2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK55AMG seats

83 Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Child seat anchors – LATCH type
This vehicle is equipped with two LATCH
(Lower A
nchors and T
ethers for CH
ildren)
type anchors (at each of the rear seats) for
the installation of a LATCH-type child seat
with matching mounting fittings.
Depending on vehicle production date,
your vehicle is equipped with either
LATCH-type design A or B.
iYour cabriolet does not have and is not
required to have anchorage rings for a
child seat’s top tether strap in the rear
seating positions. Child seats can be
used with the seat belt, or lower anchor
system and seat belt, fully in accor-
dance with the child seat manufactur-
er’s instructions.
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Children too big for a toddler restraint must
ride in seats using regular seat belts.
Position shoulder belt across chest and
shoulder, not face or neck.
A booster seat may be necessary to achieve
proper belt positioning for children from
41 lbs until they reach a height where a
lap/shoulder belt fits properly without a
booster.
Install child seat according to manufactur-
er’s instructions.
The child seat must be firmly attached in the
right and left side anchor2.
An incorrectly mounted child seat may come
loose during an accident which could result
in serious injury or death to the child.
Damaged or impact damaged child seats or
child seat anchor fittings must be replaced.
Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, even if the children are secured in a
child restraint system.
iThe child seat must be firmly attached
in the right and left side anchor2.iNon-LATCH type child seats may also
be used and can be installed using the
vehicle’s seat belt system (
page 69).
Install child seat according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.

85 Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Blocking of rear side window operation
You can block the rear side window
operation (for instance when you have
children riding in the rear passenger
compartment).
The override switch is located on the door
control panel of the driver’s door.
1Deactivating override switch
2Activating override switch
3Override switchActivating override switch

Slide override switch3 to the right in
direction2.
The rear side windows can no longer be
operated using the respective switch
located in the rear trim panels.
Deactivating override switch

Slide override switch3 to the left in
direction1.
The rear side windows can be operated
using the respective switch located in
the rear trim panels.
For more information, see “Power win-
dows” (
page 249).
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Activate the override switch when children
are riding in the back seats of the vehicle.
The children may otherwise injure them-
selves, e.g. by becoming trapped in the win-
dow opening.
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.
iOperation of the rear side windows
with the switches located on the door
control panel of the driver’s door is still
possible.

95 Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Seats
Memory function
Lighting
Instrument cluster
Control system
Automatic transmission
Good visibility
Climate control (CLK 350)
Automatic climate control (CLK 500/CLK 55 AMG)
Audio system
Power windows
Soft top
Driving systems
Loading
Useful features

119 Controls in detailSeats
Seats
For information on seat adjustment, see
“Adjusting” (
page 37).
Front seat active head restraintsYou cannot remove the active head re-
straints on the driver’s and passenger’s
seats.
For removal of the active head restraints
we recommend that you contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
For information on head restraint adjust-
ment, see “Seats” (
page 37)
For information on active head restraints,
see “Active head restraints” (
page 73).
Rear seat head restraints
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For your protection, drive only with properly
positioned head restraints.
Adjust head restraint so that the center of
the head restraint supports the back of the
head at eye level. This will reduce the poten-
tial for injury to the head and neck in the
event of an accident or similar situation.
Do not drive the vehicle without the seat
head restraints. Head restraints are intend-
ed to help reduce injuries during an
accident.
iAdjust the head restraint in such a way
that it is as close to the head as
possible.
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For safety reasons, always drive with the
rear head restraints in the raised position
when the rear seats are occupied.
Keep the area around head restraints clear
of articles (e.g. clothing) to not obstruct the
lowering/raising operation of the head
restraints.

120 Controls in detailSeatsRaising rear head restraints
1Rear seat head restraint
Pull head restraint1 to its highest
position.Lowering rear head restraints with
switch in the center console
1Rear head restraint lowering switch

Switch on the ignition (
page 34).

Push the rear head restraints lowering
switch1.
The rear head restraints are lowered.
iThe rear head restraints cannot be low-
ered using the switch1 when the roll
bars have been released. The roll bars
need to be lowered before the rear
head restraints can be operated again
using switch1.

If the roll bars have released and
the soft top is closed, contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
to have the roll bars lowered. Do
not attempt to lower the roll bars
manually with the soft top closed.
Lowering the roll bars manually
with the soft top closed may impair
the function of the roll bars.


If the roll bars have released and
the soft top is open, you can lower
the roll bars manually (
page 424)
or contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center to have the
roll bars lowered.

121 Controls in detailSeats
Multicontour seat*
The multicontour seat has a movable seat
cushion and inflatable air cushions built
into the backrest to provide additional
lumbar and side support.
The seat cushion movement, backrest
cushion height and curvature can be
continuously varied with switches on the
side of the seat after switching on ignition.
1Seat cushion depth
2Backrest bottom
3Backrest center
4Side bolster adjustment

Switch on the ignition (
page 36).Seat cushion depth

Adjust the seat cushion depth to the
length of your upper leg using
switch1.
Backrest contour

Adjust the contour of the backrest to
the desired position using switches2
and3.
Backrest side bolsters

Adjust the backrest side bolsters so
that they provide good lateral support
using switch4.

122 Controls in detailSeatsSeat heating*
Both switches for the front seats are
located in the center console.
1Seat heating switchThe red indicator lamps on the switch1
show which heating level you have select-
ed.

Switch on the ignition (
page 34).Switching on seat heating

Press seat heating switch1 once.
Three red indicator lamps in the switch
come on.

Continue pressing seat heating
switch1 until desired seat heating
level is reached.
Switching off seat heating

Press seat heating switch1
repeatedly until all red indicator lamps
go out.
Level3
Three indicator lamps on
(highest level).
After approximately five minutes,
seat heating is automatically
switched to level 2.
2
Two indicator lamps on.
After approximately ten minutes,
seat heating is automatically
switched to level 1.
1
One indicator lamp on
(lowest level).
After approximately 20 minutes,
seat heating is automatically
switched off.
off
No indicator lamp on.
iIf one or more of the indicator lamps on
the seat heater switch1 are flashing,
there is insufficient voltage due to too
many electrical consumers being
switched on. The seat heating switches
off automatically.
The seat heating will switch back on
again automatically as soon as
sufficient voltage is available.

123 Controls in detailSeats
Seat ventilation*
Both switches for the front seats are
located in the center console.
1Seat ventilation switchThe blue indicator lamps in the switch1
show which ventilation level you have
selected:

Switch on the ignition (
page 34).
All lamps in the instrument cluster
come on.
Switching on seat ventilation

Press seat ventilation switch1.
Three blue indicator lamps come on.

Press seat ventilation switch1
repeatedly until the desired seat venti-
lation level is reached.Switching off seat ventilation

Press seat ventilation switch1
repeatedly until all blue indicator lamps
go out.
Level3
Three indicator lamps on
2
Two indicator lamps on
1
One indicator lamp on
off
No indicator lamp on
iThe seat ventilation for the driver’s seat
is automatically set to the highest level
if activated via summer opening
feature (
page 252).
iIf one or more of the indicator lamps on
the seat ventilation switch1 are flash-
ing, there is insufficient voltage due to
too many electrical consumers being
switched on. The seat ventilation
switches off automatically.
The seat ventilation will switch back on
again automatically as soon as
sufficient voltage is available.