MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Owners Manual

500 Practical advice
Tow
ing
i Switch off the automa tic locking feat ure be-
for ethe vehicle is towe d (
=page 208). You
co uld ot he rwis e bec omeloc ked outwh en push-
in g or towi ng theve hicle.
! Only secu re theto w ca ble or towi ng bar to
th eto wi ng eyes ,you may ot herwise da magethe
vehi cle. Opening
thefront cover
1 Cover
6 Pres st he mark on cover 1bac kwards
in the direction of the arro w.
6 Remov ecover 1. Ope
ning the rear cover
1 Cover
6 Press the markon cover1 backwards
in the directio n ofthearro w.
6 Remov ecover 1. Sec
uring the to wing eye
6 Take theto wing eye fr omtheve hicle
too lkit (
=pa ge 401).
6 Screw in the to wingeyecloc kwise to
the stop.
6 Insert thewh eel wrench ha ndleinto th e
towing eyea nd tighten.
6 Stow thewh eel wrench in the vehicle
too lkit. !
Donot to wthev ehicle furthe rth an 50 km.
Do not exce ed a max imum towing speed of
50 km /h.Othe rwise, you could damage the
tr an sm ission.
6 Switch ontheigni tion.
i You will have touse theignition loc kunder-
neath theKE YLESS GO*button on vehicles with
KE YLES SGO * (
=page 229).
6 Move the tra nsmi ssion sele ctor lever
to N.
6 Take thewh eel wrench outof the vehi-
cl e too lkit (
=page 401).
6 Inse rt the wheel wren ch hand le into the
to wing eyeandloos en the to wing eye.
6 Uns crew theto wing eye.
6 Replac eth eco ver and press ituntil it
engages.
6 Stowthet owing eye in the vehicle to ol
kit. Fit
ting the towing eye
P00.60-2064-31 P00.60-2065-31 To
wing the vehicle Rem
ovingthe to wing eye 216_R
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501
Practical advice
Towing
Th e to wing eyes ca nbe used to pull th eve-
hicle onto atrail eror tra nspor terfo rtr an s-
po rting purp oses.
6 Turn thekey to po sition 2in the ignition
lo ck.
6 Move the tra nsmi ssion sele ctor lever
to N.
! Only lash the ve hicle down by the wheels or
rims, not by vehiclepart ssuc has axle or st eering
co mp onent s.There is ot herwise a ris kof dam age
to the ve hicle. Trans
portin g the vehic le 216_R
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502 Practical advice
Fuses
The
fuses inyour vehicle se rveto clo se
down faulty circuits. If afuse blows ,all
co mp onentso n the circuitan d their func-
tion swil lfa il.
i Blown fuses mustbe replaced byfuses of
th e sa meratin g(id entifiable bythe co lourand
amperage) and with th e amperages spe cified in
th e fuse alloc ationchart .A Me rcedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre will be happy toadvise you. If
anew lyfitted fuse blows ,have the cause
tra cedan d rectified at aqualified specialist
wor ksho p, e.g. a Mercedes -Ben zSe rvice
Centr e.
Th efo llowing implem entsare avai lable for
chang ing the fuses:
! Fuse allo cation chart
! Spare fuses
! Fuse extra ctor
! Only use fuses that have been approved for
Me rced es- Benz vehicles andwh ich ha ve theco r-
re ct amperag efor the system concerned. Othe r-
wis e, el ectrical comp onent sor systems could be
damag ed.
! Switchoff the in ternal fu nctions of thevehi-
cl e ne twork ( =page 495 ) before wor king with
fuses.
Th efuses areloca ted in variou sfuse bo x-
es:
! Fuse bo xin the en gine comp artment
on the le ft-h an d side wh enviewe din
the dire ction of tra vel (
= pa ge 503)
! Fuse bo xin the en gine comp artment
on the rig ht-han d side whe nviewe din
the dire ction of tra vel (
= pa ge 503)
! Fuse box in the re arcom partm ent
( = page 503) !
Fuse boxes on the right andlef t-ha nd
side of the dash board (
=pa ge 504) Fuse
allo ca tion cha rt
Th e fus eallo cation cha rtis in the vehicle
too lki ti nt he stowage we ll under the boot
fl oor (
=pag e401). Thef useam per age is
also in dicatedin this char t. Spare fuses
Sp
arefu ses arewith the veh icletoolkitin
the stowage we llun der the boot floor
( = page 401). Fuse ext
ractor
Th e fus eext ractor iswith theve hicle tool
kit inthe stowa gewellun der the bootfloor
( = page 401).
