2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE Owners Manual

388 Operation
Wi
nter driving
Ha ve your veh icle"winter pr oofed" ata
qualified specialist worksho p,e.g. a
Mercedes -Ben zS ervice Centre, atthe on-
set of wint er.This service include s th efo l-
lo wing:
! engine oi lcha nge,if the curre nt oi lha s
not been approved forwinter use
! thean tifreez e/ anti-corro sion concen-
tra tion wi llbe checked
! wash erflui dc oncentrate wil lbe added
to the winds cree nan dhea dlamp clean-
ing syst em*fluid
! the battery will bechecked
! aty re change
Us ewint ertyres attem peratu re sb elow
+7 °C and on snow or ice- cove red roads.
Only then can the maximu meffect of ABS
and ESP®
be ensured inwint ertoo.
Use winter tyr esof the sa me makeand
tr ead onallwheels tomain tain safe ha n-
dling characteris tics. Alw
aysobs erve thema ximu m permitt ed
speed specified forth ewint ertyres you
have fitted .If you fit winter tyres which
ha ve alo we rma ximu m pe rmitte d speed
th an that oftheveh icle,affix an approp ri-
ate warning sign showi ngthema ximum
permitt edspeed in the driver’s field of vi-
si on. Thisca nbe obt aine da ta qualified
specialist worksho p,e.g. at a
Merced es-Benz Service Cen tre.
In such circums tanc es,yo us hould also re-
str ict the maxim um speedof the vehicle to
the maximu mp ermi tted spee dfo r the wi n-
ter tyres using perm anent Speedtron ic1
(= page 311).
If you have fitted wi nter tyres:
6 Resta rtthetyr epressure monitor*
( = page 385). Wint
erdriving Win
tertyres G
Risk of accident You mu
strepla cewinter tyre swith atread
depth ofless than 4mm immedia tely.Th ey
ar eno lo nger suitab leforus ein winter. 1O
nly ava ilable for certain cou ntries G
Risk of accident If
you fit the spar ewheel* whe ndr ivin gwith
wi nter tyre s,plea se be aware that driving
stab ility will beimpa ired owing tounsta ble
corn ering charact eristics caused bythe
different ty res. You shou ldtherefo reada pt
your driving style an d drive ca refully.
Have the sparewheel* repl aced atthe near-
es tqu alified specialist workshopwhich
ha st he necessarys pecialis tkn ow ledg eand
to ols tocarry out the workrequire d.
Me rced es-Benz reco mmend sth at youu se
aM erce de s-Ben zSe rvice Centre forthis
purpo se.In pa rtic ular ,work relevant tosafe-
ty or on safety-relate dsyst emsmu stbe car-
ried outat aq ualifi ed spec iali stwo rksh op. 216_R
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389
Operation
Winter dr iving
Fo r sa fety reas ons ,Me rced es-B enz rec om-
me nds th atyouonl yuse snow cha ins
wh ich ha ve bee nspe cial ly approv edfor
Me rced es-Ben zve hicles.
If yo uar einte nding to fit sn owchains,
pl ea se bear thefo llowing points in min d:
! Snow chains cannot befitted on all
wh eel/tyre comb inat ions.
! Snow chains mu st not be fitted to
em ergen cyspare wheels ,e.g.
"M inispa re".
! Snow chains mu st onl ybe fitted to both
re ar wh eels. Comp lywith th ema nufac-
turer’s in stallatio ninst ructio ns.
! If snowchains are fit tedto th e fron twheels,
th er eis ar isk of the cha inscoming into conta ct
wi th th ebod ywork and axle comp onentswh en
th ev ehicle is inmoti on. Thi sma ydam aget he
ty re or theve hicl e.
Th e veh iclemayonly be driven at raised ve-
hicle rideheight ifsn ow chains arefitted
( = page 313).
You shoul dnot excee dth e maximum per-
mi ssible speed of50km /h. As soon as
yo uare back on snow-f reer oads, re move
the snow chains as soon aspossible. i
Youma ywi sh todeac tivateESP ®
wh en pull-
ing away with snow chai nsfitt ed (
=page 49).
The wheels are then able tospin under control
and genera tean increased propulsiv eforce
(cut ting ef fect).
Dri veparti cularly carefull yon slip pery
ro ads inwint er.Av oid sudd enaccelera-
tion, stee ring manoe uvresan dbr ak ing.
