2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE oil

376 Operation
Engine
compart ment
6 Reach under the bonnet atthe centre
an d press bonnet catchb utton 2.
6 Lift thebonnet. Clo
sing 6
Lowe r th ebo nnet and le tit fallcl os ed
from a height of appro ximately 20cm.
Th ebonnet mustengage audib ly.
6 Make sure that the bonnet ha sen-
gaged prop erly.
i Ifth e bo nnet can be raised sligh tly, it is not
properly engaged. Open it again and close it with
so me what more forc e.
De pend ingon howit is dr iven ,th e
vehicle consum es a maximum of 0. 8loil
per 1,000 km. Theoilco nsum ptio nma y
be higher tha nthiswhen theve hicle isnew
or if yo ufreque ntlydrive at high engine
speeds.
Yo ucan only estim ate the oil consu mption
after yo uha ve driv enaco nsidera ble dis-
ta nc e.
Yo u will find fu rther infor ma tion about
engi ne oi lin the "Tec hnical data" section
( = page 522).
! Lubricant addit ives mu stno tbe used si nce
th ey lead toincreased wear and damage tothe
asse mblies. The use of suc haddit ives ma yre sult
in lim itation of warranty rig hts. You can obtain
furt her informat ion from any Mercedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre. Checkin
gthe en gine oille vel
Wh en yo ucheck theoille ve l, the vehicle
mu st:
! bestan ding level
! have been st anding with the engine
sw itched off for at leas tfive minut es if
at opera ting temp erature
! have been st anding with the engine
swi tche dof ffo rat leas t thirty mi nutes
if not at operat ing te mperature G
Risk of inj ury Make
sure that nobody can beco metrap ped
as yo uclose the bonn et. G
Risk of acc ident Ma
kesure that the bonne tis en gaged se-
cu rely before comm encing ajo ur ney. Donot
dr ive the vehicle if the bonnet cannot been-
gaged, e.g .after an ac cident. Otherw ise, the
bo nnetcould come off while theveh icle isin
mot ion an den danger yoursel fan d ot hers. En
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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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378 Operation
Engine
compart ment
If the engine isrunni ng, the following me s-
sage willappea r:
"E ngine oil le velNo t with engine running"
6 Switchof fthe engi neandwa itfora p-
prox imate lyfive minutes be fore me as-
ur ing wh en the en gine isat nor mal
op erating te mperature.
i Press theL button on themu lti-func tion
steering wheel if you wis h tocancel the oil lev el
meas urem ent. To
pp ing up the engin eoil Ex
am ple (CL 500)
1 Filler neck cap
6 Unscrew cap1 on the filler neck anti-
clockwi seand remo ve.
6 Top upwith theamount of engine oi lre-
quired.
! Haveexces s oil siphoned off. There is a risk
of damag etoth e en gine orthe cata lytic conv ert-
er if there isexcess oil in the engine.
6 Screw cap 1onthefiller neck and
tig hten clockwise. Th
ereis no need foryo uto check the oil
level inthe autom atic tra nsmi ssion. In
the even t of oi llo ss orprobl em sw ith gear
shifts, have the autom atic tr ansmission
ch ecke dat a qualified specialist wor ksho p,
e. g. at aMercede s-Be nz Service Cen tre.
Th ereis no need foryo uto check the oil
le ve lin theABC system. Intheevent of
vi si bl eoi llos sor malfun ctionmessages in
th edi splay, hav eth eAB Cs ystem ch ecked
at aqu alified specialist workshop, e.g. at a
Merced es-Benz Service Cen tre. G
Risk of inj ury En
gine oi lan d some engi necomp onentscan
be come ve ryho t.To avoidth erisk ofbu rns,
only tou chthose co mponents described in
the Owner’s Ma nual an dob serve the rele-
va nt sa fety notes. P0
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Enviro nm ental note Wh
entop ping up theoil, take care not to
sp illany. Oil must not beallowe dto escape
into theso ilor waterway s.Yo uwoul dot he r-
wi se be dam aging th e envi ronment. Oil level in the
automatic
tran smission Oil level in the ABC
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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
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394 Operation
Ca
re
Th eval ue ofyo ur ve hicle will be retained by
regul arand prope rca re. Th ebest way to
protect yo urveh icle from harm fulen viron-
me ntal in flue nces is towa shitan duse pro-
te ctive tre atme nts regul arly.
Mercedes -Ben zre co mm ends th atyou
tre atthe paintwork twi ceaye ar (e.g.in
sp ring and in autumn ).
i It is advis ableto useMe rcede s-Be nz care
prod ucts. They are designed specifi cally for
Me rced es-Benz veh icles and represe ntthe state
of thea rt.Me rcedes-Benz care produc tsare
available fr omany Merced es-Benz Service
Cent re.
