2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE key

256 Con
trols
Driving and parking !Donot depress theaccelera tor pedal when
start ingth e engine.
Select orlever
P Park position
R Rever segear
N Neutral
D Drivepos ition
6 Before star ting the engine, makesure
tha t po sition Pis sele cted.
Yo uwi ll fi nd furthe r in format ion ab ou tthe
selecto rlev erin the "S elector leve r" se c-
tion ( =page 261). Sta
rtin gth e engine with the key
6 Turn the key to pos ition 3(= page 229)
in theigni tion lock an d releas eit.
Th eengine sta rtsautom atical ly. Sta
rtin gthe engine with KEYLESS GO*
Yo uma y star tyo ur vehicle using the
KEY LESS GO button witho utinsert ing
the key into the ignition lock. Driving an
dparking G
Risk of acc ident Do
notkeep anyobj ects in the dri ver’s foot-
we ll. Make sure that floor matsor car pets in
the driver’ sfo ot well :
! donotobst ruct the peda ls
! arese cu rely fa stened
Ob ject s cou ldothe rwis egetcau ghtbe-
tween the pedals ifyou ac celerate orbrak e
sudde nly. Yo uwill then notbe ableto brake
or accelerate asintended. This cou ld lead to
accid ents andinjury. St
arting the engine G
Risk of poi soning Ne
ver leave the engine running in enc losed
sp aces.The exhaust gasesc ont ain ca rbon
mo noxide .Inhal ingexh aust fume s con sti-
tutes a health hazardand couldl ea dto loss
of consciousness or ev endeath. P2
7.60-2865- 31 G
Risk of accident Your
vehicle can be st artedas lo ngas th e
KE YLES SGO keyis in the vehi cle. Fo r this
re as on, chi ldre nshou ldne verbe le ftun su-
pe rvised in the vehicle .T he yco uld unint en-
tion ally start the vehi cle.
Ta ke the KEY LESS GO key with you when
leavin gthe vehicle,ev en if you are only leav-
ing it for a short time. 216_R
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Con
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Dr iving and parking
Th e KEY LESS GO button is located on the
da shbo ard betwe entheste ering co lumn
an d the centre console.
1 KEY LESS GO button
6 Depres sthe brake pe dal.
6 PressKEY LESS GO button 1once.
Th e eng ine st ar ts autom atically.
6 Pres sa nd hold KE YLES SGO button 1
un tilt he engine isrunning.
! Reverse gear may only be selec tedw hen
th ev ehic leis stationary, othe rwise theautomat-
ic transmis sion will be damaged. Donot dri veat
hi gh engine speeds until the eng ineh aswarmed
up. This will pro tect theengine. !
AMGve hicles :a tlow engine temperatures
(below 20° C),th e maximum engine speed is lim-
ited toprotec tth ee ngine .Avoid operating the
engine at full-t hrottle when cold, in order topro-
tect th e engine and avoid inconveniences.
i Thevehiclewi ll loc kitsel fce ntrally onc eyo u
ha ve pulled away. The loc king knobs in thedoors
drop down. You can open thedoors from the in-
side at any time.
Yo u can alsosw itch offth eau tomati cdoo r lock
(= page 208).
6 Depress the brake pedaland holdit
do wn.
6 Push th ese lect or lever down Dor up R
be yon dthe pressure point.
i Wait forthe shift pro cess tocomplet ebe-
fore pulling away.
6 Release the brake pe dal.
6 Depress the ac celera tor pedal.
Th e electri cpa rking brake isreleased
au tom atically (
=pag e258).
Th e red ! indi ca torlamp in the in-
st rum entcl uster goe sout.
i Aftera coldstart ,th eau tomati ctran sm is-
sio nwi llsh iftat a high er eng inespeed. This helps
th ec ataly tic conv erterto reac hits opera ting
temp eraturemo requickly. 1
Toindicate arig ht turn
2 Toindicate aleft turn
6 Push the combin ation sw itch inthedi-
re ction of arrow 1or2 .
