2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE parking brake

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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9
Index
Fu elfiller flap
Op ening/ closi ng. . . .... . . . . . . . .373
Fu nction buttons (COMAND) . . . . ..62
Fuse box
Dashbo ard . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .504
En gine compar tment. ... . . . . . . .503
Rear compar tment . ..... . . . . . . .503
Fuses .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .502 G
Gara gedoor opener ..... . . . . . . . .367
Fr equenc ies . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .525
Gl ove comp artm ent ..... . . . . . . . .355
GPS Rece ption . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .133
GSM ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .106 H
Handb rake –se e Parkin gbrake
(e lectric)
Hands -fre emode . . ..... . . . . . . . .364
Haz ard warning lamps... . . . . . . . .251
He ad restraint
Adjusti ngthe angle. .... . . . . . . . .232
Rear compar tment . ..... . . . . . . .236
He adlamp flasher. . . ..... . . . . . . .249 Headlamps
Cleanin g. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .396
Cleaning syst em... . . . . . . . .24 9,379
Misti ngup . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .459
To ppi ngup the wash erflui d. . . . . .379
Heater Air -recir culation mo de . . . . . . . . . .339
Au xiliary heating ... . . . . . . . . . . . .341
Demisti ng. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .338
Ov erview . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .336
Re ar window . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .339
Seat heating . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .233
St eering wheel heating. . . . . . . . . .238
Wi ndows misted up .. . . . . . . . . . . .338
He ater boost ersyst em. . . . . . . . . .345
Hig h-pr es sure cl eane rs. . . . . . . . . .395
Hill star tassist ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .267
HOLD . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .311
Disp laymess age. ... . . . . . . . . . . .419
Ho me Link . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .367 I
Ign ition . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .229
Imm obiliser . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Inc ande scent bulb s–see Bulbs In
dica torand warn inglamp
ABS warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . ...445
Ba ttery check la mp(on the key) ...464
Br ake syst emwarn ing lamp . . . ...447
Di stance warning syst em lamp .. . .446
El ectri cparking brake indicator
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...446
El ec tric park ing br akewa rning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...446
En gine diagnos tics warning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...448
ESP warning la mp. . . . . . . . . . .49, 443
Main-be amindicat or lamp . . . . .13, 15
PAS SAIR BAG OFF wa rning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .42, 441
Se atbelt..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...449
Se atbeltwarn ing la mp . . . . . . . ...449
SR Swar ning lamp . . . . . . . . . . .28, 447
Turn signal indi cator lamp . . . . . .13, 15
Tyre pressure warni nglamp . . . ...449
In dica tor lamp – see Indicat orand
wa rninglamp
Instru mentclus ter. . . . . . . . . . .12, 271
Ov erview . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....12
Selecting the lang uage
(COMA ND). ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...199 216_R
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12 Index O
Oil – see Engine oil
On- board comp uter. ..... . . . . . . .273
AMG menu . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .287
Ass ista nc em enu. . . . .... . . . . . . .284
Aud iome nu . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .280
Dis play messages . . . ..... . . . . . .404
Malfunc tion memo ry..... . . . . . . .285
Navi menu . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .278
Ov erview . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .275
Servi ceme nu . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .285
Settings menu . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .286
Telephone menu . . . . ..... . . . . . .282
Trip menu . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .277
On- board comp uter menu
AMG .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .287
Ass ista nc e. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .284
Aud io.. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .280
Navi ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .278
Servi ce. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .285
Setting s.. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .286
Telephone . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .282
