MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Owners Manual

470 Practical advice
Loc
king /u nloc king in an emergen cy
If yo u can notlo ck or unlock the vehicle us-
ing th ekey or the KEY LESS GO*key ,use
the emer gencykey element to un lock the
driver ’sdoor.
i Ifyo u unloc kth e ve hicle wit hthe em ergency
key ele ment,th eanti-t heft alarm system* will be
tr ig ge red (
=page 54) as soon as the driver’s
door is opened.
There are se veral way sof disabling the alarm:
! Press theŒ or‹ buttonon the key.
! Inse rttheke yintothe igniti on loc k.
! Press theK EYLESS GO*bu tton
(= pa
ge 223).
! Lock orunloc kth eve hicl e usi ngKEYLESS
GO*. Unl
ocki ng the drive r’sdoor
Releasi ngand remov ingth eemergency key
el ement
1 Release catch
2 Emerge nc y ke yelement
6 Pullthe rele ase catch in the direction of
the arrow andat thesa me timere mo ve
em erge ncykey element 2comp lete ly
from the key. 1
Tounlock th edriver’s door:
6 Inse rt th eeme rgen cy key elem ent to
the stop into the lock.
6 Turn the key anti-c lockwi sefirmly to
the st opandh old it in this positio n.
6 Quickly pull th edoor hand le.
Th elock ing kn obpops up.
Th edo or is unlo cked.
6 Turn the emer gencyke ye leme ntback
an drem ove it.
6 Pullth e do orhand le again. Loc
king /u nlocki ngin an emergency Unlo
cking the vehicle P72.10-3312-31216_R
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Practical advice
Loc king /u nlocki ngin an emergency
If yo uc annot centrally lock yo urvehicle us-
in g th ekey or the KEY LESS GO* key:
6 Close the driver’ sdoor.
6 Press down the lo ckingk nob onthe
dr iver ’s do or inside th eve hicle.
i Make su rethat youha ve thev ehicle keyw ith
yo u and have not lef tit in theve hicle be cause
af te rth en extstep, the ve hicle wil lbeloc ked.
6 Press down the lo ckingk nob ofthe
op en front-p asse ng er door.
6 Clos ethe front-p asse ng er door.
Th eve hicle is lo cked.
i If it is no longer possible toclose theb oot
using theremot eco ntrol swit ch*,press down on
th ee dge of the boo tlid by hand until it engages
or pre sstheclosing button* on the boo tlid. If
the boot cannot beunlo cked usingthe
key orKEYLES SGO* ,us et he emergen cy
key elem ent.
If yo u unl ockthe boot with the em erge ncy
key element, the anti -the ftalar msystem*
wi llbe trigger ed (
=page 54) as soon as
the driver ’s doo risopene d.
i There are sev eral way sof disabling the
alarm:
! Press theŒ or‹ button onthe ke y.
! Inse rtthek eyinto the igniti onlock.
! Press theKEYLESS GO* but ton
( =
pag e223).
! Lock orunlock theve hicle us ing KE YLESS
GO*.
! The boot lid au tomatically swings upwards.
Th erefore, make sure that the re is suf fici ent
cl earance. Un
lockin gth eb oot
1 Boot lock
2 To op enthe boot
6 Remo vetheemergen cykey elem ent
( = page 470) fr omthek ey.
6 Inse rtemergen cykey elem entin to
boot lock 1.
6 Turn the emerge ncy ke yelement anti-
clockwi seto the stop andpul lthe han-
dl eon boot lid 2 .
Th ebo ot is unlo cked. Loc
king the ve hicle Unlo
cking the boot
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472 Practical advice
Loc
king /u nloc king in an emergen cy
Th ema nual electr icpark ingbrake release
is next to th efu el filler capund erthe fuel
fi ller flap.
1Protective cap
2 Releas etool
6 Move th etra nsmi ssion se lector lever
to P(
= page 261).
6 Plac e th ewh eel cho ckfromtheve hicl e
too lkit (
=pa ge 401) under one of the
re ar wh eels.
