2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE brake

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Index
System settin gs (COMA ND)
Bl ue tooth setting s...... . . . . . . . .200
Disp lay . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .196
Li ngu atro nics ettings .... . . . . . . .198
Menu overvie w. . . . .... . . . . . . . .196
Pr ogr ammable button .... . . . . . . .199
Re set.. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .202
Se tting the syste mlangu age . . . . .199
Te xt reader setting s.... . . . . . . . .198
Ti me settings . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .196 T
Tank capacity . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .519
Disp lay . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . .13 , 15
Quer yra ng e
(on-board comp uter ). ... . . . . . . . .278
Te chnica lda ta
Ac celeration . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .511
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .523
En gine . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .510
Fr eque ncies
(garage door ope ner) ... . . . . . . . .525
Fu elco nsum ption . . ..... . . . . . . .521
Sp eed. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .511
Ty res. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .512
Vehi cle dimensi ons. .... . . . . . . . .517
Ve hicle weigh t. . . . .... . . . . . . . .518
Wh eels . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .512 Telep
hone
"112 "emergency call . . . . . . . . . . .108
Ac cepti ng/e nding ac all
(CO MAND) . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .112
Ac cepti ng/e nding ac all
(on-board comp uter) . . . . . . . . . . . .283
Call lists. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .110
Con fere nc efunctions . . . . . . . . . . .116
En tering the PIN (COMAND) . . . . . .108
Entering the tel ephone num ber. . .113
Keypad . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Menu overview ..... . . . . . . . . . . .110
Op eration . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .106
PI N entry (on-board compute r) . . ..282
Re dial (CO MAND) ... . . . . . . . . . . .113
Re dialling (on-board comp ute r).. . .284
Si ngl eca llco nne ction . . . . . . . . . . .114
Sw itching on/o ff... . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Tr ans ferring a call.. . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Tw oca lls. . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Unloc kco de . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .109
Te lep hone comp artment. . . . . . . . .356
Teletext . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . .104
Televisio n–se e TV
Tem perature
Adjusti ng. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .338
Ou tside disp lay. ... . . . . . . . . . . . .272
Se tting (COM AND) .. . . . . . . . . . . .210 Tyre
s.. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...383
Te xt me ssages (SMS)
Folder stru cture . . . . . . . . . . . . ...123
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...123
Re ading . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...124
Sending . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...128
Te xt module s... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...128
Wr iting . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...126
Text reader (COMA ND) . . . . . . . ...198
Third brakelamp
Dis play messag e.. . . . . . . . . . . ...432
Ov erview . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...477
Tighte ning torq ue . . . . . . . . . . . . ...491
Time Setting (COM AND) . . . . . . . . . . ...196
TIREFIT kit
Storage lo catio n. . . . . . . . . . . . ...401
Usi ng. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...484
TMC (COMA ND) . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...176
To w-away prot ection. . . . . . . . . ....55
Towin geye .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...500
Tractio nsyst em, electronic – see ETS
Tran smission
Dis play messag e.. . . . . . . . . . . ...413
Em ergenc ymo de . . . . . . . . . . . ...458
Fa ulty gear shifts. . . . . . . . . . . . ...458
Transpo rt(vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . ...501 216_R
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At a glan
ce
Cockpit Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 Co
mbinatio nsw itch
! Main -beam headl am ps
! Turn sign als
! Winds cree nwi pers 249
257
253
2 Cru
isecontrol le ver
! Cruise control
! Variab le Speedtronic
! Distroni c*1
! Distroni cPlu s*1
1N otavail ab leinall coun tries 290
309
293
300
3 Mu
lti-fu nc tion stee ring
whe el 273
4 In
st rume ntcluster 271
5 Sele
