2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL600 lock

167 Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Gear selector lever position
Effect
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Park position
Gear selector lever position
when the vehicle is parked. Place
gear selector lever in positionP
only when vehicle is stopped.
The park position is not intended
to serve as a brake when the
vehicle is parked. Rather, the
driver should always set the
parking brake in addition to
placing the gear selector lever in
positionP to secure the vehicle.
EffectThe SmartKey can only be
removed from the starter switch
with the gear selector lever in
positionP. With the SmartKey
removed, the gear selector lever
is locked in positionP.
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Reverse gear
Place gear selector lever in
positionR only when vehicle is
stopped.
Effect
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Neutral
No power is transmitted from the
engine to the drive axle. When
the brakes are released, the
vehicle can be moved freely
(pushed or towed).
To avoid damage to the trans-
mission, never engageN while
driving.
If the ESP
® is deactivated or
malfunctioning:
Move the gear selector lever
toN only if the vehicle is in dan-
ger of skidding, e.g. on icy roads.
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Drive
The transmission shifts
automatically. All forward gears
are available.

168 Controls in detailAutomatic transmission
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Coasting the vehicle, or driving for any
other reason with gear selector lever
inN can result in transmission damage
that is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
Warning!
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Getting out of your vehicle with the gear
selector lever not fully engaged in positionP
is dangerous. Also, positionP alone is not
intended to or capable of preventing your
vehicle from moving, possibly hitting people
or objects.
Always set the parking brake in addition to
shifting to positionP (
page 50).
When parked on an incline, turn the front
wheels towards the road curb.
Do not park this vehicle in areas where
combustible materials such as grass, hay or
leaves can come into contact with the hot
exhaust system, as these materials could be
ignited and cause a vehicle fire.
Warning!
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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
from the starter switch, take it with you, and
lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unat-
tended in the vehicle, or with access to an
unlocked vehicle. Children could move the
gear selector lever from positionP, which
could result in an accident and/or serious
personal injury.

180 Controls in detailGood visibilityActivating exterior rear view mirror
parking position
Follow these steps to activate the mirror
parking position so that the passen-
ger-side exterior rear view mirror will be
turned downward to the stored position.
Make sure you have stored a parking
position for the passenger-side exterior
rear view mirror (
page 124).

Switch on the ignition (
page 34).
1Driver’s side exterior rear view mirror
button
2Passenger-side exterior rear view
mirror button

Press button2 for passenger-side ex-
terior rear view mirror.

Place the gear selector lever in reverse
gear R.
The passenger-side exterior rear view
mirror will be turned downward in the
stored position.
The exterior rear view mirror returns to its
previously stored driving position:


10 seconds after you put the gear se-
lector lever out of position R


immediately once your vehicle exceeds
a speed of approximately 6 mph
(10 km/h)


immediately when you press button1
for driver’s side mirrorPower folding exterior rear view
mirrors
Folding exterior rear view mirrors in
and out automatically
When the corresponding function in the
control system is activated (
page 164):


The exterior rear view mirrors
automatically fold in as soon as the ve-
hicle is locked from the outside.


The exterior rear view mirrors
automatically fold out as soon as the
vehicle is unlocked and the driver’s or
passenger door are subsequently
opened.!Before driving the vehicle through an
automatic car wash, fold the exterior
mirrors in. Otherwise they may get
damaged.

183 Controls in detail
Good visibility
Warning!
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When operating the rear window sunshade,
m a k e s u r e t h a t t h e r e i s n o d a n g e r o f a n y o n e
being harmed by the raising or lowering pro-
cedure.
The raising or lowering procedure can be im-
mediately reversed by pressing button1.Warning!
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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
from the starter switch, take it you, and lock
the vehicle. Do not leave children unattend-
ed in the vehicle, or with access to an un-
locked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle
equipment may cause an accident and/or
serious personal injury.

186 Controls in detailAutomatic climate controlThe automatic climate control is operation-
al whenever the engine is running. You can
operate the climate control system in ei-
ther the automatic or manual mode. The
system cools or heats the interior depend-
ing on the selected interior temperature
and the current outside temperature.Nearly all dust particles, pollutants and
odors are filtered out before outside air en-
ters the passenger compartment through
the air distribution system.
The air conditioning will not engage (no
cooling) if the ± mode is selected
(
page 193).
Warning!
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When operating the automatic climate con-
trol, the air that enters the passenger com-
partment through the air vents can be very
hot or very cold (depending on the set tem-
perature). This may cause burns or frostbite
to unprotected skin in the immediate area of
the air vents. Always keep sufficient dis-
tance between unprotected parts of the
body and the air vents. If necessary, use the
air distribution control (
page 185) to di-
rect the air to air vents in the vehicle interior
that are not in the immediate area of unpro-
tected skin.
Warning!
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Follow the recommended settings for heat-
ing and cooling given on the following pag-
es. Otherwise the windows could fog up,
impairing visibility and endangering you and
others.
iThe current climate control settings
(ON/OFF, temperature, air volume, ac-
tivated charcoal filter, etc.) are stored
for each SmartKey before it is removed
from the starter switch or when the ve-
hicle is locked using the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* (
page 122).
If the vehicle interior is hot, ventilate
the interior before driving off.
Keep the air intake grille in front of the
windshield free of snow, leaves, sticks,
and any other debris.
Do not obstruct air volume by placing
objects on the air volume-through ex-
haust slots below the rear window.
iWhen operating the climate control
system in automatic mode, you will
only rarely need to adjust the tempera-
ture, air volume and air distribution.