6 Park theve hicle.
6 Switch off all electric al co nsumers.
6 Rem ove the key from the ignition lock. Fuses
G
Risk of fire On
lyuse fus esthat have been approve dfor
Me rcedes -Ben zveh iclesan d whic hhave the
co rrect amperage for thes yst em con-
ce rned .Do notattempt to repairor bridge
fa ulty fus es. A circuit overlo adcould othe r-
wi se ca usea fire. Havetheca uset race dan d
re ctifie dat a qualifie dsp ecialist wor ksho p,
e.g .aM erce de s-Be nz Service Cen tre. Imple
ments forcha ngin gfu ses Before
changingfuses 216_R
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503
Practical advice
Fuses
Th ere are fuse bo xesin the engi necom-
pa rtm ent,on eon theleft-h an dside and
one on the right- hand side when view ed in
the direction of tr avel.
Fuse boxon th eleft -hand side wh enviewed
in thedi re ctio n of travel
1 Screws
2 Cover
3 Brid ge
6 Toopen: take the cran k ou tofthe
Owner’s Manual wal let (
= page 473).
6 Loos enscrews 1 usin g thecr an k.
6 Remove bridge 3.
6 Remo vecover 2.
6 Toclos e:fit co ver 2. 6
Fitbr idge 3.
6 Tighte n scr ews1using thecr an k.
Fu se box on theright-hand side when
view edinthe directi on of trav el
1 Retaining clips
2 Cover
6 Toopen: press retaining clips 1.
6 Remov ecover 2.
6 Toclos e:fit cover 2.
6 Press cover 2down by hand.
! Thecovermu stsitco rrec tly, othe rwise the
ingress of moist ure or dirt could impair thefu nc-
ti on ofthefu se s. Th
efu se box isbe hind th ecentre armr est
in the rear comp artm ent.
1 Cover
6 To ope n:fold down th ece ntre armr est.
6 Open the co ver behi ndthe ce ntre arm-
rest.
6 Pull cover 1forw ards inthe di rection
of th ear row.
6 Toclos e:pres sc over 1backwa rds
un tilit en gages.
! Make su retha tth e se al in thec over isnot
damaged during ope ningandclosing. Fu
se box in the engine compartment
P54.15-2780-31 P54.15-2779-31 Fus
ebox in therear compa rtment
P82.00-2444-31 216_R
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504 Practical advice
Fuses
There ar
etwo fuse boxes intheda shbo ard,
one on the driver ’sside andone on the
fr ont-passenger side.
! Donot use a point edobject ,su ch as a
screw driver, toope nth ef use boxes. You could
ot he rw ise damage the das hboard. Fu
se box on thed rive r’s side
1 Cover on th edriver’s side
6 To ope n:ope nth edriver’s door.
6 Pull cover 1byhand inthedirecti onof
the arrow.
Fo ld th ecover to the sid e.
6 Toclos e:close cover 1and engage it. Fu
se box on thefron t-passeng erside
1 Cove ron thef ront-passeng erside
6 To ope n:open the fron t-passen ger
door.
6 Pull cover 1byhand inthedire ction of
the arrow.
Fo ld the cover to th eside.
6 Toclos e:close cover 1andengage it. Fu
se boxes onthed ashb oard
P82.00-2437-31 P82.00-2438-31216_R
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505
Technical da
ta
Ge nuine Mercedes-B enz
parts . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 506
Vehi cle elec tronics . . . . . . . . . . 507
Vehicle identification plate s. . 509
Eng ine. . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 510
Pe rfo rmanc e.... . . . . . . . . . . . 511
Tyres and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . 512
Vehi cle di mension s.. . . . . . . . . 517
Vehicle weight s.. . . . . . . . . . . . 518
Se rvi ce produc tsand
ca pa cities . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 519
Frequencies for garagedoor
openers* . . ... . . .. . . ... ... .525
24 GHz radar sensor system*
co untr yoverview . . . . . . . . . . . 528 216_R
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506 Te
chnic aldata
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
Th e"Techn ical da ta" section conta insall
th ene cessary tech nical data foryo ur vehi-
cl e. So me of the va luesgiven are prov i-
si ona land are, in some cases ,ca lcul ated
va lue s.Fina lva lues andmi ssing data were
not available when this manual wentto
prin t.
i Thet echn ical da tawas determin edin ac-
co rdan cewith EU Direc tive s. All data applies to
th e veh icle’sstandard equipment .The dat ama y
th ere fore differ for ve hicles with opt ional equip-
ment. You can obtain furthe r information from a
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre.
