Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 2005 CLK-Class Cabriolet Mercedes-Benz
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Operator’s Man ual CLK-Class Cabriolet.
CLK 320 CLK 500 C L K5 5A M G.
Our comp any and staff congratulat e you on the purchase of your new Merced es-Be nz. Your selection of our product is a demon- stration of your trust in our company name . Furtherm ore, it exemplif ies you r desire to own an automobi le that will be as easy a s possible to oper ate and provide years o f servic e.
Contents Introducti on .......... ......... ............ ........... 9 Product inf ormation ............. ............. ...... 9 Operator’s M anual .. ............. ............. ... 10 Serv ice and war ranty inf ormation .. 10 Important notic e for California retai l buye rs and le ssees of Mercedes -Benz automobil es .
Contents Safety and Security ......... ........ .......... 59 Occupa nt safety .... ......... ............ .......... 60 Air bags ... ........ ............. ............ ...... 61 Seat be lts ............ ............. ........ ...... 67 Roll b ars ..
Contents Control syste m ....... ............. ............. . 133 Multif unction displa y .. ........ .......... 133 Multif unction stee ring whe el .. ...... 134 Menus ... ............ ............. ............. . 136 Standa rd displa y menu .. ...
Contents Soft top . ............ ............. ........ ............ 244 Opening and c losing the soft top . 244 Driving sys tems .... ............. ............ .... 255 Cruise c ontrol ........... ............ ........ 255 Parktr onic syst em (Parking as sist)* .
Contents Uni form Tire Qual ity Grad ing Standa rds (U.S . vehicl es) ....... ...... 333 Tire pl y material ......... ........ .......... 335 Tire and loa ding terminology .. ...... 335 Rotating tires ............. ............ ...... 339 Winter dr iving .
Contents Techn ical d ata . ............. ............ ........ 439 Parts servi ce . ........ ............. ............ .... 440 Warrant y coverage ............. ............ .... 441 Loss of Service and W arranty Informa tion Booklet ...... ........
9 Product in format ion 왔 Introduction Product in formation Plea se obse rve the foll owing i n your own bes t intere st: We recomm end using ge nuine Merce des-Be nz part s as w ell as convers ion parts a nd accessori es explic itly approved by us for your ve hicle m odel.
10 Introducti on Operator’s Manual This Operator’s Manual contains a great deal of useful i nformati on. We ur ge you to read it carefull y and f amiliariz e you rself with the vehi cle be fore dr iving . For your own safety and longer service life of the vehicl e, we urg e you to follow the in- structions and warnings contained in this manual.
11 Introduction Operator’s Manual Import ant not ice for C aliforn ia re tail buyers and les sees of Merc edes-Benz automobiles Under Calif ornia law you ma y be entitled to a replacement of your v .
12 Introducti on Operator’s Manual Maintenance The Maintenance Booklet describes al l the necessary maintenanc e work which should be performe d at regula r intervals. Always have the M aintenance Booklet wi th you wh en you take the vehi cle to you r authorized Mercedes -Benz Center f or ser- vice.
13 Introduction Operator’s Manual Operating your vehic le outside the USA or Canada If you pl an to ope rate yo ur vehicl e in for- eign cou ntries, p lease be aware t hat: 앫 servi ce faciliti es .
14 Introducti on Where to find it This Operator’s Manual is designed t o pro- vide co mprehen sive s upport inform ation for you, the vehicle operator. Each section has its own reference color so you can find informa tion quickly. At a glance Here you will find a n overview of all the controls that can be operated from the driver ’s seat .
15 Introduction Symbols 왔 Symbols The f ollowin g symbo ls are fou nd in this Operator’s Manual: * Optio nal equi pment is ide ntifi ed with an asteri sk. Since standard equipme nt varies bet ween models , the de scriptions a nd illus trations in this manual may differ slig htly f rom the ac tual equ ipmen t of your vehicle.
16 Introducti on Operating safety Proper use of t he vehicle Proper use of t he vehicl e requ ires th at you are fam iliar with the foll owing in formatio n and r ules: 앫 the safety precau tions in .
