MERCEDES-BENZ CLK500 COUPE 2004 C209 Owner's Manual

101 Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Closing the trunk from the outside
(vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*)
1Trunk lid closing switch
Make sure you have the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO with you.

Press trunk lid closing switch1 brief-
ly.
The trunk lid closes.
If the trunk lid comes into contact with an
object while closing (e.g. luggage that has
been piled too high), the closing procedure
is stopped and the trunk reopens slightly.
iTo prevent a possible inadvertent lock-
out, the trunk lid will open automatical-
ly if a SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* is
recognized inside the vehicle or in the
trunk.Warning!
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Only drive with the trunk closed. Among oth-
er dangers, such as your view being blocked,
exhaust fumes may enter the vehicle
interior.
Warning!
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Monitor the closing procedure carefully to
ensure that no one is in danger of being in-
jured. To prevent possible personal injury,
always keep hands and fingers away from
the trunk opening when closing the trunk.
Be especially careful when small children
are around. To stop the closing procedure,
press the remote trunk lid opening or clos-
ing switch (on driver’s door), the trunk lid
closing switch1, or the Š button on the
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch, take the
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO with you and
lock your vehicle. Do not leave children un-
attended in the vehicle, or with access to an
unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehi-
cle equipment may cause an accident
and/or serious personal injury.

102 Controls in detailLocking and unlockingClosing the trunk and locking the vehi-
cle from the outside (vehicles with
KEYLESS-GO*)
1KEYLESS-GO locking/closing switch
You can close the trunk lid and lock the ve-
hicle simultaneously.
Make sure you have the SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO with you.

Press switch1 briefly.
The vehicle is locked and the trunk lid
closes automatically. The turn signals
flash three times to confirm locking.If the trunk lid comes into contact with an
object while closing (e.g. luggage that has
been piled too high), the closing procedure
is stopped and the trunk reopens slightly.
iTo prevent a possible inadvertent lock-
out, the trunk lid will open automatical-
ly if a SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* is
recognized inside the vehicle or in the
trunk.Warning!
G
Only drive with the trunk closed. Among oth-
er dangers, such as your view being blocked,
exhaust fumes may enter the vehicle
interior.
Warning!
G
Monitor the closing procedure carefully to
ensure that no one is in danger of being in-
jured. To prevent possible personal injury,
always keep hands and fingers away from
the trunk opening when closing the trunk.
Be especially careful when small children
are around. To stop the closing procedure,
press the remote trunk lid opening or clos-
ing switch (on driver’s door), the trunk lid
closing switch1, or the Š button on the
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch, take the
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO with you, and
lock your vehicle. Do not leave children un-
attended in the vehicle, or with access to an
unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehi-
cle equipment may cause an accident
and/or serious personal injury.

103 Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Trunk lid emergency release
The emergency release button is located
on the inside of the trunk lid.
1Emergency release button
Illumination of the emergency release but-
ton:

The button will flash for 30 minutes af-
ter opening the trunk.


The button will flash for 60 minutes af-
ter closing the trunk.

Briefly press emergency release
button1.
The trunk unlocks and the trunk lid
opens.iThe emergency release button does
not open the trunk lid if the vehicle bat-
tery is discharged or disconnected.iThe emergency release button unlocks
and opens the trunk while the vehicle is
standing or driving.
iIf the emergency release button is
pressed and the vehicle was centrally
locked, the exterior lamps will flash and
the alarm will sound as the trunk lid
opens. To cancel the alarm, do one of
the following:

press buttonŒ or‹ on the
SmartKey.


insert the SmartKey in the starter
switch.
In vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*:


pull the outside door handle.


press the start/stop button.

104 Controls in detailLocking and unlockingSeparately locking the trunk
Your vehicle may be equipped with a func-
tion permitting the separate locking of the
trunk using the mechanical key. If present,
this feature can permit you to deny any un-
authorized person access to the trunk by
locking the trunk separately and leaving
the SmartKey less the mechanical key with
the vehicle.
To verify the presence of this feature, use
the mechanical key to lock the trunk and
then attempt to open the trunk by pulling
the trunk lid handle after the vehicle has
been centrally unlocked with the
SmartKey.The lock is located next to the recessed
handle.
1Neutral position
2Locked

Close the trunk lid (
page 97)

Pull the mechanical key out of the
SmartKey (
page 343).

Insert the mechanical key in the trunk
lid lock.

Turn the mechanical key clockwise to
position2.The trunk remains locked even when the
vehicle is centrally unlocked.
iYou can only cancel the separate trunk
locking mode by means of the
mechanical key.

105 Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Separately unlocking the trunk
Pull the mechanical key out of the
SmartKey (
page 343).

Insert the mechanical key in the trunk
lid lock.

