light MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Workshop Manual

252 Con
trols
Li gh ts Over
head contr olpanel
1 Toswitc hth ele ft-h an d reading lamp on
or off
2 Toswit chthe re arinter iorlighti ngon or
off
3 To sw itch the front interior lighti ngon
or off
4 Tocontrol th eau tom atic in terior
li ghti ng
5 To sw itch the right-h and re ading lamp
on or off Autom
atic co ntrol
6 Toswitch off:press button 4.
Th eO FFind icat or lamp next to th ebut-
ton lights up.
6 Toswitcho n:press button 4.
Th einter iorlighti ngswitches on when
yo u:
! unlock the vehicle
! open adoor
! remo vethe key
Th einter iorlighti nghas adel ayed
swit ch-off fea ture. Ma
nual co ntrol
Fr on t interio rlig hting
6 To switc hon or of f:press button 3.
Re ar interi orligh ting
6 To switc hon or of f:press button 2.
Front readi nglamps
6 To switc hon or of f:press button 1
or 5 .
Amb ient li ghting*
6 Adjust the brightness of the ambien t
lighting using COMAND with the "Amb i-
ent light" func tion (
=page 206).
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Side windows
1 Front left
2 Front right
3 Rea rleft
4 Rea r right
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 1in the
ig ni tion lock.
i The windows can still be operated wit hthe
ke yin position 0or with the keyremove dfrom
th ei gnition loc kuntil thedriver’s door or front
pa ssenger door is ope ned, bu tfor a maxim um of
fi ve minu tes.
6 Toopen orclos e:press andho ldroc k-
er sw itch 1,2 ,3 or4 upordown
un til the correspondi ngwindow has
re ac he d the desired position. 6
To open auto matica lly: press th e low-
er section of rocker switch 1,2 ,3
or 4 bey ond the pressure poi ntand
the nrelea se it.
6 Toclos ethe fron tside wind ows au-
tom atical ly:press the upper se ction
of rocke rswi tch1 or2 bey ond the
pr essu repointan dth en release it. 6
Tostop: pressrock er sw itch 1,2 ,
3 or4 brief ly.
Th ewindow stops imme diat ely. P5
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Risk ofinju ry If
the windo wisobs truc ted dur ing closing,
the clos ing proced ure is aborted. The wi n-
do wrema insin this positi on aslong asyou
ho lddown the ro cker sw itch . If you release
the roc kers witc h, th ewi nd ow open sagain
slightly.
If th ewi nd ow cannot then be clo sed, you
ca npr es st he rocker switch again. Thewin-
do wwill now beclose dwith out the ant i-en-
trap mentfunction. Makesure that no body
ca nbecome trap ped. G
Risk of inj ury If
the wind ow is obstructe dduringa utom at-
ic closin g,the clo sing proced ureis ab orted
an dthe window reop ens sli ghtly. Ifth ewin-
dow cannot then be close d,youc an press
th erocker switch again. The window will
no wbe close dwith outth ea nti-en trap ment
fu nc tion .Y ou mu st pr essan dho ldthero ck-
er sw itch untilth ec orresponding window
ha sre ache dth e desi red posi tion. Make sure
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Driving and parking Elect
ricparkingbrake
1 Handlefor the electric parki ngbrake
Re leas ingth e el ectric pa rkingbr ak e
manually
6 Pull ha ndle1.
The red! indic ator la mpin the in-
strum entcl us ter go esout.
Yo u ca n onl y release the electric park ing
brake ifth eke y is in pos itio n 1 in the igni-
tion lock or if the ignition has been
sw itch ed on usi ngthe KEY LESS GO button. Re
lea sing the electric parking brak ea u-
to mat ical ly
Th eelectric parking brake ofyour caris re-
leased automatic ally if the following cond i-
tio ns aref ulfilled:
! Theen gine isrunning
! The autom atic tra nsmi ssion is inposi-
tion Dor R
! Thebo nne tis clos ed
! Youare wearing yo urseat belt
! Youac ce lera te
Th ebo ot lid must beclos ed if theau toma t-
ic tra nsmi ssion is in po sition R. If the seat
be lt is notin se rted inthebu ckle,th edr iv-
er’ sdoor mu stbe clos edand tr ansmissi on
position Pmust be desele cted.
