MERCEDES-BENZ C230 KOMPRESSOR COUPE 2002 CL203 Owner's Manual

388 Index
Te ch n i c a l
data Instruments
and controlsOperation DrivingInstrument
cluster displayPractical hints Car careIndex
Front airbags .................................................................... 72
Front center console storage compartment
ventilation .................................................................. 171
Front seat adjustment ..................................................... 48
Front seat backrest - locking and unlocking ............... 56
Fuel filler flap, manual release ................................... 354
Fuel reserve warning .................................................... 286
Fuse box .......................................................................... 311
Fuses ................................................................................ 311
GGarage door opener ....................................................... 221
Global locking
See Central locking system ....................................... 31
Glove box ......................................................................... 207HHazard warning flasher switch ................................... 151
Head restraint height ...................................................... 61
Head restraints
Rear seat ....................................................................... 60
Head restraints, front seats
Removal and installation ........................................... 54Headlamp cleaning system........................................... 147
Headlamp mode (HEADLAMPS) .................................. 144
Heated seats ...................................................................... 58
High beams
See Combination switch........................................... 148
IIdentification labels ...................................................... 369
Indicator lamps in the instrument cluster .......... 98, 282
Individual settings ......................................................... 121
"CONVENIENCE"
(vehicles with memory function) ...................... 134
"INSTRUMENT CLUSTER"....................................... 124
"LIGHTING"................................................................ 128
"VEHICLE" (audio and central locking system) ... 132
Infant and child restraint systems ................................ 82
Child seat mounts - LATCH type............................... 85
Installation ................................................................... 84
Inflating the collapsible spare tire ............................. 333
Information call
See Tele Aid............................................................... 228
Instrument cluster ........................................................... 96
Indicator lamps............................................................ 98
Instruments and controls ............................................... 18

389 Index
Te ch n i c a l
data Instruments
and controlsOperation DrivingInstrument
cluster displayPractical hints Car careIndex Center console ............................................................. 24
Dashboard .................................................................... 22
Door control panel ...................................................... 20
Overhead control panel.............................................. 21
Interior............................................................................. 206
Interior lighting.............................................................. 203
JJack................................................................................... 323
Jump starting .................................................................. 338KKeys, changing battery.................................................. 351LLamps, exterior
Side marker lamp, front ........................................... 350
Layout of poly-V-belt drive............................................ 371
Lighter ............................................................................. 213
Loading instructions
(Vehicle with enlarged cargo area) ........................ 218
Locator lighting .............................................................. 147Locking the vehicle with remote control...................... 33
Low beams
See Exterior lamp switch ......................................... 143
Luggage cover – removal and installation ................. 217
MMaintenance .................................................................. 227
Malfunction/warning message memory .................... 119
Manual seat................................................................. 51, 55
Manual transmission.................................................... 244
Mechanical key................................................................. 35
Memory function.............................................................. 93
Mirror, exterior, parking position,
front passenger side ................................................... 91
Multifunction display .................................................... 102
Coolant temperature ................................................. 106
Engine oil level indicator ......................................... 106
FSS............................................................................... 106
Individual settings .................................................... 121
Tire inflation pressure monitor .............................. 106
Trip and main odometer .......................................... 106
Vehicle speed ............................................................. 106
Multifunction steering wheel ....................................... 102

390 Index
Te ch n i c a l
data Instruments
and controlsOperation DrivingInstrument
cluster displayPractical hints Car careIndex
NNavigation system ........................................................... 116
Night security illumination.......................................... 146OOn-board diagnostic system ......................................... 283
Overhead control panel................................................... 21PPanic button...................................................................... 35
Panorama sliding/pop-up roof ..................................... 200
Parcel net in front passenger footwell........................ 214
Parking brake ................................................................. 256
Place head restraints upright ........................................ 60
Power seat ......................................................................... 49
Power windows............................................................... 197
Express opening and closing .................................. 197
Opening and closing................................................... 34
Synchronizing power windows ............................... 198
Problems with your vehicle ........................................... 14
Product information .......................................................... 7
RRadio
See Audio systems .................................................... 108
Rain sensor ..................................................................... 149
Rear passenger compartment
adjustable air outlets ................................................ 172
Rear seats ........................................................................ 212
Rear window defroster .................................................. 170
Removal and installation of front seat
head restraints............................................................. 54
Replacement keys
Obtaining ...................................................................... 29
Replacing wiper blade insert ...................................... 356
Reporting Safety Defects................................................. 15
REST ........................................................................ 159, 169
Roadside assistance call
See Tele Aid............................................................... 228
Roof rack ......................................................................... 357SSeat belt nonusage warning system.............................. 63
Seat belts ........................................................................... 62
Fastening ...................................................................... 65
Operation ...................................................................... 66

