2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE wheel

9
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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Safety
Oc cupa nt safety
Wh en the igni tion issw itche don, the belt
tensi oners ar eactivated:
! onlyw henth erestr aint syste msare op-
er ationa l (the = warninglamp li ghts
up after the ignition isswitc hedo nan d
go es out onc eth een gine isrunning)
( = page 28)
! foreach seat beltwh en thebe ltto ng ue
is engage din the bu ckle
! and triggered in the event ofahea d-on
or rear-end collisio nif the vehicl e de-
ce ler ates oraccelerates rapidly in a
lo ng itudi naldi rectio ndurin gthe initial
st ag es ofthe collision
! and triggered incerta in situations if the
ve hicl eovertur ns, if additiona lprot ec-
tion can be provi ded
! and triggered in a serious head-o nco l-
lisi on, i.e. if the vehicle de celerates or
ac celerates extre mely qui cklyin alon-
gi tudinal direction atthe st art of anim-
pa ct
Wh en the belt tensi onersa re tr igger ed,
yo uwi ll hear a bang,w hich isnot harm ful
to you rhearing ,an dasm all amount of
po wder may al sobe released. The =
war ning lamp com eson. I Airbag sy
stem G
Risk ofinju ry Ha
ve belt tens ioner swhic h hav ebeen trig-
ge redre plac ed ataq ualifi ed speci alist
workshop whichha s th ene cessary spe cial-
ist knowl edge and tools tocarry ou tthe
work required. Mercede s-Be nz rec ommends
that youuse a Mercede s-Be nz Servic eCen-
tr e fo r this purpose.
In par ticu lar, work relevant tosafety or on
saf ety-rela tedsyste ms mu stbe carried out
at a qualifie dsp ecialis tworks ho p.
Com ply with saf ety regu lations when dis-
posing of belt tens ioners.
An yMe rced es-Benz Servic eCe ntre canpr o-
vi de de tailsofthes eregulati ons. G
Risk of inj ury To
reduce the risk of serious or fatal injuries
in the event ofan ac cide nt with a high rate
of deceleration, e.g. injuries cau sedby an
ai rb ag inflat ing within millisec ondsor su d-
den br aking, please observe th e fol lowi ng
poi nts:
! Allveh icle occ upantsmu st se lect a seat
po sition that allow sth eseat belt to be
worn correctl yan dthat is as far away
fr om the airb agaspossi ble. The driver ’s
seat position must allow the ve hicleto
be dr iven safel y.Th edr iver’s arms must
be sligh tly be nt wh en holding th estee r-
in g wheel. The driver mustma intain a
di st an ce from the peda ls that allo ws
hi m/ her to depress them fu lly.
! Allve hicl eoc cupants should alw ays
wear theirsea tbe ltcor rectly an d posi-
tion their backrest as close to theve rti-
cal aspossible .Th ehead restrain t
shou ldsuppo rt th eba ck of yo urhead at
abou tey e level. ==216_R
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32 Safety
Oc
cupant safety
Your vehicl e is equip pedwi th the fo llowing
airbags:
! Driver’s front airb ag , located in the
steering wheel
! Front-pa ssenger front airb agabov ethe
gl ov e compa rtme nt
! Sidebags on th eouter side of the front
se ats !
Sidebags to the outsi de, ne xtto the
seats in the rear co mpartment
! Windowb agsin the edge of the roof
frame
Ai rb ag deplo yment
T he airbags in flat ewi thin millisec onds. Th e
= warning lamp com eson.
i Ifth e airbag sare deployed, you willhe ar a
bang and a small amount of powder may also be
released .The bang is not harmful toyour heari ng
and thepowder is not hazar dous toyour healt h.
Ai rb ag depl oymen tsl ows down and re-
st ricts the movement of the vehi cle occu-
pant.
Wh enthevehicl eocc upant makesconta ct
with the front ands ide airb ag s,ho tg as
fl ows out of the airb ags.Thi sredu cesthe
fo rc eac ting on the occu pant’s he adand
ch est.Th eairbags are thus def lated afte r
the accid ent. !
Mov ethe front -pas seng erseat as far
back aspossibl e, especiallyifch ildr en
ar es itti ng orsecured inarestraint sys-
te m on it.
