gear 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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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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Index
System settin gs (COMA ND)
Bl ue tooth setting s...... . . . . . . . .200
Disp lay . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .196
Li ngu atro nics ettings .... . . . . . . .198
Menu overvie w. . . . .... . . . . . . . .196
Pr ogr ammable button .... . . . . . . .199
Re set.. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .202
Se tting the syste mlangu age . . . . .199
Te xt reader setting s.... . . . . . . . .198
Ti me settings . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .196 T
Tank capacity . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .519
Disp lay . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . .13 , 15
Quer yra ng e
(on-board comp uter ). ... . . . . . . . .278
Te chnica lda ta
Ac celeration . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .511
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .523
En gine . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .510
Fr eque ncies
(garage door ope ner) ... . . . . . . . .525
Fu elco nsum ption . . ..... . . . . . . .521
Sp eed. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .511
Ty res. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .512
Vehi cle dimensi ons. .... . . . . . . . .517
Ve hicle weigh t. . . . .... . . . . . . . .518
Wh eels . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .512 Telep
hone
"112 "emergency call . . . . . . . . . . .108
Ac cepti ng/e nding ac all
(CO MAND) . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .112
Ac cepti ng/e nding ac all
(on-board comp uter) . . . . . . . . . . . .283
Call lists. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .110
Con fere nc efunctions . . . . . . . . . . .116
En tering the PIN (COMAND) . . . . . .108
Entering the tel ephone num ber. . .113
Keypad . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Menu overview ..... . . . . . . . . . . .110
Op eration . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .106
PI N entry (on-board compute r) . . ..282
Re dial (CO MAND) ... . . . . . . . . . . .113
Re dialling (on-board comp ute r).. . .284
Si ngl eca llco nne ction . . . . . . . . . . .114
Sw itching on/o ff... . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Tr ans ferring a call.. . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Tw oca lls. . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Unloc kco de . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .109
Te lep hone comp artment. . . . . . . . .356
Teletext . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . .104
Televisio n–se e TV
Tem perature
Adjusti ng. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .338
Ou tside disp lay. ... . . . . . . . . . . . .272
Se tting (COM AND) .. . . . . . . . . . . .210 Tyre
s.. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...383
Te xt me ssages (SMS)
Folder stru cture . . . . . . . . . . . . ...123
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...123
Re ading . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...124
Sending . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...128
Te xt module s... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...128
Wr iting . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...126
Text reader (COMA ND) . . . . . . . ...198
Third brakelamp
Dis play messag e.. . . . . . . . . . . ...432
Ov erview . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...477
Tighte ning torq ue . . . . . . . . . . . . ...491
Time Setting (COM AND) . . . . . . . . . . ...196
TIREFIT kit
Storage lo catio n. . . . . . . . . . . . ...401
Usi ng. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...484
TMC (COMA ND) . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...176
To w-away prot ection. . . . . . . . . ....55
Towin geye .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...500
Tractio nsyst em, electronic – see ETS
Tran smission
Dis play messag e.. . . . . . . . . . . ...413
Em ergenc ymo de . . . . . . . . . . . ...458
Fa ulty gear shifts. . . . . . . . . . . . ...458
Transpo rt(vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . ...501 216_R
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240 Con
trols
Mirrors
Th ean ti-d az zle function of the re ar-vi ew
mirror andt he exterior mirror on the dri v-
er ’s side opera tesif th eign itio nis sw itched
on and in cide nt light from head lamps
strikes the sensor in the rear-vi ewmirror.
Th emi rror s’au tom atic an ti-d az zle function
do es not op erateifre ve rse gear isen gage d
an d the int erior lighting is switched on.
!If ele ctrolyte from a brok enmirror drips
on to thev ehicle ’s paint work, im mediately rinse
th epai ntwo rkthor ou ghlywith cl eanwa ter. Oth-
erwise, the elec trolyte could da magethe paint-
work.
El ec troly tecan only be rinsed off before it has
dried. To
ma kepark ingeasier ,th eex terior mirror
on the front-p asse ng er side swings into
parkin gposition as soon as re verse gear is
engaged.
You can onl yuse this park ing aid after sav-
ing th eparking position of the exterior mir-
ror on the front-pas seng er sid ewith the
memor yfunct ion(
=page 243).
