keyless MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET 2004 Owners Manual

18 At a glance
Centre console
iThe arrangement of the controls may differ,
depending on your vehicle's equipme nt.Lower section
P6
8.00-3570-31 Fun
ction Pa
ge 1 KEYLESS GO button* 23
2 Distronic*:
swi
tches the distance
warning function on /off 204
3 Switches the auxiliary
heating
/ventilation*
on /o ff
Cabriolet:
opens and closes the soft
top 175
184
4 Opens the stowage com-
partment 225
5 Opens the stowage tray 225
6 Distronic*:
sets the specified
dista
nce 204 Fu
nction Page
7 Sele
cts the automatic
transmission* drive pro-
gram 141
8 Manual transmission:
gear lever
Automatic transmission*:
selector lever 137
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23
Getting started
Opening Key positions
Ignition lock
0 To remove the key (steering wheel
lock)
1 Power supply for some consumers,
such as the seat adjustment function
2 Ignition (power supply for all consum-
ers) and drive position
3 To start the engine (
=pag e35) i
Theindicator and warning lamps in the
in st rument clu sterlight up when yousw itch on
th e ignition. They go out whe nthe engine is run-
ning. Th is indicat es that the systemsass ociate d
with these indicator and warning lamps are oper-
at ional.
You will find further information in the
"Controls in detail" section ( =page 78). With KEYLESS GO, your
vehicle checks the
KEYLESS GO key's validity when you pull
the door handle. If your key is valid, the
doors unlock and can be opened.
i TheKEYLESS GO key must be outsi dethe
ve hicle toallow you to open the doors.
6 Pull the door handle.
The turn signals flash briefly. The lock-
ing kn obs in the doors pop up.
6 Open the door and enter the vehicle.
i If you open a door, the windows on this side
lower slight ly. If you close the doors, the win-
dows close again.
Pressing the KEYLESS GO button onthe
selector lever corresponds to the different
key positions in the ignition lock. P82.00-2153-31
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24 Getting started
Opening
1 KEYLESS GO button Position 0
If you have not pr
essed the KEYLESS GO
button, the on-board electronics have the
status 0, the same as the key having been
removed from the ignition. Position 1 (ignition)
6
Press the KEYLESS GO button once.
You may adjust the seats, for example.
i The power supply is disco nnected again if
you press the KEYLESS GO button twice while
thi sposition isselected. Position 2
6
Press the KEYLESS GO button twice.
All the lamp sin the instrument cluster
light up.
i The pow ersupply is disconnected again if
you pr essth e KEYLESS GO button once while
this position is select ed.
i The indicator and warning lamps in the
instrument cluster light up when you switch on
the ig nition . They goout when theengine isrun-
ning .This indicates that the systems associated
wi th the seindicat orand warning lamps are oper-
ational.
You will find further information in the
"Controls indetail" section (
=page 80). G
Risk of accident Your
vehicle's engine can be started using a
valid KEYLESS GO key.
For this reason, children should never be left
unsupervised in the vehicle. The key can
also be us edto acti vate other functions,
such as adjusting the seat sand opening the
windows.
Ta ke the KEYLESS GO keywith you,even if
you are only leaving the vehicle for a short
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26 Getting started
Adj
usting Adjusting th
eseats manually
1 Seat fore-and-aft adj ustment
2 Seat angle
3 Seat height
4 Backrest angle
! Make sure th at there are no objects in the
footwell or be hind the seats when adj usting the
seats. You could oth erwise damage the seats
and the objects. If your ve
hicle doe snot have automatic
child seat recognition, children inrear-
ward-facing child restraint systems
must be se cured in a suitable seat in the
rear of th evehicle.
If you fit a forward-f acing child sea tto
the front-passenger seat, you must
mov e the front-pass engerse at as far
ba ck as possible.
! Do not lean forward (e.g. over the pad-
ded boss of the steeri ng wheel), in par-
ticular while the vehicle is in motion.
! Do not place your fee tonthe dash-
bo ard.
! Only hold the steering wheel by the out-
side of the rim. This allows the airbag to
inflate unhindered. You could be injured
ifthe airbag inflates and you are holding
the inside of the steering wheel.
! Do not lean on the doo rsfrom inside the
vehicle. !
Do not pla ceany objects on the airbags
or betw een the airbags and th evehicle's
occupa nts.
! Do not hang any hard objects ,for exam-
ple coat hangers, on the grab handles or
coat ha ngers.
