Engine MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Owners Manual

8 Index
Emerg
ency mode
Auto matic tr ansmission ... . . . . . .458
Emerg ency release
Bo ot .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .471
El ectric parking brake ..... . . . . . .472
Ve hicl e. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .470
Emergen cyspare wheel ... . . . . . .402
En gine
Misfiri ng. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .456
Starting pro blem s.. ..... . . . . . . .455
Sta rtin g the eng ine with
KE YLES SGO . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .256
Sta rtin g the eng ine with the key .. . 256
Stopping with KEYL ESSGO. . . . . . .259
Stopping with th ekey .... . . . . . . .259
Te ch nica ld ata. . . . . . ..... . . . . . .510
En gine comp artment ..... . . . . . . .375
En gine elect ronics . . ..... . . . . . . .507
Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .455
En gine number . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .509
En gine oil
Capa city . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .522
Checking th eengine oil leve l. . . . .376
Consu mption. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .376
Dis play messag e.. . . ..377,43 6,437
Entering character s( COMA ND). . ..65
ESP .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .49
Displ aymessag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .417 Swi
tching on/of f.... . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Warni nglamp . . ..... . . . . . . . 49, 443
ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .49
Exter iorligh ting
Del ayed switch -of f(CO MAND) . . . .205
Ov ervie w. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .477
Se ea lso Brake lamps
See also Corneri nglight func tion
See also Dipped- beam headl am ps
See also Exter ior lighting
Se ealso Fron tfog lamps
Se ealso Licen ceplat elighti ng
See also Parking lamps
See also Reversing lamps
See also Side lamps
Se ealso Thi rd brakelamp
Se ea lso Turn signals
Ex terio rmirror park ingpo sition
Setting (COM AND) ... . . . . . . . . . .203
Storing. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .240
Ex terio rmirrors
Adju sting . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .239
Anti-dazzle mode (a utoma tic) . . . . .240
Convenie ncesettings . . . . . . . . . . .203
Fo ldingi n/ou t(auto matica lly). . . ..239
Pa rki ng pos ition .... . . . . . . . . . . .240
Extractor for fuses.... . . . . . . . . . .502 F
Fa vourite (COMAND) . . . . . . . . . ...199
Fire exti nguish er . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..401
First-a idkit ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..400
Fla ttyre . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..483
MO Extende drun- flat syste m.. . . ..492
Spare wheel ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..488
TIRE FITkit . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..484
Ve hicl etoolkit .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..401
Fog lam ps(extended rang e) . . . . ..250
Frequen cies
Garage door ope ner. . . . . . . . . . ..525
Telephone . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..508
Fr ont airbags .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...33
Fro ntbulbs ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Fr ont foglamps ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..248
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..434
Ov ervie w. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Fr ont-passeng erfro nt airbag . . .... 33
Fr ont-passeng erseat
Adju sting from the driver's seat . ..234
Fuel . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..519
Consu mption ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..520
Los ing . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . 453, 454
Minimu mquali ty. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..373
Pe trol . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..373 216_R
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10 Index
Instru
mentligh ting . ..... . . . . . . .271
In te llige nt Ligh tSy stem ... . . . . . .249
Dis play messag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .435
Int eriorligh ting . . . . . ..... . . . . . .251
Ambi ent lighting . . . . ..... . . . . . .252
Ambi ent lighting (C OMAND) . . . . . .206
Control unit . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .252
Ins trum ents . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .271
Interior ligh ting . . . . . ..... . . . . . .206
Re adingl am p. . . . . . ..... . . . . . .252
In te rior motion sensor .... . . . . . . . .55
In te rm ittent wipe . . . . .... . . . . . . .253
ISOFIX child seat securing
syst em.. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .43 J
Jack .... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .401
Jum p-st ar ting . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .497 K
Key Battery checklamp ... . . . . . . . . . .223
Chang ing the batter y.. . . . . . . . . . .474
Convenie nceclosi ng .. . . . . . . . . . .352
Fa ctory setting . ..... . . . . . . . . . .222
Lo cking /unloc king centra lly. . . . . .222
Los ing . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .464
Modify ing theprogra mming . . . . . .223
Po sitions in th eignition lock . . . . . .229
Star ting the eng ine. .. . . . . . . . . . .256
Stopping th eengine. . . . . . . . . . . .259
Key po sitio ns . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .229
KEYLESS GO . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .223
Button . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .229
Checking th ebatte ry .. . . . . . . . . . .226
Convenie nceclosi ng .. . . . . . . . . . .352
Dis playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .429
Faul t. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .466
Ke y. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .223
Ke y pos itio ns. . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .229
Loc king . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .225
