towing MERCEDES-BENZ CLS500 2008 W219 User Guide

462 Index
Emergency, In case of
Batteries, Jump starting 423
First aid kit 393
Flat tire, changing 412
Fuses 428
Hazard warning flasher 132
Instrument cluster, Indicator
lamps 346
Instrument cluster, indicator
lamps 344
Roadside Assistance 12
Towing the vehicle 344
Emission control 281
Information label 435
System warranties 10
Engine 437
Belt layout 436
Block heater* (Canada only) 329
Break-in recommendations 270
Cleaning 335
Compartment 286
Malfunction indicator lamp 348, 349,
375
Maximum engine speed 437
Number 434, 435
Starting 51Starting with KEYLESS-GO* 52
Tachometer 27
Technical data 437
Turning off with KEYLESS-GO* 61
Turning off with the SmartKey 61
Engine compartment
Hood 286
Engine coolant see Coolant 290
Engine oil 287, 448
Adding 289
Additives 450
Changing 450
Checking level 288
Consumption 287
Filler neck 289
Messages in display 379
Oil dipstick 288
Recommended engine oils and oil
filters 450
ESP
®92
Messages in display 360, 374
Warning lamp 345, 346
ETD
Safety guidelines 68
Exterior lamp switch 126Exterior rear view mirrors 47
Parking position 184
Exterior view 22
F
Factory settings
Resetting 153
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 106
Filler neck, Engine oil 289
First aid kit 393
Flat tire 412
Collapsible tire 415, 416
Jacking up the vehicle 414
Lowering the vehicle 418
Mounting the spare wheel 412, 415
Preparing the vehicle 412
Spare wheel 412
Floormats 252
Fluids
Automatic transmission fluid 448
Brake fluid 449
Capacities 448
Engine coolant 449
Engine oil 448
Power steering fluid 449
Washer and headlamp cleaning
system 449

473 Index
Temperature
Engine 54
Interior temperature 195
Outside temperature 156
Tether anchorage points, see Children in
the vehicle
Tie-down hooks, Trunk 242
Tightening torque, Wheel bolts 418
Time
Setting 157
Synchronizing 157
TIN 325
Tire and Loading Information
Placard 296
Terminology 323
Tire inflation pressure
Checking 301
Placard on the fuel filler flap 297
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS),
(USA only)
Checking tire pressure
electronically 306
Tires
Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring
System* (Advanced TPMS*) (Canada
only) 309Advanced TPMS* malfunction
telltale 354
Air pressure 301
Care and maintenance 294
Cleaning 295
Combination low tire pressure/TPMS
malfunction telltale, USA only 27
Direction of rotation, Spinning 295
Driving instructions 275
Important notes, Tire inflation
pressure 302
Inflation pressure 301, 303
Information placard 297
Inspection 294
Load rating 325
Low tire pressure telltale* (Canada
only) 27, 354
Messages in display 369, 390
MOExtended* 313, 419
Ply composition and material
used 325
Problems with
under-/overinflation 313
Retreads 293
Rims and tires 438
Rotation 326Service life 294
Sizes 439
Snow 328
Snow chains 329
Spare wheel 393
Speed rating 316, 326
Storing 295
Temperature 302, 322
Terminology 323
Tire Identification Number see TIN
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) (USA only) 306
TPMS malfunction telltale 354
Traction 276, 322, 326
Tread 326
Tread depth 294, 328
Treadwear indicators 326
Vehicle maximum load on 326
Wear pattern 327
Winter 328
Tools 395
Top tether
Children in the vehicle 85
Total load limit 326
Towing eye bolt 426
Towing the vehicle 425

474 Index
Tow-start 423, 425
Traction 326
Transmission fluid level 289
Transmission gear selector lever see Gear
selector lever
Transmission see Automatic transmission
Traveling abroad 280
Tread 326
Tread depth 294, 328
Tread depth (tires) 328
Treadwear indicators 326
Trip computer 164
Trip odometer
Resetting 137
Trunk
Closing the lid 111
Fuse box 429
Lamp 135
Message in display 372
Opening 109, 110
Tie-down hooks 242
Trunk lid emergency release 114
Unlocking in an emergency 399
Valet locking 115
Trunk lid, Unlocking 109Turn signals 55
Additional in mirrors 405
Bulbs 405
Cleaning lenses 337
Indicator lamps 27
Messages in display 387
Replacing bulbs 408
Turning off engine 60
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards 326
Units, Settings
Speedometer 155
Temperature 156
Unleaded gasoline, Premium 451
Unlocking 36
In an emergency 398
Mechanical Key 398
Uphill driving, Cruise control 214
Upholstery
Cleaning 340
Useful features 243V
Valet locking 115
Vehicle
Battery 420
Care 333
Control system, settings menu 139
Dimensions 447
Individual settings 152
Locking/unlocking 100
Locking/unlocking in an
emergency 398, 399
Lowering 418
Modifications and alterations, operat-
ing safety 16
Towing 425
Washing 335
Weights 447
Vehicle jack 396
Vehicle level control see Airmatic DC (Dual
Control)
Vehicle lighting
Checking 285