2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK350 smartkey

212 Controls in detailAudio systemButton and soft key operation
In these instructions, the alphanumeric
keypad (right side of radio panel) and the
function buttons (left side of radio panel)
are referred to as “buttons”. The four keys
below the display panel are referred to as
“soft keys”.
Operation
Switching the unit on/off
Switching on
Turn the SmartKey in the starter switch
to position 1 or 2.

If the audio system was on as you
removed the SmartKey from the starter
switch, the audio system will
automatically come back on as you
turn the SmartKey to position 1 or 2.
or

Press M button.Switching off

Remove SmartKey from starter switch.
or

Press M button.
!Do not press directly in the display
face. Otherwise, the display will be
damaged.
iIf the radio is switched on without the
key in the starter switch, it will
automatically switch off again after
approx. 30 minutes.
If your vehicle is equipped with a
telephone, the display may prompt you
to enter your PIN (GSM network) or
code (TDMA or CDMA network).iShould excessively high temperatures
occur while the audio system is being
operated, the display will dim. If tem-
peratures continue to rise,
HIGH TEMP

will appear in the display, after which
the audio system will be switched off
for a cooling-down period.

249 Controls in detail
Power windows
Power windows
Opening and closing the windows
The side windows are opened and closed
electrically. The switches for all the side
windows are on the driver’s door. The
switches for the respective windows are
on the front passenger door and the rear
side trim panels.
1Left front window
2Right front window
3Right rear window
4Left rear window
5Rear window override switch
(
page 85)
Warning!
G
When closing the windows, make sure 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 switch was pulled past the resistance
point and released, by either pressing or
pulling the respective 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 pulled the switch past the
resistance point and released it to close the
window, the automatic reversal function will
stop the window and open it slightly.
If a door window encounters an obstruction
that blocks its path in a circumstance where
you are closing the window by pulling 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,
by operating the soft top switch, or by press-
ing and holding button
,
or
e
on
the climate control panel, the automatic re-
versal function will not operate.
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. Unsupervised use of vehi-
cle equipment can cause an accident
and/or serious personal injury.

250 Controls in detailPower windows

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

Press switch1 to4 to the resistance
point.
The corresponding window will move
downwards until you release the
switch.
Closing the windows

Pull switch1 to4 to the resistance
point.
The corresponding window will move
upwards until you release the switch.
iYou can also open or close the win-
dows using the:

Soft top switch (
page 254).


SmartKey (summer opening/con-
venience feature) (
page 252).
Depending on current position, the win-
dows may also open or close when:


the air recirculation button, in
the control panel of the climate
control (
page 187) or automatic
climate control (
page 197) is
pressed and held
or


the charcoal filter buttone in
the control panel of the automatic
climate control (
page 197) is
pressed and held.
iOperating the rear side windows from
the rear is not possible if you activate
the override switch (
page 85).
iWith the SmartKey in starter switch
position0 or removed from the starter
switch, the power windows can be
operated:

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


for at least five minutes.
Warning!
G
If you pull and hold the switch up when
closing the window, and upward movement
of the window is blocked by some obstruc-
tion including but not limited to arms, hands,
fingers, etc., the automatic reversal will not
operate.

252 Controls in detailPower windowsSummer opening feature
If the weather is warm, you can ventilate
the vehicle before driving off by simulta-
neously:

opening the side windows


opening the soft top


turning on the seat ventilation* for the
driver’s sear

Aim transmitter eye of the SmartKey or
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* at the
driver’s outside door handle. The
SmartKey or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* must be in close proxim-
ity to the driver’s outside door handle.

Press and hold button Πafter
unlocking the vehicle.
The windows and soft top begin to
open after approximately one second.

Release the Πbutton to interrupt
procedure.
Make sure the soft top is fully opened.
If the opening procedure is finished, the
multifunction display will briefly show the
message
Top open
.
Warning!
G
Never operate the windows or soft top if
there is the possibility of anyone being
harmed by the opening or closing proce-
dure.
In the event that the procedure causes
potential danger, the procedure can be
immediately halted by releasing the button
on the SmartKey. To reverse direction of
movement, press Πfor opening or
‹for closing.
iThe seat ventilation* for the driver’s
seat is automatically set to the highest
level if activated via summer opening
feature.

253 Controls in detail
Power windows
Convenience closing feature
When you lock the vehicle, you can close
the windows and soft top simultaneously.

