ESP MERCEDES-BENZ CLK COUPE 2004 Owner's Manual

103
Controls in detail
Lighting
When you turn, the turning lamps illumi-
nate more effect ively the section of road
into which you are turning. Switching
onthe turning lamps
6 Make sure that the dipped-beam head-
lamps are switched on.
6 Operate the turn signal.
The corresponding front foglamp
switches on and shines in the same
direction as the turn signal which is
flashing. Switching
offthe turning lamps
6 Switch off the turn signal.
The corresponding front foglamp
switches off.
i The turning-lamp function is deactivated if
you drive faster than 40 km /h.The hazard warning lamps
still operate if
the ignition is switched off. They switch on
au tomatically when an airbag is triggered.
The switch is located on the centre con-
sole.
1 Hazard warning lamps switch Switchi
ng onthe ha zard warning lamps
6 Press hazard warning lamps switch 1.
All the turn signal lamps flash. i
When you indicate a turn, only the turn sig-
nal lamps onthat side light up. Switching off the hazard warning lamps
6
Press hazard warning lamps switch 1
ag ain.
i If the hazard warning lamps have been
swi tched onautomatically ,pre ssthe hazard
warning lamps switch twice.
When you switch off the ignition, the fol-
lowing light up ifit is dark:
! Side lamps
! Tail lamps
! Licence plate lighting
! Front fog lamps
If you open a door and then close it again,
the delayed sw itch-off time set in the oper-
ating system ( =page 123) begins to count
down. The exterior lighting switch esoff
after the delayed switch-o fftime has
elapsed. Tu
rning la mps* Hazard warning la
mps P
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Controls in detail
Lighting Automatic control
Swi
tching on
6 Set the rocker switch to central posi-
tion 4.
The interior lighti ngswi tches on when
you perform the following indarkness:
! unlock the vehicle
! open a door
! open the boot
The interior lighting has a delayed switch-
off feature.
The duration of the delay period can be set
using the operating system ( =page 124).
i Ifth e door remai nsopen, the interior lighting
swit ches offafter approximately five min utes.
Switching off
6 Set the rocker switch to 3.
The interior lighti ngremains switched
off ,even if you:
! unlock the vehicle
! open a door
! open the boot Ma
nual con trol
Switching on the front interior lighting
6 Set the rocker switch to5 .
The front interior lighting comes on.
Switching off the fro ntinterior lighting
6 Set the rocker sw itch to central posi-
tion 4.
The front interior lighting is controlled
automatically.
Switching on the rear interior lighting
6 Press switch 1.
The rear interior lighting comes on.
Switching off the rear interior lighting
6 Press switch 1.
The rear interior lighting goes out. Fr
on t reading lamps
Switch ing on
6 Pres s switch 2or6.
The corresponding reading lamp
comes on.
Switching off 6 Press switch 2or6.
The corresponding reading lamp goes
out.
To aid orientation in the dark, the entry
lamps switch on if you: ! open the res pective door
and ! have ac tivated the automatic interior
lighting control
When you close the door, the entry lamps
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107
Controls in detail
Instrument cluster
The coolant temperature gauge is located
on the right-hand side of the instrument
cluster.
The temperature displayed may climb to
120 °Cwhen the vehicle is being driven in
normal conditions and if the coolant con-
tains the correct concentration of corro-
sion inhibitor and antifreeze.
The red band in the rev counter indicates
the engine's overrevving range. The engine
speed is limited to protect the engine when
the red band is reached.
! Do not driv ein the overrevving range. Doing
so could damage the engine. There may be a short delay before a lower
outside temperature is displayed, for
example after leaving a garage.
There may also be a short delay before a
rise in the outside temperature is dis-
played. This prevents an incorrect temper-
ature displ
aycaused by heat from the
engine when the vehicle is stationary or
mo ving slowly.
i You can set the unit for the out side temper-
ature display using the operating syst em
( =
page 119). Co
olant temperature gauge Rev counter Outside temperature displ
ay G
Risk of accident Even if the temperature displayed is just
above freezing point, the road
surface may
still be icy, especially inwooded areas or on
br idges. The vehicle could skid if you fail to
adapt your driving style accordingly. For this
reason, always adapt your driving style and
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116 Controls in detail
Operating system
You can call up malfunctions which have
occurred in the malfunction memory
menu. The message in the display depends
on whether malfunctions have occurred or
not.