17 Introduction Probl ems wit h your v ehic le 왔 Problems wit h your vehicle If you should experience a proble m with your vehicle, particularly one that you believe may aff ect its safe operation, we urge you to immedia tely contact an authorized M ercedes -Benz Center to h ave the proble m diagnose d and correc ted if requir ed.
18 Introducti on Reporting safety defects For the USA only: The following text is published as required of manufacturers und er Title 49, Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant t o the “Nati onal Traffi c and Mo tor Vehic le Safe ty Act of 1966”.
19 Introduction Vehicle data rec ording 왔 Vehicle data recording Inform ation re gardin g electron ic reco rding dev ices (Including noti ce pursu ant to California Code § 9951) Plea se note th at .
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21 At a glance Cockpit Instru ment cl uster Multifunction steering wheel Center console Overhead control panel Door control panel.
22 At a glance Cockpit.
23 At a glance Cockpit Item Pag e 1 Steeri ng whee l gear shift buttons (CLK 50 0, CLK 55 AM G) 171 2 Combin ation switc h 앫 Turn si gnals 앫 Wind shield wipers 앫 High beam 51 52 51 3 Cruise cont.
24 At a glance Instrument cluster.
25 At a glance Instrument cl uster Item Page 1 L Left turn signal indi- cator lamp 51 2 v ESP warning lamp 358 3 Speed omete r 4 Mult ifunctio n displa y 133 5 l Dista nce w arning lamp Warning la mp witho ut func- tion. It illu minates with the ignition on.
26 At a glance Multifuncti on steering wheel Item Page 1 Mult ifunc tion d ispla y 133 Operating c ontrol system 134 2 Select ing the s ubmenu o r setting t he volume : Press button æ up / to incre a.
27 At a glance Cent er cons ole 왔 Center con sole Upper p art Item Page 1 Seat heat er*, dr iver’s side Seat ventilation*, driver’s side 117 118 2 Parktronic (Parking as- sist)* deactivation swi.
28 At a glance Cent er cons ole Lower pa rt Item Page 1 Ashtray Cigarette l ighter 273 274 2 KEYLESS -GO* sta rt/stop button 35 3 Storag e comp artme nt 270 4 Soft top switc h 247 5 Program mode selec.
29 At a glance Overhead control panel 왔 Over head c ontrol pa nel Item Page 1 Tele Aid (emergen cy ca ll system ) button 277 2 Hands-free microphone for Tele Aid (emergen cy ca ll syst em) an d tele.
30 At a glance Door control panel Item Page 1 Door handle 105 2 Seat adjustment 38, 112 3 Memory function (for stor- ing seat, exterior mirror and ste ering whee l set- tings) 119 4 Switc hes for op e.
31 Getti ng sta rted Unlocking Adjusting Driving Parking and locking.
32 Getting s tarted The “Getting s tarted” se ction provides a n over view of th e vehicl e’s mos t basic func- tions. First-time M ercedes-Benz owner s should pay spe cial attention to t he infor- mation given here.
33 Getti ng sta rted Unlocking Unlocking with KEYLESS-GO* If your v ehicle i s equip ped with the KEYLESS-GO f unction, your v ehicle checks whether the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO is vali d when yo u pull th e door ha ndle. If your Smart Key with KEYLES S-GO is valid, th e doors will unlock, and you can open them.
34 Getting s tarted Unlocking Starte r switch pos itions SmartKey Starter swi tch 0 For removing S martKey 1 Power supply to some el ectrical con- sumers , such as seat adj ustmen t 2 Ignition (power su pply for all electrical consumers) and driving position.
35 Getti ng sta rted Unlocking For more information, see “SmartKey” ( 컄 page 94). For information on starting the e ngine us- ing the Sma rtKey, see “Sta rting with the Smar tKey ” ( 컄 page 47).
36 Getting s tarted Unlocking Positio n 0 Before you press the KE YLESS- GO start/stop button, the vehicle’s on-board electroni cs have status 0 (as with SmartKe y removed) . Positio n 1 왘 Press th e KEYLESS-GO st art/st op but- ton once. This su pplies powe r to some electr ical consumer s, such a s seat ad justment .
37 Getti ng sta rted Adjusting 왔 Adju sti ng Seats Wa rn i n g! G All s eat, head restrai nt, stee ring wh eel, and r ea r v ie w mi rr o r a d ju st m en t s, as we l l a s f a s- tening of seat belt s, must be done bef ore the ve hicle i s put into mot ion.
