MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET 2004 Service Manual

38 Getting started
Driving
6
Pull away immediately towa rm the
engine up qui ckly.
6 Do not run the eng ine at full speed until
it has reached operating temperature.
1 Release handle 6
Depress the brake pedal and keep it in
this position.
6 Release the parking brake. To do this,
pull release handle 1.
The 3 indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster goes out. !
Only select reverse gear when the vehicle is
stationary, otherwis eyou could damage the
transmission.
Do no tdrive at high engine speeds ifthe engine
is cold. This protects the engine.
i Thevehicle locks itsel fcentrally once you
have pulled away. The locking knobs in the do ors
drop do wn.
You can open the doors from the inside at any
time.
You may also switch off the automatic door lock-
ing fu nctio n (=
page 88) ( =page 125). 6-speed manual transmission
6
Depress the brake pedal and keep itin
this position.
6 Release the parking brake.
6 Depress the clutc hpe dal. After a cold start
Parking brake
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vehi
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Getting started
Driving
6 Select either first or reverse gear.
6 Slowly release the clutch pedal and
carefully depress the accelerator.
! Change gear in good time. Make sure that
the enginespe eddoes notreach thered area in
the rev cou nter. There is otherwise a danger of
engine dam age.
Do not allow the wheels tospin, ifpossible. You
could otherwise damage the dri vetrain. Automatic
transmission*
i You can only move the selector lever tothe
re quired position by depressing the brake pedal.
Only then isthe selector lever lock disabled.
6 Depress the brake pedal and keep it in
this posi tion.
The selector lever lock is released.
6 Release the parking brake.
6 Move the selector lever to position D
or R.
i Wait for the shi ftprocess to complete
before pulling away.
6 Release the brake pedal.
6 Carefully depress the accelerator
pe dal.
i After a cold start, the automatic transmi s-
sion will shift at a higher engine spe ed. This helps
th e catalytic converter toreach its operati ng
te mperature more quickly. Dipped-
beam headlamps
The light switch is located on the dash-
board between the steering wheel and the
driver's door.
Light switch
1 Lights off
2 Dipped-beam headlamps on G
Risk of accident Do not shift down unle
ss the current driving
sp eed is within the permiss ible range for the
gear to be selected.
Do not change down for additio nal engine
braking ona slippery road surface. The drive
wheels could then lose their grip and the
vehi cle could skid. Youc ould lose control of
the vehicle and cause an acc iden t. Switching on the headlamps
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40 Getting started
Drivingi
Legal and optional additional requirements
ma y impose variations in certain cou ntries .In
these countri es, the dipped -beam headlamps
are switched on whe nthe ignition isswitched on.
6 Turn the light switch to B.
The dipped-beam headlamps come on.
The fuel tank and coolant temperature
symbols in the ins trument cluster are
lit more bri ghtly.
The B dipped-beam headlamps
symbol in the instrument cluster lights
up. Main-beam he
adlamps
The combination switch is located on the
left of the steering column.
Combination switch
1 Main-beam headlamps
2 Headlamp flasher
6 Press the combination swi tch in the
direction of arrow 1.
The main-beam headlamps come on.
The A main-beam indicator lamp in
the instrument cluster lights up. You will find further
information about
lightin gin the "Controls in detail" section
( = page 100).
The combination switch is located on the
left of the steering column.
Combination switch 1 Right-hand turn signal
2 Left-hand turn signal P 54.25-
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Getting started
Driving
6 Press the combination switch in the
direction of arrow 1or2.
The cor responding turn signal indicator
lamp flashes in the instrument cluster.
The combination switch moves back to
its basic position automatically after
large steering wheel movements.
i Press the switch briefly to signal a minor
change in direction. The appropriate turn signal
flashes three times. The combination switch is located on the
left of the steering column.
Com
bination switch
1 Single wipe
2 To switch on the windscreen wipers
6 Make sure that the ignition is switched
on. Switching on the windscre
enwipers
6 Turn the combinatio nswitch to the cor-
re ct setting, depending on how heavy
the rain is.
0 Windscreen wipers off
I Intermittent wipe
II Normal wipe
III Rapid wipe
i Vehicles without a rain sensor*:
The winds cree nw iper s are swi tcheddown a
sp eed automatically when the vehicle is station-
ary. If intermitten twipe has been selecte d,the
wipe interval incre ases.
