Mercedes-Benz 2001 CLK-Class Coupe manual

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    CLK C oupé Ope rat or’s M anual[...]

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    CLK 430 CLK 55 AMG[...]

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    O ur comp an y an d s taf f co ngrat ulate you o n t he pu rchase of your new Me rcedes -Be nz. Y o ur s e le c t i on o f o u r p r od u c t i s a d e m on st r a t i on o f yo u r tr u st i n o u r c o mp a ny na m e . Fu r t h e r, i t ex em p li f i e s yo u r de s i r e to o w n an aut omo bile tha t will b e as eas y as po ssi ble t o oper at[...]

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    1 Con ten ts Introduction Produc t inf ormatio n .... ..... .... ..... ..... ... 7 Opera tor’s manual ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... . 8 Where t o fi nd it .. ........ .... ..... ..... .... .... 1 3 Re portin g Saf ety D ef ects ... ..... .... .... 1 5 Inst rumen ts and c ontrol s Ins truments and co ntrols .. ..... .... .... 1 8 Cent er c ons[...]

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    2 Con ten ts Trip and main odo m et er , v ehicl e speed, FS S and eng ine oi l le ve l i ndicat or ..... ..... . 94 Au dio sy s tems .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... .... 95 Rad io ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... . 95 CD p la ye r ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 96 Casset te pla y er .. ..... .... ..... ...[...]

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    3 Con ten ts Driving Co ntro l and oper ation of r a d io tra nsmitt ers ... ..... .... ..... .... 1 7 6 The firs t 1 000 m iles (1 500 km) ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 1 77 Maint enance ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... .... 1 77 Catal yt ic conv ert er .... .... ..... ..... .... .. 1 78 Emiss ion co ntrol ..... ..... ..... .... ...[...]

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    4 Con ten ts Malfunc tion and indica tor l amp s in the ce nter c onsole ... .... ..... ....2 32 AIRB A G OFF in d i cato r lam p .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 2 32 Malfunc tion and w ar ning mess a g es in the mult ifuncti on disp la y .... ..... ......2 33 DISP LA Y DE FECTIVE (eng ine cont rol u ni t) .. ..... ..... .... ..234 DISP LA Y DE[...]

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    5 Con ten ts Ch ang ing batte ries i n t he el ectronic main k e y ..... .... ..... ....283 Syn chro niz ing remo te c ontrol ... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..285 Emergency operation of s l i ding/ pop-up r oof . ..... .... ..... ....286 M a n ual release for fu el filler f la p . ........ .... ..... ..... .... .. 2 87 R eplacing wipe r bl ade ins[...]

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    6 Con ten ts T echnical data Spare parts servi c e . ..... ..... .... ..... ....298 W a rranty cov erag e .. ....... ..... ..... .... ..298 Identi ficatio n label s ... .... ..... ....... ....2 99 La y out of pol y- V- belt d r iv e ... ..... ....300 T ech nical data .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 30 1 Fuels, coolants , lubric ants et c. ?[...]

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    7 Introduction Pr oduc t inf or m at ion K indly obs erve th e followi ng i n your o w n be st inte rest: W e re commend usin g Me r cedes- Benz origi nal parts as well a s c o nve rsion part s and acce ssories explic i tly appro ved b y us fo r y our vehicle model. W e ha v e t es ted these parts to determine their reliability , s af ety a nd t he[...]

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    8 Introduction Oper ator’ s manual This Operator’s Ma nual contains a g r ea t deal o f u s eful i n fo rmatio n . W e urge you t o r ea d it c arefull y and familiarize your self wi th th e ve hicle befor e drivi ng. For you r o w n safety an d lon ger serv ice life o f the veh icle, we urge you to follow t he ins t ru ction s and warnin gs co[...]

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    9 Introduction Im por tant notic e f or Ca lif or nia retai l bu ye rs of Mer cede s-Benz aut omo biles Un d er Cal i fornia la w you ma y be entitled t o a rep l a cement o f y our vehicle or a refund of the p urc hase price, i f M er c edes- B enz USA, LLC or its author i z ed M ercedes-Benz Center fails t o c onform the vehicl e to its express w[...]

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    10 Introduction Roa dsi de a ssi s t anc e The Mercedes-B en z Roadside Assis tance Program p ro v i d es factory tr ained t echnical help in the e vent of a b r ea kdo wn. Ca lls to th e to ll-fre e Roa dsid e A ss is ta nce numb er: 1-80 0-FO R-ME RCed es ( in the US A) 1-80 0-3 87-0 1 00 (i n Canada ) will be a nsw er ed b y Mercedes-Benz Client[...]

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    11 Introduction Oper ati ng y our v ehicl e out side t h e US A o r Ca nada If you p lan to oper ate your veh icle in fore ign c ountr ies , plea se be aw ar e th at: • Service facilities or r e placement parts ma y not b e readil y a va i lable, • un l ead ed g aso line for veh i cl es with catal ytic converters ma y not be a vailable; th e us[...]

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    12 Introduction W e c o nti nuousl y st riv e t o im pro ve our pr o duct, and ask f o r y our unde rs tanding that we reserv e the ri g h t t o mak e chan ges i n design a nd equipment. Theref ore, i nforma tion, il lus tratio ns and des c r iption s i n this O perat o r’ s Manual m ight d if fer f rom y o ur veh icle. O p t i on a l e q ui p m [...]

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    13 Introduction Where to find it The O p e r ato r’s Man ual is divid ed int o e ight se ctions: • Ins tru m en t s and controls: An o ver vie w of a ll the con trols that c a n be o perat ed fr om the d riv er’s s eat. •O p e r a t i o n : Informat i on on the v eh i c le’s equipment and its operation. •D r i v i n g : Imp or tant i nf[...]

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    14 Introduction Pro blems wi th y our v eh icle If you should exp e rience a problem w ith y o ur vehic le, pa rticularl y o ne that y ou b eliev e m a y a f fect its safe operat io n , w e urge you t o immed iatel y contact y our aut ho rized Mercedes-Benz Cent er to ha v e t he pro blem diagnosed and co rrected if req uire d . If t he ma tt er is[...]

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    15 Introduction For th e USA only: The following t e xt is publi shed as r equir ed of manufac t u rers under Title 4 9 , C ode of U .S. F e deral Regulations, Pa rt 57 5 purs ua nt to the “Nati onal Traf fi c and M otor V ehi cle Safet y Act o f 1 966 ”. R ep or ting Safety Def ects If y ou b eliev e tha t y our vehic le has a d ef ect which c[...]

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    17 Contents – Instruments an d c o ntrols Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Inst rumen ts and c ontrol s Ins truments and co ntrols ....... .... .... 1 8 Cent er c onsole ..... ..... ....... ..... .... .... 20 Ov erhea d con trol pa n el .. [...]

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    18 Inst rument s a nd controls Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Ins tru m ents and c ontro ls[...]

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    19 Inst rument s a nd controls Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Fo r mo re d eta ile d de scri ptio ns se e ind ex o n p age 3 1 3 . For adjus tmen t of a ir o utlets, refer to aut o matic climate contr o l, s ee page 1 22. 1 Si de a ir outl [...]

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    20 Inst rument s a nd controls Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Cent er c onsol e 1 ESP control s wit ch, see page 22 1 2 Progr a m mode selector switch, s ee page 200 3 Switc h f o r rear windo w s u n shade, see page 1 52 4 Air bag Off [...]

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    21 Inst rument s a nd controls Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Over head contr ol panel 1 Interi o r lighting, see page 1 5 1 2 Sl idin g/p op- up r oo f, see page 1 4 9 3 T el e Aid (emergency call sy s tem ) , s ee page 1 80 4 Hands-free m[...]

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    22 Contents – Operation Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Operation V ehicl e k ey s . ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... . 24 St art l ock - o u t .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .... 27 Gener a l note s on the centr al l o [...]

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    23 Contents – Operation Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Ma lf un ct io n me ss ag e memor y ... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... .... 1 06 Indi vidual se tting s ..... .... ..... ..... ...... 1 08 Setti ng the audi o vol ume . .... ... [...]

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    24 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Ve h i c l e k e y s Incl uded w ith y o ur vehicle are: • 2 electroni c m ain ke y s wit h i n t eg rated radi o freq uency and infrared remote controls plu s remov a bl e mec h [...]

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    25 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex El ect r oni c m ai n k e y The electronic ma i n k ey has an int eg r a t ed r a dio freq uency and infrared remote control, plus remova bl e mec han ical k e y . The remote control [...]

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    26 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Electronic res erve ke y The electronic reserv e k ey is wit hout r em ot e co n tr ol fun ctio ns, bu t with re mov a ble mec h anic al k ey . The el e ctronic r eserv e ke y (1 ) [...]

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    27 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Start lock -out Im portant! Re m o ving the electr onic k e y from t h e s teering loc k activa tes the s tart l o c k- out. The engine canno t be sta rte d. Inserting th e el ectr o [...]

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    28 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Centr a l locki n g s ys tem Radio frequency and infrar ed r emote control The electronic ma i n k ey has an int eg r a t ed r a dio freq uency and infrared remote control. Due to t[...]

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    29 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex 6 Infrared r eceiv er i n driv er ’s door handle 7 Infrared receiver in passenger door ha ndle[...]

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    30 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Lock ing a nd un lockin g w ith r emote contr ol Unl ockin g: Press tr ansmit b u tt on Π. Al l tu rn s ign al la m ps bl ink once to in dica te t h at th e v ehicle is unlo cked.[...]

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    31 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Choosing g lobal or s elective m ode on remot e control Press and h o l d t ransmit butt ons ‹ and Œ si mul tan eou sl y for approx . 6 se cond s to repr ogr am the remote c ontrol[...]

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    32 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Op enin g and closin g w indow s and sl iding /pop- up r oof f ro m out side Aim transmitter eye of r em ot e control a t a d o or r eceiv er . To o p e n : Continu e t o pr ess tra[...]

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    33 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Pani c bu tton T o ac tivate pres s an d ho ld b utton (1 ) fo r at least on e second . An a u d ible ala rm a nd blinking ext erior l a mps wi l l operate f or appro xim a t el y 3 m[...]

