MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Owners Manual

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Mirrors
Th ean ti-d az zle function of the re ar-vi ew
mirror andt he exterior mirror on the dri v-
er ’s side opera tesif th eign itio nis sw itched
on and in cide nt light from head lamps
strikes the sensor in the rear-vi ewmirror.
Th emi rror s’au tom atic an ti-d az zle function
do es not op erateifre ve rse gear isen gage d
an d the int erior lighting is switched on.
!If ele ctrolyte from a brok enmirror drips
on to thev ehicle ’s paint work, im mediately rinse
th epai ntwo rkthor ou ghlywith cl eanwa ter. Oth-
erwise, the elec trolyte could da magethe paint-
work.
El ec troly tecan only be rinsed off before it has
dried. To
ma kepark ingeasier ,th eex terior mirror
on the front-p asse ng er side swings into
parkin gposition as soon as re verse gear is
engaged.
You can onl yuse this park ing aid after sav-
ing th eparking position of the exterior mir-
ror on the front-pas seng er sid ewith the
memor yfunct ion(
=page 243).
1 Selectio nbut tonfo r right-ha nd orleft-
ha nd exterior mirror
6 Make sure the key isin position 2in the
ign itio n lock. Autom
atic an ti-dazzle mirr ors G
Risk of acc ident The mirr
ors’ au tomati can ti-d azzle func tion
wi ll not wor kif th eincide nt ligh tfr om head-
lamp sis un able to hit thesen sorin the inte-
ri or mirr orif,f or example, the rear window
bl ind* is ex tended.
In cide nt light co uld th en dazzle you. This
ma yprevent youfrom observingth et raffic
con dition s,thereb yca us ing an acc iden t. G
Risk of inju ry Elec
trolyt ema yesca peif th eglas sin an au-
toma tic anti-daz zlem irror brea ks.
Elec trolyt e is an ag gressive irrita ntandm ust
not beallo wedto come into contac t with
your skin,eyes or resp irat or y organs .If ele c-
tr olyt eco me sin to contact wi thyou reyes or
sk in,ri ns e thoro ughly with clean water im-
me diately. Con sulta doct orifnecessa ry. Ex
terior mirrorparking position
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Mirrors
6 Makesure the"Lower mirrorwh en re-
versing" func tio nis sw itchedon inthe
"E xte rior –mirror convenienc esettings"
submen u inCOMA ND.
6 Engage rever segear.
i Whenyouengage rev ersegear, th emos tre-
ce ntly selec ted ext erior mirror is sele cted au to-
matic ally.
6 Press button 1rep eatedly until the ex-
te rior mirror on the front-passenger
si de is selec ted.
Th e exterior mirror on the front-pas-
se ng er side swings to th est or ed park-
in g po sition.
Th e exter ior mirror on th efront-passenger
si de swi ngs ba ckto its orig inal po sition:
! as soon as you excee dasp eed of
10 km /h
! about te nsecon ds after rever segear is
dese lect ed
! if yo u press button 1for th eexter ior
mi rror on the driver ’sside
i If you adj ustth e ext erior mirror while it is
in the parking posi tion, this new positio nwill be
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Memory function
Yo u ca nst ore up to three di fferent settings
using th ememory button.
The followi ngsett ings are stor ed as a si n-
gle memo ry preset for the driver’s seat:
! Seat position and lumb arsuppor tad-
ju st ment
! Dynami cdriving seat*:acti vated/
de activated
! Multi -contou r seat*: last se ttingsto red
! Stee ring wheel po sition
! Exterior mirror position on th edriver’s
si de and front-passenger side
The memo rybutto nand thestor ag epo si-
tion buttons arel oc ated on th edoor con-
trol panel. M
Memo rybutton
1, 2, 3 Storage position butt ons
6 Makesure that theke yis in po sition 1
or 2in the ignition lock or ado or is
ope n.
6 Tostore: adjust the se at (=page 231).
6 Onthedriver’s side ,al so adjust the
steering wheel (
=page 238)andth e
mi rror s (
=page 239).
6 Press theMme morybutton.
6 Press one of storage pos itio nsw itches
1 ,2 or 3wi thi nt hree seconds.
Th esettings arestored inthi sstor age
pos itio n. 6
Press andho ld rele vantstor ag e po si-
tion switch 1,2 or 3un til the se at,
ste erin g wheel andmi rrors have mo ved
to th e stored position.
i The seat ,steering wheel and mirror se tting
pro cedure isint errupted as soon as you release
th e storage posi tion swit ch.The multi-con tour
seat *se tting or thel um barsu pport adj ustm ent
ar e still carried out. Mem
oryfu nc tion G
Risk of acc ident On
ly ac tivate them emoryfunc tion on the
dr iver ’s side when the vehi cle is stationar y.
