2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE belt

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Safety
Driving safety sys tems
Thi sfu nc tion wa rns yo uat asp ee dof ap-
pr ox im ately 30km /h or hi gher when the
di st anc efrom th evehicl ein front istoo
sma ll:
! The l distancewa rning syst em
lamp in the inst rume ntclus terlights
up.
! Ifyo uapproach avehi cle in front at
hi gh spee d,youwi llal so hear an inter-
mi ttent signa l.
Yo umu stapply the brake syou rselfin or-
de r to maintain the correct dista ncet o the
ve hicle in front and to av oid a collisio n. 6
Toswi tchon or off: switch thedi s-
tanc ewarn ing sy stem on or off using
th eon-board compu ter(
= page 284).
The : symb ol app ears on the left of
th ed river's display after sw itch ingon
th e dist ance warning syst em.
The PRE-SA FE®
Br ak eca n he lpyoum ini-
mise the risk ofan impact with a vehicle
ah ead or reduc ethe conseq uences ofan
ac cident bydoi ngthe following ataspeed
of approx imate ly30 km /h or highe r:
! warnin gyou before an imminent colli-
si on
! indep ende ntly de celerating theveh icle
slight lyin the speed rang e up to ap-
pr ox im ate ly180 km /h
! activ ating the prev en tive occupant
sa fety syste m(PRE-SA FE®
) The
PRE-S AFE ®
Br ak eon ly assist syo uby
braki ngindependent lyif the driver and
fr ont passenger are wearing th eirseat belt.
The PRE-S AFE ®
Br ak euses thera dar se n-
so rs to detec tob stacles which are in the
path of your veh iclefor a long pe riod of
ti me. Asyou ap proach an obs taclea nd the
PRE -SAFE ®
Br ak eha sdet ecteda risk of
co llisi on, the syste mthen gi vesyo uvisu al
an d audible warni ngs. Dis
tanc ewarning*
(o nly for vehicle swi th Distronic*) G
Risk of accide nt Pa
yeve nm oreatte ntion to the traffi csitua-
tion if the l dista ncewarn inglamp inthe
inst rument cl ustergo es on or an intermit-
tent warning ton esou nds.
Br ak eor sw erveto avoi dany obstacl esif
neces sary. PRE-SAFE
®
brak e* (only vehicles
wi th Distro nicPl us *) G
Risk of acc ident The PR
E-SA FE®
Br ak e is onlyan aid de-
si gn ed toass istdri ving. Youar er espo nsible
for you rvehicle ’sdist an ce from othe rveh i-
cl es ,the speed of yo urveh icle and for bra k-
in gin go od time .Alwa yspayat tenti on to the
tr af fic con dition s.Yo umay othe rwise fail
to re cogn ise dange rsintime, causean acci-
dent andinju re your selfan d ot hers. 216_R
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Con
trols
Op ening and closing . . .... . . . 222
Ke ypos itions . . . . . . . . .... . . . 229
Se ats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . ..231
St eerin gwhee l. . . . . . .... . . . 238
Mi rrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . 239
Me mo ry functio n.. . . . .... . . . 242
We aring seat belts . . . .... . . . 244
Li gh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . 247
Wi ndscreen wiper s.. ..... . . . 253
Si de wind ow s. . . . . . . .... . . . 254
Driving and pa rking . ..... . . . 256 Automatic tran
smission . . . . . . 261
Instrumen tcl us ter . . . . . . . . . . 271
On -board comp uter . . . . . . . . . . 273
Dr iving system s.. . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Air vents . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Automatic air conditioning . . . 336
Auxiliar yheatin g/
ve ntilation* . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Boo t.. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Sl iding /tilting sunroof . . . . . . . 349
Loading and stowing .. . . . . . . . 353
Fe atures . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 361 216_
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Con
trols
Seats Adjust
ingthe seat electrically
1 Head restra int hei ght
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushion ang le
4 Seat cushion leng th
5 Seat fore -and-aft adjust me nt
6 Back rest ang le
i IfPR E-S AFE ®
ha s been ac tiva ted, thefront-
passeng erseat is moved into a more favourable
seat posit ion.
! Make sur ethatth er ea reno objects inthe
footwell or behind thes eats when adj usting the
seats. You could otherwise dam ageth e seats
and the obj ects.
i Youcansa ve these ttin gs forth ese atswi th
th ememory function ( =page 242). Sea
ts Fr
on t se ats G
Risk of accide nt On
ly adjust th edrive r’s seat wh enthe ve hi-
cle isstationar y.Yo uwill otherwise be dis-
tr ac tedfrom the roa dand traf ficc ondition s
an dyo uco uld lose control ofthe vehicle as
ar esultof the seat movi ng. You could there-
fo re ca usean ac cide nt G
Risk of inju ry Make sur
ethat nobody can become trap ped
as you adjust theseat. Observe the noteson
the ai rbag syste m (
=page 31). Secu rechi l-
dren as re comm ended ( =page 37). G
Risk of inju ry The
seatsc an be adj usted when the key is
re mov edandth e door isopen. For this rea-
son, chi ldre nshould neverbe le ftun supe r-
vi sed inthe ve hicle. They co uld be trap ped
by aseat adjustment movement. G
Risk ofinju ry Yo
ur seat must be adjuste din such a way
that allows youto wear your seat beltpr op-
er ly (
=page 244).
