brake sensor MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Owners Manual

6 Index
COMAN
Dco ntr oller . ..... . . . . . . . .60
Op erati on. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .61
COMAN Ddis play . . . ..... . . . . . . . .59
COMAN Dme nu
Auto matic airco nditi oning . . . . . . .210
Ca r. .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .203
Navig ation syst em. . . ..... . . . . . .129
Ov erview . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .63
Syste msettings . . . . ..... . . . . . .196
Telephone . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .106
Te xt messages (SMS ).... . . . . . . .122
TV ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .96
Vi de o. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .88
Combinat ion sw itch . ..... . . . . . . .249
Con sump tion . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .521
Con sump tion stat istics .... . . . . . .277
Conveni enceopeni ng/closing . . . .352
Air -recir culation mode.... . . . . . . .340
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .. 37 9,523
Checking th eleve l.. . .... . . . . . . .379
Dis play messag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .430
Te mp erature gaug e. ..... . . . . . . .272
Coo lbox . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .362
Cor nering light function ... . . . . . .250
Ov erview . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .477
Re plac ing . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .480
Cruise contr ol. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .290
Displ ay(instrum entcl uster) . . . . . .292 Dis
playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .413
Cup holder . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . .358 D
Dashboard . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Date Setting (COM AND) ... . . . . . . . . . .197
Dayt imedr ivin gl ights . . . . . . . . . . .247
Setting (on-bo ard comp uter ). . . . . .286
De laye dswit ch-off
Ex terior lighting (CO MAND). . . . . . .205
Interior lighting (CO MAND) . . . . . . .206
Demisti ng. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .338
Des tina tion entry ..... . . . . . . . . . .143
Des tina tion memory .. . . . . . . . . . .181
Di gital TV . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .101
Dimensions . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . .517
Dipped -beamheadlamps
Dis playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .432
Dri ving abroa d...... . . . . . . . . . . .392
Ov ervie w. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .477
Sw itch ing on/of f.... . . . . . . . . . . .247
Sy mm etrica l. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .392
Dire ction of rotation (t yres) . . . . . .382
Display me ssage .... . . . . . . . . . . .404
Di stance re corder
Re set (on-board comp uter) . . . . . . .278
Dist ance warn ing system. . . . . . . . .51Distronic
. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..293
Cle aning th esensors . . . . . . . . . . ..396
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..405
Di stanc ewarn ings ystem . . . . . . ...51
Drivi ngtips.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..298
Menu (on-bo ardco mputer) .. . . . ..297
Warnin glam p. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..446
Distronic Plus ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..300
Cle aning th esensors . . . . . . . . . . ..396
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..407
Drivi ngtips.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..307
PR E-SAF EBrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...51
Warnin glam p. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..446
Door Auto matic loc king . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227
Di sp lay message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..421
Lo cking/unl ocking . . . . . . . . . . . ..222
Po wer closing ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227
Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . ...21
Drinks hol der– see Cup holder
Drive program .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..268
Driving abroad ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..392
Driving onfloo ded roads . . . . . . . ..391
Dr ivin g safe tysyst em. . . . . . . . . ...46
ABS . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...46
ADAPTIVE BRAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . ...50
Adaptive brake lamp s. . . . . . . . . ...48
BAS . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...47 216_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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48 Safety
Driving safety sys
tems
tra ffic situation. PRE-SAFE ®
is ac tiv ated si-
mu ltane ouslyif BA SPlus reque sts a parti c-
ul ar ly high braking pressure.
6 Keep the brake pedaldepressed until
the emergen cysitua tion isove r.
ABS prev en ts the wheels fr omlocki ng.
Th ebrake sfu nction again as normal whe n:
! you relea sethe brake pe dal
! there areno ob stac lesde tecte d inthe
path of your vehicle
! there is nolong er arisk ofcollision
BA S Pl usisthen de activa ted.
BA SPlus also react sto stationar yob sta-
cl es at spe edsofup toapprox imate ly
70 km /h,e. g. stopped or parked ve hicles.
Fo rBA SPlus to assist you when driving,
the radar sensor syste mmust beswitched
on andop era tiona l.Yo uca ncheck thisby
switc hing on Distroni c Pl usor vi athe "Ra-
dar sensor" menu on the on-board comp u-
ter. i
Information about switch ing on the radar
sen sors ystemc anbe fo und on (= page 287).