1 Selectio nbut tonfo r right-ha nd orleft-
ha nd exterior mirror
6 Make sure the key isin position 2in the
ign itio n lock. Autom
atic an ti-dazzle mirr ors G
Risk of acc ident The mirr
ors’ au tomati can ti-d azzle func tion
wi ll not wor kif th eincide nt ligh tfr om head-
lamp sis un able to hit thesen sorin the inte-
ri or mirr orif,f or example, the rear window
bl ind* is ex tended.
In cide nt light co uld th en dazzle you. This
ma yprevent youfrom observingth et raffic
con dition s,thereb yca us ing an acc iden t. G
Risk of inju ry Elec
trolyt ema yesca peif th eglas sin an au-
toma tic anti-daz zlem irror brea ks.
Elec trolyt e is an ag gressive irrita ntandm ust
not beallo wedto come into contac t with
your skin,eyes or resp irat or y organs .If ele c-
tr olyt eco me sin to contact wi thyou reyes or
sk in,ri ns e thoro ughly with clean water im-
me diately. Con sulta doct orifnecessa ry. Ex
terior mirrorparking position
P88.70-2398-31 216_R
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Con
trols
Mirrors
6 Makesure the"Lower mirrorwh en re-
versing" func tio nis sw itchedon inthe
"E xte rior –mirror convenienc esettings"
submen u inCOMA ND.
6 Engage rever segear.
i Whenyouengage rev ersegear, th emos tre-
ce ntly selec ted ext erior mirror is sele cted au to-
matic ally.
6 Press button 1rep eatedly until the ex-
te rior mirror on the front-passenger
si de is selec ted.
Th e exterior mirror on the front-pas-
se ng er side swings to th est or ed park-
in g po sition.
Th e exter ior mirror on th efront-passenger
si de swi ngs ba ckto its orig inal po sition:
! as soon as you excee dasp eed of
10 km /h
! about te nsecon ds after rever segear is
dese lect ed
! if yo u press button 1for th eexter ior
mi rror on the driver ’sside
i If you adj ustth e ext erior mirror while it is
in the parking posi tion, this new positio nwill be
st ored as then ew parking posi tion. 216_R
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Con
trols
Memory function
To make parking ea sier ,you cans et the
po sition of the exterior mirro ron the front-
passen gersi de sothat yo ucan see the
re ar wheel on th epassenger-s ide as so on
as you en gage reverse gear.
You wi llfind info rm ation about act ivating
the park ing pos itio n on (
=page 240).
1 Mme morybutton
2 Adjus tment button
3 Tosele ctthe right-hand or le ft-ha ndex-
terior mirror 6
Make sure that the vehicle is stationary
an d the key is in po sition 2in theigni-
tion lock.
6 Pressbutton 3repea tedlyun til th eex-
terior mirror on the front-passenger
si de isselected.
6 Adjust the exter iormi rror by pressing
bu tton 2sothat the re arwh eel and
th eke rb are visi bl e in themi rror.
6 Pressme mo ry button 1.
6 Pressone of th earrows onadj ustm ent
bu tton 2within thre ese co nds.
Th e parki ngposition is stor edif the
mirror does not mov e.
i Ifthe mirror doe smove, repeat thestep s.
You cana djus tth e mirror again afte r storing the
settin g. St
orin gthe ext eriormirror parking
po sition*
P88.70-2400-31 216_R
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trols
Li gh ts Ac
tive light function
Fo r th eActive light function, the dipp ed-
be am headlamps swivel ho rizo ntally. The
an gle is ad justed inacco rda ncewi th the
curr ent driving situ ation.
i Thea ctive light functi on isnotac tive wh en
th eve hicle is stationary. Cor
nering light function
Sp ecia lhe adlamp s fulfil th eco rnering light
fu nction. Intight corner s, they lightup the
ar ea ofthero ad into which yo uare tur ning.
6 Make sure the engine isrunning.
6 Make sure that thed ipped -bea m head-
lamps aresw itch ed on wh enit is dark
( = page 247).
i If you are driving slower than40 km /h,the
co rnering li ghtfun ction is swit ched on byboth
th etu rn signa l andthe tu rningof the steer ing
wheel. Whendriving at speeds of bet ween
40 km /h and 70 km /h,the co rnering ligh tfu nc-
ti on is on lyswit ched on by turning the steering
wheel. Above 70km/h,the corneri ngligh tfu nc-
ti on is swit ched off.