The risk ofski na bras ions or minor injuries
ca used byan airbag cannot becomp letely
eliminated due to the high speed at which
the airb agmust inf late.
Vehicles with electric seats:
Remove the key from th eignition lock or
take the KEYLESS GO key* with you, even if
yo uare onlyleavi ngthe vehicle for a short
time.
Th ese ats ca n be adjusted when the key is
removed and a door is open.
For this reason, children should never beleft
un superv ised in the vehi cle. They could
become trapped by an inadvertent seat
adjustment. P 91.10-2379-31
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28 Getting started
Adj
usting Adjusting the seat
electrically*
The swi tch for adjusting the seat electri-
cally is on the door trim.
6 Turn the key to position 1in the igni-
tion lock ,press the KEYLESS GO but-
ton once or open the appropriate door.
1 Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
2 Seat height
3 Back rest ang le
4 Seat angle
5 Head restraint height Seat fo
re-and -aft adju stment
6 Slide switch 1forwards and back-
wards in the direction of the arrow.
i Make surethatthe re are noitems ofluggage
in the footwell or behind the seats when adj ust-
ing the seats. You could otherwi sedamage the
seats.
Seat height
6 Slide switch 2up or down in the
direction of the arrow.
Backrest angle 6 Slide switch 3forward sor backwards
in the direction of the arrow.
Seat an gle
6 Slide switch 4up or down in the
direction of the arrow until your thighs
are lightly supported. Head restraint
6 Slide sw itch 5 up or down in thedi re c-
tion of the arrow.
6 Adjust the head restraint angle manu-
ally by pulling or pushing the bottom of
the head restraint. P 91.10-2366-31
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Risk ofinjury Ma
ke sure that the central area of the head
restraint supports the back ofyour head at
abo uteye level.
This will reduce the risk ofinjuryto you r
head and neck inaccide nts or similar
situations. P9
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37
Getting started
Driving
Diesel engine
6 Turn the key to position 2in the igni-
tion lock.
The q preglow indica torla mp in the
ins trument clus terlights up.
6 As soon as the qpreglow indicator
lamp has gone out, turn the key in the
ignition lock to position 3and release it
as soon as the engine isrunning.
i Ifth e engine is already at operating temper-
ature, you can star tit without preglow. Starting the engine with KEYLESS GO*
You may start your
vehicle with no key in
the ignition lock using the KEYLESS GO
button on the selector lever. Yo
u can start the vehicle with no key in the
ignition lock using the KEYLESS GO button
on the selector lever, as long as the
KE YLE SSGO keyis in the vehicle.
1 KEYLESS GO button Petro
lengine
6 Depress thebr ake pedal.
6 Press KEYLESS GO button 1once.
The engine starts automatically.
Diese lengine
6 Depress thebr ake pedal.
6 Pres s KEYLESS GO button 1once.
The glow plugs are activated and the
engine starts automatically.
If the engine is already at operating tem-
perature, you can start it without preglow:
6 Pres s and hold KEYLESS GO button 1
until the engine is runn ing. G
Risk of accident Your vehicle can be started at any time if the
KEYLESS GO key is inside the vehicle. For
this reason, children should never be left
unsup
ervised in the vehi cle. They cou ldacci-
de ntally start the vehicle.
Ta ke the KEYLESS GO key with you, even if
you are only leaving th evehicle for ashort
time. P 82.00-
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44 Getting started
Parkin
gand lock ing Vehicles with automati
ctransmission*
6 Move the selector lever to P.
With the key 6 Turn the key to position 0in the igni-
tion loc k(
=pag e23)and remove it.
The immobiliser isactivated.
i You can only remove the key when the
selector lever isin position P.
6 Press the release button on the seat
belt (=
page 34).
With KEYLESS GO* 6 Press the KEYLESS GO button on the
selector lever.
The engine isswitched off and all the
lights in the in strument cluster go out.
The on-board electron ics have status 1
( = page 23).
6 Press the release button on the seat
belt (=
page 34). 6
Get out of the vehicle and close the
doors. Locking with the remote contr
ol
6 Press the ‹locking button on the
remote control ( =page 22 ).
The locking knobs in the doors drop
down. The turn signals flash three
time s/light up briefly. Locking with
KEYLESS GO*
1 Locking button on the door handle
6 After getting out ofthe vehicle, press
locking button 1on the door handle.
The locking knobs in the doors drop
down. The turn signals flash three
times.
The immobiliser is act ivated.
i When the door is ope ned,the on-board elec-
tronics have status 0, the sam eas the key having
bee n removed.