Fo llowing ase vere impact or intheevent
of damag e to the front of the vehicle as a
re sult of an acci dent, have th e setting and
function of the radar sensor sche cked at a
Mercede s-Be nz Service Cen tre. If BA
SPlus isno ta vailable due to amal-
fu nc tion in the radar sensor system, the
bra king syst em rem ains available with full
bra keboos ting effectand BA S.
i The adaptiv ebr ake lamps are only available
in ce rtain coun tries.
Th ebrake lamps flas hin quick su cces sion
if the vehicl e is braked sudd enlyfrom a
spee dof more than 50km /h orifBAS or
BAS Plus *inter vene sdurin gbraki ng. Th is
wa rnspas sing vehicl es.
Th e hazar dwa rning lamps switch on auto-
ma tically and th ebra kelightsco me onper-
ma nently wh en they ar eap plied agai nif
the vehicle is braked to haltfrom asp eed
of mo rethan 70km /h inthis wa y.
Th eha zard wa rnin gla mp s sw itchof f again
auto matica lly wh en yo uex ceed a spee dof
10 km /h. G
Risk of accident BAS Plus
onlyco nsider scl earl ydete cted
ob jects when provid ing br akin gass ista nc e.
Det ection can be impa ired inpa rtic ular if:
! thesensors aredirty or co vered
! itis snow ing or rain ing heav ily
! there is interfere ncef rom an othe rradar
sou rce
! there is stron gra da r re flec tion, e. g.in
multi- storeyvehi clep arks
BAS Plus does not react to:
! people or animals
! oncom ingve hicles and cross traf fic
BA SPlus ma y no tdetect nar rowv ehicle s,
e. g. motor cyclesandve hicles travelling on
ap arall elbu t offset cou rse. Ad
aptive brak e lamps 216_R
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287
Con
trols
On-board computer Setting per
manent Speedtr onic
Fo rho w to set Spe edtroni c,please ref erto
th e" Drivin gsyste ms"se ction
( = pa ge 311).
Hiding or show ing the ad ditional speed- ome
ter
Yo uca nsh ow anaddit ional di gital speed-
om eter inthem ulti-f un ction disp lay. The
sp eed isdispl ayed inmiles per hour. Vehi-
cle swith a milesspeedom eter: the addi-
tiona l spee dome ter indicates km /h.
6 Press (or& to sele ctthe
"Sett ings" menu.
6 Press %or$ to sele ct
"A ux. speedo meter" .
6 Press #.
6 Press #again if yo uwi sh tochan ge
th ecu rrent stat us.
Th ead dition alspeedom eter isac tiv at-
ed or deactivated acco rding to its pre-
viou s stat e. Ac
tivating anddeactivating the radar se
nsor syst em*
If yo ur vehi cle is equip pedwith a 24GHz
radar sensor system, youca n deactivate or
ac tiva te it.
! Youm ustdeac tivatethe24 GHz rada rs en-
sor sys temi nce rtain coun tries and nearto radio
ast ronomical inst allations (
=page 528) .
6 Press (or& tosele ct the "Set-
ting s"menu.
6 Press %or$ tosele ct"Radar
sensor" .
6 Press #.
6 Press #againif yo uwi sh tochan ge
th ecu rre ntstat us.
If yo u deac tiva te the radar se nsorsystem,
the following systems ared eactivated:
! Distr onic Plus*
! BAS Pl us*
! Park As sist*
! Parkin gGu ida nce*
! Dista nce warning*
! PRE-SAFE ®
Brake*
i The set tings are re tained eve naf te ryo u re-
st art the engine. i
OnlyAMG vehicl eshave this funct ion.
The first disp layintheAM Gme nushows:
! the ge arsele cted
! the engine oil te mperatu re
! theve hicle elec tric al syst emvoltage
6 Use ( or& to sele ctthe "AMG"
menu.
1 Gear indi ca tor
2 Upshift instruc tion
3 Engin eoil te mp erature
4 Vehi cle electri calsystem vol tage
Wh enthe engi nereac hesthe overspe ed
ra ng ein the man ual shift pr ogram, youc an
see the upshift in str uction "up" next to
gear indic ator 1 . AMG
menu*
P54.32-3960-31 216_R
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Con
trols
Driving sys tems
Cruis eco ntrol is automatically deacti vated
if:
! youap ply the electric parking brake
! youar edr ivi ng under 30 km /h
! ESP ®
(= page 49) inter venesor yo ude-
ac tiv ate ESP ®
! you shift th e automatic tr ansm ission to
N wh ile theve hicle isin mo tion
A warni ngtone .The "Cruise control off"
me ssage isdispl ayed in th emu lti-fu nc-
tion di splayf or approx imate lyfive se c-
ond s.
i The last speed stored is cleared when you
sw itch offth e en gine.
