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Controls in detail
Driving systems
6 Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored.
i Cruise control is not dea ctivat edif you
depres sthe accelerator pedal. If you accelerate
bri efly to overtake, for example, cruise control
adjusts the vehicle 'sspeed to the last spe ed
stored after you have finished overtaking. Setti
nga lower speed
1 To set a lower speed 6
Press and hold the cruise con trol
le ver in the direction of arrow 1until
the desi red speed has been reached.
6 Release the cruise control le ver.
The new speed is stored.
i Vehicle swith automatic transmission*:
If yo u use the cruise control lever to decelerate
th e vehicle ,the automatic transmission will shift
down if de celeration is insufficient.
CL K5 00:
If you wish to decelerate the vehicle using the
cr uise control lever and the engine braking effect
is insuffi cien t, the service brakes will be applied
au tomatically. Fine adjus
tment in1 km/hincreme nts
1 1 km /hfaster
2 1 km /hslower Faster
6
Pressthe crui secontro l le ver briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
Slower 6 Pressthe crui secontro l le ver briefly in
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196 Controls in detail
Driving systemsDeactivating
cruise control
1 Todeactivate cruise control
2 Todeactivate cruise control,
to select Speedtronic
There are various ways of deactivating
cruise cont rol:
6 Pres s the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
Cr uise control is deactiv ated.
or
6 Apply the brakes.
Cruise control is deactiv ated.
or 6
Press the cruise control lever briefl yin
the direction of arrow 2.
Cruise control isdea ctivat ed .V ariabl e
Speedtronic is selected. The LIM indi-
cator lamp in the cruise control lever is
lit.
i The last spe edstored is cle ared when you
st op the engine.
All models excep tCLK 500:
Cruise control is automatically deacti vated
if:
! aquaplaning is detected, for example
! you depress the clutch pedal for more
than four seco nds on vehicles with
manual transmission
! you move the selector lever to Non a
vehicle with automatic transmission*
when the vehicle is motion CLK
500:
Cruise control is automatically deactivated
if:
! you move the selector lever to Nwhile
the vehicle isin motion
! you apply the parking brake
! you dea ctivate ESP
! ESPcu ts in
! you are driving at a speed of less than
30 km /h
A signal sounds and the segments in the
speedometer go out when cruise control is
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200 Controls in detail
Driving systems
1 To store the current speed or a higher
speed
2 To store the current speed or a lower
speed
3 Todeactivate Distronic
4 Toresume the last speed stored
5 To switch between cruise control*,
Distronic* and Speedtronic
6 LIM indicator lamp Selecting Distronic
1 LIM indicator lamp
2 To select Distronic
6 Check whether Distronic is selected.
LIM indicator lamp 1must not be lit.
6 Otherwise, press the cruise control
lever in the direction of arrow 2.
LIM indicator lamp 1in the cruise
control lever goes out. Distronic is
selected. Activating Distronic
You can activ
ate Distronic if:
! you are driving at a speed between
30 km /hand 180 km /h
! ESP is activated ( =page 71)
If Distronic is not acti vated after the
cruise control lever is pressed, theDistroni c--– km/h.message will appear
in the multi-function disp lay.
You cannot activate Distronic in the follow-
ing circumsta nces:
! Up to two minutes after the engine is
started
! When braking
! If you have applied the parking brake
On vehi cles with automatic transmission:
! When the selector lever is inposition P,
R or N
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
6 Release the accelerator pedal.
Distronic is activated and adjusts the
vehicle's speed to the last speed
stored. Deactivating Distronic
1 To deactivate Distronic
2 To de activat eDi stronic, to select
Speedtronic There are
various ways of deactiv ating
Distronic:
6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
Distronic isdeactivated. The last
stored speed remains stored.
or
6 Apply the brakes.
Distronic isdeactivated. The last
stored speed remains stored.
or 6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 2.
Di stronic isdea ctivat ed .V ariabl e
Speedtronic isselected. The LIM indi-
cator lamp in the cruise contro llever is
li t. i
TheDistronic offmessage appears in
the sp eedometer in the multi-functio ndisplay for
abou tfive seconds.
The last speed stored is cleared when you restart
the engine.
Distronic is not dea ctivat edifyou depress the
accelerator pedal. If you accelerate briefly to
overtake, Distronic adjusts the vehic le's spe ed
to the last speed stored after you have finished
overtaking.
Di stronic is automatically dea ctivated if:
! you apply the parking brake
! you are driving at a speed of less than
30 km /h
! ESP ( =pa ge 69) cut sin or you deacti-
vate ESP
! you move the selector lev er toNwh ile
driving ( =pa ge 139).
A signal will sound. The
Distronic off
message appears inthe mul ti-function dis-
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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
Loading
The left and right rear seat system can be
folded down to increase the boot capacity. Fo
ldin gthe rear seats forwards
The release handles ar ein the top of the
boot on the left and right-hand sides.
6 Slide the head restraints in and fold
them back.
