2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE Owners Manual

252 Con
trols
Li gh ts Over
head contr olpanel
1 Toswitc hth ele ft-h an d reading lamp on
or off
2 Toswit chthe re arinter iorlighti ngon or
off
3 To sw itch the front interior lighti ngon
or off
4 Tocontrol th eau tom atic in terior
li ghti ng
5 To sw itch the right-h and re ading lamp
on or off Autom
atic co ntrol
6 Toswitch off:press button 4.
Th eO FFind icat or lamp next to th ebut-
ton lights up.
6 Toswitcho n:press button 4.
Th einter iorlighti ngswitches on when
yo u:
! unlock the vehicle
! open adoor
! remo vethe key
Th einter iorlighti nghas adel ayed
swit ch-off fea ture. Ma
nual co ntrol
Fr on t interio rlig hting
6 To switc hon or of f:press button 3.
Re ar interi orligh ting
6 To switc hon or of f:press button 2.
Front readi nglamps
6 To switc hon or of f:press button 1
or 5 .
Amb ient li ghting*
6 Adjust the brightness of the ambien t
lighting using COMAND with the "Amb i-
ent light" func tion (
=page 206).
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Wi nds creen wipers
Co mb inatio nsw itch
1 Toswitch on the wind screen wipe rs
2 Single wi pe
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 To switc hon oroff:tur nthe com bina-
ti on switchin the direc tion of arrow 1
to th edesir edpos itio n, de pendin gon
how heavy the rain is.
M Windscreen wipers off
U Interm ittent wi pe,low
V Interm ittent wi pe, high
u Constan t wipe, slow
t Constan t wipe, fa st !
In dry weat herco nd itions ,swit chthe wind-
screen wip ers off. Otherwise ,dirt onthe surface
of the rain sensor or optical ef fectsm aycause
undesired windscreen wiper sweeps .Thiscould
th en dam ageth e windscreen wiper blades or
scrat chthe win dows.
i Ifth e windscreen wip erissw itch ed on
an dy ou stop theve hicle, thewi nd screen wiper
sp ee dis reduced.
6 Push th eco mb inat ions witchb riefly up
to th epress ure point in the dir ection of
ar row 2.
Th e windscree nwipers will wipe once
without washer fluid.
6 Push the combin ation sw itch beyo nd
the pressure point in the dire ction of
ar row 2.
i Wipe the winds cree noc casionally using
wash erfluid ev enif it is raining .By doi ngso, you
will prevent smears on the windscreen.
On ly switch oninter mitte ntwipe inda mp
we ath ercond itio ns or rain. If you have
setin term ittent wi pe, the rain
sensor is activated. Theap propriate wip ing
fr equenc yis se tau tom atically, accord ing
to the rain on the sensor.
i Ifinte rmit tent wi pehasbee nset , wi pingis
int err upted when thevehicle is statio nary and
th e driver’s door or fron t-passenger door is
opened. This protec tspeople get ting int oand
leaving thevehicle from being sprayed wi thwa-
te r.
In te rmit tent wi peconti nues when you:
! press the combination swi tcho r swit chthe
wi nd screen wipers up or down a lev el
or
! close thed oors andtransmission posi tion D
or Ris sele cted
Th erain sensor autom atica llycontrol sthe
wind screen wipe rs accord ing to how wet
the wind screen is.
6 Make sure th ekey is in po sition 1in the
ig ni tio nlock.
6 Toswitcho n:turn the com bina tion
sw itch to po sition U orV .
Th ewinds cree nwipers sweep onc e.
Su bsequent wipe inter vals depend on
how wet the winds cree nis. Win
dscreen wipers
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wash erfluid Wipin
gthe wind scre en us ingwash er
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254 Con
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Side wind ows i
Youc an al soopen orclos ethe side win-
dow s:
! from theoutside using the "Sum mer opening
feature" ( =
page 351) or the "Convenience
cl osin gfe atu re"( = page 352)
! from the inside usin gth e" Co nven ience
opening feature" or the" Co nven ienc eclos-
ing feature" on the au tomatic air cond ition-
ing air re circula tion but ton( =
pag e340)
Yo uc an disable control of the rear side windows
from the drive r’ss eat ( =
page 45).
i WhenPRE-SAFE ®
ha sbe en activa ted, the
front side windows close autom atically butre-
ma inslig htly open.
Th e ro cker sw itches fo ral lsi de windows
ar elo ca tedon thedr iver ’s do or.There are
al so rocker switch es fo rth ere sp ect ive
windows on th efront-p assengerdoor and
in the rear on the le ftan dr ight -han dsides. Side
wind ows G
Risk of inj ury Stay
away from theside window during the
op ening pro cedure, otherwise youc ouldbe
ca ug ht or trap ped bet ween the side window
an dth e door fram eby the dow nwards move-
me ntofthe wi ndow.If danger threatens,re-
lease thero ck er sw itch orpres sthe roc ker
switch a secon dtime toclos eth eside win-
do wag ain. G
Risk of inj ury Make
sure that nobody can beco metrap ped
as you close aside window .Ifdange r threat-
en s,relea sethe rock er sw itch orpres sthe
lower secti onofthe rock erswitch toopen
th esid e wi ndow again. G
Risk of inju ry Ne
ver leav echildren unsupe rvised in thev e-
hi cle. Alway sta ke the KEYLES SGO key with
yo uwhen leaving thevehic le,ev en ifyo uare
only leaving it for a short time.