6 Open the fue lfiller flap.
6 Remov epr otectiv ecap 1.
6 Screw release tool 2from theve hicl e
too lkit (
=page 401)2to 3 tur nscloc k-
wis eonto the rele ase cable. 6
Pull release tool 2 inthe direction of
th ear row.
Th eele ctric park ing brak e isreleased.
The ! redelec tric parking brake
indi catorla mp in th ein st rume ntclus ter
fl as he s.The "Parking brake See Own-
er's Man ual"mess ageap pears in the
mult i-fu nc tion display.
Af ter th eelec tric park ing br ak e has been
re leased ,it is po ssibleto apply it from the
dr ive r’s seat again.
6 Press the electri cparki ngbrake hand le
( = page 258).
i If itisno tpossible torelease thee lect ric
parking brake, pull therelease tool wit hmore
force.
! Refitpro tect ive cap 1when you have ma n-
ually released thee lect ric parking brake. Man
ual elec tric pa rkingb rake
re lea se G
Risk of inj ury Th
ev ehicle ma ystart moving ofits ow na c-
co rd if yourelease the elec tricparkingbr ak e
manua lly. Make sur eth at nob odyis present
behin dor infront of the vehicle. Therei soth-
erwi se a risk of aserious or fatal acc iden t.
Mov eth etransm ission select or leve r to P
and secure you rve hicleu sing the wheel
chock from the vehicle tool kit. P42.20-2325-31216_R
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473
Practical advice
Loc king /u nlocki ngin an emergency
If th e slid ing/ tilt in g su nroof no long er
move selectrical ly,yo ucan op erate itman-
uall yusing acr an k.Th edri ve is loc ated be-
hind theleft-ha nd sunviso r.
1 Cov er
6 Remo vecover 1. 2
Crank
6 Turn the key to pos itio n 1 or 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 Take the cra nkfrom the Owner ’sMan-
ual wallet (
=page 360).
6 Insertcr ank 2into the drive unde r
cover 1.
6 Turn itcloc kw ise oranti-c lock wise.
The slid in g su nroof op ensor clos es.
Th eslidi ng/tilti ng sunroof mustbe rese t
if it has be enopene dor clos edmanual ly
(= page 351). Op
eratingthe sliding/ tilt in gsu n-
roof manually
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474 Practical advice
Cha
ngingthe batteries
If the batteries in th eke yor KE YLES SGO*
key are dis charged, you will on lybe ableto
lo ck orunlock theve hicle using theemer-
ge ncyke y eleme nt (
=page 470).
If th ebatter iesin the auxiliary heating* re-
mo tecontrol are disc harged, you wil lonly
be able to switc hthe auxiliary heating* on
or off usingt he button inthe vehicle
( = page 341).
In thi sca se, it isad vis able to have the ba t-
teri esrepl acedata qualifie dspecialist
wor ksho p,e.g. a Mercedes -Ben z Service
Ce ntre. i
Alwa ys replace theb atte ries in pairs .You
ca nobt ain suitableb atte ries from a qualified
spe cialis tworksh op,e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Serv-
ice Centre. They will also change bat teries for
yo ua nd tak e back old batter ies. In many EU
co untries and some othe rco untries, retailers are
legally obliged totake bac kold bat teries. Yo
une ed two Varta or Panasonic CR 2025
3V cell batteries.
1 Emer gencyke yele me nt
2 Battery tr ay
6 Remo veemer gencyke yele me nt1
( = page 470).
6 Inse rtem ergen cykey element 1into
the opening in the key andpr ess inthe
direction of the arrow.
Ba ttery tr ay2 is rel eased.
6 Rem oveba ttery tray 2from theke yin
the directi onof the arrow. Ch
angin gthe batter ies G
Risk of poi soning Bat
teri escon tain to xicand ca ustic sub-
stanc es. For this re ason, ke epbat teri es
away from chil dren.
If aba ttery isswallow ed,consult a doctor
im media tely. H
Environ mental note Do
not dispose of batteri es with the house-
ho ldrubbish. Th eycont ain high ly to xic sub-
stance s.
