oil MERCEDES-BENZ CLK COUPE 2004 User Guide

267
Operation
Care
Regular and proper care will help to main-
tain the value of your vehicle .The best way
to protect your veh icle from harmful envi-
ronmental influences is to wash itand use
protective treatments regularly.
i Itis be stto use Merced es-Benz care pro d-
uc ts. The sehave been sp ecially adapt edto
Mercedes-Benz vehicle sand are state of the art.
Mer cedes-Benz care products are available from
any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Scratches, corrosive deposits, etching and
damage caused by neglect or inadequate
care cannot always be completely reme-
died. If this is the case, please consult a
qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Repair damage caused by loose chippings
and remove the following substan
ces as
soon as possible:
! Insect re mains
! Bird droppings
! Tree resin
! Oils and grease
! Fuel
! Tar stains !
Under no circumstanc esshould you affix un-
suitable stickers, films, magnets or similar to
painted surfaces. Doing so could damage the
paintwork.
Additional care notes for AMG vehicles
with nubuck leather upholstery:
The nubuck leather isalready treated with
a protective coating. You sho uld not there-
fore use:
! MB leather care agents
! MB stain remover
! other solvent-based cleaning agents
Avoid rubbing the leather upholster yvigor-
ously. Remo vedirt using a damp microfi-
bre cloth. Care
G
Riskofpoisoning Always follow the instructions for using
the
care pro ducts.
Always keep care products tightly clos ed
and out of the reach of children. H
Environmental note Dis
pose of emp tyconta iners, cleaning
cloths and polishing wads in an environmen-
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270 Operation
CareCabri
olet
Frequent cleaning reduces the dirt-repel-
lent effect of the soft top.
Through intensive cleaning with the prod-
ucts found ina Mercedes-Benz cleaning
agents kit for convertible soft top the dirt-
repellent effect can be restored.
Incorr ect cleaning and care, as well as age-
ing, can cause the soft-top seams to leak.
Have the soft-to pseams sealed at a quali-
fied speci alist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
i Place a suitable cover over the soft top if you
are leaving the vehicle par ked in the open for an
ex tend ed peri od of time. !
Remove bird droppings immediately, since
the seare corrosive and could therefo recause
the soft top seal to leak. Do not usea high-pre s-
su re cleaner to wash the vehicle .Do not remove
snow or ice using a sharp-edged appliance.
i You may have your vehicle washed inan au-
tomatic car wash. Do not ,under any circum-
st ance, use a hot wax treatment on your vehicle.
Do not use any of the follow ing to clean the
soft top:
! Petr ol
! Thinner
! Tar or stain remo ver
! Other organic solvents Cleaning the soft top
The following methods are sufficient
ifthe
soft top is only lightly soiled:
! Dry cleaning
or ! Rinsin g/spraying with clean water
If itis soiled to a normal extent, clean the
soft top using a brush and clean water.
Always direct the brush strokes from the
front to the rear along the grain of the fab-
ric.
If the soft top is very dirty and stained,
clean it with a suitable soft-top cleaning
agent and a brush. Always direc tthe br ush
strokes from the front to the rear along the
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271
Operation
Care
Clean the ball coupling and the ball cou-
pling recess if they are dirty or rusted. This
allows the ball coupling to be fitted and re-
moved safely and easily.
6 Remove the dirt with a clean, lint-free
cloth or a brush.
6 Remove traces of rust with a wire
brush.
! Do not useahi gh-pres sure cleaner to wash
th eball coupling. Do not use solve nts. The following areas must be lightly oiled or
greased after cleaning:
1 Lock ing balls
2 Guide pin
3 Guide faces
4 Release lever
5 Coupling ball
Also lightly oil or grease the ball coupling
mounting on the vehicle.
6 Treat the lock with an acid-free and
resin-free oil.
6 Check that the trailer tow hitch is work-
ing properly on the vehicle.
i You can have this cleaning work carrie dout
at any Merced es-Benz Service Cen tre. Tra
iler tow hitch* P 31.10-2450-31209en_d2.boo Seite
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Practical advice
Display messag esDisplay messages Possible cause
/consequ ence Possible sol
ution OBonnet
open! You are driving
with the bonnet
open. 6
Close the bonnet ( =page 244). :
Engine
oillevel
Stop, engine off! There
isno oil in the engine. There
is a danger of engine damage. 6
Switch off the engine.
6 Check the engine oil level and top up the oil
if necessary ( =page 245).
Engine oillevel
Visit workshop! The measuring system is malfunc-
tioning. 6
Have the measuring system checked at a
qual ified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Serv ice Ce ntre.
