MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Owners Manual

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Ke yposi tions Removin
gthe KEYL ESSGObutt on
Yo u can pull the KE YLESS GObutton out of
the ign ition lock and sta rtth ev ehi cle using
a ke yin the conve ntiona lwa y.
1 KEYLESS GO button
2 Igni tion lock
i When yo uch an ge back from usingthe key
to using theKE YLES S GO func tion, the system
req uires 2 seconds recogni tion time before you
wi llbe able to us eth eKEYLESS GO butto nas
normal.
i Itis not neces sary to remove the KEYLES S
GO but ton fro mthe ignit ion lockwh en you leave
th eve hicle.P15.10-2192-31 216_R
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Seats Adjust
ingthe seat electrically
1 Head restra int hei ght
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushion ang le
4 Seat cushion leng th
5 Seat fore -and-aft adjust me nt
6 Back rest ang le
i IfPR E-S AFE ®
ha s been ac tiva ted, thefront-
passeng erseat is moved into a more favourable
seat posit ion.
! Make sur ethatth er ea reno objects inthe
footwell or behind thes eats when adj usting the
seats. You could otherwise dam ageth e seats
and the obj ects.
i Youcansa ve these ttin gs forth ese atswi th
th ememory function ( =page 242). Sea
ts Fr
on t se ats G
Risk of accide nt On
ly adjust th edrive r’s seat wh enthe ve hi-
cle isstationar y.Yo uwill otherwise be dis-
tr ac tedfrom the roa dand traf ficc ondition s
an dyo uco uld lose control ofthe vehicle as
ar esultof the seat movi ng. You could there-
fo re ca usean ac cide nt G
Risk of inju ry Make sur
ethat nobody can become trap ped
as you adjust theseat. Observe the noteson
the ai rbag syste m (
=page 31). Secu rechi l-
dren as re comm ended ( =page 37). G
Risk of inju ry The
seatsc an be adj usted when the key is
re mov edandth e door isopen. For this rea-
son, chi ldre nshould neverbe le ftun supe r-
vi sed inthe ve hicle. They co uld be trap ped
by aseat adjustment movement. G
Risk ofinju ry Yo
ur seat must be adjuste din such a way
that allows youto wear your seat beltpr op-
er ly (
=page 244).
Ob serve the foll owingp oint s:
! Position the backrest as clos eto the ver-
ti ca las possible.
! Your arms mu stbe slig ht ly bent when
hol ding the ste eringwheel.
! Mainta in a dist an ce from thepeda lsthat
allo wsyouto depr essth ese fully.
! Thehead restraint should support the
ba ck of you rhead at aboutey e level.
! Ifyo udo not follow thes einstru ction s,
this may leadto injur ies. G
Risk ofinju ry A
se at beltonly offer sits inte nded degree of
pr otect ion if th e ba ckrest isposi tion ed as
close to the ve rtical as possi ble an dthe oc-
cup ant is sittin gup righ t.Avoid se atposi-
ti ons that do not allo w the seat belt to be
ro uted correctl y(
= page 231). Position the
backre stas close totheve rtic alas possible. P54.25-5004-31216_
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6 Make sure the key isin pos ition 1or 2
in the ignition lock orthat the respec-
ti ve door isope n.
Head restraint height
6 Hig heror lower: slideswitch 1upor
down.
i Theh ead restraint heigh tisa utoma tica lly
adj usted relativ etoth e seat fore-and-af tadj ust-
ment.
i Thehead restrain tof the fron t-passe nger
seat au tomatically mo ves to its lowermost posi-
ti on while theve hicle is in motion if the seat is
unoc cupied. You will then have a bet ter all round
view.
Seat hei ght
6 Slide sw itch 2 upor down inthedi re c-
tion of the arrow.
Seat cus hion angle
6 Up or do wn:slide sw itch 3 upor
down inthed irec tion of th earrow until
yo ur thig hsare lightl ysupported.
Se at cu shion length
6 Forwards orbackwards: slide sw itch
4 left or right inthe di rection of the ar-
row. Se
at fore-an d-aft adjust ment
6 Forwards orbackwards: slide
switch 5to the le ftor right.
i Thehe ad re strain t he ight is au tomati cally
adj usted relativ eto the seat fore-and-aft adj ust-
me nt.
Ba ckrest angle
6 Slide switch 6left or right inthedi re c-
tion of th ear row.
