keyless MERCEDES-BENZ CLK320 CABRIOLET 2004 A209 Manual Online

422 Technical termsLine of fall
The direct line that an object moves
downhill when influenced by the force
of gravity alone.
Lock button
Button on the door which indicates
whether the door is locked or un-
locked. Pushing the lock button down
on an individual door from inside will
lock that door.Memory function*
Used to store three individual seat,
steering wheel and mirror positions for
each SmartKey or, if so equipped,
KEYLESS-GO* feature.
Menu
The control system displays are ar-
ranged in menus. Each menu contains
a number of commands for particular
systems. In the Audio menu, for exam-
ple, you will find the commands
Select
radio station
or Operate CD player
.
Using commands, you can directly
change the settings for your vehicle.MON
(M
otor O
ctane N
umber)
The Motor Octane Number for gasoline
as determined by a standardized meth-
od. It is an indication of a gasoline's
ability to resist undesired detonation
(knocking). The average of both the
MON (Motor Octane Number) and
->RON (Research Octane Number) is
posted at the pump, also known as
ANTI-KNOCK INDEX.
Multifunction display
Display field in the speedometer used
to present information provided by the
control system.
Multifunction steering wheel
Steering wheel with buttons for operat-
ing the control system.

427 Index
A
ABS 23, 77, 419
Malfunction indicator lamp 312
Messages in display 321
Accelerator position,
automatic transmission 163
Accident
In case of 51
Activating
Air conditioning (cooling) 181
Air recirculation mode 178
Anti-theft alarm system 83
Automatic climate control 173
Central locking (control system) 149
Charcoal filter 179
Distance warning function* 238
Distronic* 233, 234
Easy-entry/exit feature 150
ESP 81
Exterior headlamps 47
Exterior lamps 120
Exterior rear view
mirror parking position 169
Front and rear fog lamp 121, 122
Hazard warning flasher 123
Headlamps 47High beams 123
Ignition 31
Ignition with KEYLESS-GO* 33
Immobilizer 54, 82
Manual shift programm
CLK 55 AMG 164
Rear window defroster 171
Residual heat 181
Seat ventilation* 113
Steering wheel gearshift
control (CLK 55 AMG) 164
Tow-away alarm 85
Windshield wipers 49
Adding
Coolant 292
Engine oil 291
Additional turn signals 373
Adjustable air vents,
rear passenger compartment 182Adjusting 34
Air distribution 176
Air volume 177
Backrest tilt 36
Exterior rear view mirror 39
Head restraint height 36
Head restraint tilt 36
Instrument cluster illumination 126
Interior rear view mirror 38
Mirrors 38
Multicontour seat* 112
Seat cushion depth 112
Seat cushion tilt 36
Seat fore and aft adjustment 35
Seat height 36
Seats 34
Steering column in/out 38
Steering column up/down 38
Steering wheel 37
Air conditioning (cooling)
Turning off 181
Turning on 181
Air conditioning refrigerant 412
Air distribution
Adjusting 176

429 Index
Automatic climate control 172
Adjusting air distribution 176
Air recirculation mode 178
Defrosting 177
Rear window defroster 171
Setting the temperature 175
Automatic headlamp mode 120
Automatic lighting control
Activating 124
Deactivating 125
Automatic locking when driving 107Automatic transmission 157
Accelerator position 163
Comfort (C) program mode 163, 164
Emergency operation
(Limp Home Mode) 166
Fluid level 291
Gear ranges 159
Gear selector lever position 157, 160
Gear shifting malfunctions 166
Kickdown 163
Manual (M) program mode 164
Manual shift program
mode (CLK 55 AMG) 164
One-touch gearshifting 158
Program mode selector switch 163
Program mode selector
switch CLK 55 AMG 164
Speedshift (CLK 55 AMG) 161
Sport (S) program mode 163, 164
Starting the engine 44
Steering wheel gearshift
control (CLK 55 AMG) 161
Transmission fluid 291
Auxiliary fuse box 396B
BabySmart
TM
Airbag deactivation system 71, 419
Compatible child seats 71, 419
Self-test 72
Backup lamps 373, 378
Bulbs 373
BAS 78, 419
Messages in display 322, 323
Batteries, SmartKey
Changing 350
Check lamp 89, 94
Checking 90, 95
Batteries, SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
Changing 351
Check lamp 89, 94
Checking 90, 95
Battery discharged
Jump starting 388
Battery, vehicle 294, 385
Charging 386
Disconnecting 386
Messages in display 326
Reconnecting 387
Reinstalling 386
Removing 386