Take disch arge d ba tter iesto aqua lifi ed spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. aMe rced es-Benz
Se rvice Centre, orto a special collection
poi ntfor old ba tter ies. Key
P8
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475
Practical advice
Cha ngingthe batteries
3 Battery
4 Emergen cykey elem ent
6 Useemer gencyke y eleme nt4 to slide
old batteries 3out of the battery tra y.
6 Insert the new batteri es un derneath
the conta ctspring with the positive ter-
mi nalfa cing upw ards .Us ealint- free
clot hto do so.
6 Push the battery tra ybackin to the key
hou sing until th ebatter ytra yen gage s.
i When in serting thebatteries ,makesu re that
th ey are clean and lin t-free.
6 Che ckthe function of allbuttons on the
key onthe vehicle. Yo
uwi llne ed a6 V 2CR11108 typ epi nbat-
tery.
1 Battery
2 Battery cover
6 Force apar t the side armsof battery
cover 2andslide offbatte rycover 2.
6 Remo ve old battery 1.
6 Insert the newba ttery. Ob serve the po-
la rity signs on the back of th erem ote
contr olwhen doings o.
6 Slide ba ttery cover 2back onto the
re mo tecontrol.
i Whe nin se rtin g the batte ries,ma kesure that
th ey are clea n and lint -free. 6
Check the auxiliary he ating func tio ns
by using the re motecontrol on the ve-
hicle. P8
0.35-2200- 31 Auxiliary
heating remotecontro l*
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476 Practical advice
Cha
ngingthe bulbs
Bulb sand lamps are animpo rtan taspect
of ve hiclesa fety. You must there fore mak e
sure that al l bulbs function corre ctly at all
tim es. If
one of the following bulbsfa ils, another
bulb will take over its func tion:
! Turn signal
! Brake la mps/tail lamps Ch
angin gthe bul bs G
Risk of inj ury Bulbs and
lamp sca n be very hot. Youshould
therefore allow them tocool down before
you chan ge them. Othe rwis e,youco uld be
bur nedifyou touc hthem.
Keep bulbs out of thereach of chi ldre n. Oth-
erwi se,they could damage them ,for exam-
ple, and in jure them selves.
Never useabulb whichha s been dropped.
Such abulb may explode andinjur eyou.
Bul bsare pr essurised and co uld explode
when youc han ge them, particul arly ifthey
are ve ryhot. You should therefore wear eye
protecti onand gl oves when youa rechan g-
in g them. G
Risk of inju ry Xenon bulbs are
unde rhi gh voltag e. You
co uld ge tan elect ric shock and be ser iously
or fatall yin ju red ifyou touc hth e elec tric
contacts on xenon bu lbs. Do not, theref ore,
remove theco ver onxen onbulbs.
Do not chang exenon bulbs yourself, but
have them replac ed at a qualifie dspecia list
wo rksh op whic hhasthen ecessary special-
is tk now ledg e an dto ols tocarry out the
wo rk re quired.
Me rced es-Ben zre co mm ends thatyou use a
Me rced es-Ben zS ervice Cen tre fo rthispur-
pos e.In pa rticular ,work relevant tosafety
or on sa fety-r elat ed system smu st be car-
ried outa taq ualified sp ec iali stwo rkshop. 216_R
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477
Practical advice
Changing the bulbs Fr
on t bulbs Rea
rbu lbs Overview
P54.00-2549-31 Bulb Type
1 Dipp
ed-beam head-
lamps D1
S35 W
(bi -xen on 1
) 2 Additiona
lturn signal LE
Ds 3 Si
de la mps,pa rki ng
lamps W
5 W 4 Main
-bea m
headlamp s/
Mo torw ay mo de
sp otlight
or
IR em itter*(w ith
Ni ght View Assist) H7
55 W
H11 55 W 5 Co
rnering ligh t* H7
55 W 6 Front
foglamps H11 55 W
7 Tu
rn sign als PY 24 W
1 Vehi cles with bi-xen on head lamp s are equipped
with D1 S-35W bulbs. Always have thes ebulbs
ch ang edata quali fied specialis twork shop ,e. g.
