light MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Owners Manual

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Index A
ABC ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .313
Di spl ayme ssag e. . ..... . . . . . . . .414
Oi lleve l.. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .378
Su spens ion tuning . ..... . . . . . . .314
Vehi cle level . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .313
ABS ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . .46
Disp laymessag e. . ..... . . . . . . . .415
Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .445
Wa rning la mp. . . . . ..... . . . . . . .445
Acceler ation. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .511
Acce lerator pe dalposi tion . . . . . . .267
Ac tive Bo dyContro l– se e ABC . . ..313
Ac tive ligh tfu ncti on.... . . . . . . . .250
Di spl ayme ssag e. . ..... . . . . . . . .432
ADAPTIVE BRAKE . . ..... . . . . . . . . .50
Ad aptive brake lamps .... . . . . . . . .48
Ad dress bo ok
Calling up. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .186
Ch anging anentry . ..... . . . . . . . .190
Cre ating anentry . . ..... . . . . . . .186
De leting anentry . . ..... . . . . . . .189
Deta ilsabou tan entry ... . . . . . . .189 Deta
ilsf rom an entry inthe phone
book on themobileph one . . . . . . .190
Im po rting data .... . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Making aca ll. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Menu overview ..... . . . . . . . . . . .186
Sear ching for anentry . . . . . . . . . .187
St art ing rou teguida nce. . . . . . . . .192
Vo ice entry . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Wr iting a te xtme ssag e.. . . . . . . . .192
Ad vanc edDistronic
Menu (on-board comp uter) . . . . . . .305
Air filter
Disp laymess age. ... . . . . . . . . . . .419
Ai rpr es su res – seeTy re pr essu res
Air pu mp, electric ... . . . . . . . . . . .401
Airba gs. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Activating . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Control unit . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Fr ont . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Fr ont-p asse ng er ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
PAS SAIR BAG OFF wa rning
la mp . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . .42, 441
Si debags . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Wi ndowb ags. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Air-re
circ ulation mode. . . . . . . . ...339
Ala rm
Swi tching off ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....54
Ambient lighti ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...252
Setting (COM AND) . . . . . . . . . . ...206
An ti-lo ck brak ing syst em–se eABS
An ti-theft alarm syst em. . . . . . ....54
Wa rning signal .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...451
An ti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . ....54
Asht ray. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...361
ASSYST PLUS ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...393
Query (on-board comp uter). . . . ...286
Aud io(COMAND) . . . . . . . . . . . . ....77
AUX mode.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....87
CD mode . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....84
DVD mod e.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....84
MP3 mode.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....84
Autom atic airco nditioning . . . ....336
COMA ND..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...210
Ov erview . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...332
Swi tching on/of f.. . . . . . . . . . . ...337
Autom atic car wash . . . . . . . . . . ...394
Autom atic hea dlam pmo de. . . . ...248 216_R
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COMAN
Dco ntr oller . ..... . . . . . . . .60
Op erati on. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .61
COMAN Ddis play . . . ..... . . . . . . . .59
COMAN Dme nu
Auto matic airco nditi oning . . . . . . .210
Ca r. .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .203
Navig ation syst em. . . ..... . . . . . .129
Ov erview . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .63
Syste msettings . . . . ..... . . . . . .196
Telephone . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .106
Te xt messages (SMS ).... . . . . . . .122
TV ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .96
Vi de o. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .88
Combinat ion sw itch . ..... . . . . . . .249
Con sump tion . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .521
Con sump tion stat istics .... . . . . . .277
Conveni enceopeni ng/closing . . . .352
Air -recir culation mode.... . . . . . . .340
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .. 37 9,523
Checking th eleve l.. . .... . . . . . . .379
Dis play messag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .430
Te mp erature gaug e. ..... . . . . . . .272
Coo lbox . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .362
Cor nering light function ... . . . . . .250