6 Toswi tchon: switch on the tur nsignal
with th ecom bina tion switch
( = page 257). The
cornerin glig ht on theside ofthe
turn signal go eson.
or
6 Turn the steering wh eelin thedes ired
direc tion.
The cornerin glig ht on theside ofthe
ca rc losest to the corner goes on.
i If you sw itch on thetu rn signa lfo ro ne side ,
bu t tu rnthes teer ingwh eel inthe othe rdir ection ,
th eco rnering ligh tw ill go on on the side of the
tu rn sign al.
i Ifyo utu rn thes teer ing wheel in one dire c-
ti on and then imm ediately turn it in the ot her,the
co rner ing ligh tson bo thsides of theve hicle will
be switche d on tempo rarily at the sa metime.
i Thec ornering ligh ton the outside of the
bend goes on ifyou engage rev ersegear. The
tu rn signal has no eff ecton the cornering ligh t.
6 Toswitch off:sw itch of fthe tur nsig-
na lwi th the comb inat ion sw itch.
The cornerin glig ht goes out.
or
6 Turn the steering whe elba ck to the
st ra ight-ahea d position.
i Theco rnering li ghtfu nc tion remai nson unt il
you swit choff the tu rnsignal ,eve nif th e steering
wheel is in the straigh t-ah ead position. The
cornering ligh tfu nc tion may remain on for a
short time. Thecornering ligh tfunc tion remains
on for a max imum ofthre eminute s. Itisthen
swit ched off even if thetu rn si gnal is still
swi tchedon or you have turned thes teer ing
wh eel tofull loc k. Motorw
aymode
Motorw aymo de im prove sthe illumi nation
of th ero ad by:
! controlling the brigh tness
! adjust ing thehe adlamp ran ge
! switchin gon a mo torw ay spotlight 1
i The mot orway spot ligh tis sw itch ed on if you
are driving fas terth an 110k m/hand do not
ma keany large steerin gmo vement sfor approxi-
ma tely 1,000 m.Your vehicle the nha stw o addi-
ti on al ligh tsourc eson the inside of the
he adlamp. 1O
nve hicle swith Night ViewAssist, th emo torway
spotl ight is replace dby th einfrare dlight source. 216_R
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trols
Driving and parking !Donot depress theaccelera tor pedal when
start ingth e engine.
Select orlever
P Park position
R Rever segear
N Neutral
D Drivepos ition
6 Before star ting the engine, makesure
tha t po sition Pis sele cted.
Yo uwi ll fi nd furthe r in format ion ab ou tthe
selecto rlev erin the "S elector leve r" se c-
tion ( =page 261). Sta
rtin gth e engine with the key
6 Turn the key to pos ition 3(= page 229)
in theigni tion lock an d releas eit.
Th eengine sta rtsautom atical ly. Sta
rtin gthe engine with KEYLESS GO*
Yo uma y star tyo ur vehicle using the
KEY LESS GO button witho utinsert ing
the key into the ignition lock. Driving an
dparking G
Risk of acc ident Do
notkeep anyobj ects in the dri ver’s foot-
we ll. Make sure that floor matsor car pets in
the driver’ sfo ot well :
! donotobst ruct the peda ls
! arese cu rely fa stened
Ob ject s cou ldothe rwis egetcau ghtbe-
tween the pedals ifyou ac celerate orbrak e
sudde nly. Yo uwill then notbe ableto brake
or accelerate asintended. This cou ld lead to
accid ents andinjury. St
arting the engine G
Risk of poi soning Ne
ver leave the engine running in enc losed
sp aces.The exhaust gasesc ont ain ca rbon
mo noxide .Inhal ingexh aust fume s con sti-
tutes a health hazardand couldl ea dto loss
of consciousness or ev endeath. P2
7.60-2865- 31 G
Risk of accident Your
vehicle can be st artedas lo ngas th e
KE YLES SGO keyis in the vehi cle. Fo r this
re as on, chi ldre nshou ldne verbe le ftun su-
pe rvised in the vehicle .T he yco uld unint en-
tion ally start the vehi cle.
Ta ke the KEY LESS GO key with you when
leavin gthe vehicle,ev en if you are only leav-
ing it for a short time. 216_R
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Con
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Dr iving and parking
Th e KEY LESS GO button is located on the
da shbo ard betwe entheste ering co lumn
an d the centre console.