Distr onic1
co ntro ls thesp eed andau to-
mat ically mainta insthe set di stancefrom
ve hicles tra vellin gin front .
Distr onicfunc tion s at spee ds between
30 and200 km /h.
If aslower-mo ving ve hicle is detec tedin
front, Distr oniccauses your vehi cle to
brake andma intain apreset dist anc efrom
the vehicle in front. Dis
tron ic* 1N
otavail ab leinall coun trie s. G
Risk ofaccide nt Dis
tronic isonly an aid design ed to as sist
dr iving. Youar eresponsibl efor yo ur vehi-
cl e’ s distanc efrom other vehicle s, the
speed ofyour vehicle and for br akingin
go od time.
Di stro nicdo es not react to:
! pedest rians
! stationary obstacl esin th eroad, e.g.
station aryor par kedveh icles
! oncomi ng veh iclesan dcr oss traffic
Dis tronic may no tde tect nar rowvehicles
trav elling in fr ont,e.g. motorc yclesan dvehi-
cl es travelling on a parallel butof fset
co urs e.The refore ,a lway spa ya tten tion to
the traf ficc ondition s,even when Distro nicis
activat ed.You may otherwise fail to recog-
nise dangersin ti me,ca us e an accid entand
injure yo ursel fan do thers. G
Risk of acc ident Di
stro nic ca nnot detect road an dtraf fic co n-
di tion s.De activate Distro nicin driving situ a-
ti ons in wh ich it ma intain sthe speed or
ac ce lerates to these tsp ee db ecau se ithas
lost thev ehic le travelling infront, in particu-
lar:
! befor ebe nds
! infilt er lan es
! when chan gin ginto a la newith fast traf-
fic
! on rerouted lanes ,e. g. mo torw ay works
Distronic canno ttake weathe rconditions
into acco un t.De activate Distro nicor do not
activate it:
! on slippery road surface s,snow or ice.
Th ewheels ma ylo se theirgri pwhen the
dr iver brak es oraccelerate sthe vehicle.
Th ev ehicle co uld be gin to skid.
! when the sensors aredi rtyor visibi lity is
poor, e.g. du eto fog, rain or sn ow. The
di st an ce con trol ma y be impa ired. 216_
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300 Con
trols
Driving systems
Distroni cPlus 1
co ntro ls the speed an dau-
tom atical ly mai ntains th eset dista nce
fr om vehicle stra vellin ginfron t. Distronic
Pl us func tions atspeeds ofbetwee n0 an d
20 0k m/ h.
If aslowe r-mov ing vehicl e isdetected in
front, Distr onicPlus cau sesyour vehicle to
brake and thus maint ain apre setd istan ce
fr om theve hicle infron t.
!Youm ustd eactivat ethe radar sens orsys-
tem incertain count ries and near radio as tro-
no mical installations (
=page 287).
If th ere is no vehicleinfront, Distro nicPlus
op erates in thesa me wayas cruise control
( = page 290).
i Donot use Di stronic Plus when drivingon a
steep uphill or downh ill gr adi ent. Distr
onic Plu s* 1N
ot available in all cou ntrie s. G
Risk of acc ident Distronic
Plus ison ly an aid des igne dto as-
sist dri ving. Youar er esponsibl efo ryo ur
ve hicle’ sd istance from other vehicl es,the
speed of your vehicle an d for br akingin
go od ti me.
Distronic Plus does not reac t to:
! pedest rians
! stationary obstac lesin theroad, e.g.
station aryor par kedv ehic les
! oncom ing veh icles and cross traf fic
Distronic Plus may not detect narrow vehi-
cl es travelling in fr ont,e.g. motorc yclesand
ve hicles trav elling on adi ffe rent line. Th
erefore alwayspay atte nt ionto the tr affic
conditions, ev enwhen Distronic Plus is act i-
vated. You ma yot herw ise fail to rec ognise
da ngers in ti me, cau sean accid entan di n-
ju re your selfan dot he rs. G
Risk of accident Dist
ronicPlu s cannot de tect roa dand traf fic
conditions. Deact ivat eDi stron icPlus indriv-
ing situatio nsin whic hitma inta inst he
spe edor accele rates to th esetspe edbe-
ca use ithas lo stthe vehicle trav elling in
fr on t,in particul ar:
! beforebe nds
! infilt er lan es
! when chan ging into a la newith fa sttraf-
fic
! on re routed lanes, e.g. motor waywo rks Distron
icPlus cannot take weather cond i-
tion sin to acco un t.De activate Distro nicP lus
or do not activa te it:
! on slip pery roa dsurfaces, snow or ice.
