2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE tire pressure

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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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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485
Practical advice
Flat tyre
Th ere are two typ esofair pu mpthat may
be supplied with yourvehicle.Ve rsion 1
ca nb e id entifie dby th eflap , beh ind wh ich
the tube with the pressure gaug ean d ca ble
ar el oc ated ; version 2 hasap ressure
ga ug ese t in the electricair pu mp.
Th efo llowing description applies to both
vers ions. Di fferen cesbetwe enthe two ver-
si ons are in dicat ed. Ve
rsion 1
1 TIREFIT filler bottle
2 Recess
3 On/off swi tch
4 Conne ctor wi thcable
5 Elec tricair pu mphose
6 Flange
7 Flap Ve
rsion 2
1 TIREF ITfiller bottle
2 Rece ss
3 On/off swi tch
4 Connector with cab le
5 Elec tric air pump hose
6 Flange
6 Version 2:op en flap 7 onthe el ectric
ai rpump.
6 Pull connector with ca ble 4 and
hose 5ofthe electri cairpu mp outof
the ho using.
6 Screw hose 5onthe electri cair
pu mp onto flange 6onTIRE FIT filler
bottle 1. G
Risk of inju ry Compl
ywith themanufac turer’ssafety in-
struction ssho wnonthes tick er on the elec-
tric air pump. P
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486 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
6 Inse rtTIRE FIT filler bottle 1with the
he ad pointing dow nwards into
re ce ss 2 onthe electric air pum p.
8 Filler hose
9 Valve
6 Uns crew the valve cap fr om va lve9
on the faulty tyr e. Ve
rsion 1
a Pressure releas es crew
b Pres su re gauge
6 Ver sion 1: make sure pressure releas e
screw aonpressure gauge bisfully
close d.
6 Screw filler hose 8 onto valve 9.
6 Plug conne ctor 4 into th ecigar ette
ligh ter socket or into a12 Vsocket* in
the vehicle.
6 Turn the ignition key to po sition 1. 6
Pres son /o ff swi tch3 onthe electric
air pu mptoI.
Th eele ctric air pu mpissw itchedon.
Th ety re ispumped up.
i At first,th ese alan tispu mp edinto th ety re s.
The pressure may ris ebriefl yto approximat ely
5b ar in theprocess.Do not swit choff thec om-
press orduring this phase.
6 Run th ecompre ssor for five minute s.
Th etyres mustthen have a pressure of
at leas t1.8bar.
! Donoto perat eth e el ectric air pu mpfor
lon gerth an 8m inutes withou ta break, othe rwise
it ma yover heat. Th eair pump can be used again
on ce itha sc ooled dow n.
If a tyre pressure of 1. 8baris not rea ched
af ter five minu tes:
6 switch offth eele ctric air pu mp,re-
mo veitan d dri vethe vehicle abou t
10 mforwards and ba ckwards.
Th isdistr ibutestheTIRE FITsealant
mor eeve nly.
6 Rem ove the filler bott lefrom the ele c-
tri cairpu mp .
6 Pum pup the tyr eag ain.
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487
Practical advice
Flat tyre
After achie ving atyre pressure of 1. 8bar:
6 Press 0on theelect ric ai rp um psw itch.
Th e electri cairpu mp issw itch ed on.
6 Remo vethe electri cairpu mp.
6 Pullaway immediat ely.
Th isdist rib utes the TIREF ITsealan t in
th etyr e.
6 Stop after driving forap prox imatel y
10 minutes and check the tyr epres-
sure using the electr icair pu mp. Ve
rsion 2
a Release button
b 6Pres sure gauge
6 Correct the tyre pressure if it isstill at
le as t1. 3b ar(see fue lfiller flap forval-
ues).
6 Toincr ea se the ty repres sure:
sw itch on the elect ric air pu mp.
6 Toreduce th etyrepr es sure
(vers ion1): open pressure relea se
screw aon pressure ga ugeb .
6 Toreduce th etyrepr es sure
(vers ion2): open pressure relea se
screw anext to pressu re
ga ug eb . G
Risk of accide nt If
apressu reof 1.8 barstill cannot be at-
tain edafter afurther five minutes, thety re is
to o badly da maged.
