flat tire 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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At a glan
ce
Exterio rvi ew Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 Boot
Spare
wheel*
"Minispare" emergen cy
spare wheel*
TI RE FIT
Vehicl etoo lkit 346
402
402
401
401
2 Rear
bulbs 477
3 Rear window hea
ting 339
4 Fuel filler
flap
Petrol 373
373
5 Doors
Lo
cking andunl ocking
Op ening andc losing 222
222 Fun
ction Page
6 Ex
terior mirrors
Pa rking pos ition 239
240
7 To
wing 499
8 Ty
res an dwh eels
Flat tyre
Checking th etyre
pressure electro nica lly*
Tyre pressure loss warni ng
system
Ve hicle tool kit for vehic les
with
! TIRE FIT kit
! "Minispare" emergen cy
spare wheel*
! Spare wheel* 381
483
384
383
401
402
402 Fun
ction Page
9 Op
ensth eb onnet
En gine oil
Coolant 375
376
379
a Fr
ont bulbs 477
b Windscreen wipers
Re
placing th ewiper blades
Cl ea ning th ewi pe r bl ades 253
481
395
c Cl
ea ning th ewindows 395
d Slid
ing/ tilti ngsunroof 349
e He
adl am p cl eaning system 249216_R
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42 Safety
Oc
cupant safety
Wa rningstick ers Automa
tic ch ildseat rec ognition
1 9 warning lamp
Th ef ront-passeng erseat sens or system
au toma tica lly iden tifies whethe raspecial
Mercede s-Be nz child se atwith autom atic
ch ild seat re cognition has been fitted. The
9 warning lamp nextto theinstru- G
Risk of inj ury On
the fr ont-pass enger seat, only usechild
re straint syste ms with auto matic chi ldseat
re cognition which arerecom mended for
Me rcedes -Ben z.You canobt aini nfor mation
ab out this from anyMe rced es-Ben zSe rvice
Cen tre.
If ar earw ard-facing child res trai nt syst em is
used onthefro nt-pas seng er seat,it mus tbe
a sp ecia lMe rcedes -Ben zre arwa rd-fa cing
chil dseat with au tomatic chil dseat recogni-
ti on. P6
8.60-2140-31 If an
yother type ofrearwa rd-fa cing child re-
st raint system is used on the fr ont-pas sen-
ge rse at, thefron t-pa ssen gerairbag is not
dea ctivat ed andth ech ild co uld be se riousl y
or fatall y in jure db yth einflating air bag.To
dr aw attention tothis dang er, there is an ap-
propr iate wa rningst icker ontheda shboa rd
as we llas on bot hsides of thesun visor on
th epass engerside.
If afo rw ard-facin gchi ldrestr aint sys tem
with outau toma tic child seat recogni tion is
us ed on th efront-pas senge rseat, make
su re thefront-passenge rse at ismove d toits
re armo st position.
Do not leave children un supervi sedin the
ve hicle, even ifthey are secu redi n a child
re stra int system.
! They wo uld be unable to rescue them-
se lves if danger threatened, e.g .exces-
si ve heat.
! They could be injur ed on movi ng pa rtsin
th e ve hicle, e. g.seats.
! They could open the do orsand thereby
enda nger them selves andot hers. Do not pl
acean yob jects under thec hild
re stra int syst em,e. g. a cushion. Th eentire
base of th echi ldrestr aint syst emmust al-
wa ysbe re sting onthe vehi clese at cushion.
An incorrectly fitt ed chil drestraint system
canno tperform itsprotective function in the
eve ntofan ac cident, and could even lead to
in ju ries.
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Safety
Oc cupa nt safety
me ntclu ster wil lbe lit ifthi sis th eca se.