Th eco mb inat ion sw itch retur nsto its
origin alpos itio n au tom atical ly after
la rg e st eering mov ements.
i Briefly press theco mb inatio nswit chinthe
appropriate dire ction tosignal a minor change in
direc tion. The corresponding turn signal flas hes
th re etime s. Pu
llin gawayP8
0.61- 2221-31 Tur
nsigna ls
P5 4.25-5015- 31 216_R
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258 Con
trols
Driving and parking Elect
ricparkingbrake
1 Handlefor the electric parki ngbrake
Re leas ingth e el ectric pa rkingbr ak e
manually
6 Pull ha ndle1.
The red! indic ator la mpin the in-
strum entcl us ter go esout.
Yo u ca n onl y release the electric park ing
brake ifth eke y is in pos itio n 1 in the igni-
tion lock or if the ignition has been
sw itch ed on usi ngthe KEY LESS GO button. Re
lea sing the electric parking brak ea u-
to mat ical ly
Th eelectric parking brake ofyour caris re-
leased automatic ally if the following cond i-
tio ns aref ulfilled:
! Theen gine isrunning
! The autom atic tra nsmi ssion is inposi-
tion Dor R
! Thebo nne tis clos ed
! Youare wearing yo urseat belt
! Youac ce lera te
Th ebo ot lid must beclos ed if theau toma t-
ic tra nsmi ssion is in po sition R. If the seat
be lt is notin se rted inthebu ckle,th edr iv-
er’ sdoor mu stbe clos edand tr ansmissi on
position Pmust be desele cted.
i Forth ep arking brake tobe release dauto-
ma tica lly if your seat belt is not fastened, the fol-
lowing cond itions must be ful filled:
! Thed river’s door is closed
! You sh ift ou tof po sition Por you have pre vi-
ously been drivi ngfas tert ha n3k m/ h. Parki
ng G
Risk of inj ury Neve
r leave childr en unsupe rvised in the ve-
hi cle. They could releas ethe electric pa rking
br ak e if theigni tion is swi tche don. This
cou ldlead toa serious orfatal accid ent. G
Risk of fire Ma
kesure that the ex haust system does
no tu nde rany circ umstances co meinto
co ntac t with easi ly ignitab lematerial su ch
as dry gr ass or pet rol.The ma terialcould
ot herw ise ig ni te andse tpar tsof the vehicle
alight. P4
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Con
trols
Dr iving and parking
Ap plying the electri cpar king brak ema n-
ually
6 Press handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp inthein-
st ru me ntclus ter comes on.
i Onsteep slopes, turn thef ront whee lsto-
wa rds the kerb.
i Youcan apply thee lect ric parking brake
even when there is no key in the ignition lock.
Ap plying the electri cpa rkin gbra keau-
tomatically
Yo ur ve hicle’s electri cparki ngbrake is ap-
pl ied automa tically if HOL D (
=pa ge 311)
or Distron icPlus * (
=page 300) brings
you rveh icle to aha ltand at least one of
th ef ollo wing cond itio ns isfulfilled:
! The en gine issw itch ed off.
! The driver ’sdo or isop ened and the
seat belt is notinserted in the buckle.
! The bonn et isreleased.
! The bo otlid is op ened while the auto-
mat ic tr ansmissi onis in position R.
! Theve hicle is sta tiona ry for along
pe riod. The
red! indicator la mpin th einstru-
ment cluster com eson.
i Inadditio ntoth e el ectric parkin gbr ak e,
park position Pcan als obe engaged auto mati-
ca lly.
Em ergenc ybrak ingus ing th e elec tric
par king brake
In an emergency ,you can also brak eyour
ve hicle while it is in mo tion using theelec-
tri cpark ing br ake.
6 Pres sthe hand lefor the electri cpark-
in g br akewh iletheve hicle isin mo tion
( = page 258).
i Yourveh icle will be braked for as long as you
keep the elec tric parking brake handle press ed.
The long er you press theelec tric parking brake,
th em ore firmly thevehicle will be bra ked.
