2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE tow bar

318 Con
trols
Driving systems Ra
ngeof the sensors
Side view
Vi ew from above
i Dueto the extensive de tection ra nge of the
sen sors, there is a possibili tythat Park Assist
may also det ectth efo llowing obstacles and is-
su e a warnin g: !
objects intheg round, e.g. manhole covers,
rail s,road bumps or gut ters
! object sm oving upwards rapidly ,e.g. rolling
service doors
Fro ntsen sors
Rear sens ors
! Pay par ticular at tent ion toobj ects above or
belo wthe sensors when parkin g,suc has flower
pot s,ah ighe rmo unte dcr os sba ro ratr ailer tow-
bar. Park Assist does notdetec tsuc hobje cts
when they are in theimme diate vic inity of the ve-
hi cle. You could dam ageth e ve hicle or the ob-
jects. i
ThePark Assist sensors are inte grated in
th ef ront and rear bump ers. Ma kesure that the
bumper isfree ofdirt ,ice or slush in thear ea of
the senso r,otherwise Park Assis tma yno t fu nc-
ti on corre ctly (
=page 397). Warn
ingdi sp lays
Th ewa rning di splays show thedist an ce
betwee nthe sensor and the obsta cle. The
wa rning displ ayfor the front area isin the
in st rum entcl uste r.Th ewarning dis play for
th ere ar ar eaisat the re arin th eroof trim.
Fr ont area warning disp lay
1 Left-h an d side of the veh icle
2 Right-h andside ofthev ehicle
3 Operationa lre adin ess sy mbol
P54.65-3125-31
P54.65-3126-31 Display
area Centre approx.
100cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 60 cm Display
area Centre approx.
125cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 60 cm P54.32-3397-31216_R
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326 Con
trols
Driving systems
i Thei mage from the rev ersing camera is no
longer displayed if youac tiva te anothe rfu nc tion
using COMAN Dwh en rev ersing or parking in par-
allel .To reactivat eth e im age, disengage and re-
engage rev erse gear. Re
ver sing orparking
This auxiliar y function assist syou when
yo uare rev ersing in a st raight lineo rpark-
in gi nr everse at anyan gle.
1Guid eline forve hic lewidth
2 4.0m guideline
3 1.0m guideline
4 Red0 .25 m guide li ne
Re d0. 25 m guide li ne4,1m guide li ne
3 and 4. 0mguide line 2correspond to
the dista nce to th erear endo fthe veh icle.
Guid eline forve hicle width 1shows the
wi dthn eede dfo r the vehicle. 6
Engage reve rsege ar.
Th ear ea behind theve hicle is sho wnin
the COMAN D displaywith guide li nes
fo rth emo strece ntly select ed parking
fu nc tion.
6 Make sure that th efu nction for re verse
parki ngis select edinCO MA ND.
1 Blue guide li neforr ev ersin g in a
str aight line
2 Yellow guide li neforc orne ring
Wh enyou turn the steerin gwh eel, the
space neede dby the vehicl e is sh own
by theyello wguide li ne2.
6 Reverse carefully. G
Risk of acc ident Bear
inmin dth at ob jects that are not touc h-
in g the ground may ap pear furthe raw ay
th an they actually are (e.g. thebu mp erof a
ve hiclep ark ed beh ind, atraile rtow baror
th erear of alorry) .In this case, yo ushould
no tuse the gui deline sto measure the di s-
ta nc e,since there would otherw ise be a risk
of accid ent.
P54.32-3401-31 Th
erefor e, do notap proach anobst acle
cl ose r thanup toredg uide line 4 (0.2 5m
gui de line ),as you coul dotherwise alre ad y
co me into contac t with the obstac le.
P54.00-2519-31 P5
4.00-2520-31 216_
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500 Practical advice
Tow
ing
i Switch off the automa tic locking feat ure be-
for ethe vehicle is towe d (
=page 208). You
co uld ot he rwis e bec omeloc ked outwh en push-
in g or towi ng theve hicle.
! Only secu re theto w ca ble or towi ng bar to
th eto wi ng eyes ,you may ot herwise da magethe
vehi cle. Opening
thefront cover
1 Cover
6 Pres st he mark on cover 1bac kwards
in the direction of the arro w.
6 Remov ecover 1. Ope
ning the rear cover
1 Cover
6 Press the markon cover1 backwards
in the directio n ofthearro w.
6 Remov ecover 1. Sec
uring the to wing eye
6 Take theto wing eye fr omtheve hicle
too lkit (
=pa ge 401).
6 Screw in the to wingeyecloc kwise to
the stop.
6 Insert thewh eel wrench ha ndleinto th e
towing eyea nd tighten.
6 Stow thewh eel wrench in the vehicle
too lkit. !
Donot to wthev ehicle furthe rth an 50 km.
Do not exce ed a max imum towing speed of
50 km /h.Othe rwise, you could damage the
tr an sm ission.
6 Switch ontheigni tion.
i You will have touse theignition loc kunder-
neath theKE YLESS GO*button on vehicles with
KE YLES SGO * (
=page 229).
6 Move the tra nsmi ssion sele ctor lever
to N.
6 Take thewh eel wrench outof the vehi-
cl e too lkit (
=page 401).
6 Inse rt the wheel wren ch hand le into the
to wing eyeandloos en the to wing eye.
6 Uns crew theto wing eye.
6 Replac eth eco ver and press ituntil it
engages.
6 Stowthet owing eye in the vehicle to ol
kit. Fit
ting the towing eye
P00.60-2064-31 P00.60-2065-31 To
wing the vehicle Rem
ovingthe to wing eye 216_R
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