2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE bonnet

4 Index
Autom
atic tr ansm ission ... . . . . . .261
Dri veprogram . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .268
Dri ving tip s. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .267
Hi ll st artassist . . . . ...... . . . . . .267
Ki ck down . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .267
Oi lle ve l. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .378
Pr ogra mselec torbu tton ... . . . . . .268
Sh ift range s.. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .266
Steerin gwh eel gearshift
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .264
Steerin gwh eel gearshift
padd les. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .264
AUX Audio .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .87
Vi de o. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .105
Auxiliary heating . . . . .... . . . . . . .341
Cha nging the re mote control
batter y.. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .475
Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .468
He ater booster syste m.... . . . . . .345
Remo tecontrol . . . . . ..... . . . . . .342
Setting (COM AND) . . ..... . . . . . .214
Auxiliary ventila tion . ..... . . . . . . .341 B
Ba ck butt on
COMA ND. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .66
Multi- function steering wh eel. . . . .273
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .47
BAS Plus . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . .47
Battery Changi ng(auxiliary heati ng
rem oteco ntrol )..... . . . . . . . . . . .475
Changing (ke y)..... . . . . . . . . . . .474
Charging (ve hiclebatte ry). . . . . . . .495
Check la mp(key)... . . . . . . . . . . .223
Check la mp(KEY LESS GO key).. . .226
Checking (key )..... . . . . . . . . . . .223
Checking (KEY LESS GO key) . . . . . .226
Di sc onnec ting thest ar ter
batter y.. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .495
Fitting th estarter battery . . . . . . . .496
Reconnecting th estarter
batter y.. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .496
Remo ving the starter battery . . . . .495
Switch ing of fthe interna lfu nctions
of thev ehicle network . . . . . . . . . . .495 Belt
forc elimiters . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...29
Be ltten sione rs... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...29
Bluetoo th
Settings . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..200
Bonnet . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..375
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..420
Boot Em erge ncyr elease . . . . . . . . . . . ..471
Ke y. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..222
Po wer closing ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227
Re mo teclosing .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..225
Stora gespa ce... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..359
Boot lid
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..420
Opening limi ter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..348
Boot lid ope ning limiter . . . . . 209, 348
Br ak eAssist – seeBAS
Brake As sistPlus –se e BAS Plus
Brake fluid . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..524
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..421
Brake la mp
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..435
Ov ervie w. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477 216_R
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30 Safety
Oc
cupant safety i
Airbags are not deployed in all types of acci-
dent .They are control led by comp lex sensor
te ch nology and evaluat ionlogic .This process is
pre-emptive in nat ureas airbag deployment
mus tta ke place durin gth e impact and must be
adapt edtoprovide calcula ted, additional protec-
ti on for theve hicle occupant s.Not all airbags are
deplo yed in an accident.
The different airbag systems work independent ly
of eac hother . However, the deplo ymentof
eac hindiv idual system depe ndso nth et ype of
ac cident det ermi ned bytheco ntrol system in
th ef irst stage soft hecollision (h ead-on colli-
sion, side impact and overt urn) and the ext ent
of thea ccident (in partic ular, vehicl e’s rat eof
dec eleration or ac celeration).
The vehicle decel eration or accele ration
an d th edire ction of th efo rce are basica lly
de ter mine dby :
! the distr ibut ion of forces during th ecol-
li si on
! the collisio nan gle
! the deform ation ch arac teristi csof the
vehi cle
! the cha racter istics of the obje ctwith
which the vehicle has col lided, e.g. the
othe rvehicle Fa
ctors wh ich can onl ybe seen andmeas-
ured after th eco llisio nha s taken plac edo
not pl ay adecisive role in the depl oyme nt
of an airbag, nor do they provide an ind ica-
tion of it.
Th eve hiclem aybe consider abl yde formed
without an airbag being deployed, if, forex-
am ple, onl yea sily def orma ble parts, such
as the bonnet or fron twing, have be enhit
an dth ene cessary de gree ofdeceleration
ha sno tb eenr eached .It is also possible
that airbags maybe deployed eve nthough
th eve hicle is onlyslig htly deform ed,if, for
ex amp le,ve ry rigid veh icle parts such as
the lo ngitudin al memb ersa re af fectedin
an accident and th edeg reeof de celeration
is sufficie nt. Be
ltten sione rsand be lt force limiters
Th efront seat belts and theseat belts in
the rear ar e equipped with belt tensioner s.
