warning MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Owners Manual

9
Index
Fu elfiller flap
Op ening/ closi ng. . . .... . . . . . . . .373
Fu nction buttons (COMAND) . . . . ..62
Fuse box
Dashbo ard . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .504
En gine compar tment. ... . . . . . . .503
Rear compar tment . ..... . . . . . . .503
Fuses .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .502 G
Gara gedoor opener ..... . . . . . . . .367
Fr equenc ies . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .525
Gl ove comp artm ent ..... . . . . . . . .355
GPS Rece ption . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .133
GSM ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .106 H
Handb rake –se e Parkin gbrake
(e lectric)
Hands -fre emode . . ..... . . . . . . . .364
Haz ard warning lamps... . . . . . . . .251
He ad restraint
Adjusti ngthe angle. .... . . . . . . . .232
Rear compar tment . ..... . . . . . . .236
He adlamp flasher. . . ..... . . . . . . .249 Headlamps
Cleanin g. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .396
Cleaning syst em... . . . . . . . .24 9,379
Misti ngup . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .459
To ppi ngup the wash erflui d. . . . . .379
Heater Air -recir culation mo de . . . . . . . . . .339
Au xiliary heating ... . . . . . . . . . . . .341
Demisti ng. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .338
Ov erview . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .336
Re ar window . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .339
Seat heating . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .233
St eering wheel heating. . . . . . . . . .238
Wi ndows misted up .. . . . . . . . . . . .338
He ater boost ersyst em. . . . . . . . . .345
Hig h-pr es sure cl eane rs. . . . . . . . . .395
Hill star tassist ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .267
HOLD . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .311
Disp laymess age. ... . . . . . . . . . . .419
Ho me Link . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .367 I
Ign ition . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .229
Imm obiliser . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Inc ande scent bulb s–see Bulbs In
dica torand warn inglamp
ABS warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . ...445
Ba ttery check la mp(on the key) ...464
Br ake syst emwarn ing lamp . . . ...447
Di stance warning syst em lamp .. . .446
El ectri cparking brake indicator
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...446
El ec tric park ing br akewa rning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...446
En gine diagnos tics warning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...448
ESP warning la mp. . . . . . . . . . .49, 443
Main-be amindicat or lamp . . . . .13, 15
PAS SAIR BAG OFF wa rning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .42, 441
Se atbelt..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...449
Se atbeltwarn ing la mp . . . . . . . ...449
SR Swar ning lamp . . . . . . . . . . .28, 447
Turn signal indi cator lamp . . . . . .13, 15
Tyre pressure warni nglamp . . . ...449
In dica tor lamp – see Indicat orand
wa rninglamp
Instru mentclus ter. . . . . . . . . . .12, 271
Ov erview . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....12
Selecting the lang uage
(COMA ND). ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...199 216_R
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12 Index O
Oil – see Engine oil
On- board comp uter. ..... . . . . . . .273
AMG menu . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .287
Ass ista nc em enu. . . . .... . . . . . . .284
Aud iome nu . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .280
Dis play messages . . . ..... . . . . . .404
Malfunc tion memo ry..... . . . . . . .285
Navi menu . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .278
Ov erview . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .275
Servi ceme nu . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .285
Settings menu . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .286
Telephone menu . . . . ..... . . . . . .282
Trip menu . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .277
On- board comp uter menu
AMG .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .287
Ass ista nc e. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .284
Aud io.. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .280
Navi ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .278
Servi ce. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .285
Setting s.. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .286
Telephone . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .282
Trip ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .277 On-
boa rdvoltage ..... . . . . . . . . . .465
Outside tem perature dis play. . . ..272
Over head control panel
Ov ervie w. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .20
Over ride featu re..... . . . . . . . . . . . .45 P
Pai nt no. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .509
Park Assist Dis playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .410
Dri ving syste m..... . . . . . . . . . . .317
Ra nge . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .318
Sw itch ing on/of f.... . . . . . . . . . . .319
Warn ing dis play..... . . . . . . . . . . .318
Parki ng. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .258
Parki ngaid . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .314
Parking brake(e lectric) . . . . . . . . . .258
Displ ay me ssage.... . . . . . . . . . . .422
Em ergenc ybrakin g... . . . . . . . . . .259
Indi cator lamp . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .446