Ob serve the foll owingp oint s:
! Position the backrest as clos eto the ver-
ti ca las possible.
! Your arms mu stbe slig ht ly bent when
hol ding the ste eringwheel.
! Mainta in a dist an ce from thepeda lsthat
allo wsyouto depr essth ese fully.
! Thehead restraint should support the
ba ck of you rhead at aboutey e level.
! Ifyo udo not follow thes einstru ction s,
this may leadto injur ies. G
Risk ofinju ry A
se at beltonly offer sits inte nded degree of
pr otect ion if th e ba ckrest isposi tion ed as
close to the ve rtical as possi ble an dthe oc-
cup ant is sittin gup righ t.Avoid se atposi-
ti ons that do not allo w the seat belt to be
ro uted correctl y(
= page 231). Position the
backre stas close totheve rtic alas possible. P54.25-5004-31216_
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Con
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Seats
Fo lding uppneumatically*
i If a rear pas senger inserts the belt in to the
bu ckle, thehe ad rest rainton the co rrespondi ng
se at folds up automatically.
6 Pres sa nd hold button 1until the head
rest raints are folded up.
Fo lding upmanually
6 Pull the head rest raintup by hand until
it engages in plac e. G
Risk of inju ry Ma
kesure that th ehead restraint sar e en-
gaged. The ba ckofthe head willotherwise
not be suppor tedin theev en tof arear im-
pact andth ere ar passen gers cou ldbe in-
jured. P91.16-2448-31 216_R
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244 Con
trols
We arin gseat belts We
aring seat bel ts G
Risk of inj ury A
seat belt which is not worncorrect ly,or
wh ich has notb een enga gedin theseat belt
buckle corr ectly, cannot perfor mitsinte nd-
ed pro tective fun ction. Unde rcertain cir-
cu ms tanc es this couldev en cause severe or
fa ta l inj uries.
Make sur ethat al loccupa nts– inpa rtic ular ,
pre gnantwo me n–w earth eirs ea tbel tscor-
re ctly at all times:
! These at belt must pass clos ely ov er
your body and mu stnot be twisted.Yo u
sh ould therefo reavoid wearing bul ky
clot hing (e.g. awinter coat).Th e shoul-
de rsect ion of the bel tmu stbe routed
ac ross the middl eof yo urshould er–on
no acco un t ac ross yo urneck orunder
you r arm –an d pu lledtight ag ainst your
uppe rbody. Thelap sect ion of the belt
mu stalways pass across thepelvic area
as low dow nas possible, i.e. ac ross your
hip joints –not across your stomach or
lower abdo me n.Ifne cessary, ti ghten
th ebel tstrap by pu llingit dow nslig htly
an dr etig hten in the dire ction of the iner-
tia reel. !
Donot route the belt strap over sharp-
ed gedor fragile object s, es pe ciall yif
thes eare lo cated onorinyour clot hing,
e. g. spect acles, pe ns, keys, etc. The
sea tbel tst ra p could be da magedan d
tear in an ac cide nt andyo uor other ve-
hi cle oc cup ants could be injur ed.
! Only one person should useea ch seat
be lt at any one time .Do not allow chil-
dren tobe ca rried on thelap of another
occ upant,sinc eth ec hild canth en no
longer berestrained in the eve nt ofan
ac cident, br aking or asudden chan ge in
di re ction, which cou ldresult inse vere or
fata lin ju ries tothech ild an dot he roc cu-
pa nts.
! Persons less than 1.50 mtall cannot
we arthe seat belts co rrec tly. For this
re ason, secure pe rsons less than 1.50 m
ta llin specia lly de signe d,suitab le re-
straint syste ms. !
Childre nless than 1.50 mtallor under
12 yea rsof ag ecannot wearthe seat
bel tsprop erly. Therefore ,alway ssecure
th ese childre nin suitable chil drestrai nt
syste mson suitabl eveh icle seats
( =
page 40). Fo llow thema nufact urer’s
in st allation inst ruc tions when fitti ngthe
child restraint syste m.
! Do not secure anyob ject s with a seat
be ltifthe seat belt is being used byone
of the veh icle’soc cu pan ts. G
Risk of inju ry A
se at be lton lyoffers its intended degre eof
prot ection ifth ebackre stisposi tioned as
close to the vertical aspossible andth eoc-
cupa ntis sit ting upright .Av oid seat posi-
ti on sthat do not allow the seat belt tobe
routed correc tly (
=page 231). Position the
backrest asclose tothever tica las possibl e.
