2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE Owners Manual

260 Con
trols
Driving and parking
i It is possible toswit choff thee ngine while
th eve hicle is in mot ionby pressing and holding
th eKEY LESS GO button for approximat ely3 se c-
onds.
i Ifyou have swit ched off theen gine using the
KE YLES S GO but ton and have opened a door, the
automatic tran sm ission automatically switch es
to P.If yo u drive thevehicle through a car wash
wi th to wing equ ipment,you can switcho nth ei g-
ni tion usingtheKE YLES SGO button and shift the
au toma tic tran sm ission toNor ins ertth e key
in to the igniti onlock. 216_R
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Aut omatic transmission
Yo uwi ll fi nd info rm ationab ou tdri ving wi th
the autom atic tr ansmission inthe "Driving
an d parkin g"section (
=pa ge 256).
Th eau tom atic tran sm ission autom atica lly
adap ts to yourind ivid ua ldr iving st yle
thro ugh co ntinuo usshift po int ad justme nt.
Th issh ift po int adjus tment takes into ac-
count the cur rent op eratingand driving
condi tions. If the op erati ng or dri ving con-
dition schang e, the autom atic tr ansmis-
si on rea cts by adjusting the ge arshift
progra m. Th
eselector lever is loca ted on th erig ht-
ha nd side ofthestee ring column.
Gea rshift pattern
P Park po sition
R Rever segear
N Neut ral
D Drivepos ition
i The sel ector le veral ways returns toits ori g-
inal po sition . The cu rrent tr ansm issi on pos ition
P, R,N or Dappears in thetransmiss ionposit ion
display in thespeedometer display
( = page 263). En
gaging neutral N
6 Push thes elec torle ver upordown as
fa ra sthe first point of resist ance. Aut
omatic trans mission G
Risk of accide nt The
movem entof the peda lsmu st no tbe im-
pai redin any way. Do no tkeep any objects
in the driver ’s footwell .Ma kesure that th ere
is sufficie nt clearan cearoun dth epeda ls
when floormats or carpe ts areus ed.
Wh enparkin gyou rve hicle, al ways secure it
with theelectric parking br ak e.
Neve r leave childr en unsupe rvised in the ve-
hicle .Th ey cou ldmo vethege ar le ver and
the vehicle coul dro ll away on up hill or
do wnhill grad ients.
Do notch an ge dow nfor additiona lengi ne
br ak ingon a slip pe ry road surfac e. Th is
co uld cause thed rive wheels to lo setheir
gri pand thev ehic le co uld ski d. G
Risk offire Make su
re that the exhaustsystemd oes not
com einto contac twith easily ign itab lema-
te rial such as drygr ass or petrol .Th e ma te-
rial cou ldotherwise igni te and setpa rts of
the vehi cle alig ht. Selecto
rlever
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Au tomati ctra nsmi ssion En
gagin grev erse gea r R
6 Pus hth esele ctor lever up beyond the
fi rst point of res ista nc e. En
gagin gdriv epo sitio n D
6 Push thesele ctor lever down beyond
the firs t po int of resi stance. En
gaging park positio n P
6 Pressthe button on the selector lever
in thed irec tion of arrow P.
i Ifyo u depress thebrake pedal and push
th es elec torle ve r up or dow n,yo uwi llca nc elthe
park position.
If yo uwi sh to shift directly fr om thepar kposition
in to reve rse gear, depress the bra kepedal and
pu sh the select or leve ru pbe yond th efirs tpoin t
of resistanc e.
If yo uwi sh to shift directly fr om thepar kposition
in to the drive posi tion, depress thebrake pedal
and push the selec tor lev erdow nbeyond the
firs tpoint of resis tanc e.
! Ifthe engine spee d is too high, youc annot
sh ift the automatic tr ansm ission dire ctly from D
to Ror from Rto Dor direc tlyi nto P. The auto-
ma tic tran sm ission coul d otherwis e be dam-
aged. En
gagi ngpark posi tion Pauto matical ly
Pa rk po sition Pis engaged automatically if:
! you sw itchof fth e en gine using th ekey
an d rem oveit, or if you switchof fthe
eng ine usin gthe KEY LESS GO button*
and open th edr iver ’s door
! HOL D (=page 311) or Distronic Plus*
(= page 300) bri ngs you r vehicle to a
ha ltan da tle as t one of thefo llowi ng
co nd itions is fulfilled:
! The engine issw itch ed off.
