2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE Owners Manual

484 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
Yo u can use th eTIREF ITkit to se alsm all
punctures, parti cularly thos einth etyre
trea d.
Yo uca nuse TIREF IT at outside tem pera-
tu res above–2 0°C . 6
Do not remov eany for eign bod ies
which have penetr ated the tyre, e.g.
scre ws or na ils.
6 Rem ove the TIREF ITfiller bottle, the
accompany ing"m ax. 80 km/h"st icker
an d the electri cairpu mp fr omthe
st owag ewe llin thebo ot floor
( = page 401).
1 Sticker ,driver's fiel d of visi on
2 Sticke r, wheel
6 Stick part 1of th esti cker with inthe
driver 'sfield of vision.
6 Put part 2ofthes tick er aside forla ter
use. i
If sealant leaks out ,allow it todry. Itca n
th en be remov edlike a layer of film.
i If sealan tco me sin to co ntac twi th your
cl ot hing, have it professionall ycleaned wi th
perc hloro ethy lene assoon aspossible. Us
ing the TIRE FITkit G
Risk of acc ident In the fo
llow ingsituatio ns,y ou rsa fet yis at
pa rtic ular risk and TIR EFITisun able topro-
vi de bre akdo wn assistanc e:
! ifthere arecuts or pun ctures inthe tyre
greater th an4m m
! ifthe wheel rim isdamaged
! ifyo uha ve driven at very low tyre pre s-
sures or onaflat tyre
Do not dr ivea nyfurthe r.Con sultaq ualifi ed
sp ecialist wor ksho pwhich hasth ene ces-
sary spe cial istk nowled ge and too lsto car ry
ou tthe wo rk required .Merce de s-Be nz rec-
om mendsthat youuse a Mercede s-Be nz
Se rvice Centre forthis purpose .In particu-
lar, wor krelev ant to saf etyo ron safety-re-
lated syste ms mustbe carried ou tat a
qu alified specialist wor ksho p. P4
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Risk of inju ry TIREFIT mus
tnotcome into contac twith
yo ur skin,eyes or clot hing.
! IfTIRE FIT com esinto con tact with your
eyes or skin,immedi atelyrinse thor-
ou ghly with clea nw ater.
! Chang eout of cloth ingw hich has been
in contact with TI REFITim me diately.
! Ifan all ergic react iono ccurs, consu lt a
doc tor im medi ately.
Ke ep TIRE FITaway from child ren.
! IfTIRE FIT is swa llow ed,im me diately
ri ns em outh out th oroughly with water
an d dr ink plent yof water.
! Donot indu ce vomiting . Consult a doc-
to r im mediately.
! Do not inha leTIREF ITfumes . 216_R
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485
Practical advice
Flat tyre
Th ere are two typ esofair pu mpthat may
be supplied with yourvehicle.Ve rsion 1
ca nb e id entifie dby th eflap , beh ind wh ich
the tube with the pressure gaug ean d ca ble
ar el oc ated ; version 2 hasap ressure
ga ug ese t in the electricair pu mp.
Th efo llowing description applies to both
vers ions. Di fferen cesbetwe enthe two ver-
si ons are in dicat ed. Ve
rsion 1
1 TIREFIT filler bottle
2 Recess
3 On/off swi tch
4 Conne ctor wi thcable
5 Elec tricair pu mphose
6 Flange
7 Flap Ve
rsion 2
1 TIREF ITfiller bottle
2 Rece ss
3 On/off swi tch
4 Connector with cab le
5 Elec tric air pump hose
6 Flange
6 Version 2:op en flap 7 onthe el ectric
ai rpump.
6 Pull connector with ca ble 4 and
hose 5ofthe electri cairpu mp outof
the ho using.
6 Screw hose 5onthe electri cair
pu mp onto flange 6onTIRE FIT filler
bottle 1. G
Risk of inju ry Compl
ywith themanufac turer’ssafety in-
struction ssho wnonthes tick er on the elec-
tric air pump. P
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486 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
6 Inse rtTIRE FIT filler bottle 1with the
he ad pointing dow nwards into
re ce ss 2 onthe electric air pum p.
8 Filler hose
9 Valve
6 Uns crew the valve cap fr om va lve9
on the faulty tyr e. Ve
rsion 1
a Pressure releas es crew
b Pres su re gauge
6 Ver sion 1: make sure pressure releas e
screw aonpressure gauge bisfully
close d.
6 Screw filler hose 8 onto valve 9.
6 Plug conne ctor 4 into th ecigar ette
ligh ter socket or into a12 Vsocket* in
the vehicle.
6 Turn the ignition key to po sition 1. 6
Pres son /o ff swi tch3 onthe electric
air pu mptoI.
Th eele ctric air pu mpissw itchedon.
Th ety re ispumped up.
i At first,th ese alan tispu mp edinto th ety re s.
The pressure may ris ebriefl yto approximat ely
5b ar in theprocess.Do not swit choff thec om-
press orduring this phase.
