sensor MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Owner's Manual

352 Con
trols
Sl idin g/tilting sunroof
Whe nyo u lock the vehicle, you can close
the side windows andt he slidi ng/tilting
su nroof simulta neou sly. With
thekey
6 Point the key atthedri ver’s door han-
dle asillustrated.
6 Press the ‹button to lock the vehi-
cle.
6 Keep the button pressed until the side
windows and the slidi ng/tilti ng sun-
roof have clos edfully.
6 Make sure that allth eside windows
an d the slidi ng/tilti ng sunroof are
close d. Wit
hKE YLESS GO*
1 Sensor surface on th edoor hand le
6 Tou chthe sensor until the side win-
dows and th e slid ing/tilting sunroof
ha ve clos ed fully.
i Makesure that you onlytouc h the sens or
surfac e.
6 Make sure that allt he side wi ndows
an dth eslidi ng/tilti ng sunroof are
closed. Co
nveni ence cl osing G
Risk of inj ury Make
sure that nobody can beco metrap ped
as you close the side window san dthe
sl id ing/ tilting sunroof .Pr oc ee das follow sif
da nger threat ens:
With thekey:
! Releas ethe ‹ button.
! Keep the Πbutton pressed unt il
th es idew indows and the slid ing/ tilting
su nroof have opened again.
Wi th KEYL ESSGO *:
! Release the senso ron the door handle.
! Pull the door handle andh old it firml y.
Th es ide windo wsandth esliding /tilting
sunroof* open. P8
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Con
trols
Features
Ve hicles withou tNight Vi ewAssist*
1 Areas of winds cree ntran spar ent to ra-
di o wa ves(o nthe left an dright of the
ra in se nsor cover)
2 Rain sensor cover
3 Area of wi ndscreen tra nspa rent tora-
di o wa ves Vehi
cles with Ni ght Vie w As sist*
1 Areas of wind screen tra nspar ent to ra-
di o wave s(o n the left of the rain sensor
cove r)
2 Rain sensor cover
3 Area of wind screen tra nspare ntto ra-
di o waves
Th erem oteco ntr olint egrated intherear-
vi ew mi rror allo wsyouto operat eup to
three di ffer ent door and gate systems.
i Thegarage door opener is onl yavailable
fo rc ert ain coun tries .Ob serve the legal require-
ment sinall cou ntries con cerned. The
HomeL ink®
ga rage door ope neris
co mp atibl ewith most gate and garage
do or op eners in Europe. Detailed info rm a-
tion on Hom eLink®
an d/ orcomp atible
pr od uct scan beobta ined:
! ata Mercedes -Ben zSe rvice Ce ntre
! via the free -of-c hargeHo me Link ®
hot-
li ne (0)0 8000 466354 65oralterna-
ti ve ly +49 (0) 683 9907 277 (w ith
cos ts)
! on the Interne tat www.home link.com
Remot econtrol inthe rear -view mirror
1 Indicat orlamp
2 Tran smitter button
3 Transmi tter button
4 Transmi tter button
P67.10-2256-31
Gara
gedoor opener*
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394 Operation
Ca
re
Th eval ue ofyo ur ve hicle will be retained by
regul arand prope rca re. Th ebest way to
protect yo urveh icle from harm fulen viron-
me ntal in flue nces is towa shitan duse pro-
te ctive tre atme nts regul arly.
Mercedes -Ben zre co mm ends th atyou
tre atthe paintwork twi ceaye ar (e.g.in
sp ring and in autumn ).
i It is advis ableto useMe rcede s-Be nz care
prod ucts. They are designed specifi cally for
Me rced es-Benz veh icles and represe ntthe state
of thea rt.Me rcedes-Benz care produc tsare
available fr omany Merced es-Benz Service
Cent re.
Sc ratche s,co rrosi vedeposits, area sa f-
fect edbycorros ion and da magecaused by
neg lect or inadeq uate care cannot alwa ys
be comp letel yrep aired. Insu ch cases, vis it
aq ualified specialist worksho pimm ediate-
ly ,e.g. a Mercedes -Ben z Service Ce ntre.
Re pair dama gecaused byloos echi ppings
an d rem ovet he following immediate ly:
! Insect remains
! Bird droppings
! Tree resin !