431 Index
Centigrade
Setting temperature units 142
Central locking
Automatic 107
From inside 108
Locking from inside 108
Switch 108
Switching on/off
(control system) 149
Unlocking from inside 108
Central locking switch 108
Changing
Batteries (SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*) 351
Batteries (SmartKey) 350
Key setting 149
Changing CDs 199
Charcoal filter 179
Activating 179
Deactivating 180
Charging
Vehicle battery 386
CHECK ENGINE
malfunction indicator lamp 314Checking
Coolant level 292
Oil level 286, 289
Tire inflate pressure 286
Vehicle lighting 286
Child safety 69
Airbags 60
Infant and child
restraint systems 64, 69
LATCH child seat anchors 73
Child safety switch see
Blocking of rear window operation
Child seat anchors see
LATCH child seat anchors
Cigarette lighter 254Cleaning
Cup holder 309
Distronic* system sensor cover 308
Gear selector lever 309
Hard plastic trim items 310
Headlamps 167
Headliner 310
Instrument cluster 309
Leather upholstery 310
Light alloy wheels 309
Nubuck leather upholstery
(CLK 55 AMG) 310
Parktronic* system sensor 308
Plastic and rubber parts 310
Seat belts 310
Soft top 306
Steering wheel 309
Upholstery 310
Windows 309
Windshield 50
Wiper blades 308
Wood trims 310
CLK 55 AMG
Manual shift program mode 164
Clock 23, 144

432 IndexClosing
Cup holder 251
Glove box 250
Hood 288
Side windows 211
Side windows
with KEYLESS-GO* 96, 214
Ski sack roller blind* 217, 248
Soft top 215
Soft top (SmartKey) 223
Soft top (switch) 219
Soft top in an emergency 355
Soft top in an emergency
(with add. locking mechanism) 364
Soft top in an emergency (without
add. locking mechanism) 357
Soft top with KEYLESS-GO* 96
Trunk 100
Windows 210
Windows with KEYLESS-GO* 214
Windows with SmartKey 213
Windows with soft top switch 212
Closing from the inside
Trunk 101Cockpit 20, 420
Cockpit management
and data system (COMAND*) 420
COMAND* 420
COMAND* see separate
operating instructions
Combination switch 123
High beam flasher 48, 123
Turn signals 48
Windshield wipers 48
Comfort driving
Transmission program
mode C (Comfort) 163, 164
Consumer information 417
Control and operation
of radio transmitters 281Control system 129, 420
AUDIO menu 134
Convenience submenu 149
Display digital speedometer 134
Distronic* menu 137
Functions 130, 133
Instrument cluster
submenu 142, 144
Lighting submenu 145
Malfunction memory menu 138
Menus 132, 133, 422
Multifunction display 129
Multifunction steering wheel 130
NAV menu 137
Selecting radio system 135
Selecting satellite radio* system 135
Settings menu 139
Standard display menu 134
Submenus 131, 133
TEL* menu 154
Trip computer menu 152
Vehicle submenu 148