Mo difying th eprogra mming . . . . . .226
Starting the engine ... . . . . . . . . . .256
Stopping th eengine. . . . . . . . . . . .259
Unloc king . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .223
Ki ck do wn . . . . . . ..... . . . . . 267, 270 L
Lane reco mm endation . . . . . . . . . ..169
Language . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..199
Li ce nc e plate li ghting
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..433
Ov ervie w. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Ligh tsw itch ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..247
Ligh ting . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..247
Chang ing the bulbs .. . . . . . . . . . ..476
See also Exter ior lighting
See also Interior lighting
Ligh ts
Chang ing the bulbs .. . . . . . . . . . ..476
See also Ext erior lighting. . . . . . . ..247
See also Interior lighting . . . . . . . ..247
Linguatronic ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..198
Lo cator ligh ting
Setting (COMAND ). . . . . . . . . . . ..207
Lo cking
Auto matic ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227
Setting autom atic (COMA ND).. . .. 208
Lo cking button
Inside (centra lloc king ). . . . . . . . ..227
LOG IC7 . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...69
Lumbar supp ort .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..232
COMAN D...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..216 216_R
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12 Index O
Oil – see Engine oil
On- board comp uter. ..... . . . . . . .273
AMG menu . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .287
Ass ista nc em enu. . . . .... . . . . . . .284
Aud iome nu . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .280
Dis play messages . . . ..... . . . . . .404
Malfunc tion memo ry..... . . . . . . .285
Navi menu . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .278
Ov erview . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .275
Servi ceme nu . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .285
Settings menu . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .286
Telephone menu . . . . ..... . . . . . .282
Trip menu . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .277
On- board comp uter menu
AMG .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .287
Ass ista nc e. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .284
Aud io.. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .280
Navi ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .278
Servi ce. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .285
Setting s.. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .286
Telephone . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .282
Trip ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .277 On-
boa rdvoltage ..... . . . . . . . . . .465
Outside tem perature dis play. . . ..272
Over head control panel
Ov ervie w. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .20
Over ride featu re..... . . . . . . . . . . . .45 P
Pai nt no. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .509
Park Assist Dis playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .410
Dri ving syste m..... . . . . . . . . . . .317
Ra nge . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .318
Sw itch ing on/of f.... . . . . . . . . . . .319
Warn ing dis play..... . . . . . . . . . . .318
Parki ng. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .258
Parki ngaid . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .314
Parking brake(e lectric) . . . . . . . . . .258
Displ ay me ssage.... . . . . . . . . . . .422
Em ergenc ybrakin g... . . . . . . . . . .259
Indi cator lamp . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .446
Manual releas e..... . . . . . . . . . . .472
Warni nglamp . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .446
Parking Guida nce .... . . . . . . . . . . .320 Pa
rking lamp .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..434
Pa rking position
Ex terior mirrors .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..240
Ex terior mirrors (COM AND) . . . . . ..203
Pa rktro nic . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..314
Cle aning th esensors . . . . . . . . . . ..397
Faul t. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..442
Minimu mdis tanc e. . . . . . . . . . . . ..316
Pa rki ng aid .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..314
Range . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..315
Sw itch ing on /off. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..317
Warning disp lay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..316
PCMCIA card Ejec ting . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...82
Loading . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...80
Perfo rmance .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..511
Perm anent Speedtro nic. . . . . . . . ..311
Pet rol– seeFu el
Ph one book
COMA ND. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..117
Di alling a num ber
(o n-bo ardco mputer) . . . . . . . . . . ..283
PIN . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..282
Po we r cl osing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227 216_R
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14 Index S
Seat Adjusti ngthefron tseat. .. . . . . . .231
Dyn amicdriving se at..... . . . . . . .233
Foldi ngforward . . . . . ..... . . . . . .235
Front multi-con tour seat ... . . . . . .232
Lu mb arsuppor t.. . . . .... . . . . . . .232
Storing setting s. . . . . .... . . . . . . .242
Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .27
Wa rning lamp . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .449
Seat heati ng . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .233
Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .440
Seat ventilation Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .440
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .393
Service prod ucts . . . . .... . . . . . . .519