aM erce de s-Benz Service Ce ntre. Bulb Type
8 Th
ird brake
la mp LE
Ds 9 Rear
foglamp
(le ft-h an dside) HiP
19 W a Brak
elamp s/
ta illa mps LE
Ds b Lice
nce plate
lighting W
5 W c Reve
rsing
la mps HiP
16 W d Turn signals HiP
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478 Practical advice
Cha
ngingthe bulbs Before changin
gbulbs
! Only fit 12 Vbulbs ofthe sa metypeas
be fore and of th ecorrect watt age.
! Switchth elights offbe fore cha nging a
bu lb to preve ntas hort -circu it.
! Only ho ldbulbs with a clea n, lint-f ree
cloth.
! Donotw ork with wet or gre asyfinge rs.
! Ifth ene wb ulb still do esnotlight up,
co nsulta qu alifi edspecialist worksho p,
e. g. aMe rcedes -Ben zSe rvice Centre.
! Have the follo wing bulbs ch anged at a
qu alified specialist worksho p,e.g. a
Mercedes -Ben zSe rvice Ce ntre:
! The dipped beam headla mps
! Thefront turn signa ls
! The side lamps
! Thefront foglam p bulbs
! Thead dition altur nsigna lsin the
ex terior mirro rs
! The third brake lamp
! The brakelam ps/the taillamps !
The rear fog lamp
! The rear turn sign als
! The lice nc eplate li ghting
i Haveth ehe adlamp adj ustm ent ch ecked
regularly at a quali fied speciali stwor ksho p,e.g.
a Me rcedes-Benz Service Centre.
Le ft-h andhead lamp
1 Cover
2 Retain ing clip
6 To rem ovethe cover: pull retaining
clip 2in th edirec tion of thea rrow. Chan
ging the ma inbeam headlamps an
dMo torway mod espotli ght
6 Switch off thelig hts.
6 Open the bo nnet.
6 Remov ethe cov er (=page 478). P.
82.10-4415-31 G
Risk of inju ry Bi-
xenon bulbs are under high vo ltage.Do
no t, therefore, re movethec over on bi-xe-
no n bu lbs. Do not chang ebi- xeno nbu lbs
yo ursel f,but haveth em replac ed ataqua li-
fied special ist workshop whichha s th ene c-
es sary spe cial istknow ledge and tools to
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Practical advice
Changing the bulbs
Illust ration :left-ha ndheadlamp
1 Fit-up aid
6 Pullfit- up aid 1upwa rdson theleft-
hand head lamp, downwar dson the
ri gh t-hand he adlamp andre move the
bu lbfrom the he adlamp with fit-up
aid 1. 1
Bulb
2 Fit-up aid
6 Remove bulb1 from theso cket.
6 Insert new bulb 1in the sock et.
i Makesure that the bulb is inserted correc tly
in thesoc ket.The bulb must si tle vel on the so ck-
et.
6 Insertfit- up aid 1into the he adlamp
so that the ha ndle of the fit-u paid
po ints upwards on th eleft-hand he ad-
la mp ,do wn wards on the right -han d
hea dlam p.
6 Pull the fit-up aid downwards on the
le ft-h an dhe adlamp ,up wards on the
righ t-hand he adlamp until it en gage s.
6 Replac e the cover (= page 478)and
cl os eit un til yo uhea rit en gage. Cha
nging the IR emitter*
6 Switchof fthe lights.
6 Open thebo nne t.
6 Remov ethe cover ( =page 478).
1 Bulb hol der
2 Cable du ct
6 Turn bulb holder 1 anti-clockwise un-
til it dise ngages.
6 Remo vebulb holder 1.
6 Pressthe two lugs on the le ftan d right
of bulb holder 1and pul lthe bulb out
of th eso cke t.
6 Inse rtthe new bu lbinto the socket until
it en gages. P82.10-4416-31 P82.10-4417-31
P82.10-4419-31
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