! Rearward -facing chil drestraint syst ems
mu stnotbe fitted to the front-p assen-
ge rseat ifthe front airba gon the front-
pass engerh as notbeen dea ctivat ed .
Th ef ront passeng er's front air bagis au-
tomati cally de activate din
Me rcede s-Be nz veh icle sif ach ild re-
straint syste mwith automati c childs eat
recog nition is fitt ed tothe fr ont- passen-
ge r seat ofa vehi cle eq uippe dwith auto-
ma tic child seat recognition an dthe
9 indi cator lamp is on.
! Ifafo rwar d-facin gchi ldrest raintsystem
is fitted tothe front -pas seng er seat,the
fr ont-passenge rse at mu st be moved as
fa rb ackas poss ible.Ev en with th ese at
in this posi tion, theb eltmust be routed
fo rwards in thedir ection of trav elan d
pul led tigh t.
! Do not lean forward s, e.g. ove r the pad-
ded boss of thesteer ing whee l,pa rtic u-
larly when the vehicle is in motion.
! Do not pu tyo ur fee ton the dashboa rd. !
Onlyho ldthe steering wheel by the rim.
This all owsthe airb agtodepl oyfully.
You could be inju re dif th eairb ag isde-
pl oy ed andyou are holdingthe inside of
the stee ring wheel.
! Do not lean on thed oorsfrom inside the
vehi cle.
! Do not plac eany objects on theairbags
or between the airbags and the veh icle ’s
occ upants.
! Do not pl acean y objec tsbet ween the
seat backr ests and th edoors.
! Donot hang an yha rd object s, e.g. coat
hang ers, on thegr ab handl esor coat
hooks.
It is no tpossible to ruleout the risk ofinju-
ri es caused byan airbag dueto th ehigh
sp ee dw ith which theairb agis re quired to
deploy. 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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48 Safety
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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Safety
Driving safety sys tems
ESP ®
mo nito rs the driving stab ility and
the tr action ,i.e .tra nsferof power from the
tyres to the road surf ace.
ESP ®
dete ctswh en awhe elsp inso rthe ve-
hicl e enters aski d.ESP ®
stabilises th eve-
hicl eby br aking indiv idua lwh eels ,limit ing
th e en gine powe rou tput, and ass ists you
wh en pulling away on a wet or slippery
ro ad surfac e. ESP ®
also stabilises the vehi-
cl e when brakin g.
Whe nESP ®
int ervene s,the v warning
lamp flashes intheinst ru me ntclus ter.
!The ignit ionmust be swit ched off (key in po-
sit ion 0or 1in the ignit ion loc k)ifthe vehicle is
to be towe dw itht he fron tor rear axle rais ed. Ap-
plication of the bra kes by ESP®
co uld ot he rwise
des troy the bra king system on thefront /rear ax-
le. ETS (ele
ctro nictractio nco ntro l syst
em)
Th etra ction co ntrol syste misac om po-
nent of ESP®
.
The trac tion contro lsyst em br akes the
drive wheels indi vidually if th ey start to
sp in.Y ou cantheref orepu llaw ay oraccel-
erate on slip pery surfac es, e.g. on roads
that areslippery onone side.
The tract ionco ntro l syst emis st illact ive if
you de activ ate ESP ®
. De
acti vatin g/activa ting ESP ®
ESP ®
is ac tiva ted autom atical ly whe nthe
ig ni tio nis sw itch ed on.
It ma y be best to deactivate ESP®
in the
fo llo wing situations:
! if sn owcha insar e bein gused
! inde ep sn ow
! onsand or gravel ESP
®
(E lec tron icStability Program) G
Risk ofaccide nt If
the v warning lam pflas hes in th ein-
strument cl uster, procee das follows:
! Under no circ um stance ssho uld you de-
ac tivate ESP®
.
! Only depresst he accel erator pedalas
fa r as necessary when pulling away.
! Adapt yo urdriv ing style tosuitthe pre-
va iling roa dan dweather con dition s.
Ot he rwis e, the vehicle could be gin to skid.
ESP ®
canno tred uceth erisk of an accid ent
if yo udri ve toofa st. ESP ®
ca nn ot ov erride
the laws ofphysi cs. G
Risk of acc ident Th
etract ionc ontrol syst emcannot reduce
th erisk ofan accident ifyou drive too fast.