Setting the air flow
COMA ND. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .211
Front .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .338
Settings Calling up astored setting . . . . . . .242
Fa ctory (key ). . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .222
Fa ctory (KEY LESS GO).... . . . . . .224
Re setting (C OMAND) ..... . . . . . .277
Shift ran ge
Auto matic tr ansmission ... . . . . . .266
Side lamps . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . .477 Sid
e wi ndow
Faul t. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .461
Op eni ng/c losing .... . . . . . . . . . . .254
Sidebags . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . .34
Ski bag . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .353
Slidin g/tilti ngsunr oof. . . . . . . . . . .349
Op erati ngmanuall y... . . . . . . . . . .473
Ra inclosing feat ur e. . . . . . . . . . . .350
Re setti ng. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .351
Sn ow chains . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .389
Socket . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .362
Sound Setting (COM AND) ... . . . . . . . . . . .68
Surrou ndsou nd..... . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Switc hing on/of f(C OM AND). . . . . . .67
Spa re fu ses. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .502
Spa re wh eel. . . . .... . . . . . . 402, 488
Spe cial de stina tions .. . . . . . . . . . .159
Speed li miter
Flat tyre . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .488
Speedtronic . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .309
Speedometer . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Dig ital . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .278
Spe edtro nic . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .309
Pe rm anent. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .311
Variable . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .309
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .28
Warni nglamp . . ..... . . . . . . . 28, 447 Sta
rting –se e En gine, Startin gthe
engine
Ste eringwheel ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..238
Butt ons (on-board comp uter ). . . ..273
Ea sy-entry fe ature . . . . . . . . . . . . ..234
Stori ngsettings .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..242
Ste eringwheel gears hift
butt ons . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..264
Ste eringwheel gears hift
pa ddles . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..264
Ste eringwheel heati ng. . . . . . . . ..238
Sto wage comp artments
Cup holder . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..358
Driver' sse at ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..357
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . ..355
Re ar seat armrest. . . . . . . . . . . . ..357
Sp ectac lesco mp artment . . . . . . ..355
Stow ageb ox... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..358
St owage compar tment,
ve ntilate d..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..335
Stowa getray ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..356
Telephone compartme nt. . . . . . . ..356
Sum merop ening . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..351
Sun visor . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..361
Surr ound sound .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...69
Susp ension tuning
ABC . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..314 216_R
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1
Pr
otection of the envi ronment
Introdu
ction Protec
tion of the envir onme nt H
Environ menta lno te Da
imlerC hrys ler’ sde clared policy isone of
inte grated environmental prote ction.
The ob jectives arefo r th ena tural re sources
which form theba sis of ou rex ist en ce on this
pl an et to be used spa ring lyan din am anner
whic h takesthe req uire me ntso fbo thna ture
an dhu ma nity in to ac count.
You tooca n help to protect the environm ent
by ope rating yo urveh icle in an en vironmen-
tally responsi blema nne r.
Fu elconsu mption andth erate ofengine,
tr an sm ission, br akean dtyre we ardepend
on thefollowing fa ctors:
! Operatin gconditions ofyou rveh icle
! Your persona ldr ivin g st yle
You caninflue ncebo th fact or s. Therefore,
plea se bearthe fo llowing inmi nd:
Opera ting cond itio ns
! Avoid shor t trip sas thes eincreas efuel
co nsum ption.
! Make su re thatthet yrep ressures areal-
ways correct.
! Donot car ryany unneces sary weight in
the vehi cle.
! Keep aneye on the vehi cle’ sf ue lco n-
su mp tion.
! A re gularl y ser vice dv ehicle will con trib-
ut eto enviro nmental pro tection. You
sh ould therefore adhere to theservice
intervals.
! Always have maintenan cewor kcarried
out at a qualifie dsp ecialist workshop,
e. g. a Mercede s-Be nz Service Centre. Pers
onaldriving style
! Donot depres sthe acce lerator pedal
when starting theen gine.
! Donot warm up the engine with theve-
hicle stationar y.
! Drive car efully an dma intain a sa fedis-
tanc e from the vehicle in fron t.
! Avoid freque nt, sudden accel eration.
! Change gea rin go odtime and use each
ge ar onlyup to 2/3 of its maximu m en-
gi ne sp eed.
! Switch off the engine instatio nary tr af-
fi c.
Retur ning used veh icles
If you wish to re turn your Mer cede s-Be nz
to be di sposed of inan envi ronme ntally-
re sponsi blemanne r,ple asecontact
Me rcedes -Ben zo nthe foll owingn um bers:
! Germany:
00800 1 777 7777
! International:
+49 6995 30 72 77 216_R
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2 In
tro duction
Oper ating safety Operati
ngsafety G
Risk of acc ident If
work onelec tron iceq uipment and itss oft-
wa reiscarrie dout incorr ectly, this equip-
me ntcould stop fun ctioni ng .Th eelec tronic
sys tems aren etwo rked vi ainterfac es.T am-
pe ring with thes e electroni csys tems could
ca us em alfu nc tions in syst ems whi chhave
not be en modified. Such malfun ctions can
seriously jeopardise thecar’s operating
sa fety and hence yo urown safety.
