2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE washer fluid

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Con
trols
Wi nds creen wipers
Co mb inatio nsw itch
1 Toswitch on the wind screen wipe rs
2 Single wi pe
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 To switc hon oroff:tur nthe com bina-
ti on switchin the direc tion of arrow 1
to th edesir edpos itio n, de pendin gon
how heavy the rain is.
M Windscreen wipers off
U Interm ittent wi pe,low
V Interm ittent wi pe, high
u Constan t wipe, slow
t Constan t wipe, fa st !
In dry weat herco nd itions ,swit chthe wind-
screen wip ers off. Otherwise ,dirt onthe surface
of the rain sensor or optical ef fectsm aycause
undesired windscreen wiper sweeps .Thiscould
th en dam ageth e windscreen wiper blades or
scrat chthe win dows.
i Ifth e windscreen wip erissw itch ed on
an dy ou stop theve hicle, thewi nd screen wiper
sp ee dis reduced.
6 Push th eco mb inat ions witchb riefly up
to th epress ure point in the dir ection of
ar row 2.
Th e windscree nwipers will wipe once
without washer fluid.
6 Push the combin ation sw itch beyo nd
the pressure point in the dire ction of
ar row 2.
i Wipe the winds cree noc casionally using
wash erfluid ev enif it is raining .By doi ngso, you
will prevent smears on the windscreen.
On ly switch oninter mitte ntwipe inda mp
we ath ercond itio ns or rain. If you have
setin term ittent wi pe, the rain
sensor is activated. Theap propriate wip ing
fr equenc yis se tau tom atically, accord ing
to the rain on the sensor.
i Ifinte rmit tent wi pehasbee nset , wi pingis
int err upted when thevehicle is statio nary and
th e driver’s door or fron t-passenger door is
opened. This protec tspeople get ting int oand
leaving thevehicle from being sprayed wi thwa-
te r.
In te rmit tent wi peconti nues when you:
! press the combination swi tcho r swit chthe
wi nd screen wipers up or down a lev el
or
! close thed oors andtransmission posi tion D
or Ris sele cted
Th erain sensor autom atica llycontrol sthe
wind screen wipe rs accord ing to how wet
the wind screen is.
6 Make sure th ekey is in po sition 1in the
ig ni tio nlock.
6 Toswitcho n:turn the com bina tion
sw itch to po sition U orV .
Th ewinds cree nwipers sweep onc e.
Su bsequent wipe inter vals depend on
how wet the winds cree nis. Win
dscreen wipers
P5 4.25-5013- 31 Wipin
gthe wind screen witho ut
wash erfluid Wipin
gthe wind scre en us ingwash er
fluid Int
ermi ttent wipe 216_R
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379
Operation
En gine comp artm ent
Cool ant consists of water andan tifr eeze or
co rros ionin hi bitor .On lych eckth eco ola nt
le ve lwh en theve hicle ison ale ve lsu rfac e
an d th eengi nehas co oled down. Chec
king the coola ntlevel
Th e ex pansion tank islocated inthe engine
com partment on the right-hand sid ewhen
vi ew ed in the direc tion oftra vel.
Exampl e(CL 500)
1 Cap
2 Expans ion tank
6 Slowly turn cap 1through half a tu rn
an ti-clockwis eto allo w ex ce ss pres-
su re to es cape.
The reissufficien tcoo lant inexpan sion
tank 2ifthe coola ntrea ches the
mar ker bar inthe filler nec kwh en cold
or is appro ximat ely 1.5 cm higherwhen
warm.
6 Top up th eco olan tif necess ary. 6
Replace cap 1andt ighten itun til it
engages.
You will find fu rthe rin for ma tion about
cool antin the "Technica ldata "section
( = page 523).
Th ewas herflui d reservoir is loca ted in
the engine com partment on the le ft-h an d
side when vie wedin th edirection of trave l.
It su ppliest he wind screen washer syst em
and thehead lamp cleaning system.
1 Cap
6 Add washer flui d co ncentra teto the
wa sher fluid all ye arroun d. Coo
lant G
Risk of inju ry The
cooling system is pressu rised. Th ere-
fo re, only unscr ew the cap once the en gine
ha s coo led dow n.You could ot herwise be
sca lded byhotcool ant. P0
1.00-2804-31 Wi
ndsc reen washer syst emand
headlam pcleaning system
P01.-00-2705-31 216_R
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380 Operation
Engine
compart ment
Us e:
! awas herflui d ad ditive, e.g. MB Sum-
me rwash, fo r tempera turesab ove
fre ezingp oint, to prevent smearing
! awash erflui d addit ive, e.g. MBWinter-
wa sh, wh en there is a risk offro st,to
pr even t thewa sher flui dfrom free zing
on the wind screen
6 Mixt he was herflui d in aco ntaine r be-
fo rehand. Match the mixture ratio to
the outside te mperatur e(
=page 524). Opening
thewasher fluid reserv oir
6 Pull cap 1upwa rdsby the tab. Clo
sing the washe rfluid reserv oir
6 Press cap 1onto th efiller neck until it
en gages.
