2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE wheel

490 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
6 Turn crank 3untilthe tyr eis ra ised a
max imum of3cm from thegr ound.
1 Centring pin
6 Undo th euppermost wh eelb oltco m-
plet ely.
6 In place ofthewh eel bo lt,sc rew ce n-
tri ng pin 1from the vehicl etool kit
in to the thread.
6 Und oth er em aining wh eelbo lts.
! Donot place wheelbo lts in sa nd or on adirty
surface. This could cause damage to thebolt and
wheel hubth reads.
6 Remo vethewh eel. Fi
ttin g a new wh eel
P40.10.4637-31 G
Risk of accident Repl
aceda ma ged orcorroded wheelbolts.
Never oilor grea sewheel bol ts. G
Risk of accident If
awheel hubthre ad is damaged, you must
no tdr ive the vehi cle an yfu rther. Co nsult a
qu alifie dspecial istwor ksho pw hich has the
necessary speci alistk no wled ge and tools to
carry ou t the wo rk required .Me rced es-Ben z
re co mm ends that you use aMe rcede s-Be nz
Se rvice Centre for th ispu rpose .In particu-
la r, wo rk rele vant to safety or on saf ety-re-
late dsy ste ms mu stbe carried ou tat a
qu alifie dsp ecialist wor ksho p. G
Risk of accident On
lyus ewheel bolts that havebe en de-
si gned fo rthe wheel and the vehi cle. Fo r
sa fety reas ons,Me rcede s-Be nz rec om-
men dsthat you onlyuse wheel boltsw hich
have been sp eciall yap prov ed for
Me rced es-Benz vehi cles .Ot he rbo ltsc ould
work loose.
Do not tight enthe wheel boltsc om pletely
whil ethe vehi cle is still jack edup.The vehi-
cl e co uld top ple off the jack. 216_
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491
Practical advice
Flat tyre
1 Wheel bo lts fo r 17 ''light-allo ywh eels
2 Wheel bol tsfor the "Minispare" emer-
ge ncy spare wheel*
3 Wheel bo lts fo r 18 ''light-allo ywh eels
an d larger
! Youmustuse wheel bolts 1or2 when fit-
ti ng 17'' wheels or the "Minispare" *eme rgency
sp are wheel. If you use different wheel bolts
wh en fit ting 17'' wheels or the "Minispare"*
emergency spare wheel, this co uld da magethe
br ak e sys tem.
i Wheel bol ts2 are supp lied wit hth e emer-
gen cyspare wheel (no twit h17' 'tyres ). 6
Clea nthe wheelan dwh eel hub contac t
su rfaces.
6 Push the "Minispar e"emer gencysp are
whe el*orspar ewhe el* onto the cen-
tring pi nan d press it onfully.
6 Screw inthe wh eelb olts and tighten
the mgently.
6 Uns crew the centr ing pin.
6 Screw inthelast wheel boltan dtig hten
it ge ntly. Lowering
the vehicle
6 Turn the cra nkof the jack anti-clock-
wise until the vehicle is once again
st and ing firmly on th eground.
6 Plac e the jack to oneside.
1 to5 whe elbo lts
6 Tighte nthe wheel bolts ev enly in a
cr os swise pattern in sequen ce1 to
5 . The tighte ning torq uemu stbe
15 0Nm . P40.10-4638-31
P40.10-4639-31
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492 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
6 Turn the jack back to the ou t-of-us epo-
si tion.
6 Stow th ewhe elwre nch, centrin g pin
an d jack in the ve hicle tool kit in the
boot.
The MOExtend ed run-flat syste mmayonly
be used incomb inat ion with th etyr epres-
sure loss warning syste m.
! The max imum distance yo umay driv ein ru n-
flat mode depends onthelo ad in theve hicle. Itis
approxi mately 50 km if theve hicle is partially
laden and approximat ely 30 km iffully laden.
The max imum distanc et obe driven in run-f lat
mo de begins from themo me ntthety re pressure
loss warning appears in themu lti-f un ction dis-
play.