! The driver’s door isopene dand the
se at belt is notinse rted inthebuck-
le.
In addition to park pos ition P,th eelec tric
parki ngbrake isalso engaged automati cal-
ly. The
autom atic tr ansm issi on shifts into in-
div idua lge arsau tom atical ly. Thi sautom at-
ic ge arshifting be haviour is determ ined by:
! the sele ctor leve r po sition D
( = page 261) with shift ra nges 6*,5 *,
4, 3, 2 and1(
= pa ge 266)
! the dr ive progra mselec ted
( S / C /M ) (
= page 269)
! the po sition of the accele rator pedal
( = page 267)
! the ro adspeed Ge
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Con
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Aut omatic transmission
Th ecu rrent tra nsmi ssionp ositio n and
th ed rive program ( S/ C /M )ap pear inthe
sp eedom eter display.
1 Tran smissi onpositio ndispl ay
2 Driv epr ogra m(S/ C /M)
Wh en the tra nsmi ssion is inposition D
( = page 266),yo uca ninflue nceth ege ar-
sh ifts made by the autom atic transmi ssio n
usin gth este ering wheel gea rshift buttons
by:
! cha nging ge aryou rself
! restric ting theshift ra nge !
Ifth e gearsh ift display hasf ailed, pull away
ca refully to check whetherth e des ired gear is
en gage d. It is bestto sele cttransmiss ion posi-
ti on Dand driv eprogram Sor C.Do not re strict
th esh iftr an ge. Ge
arshift disp lays
P54.32-3398-31 Tr
an smissi onpositions ì Pa
rking lock
Prevents the vehicle from roll-
ing away wh enparked. Only
select Pwh en the vehicle is
sta tiona ry.
If you switchof fthe en gine
using the key andrem ove it,
th eau tom atic tran sm ission
shif tsautom atica llyt o park po-
sition P.
If you switchof fthe en gine us-
ing the KEYLESS GO button*
an do penthe driver’s do or,th e
au tom atic tran sm ission shi fts
au tom atically to park po sition
P . í Rev
erse gear
On lyshi ftthe autom atic tra ns-
missio nto Rwh en the vehicle
is statio nary. ë Ne
utral
No power is trans mitted from
the engine to th edr ive wh eels.
Re leasing the brakes willal low
yo uto mo ve the ve hiclef reely,
e. g. to push it ortowit
( = page 499).
Do not shift the autom atic
tr an smi ssio nto Nwh iletheve-
hi cle is inmo tion .Th e auto mat-
ic tran smi ssio ncould
oth erwise bedama ged.
If ESP ®
ha s been de activated
or hasma lfun ctione d: only
mo ve the autom atic tran smis-
si on toNifthe vehicle is in
da ng er ofskid ding ,e. g. on icy
ro ads. ê Dri
ve
Th eau tom atic tr ansmission
chang esgear au tomat ical ly.
Al lfive for wardgear sare
avai lable. Vehicles with 7G-
TRONIC: al lse ven forward
gears are availa ble. 216_R
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Au tomati ctra nsmi ssion
Yo u can rest rict or extend the shi ftrange
using th est eeri ngwheel gearsh ift bu ttons
or the steerin gwh eelgearsh ift pa ddles
(AM Gve hicl esonl y). Yo uca ncha ngegear
yo urse lf usin g thesteeri ngwheel ge arshift
buttons or steering wh eelge arsh ift pad-
dles inthema nual drive program.
i When in manual dri veprogram M,th efu ll
fu nc tionali tyof the steering wheel gearshif tbut-
to ns is not available until theve hicl eha sreac hed
its normal opera ting temp erature. St
ee ring wheel gea rshift buttons
1 Left-h an d button: restr icts the shift
range or shifts down (in ma nual drive
pr og ram M)
2 Right-h andbutton :extends the shi ft
range or shifts up(inman ualdrive pr o-
gram M) Steeri
ngwheelg earshif tpaddl es(AMG ve-
hi cles onl y)
1 Left-h an d paddle: restric tsthes hift
range or shifts down (in manual dr ive
program M)
2 Right-h andp addle: exten ds the shift
range or shifts up (in manualdrive pro-
gram M) Steering
wheel gear shift button s/
st eering wheel gea rshift pa ddle s*
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Aut omatic transmission Extendi
ngthe shift rang e/ ups hifting
St eerin gwhee lgearshift buttons
6 Press button 2 on the right-hand side
of the stee ring wh eel.