Ov erview . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .477
Re plac ing . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .480
Cruise contr ol. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .290
Displ ay(instrum entcl uster) . . . . . .292 Dis
playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .413
Cup holder . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . .358 D
Dashboard . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Date Setting (COM AND) ... . . . . . . . . . .197
Dayt imedr ivin gl ights . . . . . . . . . . .247
Setting (on-bo ard comp uter ). . . . . .286
De laye dswit ch-off
Ex terior lighting (CO MAND). . . . . . .205
Interior lighting (CO MAND) . . . . . . .206
Demisti ng. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .338
Des tina tion entry ..... . . . . . . . . . .143
Des tina tion memory .. . . . . . . . . . .181
Di gital TV . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .101
Dimensions . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . .517
Dipped -beamheadlamps
Dis playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .432
Dri ving abroa d...... . . . . . . . . . . .392
Ov ervie w. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .477
Sw itch ing on/of f.... . . . . . . . . . . .247
Sy mm etrica l. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .392
Dire ction of rotation (t yres) . . . . . .382
Display me ssage .... . . . . . . . . . . .404
Di stance re corder
Re set (on-board comp uter) . . . . . . .278
Dist ance warn ing system. . . . . . . . .51Distronic
. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..293
Cle aning th esensors . . . . . . . . . . ..396
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..405
Di stanc ewarn ings ystem . . . . . . ...51
Drivi ngtips.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..298
Menu (on-bo ardco mputer) .. . . . ..297
Warnin glam p. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..446
Distronic Plus ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..300
Cle aning th esensors . . . . . . . . . . ..396
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..407
Drivi ngtips.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..307
PR E-SAF EBrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...51
Warnin glam p. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..446
Door Auto matic loc king . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227
Di sp lay message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..421
Lo cking/unl ocking . . . . . . . . . . . ..222
Po wer closing ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227
Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . ...21
Drinks hol der– see Cup holder
Drive program .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..268
Driving abroad ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..392
Driving onfloo ded roads . . . . . . . ..391
Dr ivin g safe tysyst em. . . . . . . . . ...46
ABS . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...46
ADAPTIVE BRAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . ...50
Adaptive brake lamp s. . . . . . . . . ...48
BAS . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...47 216_R
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Emerg
ency mode
Auto matic tr ansmission ... . . . . . .458
Emerg ency release
Bo ot .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .471
El ectric parking brake ..... . . . . . .472
Ve hicl e. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .470
Emergen cyspare wheel ... . . . . . .402
En gine
Misfiri ng. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .456
Starting pro blem s.. ..... . . . . . . .455
Sta rtin g the eng ine with
KE YLES SGO . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .256
Sta rtin g the eng ine with the key .. . 256
Stopping with KEYL ESSGO. . . . . . .259
Stopping with th ekey .... . . . . . . .259
Te ch nica ld ata. . . . . . ..... . . . . . .510
En gine comp artment ..... . . . . . . .375
En gine elect ronics . . ..... . . . . . . .507
Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .455
En gine number . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .509
En gine oil
Capa city . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .522
Checking th eengine oil leve l. . . . .376
Consu mption. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .376
Dis play messag e.. . . ..377,43 6,437
Entering character s( COMA ND). . ..65
ESP .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .49
Displ aymessag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .417 Swi
tching on/of f.... . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Warni nglamp . . ..... . . . . . . . 49, 443
ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .49
Exter iorligh ting
Del ayed switch -of f(CO MAND) . . . .205
Ov ervie w. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .477
Se ea lso Brake lamps
See also Corneri nglight func tion
See also Dipped- beam headl am ps
See also Exter ior lighting
Se ealso Fron tfog lamps
Se ealso Licen ceplat elighti ng
See also Parking lamps
