MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Manual PDF

50 Safety
Driving safety sys
tems
Whe nyo u deact ivat eESP ®
:
! ESP ®
no longe rim prove sdr ivin gst abil-
ity
! the engine’s torque isthen no longer
li mi ted and the dri vewheels could spin.
Th isresults in a cutting action of the
sp inning wh eelsfor be tter grip.
! traction control is st illa ctivated
! you can still brake with supp ort from
ESP ®
i IfESP ®
is deactivat edand on eorm ore of
th ewh eels are spinning, thev warning lamp
in the instrumen tcl us ter flas hes.ESP ®
does not
th en stabili setheve hicle. 1
To deac tivat e/a ctivat eE SP®
6 To dea ctivat e/ activa te: press
button 1.
The v warning la mp in the in stru-
me ntclus terc om eson wh enESPisde-
ac tivated. EB
V mo nitors andco ntrol sth ebrake pre s-
sure atthe rear wh eelsto improv edriving
sta bilitywh en braki ng.
ADAPT IVEB RAKE im proves brak ing safety
an den ha nces bra king comf ort.In addit ion
to th ebra king func tion, ADAP TIVE BRAKE
also offers the HOL Dco nve nien ce func tion
( = page 311). G
Risk of acc ident Ac
tivate ESP ®
as soon as the situatio nsde-
scr ibed aboveno longer apply. ESP®
will
othe rwise not beable to st abilise the vehicle
if the vehi cles tart sto skid or wh en a whee l
is spinn ing. G
Risk of accident If
the v warning lamp inthe instru ment
cluster li ghts up continuously whe nthe
en gine isrunn ing, ESP ®
has been deactivat-
ed or is unavaila bledu eto a malfun ction.
The risk of your ve hicleskidding is thenin-
cr ea sed in certain si tuations.
Al wa ys adap tyour driving style to suit the
pr evailing road andwe athe rcon dition s.
P54.25-5452-31 EB
V(electr onicbrak e-power
dist ribu tio n) G
Risk of accident If
EB Vis faulty, the braking system re mains
availa ble with full brak eb oost inge ffect.
Ho wever, the wheels could lock, forin-
stan ce, in the ev ent of a full brak eap plica-
ti on . You could lose control ofthe veh icle
an d ca usean ac cident. Adapt your dr iving
style to the chan ge inha nd ling charac teris-
ti cs. ADAPTIV
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Safety
Driving safety sys tems
Thi sfu nc tion wa rns yo uat asp ee dof ap-
pr ox im ately 30km /h or hi gher when the
di st anc efrom th evehicl ein front istoo
sma ll:
! The l distancewa rning syst em
lamp in the inst rume ntclus terlights
up.
! Ifyo uapproach avehi cle in front at
hi gh spee d,youwi llal so hear an inter-
mi ttent signa l.
Yo umu stapply the brake syou rselfin or-
de r to maintain the correct dista ncet o the
ve hicle in front and to av oid a collisio n. 6
Toswi tchon or off: switch thedi s-
tanc ewarn ing sy stem on or off using
th eon-board compu ter(
= page 284).
The : symb ol app ears on the left of
th ed river's display after sw itch ingon
th e dist ance warning syst em.
The PRE-SA FE®
Br ak eca n he lpyoum ini-
mise the risk ofan impact with a vehicle
ah ead or reduc ethe conseq uences ofan
ac cident bydoi ngthe following ataspeed
of approx imate ly30 km /h or highe r:
! warnin gyou before an imminent colli-
si on
! indep ende ntly de celerating theveh icle
slight lyin the speed rang e up to ap-
pr ox im ate ly180 km /h
! activ ating the prev en tive occupant
sa fety syste m(PRE-SA FE®
) The
PRE-S AFE ®
Br ak eon ly assist syo uby
braki ngindependent lyif the driver and
fr ont passenger are wearing th eirseat belt.
The PRE-S AFE ®
Br ak euses thera dar se n-
so rs to detec tob stacles which are in the
path of your veh iclefor a long pe riod of
ti me. Asyou ap proach an obs taclea nd the
PRE -SAFE ®
Br ak eha sdet ecteda risk of
co llisi on, the syste mthen gi vesyo uvisu al
an d audible warni ngs. Dis
tanc ewarning*
(o nly for vehicle swi th Distronic*) G
Risk of accide nt Pa
yeve nm oreatte ntion to the traffi csitua-
tion if the l dista ncewarn inglamp inthe
inst rument cl ustergo es on or an intermit-
tent warning ton esou nds.