Ot he rwork ormo dificat ions incorr ectly car-
ried outo nthe veh iclecould also jeop ardise
ope ratingsafety.
Som esaf ety syst ems only func tion wh en
th een gine is ru nning. Therefore, donot
switch off the engine when drivin g. G
Risk of accident Al
wa ys ha vema intenance work car ried out
at a qualifi ed spec iali stwo rksh op whic h has
the necessa ry sp eciali stknowle dgea nd
to ols tocarry ou t the work requ ired.
Me rced es-Ben zre co mm ends thatyou use a
Me rced es-Ben zS ervice Cen tre fo rthispur-
pos e.
In particu lar,workrele vant tosaf etyor on
sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmus t be car ried out
at aqu alified specialist workshop. G
Risk of accident A heav
yimp act to the vehi cleu nderbody,
tyre s or wheels (e.g. bottom ingout in rough
terrai nor when driving over an obstacl eat
hi gh spe ed) can da magethe ve hicle. This
al so appliesto vehicles whic hare eq uipped
with under body protec tion.
In such cases, ha veyour veh icle checked
at a qualifie dsp ecialist workshop which has
th enecessary speci alistkno wled ge and
to ols tocarry out the workrequire d.
Me rced es-Benz re comm ends th atyou use a
Me rced es-Benz Service Cen tre fo rthisp ur-
pos e.
In particu lar, wor krelev ant to saf ety or on
sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be car ried out
at a qualifie dsp ecialist wor ksho p. 216_R
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At a glan
ce
Instrumen tcluster Fun
ction Page
1 Coola
nttemp eratu regauge 2 Fuel gauge
with: Rese
rvefu el ga uge 450
A
Main-b ea m indi ca tor
la mp 249
-
ABS warning lamp 445
=
SRSwa rning la mp 28
3 Displ
ayforPa rktroni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,left -han d side 314
317 Fun
ction Page
4 Mu
lti-f unctiondi splay
wi th: Speedo
meter !
Electri cparking brak e
indi cator and warning lamp 446
—
Brake system
wa rning la mp 447
<
Seatbeltwa rning
la mp 449
X
Tyrepressure
wa rning la mp 449
L K
Turn signal
indi cator lamps v
ESPwa rning lamp l
Distance warn ing
la mp* Fun
ction Pa
ge 5 Dis
playfo rPa rktro nic/
Park Assist* ,rig ht-hand
side 314
317
6 Tr
an sm issi onposition
displ ay 263
7 Rev
counter with: ±
Enginediagnost ics
wa rning lamp 448
8 Drive program disp
lay 268
9 Ba
sic menu for on-board
co mp uter 275
a Ou
tside temperat ure b Di
splays for: Add
itiona lspeedom eter 287
HO
LD 311
Di
stan ce warning system*
PR E-SA FE®
brake 51
51216_R
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At a glan
ce
Instrumen tcluster Fun
ction Page
1 Coola
nttemp eratu regauge 2 Fuel gauge
with: Rese
rvefu el ga uge 450
A
Main-b ea m indi ca tor
la mp 249
-
ABS warning lamp 445
=
SRSwa rning la mp 28
3 Displ
ayforPa rktroni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,left -han d side 314
317 Fun
ction Page
4 Mu
lti-f unctiondi splay
wi th: Speedo
meter !
Electri cparking brak e
indi cator and warning lamp 446
—
Brake system
wa rning la mp 447
<
Seatbeltwa rning
la mp 449
X
Tyrepressure
wa rning la mp 449
L K
Turn signal
indi cator lamps 5 Di
splay fo rParktr oni c/
Pa rk Assist* ,right -hand
side 314
317 Fun
ction Pa
ge 6 Tr
an sm issi onposition
displ ay 263
7 Rev
counter with: ±
Enginediagnost ics
wa rning lamp 448
8 Drive program disp
lay 268
9 Ba
sic menu for on-board
co mp uter 275
a Ou
tside temperat ure b Di
splays for: Add
itiona lspeedom eter 287
HO
LD 311
Di
stan ce warning system*
PR E-SA FE®
brake 51
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28 Safety
Oc
cupant safety i
Inmany cou ntries there are law sconcerning
the use of seat belts and child res train tsys tems.
Th eSR S(S upplemental R estrain
t S yste
m)
co nsists of:
! Warning lamp =
! Belttens ioners
! Beltfor ce limi ters
! Airb ag syst emwith:
! Airbag contro lun it
! Airbags Warn
ing la mp =
Th eS RS perform sa self -test atregul arin-
ter vals when the ignition isswi tche don
an dt he engine isrunning. Mal funct ions
ca nthere fore be de tected ingood tim e.