See also Reversing lamps
See also Side lamps
Se ealso Thi rd brakelamp
Se ea lso Turn signals
Ex terio rmirror park ingpo sition
Setting (COM AND) ... . . . . . . . . . .203
Storing. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .240
Ex terio rmirrors
Adju sting . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .239
Anti-dazzle mode (a utoma tic) . . . . .240
Convenie ncesettings . . . . . . . . . . .203
Fo ldingi n/ou t(auto matica lly). . . ..239
Pa rki ng pos ition .... . . . . . . . . . . .240
Extractor for fuses.... . . . . . . . . . .502 F
Fa vourite (COMAND) . . . . . . . . . ...199
Fire exti nguish er . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..401
First-a idkit ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..400
Fla ttyre . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..483
MO Extende drun- flat syste m.. . . ..492
Spare wheel ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..488
TIRE FITkit . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..484
Ve hicl etoolkit .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..401
Fog lam ps(extended rang e) . . . . ..250
Frequen cies
Garage door ope ner. . . . . . . . . . ..525
Telephone . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..508
Fr ont airbags .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...33
Fro ntbulbs ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Fr ont foglamps ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..248
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..434
Ov ervie w. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Fr ont-passeng erfro nt airbag . . .... 33
Fr ont-passeng erseat
Adju sting from the driver's seat . ..234
Fuel . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..519
Consu mption ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..520
Los ing . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . 453, 454
Minimu mquali ty. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..373
Pe trol . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..373 216_R
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Instru
mentligh ting . ..... . . . . . . .271
In te llige nt Ligh tSy stem ... . . . . . .249
Dis play messag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .435
Int eriorligh ting . . . . . ..... . . . . . .251
Ambi ent lighting . . . . ..... . . . . . .252
Ambi ent lighting (C OMAND) . . . . . .206
Control unit . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .252
Ins trum ents . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .271
Interior ligh ting . . . . . ..... . . . . . .206
Re adingl am p. . . . . . ..... . . . . . .252
In te rior motion sensor .... . . . . . . . .55
In te rm ittent wipe . . . . .... . . . . . . .253
ISOFIX child seat securing
syst em.. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .43 J
Jack .... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .401
Jum p-st ar ting . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .497 K
Key Battery checklamp ... . . . . . . . . . .223
Chang ing the batter y.. . . . . . . . . . .474
Convenie nceclosi ng .. . . . . . . . . . .352
Fa ctory setting . ..... . . . . . . . . . .222
Lo cking /unloc king centra lly. . . . . .222
Los ing . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .464
Modify ing theprogra mming . . . . . .223
Po sitions in th eignition lock . . . . . .229
Star ting the eng ine. .. . . . . . . . . . .256
Stopping th eengine. . . . . . . . . . . .259
Key po sitio ns . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .229
KEYLESS GO . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .223
Button . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .229
Checking th ebatte ry .. . . . . . . . . . .226
Convenie nceclosi ng .. . . . . . . . . . .352
Dis playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .429
Faul t. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .466
Ke y. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .223
Ke y pos itio ns. . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .229
Loc king . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .225
Mo difying th eprogra mming . . . . . .226
Starting the engine ... . . . . . . . . . .256
Stopping th eengine. . . . . . . . . . . .259
Unloc king . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .223
Ki ck do wn . . . . . . ..... . . . . . 267, 270 L
Lane reco mm endation . . . . . . . . . ..169
Language . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..199
Li ce nc e plate li ghting
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..433
Ov ervie w. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Ligh tsw itch ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..247
Ligh ting . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..247
Chang ing the bulbs .. . . . . . . . . . ..476
See also Exter ior lighting
See also Interior lighting
Ligh ts
Chang ing the bulbs .. . . . . . . . . . ..476
See also Ext erior lighting. . . . . . . ..247
See also Interior lighting . . . . . . . ..247
Linguatronic ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..198