You could ot herwis e be dist racted by a
spontaneous movementof the ste ering
wheel or seat. P54.25-5102-31 Calling
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Memory function
To make parking ea sier ,you cans et the
po sition of the exterior mirro ron the front-
passen gersi de sothat yo ucan see the
re ar wheel on th epassenger-s ide as so on
as you en gage reverse gear.
You wi llfind info rm ation about act ivating
the park ing pos itio n on (
=page 240).
1 Mme morybutton
2 Adjus tment button
3 Tosele ctthe right-hand or le ft-ha ndex-
terior mirror 6
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary
an d the key is in po sition 2in theigni-
tion lock.
6 Pressbutton 3repea tedlyun til th eex-
terior mirror on the front-passenger
si de isselected.
6 Adjust the exter iormi rror by pressing
bu tton 2sothat the re arwh eel and
th eke rb are visi bl e in themi rror.
6 Pressme mo ry button 1.
6 Pressone of th earrows onadj ustm ent
bu tton 2within thre ese co nds.
Th e parki ngposition is stor edif the
mirror does not mov e.
i Ifthe mirror doe smove, repeat thestep s.
You cana djus tth e mirror again afte r storing the
settin g. St
orin gthe ext eriormirror parking
po sition*
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We arin gseat belts We
aring seat bel ts G
Risk of inj ury A
seat belt which is not worncorrect ly,or
wh ich has notb een enga gedin theseat belt
buckle corr ectly, cannot perfor mitsinte nd-
ed pro tective fun ction. Unde rcertain cir-
cu ms tanc es this couldev en cause severe or
fa ta l inj uries.
Make sur ethat al loccupa nts– inpa rtic ular ,
pre gnantwo me n–w earth eirs ea tbel tscor-
re ctly at all times:
! These at belt must pass clos ely ov er
your body and mu stnot be twisted.Yo u
sh ould therefo reavoid wearing bul ky
clot hing (e.g. awinter coat).Th e shoul-
de rsect ion of the bel tmu stbe routed
ac ross the middl eof yo urshould er–on
no acco un t ac ross yo urneck orunder
you r arm –an d pu lledtight ag ainst your
uppe rbody. Thelap sect ion of the belt
mu stalways pass across thepelvic area
as low dow nas possible, i.e. ac ross your
hip joints –not across your stomach or
lower abdo me n.Ifne cessary, ti ghten
th ebel tstrap by pu llingit dow nslig htly
an dr etig hten in the dire ction of the iner-
tia reel. !
Donot route the belt strap over sharp-
ed gedor fragile object s, es pe ciall yif
thes eare lo cated onorinyour clot hing,
e. g. spect acles, pe ns, keys, etc. The
sea tbel tst ra p could be da magedan d
tear in an ac cide nt andyo uor other ve-
hi cle oc cup ants could be injur ed.
! Only one person should useea ch seat
be lt at any one time .Do not allow chil-
dren tobe ca rried on thelap of another
occ upant,sinc eth ec hild canth en no
longer berestrained in the eve nt ofan
ac cident, br aking or asudden chan ge in
di re ction, which cou ldresult inse vere or
fata lin ju ries tothech ild an dot he roc cu-
pa nts.
! Persons less than 1.50 mtall cannot
we arthe seat belts co rrec tly. For this
re ason, secure pe rsons less than 1.50 m
ta llin specia lly de signe d,suitab le re-
straint syste ms. !
Childre nless than 1.50 mtallor under
12 yea rsof ag ecannot wearthe seat
bel tsprop erly. Therefore ,alway ssecure
th ese childre nin suitable chil drestrai nt
syste mson suitabl eveh icle seats
( =
page 40). Fo llow thema nufact urer’s
in st allation inst ruc tions when fitti ngthe
child restraint syste m.
! Do not secure anyob ject s with a seat
be ltifthe seat belt is being used byone
of the veh icle’soc cu pan ts. G
Risk of inju ry A
se at be lton lyoffers its intended degre eof
prot ection ifth ebackre stisposi tioned as
close to the vertical aspossible andth eoc-
cupa ntis sit ting upright .Av oid seat posi-
ti on sthat do not allow the seat belt tobe
routed correc tly (
=page 231). Position the
backrest asclose tothever tica las possibl e.
