2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE wheel

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Con
trols
Memory function
To make parking ea sier ,you cans et the
po sition of the exterior mirro ron the front-
passen gersi de sothat yo ucan see the
re ar wheel on th epassenger-s ide as so on
as you en gage reverse gear.
You wi llfind info rm ation about act ivating
the park ing pos itio n on (
=page 240).
1 Mme morybutton
2 Adjus tment button
3 Tosele ctthe right-hand or le ft-ha ndex-
terior mirror 6
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary
an d the key is in po sition 2in theigni-
tion lock.
6 Pressbutton 3repea tedlyun til th eex-
terior mirror on the front-passenger
si de isselected.
6 Adjust the exter iormi rror by pressing
bu tton 2sothat the re arwh eel and
th eke rb are visi bl e in themi rror.
6 Pressme mo ry button 1.
6 Pressone of th earrows onadj ustm ent
bu tton 2within thre ese co nds.
Th e parki ngposition is stor edif the
mirror does not mov e.
i Ifthe mirror doe smove, repeat thestep s.
You cana djus tth e mirror again afte r storing the
settin g. St
orin gthe ext eriormirror parking
po sition*
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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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Con
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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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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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Con
trols
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
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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