2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE steering

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Au tomati ctra nsmi ssion
Yo u can rest rict or extend the shi ftrange
using th est eeri ngwheel gearsh ift bu ttons
or the steerin gwh eelgearsh ift pa ddles
(AM Gve hicl esonl y). Yo uca ncha ngegear
yo urse lf usin g thesteeri ngwheel ge arshift
buttons or steering wh eelge arsh ift pad-
dles inthema nual drive program.
i When in manual dri veprogram M,th efu ll
fu nc tionali tyof the steering wheel gearshif tbut-
to ns is not available until theve hicl eha sreac hed
its normal opera ting temp erature. St
ee ring wheel gea rshift buttons
1 Left-h an d button: restr icts the shift
range or shifts down (in ma nual drive
pr og ram M)
2 Right-h andbutton :extends the shi ft
range or shifts up(inman ualdrive pr o-
gram M) Steeri
ngwheelg earshif tpaddl es(AMG ve-
hi cles onl y)
1 Left-h an d paddle: restric tsthes hift
range or shifts down (in manual dr ive
program M)
2 Right-h andp addle: exten ds the shift
range or shifts up (in manualdrive pro-
gram M) Steering
wheel gear shift button s/
st eering wheel gea rshift pa ddle s*
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Con
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Aut omatic transmission Extendi
ngthe shift rang e/ ups hifting
St eerin gwhee lgearshift buttons
6 Press button 2 on the right-hand side
of the stee ring wh eel.
The shift range (
=page 266) is exte nd-
ed .If yo uar e driving inman ual drive
pr og ram M, th eau tom atic tran sm is-
si on shi fts up to th enextg ear.
i Ifth ema ximum engine speed forthe shift
range is reac hed and you continue toacce lerat e,
th ea utom atic tran sm ission shifts up ,even ifthe
sh ift range is restric ted. Th e eng inec ould over-
re v.
St eerin gwhee lgearshift paddles
6 Pull on right- hand paddle 2.
The shift range (
=page 266) is exte nd-
ed .If yo uar e driving inman ual drive
pr og ram M, th eau tom atic tran sm is-
si on shi fts up to th enextg ear.
If yo uhav esele cted the AM Gme nuin
the on-board compu ter(
= page 287),
the upshi ftins truct ion"up" issh own in
the instr ument cluster. !
Inthe manual gearshift progra m, the auto-
ma tic transm ission does notshift up on its own
even atthema xim um permissibl espeed for the
res pective ge ar. Whenthe engin espeed lim itis
reach ed,the fuel supply is int errupted toavoid
overrevv ingthe engine. Make abs olut elyce rtain
th at the engine speed does not clim bto the red
are ainth ere v co unter.Ifth is oc curs, the engine
could be damaged.
Re stricting thes hift ra nge/ downshifting
i
If you press left button 2when the engine
sp ee disto ohigh ,th eau toma tic tr ansm ission
will notshift down. The engine could ov errev.
i Whentheau toma tic tran sm ission isin pos i-
ti on P,Nor Ryo uc annot change gear using the
steering wheel gears hift but tons. Steeri
ngwheel gearshiftbu ttons
6 Pressbutton 1onthe le ft-h an d side of
the steerin gwheel.
The shiftra ng e (
=page 266) is restr ict-
ed . If yo uare dri vinginman ual dr ive
program M, the autom atic tra nsmi s-
si on shifts down tothe next ge ar.
Steerin gwheel gearshift paddl es
6 Pullon le ft-h an dpaddle 1.
The shiftr an ge (= page 266) isrestric ted.
If you are dri ving in manualdrive program
M , th eautom atic tra nsmi ssionsh ifts down
to the next ge ar.
i If manual drive pr ogram Mhasbeen select-
ed and you stop the engine, theau tomatic trans-
mission will swi tch toan automatic drive
program. If automatic dr ive program Sor Chas
bee nse lect ed , th eau toma tic tr ansm ission will
re ma in in there spec tive drive pro gram even if
th e engine is res tarted. G
Risk of accid ent Do
notch an ge dow nfor addition alengi ne
br ak ingon aslip pe ryroad surface .Th is could
ca use thed rive wheels to lo setheir grip and
th eveh icle cou ldskid. 216_R
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trols
Au tomati ctra nsmi ssion Shift ran
ges
Wh en the tra nsmi ssioni sin po sition D,
it is pos sible to restrict or extend the shift
range for the autom atic tr ansmission. Sele
ctingthe most ef fect ive shift range
Steering wheelgearsh ift buttons
6 Press and hold the button on the left of
the steering whe elun tilashi ftrange
ap pears in the display.