197 Controls in detail
Power windows
Power windows
Opening and closing the power windows
The side windows are opened and closed
electrically. The switches for all side win-
dows are on the driver’s door. The switch
for the front passenger door window is on
the front passenger door.
1Left door window
2Right door window
3Right rear side window
4Left rear side window
5Rear side windows override switch
(
page 78)The additional switches for the rear side
windows are on the rear center console.
6Left rear side window
7Right rear side window
Warning!
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When closing the windows, make sure that
there is no danger of anyone being harmed
by the closing procedure.
The closing of the door windows can be im-
mediately halted by releasing the switch or,
if the switch was pressed past the resis-
tance point and released, by pressing the re-
spective switch.
The closing of the rear side windows can be
immediately halted by releasing the switch.
The door windows are equipped with the ex-
press-close and automatic reversal func-
tion. If a door window encounters an
obstruction that blocks its path in a circum-
stance where you pressed the switch past
the resistance point and released it to close
the door window, the automatic reversal
function will stop the door window and open
it slightly.
If the door window encounters an obstruc-
tion that blocks its path in a circumstance
where you are closing the door window by
pressing and holding the switch, by pressing
and holding button ‹ on the SmartKey,
by pressing and holding the lock button
(vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*) on an outside
door handle, or by pressing and holding
button
,
or button
e
on the climate
control panel, the automatic reversal func-
tion will not operate.


198 Controls in detailPower windows

Switch on the ignition (
page 34).
Opening the power windows

Press switch1 to 4 at the
symbolk to the resistance point.
The corresponding window will move
downwards until you release the
switch.Closing the power windows

Press switch1 to 4 at the
symbolj to the resistance point.
The corresponding window will move
upwards until you release the switch.
Fully opening the power windows
(Express-open)

Press switch1 to 4 at the
symbolk past the resistance point
and release.
The corresponding window opens com-
pletely.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
from the starter switch, take it with you, and
lock the vehicle.
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
Unsupervised use of vehicle equipment may
cause an accident and/or serious personal
injury.iYou can also open or close the side
windows and power tilt/sliding sunroof
using the SmartKey or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*, see “Summer opening
feature” (
page 200) and
“Convenience closing feature”
(
page 200).
Depending on current position, the win-
dows may also open or close when the
air recirculation button, or the
charcoal filter buttone in the
climate control panel (
page 185) is
pressed and held.
iOperating the rear side windows from
the rear is not possible if you activate
the override switch (
page 78).
iWith the SmartKey in starter switch po-
sition 0 or removed from the starter
switch, the door windows can be oper-
ated:

until you open the driver’s or pas-
senger door


for at least 5 minutes
Warning!
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If you press and hold the switch up when
closing a door window, and upward move-
ment of the window is blocked by some ob-
struction including but not limited to arms,
hands, fingers, etc., the automatic reversal
will not operate.


199 Controls in detail
Power windows
Fully closing the power windows
(Express-close)
Press switch1 to 2 at the
symbolj past the resistance point
and release.
The corresponding window closes com-
pletely.
Stopping power windows during
Express-operation

Briefly press the respective window
switch again.
Synchronizing the power windows
The windows must be synchronized each
time

after the battery has been disconnect-
ed


if the windows cannot be fully opened
(Express-open) or closed
(Express-close)
Each window must be synchronized.

Close all doors.

Switch on the ignition (
page 34).

Press and hold switches1 to 4 at
the symbolj until the windows are
completely closed.

Hold on to switches1 to 4 for ap-
proximately 1 second.
The windows are synchronized.
Warning!
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Driver’s door only:
If within 5 seconds you again press the
switch past the resistance point and re-
lease, the automatic reversal will not func-
tion.
!If the upward movement of the door
window is blocked during the closing
procedure, the door window will stop
and open slightly. Remove the obstruc-
tion, press the respective door window
switch at the symbolj again past
the resistance point and release. If the
door window still does not close when
there is no obstruction, press and hold
the respective door window switch at
the symbolj. The door window will
then close without the obstruction sen-
sor function.