! Donot engage th ese at belttongue onthe
front passe nger seat if these at is not occupied.
Th ebel tten sioners could oth erwi se be act ivated
in an accident.
Th eload exerted bythe seat bel tis re-
du ced if th e seatbe lt is also equipped with
a belt fo rcelimi ter. Th
eau tom atic com fort-f itfeat ure reduc es
the retra ction force of thefront se atbelts.
Th isresu lts in theseat beltbe ing mo re
co mf ortabl e.
Be lt tensi oners tight enthe se atbelts inan
ac cide nt, pulli ngthem cl oseagains t the
body.
i Beltte nsioners do not correc tan inc orrect
seat posi tion orinco rrec tly wor nseat belts.
Be lttensioners do not pull occupants back to-
wards theb ackrest.
Th e belt fo rce limi ters arefine-t uned to
th ef ront airbags ,which take ove rfro m the
seat beltapart oftheres trai ning forces,
thus spreadi ngthe fo rces exerted by them
on the occupant ove ra gr ea tera rea. 216_R
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54 Safety
Anti-theft systems
Th
eim mo biliser preve ntsyou r ve hicle
fr om bein gst ar tedby an un author ised per-
so n. Ac
tivatin gthe immobiliser
6 With the key: remo vethe key from the
ig ni tion lock.
6 With KEYL ESS GO*:press the
KEYLESS GO button.
Th eengi neswitc hesof f. De
acti vating thei mm obiliser
6 With the key:switch onthe ig nitio n.
6 With KEY LESS GO*: press the
KEYL ESSGO button twi cewithout
depressing th ebrake.
i The immobiliser is always deactiva ted when
you start the engine. A
visual and audible alarm istrig ge redif
th ealarm system is pr imed andyou open:
! ado or
! the boot lid
! the bonnet
Th ealarm is also triggered if a do oris
op ened usin g theem erge ncyke yeleme nt.
i Thea larmis not switch ed off even if you
close an open doo ragain.
1 Indica torlamp 6
To prim e:lock theve hicle usin g the
key.
Th ealarm system is prim ed . In dica tor
la mp 1flashe s.It wi llbe possib lefor
th ealarm of theant i-th eftalarm sys-
tem to betrig gered after approxim ately
30 seco nds.
6 To dea ctivate: unlock the vehicle us-
ing th ekey.
i Youcan as sign thefo llow ingfu nctions to
th ep rogram mable bu tton in thece ntre console
(= page 199):
! Inte rior motion det ection
! Tow-away pro tection
! Inte rior motion de tection and tow-a waypro-
tect ion
You can deactivat eth ef un ctions by pre ssing the
program mable button. Switc
hing offthe ala rm
6 With thekey:insert the key in to th eig-
nition lock.
or
6 Press theŒ or‹ button on the
key. An
ti-theft systems Imm
obiliser An
ti-theft alarm syst em
P80.20-2845-31 216_R
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334 Con
trols
Air ven ts
Obse rveth e fo llowing no tes to ens urethat
the automatic air condi tioning functio ns
co rre ctly:
! Keep theair inl etbetween the bonnet
an d winds cree nfree of dep osits, e.g.
ice or snow, to gua rant ee the supply of
fr es hair into the vehicle interi or.
! Never cover the vents or airinle tand
ou tle tg rilles in the vehicle interi or. i
For prac tically draug ht-free ventilat ion,
mo vethe sliders on the centre and side air vents
to the centr al position. Cen
treair ve nts
6 To ope nor close: turn thu mbwheels
4 and 5upward sor downwards.
Th ecorre spond ing centre airvents are
opene dor clos ed. Side ai
rve nts
6 To ope nor close: turn thu mbwheels
2 and 9upward sor downwards.
Th eco rrespondi ngside air vents are
opene dor clos ed. Re
ar air vents
1 Slider forrear ai rvent, left-ha ndside
2 Slider for rear air vent, right-hand side
3 Toopen or clos erear air ve nt,right-
hand si de
4 Toopen or clos erearai rvent, left-hand
side
6 To ope nor clos e:tur nthu mb wheel 3
or 4 to the right or le ft.
