2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE oil

437
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages To
p up with 1litre
of engine oi lwh en
next re fuelli ng CL 60
0onl y:
Th e engi ne oille ve lis toolow. 6
Chec kthe engine oi l level (= page 377)
an d top upthe engine oil if nec essary.
6 Have the engine che cked for leaksifthe
en gine oi lne edstopping upmore often
th an usual. En
gin eoil le vel
Re duce oil le vel CL 60
0onl y:
You hav ead ded too muchengine oi l.
The reisarisk ofdamag ing th e en gine
or cata lytic converter. 6
Siph on of fen gine oi l to the specif ied le vel.
Ob serve the legal require ments. En
gin eoil le vel
cannot be
measured CL 60
0onl y:
The measur ing syst em is malfun ction-
ing. 6
Have thesyst emcheck edat a qualified
specialist worksho p. Check
engine oi l level
when next refuelling CL 50
0onl y:
Th e engine oil le velha s dropped to a
cr itical le velor thes ensoris mal func-
tioning. 6
Chec kthe engine oi l level (= page 377)
an d top upthe engine oil if nec essary.
6 Have the engine che cked for leaksifthe
en gine oi lne edstopping upmore often
th an usual. * Ty
re pressure
Cauti on,ty re def ect On
e or more tyres islos ing air rapidly. 6
Stop the vehicle without makinganysud-
de nstee ring or br aking ma noe uvres. Pay
at tention to the tra ffic conditi ons.
6 Iden tifythe fault ytyr e.
6 Repair th etyre or cha nge the whe el
(= page 483). Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution P9
9.00 .2932 .00 P9
9.00 .2932 .00 216_R
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490 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
6 Turn crank 3untilthe tyr eis ra ised a
max imum of3cm from thegr ound.
1 Centring pin
6 Undo th euppermost wh eelb oltco m-
plet ely.
6 In place ofthewh eel bo lt,sc rew ce n-
tri ng pin 1from the vehicl etool kit
in to the thread.
6 Und oth er em aining wh eelbo lts.
! Donot place wheelbo lts in sa nd or on adirty
surface. This could cause damage to thebolt and
wheel hubth reads.
6 Remo vethewh eel. Fi
ttin g a new wh eel
P40.10.4637-31 G
Risk of accident Repl
aceda ma ged orcorroded wheelbolts.
Never oilor grea sewheel bol ts. G
Risk of accident If
awheel hubthre ad is damaged, you must
no tdr ive the vehi cle an yfu rther. Co nsult a
qu alifie dspecial istwor ksho pw hich has the
necessary speci alistk no wled ge and tools to
carry ou t the wo rk required .Me rced es-Ben z
re co mm ends that you use aMe rcede s-Be nz
Se rvice Centre for th ispu rpose .In particu-
la r, wo rk rele vant to safety or on saf ety-re-
late dsy ste ms mu stbe carried ou tat a
qu alifie dsp ecialist wor ksho p. G
Risk of accident On
lyus ewheel bolts that havebe en de-
si gned fo rthe wheel and the vehi cle. Fo r
sa fety reas ons,Me rcede s-Be nz rec om-
men dsthat you onlyuse wheel boltsw hich
have been sp eciall yap prov ed for
Me rced es-Benz vehi cles .Ot he rbo ltsc ould
work loose.
Do not tight enthe wheel boltsc om pletely
whil ethe vehi cle is still jack edup.The vehi-
cl e co uld top ple off the jack. 216_
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519
Technical da
ta
Se rvi ce product sand capacit ies
Se rvice produc tsare:
! Fuels (e.g.petrol, diesel)
! Lubrican ts (e.g. engin eoil, tr ansm is-
si on oi l,gre ase)
! Cool ant
! Brake fluid
! Washer fluid
Me rced es-Ben zrecommen dsthat youonl y
use pr oducts wh ich ha ve been tested and
sp ec ially approve dfo r Mercedes -Ben z
ve hicles an dliste di nthe Merced es-Benz
Owne r’s Manual, since:
! part sand service prod ucts are
mat ched
! damag eca used bythe useof non-
ap prove dservice pro ductsis not cov-
ered bythewa rran ty
Yo uca nobtai nfurther info rm ation from
an y Mercedes -Ben zSe rvice Ce ntre. Ta
nk capaci ty
! Never re fuel a vehicle wit ha petrol eng ine
wit hd iesel. Do not mixp etro l wi thdiesel. Dam-
age resulting from adding die sel is not cov ered
by the warranty.