Th ew heelsma ylose their grip when the
dr iver brak es or accelerate sth e ve hicle.
The vehi cle co uld go intoask id.
! when the sensorsare dirty or there is
poo rvisib ilit y,e.g. due tofog, rain or
snow. The proximity control may be im-
pa ired
Al wa yspay attention to thetraf ficc ondi-
tion s,even when Distro nicPlus isac tivated.
You ma y otherw ise fail to re cogn ise dange rs
in ti me, causean accid entan dinjure you r-
se lfand others. 216_R
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Con
trols
Driving sys tems
Parktroni cis ac tiva tedau tom atically when
yo u switch on the ignition, releas et he
elec tric park ing br ak eor star t th een gine
an d shi ftthe autom atic tr ansmission to D,
R or N.
Pa rktro nicsw itcheso ffat speeds exceed-
in g 18 km /h.Par ktro nicis reac tiva ted at
lo wer speeds. Pa rktronic is deactiv ated
whe nyou shift th e automatic tr ansm ission
to Por secur eth eve hicle with th e elect ric
pa rki ng brake andsw itcho fftheengine.
Parktroni cdetects th ear ea around your
ve hicleu sing six sens ors in the fr ont bump-
er and four sens ors in there ar bumper. 1
Parktroni cse nsors Range of the
sensors
Side view Vi
ew from above
Fro ntsen sors
Rear se nsors
! Pay par ticular at tent ion toobj ects above or
be low thesensors when parking ,suc has flower
pot sor trail er towb ars.Pa rktronic does not
det ectsu ch obj ects when they are in the im me-
diate vic inity of theve hicle. Yo ucould dam age
th eve hicle or theo bjec ts.
P54.65-3122-31
P54.65-3123-31 Centre approx.
100cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 60 cm Centre app
rox. 120 cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 80 cm P5
4.65-3124-31 216_
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317
Con
trols
Driving sys tems Deactivating
/activa ting
1 Toswitch Parktroni con or off
2 Indic ator la mp
6 Press button 1.
Pa rktroni cis deacti vated if ind icat or
lamp 2islit.
!Youm ustdeac tivatetheradar sens or sys-
te m in certain count riesand near radio ast ro-
nomic alins talla tions (
=pag e287).
Par k As sist is an electro nic park ing aid
with radar sens orsan d assists you wh en
parki ngby: !
giving youadi splay ofthe di stan ce be-
twe en yo urvehicl ean dan obs tacle
! giving youa wa rning tone whenyouap-
proach anobs tacle
Pa rk Ass isti sau tom atically activa ted
when th een gine isrunning and yous hift
the autom atic tr ansmission selector lever
to D, R orN.
Pa rk Ass isti sde activated atspee dsex-
ceed ing 18 km /h.Pa rk Assist is reac tiva t-
ed at lowe rsp eeds.
Park Assist is also deact ivat ed when you
shi ftthe autom atic tr ansm ission to Por
swit ch off theen gine.
Wh enthe tra nsmi ssioni sin po sition N,
Pa rkAss isti sdeactivated when you se cure
the vehicle usingthe electri cparki ng
brake.
Park Assist detectsth ear ea around your
ve hicle using four sensor s inthef ront
bu mp erand two sensor sinthe rear bu mp-
er.
P5
4.65-3230-31 Pa
rk Assist * G
Risk ofaccide nt Pa
rkAs sis tis only an ai dand ma y no tde tect
all obstacl es.Pa rk Assist may not be abl eto
de tect an object cor rectly ne ar corn ers or
ve ry sm ooth su rfac es.Pa rk Assist does not
reli eve youo fthe res ponsibilit yto pa yatten-
tion.
Yo uare always responsib lefor safety and
mu st continu eto pay attentio nto your im-
medi atesu rroundi ngswh en pa rking an d
ma noe uvring .O therwi se ,yo ucou lden da n-
ger yoursel fan dot hers. G
Risk ofinju ry Make su
re thatno pe rsons or ani mals are
in the manoe uvring rang e. Ot herw ise, they
cou ldbe inju re d. 216_
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394 Operation
Ca
re
Th eval ue ofyo ur ve hicle will be retained by
regul arand prope rca re. Th ebest way to
protect yo urveh icle from harm fulen viron-
me ntal in flue nces is towa shitan duse pro-
te ctive tre atme nts regul arly.
