2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE refuelling

371
Operation
The firs t1,500 km. . . . . . . . . . . 372
Refuelling . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 373
En gine compar tment . . . . . . . . 375
Tyres and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Wi nter driving ... . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Dr iving tips . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Dr iving abroad ... . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Se rvi ce . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Care. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 394216_
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373
Operation
Ref uelling
Th efu el filler flap is unlo cked andlock ed
au tom atically with the key or KEYLESS
GO* when yo uop en orclos eth eve hicle.
Th e fuel filler flap is lo cated to th ere ar on
the right-hand side. 1
Toopen the fuel filler flap
2 Toinsert the fuel filler cap
3 Tyre pressure stable
4 Retainer for fuel filler cap
6 Remove theke yfrom the ignition lock.
6 Press on fuel fill erflap 1in the direc-
tion of the arrow.
The fuel filler flap fol dsout.
6 Turn th e fue lfiller capant i-cl oc kwise
an d remove it.
6 Insert the fuel filler cap into the retai n-
er on the inside ofthefuel fi llerflap.
6 Only fill the tank unt ilthe pu mpnozzle
sw itche sof f. 6
Replace thefuel filler cap andturn it
clockwi se.
You will hear thefuel fill ercaplock.
6 Clos eth efu el filler flap until yo uhe ar
the catch engage. CL
500
! Refuel only wit hunleaded premium
grade petrol of at lea st95 RO N/85MO N,con-
forming to theEu ropean standard EN228 .The re
is ot herwise a ris kof impaired engin eperform-
ance orengine damage.
Yo uw ill find furt her informat ion abo utpetrol in
th e" Tech nica l data" section (
=page 519).
i Youw ill generally find inform ation on the
petrol grade on thefilling pump. Otherwise, ask
th e filling station at tendant.
i Asate mporary measure and only if therec-
om mended fuel isnot available, you can also use
regular unleaded petrol ,91 RO N/82.5M ON.
This mayreduce performanc eand increase pe t-
rol consump tion .Av oid driv ing at fullth rot tle.
In some countries, thequ ality of the pet rol avail-
able may be insuffi cient ,causing coking in the
area of the inle tva lves . In su chcases, consul ta
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre and addth eaddi-
ti ve (Part no. A000 989 25 45 10) re commended Ref
uelling Refuelling
proc ess G
Risk of explos ion Fu
elishighly fla mmable.Fire ,na ked fl ames
an dsmok ingaretherefo reproh ibited when
handling fuels.
Sw itch offthe engine an dthe auxiliary heat-
in g* before refuelling. G
Risk of inju ry Do
notallow fuelto come into contact with
skin or clot hing . Dir ectski nc ontact with
fuel san dth ei nh alatio n of fuelvapour sar e
da ma ging to health. P8
8.60-2161-31 Pe
trol (EN 228) 216_R
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437
Practical advice
Displa ymes sages To
p up with 1litre
of engine oi lwh en
next re fuelli ng CL 60
0onl y:
Th e engi ne oille ve lis toolow. 6
Chec kthe engine oi l level (= page 377)
an d top upthe engine oil if nec essary.
6 Have the engine che cked for leaksifthe
en gine oi lne edstopping upmore often
th an usual. En
gin eoil le vel
Re duce oil le vel CL 60
0onl y:
You hav ead ded too muchengine oi l.
The reisarisk ofdamag ing th e en gine
or cata lytic converter. 6
Siph on of fen gine oi l to the specif ied le vel.
Ob serve the legal require ments. En
gin eoil le vel
cannot be
measured CL 60
0onl y:
The measur ing syst em is malfun ction-
ing. 6
Have thesyst emcheck edat a qualified
specialist worksho p. Check
engine oi l level
when next refuelling CL 50
0onl y:
Th e engine oil le velha s dropped to a
cr itical le velor thes ensoris mal func-
tioning. 6
Chec kthe engine oi l level (= page 377)
an d top upthe engine oil if nec essary.
6 Have the engine che cked for leaksifthe
en gine oi lne edstopping upmore often
th an usual. * Ty
re pressure
Cauti on,ty re def ect On
e or more tyres islos ing air rapidly. 6
Stop the vehicle without makinganysud-
de nstee ring or br aking ma noe uvres. Pay
at tention to the tra ffic conditi ons.
6 Iden tifythe fault ytyr e.
6 Repair th etyre or cha nge the whe el
(= page 483). Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution P9
9.00 .2932 .00 P9
9.00 .2932 .00 216_R
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519
Technical da
ta
Se rvi ce product sand capacit ies
Se rvice produc tsare:
! Fuels (e.g.petrol, diesel)
! Lubrican ts (e.g. engin eoil, tr ansm is-
si on oi l,gre ase)
! Cool ant
! Brake fluid
! Washer fluid
Me rced es-Ben zrecommen dsthat youonl y
use pr oducts wh ich ha ve been tested and
sp ec ially approve dfo r Mercedes -Ben z
ve hicles an dliste di nthe Merced es-Benz
Owne r’s Manual, since:
! part sand service prod ucts are
mat ched
! damag eca used bythe useof non-
ap prove dservice pro ductsis not cov-
ered bythewa rran ty
Yo uca nobtai nfurther info rm ation from
an y Mercedes -Ben zSe rvice Ce ntre. Ta
nk capaci ty
! Never re fuel a vehicle wit ha petrol eng ine
wit hd iesel. Do not mixp etro l wi thdiesel. Dam-
age resulting from adding die sel is not cov ered
by the warranty.
Mo reinfo rmatio nab ou t refuelli ngandfu-
els can be found in the "Operation" se ction
( = pa ge 373). Servi
ceprodu ctsand capacities Note
son servi ceprodu ctsand
ca pacities G
Risk ofaccide nt When ha
ndling ,stori ngand di sposi ng of
ser vice product s,plea se ob servet he rele-
va nt regul ations. Fai luretodo so cou lden-
da nger pe oplean dth e en viro nm ent.
Keep ser vice produ cts away from chi ldre n.
See adoctor immedi atelyif an y ser vice
pr od uct is swallo we d. H
Environ mental no te Dis
pose of serv ice produ ctsin an environ-
me ntally respo nsibl em anne r. Fuels
G
Risk ofinju ry Fu
el is highly flamm able.
Fire, nakedf lames andsmokin gare th ere-
fo re prohi bite dwhen han dlingf uels.
Yo usho uld also swi tchof fth een gine and
th ea uxilia ry heating before hand ling fuels,
e.g. befo rerefuelling. Avoi
dco ntac t with fu el,either dire ctly or
th ro ug hyou rcl ot hing ,o rinh alin g fuel va-
pou rsas you may damag eyou rhealt h. To
tal ca pacity: 90 l
of whi
chrese rve fuel CL
500an d CL 600 11 l
AMG vehicl
es 14 l216_R
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