2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE key

373
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
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375
Operation
En gine comp artm ent Opening
1Release lever
6 Pullrelease le ver1in the driver ’s
footw ell.
2 Bonnet catch button
6 Lift thebonnet slightly. En
gine comp artment Bon
net G
Risk of accide nt Do
notpu llthe release le ver whil ethe vehi-
cle is in motion. Otherwise, the bonnet could
op en, co me offan d endanger yourselfa nd
others. G
Risk of inju ry The
re is arisk of inju ry if thebo nnetisop en,
ev en ifthe en gine is not runni ng.
Som een gine com ponents can becom ever y
ho t.To avoid therisk of bu rns, on lytouc h
those co mponents descri bedin th e Ow ner’s
Ma nual an dob serve the relevant safety
not es. G
Risk ofinju ry Th
er adiator fanis lo cated bet ween ther adi-
ator an dthe engine bl ock. Itca nstart run-
ning automatica lly even if there isno key in
the ignit ionlock .Kee paway from thearea of
rotation ofthe fan blades .Othe rwise, you
cou ldbe inju re d.
The engine hasan elec tronicignition system
whic hca rries ahigh voltage .Fo rthis reas on,
you must ne ver to uch th eignition syst em
co mp onents (ignitio nco il, ig niti oncables,
sp ark pl ugconne ctions ,te st so cket) while:
! the engine is running
! the engine is being st ar ted
! the ignition is switch ed on andt he
en gine isbei ng cran ked by hand P8
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377
Operation
En gine comp artm ent
Wit hthe oil dipst ick
Example (C L500)
1 Oil dipst ick
2 Maxim um mark
3 Minimum mark
6 Rem ovedips tick 1.
6 Wipe thedips tick cl ean.
6 Insert the dipstic kba ck into thedip-
st ick tu be as far as thest op and re-
move it again.
The oil le vel is corre ct if theleve l is be-
twe enlower mark3 and upper
mark 2.
6 Top up the oil asrequired
( = page 37 8). i
The differ ence in vol umeb etwe en the
lo we rm ark and the upper mark is approximately
2l itres.
Via the on-board computer
(C L6 00 only)
i Youw ill find a menuoverview on
(= page 275).
6 Make sure the key isin pos ition 2in
the ignition lock.
6 Press &or( tosele ct the
"Ser vice" menu.
6 Press %or$ tosele ct
"E ngine oil leve l".
6 Press #.
The fol lowing me ssag eap pe arsin the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay:
"Engine oil level Measuring now
Measu reme nt accurate onlyifvehicl eis
level"
The measur ement take sa momen t.Yo u
wi llse eo ne of thefollowing messag es in
the multi-fun ction di spla y:"Engine oil level
OK" or"Top up 1l engine oil at filling sta-
tion"
6 Top up th eoil asrequired
( = page 378). Ot
her message s in the multi-func tion
display
If th eengine is at normal ope rating tem-
perature and the engine contains too much
oi l, yo uw ills ee the follo wing messag e:
Engine oil level Reduce oil level .
6 Hav eex ce ss oilsi ph oned off.
! Thereis a ris kof da magetothe en gine or
th eca talytic conver ter if the re is exc esso il in the
engine.
If the following messag eisdisplayed:
"For engine oil leve l,tu rn on ignition"
6 Turn the key to pos ition 2in the ig ni-
tion lock (
=page 229).
If yo uh aven ot ob served the required wait-
ing ti me,yo uwi llsee the following mes-
sage:
"W aiting period engine oil le vel not ob-
served"
6 Repeat the measurem entaf ter about
five mi nutesif the engine isat normal
op erating te mperature.
6 If the engine isnot at norm alop erati ng
te mp eratur e,repeat the measu reme nt
af ter about 30minutes to allow ti mefor
th eeng ine to reach normal operat ing
te mp eratu reinthe mean time .