Engine oillevel
Reduce oillevel! You have added too much engine
oil
.There is a risk of damaging the
engine or catalytic converter. 6
Siphon off the oil. Observe the legal re-
quirements.
Engine oil
Visit workshop! The engine oil level has dro
pped to
a critical le vel. 6
Check the engine oil le vel (= page 245)
and top up the engine oil if necessary.
6 Have the engine checked for leaks if the
engine oil needs toppi ngup more often
than usu al. The oil contains water. 6
Have the oil checked. :
Engine
oillevel
Add 1 litre engineoil
when nextrefuelling The engine oil level is too low. 6
Check the engine oil level and top up the oil
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326 Practical advice
Trouble
shoo ting Automatic transmission*
Problem Possible cau
se/c onsequ ence Su
ggested solutions Problems with
gear shifts. The trans
mission is losing oil. 6
Have the tran smission checked immedi-
ately at a qualified speci alist workshop,
e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. The acceleration capability is deteriorat-
ing.
The transmission no
longer changes gear. The trans
mission is in emergency mode.
You can only shift to 2ndgearor reverse
ge ar. 6
Stop the vehicle.
6 Move the selector le ver to P.
6 Switch off the engine.
6 Wait at least ten seconds before restart-
ing the engine.
6 Move the selector lever to position D
or R.
In position D, the transmission shifts to
2nd gear,in Rit shifts to reverse gear.
6 Have the trans mission checked immedi-
ately at a qualified speci alist workshop,
e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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370 Practical advice
Flat tyre
Mak
esure that the base of the jack is di-
rectly below the jacking point.
6 Continue to turn the crank unt ilthe tyre
is raised a maximum of 3cm from the
ground. 4
Centring pin
6 Undo the uppermost wheel bolt com-
pletely.
6 In place of the whee lbolt, screw cen-
tring pin 4fromthe vehicle tool kit
into the thread.
6 Undo the remaining wheel bol ts.
! Do not place wheel bolts in sand or on a dirty
surface. Th is could cau sedamag eto the bolts
and wheel hub threads.
6 Remove the wheel. Fitting a new wheel
i
Vehicle swith "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel:
Onl yuse the wheel bolts provided in the vehicle
tool kit for th e"Minispare" emerge ncyspare
wheel.
6 Clean the wheel and wheel hub contact
surfaces. G
Risk of accident Position the jack on th
eappropriate jacking
point only.
If you do not position th ejack correctly, the
vehicle may topple off the jack. P 40.00-2040-31 P 40.10-2601-31 neu G
Risk of accident Only use the wheel bolts suppli
ed. G
Risk of accident Replace damaged or corrod
edwheel bolts.
Never oil or grease wheel bolts. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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410 Technical data
Service products and capacities
Servi
cepro ducts are:
! Fuels (e.g. petrol, diesel)
! Lubricants (e.g. engine oil, transmis-
sion oil, greases)
! Coolant
! Brake flui d
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
use products tested and approved for
Mercedes-Benz, which are listed in the
Mercedes-Benz Owner's Manuals, be-
cause:
! Construction parts and service prod-
ucts are compatible with each other.
! Damage resulting from usi ngnon-
approved serv ice products is not cov-
ered by warranty
You may obtain further information from
any Mercedes-Benz Serv ice Ce ntre. Tank capacity
You will find further
information about fu-
els and refuelli ng inthe "Operation" sec-
tion (= page 241). Service products and cap
acities G
Riskofaccident When handling, storing and disposing of
servic
epro ducts, please observe the rele-
va nt regulation s.Failure to do so could en-
danger people and the environme nt.
Ke ep service produ ctsout of the reach of
children.
Consult a doctor immedi ately if any service
product is swal lowed. H
Environmental note Dispose of servi
ceprod ucts in an environ-
mentally-resp onsible manner. Fuels
G
Risk ofinjury Fu
el is highl y flamma ble.
Smokin g, fire and naked flame sar e prohibit-
ed whe nhandling fuels.
Switch off the engine before refuelling.
Do not allow fuel to come into contact with
sk in or clothing.
Your health may be damaged if:
! you spill fuel onto your bare skin
! you inhale fuel vapours Total capac
ity 62 l
Including reserve
fuel approximatel
y8 l 209en_d2.boo Seite
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414 Technical data
Service products and capacities
The follow
ing values indicate the various
total engine capa cities.
You may use any passenger-ve hicle
engine oil which has been tested and ap-
proved for Mercedes-Benz. A list of tested
and approved oils is avail able from any
Mercedes-Benz Servi ceCentre. Some oil
containers may also be marked "Approved
in accordance with MB Sheet 229.1, 229.3
or 229.5", for exam ple.
