2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL500 mirror controls

ContentsSafety and Security........................... 61
Occupant safety................................... 62
Air bags .......................................... 63
Seat belts ....................................... 68
Children in the vehicle .................... 72
Blocking of rear side windows
operation ........................................ 78
Panic alarm .......................................... 79
Activating ....................................... 79
Deactivating ................................... 79
Driving safety systems ......................... 80
ABS ................................................ 80
BAS ................................................ 81
ESP
®............................................... 82
Anti-theft systems................................ 85
Immobilizer..................................... 85
Anti-theft alarm system .................. 85
Tow-away alarm ............................. 87
Controls in detail............................... 89
Locking and unlocking ......................... 90
SmartKey ....................................... 90
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* ........ 94
Opening the doors from the
inside ........................................... 100
Opening the trunk ........................ 101
Closing the trunk.......................... 103
Trunk emergency release ............. 109
Power closing assist for doors
and trunk lid ................................. 110
Automatic central locking ............ 110
Locking and unlocking from
the inside ..................................... 111
Seats ................................................. 112
Easy-entry/exit feature ................ 112
Removing and installing front
seat head restraints ..................... 114
Rear seat head restraints ............. 115
Lumbar support............................ 117
Multicontour seats* ..................... 117
Seat heating ................................. 119
Seat ventilation* .......................... 121Memory function ............................... 122
Storing positions into memory ..... 123
Recalling positions from memory. 123
Storing exterior rear view
mirror parking position ................ 124
Lighting ............................................. 125
Exterior lamp switch .................... 125
Combination switch ..................... 129
Hazard warning flasher ................ 130
Interior lighting ............................ 131
Courtesy lighting .......................... 133
Door entry lamps ......................... 133
Trunk lighting ............................... 133
Instrument cluster ............................. 134
Instrument cluster illumination .... 134
Coolant temperature gauge ......... 135
Trip odometer .............................. 135
Tachometer.................................. 136
Outside temperature indicator ..... 136
Clock............................................ 136

38 Getting startedAdjustingSeat adjustment
The seat adjustment switches are located
in each door.
1Head restraint height
2Seat height
3Seat cushion tilt
4Seat cushion depth
5Seat fore and aft adjustment
6Seat backrest tilt

Switch on the ignition (
page 34).
or

Open the respective door.
Seat fore and aft adjustment

Press the switch forward or backward
in the direction of arrow5.
Adjust seat to a comfortable seating
position that still allows you to reach
the accelerator/brake pedal safely.
The position should be as far to the rear
as possible, consistent with ability to
properly operate controls.Seat cushion tilt

Press the switch up or down in the di-
rection of arrow3 until your upper
legs are lightly supported.
Seat cushion depth

Press the switch forward or backward
in the direction of arrow4 until your
legs are supported comfortably.
Seat backrest tilt

Press the switch forward or backward
in the direction of arrow6 until your
arms are slightly angled when holding
the steering wheel.
A child’s risk of serious or fatal injuries is
significantly increased if the child restraints
are not properly secured in the vehicle and
the child is not properly secured in the child
restraint.
iThe memory function (
page 122) lets
you store the settings for the seat posi-
tion together with the settings for the
steering wheel and the exterior rear
view mirrors.
!When moving the seat, make sure
there are no items in the footwell or be-
hind the seats. Otherwise you could
damage the seats.


122 Controls in detailMemory functionPrior to operating the vehicle, the driver
should check and adjust the seat height,
seat position fore and aft, and seat back-
rest angle if necessary, to ensure adequate
control, reach and comfort. The head re-
straint should also be adjusted for proper
height. See also the section on air bags
(page 63) for proper seat positioning.
In addition, adjust the steering wheel to
ensure adequate control, reach, operation
and comfort. Both the inside and outside
rear view mirrors should be adjusted for
adequate rear vision.
Fasten seat belts. Infants and small chil-
dren should be seated in a properly se-
cured restraint system that complies with
U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards 213 and 225 and Canadian
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 213 and
210.2.With the memory function you can store up
to four different settings.
The following settings are stored when us-
ing the buttons on the driver’s door:


Driver’s seat and seat, backrest and
head restraint position


Settings for multicontour seat*


Steering wheel position


Exterior rear view mirror positionThe following settings are stored when us-
ing the buttons on the passenger door:


Front passenger seat, backrest and
head restraint position


Settings for multicontour seat*Warning!
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Do not activate the memory function while
driving. Activating the memory function
while driving could cause the driver to lose
control of the vehicle.

