2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE brake light

3
Index A
ABC ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .313
Di spl ayme ssag e. . ..... . . . . . . . .414
Oi lleve l.. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .378
Su spens ion tuning . ..... . . . . . . .314
Vehi cle level . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .313
ABS ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . .46
Disp laymessag e. . ..... . . . . . . . .415
Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .445
Wa rning la mp. . . . . ..... . . . . . . .445
Acceler ation. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .511
Acce lerator pe dalposi tion . . . . . . .267
Ac tive Bo dyContro l– se e ABC . . ..313
Ac tive ligh tfu ncti on.... . . . . . . . .250
Di spl ayme ssag e. . ..... . . . . . . . .432
ADAPTIVE BRAKE . . ..... . . . . . . . . .50
Ad aptive brake lamps .... . . . . . . . .48
Ad dress bo ok
Calling up. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .186
Ch anging anentry . ..... . . . . . . . .190
Cre ating anentry . . ..... . . . . . . .186
De leting anentry . . ..... . . . . . . .189
Deta ilsabou tan entry ... . . . . . . .189 Deta
ilsf rom an entry inthe phone
book on themobileph one . . . . . . .190
Im po rting data .... . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Making aca ll. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Menu overview ..... . . . . . . . . . . .186
Sear ching for anentry . . . . . . . . . .187
St art ing rou teguida nce. . . . . . . . .192
Vo ice entry . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Wr iting a te xtme ssag e.. . . . . . . . .192
Ad vanc edDistronic
Menu (on-board comp uter) . . . . . . .305
Air filter
Disp laymess age. ... . . . . . . . . . . .419
Ai rpr es su res – seeTy re pr essu res
Air pu mp, electric ... . . . . . . . . . . .401
Airba gs. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Activating . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Control unit . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Fr ont . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Fr ont-p asse ng er ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
PAS SAIR BAG OFF wa rning
la mp . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . .42, 441
Si debags . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Wi ndowb ags. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Air-re
circ ulation mode. . . . . . . . ...339
Ala rm
Swi tching off ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....54
Ambient lighti ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...252
Setting (COM AND) . . . . . . . . . . ...206
An ti-lo ck brak ing syst em–se eABS
An ti-theft alarm syst em. . . . . . ....54
Wa rning signal .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...451
An ti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . ....54
Asht ray. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...361
ASSYST PLUS ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...393
Query (on-board comp uter). . . . ...286
Aud io(COMAND) . . . . . . . . . . . . ....77
AUX mode.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....87
CD mode . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....84
DVD mod e.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....84
MP3 mode.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....84
Autom atic airco nditioning . . . ....336
COMA ND..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...210
Ov erview . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...332
Swi tching on/of f.. . . . . . . . . . . ...337
Autom atic car wash . . . . . . . . . . ...394
Autom atic hea dlam pmo de. . . . ...248 216_R
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COMAN
Dco ntr oller . ..... . . . . . . . .60
Op erati on. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .61
COMAN Ddis play . . . ..... . . . . . . . .59
COMAN Dme nu
Auto matic airco nditi oning . . . . . . .210
Ca r. .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .203
Navig ation syst em. . . ..... . . . . . .129
Ov erview . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .63
Syste msettings . . . . ..... . . . . . .196
Telephone . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .106
Te xt messages (SMS ).... . . . . . . .122
TV ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .96
Vi de o. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .88
Combinat ion sw itch . ..... . . . . . . .249
Con sump tion . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .521
Con sump tion stat istics .... . . . . . .277
Conveni enceopeni ng/closing . . . .352
Air -recir culation mode.... . . . . . . .340
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .. 37 9,523
Checking th eleve l.. . .... . . . . . . .379
Dis play messag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .430
Te mp erature gaug e. ..... . . . . . . .272