38 Getting s tarted Adjusting Seat adju stment The se at adjustm ent switc hes ar e located in each door. 1 Head rest raint heig ht 2 Sea t height 3 Seat cushion tilt 4 Seat f ore and a ft adjustme nt 5 Backr est tilt 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34).
39 Getti ng sta rted Adjusting Head rest raint ti lt Manu ally adju st the angl e of the he ad re- strai nt. 왘 Push or pul l on the lower edge of the head r estrain t cushion .
40 Getting s tarted Adjusting Folding bac krests forwar d 왘 Pull re lease le ver 1 fo rwar d and fold the se at backre st forwar d. The h ead restrain t will automati cally move down. Foldin g backrests back 왘 Fold an d press the ba ckrest rear ward until i t engage s in drivin g positio n.
41 Getti ng sta rted Adjusting Adjustin g steerin g column in or out 왘 Move s talk forw ard o r back in th e direction of arrow 1 until a comfort- able ste ering wheel posi tion is reach ed with your arms slightly bent at the elbow . Adjusting steering column up or down 왘 Move stalk up or down in the di rec tion of arrow 2 .
42 Getting s tarted Adjusting The butt ons are located above the exte rior lamp sw itch . 1 Adjustment button 2 Passenge r-side exteri or rear view mirror button 3 Driver’s si de exterior rear vi ew mirror button 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 pa ge 34).
43 Getti ng sta rted Driving 왔 Driving Fastening the seat belt s Wa rn i n g! G Do not lay any obje cts in the driver’s foot - well. Be carefu l that fl oor mats or carpet s in the d river ’s f ootwell have suffic ient clear - ance for the pedals.
44 Getting s tarted Driving The seat be lt presenter for driver and pa s- senger makes it ea sier t o put on th e seat belt. 1 Seat be lt presen ter The se at belt p resente r slides out when t he corresponding door is closed and the igni- tion is switched on ( 컄 page 34).
45 Getti ng sta rted Driving 1 Latch pla te 2 Releas e button 3 Buckle 왘 With a smooth motion, pull the belt out of the sea t belt presenter . 왘 Place the shoulder p ortion of the belt across th e top of your s houlder and the lap porti on acro ss yo ur hip s.
46 Getting s tarted Driving The sea t belt pres enter sl ides bac k: 앫 right after you p ushed the latch plate 1 into bu ckle 3 and heard it click. 앫 after approx imately 60 seconds i f you did not push la tch plate 1 into buck le 3 . 앫 if you r door is o pened.
47 Getti ng sta rted Driving Automatic transm ission Gearshif t pattern fo r autom atic transm ission P Park position with gear selector lever lock R Reverse gear N Neutr al D Dri ve posi tio n For more information, see “Automatic tran smissi on” ( 컄 page 163).
48 Getting s tarted Driving 왘 Make s ure the gea r selec tor lever is set to P . 왘 Do not depress accelerator. 왘 Depress the brake ped al during the starting p rocedure. The gear select or leve r lock is releas ed. 왘 Press KEYLESS-G O start/st op button once.
49 Getti ng sta rted Driving Parking brake 1 Parking bra ke relea se handle 2 Parking bra ke pedal 왘 Relea se the par king brake by pulling on handle 1 . The ind icato r lamp ; (USA only) or 3 (Canada only) i n the clock goes out. Driving 왘 Depress the brake pedal.
50 Getting s tarted Driving For more information on dri ving, see “Driv- ing instruc tions” ( 컄 pa ge 291). Switching on headlam ps For more inf ormation on head lamps, se e “Lighting ” ( 컄 page 122). Low beam headl amps The ex terior lamp s witch is loca ted on the dashboard to th e left of the steering whe el.
51 Getti ng sta rted Driving 왘 Turn exteri or lamp switch to posit io n B . The lo w beam h eadla mp indi cator lamp B in the i nstru ment cluste r comes on ( 컄 page 24). High beam The c ombina tion sw itch is l ocated o n the left of the stee ring colu mn.