Do not leave children un supervi sedin the
ve hicle, even ifthey are secu redi n a child
re stra int system .The childr en could:
! injure them selv eson parts of the vehicle
! beinjur ed sev erel yor even fatally by
pr olonged exposur eto inte ns eheat
! press thece ntralloc king button and
thereb yrelea sethech ild-pr ooflocks
an dop en the door
If th ec hildre nopenthe do or,they could:
! injure other peop le
! get out ofthe vehi cle an dt here byinju re
th emsel ves or be injur ed byapa ssing
vehi cle
Ac tiva te ove rridefeature forrear com part-
ment controls ( =
page 45) when childr en
ar etravelling in the ve hicle. The childr en can
otherwise open window swh ile the vehicleis
in mo tion andt here byinju re them selves and
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Side windows
1 Front left
2 Front right
3 Rea rleft
4 Rea r right
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 1in the
ig ni tion lock.
i The windows can still be operated wit hthe
ke yin position 0or with the keyremove dfrom
th ei gnition loc kuntil thedriver’s door or front
pa ssenger door is ope ned, bu tfor a maxim um of
fi ve minu tes.
6 Toopen orclos e:press andho ldroc k-
er sw itch 1,2 ,3 or4 upordown
un til the correspondi ngwindow has
re ac he d the desired position. 6
To open auto matica lly: press th e low-
er section of rocker switch 1,2 ,3
or 4 bey ond the pressure poi ntand
the nrelea se it.
6 Toclos ethe fron tside wind ows au-
tom atical ly:press the upper se ction
of rocke rswi tch1 or2 bey ond the
pr essu repointan dth en release it. 6
Tostop: pressrock er sw itch 1,2 ,
3 or4 brief ly.
Th ewindow stops imme diat ely. P5
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Risk ofinju ry If
the windo wisobs truc ted dur ing closing,
the clos ing proced ure is aborted. The wi n-
do wrema insin this positi on aslong asyou
ho lddown the ro cker sw itch . If you release
the roc kers witc h, th ewi nd ow open sagain
slightly.
If th ewi nd ow cannot then be clo sed, you
ca npr es st he rocker switch again. Thewin-
do wwill now beclose dwith out the ant i-en-
trap mentfunction. Makesure that no body
ca nbecome trap ped. G
Risk of inj ury If
the wind ow is obstructe dduringa utom at-
ic closin g,the clo sing proced ureis ab orted
an dthe window reop ens sli ghtly. Ifth ewin-
dow cannot then be close d,youc an press
th erocker switch again. The window will
no wbe close dwith outth ea nti-en trap ment
fu nc tion .Y ou mu st pr essan dho ldthero ck-
er sw itch untilth ec orresponding window
ha sre ache dth e desi red posi tion. Make sure
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Driving and parking !Donot depress theaccelera tor pedal when
start ingth e engine.
Select orlever
P Park position
R Rever segear
N Neutral
D Drivepos ition
6 Before star ting the engine, makesure
tha t po sition Pis sele cted.
Yo uwi ll fi nd furthe r in format ion ab ou tthe
selecto rlev erin the "S elector leve r" se c-
tion ( =page 261). Sta
rtin gth e engine with the key
6 Turn the key to pos ition 3(= page 229)
in theigni tion lock an d releas eit.
Th eengine sta rtsautom atical ly. Sta
rtin gthe engine with KEYLESS GO*
Yo uma y star tyo ur vehicle using the
KEY LESS GO button witho utinsert ing
the key into the ignition lock. Driving an
dparking G
Risk of acc ident Do
notkeep anyobj ects in the dri ver’s foot-
we ll. Make sure that floor matsor car pets in
the driver’ sfo ot well :
! donotobst ruct the peda ls
! arese cu rely fa stened
Ob ject s cou ldothe rwis egetcau ghtbe-
tween the pedals ifyou ac celerate orbrak e
sudde nly. Yo uwill then notbe ableto brake
or accelerate asintended. This cou ld lead to
accid ents andinjury. St
arting the engine G
Risk of poi soning Ne
ver leave the engine running in enc losed
sp aces.The exhaust gasesc ont ain ca rbon
mo noxide .Inhal ingexh aust fume s con sti-
tutes a health hazardand couldl ea dto loss
of consciousness or ev endeath. P2
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Risk of accident Your
vehicle can be st artedas lo ngas th e
KE YLES SGO keyis in the vehi cle. Fo r this
re as on, chi ldre nshou ldne verbe le ftun su-
pe rvised in the vehicle .T he yco uld unint en-
tion ally start the vehi cle.
Ta ke the KEY LESS GO key with you when
leavin gthe vehicle,ev en if you are only leav-
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Dr iving and parking
Th e KEY LESS GO button is located on the
da shbo ard betwe entheste ering co lumn
an d the centre console.