Turn the mechanical key counterclock-
wise to neutral position1.
You can now open the trunk
(page 96).
A minimum height clearance of 5.71 ft
(1.74 m) is required to open the trunk lid.
Automatic central locking
The doors and the trunk automatically lock
when the ignition is switched on and the
wheels are turning at vehicle speeds of ap-
proximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or more.
You can open a locked door from the in-
side. Open doors only when conditions are
safe to do so.
You can deactivate the automatic locking
using the control system (
page 149).
For more information on towing the vehi-
cle, see “Towing the vehicle” (page 368).
Warning!
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Only drive with the trunk closed. Among oth-
er dangers, such as your view being blocked,
exhaust fumes may enter the vehicle
interior.
iThe doors unlock automatically after an
accident if the force of the impact ex-
ceeds a preset threshold.
The vehicle automatically locks when
the ignition is switched on and the
wheels are turning at vehicle speeds of
approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or
more. You could therefore lock yourself
out when the vehicle

is pushed or towed


is on a test stand

106 Controls in detailLocking and unlockingLocking and unlocking from the inside
You can lock or unlock the doors and the
trunk from inside using the central locking
switch. This can be useful, for example, if
you want to lock the vehicle before starting
to drive.
The fuel filler flap will not be locked or un-
locked with the central locking switch.The switch is located in the center console.
Central locking switch1Locking
2Unlocking
Locking
Press upper half1 of the central lock-
ing switch.
If both doors are closed, the vehicle
locks.Unlocking

Press lower half2 of the central lock-
ing switch.
The vehicle unlocks.
Warning!
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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch, take the
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* with you and
lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unat-
tended in the vehicle, or with access to an
unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehi-
cle equipment may cause an accident
and/or serious personal injury.
iYou can open a locked door from the
inside. Open doors only when condi-
tions are safe to do so.
If the vehicle was previously centrally
locked with the SmartKey or the
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*, it will
not unlock using the central locking
switch.
If the vehicle was previously locked
with the central locking switch

while in the global remote control
mode, the vehicle is completely un-
locked when a door is opened from
the inside.


while in the selective remote con-
trol mode, only the door opened
from inside is unlocked.

107 Controls in detailSeats
Seats
Information on seat adjustment can be
found in the “Getting started” section
(page 34).
Easy-entry/exit feature
With the easy-entry/exit feature activated,
the steering wheel tilts upwards and the
driver’s seat moves to the rear.
This allows easier entry into and exit from
the vehicle when the driver’s door is
opened. However, the engine must be
turned off.
When the SmartKey is inserted in the start-
er switch or you have pressed the
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button once and
the driver’s door is closed, the steering
wheel and the driver’s seat return to their
last set positions.You can activate the following functions:


Steering column:
Only the steering column is adjusted.


Steering column and seat:
Both the steering column and the seat
are adjusted.
The easy-entry/exit feature can be
switched on or off in the convenience sub-
menu of the control system (
page 150).
Warning!
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You must ensure that no one can become
trapped or injured by the moving steering
wheel and driver’s seat when the
easy-entry / exit feature is activated, the
driver’s door is being opened, and the en-
gine is turned off or the SmartKey removed
from the starter switch. Do not leave chil-
dren unattended in the vehicle, or with ac-
cess to an unlocked vehicle. Children could
open the driver's door and unintentionally
activate the easy-entry/exit feature, which
could result in an accident and/or serious
personal injury.
iTo cancel seat /steering wheel move-
ment, do one of the following:

Press seat adjustment switch
(page 34).


Move the steering column stalk
(page 38).


Press the memory button
(page 116)

108 Controls in detailSeatsRemoving and installing front seat head restraints
Information on head restraint adjustment
can be found in the “Getting started” sec-
tion (
page 36).
Front seat head restraints
Removing front head restraints

Press switch1 upwards and hold until
the head restraint is fully extended.

Pull out head restraint.Installing front head restraints:

Press switch1 upwards and hold for
about five seconds.

Push the head restraint down until it
engages.

Adjust head restraint to desired posi-
tion (
page 36).
Warning!
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For your protection, drive only with properly
positioned head restraints.
Adjust head restraint so that the center of
the head restraint supports the back of the
head at eye level. This will reduce the poten-
tial for injury to the head and neck in the
event of an accident or similar situation.
Do not drive the vehicle without the seat
head restraints. Head restraints are intend-
ed to help reduce injuries during an acci-
dent.
Do not interchange head restraints from
front and rear seat.
iTilt the seat backrest to the rear for
easier removal and installation of the
head restraints.

109 Controls in detailSeats
Rear seats head restraints
Head restraint height
1Release button
Raising:
Manually adjust the height of the head
restraint by pulling it upward.
If the head restraint is fully retracted,
push release button1 and pull the
head restraint out.Lowering:

To lower the head restraint, push re-
lease button1 and press down on the
head restraint.Folding head restraints back with re-
lease button
1Release button

Push release button1.
The head restraints will fold backward.
Warning!
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For your protection, drive only with properly
positioned head restraints.
Adjust head restraint so that the center of
the head restraint supports the back of the
head at eye level. This will reduce the poten-
tial for injury to the head and neck in the
event of an accident or similar situation.
Do not drive the vehicle without the seat
head restraints. Head restraints are intend-
ed to help reduce injuries during an acci-
dent.
iYou can also fold the head restraints
back using the switch in the center
console.

110 Controls in detailSeatsFolding head restraints back with
switch in the center console
1Head restraint release button
Start the engine.

Press the symbol-side on the rocker
switch1 to release the head re-
straints.
The head restraints will fold backward.Placing rear head restraints upright

Pull the rear head restraint forward un-
til it locks into position.
Head restraint tilt
Two different head restraint angle posi-
tions are available.

Press the release button and tilt the
head restraint to the desired position.
Warning!
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For safety reasons, always drive with the
rear head restraints in the upright position
when the rear seats are occupied.
Keep the area around head restraints clear
of articles (e.g. clothing) to not obstruct the
folding operation of the head restraints.
!Make sure the head restraints engage
when placing them upright. Otherwise
their protective function cannot be as-
sured.