2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE spare tire

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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7
At a glan
ce
Exterio rvi ew Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 Boot
Spare
wheel*
"Minispare" emergen cy
spare wheel*
TI RE FIT
Vehicl etoo lkit 346
402
402
401
401
2 Rear
bulbs 477
3 Rear window hea
ting 339
4 Fuel filler
flap
Petrol 373
373
5 Doors
Lo
cking andunl ocking
Op ening andc losing 222
222 Fun
ction Page
6 Ex
terior mirrors
Pa rking pos ition 239
240
7 To
wing 499
8 Ty
res an dwh eels
Flat tyre
Checking th etyre
pressure electro nica lly*
Tyre pressure loss warni ng
system
Ve hicle tool kit for vehic les
with
! TIRE FIT kit
! "Minispare" emergen cy
spare wheel*
! Spare wheel* 381
483
384
383
401
402
402 Fun
ction Page
9 Op
ensth eb onnet
En gine oil
Coolant 375
376
379
a Fr
ont bulbs 477
b Windscreen wipers
Re
placing th ewiper blades
Cl ea ning th ewi pe r bl ades 253
481
395
c Cl
ea ning th ewindows 395
d Slid
ing/ tilti ngsunroof 349
e He
adl am p cl eaning system 249216_R
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359
Con
trols
Loadin gand stowing
Cu pholder in the re arsea tarmr est
1 Cup holder
6 Toopen: press the front of cup
hold er1. Stor
age wel l beneath thebootfloor
There isast ow agewe ll unde rth eco verof
th ebo ot fl ooron vehicles with TIREFI Tor
"M inispare "eme rgen cy spare wheel*.
1 Storag espace
2 Hook
3 Boot floor cov er
6 Hook boot floor cover 3to th etop
ed ge of the boot usingho oks 2. Hooks
At the top of the boot, the
reis a hook on
wh ich yo uc an hang items youare tr ans-
porting, e.g. bags.
1 Tab
2 Hooks
! Donot use theho ok tolash dow na load.
6 Pullhooks 2down by tab 1.
P68.00-4350-31 Boot
P68.00-4417-31 P68.00-4416-31216_R
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382 Operation
Tyres
andwh eels
! Store tyres in a cool, dry place, preferably in
th e dark .Pr otec tth ety res fro moil, grease, pet-
rol and diesel fuel.
Do not clea nyo ur wheels with acidic wheel
cl eaners sin ce thesecould co rrode theh eads
of wh eel bolts.
Ty res with aspe cified direc tion of rotati on
ha ve additional bene fits, e.g. ifaq uaplan-
in go ccurs. Th eseadvantage scan onl ybe
enjoy edifthe tyres arefitted correspond-
ing to th edirec tion of rotation.
An arrow on th esidewall of the tyre indi-
ca tes its co rre ctdire ction of rot ation.
i Youm ay fi ta spare tyre* agains tth e direc-
ti on of rotation.
The MOExtend ed emer gencyru nn ing sys-
te me nabl esyou to conti nuedriving the ve-
hicl eeven when allair is lost from one or
mo re tyres.
You may only use theMO Extended run-flat
syste minconju nction with the tyr epres-
sure loss warning syste morthe tyrepres-
sure monitor*. Yo
uwi llfind note son drivin g with aflat
tyr ein the Pra ctical advice section
( = page 492).
Onlycorrect tyre pres sures whe nthe tyres
are cold.
Th ep ress ureo f wa rmtyre ssh ou ldonl ybe
co rrected if it is to olow fort he curre nt
op erating co nd itio ns .Warm tyres always
have highe r pressu res tha ncol dones.
You wil lfi nd a table of tyre pressure sfo r
dif ferent operati ngcond ition son thein-
side ofyour vehicl e’sfu el filler flap.
i Tyre pressure values giv enfor low loads are
mi nim um values whic hoff eryou good ride com-
fort charact eristic s.