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    34 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Doors 1 Op eni ng – pul l han dl e 2 Un l o ck i ng d r i ve r ’ s d o or 3 Locking dri ver’s door 4 Ind ividual door from ins ide: • Push loc k but ton do w n t o loc k . ?[...]

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    35 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex If t he vehi cle has p revi ously b een lo ck e d fr om t he ou tsi de, ope nin g a d oo r fr om t he ins ide w ill tri gger t he a larm. W hen op enin g a door w hile t he cen tral l[...]

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    36 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Centr al loc king swit ch 1 Locking 2 Un l o ck i ng The cen tral l ocking sw itc h is locat ed in the cent er console. The do o rs and trunk can only b e loc ked w i t h th e ce nt[...]

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    37 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex A u t omatic centr al lock i n g The c en tr a l loc king swit ch also operates t h e auto ma t i c cen t ral l oc k ing . W it h t h e au t o ma ti c ce n t r a l l o ck i n g s yst [...]

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    38 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Trunk When the tru nk is separatel y l ock ed, it remains loc ked when ce ntrall y u nlocki ng the v ehicle. T o den y an y unauth orized per s on access to the trunk, l ock i t sep[...]

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    39 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex No tes : In c ase of a ma l f unc tion in t h e ce ntr al lo ck ing sy s tem the trunk can be unl o c k ed indiv iduall y . T o unl ock an d o pen the tr unk lid , tur n m echan ical [...]

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    40 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Tr u nk lid rele ase swit ch The sw i tc h is locat ed o n the c enter c onsole. A minimum height clear a nce of 5 .9 ft. (1 .8 m) is req ui red t o op en t he trun k li d. T o op e[...]

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    41 Cent ral locking system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Tr un k lid emerg ency r elease The emer gency rel ea s e butto n (1) is located in t he trunk li d. Brief l y press emergency release butt o n (1). Al l doo rs, t he fuel f ille r f [...]

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    42 Antitheft alarm sy s tem Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Ant itheft alar m sy s tem 1 Indic a t or la mp in swit c h locate d in c enter c o nsol e The antitheft alarm is aut o maticall y armed or disarmed wit h the re mot e c ontr ol b [...]

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    43 Antitheft alarm sy s tem Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex The alarm will las t a p p ro ximatel y 3 minutes in f o r m of f lashing exterior lamps. A t t he same t ime an alarm will sound f or 30 second s. The al a r m will s ta y on ev en [...]

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    44 Tow -away a larm Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex To w - aw ay a l a r m The sw i tc h i s loc a t ed in the cent e r consol e. 1 Press t o swit c h off 2 Ind i ca to r lam p On ce t he alarm sy st em has been armed, the exterior vehi cle[...]

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    45 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex P ow er seats, front T o op erate t he front p ow e r s ea t ad jus tm ent sw itches, tu rn e lec tron ic k e y i n s te eri ng lo c k to pos ition 1 or 2 (with the d r i v er’s o r passeng e r ’s [...]

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    46 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex The sl i de switc hes a re locat ed in each door . W e r eco mmen d to adjust t he power sea t in th e followi ng ord er: 1 Seat, up/down Press the swit c h ( up/do wn direct ion) until comforta bl e[...]

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    47 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex No tes : Y our v ehic l e is eq uipped w i t h p o wer head res traints, do not try t o raise or lo wer th em m anu a l ly . Onl y mi nor person al adjus tments, as de scribed belo w , sho u l d the n [...]

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    48 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex M em ory storin g a nd rec alli ng 6 Me mo ry b ut t on 7 Po siti on b ut tons Sto ri ng Three s ets of seat/head res traint and ext e r i o r r e ar view mirro r positions ma y b e p r ogram med i n[...]

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    49 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Reca lling T o reca ll a seat/head restraint and exterior rear vi e w mirr or posit ion, p ush and hold positio n butt on “1” , “2” or “3” unti l seat/h ead r es train t and exterior rear v[...]

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    50 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Im portant! Prior to operat i ng the v eh icle, t he driver s h o uld adjus t t h e s ea t height f o r proper vision as w ell a s fore/aft plac eme nt an d ba ck res t ang le t o i nsure ade q u ate[...]

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    51 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Front head r estr a ints Rem oval: Tilt the backres t rearw a r d for easier remov al of the front he ad r es t rain t s . Pu sh bu tton (1) up to br ing t he pow e r adj us tab le he ad res tra int t [...]

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    52 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Head res tr ai n ts, rear Fo lding head res traints b a c kwa rd ( with engine ru nni n g): Press symbol-side o f rock er switc h t o release the head res traints. The head restraints will then fold [...]

  • Page 56

    53 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Impo rta nt ! Fo r saf ety rea s o ns, alw a y s driv e w i th the r ea r head re strai n ts in the uprig h t po si ti on w h en the rear seats are occupied. K eep area around head res traints clear of[...]

  • Page 57

    54 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Ba ck re s t 1 Rel eas e leve r Fo ldin g forward : Li ft r elea se lever (1 ) and fo ld ba c kr es t forward. The s eat will au tomaticall y sl i de forw a r d and the h ea d res train t w ill move [...]

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    55 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Mult ico nto ur s eat (opt io n al CLK 430, St andard CL 55 AM G )) This vehicle ma y be eq uipped with multicont o u r seats. These seats ha ve mo va b l e seat c u s hions, a nd inf l a t able a i r [...]

  • Page 59

    56 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Heated seats (f ront) The fron t sea t heater swit ches a r e located i n the cen t er console. The front seat heat er s can be switc hed o n with th e electronic ke y in st eering lo c k positions 1[...]

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    57 Seats Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex No tes : When i n oper a tion, the seat heater consumes a larg e a mou nt of el ect rica l power . It is not adv isab le to us e t he seat h eater longer th an necessa ry . Th e se at he aters ma y aut[...]

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    58 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Se a t bel ts a n d i nt egra te d rest ra in t s ys t em Y our vehicl e is equipped with seat belts for a ll seats , emerg ency tensio ning r etrac tors for the front seat b elts, d ua[...]

  • Page 62

    59 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex No te: For cleani ng an d care of the s eat b elts, s ee pa ge 296. Seat belt n onusag e w arni ng sy st em Wi t h the el e ct roni c ke y in s teer ing l o c k po s ition 2, a wa rning s[...]

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    60 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex F a s t ening of s eat b elts 1 Latc h p l a t e 2 Buck le 3 Rel eas e bu tton Pu sh latch p late (1 ) into buc kle (2) unti l it cli ck s . Do no t twis t t h e belt. A t w i s ted sea[...]

  • Page 64

    61 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Tight en the lap p ortio n t o a s nu g fit b y pulling should er por tion up . The shou l der p o r ti o n o f the seat belt mus t be pulled snug and c h ec k ed fo r snugnes s immediat [...]

  • Page 65

    62 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Un fas tening of seat bel ts Pu s h t he r elease button (3) i n th e belt buckl e (2). Allo w t h e retract or t o completel y rew i nd the seat belt by guiding the l a t c h plat e (1[...]

  • Page 66

    63 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex • N ever wear the shoulder b elt under y o ur ar m, again s t y o ur n eck or o ff y o ur shoul de r . In a cr ash, y our body w ould mo ve too fa r f orw ard. Th at w ould i ncreas e t[...]

  • Page 67

    64 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Wa r n i n g ! USE CHILD RES TRAIN TS PR OPERL Y . Chil dren 1 2 y ears old and under mus t ne v er ride in the front seat, except in a M er c edes- B enz au th ori zed Baby Sm art TM c[...]

  • Page 68

    65 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Ba by Sma r t TM a i rbag deactiv a tion sy stem Specia l Bab yS m ar t TM com patibl e ch ild sea ts, desig ned for use with the Mercedes-Benz s y s tem and a vailable at an y authorized[...]

  • Page 69

    66 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Supplemental res traint sy s tem (SRS) Ai rbag s are inten ded as a supp lem ent to seat belt s. Airbag s alone cannot p rotect as w el l as airbags plus seat be l t s i n im pacts f or[...]

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    67 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Ai rba gs 1 Dri v er a irb ag The driv er airbag is locat e d in the s teering w heel h ub. 2 Fro nt passe nger ai rbag Th e p ass eng er fro nt air bag is loc ate d i n the das h b o ar [...]

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    68 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex 3 Sid e im pa ct air bag Th e side impact airbags ar e loca t e d in the doors . The mos t ef f e cti ve o c cupant restra int sy s tem yet dev el oped for use in pr o duction veh i cle[...]

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    69 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Initiall y , w hen the electronic k ey is turned from steeri n g lo ck pos itio n 0 to p osit ion s 1 o r 2 , mal fun ction s i n t he cras h - sensor a re det ect e d and indic at e d (t[...]

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    70 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Side i mp act airba gs The sid e imp act ai rbag s are desi gned t o a ctiv a te onl y in certain side imp a cts ex ceeding a preset thresho l d. O nl y t h e side im pa ct airbag o n t[...]

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    71 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Y our v ehicl e w as ori ginall y eq u ippe d with airbags wh i c h ar e des igned t o ac tiv ate i n ce rtai n im pacts ex ceeding a pres et th r eshold to red uce th e potential and se [...]

  • Page 75

    72 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex • S it pro perl y bel t ed in an upr igh t pos ition with y our back aga ins t the b ackr est . • Adjus t the driver’s seat as f ar a s possible rea rwa rd, s t i ll p erm itt i n[...]

  • Page 76

    73 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Saf ety guidelines f or the s ea t bel t, em erge ncy t en sio ning ret rac tor a nd air bag Wa r n i n g ! A ccident resear ch sho w s that the saf est pla c e for c h ildr en in an auto[...]

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    74 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex When yo u sell the vehicle we s trongl y urg e you t o giv e noti c e t o the subsequent ow ner that it is equipped with a n “S R S ” by a le r t in g h i m to t h e a p p li c a bl[...]

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    75 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Infa nt a nd ch ild r est raint sy s tems W e rec ommen d all inf ant s a nd c hil dren be p rope rl y r e- s trai ned a t all t imes w hile t h e v ehi cle is in mot ion . All lap-should[...]

  • Page 79

    76 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Wa r n i n g ! Chil dren 1 2 y ears old and under mus t ne v er ride in the front seat, except in a M er c edes- B enz au th ori zed Baby Sm art TM c ompat ible c h ild seat , whic h op[...]

