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Controls in detail
Automatic transmiss ion*
6 Press the selector lever briefly to the
left, towards D–.
or
6 Press the inner section of one of the
buttons on the steering wheel
(=
page 143).
The automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear down.
Kickdown
You can also use kickdown inmanual gear-
shift program Mifyou wish to achieve
maximum acceleration:
6 Depress the acce lerator pedal beyond
the pressure point.
The automatic transmissio nshifts to
the next gear down, depending on the
engine speed.
6 Shiftup again as soon as the desired
sp ee d has been reached. i
If you apply full throttle, the automatic trans-
mi ssion will shi ftto the next gear up whe nthe
ma ximum engine speed is reached. This protects
th e engine against overspeeding.
If yo ubrake or come to ahalt, the automatic
tr ansmi ssion will shift down toa gear from which
you can acc eler ate or pull away easily.
Ma nualgear shift pr ogram Misdeselected if you:
! press the program selector switch
(=page 14
1).SorCap pears in the spe edom eter in this
case.
! restart the engine.
The automatic transmi ssion switches to an
automatic gearshi ftprogram in this case. The CLK 55
AMG can be driven in the auto-
matic or manual gearshift program.
! Drive the vehicle to warm the engine up
quickly. Do not make use of theen gine's full out-
put until its normal operating temperature has
be en reached.
Only move the selector lever toRwhen the vehi-
cl e is stationary.
Avoid allowing the drive wheels to spi nwhen
pulling away on slippery road surface s.You
could otherwise damage the drive train. Steering wheel gearshift buttons
You can change gear at any time using
either the steering wheel gearsh ift buttons
or the selector lever. Steering whee
lgearshift butto ns*
and the ma nual gearshift program*
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146 Controls in detail
Automatic transmission*
The steering wheel gearshift buttons are
on the left and right-hand sides of the
steering wheel.
1 Gearshift button
2 Left-hand button: to downshift
3 Right-hand button: to upshift
Upshifting 6 Press right-hand button 3on the
steering wheel.
Th e automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear up. The shi ftrange is
extended when you are not driving in
ma nual gearshift program M
( = page 140). Downshifting
6 Press left- hand button 2on the steer-
ing wheel.
The automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear down. If you are not driv-
ing in manual gearshift program M, the
shift range isrestricted (
=page 14 0).
i You cann otchang egear usingt he stee ring
wheel gearshift buttons if the selector lever is in
position P,N or R.
If manual gearshift program Mis selected and
you restart the engine, the automatic transmis-
sion will switch over to an automa tic gearshift
program. If automatic gears hift program Sor Cis
selected, the automatic tra nsmission will remain
in th isgearshift program even after the engine is
restart ed. Manu
algearshift program
In ma nual gearshift program M, you can
change gear yourself using the steering
wheel gearsh ift buttons or the selector
lever. You can select manual gearshi ftpro-
gram Musing the program selector sw itch.
The program selector switch is located on
the lower section of the centre console.
1 Program selector switch
S Sp ort for all normal driving
conditions
C Comfort for comfort mode
M Manual for manual gearshifting P27.60-2509-31 G
Risk of accident Do not change down for addi
tional engine brak-
ing on a slippery road su rface. The drive wheels
could then lose th eir grip and th evehicle could
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Controls in detail
Automatic transmiss ion*
6 Press program selector sw itch 1
repeatedly untilMfor manual gearshift
program Mappears in the speedome-
ter display.
The autom atic tra nsm ission switches
to ma nual gearshif tprogram M. Auto-
matic shifting is deactivated. The shift
range is not restricted.
When the selector lever is in position D,
you can shift up or down manually through
the individual gears. The gear curr ently
selected and engaged is shown in the
speedometer displ ay.
Upshifting
! In manual gearshift pr ogram M,the auto-
matic transmi ssion doe snot shift up eve nif the
engine speed reaches the overrevving range.
Wh enthe max imum perm issibl e speed forthe
current gear isreached, the fuel supply iscut off
to prevent th eengine fro moverrevving. You
must make sure th atthe engine speed does not
reach the red area in the rev counter. There is
otherwise a danger of engine damage.
Shift up a gear if the
^upshift symbol appears
in th erev counter display inste adof
M. 6
Press the selector lever briefly to the
right, towards D+.
or
6 Press the right-hand button on the
steering wheel (
=pag e145).
The automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear up.
Downshifting
6 Press the selector lever briefly to the
left,to wa rds D–.
or
6 Press the left-hand button on the steer-
ing wheel (
=page 145).
The automatic transmission shifts to
the next gear down. i
If you brake or come to a halt without chang-
ing to a lower gear, the automatic tra nsmission
will shift down to a gear from which you can
acce lerate or pull away easily.