Th eau tom atic tran sm ission wil lsh ift to
a ra ng ewh icha llows ideal acce ler ation
an d deceleration. To dothis,the auto-
ma tic tra nsmi ssion wi llsh ift down one
or more gears. Steeri
ngwheel gearshift paddl es
6 Pullon theleft -han dpadd le until a shift
range appears in them ulti-f un ctiondis-
play.
The autom atic tran smissi on willshi ftto
a ra ngew hich allo ws ideal ac celera tion
an ddeceler ation. To do thi s,the auto-
ma tict rans mi ssio n wi ll sh ift down one
or more gears. De
restrict ingthe shiftra nge
Steeri ngwheel gearshift but tons
6 Press and hold the button on the ri ght
of the steerin gwh eel until the digit for
the gear disa pp ears fro mthe multi-
fu nc tion display.
The autom atic tran sm ission shi fts from
the current sh ift range directly toD.
Steeri ngwheel gearshift paddl es
6 Pullon therig ht-han d paddle unt ilthe
digit for the ge ardisa pp ears from the
mult i-fu nc tion display.
The autom atic tran sm ission shi fts from
the current sh ift range directly toD. ï Vehicle
swith 7G-TRO NIC*:
Th eau tom atic tran smissi on
sh ifts onl yas far as sixth gear. î Vehicle
swith 7G-TRO NIC*:
Th eau tom atic tran smissi on
sh ifts onl yas faras fift hge ar. é Th
eau tom atic tran smissi on
sh ifts onl yas faras four th ge ar. è Th
eau tom atic tran smissi on
sh ifts only asfar as th ird ge ar.
The braking effec tof the en-
gi ne canb eut ilised in this po si-
tion. ç Th
eau tom atic tra nsmi ssion
sh ifts only as far as seco nd
gear.
For brak ing on downh illgra di-
ents and for driving:
! onstee p mou ntain ro ads
! inmo untain ous terrain
! inardu ousco nd itio ns æ The
autom atic tra nsmi ssion
work sonly in firs t ge ar.
Fo rbrakin gon extremely steep
do wnh illgradie ntsan dlong
do wnh illstre tches. 216_R
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322 Con
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Driving systems
6 Stop the vehicl e as lo ngasthe desired
parki ngspace isind icat ed by th eblue
parki ngspac esy mb ol in th e instru ment
cluster.
6 Engage reverse ge ar.
The following message appe ars in the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay: "Che ck entire
surroundings. Confirm with OK." .6
Confir mwith # on the mu lti-fu nc-
tion steering whe el.
Th einst rume ntclus ter disp lay sw itch-
es to Parki ngGuidan ce.
Steering instructions
1 Redlines show the current steering
whe elang le
2 Yellow line s sh owthere qu ired st eering
wh eel ang le
6 Turn the steerin gwh eelwh ile th evehi-
cle is st ationa ry untilth ered line s1
correspond to the yellow lines 2.
The lines turn gree n. Ifth epark ing
spac eisdisplayed in the inst rume nt
clus ter,awhit ebr ac ke tappear sat the
en dof the gre enlines with an ar row for
the target position. Dr
iving into apa rki ng space
1 Gree nlin es when the steerin gwheel
ang leisco rre ct
6 Maintain the steerin gwh eelang leand
re ve rse carefully.
6 Stop assoon asthe warni ngtone
so un ds.
Th eve hicle hasreached thepo sition
when you nee dto coun terstee r. G
Risk of acc ident Pa
rking Guid ance is onlyan ai dan dmi ght
not detect all obstacl es.P arking Guid ance
might notbeable to detect ob ject sprope rly
at corn ers or on smooth surface s.Pa rking
Gu ida nce does notrelieve youo fyou rre-
sponsibility to pay att ention.
Yo uare always responsib lefor safety and
must payat tentio nto your immed iatesu r-
ro un dings when parkingan d ma noeuvr ing.
Ot he rwis e,you co uld enda nger your selfan d
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Con
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Driving sys tems
Counte rsteer ing
1 Red li nessh ow th ecu rrent ste ering
whe elang le
2 Yellow line sshow th erequired steering
whe elang le
6 Turn thestee ring wh eelwhile theve hi-
cl e is stat iona ry until th ered line s1
corresp ond to the yellow lines 2.