Coo lbox . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .362
Cor nering light function ... . . . . . .250
Ov erview . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .477
Re plac ing . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .480
Cruise contr ol. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .290
Displ ay(instrum entcl uster) . . . . . .292 Dis
playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .413
Cup holder . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . .358 D
Dashboard . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Date Setting (COM AND) ... . . . . . . . . . .197
Dayt imedr ivin gl ights . . . . . . . . . . .247
Setting (on-bo ard comp uter ). . . . . .286
De laye dswit ch-off
Ex terior lighting (CO MAND). . . . . . .205
Interior lighting (CO MAND) . . . . . . .206
Demisti ng. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .338
Des tina tion entry ..... . . . . . . . . . .143
Des tina tion memory .. . . . . . . . . . .181
Di gital TV . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .101
Dimensions . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . .517
Dipped -beamheadlamps
Dis playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .432
Dri ving abroa d...... . . . . . . . . . . .392
Ov ervie w. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .477
Sw itch ing on/of f.... . . . . . . . . . . .247
Sy mm etrica l. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .392
Dire ction of rotation (t yres) . . . . . .382
Display me ssage .... . . . . . . . . . . .404
Di stance re corder
Re set (on-board comp uter) . . . . . . .278
Dist ance warn ing system. . . . . . . . .51Distronic
. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..293
Cle aning th esensors . . . . . . . . . . ..396
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..405
Di stanc ewarn ings ystem . . . . . . ...51
Drivi ngtips.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..298
Menu (on-bo ardco mputer) .. . . . ..297
Warnin glam p. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..446
Distronic Plus ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..300
Cle aning th esensors . . . . . . . . . . ..396
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..407
Drivi ngtips.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..307
PR E-SAF EBrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...51
Warnin glam p. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..446
Door Auto matic loc king . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227
Di sp lay message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..421
Lo cking/unl ocking . . . . . . . . . . . ..222
Po wer closing ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227
Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . ...21
Drinks hol der– see Cup holder
Drive program .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..268
Driving abroad ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..392
Driving onfloo ded roads . . . . . . . ..391
Dr ivin g safe tysyst em. . . . . . . . . ...46
ABS . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...46
ADAPTIVE BRAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . ...50
Adaptive brake lamp s. . . . . . . . . ...48
BAS . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...47 216_R
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8 Index
Emerg
ency mode
Auto matic tr ansmission ... . . . . . .458
Emerg ency release
Bo ot .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .471
El ectric parking brake ..... . . . . . .472
Ve hicl e. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .470
Emergen cyspare wheel ... . . . . . .402
En gine
Misfiri ng. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .456
Starting pro blem s.. ..... . . . . . . .455
Sta rtin g the eng ine with
KE YLES SGO . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .256
Sta rtin g the eng ine with the key .. . 256
Stopping with KEYL ESSGO. . . . . . .259
Stopping with th ekey .... . . . . . . .259
Te ch nica ld ata. . . . . . ..... . . . . . .510
En gine comp artment ..... . . . . . . .375
En gine elect ronics . . ..... . . . . . . .507
Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .455
En gine number . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .509
En gine oil
Capa city . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .522
Checking th eengine oil leve l. . . . .376
Consu mption. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .376
Dis play messag e.. . . ..377,43 6,437
Entering character s( COMA ND). . ..65
ESP .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .49
Displ aymessag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .417 Swi
tching on/of f.... . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Warni nglamp . . ..... . . . . . . . 49, 443
ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .49
Exter iorligh ting
Del ayed switch -of f(CO MAND) . . . .205
