belt MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Owners Manual

4 Index
Autom
atic tr ansm ission ... . . . . . .261
Dri veprogram . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .268
Dri ving tip s. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .267
Hi ll st artassist . . . . ...... . . . . . .267
Ki ck down . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .267
Oi lle ve l. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .378
Pr ogra mselec torbu tton ... . . . . . .268
Sh ift range s.. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .266
Steerin gwh eel gearshift
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .264
Steerin gwh eel gearshift
padd les. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .264
AUX Audio .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .87
Vi de o. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .105
Auxiliary heating . . . . .... . . . . . . .341
Cha nging the re mote control
batter y.. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .475
Fa ult. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .468
He ater booster syste m.... . . . . . .345
Remo tecontrol . . . . . ..... . . . . . .342
Setting (COM AND) . . ..... . . . . . .214
Auxiliary ventila tion . ..... . . . . . . .341 B
Ba ck butt on
COMA ND. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .66
Multi- function steering wh eel. . . . .273
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .47
BAS Plus . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . .47
Battery Changi ng(auxiliary heati ng
rem oteco ntrol )..... . . . . . . . . . . .475
Changing (ke y)..... . . . . . . . . . . .474
Charging (ve hiclebatte ry). . . . . . . .495
Check la mp(key)... . . . . . . . . . . .223
Check la mp(KEY LESS GO key).. . .226
Checking (key )..... . . . . . . . . . . .223
Checking (KEY LESS GO key) . . . . . .226
Di sc onnec ting thest ar ter
batter y.. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .495
Fitting th estarter battery . . . . . . . .496
Reconnecting th estarter
batter y.. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .496
Remo ving the starter battery . . . . .495
Switch ing of fthe interna lfu nctions
of thev ehicle network . . . . . . . . . . .495 Belt
forc elimiters . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...29
Be ltten sione rs... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...29
Bluetoo th
Settings . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..200
Bonnet . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..375
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..420
Boot Em erge ncyr elease . . . . . . . . . . . ..471
Ke y. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..222
Po wer closing ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227
Re mo teclosing .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..225
Stora gespa ce... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..359
Boot lid
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..420
Opening limi ter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..348
Boot lid ope ning limiter . . . . . 209, 348
Br ak eAssist – seeBAS
Brake As sistPlus –se e BAS Plus
Brake fluid . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..524
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..421
Brake la mp
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..435
Ov ervie w. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477 216_R
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Index
Fu elfiller flap
Op ening/ closi ng. . . .... . . . . . . . .373
Fu nction buttons (COMAND) . . . . ..62
Fuse box
Dashbo ard . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .504
En gine compar tment. ... . . . . . . .503
Rear compar tment . ..... . . . . . . .503
Fuses .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .502 G
Gara gedoor opener ..... . . . . . . . .367
Fr equenc ies . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .525
Gl ove comp artm ent ..... . . . . . . . .355
GPS Rece ption . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .133
GSM ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .106 H
Handb rake –se e Parkin gbrake
(e lectric)
Hands -fre emode . . ..... . . . . . . . .364
Haz ard warning lamps... . . . . . . . .251
He ad restraint
Adjusti ngthe angle. .... . . . . . . . .232
Rear compar tment . ..... . . . . . . .236
He adlamp flasher. . . ..... . . . . . . .249 Headlamps
Cleanin g. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .396
Cleaning syst em... . . . . . . . .24 9,379
Misti ngup . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .459
To ppi ngup the wash erflui d. . . . . .379
Heater Air -recir culation mo de . . . . . . . . . .339
Au xiliary heating ... . . . . . . . . . . . .341
Demisti ng. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .338
Ov erview . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .336
Re ar window . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .339
Seat heating . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .233
St eering wheel heating. . . . . . . . . .238
Wi ndows misted up .. . . . . . . . . . . .338
