2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE Owners Manual

396 Operation
Ca
re i
Sunscr eenfoil re trofit tedto the inside of the
windows could int erfere wit hradioor mobile
phone rec eption, espec ially if these foil sare con-
duc tive or metallically coated. Information
abou tsuns cree nfo ilca n be obtained fro many
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre. Cleanin
gthe headlam ps
6 Clea nthe headlamp lens es with a
da mp cloth.
! Onlyus e was herfluid whic his suitable
for plas tic lense s.Unsuitable was herfluid could
damag ethe plas tic le ns es ofthehe adlamps.
Therefore ,do not use dry clot hs ,abrasive prod-
uc ts, solvents or cleaning agent sco ntaining
solven ts.Y ou could oth erwise scrat chor da m-
age the sur face ofthe lenses. Pla
stic trim
! Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hsand do
no tscrub .Yo u will ot herwise scrat ch or damage
th e surfaces. Light
soiling
Wi pe pl astic part swi th ada mp ,lin t-free
cloth (e.g.a mi crofibre cloth). As a cl ean-
in g agen t,use asmall amoun toffo ami ng
gre aseso lvent (e.g. washing up liquid) di-
luted inwater.
Th esurface may have adiff erent shade af-
te rc lean ing. The norma lsh ade wi llre turn
if you waitfo r th esurface to dry.
He avy soiling
Wi pe pl astic part swi th ada mp ,lin t-free
cloth (e.g.a mi crofibre cloth). Us easo l-
vent-fre ean dn on-ca ustic clea ning agen t.
Mercede s-Be nz re comm ends th atyouus e
a Me rced es-B enz pro duct.
Th esurface may have adiff erent shade af-
te rc lean ing. The norma lsh ade wi llre turn
if you waitfo r th esurface to dry. Distronic
*or Dis troni cPl us*
1 Distroni c/Distronic Pl uscover
2 Add itional sensor sfor Di stronic Pl us
6 Turn the key to position0 in theignition
lo ck.
6 Cleancover 1in the radiato rgrille
with water, shampoo and a softcloth.
6 Clean the part ofthebu mper near the
se nsors 2. Driving
systems
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Operation
Care
! Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hs and do
not sc rub. You will ot herwise sc ratcho r damage
th eDi stronic or Distronic Plus cover.
6 Res tart your vehic leafter ithas been
clea ned. Parktro
nic*
Th e se nsor sare lo cated inthe fr onta nd
re ar bum pers.
1 Parktroni cse nsors inthe front bump er
6 Clea nthe se nsorsin the bu mperwith
water, carsh amp ooandaso ftcloth. !
Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hsand do
no tscrub .Yo u will ot herwise scrat ch or damage
th es ensors. If you use a hi gh-pressure cleaner
or steam clea ne rto clean thesensors ,obs erve
th ei nformation issued by the equip mentma nu-
fa ctu rer rela ting to ho wmu chdis tanc es houldbe
ma intai nedb etwe en the veh icle an dth e nozzle
of thehigh-pressure clea ne r or steam cleaner. Pa
rk Assist* and Parkin gGuidanc e*
Th es ensors are in tegratedi nthe fr onta nd
rear bump ersan dar enot vi sible from the
outs ide.
1 Sensors
6 Clea n the sensor area on the fron tan d
rear bumper with water ,car shamp oo
and asof tcloth.
! Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hsand do
no tscrub .You will ot herwise scrat ch or damage
th e surface.
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398 Operation
Ca
re Reversing camer
a*
1 Came ra lens
6 Clea n camera lens 1 with cl ean water
and asof tcloth.
! Donot clea nth ec am era le nsorthear ea
around the camera using:
! ahigh -pres sure cleaner
! a dry clot hand firm pressure
! aggressive cleaning agen ts
You could ot herwise damage the camera. Nigh
tVi ew Assi st*
! Donotat temp tto cl eanth ele ns ofthe Nigh t
View Assist camera. If theca me ralens is dir ty,
vi si ta qualified spe cialist workshop, e.g .a
Me rced es-B enzSe rvice Centre.
1 Came racover grip re cesses
6 Fold th eca mera cover down by grip re-
cesses 1. 2
Came ra
6 Clean thewind screenin fr ont of cam-
era lens 2 with clea n wa ter and a soft
cloth.
! If youareusing a window cleaner, do not
sp ray it on tothelens oftheNi gh t Vi ew Ass ist
ca me ra.
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399
Practical advice
Where will I find...? . . . . . . . . . . 400
Disp laymessag es. . . . . . . . . . . 404
Tro ublesh ootin g. . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Locking /unloc king in an
emergenc y.. .... . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Changing theba tteries . . . . . . . 474
Changin gth ebu lbs. . . . . . . . . . 476
Repla cing the wiper blade s. . . 481
Flat tyre . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Bat teries . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 493
Ju mp -starting . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 497
Tow ing . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 499
Fu ses. . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 502 216_
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400 Practical advice
Wh
ere wil lI fin d...?
