brake light MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET 2004 Owners Manual

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At a glance
Cockpit Function Page
1 Steering wheel gearshift
button*
Auto
matic transmission
CLK 55 AMG 143
145
2 Combination switch
!
Main-beam head-
lamps
! Turn signals
! Windscreen wipers 40
40
41
3 Cruise control lever
!
Cruise control
! Distronic*
! Speedtronic 191
197
206
4 Multi-function steering
wheel 16,
108 Fun
ction Page
5 Ins
trument cluster 12,
106 6 Horn
7 Lin
guatronic* lever – see
separate Operating
Ins tructions 8 Ignition lock 23
9 Parkt
ronic* warning dis-
play 214
a Overhead control panel 19
b Opens the glove com-
partment 225
c Stowage compartment
Cup holder 228
d Centre console 17, 18
e Opens the bonnet 244 Fu
nction Page
f Adjusts the steering
wheel manually 30
g Adjusts the steering
wheel electrically*
Steering wheel heating* 30
231 h Headlamp range control 102
j Parkin
g brake 38
k Releases the
parking
brake 38
l Door control panel 20
m Light switch 39,
100 n Adjusts the exterior mir-
rors 31
o Folds the exterior mir-
rors in
/out* 149
p Cleans the headlamps* 148209en_d2.boo Seite
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At a glance
Cockpit Function Page
1 Steering wheel gearshift
button*
Auto
matic transmission
CLK 55 AMG 143
145
2 Combination switch
!
Main-beam head-
lamps
! Turn signals
! Windscreen wipers 40
40
41
3 Cruise control lever
!
Cruise control
! Distronic*
! Speedtronic 191
197
206
4 Multi-function steering
wheel 16,
108 Fun
ction Page
5 Ins
trument cluster 14,
106 6 Horn
7 Lin
guatronic* lever – see
separate Operating
Ins tructions 8 Ignition lock 23
9 Parkt
ronic* warning
display 214
a Overhead control panel 19
b Opens the glove
compartment 225
c Stowage compartment
Cup holder 228
d Centre console 17, 18
e Opens the bonnet 244 Fu
nction Page
f Adjusts the steering
wheel manually 30
g Adjusts the steering
wheel electrically*
Steering wheel heating* 30
231 h Headlamp range control 102
j Parkin
g brake 38
k Releases the
parking
brake 38
l Door control panel 20
m Light switch 39,
100 n Adjusts the exterior
mirrors 31
o Folds the exterior
mirrors
in/o ut* 149
p Cleans the headlamps* 148209en_d2.boo Seite
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31
Getting started
Adjusting
Before starting off, adjust the rear-view
mirror and the exterior mirrors in such a
way that you can get a good overview of
road and traffic conditions. Rear-vie
wmi rror
6 Adjust the rear-view mirror manually. Exterior mirrors
The buttons are located above the parking
brake release handle.
1 Adjustment button
2 Right-hand mirror
3 Left-hand mirror 6
Make sure that the ignition is switched
on.
All the lamps in the instrument cluster
light up.
6 Press button 2for the right-hand
mirror or button 3for the left-hand
mirror.
6 Press up or down, right or left on
adjustment button 1until the mirror
is set correctly.
i The conve xexterior mirror enlarges your
field of vis ion.
The mirrors are heated automatically at low out-
si de temperatures.
You will find further information in the
"Controls in deta il" se ction (
=page 148). Mirrors
G
Risk of accident The
exterior mirrors reduce the size of the
image. The objects are actuallyclo ser than
they appear .You could misjudge the dis-
tance fro mvehicles driving behind and
ca use an accident, e.g. when changing lane.
For this reason, make sure of the actual dis-
tan cefrom the vehicle driving behind by
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39
Getting started
Driving
6 Select either first or reverse gear.
6 Slowly release the clutch pedal and
carefully depress the accelerator.
! Change gear in good time. Make sure that
the enginespe eddoes notreach thered area in
the rev cou nter. There is otherwise a danger of
engine dam age.
Do not allow the wheels tospin, ifpossible. You
could otherwise damage the dri vetrain. Automatic
transmission*
i You can only move the selector lever tothe
re quired position by depressing the brake pedal.
Only then isthe selector lever lock disabled.
6 Depress the brake pedal and keep it in
this posi tion.
The selector lever lock is released.