Yo uw ill find information about your vehicle’s
noise le vels in theve hicled ocum entation.
Mercedes -Ben ztests ge nuine part san d
co nversi on parts andac ce ssories which
ha ve bee nspe cifica lly approved foryo ur
ve hicle in terms oftheirre liability ,safet y
an d suitabi lity.
De spite ongoing market research,
Merc edes-Ben zis un able toguaran tee oth-
er parts. Mercede s-Be nz ther efor eac ce pts
no respons ibility forth euse of such parts
in Merc edes-Ben zv ehicle s,even ifthey
ha ve bee nindepe ndently or offici ally ap-
prov ed. In
Germany and othe rcou ntries ,ce rta in
parts areon lyoffici al ly approv edforins tal-
lation or modifica tion ifthe yco mp ly with
legal requirem ents. All ge nuine
Merced es-Benz parts meetthis require-
ment.
Ob serv ethe suita bilityof repla ceme nt
parts foryo ur veh icle.In many count ries ,
ce rtain partswh ich result in amo dificat ion
to the ve hicle cou ldinva lidate th evehicl e’s
ge ne ral operating permit. This is th ecase
if:
! theycause a chang eof the veh icle type
fr om tha tfor whic h the ve hicle’s gener-
al ope rating permit was granted
! otherroad user sco uld be endangered
! the emissi on or noi seleve ls ar ead-
ve rselyaf fected
Th eus eof non-app rove dpart scou ldaffect
yo ur vehicl e’sopera ting safety.
Mercede s-Be nz ther efor er ecom mends
ge nu ine Mer cede s-Be nz parts and conver-
si on part san d ac cessories which have
been specific ally appro vedfo ry ourv ehi-
cl e. Ge
nuine Mercedes -Ben zp arts andap-
proved conversi onparts and ac cessories
are availab lefrom a Mercedes-Be nzServ-
ice Ce ntre. Here youwi ll re ceive advice
ab out te chnical modifica tions ,an d the
pa rts will beprof essionally fitted.
Alw ays quotethe vehicle identificati on
numbe ran dt he engine numbe rwhen or-
dering genui neparts .You will find these
nu mb ers on the vehi cle data card inthe
Se rvice Book letor on your vehicl e’si de nti-
fi ca tion plat es (
=pa ge 509). Ge
nuine Mer cedes-Ben zpa rts H
Enviro nm ental note Da
imlerC hrysler als osu ppl iesre conditioned
as se mb lies and parts which are ofthes ame
qua lityasnew pa rts. Th ese pa rts hav eth e
same warranty as new parts. 216_R
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507
Technical da
ta
Vehicle electronics
! Only have wo rk done on the engine elec tron-
ics and it sassociated part s,su ch ascontrol
units, sen sors and conne ctor leads ,ca rried out
at a qualified spe cialist worksh op,e.g. a
Me rcedes-Benz Servic eCe ntre. Otherwise ,ve hi-
cl e co mp onent sma y wear more qui ckly an dthe
wa rrant yand vehicle’s gene ral operating permit
may be invalidated. Electr
ical an d elect roniceq uipmen tcan
jeop ardise the op erational safety of your
ve hicle. Ifeq uipm ento fthis ki ndisretrof it-
ted, itmu stbe typ e-approved and bea rthe
e mar k.The ema rkmay be ob tained from
th eequi pment man ufac ture ror an author-
is ed testing ce ntre.
! Dama ge or conseque ntial damage caused
as a result of you retrofit ting equ ipme ntwhich
ha sno tbeen approved by Merced es-Benz is not
co vered bytheMe rced es-Benz warran ty.
If yo u wis hto install two-wa yradios inthe
vehi cle, youmust obtain form al approva l.
Mercedes -Ben zap prove sthe in stallati on
of two- wayradiosi fsu ch equipm entis in-
st alled prof essiona llyandare flection- free
ex terior aeri alisused.