i Forth ep arking brake tobe release dauto-
ma tica lly if your seat belt is not fastened, the fol-
lowing cond itions must be ful filled:
! Thed river’s door is closed
! You sh ift ou tof po sition Por you have pre vi-
ously been drivi ngfas tert ha n3k m/ h. Parki
ng G
Risk of inj ury Neve
r leave childr en unsupe rvised in the ve-
hi cle. They could releas ethe electric pa rking
br ak e if theigni tion is swi tche don. This
cou ldlead toa serious orfatal accid ent. G
Risk of fire Ma
kesure that the ex haust system does
no tu nde rany circ umstances co meinto
co ntac t with easi ly ignitab lematerial su ch
as dry gr ass or pet rol.The ma terialcould
ot herw ise ig ni te andse tpar tsof the vehicle
alight. P4
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Con
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Dr iving and parking
Ap plying the electri cpar king brak ema n-
ually
6 Press handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp inthein-
st ru me ntclus ter comes on.
i Onsteep slopes, turn thef ront whee lsto-
wa rds the kerb.
i Youcan apply thee lect ric parking brake
even when there is no key in the ignition lock.
Ap plying the electri cpa rkin gbra keau-
tomatically
Yo ur ve hicle’s electri cparki ngbrake is ap-
pl ied automa tically if HOL D (
=pa ge 311)
or Distron icPlus * (
=page 300) brings
you rveh icle to aha ltand at least one of
th ef ollo wing cond itio ns isfulfilled:
! The en gine issw itch ed off.
! The driver ’sdo or isop ened and the
seat belt is notinserted in the buckle.
! The bonn et isreleased.
! The bo otlid is op ened while the auto-
mat ic tr ansmissi onis in position R.
! Theve hicle is sta tiona ry for along
pe riod. The
red! indicator la mpin th einstru-
ment cluster com eson.
i Inadditio ntoth e el ectric parkin gbr ak e,
park position Pcan als obe engaged auto mati-
ca lly.
Em ergenc ybrak ingus ing th e elec tric
par king brake
In an emergency ,you can also brak eyour
ve hicle while it is in mo tion using theelec-
tri cpark ing br ake.
6 Pres sthe hand lefor the electri cpark-
in g br akewh iletheve hicle isin mo tion
( = page 258).
i Yourveh icle will be braked for as long as you
keep the elec tric parking brake handle press ed.
The long er you press theelec tric parking brake,
th em ore firmly thevehicle will be bra ked.
The red! indicator la mpin th einstru-
me ntclus ter flas he sdur ing the braki ng
pr oc edur e,the"R elea se parking br ak e"
message appear s inthemu lti-funct ion dis-
play an dyou wi llhe ar awa rning tone.
If yo uhave br ought yo urvehicle to a co m-
plete halt, th eele ctric parki ngbrake is
then applied. 6
Movetheau tomatic tr ansmi ssion se-
le ct or leve r to P. With the key
6
Turn the key to position 0in the igniti on
lo ck (
=page 229) an drem ove it.
Th eim mo biliser is ac tivated. With KEYLESS GO*
6
Pressthe KEY LESS GO button next to
the steerin gcolum n.
The engine is sw itch ed off an dallthe
lights in the ins trum ent clu ster go out.
The status oftheon-bo arde lect ro nics
corre spon ds to key po sition 1
( = page 229). Stopping the engine
G
Risk of acc ident Do
not remove the keyfrom the ig nition lock
until thev ehicle isstat iona ry.Th ereis no
po we rassistance for the stee ring and the
br ak es when theen gine isnot running.
Yo uw illthen need to use considerab lymo re
forc etos teer and to bra ke.
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Instrumen tcluster
Yo uwi llfind afu llov erview ofthe in stru-
me ntclu ster in the "Ata glan ce" se ction
( = page 12).
6 To activate the dis play:switch on the
ig ni tion.
i The displa yinth e instrumen tcl ust eris also
sw itch ed on when you open thedoors or swi tch
on the lig hts.
Yo uca ncha nge th ela ng uage setting in the
mu lti-func tio ndisplay usin gCOM AND
(= page 199).
1To se t theinstr umen tlighting and the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay
2 To se t theCOMA ND disp lay
6 Brighter: turnclockwise.
6 Dim mer:tur na nti-clockwise.
i Thei nstrum entligh ting au tomat ical ly ad-
ju sts ac cording tothe ambient lig htconditions.
i On veh icles wit h the Nig htView Ass ist* sys-
te m, cont rolkno bs1 and 2do not have a stop
limit. In
stru mentclus ter G
Risk ofaccide nt No me
ssag es can be di splaye difth er eis a
fa ilure ofthe inst rumen tcl us ter and/ orthe
mu lti-fun ction disp lay. You will no tthe nbe
ab leto see informatio nab ou tthe veh icle
status, such asspeed andoutsi detemp era-
tu re ,w arning andindi ca tor lamp s,malfunc-
tion and warni ngme ssa ges or the failur eof
syst ems.Th e ve hicle’ s han dling cha racteris-
ti cs ma y be af fected.