The red! indicator la mpin th einstru-
me ntclus ter flas he sdur ing the braki ng
pr oc edur e,the"R elea se parking br ak e"
message appear s inthemu lti-funct ion dis-
play an dyou wi llhe ar awa rning tone.
If yo uhave br ought yo urvehicle to a co m-
plete halt, th eele ctric parki ngbrake is
then applied. 6
Movetheau tomatic tr ansmi ssion se-
le ct or leve r to P. With the key
6
Turn the key to position 0in the igniti on
lo ck (
=page 229) an drem ove it.
Th eim mo biliser is ac tivated. With KEYLESS GO*
6
Pressthe KEY LESS GO button next to
the steerin gcolum n.
The engine is sw itch ed off an dallthe
lights in the ins trum ent clu ster go out.
The status oftheon-bo arde lect ro nics
corre spon ds to key po sition 1
( = page 229). Stopping the engine
G
Risk of acc ident Do
not remove the keyfrom the ig nition lock
until thev ehicle isstat iona ry.Th ereis no
po we rassistance for the stee ring and the
br ak es when theen gine isnot running.
Yo uw illthen need to use considerab lymo re
forc etos teer and to bra ke.
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260 Con
trols
Driving and parking
i It is possible toswit choff thee ngine while
th eve hicle is in mot ionby pressing and holding
th eKEY LESS GO button for approximat ely3 se c-
onds.
i Ifyou have swit ched off theen gine using the
KE YLES S GO but ton and have opened a door, the
automatic tran sm ission automatically switch es
to P.If yo u drive thevehicle through a car wash
wi th to wing equ ipment,you can switcho nth ei g-
ni tion usingtheKE YLES SGO button and shift the
au toma tic tran sm ission toNor ins ertth e key
in to the igniti onlock. 216_R
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Au tomati ctra nsmi ssion En
gagin grev erse gea r R
6 Pus hth esele ctor lever up beyond the
fi rst point of res ista nc e. En
gagin gdriv epo sitio n D
6 Push thesele ctor lever down beyond
the firs t po int of resi stance. En
gaging park positio n P
6 Pressthe button on the selector lever
in thed irec tion of arrow P.
i Ifyo u depress thebrake pedal and push
th es elec torle ve r up or dow n,yo uwi llca nc elthe
park position.
If yo uwi sh to shift directly fr om thepar kposition
in to reve rse gear, depress the bra kepedal and
pu sh the select or leve ru pbe yond th efirs tpoin t
of resistanc e.
If yo uwi sh to shift directly fr om thepar kposition
in to the drive posi tion, depress thebrake pedal
and push the selec tor lev erdow nbeyond the
firs tpoint of resis tanc e.
! Ifthe engine spee d is too high, youc annot
sh ift the automatic tr ansm ission dire ctly from D
to Ror from Rto Dor direc tlyi nto P. The auto-
ma tic tran sm ission coul d otherwis e be dam-
aged. En
gagi ngpark posi tion Pauto matical ly
Pa rk po sition Pis engaged automatically if:
! you sw itchof fth e en gine using th ekey
an d rem oveit, or if you switchof fthe
eng ine usin gthe KEY LESS GO button*
and open th edr iver ’s door
! HOL D (=page 311) or Distronic Plus*
(= page 300) bri ngs you r vehicle to a
ha ltan da tle as t one of thefo llowi ng
co nd itions is fulfilled:
! The engine issw itch ed off.
! The driver’s door isopene dand the
se at belt is notinse rted inthebuck-
le.
In addition to park pos ition P,th eelec tric
parki ngbrake isalso engaged automati cal-
ly. The
autom atic tr ansm issi on shifts into in-
div idua lge arsau tom atical ly. Thi sautom at-
ic ge arshifting be haviour is determ ined by:
! the sele ctor leve r po sition D
( = page 261) with shift ra nges 6*,5 *,
4, 3, 2 and1(
= pa ge 266)
! the dr ive progra mselec ted
( S / C /M ) (
= page 269)
! the po sition of the accele rator pedal
( = page 267)
! the ro adspeed Ge
arshift process 216_R
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Con
trols
Aut omatic transmission
Th ecu rrent tra nsmi ssionp ositio n and
th ed rive program ( S/ C /M )ap pear inthe
sp eedom eter display.