Do notdr ive any fu rthe r.Co nsult a qualif ied
spe cial ist work shop which has theneces-
sary spe cial ist knowledg eand tools tocarry
out the workrequ ired .Me rced es-Ben zre c-
om mends that youuseaMercede s-Be nz
Se rvice Centre fort hisp urpo se.In particu-
lar, work relevant tosafety or on safety-re-
late dsys tems mu stbe carried outata
qu alifie dsp ecia list work shop. G
Risk ofaccide nt If
th ety re press urei sbe low 1.3b ar, the tyre
is to o badly da maged.
Do not dr ivea nyfurthe r.Con sultaq ualified
sp ecialist wor ksho pwhich has theneces-
sary spec iali st knowledge and too lsto car ry
out the wor kre qu ired .Me rced es-Benz rec-
om mendsthat you useaMerce de s-Be nz
Se rvic eCe ntre for this purpose .In particu-
lar, wor krele vant tosafety or on safety-re-
late d sys tems must be ca rried out at a
qu alified specialist workshop. ==216_R
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492 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
6 Turn the jack back to the ou t-of-us epo-
si tion.
6 Stow th ewhe elwre nch, centrin g pin
an d jack in the ve hicle tool kit in the
boot.
The MOExtend ed run-flat syste mmayonly
be used incomb inat ion with th etyr epres-
sure loss warning syste m.
! The max imum distance yo umay driv ein ru n-
flat mode depends onthelo ad in theve hicle. Itis
approxi mately 50 km if theve hicle is partially
laden and approximat ely 30 km iffully laden.
The max imum distanc et obe driven in run-f lat
mo de begins from themo me ntthety re pressure
loss warning appears in themu lti-f un ction dis-
play.
Yo um ustno tex ce ed a max imum spee d of
80 km /h. i
By using TIRE FIT before startin gthe run-flat
mo de, the ma ximu mdistan cecanbe in creased
co nsiderably .If TIRE FITca nn ot sealthety re due
to the ty pe of damage, you may still continue
dri ving up to the maximum possible distanc ein
run-flat mode.
iIf you chang eone or all of the tyres, ma ke
sure that you only use tyres lab elled "MOE xtend-
ed" in the size specified for the veh icle. G
Risk of acc ident Ha
vethe ti ghtening torq uechecke dimmed i-
at elyafter a wheel isch anged. Thewheels
co uld work lo oseifthey are nottightened to
a to rque of150 Nm . MO
Exte nded run-flat syst em* G
Risk of accident The han
dlingcharact eristics of your vehicle
de teriorate in run-flat mo de, for exam ple:
! when cornering
! when brakin g
! when acce lerati ngrapidly
You mus tthere fore adap tyou rdrivi ngstyle
ac cordi nglyan dav oid su dden chan ges indi-
re ction oracceleration, aswell asdriving
ov er obsta cles (ker bs, pot holes , of f-ro ad).
This is particu larlythe cas ewhen the vehicle
is heav ily la de n.
Th edist ance that canb edr iven in ru n-flat
mode depe ndsto alarg e ext enton the lo ads
exe rted on the vehi cle. Itca n therefore be
much less duet os peed,lo ad ,d rivi ng ma-
noeu vres ,ro ad surface condition, ou tside
tempe rature,et c. or also grea terif you drive
care fully. Run-
flat mode must be ended if:
! youhear bang ingn oises
! the vehi cles tart sto sh ake
! smok e iscreated and ther ei sa sm ellof
ru bber
! ESP®
is interve ningconstantly
! there aretear sin the side walls ofthe
ty re
After driving in run-flat mo de,you mu sthave
th ewh eel checked for damage ataqu alifie d
spe cial ist workshop whichha s th ene ces-
sary spe cial ist know ledge and tools to car ry
out the workrequire d. Thefault ytyremu st
alwa ysbe repla ced.
Me rced es-Benz re comm ends th atyou use a
Me rced es-Benz Service Cen tre fo rthisp ur-
po se.In pa rticular, work relevant to saf ety
or on safety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be car-
ried outat aq ualifi ed spec iali stwo rksh op. 216_R
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