Im medi ately consul taq ualifi ed spe cial ist
workshop whichha s th ene cessary spe cial-
ist knowl edge and tools tocarry ou tthe
work required. Mercede s-Be nz rec ommends
that youuse a Mercede s-Be nz Servic eCen-
tr e fo rthispu rpose .In particul ar,work rele-
va nt tosafety or on sa fety-r elat ed system s
must be carrie dou tat aq ualifi ed spe cial ist
workshop. Setting
the instr ument lighting and
COMAN Ddis play
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Instrum entclust er
Th eco olan t tem peratu regauge is inthe in-
strum entcl us ter on the le ft-h an d side.
Th eco olan t te mperatur emay riseto
12 0° C und ernormal operati ngconditions
an difth eco nc entr ation of antifr ee ze /
co rros ion inh ibitor is correct.
Th ered band inthe re vco unt erind icat es
the engi ne’s ove rrev ving rang e.Th e speed
is restr icte dto prote cttheengine when
the red band is rea ched.
! Donot dri veintheov errev ving range. Doing
so will dam ageth e engine. Th
eou tside temper ature disp lay is lo cated
in the lower left-h an dco rner of the instru-
me ntclus ter. There isashort del aybefore
a ch an ge inthe outsid etem per atur e is dis-
played.
Th e fuel gaug eisinth einst ru me ntclus ter
on th eleft-h an d side. Theye llow res erve
fu el segment displ aylights upif th efuel
level drops into the reserve range. Coolant temperat
ure ga uge Rev counter Outside tem
perature dis play G
Risk of accident When
thetem perature display ed isjust
ab ovefreezin gpo int, the roa dsu rface may
be icy, espe cially in wooded areas or on
br idge s.The vehicle cou ldskid if you fail
to ad apty ourd rivi ng styl e. You should
therefo realwa ysada ptyou r driving style
and spe edto suit the weather condi tions. Fuel ga
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On-board computer
P54.32-3963- 00Commands /basic menus Assist
ance*( =pa ge 284) Service (
=page 285) Set
ting s (=page 286) AMG
* (=page 287) Dista
ncedispl ay*for
Di stroni c* /
Distroni cPlu s* Call
upmessag es Dayti
medriving lights Ge
ardisp lay
En gine oi lte mp erature
Ve hicle elect ricalsyst emvolt-
age Di
stan ce warningsyst em* for
Distroni c* Tyre
pres sure Intelligent
Ligh tSy stem RA
CETIMER PRE
-SAFE ®
Brake for
Distroni cPlu s* AS
SYST PL US Speedtronic
Rever
sing came ra* En
gin eoil le vel* Add
itiona lsp eedom eter Ra
darse nsor syste m* 216_R
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On-board computer Checkin
gthe ty repres sures
Yo u wil lfi nd info rm ation about the tyre
pres sure monitor in th e"Ch ecking the tyre
pressur e electronically* "se ction
( = page 384).
Rest artin gthe tyre pres su re loss warn- ing syst
em
Yo uwi llfind info rm ation in the "Tyre pres-
su re loss warning syste m"section
( = page 383). Callin
gupASSYST PLUS
Yo uwi llfind info rmati on on ASSYST PLUS
in the"Ser vice"se ction(
=page 393). Checkin
gthe engine oil level
Yo uwi llfind information abo utche cking
the engine oi l levelu sing the on-board
co mpute rin the "Eng ine oil" se ction
( = page 377).
i Youw ill find a menu over view on
(= page 275 ).
In the "Settings" menu, youc an:
! switcht he dayti medriving lights on or
off !
switch the Intel ligent Light System on
or off
! set the li mit speed forw inter tyres
! activate or de activ atet he additional
speedo meter
! activate or deactiva tethe radar sens or
syste m*
Switc hing the daytime driving lights on or off
If
yo uha ve set"Daytime driving lamp s"and
the light sw itch isat 0,the follo wing light
up automatically while the engin eis ru n-
ning:
! Side lamps and dipp ed-be am head-
la mps
! Lice nc e plate lighting
6 Press ( or& to select the
"S ettin gs"menu.
6 Press % or$ to select
"Daytime driving lights" .
6 Press # .
6 Press # againif yo uw ishtocha nge
the current statu s. Th
eda ytime dri vinglights aresw itched
on or off accord ing to th eirp revious
sta te.
i If you turn the lig htswit ch to another posi-
ti on apart from 0,th e appropriate ligh tswi tches
on.
i Make su retha tthe ligh tsw itch is at B or
* when you switch off thed aytime driving
ligh tsin darknes swhile theve hicle is in motion.
