2007 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-CLASS Owners Manual

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Operator’s Manual
CL-Class
Order No. 6515 2216 13 Part No. 216 584 26 81 USA Edition A 2007CL-Class
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CL 550
CL 600
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Our company and staff congratulate you
on the purchase of your new
Mercedes-Benz.
Your selection of our product is a demon-
stration of your trust in our company
name. Furthermore, it exemplifies your de-
sire to own an automobile that will be as
easy as possible to operate and provide
years of service.
Your Mercedes-Benz represents the ef-
forts of many skilled engineers and crafts-
men. To help assure your driving pleasure,
and also the safety of you and your passen-
gers, we ask you to make a small invest-
ment of time:
Please read this manual carefully, then
return it to your vehicle where it will be
handy for your reference.

Please follow the recommendations
contained in this manual. They are de-
signed to acquaint you with the opera-
tion of your Mercedes-Benz.

Please pay attention to the warnings
and cautions contained in this manual.
They are designed to help improve the
safety of the vehicle operator and oc-
cupants.
We extend our best wishes for many miles
of safe, pleasurable driving.
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
A DaimlerChrysler Company
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Contents
Introduction....................................... 13
Product information ............................. 13
Operator’s Manual ............................... 14
Service and warranty information .. 14
Important notice for California
retail buyers and lessees of
Mercedes-Benz automobiles .......... 15
Maintenance .................................. 16
Roadside Assistance ...................... 16
Change of address or ownership.... 16
Operating your vehicle
outside the USA or Canada ............ 17
Where to find it .................................... 18
Symbols ............................................... 19
Operating safety .................................. 20
Proper use of the vehicle ............... 20
Problems with your vehicle .................. 21
Reporting safety defects...................... 22
Reporting safety defects ................ 22
Vehicle data recording......................... 23
Information regarding electronic
recording devices........................... 23At a glance.......................................... 25
Exterior view ......................................... 26
Cockpit ................................................. 28
Instrument cluster ................................ 30
Storage compartments ......................... 32
Control systems ................................... 34
Center console ..................................... 36
Overhead control panel ........................ 37
Driver’s door control panel ................... 38Safety and Security........................... 39
Occupant safety ................................... 40
Air bags .......................................... 42
Occupant Classification System ..... 47
Seat belts ....................................... 52
Preventive occupant safety
(PRE-SAFE
®) ................................... 56
Children in the vehicle .................... 57
Blocking of rear
side window operation .................... 62
Panic alarm .......................................... 63
Activating........................................ 63
Deactivating.................................... 63
Driving safety systems ......................... 64
ABS ................................................. 64
Adaptive Brake ............................... 65
Adaptive Brake Lights
(CL 600 and USA only) ................... 66
BAS ................................................. 66
BAS Plus* ....................................... 67
EBP ................................................. 69
ESP
®............................................... 69
PRE-SAFE® Brake*
(vehicles with
DISTRONIC Plus* only) ................... 73
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Anti-theft systems................................ 77
Immobilizer..................................... 77
Anti-theft alarm system .................. 77
Tow-away alarm ............................. 78
Canceling the alarm ....................... 78
Control systems................................ 79
COMAND operating safety ................... 80
COMAND introduction ......................... 81
Availability of functions while
the vehicle is in motion .................. 81
Switching COMAND on or off ......... 81
COMAND components ................... 81
Operating COMAND ....................... 86
Main menus of COMAND ............... 91
COMAND FM/AM radio ....................... 95
Submenu overview ......................... 95
Switching to radio mode ................ 96
Switching wavebands ..................... 96
Selecting stations/channels .......... 96
Saving stations ............................... 98
Station name display ...................... 99COMAND satellite radio (USA only) ... 100
Submenu overview ....................... 100
Introduction to Satellite radio ...... 101
Switching to satellite radio ........... 101
Main satellite radio menu ............. 102
Selecting program category ......... 103
Tuning in channels ....................... 103
Saving channels ........................... 105
Show program info ....................... 106
Channel update ............................ 106
Calling SIRIUS Service Center ...... 106
COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 107
Safety precautions ....................... 107
Notes about MP3 mode ............... 107
Notes about audio DVD operation 109
Notes about CDs/DVDs ............... 110
Notes about handling CDs/DVDs 111
Inserting CDs and DVDs............... 111
Inserting a PCMCIA card .............. 112
Ejecting CDs and DVDs ................ 113
Ejecting a PCMCIA card ............... 113
Submenu overview ....................... 114
Switching to audio CD,
audio DVD or MP3 mode.............. 115
Stop function ............................... 116
Pause function ............................. 116Selecting CD/DVD/MP3 media... 117
Selecting a track .......................... 117
Fast forward/rewind .................... 117
Selecting a folder ......................... 118
Setting the audio format .............. 119
Playback options.......................... 119
COMAND telephone* ........................ 120
Safety precautions ....................... 120
General notes .............................. 120
Switching telephone on or off ...... 122
Activating telephone mode .......... 122
Telephone keypad ........................ 122
“911” emergency call .................. 123
Entering the PIN ........................... 124
Entering the PIN2......................... 125
Entering the PUK/PUK2............... 125
Entering the unlock code ............. 125
Telephone submenu overview ...... 126
Main telephone menu .................. 127
Mailbox ........................................ 127
Call lists ....................................... 128
Incoming call................................ 130
Making an outgoing call ............... 131
Functions during a
single-call connection .................. 133
Transferring a call ........................ 136
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COMAND phone book .................. 137
SMS messages
(Short Message Service) .............. 145
COMAND navigation .......................... 148
Safety precautions ....................... 148
COMAND navigation (introduction).... 149
Map software ............................... 149