433 Index
Convenience submenu 149
Activating
easy-entry/exit feature 150
Setting key-dependency 151
Setting parking position
for exterior rear view mirror 151
Coolant 292, 414
Adding 292
Anticorrosion/antifreeze
quantity 414
Capacities 410
Checking level 292
Messages in display 328
Temperature 283
Temperature indicator 127
Warning lamp 315, 329
Coolant level
Checking 292Cruise control 226, 420
Canceling 227
Driving downhill 227
Driving uphill 227
Fine adjustment 228
Lever 233
Messages in display 323
Setting current speed 227
Setting to last stored speed
("Resume" function) 228
Cruise control lever 226
Cup holder
Cleaning 309
Closing 251
In the dashboard 251
Opening 251
Customer Assistance Center (CAC) 420D
Daytime running lamp mode 121
Setting 145, 146
Deactivating
Air conditioning (cooling) 181
Air recirculation mode 179
Alarm 84
Anti-theft alarm system 84
Automatic climate control 173
Central locking (control system) 149
Charcoal filter 180
Defrost 177
Distance warning function* 238
Distronic* 233, 236
Engine with KEYLESS-GO* 55
Engine with the SmartKey 54
ESP 80
Exterior lamps 120
Hazard warning flasher 124
Headlamps 54
Immobilizer 82
Interior lighting
delayed switch-off 148
Manual shift programm
CLK 55 AMG 165
Rear window defroster 171

436 IndexEmission control 282
Emission control label 400
Ending
A call (telephone*) 155
Engine
Compartment 287
Message in display 314
Starting 44
Starting with KEYLESS-GO* 44
Starting with the SmartKey 44
Technical data 402
Turning off 54
Engine cleaning 306
Engine compartment 287
Fuse box in 395
Hood 287
Engine malfunction
indicator lamp 23, 314
Engine number 421Engine oil 288, 412
Adding 291
Additives 412
Checking level 289
Consumption 288
Filler cap 291
Filler neck 291
Message in display 332
Messages in display 290
Viscosity 421
Engine oil level see Oil level
ESP 23, 79, 421
Messages in display 324
Switching off 80
Switching on 81
Warning lamp 316, 317
ETD 421
Safety guidelines 62
ETD (Emergency tensioning device) 67
Exterior lamp switch 119
Exterior rear view mirrors
Adjusting 39
Parking position for 151F
Fahrenheit
Setting temperature units 142
Fastening the seat belts 40
Fine adjustment
Cruise control 228
Distronic* 235
First aid kit 343
Flat tire 380
Lowering the vehicle 384
Minispare wheel 346
Mounting the Minispare wheel 380
Preparing the vehicle 380
Flexible Service System (FSS) 302, 421
Floormates*
Installing 255
Removing 255
Floormats* 255
Fog lamp, rear 122, 373
Fog lamps
Replacing bulbs 373
Fog lamps, front
Messages in display 335
Replacing bulbs 374
Switching on 122

437 Index
Front airbags 63
Front lamps
Messages in display 335–336
Replacing bulbs 373, 374
Switching on 119
Front seat head restraints
Installing 110
Power seat 110
Removing 110
Front seats
Seat heating* 114
Ventilation* 113
FSS (Flexible Service System) 302, 421
Fuel 285
Additives 413
Fuel reserve warning lamp 317
Gasoline additives 413
Premium unleaded
gasoline 285, 411, 413
Requirements 413
Reserve warning 23
Technical data 410
Fuel additives 413
Fuel consumption statistics
After start 152
Since last reset 153Fuel filler flap 284
Locking 284
Opening 352
Unlocking 284
Fuel requirements 413
Fuel reserve tank
Message in display 334
Fuel tank
Capacity 411
Filler flap 284
Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc.
Capacities 410
Functions (control system) 130, 133
Resetting 140
Fuse box 394, 395
Fuse chart 394
Fuse extractor 396
Fuses 394
Auxiliary fuse box in trunk 396
Fuse box in
engine compartment 395
Fuse box in
passenger compartment 394
Fuse chart 394
Fuse extractor 396
Spare fuses 396G
Garage door opener 27, 265
Gasoline see Fuel
Gasoline additives 413
Gear range 421
Shifting into optimal 158
Gear range limit
Canceling 158
Gear ranges 159
Displaying in Speedometer 159
Limiting 159
Gear selector lever 23, 352
Cleaning 309
Position 23, 157, 160
Unlocking manually 352
Global
Locking 89
Locking with KEYLESS-GO* 94
Unlocking 89
Unlocking with KEYLESS-GO* 94
Global Positioning System (GPS) 421
Glove box 21, 250
Closing 250
Opening 250
Good visibility 167
GPS 421