Manual releas e..... . . . . . . . . . . .472
Warni nglamp . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .446
Parking Guida nce .... . . . . . . . . . . .320 Pa
rking lamp .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..434
Pa rking position
Ex terior mirrors .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..240
Ex terior mirrors (COM AND) . . . . . ..203
Pa rktro nic . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..314
Cle aning th esensors . . . . . . . . . . ..397
Faul t. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..442
Minimu mdis tanc e. . . . . . . . . . . . ..316
Pa rki ng aid .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..314
Range . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..315
Sw itch ing on /off. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..317
Warning disp lay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..316
PCMCIA card Ejec ting . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...82
Loading . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...80
Perfo rmance .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..511
Perm anent Speedtro nic. . . . . . . . ..311
Pet rol– seeFu el
Ph one book
COMA ND. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..117
Di alling a num ber
(o n-bo ardco mputer) . . . . . . . . . . ..283
PIN . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..282
Po we r cl osing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227 216_R
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16 Index
Trip
comp uter
(o n-boar dcomp uter) ..... . . . . . . .277
Trip meter
Re set (on-bo ardco mp uter) . . . . . . .278
Tur nsignal
Dis play messag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .432
Misti ngup . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .459
Ov erview . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .477
Tur nsigna ls. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .257
TV ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .96
Ba sic settings . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .102
Hiding/ showing the
me nusyst em. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .98
Hiding/ showing the
nav igat ion menu . . . . ..... . . . . . . .98
Inf orma tion about the cur rent
progra mme. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .101
Menu over view . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .97
Op erati on. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .98
Ope ration (on-bo ard com puter) . ..281
Pict ure settin gs. . . . . ..... . . . . . .102
Pr ogra mme . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .100
Pr ogra mme previe w..... . . . . . . .101
Setting asta tion . . . . .... . . . . . . . .99
Teletex t.. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .104 Ty
re grip . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .391
Ty re pr essu re . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .382
Ch ecking (on-bo ardco mput er). . ..384
Di sp laym essa ge.... . . . . . . 412, 437
Tabl e.. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .512
Ty re pr essu re lo sswarning
syst em. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .383
Ty re tread . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .382
Ty res . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .381
Di rection of rotation .. . . . . . . . . . .382
Dis playm essa ge.... . . . . . . 412, 437
MO Extended run- flat syste m.. . . . .382
Pr essure . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .382
Spare whee l. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .488
Te ch nica lda ta . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .512
Te mp erature . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .383
Tightenin gtorq ue... . . . . . . . . . . .491
Tread depth . . . . ..... . . . . . 382, 388 U
Un laden weig ht..... . . . . . . . . . . .518
Using the telep hone
COMA ND. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .112
On -board comp uter .. . . . . . . . . . . .282
St ee ring wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . .273 V
Va riable Speedtr onic. . . . . . . . . . ..309
Ve hicle
Leavi ngpar kedu p.. . . . . . . . . . . ..469
Lo cking (cen tral lo ckingb utto n)... 223
Loc king (key )... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..222
Lo cking inan em ergenc y. . . . . . ..471
Menu ov erview (CO MAND) . . . . . ..203
Setting indi vidua lly . . . . . . . . . . . ..286
Tra nspo rting .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..501
Un lock ing (c entra lunlo cking
butt on).. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..222
Unloc king (ke y).. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..222
Unloc king inan emergenc y. . . . . . ..470
Ve hicle dim ensions . . . . . . . . . . . ..517
Ve hicle electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . ..507
Ve hicle hei ght.... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..517
Setting (ABC) .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..313
Ve hicle ide ntific ation num ber. ... 509
Ve hicle lev el
ABC . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..313
Ve hicl e to ol kit ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..401
Ve hicl ewe ight ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..518
Vi deo
AUX mode . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..105
DVD mode..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...88 216_R
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3
Introdu
ction
Opera tingsafety
Me rced es-Ben zma y in stru ct its Serv ice
Centres to carr yout te chnica lin spe ctions
on certain vehicl estoimprove the irqu ality
or safety.
