2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE brake

317
Con
trols
Driving sys tems Deactivating
/activa ting
1 Toswitch Parktroni con or off
2 Indic ator la mp
6 Press button 1.
Pa rktroni cis deacti vated if ind icat or
lamp 2islit.
!Youm ustdeac tivatetheradar sens or sys-
te m in certain count riesand near radio ast ro-
nomic alins talla tions (
=pag e287).
Par k As sist is an electro nic park ing aid
with radar sens orsan d assists you wh en
parki ngby: !
giving youadi splay ofthe di stan ce be-
twe en yo urvehicl ean dan obs tacle
! giving youa wa rning tone whenyouap-
proach anobs tacle
Pa rk Ass isti sau tom atically activa ted
when th een gine isrunning and yous hift
the autom atic tr ansmission selector lever
to D, R orN.
Pa rk Ass isti sde activated atspee dsex-
ceed ing 18 km /h.Pa rk Assist is reac tiva t-
ed at lowe rsp eeds.
Park Assist is also deact ivat ed when you
shi ftthe autom atic tr ansm ission to Por
swit ch off theen gine.
Wh enthe tra nsmi ssioni sin po sition N,
Pa rkAss isti sdeactivated when you se cure
the vehicle usingthe electri cparki ng
brake.
Park Assist detectsth ear ea around your
ve hicle using four sensor s inthef ront
bu mp erand two sensor sinthe rear bu mp-
er.
P5
4.65-3230-31 Pa
rk Assist * G
Risk ofaccide nt Pa
rkAs sis tis only an ai dand ma y no tde tect
all obstacl es.Pa rk Assist may not be abl eto
de tect an object cor rectly ne ar corn ers or
ve ry sm ooth su rfac es.Pa rk Assist does not
reli eve youo fthe res ponsibilit yto pa yatten-
tion.
Yo uare always responsib lefor safety and
mu st continu eto pay attentio nto your im-
medi atesu rroundi ngswh en pa rking an d
ma noe uvring .O therwi se ,yo ucou lden da n-
ger yoursel fan dot hers. G
Risk ofinju ry Make su
re thatno pe rsons or ani mals are
in the manoe uvring rang e. Ot herw ise, they
cou ldbe inju re d. 216_
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Con
trols
Driving sys tems
Th e war ning disp layforea ch sideof th eve-
hicl e is divid ed into five yell ow and two red
se gm ents. Park Assis tis op era tiona lif ye l-
lo w info rmationdi sp lays 3underth ese g-
men tslight up.
Th e tra nsmi ssio npositio ndeter mines
wh ich wa rning display is activ e:One or
moresegm ents light upasthe veh i-
cl e ap proa chesan obst acle, depending on
the vehicle’ sdis tanc efro mthe obsta cle.
Wh en the first red seg ment lights up,
yo uw illhe ar an inte rmitten twarning sign al
fo rap proxim atelytwo seconds .After the
se co nd red segment lights up, you will hear
a co ntinuous warning sign al.Yo uha ve
re ac hed the minimum di stanc e.
i The warning display sand warningto nes may
be triggered as a result of heavy rain, e.g .by wa-
ter running of fin the area around thesenso rs. Collision
warning
Par kAs sist ca ndetect object sfrom aco n-
si derable dista nce. If you reverse towards
an obsta cle, youwi llhe ar awa rning. You
mu stthen brake to avoid acollision .The
co llisio nwarning does notso und if yo uare
ver yclo seto the ob stac le.Yo u will th en
hear the relevant warning tone fort he
wa rning display inther earar ea.
i Aco llision war ning ma ybetriggered as a re-
sult of heavyrain, e.g. by water running off in the
area arou ndthes ensors. De
acti vatin g/activa ting
1 Todeactiv ate/ activ ate Park Ass ist
2 Indicat orlamp
6 Pressbutton 1.
Park Ass isti sde activated if ind icat or
la mp 2islit. Aut
omatic
tran smis-
sion in Warning
display D Fr
ont area activ ated R Fr
ont and re arareas acti-
vated N Wi
th the electri cparking
brake appli ed:no areas
ac tivated.
Wi th the electri cparking
brake rel eased:front and
rear area sa ctivat ed P No
area sa ctivat ed P5
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372 Operation
The first
1,500 km
If you treat th eengine with su fficient care
from thevery start, itwi llre ward youwith
ex ce llen t perform ance fora very long peri-
od afterw ards.
! Yoush ould th erefore dri veat varying
road and engine speeds for the firs t
1, 500 km.
! Avoid heavy loads, e. g.driving atfull
throttle, during thi stim e.Do not ex-
ceed an en gine speed of4,00 0rp m.
! Change gear in good tim e.
! Donot cha ngedown a gear man uallyin
ord erto brake.
! Try to avoid depressi ngthe accelerator
pedal beyond th epressure point (ki ck-
down).
! Onlyus era nges 3, 2or1forslow driv-
ing, e. g.in mo untainou sterr ain.
After 1,500 km youma y gr adually bring
the vehicle upto full road anden gine
speeds. Add
itiona lnotes for AMG vehicl es:
! Donot exce ed asp eed of140 km /h
during th efirst 1,500 km.