439 Index
Instrument cluster 22, 126, 421
Cleaning 309
Coolant temperature indicator 127
Illumination 126
Lamps in 312–318
Multifunction display 129
Outside temperature indicator 128
Selecting language 143
Instruments and controls see Cockpit
Interior lighting 124
Activating automatic control 124
Deactivating automatic control 125
Delayed switch-off 148
Manual operation 125
Interior rear view mirror
Adjusting 38
Interior storage spaces 250
Armrest 251
Glove box 250
Parcel net 253
Storage bags 252
J
Jack 343, 345
Jump starting 388K
Key, mechanical 348
Key, SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
Changing the batteries 351
Key-dependency memory
Settings 151
KEYLESS-GO* 421
Activating ignition with 33
Closing side windows 96
Closing soft top 96
Closing windows with 214
Factory setting 94
Global locking 94
Global unlocking 94
Important notes 92
Locking the vehicle 95
Messages in display 334
Remote controls 91
Starting the engine 44
Turning off the engine 55
Unlocking with 32
Unlocking, trunk lid 96
Kickdown 163, 421
Kilometers/miles in speedometer 142
Km/h or mph in speedometer 142L
Labels, identification 400
Lamp bulbs, exterior 372
Lamp sensor
Messages in display 336
Lamps, exterior
Front 373
Light sensor 336
Messages in display 335–338
Rear 373
Lamps, indicator and warning
ABS 312
Battery (SmartKey) 89, 94
Brakes 313
Center console 319
CHECK ENGINE 314
Coolant 315, 328
Distance warning 316
Distronic* 231, 237
Engine diagnostics 314
ESP 316, 317
Fuel reserve 317
Instrument cluster 312–318
PASS. AIRBAG OFF 63, 319
Roll bar 317
Seat belts 318

440 Index
Service indicator 302
SRS 59, 318
Turn signals 23
Language
Multifunction display 143
Setting 143
LATCH child seat anchors 73
Folding back 73
Layout of poly-V-belt drive 401
Leather upholstery
Cleaning 310
Lever
For cruise control 226, 233
License plate lamps
Messages in display 336
Replacing bulbs 373, 378
Light alloy wheels
Cleaning 309
Technical data 404
Light sensor 336
Lighter see Cigarette lighterLighting 119
Automatic headlamp mode 120
Combination switch 123
Daytime running lamp mode 121
Door entry lamps 125
Exterior lamp switch 119
Front fog lamps 122
High beam flasher 123
High beams 123
Instrument cluster illumination 126
Interior 124
Locator lighting 121
Low beam 119
Manual headlamp mode 120
Night security illumination 121
Parking lamps 119
Rear fog lamp 122
Settings (control system) 145
Limiting the gear range 159
Limp Home Mode 166
Line of fall 422Loading 245
Instructions 249
Ski sack* 245
Locator lighting 121
Setting 146
Lock button 422
Lock buttons 422
Door handle (KEYLESS-GO*) 56
Locking 52, 88
Fuel filler flap 284
Global with KEYLESS-GO* 94
Global, SmartKey 89
The vehicle with KEYLESS-GO* 95
Trunk lid, separately 106
Vehicle in an emergency 349
Loss of Service and
Warranty Information Booklet 399
Loss of SmartKey 91
Loss of SmartKeys
with KEYLESS-GO* 97