2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE service

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14 Index S
Seat Adjusti ngthefron tseat. .. . . . . . .231
Dyn amicdriving se at..... . . . . . . .233
Foldi ngforward . . . . . ..... . . . . . .235
Front multi-con tour seat ... . . . . . .232
Lu mb arsuppor t.. . . . .... . . . . . . .232
Storing setting s. . . . . .... . . . . . . .242
Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .27
Wa rning lamp . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .449
Seat heati ng . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .233
Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .440
Seat ventilation Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .440
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .393
Service prod ucts . . . . .... . . . . . . .519
Setting the air flow
COMA ND. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .211
Front .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .338
Settings Calling up astored setting . . . . . . .242
Fa ctory (key ). . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .222
Fa ctory (KEY LESS GO).... . . . . . .224
Re setting (C OMAND) ..... . . . . . .277
Shift ran ge
Auto matic tr ansmission ... . . . . . .266
Side lamps . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . .477 Sid
e wi ndow
Faul t. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .461
Op eni ng/c losing .... . . . . . . . . . . .254
Sidebags . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . .34
Ski bag . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .353
Slidin g/tilti ngsunr oof. . . . . . . . . . .349
Op erati ngmanuall y... . . . . . . . . . .473
Ra inclosing feat ur e. . . . . . . . . . . .350
Re setti ng. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .351
Sn ow chains . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .389
Socket . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .362
Sound Setting (COM AND) ... . . . . . . . . . . .68
Surrou ndsou nd..... . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Switc hing on/of f(C OM AND). . . . . . .67
Spa re fu ses. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .502
Spa re wh eel. . . . .... . . . . . . 402, 488
Spe cial de stina tions .. . . . . . . . . . .159
Speed li miter
Flat tyre . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .488
Speedtronic . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .309
Speedometer . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Dig ital . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .278
Spe edtro nic . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .309
Pe rm anent. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .311
Variable . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .309
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .28
Warni nglamp . . ..... . . . . . . . 28, 447 Sta
rting –se e En gine, Startin gthe
engine
Ste eringwheel ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..238
Butt ons (on-board comp uter ). . . ..273
Ea sy-entry fe ature . . . . . . . . . . . . ..234
Stori ngsettings .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..242
Ste eringwheel gears hift
butt ons . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..264
Ste eringwheel gears hift
pa ddles . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..264
Ste eringwheel heati ng. . . . . . . . ..238
Sto wage comp artments
Cup holder . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..358
Driver' sse at ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..357
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . ..355
Re ar seat armrest. . . . . . . . . . . . ..357
Sp ectac lesco mp artment . . . . . . ..355
Stow ageb ox... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..358
St owage compar tment,
ve ntilate d..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..335
Stowa getray ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..356
Telephone compartme nt. . . . . . . ..356
Sum merop ening . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..351
Sun visor . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..361
Surr ound sound .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...69
Susp ension tuning
ABC . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..314 216_R
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1
Pr
otection of the envi ronment
Introdu
ction Protec
tion of the envir onme nt H
Environ menta lno te Da
imlerC hrys ler’ sde clared policy isone of
inte grated environmental prote ction.
The ob jectives arefo r th ena tural re sources
which form theba sis of ou rex ist en ce on this
pl an et to be used spa ring lyan din am anner
whic h takesthe req uire me ntso fbo thna ture
an dhu ma nity in to ac count.
You tooca n help to protect the environm ent
by ope rating yo urveh icle in an en vironmen-
tally responsi blema nne r.
Fu elconsu mption andth erate ofengine,
tr an sm ission, br akean dtyre we ardepend
on thefollowing fa ctors:
! Operatin gconditions ofyou rveh icle
! Your persona ldr ivin g st yle
You caninflue ncebo th fact or s. Therefore,
plea se bearthe fo llowing inmi nd:
Opera ting cond itio ns
! Avoid shor t trip sas thes eincreas efuel
co nsum ption.
! Make su re thatthet yrep ressures areal-
ways correct.
! Donot car ryany unneces sary weight in
the vehi cle.
! Keep aneye on the vehi cle’ sf ue lco n-
su mp tion.
! A re gularl y ser vice dv ehicle will con trib-
ut eto enviro nmental pro tection. You
sh ould therefore adhere to theservice
intervals.
! Always have maintenan cewor kcarried
out at a qualifie dsp ecialist workshop,
e. g. a Mercede s-Be nz Service Centre. Pers
onaldriving style
! Donot depres sthe acce lerator pedal
when starting theen gine.
! Donot warm up the engine with theve-
hicle stationar y.
! Drive car efully an dma intain a sa fedis-
tanc e from the vehicle in fron t.
! Avoid freque nt, sudden accel eration.
! Change gea rin go odtime and use each
ge ar onlyup to 2/3 of its maximu m en-
gi ne sp eed.
! Switch off the engine instatio nary tr af-
fi c.