Yo um ustno tex ce ed a max imum spee d of
80 km /h. i
By using TIRE FIT before startin gthe run-flat
mo de, the ma ximu mdistan cecanbe in creased
co nsiderably .If TIRE FITca nn ot sealthety re due
to the ty pe of damage, you may still continue
dri ving up to the maximum possible distanc ein
run-flat mode.
iIf you chang eone or all of the tyres, ma ke
sure that you only use tyres lab elled "MOE xtend-
ed" in the size specified for the veh icle. G
Risk of acc ident Ha
vethe ti ghtening torq uechecke dimmed i-
at elyafter a wheel isch anged. Thewheels
co uld work lo oseifthey are nottightened to
a to rque of150 Nm . MO
Exte nded run-flat syst em* G
Risk of accident The han
dlingcharact eristics of your vehicle
de teriorate in run-flat mo de, for exam ple:
! when cornering
! when brakin g
! when acce lerati ngrapidly
You mus tthere fore adap tyou rdrivi ngstyle
ac cordi nglyan dav oid su dden chan ges indi-
re ction oracceleration, aswell asdriving
ov er obsta cles (ker bs, pot holes , of f-ro ad).
This is particu larlythe cas ewhen the vehicle
is heav ily la de n.
Th edist ance that canb edr iven in ru n-flat
mode depe ndsto alarg e ext enton the lo ads
exe rted on the vehi cle. Itca n therefore be
much less duet os peed,lo ad ,d rivi ng ma-
noeu vres ,ro ad surface condition, ou tside
tempe rature,et c. or also grea terif you drive
care fully. Run-
flat mode must be ended if:
! youhear bang ingn oises
! the vehi cles tart sto sh ake
! smok e iscreated and ther ei sa sm ellof
ru bber
! ESP®
is interve ningconstantly
! there aretear sin the side walls ofthe
ty re
After driving in run-flat mo de,you mu sthave
th ewh eel checked for damage ataqu alifie d
spe cial ist workshop whichha s th ene ces-
sary spe cial ist know ledge and tools to car ry
out the workrequire d. Thefault ytyremu st
alwa ysbe repla ced.
Me rced es-Benz re comm ends th atyou use a
Me rced es-Benz Service Cen tre fo rthisp ur-
po se.In pa rticular, work relevant to saf ety
or on safety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be car-
ried outat aq ualifi ed spec iali stwo rksh op. 216_R
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500 Practical advice
Tow
ing
i Switch off the automa tic locking feat ure be-
for ethe vehicle is towe d (
=page 208). You
co uld ot he rwis e bec omeloc ked outwh en push-
in g or towi ng theve hicle.
! Only secu re theto w ca ble or towi ng bar to
th eto wi ng eyes ,you may ot herwise da magethe
vehi cle. Opening
thefront cover
1 Cover
6 Pres st he mark on cover 1bac kwards
in the direction of the arro w.
6 Remov ecover 1. Ope
ning the rear cover
1 Cover
6 Press the markon cover1 backwards
in the directio n ofthearro w.
6 Remov ecover 1. Sec
uring the to wing eye
6 Take theto wing eye fr omtheve hicle
too lkit (
=pa ge 401).
6 Screw in the to wingeyecloc kwise to
the stop.
6 Insert thewh eel wrench ha ndleinto th e
towing eyea nd tighten.
6 Stow thewh eel wrench in the vehicle
too lkit. !
Donot to wthev ehicle furthe rth an 50 km.
Do not exce ed a max imum towing speed of
50 km /h.Othe rwise, you could damage the
tr an sm ission.
6 Switch ontheigni tion.
i You will have touse theignition loc kunder-
neath theKE YLESS GO*button on vehicles with
KE YLES SGO * (
=page 229).
6 Move the tra nsmi ssion sele ctor lever
to N.
6 Take thewh eel wrench outof the vehi-
cl e too lkit (
=page 401).
6 Inse rt the wheel wren ch hand le into the
to wing eyeandloos en the to wing eye.