He ad re straint angle 6
Graspth etop of th ehe ad restraint and
pull itforward sor push it backwards. Lumbar
supp ort
Yo uca nad just thelumbar supp ortus ing
COMA ND (
=page 216). Mu
lti-co ntour se at*
Yo uca nset thec haracter istics ofthemul-
ti-contour se atfor th edrive ran dfront pas-
se ng er usingCO MAN D (
=pa ge 216).
P91.16-2446-31 G
Risk of inju ry Ma
kesure th attheba ck of you rhead issu p-
po rte dat about eye level bythe centre of
th ehe ad restrai nt.This will re duce therisk
of injur yto yo urhead and ne ckinthe ev ent
of an acciden tor si milar sit uations.
Never travel with outac orrectly adj usted
an d engaged headrestraint. 216_R
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Seats Mu
lti-c on tour dynamic driving seat*
Yo u ca nse t the cha racter istics of the
mu lti-contou r dynamicdr ivin g seat using
COM AND (
=page 216).
i If PRE -SAFE ®
ha s been ac tiva ted, the air
pressure in the air chambers (side bolsters ofthe
se at cushion and backrest) of the mul ti-contour
se at*or multi-contour dynamic driv ing sea t*is
in cr eased. Seat ventilation*
Th
e blue indic ator la mpsinth ebutton sin-
di cate the venti lation leve l yo uhave sele ct-
ed. 1
Seat venti lation
i Ifth e ba ttery voltag eis toolow, the seat ven-
ti lation may swit choff.
6 Makesure the key is inpos ition 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 Toswitcho n:pres sbu tton 1repe at-
ed lyun til th edesired ventilationleve lis
se t.
i When yo u open theside windows and the
sliding /tilting su nroo f using the remot econtrol
(= page 351) ,th ed river’s seat ventilat ion au to-
mat ically swit ches to th ehighes tlev el.
6 Toswitcho ff:pres s button 1repe at-
ed lyun tilallthe ind icat or la mpsgo out. Seat
heati ng
Th er ed indi cator la mpsinthe buttons indi-
ca te the heating leve l yo uha ve sele cted.
1 Seat heating
i The sy stem switch es back tolev el2auto-
ma tica lly af tera pproximat elyei gh tminute sat
lev el3.T he system swit ches back to level1au-
to ma tica lly af ter approximat ely ten minu tesat
lev el2.The system swit ches off autom atically
aft erapproxi mately 20 minut esat lev el1.The Le
vel 3 3 indi
cator lamp sare lit 2 2 ind
icat or lamp sare lit 1 1
indi cator lamp islit Off No indi
catorlam psare lit P54.25-5006-31
Level
3 3 in
dicator la mpsar el it 2 2 in
dicator la mpsar el it 1 1i
ndicat or lamp is lit Off No
indi cator lamp sare lit P54.25-5007-31216_R
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Sea ts
seat heating is not swit ched off af ter 20 minu tes
if th es eatve ntilation is swit ched on simu ltan e-
ous ly.
6 Make sure th ekey is in po sition 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 Toswitcho n:press button 1repeat-
ed ly until the desired heati ng leve lis
se t.
6 Toswitch off:pr ess button 1repe at-
ed lyun tilall the indicator la mps go out.
i Ifthe battery voltag eis too low ,the seat
he atingma y swi tchoff.
Adj usting the front-pa ssenger seat fr
om the driver ’s seat* Yo
u ca nad just thefront -passe nger seat
with th ese at sw itches onthedr iver ’s side.
1 To ad just the front-passenger se at
6 To switc hon or of f:press button 1.
Th efo llowing func tion sfo rt he fron t-pa s-
se ng er seat ar eav ailable if the in dica tor
la mp in butt on1 ison:
! seat adjus tment
! seat he ating/ venti lation
! memor yfu nc tion Easy
-entr y/exit feat ure
Th e eas y-en try/ exit feature allo wsyou to
get into andout of the ve hicle more ea sily.
Th e st eering wheel swings upwa rdsand
the dri ver’s seat* movesba ck when you
sw itch off the ignition and op enthe driver ’s
door or remo vethe ke yfrom the ignition
lo ck.
i The st eerin gwheel onl ymo ves upwards ifit
is not already at its uppermos tposition. The driv-
er’s seat only moves ba ckwards if it is not al-
ready in its rearmost position.
Th e st eering wheel andt he driver ’s seat*
ar emo ved to the position previous lyset
wh en yo uinsert the key into th eign ition
lock if th edriver’s door is closed, depend-
ing onyour settin gs.
i If youpull away ,th e adj ustm ent procedure
is in terrupted. G
Risk of inj ury When adj
usting the fron t-pa ssen ger
seat while it is occu pied, makesure the
fr on t-pass enger se atis posit ione da sfa r
away as possi blefrom thefron t-pa sseng er
ai rb ag. The front pa ssengercould otherwise
be seriously or fatal lyinju re d in the eventof
an ac cident or sudde nbr ak ing.