Aim transmitter eye of the SmartKey or
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* at the
driver’s outside door handle
(page 252). The SmartKey or
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* must be
in close proximity to the driver’s out-
side door handle.

Press and hold button ‹until the
windows and soft top are completely
closed.
The windows and soft top begin to
close after approximately one second.

Release button ‹to interrupt pro-
cedure.
Make sure all side windows and the
soft top are properly closed before leaving
the vehicle.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*:

Press and hold the lock button on an
outside door handle (
page 60) until
the side windows are completely
closed.

Release the lock button on the outside
door handle to interrupt procedure.
Warning!
G
When closing the side windows and the
soft top, make sure that there is no danger
of anyone being harmed by the closing pro-
cedure.
The windows will not automatically re-open
if blocked during convenience closing.
If potential danger exists, proceed as fol-
lows:

Release button
‹
to stop the clos-
ing procedure. To open, press and hold
button
Œ
. To continue the closing
procedure after making sure that there
is no danger of anyone being harmed by
the closing procedure, press and hold
button
‹
.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*:

Release the lock button (
page 60) on
exterior door handle to stop the closing
procedure.


Pull on the exterior door handle and hold
firmly. The side windows and the soft
top will open for as long as the door han-
dle is held but the door is not opened.

255 Controls in detail
Soft top
Soft top
Opening and closing the soft top
For safety reasons, the soft top can only be
opened and closed when the vehicle is
standing still.Warning!
G
Before operating the switch for the soft top,
make sure no persons can be injured by the
moving parts (roll bars, soft top frame, and
soft top compartment cover).
Hands must never be placed near the roll
bar, soft top frame, upper windshield area,
shelf behind roll bar, or soft top storage
compartment while the soft top is being
raised or lowered. Serious personal injury
may occur.
If potential danger exists, release the soft
top switch. This immediately interrupts the
raising or lowering procedure. You then can
operate the soft top switch to raise or lower
the soft top away from the danger zone.
Warning!
G
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. Unsupervised use of vehi-
cle equipment can cause an accident
and/or serious personal injury.
!Never sit or place heavy objects on the
rear shelf. Doing so could cause dam-
age to the soft top and the rear shelf.
!When opening and closing the soft top,
make sure:

there is sufficient clearance for the
soft top to move up


the luggage cover is engaged in
place (
page 262)


the trunk is only loaded to the
height of the luggage cover


the luggage/cargo does not push
the closed luggage cover up


the trunk lid is closed


nothing is placed on the soft top
compartment cover


the outside temperature is above
+5°F (-15°C)
Otherwise the soft top and other parts
of the vehicle could be damaged.

260 Controls in detailSoft top
Opening and closing the soft top with the SmartKey
The windows will also be opened or closed
when you operate the soft top with the
SmartKey.

Aim transmitter eye of the SmartKey or
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* at the
driver’s outside door handle. The
SmartKey or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* must be in close proxim-
ity to the driver’s outside door handle.
Warning!
G
If the soft top does not completely open or
close, the roof hydraulics will lose pressure
and the soft top is lowered

after approximately seven minutes
when the ignition is switched on.


after approximately 15 seconds when
the ignition is switched off.
Shortly before the soft top is lowered, a
warning will sound. In the multifunction dis-
play you will see K, and the message
Top
being lowered
appears.


Properly lock the soft top (
page 259)
before continuing to drive.
Warning!
G
Before operating the soft top, make sure no
persons can be injured by the moving parts
(roll bar, soft top frame, and soft top com-
partment cover) due to negligence.
Hands must never be placed near the roll
bar, soft top frame, upper windshield area,
shelf behind roll bar, or soft top storage
compartment while the soft top is being
raised or lowered. Serious personal injury
may occur.
If potential danger exists, release the re-
spective button on the SmartKey. This im-
mediately interrupts the raising or lowering
procedure. You then can operate Πto
lower or ‹to raise the soft top away
from the danger zone.

282 Controls in detailUseful featuresLocking compartment
Remove the mechanical key from the
SmartKey (
page 419).

Turn the compartment lock to
position5.
Unlocking compartment

Turn the compartment lock to
position4.

Insert the mechanical key in the
SmartKey.Armrest design B
The compartment in the center armrest
contains a cup holder and the telephone*
compartment.
1Cover
2Telephone* compartment
3Cup holderOpening compartment
1Cover

Slide cover1 in direction of arrow.
Closing compartment

Slide cover1 back.