2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE Owners Manual

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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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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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Li gh ts
Fo r reasons of safety, Mercedes -Ben zrec-
om mends that you drive with th elights
sw itchedo neven duringthe daytime.
In some coun tries ,de viati ons inthe opera-
ti on are possible du eto legal requi rements
an d self -imp osed obligati ons.In these
co unt ries , the dipped-beam headlamps
ar es witched on whe nthe engi neisstar t-
ed.
In co un tries in which da ytime drivin g lights
are no ta lega lre quir ement,you can
cha ngethis setting using th eon-boa rd
compute r (
= pa ge 286).
i If you drive in countries in whic htraffic
drives on the opposite side of the road tothe
co untry where theve hicleisr egiste red ,oncom-
ing traffic maybe dazzled bythe asy mmetrical
dipped- beam headlamps. Hav eth ehe adlamps
changed tosymm etrical dipped beam when driv-
ing in these countries. You can ob tain infor ma-
ti on about this from any Mercedes -Benz Service
Cent re. M
Lightsoff/ daylight driving lights
* Automatic he adlamp mo de /
dayt ime dr ivin gm ode
C Sidelamps, li cenc eplat ean din-
st rume ntlighting on
B Dipped-be am headlamp s or main-
beam headlamp son
ˆ Right- hand parki nglamp on
‚ Left-h an d park ing lamp on
C Side lamp indi ca torlamp
† Rearfoglamp indi ca tor la mp
‡ Front fog lamps in dica tor lamp i
Awa rning so un ds ifyou remo vethe key
from the ignit ionloc kand open the driv er’s door
wh ilethe side lamps or dipped- beam headlamps
are swit ched on. The "Swit choff ligh ts"m essa ge
appears in the mul ti-func tion display. Dip
ped-bea mheadlam ps
6 Toswitcho n:turn the light sw itch to
B .
The C greenside lamp indic ator
la mp next to the light swi tchlights up. Dayt
imedr iving lights
Make sure that daylig htdrivin g lig htsar e
se t on th eon- boardco mp uter
( = page 286)1
.
6 Turn the light switch to Mor* .
The dipped -beam head lamps, side
la mp sand lice nce pl ate lighting are
sw itchedon wh en the engin eisru n-
ning.
i Ifyo ut urnt he ligh t sw itch to anotherpo si-
ti on apar tfrom M or* ,th e appropriate
ligh tswit ches on. Li
gh ts Light
switch P5
4.25- 5009-31 1T
hisdoe snotapply in coun trie sin wh ich th ereis
a legal require mentto us edayli ghtdr ivi ng lights. 216_R
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Li gh ts Autom
atic hea dlam pmo de
The side lamps, dipp ed-bea m headlamps
an dlic en ce plate li ghtingaresw itched
on or off automa tica lly, depe nding on the
brightnes sof the ambient light. 6
Toswitcho n:turn the light sw itch to
* .
The side lamps aresw itched on or of f
au tom atica llywh en the key is inpo si-
tion 1in theignition lock.
Th edip ped-be am headlamp s, si de
la mp sand lice nce plate lighting are
swit chedon or off automatic ally wh en
the engine isrunning.
i Ifthe side lamps or dipped-b eamhe adlamps
ar e swit ched on automat ically, thegree nside
lamp indicat orlamp C nexttoth eligh tswitch
also ligh tsup. Fr
ont foglamps and rear foglamp
i Whenthe lig htswit chis at * ,you cannot
swit chon the fron tor rear foglamps. Inthis ca se,
tu rn the lightswit ch to B. 6
Toswitchon: turn th elight swit chto
B .
The C gree nside la mpindi ca tor
la mp next to the light sw itch lights up.
Front fog lamps
6 Pullthe light sw itch out to the first
sto p.
The ‡ green front fogla mp indicator
la mp next to the light sw itch lights up. G
Risk of acc ident If
the ligh tsw itch is at position *:
! the headlamp scould automati cally
switch offte mporarily as a conse quence
of stro ng glar e(e.g. from oncomi ngtraf-
fi c)
! the li ghtsdo not switch onautoma tical ly
in foggy conditions
Tu rn the light switch toB ingo od time ,
ot herw ise yo uc ould endanger yoursel fan d
others.