Make sure that nobody can beco metrap ped
as you adjust th ese at. The
front-passeng erseat canbe adjusted
with thekeyr em oved from the igni tion lock
an dado or op en.For this reas on, chil dren
should neverbe left un supe rvise din theve-
hi cle. They co uld be trap ped by asea tad-
justment movemen t.
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Seats
The st eering wh eelposition is st ored when
yo utu rn the keyfrom position 2to 1in
the igni tion lock or when yous tore or set a
mem orypo sition.
Yo u ca nse t the easy-entry /exit feat ur e
using COMA ND (
=page 204). Folding the
fron t se at ba ckrest forw ard
Th erecesse dha nd lefor unlo ckingt he seat
ba ckrest is on th etop of th eseat.
1 Seat relea selever
To all ow passengers intherear to get in
an d out com fortab ly, th efront seat is:
! autom atical ly mo vedfo rwards if you
fol dth eba ckrest for ward
! automat ical ly mo ved ba ckif you fold
th e ba ckrest back
i Ifyo u pull the seat release lever, thehead
res traint lowers au tomatically. !
Make sure that there are no item sof lu ggage
in the footwell or behind these atsw henadj ust-
in gt he seats, as they could dam age the seats.
Fo ldin gth eseat ba ckrest forw ards
6 Pull seat release lever1 in the direc-
tion of the arrow andf old the ba ckrest
fo rward.
Th ehe ad rest raint lowers and th e seat
moves forw ards.
Fo lding these at backres tback
6 Pull seat release lever1 in the direc-
tion of the arrow andf old the ba ckrest
ba ck until it engage s.
The seat movesba ck toits or igin al po-
si tion. The head restraint raises again.
Th eba ckrest is lock ed agai n. G
Risk of inju ry Make sur
ethat nobody can become trap ped
when you activa te the ea sy-entry/e xitfe a-
tu re.
If there is a risk of entrapmen tby thesteer-
in gc olum n,move thesteering wheelad just-
me ntlever orpre ssthe memory bu tton.
If there is a risk of entrapment by these at,
you can also can cel th eadj ustm entproce-
du reby movi ngthese at ad justmentsw itch.
The steering column and dri ver’s se atstop
moving immed iately.
Neve r leave childr en unsupe rvised in the ve-
hi cle. They could op en the dr iver’s door and
th ereb y unintentionall yactivate the ea sy-
en try/e xitfe at ur ean d become trapped as a
result. P54.25-5008-31 G
Risk of inj ury Make
sure that nobody can beco metrap ped
when moving thes eat.If there isar isk of en-
tr ap men t,move the seat adjust ment sw itch
on the door. 216_R
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Sea ts Re
ar head restraints
Fol ding down
Yo uca nfo ld thehe ad restrai ntsdo wn us-
ing th ebutton on the centr eco nsol e. 1
Tofoldd own there ar head restraints
6 Make sure the key isin position 2in the
ign itio n lock .
6 Press button 1briefly.
Th erear se athe ad res trai nts arefo lded
down. G
Risk of inj ury Ma
kesure that the se atbackrest isen-
gage d.Th es eatbe ltwill not work unless the
backre stisen gage d. If thebackre stisnot
engaged ,the "Fro nt righ tseat bac krest not
loc ked" or "Front left seat backrest not
loc ked" me ssa geappe ars in th e mul ti-func-
ti on di splay. Stop immedi ately, payi ngatte n-
ti on tothe trafficc ond itions, andr em ove
any ob jects whic h are obstructing th eseat
backre st. Re
ar seats G
Risk of inju ry Ma
kesure that th eheadrestra intsaref old-
ed up ifthe rear seatsa reoccupied. The
ba ck ofthe occ upants'head swo uld ot her-
wi se not be suppor tedin th e eve ntofa col-
li sion. Thepersons sittin g on th erearseats
wo uld conse quently be at risk ofinjury. G
Risk of inju ry Make su
re thatno body can be come trapped
as you fold the headrestrai nts upand down. P91.16-2447-31216_R
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Seats
Fo lding uppneumatically*
i If a rear pas senger inserts the belt in to the
bu ckle, thehe ad rest rainton the co rrespondi ng
se at folds up automatically.
6 Pres sa nd hold button 1until the head
rest raints are folded up.