Th eco rrespondi ngrear air vents are
ope nedor clos ed. G
Risk of inj ury Wh
entheauto matic ai rconditionin gis in
op eration, very hotor very cold aircan flow
fr om the ven ts.Th isco uld caus eb urns or
fros tbite to bare skin in theimmed iatevici n-
ity ofthe vents. Ke epbare skin away from
thes eairou tlets. Ifne cessa ry,u se the air-
di st ribu tion control todirect theairflow
away toadi fferen tarea of the ve hicle interi-
or. Ope
ning and closing airvents
P83.40-3153-31216_R
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375
Operation
En gine comp artm ent Opening
1Release lever
6 Pullrelease le ver1in the driver ’s
footw ell.
2 Bonnet catch button
6 Lift thebonnet slightly. En
gine comp artment Bon
net G
Risk of accide nt Do
notpu llthe release le ver whil ethe vehi-
cle is in motion. Otherwise, the bonnet could
op en, co me offan d endanger yourselfa nd
others. G
Risk of inju ry The
re is arisk of inju ry if thebo nnetisop en,
ev en ifthe en gine is not runni ng.
Som een gine com ponents can becom ever y
ho t.To avoid therisk of bu rns, on lytouc h
those co mponents descri bedin th e Ow ner’s
Ma nual an dob serve the relevant safety
not es. G
Risk ofinju ry Th
er adiator fanis lo cated bet ween ther adi-
ator an dthe engine bl ock. Itca nstart run-
ning automatica lly even if there isno key in
the ignit ionlock .Kee paway from thearea of
rotation ofthe fan blades .Othe rwise, you
cou ldbe inju re d.
The engine hasan elec tronicignition system
whic hca rries ahigh voltage .Fo rthis reas on,
you must ne ver to uch th eignition syst em
co mp onents (ignitio nco il, ig niti oncables,
sp ark pl ugconne ctions ,te st so cket) while:
! the engine is running
! the engine is being st ar ted
! the ignition is switch ed on andt he
en gine isbei ng cran ked by hand P8
8.40-2618-31 P8
8.40-2619-31 ==216_R
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376 Operation
Engine
compart ment
6 Reach under the bonnet atthe centre
an d press bonnet catchb utton 2.
6 Lift thebonnet. Clo
sing 6
Lowe r th ebo nnet and le tit fallcl os ed
from a height of appro ximately 20cm.
Th ebonnet mustengage audib ly.
6 Make sure that the bonnet ha sen-
gaged prop erly.
i Ifth e bo nnet can be raised sligh tly, it is not
properly engaged. Open it again and close it with
so me what more forc e.
De pend ingon howit is dr iven ,th e
vehicle consum es a maximum of 0. 8loil
per 1,000 km. Theoilco nsum ptio nma y
be higher tha nthiswhen theve hicle isnew
or if yo ufreque ntlydrive at high engine
speeds.
Yo ucan only estim ate the oil consu mption
after yo uha ve driv enaco nsidera ble dis-
ta nc e.
Yo u will find fu rther infor ma tion about
engi ne oi lin the "Tec hnical data" section
( = page 522).
! Lubricant addit ives mu stno tbe used si nce
th ey lead toincreased wear and damage tothe
asse mblies. The use of suc haddit ives ma yre sult
in lim itation of warranty rig hts. You can obtain
furt her informat ion from any Mercedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre. Checkin
gthe en gine oille vel
Wh en yo ucheck theoille ve l, the vehicle
mu st:
! bestan ding level
! have been st anding with the engine
sw itched off for at leas tfive minut es if
at opera ting temp erature
! have been st anding with the engine
swi tche dof ffo rat leas t thirty mi nutes
if not at operat ing te mperature G
Risk of inj ury Make
sure that nobody can beco metrap ped
as yo uclose the bonn et. G
Risk of acc ident Ma
kesure that the bonne tis en gaged se-
cu rely before comm encing ajo ur ney. Donot
dr ive the vehicle if the bonnet cannot been-
gaged, e.g .after an ac cident. Otherw ise, the
bo nnetcould come off while theveh icle isin
mot ion an den danger yoursel fan d ot hers. En
gine oil 216_R
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395
Operation
Care
! Make sure that thea utoma tic car wash is
su itab le for thesize of theve hicle. Fo ldinthe ex-
te rior mirrors before theve hicle is washed. The
ex terior mirrors could ot herwise be dam aged.
i After leav ing th eau toma ticcarw ashma ke
su re that the mirror sare folded out fully. Othe r-
wi se, they could vibrate. Hig
h-pr es sure cl eane rs
! Donot use high-pressure cleaners with
rou nd-spray jets to cl ean the ty res, as they could
damage them. Repla cedamaged tyres.