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384 Operation
Tyres
andwh eels
6 Before restar ting, use the tablein the
fu el filler flap toensu retha tthe tyre
pressure is set corre ctly for the opera t-
in gc ircu ms tances in allfour tyr es.
6 Obs erve th enote sin the Tyre pres-
su res (
=page 382) secti on.
i Youw ill find a menu over view on
(= page 275 ).
6 Make sure th ekey is in po sition 2in the
ig ni tion lock .
6 Press (or& toselect the
"Se rvice" menu.
6 Press $or% toselect
"Ty r.pr ess .".
6 Press #.
The following messag e isdisplayed:
"R un Flat Indicator active
Restart possible with OK" .Conf
irmi ng a re start
6 Press # .
The followi ngmessa geappe ars in the
mult i-fu nc tion disp lay:
"T yre pressur enow OK?".
6 Press $ or% to select "Yes".
6 Press # .
The followi ngmessa geappe ars in the
mult i-fu nc tion display: "Run Flat Ind ica-
tor restarted" .
After atea ch-inp hase, the tyre pres-
sure loss warning syste mwillmo nitor
the tyres forp ressure loss.
Ca ncel ling a restart
6 Press theL button.
or
If th efol lowing messag eappear sin the
mult i-fu nc tion display: "Tyre pr essure now
OK?"
6 Press $ or% to select "No".
6 Press # . Th
ety re pres sure mo nitor only fu nctio ns if
th eco rre ctwh eelelec troni csunits ar efit-
te dt oallwh eels .The se mo nitor the pres-
su re in all four tyres which youse twh en
you started the tyr epre ssuremo nitor. The
tyr epressure monitor warns you if the
pre ssuredrops inone or more of the ty res.
i Youwillfind a menu overv iew on
( = page 275).
6 Make sure the key is inposition 2in
the ignition lock.
6 Press ( or& to sele ctthe
"Se rvice" menu.
6 Press $ or% to sele ct
"Tyr.pr ess." .
6 Press # .
i Youcannot read thecu rrent tyre pressures
un tilth eve hicle is in motion. The following mes-
sage is display edinstea d ifthe vehicl e is st ation-
ary: "Tyre pressures displayed aft erdriv ing a few
mi nu tes". G
Risk of acc ident Th
etyr epressure loss warning syste mcan
only gi vereli able warning sifyou hav eset
the correc ttyre pre ssure. Ifan inco rrect tyre
pr es su re isset, th ese incorr ect values will
be mo nitore d. Checkin
gthe ty repres sure
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385
Operation
Ty res andwh eels
i Thetyre pressure values indi ca ted in theon-
board computermaydiffe r from those measured
at a filling station with a press urega uge. The on-
board computer will generally giv eamo re ac cu-
rat eva lue. i
The operat ion of thety re pressure monitor
ca nsu ffer int erferenc eif radio tran sm itting
eq uipm ent,e. g. wi reles she adphones or two-w ay
radios ,is be ing ope rated in or near theve hicl e.
i Ifyo uco rrec tth ety re pressure or change
th ew heels, this is usually det ecteda utomatical-
ly by thety re press uremo nitor. After a few
minute sof dr iving,thewa rning th resh olds for
th ep ressure los swarning are adapt edtothe
new tyre pressure. Atyre pressure warning is
th en clea red au tomatically. Res
tartin gthe ty repres sure monitor
Al lexis ting wa rning messag esare clea red
an d the warning lamp goesout when you
restart the tyre pressure monitor. The cur-
rent tyre pressure sse t then be come the
refere nceva lues used bythe monito ring
syst em.
Yo uma yrestart th etyre pressure monitor
in thef ollo wing situati ons:
! After th etyr epressure ha sbee nmo di-
fied
! After awheel or tyre cha nge
i Youw ill find a menuoverview on
(= page 275). 6
Make sure the key is in po sition 2in
the ignition lock .
6 Press (or& toselect the
"Se rvice" menu.
6 Press $or% toselect
"Ty r.pr ess .".
