park assist MERCEDES-BENZ CLK COUPE 2004 Owners Manual

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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 systems
6
Press the korj button.
The collection of submenus is shown in
the multi-function display.
6 Move the bar to theVehiclesubmenu
using the æorç button.
6 Press the korj button repeat-
edly until you see the
Speed limit
(winter tyres)
message in the multi-
fun ction displ ay.
The current setting is highlighted. 6
Move the bar to the desired value using
the æ orç button. You can
select:
!
Off
permanent Speedtronic is deacti-
vated
! mul tiples of 10 km /hbetween
240 km /hand 160 km /h
permanent Speedtronic limits the
vehicle's speed to the value stored.
PTS is anelectronic parking assistance
mechanism. It provi des you with a visual
and audible indication of the distance
between your vehicle and any obstacle.
P54.30-5221-31 Parktronic system* (PTS)
G
Risk of accident The Parktronic system is only an aid and
may not detec
tall obsta cles. It can be no
substitute for your payingatten tion .
Yo uare always res ponsible for safety and
must continue to pay attention to your
immediate surroundings when parking and
manoeuvring. Otherwise, you could endan-
ger yourself and others. G
Riskof injury Make sure that
noperso nsoranimals are in
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Practical advice
Opening /closing in an emergency
Check the following points if the soft top
does not close automatically:
! Is the boot separator engaged
(= page 188)?
! Is the skibag cover closed
(=
page 189)?
! Have the roll-over bars been deployed?
! Is the boot lid closed?
! Is the on-board voltage sufficient?
Start the engine if necessary.
If the automatic function still does not
work, you may close the soft top manually.
You will require somebody to assist you in
carrying out this work. i Soft top emergency operation isa complex,
technically demanding procedure req uiring a
great deal of strength. Only close the soft top
manually under extreme circumstances. In this
sit uation, it is better to consult a qualified spe-
cia list workshop, e.g. a Mercede s-Be nz Service
Centre. 6
Apply the parking brake.
6 Open the side windo ws.
6 Lower the head restraints ( =page 94).
i The roll-over bars may have been deployed
if the head restraints cannot be lowered. For in-
for ma tion abo utlowering the roll-over bars man-
ually ( =
page 344).
6 Remove the key from the ignition lock.
6 Open the boot. 6
Take the two straps from the vehicle
toolkit. For more information about the
vehicle tool kit ( =pa ge 276).
6 Take the Allen key from the Owner's
Manual wallet.
6 Remove the trim inthe boot on the left-
hand side.
1 Locking mechanism
6 Pull locking mechanism 1out to the
stop and turn itapproximately a quar-
te r of a turn. Operating the
softtop in an
emerge ncy (Cabriolet) G
Risk of injury !
Remove your wrist watch and any items
ofjewellery, such as rings orbracelets.
You could otherwise get caug ht, inju re
yourself and damage the vehicle.
! Only touch those places expressly indi-
cate dwhenoperati ngthe soft top in an
em ergency. Otherwise, you could injure
yours elf. P 77.00-2222-31
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430 Index
Battery
Changing (auxiliar yheating ). . . . . .356
Changing (key) .... . . . .... . . . ..354
Changing (KEYLESS GO) . . . . . . ..355
Charg ing . . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ..378
Checking (key) .... . . . ..... . . . ..80
Checking (KEYLESS GO key) . . . . ..84
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378
Disconnecting (vehic le) . . . . . . . . .377
Display messag e.. . . . .... . . . ..306
Ind icator lamp (key) . . . ..... . . . ..80
Indicator lamp (KEYLESS GOkey) . .84
Rem oving (vehicle) . . . . ..... . . ..377
Belt force lim iters .. . . . .... . . . ...51
Activation . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...50
Belt tensioners .... . . . .... . . . ...51
Activation . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...50
Bonnet ... . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ..244
Bonnet catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Display messag e.. . . . .... . . . ..303
Op ening /closing .. . . . .... . . . ..244
Boot Closing .. . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ...86
Display messag e.. . . . .... . . . ..296
Lock .... . . . .... . . . ..... . . . ..342
Locking button (KEYLESS GO) . . . ..83
Op ening . . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ...84 Rem
otec losing feature . . . . ...... 87
Remote contro l. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 86
Sep arator . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .188
Unlocking in an emergency . . . . . .341
Boot lid Limiting the opening angle . . . . . . . .85
Boot load, maximum . . .. . . . . . . . .408
Brake Assist – see BAS
Brake fluid . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .416
Disp lay messag e.. . . . . . . .. . . . .295
Brake lamp Third . . . ..... . . ..... . . . ..... .357
Brake lamps . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .357
Disp lay messag e.. . . . . . . .. . . . .300
Brake pads Displ aymessag e.. . . . . . . .. . . . .294
Brake sys tem
Dr iving tips . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .255
High-performance brake system
(C LK 55 AMG ). . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .256
Indicator lam p. . . .... . . . . 31 2, 313
Bulbs Changing the front bulbs . . .. . . . .359
Changing the rear bulbs . . . .. . . . .361
Front . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .357
Rear . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .357 C
Call Accepting /ending (telephone) . . . .134
Ca re ..... . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .267
Au tomat iccar wash . . . . .... . . . .268
Di stronic . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .269
He adlamps . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .269
Park tronic . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .269
So ft top . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .270
Tr ailer tow hitch... . . . . .... . . . .271
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Wi per blades . . .... . . . . .... . . . .268
CD changer
Glove compartment storage
location . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . .225
CD pla yer
Operating (operating system) . . . . .114
Ce ntral locking
Activati ng/d eactivating
(operating system) . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Key .... . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .79
KEYLESS GO. .... . . . . . .... . . . . .83
Sw itches on the centre console . . . .89
Ce ntre console
Ov erview . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .17
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