When it isda rk,onl yturnth el ight sw itch
fr om * toB when theve hicle is sta-
ti onary .You could oth erwi se cau sean acci-
dent if theheadl ampswere to switch off
temp orarily.
The automat ichead lamp fe atur eis only an
ai d. The dri verisr espo nsi ble for the vehicle
li gh ting at all time s. G
Risk of accident Wh
enit is dark, only turn the light switch
from * toB when the vehi cle is sta-
ti on ary. Youcou ldotherwise ca usean ac ci-
de nt if thehead lampswere to switch off
temp orarily.
Turn the light switch toB beforest ar ting
a jou rney in foggy conditions. Othe rwis e,
yo ur veh icle ma yno tb es eenan d yo ucould
therefo reendan geryo urse lfan dot he rs. 216_R
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Li gh ts
Swi tching on ther ear fo glamp
6 Pull the light switch out to the second
de tent.
The † yellow re arfoglam pind icat or
la mp next to the light switch lig htsup.
1 Clea ning the he adlamps
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 Push rocke rswi tch1 briefly up or
do wn.
Th e headla mps are clea nedwi th a high-
pr essure water jet.
i Theheadlamps are clea ned automatically if
at thesa me time: !
the en gine is ru nning
! thel ights are switchedon
! youha ve wiped with wa sher fluid fifteen
times
If you swit choff the ignition or press bu tton 1,
th ea utom atic headlamp clea ning mode is re set
and counting is resum edfrom 0.
1 Main -bea m headlamps
2 Headla mpflasher Main-beam
headlamps
6 Turn the light switch to Bor*
( = page 247). 6
Push thecombin ation sw itch inthedi-
re ction of arrow 1.
The main- beam headlam pscome on.
The A main-b ea m indi cator lamp in
the instru ment clu ster lights up. Headlamp flas
her
6 Pullthe comb inat ion sw itchbrie fly in
the dire ction of arrow 2.
Th eIntellige ntLight System adap ts the il-
lu mi nation of the front hea dlam psto the
resp ectiv ed riving situation so that the
ro ad is illum inat ed better.
i TheI ntelligent LightSy stem is only active
when it is dark.
Th eIntellige ntLight System consists of:
! Active light function
! Corne ring light function
! Mot orwa ymo de
! Extende drange foglamps He
adlam pclea nin gsyst em
P5 4.25 -5010-31 Combination
switch
P5 4.25 -5011-31 In
te llige nt Ligh tSy stem 216_R
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Li gh ts Ac
tive light function
Fo r th eActive light function, the dipp ed-
be am headlamps swivel ho rizo ntally. The
an gle is ad justed inacco rda ncewi th the
curr ent driving situ ation.
i Thea ctive light functi on isnotac tive wh en
th eve hicle is stationary. Cor
nering light function
Sp ecia lhe adlamp s fulfil th eco rnering light
fu nction. Intight corner s, they lightup the
ar ea ofthero ad into which yo uare tur ning.
6 Make sure the engine isrunning.
6 Make sure that thed ipped -bea m head-
lamps aresw itch ed on wh enit is dark
( = page 247).
i If you are driving slower than40 km /h,the
co rnering li ghtfun ction is swit ched on byboth
th etu rn signa l andthe tu rningof the steer ing
wheel. Whendriving at speeds of bet ween
40 km /h and 70 km /h,the co rnering ligh tfu nc-
ti on is on lyswit ched on by turning the steering
wheel. Above 70km/h,the corneri ngligh tfu nc-
ti on is swit ched off.
6 Toswi tchon: switch on the tur nsignal
with th ecom bina tion switch
( = page 257). The
cornerin glig ht on theside ofthe
turn signal go eson.
or
6 Turn the steering wh eelin thedes ired
direc tion.
