MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Owners Manual

480 Practical advice
Cha
ngingthe bulbs
6 Fit bulb holder 1into the guid ein the
he adlamp. Cable du ct2 mus tpo int
down and to the right.
6 Turn bulb holder 1 cloc kwise untilit
engages andc abledu ct 2 isat the
bo ttom on the left. Chan
ging the cornering light bulbs
6 Switchof fthe lights.
6 Open thebo nne t.
6 Remov ethe cover ( =page 478). 1
Bulb hol der
2 Cable du ct
6 Turn bulb holder 1anti-c lock wise un-
til it disenga ges.
6 Remov ebu lbho lder 1.
6 Remove th ebulb from the socket.
6 Inse rtthe new bulb into the socket and
press it down fully.
6 Fitbu lb holder 1into the guide inthe
headlamp.
The lug on the bulb ho lder must po int
up and to the left and cable du ct2
mu stpoi ntup and to the le fton the le ft-
hand hea dlam pand down and to the
right on the right-hand he adlamp.
6 Turn bulb holder 1cloc kwise until it
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Practical advice
Replacing the wiper blades
! Only fold the windscreen wipers away from
th ewi nd screen or rear window when thewipers
are vertical .Othe rwise, youco uld dam aget he
bo nnet.
Un der no circumst ances sh ould you open the
bo nnet when the wiper arm sare fol dedfo r-
wa rds. Othe rwise, you could dam ageth e bonnet. !
Do not fold thewi pe r arm sontoth ewi nd-
screen or rear window wit hout wiper blades.
They may ot herwise dam agethe windscreen or
rear wind ow.
For your convenie nce, have this wo rkcarried
ou ta ta qualified spe cialist workshop, e.g .a
Me rcedes-Benz Servi ceCentre.
Fo lding the wiper blades into a vertical po
sit ion
Vehic les with key
6 Turn the key to position 1in the ignition
lo ck.
6 Set the windscreen wipe rsto po sition
u onthe comb inat ion sw itch
( = page 253).
6 Turn the key to pos ition 0or remo veit
wh en thew iper arms are vertical .
Ve hicles with KEYLESS GO*
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Remove your foot from theb rake ped-
al.
6 Set the windscreen wipe rsto po sition
u onthe comb inat ion sw itch
( = page 253). 6
Pressthe KEY LESS GO button rep eat-
ed ly until the windscree nwipers star t.
6 Pressthe KEY LESS GO button when
the wiper ar msare verti cal. Re
placin gthe wip erblades
6 Fold th ewiper arm away from the
glass.
! When doing so, on lyho ldthew iper arms,
ot he rw ise youma ydamage thewi per blades.
6 Set the wipe rbla de atright angles to
the wiper ar m.
Windscre enwiper arm andwi per bl ade
6 Remo ve the wiper bladefrom th eho ld-
er on thewi per arm. Re
placin gthe wiper blades G
Risk of inju ry Befor
ech an ging thew iper bl ades, switch
the ignition to 0.T he windscr eenwi pe rs
may othe rwise mov ean dinjure you. G
Risk of accide nt Wipe
rbl ad es arewear parts. Repl aceth e
wi pe rbl ad es twice ayear, id eally in the
spring andin th eau tumn .The wind ow s will
othe rwise not beprope rly wi pe d. This may
preve ntyou fr om obse rvingth etraf fic co ndi-
ti ons, thereb ycausing an accident. Rem
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Replacing
the wiper blades
6 Slide the wiper blade on tothew iper
arm in the opp osite dir ection to the ar-
row.
6 Turn the wiper bladeparallel to the wip-
er arm.
6 Fold th ewiper arm onto the wi nd-
screen or rear window again. Fit
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Practical advice
Flat tyre
Yo ur vehicl em aybe equipped with:
! aTIREFIT kit
! a"M inis pare " em erge ncy sp arewh eel*
! asp are whe el*
! the MO Extend ed run-fla tsyst em*
6 Stop yo urvehic leas far away as possi-
ble from movi ngtraffic and on a fi rm,
non-s lipa nd even surface.
6 Switchon theha zard warning lamp s.
6 Move the tra nsmi ssion sele ctor lever
to P.
6 Get allocc upant sout of the vehi cle if
nec essa ry,ensuring that they ar enot
en dang ered asthey do so.