If yo u did not pur chaseyou rve hicl efrom
an author ised dealer ship and you rvehicle
has not yet bee ninspected at a
Me rced es-B enz Servi ceCentre, th ereis a
po ssi bilit ytha tyo ur vehicle may not have
be en registered inyour name with
Me rced es-Ben z.Merc edes-Ben zwi llonly
be able toinfo rmyou ab outvehic le inspec-
ti ons ifMercede s-Be nz is in possessio n of
yo ur registration data.
It is advi sable to have your vehicle re gis-
tere dat aMe rcedes -Ben zSe rvice Centre.
In fo rm Merc edes-Benz as soon as possible
if yo uraddress has chan gedor there has
be en ach ang eof vehicle owne r.Obse
rveth efo llowing info rm ationw hen
driving your vehicle:
! The sa fety notes inthi sma nual
! The "Tec hn ical da ta"sec tion inthis
manual
! Nationa lroa dtra ffic regul ations
! Nationa lroa dtra ffic lice nsi ng reg ula-
tions Ve
hicl eregistra tion Co
rre ctuse G
Risk ofinju ry There are
various warning sticke rsaffixed to
you rve hicle. Theirpurpose is todraw your
attention, andth eattention ofoth ers, to var-
ious danger s.Therefore, donot remove any
warning sticke rs unless thestick erclear ly
states that you maydo so.
If yo ure move any war ningstickers, you or
others cou ldfailto recognise certain dan-
ge rs and be injur ed. 216_R
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13
At a glan
ce
Instrumen tcluster Fun
ction Page
1 Coola
nttemp eratu regauge 2 Fuel gauge
with: Rese
rvefu el ga uge 450
A
Main-b ea m indi ca tor
la mp 249
-
ABS warning lamp 445
=
SRSwa rning la mp 28
3 Displ
ayforPa rktroni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,left -han d side 314
317 Fun
ction Page
4 Mu
lti-f unctiondi splay
wi th: Speedo
meter !
Electri cparking brak e
indi cator and warning lamp 446
—
Brake system
wa rning la mp 447
<
Seatbeltwa rning
la mp 449
X
Tyrepressure
wa rning la mp 449
L K
Turn signal
indi cator lamps v
ESPwa rning lamp l
Distance warn ing
la mp* Fun
ction Pa
ge 5 Dis
playfo rPa rktro nic/
Park Assist* ,rig ht-hand
side 314
317
6 Tr
an sm issi onposition
displ ay 263
7 Rev
counter with: ±
Enginediagnost ics
wa rning lamp 448
8 Drive program disp
lay 268
9 Ba
sic menu for on-board
co mp uter 275
a Ou
tside temperat ure b Di
splays for: Add
itiona lspeedom eter 287
HO
LD 311
Di
stan ce warning system*
PR E-SA FE®
brake 51
51216_R
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At a glan
ce
Instrumen tcluster Fun
ction Page
1 Coola
nttemp eratu regauge 2 Fuel gauge
with: Rese
rvefu el ga uge 450
A
Main-b ea m indi ca tor
la mp 249
-
ABS warning lamp 445
=
SRSwa rning la mp 28
3 Displ
ayforPa rktroni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,left -han d side 314
317 Fun
ction Page
4 Mu
lti-f unctiondi splay
wi th: Speedo
meter !