Kickdown
It is not possible to use kickdo wnin man-
ual gearshift program M.
i Manual gearshift program Mis deselected if
you:
! pressthe program selector switch
(= page 141).
!
SorCappears in the speedometer display in
th is ca se.
! restart the engine.
The auto matic tra nsmission switche sto an
au tomatic gearshift program in this case. G
Risk of accident Do
not chan gedown for additional eng ine
braking ona slippery road surface. The drive
wheels could lose their grip and the vehicle
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148 Controls in detail
Good visibility
You will find information about the wind-
screen wipers and adj
usting the mirrors in
the "Getting started" section ( =page 31).
You will find information about mist edup
windscreens (= pages 159 and 169) and
demisting ( =pa ges 159 and 169) in the
"Thermatic" and "Thermotronic" sections.
The switch is located on the left next to the
steering wheel.
1 Headlamp cleaning 6
Make sure that the ignition isswitched
on.
6 Briefly press switch 1.
The headlamps are cleaned with a high-
pressur ewater jet. Rear-view mirror,
manual anti-da zzle
1 Anti-dazzle lever
6 Flick over anti-dazzl elever 1.
The rear-view mirror goes into anti-daz-
zle mode. Automatic anti-da
zzle mirrors*
The driver's side exterior mirror and the
rear-view mirror adjust automatically if:
! the ign ition is swi tched on and
! light from headlamps falls onthe sen-
sor in the rea r-view mirror
The mirrors do not go into anti-da zzle
mode when:
! reverse gear is engaged
! the interior lighting is switched on Good visi
bility Headlamp cleaning system*
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82.10-2887-31 neu Mirrors
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150 Controls in detail
Good visibility
Foldin
gthe exteri ormirro rsin/o ut automatically
If this function
isactivated inthe operating
system ( =page 130):
! the exterior mirrors fol din automati-
cally as soon as you lock the vehicle
from the outside
! the exterior mirrors fol dout again auto-
matically as soon as you unlock the
vehicle and then open the driver's or
passenger door
i The mirrors do not fold outif they have been
fold edin manuall y. Parking aid*
To make parking easier, the exterior mirror
on the front-passenger side moves into the
parking position as soon as you engage
reverse gear.
This makes it possible for you
to observe the kerb on the front-passenger
side.
You can only make use of this parking aid
if the parking position for the exterior mir-
ror on the front-passenger side has been
stored using the memory function*
( = pag e98). The buttons are located on the dashboard
between the steering wheel and the
driver's door.
1 Right-hand mirror
2 Left-hand mirror
6 Make sure that the ignition is switched
on.
6 Make sure that theMirror adjustment
pa rking aid
function in theConven-
ie nce
submenu is switched on
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178 Controls in detail
Open-air
You can open and close the side windows
electrically.
iFrom the outside it is also possible to:
! open the side windows usingth e summer
opening feature ( =page 183)
! closethe side windows using the conve n-
ience closing feature (
=page 184)
From th edriver' sse at you can disable operation
of the rear side windows ( =page 67). Open-air
Opening
and closing the windows G
Risk of inju ry Make sure that nobody can become trapped
between the side window and the door frame
as you open the side windows. Do not touch
or lean against the side window during the
opening procedure, ot
herwise you could be
caught between the side window and the door
fr am e by the downwards movem ent of the
side window. If there is a risk of entrapment,
release or press the switch to close the win-
dow. G
Risk of injury Make sure that nobody can become tr
apped
as you close a side window .If there is a risk of
entrapment, releas ethe switch to reopen the
side window. G
Risk of injury Your vehicle can be started using a valid
KEY
LESS GO key. For this reason, children
should never beleft unsupervised in the
vehicle. Always take the KEYLESS GO key
with you, even if you are only leaving the
ve hicle for a short time.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle even if they are secured in a child
restraint syst em. The childre ncould:
! injure them selves on parts of the vehicle
! be serious lyor ev enfatally harmed by
prolonged exp osure to heat
! pres sthe central loc king switch,thereby
releasing the child-proof locks, and then
open the doors.
If the children open a door:
! they could cause injury to others
! they could get out of th evehicle, injuring
thems elves as they do so or they could
be injured by passing vehicles Ac
tivate the child-proof locks in the rear and
disable rear operation of the windows
(= page 67) if children are travelling
in the
vehicle. Children could otherwise open a
door or window while the vehicle is in
mo tion, adjus tthe steering wheel manually
or electrically and ther eby injure themselves
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192 Controls in detail
Driving systemsCruise control lever
The cruise control lever is used to operat
e:
! cruise control or Distronic*
! variable Speedtronic
i Thelastspe ed store d is clea redwhen you
stop the engine.