6 Switchof fthe engine and remove the
key from the ig nitio nlock. Vehi
cles with KEYL ESSGO*:
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Open thedriver’s door.
The statu sof the on-board electroni cs
co rresponds to key pos ition 0.
6 Plac e the warningt riangle
( = page 400)orhazard wa rningl am ps
at asuit able dist an ce behind thev ehi-
cle. Ob serve legal re quiremen ts. Fl
at tyre Pr
ep arin gthe vehic le G
Risk of inj ury The
jack isde sign ed onlyto rais e thevehicle
fo ra sh ort while when aw heelis cha nged.
If you intend to wor kun derth eve hic le,
place thev ehicle on stan ds.
Ma kesure that the jack isplac ed on afirm,
non-s lipa nd level surface .Do notus ewo od-
en blocks or sim ilar objects as a jack sup-
por tplate ,ot he rwis eth e ja ckmay notbe
ab leto achiev eitsl oa d-be aringc apacity if it
is not atits fullheight.
Do not start the engine at any time whil ethe
wheel isbe ing chan ged.
Do not lie under the vehi cle when it is being
su pported by the jack.If you donot raise the
ve hicleas described, itcou ldslip offth ejack
(e .g. if th eengi neisstar ted or adooror the
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484 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
Yo u can use th eTIREF ITkit to se alsm all
punctures, parti cularly thos einth etyre
trea d.
Yo uca nuse TIREF IT at outside tem pera-
tu res above–2 0°C . 6
Do not remov eany for eign bod ies
which have penetr ated the tyre, e.g.
scre ws or na ils.
6 Rem ove the TIREF ITfiller bottle, the
accompany ing"m ax. 80 km/h"st icker
an d the electri cairpu mp fr omthe
st owag ewe llin thebo ot floor
( = page 401).
1 Sticker ,driver's fiel d of visi on
2 Sticke r, wheel
6 Stick part 1of th esti cker with inthe
driver 'sfield of vision.
6 Put part 2ofthes tick er aside forla ter
use. i
If sealant leaks out ,allow it todry. Itca n
th en be remov edlike a layer of film.
i If sealan tco me sin to co ntac twi th your
cl ot hing, have it professionall ycleaned wi th
perc hloro ethy lene assoon aspossible. Us
ing the TIRE FITkit G
Risk of acc ident In the fo
llow ingsituatio ns,y ou rsa fet yis at
pa rtic ular risk and TIR EFITisun able topro-
vi de bre akdo wn assistanc e:
! ifthere arecuts or pun ctures inthe tyre
greater th an4m m
! ifthe wheel rim isdamaged
! ifyo uha ve driven at very low tyre pre s-
sures or onaflat tyre
Do not dr ivea nyfurthe r.Con sultaq ualifi ed
sp ecialist wor ksho pwhich hasth ene ces-
sary spe cial istk nowled ge and too lsto car ry
ou tthe wo rk required .Merce de s-Be nz rec-
om mendsthat youuse a Mercede s-Be nz
Se rvice Centre forthis purpose .In particu-
lar, wor krelev ant to saf etyo ron safety-re-
lated syste ms mustbe carried ou tat a
qu alified specialist wor ksho p. P4
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Risk of inju ry TIREFIT mus
tnotcome into contac twith
yo ur skin,eyes or clot hing.
! IfTIRE FIT com esinto con tact with your
eyes or skin,immedi atelyrinse thor-
ou ghly with clea nw ater.
! Chang eout of cloth ingw hich has been
in contact with TI REFITim me diately.
! Ifan all ergic react iono ccurs, consu lt a
doc tor im medi ately.
Ke ep TIRE FITaway from child ren.
! IfTIRE FIT is swa llow ed,im me diately
ri ns em outh out th oroughly with water
an d dr ink plent yof water.
! Donot indu ce vomiting . Consult a doc-
to r im mediately.
! Do not inha leTIREF ITfumes . 216_R
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Practical advice
Flat tyre
Th ere are two typ esofair pu mpthat may
be supplied with yourvehicle.Ve rsion 1
ca nb e id entifie dby th eflap , beh ind wh ich
the tube with the pressure gaug ean d ca ble
ar el oc ated ; version 2 hasap ressure
ga ug ese t in the electricair pu mp.