He ater boost ersyst em. . . . . . . . . .345
Hig h-pr es sure cl eane rs. . . . . . . . . .395
Hill star tassist ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .267
HOLD . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .311
Disp laymess age. ... . . . . . . . . . . .419
Ho me Link . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .367 I
Ign ition . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .229
Imm obiliser . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Inc ande scent bulb s–see Bulbs In
dica torand warn inglamp
ABS warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . ...445
Ba ttery check la mp(on the key) ...464
Br ake syst emwarn ing lamp . . . ...447
Di stance warning syst em lamp .. . .446
El ectri cparking brake indicator
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...446
El ec tric park ing br akewa rning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...446
En gine diagnos tics warning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...448
ESP warning la mp. . . . . . . . . . .49, 443
Main-be amindicat or lamp . . . . .13, 15
PAS SAIR BAG OFF wa rning
la mp . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .42, 441
Se atbelt..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...449
Se atbeltwarn ing la mp . . . . . . . ...449
SR Swar ning lamp . . . . . . . . . . .28, 447
Turn signal indi cator lamp . . . . . .13, 15
Tyre pressure warni nglamp . . . ...449
In dica tor lamp – see Indicat orand
wa rninglamp
Instru mentclus ter. . . . . . . . . . .12, 271
Ov erview . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....12
Selecting the lang uage
(COMA ND). ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...199 216_R
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13
Index
Power wind ow s – see Sid ewin dow
PRE-SAFE . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . .36
Disp laymessag e. . ..... . . . . . . . .411
PRE-SAFE Brake . . . ..... . . . . . . . . .51
Pr ev entive occu pant safety. . . . . . .36
Pr og ram selec torbu tton .. . . . . . . .268
Pro gram mable button .... . . . . . . .199
PU LSE – seeMa ssage function R
RA CETIM ER. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .288
Ra dar se nsorsystem
Cou ntry overvie w. ..... . . . . . . . .528
Sw itching on/ off
(on-board comp uter ). ... . . . . . . . .287
Ra dio
Menu overvie w. . . . .... . . . . . . . . .72
Op erat ion . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . .72
RD S.. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . .76
RD Sfrequ ency diversity .. . . . . . . . .75
Sa ving a stati on . . . .... . . . . . . . . .74
Sw itching waveb ands ... . . . . . . . . .73
Tu ning ina stati on(COM AND) . . . . .73
Tuning ina stat ion
(on-board comp uter ). ... . . . . . . . .280
Ra dio type-approval number . . . ..525
Ra dio-c ontrol led equ ipment . . . . . .366 Rain
closing feat ur e
(s lidin g/tiltin gsu nroof) . . . . . . . . .350
Rain se nsor. . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .253
Ra nge
Qu ery (on -board comp uter ). . . . . .278
RDK Wa rning la mp ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .449
RDS . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . .75, 76
Rea rbu lbs . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .477
Re ar compartment
Cup holde r. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .359
He ad restr aint s. ... . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Seat s.. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .236
Rea rfogla mp. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .248
Disp laymess age. ... . . . . . . . . . . .434
Ov erview . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .477
Re ar seat. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .236
Rear window blind ... . . . . . . . . . . .203
Re ar window heating . . . . . . . . . . . .339
Fa ult. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .441
Re ar-vie w mi rror
Anti- dazzle mode(aut omati c). . . . .240
Remote cont rol
(garage door ope ner) . . . . . . . . . . .367
Ref uelling . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .373
Regio nco de . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Relea
sebutt on
Bo ot . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...222
Ins ide (centra lloc king) . . . . . . . ...227
Rem ote co ntrol
Aux iliary heating . . . . . . . . . . . . ...342
Ga rage door ope ner. . . . . . . . . ...367
Ke y. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...222
Re placeme ntparts . . . . . . . . . . . ...506
Reset (COMA ND). . . . . . . . . . . . ...202
Re sidual heat ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...340
Restra intsyst em. . . . . . . . . . . . ....26
Air bag s. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....28
Be ltfo rce limi ters . . . . . . . . . . . ....29
Be lt tensi oners . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....29
Childre n...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....38
Di splay messag e.. . . . . . . . . . . ...427
Fa ult. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...447
Se atbelt..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....27