! Onlybri ng theen gine up toama ximum
speed of 4,500 rpm for a brief period.
i You should also obser vethese notes if the
engine or differe ntial on your vehicleh as be en
replaced. Th
efirs t1 ,500 km 216_R
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381
Operation
Ty res andwh eels
! For safe tyreasons, Mercedes-Benz re com-
me ndsth at you only use tyres which have been
approved by Merced es-Benz specifi cally for your
ve hicle. These tyres are spec ially adapt edto
su it driving characteris tics ,co mf ort ,wear and
fo rus e wit hthe control sys tems, suchasAB Sor
ESP ®
.If yo u use ot herty res, Mercedes -Benz
ca nnot ac cept any respon sibility for damage
wh ichm ay oc cur. Information abou ttyr es can be
ob tained fro many Merced es-Benz Service
Cent re.
If you us etyres othe rth an thos ew hich have
been tested and recom mended for
Me rcedes-Benz, charac teristics suc has han-
dling, noise emissio ns,fuel co nsumption and
we arcould be adv erse ly aff ected. In addition,
wh en driving with a load, di mensiona lva ria tions
and different tyre deformation charac teristics
co uld ca uset he ty resto ma kecont act with
th eb odywork and axle component s.This could
ca use dam ageto th ety res or the veh icle.
! Retreaded tyres arene ithe rte sted nor rec-
om mended for Mercede s-Be nz,s ince previ ous
damage ca nnot alway sbe de tected on re treaded
ty res .As a result, Mercedes-Benz cannot guar-
an teevehi cle sa fety if retrea de dt yres arefitte d. Mo
difica tion work on the brake system
an d wheels isnot permitted, nor istheu se
of spac erplate sor brake dust shield s.Any
su ch mo difications wi ll invalidate the ve hi-
cl e’ s ge neral operating permit.
Fu rth ernote s:
! Only fit tyr esand wheels of the sa me
type andma ke.
! Only fit tyr esthat aredesig nedfo r the
whe elsto wh ich the yar efitted.
! Atleas tevery 14 days,yo ush ou ld
che ck:
! thetyr es and wheels for da mage
Da mag edwheels ca ncause pres-
su re loss in the tyres andlead to
fu rthe r da mag e. !
thet read depth on all tyr es
No te that if the tread depth is less
tha n3 mm ,gr ip on wet roa dswill be
se rious lyim paired anda tyre may
we aruneven ly. Turn thefron t
wh eels to full lock ifne cessary to
en able yo uto check theinne r edge
of the front tyre smore easily.You
must also alwa yscheck theinsi de
of the tyre tre adon the rea rwhe els.
! Run in new tyres atmod erates peeds
for thefirs t100 km.
! Check the tyre pressure regularly and
adjust itas nece ssary.
! Fit new tyres on the front wh eelsfirst if
tyres of the same size are requi redon
the front andrear wheel s.
! Rep lace the tyr esafter six ye arsat the
latest ,reg ardles so fw ear.This also ap-
plies to the spare wheel*.
! Adju stthe ty re pre ssurewh en theve hi-
cle islade n–see thetyre pre ssure ta-
ble inthef uelfi ller flap. Ty
resand wheels Points to
reme mber G
Risk ofaccide nt On
lyuse wheel s ofthedimen sions st ated in
th eveh icle re gist rati ondocumen ts.The re is
a ri skofdama geto the wheel brak es or sus-
pe nsion comp onents if yo uhave other tyres
fitted and the cleara nce of the wheels is no
longer guarant ee d. 216_
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Operation
Ty res andwh eels
Th ewh eels canbe inte rcha ng ed every
5, 000 to10
,00 0k mdepending on the de-
gree of tyre wea r,provided th attheveh icle
wh eelsareof thesa me size .Do not re-
verse the direction of tyre rotation.
Th e wea rpatter ns on the front andr ear
wh eels dif fer de pendi ngon th eoperating
condi tion s.Interchange the wh eelsbefore
too de finite awe arpattern ha sfo rm ed
on the tyr es.The front tyres typ ical ly wear
more on the oute rsh ou lder and th ere ar
tyres in the centr e.
Clea nthe contac t surfaces ofthew heel
an d the brake dis cthoroughly every time
aw heelisinter chan ged . Check the tyre
pr essure and reactivate th etyr epressure
monitor *if nece ssary. !
Elec tronic comp onent swill be locat edinthe
wheel if your ve hicle is fitt ed wit haty re pressure
monit or*.
Tyre fitt ing tools should notbe applied in the
ar ea of the va lve, as thisco uld dam agethe elec-
tr onic comp onent s.
Al ways have thety res replaced at a qualified
spe cialist workshop, e. g.a Mercede s-Be nz
Ser vice Centre. Int
erch angi ngthe wheels G
Risk of accide nt Only
interc hang eth efront andrear wheels if
th ey areof the same size .Th eha nd ling char-
ac teri stics of the vehic lema yotherwis ebe
af fe cted andy ou could endange ryo urse lfor
others. G
Risk ofaccide nt Ha
ve the tighten ing torq ueofthew heel
bo lts ch ecked afterevery wheel chang eat a
quali fied spe cial ist work shopwhich has the
necessa ryspe cialist know ledge and tools to
ca rry outth ew orkrequire d.Me rcede s-Be nz
re co mme ndsthat youuseaMerce 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
qu alified specialist workshop. G
Risk of acc ident The wheels cou
ldwork loose if the wheel
bo ltsa re not tightene dto a tightening
to rq ue of150 Nm.
Fo r saf etyre asons, Merced es-Ben z recom-
me ndsth at you on lyus ewheel bolts ofthe
co rrec tsize, andwhic h hav ebe en ap proved
for Merced es-Ben zveh icle s. 216_R
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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
ro ad users when you ap ply the brak es. 216_R
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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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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
re of the ve hicle 216_R
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