Lo cator ligh ting
Setting (COMAND ). . . . . . . . . . . ..207
Lo cking
Auto matic ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227
Setting autom atic (COMA ND).. . .. 208
Lo cking button
Inside (centra lloc king ). . . . . . . . ..227
LOG IC7 . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...69
Lumbar supp ort .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..232
COMAN D...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..216 216_R
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At a glan
ce
Cockpit Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 Co
mbinatio nsw itch
! Main -beam headl am ps
! Turn sign als
! Winds cree nwi pers 249
257
253
2 Cru
isecontrol le ver
! Cruise control
! Variab le Speedtronic
! Distroni c*1
! Distroni cPlu s*1
1N otavail ab leinall coun tries 290
309
293
300
3 Mu
lti-fu nc tion stee ring
whe el 273
4 In
st rume ntcluster 271
5 Sele
ctor lever 261 Fun
ction Page
6 Cont
rolpanel with
bu ttons and ro tary
cont rols for Ve
hicl elevel 313
ESP
® 49
Pa
rktro nic/ Park Assist* 314
317
Sw
ivels the COMAND
displ ay 59
Setting the
instr umen t
lighting and COMAND
displ ay 271
7 COMA
NDdisplay 59
8 Ov
erhead control panel 252
9 Automatic
air condi tioning
Centr econ sole,upp er
section 336
18 Fun
ction Page
a Gl
ove compar tment 355
b CD
and DV Dplayer /
ch an ger* 77
c Centre
consol e,lower
secti on 19
d Ign
itio n lock /
KEY LESS GO* button 229
e Adju
ststh e st eering wheel
Steeri ng wh eelheating* 238
238
f He
adl am p cl eaning system 249
g El
ectri cpa rking brake 258
h Light switch 247
j Night View
Assis t* 329
k Door con
trol panel 21216_R
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At a glan
ce
Cockpit Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 Gl
ove compar tment 355
2 Au
tomatic air condi tioning
Ce ntre consol e,up per
se ction 336
18 3 Ov
erh eadco ntrol panel 252
4 COMA
NDdisp lay 59
5 Con
trol panel with
bu ttons androtary
co ntro ls for Vehicle
level 313
ESP
® 49
Park
tronic/ Park Assist* 314
317
Swivels the CO
MAND
disp lay 59
Se
tting thei nstrumen t
lighting and COMAND
di spl ay 271 Fun
ction Page
6 Co
mb inat ion sw itch
! Main-beam headlamps
! Turn sign als
! Winds cree nwipers 249
257
253
7 Cru
isecontro l le ver
! Cruise control
! Variab le Spe edtronic
! Distroni c*1
! Distroni cPlu s*1
1N otavailabl ein all countries 290
309
293
300
8 Multi
-fun ction st eering
whe el 273
9 In
st rum entcl uster 271
a Selecto
rlev er 261 Fun
ction Page
b Light switch 247
c Door con
trol panel 21
d Night View
Assis t* 329
e El
ectri cpa rking brake 258
f He
adl am p cl eaning system 249
g To
adjust the stee ring wh eel
Steeri ng wh eelheating* 238
238
h Ign
itio n lock /
KEY LESS GO* button 229
j CD
and DV Dplayer /
ch an ger* 77
k Centre
consol e,lower
secti on 19216_R
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glance
Overhead control pan el Over
head contro l pa nel
P82.00-2436-31 Fun
ction Page
1 Sp
ect acles compar tment 355
2 Sw
itch es theleft -hand
reading lamp on or off 252
3 Switc
hesthe rear interior
lig hting on oroff 252
4 Switc
hesthe front interior
lig hting on oroff 252
5 Opens
andclos es the
sl idin g/tiltin g su nroof 349
6 Controls th
eau tom atic
interior lighting 252
7 Swi
tche sthe right-hand
reading lamp on or off 252
8 Rear
-vie w mi rror 240
9 Tra
nsmi tter buttons for
th egara gedoor op ener* 367216_R
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At a glan
ce
St owa gecompa rtments Fu
nction Pa
ge 1 Gl
ove compar tment 355
2 St
owa ge co mpartme nt
und erthe front-passenger
se at
First- aid kit 400
3 Fr
ont-p assenger door
st owage compar tment 4 St
owa ge co mpartme nts
un der the centre armr est 356
5 Cup
holder in the rear seat
armr est 359
6 St
owa ge co mpartme nt
und er th erear se atarmr est
St owa ge co mpartme nt
between therear seats 357
357
7 Stowag
ebox in the rear 358 Fun
ction Page
8 Side
stowa ge
co mp artm ent in the boot
Retaine rfo r the Owner’s
Manua lwallet 360
9 St
orag ewe llbe neath the
boot floor 359
a Side
stowa ge
co mp artm ent in the boot b Dr
iver ’sdo or stowage
comp artm ent c St
owage compar tment
und erthe driv er’s se at
Fi re exti nguish er* 400
d St
owage compar tment in
the centre console
Cup holder* 356
358 Fun
ction Page
e St
owage compar tmentin
the centre console
12 Vso ck et
Ashtr ay/c igarette lighter* 356
362
361
f Luggage net in the
front-
passenger footwell g Ca
rd ho lder on thesun
vi sor 361
h Spectac
lescompar tment
in the overhea dco ntro l
pa nel 355
j Ca
rd ho lder on thesun
vi sor 361216_R
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Safety
Oc cupa nt safety
Trig gering be lttensioners, belt force limiter
sand airbags
In theeve ntofacol lisi on , the sens or in the
ai rbag control unit evaluate simport ant
ph ysical data su chasduration, direction
an d rate ofvehicle de celera tion or acce ler-
at ion. Based on th eeva luat ion of thi sdata
an d dep ending on the veh icle ’s rate of lon-
gitudin aldeceleratio nin a collisio n,at the
fi rst le vel, th eairbag contro l un itpre -emp-
ti ve ly trigger sthe belt tensioners.