Th efo llowing description applies to both
vers ions. Di fferen cesbetwe enthe two ver-
si ons are in dicat ed. Ve
rsion 1
1 TIREFIT filler bottle
2 Recess
3 On/off swi tch
4 Conne ctor wi thcable
5 Elec tricair pu mphose
6 Flange
7 Flap Ve
rsion 2
1 TIREF ITfiller bottle
2 Rece ss
3 On/off swi tch
4 Connector with cab le
5 Elec tric air pump hose
6 Flange
6 Version 2:op en flap 7 onthe el ectric
ai rpump.
6 Pull connector with ca ble 4 and
hose 5ofthe electri cairpu mp outof
the ho using.
6 Screw hose 5onthe electri cair
pu mp onto flange 6onTIRE FIT filler
bottle 1. G
Risk of inju ry Compl
ywith themanufac turer’ssafety in-
struction ssho wnonthes tick er on the elec-
tric air pump. P
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Fl
at tyre
6 Inse rtTIRE FIT filler bottle 1with the
he ad pointing dow nwards into
re ce ss 2 onthe electric air pum p.
8 Filler hose
9 Valve
6 Uns crew the valve cap fr om va lve9
on the faulty tyr e. Ve
rsion 1
a Pressure releas es crew
b Pres su re gauge
6 Ver sion 1: make sure pressure releas e
screw aonpressure gauge bisfully
close d.
6 Screw filler hose 8 onto valve 9.
6 Plug conne ctor 4 into th ecigar ette
ligh ter socket or into a12 Vsocket* in
the vehicle.
6 Turn the ignition key to po sition 1. 6
Pres son /o ff swi tch3 onthe electric
air pu mptoI.
Th eele ctric air pu mpissw itchedon.
Th ety re ispumped up.
i At first,th ese alan tispu mp edinto th ety re s.
The pressure may ris ebriefl yto approximat ely
5b ar in theprocess.Do not swit choff thec om-
press orduring this phase.
6 Run th ecompre ssor for five minute s.
Th etyres mustthen have a pressure of
at leas t1.8bar.
! Donoto perat eth e el ectric air pu mpfor
lon gerth an 8m inutes withou ta break, othe rwise
it ma yover heat. Th eair pump can be used again
on ce itha sc ooled dow n.
If a tyre pressure of 1. 8baris not rea ched
af ter five minu tes:
6 switch offth eele ctric air pu mp,re-
mo veitan d dri vethe vehicle abou t
10 mforwards and ba ckwards.
Th isdistr ibutestheTIRE FITsealant
mor eeve nly.
6 Rem ove the filler bott lefrom the ele c-
tri cairpu mp .
6 Pum pup the tyr eag ain.
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Practical advice
Flat tyre
After achie ving atyre pressure of 1. 8bar:
6 Press 0on theelect ric ai rp um psw itch.
Th e electri cairpu mp issw itch ed on.
6 Remo vethe electri cairpu mp.
6 Pullaway immediat ely.
Th isdist rib utes the TIREF ITsealan t in
th etyr e.
6 Stop after driving forap prox imatel y
10 minutes and check the tyr epres-
sure using the electr icair pu mp. Ve
rsion 2
a Release button
b 6Pres sure gauge
6 Correct the tyre pressure if it isstill at
le as t1. 3b ar(see fue lfiller flap forval-
ues).
6 Toincr ea se the ty repres sure:
sw itch on the elect ric air pu mp.
6 Toreduce th etyrepr es sure
(vers ion1): open pressure relea se
screw aon pressure ga ugeb .
6 Toreduce th etyrepr es sure
(vers ion2): open pressure relea se
screw anext to pressu re
ga ug eb . G
Risk of accide nt If
apressu reof 1.8 barstill cannot be at-
tain edafter afurther five minutes, thety re is
to o badly da maged.
Do notdr ive any fu rthe r.Co nsult a qualif ied
spe cial ist work shop which has theneces-
sary spe cial ist knowledg eand tools tocarry
out the workrequ ired .Me rced es-Ben zre c-
om mends that youuseaMercede s-Be nz
Se rvice Centre fort hisp urpo se.In particu-
lar, work relevant tosafety or on safety-re-
late dsys tems mu stbe carried outata
qu alifie dsp ecia list work shop. G
Risk ofaccide nt If
th ety re press urei sbe low 1.3b ar, the tyre
is to o badly da maged.
