2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE Owners Manual

20 At a
glance
Overhead control pan el Over
head contro l pa nel
P82.00-2436-31 Fun
ction Page
1 Sp
ect acles compar tment 355
2 Sw
itch es theleft -hand
reading lamp on or off 252
3 Switc
hesthe rear interior
lig hting on oroff 252
4 Switc
hesthe front interior
lig hting on oroff 252
5 Opens
andclos es the
sl idin g/tiltin g su nroof 349
6 Controls th
eau tom atic
interior lighting 252
7 Swi
tche sthe right-hand
reading lamp on or off 252
8 Rear
-vie w mi rror 240
9 Tra
nsmi tter buttons for
th egara gedoor op ener* 367216_R
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At a glan
ce
Door control pan elDo
orcontrol panel
P72.10-3309-31 Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 Ope
nsthedoor 227
2 Unlocks the car 227
3 Stores
settings for the
seat, exterior mirrors and
steerin gwh eel
Swi tche sto front-
passenger seat 242
234
4 Sets the
seat heatingan d
seat ventilation* 233
233
5 Adjusts the exte
rior
mi rrors 239
6 Op
ensa nd clos es the side
windows 254 Fun
ction Page
7 Bo
otlid remo teunlock ing
feat ure
Bo ot lid remot eope ning
sw itch *f or op eningan d
cl os ing th eboot lid 347
8 Di
sa bles the controls in
the re arcom partm ent 45
9 Lo
cks the car 227
a Adju
ststh e seat
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22 At a
glance
Stowage compartments Stowage
comp artments
P68.00-4341-31216_R
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At a glan
ce
St owa gecompa rtments Fu
nction Pa
ge 1 Gl
ove compar tment 355
2 St
owa ge co mpartme nt
und erthe front-passenger
se at
First- aid kit 400
3 Fr
ont-p assenger door
st owage compar tment 4 St
owa ge co mpartme nts
un der the centre armr est 356
5 Cup
holder in the rear seat
armr est 359
6 St
owa ge co mpartme nt
und er th erear se atarmr est
St owa ge co mpartme nt
between therear seats 357
357
7 Stowag
ebox in the rear 358 Fun
ction Page
8 Side
stowa ge
co mp artm ent in the boot
Retaine rfo r the Owner’s
Manua lwallet 360
9 St
orag ewe llbe neath the
boot floor 359
a Side
stowa ge
co mp artm ent in the boot b Dr
iver ’sdo or stowage
comp artm ent c St
owage compar tment
und erthe driv er’s se at
Fi re exti nguish er* 400
d St
owage compar tment in
the centre console
Cup holder* 356
358 Fun
ction Page
e St
owage compar tmentin
the centre console
12 Vso ck et
Ashtr ay/c igarette lighter* 356
362
361
f Luggage net in the
front-
passenger footwell g Ca
rd ho lder on thesun
vi sor 361
h Spectac
lescompar tment
in the overhea dco ntro l
pa nel 355
j Ca
rd ho lder on thesun
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Safety
Occu pantsafety . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Dr iving safety system s.. . . . . . . .46
Anti- theft system s.. . . . . . . . . . . .54 216_R
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26 Safety
Oc
cupant safety
Th isse ction wi llfami liarise youwi th the
mo stimpo rta ntfeatu resof th erestraint
syste msin your vehicle. In the ev entof an
ac cide nt, your vehicle may collide with an-
othe robjec t,e. g. an othe rveh icle .Th ismay
cause your vehicle to accele rate or decel-
erate extre mely qui ckly. Dur ing this accel-
er ation or dece leration, thevehicle
oc cupants will bepropelled in th eopposite
directi onto th eforce of the impa ct.Th is
me ans th atthe vehicl eoc cu pa nts risk be-
in gi njur edon th evehicl einterior or on
parts of the ve hicle. The purpos eof com-
plement aryrestraint syste ms, i.e. princ i-
pally the seat belts supp leme nted bybelt
te ns ioners, beltfo rce limi ters andairbags
wh ere necessary ,is to minimi se this ri skof
inj ury. Ho wever, seatbelts andai rb ag s are
ge ne rally unableto prevent inju ries caused
by obje ctspenet rating the vehicle from the
ou tside. Th
em ostimp orta ntres trai nt syste ms are:
! Seat belts
! Rest raintsys tems forch ildr en ,asth ey
ar e the mosteffe cti ve mean s to res tric t
occ upant mov ementin the even t ofan
accident
Add itional prote ction is provi dedby:
! SRSs ystem (Sup plementa lRe straint
Sy stem) consis ting of:
! Belttens ione rs
! Belt forc e limit ers
! Airbags
! PRE -SAFE ®
(p reventive occupant safe-
ty)
i Airbags increas eth e protec tion of ve hicle