If the vehicle thre atens to skid or cannot
be stopped when moving at alow speed:
6 Movethe tra nsmi ssio n to position N.
6 Try to bring the vehicle un der co ntrol
us ing co rrective ste ering. Sn
ow chains Win
terdr iving G
Risk ofaccide nt Do no
tch an ge dow nfor additiona lengine
br ak ingon aslip per yro ad sur face . Th edr ive
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390 Operation
Driving tips
Yo
u wil lfi nd ba sicd riving tipsin the "Driv-
ing and parki ng" se ction (
=pag e256). On
long and steep downh illgradients ,es-
pecially if theve hicl eis lade n,youmu st se-
lect shift ran ge1,2 or 3in good time.
i Thisalso applies if you have activ ated cruise
co ntrol, Distroni c*orDistronic Plus* .
Th iswill us eth e brak ing effect ofthe
engine, so lessbrakingwill be required to
main tain the speed. Thisrelie vesth eload
on th ebrake systemandprevents the
brake sfrom ove rhea ting and we aring too
quickly. If yo une ed addit iona lb raking, de-
press the brake pedalrep eatedl yrather
tha ncontinu ously.
Do not park the vehicl e im mediat ely after
the brakes ha vebeen subjected to ahe avy
lo ad . Driv eon fora sh ortwh ileinste ad.Th e
airflo w willco olthe brakes more qui ckly. Th
ef ollo wing mayoccur if yo uhave driven
fo ra long time in heavy rain witho utbra k-
ing:
! Thebrakes respond with adel ay.
! You have to depress the brake ped al
mor efirm ly.
Yo um ust there fore ma inta in ag reater dis-
tance from the vehi cle in front. Driving ti
ps Coa
stingwi th the engine switched
of f G
Risk of acc ident Th
erei s no power assistance for th est ee r-
in gan d the serviceb rake when the engine is
not running.
St ee ring and br akingr equire s signi fica ntly
mo reeffo rt an dyou could lose contro lof the
ve hicle and cau sean acc iden t as are su lt.
Do not switch off the engine while the veh i-
cl ei sin mo tion. Braking
G
Risk of accident Do not chang
edown forad ditiona leng ine
br akin gon a slip pery road su rface. This
co uld ca use the drive wheel stol osetheir
gri pan dth e ve hiclec ouldskid. G
Risk of accident Nev
erdepress the br akepe dalcont inuous ly
while thev ehicle is in motion,e. g. by apply-
in g const antslight pedal pressu re.
Th isca uses the bra kesyst emtooverheat,
in cr ea sesth ebra king dist ance and can lead
to th ebr ak es failin g com pletely. G
Risk of accident Make su
rethat yo udo not endanger other
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391
Operation
Driving tips
Yo ush ould brak efirm lyafter driving on a
wet or snow-cove redroad surfa ce before
st opping th eengine, espec iallyifroad salts
ha ve been spread .Th iswillhe at thebra ke
di sc s, thereb ydr ying them morequickl y
an d prot ecting them againstcorros ion.
You shou ldoccas ional lytest the effective-
ne ss oftheb rake sifyou usually onlybrake
with moderation. Todo so, brake th eveh i-
cl e from high spee d. Thiswill impro vethe
grip of the brakes.
Fo r sa fety reas ons ,Me rced es-B enz rec om-
men dsthat you on lyhave brak epads /
li nings fitte dthat have be enapproved for
Me rced es-Ben zv ehicles. Brake pads /
li nings wh ich have not be en approved for
Me rced es-Benz cou ldaffect you rvehicle ’s
op erating safety. AMG
vehicles
Th ehigh -per forman cebrake syst em isde-
signe dfo rhi gh loads .Th isma ylea d to
noi sewhen brak ing. Thisis depe ndent on:
! speed
! brak ing po wer
! ambient cond ition s,e.g. tem perature
an dhumi dity Th
ewea ran d tea ron individual brake sys-
te m comp one nts, e.g. brake pads/lini ng s
or disc s,de pends on:
! the in dividual drivi ng style
! theop erating co nditio ns
No gene rally appli cablemi leag eca nthe re-
fo re be specif ied. Wear is acco rdingly high
if an ag gressi vedriving sty leisem ployed.
Wh ile the vehicle canbe fully controlled
at ace rtain spee d on dry roads, youmu st
reduce yo urspeed onwetor icy ro adsto
achie vethesa me road safety.
If ice ha sfo rm ed onthe ro adsurface
(e.g. from fogor freezing rain ),alight film
of water wil lrapidly develop on the ice
wh en youbra ke,w hich consider ab lyre-
du cest yre gri p.Dri vepartic ular ly ca ref ully
in such weathe rcond itions. If
wat erhas acc umulatedon a road surface
to ace rtai ndep th,the re isad angerof aq-
uaplani ngoccu rring even if youar e driving
sl owl yan d yo urtyres have suffic ie nt tre ad
depth.
Fo r th isreas on, do not dri vein tyr eruts
an d brake caref ully.