SR S. . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....28
Rev counter .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...272
Rev ersing camera . . . . . . . . . . ....324
Cle aning ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...398
Rev ersing lamps
Dis play messag e.. . . . . . . . . . . ...434
Ov erview . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...477
Route guidan ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...167
Run -on time (mob ilephon e). . . ... 365 216_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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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
51216_R
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26 Safety
Oc
cupant safety
Th isse ction wi llfami liarise youwi th the
mo stimpo rta ntfeatu resof th erestraint
syste msin your vehicle. In the ev entof an
ac cide nt, your vehicle may collide with an-
othe robjec t,e. g. an othe rveh icle .Th ismay
cause your vehicle to accele rate or decel-
erate extre mely qui ckly. Dur ing this accel-
er ation or dece leration, thevehicle
oc cupants will bepropelled in th eopposite
directi onto th eforce of the impa ct.Th is
me ans th atthe vehicl eoc cu pa nts risk be-
in gi njur edon th evehicl einterior or on
parts of the ve hicle. The purpos eof com-
plement aryrestraint syste ms, i.e. princ i-
pally the seat belts supp leme nted bybelt
te ns ioners, beltfo rce limi ters andairbags
wh ere necessary ,is to minimi se this ri skof
inj ury. Ho wever, seatbelts andai rb ag s are
ge ne rally unableto prevent inju ries caused
by obje ctspenet rating the vehicle from the
ou tside. Th
em ostimp orta ntres trai nt syste ms are:
! Seat belts
! Rest raintsys tems forch ildr en ,asth ey
ar e the mosteffe cti ve mean s to res tric t
occ upant mov ementin the even t ofan
accident
Add itional prote ction is provi dedby:
! SRSs ystem (Sup plementa lRe straint
Sy stem) consis ting of:
! Belttens ione rs
! Belt forc e limit ers
! Airbags
! PRE -SAFE ®
(p reventive occupant safe-
ty)
i Airbags increas eth e protec tion of ve hicle
oc cupan tswearing a seat belt.How ever,airba gs
are only an addit iona lres trai nt syste mwhich
co mp leme nts, but does not replace, the seat
belt. Allve hicle oc cupant smust wear their seat
be ltco rrec tly at all time s,even ifth e ve hicle is
equipped with airbags .This is because on the
one hand, airbag sarenotdeployed in all types of
accid ent,as in some situ ations airbag dep loy-
me nt would not increase the protec tion afforded
to vehicle oc cupant s,provided they are wearing
the sea tbelts correc tly. On
the ot herh and, ai rbag deploym entonly pro-
vi des increased protec tion if theseat belt is worn
co rrec tly, bec ause:
! the seat bel thelps tokeep the veh icleoccu-
pan tinth eb est positio ninrelation to theair-
bag
! for example, in a head-on collision, these at
belt canto alarge ex tent preve ntthe oc cu-
pant from being propelled towa rds the force
of the impac t,and isthus be tter sui tedto
prevent inj ury
Th us, in acc ident sit uations where an airbag is
deployed, it only provide saddit iona l protec tion
to that prov ided bythe sea tbel t if th e seatbel t
is worn correc tly. Oc
cupant safety Restra
intsyst ems 216_R
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27
Safety
Oc cupa nt safety
The most im portan tre strain tsys tems in
the vehicle arethe se atbe lts an d the ch ild
re strain tsystems .In theev en tof aco lli-
si on, they arethe mosteffect ive mean sof
re straini ngthemovemen tof vehicle occ u-
pantst owards the impact forceand thus
redu cing the dange rofthem hitting parts
of theve hicle inte rior. G
Risk of inju ry Modi
fica tions toor work performed incor-
rectly on restrain t syst ems (se atbelts, an-
ch orag es,be ltte ns ioners, beltforce limi ters
or airb ags)or their wi ring, as we ll as work on
other networked elec troni csyste ms,ma y
pre vent th ere strain t syste msfrom wor king
cor rectly. Ai rbag san d bel t tensioner scould
fa il, e. g.in the eventof an accid entin whi ch
the deceleration forces are suf fici en tto trig-
ge rthe syst ems, or th eycou ldbe trig gered
unintentional ly. Ne vercar ry ou t any mo difi-
cat ions on there straint syste ms.Ne ver
tamp erwith electroni c components and
their softwar e. G
Risk of inju ry Ai
rb ag s pr ovidea ddi tion alprotect ion, but
ar en ot,ho we ver,asu bs titut efor thes eat
be lts. To reduce therisk of serious or fata l
injur ies, ma kesure that all occu pa nts –in
par ticu lar, pregnant women – wear their
se at beltco rrec tlya talltime san dhav e
adop teda normal sittin gposition ,an dthat
their seat backrest ispo sitione das close to
the vertic al aspossi ble. Seat belts
G
Risk ofinju ry A
seat beltwh ich isnot worn, which isworn
incor rectly,or whic h has not been engaged
in theseat belt buckl ecorr ectly, cann otper-
fo rm it sinte nded pr otec tive fun ction. Un der
certain circ um stanc esthis co uldev en cause
se vere or fat alinju ries .M akesu re that all
ve hicle occupants –inp articul ar, pregna nt
women – wear their seat beltcor rectly at all
ti me s.