Retur ning used veh icles
If you wish to re turn your Mer cede s-Be nz
to be di sposed of inan envi ronme ntally-
re sponsi blemanne r,ple asecontact
Me rcedes -Ben zo nthe foll owingn um bers:
! Germany:
00800 1 777 7777
! International:
+49 6995 30 72 77 216_R
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2 In
tro duction
Oper ating safety Operati
ngsafety G
Risk of acc ident If
work onelec tron iceq uipment and itss oft-
wa reiscarrie dout incorr ectly, this equip-
me ntcould stop fun ctioni ng .Th eelec tronic
sys tems aren etwo rked vi ainterfac es.T am-
pe ring with thes e electroni csys tems could
ca us em alfu nc tions in syst ems whi chhave
not be en modified. Such malfun ctions can
seriously jeopardise thecar’s operating
sa fety and hence yo urown safety.
Ot he rwork ormo dificat ions incorr ectly car-
ried outo nthe veh iclecould also jeop ardise
ope ratingsafety.
Som esaf ety syst ems only func tion wh en
th een gine is ru nning. Therefore, donot
switch off the engine when drivin g. G
Risk of accident Al
wa ys ha vema intenance work car ried out
at a qualifi ed spec iali stwo rksh op whic h has
the necessa ry sp eciali stknowle dgea nd
to ols tocarry ou t the work requ ired.
Me rced es-Ben zre co mm ends thatyou use a
Me rced es-Ben zS ervice Cen tre fo rthispur-
pos e.
In particu lar,workrele vant tosaf etyor on
sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmus t be car ried out
at aqu alified specialist workshop. G
Risk of accident A heav
yimp act to the vehi cleu nderbody,
tyre s or wheels (e.g. bottom ingout in rough
terrai nor when driving over an obstacl eat
hi gh spe ed) can da magethe ve hicle. This
al so appliesto vehicles whic hare eq uipped
with under body protec tion.
In such cases, ha veyour veh icle checked
at a qualifie dsp ecialist workshop which has
th enecessary speci alistkno wled ge and
to ols tocarry out the workrequire d.
Me rced es-Benz re comm ends th atyou use a
Me rced es-Benz Service Cen tre fo rthisp ur-
pos e.
In particu lar, wor krelev ant to saf ety or on
sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be car ried out
at a qualifie dsp ecialist wor ksho p. 216_R
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29
Safety
Oc cupa nt safety
Trig gering be lttensioners, belt force limiter
sand airbags
In theeve ntofacol lisi on , the sens or in the
ai rbag control unit evaluate simport ant
ph ysical data su chasduration, direction
an d rate ofvehicle de celera tion or acce ler-
at ion. Based on th eeva luat ion of thi sdata
an d dep ending on the veh icle ’s rate of lon-
gitudin aldeceleratio nin a collisio n,at the
fi rst le vel, th eairbag contro l un itpre -emp-
ti ve ly trigger sthe belt tensioners.
Th efront airb agsa re onl ythen de ploy ed if
there isahi gher deg reeof ve hicle de celer-
at ion in along itu dina ld ire ction.
Si nce yo urvehi cle is fitted with adaptive
du al-stage front airb ag s, the front airbags
ar efilled with eno ugh gas to red uce the
risk of injuries at th efirst deploym ent
thre shold. Thef ront airb agsare on lyfully
inflated ifaseco ndthresho ldisreac hed
with inafe w mi lliseconds due to the con-
trol unit having detected furth erdec eler a-
tion. i
Thefront airba gonth e fro nt-passeng erside
is only triggered if thefron t-passeng er seat oc-
cu panc yrec ognition sys tem identifies thatth e
seat is oc cupied.
The front belt tensioners can only be triggered if
th e belt tong ue isco rrec tly engaged in the seat
belt buc kle.
Act ivat ionof belt tensi oners and airbags
In the first stag es of acollision, th eairb ag
co ntro lunit evalua tesph ysical da ta,su ch
as duration and dire ction of ve hicle de cel-
er ation or accel eration in ord erto deter-
mi ne wh etherit is necessary to trigg erthe
belt te nsione rs or deploy the airb ag s.
Th ebe lttens ione ra nd airb agdepl oyment
thre sholds areva riab leand are adap tedto
the degre eof dece leration of the ve hicle.
This proc ess ispre-empt ive in nature as
the airbag must be deployed during – and
not after –the col lisi on. G
Risk of inju ry Am
alfun ction has occu rred if the=
warn ing lamp:
! does notlight up when yo ustart theig-
nit ion
! does not go out a few se co nd sa fter the
en gine has started
! ligh ts up again
Som esyst em sco uld be triggered uninten-
ti ona lly or might notbetrigge redat all in the
ev ent of an accide nt with high decelerati on.
Ha ve there straint system s ch ecked andre-
pa ired immedi ately ataqu alifie d spe cial ist
workshop which hasth ene cessary spe cial-
ist knowl edge andtool sto carry out the
work required. Me rcede s-Be nz reco mm ends
that yo u useaMe rced es-Benz Service Ce n-
tr e for thispurpos e. In partic ular, work rele-
va nt to safety or on saf ety-re late dsyste ms
mu st be carrie dou t at aqua lifi ed speci alist
workshop. 216_R
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34 Safety
Oc
cupant safety
! the 9 warning lamp next
to the inst ru me nt clu ster isnot lit
( = page 42)
Th ismean s thatachi ldres trai nt sys-
te m with autom atic child se atrecogni-
tion iseither not fitted or is fitted
inco rrec tly.
