2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE open 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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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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419
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages cannot be
activa ted
Se eOwner's Manual Th
e driver’s door is opened and the
seat beltis not inse rted inthebu ckle. 6
Fastenth ed rive r’s seat belt. The
engine isnot running. 6
Star t the engine. Th
e batter yvoltage is insuf ficie nt. 6
Switch offal lco nsum ers that arenot
re qu ired.
6 Wai tun til the battery vo ltag e has return ed
to nor mal. Th
e syste mhasove rhea ted. 6
Wai tunti lth e syst emhas cooled down. The bonnet
isopen. 6
Clos ethe bonne t. Tran
smissi onposition Rha sbe en
select edandt he boot lid is open. 6
Clos ethe boot lid. in
op era tive HOLD cannot
beactivated due to a
mal func tion. 6
Have HOL Dch ecked ata qualified special-
is twor ksho p. Off HO
LD has been de activated be cause
th eve hicle is sk iddi ng. 6
Reactiva te HOLD later. Re
place aircl ea ner
elem ent Th
e engi neairfilt er mu st be repla ced. 6
Have theair filt erreplaced at a qualified
specialist worksho p. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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420 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Th
e al ternator is faulty or there is ama l-
fu nction in the vehicl eelectric alcirc uit.
Th ebattery is not being cha rged. 6
Stop the vehi cle pa ying attenti onto road
and tr affic condi tions, but do not switch off
th e en gine.
6 Open thebo nne t.
6 Carr yout avis ual check to seewh ether the
V-b elthas torn.
If the V-belt ha storn:
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
! Donotdrive any fur ther .The engine could ot her-
wise overheat.
6 Consult aqualified specialist worksho p.
If the V-belt is so und:
6 Do not sw itch of fthe engi ne.
6 Visi ta qu alified special istwor ksho p. G
Risk of acc ident
Yo uar e driving with the bonnet ope n. 6
Stop imme diat ely in accordan cewith the
traf fic conditi ons.
6 Clos e the bonne t (= page 376). Th
eboot lid is op en. 6
Clos ethe boot lid. Di
sp laysymb ol Di
sp lay messages Po
ssi blecaus e/cons equence Po
ssib leso lution 216_R
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481
Practical advice
Replacing the wiper blades
! Only fold the windscreen wipers away from
th ewi nd screen or rear window when thewipers
are vertical .Othe rwise, youco uld dam aget he
bo nnet.
Un der no circumst ances sh ould you open the
bo nnet when the wiper arm sare fol dedfo r-
wa rds. Othe rwise, you could dam ageth e bonnet. !
Do not fold thewi pe r arm sontoth ewi nd-
screen or rear window wit hout wiper blades.
They may ot herwise dam agethe windscreen or
rear wind ow.
For your convenie nce, have this wo rkcarried
ou ta ta qualified spe cialist workshop, e.g .a
Me rcedes-Benz Servi ceCentre.
Fo lding the wiper blades into a vertical po
sit ion
Vehic les with 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
Pressthe KEY LESS GO button rep eat-
ed ly until the windscree nwipers star t.
6 Pressthe KEY LESS GO button when
the wiper ar msare verti cal. Re
placin gthe wip erblades
6 Fold th ewiper arm away from the
glass.
! When doing so, on lyho ldthew iper arms,
ot he rw ise youma ydamage thewi per blades.
6 Set the wipe rbla de atright angles to
the wiper ar m.
Windscre enwiper arm andwi per bl ade
6 Remo ve the wiper bladefrom th eho ld-
er on thewi per arm. Re
placin gthe wiper blades G
Risk of inju ry Befor
ech an ging thew iper bl ades, switch
the ignition to 0.T he windscr eenwi pe rs
may othe rwise mov ean dinjure you. G
Risk of accide nt Wipe
rbl ad es arewear parts. Repl aceth e
wi pe rbl ad es twice ayear, id eally in the
spring andin th eau tumn .The wind ow s will
othe rwise not beprope rly wi pe d. This may
preve ntyou fr om obse rvingth etraf fic co ndi-
ti ons, thereb ycausing an accident. Rem
oving P82.30-2579-31216_R
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