6 Release the parking brake.
6 Move the selector lever to position D
or R.
i Wait for the shi ftprocess to complete
before pulling away.
6 Release the brake pedal.
6 Carefully depress the accelerator
pe dal.
i After a cold start, the automatic transmi s-
sion will shift at a higher engine spe ed. This helps
th e catalytic converter toreach its operati ng
te mperature more quickly. Dipped-
beam headlamps
The light switch is located on the dash-
board between the steering wheel and the
driver's door.
Light switch
1 Lights off
2 Dipped-beam headlamps on G
Risk of accident Do not shift down unle
ss the current driving
sp eed is within the permiss ible range for the
gear to be selected.
Do not change down for additio nal engine
braking ona slippery road surface. The drive
wheels could then lose their grip and the
vehi cle could skid. Youc ould lose control of
the vehicle and cause an acc iden t. Switching on the headlamps
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68 Safety
Driving safety
systems
In this section, you will find information
about the following driving safety system s:
! ABS(A nti-lock B raking S ystem)
! BAS (B rake As sist)
! ESP (E lectronic S tability P rogram)
i In wintry conditions, use winter tyres (M+S
tyres), with snow chains if ne cessary. The maxi-
mu m effect of ABS, BAS, ESP and SBC can only
be ac hievedin this way. ABS regulates the brake
pressure insuch a
way that the wheels do not lock when you
brake. This allows you to continue steer-
ing.
ABS works from a speed of approxi mately
8 km /hupwards, regardless of road sur-
face conditions.
ABS works on slip pery road surfaces, even
when you only brake gent ly.
The - indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster ( =page 12 )light s up when you
turn the keyto position 2in the ignition
lock. It goes out when the engine isrun-
ning. This indicates that ABS is opera-
tional. Dr
iving safety systems G
Risk of accident The risk of an acci
dent increases especially if
you:
! drive too fast, particularly when cornering
and ona wet or slippery road surfa ce
! drive too close to th evehicle in front
The driving safety systems described in this
section are unable to reduce this risk or over-
ride the laws of physics.
For this reason, always adapt your driving
style to suit the current road and weather con-
ditions and maintain asuffici en tdistanc efrom
other road users and objectsonthe road. ABS
G
Risk of accident Do not depress the brake pedal several times
in
qu ick succession (pumping). Depress the
brake firmly and evenly .Pumping the brake
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Safety
Driving safety systems Braking
If ABS cuts in while you are braking, you
will feel:
!
the vehicle vibrating
! the brake pedal pulsating
This will indicate to you that ABS has been
acti vated. Always adapt your driving style
to suit the prevai ling road and weather
conditions.
6 Continue to depress the brake pedal,
even when ABS has been activ ated. Brake Assist operates
inemergency brak-
ing situation s.If you depress the brake
pedal quickly, BAS boosts the braking
force automatically and thus shortens the
stopping distance.
6 Depress the brake pedal firm lyuntil the
emergency-braking situation is ove r.
ABS prevents the wheels from locking.
When you release the brake pedal, the
brakes work as norm al again. BAS is then
deactivated. The Electronic Stabilit
y Program monitors
the traction, i.e. the power transmission
between the tyres and the road, and the
stability of the vehicle.
ESP detects when a wheel is spinning or
when the vehicle has begun to skid. ESP
stabilises the vehicle by applying specific
braking to individual wheels and limiting
the engine power output. ESP assists you
in particular when pulling away on a wet or
slip pery road surface.
If ESP cuts in, the vwarning lamp
flashes in the speedometer.
The v ESP warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up when you turn the
key to po sition 2in the ignition lock. It
goes out when the engine is running. This
ind icates that ESP is operational. G
Risk of accident Always adapt your driving style to suit the
prevailin
groad and weather conditions and
maintain a suffi cient distance from other
road users and objects onthe road. BAS
G
Risk of accident If BAS malfunctions, the brake system is still
available with the full brake boosting effect.
In an emer
gency braking situation, however,
th e braking fo rce is not automatically
bo osted and may lengthen the stopping dis-
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Controls in detail
Good visi bility
! If electrolyte drips onto the vehicle 'spai nt-
work, immediately rinse the pai ntworkthor-
oughly with clean wa ter. Oth erwise, the
el ectrolyte could damage the paintwork.
Electrol yte can only be ri nsed off before it has
dried. Foldin
gthe exteri ormirro rsin/o ut*
The buttons are located above the parking
brake release handle.