The = warning lam pinth einst ru ment
clus ter (
= page 12) lig hts up when you
sw itch on the ignition and go esout a few
se co nds after the eng ine is sta rted. Pe
rsons unde r1.50 mtall orunde rtwelve
years of ageca nnot wear the seat belts
prope rly. Th ey therefo rereq uire ad ditional
su itabl erestr aint syst emsfitt ed on appro-
pr iate seatsfo rprotect ionin an accident. Al-
wa ys follow the ma nufact ur er’s installation
in st ru ctions when fitting a childs eat. G
Risk of inj ury A
seat belt onl yof fer s its intend eddegree
of protect ion if the backr estis po sitione das
cl ose to the vertic al aspossi ble and the
occ upantiss itting upr ight .Av oid sea tpos i-
ti ons that do not allow theseat beltto be
ro uted correctl y.Po sition theb ackres t as
close tothe vertical as possible .Don otdrive
with the backrest recline dto ofa rba ck.O th-
er wi se, yo ucouldbe seriously or even fatall y
in jur ed intheev ent ofan accident orsudden
br ak ing. G
Risk of inju ry Th
es eatbe ltca nn otfunc tion correc tly if the
bel torbuckle isdirty or damaged. Keep the
be lt an d bu ckle clean, othe rwise the belt
to ng ue ca nnot engage correctly.
Re gularly ch eckth ese at belts to make sure
th at they:
! are no tdamag ed
! aren otrouted over sharp edges
! arenot trap ped
Otherwise, the bel tco uld tear inthe ev entof
an accident. You or ot herscould be serious-
ly or fatall yin ju re d.
Ha ve se atbelts wh ichh aveb eend amag ed
or subject edtoheav ylo ad sin an accident
re place dan dhave theiranch orag es
ch ec ked.
Me rced es-Ben z recom mendsth at, for saf ety
re as ons ,you only use seat belts which have
bee nspeci allyapproved foryour vehicle by
Me rced es-Ben z. SRS
(Sup ple me ntal Restrai nt
Sy stem) 216_R
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50 Safety
Driving safety sys
tems
Whe nyo u deact ivat eESP ®
:
! ESP ®
no longe rim prove sdr ivin gst abil-
ity
! the engine’s torque isthen no longer
li mi ted and the dri vewheels could spin.
Th isresults in a cutting action of the
sp inning wh eelsfor be tter grip.
! traction control is st illa ctivated
! you can still brake with supp ort from
ESP ®
i IfESP ®
is deactivat edand on eorm ore of
th ewh eels are spinning, thev warning lamp
in the instrumen tcl us ter flas hes.ESP ®
does not
th en stabili setheve hicle. 1
To deac tivat e/a ctivat eE SP®
6 To dea ctivat e/ activa te: press
button 1.
The v warning la mp in the in stru-
me ntclus terc om eson wh enESPisde-
ac tivated. EB
V mo nitors andco ntrol sth ebrake pre s-
sure atthe rear wh eelsto improv edriving
sta bilitywh en braki ng.
ADAPT IVEB RAKE im proves brak ing safety
an den ha nces bra king comf ort.In addit ion
to th ebra king func tion, ADAP TIVE BRAKE
also offers the HOL Dco nve nien ce func tion
( = page 311). G
Risk of acc ident Ac
tivate ESP ®
as soon as the situatio nsde-
scr ibed aboveno longer apply. ESP®
will
othe rwise not beable to st abilise the vehicle
if the vehi cles tart sto skid or wh en a whee l
is spinn ing. G
Risk of accident If
the v warning lamp inthe instru ment
cluster li ghts up continuously whe nthe
en gine isrunn ing, ESP ®
has been deactivat-
ed or is unavaila bledu eto a malfun ction.
The risk of your ve hicleskidding is thenin-
cr ea sed in certain si tuations.
Al wa ys adap tyour driving style to suit the
pr evailing road andwe athe rcon dition s.
P54.25-5452-31 EB
V(electr onicbrak e-power
dist ribu tio n) G
Risk of accident If
EB Vis faulty, the braking system re mains
availa ble with full brak eb oost inge ffect.
Ho wever, the wheels could lock, forin-
stan ce, in the ev ent of a full brak eap plica-
ti on . You could lose control ofthe veh icle
an d ca usean ac cident. Adapt your dr iving
style to the chan ge inha nd ling charac teris-
ti cs. ADAPTIV
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