Th etrans mission outpu tof thetwo-wa yra-
di o mu stnot exceed themax imum trans-
mi ssio n ou tputslist ed. Ve
hic leelectronics Tam
pering with the engine
electronics G
Risk of accide nt Only hav
ework onthe en gine electro nics
an drelate d compon ents carrie d ou tat a
qu alifie dsp ecialist worksh op which hasthe
neces sary sp ecialist know ledg ea nd tools to
ca rry out th e wo rk required .Me rced es-Be nz
re co mme ndstha tyou usea Mer cede 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 .The vehicle’ s
roadworthin esscoul dotherwise beaffe ct-
ed. Retrofitting electrical
and el ectronic
equi pment G
Risk of acc ident Two-way radios
mayinterfere with thevehi-
cl e elec tron ics an dth ereb yje opar dise the
op eratio nalsa fety ofthe veh icleandyou r
sa fety if:
! they do notha ve an exterior aerial
! the ex terioraerial isno t re flec tion- free
! the ex terioraerial ha sbeenfitted inc or-
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508 Te
chnic aldata
Vehicle electronics i
To ensure optim ummobile phone and two-
way radio re ception quali tyintheve hiclea nd
minimi semu tual int erference be tween the veh i-
cl e elec tronics and mobile ph ones /two -way ra-
dios, Merced es-Benz recom mends usi ngan
approv edexterior aerial .A conn ectedexter ior
an tenn aco nd ucts thee lect romag netic fi elds
em itte dby the mo bile phon eto the outside and
th e field strengt hinside the veh icledecreases in
co mp arison with operation wit hout an ext erior
aerial.
! If ele ctrical or elec tronic equipment which
does not fulfilthe se condit ions is ret rofitted, the
ve hicle’s gene ral operating permit maybe invali-
dat ed(EU Direc tive 95/5 4/ EC –th eAu tomo-
tive EMCD irective). G
Risk of inj ury Ex
cessive elec troma gnetic radiat ion ca n
co nstitute ahealth ha zard to your selfand
others .Use of anexterior aerial give scon-
side ration to sci entific discussion su rround-
in g th ep ossible healthrisk posed by
elec trom agne tic fie lds.
Fo r this reason, have the ex terior aerial in-
stalle donl yat aqu alifie dsp ecialist wor k-
shop with th enecessa ryspe cial ist skills and
to ols tocarry ou tthe wo rk required.
Me rcedes -Ben zre co mmen dsthat youuse a
Me rcedes -Ben zS ervi ceCentre forthis pur-
pose. In pa rticular ,wo rk rele vant to safe ty
or on saf ety-rela tedsyste ms mu stbe car-
ri ed out at a qualifie dsp ecialist workshop. Frequen
cyrange Ma
ximum
tr ans miss ion
output (wat ts) Shor
twave
(< 50 MH z) 100
4
mw aveband 20
2
mw aveband 50
70
cm wave band 35
25
cm wave band 10216_R
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509
Technical da
ta
Vehicle ident ificatio npla tes
Th eve hicle identificati onplat eis affixe dto
the bottom of the door fram e on the front-
passen gerside.
1 Vehicle identifi cation plate Example of a
vehiclei de ntific at ion pla te
1 Vehi cle identificati onplate
2 Vehi cleman ufac turer
3 EUoperating permit num ber
4 Vehi cle identificati on number (VIN)
5 Maximu mperm issible gro ssvehicle
we ight
6 Maximu mperm issible front axle lo ad
7 Maximu mperm issible rear axle load
8 Paintcod enum ber In
addition to the details on the vehicle
identificatio nplat e, the vehicle identifica-
tion nu mbercan befound behind the cen-
tr e ar mrest in the rear compar tment.
1 Vehicle identificatio n number (V IN)
6 Fold dow nthe centre armr est in the
rear compar tment.
Vehi cle identificatio n number 1isun-
der acover in the centre ar mrest.
The engine nu mber is engrav ed onthe en-
gi ne (crankca se).Moreinforma tion can be
ob tain edfrom any Mercede s-Be nz Service
Ce ntre. Ve
hic leidenti ficationplates Chassis
andpa int numb er
P6 8.00 -4945-31 P0
0.01- 3141-31 Vehi
cle identific ation num ber(VIN) En
gine number
P60.00-2749-31 216_R
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