6 Run th ecompre ssor for five minute s.
Th etyres mustthen have a pressure of
at leas t1.8bar.
! Donoto perat eth e el ectric air pu mpfor
lon gerth an 8m inutes withou ta break, othe rwise
it ma yover heat. Th eair pump can be used again
on ce itha sc ooled dow n.
If a tyre pressure of 1. 8baris not rea ched
af ter five minu tes:
6 switch offth eele ctric air pu mp,re-
mo veitan d dri vethe vehicle abou t
10 mforwards and ba ckwards.
Th isdistr ibutestheTIRE FITsealant
mor eeve nly.
6 Rem ove the filler bott lefrom the ele c-
tri cairpu mp .
6 Pum pup the tyr eag ain.
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Practical advice
Flat tyre
After achie ving atyre pressure of 1. 8bar:
6 Press 0on theelect ric ai rp um psw itch.
Th e electri cairpu mp issw itch ed on.
6 Remo vethe electri cairpu mp.
6 Pullaway immediat ely.
Th isdist rib utes the TIREF ITsealan t in
th etyr e.
6 Stop after driving forap prox imatel y
10 minutes and check the tyr epres-
sure using the electr icair pu mp. Ve
rsion 2
a Release button
b 6Pres sure gauge
6 Correct the tyre pressure if it isstill at
le as t1. 3b ar(see fue lfiller flap forval-
ues).
6 Toincr ea se the ty repres sure:
sw itch on the elect ric air pu mp.
6 Toreduce th etyrepr es sure
(vers ion1): open pressure relea se
screw aon pressure ga ugeb .
6 Toreduce th etyrepr es sure
(vers ion2): open pressure relea se
screw anext to pressu re
ga ug eb . G
Risk of accide nt If
apressu reof 1.8 barstill cannot be at-
tain edafter afurther five minutes, thety re is
to o badly da maged.
Do notdr ive any fu rthe r.Co nsult a qualif ied
spe cial ist work shop which has theneces-
sary spe cial ist knowledg eand tools tocarry
out the workrequ ired .Me rced es-Ben zre c-
om mends that youuseaMercede s-Be nz
Se rvice Centre fort hisp urpo se.In particu-
lar, work relevant tosafety or on safety-re-
late dsys tems mu stbe carried outata
qu alifie dsp ecia list work shop. G
Risk ofaccide nt If
th ety re press urei sbe low 1.3b ar, the tyre
is to o badly da maged.
Do not dr ivea nyfurthe r.Con sultaq ualified
sp ecialist wor ksho pwhich has theneces-
sary spec iali st knowledge and too lsto car ry
out the wor kre qu ired .Me rced es-Benz rec-
om mendsthat you useaMerce de s-Be nz
Se rvic eCe ntre for this purpose .In particu-
lar, wor krele vant tosafety or on safety-re-
late d sys tems must be ca rried out at a
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488 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
6 Affix the second partof the sticker near
the valve on the whe elwith th ede fec-
ti ve tyre.
6 Driveto the ne ares t wo rkshop and
ha ve the tyr echa nged the re.
6 Have the TI REFITkitr eplac edas so on
as possib le at aqualified spe cial ist
work shop, e. g.aMe rced es-B enz Serv-
ice Cent re.
i Haveth e TIRE FITkitreplaced every four
years at a qual ified specialis two rkshop, e.g. a
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre. Prepa
ring the vehic le
6 Prepare the vehicle asdescribed
(= page 483).
6 Lift up the boot cov er.
6 Rem ove the jack and the vehicle tool
kit and "Minispare" emergency spare
wh eel* orthesp arewh eel*
( = page 401). G
Risk of acc ident Do
not exceed the maximum spee d of
80 km /h.
Th e"max. 80 km /h"st icker must be affixed
with inthe driver’ sfield of vision .
Th ev ehicle ’s ha nd ling cha racter isti csma y
be affe cted. H
Environ mental no te Di
spose of the used TIREFI Tkitprofes sional-
ly ,e.g. at aMe rced es-Benz Service Cen tre. Cha
nging awh eel and fitting the
sp are whe el* G
Risk of accident The wheel
dime nsion san dtyre size of the
sp are wheel* or "Min ispa re" emergen cy
sp are wheel* ma ydiffer fr omthos eof
stan dard wheels.
Th e" Minisp are" emergen cy sparewh eel*
mu ston lybe used asa te mpo rary measure.
Do not excee dthe maxim umspeed of
80 km /h.
Have the"Min ispa re" emergen cyspare
wheel* replac ed with ane wwhee lasso on
as possible at aqualifie dsp ecialist wor k-
shop whichha s th ene cessary spe cial ist
kn ow ledg ean dtools to carry out the work
re qu ired .Me rced es-Benz reco mm ends that
yo uu seaMe rced es-Ben zS ervice Cen tre for
this purpos e. In particul ar,work relevant to
sa fety or on sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be
ca rrie d out ataq ualified sp ec iali stwo rk-
shop.