Do not drive withthe ba ckrest rec line dt oo
far ba ck. 216_R
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Wea ring seat belts
1 Belt guide
2 Belt to ngue
3 Buc kle
4 Rele ase button
6 Pullthe beltsm oothl yfrom be lt
gu ide 1.
6 Route the belt over yo urshou lder.
6 Engage beltto ng ue 2 in bu ckle 3 .
6 Pull the shoulde rbelt upwards to tight-
en thebe ltac ross yo urbody. 6
Torelease theseat belt,p ress release
bu tton 4and guide the belt tongue
ba ck to the belt guid e.
The< seat belt warnin glam pin thein-
stru mentclus ter re minds you to makesure
al loccupants have fa sten ed the irse at
belts .Th es eat belt warning lamp <
ma ylight up continuo usly orflas h.Awa rn-
ing to nemay also sound.
The < seatbeltwa rningl am p go esout
and thew arning tone stops as soon as the
driver andfront passenger have faste ned
their seat belts.
P91.40-2669-31 G
Risk ofinju ry You could be
injur ed inan ac cident ifyou
us ese at belts which:
! aredama ged
! have bee nsubject edto a load in an ac-
cid ent
! have bee nmodified
The seat belts ca n then neither operate as
intend ednor perform their protective func-
tion as int ended.
! Do not rou tethebe ltstrap across sharp
ed ges .It co uld tear in the eve ntofan ac-
cid ent.
! Make sure thattheseat belt isnot
cau ght in th edoor or in theseat adj ust-
me nt me chan ism. It could be damaged.
! Yous hould ne vermo dify theseat belts
you rself. The ymight not func tion prop-
erly any more. !
Alwa yshave seat be lts whic hhave been
damaged or subjec tedto a heav ylo ad in
an ac cide nt re plac ed at a qualifie dspe-
cial istworkshop which has the neces-
sary spec iali stknowle dgean dt oolsfor
th ewo rk re quired .Me rced es-Be nzrec-
om mendsthatyou use a
Me rcede s-Be nz Service Centre forthis
purpose. In pa rticular ,wo rk rele vant to
saf etyor on saf ety-relate dsys tems
must be ca rried out at aqualified sp e-
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We arin gseat belts
Fo rce rta inco untri esonl y:regardless of
whet her the driver &#39;sand front passenger
se at be lts ha ve already bee nfastene d, the
se at beltwa rnin glamp < comes on for
ap prox imately 6 se conds each time the en-
gine is started. Th eseat belt warning lamp
then go esout, provided the drive rand
fr ont passenger have alre ad yfastene d
their seat belts.
i Further information on the seat belt warning
lamp < (
= page 449) 216_
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Li gh ts
Fo r reasons of safety, Mercedes -Ben zrec-
om mends that you drive with th elights
sw itchedo neven duringthe daytime.
In some coun tries ,de viati ons inthe opera-
ti on are possible du eto legal requi rements
an d self -imp osed obligati ons.In these
co unt ries , the dipped-beam headlamps
ar es witched on whe nthe engi neisstar t-
ed.
In co un tries in which da ytime drivin g lights
are no ta lega lre quir ement,you can
cha ngethis setting using th eon-boa rd
compute r (
= pa ge 286).
i If you drive in countries in whic htraffic
drives on the opposite side of the road tothe
co untry where theve hicleisr egiste red ,oncom-
ing traffic maybe dazzled bythe asy mmetrical
dipped- beam headlamps. Hav eth ehe adlamps
changed tosymm etrical dipped beam when driv-
ing in these countries. You can ob tain infor ma-
ti on about this from any Mercedes -Benz Service
Cent re. M
Lightsoff/ daylight driving lights
* Automatic he adlamp mo de /
dayt ime dr ivin gm ode
C Sidelamps, li cenc eplat ean din-
st rume ntlighting on
B Dipped-be am headlamp s or main-
beam headlamp son
ˆ Right- hand parki nglamp on
‚ Left-h an d park ing lamp on
C Side lamp indi ca torlamp
† Rearfoglamp indi ca tor la mp
‡ Front fog lamps in dica tor lamp i
Awa rning so un ds ifyou remo vethe key
from the ignit ionloc kand open the driv er’s door
wh ilethe side lamps or dipped- beam headlamps
are swit ched on. The &#34;Swit choff ligh ts&#34;m essa ge
appears in the mul ti-func tion display. Dip
ped-bea mheadlam ps
6 Toswitcho n:turn the light sw itch to
B .
The C greenside lamp indic ator
la mp next to the light swi tchlights up. Dayt
imedr iving lights
Make sure that daylig htdrivin g lig htsar e
se t on th eon- boardco mp uter
( = page 286)1
.