Oils an dgre ase
! Fuel
! Tarst ains
! Donota ffix:
! unsuita ble stic kers
! films
! mag netic plat esor similar
to paint edsurfac es, ot herwise you could dam-
age the paint work. !
Do not park the vehicle im mediately for an
ex tended period aft ercleanin g,partic ularly af ter
cl eanin gth ew heels wit hwheelclean er.Wh eel
cl eaners may lead toincreas edcorrosion on
brak edis csand brake pads /linings. Generally
park theve hicle at opera ting temp erature after
cl eanin g. Au
tomat iccar wash
Yo uca nclea nth eve hicle in an automa tic
ca r wash from the very star t,bu t prefera bly
one wi thhigh -pre ss urewa sher jets.
Do not useabrus h-free autom atic car
wa sh that uses chem icalag en ts to wash
the vehicle.
If the veh icle is ver ydirty, prewash it be-
fo re you drive into the car wash.
! Make su retha t the windscreen wiper swit ch
is set toM (= page 253), ot herwise the rain
sensor could be ac tiva ted, for example, and trig-
ger in advertent wiper swe eps.Th isco uld res ult
in damag etothe vehicl e.
Af terusin gan autom atic ca r wash, wipe off
wax or othe rchemi calre sidu es from the
winds cree n. Thiswillprevent smearing. Care
G
Risk of poisoni ng Al
wa ysfollow the inst ructions forus ing the
care produ cts.
Alwa yskeep care products tightly closed
and ou tof thereach of children. H
Environ mental note Di
spose of emptycont aine rs,c lean ing
clot hsand pol ishi ng wads inan enviro nm en-
tall yre sponsible manner. Ca
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396 Operation
Ca
re i
Sunscr eenfoil re trofit tedto the inside of the
windows could int erfere wit hradioor mobile
phone rec eption, espec ially if these foil sare con-
duc tive or metallically coated. Information
abou tsuns cree nfo ilca n be obtained fro many
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre. Cleanin
gthe headlam ps
6 Clea nthe headlamp lens es with a
da mp cloth.
! Onlyus e was herfluid whic his suitable
for plas tic lense s.Unsuitable was herfluid could
damag ethe plas tic le ns es ofthehe adlamps.
Therefore ,do not use dry clot hs ,abrasive prod-
uc ts, solvents or cleaning agent sco ntaining
solven ts.Y ou could oth erwise scrat chor da m-
age the sur face ofthe lenses. Pla
stic trim
! Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hsand do
no tscrub .Yo u will ot herwise scrat ch or damage
th e surfaces. Light
soiling
Wi pe pl astic part swi th ada mp ,lin t-free
cloth (e.g.a mi crofibre cloth). As a cl ean-
in g agen t,use asmall amoun toffo ami ng
gre aseso lvent (e.g. washing up liquid) di-
luted inwater.
Th esurface may have adiff erent shade af-
te rc lean ing. The norma lsh ade wi llre turn
if you waitfo r th esurface to dry.
He avy soiling
Wi pe pl astic part swi th ada mp ,lin t-free
cloth (e.g.a mi crofibre cloth). Us easo l-
vent-fre ean dn on-ca ustic clea ning agen t.
Mercede s-Be nz re comm ends th atyouus e
a Me rced es-B enz pro duct.
Th esurface may have adiff erent shade af-
te rc lean ing. The norma lsh ade wi llre turn
if you waitfo r th esurface to dry. Distronic
*or Dis troni cPl us*
1 Distroni c/Distronic Pl uscover
2 Add itional sensor sfor Di stronic Pl us
6 Turn the key to position0 in theignition
lo ck.
6 Cleancover 1in the radiato rgrille
with water, shampoo and a softcloth.
6 Clean the part ofthebu mper near the
se nsors 2. Driving
systems
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Operation
Care
! Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hs and do
not sc rub. You will ot herwise sc ratcho r damage
th eDi stronic or Distronic Plus cover.
6 Res tart your vehic leafter ithas been
clea ned. Parktro
nic*
Th e se nsor sare lo cated inthe fr onta nd
re ar bum pers.
1 Parktroni cse nsors inthe front bump er
6 Clea nthe se nsorsin the bu mperwith
water, carsh amp ooandaso ftcloth. !
Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hsand do
no tscrub .Yo u will ot herwise scrat ch or damage
th es ensors. If you use a hi gh-pressure cleaner
or steam clea ne rto clean thesensors ,obs erve
th ei nformation issued by the equip mentma nu-
fa ctu rer rela ting to ho wmu chdis tanc es houldbe
ma intai nedb etwe en the veh icle an dth e nozzle
of thehigh-pressure clea ne r or steam cleaner. Pa
rk Assist* and Parkin gGuidanc e*
Th es ensors are in tegratedi nthe fr onta nd
rear bump ersan dar enot vi sible from the
outs ide.
1 Sensors
6 Clea n the sensor area on the fron tan d
rear bumper with water ,car shamp oo
and asof tcloth.
! Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hsand do
no tscrub .You will ot herwise scrat ch or damage
th e surface.
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Text-s
tyle me ssag es G
Risk ofacc iden tan din ju ry Always
have maintenan cewor kcarrie dout
at aqu alifie dsp ecialist worksh op which has th
en ecessary spe cial ist knowledg eand
tool sto carry out the wor kre qu ired.
Me rcede s-Be nz reco mmends thatyouuse a
Me rcede s-Be nz Service Centre forthis pu r-
pose. In
particu lar,work rele vant tosafety or on
sa fety-r elat ed system smus t be carried out
at a qualifie dsp ecialist workshop .There isa
ri sk ofan ac cide nt an dinju ry ifthis work is
carrie dout inc orrectly. Di
splay messag es Possible
caus e/ conseq ue nce Possibl
eso lution DI
ST RON IC cu
rrently unava ilab le
See Owner's Manu al Di
stronic *is deactivated andis te mpo-
rari lynot op eration al.
Di stronic *is deactivated if:
! the Distronic* cov erin the radiator
grille is dirty
! its fun ctioni simpaired as aresu ltof
he avy pre cipitat ion or fog
! its rada rse nsor system is tempo-
ra rily not op erationa l,e. g. du eto
ele ctrom agne tic radi ation
! thera dar se nsorsystem* do esnot
dete ctany ve hiclesor stati onary
obje cts, e. g.mar kers,fo ra lo ng
time
! the syste mhasove rhea ted 6
Clea n the Di stronic* cover inthe radi ator
grille (= page396).
6 Waitun tilth esyst em has co oled down if
nece ssary.
6 Restar t the vehicle.
Dis troni c*willbe operationa lag ain wi thou t
you needi ngto restart the eng ine if:
! the di rt(e.g. sl ush) loose nswhiley ou are
driving
! the syste mdetec ts tha tthe sensors are
fully available aga in
! the messag e in themulti-function di splay
dis appears
Yo uca n operat eDi stro nic* again intheus ual
wa y. Distronic in
op erative Di
stro nic* isfaulty. 6
Have Di stro nic* che cked ata qual ified
spe cial istwor ksho p. 216_R
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Advance
dDi stronic cu
rrently unava ilab le
See Owner's Manu al Di
stronic Plus* isdeactivated and is
te mp orarily not op erationa l.
Di stronic Plus *is deactivated if:
! theDi stronic Pl us*co ver inthe ra-
di at or grille isdirty
! its rada rse nsor system is tempo-
ra rily not op erationa l,e. g. du eto
ele ctrom agne tic radi ation
! its fun ctioni simpaired as aresu ltof
he avy pre cipitat ion or fog
! theba tte ryvol tage isinsufficient 6
Clean th eDis tron icPlu s*cove rin the ra-
di at or grille (
=page 396).