Mercedes -Ben zre co mm ends th atyou
tre atthe paintwork twi ceaye ar (e.g.in
sp ring and in autumn ).
i It is advis ableto useMe rcede s-Be nz care
prod ucts. They are designed specifi cally for
Me rced es-Benz veh icles and represe ntthe state
of thea rt.Me rcedes-Benz care produc tsare
available fr omany Merced es-Benz Service
Cent re.
Sc ratche s,co rrosi vedeposits, area sa f-
fect edbycorros ion and da magecaused by
neg lect or inadeq uate care cannot alwa ys
be comp letel yrep aired. Insu ch cases, vis it
aq ualified specialist worksho pimm ediate-
ly ,e.g. a Mercedes -Ben z Service Ce ntre.
Re pair dama gecaused byloos echi ppings
an d rem ovet he following immediate ly:
! Insect remains
! Bird droppings
! Tree resin !
Oils an dgre ase
! Fuel
! Tarst ains
! Donota ffix:
! unsuita ble stic kers
! films
! mag netic plat esor similar
to paint edsurfac es, ot herwise you could dam-
age the paint work. !
Do not park the vehicle im mediately for an
ex tended period aft ercleanin g,partic ularly af ter
cl eanin gth ew heels wit hwheelclean er.Wh eel
cl eaners may lead toincreas edcorrosion on
brak edis csand brake pads /linings. Generally
park theve hicle at opera ting temp erature after
cl eanin g. Au
tomat iccar wash
Yo uca nclea nth eve hicle in an automa tic
ca r wash from the very star t,bu t prefera bly
one wi thhigh -pre ss urewa sher jets.
Do not useabrus h-free autom atic car
wa sh that uses chem icalag en ts to wash
the vehicle.
If the veh icle is ver ydirty, prewash it be-
fo re you drive into the car wash.
! Make su retha t the windscreen wiper swit ch
is set toM (= page 253), ot herwise the rain
sensor could be ac tiva ted, for example, and trig-
ger in advertent wiper swe eps.Th isco uld res ult
in damag etothe vehicl e.
Af terusin gan autom atic ca r wash, wipe off
wax or othe rchemi calre sidu es from the
winds cree n. Thiswillprevent smearing. Care
G
Risk of poisoni ng Al
wa ysfollow the inst ructions forus ing the
care produ cts.
Alwa yskeep care products tightly closed
and ou tof thereach of children. H
Environ mental note Di
spose of emptycont aine rs,c lean ing
clot hsand pol ishi ng wads inan enviro nm en-
tall yre sponsible manner. Ca
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages On
lysele ctposition
P wh en vehicle is
sta tiona ry Yo
uh aveat tem pted to movethetra ns-
mi ssio nse lect or leve rto Pev en thou gh
th eve hicl eis still mo ving. 6
Stop theve hicle. Ve
hicl enot in
position P Yo
uh aveop ened the dri ver’sd oor and
th etra nsmi ssion is in po sition R, N
or D. 6
Make sure th atthe tra nsmi ssio n is inpo-
sition Pan dth eve hicle issecure dwi th
the electri cpa rki ng brake when le aving
the vehicl e. Chil
dse at in
wrong pos ition
See Owner's Manu al Th
echi ldseat isnot positio nedco rrect-
ly. 6
Move the child se atinto th eco rrect pos i-
tion. Th
ese nsor for th echild seat reco gni-
ti on isfaulty. 6
Have the sensor for th ech ild se at recog-
ni tio ncheck ed ataquali fied sp ecialist
work shop. Next
service X
in ... days
in ... km Se
rvice X mustbe carried out in ... days
or ... km. 6
Have the se rvice dis play ed carried outat
a qu alified specia list wor ksho p. Drive to wo
rkshop without cha
nging
gear Th
e tra nsmi ssio n position cannot be
cha nged due to a malfun ction. If
tran smi ssion po sition Dis se lect ed:
6 Drive to a qualified specialist workshop
without moving the tra nsmi ssio nsele ctor
le ve r from tran sm ission pos itio n D.
If tran smi ssionp osition N, R orPis sele cted:
6 Cons ulta qualified specialist worksho p. Di
splay messag es Possible
caus e/ conseq ue nce Possibl
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