The Mercedes-Benz Specifications for
Servi ceProducts Sheets 229.1, 229.3 and
229.5 apply to:
! CLK 240
! CLK 320
! CLK 500
! CLK 55 AMG
! CLK 270 CDI The Mercedes-Benz
Speci fications for
Service Prod ucts Sheets 229.3, and 229.5
apply to:
! CLK 20 0Kompressor
! CLK 200 CGI
! CLK 500
! CLK 55 AMG
! Do no tuse lubricant additives. They could
lead to increased wear ofand damage to the as-
se mb lies. If you use fuel additives, you rwarranty
entitlement will berestricted. Engine oil viscosity
Select the
SAE class (viscosity) of the en-
gine oil according to the average seasonal
ambient temperature, using the following
overv iewa s a guide.
The temperature limits shown are guide-
lines on ly, and small deviations either way
are permitted. Engine oil
Eng
ine with oil filter CLK
200
KOMPR ESSOR CLK 200 CGI CLK 240 CLK 320 CLK 500 CLK 55 AMG CLK 270 CDI
Replacement
amount 5.5 l 5.
5 l 8.0 l 8.0 l 7.5 l 8.
5 l 6.5 l209en_d2.boo Seite
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415
Te
chnical data
Service products and capacities
The following values indicate the various
total cooling system capacities.
Co rrosion in hibitorand antifreeze
concentration for antifreeze protection down to –45 °C (55%)
The coolant is a mixture of water, corro-
sion inhibitor and antifreeze. It performs
the following functions in the coo
ling sys-
tem:
! Anti-corrosion protection
! Antifreeze protection
! Raising the boiling point !
Always use a suitable coolan t–even in
co untri eswith high temperature s.
If you do not do so, the cooling system will not be
suffici ently protected from corrosion, and the
boiling point wil lbe too low. If antifreeze
/corrosion inhibitor is present
in the correct concentration, the boiling
point of the coolant will be around 130 °C. Coolant
CLK 200
KOMPR ESSOR CLK 200
CGI CLK 240 CLK 320 CLK 500 CLK 55
AMG CLK 270
CDI Coolant with manual
transmission 8 l 8 l 10 l – – – 12.4 l
Coolant
withautomatic
transmission* 8 l 8 l 10 l 10 l 12 l 12 l 12.4 l
CLK 200
KOMPRESSOR CLK 200
CGI CLK 240 CLK 320 CLK 500 CLK 55
AMG CLK 270
CDI with manual transmission 3.6 l 3.6 l 4.5 l – – – 5.
6 l wi
th automatic transmission* 3.6 l 3.6 l 4.5 l 4.5 l 5.
4 l 5.4 l 5.
6 l 209en_d2.boo Seite
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416 Technical data
Service products and capacities
The antifreeze and corrosion inhibitor con-
centration in the cooling system should:
! be at least 50%. This will pro tect the
cool ing sy stem against freezing down
to approximately –37 °C.
! not exceed 55% (antifreeze protection
down to –45 °C), since the heat is then
not dissipated as effectively.
If the vehicle has lost coolant, top it up with
equal parts of water and an antifreeze and
corrosion inhibitor. Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you use an antifreeze and cor-
rosion inhibitor which has been approved
for Mercedes-Benz.
! The co oling system has a permanent supply
which must be renewed after 15 years or
250,000 km at the most.
Merc edes-Be nzrecommends that you use an an-
tifreeze and cor rosion inhibitor which has been
appr oved for Mercedes-Benz. Over a period of time, the brake fluid ab-
sorbs moisture from the air; this reduces
its boiling point.
i
There is usually a notice in the engine com-
partment to remind you when the next brakeflu-
id change is due. The windscreen washer reservoir holds
approximately
3litres on all models with
aw indscreen washe rsystem. On models
with a heated windscreen washer fluid res-
ervoir ora headlamp cleaning system*, the
re servoir holds 6litres.
The head lamp cleaning system* and the
windscreen washer system have a com-
mon supply from the windscreen washer
fl uid reservoir.
6 Fill the windscreen washer fluid reser-
voirwith a solution of water and wind-
screen washer concentrate. Adapt the
mix ing ratio to sui tthe outsi detemper-
atures.
The windscreen wipers leave no marks.
The headlamp cleaning system and the
windscreen washer system do not
freeze. Brake fluid
G
Riskofaccident If the boiling
point of the brake fluid is too
low, vapour pockets may fo rmin the brake
system when the brak esare applied hard
(e.g. when driving dow nhill). This would im-
pair braki ngefficiency.
Have the brake fluid renewed every
tw oy ears. Windscreen washer sys
tem G
Riskof fire Winds
creen washer concentrate is highly
fla mm able. Fire, naked fl ames and smoking
are prohibited when you are handling wind-
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