The trac tion control system canno toverride
th elaws of physics. 216_R
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50 Safety
Driving safety sys
tems
Whe nyo u deact ivat eESP ®
:
! ESP ®
no longe rim prove sdr ivin gst abil-
ity
! the engine’s torque isthen no longer
li mi ted and the dri vewheels could spin.
Th isresults in a cutting action of the
sp inning wh eelsfor be tter grip.
! traction control is st illa ctivated
! you can still brake with supp ort from
ESP ®
i IfESP ®
is deactivat edand on eorm ore of
th ewh eels are spinning, thev warning lamp
in the instrumen tcl us ter flas hes.ESP ®
does not
th en stabili setheve hicle. 1
To deac tivat e/a ctivat eE SP®
6 To dea ctivat e/ activa te: press
button 1.
The v warning la mp in the in stru-
me ntclus terc om eson wh enESPisde-
ac tivated. EB
V mo nitors andco ntrol sth ebrake pre s-
sure atthe rear wh eelsto improv edriving
sta bilitywh en braki ng.
ADAPT IVEB RAKE im proves brak ing safety
an den ha nces bra king comf ort.In addit ion
to th ebra king func tion, ADAP TIVE BRAKE
also offers the HOL Dco nve nien ce func tion
( = page 311). G
Risk of acc ident Ac
tivate ESP ®
as soon as the situatio nsde-
scr ibed aboveno longer apply. ESP®
will
othe rwise not beable to st abilise the vehicle
if the vehi cles tart sto skid or wh en a whee l
is spinn ing. G
Risk of accident If
the v warning lamp inthe instru ment
cluster li ghts up continuously whe nthe
en gine isrunn ing, ESP ®
has been deactivat-
ed or is unavaila bledu eto a malfun ction.
The risk of your ve hicleskidding is thenin-
cr ea sed in certain si tuations.
Al wa ys adap tyour driving style to suit the
pr evailing road andwe athe rcon dition s.
P54.25-5452-31 EB
V(electr onicbrak e-power
dist ribu tio n) G
Risk of accident If
EB Vis faulty, the braking system re mains
availa ble with full brak eb oost inge ffect.
Ho wever, the wheels could lock, forin-
stan ce, in the ev ent of a full brak eap plica-
ti on . You could lose control ofthe veh icle
an d ca usean ac cident. Adapt your dr iving
style to the chan ge inha nd ling charac teris-
ti cs. ADAPTIV
EBRAKE 216_R
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68 COM
AND
COMAND introduc tion
Sw itching off the radio data syste mand
navigati onanno unceme nts compl etely
6 Radio data syst em: press andho ld
th eo button until"TA" disapp ears
from thedisplay.
6 Navig ation annou ncem ents: press
and holdthe o button duringanan-
no unceme ntun tilthe announc ementis
swi tche doff.
i Theannouncement sre ma insw itche d
off even if you st arta new route guidanc eorif
COMA ND is swi tchedoffand on with th e
o
bu tton .
If yo u sw itch COMA NDoffbyremov ingth ekey
from the ignition loc kand then swit ch theigni-
ti on back on af termo rethan 3mi nute s,thean-
nouncement sare au tomaticall y switched ba ck
on. Ad
justi ng the volume
1 Thumb wheel
6 To adj ust:turn thumbw heel1.
The vol umeof the au dio so urce cu r-
re ntly select edchan ges.
Vo lume oftraf fic and na vigati on
an no un ceme nts
Yo u can adjust the vol umeof traff icand
navigation announc ements inde pe ndently
of the vol umeof the audio source.
6 Turn thumbwheel 1during a traffic or
nav igation anno uncement. Adjusti
ngthevo lum efor telephone calls
Yo uca nad just thevol um efo r hands-free
mo deduri ngatele phoneca ll.
6 Turn thumbw heel1 during atel e-
ph one call.
or
6 Press theæ orç button on the
mu lti-fu nction stee ring whe elduring a
tel ephone call. Ma
king sou ndsettings
Yo uca nma kevariou sso un d sett ings for
th edi fferent audioand vide oso urce s.Yo u
ca n re ach th ere spec tive soun d menu via
the submen uin wh ichy ou wi sh to make
the settings.
Ex am ple:
"Audio" "Aud io""Rad io""So und"
P6
8.20-3556-31 216_R
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