123 Controls in detail
Memory function
The memory button and stored position
switch are located on the door.
1Stored position button
MMemory button M
Switch on the ignition (
page 34).
or

Open the respective door.
Storing positions into memory
Adjust the seats, steering wheel and
exterior mirrors to the desired position
(page 37).

Press memory button M.

Release memory button M and push
one of the position buttons1 within
3 seconds.
All the settings are stored with the se-
lected position.
Recalling positions from memory
Press and hold one of the position
buttons1 until the seat, steering
wheel and exterior mirrors have fully
moved to the stored positions.!Do not operate the power seats using
the memory button if the seat backrest
is in an extremely reclined position. Do-
ing so could cause damage to front or
rear seats.
First move seat backrest to an upright
position.iReleasing the button immediately
stops movement to the stored posi-
tions.

124 Controls in detailMemory functionStoring exterior rear view mirror park-ing position
For easier parking, you can adjust the pas-
senger-side exterior rear view mirror so
that you can see the right rear wheel as
soon as you engage reverse gearR.
For information on activating the parking
position, see “Activating exterior rear view
mirror parking position” (
page 180).The buttons are located on the driver’s
door.
1Passenger-side exterior rear view mir-
ror button
2Adjustment button
MMemory button M

Stop the vehicle in a safe location.

Make sure the ignition is switched on
(page 34).

Press button1.
The passenger-side exterior rear view
mirror is selected.

Adjust the passenger-side exterior rear
view mirror with button2 so that you
see the rear wheel and the road curb.

Press memory button M.

Within 3 seconds, press bottom of ad-
justment button2 on ƒ.
The parking position is stored if the
mirror does not move.iIf the mirror does move, repeat the
above steps. After the setting is stored,
you can move the mirror again.

132 Controls in detailLightingManual control
Front interior lighting
Press the ð symbol on rocker
switch 4.
The front interior lighting switches on.

Press the ñ symbol on rocker
switch 4 again.
The front interior lighting switches off.
The automatic control function is acti-
vated.Rear interior lighting

Press switch2 on theò symbol.
The rear compartment lighting switch-
es on.

Press switch2 on theò symbol
again.
The rear compartment lighting switch-
es off.Reading lamps
The reading lamps are integrated into the
interior rear view mirror.

Press reading lamp switch1or3 to
switch on the desired reading lamp.

Press reading lamp switch1or3
again to switch off the respective read-
ing lamp.
iThe setting selected for the interior
lighting is used for the trunk lighting as
well.
If the trunk remains open, the trunk
lighting switches off automatically after
approximately 10 minutes.

156 Controls in detailControl systemThe table below shows what settings can
be changed within the various menus. De-
tailed instructions on making individual
settings can be found on the following pag-
es.INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
LIGHTING
VEHICLE
CONVENIENCE
Select temperature display
mode
Set daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)
Set automatic locking
Activating easy-entry/exit
feature
Select multifunction display
mode
Set locator lighting
Limiting opening height of trunk
lid*
Set fold-in function for exterior
rear view mirrors
Select language
Exterior lamps delayed shut-off
Select tire inflation pressure
unit
Interior lighting delayed shut-off

163 Controls in detail
Control system
Limiting opening height of trunk lid*
This function is available on vehicles with
the trunk opening/closing system*. Use
this function to activate or deactivate the
limiting opening height of trunk lid.
Move the selection marker with
theæ orç button to
VEHICLE

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the multi-
function display:OPENING LIMITER
TRUNK LIDThe selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to switch
the opening limiter for trunk lid
ON
or
OFF
.Convenience submenu
Access the
CONVENIENCE
submenu via the
SETTINGS
menu. Use the
CONVENIENCE
sub-
menu to change the settings for a number
of convenience features. The following
functions are available:Activating easy-entry/exit feature
Use this function to activate and deacti-
vate the easy-entry/exit feature
(
page 112).
Function
Page
Activating easy-entry/exit fea-
ture
163
Setting fold-in function for exteri-
or rear view mirrors
164
Warning!
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You must make sure no one can become
trapped or injured by the moving steering
wheel and driver’s seat when the easy-en-
try/exit feature is activated.
To cancel seat/steering wheel movement,
do one of the following:

Press seat adjustment switch
(page 38).


Move steering column stalk
(page 42).


Press one of the memory position but-
tons or the memory button M
(page 123).