Ve hicles with arain sensor*:
Yo uc an use position Ias the universal position.
Th erain sensor automatically adjusts wiping fre-
quency depending onhow much rai nfalls on the
wiper sensor.
The rai nsensor is an advanced int elligent int er-
mitt ent function which shoul donlybe activated
wh en it is raining. Werecommend that you do
not acti vate the rai nsensor indry weather as dirt
or ooptical effects may cause inadv ertent wiper
sweeps. Windscreen wipers
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Drivingi
Vehicles with a rain sensor*:
The winds cree nw iper s are aut omatically
sw itched to intermittent wipe when the vehicle is
station ary.
The intermitt ent wipe stops as soon asyou open
the driver's or passenger door. Thi sprotects per-
sons get ting intoor out of the vehicle from being
sprayed. Intermittent wipe continu eswhe nyou:
! turn the com bination switch to IIor III
or when the engine isrunning and you:
! close the doors again
! move the selector lever toDor R(vehicles
with automatic tra nsmission*) Single wipe
6
Briefly push the combination sw itch up
to the pressure point in the direc tion of
arrow 1.
The windscreen wipers wipe once with-
out washer fluid.
Wi ping the windscreen using washer fluid
6
Push the combination swi tch beyond
the pressure point in the direction of
arrow 1.
The windscreen wipers wipe with
washer fluid.
i Wipe wit hwasher fluid, even ifit is rai ning.
This will help to prevent smears on the wind-
screen. Intermittent wipe
i
Vehicle swith a rain sensor*:
The rain sensor controls the windscreen wipers
au tomatically ,dependi ngon how wet the wind-
screen is.
6 Turn the com bination switch to I.
A wiper sweep takes place and subsequent
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43
Getting started
Parking and locking
You have now completed your first trip.
You have stop ped your vehicle and have
parked properly. End your trip as follows.
i When yo u close a door, thewindows on the
same sid eclose.
On steep slopes, turn the front wheels towards
the kerbside. 1Parkin g brake
6 Depress parking brake 1firml y.
The 3 indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster rema ins lit while the
engine is running.
i On st eep slope s,turn the front whe els
to wards the kerbside. Vehicles with manua
l transmission
6 Select either first or reverse gear.
6 Turn the key to position 0in the igni-
ti on lock(
=page 23) and remove it.
The immobiliser isactivated.
6 Press the release button on the seat
belt (
=page 34). Parking and
locking G
Risk of accident On
ly remove the key from th eignition lock
when the vehic leis st ationary. You cannot
steer the vehicle with the key removed.
Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle. They could release the parking
brake. This could lead toaser ious or fatal
accid ent. G
Risk of entrapment As you close the doors,
make sure that
nobody has their fin gers in between the
door or the side window and the vehicle. Park
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44 Getting started
Parkin
gand lock ing Vehicles with automati
ctransmission*
6 Move the selector lever to P.
With the key 6 Turn the key to position 0in the igni-
tion loc k(
=pag e23)and remove it.
The immobiliser isactivated.
i You can only remove the key when the
selector lever isin position P.
6 Press the release button on the seat
belt (=
page 34).
With KEYLESS GO* 6 Press the KEYLESS GO button on the
selector lever.
The engine isswitched off and all the
lights in the in strument cluster go out.
The on-board electron ics have status 1
( = page 23).
6 Press the release button on the seat
belt (=
page 34). 6
Get out of the vehicle and close the
doors. Locking with the remote contr
ol
6 Press the ‹locking button on the
remote control ( =page 22 ).
The locking knobs in the doors drop
down. The turn signals flash three
time s/light up briefly. Locking with
KEYLESS GO*
1 Locking button on the door handle
6 After getting out ofthe vehicle, press
locking button 1on the door handle.
The locking knobs in the doors drop
down. The turn signals flash three
times.
The immobiliser is act ivated.
i When the door is ope ned,the on-board elec-
tronics have status 0, the sam eas the key having
bee n removed.
You will find further information about
locking in the "Controls in detail" section
( = page 78). Closing
G
Risk of injury Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you close the doo
rs.
