2008 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS63AMG Owner's Manual

24 At a glance
Cockpit

25 At a glance
Cockpit
ItemPage
1Combination switch

Turn signals55

Windshield wipers56

High beam55
2Steering wheel gearshift
control* 177
3Cruise control lever

Cruise control213

Distronic*217
4Multifunction steering
wheel28,
140
5Instrument cluster26,
136
6Horn
ItemPage
7Lever for Voice Control Sys-
tem*, see separate
operating instructions
8Front Parktronic* warning
indicator234
9Overhead control panel31
aGlove box lid release, glove
box lock243
bGlove box243
cCenter console29
dStarter switch38
eSteering wheel adjustment
stalk 45
Heated steering wheel
(Canada only)251
ItemPage
fParking brake pedal53, 59
gHood lock release 286
hParking brake release 53
jExterior lamp switch55,126
kDoor control panel34

26 At a glance
Instrument cluster

27 At a glance
Instrument cluster
ItemPage
1LLeft turn signal
indicator lamp
2vESP® warning lamp345
3Speedometer
4Multifunction display139
5lDistance warning lamp
Vehicles without Distronic*:
Warning lamp without func-
tion. It illuminates with the
ignition on. It should go out
when the engine is running.351
6KRight turn signal
indicator lamp
7Coolant temperature indica-
tor with:
•Coolant temperature
warning lamp350
8Tachometer with:
ItemPage
1Supplemental
Restraint System
(SRS) indicator lamp 353
-Antilock Brake Sys-
tem (ABS) indicator
lamp344
BLow beam headlamp
indicator lamp, de-
pending on vehicle
production date55
AHigh beam headlamp
indicator lamp130
9Main odometer with:

Selector lever position51

Program mode175
aClock with:157
;Brake warning lamp,
USA only347
3Brake warning lamp,
Canada only347
ItemPage
úEngine malfunction in-
dicator lamp, USA
only348
±Engine malfunction
indicator lamp, Cana-
da only348
HCombination low tire
pressure/TPMS mal-
function telltale,
USA only354
Low tire pressure
telltale, Canada only354
bFuel display with:
AFuel tank reserve
warning lamp351
cReset button for:

Resetting trip odometer137

Adjusting instrument
cluster illumination136

Confirming new time
settings157

28 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
ItemPage
1Multifunction display in
speedometer139
Operating control system140
2Selecting the submenu or
setting the volume:
Press button
æup/to increase
çdown/to decrease
3Telephone*:
Press button
sto take a call
to dial
to redial
tto end a call
to reject an incoming
call
ItemPage
4Menu systems:
Press button
èfor next menu
ÿfor previous menu
5Moving within a menu:
Press button
jfor next display
kfor previous display

29 At a glance
Center console
Center console
Upper partItemPage
14-zone automatic climate
control188
2COMAND system, see sepa-
rate operating instructions
3Seat heating*, front passen-
ger side121
Seat ventilation*, front pas-
senger side122
4Electronic Stability Program
(ESP®) control switch
94
5Central locking switch116
ItemPage
6Opening/closing button for
CD changer, see separate
COMAND operating instruc-
tions
7Rear seat head restraints
switch, folding down119
8Rear window sunshade*
switch185
9Seat heating*, driver’s side121
Seat ventilation*, driver’s
side122
aHazard warning flasher
switch132
bFront passenger front
air bag off indicator lamp75

30 At a glance
Center console
Lower partItemPage
1Ashtray248
2KEYLESS-GO* start/stop
button39
3Gear selector lever for
automatic transmission51,
171
4Parking assist (Parktronic
system)* deactivation
switch234
5Adaptive Damping System
(ADS) switch230
ItemPage
6Vehicle level control button231
7Thumbwheel for setting dis-
tance in Distronic*226
8Distance warning function*
on/off switch226
9Program mode selector
switch for automatic trans-
mission175

31 At a glance
Overhead control panel
Overhead control panel
ItemPage
1Rear interior lighting on/off133
2Automatic interior lighting133
3Front interior lighting on/off133
4Right front reading lamp
on/off133
5Power tilt/sliding sunroof
switch210
6Tele Aid (emergency call
system) button256
7Rear view mirror183
8Front reading lamps133
ItemPage
9Garage door opener262
aHands-free microphones for
Tele Aid (emergency call
system), telephone*, and
Voice Control System* (see
separate operating instruc-
tions)
bAmbient lighting161
cInterior lighting133
dLeft front reading lamp
on/off133