You will find further information about
locking in the "Controls in detail" section
( = page 78). Closing
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Risk of injury Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you close the doo
rs.
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72 Safety
An
ti-theft systems
The immobiliser prevents your vehicle
from bein gstarted without the proper ke y.Activating
!
With the key: the immobiliser is acti-
vated when you remove the key from
the ignition lock.
! With KEYLESS GO*: if you switch off
the engine using the KEYLESS GO but-
ton on the selector lev erand lock the
doors from the outside. Deactiv
ating
! With the key: the immobiliser is deacti-
vated when you switch onthe ignition.
! With KEYLESS GO*: the immobilise ris
deactivated when you switch on the
engine using the button on the se lector
lever. A visua
land audible alarm is triggered if
the alarm system is pr imed and one of the
following is opened:
! a door
! the boot lid
! the bonnet
The alarm is also trigger edif:
! a door is opened using the emergency
key element
i The alarm remains on even if an opened
door is closed again. Priming the
anti-theft ala rmsystem
The indicator lamp is located in the button
for tow-away protection*.
1 Indicator lamp
6 Lock your vehicle .
The alarm system is primed after
approximately 15 seconds. Indicator
lamp 1flashes.
De activating the anti- theft alarm syst
em
When you unlock your vehicle, the anti-
theft alarm system is deactivated.
The anti-theft alarm system will be tri g-
gered if you unlock your vehicle using the
emergency key element and then open it. Anti-thef
tsystems Immobilis
er Anti-thef
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73
Safety
Anti-theft systems Disabling the alarm
With the key
!
Insert the key into the ignition lock.
or ! Press the Œor‹ button.
The alarm switche soff.
With KEYLESS GO* ! Pull the exterior door handle.
or ! Press the KEYLESS GO button.
The alarm switche soff.
An audible alarm is triggered if the vehi-
cle's tilt angle is altered while tow-away
protection is operational. i The tow-away protection alarm is tri ggered
if th evehicle is jacked up on one side, for exam-
ple. Pr
iming tow-away protection
6 Lock your vehicle.
Tow-away protection is primed after
approximately 30 seconds. De
activating tow-away protect ion
De activate tow-away protection if your
vehicle:
! isto be tr ansported
! isbe ing car ried on another vehicle (e.g.
ferry, car transport er)
This will prevent false alarms.
The button is located on the centre con-
sole.
1 To deactivate tow-aw ayprotection
2 Indicator la mp 6
Turn the key to position 0or 1in the
ignition lock.
i You can only deactivate tow-away prote c-
tion if the ignition is switched off.
6 Press button 1.
Indicator lamp 2comes on briefly.
6 Lock your vehicle using the remote
control.
i Tow-away prot ection is deactivat edauto-
matically when you unlock your vehicle.
Tow-away protecti onremains deactivated until
you lock your vehicle again. Tow-away pro
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80 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
Unlocking the driver's door
6
Pres s the Πbutton once.
The turn signals flash once. The locking
knob in the driver's door pops up. The
an ti-theft alarm system* is deacti-
vated.
Un locking the vehicle centrally
6 Press the Œbutton twice.
The turn signals flash once. The locking
knobs in the doors pop up. The anti-
th eft alarm system* is deactivated.
Locking the vehicle centrally 6 Press the ‹button.
The turn signals flash three times. The
locking knobs in the doors dr opdown.
The anti-theft alarm system* ispri me d. Resto
ring the factory settings
6 Press and hold both the Œand‹
buttons simultaneously for approxi-
ma tely six seconds until battery check
lamp 1flashes twice. Checking the
batteri es
6 Press the ‹orŒ button.
The batteries in the key are working if
the battery check lamp lights up briefly.
i Youcould lock or unlock the vehicle acci-
dentally if you press the buttons on the key. Two
KEYLESS GO keys form part of your
ve hicle's optional equipment.
When you grasp the door handle, your vehi-
cle checks the key's validity. The following
are centrally unlocked if the KEYLESS GO
key isvalid and configured to the factory
setting ( =page 80):
! The doors
! The boot
! The fuel filler flap
! The glove compartment KEYLESS GO key*
G
Risk of accident Never leave
children unsupervised in the
vehicle. They could open a door from the
inside, even if it is lock ed, or start the vehi-
cle using a valid KEYLESS GO key left in the
vehicle or th eKEYLESS GO button on the
se lector lever and thereby endanger the m-
se lves and oth ers. Switc hoff the engine and
take the KEYLESS GO key with you, even if
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