The front -pas se nger fron tairbag isdeac ti-
vate d.
iThe windowb ag,th e sidebag and theb elt
te nsioner on the fron t-passenger side are still ac-
ti ve even if the fron t-passeng erfront airbag
is deac tiva ted. ISOFIX
child se atsecu ring syst emin the
rear
IS OF IXis a stan da rdised secu ring syst em
fo rspecial chi ldse ats in ther ear.The reare
se cu ring rings fort wo childrestraint sys-
te ms between the seatcushion and the
ba ckrest on the le ftand right-ha nd side sof
the outer re arseats. G
Risk of inju ry If the
9 warning lamp does notlig ht
up wh enthe chil drestraint syste misfitted,
this meansth efront -pas senge rfr ont airbag
ha s no tbeen dea ctivat ed . The ch ild could
suff erlife- threat eningi njur ies if thef ront-
pa sseng erfront airbag is inflat ed .If the
warn ing lamp does no tlight up,proce ed as
fo llow s:
! Donotu se a rearwa rd-fa cing child re-
str aint syst emonthefron t-pas seng er
se at.
! Fita rearwa rd-faci ng ch ild restrai ntsys-
tem on a su itab lerear seat.
or !
Only usea forward -facing chi ldrestrain t
syst emon th efront-pas senge rseat and
move thefron t-pass enger seat to its
rear most position.
! Have the automa tic ch ild se at reco gn i-
ti on checked ataq ualified sp ec iali st
workshop which hasth ene cessary spe-
ci alis t knowledge andto ols tocarry
ou tthe work requ ired .Me rced es-Benz
re co mmend sth at youuse a
Me rced es-Benz Service Ce ntre for this
pu rpose. In pa rticular ,wo rk rele vant to
saf ety or on saf ety-relate dsystems
must becar ried out at a qualifie dsp e-
cia list wor ksho p.
To ensure that the automa tic ch ild se at
recog nition system functions correct ly,n ev-
er pla ceobjects (e.g.acu shion) under
th ec hild restr aint syst em.Th een tire base
of thechi ldrestr aint sys tem mu st alw aysbe
rest ingo nth e veh icle seat cushion. Anin-
cor rectly fitted child restraint sys tem cannot
perfo rmits protec tive fun ction in the event
of an accident, and cou ldeven le adto inju-
ries. G
Risk of inj ury Ac
hild restraint sys tem secu red by the
IS OFIX childseat se curing syste mdoe snot
pr ovid esuffi cien tpr otecti onforc hild ren
weighi ngmo re th an22 kg. For this re ason,
do not secure childr enweig hing mo rethan
22 kgin a child re straint system secure d by
th eIS OFIX child seat securing syste m. Ifthe
chil dweighs morethan 22 kg, sec urethe
chil drestrai nt sys temu sing alap- sh ould er
bel t. 216_R
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382 Operation
Tyres
andwh eels
! Store tyres in a cool, dry place, preferably in
th e dark .Pr otec tth ety res fro moil, grease, pet-
rol and diesel fuel.
Do not clea nyo ur wheels with acidic wheel
cl eaners sin ce thesecould co rrode theh eads
of wh eel bolts.
Ty res with aspe cified direc tion of rotati on
ha ve additional bene fits, e.g. ifaq uaplan-
in go ccurs. Th eseadvantage scan onl ybe
enjoy edifthe tyres arefitted correspond-
ing to th edirec tion of rotation.
An arrow on th esidewall of the tyre indi-
ca tes its co rre ctdire ction of rot ation.
i Youm ay fi ta spare tyre* agains tth e direc-
ti on of rotation.
The MOExtend ed emer gencyru nn ing sys-
te me nabl esyou to conti nuedriving the ve-
hicl eeven when allair is lost from one or
mo re tyres.
You may only use theMO Extended run-flat
syste minconju nction with the tyr epres-
sure loss warning syste morthe tyrepres-
sure monitor*. Yo
uwi llfind note son drivin g with aflat
tyr ein the Pra ctical advice section
( = page 492).
Onlycorrect tyre pres sures whe nthe tyres
are cold.
Th ep ress ureo f wa rmtyre ssh ou ldonl ybe
co rrected if it is to olow fort he curre nt
op erating co nd itio ns .Warm tyres always
have highe r pressu res tha ncol dones.