6 Observe the in form ation issued bythe
equi pmentm anufac turer re lating to
how much distance should bemai n-
ta ined betweenth eve hicle and the
noz zle of the hi gh-pre ssur e cleane r.
6 Move the high-pre ssure clea ne rnozzle
around when cl eaning your vehicle.
! When doing so, do notpoint it direct lyat
door joint s,air spring bellows, elec trical compo-
nent s,co nne ctor s, lamp sor seals. Cleanin
gthe wiper blades andth e ou
tside of the wind screen
Vehic lewith key
6 Turn the key to position 1in the ignition
lo ck.
6 Set the windscreen wipe rsto po sition
u onthe comb inat ion sw itch
( = page 253).
6 Turn the key to pos ition 0or remo veit
wh en thew iper arms are vertical .
Ve hicles with KEYLESS GO*
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Remove your foot from theb rake ped-
al.
6 Set the windscreen wipe rsto po sition
u onthe comb inat ion sw itch
( = page 253).
6 PresstheKEY LESS GO button repe at-
ed ly unt ilthe windscreen wi pers start.
6 PresstheKEY LESS GO button when
th ew iper arms are ver tica l. !
Only fold thewindscreen wipers away from
th e windscreen when vertical, ot herwise you will
damage the bonnet.
6 Fold th ewiper arms awa yfrom the
wi nd screen until yo ufeel them engage.
6 Clea nth ewinds cree na nd the wiper
blades.
6 Fold the windscreen wipe rs ba ckagain
be fore sw itching on the ignitio n. Cleanin
gthe windows
! Donot use dry clot hs,abrasiv eprodu cts,
so lvents or cleaning agent scontaining solvents
to cl ean th eins ide ofthe wind ow s.Do not touc h
th e in side of the rea r and side windows with ha rd
obj ects,e .g.ice scrapers or jewellery. Youco uld
ot he rw ise damage the windows. G
Risk of accide nt The vehicle is
brak ed when HOLDis activat-
ed . Therefo re,dea ctivat eHOLD before the
vehi cle is washed in anautomatic carwa sh. G
Risk of inj ury Be
fore cleaning thewind screen or wi per
bl ad es, sw itch the igniti onto0.The wind-
sc ree nw iper sma yotherwi semove an din-
jure you. 216_R
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408 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Distr
onic Plus override Yo
uha ve depressed th eacceler ator
pedal, Di stronic Plus *is no longe rcon-
trolling the speed of the vehicle. 6
Release the accelerator pe dal. - -
-km /h Yo
u ha veatte mp ted to activa te
Distr onicPlus *at a speed below
30 km /h without th eve hicle in front
bein gdisplayed in themulti-func tion
display ( =page 302). 6
Drive faste rtha n30 km /handac tiv ate
Di stro nicPl us again. ESP
®
is de activa ted. 6
Activate ESP®
. Tran
smissi onposition P,R or Nhas
been selected. 6
Move the tra nsmi ssio n sele ctor lever
to D. Th
eve hicl eis se cu red with th eelectric
parki ngbrake. 6
Release the electric parki ngbrake. Th
e dri ver’s door and/ or the bonnet is
ope n. 6
Clos ethe driver’ sdoor and /or the bon-
net. Th
e syste mhasove rhea ted. 6
Wai tunti lth e syst emhas cooled down. DI
STRO NICand
Sp eedtronic
in op erative Sp
eedtr onican d Distroni c*arefa ulty. 6
Have Speedtr onican d Distroni c*
check edat a qualified specialist work-
sho p. Distr
onic Plus
and SPEEDT RONIC
in op erative Sp
eedtr onican d Distroni cPl us* are
faul ty. 6
Have Spe edtron icor Distronic Plus*
check edat a qualified specialist work-
sho p. Display
messages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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