The shift range (
=page 266) is exte nd-
ed .If yo uar e driving inman ual drive
pr og ram M, th eau tom atic tran sm is-
si on shi fts up to th enextg ear.
i Ifth ema ximum engine speed forthe shift
range is reac hed and you continue toacce lerat e,
th ea utom atic tran sm ission shifts up ,even ifthe
sh ift range is restric ted. Th e eng inec ould over-
re v.
St eerin gwhee lgearshift paddles
6 Pull on right- hand paddle 2.
The shift range (
=page 266) is exte nd-
ed .If yo uar e driving inman ual drive
pr og ram M, th eau tom atic tran sm is-
si on shi fts up to th enextg ear.
If yo uhav esele cted the AM Gme nuin
the on-board compu ter(
= page 287),
the upshi ftins truct ion"up" issh own in
the instr ument cluster. !
Inthe manual gearshift progra m, the auto-
ma tic transm ission does notshift up on its own
even atthema xim um permissibl espeed for the
res pective ge ar. Whenthe engin espeed lim itis
reach ed,the fuel supply is int errupted toavoid
overrevv ingthe engine. Make abs olut elyce rtain
th at the engine speed does not clim bto the red
are ainth ere v co unter.Ifth is oc curs, the engine
could be damaged.
Re stricting thes hift ra nge/ downshifting
i
If you press left button 2when the engine
sp ee disto ohigh ,th eau toma tic tr ansm ission
will notshift down. The engine could ov errev.
i Whentheau toma tic tran sm ission isin pos i-
ti on P,Nor Ryo uc annot change gear using the
steering wheel gears hift but tons. Steeri
ngwheel gearshiftbu ttons
6 Pressbutton 1onthe le ft-h an d side of
the steerin gwheel.
The shiftra ng e (
=page 266) is restr ict-
ed . If yo uare dri vinginman ual dr ive
program M, the autom atic tra nsmi s-
si on shifts down tothe next ge ar.
Steerin gwheel gearshift paddl es
6 Pullon le ft-h an dpaddle 1.
The shiftr an ge (= page 266) isrestric ted.
If you are dri ving in manualdrive program
M , th eautom atic tra nsmi ssionsh ifts down
to the next ge ar.
i If manual drive pr ogram Mhasbeen select-
ed and you stop the engine, theau tomatic trans-
mission will swi tch toan automatic drive
program. If automatic dr ive program Sor Chas
bee nse lect ed , th eau toma tic tr ansm ission will
re ma in in there spec tive drive pro gram even if
th e engine is res tarted. G
Risk of accid ent Do
notch an ge dow nfor addition alengi ne
br ak ingon aslip pe ryroad surface .Th is could
ca use thed rive wheels to lo setheir grip and
th eveh icle cou ldskid. 216_R
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Au tomati ctra nsmi ssion Shift ran
ges
Wh en the tra nsmi ssioni sin po sition D,
it is pos sible to restrict or extend the shift
range for the autom atic tr ansmission. Sele
ctingthe most ef fect ive shift range
Steering wheelgearsh ift buttons
6 Press and hold the button on the left of
the steering whe elun tilashi ftrange
ap pears in the display.
Th eau tom atic tran sm ission wil lsh ift to
a ra ng ewh icha llows ideal acce ler ation
an d deceleration. To dothis,the auto-
ma tic tra nsmi ssion wi llsh ift down one
or more gears. Steeri
ngwheel gearshift paddl es
6 Pullon theleft -han dpadd le until a shift
range appears in them ulti-f un ctiondis-
play.