You can, ho weve r, also usethe values forhi gh er
loads. Th ese are permissible and will not ad-
ver sely affec tth e running of the veh icle.Howev-
er , ride comfort will be impaired tosome degree.
Als ocheck thety re pressure of the spare
wheel*. Di
rect ion of rot ation MO
Exte nded run-flat syst em* Ty
re tread G
Risk of accident Plea
se keep in mind that:
! tyre grip decreases rapidly on wet roads
when the tread depth is lessthan 3mm.
You shou ldthus replace tyre sthat have
insuff icient trea d.
! Winter tyre ssh ou ldbe replac ed when
th etrea d dept his 4 mm or less because
ot he rwis e they no lo nger pro vide ade-
qua tegrip.
! tyre sca nbe subjec tto different level s of
we ar. You shouldthus regu larlych eck
th etread dept h andth e condi tion of the
trea dac ross theen tire width of alltyre s.
If ne cessary, turn thesteering wheel so
th at youc an seethe ty retrea dmore
ea sily.
Yo ucoul dothe rwise los econtrol of theve hi-
cl ea nd cause an accide ntdueto th ere-
duced gr ipof thetyre s on thero ad. Ty
re pres su res G
Risk of accident If
th e pr essur ein atyre drops repea tedly, in-
sp ect the tyre for forei gn objects andch eck
whether the ty reor valve are leaking. 216_R
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488 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
6 Affix the second partof the sticker near
the valve on the whe elwith th ede fec-
ti ve tyre.
6 Driveto the ne ares t wo rkshop and
ha ve the tyr echa nged the re.
6 Have the TI REFITkitr eplac edas so on
as possib le at aqualified spe cial ist
work shop, e. g.aMe rced es-B enz Serv-
ice Cent re.
i Haveth e TIRE FITkitreplaced every four
years at a qual ified specialis two rkshop, e.g. a
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre. Prepa
ring the vehic le
6 Prepare the vehicle asdescribed
(= page 483).
6 Lift up the boot cov er.
6 Rem ove the jack and the vehicle tool
kit and "Minispare" emergency spare
wh eel* orthesp arewh eel*
( = page 401). G
Risk of acc ident Do
not exceed the maximum spee d of
80 km /h.
Th e"max. 80 km /h"st icker must be affixed
with inthe driver’ sfield of vision .
Th ev ehicle ’s ha nd ling cha racter isti csma y
be affe cted. H
Environ mental no te Di
spose of the used TIREFI Tkitprofes sional-
ly ,e.g. at aMe rced es-Benz Service Cen tre. Cha
nging awh eel and fitting the
sp are whe el* G
Risk of accident The wheel
dime nsion san dtyre size of the
sp are wheel* or "Min ispa re" emergen cy
sp are wheel* ma ydiffer fr omthos eof
stan dard wheels.
Th e" Minisp are" emergen cy sparewh eel*
mu ston lybe used asa te mpo rary measure.
Do not excee dthe maxim umspeed of
80 km /h.
Have the"Min ispa re" emergen cyspare
wheel* replac ed with ane wwhee lasso on
as possible at aqualifie dsp ecialist wor k-
shop whichha s th ene cessary spe cial ist
kn ow ledg ean dtools to carry out the work
re qu ired .Me rced es-Benz reco mm ends that
yo uu seaMe rced es-Ben zS ervice Cen tre for
this purpos e. In particul ar,work relevant to
sa fety or on sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be
ca rrie d out ataq ualified sp ec iali stwo rk-
shop.
Never drive the vehi clew ith mo rethan one
st ee lem erge ncy spare wheel fi tted. G
Risk of inju ry The
jack isde signe donly toraise the vehi cle
fo ra short while whe nawheel is chang ed.
If you intendto work underthev ehic le,
pla ce the vehi cleo nstands.
Prepa retheve hicle asdescr ibed
( = page 483).
Make su rethat thejac kis placed onafirm
an dlevel surface. Prov ideas table an dnon-
slip plat form for th ejac kwhen work ing on
an uneve nsurfa ce. 216_
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