ctor lever 261 Fun
ction Page
6 Cont
rolpanel with
bu ttons and ro tary
cont rols for Ve
hicl elevel 313
ESP
® 49
Pa
rktro nic/ Park Assist* 314
317
Sw
ivels the COMAND
displ ay 59
Setting the
instr umen t
lighting and COMAND
displ ay 271
7 COMA
NDdisplay 59
8 Ov
erhead control panel 252
9 Automatic
air condi tioning
Centr econ sole,upp er
section 336
18 Fun
ction Page
a Gl
ove compar tment 355
b CD
and DV Dplayer /
ch an ger* 77
c Centre
consol e,lower
secti on 19
d Ign
itio n lock /
KEY LESS GO* button 229
e Adju
ststh e st eering wheel
Steeri ng wh eelheating* 238
238
f He
adl am p cl eaning system 249
g El
ectri cpa rking brake 258
h Light switch 247
j Night View
Assis t* 329
k Door con
trol panel 21216_R
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At a glan
ce
Cockpit Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 Gl
ove compar tment 355
2 Au
tomatic air condi tioning
Ce ntre consol e,up per
se ction 336
18 3 Ov
erh eadco ntrol panel 252
4 COMA
NDdisp lay 59
5 Con
trol panel with
bu ttons androtary
co ntro ls for Vehicle
level 313
ESP
® 49
Park
tronic/ Park Assist* 314
317
Swivels the CO
MAND
disp lay 59
Se
tting thei nstrumen t
lighting and COMAND
di spl ay 271 Fun
ction Page
6 Co
mb inat ion sw itch
! Main-beam headlamps
! Turn sign als
! Winds cree nwipers 249
257
253
7 Cru
isecontro l le ver
! Cruise control
! Variab le Spe edtronic
! Distroni c*1
! Distroni cPlu s*1
1N otavailabl ein all countries 290
309
293
300
8 Multi
-fun ction st eering
whe el 273
9 In
st rum entcl uster 271
a Selecto
rlev er 261 Fun
ction Page
b Light switch 247
c Door con
trol panel 21
d Night View
Assis t* 329
e El
ectri cpa rking brake 258
f He
adl am p cl eaning system 249
g To
adjust the stee ring wh eel
Steeri ng wh eelheating* 238
238
h Ign
itio n lock /
KEY LESS GO* button 229
j CD
and DV Dplayer /
ch an ger* 77
k Centre
consol e,lower
secti on 19216_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
51216_R
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46 Safety
Driving safety sys
tems
In this sectio n,youw illf ind info rmati on
abou t the adap tive brak elamp sand the
fol lowing driving safety systems:
! ABS (A nt
i-lo ck B rak
ing S ys
tem)
! BAS (B ra
ke AS sist)
! BAS Plus* (B rake AS sist
Plus)
! ESP ®
(E lect
ronic S ta
bility P rogr
am)
! EBV (electronic brake-power distr ibu-
tion)
! ADAPT IVE BRAKE
! Dista ncewa rning*
! PRE -SAFE ®
Brake*
i In wintry driving conditio ns,you will only
ach ieve them axim um effec tof ABS, BAS, ESP ®
and ADAP TIVE BRAKE ifwi nter ty res(M +S)are
used ,wi th snow chains ifnece ssary . AB
Sad just sth e brak epr essure in such a
way th atthe whee lsdo not lock whe nyou
brake. This allo wsyout oco ntinue st eering
the vehicle when braki ng.
ABS work sfrom asp ee dof about 8km /h
upwards, regardless of road-su rface condi-
tions.
ABS works on slippery surfac es, even
wh en yo uonl ybr ake ge ntly. Braking
Yo
uwi llfe el thebra kepedal pulsat e ifABS
interven eswhen bra king .
If AB Sinterven es:
6 Continu eto depress thebra kepedal
wi th forc euntil the bra king situa tion is
ove r.
Fo rfull brak ing ap plica tion:
6 Depress the brak epeda lwi th ma xi-
mum force. Driving safet
ysyst ems G
Risk of accident Th
er isk of an ac cident in crea sesif yo u:
! drivet oo fast, pa rticular ly when corner-
in g an d on wetor sl ippe ry ro ads
! drive too clos eto the vehi cle in front Th
edri ving sa fety syst ems described in this
section are unable to reduce this ri sk or
ov erride thelaws of physics.
Yo ushould therefore alw ays adapt yo urdri v-
ing style to suit thepr ev ailing road and
we athe rcon dition s and maintai nasu fficient
distance from othe r roadusers an dobjec ts
on theroad. ABS
(Anti-loc kBraking System) G
Risk of accident Do not depress
thebr ak e peda lsev eral
ti mes in quick su ccession (pu mping). De-
pr es sth e br akef irml yan d evenl y.Pumpi ng
th e br akep edalreduces the br akin gef fect. 216_R
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Safety
Driving safety sys tems
BA Sop era tesin em erge ncybrakin gsitua-
tion s.If you depre ssthebrake pedal qui ck-
ly ,BA Sau tom atica lly boost sthe braki ng
fo rce and thus shortens thestopping dis-
tanc e.
6 Keep thebrake pedal depressed firmly
un til the emergen cybrakin gsitua tion is
ove r.
AB Sp reve nts the whe elsfrom lock ing.
Th ebrakes willfu nc tion asusual onceyou
release the brak e pedal. BASis deactivat-
ed. BA
SPlus provide sbraki ngassist ance in
ha zardou s si tuations anduses radar sen-
sor techn olog ytoassess the traffic situ a-
ti on. BAS Plus assist syo uwh en bra king at
speeds in excess of approx imate ly
30 km /h.