oc cupan tswearing a seat belt.How ever,airba gs
are only an addit iona lres trai nt syste mwhich
co mp leme nts, but does not replace, the seat
belt. Allve hicle oc cupant smust wear their seat
be ltco rrec tly at all time s,even ifth e ve hicle is
equipped with airbags .This is because on the
one hand, airbag sarenotdeployed in all types of
accid ent,as in some situ ations airbag dep loy-
me nt would not increase the protec tion afforded
to vehicle oc cupant s,provided they are wearing
the sea tbelts correc tly. On
the ot herh and, ai rbag deploym entonly pro-
vi des increased protec tion if theseat belt is worn
co rrec tly, bec ause:
! the seat bel thelps tokeep the veh icleoccu-
pan tinth eb est positio ninrelation to theair-
bag
! for example, in a head-on collision, these at
belt canto alarge ex tent preve ntthe oc cu-
pant from being propelled towa rds the force
of the impac t,and isthus be tter sui tedto
prevent inj ury
Th us, in acc ident sit uations where an airbag is
deployed, it only provide saddit iona l protec tion
to that prov ided bythe sea tbel t if th e seatbel t
is worn correc tly. Oc
cupant safety Restra
intsyst ems 216_R
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Safety
Oc cupa nt safety
The most im portan tre strain tsys tems in
the vehicle arethe se atbe lts an d the ch ild
re strain tsystems .In theev en tof aco lli-
si on, they arethe mosteffect ive mean sof
re straini ngthemovemen tof vehicle occ u-
pantst owards the impact forceand thus
redu cing the dange rofthem hitting parts
of theve hicle inte rior. G
Risk of inju ry Modi
fica tions toor work performed incor-
rectly on restrain t syst ems (se atbelts, an-
ch orag es,be ltte ns ioners, beltforce limi ters
or airb ags)or their wi ring, as we ll as work on
other networked elec troni csyste ms,ma y
pre vent th ere strain t syste msfrom wor king
cor rectly. Ai rbag san d bel t tensioner scould
fa il, e. g.in the eventof an accid entin whi ch
the deceleration forces are suf fici en tto trig-
ge rthe syst ems, or th eycou ldbe trig gered
unintentional ly. Ne vercar ry ou t any mo difi-
cat ions on there straint syste ms.Ne ver
tamp erwith electroni c components and
their softwar e. G
Risk of inju ry Ai
rb ag s pr ovidea ddi tion alprotect ion, but
ar en ot,ho we ver,asu bs titut efor thes eat
be lts. To reduce therisk of serious or fata l
injur ies, ma kesure that all occu pa nts –in
par ticu lar, pregnant women – wear their
se at beltco rrec tlya talltime san dhav e
adop teda normal sittin gposition ,an dthat
their seat backrest ispo sitione das close to
the vertic al aspossi ble. Seat belts
G
Risk ofinju ry A
seat beltwh ich isnot worn, which isworn
incor rectly,or whic h has not been engaged
in theseat belt buckl ecorr ectly, cann otper-
fo rm it sinte nded pr otec tive fun ction. Un der
certain circ um stanc esthis co uldev en cause
se vere or fat alinju ries .M akesu re that all
ve hicle occupants –inp articul ar, pregna nt
women – wear their seat beltcor rectly at all
ti me s.
You mustmake sure that the be lt:
! is rout edas low as possi blea cros syo ur
pe lvic area , i.e. acr ossyourhip joints
and no tacros syou rab do men
! fitsclose ly
! isnot twis ted !
is routed ac ross the midd leof your
shou lder
! isnot routed across you rne ck orunder
you rarm
! fits close lyacross you rpel vica rea, by
pu lling upwar dson thes hould ersection
of thebelt
Do notsecu re an y objects with a seat belt if
th e sea tbe ltis be ing used by on eofth ev e-
hicl e’s occupants.
Av oid we aring bulky clo thing,e.g. a wint er
coa t.
Do not route the beltstra pacro sssharp-
ed gedor fragile object s, es pe ciall yif these
ar eon or inyou rcl ot hing ,e.g. spectacles,
pens, keys, etc. The seat be ltst ra p could be
da maged and you co uld be injur ed.
On ly one person should useea ch seat belt
at anyon etime.
On noaccount shou ldchildren trav el in the
ve hicle while sittin gon thel ap of another oc-
cup ant.Itwo uld no tbe poss ibleto res train
th e ch ild, an dth e ch ild an d ot herve hicle oc-
cupa nts could be inju re dseriously in the
event ofabrupt braki ng oreven fatall yinthe
event ofan ac cident. ==216_R
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