Br ak eor sw erveto avoi dany obstacl esif
neces sary. PRE-SAFE
®
brak e* (only vehicles
wi th Distro nicPl us *) G
Risk of acc ident The PR
E-SA FE®
Br ak e is onlyan aid de-
si gn ed toass istdri ving. Youar er espo nsible
for you rvehicle ’sdist an ce from othe rveh i-
cl es ,the speed of yo urveh icle and for bra k-
in gin go od time .Alwa yspayat tenti on to the
tr af fic con dition s.Yo umay othe rwise fail
to re cogn ise dange rsintime, causean acci-
dent andinju re your selfan d ot hers. 216_R
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52 Safety
Driving safety sys
tems
The distance warning syst em lamp in the
instr umen tcl uste rlights up ifthe dist an ce
to th e vehi cle in front is too small. If yo u
ap proa chaveh icle infront at high spee d,
yo u will alsohear an inte rmit tent si gnal. If yo
udo not brak eor steer yo urself ,the
ve hicl e is auto matically braked ge ntly.
If th ereis an increase drisk ofcollisio n,
PRE-SAFE ®
is ac tiv ated ( =page 36).
Yo umu st ap plyt he bra kesyo urself in or-
der to mainta in the correct dista nce to the
ve hicle infront andto avoid aco llisio n.
Th ePR E-SA FE®
Br ake als ore ac ts to sta-
tionary ob stacl es atspee ds of upto
appro xima tely70 km /h, e.g .stopped or
parked veh icles. 6
To switc hon or of f:swit ch the PRE-
SA FE®
Br ak eon or off using the on-
board comp uter (
=page 284).
The : symbol appea rson the left of
the driver 'sdis play afte rswitching on
the dista ncewa rning system.
In comp lexroad and tra ffic co nditions the
PRE-SAFE ®
Br ak eca nno tal wa yscorrectly
id en tify dange rous situations. Ifvisu al
an d/ oraudible warnings are given or ifth e
ve hicl ebr ak es slightly when the drivin gsit-
uati onisnot critic al ,it is po ssib le to st op
the PR E-SA FE®
Br ak e interven ing at any
point during th is if yo u:
! depress theac ce lerator pedal furthe r
beyond the pressure point or activate
kickdown.
! relea sethe brake pe dal G
Risk of acc ident A
warning is onlygive n an d braking assist-
ance is on lyprovide dby the PR E-SA FE®
Bra keif objects can be de tected clea rly. De-
te ction can beimpaire din pa rticu lari f:
! thes ensors aredir tyor cov ered
! itis snow ingorrain ing heav ily
! thereis inte rferen cefrom anothe rrad ar
sou rce
! ther eis stron gra da r refl ection, e. g.in
multi- storeycarpa rks
The PR E-SA FE®
Br ak edo es not reac t to:
! people an danimals
! oncom ing veh icles and cross traf fic
PRE -SAFE ®
Br ak ema yno td etec t narrow ve-
hi cles ,e .g. moto rcyc lesand veh iclestravel-
ling onapa rallel but offset cou rse. G
Risk of accident PRE
-SAFE ®
Br ak eDistronic brak es your ve-
hi cle, depe nding on itss peed,at ama ximum
of 4m /s².Th is cor respon dsto ap proxi-
mately 40%of you rvehi cle’ sm axim um brak-
ing power. You mu stthen al sobrake to
avoi da col lisi on. G
Risk of accident If
no visual or audible warnings aregiven in
a critica ldr ivin gsit ua tion ,this means the
PRE -SAFE ®
Bra kehas no t detected the risk
of collisi on,is de activa tedor has faile d.
Yo um ust then brak eyou rselfto avoid a col-
li sion. 216_R
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Safety
Driving safety sys tems
The PRE -SAFE ®
Brak eau toma tically stops
in te rven ing wh en:
! youst eer to avoid th eobsta cle
! are driving under 15 km /h
! thereare no lon gerany obstacles de-
tected inthe path of yo urvehicle
! thereis no long er arisk ofcollis ion
i ThePRE-SAFE ®
Br ake remains inactiv eas
long as Distro nicPl us is swit ched on.
Fo llowing asevereim pac tor inthee vent
of da mage to thefron to f the vehi cle as a
re su ltof an acc iden t, have the setting and
functi on of the radarsen sors checked at a
Me rced es-B enz Servi ceCentre. 216_
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54 Safety
Anti-theft systems
Th
eim mo biliser preve ntsyou r ve hicle
fr om bein gst ar tedby an un author ised per-
so n. Ac
tivatin gthe immobiliser
6 With the key: remo vethe key from the
ig ni tion lock.