6 Turn the light switch to Mor* .
The dipped -beam head lamps, side
la mp sand lice nce pl ate lighting are
sw itchedon wh en the engin eisru n-
ning.
i Ifyo ut urnt he ligh t sw itch to anotherpo si-
ti on apar tfrom M or* ,th e appropriate
ligh tswit ches on. Li
gh ts Light
switch P5
4.25- 5009-31 1T
hisdoe snotapply in coun trie sin wh ich th ereis
a legal require mentto us edayli ghtdr ivi ng lights. 216_R
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Li gh ts Autom
atic hea dlam pmo de
The side lamps, dipp ed-bea m headlamps
an dlic en ce plate li ghtingaresw itched
on or off automa tica lly, depe nding on the
brightnes sof the ambient light. 6
Toswitcho n:turn the light sw itch to
* .
The side lamps aresw itched on or of f
au tom atica llywh en the key is inpo si-
tion 1in theignition lock.
Th edip ped-be am headlamp s, si de
la mp sand lice nce plate lighting are
swit chedon or off automatic ally wh en
the engine isrunning.
i Ifthe side lamps or dipped-b eamhe adlamps
ar e swit ched on automat ically, thegree nside
lamp indicat orlamp C nexttoth eligh tswitch
also ligh tsup. Fr
ont foglamps and rear foglamp
i Whenthe lig htswit chis at * ,you cannot
swit chon the fron tor rear foglamps. Inthis ca se,
tu rn the lightswit ch to B. 6
Toswitchon: turn th elight swit chto
B .
The C gree nside la mpindi ca tor
la mp next to the light sw itch lights up.
Front fog lamps
6 Pullthe light sw itch out to the first
sto p.
The ‡ green front fogla mp indicator
la mp next to the light sw itch lights up. G
Risk of acc ident If
the ligh tsw itch is at position *:
! the headlamp scould automati cally
switch offte mporarily as a conse quence
of stro ng glar e(e.g. from oncomi ngtraf-
fi c)
! the li ghtsdo not switch onautoma tical ly
in foggy conditions
Tu rn the light switch toB ingo od time ,
ot herw ise yo uc ould endanger yoursel fan d
others.
When it isda rk,onl yturnth el ight sw itch
fr om * toB when theve hicle is sta-
ti onary .You could oth erwi se cau sean acci-
dent if theheadl ampswere to switch off
temp orarily.
The automat ichead lamp fe atur eis only an
ai d. The dri verisr espo nsi ble for the vehicle
li gh ting at all time s. G
Risk of accident Wh
enit is dark, only turn the light switch
from * toB when the vehi cle is sta-
ti on ary. Youcou ldotherwise ca usean ac ci-
de nt if thehead lampswere to switch off
temp orarily.
Turn the light switch toB beforest ar ting
a jou rney in foggy conditions. Othe rwis e,
yo ur veh icle ma yno tb es eenan d yo ucould
therefo reendan geryo urse lfan dot he rs. 216_R
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Swi tching on ther ear fo glamp
6 Pull the light switch out to the second
de tent.
The † yellow re arfoglam pind icat or
la mp next to the light switch lig htsup.
1 Clea ning the he adlamps
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 Push rocke rswi tch1 briefly up or
do wn.
Th e headla mps are clea nedwi th a high-
pr essure water jet.
i Theheadlamps are clea ned automatically if
at thesa me time: !
the en gine is ru nning
! thel ights are switchedon
! youha ve wiped with wa sher fluid fifteen
times
If you swit choff the ignition or press bu tton 1,
th ea utom atic headlamp clea ning mode is re set
and counting is resum edfrom 0.
1 Main -bea m headlamps
2 Headla mpflasher Main-beam
headlamps
6 Turn the light switch to Bor*
( = page 247). 6
Push thecombin ation sw itch inthedi-
re ction of arrow 1.
The main- beam headlam pscome on.
The A main-b ea m indi cator lamp in
the instru ment clu ster lights up. Headlamp flas
her
6 Pullthe comb inat ion sw itchbrie fly in
the dire ction of arrow 2.
Th eIntellige ntLight System adap ts the il-
lu mi nation of the front hea dlam psto the
resp ectiv ed riving situation so that the
ro ad is illum inat ed better.
i TheI ntelligent LightSy stem is only active
when it is dark.
Th eIntellige ntLight System consists of:
! Active light function
! Corne ring light function
! Mot orwa ymo de
! Extende drange foglamps He
adlam pclea nin gsyst em
P5 4.25 -5010-31 Combination
switch
P5 4.25 -5011-31 In
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