1 Backrest release handle
6 Open the boot. 6
Pull ba ckrest release handles 1.
Th e backrests are released.
2 Seat cushion release handles
6 Pull seat cus hion release handles 2.
The seat cushions are unlocked. Through-loading feature* (Coup
é)G
Risk ofinjury Do not carry heavy or hard objects inside
the vehicl
eor in the boot unless th eyare
secured. Vehicle occupants could be injured
by obj ectsbeing thrown around in the vehi-
cl e in the eve ntof:
! sharp braking
! a chang eof direc tion or
! an accident G
Risk of poisoning Always make sure that
the boot lid is closed
when the engine is running. Exhaust fumes
co uld otherwise enter the vehicle interior
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Controls in detail
Features Rear cup holder
1 Rear cup holder
Opening
6 Press the front of cup holder 1.
Cup holder 1partly slides out.
6 Pull cup holder 1out to the stop.
Closing 6 Press cup holder 1in until it engages. Coc
kpitashtray
1 Cover
2 Sliding knob
3 Insert slides out
Op ening the ash tray
6 Press on the chrome label of cover 1.
The ashtray opens. Removing th
ein sert
6 Make sure that the engine isnot run-
ning and secure the vehicle against ro ll-
ing away.
6 Onvehicles with manual transmission:
En gage 2ndgear.
On vehic les with autom atic transmis-
sion*:
Move the select or lever to D.
6 Push sliding knob 2tothe right.
The ashtray insert slides out slightly
3 .
6 Remove the insert.
Replacing the insert 6 Press the insert down into the holder
until you hear it engage. P
68.00-2918-31 neu Ash
tray P 68.00-3374-31 neu G
Risk of accident Make
sure that the engine is switched off
and the parking brake is applied so that the
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Operation
The first 1,500 km
Refuelling
Engine compartment Tyres and wheels Driving tips
Winter driving
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240 Operation
The first 1,500 km
You will find detailed information about
operating, maintaining and caring for your
vehicle in the "Operation" section. If you treat the engine with sufficient care
from the very start, it will reward you with
excellent performance for a very long peri-
od afterwards.
! You should therefore drive at varying
road and engine speeds for the first
1,50 0km.
! Avoid heavy loads during this time, e.g.
driving at full throttle. Do not exceed
2
/ 3 of the permissible maximum engine
speed for each gear (red area in the rev
cou nter).
! Change gea rin good time.
! Donot change down a gea rmanua lly in
order to brake.
Ve hic les wit hau tomatic transmission*
! Only use rang es 3,2or 1for slow driv-
ing, e.g. in mountainous terrain.
! It is best to use drive program Cfor
comfort mode. Vehicles wit
hautomatic transmission*
! Tryt o avoid depressing the accelerator
pedal beyond the pressure point (kick-
down).
After 1,500 km you may gradually bring
the veh icle up to full road and engine
speeds.
Additional driving tips for AM Gveh icles
! Do not exceed 140 km /hduring the
first 1,500 km.
! Only bring the engine up to the maxi-
mum engine speed of 4,50 0rpm for
sh ort periods.
i Theseguidelines also apply if a new engine
or rear-axle differential has bee nfitted to your
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242 Operation
Refuell
ing
CLK 200 CGI, CLK 55 AMG:
Super un leaded sulphur-free petrol with
am inimum octane rating of 98 RON /
88 MON.
i As a very temporary meas ure, you may
also use premium unleaded petrol, 95 RON /
85 MON. This may reduce power and increase
petrol consumption. Av oid the use of full throttle.
! The following mayle ad to increased wear or
engine damage:
! The use ofpetrol which does not com ply with
EN 228
! The useof fuel additives
The use offue lsand /orfuel addit iveswhich
have not been approved may result inlimitation
of warrant yrights. Leaded petrol
You may fill up
with leaded petrol incoun-
tries where unleaded petrol is not availa-
ble. This shortens the interval for replacing
spark pl ugs to 20,000 km.
6 Consult a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre before using leaded petrol.
! Leaded petrol damages the catalytic con-
verter and the Lambda probe.
If you exceed theinte rval for replacing the spark
plu gs, this ma y cause increased wear and engine
damage.
You may obtain furthe rinformation from any
Mercede s-Be nz Service Centre. i
You will generally find inf ormation about the
diesel grade on the filling pump. If not, askth e
filling station attenda nt.
We recommend having the engine oil
change devery 7,500 km in countries
where only diesel fuel with a sulphur con-
tent exceeding 0.5 percent by weight is
available.
! Use of the following may lead toincreased
we ar or engine damage:
! Diesel which does not compl ywith EN 590
! Marine diesel fuel
! Heating oil
! Vegetable oil methyl ester (VOME)
! Fuel additives ("b iodiesel", FAME fue ls)
The use of fuels an d/or fuel additives which
have not bee napproved may result in limitation
of warranty right s. Diesel (EN 590)209en_d2.boo Seite
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