You wil lfi nd a table of tyre pressure sfo r
dif ferent operati ngcond ition son thein-
side ofyour vehicl e’sfu el filler flap.
i Tyre pressure values giv enfor low loads are
mi nim um values whic hoff eryou good ride com-
fort charact eristic s.
You can, ho weve r, also usethe values forhi gh er
loads. Th ese are permissible and will not ad-
ver sely affec tth e running of the veh icle.Howev-
er , ride comfort will be impaired tosome degree.
Als ocheck thety re pressure of the spare
wheel*. Di
rect ion of rot ation MO
Exte nded run-flat syst em* Ty
re tread G
Risk of accident Plea
se keep in mind that:
! tyre grip decreases rapidly on wet roads
when the tread depth is lessthan 3mm.
You shou ldthus replace tyre sthat have
insuff icient trea d.
! Winter tyre ssh ou ldbe replac ed when
th etrea d dept his 4 mm or less because
ot he rwis e they no lo nger pro vide ade-
qua tegrip.
! tyre sca nbe subjec tto different level s of
we ar. You shouldthus regu larlych eck
th etread dept h andth e condi tion of the
trea dac ross theen tire width of alltyre s.
If ne cessary, turn thesteering wheel so
th at youc an seethe ty retrea dmore
ea sily.
Yo ucoul dothe rwise los econtrol of theve hi-
cl ea nd cause an accide ntdueto th ere-
duced gr ipof thetyre s on thero ad. Ty
re pres su res G
Risk of accident If
th e pr essur ein atyre drops repea tedly, in-
sp ect the tyre for forei gn objects andch eck
whether the ty reor valve are leaking. 216_R
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401
Practical advice
Wh ere will I fin d...?
i Havethe fire ext inguisher refilled aft er each
use and checked ev ery one or twoy ears .Ot he r-
wi se, it may fail in an emergency. Observe thel e-
gal requiremen tsin all count ries concerned.
! Makesure tha tthe stowage compart ment is
cl ose dwhile the vehicle is in motion.
Th efire extingu ishe ris located inthe stow-
ag eco mpar tment under thed river’s seat.
1 Hand le
2 Cover
6 Pullha nd le1 upwards.
6 Pullcove r2 forw ards in the dir ection
of the arrow.
6 Rem ovethefire ext ingu ishe rfr om the
stowag ecompar tment. Th
evehicl etoo lkit is un derthe inne rfloor
in the boot.
i Whenusingth eja ck ,you sh ouldalsoo b-
se rveth e safety notesin the" Flat tyre " se ction
(= page 483). 6
Lift upthe front part of th einne rfloor
an d hook the ret aine rinto the top of
the boot frame.
6 Remo vethe vehicle tool kit an dthe ac-
cess ories.
! Itis not pos sible to ho okthe boot floor onto
th e boo tframe in vehicles with a TIREF ITkitor a
co olbox*.
! Do not close the boo tlid ifth e ret ainer is
ho oked into theboot fram e. Vehi
cles with TIREFIT kit
1 Elec tric air pump
2 Folding wh eel ch ock
3 Jack
4 TIREFIT kit
5 Vehi cle too lkit Fire ext
inguis her*
P9 1.10-2950-31 Vehicle
tool kit G
Risk ofinju ry If
yo ur veh icle ha s bee nra ised andis bei ng
he ldonl yby thejack and yo uarework ing
ne xtto or underneath the vehicle, there is a
risk ofthe jack tipping ov erandth eve hic le
slip ping off. The vehic leslidin gof fthe jack
cou ldcause serious injuri es.
For safety reas ons,put the vehicle on
stand sifyou in tend to work unde r it or if you
intend tokee pit rais edfor a long time. The
ja ck isde sign ed onlyto raise the vehic lefor
a short while whenawheel is changed.
Onl yusethe jack on sol idan d eve nground.