The warnin g tri angle is se cured onthe in-
si de of the boot lid.
1 Warn ing tri angle
2 Latch
6 Turn latch 2in the directi onof th ear-
row and remove warni ngtrian gle 1. Setting up the
warningt rian gle
1 Stand
2 Side ref lect ors
3 Press- stud
6 Foldstand 1out sideway san d down.
6 Foldside ref lect ors 2upwa rds to fo rm
at rian gle andlock the mat the top us-
ing press- stud 3.
i Observet he legal requir ement sin all coun-
tr ie sco ncerne d. i
Check th e exp iry dat esofthefirs t-aid kit
co ntent sann ually, and replac ethemif neces-
sary.
! Make sur eth at thest ow agec ompart mentis
cl osed while theve hicle is in motio n.
Th e firs t-ai dk itis in the stowa gecompar t-
me nt und erthe front-passenger se at.
1 Handle
2 Cover Opening the
stowage comp artment
6 Pull ha ndle1 upw ards.
6 Pull cover 2forwards inthedire ction
of the arrow.
6 Rem ove the firs t-a idkit from the stow-
age comp artm ent. Wh
ere will I find...? Wa
rning trian gle
P58.00-2076-31 P58
.00-2069-31 First-a
idkit
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Practical advice
Wh ere will I fin d...?
i Havethe fire ext inguisher refilled aft er each
use and checked ev ery one or twoy ears .Ot he r-
wi se, it may fail in an emergency. Observe thel e-
gal requiremen tsin all count ries concerned.
! Makesure tha tthe stowage compart ment is
cl ose dwhile the vehicle is in motion.
Th efire extingu ishe ris located inthe stow-
ag eco mpar tment under thed river’s seat.
1 Hand le
2 Cover
6 Pullha nd le1 upwards.
6 Pullcove r2 forw ards in the dir ection
of the arrow.
6 Rem ovethefire ext ingu ishe rfr om the
stowag ecompar tment. Th
evehicl etoo lkit is un derthe inne rfloor
in the boot.
i Whenusingth eja ck ,you sh ouldalsoo b-
se rveth e safety notesin the" Flat tyre " se ction
(= page 483). 6
Lift upthe front part of th einne rfloor
an d hook the ret aine rinto the top of
the boot frame.
6 Remo vethe vehicle tool kit an dthe ac-
cess ories.
! Itis not pos sible to ho okthe boot floor onto
th e boo tframe in vehicles with a TIREF ITkitor a
co olbox*.
! Do not close the boo tlid ifth e ret ainer is
ho oked into theboot fram e. Vehi
cles with TIREFIT kit
1 Elec tric air pump
2 Folding wh eel ch ock
3 Jack
4 TIREFIT kit
5 Vehi cle too lkit Fire ext
inguis her*
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tool kit G
Risk ofinju ry If
yo ur veh icle ha s bee nra ised andis bei ng
he ldonl yby thejack and yo uarework ing
ne xtto or underneath the vehicle, there is a
risk ofthe jack tipping ov erandth eve hic le
slip ping off. The vehic leslidin gof fthe jack
cou ldcause serious injuri es.
For safety reas ons,put the vehicle on
stand sifyou in tend to work unde r it or if you
intend tokee pit rais edfor a long time. The
ja ck isde sign ed onlyto raise the vehic lefor
a short while whenawheel is changed.
Onl yusethe jack on sol idan d eve nground.
Secu re thevehic le’s wh eelswith chocks so
that itca nnot mo veor slip of fthe jack. Oth-
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402 Practical advice
Wh
ere wil lI fin d...?
Vehi cles with "M inispa re"emergen cy sp
are wheel
1 Eme rgen cyspare wheel
2 Fast ening
3 Vehi cle to ol kit, jack ,fo lding wh eel
chock
Remo ving the "Minis pare" emer gency
sp arewhee l*
6 Turn fast ening 2anti-cl oc kw ise.
6 Remo veem ergen cyspare wheel 1. Ve
hicles with sparewh eel*
1 Spare wheel
2 Fast ening
3 Vehicle tool kit, jack, folding wheel
chock
Remo ving the spare wheel*
6 Turn fast ening 2anti-cl oc kw ise.
6 Remov espar ewheel 1. Setting
upthe folding wheelchock
Th e fold ingwh eel cho ckpre vent sth eve hi-
cle from rollin gaw ay,e.g. whencha nging a
whe el.
1 Tofold th epla tesup wa rds
2 Tofold th elowe rpla teout
3 Toinser tthe pl ate
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6 Foldbo th plat es1 upwards.
6 Foldlower plate 2out.
6 Insert the lugs of the low erplate com-
pl et ely into the ope nings of ba se
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