Sc ratche s,co rrosi vedeposits, area sa f-
fect edbycorros ion and da magecaused by
neg lect or inadeq uate care cannot alwa ys
be comp letel yrep aired. Insu ch cases, vis it
aq ualified specialist worksho pimm ediate-
ly ,e.g. a Mercedes -Ben z Service Ce ntre.
Re pair dama gecaused byloos echi ppings
an d rem ovet he following immediate ly:
! Insect remains
! Bird droppings
! Tree resin !
Oils an dgre ase
! Fuel
! Tarst ains
! Donota ffix:
! unsuita ble stic kers
! films
! mag netic plat esor similar
to paint edsurfac es, ot herwise you could dam-
age the paint work. !
Do not park the vehicle im mediately for an
ex tended period aft ercleanin g,partic ularly af ter
cl eanin gth ew heels wit hwheelclean er.Wh eel
cl eaners may lead toincreas edcorrosion on
brak edis csand brake pads /linings. Generally
park theve hicle at opera ting temp erature after
cl eanin g. Au
tomat iccar wash
Yo uca nclea nth eve hicle in an automa tic
ca r wash from the very star t,bu t prefera bly
one wi thhigh -pre ss urewa sher jets.
Do not useabrus h-free autom atic car
wa sh that uses chem icalag en ts to wash
the vehicle.
If the veh icle is ver ydirty, prewash it be-
fo re you drive into the car wash.
! Make su retha t the windscreen wiper swit ch
is set toM (= page 253), ot herwise the rain
sensor could be ac tiva ted, for example, and trig-
ger in advertent wiper swe eps.Th isco uld res ult
in damag etothe vehicl e.
Af terusin gan autom atic ca r wash, wipe off
wax or othe rchemi calre sidu es from the
winds cree n. Thiswillprevent smearing. Care
G
Risk of poisoni ng Al
wa ysfollow the inst ructions forus ing the
care produ cts.
Alwa yskeep care products tightly closed
and ou tof thereach of children. H
Environ mental note Di
spose of emptycont aine rs,c lean ing
clot hsand pol ishi ng wads inan enviro nm en-
tall yre sponsible manner. Ca
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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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414 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Symb
olme ssages G
Risk of acc identand inju ry Al
wa ys hav e maintenanc ework carrie dout
at aqu alifie dspecialis t worksh opwhichh as the
necessa ry sp eciali stknowle dgea nd
to ols tocarry ou t the work requ ired.
Me rced es-Ben zre co mm ends thatyou use a
Me rced es-Ben zS ervice Cen tre fo rthispur-
pos e. In
particu lar, wor krelev ant to saf ety or on
sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be car ried out
at a qu alifie d spe cialis two rkshop. The reis a
ri sk of an acc iden t and inj uryi fthis wo rk is
carrie dou tincor rectly. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution ma
lfun ction
Sto pve hicle You have pu
lledaway even thoug hth e
ve hicle le velw as still to olow.
Th eve hicl eleve lis being raised. The
disp layme ssag edis appears afte ra fe w
se co nd s. 6
Wai tfo rth evehicl elevel to adjust. Oil is leak
ing from theve hicle.
Th edis play me ssage is sh owncontinu-
ou sly inthedi sp lay. !
Do not driveon.
6 Stop imme diat ely in accordan cewith the
traf fic conditi ons.
6 Cons ulta qualified sp ecialist worksho pim-
mediat ely. ABC ha
smalfuncti oned.
Th edis play me ssage is sh owncontinu-
ou sly inthedi sp lay. !
Donotexceed ama ximum spee do f80 km /h.
6 Avoidl arge stee ring angles , ot herw ise the
fr ont wing or th etyres could be damag ed
wh en yo u drive on. List en forscraping
so unds.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. P9
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436 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges * Night View
Assist
Li ghts mu stbe on or
set to AUTO Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
As sist butthe light sw itch wasnot at
* orB . 6
Turn the light switch to* orB . Night View
Assist
No tin re verse gear R Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
Assis twh ile the tr ansmissi onselec tor
le ve rwa sin po sition R. 6
Movethetran smi ssio nselect orleve rto P,
N or D. * Night View
Assist
Li ghts mu stbe on or
set to AUTO
No tin re verse gear R Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
As sist butthe light sw itch wasnot at
* orB .
Als o,the tra nsmi ssio nis in position R. 6
Turn the light switch to* orB .
6 Movethetran smi ssio nselect orleve rto P,
N or D. Night View
Assist
onl ywhen
it is dark Yo
uat te mp ted to switch on Night View
Assis tin dayligh t. It
is onl ypo ssible tosw itchon Nigh tVi ew As-
si st wh en it isdark. En
gine oi l level
Sto pve hicle
Turn engi ne off CL
600 only:
Th een gine oi l level is toolow. There is
a risk of engine damage. 6
Stop the vehi cle. Pay attenti ontothe tra f-
fic co ndition s.
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Top up engi neoila nd check the engine oi l
le ve l (
= page 377). Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution P9
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