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Safety
Occupant safety
Dri ving safety systems
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46 Safety
Occupant safety
This section
will familiarise you with the
most important features of the restraint
systems inyour vehicle. In the event of an
accident, your vehicle may collide with
another object ,e.g. another vehicle. This
may result in rapid acceleration or deceler-
ation of your vehicle. During this acce lera-
tion or deceleration ,the vehicle occupants
will be moved in the opposite direction to
the force of the impact. Ther eis therefore
the risk of vehicle occupants injuring them-
selves on the vehicle interior or on parts of
the vehicle. The purpose of supplemental
restraint systems – first and foremost the
seat belts supplemen ted where necessary
by belt tensioners, belt force limiters and
airbags – is to minimise this ris kof injury.
However, seat belts and airbag sare gener-
ally unable to prevent injuries caused by
objects pe netrating the vehicle from the
outside. The most important restraint syst
ems are:
! Seat belts
! Restraint systems for children, since
they are the most effective means of
reducing the extent to which occu-
pants are moved in the event of an
accident
Additional protection isprovided by:
! The SRS (S upplementa
l R estraint
S yste
m)comprising:
! Belt tensioners
! Belt force limiters
! Airba gs
! Roll-over bars (Cabriolet)
i An air bag increases the degree ofprotection
for vehicle occupant swear ingas eat belt and is
therefore to be considered onl yas an additional
re strai ntsystem tothe seat be lt. Airbags are not
a substitute for wearing a seat belt correctl yat
all tim es. This is because, on the one hand, air-
bags are not triggered in all types of accid ent,as
in som esituations the irdeploy mentwould not
increase the protection enjoyed bythe vehicle
occ upants ,provided they are wearing their seat
be lts correct ly. i
And on the other hand, ai rbag deployment
only provid esincreased prote ction if the seat
bel tis worn co rrectly, because:
! theb elt helps to keep the vehicle occupant
in the best position inrelation to the airbag
! thebelt protects to a lar geextent the vehicle
oc cupant from bei ngpropelled towards the
force of impact, e.g. in the event of afrontal
collision, and is there fore better able to
reduce the risk ofinjury
In an accident in which anairbag is triggered, its
deployment will only enhanc ethe protectio npro-
vided by the seat belt, if the seat belt isworn cor-
rectly. Occupant safety
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Safety
Occupant safety
Se at belts and restraint systems for chil-
dr en travelling in the vehicle are the most
important restraint systems. They are the
most effective means ofrestraining the
movement of vehicle occupants towards
the impact force and thus reduce the dan-
ger of them hitting parts ofthe vehicle inte-
rior. G
Risk ofinjury Mo
difications to or work incorrectly carried
out on a restrai ntsyste m(seat belt and seat
belt anchor ages, belt ten sioner, belt force
limiter or airbag) or its wiring, or tampering
with other network edelectronic systems,
could causet he res traint syste msto stop
worki ngcorrectl y.The airbags or belt ten-
si oners might, for example, be activated
inadvertently or fail to be triggered inan
accid ent eve nthough the dece leration
would be sufficient to trigger the airbag or
belt tensioner. Under no circumstances,
therefore, should you modify the restraint
sy stems yourself. Never tam per with elec-
tronic components or their software. G
Risk of injury Airb
ags do offer additional protection but
th ey are not a substitute for th eseat belts.
To reduce the risk of severe or eve nfatal
in jury, make sure that all occupants – in par-
ticular, pregnant women – always wear their
seat be lts correctly, are seated inan upright
positio nand have their seats positio ned
al mo st vertic ally. Seat
belts G
Risk of inju ry If you do not wear your
seat belt, or wear it
incorrectl y,or do not engage the belt tongue
in the buckle, the belt cannot fulfil its
intended protective function. It could even
cause severe or fatal injuries. For this rea-
son, make sure that all the occupants – in
particular, pregnant women – always wear
their sea tbelts correctly.
Make sure that the be lt:
! isrouted across your pelvic area as low
do wn as possible, i.e. across your hip
joints and not your abd omen
! fits clo sely
! isnot twisted
! is rout edacross the middle ofyour
shoulder
! isnot routed across your neck or under
you rarm
! ispulled tight over your hip joints by
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