic les
with
! TIRE FIT kit
! "Minispare" emergen cy
spare wheel*
! Spare wheel* 381
483
384
383
401
402
402 Fun
ction Page
9 Op
ensth eb onnet
En gine oil
Coolant 375
376
379
a Fr
ont bulbs 477
b Windscreen wipers
Re
placing th ewiper blades
Cl ea ning th ewi pe r bl ades 253
481
395
c Cl
ea ning th ewindows 395
d Slid
ing/ tilti ngsunroof 349
e He
adl am p cl eaning system 249216_R
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At a glan
ce
Instrumen tcluster Fun
ction Page
1 Coola
nttemp eratu regauge 2 Fuel gauge
with: Rese
rvefu el ga uge 450
A
Main-b ea m indi ca tor
la mp 249
-
ABS warning lamp 445
=
SRSwa rning la mp 28
3 Displ
ayforPa rktroni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,left -han d side 314
317 Fun
ction Page
4 Mu
lti-f unctiondi splay
wi th: Speedo
meter !
Electri cparking brak e
indi cator and warning lamp 446
—
Brake system
wa rning la mp 447
<
Seatbeltwa rning
la mp 449
X
Tyrepressure
wa rning la mp 449
L K
Turn signal
indi cator lamps v
ESPwa rning lamp l
Distance warn ing
la mp* Fun
ction Pa
ge 5 Dis
playfo rPa rktro nic/
Park Assist* ,rig ht-hand
side 314
317
6 Tr
an sm issi onposition
displ ay 263
7 Rev
counter with: ±
Enginediagnost ics
wa rning lamp 448
8 Drive program disp
lay 268
9 Ba
sic menu for on-board
co mp uter 275
a Ou
tside temperat ure b Di
splays for: Add
itiona lspeedom eter 287
HO
LD 311
Di
stan ce warning system*
PR E-SA FE®
brake 51
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At a glan
ce
Instrumen tcluster Fun
ction Page
1 Coola
nttemp eratu regauge 2 Fuel gauge
with: Rese
rvefu el ga uge 450
A
Main-b ea m indi ca tor
la mp 249
-
ABS warning lamp 445
=
SRSwa rning la mp 28
3 Displ
ayforPa rktroni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,left -han d side 314
317 Fun
ction Page
4 Mu
lti-f unctiondi splay
wi th: Speedo
meter !
Electri cparking brak e
indi cator and warning lamp 446
—
Brake system
wa rning la mp 447
<
Seatbeltwa rning
la mp 449
X
Tyrepressure
wa rning la mp 449
L K
Turn signal
indi cator lamps 5 Di
splay fo rParktr oni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,right -hand
side 314
317 Fun
ction Pa
ge 6 Tr
an sm issi onposition
displ ay 263
7 Rev
counter with: ±
Enginediagnost ics
wa rning lamp 448
8 Drive program disp
lay 268
9 Ba
sic menu for on-board
co mp uter 275
a Ou
tside temperat ure b Di
splays for: Add
itiona lspeedom eter 287
HO
LD 311
Di
stan ce warning system*
PR E-SA FE®
brake 51
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Operation
Ref uelling
Th efu el filler flap is unlo cked andlock ed
au tom atically with the key or KEYLESS
GO* when yo uop en orclos eth eve hicle.
Th e fuel filler flap is lo cated to th ere ar on
the right-hand side. 1
Toopen the fuel filler flap
2 Toinsert the fuel filler cap
3 Tyre pressure stable
4 Retainer for fuel filler cap
6 Remove theke yfrom the ignition lock.
6 Press on fuel fill erflap 1in the direc-
tion of the arrow.
The fuel filler flap fol dsout.
6 Turn th e fue lfiller capant i-cl oc kwise
an d remove it.
6 Insert the fuel filler cap into the retai n-
er on the inside ofthefuel fi llerflap.
6 Only fill the tank unt ilthe pu mpnozzle
sw itche sof f. 6
Replace thefuel filler cap andturn it
clockwi se.
You will hear thefuel fill ercaplock.
6 Clos eth efu el filler flap until yo uhe ar
the catch engage. CL
500
! Refuel only wit hunleaded premium
grade petrol of at lea st95 RO N/85MO N,con-
forming to theEu ropean standard EN228 .The re
is ot herwise a ris kof impaired engin eperform-
ance orengine damage.
Yo uw ill find furt her informat ion abo utpetrol in
th e" Tech nica l data" section (
=page 519).
i Youw ill generally find inform ation on the
petrol grade on thefilling pump. Otherwise, ask
th e filling station at tendant.
i Asate mporary measure and only if therec-
om mended fuel isnot available, you can also use
regular unleaded petrol ,91 RO N/82.5M ON.
This mayreduce performanc eand increase pe t-
rol consump tion .Av oid driv ing at fullth rot tle.