6 With KEYL ESS GO*:press the
KEYLESS GO button.
Th eengi neswitc hesof f. De
acti vating thei mm obiliser
6 With the key:switch onthe ig nitio n.
6 With KEY LESS GO*: press the
KEYL ESSGO button twi cewithout
depressing th ebrake.
i The immobiliser is always deactiva ted when
you start the engine. A
visual and audible alarm istrig ge redif
th ealarm system is pr imed andyou open:
! ado or
! the boot lid
! the bonnet
Th ealarm is also triggered if a do oris
op ened usin g theem erge ncyke yeleme nt.
i Thea larmis not switch ed off even if you
close an open doo ragain.
1 Indica torlamp 6
To prim e:lock theve hicle usin g the
key.
Th ealarm system is prim ed . In dica tor
la mp 1flashe s.It wi llbe possib lefor
th ealarm of theant i-th eftalarm sys-
tem to betrig gered after approxim ately
30 seco nds.
6 To dea ctivate: unlock the vehicle us-
ing th ekey.
i Youcan as sign thefo llow ingfu nctions to
th ep rogram mable bu tton in thece ntre console
(= page 199):
! Inte rior motion det ection
! Tow-away pro tection
! Inte rior motion de tection and tow-a waypro-
tect ion
You can deactivat eth ef un ctions by pre ssing the
program mable button. Switc
hing offthe ala rm
6 With thekey:insert the key in to th eig-
nition lock.
or
6 Press theŒ or‹ button on the
key. An
ti-theft systems Imm
obiliser An
ti-theft alarm syst em
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Safety
Anti -theft sy stems
6 With KEYLESS GO*:pull theou tside
of the door handl e.
Th e key mustbe outside th evehicle.
or
6 Pressthe KEY LESS GO*button.
Th e key mustbe inside the vehicle.
A visual and au diblealar m is ac tiva tedif
you rvehicle ’s angleof incli nation cha nges
wh ile to w-awa yprote ction is prim ed.
De activate tow-a waypr otection if your ve-
hicle:
! isto be tra nspo rted
! isbeing loaded, e.g. onto aferry
! isparke don amova bles urface, e.g. a
car tra nsporter
Th iswillpr ev en t false alarms.
i Theto w- away pro tectionalarm is trigg ered
if th eve hicle is jack ed up on one side, for exam-
pl e.
6 To pri meor de activa te: (= page 209).
i Tow-aw ay pro tection is aut omatica lly deac-
ti va tedw henyo uun lock your veh icle.Tow- away
protec tion re mains deac tiva tedun tilyo u loc kthe
ve hicle again. A vi
sual an d audible alarm istrigg ered if
yo ur vehicl eis lo ckedand mov ementis de-
tecte d inside ,e.g. if:
! somebo dysmashe sone of theside
windows
! somebod yreac hesinside th eve hicle
De activa te theint erior motion sensor if
yo u lo ckyour vehicl ean d:
! peopl eoran im alsre mai nin the ve hicle
! the windows remain open
! thes lidin g/tilting sunroo frem ains
op en
Th iswillpr ev en tfa lse alarms.
6 Toprim eor deactivate:
( = page 208). i
Thei nter ior motion sensor re mains deac ti-
va ted until you loc kth ev ehicle again.
i Theint erior moti on sensor can only func tion
co rrec tlyi fth e windows and theslidin g/tilting
sunroof are clos ed.
i Donot leav eanything, e.g. mas cots,ha ng-
ing onther ear-view mirror or on the grab han-
dles on the roof trim. These could ot herwise
tr igg er fa lse alarms. Tow
-awa yprotec tion* In
te rior motio nse nsor* G
Risk of inj ury Do
not leav ech ildr en un super vise din the
vehi cle. They could open the doo rs,r elea se
the elec tric parking bra keorinju re them-
selv eson movi ng parts, thus endangering
them selves and othe rs. 216_R
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COM
AND
CO MA ND in troduction .... . . . . .58
CO MA ND radi o. . . . . . .... . . . . .72
COM AND au dioCD /audioDV D*
and MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . ..77
CO MA ND DVD vide o. .... . . . . . .88
CO MA ND TV *.. . . . . . . .... . . . . .96
CO MA ND telephone* . .... . . . 106
CO MAND na viga tion system*
(introd uction ) . . . . . . . .... . ..129
CO MAND na viga tion system*
(entering a des tination) ... . . .143
CO MAND na viga tion system*
(specia ldestination entr y). . . . 159
CO MAND na viga tion system*
(route guidan ce) . . . . . .... . ..167
CO MAND na viga tion system*
(du ring routegu ida nce) ... . . . 174 CO
MA ND navigation system*
(dynamic route guidance with
RDS -TMC ). . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 176
CO MA ND navigation system*
(des tination memor y).. . . . . . . 181
CO MA ND navigation system*
(previ ousdestinations) . . . . . .185
CO MA ND address book . . . . . . 186
CO MA ND system settin gs. . . . 196
CO MA ND vehi cle. . . . . . . . . . . . 203
COM AND autom atic air
condition ing. .... . . . . . . . . . . . 210
CO MA ND seat adjust me nt . . . . 216 216_R
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AND
COMAND introduc tion
De arradio user,
This radio can be operat edby anyone inac-
cordance with the re levant EC Di recti ve.