6 Press #.
Th ec urrent pressure in ea chindividual
tyre isdisp layed, orthefo llowing
message appears: "Tyre pres suresd is-
played after driving a few minutes" .
6 Press %.
Th efo llowing message appe ars in the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay: "Use current
press urevalu esas new reference val-
ues" .
6 Press #.
Th efo llowing message appe ars in the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay: "Tyre pressure
monitor restarte d".
Afte rafew minu tesof driving, the cu r-
rent tyre pressure swill beadopted as
new re fere nc evalues and will be moni-
tor ed. G
Risk of accide nt The
tyre pres su re mo nito r does notwarn
you of an incorrectly set tyre pressure. The
ta ble in the fuel fillerflap will help you de-
cid e whet her thetyre pressu res sho uld be
cor rected.
The tyre pres sure monitor isno t able to
warn you of asudde nloss ofpressure, e.g.
fo llowi ngpenetratio nby afo reig nobject .If
th is occ urs, bring the ve hiclet oaha ltby
br ak ing ca refully. Do notma keany sudd en
st ee ring movemen ts whendoing th is.
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393
Operation
Servi ce
AS SYST PLUS ,th eAc tiveService Syste m,
tells yo uwh en the next servic eisdue.
Appro xima telyone month be fore thenext
se rvice isdue, oneof the fo llowing mes-
sa ge sw illa pp ear in themulti-func tio ndis-
pl ay while yo uare dri ving or whi lethe
ig ni tion is sw itche don:
"Next servic eA in .. days"
"Next servic eA in .. km"
"Service A due"
Th e letter following "Service" info rms the
workshop howlong is required for th eserv-
ice work to be carried out. The servic
eduedateis disp laye dindays or
kilo metres de pendi ngon the dista ncetra v-
el led.
Per iods wh enthe batter yis dis conn ected
fr om electrica lco nsumers are not reco rd-
ed by th eser vice indicator. You mu st
the refore subtr act the seperiods of di scon-
nection from the servi ce duedate yourself
to ens urethat you have the vehicle serv-
iced atthe correct tim e.
6 Press theL button.
If yo uha ve missed th eservice due date,
the following messag eswillap pe ar in the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay:
"Ser vice A due"
"Service A overdue by .. .days"
"Se rvice A overdue by .. km" A qualified specialist
worksho p,e.g. a
Mercedes -Ben zS ervice Centre, will reset
the servi ce indi cator wh enitca rries out
the necessary servic ework.
i Failure tohave the servi ceperform edbythe
specified dat emay invalidat ewarrant yand ex
gratia claims as well as entitlement toMo bilo-
Li fe ben efits.
i Youw ill find a menu over view on
(= page 275 ).
6 Make sure the key is in po sition 2in
the ignition lock .
6 Press (or& toselect the
"Se rvice" menu.
6 Press $or% to select"ASSYST
PLUS" .
6 Press #.
Th eservic edue da teappears in the dis-
play. Servi
ce Ac
tive Servi ceSystem
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to
"H" major servi ce Cle
arin g the service indic ator Mis
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395
Operation
Care
! Make sure that thea utoma tic car wash is
su itab le for thesize of theve hicle. Fo ldinthe ex-
te rior mirrors before theve hicle is washed. The
ex terior mirrors could ot herwise be dam aged.
i After leav ing th eau toma ticcarw ashma ke
su re that the mirror sare folded out fully. Othe r-
wi se, they could vibrate. Hig
h-pr es sure cl eane rs
! Donot use high-pressure cleaners with
rou nd-spray jets to cl ean the ty res, as they could
damage them. Repla cedamaged tyres.
6 Observe the in form ation issued bythe
equi pmentm anufac turer re lating to
how much distance should bemai n-
ta ined betweenth eve hicle and the
noz zle of the hi gh-pre ssur e cleane r.
6 Move the high-pre ssure clea ne rnozzle
around when cl eaning your vehicle.