The autom atic tran smissi on willshi ftto
a ra ngew hich allo ws ideal ac celera tion
an ddeceler ation. To do thi s,the auto-
ma tict rans mi ssio n wi ll sh ift down one
or more gears. De
restrict ingthe shiftra nge
Steeri ngwheel gearshift but tons
6 Press and hold the button on the ri ght
of the steerin gwh eel until the digit for
the gear disa pp ears fro mthe multi-
fu nc tion display.
The autom atic tran sm ission shi fts from
the current sh ift range directly toD.
Steeri ngwheel gearshift paddl es
6 Pullon therig ht-han d paddle unt ilthe
digit for the ge ardisa pp ears from the
mult i-fu nc tion display.
The autom atic tran sm ission shi fts from
the current sh ift range directly toD. ï Vehicle
swith 7G-TRO NIC*:
Th eau tom atic tran smissi on
sh ifts onl yas far as sixth gear. î Vehicle
swith 7G-TRO NIC*:
Th eau tom atic tran smissi on
sh ifts onl yas faras fift hge ar. é Th
eau tom atic tran smissi on
sh ifts onl yas faras four th ge ar. è Th
eau tom atic tran smissi on
sh ifts only asfar as th ird ge ar.
The braking effec tof the en-
gi ne canb eut ilised in this po si-
tion. ç Th
eau tom atic tra nsmi ssion
sh ifts only as far as seco nd
gear.
For brak ing on downh illgra di-
ents and for driving:
! onstee p mou ntain ro ads
! inmo untain ous terrain
! inardu ousco nd itio ns æ The
autom atic tra nsmi ssion
work sonly in firs t ge ar.
Fo rbrakin gon extremely steep
do wnh illgradie ntsan dlong
do wnh illstre tches. 216_R
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Aut omatic transmission Acce
lerator pe dalposi tion
You rstyle of driving influe nce show the au-
tom atic tr ansmission shifts ge ar:
! little throttle:
Th eau tom atic tr ansmission shifts up
early.
! more throttle:
Th eau tom atic tr ansmission shifts up
la te r. Kickdo
wn
Use kick down for max imum accele ration.
6 Depress theac ce ler ator pedal beyo nd
th epressure point.
Th e tra nsmi ssion shifts to alo wer gear
de pe nd ing onthe en gine speed.
6 Once thedesired speed hasb een
re ac he d, ease of fthe acce lerator ped-
al.
Th eau tom atic tr ansm issi on shi fts back
up. Sto
pping
If yo u are onlysto pping briefly:
6 Stay in drive pos itio n D.
6 Activ ateHOL D(=pa ge 312).
or
6 Prev ent the vehicle from rolling away
by applying th eele ctric parki ngbrak e. Man
oeuvring
If yo uar emanoe uvring ina tight space:
6 Contr olthe road speed by brak ing
car efully.
6 Depress the ac celera tor pedal caref ul-
ly .De pre sstheac cele rato rsmo othly.
i For fast manoe uvring (e.g. toroc kfree in
snow and slush), you cans hift bet ween Dand R
at low speeds by pus hing the selec tor le ver up or
dow nbe yond thefirs tpoi ntofresist ance. Hill
star tassist
Hi llsta rtassist helps yo uwh en pulli ng
aw ayon anuphillgra dien t,bo thinDand in
R .
Whe npu lling away on a grad ient, your ve-
hicl e is held forap prox im ately one seco nd
af ter youha ve re moved your foot from the brake ped
al.Th isallows you enough time
to mov e yourfoot from the br akepe dal
to the accele rator peda land to pull away
without the vehicle im mediat ely rolling
awa y.
6 Remov eyourfoot from th ebrake pedal
an dca refully depre ssthe acce lera tor
pedal.
Hil lsta rtas sist will not func tion if:
! you are pulling away on aleve lro ad
su rfac eor downh ill
! the autom atic tr ansmission isin the N
pos ition
! theve hicle is secured with the elec tric
parki ngbrake
! ESP ®
is malfun ctioning Driving ti
ps G
Risk of acc ident Never
leavethe vehic lewhen it isheld byhill
start assist. After approximat elyon esec-
ond, theh illp ull-away aid will nolonger
br ak ey our vehicle andit co uld rollaw ay. 216_R
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