Trip ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .277 On-
boa rdvoltage ..... . . . . . . . . . .465
Outside tem perature dis play. . . ..272
Over head control panel
Ov ervie w. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .20
Over ride featu re..... . . . . . . . . . . . .45 P
Pai nt no. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .509
Park Assist Dis playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .410
Dri ving syste m..... . . . . . . . . . . .317
Ra nge . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .318
Sw itch ing on/of f.... . . . . . . . . . . .319
Warn ing dis play..... . . . . . . . . . . .318
Parki ng. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .258
Parki ngaid . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .314
Parking brake(e lectric) . . . . . . . . . .258
Displ ay me ssage.... . . . . . . . . . . .422
Em ergenc ybrakin g... . . . . . . . . . .259
Indi cator lamp . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .446
Manual releas e..... . . . . . . . . . . .472
Warni nglamp . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .446
Parking Guida nce .... . . . . . . . . . . .320 Pa
rking lamp .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..434
Pa rking position
Ex terior mirrors .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..240
Ex terior mirrors (COM AND) . . . . . ..203
Pa rktro nic . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..314
Cle aning th esensors . . . . . . . . . . ..397
Faul t. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..442
Minimu mdis tanc e. . . . . . . . . . . . ..316
Pa rki ng aid .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..314
Range . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..315
Sw itch ing on /off. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..317
Warning disp lay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..316
PCMCIA card Ejec ting . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...82
Loading . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...80
Perfo rmance .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..511
Perm anent Speedtro nic. . . . . . . . ..311
Pet rol– seeFu el
Ph one book
COMA ND. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..117
Di alling a num ber
(o n-bo ardco mputer) . . . . . . . . . . ..283
PIN . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..282
Po we r cl osing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227 216_R
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At a glan
ce
Instrumen tcluster Fun
ction Page
1 Coola
nttemp eratu regauge 2 Fuel gauge
with: Rese
rvefu el ga uge 450
A
Main-b ea m indi ca tor
la mp 249
-
ABS warning lamp 445
=
SRSwa rning la mp 28
3 Displ
ayforPa rktroni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,left -han d side 314
317 Fun
ction Page
4 Mu
lti-f unctiondi splay
wi th: Speedo
meter !
Electri cparking brak e
indi cator and warning lamp 446
—
Brake system
wa rning la mp 447
<
Seatbeltwa rning
la mp 449
X
Tyrepressure
wa rning la mp 449
L K
Turn signal
indi cator lamps v
ESPwa rning lamp l
Distance warn ing
la mp* Fun
ction Pa
ge 5 Dis
playfo rPa rktro nic/
Park Assist* ,rig ht-hand
side 314
317
6 Tr
an sm issi onposition
displ ay 263
7 Rev
counter with: ±
Enginediagnost ics
wa rning lamp 448
8 Drive program disp
lay 268
9 Ba
sic menu for on-board
co mp uter 275
a Ou
tside temperat ure b Di
splays for: Add
itiona lspeedom eter 287
HO
LD 311
Di
stan ce warning system*
PR E-SA FE®
brake 51
51216_R
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At a glan
ce
Instrumen tcluster Fun
ction Page
1 Coola
nttemp eratu regauge 2 Fuel gauge
with: Rese
rvefu el ga uge 450
A
Main-b ea m indi ca tor
la mp 249
-
ABS warning lamp 445
=
SRSwa rning la mp 28
3 Displ
ayforPa rktroni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,left -han d side 314
317 Fun
ction Page
4 Mu
lti-f unctiondi splay
wi th: Speedo
meter !
Electri cparking brak e
indi cator and warning lamp 446
—
Brake system
wa rning la mp 447
<
Seatbeltwa rning
la mp 449
X
Tyrepressure
wa rning la mp 449
L K
Turn signal
indi cator lamps 5 Di
splay fo rParktr oni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,right -hand
side 314
317 Fun
ction Pa
ge 6 Tr
an sm issi onposition
displ ay 263
7 Rev
counter with: ±
Enginediagnost ics
wa rning lamp 448
8 Drive program disp
lay 268
9 Ba
sic menu for on-board
co mp uter 275
a Ou
tside temperat ure b Di
splays for: Add
itiona lspeedom eter 287
HO
LD 311
Di
stan ce warning system*
PR E-SA FE®
brake 51
51216_R
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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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257
Con
trols
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
2.20-2324- 31 216_R
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