! When doing so, do notpoint it direct lyat
door joint s,air spring bellows, elec trical compo-
nent s,co nne ctor s, lamp sor seals. Cleanin
gthe wiper blades andth e ou
tside of the wind screen
Vehic lewith key
6 Turn the key to position 1in the ignition
lo ck.
6 Set the windscreen wipe rsto po sition
u onthe comb inat ion sw itch
( = page 253).
6 Turn the key to pos ition 0or remo veit
wh en thew iper arms are vertical .
Ve hicles with KEYLESS GO*
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Remove your foot from theb rake ped-
al.
6 Set the windscreen wipe rsto po sition
u onthe comb inat ion sw itch
( = page 253).
6 PresstheKEY LESS GO button repe at-
ed ly unt ilthe windscreen wi pers start.
6 PresstheKEY LESS GO button when
th ew iper arms are ver tica l. !
Only fold thewindscreen wipers away from
th e windscreen when vertical, ot herwise you will
damage the bonnet.
6 Fold th ewiper arms awa yfrom the
wi nd screen until yo ufeel them engage.
6 Clea nth ewinds cree na nd the wiper
blades.
6 Fold the windscreen wipe rs ba ckagain
be fore sw itching on the ignitio n. Cleanin
gthe windows
! Donot use dry clot hs,abrasiv eprodu cts,
so lvents or cleaning agent scontaining solvents
to cl ean th eins ide ofthe wind ow s.Do not touc h
th e in side of the rea r and side windows with ha rd
obj ects,e .g.ice scrapers or jewellery. Youco uld
ot he rw ise damage the windows. G
Risk of accide nt The vehicle is
brak ed when HOLDis activat-
ed . Therefo re,dea ctivat eHOLD before the
vehi cle is washed in anautomatic carwa sh. G
Risk of inj ury Be
fore cleaning thewind screen or wi per
bl ad es, sw itch the igniti onto0.The wind-
sc ree nw iper sma yotherwi semove an din-
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396 Operation
Ca
re i
Sunscr eenfoil re trofit tedto the inside of the
windows could int erfere wit hradioor mobile
phone rec eption, espec ially if these foil sare con-
duc tive or metallically coated. Information
abou tsuns cree nfo ilca n be obtained fro many
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre. Cleanin
gthe headlam ps
6 Clea nthe headlamp lens es with a
da mp cloth.
! Onlyus e was herfluid whic his suitable
for plas tic lense s.Unsuitable was herfluid could
damag ethe plas tic le ns es ofthehe adlamps.
Therefore ,do not use dry clot hs ,abrasive prod-
uc ts, solvents or cleaning agent sco ntaining
solven ts.Y ou could oth erwise scrat chor da m-
age the sur face ofthe lenses. Pla
stic trim
! Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hsand do
no tscrub .Yo u will ot herwise scrat ch or damage
th e surfaces. Light
soiling
Wi pe pl astic part swi th ada mp ,lin t-free
cloth (e.g.a mi crofibre cloth). As a cl ean-
in g agen t,use asmall amoun toffo ami ng
gre aseso lvent (e.g. washing up liquid) di-
luted inwater.
Th esurface may have adiff erent shade af-
te rc lean ing. The norma lsh ade wi llre turn
if you waitfo r th esurface to dry.
He avy soiling
Wi pe pl astic part swi th ada mp ,lin t-free
cloth (e.g.a mi crofibre cloth). Us easo l-
vent-fre ean dn on-ca ustic clea ning agen t.
Mercede s-Be nz re comm ends th atyouus e
a Me rced es-B enz pro duct.
Th esurface may have adiff erent shade af-
te rc lean ing. The norma lsh ade wi llre turn
if you waitfo r th esurface to dry. Distronic
*or Dis troni cPl us*
1 Distroni c/Distronic Pl uscover
2 Add itional sensor sfor Di stronic Pl us
6 Turn the key to position0 in theignition
lo ck.
6 Cleancover 1in the radiato rgrille
with water, shampoo and a softcloth.
6 Clean the part ofthebu mper near the
se nsors 2. Driving
systems
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