1 KEY LESS GO button
6 Depres sthe brake pe dal.
6 PressKEY LESS GO button 1once.
Th e eng ine st ar ts autom atically.
6 Pres sa nd hold KE YLES SGO button 1
un tilt he engine isrunning.
! Reverse gear may only be selec tedw hen
th ev ehic leis stationary, othe rwise theautomat-
ic transmis sion will be damaged. Donot dri veat
hi gh engine speeds until the eng ineh aswarmed
up. This will pro tect theengine. !
AMGve hicles :a tlow engine temperatures
(below 20° C),th e maximum engine speed is lim-
ited toprotec tth ee ngine .Avoid operating the
engine at full-t hrottle when cold, in order topro-
tect th e engine and avoid inconveniences.
i Thevehiclewi ll loc kitsel fce ntrally onc eyo u
ha ve pulled away. The loc king knobs in thedoors
drop down. You can open thedoors from the in-
side at any time.
Yo u can alsosw itch offth eau tomati cdoo r lock
(= page 208).
6 Depress the brake pedaland holdit
do wn.
6 Push th ese lect or lever down Dor up R
be yon dthe pressure point.
i Wait forthe shift pro cess tocomplet ebe-
fore pulling away.
6 Release the brake pe dal.
6 Depress the ac celera tor pedal.
Th e electri cpa rking brake isreleased
au tom atically (
=pag e258).
Th e red ! indi ca torlamp in the in-
st rum entcl uster goe sout.
i Aftera coldstart ,th eau tomati ctran sm is-
sio nwi llsh iftat a high er eng inespeed. This helps
th ec ataly tic conv erterto reac hits opera ting
temp eraturemo requickly. 1
Toindicate arig ht turn
2 Toindicate aleft turn
6 Push the combin ation sw itch inthedi-
re ction of arrow 1or2 .
Th eco mb inat ion sw itch retur nsto its
origin alpos itio n au tom atical ly after
la rg e st eering mov ements.
i Briefly press theco mb inatio nswit chinthe
appropriate dire ction tosignal a minor change in
direc tion. The corresponding turn signal flas hes
th re etime s. Pu
llin gawayP8
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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
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Dr iving and parking
Ap plying the electri cpar king brak ema n-
ually
6 Press handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp inthein-
st ru me ntclus ter comes on.
i Onsteep slopes, turn thef ront whee lsto-
wa rds the kerb.
i Youcan apply thee lect ric parking brake
even when there is no key in the ignition lock.
Ap plying the electri cpa rkin gbra keau-
tomatically
Yo ur ve hicle’s electri cparki ngbrake is ap-
pl ied automa tically if HOL D (
=pa ge 311)
or Distron icPlus * (
=page 300) brings
you rveh icle to aha ltand at least one of
th ef ollo wing cond itio ns isfulfilled:
! The en gine issw itch ed off.
! The driver ’sdo or isop ened and the
seat belt is notinserted in the buckle.
! The bonn et isreleased.
! The bo otlid is op ened while the auto-
mat ic tr ansmissi onis in position R.
! Theve hicle is sta tiona ry for along
pe riod. The
red! indicator la mpin th einstru-
ment cluster com eson.
i Inadditio ntoth e el ectric parkin gbr ak e,
park position Pcan als obe engaged auto mati-
ca lly.
Em ergenc ybrak ingus ing th e elec tric
par king brake
In an emergency ,you can also brak eyour
ve hicle while it is in mo tion using theelec-
tri cpark ing br ake.
6 Pres sthe hand lefor the electri cpark-
in g br akewh iletheve hicle isin mo tion
( = page 258).
i Yourveh icle will be braked for as long as you
keep the elec tric parking brake handle press ed.
The long er you press theelec tric parking brake,
th em ore firmly thevehicle will be bra ked.
The red! indicator la mpin th einstru-
me ntclus ter flas he sdur ing the braki ng
pr oc edur e,the"R elea se parking br ak e"
message appear s inthemu lti-funct ion dis-
play an dyou wi llhe ar awa rning tone.
If yo uhave br ought yo urvehicle to a co m-
plete halt, th eele ctric parki ngbrake is
then applied. 6
Movetheau tomatic tr ansmi ssion se-
le ct or leve r to P. With the key
6
Turn the key to position 0in the igniti on
lo ck (
=page 229) an drem ove it.
Th eim mo biliser is ac tivated. With KEYLESS GO*
6
Pressthe KEY LESS GO button next to
the steerin gcolum n.
The engine is sw itch ed off an dallthe
lights in the ins trum ent clu ster go out.
The status oftheon-bo arde lect ro nics
corre spon ds to key po sition 1
( = page 229). Stopping the engine
G
Risk of acc ident Do
not remove the keyfrom the ig nition lock
until thev ehicle isstat iona ry.Th ereis no
po we rassistance for the stee ring and the
br ak es when theen gine isnot running.
Yo uw illthen need to use considerab lymo re
forc etos teer and to bra ke.
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