BA SPlus is able todete ctob stacles which
ar ein the path of yo urvehicle fora long
period of tim e.Ifyou approac hadetected
obstac lerapid ly,BA SPlus calcul at es the
brake pre ssurene cessary to avoid aco lli-
si on. If yo udepress the brak e pedal forc e-
fu lly, BA SP lusa utom atically boosts the
braki ngforc et oa level appropriate to the G
Risk of accide nt Yo
ushou ldalways adapt yourdrivin gs tyle
to suit thepr eva ilingroadan dweathe rcon-
di tions and ma intain a suffici entd ista nce
fr om other road users and objec tson the
road.
The wheels may loc kwhenbr ak ing ifAB Sis
faulty. This li mitsthe stee rability of thev ehi-
cle when br aking an dth eb raking dist ance
ma yin cr ea se.
If ABS isdea ctivat eddue to a malfunc tion ,
then BASand BASP lus* arealso deactivat-
ed. BAS
(Brak eAss ist) G
Risk ofaccide nt If
BAS is faulty,th ebraki ngsyste mrema ins
availa blewith fullbr ak ebo osting effect.
Howe ver,br ak ing force is notautomati cally
in crease din em erge ncy braking sit uations
an dth es topping dist ance may increase. BAS PLUS*
(Br
akeASsist PLUS) G
Risk of acc ident BA
SPlus isonly an aidd esig nedt o ass ist
drivi ng. You are re spon sibl e fo ryourveh i-
cl e’ s distance from other vehicles, fort he
sp eed of you r vehicle and for bra king in
go od time .Always payatte ntion to the traf-
fi c co nditio ns.Yo uma yotherwi sefail
to re cogn ise dange rsintime, causean acci-
dent andinju re your selfan d ot hers. 216_R
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Driving safety sys
tems
tra ffic situation. PRE-SAFE ®
is ac tiv ated si-
mu ltane ouslyif BA SPlus reque sts a parti c-
ul ar ly high braking pressure.
6 Keep the brake pedaldepressed until
the emergen cysitua tion isove r.
ABS prev en ts the wheels fr omlocki ng.
Th ebrake sfu nction again as normal whe n:
! you relea sethe brake pe dal
! there areno ob stac lesde tecte d inthe
path of your vehicle
! there is nolong er arisk ofcollision
BA S Pl usisthen de activa ted.
BA SPlus also react sto stationar yob sta-
cl es at spe edsofup toapprox imate ly
70 km /h,e. g. stopped or parked ve hicles.
Fo rBA SPlus to assist you when driving,
the radar sensor syste mmust beswitched
on andop era tiona l.Yo uca ncheck thisby
switc hing on Distroni c Pl usor vi athe "Ra-
dar sensor" menu on the on-board comp u-
ter. i
Information about switch ing on the radar
sen sors ystemc anbe fo und on (= page 287).
Fo llowing ase vere impact or intheevent
of damag e to the front of the vehicle as a
re sult of an acci dent, have th e setting and
function of the radar sensor sche cked at a
Mercede s-Be nz Service Cen tre. If BA
SPlus isno ta vailable due to amal-
fu nc tion in the radar sensor system, the
bra king syst em rem ains available with full
bra keboos ting effectand BA S.
i The adaptiv ebr ake lamps are only available
in ce rtain coun tries.
Th ebrake lamps flas hin quick su cces sion
if the vehicl e is braked sudd enlyfrom a
spee dof more than 50km /h orifBAS or
BAS Plus *inter vene sdurin gbraki ng. Th is
wa rnspas sing vehicl es.
Th e hazar dwa rning lamps switch on auto-
ma tically and th ebra kelightsco me onper-
ma nently wh en they ar eap plied agai nif
the vehicle is braked to haltfrom asp eed
of mo rethan 70km /h inthis wa y.
Th eha zard wa rnin gla mp s sw itchof f again
auto matica lly wh en yo uex ceed a spee dof
10 km /h. G
Risk of accident BAS Plus
onlyco nsider scl earl ydete cted
ob jects when provid ing br akin gass ista nc e.
Det ection can be impa ired inpa rtic ular if:
! thesensors aredirty or co vered
! itis snow ing or rain ing heav ily
! there is interfere ncef rom an othe rradar
sou rce
! there is stron gra da r re flec tion, e. g.in
multi- storeyvehi clep arks
BAS Plus does not react to:
! people or animals
! oncom ingve hicles and cross traf fic
BA SPlus ma y no tdetect nar rowv ehicle s,
e. g. motor cyclesandve hicles travelling on
ap arall elbu t offset cou rse. Ad
aptive brak e lamps 216_R
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