391 Index
Te ch n i c a l
data Instruments
and controlsOperation DrivingInstrument
cluster displayPractical hints Car careIndex Unfastening .................................................................. 66
Warning lamp ............................................................ 288
Seat belts and integrated restraint system .................. 62
Seats
Front seat adjustment ................................................ 48
Heated seat .................................................................. 58
Manual seat ................................................................. 51
Memory ........................................................................ 93
Selective locking
See Central locking system ....................................... 31
Self-test BabySmart
TM without special child seat
installed ........................................................................ 69
Setting the audio volume.............................................. 136
Side impact airbags ......................................................... 75
Side marker lamp........................................................... 350
Sliding/pop-up roof
Opening and closing................................................... 34
Synchronizing ........................................................... 202
SOS-call
See Tele Aid ............................................................... 228
Spare wheel, storage compartment............................. 321
Split folding rear seat bench ........................................ 215
Standby bulb function ................................................... 350
Start lock-out..................................................................... 30
Starter switch ................................................................. 240
Starting and turning off the engine ............................ 242Steering lock
See starter switch ..................................................... 240
Steering wheel
Easy-entry/exit feature .............................................. 47
STEERING WHEEL ADJUST. -
malfunction and warning messages ..................... 308
Steering wheel adjustment
electrical ....................................................................... 88
manual .......................................................................... 87
Storage compartments and armrests .......................... 206
Storing mirror positions.................................................. 90
Storing seat positions ...................................................... 50
Stowing things in the vehicle....................................... 311
Sun visors....................................................................... 205
Sunshade for panorama sliding/pop-up roof............. 199
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) .......................... 70
TTechnical data ................................................................ 373
Electrical system ....................................................... 376
Main Dimensions ...................................................... 376
Rims – Tires ............................................................... 374
Weights ....................................................................... 376
Tele Aid ........................................................................... 228

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data Instruments
and controlsOperation DrivingInstrument
cluster displayPractical hints Car careIndex
Emergency calls ........................................................ 229
Information ................................................................ 233
Initiating an emergency call ................................... 231
Roadside Assistance ................................................. 232
Telephone ......................................................................... 111
Incoming call .............................................................. 115
Redialing ..................................................................... 113
Telephone book .......................................................... 111
Telephone, general ........................................................ 220
Telephones and two-way radios ................................... 226
Telescoping steering column -
malfunction and warning messages ...................... 308
The first 1 000 miles (1 500 km) ................................ 227
Tire inflation pressure .................................................. 335
Tires
Rims and tires ........................................................... 374
Tool kit
See Vehicle tools and air pump .............................. 322
Tow-away alarm ................................................................ 46
Towing the vehicle ......................................................... 341
Transmission selector lever,
manually unlocking .................................................. 344
Trip computer .................................................................. 117
Trunk ................................................................................. 41
Trunk lid emergency release ......................................... 43
UUnlocking the vehicle with remote control ................. 33VVanity mirrors ............................................................... 205
VEHICLE (audio and central locking system) ........... 132
Vehicle keys ...................................................................... 28
Vehicle tools and air pump .......................................... 322WWa r n i n g l a m p s
See Malfunction and indicator lamps in the
instrument cluster............................................... 282
What you should know at the gas station ................. 278
Wheel bolts .................................................................... 332
Wheels ............................................................................ 324
Rims and tires ........................................................... 374
Where to find it ................................................................ 13
Window curtain airbag.................................................... 76
Windows
See Power windows................................................... 197
Windshield washer system .......................................... 320

393 Index
Te ch n i c a l
data Instruments
and controlsOperation DrivingInstrument
cluster displayPractical hints Car careIndex Wiper blade
Replacing insert ........................................................ 356
Wiper operation
See Combination switch .......................................... 148

Service and Literature
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