Do not drive withthe ba ckrest rec line dt oo
far ba ck. 216_R
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Con
trols
Wea ring seat belts
1 Belt guide
2 Belt to ngue
3 Buc kle
4 Rele ase button
6 Pullthe beltsm oothl yfrom be lt
gu ide 1.
6 Route the belt over yo urshou lder.
6 Engage beltto ng ue 2 in bu ckle 3 .
6 Pull the shoulde rbelt upwards to tight-
en thebe ltac ross yo urbody. 6
Torelease theseat belt,p ress release
bu tton 4and guide the belt tongue
ba ck to the belt guid e.
The< seat belt warnin glam pin thein-
stru mentclus ter re minds you to makesure
al loccupants have fa sten ed the irse at
belts .Th es eat belt warning lamp <
ma ylight up continuo usly orflas h.Awa rn-
ing to nemay also sound.
The < seatbeltwa rningl am p go esout
and thew arning tone stops as soon as the
driver andfront passenger have faste ned
their seat belts.
P91.40-2669-31 G
Risk ofinju ry You could be
injur ed inan ac cident ifyou
us ese at belts which:
! aredama ged
! have bee nsubject edto a load in an ac-
cid ent
! have bee nmodified
The seat belts ca n then neither operate as
intend ednor perform their protective func-
tion as int ended.
! Do not rou tethebe ltstrap across sharp
ed ges .It co uld tear in the eve ntofan ac-
cid ent.
! Make sure thattheseat belt isnot
cau ght in th edoor or in theseat adj ust-
me nt me chan ism. It could be damaged.
! Yous hould ne vermo dify theseat belts
you rself. The ymight not func tion prop-
erly any more. !
Alwa yshave seat be lts whic hhave been
damaged or subjec tedto a heav ylo ad in
an ac cide nt re plac ed at a qualifie dspe-
cial istworkshop which has the neces-
sary spec iali stknowle dgean dt oolsfor
th ewo rk re quired .Me rced es-Be nzrec-
om mendsthatyou use a
Me rcede s-Be nz Service Centre forthis
purpose. In pa rticular ,wo rk rele vant to
saf etyor on saf ety-relate dsys tems
must be ca rried out at aqualified sp e-
cial istworkshop. 216_R
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We arin gseat belts
Fo rce rta inco untri esonl y:regardless of
whet her the driver 'sand front passenger
se at be lts ha ve already bee nfastene d, the
se at beltwa rnin glamp < comes on for
ap prox imately 6 se conds each time the en-
gine is started. Th eseat belt warning lamp
then go esout, provided the drive rand
fr ont passenger have alre ad yfastene d
their seat belts.
i Further information on the seat belt warning
lamp < (
= page 449) 216_
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Driving and parking Elect
ricparkingbrake
1 Handlefor the electric parki ngbrake
Re leas ingth e el ectric pa rkingbr ak e
manually
6 Pull ha ndle1.
The red! indic ator la mpin the in-
strum entcl us ter go esout.
Yo u ca n onl y release the electric park ing
brake ifth eke y is in pos itio n 1 in the igni-
tion lock or if the ignition has been
sw itch ed on usi ngthe KEY LESS GO button. Re
lea sing the electric parking brak ea u-
to mat ical ly
Th eelectric parking brake ofyour caris re-
leased automatic ally if the following cond i-
tio ns aref ulfilled:
! Theen gine isrunning
! The autom atic tra nsmi ssion is inposi-
tion Dor R
! Thebo nne tis clos ed
! Youare wearing yo urseat belt
! Youac ce lera te
Th ebo ot lid must beclos ed if theau toma t-
ic tra nsmi ssion is in po sition R. If the seat
be lt is notin se rted inthebu ckle,th edr iv-
er’ sdoor mu stbe clos edand tr ansmissi on
position Pmust be desele cted.
i Forth ep arking brake tobe release dauto-
ma tica lly if your seat belt is not fastened, the fol-
lowing cond itions must be ful filled:
! Thed river’s door is closed
! You sh ift ou tof po sition Por you have pre vi-
ously been drivi ngfas tert ha n3k m/ h. Parki
ng G
Risk of inj ury Neve
r leave childr en unsupe rvised in the ve-
hi cle. They could releas ethe electric pa rking
br ak e if theigni tion is swi tche don. This
cou ldlead toa serious orfatal accid ent. G
Risk of fire Ma
kesure that the ex haust system does
no tu nde rany circ umstances co meinto
co ntac t with easi ly ignitab lematerial su ch
as dry gr ass or pet rol.The ma terialcould
ot herw ise ig ni te andse tpar tsof the vehicle
alight. P4
2.20-2324- 31 216_R
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