6 Press the èorÿ button repeat-
edly until you see the correspond ing
malfunction memory message in the
display. No malfunction messages
If no malfunctions have occurred, the mes-
sageNo
malfunctionappea rsin the dis-
play. Malfunctions occurred
If malfunctions have
occurred, you will see
the number of malfunctions in the display:
1 Number of malfunctions
6 Press the korj button.
You can scroll through the malfunction
messages in order. The possible mal-
function messages are described in
th e" Practical advice" sec tion
( = pa ge 280).
If ma lfunctions have occurre dduring your
journey, you wi llsee the number of mal-
functions displayed again in the display
when your journey iscomplete (turn the
key to position 0in the ignition lock ,or
remove it).
6 Press the reset button on the left in the
instrument cluster repeatedly until you
have seen all the malfunction mes-
sages. i
If you tur nthe key back toposition 1or 2in
th ei gnition lock, you will clear the malfunction
me mo ry.Should any malfunctions occur again,
the ywill be displayed again.
In the
Sett ings...menu, there are two
functions:
! The
Toreset: Press reset buttonfor
3 seconds
function, which you can use
to reset all the set tings to the factory
settin gs
! A collection of submenus which you
can use to make indi vidual settings for
your vehicle
6 Press the èorÿ button repeat-
edly until you see the
Settings ...
menu in the displ ay. Malfunction memory
menu G
Risk of accident The operating system only records malfunc-
tions and warnings
from certain systems.
For this reason, make sure th atyour veh icle
is safe to use. Otherwise, you could endan-
ger yourself and others. P54.30-5205-31 Settings menu
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139
Controls in detail
Automatic transmiss ion*
1 Shiftran ge/s elector lever position
2 Gearshif tprogram (S/C) or (S/C/M)*
The current shift range and the gearshift
program (
S/C) or (S/C/M)* are displayed
in the speedometer.
When the selector lever is in position D,
you can influence the gearshifts made by
the automatic transmissi onby:
! restricting the shift range
! chang ing gear yourself P 54.30-
5564-31 Selec
tor lever positions ì Parking lock
Prevents the vehicle from rolling
away when stopped. Only
move
the selector lever toPwhen the
ve hicle isstationary.
You can only remove the key
when the selector lever isin
position P. The selector lever is
lo cked in position Pwh en the key
is re moved. í Reverse gear
Only mo
vethe selector lever to R
when the vehicle is statio nary. ë Neutral
No power is transmitted
from the
engine to the dr ive wheels.
Releasing the brakes allows you
to move the vehicle freely, e.g. by
pushing or towing.
Do not move the selector lever to
N while the vehicle is in motion.
The automatic transmission
co uld otherwise bedamag ed.
If ESP has been deactivated or
has malfunctioned: only move the
selector lever to Nif the vehicle is
in danger of skidding, e.g. on icy
roads. ê Drive
The automatic transmission
chan
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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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168 Controls in detail
Thermotronic* (intelligent air conditio
ning)
Set the temperature separately for each
side of the vehicle using controls 3and
d and 6and bfor the driver's side and
front-passenger side respectively.
Only change th etemperature in small
increments, idea lly starting at 22 °C. Increasing the tempe
rature
6 Pres s and hol dtemperature button 3
or 6 with the red triangle until the
required temperature appears in the
control panel display.
Thermotronic adj usts to the set tem-
pe rature. Re
ducing the temperatu re
6 Press and hol dtemperature button b
or d with the blue triang leuntil the
required temperature appears in the
contro lpanel display.
Thermotronic adj usts to the set tem-
pe rature. You can adjus
tair distribution separately
for each side of the vehicle automatically
( = pa ge 167) using the Ubutton or
manually.
The symbols on the air distribution display
have the following meaning: Controlling
airdi stribution manually
6 Turn air-distrib ution control 1or8 to
the desired symbol.