! Donot place any heavy obj ectson the fron t-
passeng er seat.The system migh te rron eously
in te rpret this as a per son oc cupying the seat and
th e res traint sys tems onthe fron t-passe nger
seat mightb etriggered in the event of an ac ci-
dent and would th en have tobe replac ed.
Si de bags G
Risk of inj ury Fo
r saf etyre asons, Merced es-Ben z recom-
me ndsth at you use seat cove rs thathave
be en tested for use inMe rcedes -Ben zv ehi-
cles and that ha vea special tearseam for
sideba gs.O ther wi se ,a sideba gmaynotde-
pl oy correc tlya nd cou ldfail to prov ide the
inte nded pro tection in the event ofan acci-
dent. Youcan obtain these covers from a
Me rcedes -Ben zSe rvice Centre ,fo re xam-
ple. G
Risk of inju ry To
reduce the risk of injury when a sidebag
is deployed, make sur eth at:
! there aren oo ther per sons, animal sor
objects be tweenth eve hicle occupants
an dth edeployme ntrang eo fth eside-
bags
! noaccessor ies, e.g. drinks can hol ders,
are attach edto th edo ors
! only lig htclothing ishu ng on thecoat
hooks in thevehic le
! there are no heavy or shar pobjects in
the po cketsof the clot hing onthe coat
hooks G
Risk of inju ry Ob
serve the follow ing note sto re duce the
ri sk of serious or fata l inj uryif asidebag is
deploy ed:
! Vehicle oc cupa nts–i npa rtic ular , ch il-
dren –mustnot lean their headonthe
ar ea ofthe wi ndow in whic hasideba gis
deployed. !
Vehicle occupants mustalwa ys wear
th eirsea tbe ltcor rectly an d posi tion
th eirb ackres t as clo seto the vertic al as
possi ble.
! Alwa ys secu rechi ldre nless than 1.50 m
tall orunder1 2year s of age in suitab le
child restraint syste ms. G
Risk of inju ry Th
esensors forcontr olling theairbags are
lo cat edin the doors. Do not make any
chan gesto the doors or door trim,su ch as
the retrofitting ofloud spea kers. If thedo ors
ar e damaged, the fu nction of thes idebags
ma y be impaired .Hav ewo rkcarrie dou ton
the doors on lyat aqu alified specia list wo rk-
shop which has th enecessary spe cialis t
kn owl edge andtool sto carry out the work
requi red. Me rcede s-Be nz rec ommendsth at
yo uu seaMe rced es-Benz Service Cen tre for
this purpos e. In particular ,workrelevant to
sa fety or on safety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be
ca rrie dou tat aq ualifi ed spec iali stwo rk-
shop. 216_R
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Safety
Oc cupa nt safety
If a child is trav ellin g in the vehicle:
! secu re the child(pr efer ablyon a suita-
bl er ear seat) using achild restra int
syst em wh ichis appropriate tohis/ her
age and size and whic h hasbee nap-
pr ove dfo r Mercedes -Ben zve hicl es
! mak e sure th atthe childi ss trap pe d in
thro ughout the trip
Yo ucan obtain in format ion ab ou tthe
co rre ctchild rest raints ystem from any
Me rced es-B enz Servi ceCentre.
i It is advisable touse Mercedes-Benz care
produ ctsfor cleaning child restr aintsystems.
Yo uca n obtain informatio nabou tth is from any
Me rcedes-Benz Service Centre. Childr
en in the ve hicle G
Risk ofinju ry Do
not leav echil dren unsupe rvise din the
ve hicle, ev en if they ar ese cu redin ach ild
restraint syste m.The children could:
! injur ethemselves on parts oftheve hicle
! beinju re d sever elyor even fa tally by
prolon ged exposur eto inte nseh eator
co ld
Do notpo sitionth echi ldrestra int syste min
di rect sunlight .The metallic parts ofthe
ch ildr estrai nt system could heat up,for ex-
am ple, andth e ch ildc ould bu rnhim/ hers elf
on the hot par ts.
If th e ch ildren open adoor, they cou ld:
! injureother people
! getoutof the vehi clea nd inju re them-
sel vesor be inju re dby apass ing ve hicle Do not carry heavy and ha
rdobjects in the
ve hicle int erior ifthey areun secure d.You
wi ll find fu rthe rinfor mation inthe" Co ntrols"
sect ion und er"Loa ding and st owing"
(= page 353) and "F eatures "(= page 361).
An unsecured orincor rectly posi tione dload
increas esthe ris kof injury for the child in
th eev ent of:
! sharp br aking
! asudden ch ange ofdire ction
! an acc ident
Al so observ eth enot eson HOLD
( = page 311). 216_R
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