Secu re thevehic le’s wh eelswith chocks so
that itca nnot mo veor slip of fthe jack. Oth-
er wi se, you could be injur ed. P58.10-2098-31216_R
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483
Practical advice
Flat tyre
Yo ur vehicl em aybe equipped with:
! aTIREFIT kit
! a"M inis pare " em erge ncy sp arewh eel*
! asp are whe el*
! the MO Extend ed run-fla tsyst em*
6 Stop yo urvehic leas far away as possi-
ble from movi ngtraffic and on a fi rm,
non-s lipa nd even surface.
6 Switchon theha zard warning lamp s.
6 Move the tra nsmi ssion sele ctor lever
to P.
6 Get allocc upant sout of the vehi cle if
nec essa ry,ensuring that they ar enot
en dang ered asthey do so.
6 Switchof fthe engine and remove the
key from the ig nitio nlock. Vehi
cles with KEYL ESSGO*:
6 Switchof fthe en gine.
6 Open thedriver’s door.
The statu sof the on-board electroni cs
co rresponds to key pos ition 0.
6 Plac e the warningt riangle
( = page 400)orhazard wa rningl am ps
at asuit able dist an ce behind thev ehi-
cle. Ob serve legal re quiremen ts. Fl
at tyre Pr
ep arin gthe vehic le G
Risk of inj ury The
jack isde sign ed onlyto rais e thevehicle
fo ra sh ort while when aw heelis cha nged.
If you intend to wor kun derth eve hic le,
place thev ehicle on stan ds.
Ma kesure that the jack isplac ed on afirm,
non-s lipa nd level surface .Do notus ewo od-
en blocks or sim ilar objects as a jack sup-
por tplate ,ot he rwis eth e ja ckmay notbe
ab leto achiev eitsl oa d-be aringc apacity if it
is not atits fullheight.
Do not start the engine at any time whil ethe
wheel isbe ing chan ged.
Do not lie under the vehi cle when it is being
su pported by the jack.If you donot raise the
ve hicleas described, itcou ldslip offth ejack
(e .g. if th eengi neisstar ted or adooror the
boot lid is op ene dor close d). 216_
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484 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
Yo u can use th eTIREF ITkit to se alsm all
punctures, parti cularly thos einth etyre
trea d.
Yo uca nuse TIREF IT at outside tem pera-
tu res above–2 0°C . 6
Do not remov eany for eign bod ies
which have penetr ated the tyre, e.g.
scre ws or na ils.
6 Rem ove the TIREF ITfiller bottle, the
accompany ing"m ax. 80 km/h"st icker
an d the electri cairpu mp fr omthe
st owag ewe llin thebo ot floor
( = page 401).
1 Sticker ,driver's fiel d of visi on
2 Sticke r, wheel
6 Stick part 1of th esti cker with inthe
driver 'sfield of vision.
6 Put part 2ofthes tick er aside forla ter
use. i
If sealant leaks out ,allow it todry. Itca n
th en be remov edlike a layer of film.
i If sealan tco me sin to co ntac twi th your
cl ot hing, have it professionall ycleaned wi th
perc hloro ethy lene assoon aspossible. Us
ing the TIRE FITkit G
Risk of acc ident In the fo
llow ingsituatio ns,y ou rsa fet yis at
pa rtic ular risk and TIR EFITisun able topro-
vi de bre akdo wn assistanc e:
! ifthere arecuts or pun ctures inthe tyre
greater th an4m m
! ifthe wheel rim isdamaged
! ifyo uha ve driven at very low tyre pre s-
sures or onaflat tyre
Do not dr ivea nyfurthe r.Con sultaq ualifi ed
sp ecialist wor ksho pwhich hasth ene ces-
sary spe cial istk nowled ge and too lsto car ry
ou tthe wo rk required .Merce de s-Be nz rec-
om mendsthat youuse a Mercede s-Be nz
Se rvice Centre forthis purpose .In particu-
lar, wor krelev ant to saf etyo ron safety-re-
lated syste ms mustbe carried ou tat a
qu alified specialist wor ksho p. P4
0.10-4773-31 G
Risk of inju ry TIREFIT mus
tnotcome into contac twith
yo ur skin,eyes or clot hing.