If you have to drive throu ghwater, please
be ar inmi nd that wh en theve hicle is
ra ised ,the still water dept hmu stnot ex-
ceed 25cm, andt hat youmu stdrive no
fast erthan walki ngpace.
! Notethat vehicles in fron tor oncom ing
ve hicles create waves. This maym eanth at the
maximum permit tedwa ter dept his exceeded.
You mustobserve thes e notes ,othe rwise dam-
age mayoc curto the engi ne,electrics or trans-
mi ssion. Tyre grip Drivi
ngonwetro ads Driving on
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392 Operation
Driving abroad
An
extens ive ne tworkof Me rcedes -Benz
Se rvice Centr es isalso atyou rdisposal
wh en yo uare tr avellin gabro ad.The appro-
priate works hop dir ector iesa reava ilab le
fr om anyMe rced es-Ben zSe rvice Ce ntre.
On ly lo w-octan efu el is av ailabl ein cert ain
cou ntries.
Yo uca nfind furth erinformat ion about fuel
gra deon (
=page 373).
If yo urjour ne y take syo uto coun tries
wh ere vehicl esaredri ven on theo pposite
side of the roa dto the country where the
ve hicle is reg iste re d, yo ur head lamp smust
be switched to symme trical dipp edbea m.
On comin gtra fficwi llbe dazz led les s.
i Have the headlam psswit ched tosym metri-
ca l dipped beam at a qualified speci alistwork-
shop, e.g. a Mercede s-Be nz Ser vice Centre. Driving ab
road Sym
metric al dip ped-bea mhead-
lamps G
Risk of accident Reme
mber to switch your head lampsback
to as ymm etrica ld ipped be amifyou visi t a
co un try in whic htraf fic dr ives onthes ame
si de of the roa dasint hecount ryin which
your vehicle wa sre gist ered .There is oth er-
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393
Operation
Servi ce
AS SYST PLUS ,th eAc tiveService Syste m,
tells yo uwh en the next servic eisdue.
Appro xima telyone month be fore thenext
se rvice isdue, oneof the fo llowing mes-
sa ge sw illa pp ear in themulti-func tio ndis-
pl ay while yo uare dri ving or whi lethe
ig ni tion is sw itche don:
"Next servic eA in .. days"
"Next servic eA in .. km"
"Service A due"
Th e letter following "Service" info rms the
workshop howlong is required for th eserv-
ice work to be carried out. The servic
eduedateis disp laye dindays or
kilo metres de pendi ngon the dista ncetra v-
el led.
Per iods wh enthe batter yis dis conn ected
fr om electrica lco nsumers are not reco rd-
ed by th eser vice indicator. You mu st
the refore subtr act the seperiods of di scon-
nection from the servi ce duedate yourself
to ens urethat you have the vehicle serv-
iced atthe correct tim e.
6 Press theL button.
If yo uha ve missed th eservice due date,
the following messag eswillap pe ar in the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay:
"Ser vice A due"
"Service A overdue by .. .days"
"Se rvice A overdue by .. km" A qualified specialist
worksho p,e.g. a
Mercedes -Ben zS ervice Centre, will reset
the servi ce indi cator wh enitca rries out
the necessary servic ework.
i Failure tohave the servi ceperform edbythe
specified dat emay invalidat ewarrant yand ex
gratia claims as well as entitlement toMo bilo-
Li fe ben efits.
i Youw ill find a menu over view on
(= page 275 ).
6 Make sure the key is in po sition 2in
the ignition lock .
6 Press (or& toselect the
"Se rvice" menu.
6 Press $or% to select"ASSYST
PLUS" .
6 Press #.
Th eservic edue da teappears in the dis-
play. Servi
ce Ac
tive Servi ceSystem
P54.32-3383-31 from
"A"
minor service
to
"H" major servi ce Cle
arin g the service indic ator Mis
sing the serv ice due date Callin
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394 Operation
Ca
re
Th eval ue ofyo ur ve hicle will be retained by
regul arand prope rca re. Th ebest way to
protect yo urveh icle from harm fulen viron-
me ntal in flue nces is towa shitan duse pro-
te ctive tre atme nts regul arly.
Mercedes -Ben zre co mm ends th atyou
tre atthe paintwork twi ceaye ar (e.g.in
sp ring and in autumn ).
i It is advis ableto useMe rcede s-Be nz care
prod ucts. They are designed specifi cally for
Me rced es-Benz veh icles and represe ntthe state
of thea rt.Me rcedes-Benz care produc tsare
available fr omany Merced es-Benz Service
Cent re.
Sc ratche s,co rrosi vedeposits, area sa f-
fect edbycorros ion and da magecaused by
neg lect or inadeq uate care cannot alwa ys
be comp letel yrep aired. Insu ch cases, vis it
aq ualified specialist worksho pimm ediate-
ly ,e.g. a Mercedes -Ben z Service Ce ntre.