52 Getting s tarted Driving Windsh ield wipe rs The c ombination s witch is locate d on the left of the stee ring co lumn . Combin ation s witch 1 Single wipe 2 Switching on wind shield wipers 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34).
53 Getti ng sta rted Driving Intermitten t wiping 왘 Turn the comb inati on swit ch to posit io n I . Single wi pe 왘 Press c ombina tion s witch brief ly in the direction of arrow 1 .
54 Getting s tarted Driving Problems while drivi ng The engine r uns e rratically and m isfires 앫 An ignition cable may be damaged. 앫 The engine electronics ma y not be op- erat ing proper ly. 앫 Unburned gasol ine may have entered the cataly tic converter and da maged it.
55 Getti ng sta rted Parking and loc king 왔 Park ing a nd loc king You have now c omplet ed your fi rst dr ive. You have prop erly stoppe d and parked your vehi cle. End your drive as foll ows: Parking brake 1 Release h andle 2 Parking brake pedal 왘 Step firmly on parki ng brake pedal 2 .
56 Getting s tarted Parking and l ocking Switching off head lamps 왘 Turn the exterior lam p switch to M ( 컄 page 50) . For more information, see “Li ghting” ( 컄 page 122) . Turning off the engine 왘 Place t he gea r select or lever i n position P .
57 Getti ng sta rted Parking and loc king 왘 Press th e seat b elt re lease b utton ( 컄 page 45). Allow the retractor to c ompletely re - wind the s eat belt by gui ding the latc h plate . 왘 After exit ing the veh icle, press the lock button ‹ on the SmartKey ( 컄 page 32).
58 Getting s tarted Parking and l ocking 1 Lock button on the door handle 왘 Afte r exitin g th e vehicle , pres s lock button 1 on the door handle or on the trunk lid. With the hood, trunk and both doors closed, all turn s ignal lamps flash three times.
59 Safety and Security Occupant safety Panic al arm Driv ing safety syste ms Anti-theft systems.
60 Safety and Security Occupan t safety In this section you will l earn the most im- portant fa cts about the res traint system components of the vehicl e.
61 Safety and Security Occu pant s afet y Air bags Wa rn i n g! G In the ev ent that the 1 indica tor lamp comes on during driving or does not come on at al l, the SRS self-c heck ha s detect ed a malfu nction.
62 Safety and Security Occupan t safety War n i n g! G To redu ce the risk of injury when the fr ont air bags in flate, i t is very im portant fo r the driver and front passenger to always be in a properly seated position and to wear their respectiv e seat belts.
63 Safety and Security Occu pant s afet y Wa rn i n g! G Accident researc h shows t hat the safest place f or childre n in an autom obile is in the rear se at.
64 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Safety guidel ines for the seat belt, emergency tensioni ng device and air ba g We caution you not to rely on the pr es- ence of the air bags in order to avoid weari ng your se at belt.
65 Safety and Security Occu pant s afet y When you se ll your veh icle, we stro ngly urge you to gi ve notice to the subse quent owner that it is equipped with an SRS by alert ing th em to the app lic able secti on in the Oper ator’ s Manual.
66 Safety and Security Occupan t safety The air ba gs will not depl oy in impacts which do not ex ceed th e system ’s deploy - ment thresholds. You will the n be protect- ed b y the f asten ed sea t belts .
67 Safety and Security Occu pant s afet y Rear si de-impac t air bag s 1 Rear si de-impac t air b ag The re ar side-i mpact air bags 1 are de- ployed: 앫 on the impacted side of the vehicle 앫 in im.
68 Safety and Security Occupan t safety i For information on infa nts and children traveli ng with y ou in the ve hicle and restrai nt syste ms for i nfants and chi ldren, see “ Child ren in the vehicle ” ( 컄 page 7 2) . Wa r n i n g ! G Always faste n your seat belt before driving off.
69 Safety and Security Occu pant s afet y Wa rn i n g! G Damaged seat belts or belts that were highly stresse d in an accident must be replac ed and their anchoring points must also be checked. Only use sea t belt s which h ave b een approv ed by M ercedes- Benz.
70 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Emergenc y tensioni ng devic e (ETD), seat belt f orce limi ter The s eat be lts ar e equi pped with e merge n- cy tensioning de vices and belt force limiter s.