In some countries, thequ ality of the pet rol avail-
able may be insuffi cient ,causing coking in the
area of the inle tva lves . In su chcases, consul ta
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre and addth eaddi-
ti ve (Part no. A000 989 25 45 10) re commended Ref
uelling Refuelling
proc ess G
Risk of explos ion Fu
elishighly fla mmable.Fire ,na ked fl ames
an dsmok ingaretherefo reproh ibited when
handling fuels.
Sw itch offthe engine an dthe auxiliary heat-
in g* before refuelling. G
Risk of inju ry Do
notallow fuelto come into contact with
skin or clot hing . Dir ectski nc ontact with
fuel san dth ei nh alatio n of fuelvapour sar e
da ma ging to health. P8
8.60-2161-31 Pe
trol (EN 228) 216_R
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Operation
Ty res andwh eels
! For safe tyreasons, Mercedes-Benz re com-
me ndsth at you only use tyres which have been
approved by Merced es-Benz specifi cally for your
ve hicle. These tyres are spec ially adapt edto
su it driving characteris tics ,co mf ort ,wear and
fo rus e wit hthe control sys tems, suchasAB Sor
ESP ®
.If yo u use ot herty res, Mercedes -Benz
ca nnot ac cept any respon sibility for damage
wh ichm ay oc cur. Information abou ttyr es can be
ob tained fro many Merced es-Benz Service
Cent re.
If you us etyres othe rth an thos ew hich have
been tested and recom mended for
Me rcedes-Benz, charac teristics suc has han-
dling, noise emissio ns,fuel co nsumption and
we arcould be adv erse ly aff ected. In addition,
wh en driving with a load, di mensiona lva ria tions
and different tyre deformation charac teristics
co uld ca uset he ty resto ma kecont act with
th eb odywork and axle component s.This could
ca use dam ageto th ety res or the veh icle.
! Retreaded tyres arene ithe rte sted nor rec-
om mended for Mercede s-Be nz,s ince previ ous
damage ca nnot alway sbe de tected on re treaded
ty res .As a result, Mercedes-Benz cannot guar-
an teevehi cle sa fety if retrea de dt yres arefitte d. Mo
difica tion work on the brake system
an d wheels isnot permitted, nor istheu se
of spac erplate sor brake dust shield s.Any
su ch mo difications wi ll invalidate the ve hi-
cl e’ s ge neral operating permit.
Fu rth ernote s:
! Only fit tyr esand wheels of the sa me
type andma ke.
! Only fit tyr esthat aredesig nedfo r the
whe elsto wh ich the yar efitted.
! Atleas tevery 14 days,yo ush ou ld
che ck:
! thetyr es and wheels for da mage
Da mag edwheels ca ncause pres-
su re loss in the tyres andlead to
fu rthe r da mag e. !
thet read depth on all tyr es
No te that if the tread depth is less
tha n3 mm ,gr ip on wet roa dswill be
se rious lyim paired anda tyre may
we aruneven ly. Turn thefron t
wh eels to full lock ifne cessary to
en able yo uto check theinne r edge
of the front tyre smore easily.You
must also alwa yscheck theinsi de
of the tyre tre adon the rea rwhe els.
! Run in new tyres atmod erates peeds
for thefirs t100 km.
! Check the tyre pressure regularly and
adjust itas nece ssary.
! Fit new tyres on the front wh eelsfirst if
tyres of the same size are requi redon
the front andrear wheel s.
! Rep lace the tyr esafter six ye arsat the
latest ,reg ardles so fw ear.This also ap-
plies to the spare wheel*.
! Adju stthe ty re pre ssurewh en theve hi-
cle islade n–see thetyre pre ssure ta-
ble inthef uelfi ller flap. Ty
resand wheels Points to
reme mber G
Risk ofaccide nt On
lyuse wheel s ofthedimen sions st ated in
th eveh icle re gist rati ondocumen ts.The re is
a ri skofdama geto the wheel brak es or sus-
pe nsion comp onents if yo uhave other tyres
fitted and the cleara nce of the wheels is no
longer guarant ee d. 216_
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382 Operation
Tyres
andwh eels
! Store tyres in a cool, dry place, preferably in
th e dark .Pr otec tth ety res fro moil, grease, pet-
rol and diesel fuel.
Do not clea nyo ur wheels with acidic wheel
cl eaners sin ce thesecould co rrode theh eads
of wh eel bolts.
Ty res with aspe cified direc tion of rotati on
ha ve additional bene fits, e.g. ifaq uaplan-
in go ccurs. Th eseadvantage scan onl ybe
enjoy edifthe tyres arefitted correspond-
ing to th edirec tion of rotation.
An arrow on th esidewall of the tyre indi-
ca tes its co rre ctdire ction of rot ation.
i Youm ay fi ta spare tyre* agains tth e direc-
ti on of rotation.
The MOExtend ed emer gencyru nn ing sys-
te me nabl esyou to conti nuedriving the ve-
hicl eeven when allair is lost from one or
mo re tyres.