Ov ervie w. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .477
Se ea lso Brake lamps
See also Corneri nglight func tion
See also Dipped- beam headl am ps
See also Exter ior lighting
Se ealso Fron tfog lamps
Se ealso Licen ceplat elighti ng
See also Parking lamps
See also Reversing lamps
See also Side lamps
Se ealso Thi rd brakelamp
Se ea lso Turn signals
Ex terio rmirror park ingpo sition
Setting (COM AND) ... . . . . . . . . . .203
Storing. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .240
Ex terio rmirrors
Adju sting . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .239
Anti-dazzle mode (a utoma tic) . . . . .240
Convenie ncesettings . . . . . . . . . . .203
Fo ldingi n/ou t(auto matica lly). . . ..239
Pa rki ng pos ition .... . . . . . . . . . . .240
Extractor for fuses.... . . . . . . . . . .502 F
Fa vourite (COMAND) . . . . . . . . . ...199
Fire exti nguish er . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..401
First-a idkit ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..400
Fla ttyre . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..483
MO Extende drun- flat syste m.. . . ..492
Spare wheel ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..488
TIRE FITkit . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..484
Ve hicl etoolkit .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..401
Fog lam ps(extended rang e) . . . . ..250
Frequen cies
Garage door ope ner. . . . . . . . . . ..525
Telephone . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..508
Fr ont airbags .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...33
Fro ntbulbs ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Fr ont foglamps ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..248
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..434
Ov ervie w. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Fr ont-passeng erfro nt airbag . . .... 33
Fr ont-passeng erseat
Adju sting from the driver's seat . ..234
Fuel . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..519
Consu mption ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..520
Los ing . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . 453, 454
Minimu mquali ty. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..373
Pe trol . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..373 216_R
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At a glan
ce
Cockpit Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 Co
mbinatio nsw itch
! Main -beam headl am ps
! Turn sign als
! Winds cree nwi pers 249
257
253
2 Cru
isecontrol le ver
! Cruise control
! Variab le Speedtronic
! Distroni c*1
! Distroni cPlu s*1
1N otavail ab leinall coun tries 290
309
293
300
3 Mu
lti-fu nc tion stee ring
whe el 273
4 In
st rume ntcluster 271
5 Sele
ctor lever 261 Fun
ction Page
6 Cont
rolpanel with
bu ttons and ro tary
cont rols for Ve
hicl elevel 313
ESP
® 49
Pa
rktro nic/ Park Assist* 314
317
Sw
ivels the COMAND
displ ay 59
Setting the
instr umen t
lighting and COMAND
displ ay 271
7 COMA
NDdisplay 59
8 Ov
erhead control panel 252
9 Automatic
air condi tioning
Centr econ sole,upp er
section 336
18 Fun
ction Page
a Gl
ove compar tment 355
b CD
and DV Dplayer /
ch an ger* 77
c Centre
consol e,lower
secti on 19
d Ign
itio n lock /
KEY LESS GO* button 229
e Adju
ststh e st eering wheel
Steeri ng wh eelheating* 238
238
f He
adl am p cl eaning system 249
g El
ectri cpa rking brake 258
h Light switch 247
j Night View
Assis t* 329
k Door con
trol panel 21216_R
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At a glan
ce
Cockpit Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 Gl
ove compar tment 355
2 Au
tomatic air condi tioning
Ce ntre consol e,up per
se ction 336
18 3 Ov
erh eadco ntrol panel 252
4 COMA
NDdisp lay 59
5 Con
trol panel with
bu ttons androtary
co ntro ls for Vehicle
level 313
ESP
® 49
Park
tronic/ Park Assist* 314
317
Swivels the CO
MAND
disp lay 59
Se
tting thei nstrumen t
lighting and COMAND
di spl ay 271 Fun
ction Page
6 Co
mb inat ion sw itch
! Main-beam headlamps
! Turn sign als
! Winds cree nwipers 249
257
253
7 Cru
isecontro l le ver
! Cruise control
! Variab le Spe edtronic
! Distroni c*1
! Distroni cPlu s*1
1N otavailabl ein all countries 290
309
293
300
8 Multi
-fun ction st eering
whe el 273
9 In
st rum entcl uster 271
a Selecto
rlev er 261 Fun
ction Page
b Light switch 247
c Door con
trol panel 21
d Night View
Assis t* 329
e El
ectri cpa rking brake 258
f He
adl am p cl eaning system 249
g To
adjust the stee ring wh eel
Steeri ng wh eelheating* 238
238
h Ign
itio n lock /
KEY LESS GO* button 229
j CD
and DV Dplayer /
ch an ger* 77
k Centre
consol e,lower
secti on 19216_R
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48 Safety
Driving safety sys
tems
tra ffic situation. PRE-SAFE ®
is ac tiv ated si-
mu ltane ouslyif BA SPlus reque sts a parti c-
ul ar ly high braking pressure.
6 Keep the brake pedaldepressed until
the emergen cysitua tion isove r.
ABS prev en ts the wheels fr omlocki ng.