The lines 2turn green and awhite
br ac ket with an arrowisdispl ayed to
re present the target position. Drivin
gin to th efina lp osition
1 Gree nline swh en the stee ring wh eel
ang le is correct
6 Maintai nt he steer ing wh eel angle and
re ve rsec arefully until the vehicle is in
the final position.
The "Parking guidance finished" mes-
sage appears onthe mult i-fu nc tion dis-
play and awa rning to nesoun ds.
Th ePa rk Assist warningt oneaddit ion-
al ly so undsif th edista nceto the rear is
too short. Fi
na lpos ition
Depending on the size of th eparking
spac e,theve hicle may be at anangle to
th eke rb. Inthis case Pa rkingGuidan cewill
gu ideyo u up to there ar en dof thepark ing
spac e, ifpossibl e.
6 Take upthe fi nalpo sitio n by manoe u-
vring ifnece ssary.
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6 Turn thestee ring wh eelin su chawa y
th at yell owguide li nes fo rcorne ring 2
appear wi thin the space whe reyou
wish to park.
If nothing projectsa cros sthe yell ow
gu ide li nesor isbe twee nthe yellow
li nes, thi smeans that the spacein
whi chyouwi sh to park iswide enough.
6 Assoon as bl ueguide li ne1 for re-
versi nginas traig htline isparallel to
th espa ceinwh ich yo uwi sh to park,
turn the steering wheel to thestraight
ah ead pos itio n. Para
llelpark ing
Th isau xiliary fu nction assist syou wh en
yo u wis hto park in aline, e.g. in a parki ng
spac eparallel to the road.
6 Stop parallel to and approx im ate ly1 m
from the ve hiclein fron t of the parking
space. 6
Stop in such awaythat th efront of the
pa rke dvehi cle is on aleve lw ith yo ur
re ar wh eel.
6 Engage rever segear.
6 Makesure that thefu nc tion forpara llel
pa rking is selec tedin CO MA ND.
1 Vert ical gu ide li ne
6 Back up carefully, parallel to th eve hi-
cl e parked next to youun til verti cal
guide li ne1 isat theen dof thepa rked
ve hicle.
6 Stop the vehicle. 1
Vert ical gu ide li ne
2 Extension guide line
3 Guide li nesfo rve hicle outline
6 With the veh iclestat iona ry, tur nthe
st eerin gwh eel in the direc tion youwi sh
to park in, unti lextension guide line 2
intersects vertic alguide line 1.
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Risk of acc ident If
the vertica l guid elines are not yet atthe
end of the pa rked ve hiclea nd you begin to
turn the steeri ngwheel ,you could collid e
wi th the parked vehicle.
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Driving systems i
Ifth ere is an obs tacle wit hin guide lines for
th eve hicle ou tline 3,th ep arking space is too
small for your vehicle.
If you turn the steeri ngwheel too far, thefollow-
ing message appears in theCO MA ND display:
"S teering wheel turned toof ar.P leas etu rn steer-
ing wheel bac k".Turn the steering wheel ba ck
until the displa ygoesout and ext ension guide
line 2intersec tsvertical guide line 1.If you
rev erse any furt her wit hthis inc orrec tsteering
wheel position ,th e fol lowing message appears
in the displa y: "Steering wheel turned toofa r.
Pa rkAs sist disab led. "D rive theve hicleout of the
parki ngspace again and repeat the parkin gpro-
cedu re.
6 Back up,ke ep ing th e steering wh eel in
the resulti ngpos ition.
A cu rved guide line appears after driv-
ing a shortdist ance. 1
Curved guide li ne
i If you turn the steeri ngwheel while bac king
up, the foll owing mes sage appears in the displa y:
"S teering wheel turned too far. Park Assist disa-
bled. "Drive the veh icleout of the parking spa ce
again and repeat the parkin gprocedure.
6 Reverseun tilcu rved guide li ne1 in-
terse ctsthe limi t of the parki ngspa ce,
e.g. the kerb.
6 Stop the vehicl e.
6 With the veh iclestat ionary, tur nthe
steering wheel intheo pposite direc-
tion to fulllock.
The guide li nesfor reve rsing in a
strai ght li neappear intheCO MA ND
disp lay. 1
Guid eline forco rnering
2 Guide line for re versing in astraight
li ne
6 Reversewi th th est ee ring wh eelinthis
pos ition unt ilgu ide li ne for reversi ngin
a st raigh tline 2ispa rallel to the edge
of the park ing space, e.g. th eke rb.
6 Turn thest eeri ng wh eelto th est raight
ah ead position and back up,le av ing
su fficie nt di stanc ebehind your vehicl e.
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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
1.00-2871-31 H
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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