Switc hing the Intelligent Light Sy stem on or off
Yo
uca nuse the "Intelligent Light System"
to set whether motorw ay mo de, theAc tive
Ligh t Syste m,corne ring light or the ex-
tende drange fogl ampsareactivated.
6 Press ( or& to sele ctthe
"Settings" menu.
6 Use % or$ tosele ct the
"Intellig entLigh t System".
6 Press # .
6 Press # again if you wis hto cha nge
the current statu s.
The Intel ligent Light Syst em is activ at-
ed ordeac tiva teddepe ndingon its pr e-
viou s sta te. Settings
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Driving systems
Cr uise co ntrol displa yin the multi-f
unction display
Wh en yo u haveact ivat ed cruise con trol:
! the store dspee dis disp layed for5 se c-
ond sin the multi-fu nc tio ndispl ay
! the stor ed speed is displayed by a tri-
an gle in the speedo meter. Thespeed-
omete rran ge lights up between th eset
sp ee dand themaximum spee d. Selecti
ngast or ed speed
6 Pullthe cruise control le verbr iefly in
the dire ction of arrow 4. 6
Remov e yourfoot from the acce lerator
pedal.
Cr uise co ntro lad justs theve hicle’s
speed to the last speedst or ed. Setting
thespeed
6 Push the cruise contro l le verup 1 for
ah ighe rspee d or down 2foral ower
speed.
6 Pres sa nd holdthe crui secontr ollever
unt ilthe desired speed is set.
6 Release thecr uise contro llev er.
i Donotdeacti vate cr uise contr olifyo ua ccel-
erate. Assoon as you release theaccelerator
pedal, cruise control adj usts the vehicle’s speed
to thelast speed stored. Adj
ustment in1km /hincreme nts
6 Press the cruise contro lle ve rbriefly up
or down in th edirec tion of arrow 1
or 2 .
The mostrece ntly stor ed spee din-
cr ea sesor decreases. Adj
ustm entin 10 km /hincr ements
6 Push the cru ise control leve rbe yond
the de tent up 1 fora hi gher speed or
down 2for a lowe rspeed. Deactivati
ngcruise cont rol
Th erear ean um bero fwa ysofdea ctivat ing
cruise contro l:
6 Pullthe cruise control le ver brief lyto-
wards 3.
or
6 Apply th ebrake s.
or 6 Push the cruise co ntro lle ve rin thedi-
re ction of arrow 5.
Th eLIM indi cator lamp inthecr uise
co ntrol le veris lit.
Th elast speed st ored re mains st ored
until yo usw itch off th eengine. G
Risk of acc ident On
ly select astoredsp ee dif you know what
th at sp eedis and whe ther itis sui tablef or
the current situatio n.Otherwis e,sudde nac-
cel eratio n or br aking could enda nger yo uor
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Driving sys tems i
The speed displ ayed in the speedometer
ma y dif fer sligh tly from thespeed stored with
Di stronic.
If Distr onicde tectsa ve hicle infront, the
sp eedom eter range ligh ts up betwe enthe
sp eed ofthe vehicle in front 1and st ored
sp eed 2.
The l dist an ce warning syst em lampin
the instr umen t cluster lights up if thedis-
tance to the vehi cle in front is toosm all.
Di stro nicP lusin the on-board comp
uter
Yo uca nse lect the dista ncedispl ayand
swi tch the Distr onicdist anc ewar ning on
or off inthe "Assistan ce"menu
( = page 284)of the on-board compu ter. Displa
ywi th Distro nic activat ed
6 Select the"Distanc edisp lay" func tion
usin gth eon- boardco mp uter
( = page 284).
If Di stro nicis ac tiva ted, yo uwi ll see thefo l-
lo wi ng display inthe multi-fu nc tio ndisplay.
When activating Di stroni c,yo uwi ll see the
se t speed fo rapp roximat elyfive seco nd s.
Vehi cles with Distr onic
1 Distr onicac tiv ated
2 Own vehicle
3 Specified min imum dist an ce to th eve-
hicle infront
4 Vehicle in front ,if detec ted Di
sp lay wi thDist ronic deactivated
6 Select the"Distanc edisplay" function
us ingt he on-board compu ter
( = page 284).
If Distron ic isdeacti vated, yo uwil lsee the
fo llo wing displayin the multi-fu nc tio ndis-
play.
1 Symb olforac tiv ated
dista ncewarning function
2 Vehi cle in front, if det ected
3 Actualdi st an ce to the ve hicle infront
4 Specifie dmi nimum distance to theve-
hicle infront
5 Own vehicle G
Risk of accide nt If
Di stro nicid en tifies arisk of col lision, anin-
term ittentwarnin gtone sounds in addition
to the l dist an ce warning lamp .Bra keto
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