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    77 Rest raint syst ems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Ins tall ation of i nfa nt a nd ch ild r es trai nt s ys t ems This vehic le is pr ovid ed with te ther anc horag es fo r a to p tether s trap at eac h of the rear seating posit io n s . [...]

  • Page 81

    78 Adj u sti n g telescoping steering column Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Adj u s ting t elescoping s teerin g colu m n Un lo c k i ng : Pu ll ha ndle ( 1) ou t to its s to p. Th e i ndi cator lamp, loc ated i n th e i ns t rume nt clu s[...]

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    79 Rear view mirrors Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex In sid e rear vi e w mirror Manuall y adjus t the mirror . Use your inside mirror to determine the size and dist a nce of objects seen in th e p assenger side convex mi rr or . Ant i glar e[...]

  • Page 83

    80 Rear view mirrors Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex E xt eri o r re ar view mi rrors The sw i tc h is locat ed o n the c enter c onsole. Turn electroni c key i n s teering lock t o position 2. Fir s t sel ect t he mirro r to b e ad justed [...]

  • Page 84

    81 Rear view mirrors Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Im portant! Elect roly te d r ops co m i ng int o conta ct with th e v e h i c le paint finish can o nly be c ompl etel y remo ved while i n t hei r liq u id state , by app lying ple nty of[...]

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    82 Rear view mirrors Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Par king posi tion The pa s s enger- si de e xterior mi r r or can be adjus ted and pr ogra mme d to assist the dr iv e r duri ng pa rk ing m a n euver s (e.g. to observe t he curb or o t[...]

  • Page 86

    83 Rear view mirrors Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex One pa ssenger -side m irror p ositio n c an be s tored i n me mo ry . T o d o so : 1 . T urn e le ctron ic k ey to steeri ng l ock p ositi on 2. The vehicle must be s tationary . 2. Select[...]

  • Page 87

    84 In str um ent cl u ster Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex I n st r u m e n t c l u st e r[...]

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    85 In str um ent cl u ster Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex 1 Push butto ns V a n d W for i ntensity of ins trum ent la mps, see page 8 7 2 Push butt on J f o r r es etting trip odometer , s ee page 89, or to ac kno wl e d ge a malfun cti on o[...]

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    86 In str um ent cl u ster Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Indicator lam ps i n the i n s trument clus ter Hi gh be am ABS malf unct ion , see pag e 23 1 Br ak e f l uid lo w (except Can ada) , Parking brake en gaged, see page 2 3 7 Br ak e[...]

  • Page 90

    87 In str um ent cl u ster Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex A c tiv ati n g ins trument clu s t er The ins t rument clu ster is acti vated b y: • Openin g the door . • Press ing bu tton J , V or W on the i nstru m en t cl us t er . • Tur[...]

  • Page 91

    88 In str um ent cl u ster Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Coolant tem perature g auge (3 ) Durin g se ver e opera ting conditi ons and st op-a nd-go city t r af f i c, t h e c o ol a n t te mp e r a t ur e m ay r i s e c lo s e to th e r e[...]

  • Page 92

    89 In str um ent cl u ster Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Trip od ometer (9) T o reset to “ 0” miles/km: Activ ate the instru ment cl u s t er if it i s no t alr ea dy activa ted b y pressing the J bu tton o n t he i nstrume nt cl us t e[...]

  • Page 93

    90 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunction displa y[...]

  • Page 94

    91 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex D epe ndin g o n you r veh icle ’s e qu ipm ent , you m a y u se t h e buttons on the mu lti f unction st eeri n g w h eel to call up, contro l a n d se[...]

  • Page 95

    92 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex 1 M ul ti f u nction s teering wh eel 2 Multif unction displa y Tu rn the el e c troni c k e y in s teer ing l ook to posi tion 1 or 2. Press butto n: 3[...]

  • Page 96

    93 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Press th e è or ÿ b utton rep eatedly u ntil th e require d sy s tem is displa yed . Press ing the è bu tt on ad v an c e s the disp la y t o t h e nex[...]

  • Page 97

    94 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Trip and m a i n odo m et er , v eh icle speed, FS S and engine oil le vel indicator 1 Trip o d ometer and main odometer Se e page 89 f or ins t ru cti [...]

  • Page 98

    95 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Au di o s y ste m s Radio 1 A udio sy st em i s swi tch ed off. 2 The r adio is s witc hed o n. 3 W ave ba nd s etti ng a nd m em ory lo ca tion numb er ,[...]

  • Page 99

    96 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex CD pla y er (optional ) 1 A udio sy st em i s swi tch ed o ff. 2 The CD p la yer is s wit ched o n. 3 The number of the CD cur rentl y pla ying i s di s[...]

  • Page 100

    97 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Cas s ette pla y er 1 A udio sy st em i s swi tch ed off. 2 The cassett e pla y er is swit ched on. 3 Sid e b eing p la yed . The r a dio must be switch e[...]

  • Page 101

    98 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Te l e p h o n e T elephone book 1 The telephone is switc hed off. 2 The ve hicle is currentl y outside the tr a n s mitt er or rec e iver ra nge . 3 Th[...]

  • Page 102

    99 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex The telephone mu s t be switc h ed on. Press th e è or ÿ b utton rep eatedly u ntil displa y (3) ap p ea r s . See the separate tel ephone ins truc tion[...]

  • Page 103

    100 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Red ialin g 1 The t elephone is ready for use. 2 N u mb er o r n ame s to red in t he re dial mem or y . 3 N umber i n the redial memo r y – redialin[...]

  • Page 104

    101 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex The telephone mu s t be switc h ed on. Press th e è or ÿ b utton rep eatedly u ntil th e di spl a y ( 1 ) ap pe ars . Press ing the í b ut ton a c tiv[...]

  • Page 105

    102 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Incoming call The telephone mu s t be switc h ed on. 1 “CA LL” — you a re b ein g call ed Press the í b utton t o an swer t he c all . Press the[...]

  • Page 106

    103 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Na v igatio n s y stem (optio nal) 1 The na vig a tion sy s te m is s witc h e d off . 2 Th e na vi ga tion sy s te m is s witc hed on but no des tinati [...]

  • Page 107

    104 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Trip c om p uter 1 “AFTER S TART ” – tri p odometer records dis tance fr om fi rs t engi ne s ta rt afte r mor e t han five hou rs o f electronic[...]

  • Page 108

    105 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Press th e butt on è o r ÿ rep ea tedly un ti l the di spl a y ( 1 , 2 o r 3 ) a ppe ar s. Press th e j o r k b u t t o n u n t i l t h e “ A F T E R[...]

  • Page 109

    106 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Malfun c tion m essag e memo ry 1 There are no mess a ges st ored in th e sy s tem 2 N umber o f me ssages s tored i n the sy s tem Press the è o r ÿ[...]

  • Page 110

    107 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Shou ld an y malf unct ion s b e s to red whi le dr ivin g, th ey will reappear i n th e displa y (2) w he n th e elec t ro nic ke y is in s t eer ing lo[...]

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    108 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Indiv i du al setti ngs R 8[...]

  • Page 112

    109 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex 1 Prel iminary d ispla y of the i ndivid u a l set tings 2 “SET TIM E HOURS ” (Onl y vehicles without COMAND ) 3 “SET TIM E MINU T ES ” (Onl y ve[...]

  • Page 113

    110 Multifunction steerin g wheel, multifunction display Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Press th e è or ÿ b utton rep eatedly u ntil th e individual s etting preliminary displa y (1) a pp ea r . Press t he j o r k b utton until t he requ[...]

  • Page 114

    111 Flexible serv i ce s ystem Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Flexible service sy s tem (FSS) (s ervi ce ind ic at or) The FSS pe r mi ts a flexi bl e service s c hedule that i s directl y relat ed t o th e o perating conditions of th e vehi[...]

  • Page 115

    112 Flexible serv i ce s ystem Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex The se rvice ind icator disappea rs aut omatica ll y after 30 sec onds o r if butt on J o n the ins trument clus te r is press e d. Ca llin g up ser vic e in dicat or ma nual l [...]

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    113 Flexible serv i ce s ystem Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Foll owing a comp leted A or B s ervi ce the M er c edes- Benz Cen t er s ets t he counter mileage to 1 0 000 mi les (Ca nada: 1 5 000 km) a nd 365 da y s. Th e c ounte r can als [...]

  • Page 117

    114 Eng ine oil le ve l ind icato r Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Eng i n e oi l le v el i ndic ator T o che ck the engin e oil le v el, park ve hicl e on le vel ground, with engi ne at norma l op e r a t ional tem per a t ure. Ch eck oi [...]

  • Page 118

    115 Eng ine oil le ve l ind icato r Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex One o f t he f oll owing messa ges w i ll subsequentl y appear on t h e i ndic ato r: “EN GINE OIL LEVEL – O.K. ” No oil needs to be added. “EN GIN E O IL LEV E L –[...]

  • Page 119

    116 Exterior lamp s witch Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Ex te rio r la mp sw it c h D Off C Pa rking lam ps (a l so side m ark er l a mp s, t ailla mps, lic ens e plate lamps, instrum ent pane l l am ps) Cana d a onl y: When the engine is[...]

  • Page 120

    117 Exterior lamp s witch Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex No tes : With the ele ctronic key removed and th e driver’s do or open, a w arni ng sou nds and the messag e “SWITC H OFF LI GHT S” in th e m ult ifunc tion in dicat or a ppea rs[...]

  • Page 121

    118 Headla m p cleaning sy stem Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Headl amp c leanin g sy st em (opt ional o n model CLK 430, st anda rd on mo d e l CLK 55 AMG) The s w itc h i s l oc at ed in the center console. The headlam p w asher can be [...]

  • Page 122

    119 Com bina tion swit ch Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Co mbina tion switch 1 Lo w beam (ex ter ior lam p swit ch p ositio n B ) 2 High beam (ext er ior l amp swit ch position B ) 3 Hig h bea m f la sher (hig h be am availab le in depende [...]

  • Page 123

    120 Com bina tion swit ch Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex 6 Control f or windshield wiper/w a s h er sys tem: Push b r ief l y for single wipe witho ut adding w a sher f luid (use onl y w h en windshield is w et). P us h pa st dete nt an d [...]