Th ebrake sfu nction again as normal whe n:
! you relea sethe brake pe dal
! there areno ob stac lesde tecte d inthe
path of your vehicle
! there is nolong er arisk ofcollision
BA S Pl usisthen de activa ted.
BA SPlus also react sto stationar yob sta-
cl es at spe edsofup toapprox imate ly
70 km /h,e. g. stopped or parked ve hicles.
Fo rBA SPlus to assist you when driving,
the radar sensor syste mmust beswitched
on andop era tiona l.Yo uca ncheck thisby
switc hing on Distroni c Pl usor vi athe "Ra-
dar sensor" menu on the on-board comp u-
ter. i
Information about switch ing on the radar
sen sors ystemc anbe fo und on (= page 287).
Fo llowing ase vere impact or intheevent
of damag e to the front of the vehicle as a
re sult of an acci dent, have th e setting and
function of the radar sensor sche cked at a
Mercede s-Be nz Service Cen tre. If BA
SPlus isno ta vailable due to amal-
fu nc tion in the radar sensor system, the
bra king syst em rem ains available with full
bra keboos ting effectand BA S.
i The adaptiv ebr ake lamps are only available
in ce rtain coun tries.
Th ebrake lamps flas hin quick su cces sion
if the vehicl e is braked sudd enlyfrom a
spee dof more than 50km /h orifBAS or
BAS Plus *inter vene sdurin gbraki ng. Th is
wa rnspas sing vehicl es.
Th e hazar dwa rning lamps switch on auto-
ma tically and th ebra kelightsco me onper-
ma nently wh en they ar eap plied agai nif
the vehicle is braked to haltfrom asp eed
of mo rethan 70km /h inthis wa y.
Th eha zard wa rnin gla mp s sw itchof f again
auto matica lly wh en yo uex ceed a spee dof
10 km /h. G
Risk of accident BAS Plus
onlyco nsider scl earl ydete cted
ob jects when provid ing br akin gass ista nc e.
Det ection can be impa ired inpa rtic ular if:
! thesensors aredirty or co vered
! itis snow ing or rain ing heav ily
! there is interfere ncef rom an othe rradar
sou rce
! there is stron gra da r re flec tion, e. g.in
multi- storeyvehi clep arks
BAS Plus does not react to:
! people or animals
! oncom ingve hicles and cross traf fic
BA SPlus ma y no tdetect nar rowv ehicle s,
e. g. motor cyclesandve hicles travelling on
ap arall elbu t offset cou rse. Ad
aptive brak e lamps 216_R
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Safety
Driving safety sys tems
Thi sfu nc tion wa rns yo uat asp ee dof ap-
pr ox im ately 30km /h or hi gher when the
di st anc efrom th evehicl ein front istoo
sma ll:
! The l distancewa rning syst em
lamp in the inst rume ntclus terlights
up.
! Ifyo uapproach avehi cle in front at
hi gh spee d,youwi llal so hear an inter-
mi ttent signa l.
Yo umu stapply the brake syou rselfin or-
de r to maintain the correct dista ncet o the
ve hicle in front and to av oid a collisio n. 6
Toswi tchon or off: switch thedi s-
tanc ewarn ing sy stem on or off using
th eon-board compu ter(
= page 284).
The : symb ol app ears on the left of
th ed river's display after sw itch ingon
th e dist ance warning syst em.
The PRE-SA FE®
Br ak eca n he lpyoum ini-
mise the risk ofan impact with a vehicle
ah ead or reduc ethe conseq uences ofan
ac cident bydoi ngthe following ataspeed
of approx imate ly30 km /h or highe r:
! warnin gyou before an imminent colli-
si on
! indep ende ntly de celerating theveh icle
slight lyin the speed rang e up to ap-
pr ox im ate ly180 km /h
! activ ating the prev en tive occupant
sa fety syste m(PRE-SA FE®
) The
PRE-S AFE ®
Br ak eon ly assist syo uby
braki ngindependent lyif the driver and
fr ont passenger are wearing th eirseat belt.