Do not dr ivea nyfurthe r.Con sultaq ualified
sp ecialist wor ksho pwhich has theneces-
sary spec iali st knowledge and too lsto car ry
out the wor kre qu ired .Me rced es-Benz rec-
om mendsthat you useaMerce de s-Be nz
Se rvic eCe ntre for this purpose .In particu-
lar, wor krele vant tosafety or on safety-re-
late d sys tems must be ca rried out at a
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Fl
at tyre
6 Affix the second partof the sticker near
the valve on the whe elwith th ede fec-
ti ve tyre.
6 Driveto the ne ares t wo rkshop and
ha ve the tyr echa nged the re.
6 Have the TI REFITkitr eplac edas so on
as possib le at aqualified spe cial ist
work shop, e. g.aMe rced es-B enz Serv-
ice Cent re.
i Haveth e TIRE FITkitreplaced every four
years at a qual ified specialis two rkshop, e.g. a
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre. Prepa
ring the vehic le
6 Prepare the vehicle asdescribed
(= page 483).
6 Lift up the boot cov er.
6 Rem ove the jack and the vehicle tool
kit and "Minispare" emergency spare
wh eel* orthesp arewh eel*
( = page 401). G
Risk of acc ident Do
not exceed the maximum spee d of
80 km /h.
Th e"max. 80 km /h"st icker must be affixed
with inthe driver’ sfield of vision .
Th ev ehicle ’s ha nd ling cha racter isti csma y
be affe cted. H
Environ mental no te Di
spose of the used TIREFI Tkitprofes sional-
ly ,e.g. at aMe rced es-Benz Service Cen tre. Cha
nging awh eel and fitting the
sp are whe el* G
Risk of accident The wheel
dime nsion san dtyre size of the
sp are wheel* or "Min ispa re" emergen cy
sp are wheel* ma ydiffer fr omthos eof
stan dard wheels.
Th e" Minisp are" emergen cy sparewh eel*
mu ston lybe used asa te mpo rary measure.
Do not excee dthe maxim umspeed of
80 km /h.
Have the"Min ispa re" emergen cyspare
wheel* replac ed with ane wwhee lasso on
as possible at aqualifie dsp ecialist wor k-
shop whichha s th ene cessary spe cial ist
kn ow ledg ean dtools to carry out the work
re qu ired .Me rced es-Benz reco mm ends that
yo uu seaMe rced es-Ben zS ervice Cen tre for
this purpos e. In particul ar,work relevant to
sa fety or on sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be
ca rrie d out ataq ualified sp ec iali stwo rk-
shop.
Never drive the vehi clew ith mo rethan one
st ee lem erge ncy spare wheel fi tted. G
Risk of inju ry The
jack isde signe donly toraise the vehi cle
fo ra short while whe nawheel is chang ed.
If you intendto work underthev ehic le,
pla ce the vehi cleo nstands.
Prepa retheve hicle asdescr ibed
( = page 483).
Make su rethat thejac kis placed onafirm
an dlevel surface. Prov ideas table an dnon-
slip plat form for th ejac kwhen work ing on
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Practical advice
Flat tyre Raising the ve
hicle
6 Prev ent the vehicle from rolling away
usin gch ocks or simi lar.
On a level road:
6 Plac ec hocks infront of and behind
th ewh eelwh ich is diag ona llyoppo-
si te the wheel yo uwis hto cha nge.
On uphill gra dien ts:
6 Plac ec hock s behind both wheels
on the other axle. 1
Whe elwrench
6 Take whe elwrench 1out of the ve hi-
cl e too lkit.
6 Loosen thew heelbo ltso nth ew heelto
be chan ged by about one tur n,bu t do
not unscrew the m. 1
Jacking point
2 Jack
3 Cra nk
6 Pos itio n jack 2atjack ing point 1.
6 Make sure tha tthe base of the ja ckis
loc ated dire ctly und erjac king po int1. Do
not start theengi neatanytime whilethe
wheel is beingc hang ed.
Do notlie un der th eve hicle whe nitis be ing
su ppo rted bythe ja ck.If you donot rais ethe
ve hicleas descr ibed, itcou ldslip off the jack
(e .g. if th e en gine isstarte dor a door or the
boot lid is ope nedor close d). G
Risk ofaccide nt Po
sition the jack only atoneof the approp ri-
at ejack ingpoints.
If you donotp osi tionthe jack cor rectly,t he
ve hicle can:
! slip off the jack
! inju re you or others
! be damagedP4
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