  • Page 124

    121 Haz ard warni ng flasher Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Wi n dsh i el d wi pe r s m ea rs If t he windshield wip er smears the w indshield, ev en during rain, activ ate t he w asher sy stem as often as ne ce ssary . The f luid in t he wa[...]

  • Page 125

    122 Automatic cl i ma te control Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex A ut omat ic cl imat e con tro l P83.40-2156-29 1 3 3 6 2 4 * * Mercedes-Benz D O L B Y -S T E R E O 5[...]

  • Page 126

    123 Automatic cl i ma te control Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex 1 Air v olume contro l f or cent er air outl ets, turn wh e el up to ope n. 2 Air v olume cont rol for si de ai r outlet . T o ope n air outle ts: Tu rn whe el to p osi tion i .[...]

  • Page 127

    124 Automatic cl i ma te control Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Displa y and cont rols P re ss t he de sir e d bu tto n to a c tiva te, ind ic a tor l amp i s on w hile acti vated. U A utomatic mode f Ra ise tempe ra tur e g Lo wer tem per[...]

  • Page 128

    125 Automatic cl i ma te control Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Econom y Th e f unct ion of th is se ttin g co rre spon ds to t he automatic mode. Ho we ver , because th e air conditioning compr essor will not en gage (fu e l sa v i ng s ), [...]

  • Page 129

    126 Automatic cl i ma te control Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Rear w i ndo w de fros ter Turn electroni c key i n s teering lock t o position 2. T o selec t , p res s F but t o n. T o ca ncel, pr ess F b utt on ag ai n. No tes : H e avy [...]

  • Page 130

    127 Automatic cl i ma te control Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Air recir cu la tio n This mod e can be selected t o tem p oraril y redu ce t he en try of a nnoyin g od ors o r dust i nto t he veh icle ’s int erior . Outsi de air is not su[...]

  • Page 131

    128 Automatic cl i ma te control Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Du st fil te r Near l y all d us t pa rticle s an d po llen are f ilt ered o ut bef o re outside a i r enter s the pass enger com partment through the air dis tribution sys te[...]

  • Page 132

    129 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex A u d i o and t elephone, oper ation These in s tructions are inten ded t o help y o u become acquaint ed with yo ur Merced es-Benz v ehicl e ra dio. The y c ontain usef ul tips a nd a deta il[...]

  • Page 133

    130 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Operating and d i spla y elements 1 On/off, v olume, see page 1 33 2 T elephone mod e s elect or, see p a ge 1 4 4 3 Seek, see p a ge 1 35, 1 38 and 1 4 2 4 Radio m od e select o r, see page[...]

  • Page 134

    131 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex 10 So ft k ey s for radio ban d sel ection, see page 1 35 ton e co ntro ls, see pa ge 1 3 3 scan, see pa ge 1 36 T ape eject, see page 1 3 8 T ape track select, see page 1 3 8 Dolby , see page[...]

  • Page 135

    132 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex E nteri ng t he co de n umbe r Sw itch on t he radi o. “CODE ” will ap pe ar on t he disp la y . Using t he buttons on the alpha-numeri c ke y pad, enter t he five digi t c ode. Co nf ir[...]

  • Page 136

    133 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Oper ation Swit c hing on an d off Pres s the control knob . T h e r a di o i s s w i tch ed of f w h e n t h e i gn i t i o n k ey i s t u rn e d to position 0 or remo ved from the ignition. [...]

  • Page 137

    134 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Fa der 1 Press the A UD k ey repeatedl y un til “F ADER” ap pear s on t he disp l a y . P ress the “ R” ke y t o move t he soun d to t he rea r speaker s or the “ F ” k ey to mo [...]

  • Page 138

    135 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Radio m o de Selecting radio m ode Press b u t ton. Selecting the band Pres s the k ey locat ed b elow the desired ba n d. The band sel ecte d is sho wn in the t op lin e of t he disp la y . M[...]

  • Page 139

    136 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Scan tuning Press the SC k ey . Each s trong r ece iva bl e sta tio n on t h e ba nd se lecte d w ill b e t uned in for 8 seconds. The f ir st scan will tune onl y the s tation s with a high[...]

  • Page 140

    137 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Cassette mode No te: V ehicl es equipped w ith t h e CO M A ND sy st em d o not come with a fac tory in st a l led cassette mecha nism. A stan da rd 1/ 8” stere o ph ono p lug for au xil iar[...]

  • Page 141

    138 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex If a cas sette is i n t he me c ha ni s m, ca ss et t e mo de ca n be sel e ct ed b y using the “T APE” butt on. If no cas sette ha s bee n i nserted , t he d isp la y wil l sho w “NO [...]

  • Page 142

    139 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex No te: The b eginning of a track c a n onl y be l o c ate d if there is a break of at least 4 seconds betw e en track s. Fa s t fo r ward /r evers e Pr ess the bu tton. “FOR W ARD ” w ill [...]

  • Page 143

    140 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex CD m ode G ene ral no tes o n C D m o de S h o ul d exc e s s iv e t em p e ra t u re s oc c u r w h il e i n C D m o d e, “TE MP H IG H ” wi ll app ear in the di spl a y and mut ing wil[...]

  • Page 144

    141 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex CD cha nger instal led 1 CD c h a nger 1 2 CD mag az ine 3 CD tra y 4 CD If a CD chan ger 1 i s in st a l le d , i t c a n b e o p e ra te d f r o m t h e fr ont co ntro l pa nel o f the rad i[...]

  • Page 145

    142 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex If ther e i s no CD in t h e selected m ag a z i ne s lot, “N O C D” a nd the corresponding slot number wil l be dis pla y ed (e.g.“N O CD3”). After the las t tra ck on a CD h a s b [...]

  • Page 146

    143 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Rand om pla y/r epeat f uncti on The trac ks of the curr ent CD a re pla yed in ra n dom or der when the random feat ure ( RDM) is s elect ed . Press the RDM ke y to swi tch on , an d pre ss R[...]

  • Page 147

    144 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex T elephone operati on V arious f unctions of the Me rcedes-Be nz int e g rat ed c ellu lar t e leph one 1 can be per f orm ed an d disp la yed via the c ar r adi o. Fu rthe r ins truct ions [...]

  • Page 148

    145 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Switc hi n g b etw een name searc h and number searc h Press ABC ke y - Na me searc h Press NUM ke y - N u mber searc h Searc h i ng and sel ec ti ng phon e book entries by name Pr es s t he A[...]

  • Page 149

    146 Audi o system Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Accep ting inco ming cal l in te lepho ne m ode Wi th an inc oming call , the ri nging t on e w ill b e h ear d and the me ssage “C ALL” app ears in t h e displa y . Press t h e SND k ey[...]

  • Page 150

    147 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Powe r w in d ows Pow er wind o w switc h es located on center conso l e Tu rn e lec tron ic k e y i n s te erin g lo c k to pos ition 1 or 2. Pre ss swit ch in t o resis tanc e poi[...]

  • Page 151

    148 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Express op eni n g and closin g of front doo r window s Press swit c h k o r j pas t resis tance point and release — windo w o pens or closes com pletel y . T o int erru pt proc[...]

  • Page 152

    149 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Slid in g/pop -u p ro of (optio nal on model CLK 43 0, st anda rd on mo d e l CLK 55 AMG) 1 to s lide roo f op en 2 to s lide roo f c losed 3 to r aise roof at r ear 4 to l o we r r[...]

  • Page 153

    150 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Wit h t he roo f clo sed or tilte d op en, a s cre en c an be slid in to th e r oof open ing to gua rd a gainst su n ra ys . Wh en sl idin g th e r oof op en, t he scr een w ill a[...]

  • Page 154

    151 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Int erior lighti ng 1 Auto m at ic i nte ri or l ig ht in g Pr ess once an d t he a utom atic inter ior lig hting is act iv at ed. Interior lam ps are switc hed on, and off (soft fa[...]

  • Page 155

    152 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Rear windo w sunshade (op tional on mode l CL K 430 , s tand ard CLK 55 AMG) The sw i tc h is locat ed o n the c enter c onsole. Turn electroni c key i n s teering lock t o positi[...]

  • Page 156

    153 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Illumina ted vani ty mi rror s Wi t h the visor engag ed in its inner mou n ti ng, the lam p is swit c hed on by o pening the co ver . The lam p goes out automati ca l ly after appr[...]

  • Page 157

    154 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Gl o v e bo x 1 U nlo cki ng: T ur n mec hani cal k ey t o v erti cal posi tio n and re mov e. 2 L ock i ng : Tu r n me ch a ni ca l key t o th e r ig ht an d remov e. 3 O peni ng[...]

  • Page 158

    155 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Cup holder in cent er console To o p e n c u p h o l d e r : Brief l y press bu tt on (7). The cup hol der opens aut om atic all y . T o s to re cu p hold er: Pu sh bu tton (7) d o [...]

  • Page 159

    156 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Cu p ho ld er i n rea r b ench arm rest Brief l y p ress dra wer (1) an d pu ll out to i ts detent. Cau tion ! K e ep cup hol ders clos ed whi le t r aveling. Pla ce on l y cont a[...]

  • Page 160

    157 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex As htr a y s Cent er c onsole , fro nt By tou ching the bo t tom of the co ver light ly , the ashtra y opens aut omati cal l y . Prior to rem o ving the ashtra y insert, mov e the g[...]

  • Page 161

    158 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Rea r se ats T o remo ve ashtra y: Pu sh c ov e r (2) down an d pull o ut ins ert ( 3). T o i nstall a sh tra y: Pus h ash tra y dow n to eng age.[...]

  • Page 162

    159 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Light er Tur n el ectr onic k e y i n s t eerin g lo c k t o pos ition 1 or 2. Pu sh in lig hte r (1); it w ill po p out a utom ati cal l y wh en hot . The lighter sock e t can be u[...]

  • Page 163

    160 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex E nlarg ed c argo a rea – s pl it fold ing re ar s eat b ackr es t 1 Locking han d le, l eft bac krest 2 Lo c k ing hand le, r igh t ba c k res t 3 Pa ss-t hr ough The two secti[...]