Electri cparking brak e
indi cator and warning lamp 446
—
Brake system
wa rning la mp 447
<
Seatbeltwa rning
la mp 449
X
Tyrepressure
wa rning la mp 449
L K
Turn signal
indi cator lamps 5 Di
splay fo rParktr oni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,right -hand
side 314
317 Fun
ction Pa
ge 6 Tr
an sm issi onposition
displ ay 263
7 Rev
counter with: ±
Enginediagnost ics
wa rning lamp 448
8 Drive program disp
lay 268
9 Ba
sic menu for on-board
co mp uter 275
a Ou
tside temperat ure b Di
splays for: Add
itiona lspeedom eter 287
HO
LD 311
Di
stan ce warning system*
PR E-SA FE®
brake 51
51216_R
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28 Safety
Oc
cupant safety i
Inmany cou ntries there are law sconcerning
the use of seat belts and child res train tsys tems.
Th eSR S(S upplemental R estrain
t S yste
m)
co nsists of:
! Warning lamp =
! Belttens ioners
! Beltfor ce limi ters
! Airb ag syst emwith:
! Airbag contro lun it
! Airbags Warn
ing la mp =
Th eS RS perform sa self -test atregul arin-
ter vals when the ignition isswi tche don
an dt he engine isrunning. Mal funct ions
ca nthere fore be de tected ingood tim e.
The = warning lam pinth einst ru ment
clus ter (
= page 12) lig hts up when you
sw itch on the ignition and go esout a few
se co nds after the eng ine is sta rted. Pe
rsons unde r1.50 mtall orunde rtwelve
years of ageca nnot wear the seat belts
prope rly. Th ey therefo rereq uire ad ditional
su itabl erestr aint syst emsfitt ed on appro-
pr iate seatsfo rprotect ionin an accident. Al-
wa ys follow the ma nufact ur er’s installation
in st ru ctions when fitting a childs eat. G
Risk of inj ury A
seat belt onl yof fer s its intend eddegree
of protect ion if the backr estis po sitione das
cl ose to the vertic al aspossi ble and the
occ upantiss itting upr ight .Av oid sea tpos i-
ti ons that do not allow theseat beltto be
ro uted correctl y.Po sition theb ackres t as
close tothe vertical as possible .Don otdrive
with the backrest recline dto ofa rba ck.O th-
er wi se, yo ucouldbe seriously or even fatall y
in jur ed intheev ent ofan accident orsudden
br ak ing. G
Risk of inju ry Th
es eatbe ltca nn otfunc tion correc tly if the
bel torbuckle isdirty or damaged. Keep the
be lt an d bu ckle clean, othe rwise the belt
to ng ue ca nnot engage correctly.
Re gularly ch eckth ese at belts to make sure
th at they:
! are no tdamag ed
! aren otrouted over sharp edges
! arenot trap ped
Otherwise, the bel tco uld tear inthe ev entof
an accident. You or ot herscould be serious-
ly or fatall yin ju re d.
Ha ve se atbelts wh ichh aveb eend amag ed
or subject edtoheav ylo ad sin an accident
re place dan dhave theiranch orag es
ch ec ked.
Me rced es-Ben z recom mendsth at, for saf ety
re as ons ,you only use seat belts which have
bee nspeci allyapproved foryour vehicle by
Me rced es-Ben z. SRS
(Sup ple me ntal Restrai nt
Sy stem) 216_R
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31
Safety
Oc cupa nt safety
Wh en the igni tion issw itche don, the belt
tensi oners ar eactivated:
! onlyw henth erestr aint syste msare op-
er ationa l (the = warninglamp li ghts
up after the ignition isswitc hedo nan d
go es out onc eth een gine isrunning)
( = page 28)
! foreach seat beltwh en thebe ltto ng ue
is engage din the bu ckle
! and triggered in the event ofahea d-on
or rear-end collisio nif the vehicl e de-
ce ler ates oraccelerates rapidly in a
lo ng itudi naldi rectio ndurin gthe initial
st ag es ofthe collision
! and triggered incerta in situations if the
ve hicl eovertur ns, if additiona lprot ec-
tion can be provi ded
! and triggered in a serious head-o nco l-
lisi on, i.e. if the vehicle de celerates or
ac celerates extre mely qui cklyin alon-
gi tudinal direction atthe st art of anim-
pa ct
Wh en the belt tensi onersa re tr igger ed,
yo uwi ll hear a bang,w hich isnot harm ful
to you rhearing ,an dasm all amount of
po wder may al sobe released. The =
war ning lamp com eson. I Airbag sy
stem G
Risk ofinju ry Ha
ve belt tens ioner swhic h hav ebeen trig-
ge redre plac ed ataq ualifi ed speci alist
workshop whichha s th ene cessary spe cial-
ist knowl edge and tools tocarry ou tthe
work required. Mercede s-Be nz rec ommends
that youuse a Mercede s-Be nz Servic eCen-
tr e fo r this purpose.