Th eequipment corresp onds to the current
Eu rop eanand harmonise dnationa lsta nd-
ar ds.
Th isgu aran tees th atthe equipment con-
fo rms to the rele vantspecific ations
regardi ngelec tromag netic compatibility. Th
is means that int erfere nc e cause dby
yo ur equipment in othe re lect ric al/ele c-
tro nicequipment and interfere ncein yo ur
equipment caus ed byother electri cal/
electro niceq uipment canb epr ev en ted to
a larg eex tent.
Th eequip mentisap prove dby the vehicle
manuf acturer inacc orda nce with Europe-
an Autom otive EMC Di rective 95 /54/ EC.
Th isme ans tha tcorrect ope rationof the
equipment in yourvehicle is auth orised.
Th eequip mentdoes notrequire certifica-
tion.
The equ ipme ntconform sto the relevant
equipment-specific EMC specific ations in
ac co rdance with th efollo wing European
sta ndards:
! EN55013
! EN55020 For
safety reasons, so meCOMA ND func-
ti ons arerestricted orunavailabl ewh en
the vehicl eis being driven .You wi llnot ice
this, for ex amp le,bec ause yo uwi lleither
not beableto select certai n menu item sor
because COMAND will display amessa ge
to th ateffect. COMA
NDintrod uction Oper
ating safety G
Risk of acc ident Yo
ur atte ntion must always be focused on
th etraf fic condi tion s.
On lyuse COMAND or thet elep hone*w hen
th eroad andtraf fic con dition spe rmit.
Be ar inmi nd that ,at asp eed of on ly
50 km /h, you rveh icle iscov ering adis-
ta nce ofnea rly1 4 m per second. The
na vigat ionsyst em*will not provid eyou with
in fo rmation ab outstop sign s,give -way
si gn s,traf fic re gulat ions or roa dsaf etyfe a-
tures. It isuptoyou topa yat te nt ionto these
wh ile drivin gth e ve hicle. Only entera new
des tina tion when the veh icle isstat iona ry. Funct
ion restri ctions wh en the
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COM
AND
CO MA ND introd uction
Yo uca nuse COM ANDto op eratethef ol-
lo wing inyour vehicl e:
! The audio functions
! Thena vigatio nsyste m*
! The telep hone*a nd comm unicat ion
fu nc tion s(te xtme ssages*)
! DVD vi deoan dTV*
! Variou svehi cle se ttings
COM AND consists of:
! the CO MAND disp lay
! theCO MA ND contro ller
! the CO MAND func tion buttons
! the tel ephone* keypad COMA
NDdisp lay
Th eCO MA ND displ ayshows thef unction
cu rrently selec teda nd itsasso ciate dme n-
us .Th eCO MA ND disp lay isdivided in to
se veralar eas. 1
Status line
2 Main func tions
3 Main area
4 Submenus
5 Air-cond itio ning function line
Th eacti vearea is highlighted inwh ite.
Once youha ve selecte damain function,
the main area is activ e.
i The layou tof theme nus may vary depending
on the equ ipme ntinthe vehicle. Theme nus for
af ully-equipped vehicle are shown in these in-
struc tion s.
Sw ivelling the COMAN Ddisplay
Yo uca nsw ivel theCO MA ND display to the
le ft or to the rig ht.Th ebu ttons are located
to the right of the instru ment clu ster. 1
To sw ivel the display to the left
2 To sw ivel the display to the right
Sets the bri ghtnes sof the COMA ND
display
1 COMA NDdisplay brightness Component
sof COM AND
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.25-5072-31 216_R
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