Updating the map software .......... 149
Updating process ......................... 149
Loading a DVD
into the DVD changer................... 150
Updating ...................................... 151
General notes............................... 153
Input restrictions.......................... 154
Navigation system menu overview 155
Calling up the map display
and switching to navigation mode 156
Basic settings............................... 159COMAND navigation system
(entering a destination) ...................... 162
Entering a destination
by the address .............................. 162
Entering a destination
from the destination memory ....... 182
Entering a destination
from the list of last destinations ... 184
Entering a destination
from the map ................................ 184
Entering a stopover....................... 185
COMAND navigation system
(Point of interest entry) ...................... 188
Entering a POI in the
surrounding area........................... 188
Entering a POI in the
surroundings of a given town ........ 188
Entering a POI in a
different region ............................. 188
Designating a POI category........... 189
Entering a POI from the map......... 195COMAND navigation system
(route guidance) ................................. 196
Route guidance ............................. 196
Examples of displays and
announcements for a
driving maneuver .......................... 196
Example of a display
without driving maneuvers............ 198
Destination or
destination area reached .............. 198
Partially digitized areas ................. 199
Off-road and off-map .................... 200
Navigation announcements .......... 202
COMAND navigation system
(during route guidance) ...................... 203
Cancel route guidance .................. 203
Continuing cancelled
route guidance.............................. 203
Route browser .............................. 203
Displaying route information......... 204
Detour function............................. 205
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COMAND navigation system
(destination memory) ......................... 206
Saving a destination
in the destination memory ........... 206
Deleting a destination
from the destination memory ....... 208
Own address ................................ 209
COMAND navigation system
(last destinations) .............................. 213
Saving a destination permanently
in the destination memory ........... 213
Saving the vehicle position
in the list of last destinations ....... 213
Saving the crosshair position
in the list of last destinations ....... 213
Deleting one of
the last destinations ..................... 213
COMAND address book ..................... 214
General notes ............................... 214
Address book menu overview ...... 214
Calling up the address book ......... 215
Selecting an entry in
the main address book display ..... 215
Creating a new
address book entry ...................... 215
Deleting an entry .......................... 217Searching for an
address book entry ...................... 217
Displaying a complete
address book entry ...................... 219
Displaying of a complete phone
book entry in the mobile phone ... 220
Changing an entry ........................ 221
Calling a number
saved in an entry .......................... 222
Starting route guidance
to an entry.................................... 223
Voice entries ................................ 224
Saving a phone book entry from
mobile phone in the
COMAND address book ............... 225
Importing data from external
Bluetooth
® devices....................... 226
COMAND system settings ................. 227
Systems settings menu overview . 227
Display settings............................ 227
Time settings................................ 227
Voice Control settings .................. 229
Setting the system language ........ 231
Assigning the favorite button ....... 231
Bluetooth
® settings ...................... 232
Reset............................................ 234COMAND vehicle menu ..................... 235
Setting night security illumination 235
Locator lighting on/off................. 236
Exterior mirror
convenience settings ................... 237
Automatic locking on/off............. 238
Activating easy-entry/exit feature 239
Setting interior
ambient lighting ........................... 240
Setting interior
lighting delayed switch-off ........... 241
Extending or retracting
rear window sunshade ................. 242
Trunk opening-height
restriction* on/off ....................... 242
Switching the
tow-away alarm on/off ................ 243
COMAND automatic climate control . 244
Setting temperature ..................... 245
Adjusting air distribution .............. 246
Adjusting air volume .................... 246
Central climate control menu
via COMAND ................................ 247
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COMAND seats.................................. 250
Operating seats via COMAND ...... 250
Lumbar support (CL 550) ............. 251
Drive-dynamic
multicontour seats* ..................... 252
Instrument cluster control system ..... 256
Multifunction display .................... 256
Multifunction steering wheel ........ 257
Menus .......................................... 258
Trip menu ..................................... 260
Navi menu .................................... 261
Audio menu .................................. 263
Telephone menu*......................... 265
Assistance menu* ........................ 268
Service menu ............................... 269
Settings menu .............................. 271
Voice Control..................................... 273
Operating safety........................... 273
Voice Control introduction................. 274
Spelling ........................................ 275
Command types ........................... 275
Active System .............................. 275
Controls ....................................... 276
Symbols ....................................... 277Voice Control telephone ..................... 278
Telephone operation ..................... 278
Telephone commands ................... 279
Voice Control navigation .................... 285
Important notes ............................ 285
Navigation operation..................... 286
Navigation commands .................. 286
Dialog for entering
a complete address ...................... 287
Commands for entering
parts of an address ....................... 292
Voice Control address book ............... 295
COMAND address book overview . 295
Operation with
address book not open (global) .... 295
Operation with
address book open (local)............. 296
Operating and using
address book ................................ 296
Available commands
with the address book not open ... 296
Available commands
with the address book open.......... 298
Voice Control radio............................. 299
Radio operation ............................ 299
Radio commands .......................... 299Voice Control
CD/DVD changer/MP3...................... 303
Operation...................................... 303
Commands ................................... 304
Voice Control command list ............... 305
Command list ............................... 305
Voice Control troubleshooting............ 317
Help function ................................ 317
Help commands............................ 317
Help window ................................. 317
Entering digits and spelling ........... 317
What to do if ... ............................. 318
Voice Control individualization ........... 320
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