Never drive the vehi clew ith mo rethan one
st ee lem erge ncy spare wheel fi tted. G
Risk of inju ry The
jack isde signe donly toraise the vehi cle
fo ra short while whe nawheel is chang ed.
If you intendto work underthev ehic le,
pla ce the vehi cleo nstands.
Prepa retheve hicle asdescr ibed
( = page 483).
Make su rethat thejac kis placed onafirm
an dlevel surface. Prov ideas table an dnon-
slip plat form for th ejac kwhen work ing on
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489
Practical advice
Flat tyre Raising the ve
hicle
6 Prev ent the vehicle from rolling away
usin gch ocks or simi lar.
On a level road:
6 Plac ec hocks infront of and behind
th ewh eelwh ich is diag ona llyoppo-
si te the wheel yo uwis hto cha nge.
On uphill gra dien ts:
6 Plac ec hock s behind both wheels
on the other axle. 1
Whe elwrench
6 Take whe elwrench 1out of the ve hi-
cl e too lkit.
6 Loosen thew heelbo ltso nth ew heelto
be chan ged by about one tur n,bu t do
not unscrew the m. 1
Jacking point
2 Jack
3 Cra nk
6 Pos itio n jack 2atjack ing point 1.
6 Make sure tha tthe base of the ja ckis
loc ated dire ctly und erjac king po int1. Do
not start theengi neatanytime whilethe
wheel is beingc hang ed.
Do notlie un der th eve hicle whe nitis be ing
su ppo rted bythe ja ck.If you donot rais ethe
ve hicleas descr ibed, itcou ldslip off the jack
(e .g. if th e en gine isstarte dor a door or the
boot lid is ope nedor close d). G
Risk ofaccide nt Po
sition the jack only atoneof the approp ri-
at ejack ingpoints.
If you donotp osi tionthe jack cor rectly,t he
ve hicle can:
! slip off the jack
! inju re you or others
! be damagedP4
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490 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
6 Turn crank 3untilthe tyr eis ra ised a
max imum of3cm from thegr ound.
1 Centring pin
6 Undo th euppermost wh eelb oltco m-
plet ely.
6 In place ofthewh eel bo lt,sc rew ce n-
tri ng pin 1from the vehicl etool kit
in to the thread.
6 Und oth er em aining wh eelbo lts.
! Donot place wheelbo lts in sa nd or on adirty
surface. This could cause damage to thebolt and
wheel hubth reads.
6 Remo vethewh eel. Fi
ttin g a new wh eel
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Risk of accident Repl
aceda ma ged orcorroded wheelbolts.
Never oilor grea sewheel bol ts. G
Risk of accident If
awheel hubthre ad is damaged, you must
no tdr ive the vehi cle an yfu rther. Co nsult a
qu alifie dspecial istwor ksho pw hich has the
necessary speci alistk no wled ge and tools to
carry ou t the wo rk required .Me rced es-Ben z
re co mm ends that you use aMe rcede s-Be nz
Se rvice Centre for th ispu rpose .In particu-
la r, wo rk rele vant to safety or on saf ety-re-
late dsy ste ms mu stbe carried ou tat a
qu alifie dsp ecialist wor ksho p. G
Risk of accident On
lyus ewheel bolts that havebe en de-
si gned fo rthe wheel and the vehi cle. Fo r
sa fety reas ons,Me rcede s-Be nz rec om-
men dsthat you onlyuse wheel boltsw hich
have been sp eciall yap prov ed for
Me rced es-Benz vehi cles .Ot he rbo ltsc ould
work loose.
Do not tight enthe wheel boltsc om pletely
whil ethe vehi cle is still jack edup.The vehi-
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Practical advice
Flat tyre
1 Wheel bo lts fo r 17 ''light-allo ywh eels
2 Wheel bol tsfor the "Minispare" emer-
ge ncy spare wheel*
3 Wheel bo lts fo r 18 ''light-allo ywh eels
an d larger
! Youmustuse wheel bolts 1or2 when fit-
ti ng 17'' wheels or the "Minispare" *eme rgency
sp are wheel. If you use different wheel bolts
wh en fit ting 17'' wheels or the "Minispare"*
emergency spare wheel, this co uld da magethe
br ak e sys tem.
i Wheel bol ts2 are supp lied wit hth e emer-
gen cyspare wheel (no twit h17' 'tyres ). 6
Clea nthe wheelan dwh eel hub contac t
su rfaces.
6 Push the "Minispar e"emer gencysp are
whe el*orspar ewhe el* onto the cen-
tring pi nan d press it onfully.
6 Screw inthe wh eelb olts and tighten
the mgently.
6 Uns crew the centr ing pin.
6 Screw inthelast wheel boltan dtig hten
it ge ntly. Lowering
the vehicle
6 Turn the cra nkof the jack anti-clock-
wise until the vehicle is once again
st and ing firmly on th eground.
6 Plac e the jack to oneside.
1 to5 whe elbo lts
6 Tighte nthe wheel bolts ev enly in a
cr os swise pattern in sequen ce1 to
5 . The tighte ning torq uemu stbe
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