The indicator lamp in the Ubutton
goes out. Auto matic air distribution is
switched off. Air distribution iscontrol-
led according to the position of the
control selected.
Co ntr olling air distribution for the cock- pit air vent
6
Open the air vent at the top of the cock-
pit.
The air is distributed evenly in cooling
mode. Setting
thetemperature Co
ntrolling air distribution manually Symbol Meaning
Z Directs air to the windscreen
and
through the dem iste r
vents to the side windows b Dire
cts air to the wind-
screen, through the centre,
side and coc kpit air vents,
through the demister vents
to the side windows, and
into the front and rear foot
wells Y Directs air into
the front and
rear footwells a Dire
cts air through the cen-
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Your vehicle's dr iving systems are
described on the following pages:
! Cruise control, Distronic* and
Speedtronic, which can be used to con-
tro lyour vehicle's speed
! Parktronic*, which assists you with
park ing and manoeuvring
The BAS, ABS, ESP and SBC driving safety
systems are described in the "Safety" sec-
tion ( =pag e68). Cr
uise control maintains your vehicle's
speed.
Us ecruise control if road and traf fic condi-
tions make it appropriate to maintain a
steady speed for a prolonge dperiod. You
can store any road speed above 30 km /h. Dr
iving systems Cruise control
G
Risk of accident The cru
ise control function cannottake
ac count of road and traf fic condition s.
Always pay attenti onto road and traffic con-
ditions, even when cruise control is acti-
vated.
Cruise control is only an aid designed to
assist driving. Youare respo nsible for the
vehicle's speed and for braking in good
time. G
Risk of accident Do not
use cr uise control:
! if road andtraffic conditions do not per-
mit a constant drivi ngspeed to bemain-
tained (e.g. dense traffic or winding
roads ).You could otherwise cause an
accident
! on slippery road surface s.The drive
wheels may lose their grip when braking
or accelerating and the vehicl ecould
skid
! when visibility is bad, e.g. in fog, heavy
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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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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Distronic assists you when driving on
motorways or high-speed ma jor roads.
! If a slower vehicle is detected ahead,
Distronic causes your vehicle to brake
and maintain a preset distance from
the vehicle infront.
! If there is no vehicle in front, Distronic
ope rates in the same way as cruise
control* ( =page 197). Distronic*
G
Risk ofinjury Do not place your foot und
erthe brake
pedal, as it coul dbecome trapped. Distronic
may apply the brakes to prevent the vehicle
fro mexceeding the setsp eed. When this
happens, Distronic depresses the brake
pedal. G
Risk of accident Distronic cannot take account
ofroad and
tra ffic conditions.
Always pay attent ion to road and traffic con-
di tions, even when Distronic is activated.
Distronic is onlyan aid desig ned to assist
you when driving. You are respon sible for
maintaining a suffi cient distanc efro mother
vehicles, for driv ing at anappropriate speed
an d for bra king in good time.
Do not activate Distronic:
! if road and traffic conditi onsdonot per-
mit a constant driving speed to be main-
tained (e.g .dense traffic or winding
ro ad s). You could otherwise causean
accident
! on slippery road surfaces. The drive
whe elsmay lose their grip when braking
or acceleratin gand the vehicle could
skid
! when visibility is bad, e.g. infog, heavy
rain or snow G
Risk of accident Deactivate Distronic:
!
when chan ging fro mthe outside lan eto
the inside lane if vehicles on the outside
la ne are travelling more slowly
! when driving in a filter lane or mot orway
exit
! when dri ving incomplex road and traffic
co nd ition s,such as throu ghmotorway
roadworks
Otherwise, Dis tronic ma intains the stored
speed.
Distronic do esnot react:
! toas tationary obstacle, e.g. in a traffic
jam, or to a vehicle which has bro ken
do wn
! toan oncoming vehic lein the same lane
Distronic causes your vehicle to brake at a
maximum of 2 m/s2
. This is approximately
20% of the maximum braking force of your
vehicle. If this deceleration isinsufficient,
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