  • Page 164

    161 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Fold down : Pu ll lo c ki ng han dle a nd fold back rest for ward. Set up: Pu ll backre s t up until it lo ck s in its upr ight pos ition . Check for secu r e loc ki ng b y p u shin[...]

  • Page 165

    162 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Lo ading in s tr uct ions The to tal load weight including vehicle o ccupants and luggage/car g o s hould not ex ceed the veh i cle capacity wei ght in d icated on th e cert ifi c[...]

  • Page 166

    163 In ter ior eq u ipm en t Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Carg o t ie d own ri ngs 1 Rin g Car efully s ecure cargo b y app l yi ng even lo ad on all four ring s w ith ro pe of sufficient s trength to hol d d own the cargo. Wa r n i n g ! [...]

  • Page 167

    164 Telep hone Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Par cel net in fr on t pa sseng er footw ell A sm al l con v enience p arcel net is locat e d in the fr o n t pa sse nger fo otwell. It is fo r sm all and l ight item s, such as road m aps, ma [...]

  • Page 168

    165 Telep hone Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Cellular t elephone The ve hicl e is prepa red for t he i ns ta l lation o f a cellular telephone. F or further i nformation and i ns ta l lation contact y o ur authorized Mercedes-Benz Center . [...]

  • Page 169

    166 Gara ge doo r op en er Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Garage door opene r 1 Signa l transmi tt e r ke y s 2 Ind i ca to r lam p 3 Por table remot e contro l transmitter The b uil t-in rem ote con trol i s cap ab le of op erat ing up to[...]

  • Page 170

    167 Gara ge doo r op en er Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex For operat ion in t he US A onl y: Th is dev ice comp lies with P art 1 5, S u b part C, Se ction 209 of t h e FCC R ules. O perati on is su bject to th e fol lowing t wo con ditio ns[...]

  • Page 171

    168 Gara ge doo r op en er Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Rolli ng code progr amming: T o tra in a g arage door ope ner (or o t he r rolling code devices) wit h t he r olling co de feature, follow these ins truct ions afte r comp leting t [...]

  • Page 172

    169 Gara ge doo r op en er Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Operation of r emote control: 1 . Turn electronic ke y in steering loc k t o p o s i t ion 1 or 2. 2. Sel e ct and pr ess the a ppropria te b u tt on to ac tiv at e t h e r em ot e co[...]

  • Page 173

    170 Ski sack Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Ski sack (op tional) Un foldi n g and lo ading 1 . Fold armres t (1) do wn. 2. Swing co v er (2) do wn. 3. Pull s ki sac k i nto pa ssenger com partm ent and unf ol d. 4. Swin g f lap ( 3) in tru[...]

  • Page 174

    171 Ski sack Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex 6. W r ap strap ar ound ski sack a nd armr es t (4 ). 7 . C los e c lasp ( arr o w up ) a n d p ull s t rap (5) tight (arro w down) t o immobiliz e skis. 8. Connec t snap h o o k ( 6) of fro nt s t[...]

  • Page 175

    172 Ski sack Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Un loading an d fo lding 1 . Loosen s trap, o p en clasp b y pressing ta bs (arrow s) toget her, and unlo ad s kis. 2. Close f lap in trunk. 3. Disconnec t snap hook fr o m e y e loca ted on c en[...]

  • Page 176

    173 Ski sack Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex 7 . P lac e rea r strap in fold o f sk i sack. 8. Plac e fold ed s ki sack i nsid e r eces s o f backr est. P91.10-2060-26 P91.10-2057-26[...]

  • Page 177

    174 Ski sack Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex 9. Cl ose s ki sack c ompar t m e nt cover . Rem ov a l of ski s ack Fo r remov al o f ski sack we recomme n d that y ou contac t an a uth o riz e d M erc e des -B en z C en ter. Note : T o pre v[...]

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    175 Co ntents – Dr iving Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Driving Co ntro l and oper ation of r a d io tra nsmitt ers ... ..... .... ..... .... 1 7 6 The firs t 1 000 m iles (1 500 km) ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 1 77 Maint enan[...]

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    176 Cont rol an d operat i o n of r adio tr ansmitte rs Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Contr ol and operati on of radio trans m i tt ers COMAND , radio and t elephone 1 Obs erve all l eg a l requ irements . T ele phon es a nd two-wa y rad [...]

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    177 The fir st 1 000 mile s Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex The fir st 1 0 00 mil es ( 1 50 0 km) The m o re c au ti o u sl y y o u t rea t y our vehi cl e d u ring the b reak-in p erio d, t he mor e sati sf ied you w il l b e wit h its perfo[...]

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    178 Catalytic converter Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Catal y tic conv ert er Y o ur Me rced es-B enz i s e qu ipp ed w it h mo n oli th ic ty pe cata l yti c co nver t ers, an i m port ant ele m en t i n conju n c t i on with t he o xy g[...]

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    179 Catalytic converter Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Emission c on trol Certain sy st e ms of the engine serve t o keep the to xic components of t h e exhaus t gases with i n permissi b le l imits req u ired by law . These sy s tems, o f c[...]

  • Page 183

    180 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Te l e A i d Im portant! Th e in it ial acti vati on of t h e T e le A id system m a y on ly be perfor me d b y com p l eti n g the s u bscriber a greement a n d placin g an a c quai ntance ca l[...]

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    181 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Im portant! Al wa y s m ake s ure th at t he ind ica t or lamps in th e “S O S” bu tton, in the “R oadsid e Assis tanc e” butt on and in the “Info rmatio n” butt on d o not rema in ill[...]

  • Page 185

    182 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Th e Tele Aid sys tem is a vai lab le if : • it h a s been activ at ed and is o pe rati o na l. Ac tiv ation require s a subscr iption f or monit orin g services and c ellula r ai r tim e, •[...]

  • Page 186

    183 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex In iti ati ng an e merg enc y c all m anu ally Brief l y press on cov er (1) – the cover wil l open. Press the SOS button ( 2 ) b riefly (for longer t han 2 s econd s). T he i ndic at or l am p [...]

  • Page 187

    184 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Ro ad sid e A ss istan ce b utt on • Lo ca t e d be low the ce nter armrest cov e r is the Road side Assis t a nce butt on • . P ressing and hol d i ng the b ut to n (fo r lo nge r th a n 2 [...]

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    185 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex If t he in dica tor l am p in th e Road side As sistan ce bu tt on • i s i llu mi na ted c ont in uo us l y a nd t h er e wa s n o vo i c e c o n ne c t io n t o t h e Re s p on s e C e n te r e[...]

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    186 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex T ele Aid sy st em c oul d no t in itia te an I nf ormat ion cal l (e. g. t he relevan t cel lular ph one networ k is not a v ailabl e). The messa ge “INF O – C ALL F AILED ” appear s in t[...]

  • Page 190

    187 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Im portant! If the i ndicat or la mp c ontinue s t o flash o r th e sy s tem does not res et, co n tact the Response Center at 1- 800-756 -90 1 8 (i n the US A) o r 1- 888-923- 8367 (i n Canada), [...]

  • Page 191

    188 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Remot e door unl ock I n t h e c as e y ou h ave yo ur v e h ic l e l oc ked un i n t en t i o n al ly (e. g. key ins ide ve hicle ), a nd the res erve k ey is n ot handy , conta ct the Me rcede[...]

  • Page 192

    189 Tele Ai d Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Stole n vehicl e trackin g ser vice s In the even t your vehi cle was st o len , repo rt th e inc ide nt to th e p o l i c e who w ill issue a num bered incident r epo r t. Pass this numb er on t [...]

  • Page 193

    190 Steering loc k Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex St eering lock 0 The electronic ke y ca n b e wi th dra wn in thi s position only . The s t eer in g is loc ked when the electronic ke y is remov ed f r o m the st eering lock. If n ecessar[...]

  • Page 194

    191 Steering loc k Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Im portant! I f t he e l e ct r o n ic key i s le f t i n th e st ee r i n g lo ck p o s it i o n 0 for an ext ende d peri od o f ti me, it c an no lo nge r be turned i n the loc k. In th is [...]

  • Page 195

    192 Sta rtin g a nd tu rning off the e ngin e Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Sta rti ng and tu rnin g off the engi ne Bef ore s t ar ti ng En sur e t hat park ing b rake is e ngaged a nd t hat se lector l e ver is in po sitio n “P ” or[...]

  • Page 196

    193 Aut om a tic transm ission Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex A u t omati c transmi ssion The auto ma ti c transmission selects individual g e ars auto ma ti ca l ly , dependent u pon • Se lect or le ve r posit ion • Progr a m mode selec[...]

  • Page 197

    194 Aut om a tic transm ission Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Dri ving The sel ect or l ever is automaticall y lock ed wh ile i n pos ition “P”. T o mov e t he se lec tor le ve r ou t of pos ition “P”, t he se rvi ce b rak e p edal[...]

  • Page 198

    195 Aut om a tic transm ission Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex St opping For brief st ops, e.g. at tr affic l ights, lea v e the transmis sion in g e ar a n d ho ld vehic le with the service br ak e. For lon ger st o ps wit h t he engi ne i d[...]

  • Page 199

    196 Aut om a tic transm ission Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Sel ec t o r lev e r p osit ion The current selector le ver position is indicated in the ge ar ran ge in dicat or d ispla y . The autom atic gear sh ift ing p roc ess can b e ad[...]

  • Page 200

    197 Aut om a tic transm ission Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Dep end ent o n t he p rog r a m m ode se lector switch position “S” or “W” the maximu m speed in the rev erse gear is different. Ho wev er , it is not p ossib le t o cha [...]

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    198 Aut om a tic transm ission Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Press and hold select o r le ver in t h e æ dir ection: The transm ission wil l shift fro m the cur rent gear d irectly to gear range “D”. Im portant! Wi th tr ansmis sion [...]

  • Page 202

    199 Aut om a tic transm ission Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Gea r r an ges : U psh ift thro ugh 4th ge ar on l y . Suit abl e f or per for mance drivin g. U p shi ft thr ough 3rd gear onl y . S uitab le for modera tel y s t eep hill s. Sin[...]

  • Page 203

    200 Aut om a tic transm ission Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Program mode select or s w it ch The transmis sion is pro vided with a select or s witc h (1) for Sta ndar d “S” a nd Winter /W et (sn o w and ic e) “W” program modes. S[...]

