2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE brake

257
Con
trols
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
0.61- 2221-31 Tur
nsigna ls
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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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Con
trols
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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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
trols
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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Con
trols
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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Con
trols
Aut omatic transmission
Drive program Cha st he following charac-
te rist ics:
! Comfo rtab leengi neand suspensi on
tuning.
! Theve hicle pulls away mo regently in
fo rward and reverse gears, ex cept
whe ndrivi ng atfullthrottle.
! Fuelme teri ngflexibility isincr ease d.
Th ispr ovides th eve hicl ewith improved
dr ivin gsta bility on slippery road surf ac-
es ,fo rex ample.
! Theau tom atic tr ansmission shifts up
so one r.Th is mean sthat the vehicle
dr ives at lowe r en gine speeds an d the
wh eels are less likely to spi n.
Drive program Sha s the following charac-
te rist ics:
! Sporty engi neand suspe nsiont uning.
! Theve hicle pulls away in first gear.
! Theau tom atic tr ansmission shifts up
la te r. Manu
aldrive prog ram
! Warm upthee ngine quickly. Do not make
use of the engine’ sfull outpu tuntil its normal op-
erating temp erature has been reac hed.
On lysh ift th eau toma tic tr ansm ission toRwhen
th e ve hicle is statio nary.
Wh ere possi ble, avoid allowin ga drive wheelto
spin when pulling away ona slipp ery sur face.
You can cha ngege ars yourse lfwith the
st eering whe elge arshi ftbuttons or the
st eering wh eel ge arsh ift paddles* the
man ualdrive prog ramM. Th eengine,
tr an sm issi onand suspen sion tuning is
then dynami c,as for drive program S.
Wh en the autom atic tr ansmission isin po-
si tion D,yo uca nsh ift up ordown thro ugh
th egear susing the stee ring wh eelgear-
shift bu ttons or thestee ring wh eelgea r-
shift padd les* (
=page 264). The gear
cu rrently selec ted and engaged is sh ownin
the multi-func tion display.
Ac tivating
6 Press program sele ctor button 1re-
pe atedly until th eletter Mfor manual
dr ive pr ogram M appea rsin the multi-
fu nc tio ndisplay. Upshifting
6 Pressthe button on the ri ght-hand side
of thest ee ring wh eel.
or
6 Pullon the right-hand paddle*.
Th eau tom atic tr ansm issi onshif tsup to
the ne xtgear.
Downshi fting
6 Pressthe butt onon the le ft-h an d side
of thest ee ring wh eel.
or
6 Pullon the le ft-h an d paddle*.
Th eau tom atic tran sm ission shi fts
down to the ne xtgear.
i Ifyo u brake thevehicle or come toaha lt
wi tho utshifti ng dow n,theau toma tic tran sm is-
sion shift sdown tothe gear that will allow the
ve hicle toaccelerat eor pull away again. G
Risk of accid ent Do
notch an ge dow nfor addition alengi ne
br akin gon a slip pe ry ro ad surface .Th iscould
ca use the drive wheels to lo setheir grip and
th ev ehic le co uld ski d. 216_
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On-board computer
P54.32-3963- 00Commands /basic menus Assist
ance*( =pa ge 284) Service (
=page 285) Set
ting s (=page 286) AMG
* (=page 287) Dista
ncedispl ay*for
Di stroni c* /
Distroni cPlu s* Call
upmessag es Dayti
medriving lights Ge
ardisp lay
En gine oi lte mp erature
Ve hicle elect ricalsyst emvolt-
age Di
stan ce warningsyst em* for
Distroni c* Tyre
pres sure Intelligent
Ligh tSy stem RA
CETIMER PRE
-SAFE ®
Brake for
Distroni cPlu s* AS
SYST PL US Speedtronic
Rever
sing came ra* En
gin eoil le vel* Add
itiona lsp eedom eter Ra
darse nsor syste m* 216_R
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