71 Safety and Security Occu pant s afet y Roll bars The roll bars ar e inte grated into the r ear head res traints. The rol l bars ra ise auto matica lly in an acci- dent o r in a cr itical d riving situatio n. You can manually lower the rol l bars again when the sof t top is open ( 컄 page 402).
72 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Children in the vehicle If an inf ant or child is tra veling w ith you in the ve hicle: 앫 Secure the chil d using an in fant or child restraint ap propriate to the age and size of the c hild. 앫 Make sur e that th e infant or child is proper ly secur ed a t all times wh ile the vehi cle is in motion.
73 Safety and Security Occu pant s afet y ! A state ment by the child restraint man- ufacturer of compli ance with this stan- dard can be found on the instruction label on the restraint an d in the in struc- tion manual provided with the restraint.
74 Safety and Security Occupan t safety 앫 If you must i nstall a rear-f acing c hild restra int on t he front passenger s eat be- cause circumst ances require you to do so, make sure that the 56 indi- cator lamp is illumin ated, indicatin g that the fro nt pass enger fro nt air bag is deac- tivate d.
75 Safety and Security Occu pant s afet y Occupa nt Classi fication System The O cc upant C lassifica tion S ystem (OCS) automatica lly turns the front pa ssenger front air bag on or off based on the cl assi- fied occupant weight category determined by weight sensor readings from the front passe nger seat.
76 Safety and Security Occupan t safety War n i n g! G If t he 56 indicat or lamp illu minates when an adult or someone larger than a small indiv idual is in the fr ont pa ssenger seat, ha ve the fro nt passeng er re-posi tion himsel f or he rsel f in the seat until the 56 indicator la mp goes out.
77 Safety and Security Occu pant s afet y If the 56 indi cator lamp is il lumi nat- ed, th e front passenge r front air b ag is deactivated and will no t be deployed.
78 Safety and Security Occupan t safety 앫 If you must i nstall a rear-f acing c hild restra int on th e fr ont passen ger se at because cir cumstance s require you t o do so, make su re that the 56 in - dic ator la mp is ill umina ted, in dica ting that the front passenge r front air ba g is deactiv ated.
79 Safety and Security Occu pant s afet y The 56 indica tor lam p is l ocate d in the center console. 1 Front passenger front air bag off indica- tor lamp The 56 indicator lamp 1 wil l be illum inated, except wit h the SmartKey removed or in starter switch position 0 .
80 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Self-test Occupan t Classific ation System After turni ng the SmartKey in the starter switc h to posi tion 1 or 2 or pressing the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button once or twice, the 56 indicator lamp 1 lo- cated in the center console illuminates.
81 Safety and Security Occu pant s afet y To fold an chors out 1 Indicates the pos ition of the anchors 2 Anchors 3 Releas e button 왘 Grip inner side of anchors 2 and f old forwa rd until they audib ly lock in pl ace. 왘 Install c hild seat accor ding to t he manufacturer’s instructions.
82 Safety and Security Occupan t safety Blocking of rear side win dow operat ion You can block the rear door window oper- ation (for inst ance when you hav e children riding i n the rea r passenge r compartm ent). The ove rride switc h is located on the door control panel of the driver’s door.
83 Safety and Security Panic alar m 왔 Panic al arm An audi ble alarm and flashing exte rior lamps will op erate fo r appro xima tely 2 1 / 2 minute s. 1 Â button Acti va ting 왘 Press a nd hold b utton 1 for at le ast one second. Deactivati ng 왘 Press bu tton 1 aga in.
84 Safety and Security Driving safety systems In this section you will find information on the foll owing dr iving sa fety sys tems: 앫 ABS (A ntilock B rake S ystem) 앫 BAS (B rake A ssis t S ystem.
85 Safety and Security Driving safety systems Braking At th e instan t one o f th e whe els is about to lock u p, a slight pulsat ion can be felt i n the brak e pedal, in dicatin g that the ABS is in the regu lating mode . 왘 Keep fi rm and s teady pres sure o n the brake pe dal while ex periencing th e puls ation.