  • Page 204

    201 Aut om a tic transm ission Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Caut ion! N eve r ch a ng e t h e p r o gr a m m od e w he n t h e s e l e c tor l ev e r is out of pos ition “P” . It co uld res ult i n a chang e of d rivi ng chara cteri s [...]

  • Page 205

    202 Par king brake Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Par king brake T o eng age, firml y depr e s s parki ng bra ke pedal . When the electronic k ey is in s teering lock posi ti o n 2, th e br a k e w arning lamp in the ins trument clu st er [...]

  • Page 206

    203 Driv ing in struc tions Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex D rivin g instruct ions Driv e s en sibl y – s av e fuel F u e l c on s u mp t i o n , t o a g r ea t e x t en t , d e p en d s on dr i v in g habits an d o p erating co nditions. [...]

  • Page 207

    204 Driv ing in struc tions Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex P ow er assis tance Br ak e s The con diti on o f t he p arki ng b ra k e sy stem is ch eck ed eac h time the vehicle is in the shop for the req uired maint enanc e servi ce. If th[...]

  • Page 208

    205 Driv ing in struc tions Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Caut ion! W hen driv ing down l ong and s t eep gr ade s, re lieve t he load on the br akes b y shifti ng into a lo wer ge ar t o use t h e en gine’s br a ki ng p ower . This helps[...]

  • Page 209

    206 Driv ing in struc tions Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Tires Tread wear indicators (TWI) are req uired b y l aw . These indica tors a re locat ed in si x plac e s on the tr e ad circumfere nce a n d become visibl e at a tread dept h of[...]

  • Page 210

    207 Driv ing in struc tions Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Specif ied ti re pressu res mus t be mainta ined. Th is ap p l i es p arti c ularl y if the tires are subjected to high load s ( e.g. high spe eds, hea vy l oad s, hi gh a mbie nt te[...]

  • Page 211

    208 Driv ing in struc tions Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Tir e s peed r ating CLK 430: Y our vehicle is f actory eq u i pped wit h “ W”-rat ed tir e s, which ha v e a s p eed r a ti ng o f 1 6 8 mp h (270 km/h). An e l ec tronic spee[...]

  • Page 212

    209 Driv ing in struc tions Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Snow c h a i n s Use onl y sno w ch a i ns that are tes ted and r ecommended b y Mercedes-Benz. Y our auth orized Mercedes-Benz Cent er wil l be g lad t o adv ise y ou o n thi s su b[...]

  • Page 213

    210 Driv ing in struc tions Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex W i nt er driving Ha v e y our v ehicl e wint eriz ed a t y our a uthor ized M er c edes- B enz Center before the onset o f winter . • Change the engine oil if the engine contain[...]

  • Page 214

    211 Driv ing in struc tions Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Passeng er com partment Bl oc k hea te r ( Cana da on l y ) The engine is equipped with a b lo ck heater . The electric a l ca bl e m a y be ins talled at y o ur authorized M er c ed[...]

  • Page 215

    212 Driv ing sys tems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Cruise c ontrol Th e c ru ise con trol al low s you to drive in a mo re rela x ed manner , for ex amp le ov er l o ng dis tances, as it automaticall y maintains the set sp eed by activ e[...]

  • Page 216

    213 Driv ing sys tems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex 3 Canceling T o ca ncel t he crui se con t r ol, bri ef ly pus h lever to pos ition 3. When y ou st ep on t he brake p edal o r the vehicle speed drops belo w appro x. 25 m ph (40 km/h), f[...]

  • Page 217

    214 Driv ing sys tems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex No tes : If t he en gine do es n ot b rake t he vehi cle suf fic ient l y while driving on a do w ng rade , the sp ee d yo u set on the cruise co n trol ma y be ex ceed ed. In t his case[...]

  • Page 218

    215 Driv ing sys tems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Brak e assi st sy st em (BAS ) The B A S is designed to maximize t he v ehicl e’s br a king capability during emergency braking m a n euver s by ha ving maximum pow er boos t applied t o[...]

  • Page 219

    216 Driv ing sys tems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex The BAS/ES P malfunction i n dicator lam p in the ins tr ument cl ust er comes on w ith the ele ctr o nic ke y in steeri ng l oc k pos itio n 2 and s houl d go out with t he engine runni[...]

  • Page 220

    217 Driv ing sys tems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex A ntil ock b r a ke s y stem (AB S) Im portant! The A BS impro ves steeri n g co ntrol of the v ehicl e during hard bra king maneu vers. Th e AB S p revents t he whe els fr om lock ing up [...]

  • Page 221

    218 Driv ing sys tems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex AB S co ntr ol Th e AB S ma lfun ctio n ind ic at o r la m p - in th e ins tr ument cl ust er comes on w ith the ele ctr o nic ke y in steeri ng l oc k pos itio n 2 and s houl d go out w[...]

  • Page 222

    219 Driv ing sys tems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Electronic sta b i l ity pro gram (ESP) The ESP en h a nces dir e ctional control and reduces dr i vin g wheel spin of the vehicle under various dri vi ng conditi ons. Over/unders teering [...]

  • Page 223

    220 Driv ing sys tems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex No tes : The mal function indica tor la mp ¿ for the ESP is comb ined with tha t of the B AS. Th e y e llow BAS/ ESP m alfu ncti on ind icato r l amp in th e ins trume nt cl ust er and [...]

  • Page 224

    221 Driv ing sys tems Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex E SP co ntrol s witch ESP co ntrol swit ch lo cated o n cent er conso le. T o swi tc h ESP of f, pr es s upp er ha lf o f t he sw itch. ESP war ning lam p v , located in speedometer dial, [...]

  • Page 225

    222 Driv ing sys tems Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex No te: A voi d sp inning of o ne d r ive whee l. This m a y cause s eri ou s dam a ge to th e dr ive trai n w hich i s not c over ed b y the Merc edes -Benz L imi ted W ar ran ty . The E[...]

  • Page 226

    223 Wh at you shou ld know a t the gas s tat ion Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex W hat you shou ld know at th e gas stat ion Fuel suppl y Op en f la p by p ushin g ne ar fro nt ( arrow). T urn fu el c ap t o the left a nd hol d on to it unti [...]

  • Page 227

    224 Wh at you shou ld know a t the gas s tat ion Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Drivin g In str ument clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex •E n g i n e o i l En gin e o il l ev el che c k , se e pa ge 1 1 4 and page 253 . Fi ll quan tity be tween upper an d l ow er di ps tick mark ing le v el: 2[...]

  • Page 228

    225 Check regu l arly and before a long trip Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Drivin g Inst rum en t cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Check regularl y and bef ore a l ong tr ip 1 En gin e oil l evel See “Eng ine oil lev e l, check ing” o n p age 1 1 4 a nd pag e 253. 2 Coolan t lev el Se e “C[...]

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    227 Contents – Instrument cluster display Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Inst rumen t cl uste r di splay Malfunc tion and indica tor lamps in t he in s trument clus t er .... ..... ..... ......2 28 On -boa rd d iagn ostic s y stem Check e[...]

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    228 Malf unction a nd indicator lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Ma lfun ction a nd in dic ator la m p s in th e in s trument cluster Gener a l info rmation: If a b ulb in t he instru men t cl us t er fai ls to l ig ht u p d uring t[...]

  • Page 232

    229 Malf unction a nd indicator lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Br ak e w ar ni ng la mp E xc ept Can ada Cana d a onl y Whe n the bra ke w arn ing lam p and mes sag e appe ar while the engi ne is running , this means: • t h er e is [...]

  • Page 233

    230 Malf unction a nd indicator lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Supplemental res traint sy s tem (SRS) indicat or lamp The operational readiness of the airbag sy st em is v erified b y the indi cat or l a mp “SRS” in the inst r[...]

  • Page 234

    231 Malf unction a nd indicator lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex E lect r o nic stabil ity progra m ( ESP ) — warn ing lamp Th e y ello w ESP w arni ng la m p in the speedometer dial comes on with t he electronic k ey in s teering loc[...]

  • Page 235

    232 Malf unction a nd indicator lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex T el esc opin g steerin g c olum n – ind ica tor l amp The i ndica t or lam p in th e ins trument c lus ter comes o n wit h t he elec t ro nic ke y i n s teering loc[...]

  • Page 236

    233 Mal functio n and w arnin g m essag es Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Ma lfun ction a nd warnin g m essages in th e m ultifu nctio n dis pla y Malfunct ion and wa rning message s for the fo llo w i ng sy stems wi ll be displa yed immedi[...]

  • Page 237

    234 Mal functio n and w arnin g m essag es Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex DIS PL A Y DEF ECTI VE (en gin e c ontr ol uni t) This me ssage is displ a y ed t o i ndicat e that t h e info rmatio n being rela y ed b y the en gine con trol u[...]

  • Page 238

    235 Mal functio n and w arnin g m essag es Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex BA TTERY/AL TER N A TOR This mes sage indic ates a ma lfunc tio n which must be repaired immediatel y . It ma y in dica te t h at t he po l y- V -bel t has bro k en. [...]

  • Page 239

    236 Mal functio n and w arnin g m essag es Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex ABS-SYS TEM A mal funct ion has been de tected in t he s y stem. Th e brak e sy s t e m functions in the usual manner , but without a ntiloc k assis tance. W it h[...]

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    237 Mal functio n and w arnin g m essag es Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex BRA KE LI NIN G WEA R When this messag e appears duri ng b raking , it in d i cate s that the brak e pads are w orn do w n. Ha v e the br ak e s ys t em c hec k ed at[...]

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    238 Mal functio n and w arnin g m essag es Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex PA R K I N G B R A K E Parki ng bra ke, see pag e 202. ENGINE F AN 1 T he c oolin g fan fo r the c oolan t is f ault y . Obser ve coo lant t empera ture gauge whi[...]

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    239 Mal functio n and w arnin g m essag es Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex COOL ANT (coolant lev el) When thi s message appea rs whil e driv ing, the c oolant le v el ha s dropp ed belo w the r eq u ir ed le v el. If n o le ak s are noticea [...]

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    240 Mal functio n and w arnin g m essag es Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex COOLANT TEMP . ( c oolant t emperatur e) 1 Obs erve coola nt temperatu re gauge , see pa ge 88. Che c k c oolant level, see p age 254. Thi s m a y i ndi cat e th [...]