In par ticu lar, work relevant tosafety or on
saf ety-rela tedsyste ms mu stbe carried out
at a qualifie dsp ecialis tworks ho p.
Com ply with saf ety regu lations when dis-
posing of belt tens ioners.
An yMe rced es-Benz Servic eCe ntre canpr o-
vi de de tailsofthes eregulati ons. G
Risk of inj ury To
reduce the risk of serious or fatal injuries
in the event ofan ac cide nt with a high rate
of deceleration, e.g. injuries cau sedby an
ai rb ag inflat ing within millisec ondsor su d-
den br aking, please observe th e fol lowi ng
poi nts:
! Allveh icle occ upantsmu st se lect a seat
po sition that allow sth eseat belt to be
worn correctl yan dthat is as far away
fr om the airb agaspossi ble. The driver ’s
seat position must allow the ve hicleto
be dr iven safel y.Th edr iver’s arms must
be sligh tly be nt wh en holding th estee r-
in g wheel. The driver mustma intain a
di st an ce from the peda ls that allo ws
hi m/ her to depress them fu lly.
! Allve hicl eoc cupants should alw ays
wear theirsea tbe ltcor rectly an d posi-
tion their backrest as close to theve rti-
cal aspossible .Th ehead restrain t
shou ldsuppo rt th eba ck of yo urhead at
abou tey e level. ==216_R
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32 Safety
Oc
cupant safety
Your vehicl e is equip pedwi th the fo llowing
airbags:
! Driver’s front airb ag , located in the
steering wheel
! Front-pa ssenger front airb agabov ethe
gl ov e compa rtme nt
! Sidebags on th eouter side of the front
se ats !
Sidebags to the outsi de, ne xtto the
seats in the rear co mpartment
! Windowb agsin the edge of the roof
frame
Ai rb ag deplo yment
T he airbags in flat ewi thin millisec onds. Th e
= warning lamp com eson.
i Ifth e airbag sare deployed, you willhe ar a
bang and a small amount of powder may also be
released .The bang is not harmful toyour heari ng
and thepowder is not hazar dous toyour healt h.
Ai rb ag depl oymen tsl ows down and re-
st ricts the movement of the vehi cle occu-
pant.
Wh enthevehicl eocc upant makesconta ct
with the front ands ide airb ag s,ho tg as
fl ows out of the airb ags.Thi sredu cesthe
fo rc eac ting on the occu pant’s he adand
ch est.Th eairbags are thus def lated afte r
the accid ent. !
Mov ethe front -pas seng erseat as far
back aspossibl e, especiallyifch ildr en
ar es itti ng orsecured inarestraint sys-
te m on it.
! Rearward -facing chil drestraint syst ems
mu stnotbe fitted to the front-p assen-
ge rseat ifthe front airba gon the front-
pass engerh as notbeen dea ctivat ed .
Th ef ront passeng er&#39;s front air bagis au-
tomati cally de activate din
Me rcede s-Be nz veh icle sif ach ild re-
straint syste mwith automati c childs eat
recog nition is fitt ed tothe fr ont- passen-
ge r seat ofa vehi cle eq uippe dwith auto-
ma tic child seat recognition an dthe
9 indi cator lamp is on.
! Ifafo rwar d-facin gchi ldrest raintsystem
is fitted tothe front -pas seng er seat,the
fr ont-passenge rse at mu st be moved as
fa rb ackas poss ible.Ev en with th ese at
in this posi tion, theb eltmust be routed
fo rwards in thedir ection of trav elan d
pul led tigh t.