6 Uns crew theto wing eye.
6 Replac eth eco ver and press ituntil it
engages.
6 Stowthet owing eye in the vehicle to ol
kit. Fit
ting the towing eye
P00.60-2064-31 P00.60-2065-31 To
wing the vehicle Rem
ovingthe to wing eye 216_R
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501
Practical advice
Towing
Th e to wing eyes ca nbe used to pull th eve-
hicle onto atrail eror tra nspor terfo rtr an s-
po rting purp oses.
6 Turn thekey to po sition 2in the ignition
lo ck.
6 Move the tra nsmi ssion sele ctor lever
to N.
! Only lash the ve hicle down by the wheels or
rims, not by vehiclepart ssuc has axle or st eering
co mp onent s.There is ot herwise a ris kof dam age
to the ve hicle. Trans
portin g the vehic le 216_R
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505
Technical da
ta
Ge nuine Mercedes-B enz
parts . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 506
Vehi cle elec tronics . . . . . . . . . . 507
Vehicle identification plate s. . 509
Eng ine. . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 510
Pe rfo rmanc e.... . . . . . . . . . . . 511
Tyres and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . 512
Vehi cle di mension s.. . . . . . . . . 517
Vehicle weight s.. . . . . . . . . . . . 518
Se rvi ce produc tsand
ca pa cities . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 519
Frequencies for garagedoor
openers* . . ... . . .. . . ... ... .525
24 GHz radar sensor system*
co untr yoverview . . . . . . . . . . . 528 216_R
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512 Te
chnic aldata
Tyres andwh eels
! For safet yreasons, Mercedes -Benz recom-
me nds that you only use tyres whic hhave been
speciall yapproved by Mercedes-Benz foryo ur
ve hicle. Th esety res are spe cially adapt edto
driving charac teristics, comfo rt,wear and the
co ntrol systems, such asABSor
ESP ®
and are
mark edasfollow s:
! MO =Me rcede s-Be nz Original
! MOE= Mercedes-Benz Orig inal Ex tended
(wit hrun-flat charact eristic s)
If you use ot herty res ,Merce de s-Be nz cannot ac-
ce pt any responsibili tyfor da mage whic hmay
oc cur.Info rmation abou tty res canbe obtained
from any Merced es-B enzSe rvice Centre.
! Ifyo ufit ty re sot he rth an thos et ested and
recom mended by Mercedes-Benz ,ch ara cter is-
ti cs such ashandling ,noise emiss ions, fuelcon-
su mp tion or wear, et c.ma ybeadver sely
af fe cted. Inadditio n,wh en driving wi tha load, di-
mensional variations and dif ferent tyre deforma-
ti on charact eristics co uld cau sethet yres to
ma kecontac tw ith th eb ody work and axle com-
po nent s.This may damag ethe tyre or the vehi-
cl e. i
Further information can be obtained from
any Merced es-Benz Service Ce ntre.
You will find a table oftyre pressures on the in-
side of your vehicle’s fuel filler flap. Youwi llfind
furt her informat ion abo uttyre pressures inthe
"Operat ion" sec tion ( =
page 382). Tyr
esand wheels 216_R
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513
Technical da
ta
Ty res andwh eels Standard tyr
es CL
500 CL
600 CL
63 AMG CL
65 AMG
Both axles Ty
res 23
5/ 55 R1799 W 25
5/ 45 R18 99VM+S 25
5/ 40 R 19 100 VXL
M+S 25
5/ 40 R19 100 VXL
M+S 235
/55R1 799 VM+S – – –
Li
gh t-alloy wheels 8J
x17 H2 ET 43 8½
Jx 18 H2 ET 43 8½J
x19 H2 ET 43 8½
J x19 H2 ET 43
Both axles Ty
res 25
5/ 45 R18 99 Y – – –
25
5/ 45 R1899 VM+S – – –
Li
gh t-alloy wheels 8½J
x18 H2 ET 43 – – –216_R
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