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    241 Mal functio n and w arnin g m essag es Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex LIGH TING SY STEM When the messa ge appea rs aft er s tar ting the eng ine, o r if it co mes on whil e d rivi ng, t hi s ind ica tes a failu re i n th e par kin g l a[...]

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    242 Mal functio n and w arnin g m essag es Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex LIGHT SENSOR With the ele ctronic key removed and th e driver’s do or open, a w arni ng sounds and t he messa ge “SWI TCH O FF LI GHT S!” app ears in t he m[...]

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    243 Mal functio n and w arnin g m essag es Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex EN G I NE OI L LEVE L 1 The engi ne oil level mu s t be checked imm ediately . See e ngi ne oil level indicator on pag e 1 1 4 2 Th ere is no oil in th e eng ine. The[...]

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    244 Mal functio n and w arnin g m essag es Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex EL EC. S T ABIL. PROG. (El ect ro ni c s ta bil ity pr og ra m ) 1 A ma lf unct ion ha s be en det ect ed in the s ys tem. Pr ess ing the acceler ator pe da l w i[...]

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    245 Mal functio n and w arnin g m essag es Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex WA S H E R F L U I D When this me ssage appear s wh ile the engine is running, the lev el of th e reserv o i r h as dr opped to appr o x. 1 / 3 of the tota l volume. [...]

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    246 Mal functio n and w arnin g m essag es Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex TEL E A ID 1 W hen th is me ssa ge appe ars, a malf unctio n has b een detecte d in t h e T e le A i d s ys te m . I n s om e c a s es i t m a y n o t b e p o ss [...]

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    247 Con ten ts – Pract ica l h ints Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Pr acti cal hin ts Firs t aid k i t ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..248 Shelf b elow r ear wind ow . .... ..... ....248 St ow ing things in the vehi c l e ...[...]

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    248 First aid kit Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex First a id kit The fir s t aid k it is s t ored in t h e shel f belo w the rear w ind o w . P ull hand le (1 ) t o o pe n the l id. Shelf belo w rear windo w S t ow ing thing s i n t he [...]

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    249 Fuses Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Fu ses Before replacing a bl own fuse, d etermin e t he cau s e of the short c i rcu it. Spare fuses a re supplied inside the main fuse bo x (1). Obse rve am perag e an d co lor o f f use. A special[...]

  • Page 253

    250 Fuses Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Auxili ary f use box be low t he trun k f l oor 2 Auxi liary f use box bel o w t he tru nk f lo or . T o gain acce ss, l ift trun k f lo or . A uxil iary fu se bo x i n the dashboa rd 3 A u xil [...]

  • Page 254

    251 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Hood Wa r n i n g ! T o help pre vent persona l injur y , s ta y clea r of m ov in g p a rt s wh en t h e ho o d i s o p e n an d t h e en g i n e is ru nn ing. Be sure th e h oo d is[...]

  • Page 255

    252 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex To o p e n : T o unl ock th e h ood, pu ll r elease lever ( 1) un der th e driver’s side of th e ins trum ent panel. At t he same time a ha ndl e w ill exten d out o f t he radi[...]

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    253 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Chec king e ngine o i l lev el 1 Oi l d ips t ic k 2 O il f iller cap T o che ck the engin e oil le v el, park ve hicl e on le vel ground, with engi ne at norma l op e r a t ional tem[...]

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    254 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex A u t omatic transmi ssion fluid le v el The tra nsmissio n has a permanent f il l of au tomatic transmis sion fluid. Re g u l a r aut omatic tra nsmissio n fluid l eve l c hec ks[...]

  • Page 258

    255 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Add i ng coolant I f co ol a n t h as t o b e a dd e d , a 5 0 / 5 0 mi x t u re of wa t e r a nd M B anticorr o sion / a ntifreeze should be added. The drain plug s f or t he cooling[...]

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    256 Engin e compartm ent Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex W i nd shield w ashe r / headlam p cle aning s y st em 1 Wi nd shi eld wa sher /hea dla mp cle ani ng sy s tem fluid reserv oir Capacity appro x. 7 .4 US qt (7 .0 l). The reservoi[...]

  • Page 260

    257 Spare wheel, vehicle ja c k Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Spare wheel, v ehicle tools , s tor age compa rtment 1 Trunk f loor 2 Ha nd le 3 Lugg age bowl 4 Ve h i c l e t o o l s Li ft t runk f l oor and eng ag e hand le in u pper edg [...]

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    258 Spare wheel, vehicle ja c k Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Ve h i c l e j a c k 1 Jack arm 2 Jack base See illustr atio n f or p roper s torage of jac k. Be f o re st o rin g the jac k on th e fe lt in the spa re whee l w el l, the[...]

  • Page 262

    259 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Wheels Replace rims or tires with the same designation, manuf acturer a nd type as sh own on the orig inal part . See your authorized M er c edes-Benz Center f o r f u r t her info rmatio n[...]

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    260 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Rotating wheels Wheel rot ati on a pplies on l y wh en wint er tir es a re m ounte d on a ll four wh eels. The wheels can be rotat ed ac co rdi ng to the deg ree o f tire wear while ret[...]

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    261 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Spare wheel Im portant! The sp a r e wheel rim size is 7 1 / 2 J x 1 7 H 2. The spare wheel rim is mounted wit h a full size tire of t h e sa me typ e as on t he vehicle’s front a xle, a [...]

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    262 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Changing wheels Move v eh ic le to a level are a w hi c h i s a s a fe distance from th e roa dwa y . 1 . Set pa rking brake an d tu rn on haz ard warni ng flas her . 2. Move s elec tor[...]

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    263 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex 4. U si n g the wrenc h, lo o sen but do not yet remov e the wheel bolts. 5. Remo ve t he protective cover from th e j a c k s u pport t u be o pening b y inser ting the sc rewdriv er (su p[...]

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    264 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex 6. Ins ert jac k arm f ull y into the tube hole up to t h e stop. P lac e jack on f irm gro und. Posit ion th e jack so t hat it is alwa ys verti cal (plum b-l ine) as s een f rom t he [...]

  • Page 268

    265 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex 1 0. Clea n con tac t s ur fac es of w heel a nd whee l hub . Inst a ll s p a r e wh eel on wh eel hub. Insert wheel bo lts a nd ti ghten t hem s ligh tl y . T o a v oid pain t dama ge, pla[...]

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    266 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Wa r n i n g ! Alw a ys replace wheel bolts that are d amaged or ru s t ed. Ne v er appl y oil or grease to wheel b olts. Damag ed whee l hub thre ads shou ld be r epaired imm edia t e [...]

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    267 Tires, W heels Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Tir e infl ation p ress ure A table ( s ee fu el fi lle r f la p) li s t s th e ti re i nf lat ion pressur es specified for Mercedes-Benz recomm ended tires a s w ell as f or t h e v aryi n[...]

  • Page 271

    268 Battery Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex If a t ire consta ntl y los es a ir , it s hould be ins pec ted for da mage . The spare t ir e s hould be c h ec ked periodicall y for conditi on and inflatio n. Spare ti re will a ge and beco[...]

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    269 Battery Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Therefo re, w e strong l y rec omm end that y ou h a v e the battery charge check ed frequentl y , and cor rected if ne ce s s ary , es pecia ll y if you us e the vehi cle le ss t han appro ximate[...]

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    270 Ju mp st ar tin g Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Jump sta rt i ng Imp ort an t! A d ischa rged b attery ca n fre eze at app ro x . + 1 4 ° F (–1 0 ° C ). In t hat c ase, it m ust be th a wed out b efore jum per cables are u s e[...]

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    271 Ju mp st ar tin g Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Proceed as foll ow s: 1 . P o s iti o n t he vehic l e with th e charg ed battery so that t h e jum per c a bles will reach, but nev er let t he vehicles touc h. Make sure the jum p er c[...]

  • Page 275

    272 Towing Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex T o w in g th e vehic le Im portant! When to wing the vehicle, please, note t he f ollowing: Wit h t he au tomat ic ce ntr al lo c k ing acti v at ed a nd t he electronic ke y in st eering lock[...]

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    273 Towing Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex W e recommend th at t he vehicle be transport ed using f lat bed eq u i p m ent. This method i s pr eferable to other types of t owing . The vehicle ma y be t ow ed with a l l wheels on t he ground[...]

  • Page 277

    274 Towing Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Tr ansmission selector lev er , ma n ua ll y unlocki ng In th e ca se of power fai lure th e tr ansm iss ion s ele ctor lev er can be m anuall y unloc ked, e. g . to t o w t he v ehicle. T o d [...]

  • Page 278

    275 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Ex te rio r la mps Headl am p adjus tment Correct headl a m p adjus tment is ext remel y import ant. Ch eck and readj us t hea dlamps a t regu lar intervals and when a bulb has been rep l a[...]

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    276 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Headl am p asse mbl y ( Halog en) 1 H eadlamp ver tical adjustme nt s c rew 2 Cov er for l ow beam headlam p 3 Cov er f or high b eam h ea d lamp , parking a n d sta nd ing l amp Headla[...]

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    277 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Bulbs f or lo w or high Beam H7 (5 5 W) Op en hoo d. Rotat e cover (2 or 3) c o unt ercloc k wis e and remove. Pull off electrical con nector (5 or 6). U nhook cl a m ping ring and re mo v [...]

  • Page 281

    278 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex T aillam p assemblies Op en t run k li d. Sw in g cov e r a side (bul bs 1 , 2 a nd 3). 1 Tur n s igna l la mp (2 1 W/ 24 c p b ulb) 2 Stop, ta il, par king , an d s ide ma rk e r lam p[...]

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    279 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Side marker la mp, front (5 W/4 c p bu lb) Ca reful l y slid e la mp t ow ar ds f ront ( a r ro w), and remo ve back and fi rs t. Twi s t bul b socket co unter clockw ise an d pu ll ou t. P[...]

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    280 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Hi gh mo unted st o p l a mp, Add i ti onal tur n signals on the ext erior mir ror The hi g h mounted s t o p lamp (3 rd brak e lamp) , and the additio nal turn signal s on the ex terio[...]