! IfTIRE FIT com esinto con tact with your
eyes or skin,immedi atelyrinse thor-
ou ghly with clea nw ater.
! Chang eout of cloth ingw hich has been
in contact with TI REFITim me diately.
! Ifan all ergic react iono ccurs, consu lt a
doc tor im medi ately.
Ke ep TIRE FITaway from child ren.
! IfTIRE FIT is swa llow ed,im me diately
ri ns em outh out th oroughly with water
an d dr ink plent yof water.
! Donot indu ce vomiting . Consult a doc-
to r im mediately.
! Do not inha leTIREF ITfumes . 216_R
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485
Practical advice
Flat tyre
Th ere are two typ esofair pu mpthat may
be supplied with yourvehicle.Ve rsion 1
ca nb e id entifie dby th eflap , beh ind wh ich
the tube with the pressure gaug ean d ca ble
ar el oc ated ; version 2 hasap ressure
ga ug ese t in the electricair pu mp.
Th efo llowing description applies to both
vers ions. Di fferen cesbetwe enthe two ver-
si ons are in dicat ed. Ve
rsion 1
1 TIREFIT filler bottle
2 Recess
3 On/off swi tch
4 Conne ctor wi thcable
5 Elec tricair pu mphose
6 Flange
7 Flap Ve
rsion 2
1 TIREF ITfiller bottle
2 Rece ss
3 On/off swi tch
4 Connector with cab le
5 Elec tric air pump hose
6 Flange
6 Version 2:op en flap 7 onthe el ectric
ai rpump.
6 Pull connector with ca ble 4 and
hose 5ofthe electri cairpu mp outof
the ho using.
6 Screw hose 5onthe electri cair
pu mp onto flange 6onTIRE FIT filler
bottle 1. G
Risk of inju ry Compl
ywith themanufac turer’ssafety in-
struction ssho wnonthes tick er on the elec-
tric air pump. P
40 .10-4766-31 216_R
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487
Practical advice
Flat tyre
After achie ving atyre pressure of 1. 8bar:
6 Press 0on theelect ric ai rp um psw itch.
Th e electri cairpu mp issw itch ed on.
6 Remo vethe electri cairpu mp.
6 Pullaway immediat ely.
Th isdist rib utes the TIREF ITsealan t in
th etyr e.
6 Stop after driving forap prox imatel y
10 minutes and check the tyr epres-
sure using the electr icair pu mp. Ve
rsion 2
a Release button
b 6Pres sure gauge
6 Correct the tyre pressure if it isstill at
le as t1. 3b ar(see fue lfiller flap forval-
ues).
6 Toincr ea se the ty repres sure:
sw itch on the elect ric air pu mp.
6 Toreduce th etyrepr es sure
(vers ion1): open pressure relea se
screw aon pressure ga ugeb .
6 Toreduce th etyrepr es sure
(vers ion2): open pressure relea se
screw anext to pressu re
ga ug eb . G
Risk of accide nt If
apressu reof 1.8 barstill cannot be at-
tain edafter afurther five minutes, thety re is
to o badly da maged.
Do notdr ive any fu rthe r.Co nsult a qualif ied
spe cial ist work shop which has theneces-
sary spe cial ist knowledg eand tools tocarry
out the workrequ ired .Me rced es-Ben zre c-
om mends that youuseaMercede 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. G
Risk ofaccide nt If
th ety re press urei sbe low 1.3b ar, the tyre
is to o badly da maged.
Do not dr ivea nyfurthe r.Con sultaq ualified
sp ecialist wor ksho pwhich has theneces-
sary spec iali st knowledge and too lsto car ry
out the wor kre qu ired .Me rced es-Benz rec-
om mendsthat you useaMerce de s-Be nz
Se rvic eCe ntre for this purpose .In particu-
lar, wor krele vant tosafety or on safety-re-
late d sys tems must be ca rried out at a
qu alified specialist workshop. ==216_R
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