The cornerin glig ht on theside ofthe
ca rc losest to the corner goes on.
i If you sw itch on thetu rn signa lfo ro ne side ,
bu t tu rnthes teer ingwh eel inthe othe rdir ection ,
th eco rnering ligh tw ill go on on the side of the
tu rn sign al.
i Ifyo utu rn thes teer ing wheel in one dire c-
ti on and then imm ediately turn it in the ot her,the
co rner ing ligh tson bo thsides of theve hicle will
be switche d on tempo rarily at the sa metime.
i Thec ornering ligh ton the outside of the
bend goes on ifyou engage rev ersegear. The
tu rn signal has no eff ecton the cornering ligh t.
6 Toswitch off:sw itch of fthe tur nsig-
na lwi th the comb inat ion sw itch.
The cornerin glig ht goes out.
or
6 Turn the steering whe elba ck to the
st ra ight-ahea d position.
i Theco rnering li ghtfu nc tion remai nson unt il
you swit choff the tu rnsignal ,eve nif th e steering
wheel is in the straigh t-ah ead position. The
cornering ligh tfu nc tion may remain on for a
short time. Thecornering ligh tfunc tion remains
on for a max imum ofthre eminute s. Itisthen
swit ched off even if thetu rn si gnal is still
swi tchedon or you have turned thes teer ing
wh eel tofull loc k. Motorw
aymode
Motorw aymo de im prove sthe illumi nation
of th ero ad by:
! controlling the brigh tness
! adjust ing thehe adlamp ran ge
! switchin gon a mo torw ay spotlight 1
i The mot orway spot ligh tis sw itch ed on if you
are driving fas terth an 110k m/hand do not
ma keany large steerin gmo vement sfor approxi-
ma tely 1,000 m.Your vehicle the nha stw o addi-
ti on al ligh tsourc eson the inside of the
he adlamp. 1O
nve hicle swith Night ViewAssist, th emo torway
spotl ight is replace dby th einfrare dlight source. 216_R
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Li gh ts Ext
ended range fo glamps
Th e exte nded rang efo glam ps reduce the
gl ar eexpe rien ced by thedr iver andim-
pr ove the illumination of the left-hand edge
of the carriagew aywh en driving on the
right-h andside.
6 Toswitch on:pull thelight sw itch out
to the second detent. Thefront
fo glamps and th erear fogla mp are ac-
tive.
Th e exte nded ran gefogla mp sare
ac tiv ated if yo uar edr ivi ng under
70 km /h.
6 Toswitch off:sw itch off the re ar
fog lamp.
i Theextended range foglamps are deac tivat-
ed automat ically at spe eds above 10 0km/ h.
Th eha zard warning lamps still op erate if
the ignition is switched of f.The hazard
wa rnin glam psaresw itchedon automa ti-
ca lly if an airbag has been deployed or if
yo u brake th eveh icle sharply and bri ngit
to a haltfrom asp ee d of morethan
70 km /h. 1
Hazard wa rning lamp button
6 Toswitchon or off: pres sha zard
warning lamp s button 1.
i Whenyouindicat eatu rn ,on lythet urnsig-
nal lamps onthat side of the veh icle ar esw itch ed
on if theha zard warning lamps are swit ched on.
If th eha zard warning lamps have been swi tched
on automat ically, press theha zard warnin glamp
bu tton once to sw itch th emoff. i
When you unloc kthe vehicle fro mthe out-
side ,th e in terior ligh ting is swit ched off. How ev-
er, as soon as you press one of the in terior
ligh ting but tons, the selec ted li ghtc omes on and
all thel ight sin theve hicle th at are not switch ed
on with abu tton are ac tiva ted.
If yo u do notloc kth eve hicle, all the ligh tsare
switc hed off after 30 minu tes. Ifyou ope nthe
door, thest owag eco mp artme nt,glove compart-
me nt and vanit ymirror ligh ting will swit chon
even ifyou do not use the key. Hazar
dwarning ligh tfu nc tion P5
4.25-5012- 31 Int
erior lighti ng 216_R
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