1 KEY LESS GO button
6 Depres sthe brake pe dal.
6 PressKEY LESS GO button 1once.
Th e eng ine st ar ts autom atically.
6 Pres sa nd hold KE YLES SGO button 1
un tilt he engine isrunning.
! Reverse gear may only be selec tedw hen
th ev ehic leis stationary, othe rwise theautomat-
ic transmis sion will be damaged. Donot dri veat
hi gh engine speeds until the eng ineh aswarmed
up. This will pro tect theengine. !
AMGve hicles :a tlow engine temperatures
(below 20° C),th e maximum engine speed is lim-
ited toprotec tth ee ngine .Avoid operating the
engine at full-t hrottle when cold, in order topro-
tect th e engine and avoid inconveniences.
i Thevehiclewi ll loc kitsel fce ntrally onc eyo u
ha ve pulled away. The loc king knobs in thedoors
drop down. You can open thedoors from the in-
side at any time.
Yo u can alsosw itch offth eau tomati cdoo r lock
(= page 208).
6 Depress the brake pedaland holdit
do wn.
6 Push th ese lect or lever down Dor up R
be yon dthe pressure point.
i Wait forthe shift pro cess tocomplet ebe-
fore pulling away.
6 Release the brake pe dal.
6 Depress the ac celera tor pedal.
Th e electri cpa rking brake isreleased
au tom atically (
=pag e258).
Th e red ! indi ca torlamp in the in-
st rum entcl uster goe sout.
i Aftera coldstart ,th eau tomati ctran sm is-
sio nwi llsh iftat a high er eng inespeed. This helps
th ec ataly tic conv erterto reac hits opera ting
temp eraturemo requickly. 1
Toindicate arig ht turn
2 Toindicate aleft turn
6 Push the combin ation sw itch inthedi-
re ction of arrow 1or2 .
Th eco mb inat ion sw itch retur nsto its
origin alpos itio n au tom atical ly after
la rg e st eering mov ements.
i Briefly press theco mb inatio nswit chinthe
appropriate dire ction tosignal a minor change in
direc tion. The corresponding turn signal flas hes
th re etime s. Pu
llin gawayP8
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Con
trols
Aut omatic transmission
Yo uwi ll fi nd info rm ationab ou tdri ving wi th
the autom atic tr ansmission inthe "Driving
an d parkin g"section (
=pa ge 256).
Th eau tom atic tran sm ission autom atica lly
adap ts to yourind ivid ua ldr iving st yle
thro ugh co ntinuo usshift po int ad justme nt.
Th issh ift po int adjus tment takes into ac-
count the cur rent op eratingand driving
condi tions. If the op erati ng or dri ving con-
dition schang e, the autom atic tr ansmis-
si on rea cts by adjusting the ge arshift
progra m. Th
eselector lever is loca ted on th erig ht-
ha nd side ofthestee ring column.
Gea rshift pattern
P Park po sition
R Rever segear
N Neut ral
D Drivepos ition
i The sel ector le veral ways returns toits ori g-
inal po sition . The cu rrent tr ansm issi on pos ition
P, R,N or Dappears in thetransmiss ionposit ion
display in thespeedometer display
( = page 263). En
gaging neutral N
6 Push thes elec torle ver upordown as
fa ra sthe first point of resist ance. Aut
omatic trans mission G
Risk of accide nt The
movem entof the peda lsmu st no tbe im-
pai redin any way. Do no tkeep any objects
in the driver ’s footwell .Ma kesure that th ere
is sufficie nt clearan cearoun dth epeda ls
when floormats or carpe ts areus ed.
Wh enparkin gyou rve hicle, al ways secure it
with theelectric parking br ak e.
Neve r leave childr en unsupe rvised in the ve-
hicle .Th ey cou ldmo vethege ar le ver and
the vehicle coul dro ll away on up hill or
do wnhill grad ients.
Do notch an ge dow nfor additiona lengi ne
br ak ingon a slip pe ry road surfac e. Th is
co uld cause thed rive wheels to lo setheir
gri pand thev ehic le co uld ski d. G
Risk offire Make su
re that the exhaustsystemd oes not
com einto contac twith easily ign itab lema-
te rial such as drygr ass or petrol .Th e ma te-
rial cou ldotherwise igni te and setpa rts of
the vehi cle alig ht. Selecto
rlever
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