Mo reinfo rmatio nab ou t refuelli ngandfu-
els can be found in the "Operation" se ction
( = pa ge 373). Servi
ceprodu ctsand capacities Note
son servi ceprodu ctsand
ca pacities G
Risk ofaccide nt When ha
ndling ,stori ngand di sposi ng of
ser vice product s,plea se ob servet he rele-
va nt regul ations. Fai luretodo so cou lden-
da nger pe oplean dth e en viro nm ent.
Keep ser vice produ cts away from chi ldre n.
See adoctor immedi atelyif an y ser vice
pr od uct is swallo we d. H
Environ mental no te Dis
pose of serv ice produ ctsin an environ-
me ntally respo nsibl em anne r. Fuels
G
Risk ofinju ry Fu
el is highly flamm able.
Fire, nakedf lames andsmokin gare th ere-
fo re prohi bite dwhen han dlingf uels.
Yo usho uld also swi tchof fth een gine and
th ea uxilia ry heating before hand ling fuels,
e.g. befo rerefuelling. Avoi
dco ntac t with fu el,either dire ctly or
th ro ug hyou rcl ot hing ,o rinh alin g fuel va-
pou rsas you may damag eyou rhealt h. To
tal ca pacity: 90 l
of whi
chrese rve fuel CL
500an d CL 600 11 l
AMG vehicl
es 14 l216_R
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522 Te
chnic aldata
Service prod uctsan dca pac ities
The followi ngvalues in dica te the variou s
total eng ine capa citie s.Yo u will find fur-
th er info rmat ion in yo ur"Ser vice Bo oklet". En
gine oil Engin
ewi th oil filter CL
500 CL
600 CL
63 AMG CL
65 AMG Repl
acement am ount 8.5 l 9.
0l 8.75 l 9.
0l 216_R
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524 Te
chnic aldata
Service prod uctsan dca pac ities
Th eco olan tis am ixtu re of water, anti-
fr eeze andco rrosion inh ibitor. Itpe rforms
the following tasks in the coolings ystem:
! Anti -corros ion prote ction
! Anti free ze protection
! Raising the bo ilin gp oint
! Always use a suitable coolant mixture, even
in co un tries wit hhigh temp eratur es.
Ot he rwise, thecooling system willno tbe suffi-
ci ent lyprotec ted from corrosion ,and the boiling
point will be toolow.
If an tifr eeze andco rros ion inh ibitor is
prese ntin the corre ctconcentration, the
bo ilin gp oint of theco olant willbe around
13 0° C.
Th eant ifre ez eand corros ion inh ibitorcon-
ce ntrati onintheco oling syst emshou ld:
! beatleas t50%. Thiswillpro tect the
co oling syste magai nstfreez ing do wn
to around –37° C.
! not exce ed 55%(anti free ze prot ection
down to –45°C ), oth erwise heat will
not bedissipat edso eff ective ly.
If the ve hicleis los ing coola nt, top it up
wi th equal amounts of wat erand an ti-
fr eeze andco rros ion inh ibitor. Mercede
s-Be nz rec om mendsa nantifreeze
and corros ion inh ibitor whic hhasbeen ap-
proved for Mer cede s-Be nz.
! Thec ooling sys tem con tains a supply
which must be renewed af ter1 5 years, or af ter
250,000 km at the la test.
Th ew arrant ywill only remain valid if youto pup
th e coolan twi th an antifre eze and corrosion in-
hi bitor that has been approved by
Me rced es-B enz. Your "Servi ceBooklet "provides
information about antifre eze and corrosion in-
hi bitors that have been approved by
Me rced es- Benz.
Ov eraperiod oftime, the brak efluid ab-
sorbs moistur efrom the air; this reduces
its boiling po int. i
There is usually a notic ein the eng inec om-
partment toremind youwh en the nex tbrak eflu-
id change is due.
Th ew ash erfluid reservoir holds approx i-
ma tely 6.5l itres.
Th eh eadlam pclea ning system an dthe
wind screen wa shersy stem have a co m-
mo nsu pply from the wash erfluid reser-
vo ir.
6 Fillthe wind screenw ashe rflui d re ser-
voi rwith a solution of wa ter and wind-
screen washer fluid concentra te.A dapt
the mixing ratio tothe outsid etem per-
atures. Brake fluid
G
Risk of accident If
the boiling point ofthe brak ef luid is too
lo w, vapour pocket s mayfor min th e brake
syst emwhen the brak es are applied ha rd
(e .g. when drivin gdo wn hill). This woul dim-
pa irbr ak ing eff icie nc y.
Ha ve thebr ak e fluid renew edevery
tw oy ears with abrake fluid approved by
Me rced es-Ben z. Win
dscreen washer syst em G
Risk of fire Wa
sher fl uid co ncentrate is hig hly flamma-
bl e. Fire ,na ked fl amesand sm okingar epro-
hi bite dwhen wa sher fluid concent rateis
be ing han dled. 216_R
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