2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE wheel

388 Operation
Wi
nter driving
Ha ve your veh icle"winter pr oofed" ata
qualified specialist worksho p,e.g. a
Mercedes -Ben zS ervice Centre, atthe on-
set of wint er.This service include s th efo l-
lo wing:
! engine oi lcha nge,if the curre nt oi lha s
not been approved forwinter use
! thean tifreez e/ anti-corro sion concen-
tra tion wi llbe checked
! wash erflui dc oncentrate wil lbe added
to the winds cree nan dhea dlamp clean-
ing syst em*fluid
! the battery will bechecked
! aty re change
Us ewint ertyres attem peratu re sb elow
+7 °C and on snow or ice- cove red roads.
Only then can the maximu meffect of ABS
and ESP®
be ensured inwint ertoo.
Use winter tyr esof the sa me makeand
tr ead onallwheels tomain tain safe ha n-
dling characteris tics. Alw
aysobs erve thema ximu m permitt ed
speed specified forth ewint ertyres you
have fitted .If you fit winter tyres which
ha ve alo we rma ximu m pe rmitte d speed
th an that oftheveh icle,affix an approp ri-
ate warning sign showi ngthema ximum
permitt edspeed in the driver’s field of vi-
si on. Thisca nbe obt aine da ta qualified
specialist worksho p,e.g. at a
Merced es-Benz Service Cen tre.
In such circums tanc es,yo us hould also re-
str ict the maxim um speedof the vehicle to
the maximu mp ermi tted spee dfo r the wi n-
ter tyres using perm anent Speedtron ic1
(= page 311).
If you have fitted wi nter tyres:
6 Resta rtthetyr epressure monitor*
( = page 385). Wint
erdriving Win
tertyres G
Risk of accident You mu
strepla cewinter tyre swith atread
depth ofless than 4mm immedia tely.Th ey
ar eno lo nger suitab leforus ein winter. 1O
nly ava ilable for certain cou ntries G
Risk of accident If
you fit the spar ewheel* whe ndr ivin gwith
wi nter tyre s,plea se be aware that driving
stab ility will beimpa ired owing tounsta ble
corn ering charact eristics caused bythe
different ty res. You shou ldtherefo reada pt
your driving style an d drive ca refully.
Have the sparewheel* repl aced atthe near-
es tqu alified specialist workshopwhich
ha st he necessarys pecialis tkn ow ledg eand
to ols tocarry out the workrequire d.
Me rced es-Benz reco mmend sth at youu se
aM erce de s-Ben zSe rvice Centre forthis
purpo se.In pa rtic ular ,work relevant tosafe-
ty or on safety-relate dsyst emsmu stbe car-
ried outat aq ualifi ed spec iali stwo rksh op. 216_R
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389
Operation
Winter dr iving
Fo r sa fety reas ons ,Me rced es-B enz rec om-
me nds th atyouonl yuse snow cha ins
wh ich ha ve bee nspe cial ly approv edfor
Me rced es-Ben zve hicles.
If yo uar einte nding to fit sn owchains,
pl ea se bear thefo llowing points in min d:
! Snow chains cannot befitted on all
wh eel/tyre comb inat ions.
! Snow chains mu st not be fitted to
em ergen cyspare wheels ,e.g.
"M inispa re".
! Snow chains mu st onl ybe fitted to both
re ar wh eels. Comp lywith th ema nufac-
turer’s in stallatio ninst ructio ns.
! If snowchains are fit tedto th e fron twheels,
th er eis ar isk of the cha inscoming into conta ct
wi th th ebod ywork and axle comp onentswh en
th ev ehicle is inmoti on. Thi sma ydam aget he
ty re or theve hicl e.
Th e veh iclemayonly be driven at raised ve-
hicle rideheight ifsn ow chains arefitted
( = page 313).