The PRE-S AFE ®
Br ak euses thera dar se n-
so rs to detec tob stacles which are in the
path of your veh iclefor a long pe riod of
ti me. Asyou ap proach an obs taclea nd the
PRE -SAFE ®
Br ak eha sdet ecteda risk of
co llisi on, the syste mthen gi vesyo uvisu al
an d audible warni ngs. Dis
tanc ewarning*
(o nly for vehicle swi th Distronic*) G
Risk of accide nt Pa
yeve nm oreatte ntion to the traffi csitua-
tion if the l dista ncewarn inglamp inthe
inst rument cl ustergo es on or an intermit-
tent warning ton esou nds.
Br ak eor sw erveto avoi dany obstacl esif
neces sary. PRE-SAFE
®
brak e* (only vehicles
wi th Distro nicPl us *) G
Risk of acc ident The PR
E-SA FE®
Br ak e is onlyan aid de-
si gn ed toass istdri ving. Youar er espo nsible
for you rvehicle ’sdist an ce from othe rveh i-
cl es ,the speed of yo urveh icle and for bra k-
in gin go od time .Alwa yspayat tenti on to the
tr af fic con dition s.Yo umay othe rwise fail
to re cogn ise dange rsintime, causean acci-
dent andinju re your selfan d ot hers. 216_R
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52 Safety
Driving safety sys
tems
The distance warning syst em lamp in the
instr umen tcl uste rlights up ifthe dist an ce
to th e vehi cle in front is too small. If yo u
ap proa chaveh icle infront at high spee d,
yo u will alsohear an inte rmit tent si gnal. If yo
udo not brak eor steer yo urself ,the
ve hicl e is auto matically braked ge ntly.
If th ereis an increase drisk ofcollisio n,
PRE-SAFE ®
is ac tiv ated ( =page 36).
Yo umu st ap plyt he bra kesyo urself in or-
der to mainta in the correct dista nce to the
ve hicle infront andto avoid aco llisio n.
Th ePR E-SA FE®
Br ake als ore ac ts to sta-
tionary ob stacl es atspee ds of upto
appro xima tely70 km /h, e.g .stopped or
parked veh icles. 6
To switc hon or of f:swit ch the PRE-
SA FE®
Br ak eon or off using the on-
board comp uter (
=page 284).
The : symbol appea rson the left of
the driver 'sdis play afte rswitching on
the dista ncewa rning system.
In comp lexroad and tra ffic co nditions the
PRE-SAFE ®
Br ak eca nno tal wa yscorrectly
id en tify dange rous situations. Ifvisu al
an d/ oraudible warnings are given or ifth e
ve hicl ebr ak es slightly when the drivin gsit-
uati onisnot critic al ,it is po ssib le to st op
the PR E-SA FE®
Br ak e interven ing at any
point during th is if yo u:
! depress theac ce lerator pedal furthe r
beyond the pressure point or activate
kickdown.
! relea sethe brake pe dal G
Risk of acc ident A
warning is onlygive n an d braking assist-
ance is on lyprovide dby the PR E-SA FE®
Bra keif objects can be de tected clea rly. De-
te ction can beimpaire din pa rticu lari f:
! thes ensors aredir tyor cov ered
! itis snow ingorrain ing heav ily
! thereis inte rferen cefrom anothe rrad ar
sou rce
! ther eis stron gra da r refl ection, e. g.in
multi- storeycarpa rks
The PR E-SA FE®
Br ak edo es not reac t to:
! people an danimals
! oncom ing veh icles and cross traf fic
PRE -SAFE ®
Br ak ema yno td etec t narrow ve-
hi cles ,e .g. moto rcyc lesand veh iclestravel-
ling onapa rallel but offset cou rse. G
Risk of accident PRE
-SAFE ®
Br ak eDistronic brak es your ve-
hi cle, depe nding on itss peed,at ama ximum
of 4m /s².Th is cor respon dsto ap proxi-
mately 40%of you rvehi cle’ sm axim um brak-
ing power. You mu stthen al sobrake to
avoi da col lisi on. G
Risk of accident If
no visual or audible warnings aregiven in
a critica ldr ivin gsit ua tion ,this means the
PRE -SAFE ®
Bra kehas no t detected the risk
of collisi on,is de activa tedor has faile d.
Yo um ust then brak eyou rselfto avoid a col-
li sion. 216_R
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