You may only use theMO Extended run-flat
syste minconju nction with the tyr epres-
sure loss warning syste morthe tyrepres-
sure monitor*. Yo
uwi llfind note son drivin g with aflat
tyr ein the Pra ctical advice section
( = page 492).
Onlycorrect tyre pres sures whe nthe tyres
are cold.
Th ep ress ureo f wa rmtyre ssh ou ldonl ybe
co rrected if it is to olow fort he curre nt
op erating co nd itio ns .Warm tyres always
have highe r pressu res tha ncol dones.
You wil lfi nd a table of tyre pressure sfo r
dif ferent operati ngcond ition son thein-
side ofyour vehicl e’sfu el filler flap.
i Tyre pressure values giv enfor low loads are
mi nim um values whic hoff eryou good ride com-
fort charact eristic s.
You can, ho weve r, also usethe values forhi gh er
loads. Th ese are permissible and will not ad-
ver sely affec tth e running of the veh icle.Howev-
er , ride comfort will be impaired tosome degree.
Als ocheck thety re pressure of the spare
wheel*. Di
rect ion of rot ation MO
Exte nded run-flat syst em* Ty
re tread G
Risk of accident Plea
se keep in mind that:
! tyre grip decreases rapidly on wet roads
when the tread depth is lessthan 3mm.
You shou ldthus replace tyre sthat have
insuff icient trea d.
! Winter tyre ssh ou ldbe replac ed when
th etrea d dept his 4 mm or less because
ot he rwis e they no lo nger pro vide ade-
qua tegrip.
! tyre sca nbe subjec tto different level s of
we ar. You shouldthus regu larlych eck
th etread dept h andth e condi tion of the
trea dac ross theen tire width of alltyre s.
If ne cessary, turn thesteering wheel so
th at youc an seethe ty retrea dmore
ea sily.
Yo ucoul dothe rwise los econtrol of theve hi-
cl ea nd cause an accide ntdueto th ere-
duced gr ipof thetyre s on thero ad. Ty
re pres su res G
Risk of accident If
th e pr essur ein atyre drops repea tedly, in-
sp ect the tyre for forei gn objects andch eck
whether the ty reor valve are leaking. 216_R
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Operation
Ty res andwh eels
Ty re pressure chan ges by approxim ately
0. 1b ar for eve ry10 °C chang ein ambient
te mp eratur e.
If yo umeasure thetyre pr essureindo ors
wh ere the te mperature differ sf rom the
outside te mperature, yo u will have to cor-
re ct the meas ured value acco rdingly.
Wh en the vehicle isdri ven, the tyre te m-
pe ratur e,an dw ith it the tyr epressure ,will
in cr ea se depe nding on the road speed and
the load on the tyres. Wh
ile the vehicle is inmo tion the tyre pres-
su re loss wa rningsyst emmonitors th etyre
pressure se t by evaluat ing the spe edof the
indi vidual wheels. Thesyst em can there-
fo re reco gnise any signific ant loss oftyre
pressure inawheel.
If th ewh eelspee dcha nges due todeclin-
in gt yrepressure ,a co rre spon ding warning
me ssag ewi ll appear in th emulti-f un ction
display.
Operat iono fthe tyre pres sure loss warn-
ing syst em is limitedor delayed if:
! snow chains are fi tted on your vehic le
! ther ear ewint er ro adcond itio ns
! youar e drivin gonaloos esurface
(e .g.s and or gravel)
! youha ve adop tedave ry sporty driving
st yle (driv ingo nabend athigh speed
or driving wi thahigh rate ofacce lera-
tion)
! youar e drivin gaheavy lo ad Restartin
gthe ty repres sure loss wa
rning syst em
Resta rtthe tyre pressure loss wa rning sys-
te m if:
! you have chan ged the tyre pre ssure
! youha ve chan gedth ewh eels ortyres
! you have fitted new wh eelsor tyres G
Risk of accide nt Ch
eckty re pressur ere gu larly, at least every
two week s.Ifth etyre pressu reis inc orrect,
you rveh icle ’s handl ing charact eristics cou ld
be alte re d or thet yrecou ld ex plode. Ty
re pr essur e lo sswa rning syst em G
Risk of acc ident Th
et yrep ressure loss warnin g systemdoes
not wa rnyou of an incorrec tly set tyr epr es-
su re.The tableinthe fu elfiller flap will help
you dec ide wh ether thety re pres su res
sh ould be co rrec ted.
Th et yrep ressure loss warnin g systemdoes
no trepl ace the need toregul arly ch eck the
ty re pr essure, sin ceaun ifor m pressu re loss
in all fourtyres cannot be identi fied bythe
ty re pres sure loss wa rningsyst em.
Th etyre pr essure loss warning syst emis not
abl eto warn you of asudde nloss ofpre s-
sure, e.g. following penetration bya foreign
object.
If this occu rs, bring th e ve hicle to ahalt by
br ak ingc arefully. Do not make any sudd en
steering movemen ts whendoing this. 216_R
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