You shoul dnot excee dth e maximum per-
mi ssible speed of50km /h. As soon as
yo uare back on snow-f reer oads, re move
the snow chains as soon aspossible. i
Youma ywi sh todeac tivateESP ®
wh en pull-
ing away with snow chai nsfitt ed (
=page 49).
The wheels are then able tospin under control
and genera tean increased propulsiv eforce
(cut ting ef fect).
Dri veparti cularly carefull yon slip pery
ro ads inwint er.Av oid sudd enaccelera-
tion, stee ring manoe uvresan dbr ak ing.
If the vehicle thre atens to skid or cannot
be stopped when moving at alow speed:
6 Movethe tra nsmi ssio n to position N.
6 Try to bring the vehicle un der co ntrol
us ing co rrective ste ering. Sn
ow chains Win
terdr iving G
Risk ofaccide nt Do no
tch an ge dow nfor additiona lengine
br ak ingon aslip per yro ad sur face . Th edr ive
wheels could lo setheirgr ip. 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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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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401
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*
P9 1.10-2950-31 Vehicle
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-
er wi se, you could be injur ed. P58.10-2098-31216_R
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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
P.
58.10-2099-31 P5
8.10-2100-31 P4
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412 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Rec
tify tyre
pr es su re(s) Th
ere isinsu ffic ien tpressure in one or
mo re tyres or the tyre pressures on in-
di vidual wheels differ toomu ch. 6
Chec kthe tyre pr essu resan dco rre ct
them if necessar y (=
page 382). Run Flat
Indicator Ch
eck tyre pres sures
an d then resta rt Th
ere wasa tyrepre ssur eloss war ning
message. 6
Makesure that all tyres are ad just ed to
th eco rrect pressure.
6 Rest art the tyre pressure loss wa rning
syst em (
=page 383). in
op erative The ty
repressu reloss warnin gsyst em
is un available due to amalfu nc tion. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Ty
re press. monitor cur
rently un available Th
e tyre pressure monitor* is so me-
ti me s not ope rational be cause:
! thewh eelelect ro nics unithas over-
hea ted
! the on-board vol tage istoo low
! nosensor signal sca n be rece ived
du et o radio interf erence 6
The tyre pressure monito r*is restarted
aut omatical ly as soon as thecau sehas
be en rectified. Ty
re press. monitor in
op erative Th
e tyr epressure monitor* is faulty. 6
Have th etyre pre ssuremonitor* checked
at a qualified specialist worksho p. in
op erative
No wheelse ns ors Th
e tyr epressure monitor* is de acti-
vated because wheels without the ap-
propri atesensors arefitted to the
ve hicle. 6
The tyre pressure monito r*isreac tiv ated
au tom atical ly after afew minutes of driv-
in g as soon as whe elsw ith th eap prop ri-
ate sensor sarefitteda gain. Display
messages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
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418 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges cu
rrently una vailab le
Se eOwne r's Manual G
Risk of acc ident
ESP ®
and PRE-S AFE ®
are temp orarily
un avai lable. Itis po ssible th attheself
di ag no sis is not yet com plet e. The
v warning lamp als olights upinthe
in st ru me ntclus ter. The brake system is
st ill availa ble as usual.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
Drive ashort di stan ce with gentl este erin g
movement sat asp ee dof above 20km /h.
Th eme ssag ego es outwh en ESP ®
is avai l-
ab leagai n. ESP
®
an dP RE-SAFE ®
ha ve been deacti-
vat ed due to anundervolt age.Theb at-
te ry is possib lynot beingcha rged .The
bra kesyst emisstill avai labl eas us ual.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
Drive oncarefully.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho pimm e-
di at ely. If
th emessage appears and thev
wa rning la mpflas he s at the same ti me,
ETS hasb eend eactivated to preve nt
the brakes onthe drive wheels fr om
ove rhea ting.
BA SPlus *an dt he PRE-SA FE®
Brak e*
may alsohave failed. 6
ETS isreact ivat ed as soon as thebra kes
have cool eddown.
Th e display messag ean dthe v warning
lamp goout. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
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