! Do not lean forward s, e.g. ove r the pad-
ded boss of thesteer ing whee l,pa rtic u-
larly when the vehicle is in motion.
! Do not pu tyo ur fee ton the dashboa rd. !
Onlyho ldthe steering wheel by the rim.
This all owsthe airb agtodepl oyfully.
You could be inju re dif th eairb ag isde-
pl oy ed andyou are holdingthe inside of
the stee ring wheel.
! Do not lean on thed oorsfrom inside the
vehi cle.
! Do not plac eany objects on theairbags
or between the airbags and the veh icle ’s
occ upants.
! Do not pl acean y objec tsbet ween the
seat backr ests and th edoors.
! Donot hang an yha rd object s, e.g. coat
hang ers, on thegr ab handl esor coat
hooks.
It is no tpossible to ruleout the risk ofinju-
ri es caused byan airbag dueto th ehigh
sp ee dw ith which theairb agis re quired to
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34 Safety
Oc
cupant safety
! the 9 warning lamp next
to the inst ru me nt clu ster isnot lit
( = page 42)
Th ismean s thatachi ldres trai nt sys-
te m with autom atic child se atrecogni-
tion iseither not fitted or is fitted
inco rrec tly.
! Donot place any heavy obj ectson the fron t-
passeng er seat.The system migh te rron eously
in te rpret this as a per son oc cupying the seat and
th e res traint sys tems onthe fron t-passe nger
seat mightb etriggered in the event of an ac ci-
dent and would th en have tobe replac ed.
Si de bags G
Risk of inj ury Fo
r saf etyre asons, Merced es-Ben z recom-
me ndsth at you use seat cove rs thathave
be en tested for use inMe rcedes -Ben zv ehi-
cles and that ha vea special tearseam for
sideba gs.O ther wi se ,a sideba gmaynotde-
pl oy correc tlya nd cou ldfail to prov ide the
inte nded pro tection in the event ofan acci-
dent. Youcan obtain these covers from a
Me rcedes -Ben zSe rvice Centre ,fo re xam-
ple. G
Risk of inju ry To
reduce the risk of injury when a sidebag
is deployed, make sur eth at:
! there aren oo ther per sons, animal sor
objects be tweenth eve hicle occupants
an dth edeployme ntrang eo fth eside-
bags
! noaccessor ies, e.g. drinks can hol ders,
are attach edto th edo ors
! only lig htclothing ishu ng on thecoat
hooks in thevehic le
! there are no heavy or shar pobjects in
the po cketsof the clot hing onthe coat
hooks G
Risk of inju ry Ob
serve the follow ing note sto re duce the
ri sk of serious or fata l inj uryif asidebag is
deploy ed:
! Vehicle oc cupa nts–i npa rtic ular , ch il-
dren –mustnot lean their headonthe
ar ea ofthe wi ndow in whic hasideba gis
deployed. !
Vehicle occupants mustalwa ys wear
th eirsea tbe ltcor rectly an d posi tion
th eirb ackres t as clo seto the vertic al as
possi ble.
! Alwa ys secu rechi ldre nless than 1.50 m
tall orunder1 2year s of age in suitab le
child restraint syste ms. G
Risk of inju ry Th
esensors forcontr olling theairbags are
lo cat edin the doors. Do not make any
chan gesto the doors or door trim,su ch as
the retrofitting ofloud spea kers. If thedo ors
ar e damaged, the fu nction of thes idebags
ma y be impaired .Hav ewo rkcarrie dou ton
the doors on lyat aqu alified specia list wo rk-
shop which has th enecessary spe cialis t
kn owl edge andtool sto carry out the work
requi red. Me rcede s-Be nz rec ommendsth at
yo uu seaMe rced es-Benz Service Cen tre for
this purpos e. In particular ,workrelevant to
sa fety or on safety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be
ca rrie dou tat aq ualifi ed spec iali stwo rk-
shop. 216_R
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