Fo lding upmanually
6 Pull the head rest raintup by hand until
it engages in plac e. G
Risk of inju ry Ma
kesure that th ehead restraint sar e en-
gaged. The ba ckofthe head willotherwise
not be suppor tedin theev en tof arear im-
pact andth ere ar passen gers cou ldbe in-
jured. P91.16-2448-31 216_R
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Steering wheel
i When adj usting the stee ring wheel,ma ke
sure thatyo uca n:
! reac hthe stee ring wheel wit hyour arms
sli gh tly bent
! mov eyo ur legs freely
! see all the displa ysinthe instrumen t clust er
cl ea rly 1
Steering column fore -and-a ftad just-
ment
2 Steerin gco lumn height
6 Makesure that theke yis in po sition 1
or 2in the ignition lock or the driver ’s
door isope n.
6 Push thelev erin the direct ion of ar-
rows 1and 2until th esteering
wheel hasrea che d th edesir edpos i-
tion.
Yo u will find fu rtherinfor ma tion inthe
"Control s"secti on:
! Easy-ent ry /e xitfe at ur efo r the dri ver
( = page 234)
! Storing settings ( =page 242) Th
esteering wheel heati ng heats the leath-
er area sof the steerin gwh eel.
1 Toswitcho nthe steeri ng wheel heating
2 Toswitchof fthe steerin gwh eel heat-
ing
3 Indica torla mp
6 Tosw itch on oroff:ma ke sure the key
is in po sition2in thei gn itio nl ock.
6 Turn the lever inthed irec tion of arrow
1 or2 .
i The steeri ngwheel heating swit ches off au-
to matically aft erapproximately 24 minut es.Steering
wheel G
Risk of acc ident The
steerin gwheelcanb ead just edwhen
ther eisn oke y in the ignition loc kand the
dr iver ’s do or isop en. Donot, therefor e,
leav ech ildren unsupervised in the vehicleas
th ey could be trapped asthe st eering wheel
is adjusted .Only adjust the ste eringwheel
when the vehi clei ss tati ona ry. Adj
usting the steering wheel
P46.15-2233-31 Ste
eringwheel heati ng*
P46.11-2041-31 216_R
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Mirrors
Befo restar ting off, adjust there ar-v iew
mi rror an dthe exterior mi rrors insuch a
way that youc an get a good ove rview of
ro ad and traff iccond itions.
The co nvex ext eriormi rror sgi ve a larg er
fi el d of vi sion.
i Your ex terior mirror sare au tomatic ally he at-
ed at low out side temp eratures. 1
To se lect the right or left-ha ndexterior
mirror
2 Adjust me nt butt on
3 Tofold the exterior mirrors in or out
6 Toadjus t:make sure the key is in po-
si tion 1or 2in the ignition lock .
6 Pressbutton 1repeatedlyun til the
de sired exterior mirror is selec ted.
Th e le ftor right ind icat or lamp inthe
bu tto nis lit.
6 Pressthefront, back, le ftor right of ad-
ju stment button 2until the mirror is
ad juste dto th eco rrect pos itio n.
i Youcan store the set ting sf or the
ex terio rm irrors using the memory func tion
(= page 242). i
Theexterior mirror onthe dri ver’s side is al-
wa ysselec tedwh en you press bu tton 1 forthe
first time.
The choic eof mirror re mains ac tive forup to
15 sec onds af ter you have adjusted theexterior
mirror.
6 Tofold in or out: press button 3.
Th etwo exterior mi rrors fol din or out.
Fol ding the exte rior mir rorsinor out automati
cally
If the appropri atefu nction is activ ated in
COMA ND (=
page 203):
! the exter iormirrors fold in autom atical-
ly as soon as yo ulock the vehicl efrom
the outside
! the exterior mi rrors fold out again au to-
mat ical ly as soon astheve hicl eis un-
lo ck ed andt henthe dri ver’sd oor or the
front-pas seng er door ope ned
i Themi rrors do not fold ou tif th ey wer epre-
vi ously folded in manuall y. Mi
rror s Ex
terior mirrors G
Risk of accide nt The
exteri ormirr orsreduce the size of the
imag e.The objec ts ar eac tually clo ser th an
th ey appea r.Yo uc ould mi sjudge the di s-
ta nce fr omvehicle s dr iving be hind and
cau sean ac cident,e.g. wh enchanging lane.
For this reas on,makesure ofthe actual
dist ance from the ve hicled rivi ng beh ind by
gl ancin goveryo ur shoulde r. P88.70-2397-31216_R
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