1 To fold in the exterior mirrors
2 To fold out the exterior mirrors
6 Make sure that the ignition is switched
on.
Folding in the mirrors 6 Briefly press button 1.
Folding out the mirrors 6 Briefly press button 2.G
Risk of accident If incident headlamp ligh
tcannot strike the
sensor in the rear-view mirror, for instance,
if the rear window blind is extended, the mir-
ror's automatic anti-dazzle function will not
operate.
You could be dazzled byincident light. As a
result, you may nolon ger be able to observe
road and tra ffic condition sand cau sean
accid ent.In this case , flick theanti-dazzle
lever over by hand so that the rear-view mir-
ror goes into anti-dazzle mode ( =
page 148).
Do not permanently dea ctivate the anti-daz-
zle function. G
Risk of injury Electrolyte
may escapeif the glass in an
automatic anti-dazzl emirror brea ks.
El ectrolyte is a strong irritant and must not
be allowed to come into contact with your
skin, ey esor respiratory organ s.
If electrolyte comes into contact with your
eyes or skin, immediately rinse thoroughly
with clean water. Cons ult a do ctor ifnec es-
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198 Controls in detail
Driving systemsDistr
onic dis plays in the speedometer
1 Stored speed
i For de sign reasons, the spe eddisplayed in
the speedometer may differ slightly from the
sp eed set with Distronic. 1
Segments
If Distronic detects a vehic lein front:
! the display shows the vehicle travelling
in front
! segments inthe speedometer light up.
The segments indicate how great the
difference isbetween the speed you
have set and the speed at which the
vehicle in front is travelling. The
l distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up if the distance
to the vehicle in front is too small.
The intermittent warning signal ceases
and thel dist an ce warning lamp
goes out once you have re-established
the required distance between your
vehicle and the vehicl ein front.
i Distronic cau sesyou rveh icle to brake at a
maximum of2m/s 2
. This is appro xima tely 20%
of the maximum braki ng force of your vehicle.
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Risk of accident If
Di stronic detects a risk of collision with
the vehicl ein front:
! thel distance warning lamp in the
instrumen tcluster will light up
! an int ermittent warning signal will sound
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204 Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting the specified distance forDistr
onic
You can set the speci fied distance for
Distronic by varying the time span
between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. This time
span specifies the distance to be main-
tained from the veh icle in front by Dis-
tronic in rel ation to your vehicle's speed.
You can see the distance inthe multi-func-
tion display or speedometer disp lay.
1 Toswitch the distance warning func-
tion on /off
2 Toset the speci fied distance Increasing the specified distance
If you increase the specified distance,
Distronic maintains a greater distance
from the vehicle in front.
6 Turn thumbwheel 2towards ¯.
Decreasing the specified distance
If you decrease the specified distance,
Distronic maintains a shorter distance
from the vehicle in front.
6 Turn thumbwheel 2tow ards ® . Distance warning function
Thi
sfunction warns you when the distance
to the vehicle in front istoo small, even
when Di stronic is deactivated:
! The l distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
! You may hear an intermittent signal. You must brake yourself to maintain the
correct distance from the vehicle in front
and
toavoid crashing.
i Distronic does not always clearly recognise
compl ex road and traffic situations . You will then
receive an incorrect dis tanc ew arning signal or
none at all.
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Risk of accident Pa
y careful att ention to th etraffic situation
if:
! thel distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster li ghts up
! and/ oran intermittent signal sounds
If ne cessary, you may have to brake oravoid
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Swi tching on the dis tance warning
function
6 Press button 1(=page 204).
The ind icator lamp in the button lights
up. You will see a loudspeaker symbol
in the multi-function display.
Swit ching off the distance warning
function
6 Press button 1(=page 204).
Indicator lamp 1in the button goes
out. You will not see a loud speaker
symbol in the mul ti-function display. Tips for driving with Distronic
The following contains descriptions of cer-
tain road and traffic conditions in which
you must pay particular attention. In such
situations, brake if necess ary. Distronic is
then dea ctivated. Cornering, going into
and coming out of
a bend
When going into a bend, Distronic may not
detect vehicles travelling in front or it may
detect them too early. The vehicle may
brake sudden lyor brake late. Drivi
ngon a different line
Distronic may not detect a vehicle travel-
ling on a different line. The distance to the
vehicle in front will be too short.
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