6 Restar t the vehicle.
Di stro nic Pl us*wi ll be operat iona lagai n with-
out you needing to resta rt theen gine if:
! the di rt(e.g. sl ush) loose nswhiley ou are
driving
! the syste mdetec ts tha tthe sensors are
fully available aga in
! the messag e in themulti-function di splay
dis appears
Yo uc an op erate Di stroni cPl us *ag ain inthe
usual way. Distronic Plus in
op erative Di
stro nicP lus* isfaulty. BAS Plus* and
the PRE-SA FE®
Br ak e* may also have
fa iled. 6
Have Di stro nic Pl us*che cked ata qual i-
fi ed specialist worksho p. Di
splay messag es Possible
caus e/ conseq ue nce Possibl
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages On
lysele ctposition
P wh en vehicle is
sta tiona ry Yo
uh aveat tem pted to movethetra ns-
mi ssio nse lect or leve rto Pev en thou gh
th eve hicl eis still mo ving. 6
Stop theve hicle. Ve
hicl enot in
position P Yo
uh aveop ened the dri ver’sd oor and
th etra nsmi ssion is in po sition R, N
or D. 6
Make sure th atthe tra nsmi ssio n is inpo-
sition Pan dth eve hicle issecure dwi th
the electri cpa rki ng brake when le aving
the vehicl e. Chil
dse at in
wrong pos ition
See Owner's Manu al Th
echi ldseat isnot positio nedco rrect-
ly. 6
Move the child se atinto th eco rrect pos i-
tion. Th
ese nsor for th echild seat reco gni-
ti on isfaulty. 6
Have the sensor for th ech ild se at recog-
ni tio ncheck ed ataquali fied sp ecialist
work shop. Next
service X
in ... days
in ... km Se
rvice X mustbe carried out in ... days
or ... km. 6
Have the se rvice dis play ed carried outat
a qu alified specia list wor ksho p. Drive to wo
rkshop without cha
nging
gear Th
e tra nsmi ssio n position cannot be
cha nged due to a malfun ction. If
tran smi ssion po sition Dis se lect ed:
6 Drive to a qualified specialist workshop
without moving the tra nsmi ssio nsele ctor
le ve r from tran sm ission pos itio n D.
If tran smi ssionp osition N, R orPis sele cted:
6 Cons ulta qualified specialist worksho p. Di
splay messag es Possible
caus e/ conseq ue nce Possibl
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410 Practical advice
Displ
aymessa ges Par
k As sist cur
rently un available
See Owner'sM anual Pa
rk Ass ist* isdeacti vated and istem-
po rari lyno to perationa l.Pa rk Assis t*is
de activated if:
! its radar sensor system*is te mpo-
ra rily notop era tiona l,e. g. due to
elec trom agnetic radi ation emit ted
by nearby TV or radio stat ions
! the areas around th e sensors inthe
bumper s (=
page 397)are dirty
! the batt eryvo ltag eis insuffici ent 6
Clea nthe bu mpers ( =page 397).
6 Wai t until the battery voltage ha sretur ne d
to nor mal.
Pa rkAs sist* willbe opera tion alagai n without
yo u ne eding to start the eng ine if:
6 thedir tloos enswh ile the vehicle is in mo-
ti on
6 thesyste mdetectsthat the sensors are
ful lyavailable again
6 theme ssage inthemu lti-fu nc tio ndi sp lay
disapp ears
Yo uca nu sePark Assist* agai nin theusual
way. in
op erative Pa
rk Ass ist* isuna vailab ledue to a
mal func tion. 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Pa
rkin gGu ida nce in
op erative Pa
rking Guida ncefa ilure 6
Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Display
messages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution 216_R
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Pa
rking Guidan ce cu
rrently unava ilab le
See Owner's Manu al Pa
rki ng Guidan ce*is un availa ble if
Par k As sist*is sw itche doff. 6
Park ingGu idan ceisavailable agai nand
the disp laymessag e disappears if
! the dirt lo osens while th evehicle is inmo-
tion
! the syst emdetects tha tthe sensors are
fully available aga in
If the displ ay messag edoes not dis appe ar of
its own acco rd:
6 Clea nth ebumper s.
6 Restar t the engine.
6 Wait unt ilth eba ttery voltage has returned
to norm al. Pa
rking Guidan ce dis
abled Ve
hicle swith Pa rking Guidan ce*: the
ve hicl e is parke d. The display
messag ed isappears autom atical-
ly. PR
E-SA FE in
op erative
See Owner's Manu al Im
port antfu nctions of PRE-SAFE®
ha ve
fa iled. All othe ro ccu pant safety sys-
te ms ,e. g. airbags, remain available. 6
Visit a qualified specialist worksho p. Ra
dar sensor deac-
tiv ated See
Owner's Manu al Th
e radar sensor system*of the ve hi-
cle has been switch ed offon theon-
bo ard co mputer andy ou have tried to
act ivat ePar k As sistorDistro nic Pl us*. 6
Check wheth eritis possibl eto activa te
the radar sensor system*(
=page 528).
6 Switch on the radar sensor system* on
the on-boa rdcom puter (
= page 287). Di
splay messag es Possible
caus e/ conseq ue nce Possibl
eso lution 216_R
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