The cruise control lever is the uppermost
lever on the left of the steering column.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise con-
trol lever indicates which system you have
selected:
! Cruise control, Distronic*:
LIM indicator lamp off
! variable Speedtronic:
LIM indicator lamp lit 1
To store the current speed or a higher
speed
2 To store the current speed or a lower
speed
3 To deactivate cruise control
4 To resume the last speed stored
5 To switch between cruise control,
Distronic* and Speedtronic
6 LIM indicator lamp Cr
uise control disp lay in theinstru- ment cluster
When cruise contro
lis active:
! the stored speed is shown in the multi-
function display
! the segments from the stored speed up
to the maximum speed light up in the
spee dometer
i The segme ntsin the speedometer flash (or
go out onthe CLK 500) if cruise control isdeac-
tivated, e.g.:
! ifth e vehicle is aquapla ning
! if you move the selector lever to Nwhile the
vehicl eis in motion
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Controls in detail
Driving systems Distronic menu in
the operating system
You can read the current settings for
Distronic inthe Distronic menu. The
multi-function display shown depends on
whether Distronic is activ ated or deacti-
va ted and the distance warning function is
switched on or off.
6 Press the èorÿ button repeat-
edly until one of the following dis plays
appe ars.
Di str onicdeactiv ated
When Distronic is deactivated, you will see
the standard Distronic display in the multi-
function display. 1
Vehicle in front, if detected
2 Actual dist ance to the vehicle in front
3 Specified distance to the vehicle in
front
4 Own vehic le
5 Symbol for distance warning function
switched on
Di stronic activated
When Distronic is activated, the stored
speed will be shown in the multi-function
display for approximately five seconds.
When Distronic is activated, you will see
the following display inthe multi-function
display: 1
Distronic activated Cruise
control le ver
The cruise control lever is used to operate:
! cruise control or Distronic*
! variable Speedtronic
The cruise control lever is the uppermost
lever on the left of the steering wheel.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise con-
trol lever indicates which system you have
selected:
! Cruise control, Distronic*:
LIM indicator lamp off
! variable Speedtronic
LIM indicator lamp lit
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Controls in detail
Driving systems Variable Speedtronic
The cruise control
lever is used to operate:
! cruise control or Distronic*
! variable Speedtronic
The cruise control lever is the uppermost
lever on the left of the steering column
( = page 192).
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise con-
trol lever indicates which system you have
se lected:
! Cruise control, Distronic*:
LIM indicator lamp off
! Speedtronic:
LIM indicator lamp lit
When the engine isrunning, you can use
the cruise control lever to limi tthe vehi-
cle's speed to any speed:
! from 30 km /hupwards using cruise
control
! from 10 km /hupwards using
Distronic* 1
To store the current speed or a higher
speed
2 To store the current speed or a lower
speed
3 To dea ctivat eth e variable speed limiter
4 To call up the last stored var iable limit
speed or to make a fine adjustment in
in crements of 1 km /h
5 To switch between cruise control,
Distronic* and variab leSpeedtronic
6 LIM indicator lamp Selecting variable Spe
edtronic
1 LIM indicator lamp
2 To select variab leSpeedtronic
6 Check whether Speedtronic is select-
ed. LIM indicator lamp 1must then
light up.
6 Otherwise, press the cru ise control
lever in the direction of arrow 2.
LIM indicator lamp 1lights up.
Sp eedtronic is selected.
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Controls in detail
Features
The socket can be used for accessories
with a maximum power consumption of
18 0W.
If your vehicle isequipped with a non-
smoking package*, a stowage compart-
ment with a 12V socket is fitted instead of
an ashtray.
1 Cover
2 Socket
6 Press on the chrome label of cover 1.
The stowage compartment opens.
6 Fold socket cover 2to the right. The steering wheel heating heats the
leather area
sof the steering wheel.
The lever is located on the left under the
steering column.
1 To switch on the steering wheel heat-
ing
2 Indicator lamp
3 To switch off the steering wheel heat-
ing Switching on
6
Make sure that the ignition is switched
on.
6 Turn the switch on the leve rin the
direction of arrow 1and release it.
The switch jumps back and indicator
lamp 2lights up.
The steering wheel isheated inaccord-
an ce with the temperature. Switching off
6
Turn the switch on the lev er inthe
direction of arrow 3and release it.
The switch jumps back and indicator
lamp 2goes out.
i Thesteering wheel heating switche soff
autom atically when you remove the key from the
ignitio nlock. 12V
socket* P
P6 8.00-3576 -31 neu Steering wheel heating*
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