1 Tran smissi onpositio ndispl ay
2 Driv epr ogra m(S/ C /M)
Wh en the tra nsmi ssion is inposition D
( = page 266),yo uca ninflue nceth ege ar-
sh ifts made by the autom atic transmi ssio n
usin gth este ering wheel gea rshift buttons
by:
! cha nging ge aryou rself
! restric ting theshift ra nge !
Ifth e gearsh ift display hasf ailed, pull away
ca refully to check whetherth e des ired gear is
en gage d. It is bestto sele cttransmiss ion posi-
ti on Dand driv eprogram Sor C.Do not re strict
th esh iftr an ge. Ge
arshift disp lays
P54.32-3398-31 Tr
an smissi onpositions ì Pa
rking lock
Prevents the vehicle from roll-
ing away wh enparked. Only
select Pwh en the vehicle is
sta tiona ry.
If you switchof fthe en gine
using the key andrem ove it,
th eau tom atic tran sm ission
shif tsautom atica llyt o park po-
sition P.
If you switchof fthe en gine us-
ing the KEYLESS GO button*
an do penthe driver’s do or,th e
au tom atic tran sm ission shi fts
au tom atically to park po sition
P . í Rev
erse gear
On lyshi ftthe autom atic tra ns-
missio nto Rwh en the vehicle
is statio nary. ë Ne
utral
No power is trans mitted from
the engine to th edr ive wh eels.
Re leasing the brakes willal low
yo uto mo ve the ve hiclef reely,
e. g. to push it ortowit
( = page 499).
Do not shift the autom atic
tr an smi ssio nto Nwh iletheve-
hi cle is inmo tion .Th e auto mat-
ic tran smi ssio ncould
oth erwise bedama ged.
If ESP ®
ha s been de activated
or hasma lfun ctione d: only
mo ve the autom atic tran smis-
si on toNifthe vehicle is in
da ng er ofskid ding ,e. g. on icy
ro ads. ê Dri
ve
Th eau tom atic tr ansmission
chang esgear au tomat ical ly.
Al lfive for wardgear sare
avai lable. Vehicles with 7G-
TRONIC: al lse ven forward
gears are availa ble. 216_R
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On-board computer
Th eon-board com puteris ac tivate das
so on asyou turn th ekey to position 2in
the ignition lock. You can use the on-board
computer to look up info rm ation relating to
yo ur vehicle and to make adjust me nts.
1 Line forba sic me nus
2 Text fiel don themult i-funct ion disp lay Se
ttings, functions ,sub menus anda ny
faul tswh ich occurar edi sp layed in the text
fiel d.
Yo uca nco ntrol th emulti-f un ctiond isplay
an d the settings inthe on-board com puter
with th ebuttons on the multi-fun ction
st ee ring wh eel.
Severalfunctions are grouped the matica lly
in the menus.In the "Setting s"me nu, for
ex ampl e,yo uwi llfind functions for making
se tting sfo ryo ur vehicle. You ca nuse a
fu nction to ca llup in form ation or to chan ge
settings for your vehicle.
You can think of th eorder of the basic
menus as a loop: On-bo
ard computer G
Risk of accide nt Only
use the on -board comp uter when road
an dtraf fic co nditio nspermit .Yo uwo uldot h-
er wise be distract edfrom thetraf fic condi-
tions around you and cou ldcause an
acc iden t. Mu
lti-f un ction di sp lay P5
4.32 -3384-31 Multi-
function stee ring wheel
P46.10-2755-31 1 Multi-
func tio ndisplay 2 s
Acceptsa cal l*
t Endsa ca ll*
æ Increases thevol ume
ç Decrea ses the volu me
o Mute 3 !
Switcheson voi ce contro l* 4 L
Back/switches off voice
con trol* 5 $
Scrolls up
% Scrollsdown
& Moves right
( Moves le ft
# Confirm sa selecti on 216_R
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