Re pair dama gecaused byloos echi ppings
an d rem ovet he following immediate ly:
! Insect remains
! Bird droppings
! Tree resin !
Oils an dgre ase
! Fuel
! Tarst ains
! Donota ffix:
! unsuita ble stic kers
! films
! mag netic plat esor similar
to paint edsurfac es, ot herwise you could dam-
age the paint work. !
Do not park the vehicle im mediately for an
ex tended period aft ercleanin g,partic ularly af ter
cl eanin gth ew heels wit hwheelclean er.Wh eel
cl eaners may lead toincreas edcorrosion on
brak edis csand brake pads /linings. Generally
park theve hicle at opera ting temp erature after
cl eanin g. Au
tomat iccar wash
Yo uca nclea nth eve hicle in an automa tic
ca r wash from the very star t,bu t prefera bly
one wi thhigh -pre ss urewa sher jets.
Do not useabrus h-free autom atic car
wa sh that uses chem icalag en ts to wash
the vehicle.
If the veh icle is ver ydirty, prewash it be-
fo re you drive into the car wash.
! Make su retha t the windscreen wiper swit ch
is set toM (= page 253), ot herwise the rain
sensor could be ac tiva ted, for example, and trig-
ger in advertent wiper swe eps.Th isco uld res ult
in damag etothe vehicl e.
Af terusin gan autom atic ca r wash, wipe off
wax or othe rchemi calre sidu es from the
winds cree n. Thiswillprevent smearing. Care
G
Risk of poisoni ng Al
wa ysfollow the inst ructions forus ing the
care produ cts.
Alwa yskeep care products tightly closed
and ou tof thereach of children. H
Environ mental note Di
spose of emptycont aine rs,c lean ing
clot hsand pol ishi ng wads inan enviro nm en-
tall yre sponsible manner. Ca
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Operation
Care
! Make sure that thea utoma tic car wash is
su itab le for thesize of theve hicle. Fo ldinthe ex-
te rior mirrors before theve hicle is washed. The
ex terior mirrors could ot herwise be dam aged.
i After leav ing th eau toma ticcarw ashma ke
su re that the mirror sare folded out fully. Othe r-
wi se, they could vibrate. Hig
h-pr es sure cl eane rs
! Donot use high-pressure cleaners with
rou nd-spray jets to cl ean the ty res, as they could
damage them. Repla cedamaged tyres.
6 Observe the in form ation issued bythe
equi pmentm anufac turer re lating to
how much distance should bemai n-
ta ined betweenth eve hicle and the
noz zle of the hi gh-pre ssur e cleane r.
6 Move the high-pre ssure clea ne rnozzle
around when cl eaning your vehicle.
! When doing so, do notpoint it direct lyat
door joint s,air spring bellows, elec trical compo-
nent s,co nne ctor s, lamp sor seals. Cleanin
gthe wiper blades andth e ou
tside of the wind screen
Vehic lewith key
6 Turn the key to position 1in the ignition
lo ck.
6 Set the windscreen wipe rsto po sition
u onthe comb inat ion sw itch
( = page 253).
6 Turn the key to pos ition 0or remo veit
wh en thew iper arms are vertical .
Ve hicles with KEYLESS GO*
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Remove your foot from theb rake ped-
al.
6 Set the windscreen wipe rsto po sition
u onthe comb inat ion sw itch
( = page 253).
6 PresstheKEY LESS GO button repe at-
ed ly unt ilthe windscreen wi pers start.
6 PresstheKEY LESS GO button when
th ew iper arms are ver tica l. !
Only fold thewindscreen wipers away from
th e windscreen when vertical, ot herwise you will
damage the bonnet.
6 Fold th ewiper arms awa yfrom the
wi nd screen until yo ufeel them engage.
6 Clea nth ewinds cree na nd the wiper
blades.
6 Fold the windscreen wipe rs ba ckagain
be fore sw itching on the ignitio n. Cleanin
gthe windows
! Donot use dry clot hs,abrasiv eprodu cts,
so lvents or cleaning agent scontaining solvents
to cl ean th eins ide ofthe wind ow s.Do not touc h
th e in side of the rea r and side windows with ha rd
obj ects,e .g.ice scrapers or jewellery. Youco uld
ot he rw ise damage the windows. G
Risk of accide nt The vehicle is
brak ed when HOLDis activat-
ed . Therefo re,dea ctivat eHOLD before the
vehi cle is washed in anautomatic carwa sh. G
Risk of inj ury Be
fore cleaning thewind screen or wi per
bl ad es, sw itch the igniti onto0.The wind-
sc ree nw iper sma yotherwi semove an din-
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