! Onlyus e was her fluid whic his sui table
for plastic lense s.Unsui tablewasher fluid could
damag ethe plas tic lense sof thehe adlamps. G
Risk of fire Wa
sher flui dconcentrate is hi ghlyflam ma-
ble. Fire, naked fl amesand smok ing ar e
therefore pro hibite dwhen youar eha nd ling
wa sher fluid conc entrate. 216_R
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Top
up
washe rfluid Th
ewa sher flui dl evel ha sdro pped to
ap prox imate ly1 litre. 6
Topup the washer fluid ( =pa ge 379). Fr
ont right-ha nd
se at bac krest
not locked Th
efront right-ha ndseat is not en-
gaged.
The seat belt is not wo rking. 6
Engage thefront seat backrest. Front
left-ha nd
se at bac krest
not locked The front
left-hand seat is not eng aged.
The seat belt is not wo rking. 6
Engage thefront seat backrest. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 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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524 Te
chnic aldata
Service prod uctsan dca pac ities
Th eco olan tis am ixtu re of water, anti-
fr eeze andco rrosion inh ibitor. Itpe rforms
the following tasks in the coolings ystem:
! Anti -corros ion prote ction
! Anti free ze protection
! Raising the bo ilin gp oint
! Always use a suitable coolant mixture, even
in co un tries wit hhigh temp eratur es.
Ot he rwise, thecooling system willno tbe suffi-
ci ent lyprotec ted from corrosion ,and the boiling
point will be toolow.
If an tifr eeze andco rros ion inh ibitor is
prese ntin the corre ctconcentration, the
bo ilin gp oint of theco olant willbe around
13 0° C.
Th eant ifre ez eand corros ion inh ibitorcon-
ce ntrati onintheco oling syst emshou ld:
! beatleas t50%. Thiswillpro tect the
co oling syste magai nstfreez ing do wn
to around –37° C.
! not exce ed 55%(anti free ze prot ection
down to –45°C ), oth erwise heat will
not bedissipat edso eff ective ly.
If the ve hicleis los ing coola nt, top it up
wi th equal amounts of wat erand an ti-
fr eeze andco rros ion inh ibitor. Mercede
s-Be nz rec om mendsa nantifreeze
and corros ion inh ibitor whic hhasbeen ap-
proved for Mer cede s-Be nz.
! Thec ooling sys tem con tains a supply
which must be renewed af ter1 5 years, or af ter
250,000 km at the la test.
Th ew arrant ywill only remain valid if youto pup
th e coolan twi th an antifre eze and corrosion in-
hi bitor that has been approved by
Me rced es-B enz. Your "Servi ceBooklet "provides
information about antifre eze and corrosion in-
hi bitors that have been approved by
Me rced es- Benz.
Ov eraperiod oftime, the brak efluid ab-
sorbs moistur efrom the air; this reduces
its boiling po int. i
There is usually a notic ein the eng inec om-
partment toremind youwh en the nex tbrak eflu-
id change is due.
Th ew ash erfluid reservoir holds approx i-
ma tely 6.5l itres.
Th eh eadlam pclea ning system an dthe
wind screen wa shersy stem have a co m-
mo nsu pply from the wash erfluid reser-
vo ir.
6 Fillthe wind screenw ashe rflui d re ser-
voi rwith a solution of wa ter and wind-
screen washer fluid concentra te.A dapt
the mixing ratio tothe outsid etem per-
atures. Brake fluid
G
Risk of accident If
the boiling point ofthe brak ef luid is too
lo w, vapour pocket s mayfor min th e brake
syst emwhen the brak es are applied ha rd
(e .g. when drivin gdo wn hill). This woul dim-
pa irbr ak ing eff icie nc y.
Ha ve thebr ak e fluid renew edevery
tw oy ears with abrake fluid approved by
Me rced es-Ben z. Win
dscreen washer syst em G
Risk of fire Wa
sher fl uid co ncentrate is hig hly flamma-
bl e. Fire ,na ked fl amesand sm okingar epro-
hi bite dwhen wa sher fluid concent rateis
be ing han dled. 216_R
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