  • Page 284

    281 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex 2. (Lo w bea ms on): Usi ng a car pent er’s le v el, a lign an d m ark a v er tical centerline (8) on the t est screen using the v ertex of t h e angl e f orm ed i n eac h beam imag e. As[...]

  • Page 285

    282 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex 5. V erti cal headl amp aim (low bea ms on): Tur n a dj u s ting screw (1) (co unter clockwise t o adjus t he adl a m p do wnw a rd, c loc kwi se upw ard ) unt il t h e headl am ps il l[...]

  • Page 286

    283 Electro nic ma in key Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Changing batt eries in the electr on ic mai n key 1 Transm it but tons 2 Lam p f or batt er y che ck and fun ctio n con trol Checking batt eries If one of t he tran smit but t o ns ([...]

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    284 Electro nic ma in key Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Insert mec h a nical k e y (4) in side o p ening ( 5) t o o pen lat ch. Pr ess brie f l y (do no t use mec hanica l ke y a s lev er) to r ele ase b atte ry co mpart men t. Remov [...]

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    285 Electro nic ma in key Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Im portant! Batteri es conta in materi als that ca n harm the enviro nment if disp osed of i mpro perl y . Recy cli ng o f batte ries is the prefe rred method of disposal . For dispo[...]

  • Page 289

    286 Emergency opera tion of s liding/pop-u p ro of Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Emergen c y operation of s liding/pop-up r oof The slid ing/po p-up roof c an be open e d or c losed m anuall y should a n electrical malfunctio n occur [...]

  • Page 290

    287 Manu al release fo r fuel fi ller flap Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex M an ual r el ease for f u el f ill er f l ap The m anual r elease knob is located behind the righ t side t runk panel . In case the central lockin g sy st em does n[...]

  • Page 291

    288 Replac ing wiper blad e insert Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Rem oval: Fo ld wi p e r ar m f o rw a r d. P r es s sa f e ty ta b d ow n ( 1 ), p u sh w iper blad e d o wn ward (2) an d remove. Place wiper blade o n firm s upport .[...]

  • Page 292

    289 Trunk lamp Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care I ndex Trunk lamp If t he tru nk is to rem ain o pe n for a lo ng peri od o f ti me, t h e trun k lamp ca n be switc hed off by pu ll i ng o u t th e plun ger in the sw itc h (a rro w). This pr ev ent[...]

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    291 Contents – Vehicl e care Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care Ind ex V ehicle car e Cleaning and care of the ve hicle .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 2 92 Po w er w asher .. ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..293 T ar st ains .. ..... ..... ...[...]

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    292 Cle ani ng a nd car e of th e veh icle Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care Ind ex Clean ing an d car e of th e v ehicl e In ope ration, y our v ehic l e is sub j ec ted t o v arying external inf luences which, if gone unchec ked, can att ac k [...]

  • Page 296

    293 Cle ani ng a nd car e of th e veh icle Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care Ind ex Scrat ch es, cor rosiv e deposi ts, cor rosion o r damage due to n eglige nt or inco rrect care ca nno t alwa ys be r emoved or repair ed wit h the car -ca r e pro d[...]

  • Page 297

    294 Cle ani ng a nd car e of th e veh icle Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care Ind ex Engine cleani n g Pr ior t o cl eani ng t he engi ne c ompa r tm ent m ake s ure to protect electrical com p onents and connectors from the intrusi on of wat er [...]

  • Page 298

    295 Cle ani ng a nd car e of th e veh icle Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Pr act ical hin ts Car care Ind ex Wi nd ow cl ea ni ng Use a wi ndo w cle a ni ng so l u tion on all gla ss su rface s. An aut omotiv e gla ss clea ner is r ecommended. No te: For safe ty rea so n s,[...]

  • Page 299

    296 Cle ani ng a nd car e of th e veh icle Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Pr act ical hin ts Car care Ind ex Cup hold er Use a g en tle dis h washing deter gent or mi l d detergent fo r deli cat e f ab rics as a w ash ing sol uti on. Wi pe with a cloth moi s tened in lu[...]

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    297 Contents – Technic a l d ata Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex T echnical data Spare parts servi c e . ..... ..... .... ..... ....298 W a rranty cov erag e .. ....... ..... ..... .... ..298 Identi ficatio n label s ... .... ..... .......[...]

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    298 Tech nical d ata Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Spare par ts serv i c e All auth o r ized Mercedes-Benz Cent er s maintain a s tock of orig inal s pare par ts re q uir ed fo r maint enance a nd repair work. I n addition, s trategic [...]

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    299 Tech nical d ata Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Identific a ti on labels 1 Certi fication l abel 2 V ehicle Identification N umb er (V IN) When ord er i ng spare parts, please sp ec ify v e hicle identification and engine numbers . 1 X [...]

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    300 Tech nical d ata Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex 3 VIN, visible ( l o wer edg e of windshield) 4 Engine number 5 Body number and pa intwo rk num ber 6 Em is sion cont rol labe l 7 Inf o r mation label, Califo rnia vers ion V acuu m l[...]

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    301 Tech nical d ata Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Te c h n i c a l d a t a Mode l C LK 430 (2 08.370) 1 CLK 55 A MG (208.37 4) 1 En gin e 11 3 11 3 Mod e of oper ati on 4 -s trok e eng ine, g asoline injectio n 4-s tr o k e e ng i ne, ga [...]

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    302 Tech nical d ata Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Rims – T ires 1 A lso pe rmissib le 2 25/45 ZR 17 . 2 A lso pe rmissib le 2 45/40 ZR 17 . 3 3 Mu s t not be use d w ith snow c h ains. 4 A ls o pe rmi ss ible 22 5/4 5 R 1 7 9 1 W . [...]

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    303 Tech nical d ata Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Rims – Wint er ti res Electrical sy stem Mode l C LK 430 CLK 55 A MG Rim (light allo y) Whee l o ffset 7 J x 1 6 H 2 1 .46 in (37 mm) 7 1 / 2 J x 1 7 H 2 1 .46 i n (37 m m) Winter tires:[...]

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    304 Tech nical d ata Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Mai n dim ens ion s We i g h t s (see certi ficatio n tag) Mode l CLK 430 CLK 55 A MG Ove rall ve h ic le l ength 1 79.8 in (4567 m m) 1 79.8 in (45 67 mm) Ove rall v ehic le width 67 [...]

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    305 Fuel s, c oola nts, lubr ican ts et c. - capa citie s Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Fuels, coola nts , lubricants et c . – capacities V e h i c le c o mp o n en t s a n d t h ei r r e s pe c t i ve l u b ri c a nt s m u st m a tc h .[...]

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    306 Fuel s, c oola nts, lubr ican ts et c. - capa citie s Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Fuel tank in cludi ng a reserv e o f appro x. 1 6.4 US gal (62. 0 l) appro x. 2.1 US g al (8 .0 l) Premium unlead ed gasoline: Pos ted Oct ane 9 1 [...]

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    307 Fu els, coolants , lubri cants etc. Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex En gin e o il s Engine o i l s are s pecificall y test ed for their suitability in our en g in es. Theref ore, u se onl y eng ine oils recommend ed b y Mer ced es -B e n[...]

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    308 Fu els, coolants , lubri cants etc. Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Prem ium unle ade d g as oli ne Caut ion! T o mai ntain the e n gine’s durabil ity and perf ormanc e, premium unl ea ded g a sol in e mus t be used. If premium unl[...]

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    309 Fu els, coolants , lubri cants etc. Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Gasoline additiv es A majo r conce rn am o ng engine manufa ctu r ers i s carbon b uild up ca use d by gas olin e. M erce des- Ben z recommends the use of onl y qu ality[...]

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    310 Fu els, coolants , lubri cants etc. Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex t h e engine tem per atu r e will increase du e t o t he lo wer h e at t r an s f er c a pa b i l it y of t h e s o l u t io n . Th e r ef o r e, d o n o t u se m or[...]

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    311 Consu mer i nformation Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Consum er infor mati on This has been prep ared as required of all manufactures of p ass enge r ca rs u nder Tit le 49 , Code o f U .S. Fe dera l R egula tions , P art 575 pur suant [...]

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    312 Consu mer i nformation Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re I ndex Tractio n Th e tr ac ti on gr ad es, fr om h ig he st to l o we st a re AA , A, B, and C. Those grades represent the tire’s ability t o s t o p on wet pa vement as me asured un[...]

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    313 In dex Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re Ind ex Index A ABS ( A nt iloc k bra ke sy s tem) ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 2 1 7 Malf unctio n indic ato r lam p ... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ... 23 1 ABS- SY ST EM - malf[...]

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    314 In dex Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re Ind ex Basi c sett ing .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... 1 24 Def ogging w indo ws ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 25 Defr os ting[...]

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    315 In dex Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re Ind ex Carg o tie -do wn ri ng s ... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 63 Catal yt ic conv ert er .... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 1 78 Cellul[...]

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    316 In dex Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re Ind ex Door s . ........ .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... 34 Drink ing and drivi ng .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ...[...]

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    317 In dex Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re Ind ex Exte rior lam p mal functio n and wa rning messag e ... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 24 1 Exte rior lam p switc h ... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... [...]

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    318 In dex Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re Ind ex Headla mp cleanin g sy st em . ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... . 1 1 8 Headli ghts .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... . 1 1 6 [...]

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    319 In dex Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re Ind ex Light er ... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... 1 59 LIGHTING S Y STEM - malfunction and wa rning messag es ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ...[...]

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    320 In dex Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re Ind ex N N a viga tion sy st em - Mu ltifunc tion d ispla y ...... ..... ..... 1 03 Night securit y illum ination ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... . 1 1 7 O On-b oard dia gnos tic sy st[...]

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    321 In dex Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re Ind ex Re portin g Saf ety Def ects ... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 1 5 Re serv e k ey ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 26 Re[...]

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    322 In dex Te c h n i c a l dat a In stru me nt s and c on trol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng Ins tr u me nt clu s ter display Prac tical hints Car ca re Ind ex St orage com partments, ar m r es t and cup hol der . ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 1 53 St ow ing things in t h e v ehic l e .. ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... .....2[...]

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    323 In dex Te c h n i c a l dat a Ins trumen ts and c ontrol s Ope rat io n Dr ivi ng In stru me nt cluster disp l ay Prac tical hints Car ca re Ind ex Trunk ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... 38 Openi ng . ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....[...]

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