Th efront airb agsa re onl ythen de ploy ed if
there isahi gher deg reeof ve hicle de celer-
at ion in along itu dina ld ire ction.
Si nce yo urvehi cle is fitted with adaptive
du al-stage front airb ag s, the front airbags
ar efilled with eno ugh gas to red uce the
risk of injuries at th efirst deploym ent
thre shold. Thef ront airb agsare on lyfully
inflated ifaseco ndthresho ldisreac hed
with inafe w mi lliseconds due to the con-
trol unit having detected furth erdec eler a-
tion. i
Thefront airba gonth e fro nt-passeng erside
is only triggered if thefron t-passeng er seat oc-
cu panc yrec ognition sys tem identifies thatth e
seat is oc cupied.
The front belt tensioners can only be triggered if
th e belt tong ue isco rrec tly engaged in the seat
belt buc kle.
Act ivat ionof belt tensi oners and airbags
In the first stag es of acollision, th eairb ag
co ntro lunit evalua tesph ysical da ta,su ch
as duration and dire ction of ve hicle de cel-
er ation or accel eration in ord erto deter-
mi ne wh etherit is necessary to trigg erthe
belt te nsione rs or deploy the airb ag s.
Th ebe lttens ione ra nd airb agdepl oyment
thre sholds areva riab leand are adap tedto
the degre eof dece leration of the ve hicle.
This proc ess ispre-empt ive in nature as
the airbag must be deployed during – and
not after –the col lisi on. G
Risk of inju ry Am
alfun ction has occu rred if the=
warn ing lamp:
! does notlight up when yo ustart theig-
nit ion
! does not go out a few se co nd sa fter the
en gine has started
! ligh ts up again
Som esyst em sco uld be triggered uninten-
ti ona lly or might notbetrigge redat all in the
ev ent of an accide nt with high decelerati on.
Ha ve there straint system s ch ecked andre-
pa ired immedi ately ataqu alifie d spe cial ist
workshop which hasth ene cessary spe cial-
ist knowl edge andtool sto carry out the
work required. Me rcede s-Be nz reco mm ends
that yo u useaMe rced es-Benz Service Ce n-
tr e for thispurpos e. In partic ular, work rele-
va nt to safety or on saf ety-re late dsyste ms
mu st be carrie dou t at aqua lifi ed speci alist
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Safety
Oc cupa nt safety
If a child is trav ellin g in the vehicle:
! secu re the child(pr efer ablyon a suita-
bl er ear seat) using achild restra int
syst em wh ichis appropriate tohis/ her
age and size and whic h hasbee nap-
pr ove dfo r Mercedes -Ben zve hicl es
! mak e sure th atthe childi ss trap pe d in
thro ughout the trip
Yo ucan obtain in format ion ab ou tthe
co rre ctchild rest raints ystem from any
Me rced es-B enz Servi ceCentre.
i It is advisable touse Mercedes-Benz care
produ ctsfor cleaning child restr aintsystems.
Yo uca n obtain informatio nabou tth is from any
Me rcedes-Benz Service Centre. Childr
en in the ve hicle G
Risk ofinju ry Do
not leav echil dren unsupe rvise din the
ve hicle, ev en if they ar ese cu redin ach ild
restraint syste m.The children could:
! injur ethemselves on parts oftheve hicle
! beinju re d sever elyor even fa tally by
prolon ged exposur eto inte nseh eator
co ld
Do notpo sitionth echi ldrestra int syste min
di rect sunlight .The metallic parts ofthe
ch ildr estrai nt system could heat up,for ex-
am ple, andth e ch ildc ould bu rnhim/ hers elf
on the hot par ts.
If th e ch ildren open adoor, they cou ld:
! injureother people
! getoutof the vehi clea nd inju re them-
sel vesor be inju re dby apass ing ve hicle Do not carry heavy and ha
rdobjects in the
ve hicle int erior ifthey areun secure d.You
wi ll find fu rthe rinfor mation inthe" Co ntrols"
sect ion und er"Loa ding and st owing"
(= page 353) and "F eatures "(= page 361).
An unsecured orincor rectly posi tione dload
increas esthe ris kof injury for the child in
th eev ent of:
! sharp br aking
! asudden ch ange ofdire ction
! an acc ident
Al so observ eth enot eson HOLD
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