You mustmake sure that the be lt:
! is rout edas low as possi blea cros syo ur
pe lvic area , i.e. acr ossyourhip joints
and no tacros syou rab do men
! fitsclose ly
! isnot twis ted !
is routed ac ross the midd leof your
shou lder
! isnot routed across you rne ck orunder
you rarm
! fits close lyacross you rpel vica rea, by
pu lling upwar dson thes hould ersection
of thebelt
Do notsecu re an y objects with a seat belt if
th e sea tbe ltis be ing used by on eofth ev e-
hicl e’s occupants.
Av oid we aring bulky clo thing,e.g. a wint er
coa t.
Do not route the beltstra pacro sssharp-
ed gedor fragile object s, es pe ciall yif these
ar eon or inyou rcl ot hing ,e.g. spectacles,
pens, keys, etc. The seat be ltst ra p could be
da maged and you co uld be injur ed.
On ly one person should useea ch seat belt
at anyon etime.
On noaccount shou ldchildren trav el in the
ve hicle while sittin gon thel ap of another oc-
cup ant.Itwo uld no tbe poss ibleto res train
th e ch ild, an dth e ch ild an d ot herve hicle oc-
cupa nts could be inju re dseriously in the
event ofabrupt braki ng oreven fatall yinthe
event ofan ac cident. ==216_R
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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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Safety
Oc cupa nt safety
Trig gering be lttensioners, belt force limiter
sand airbags
In theeve ntofacol lisi on , the sens or in the
ai rbag control unit evaluate simport ant
ph ysical data su chasduration, direction
an d rate ofvehicle de celera tion or acce ler-
at ion. Based on th eeva luat ion of thi sdata
an d dep ending on the veh icle ’s rate of lon-
gitudin aldeceleratio nin a collisio n,at the
fi rst le vel, th eairbag contro l un itpre -emp-
ti ve ly trigger sthe belt tensioners.
Th efront airb agsa re onl ythen de ploy ed if
there isahi gher deg reeof ve hicle de celer-
at ion in along itu dina ld ire ction.
Si nce yo urvehi cle is fitted with adaptive
du al-stage front airb ag s, the front airbags
ar efilled with eno ugh gas to red uce the
risk of injuries at th efirst deploym ent
thre shold. Thef ront airb agsare on lyfully
inflated ifaseco ndthresho ldisreac hed
with inafe w mi lliseconds due to the con-
trol unit having detected furth erdec eler a-
tion. i
Thefront airba gonth e fro nt-passeng erside
is only triggered if thefron t-passeng er seat oc-
cu panc yrec ognition sys tem identifies thatth e
seat is oc cupied.
The front belt tensioners can only be triggered if
th e belt tong ue isco rrec tly engaged in the seat
belt buc kle.
Act ivat ionof belt tensi oners and airbags
In the first stag es of acollision, th eairb ag
co ntro lunit evalua tesph ysical da ta,su ch
as duration and dire ction of ve hicle de cel-
er ation or accel eration in ord erto deter-
mi ne wh etherit is necessary to trigg erthe
belt te nsione rs or deploy the airb ag s.
Th ebe lttens ione ra nd airb agdepl oyment
thre sholds areva riab leand are adap tedto
the degre eof dece leration of the ve hicle.
This proc ess ispre-empt ive in nature as
the airbag must be deployed during – and
not after –the col lisi on. G
Risk of inju ry Am
alfun ction has occu rred if the=
warn ing lamp:
! does notlight up when yo ustart theig-
nit ion
! does not go out a few se co nd sa fter the
en gine has started
! ligh ts up again
Som esyst em sco uld be triggered uninten-
ti ona lly or might notbetrigge redat all in the
ev ent of an accide nt with high decelerati on.
Ha ve there straint system s ch ecked andre-
pa ired immedi ately ataqu alifie d spe cial ist
workshop which hasth ene cessary spe cial-
ist knowl edge andtool sto carry out the
work required. Me rcede s-Be nz reco mm ends
that yo u useaMe rced es-Benz Service Ce n-
tr e for thispurpos e. In partic ular, work rele-
va nt to safety or on saf ety-re late dsyste ms
mu st be carrie dou t at aqua lifi ed speci alist
workshop. 216_R
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