86 Safety and Security Driving safety systems For more information, see “Practical hints” ( 컄 page 353) . ESP The El ectroni c Sta bility Pr ogra m (ESP) i s operational as soon as the engine is run- ning and monitors the vehicle’s traction (force of adhesive fri ction between the tire s and the road surf ace) and handling .
87 Safety and Security Driving safety systems For more information, see “Practical hints” ( 컄 page 35 3). Switching off the ESP To improve the vehi cle's traction, turn off the ESP in driv .
88 Safety and Security Driving safety systems When you swit ch of f the ESP 앫 the E SP d oes no t st abilize the vehi cle 앫 the engine output i s not limited, which allo ws the drive w heels to sp.
89 Safety and Security Anti-theft sys tems 왔 Anti-theft systems Immobiliz er The imm obilizer pre vents unauthori zed persons from starting your vehicle. Acti va ting 앫 With the SmartKe y: Removing the SmartKe y from the starter swi tch acti- vate s the immobi lizer.
90 Safety and Security Anti-theft systems Arming th e alarm s ystem The indi cator lamp is in the switch for the tow-away alarm in the center console. 1 Indicator lamp 왘 Lock the vehicle with the SmartKey or KEYLE SS-GO *. The turn signa l lamps fl ash three time s to ind icate th at the al arm s ystem is activated.
91 Safety and Security Anti-theft sys tems Canceling the alarm To ca ncel the al arm: With th e SmartK ey 왘 Press the Œ or ‹ button on the SmartK ey. or 왘 Inse rt the Smart Key in the s tarter switch. With KEYL ESS-GO* 왘 Pull the outside d oor handle.
92 Safety and Security Anti-theft systems Disarmi ng tow- away ala rm To pre vent trigg ering t he tow-away alarm, switc h off the to w-aw ay alarm featur e befor e towing the vehi cle, or when parking on a surface subject to movement, such as a ferry or auto tra in.
93 Controls in detail Locking and unlocking Seats Memory function Lighting Instru ment cl uster Control system Automatic transmiss ion Good visibility Climate control (CLK 320) Automatic climate contr.
94 Control s in detai l In the “Controls in detail” section you will find detailed information on how to oper- ate t he equi pmen t inst alled o n your vehi- cle. I f you are already famil iar with t he basic functions of your vehicl e, this section will be of particular interest t o you.
95 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Wa rn i n g! G When l eaving th e vehic le, alw ays remove the Smar tKey fr om the st art er swit ch, take i t with you , and lock the vehicle. Do not lea ve childr en unat tended in the vehicle , or wit h access to an u nlocked ve hicle.
96 Control s in detai l Locking and unloc king Factory setting Global unlocking 왘 Press b utton Œ . All t urn si gnal lamps f lash once. T he locking knobs in the doors move up.
97 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Global l ocking 왘 Press bu tton ‹ . With the hood, trunk and both doors closed, all turn signal lamps flash three times . The lock ing knobs in the d oors move down. The anti-thef t alarm s ys- tem is armed.
98 Control s in detai l Locking and unloc king Unlock ing and open ing the trunk l id You can un lock and open th e trunk lid separa tely. A minimum height cl earance of 5.41 ft (1.6 5 m) is requi red to open the tr unk li d. 왘 Press and hold button Š unti l th e trun k lid unloc ks and be gins to op en.
99 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Smart Key wi th KEYLE SS-GO 1 ‹ Lock button 2 Š Opening button for tru nk lid 3 Mec hanic al key l ocking ta b 4 Œ Unlock button 5 Batter y check la mp 6  Panic button ( 컄 pa ge 8 3) For more inform ation on using the SmartKey buttons, see “SmartKey” ( 컄 page 94) .
100 Control s in detai l Locking and unloc king Importa nt notes on using KEYLE SS-GO* 앫 You can also use the SmartKey with KEYLES S-GO like a nor mal Sma rtKey ( 컄 page 94). 앫 You can com bine KEYLES S-GO func- tions with normal SmartKey functions (e.
101 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking according to the position of the Sma rt- Key in the starter sw itch, even stopping the engine. 앫 If the SmartKey wi th KEYLESS-GO is positioned farther away from the vehi- cle, th e system may no lo nger rec og- nize the SmartKe y with KEYLESS-GO.
102 Control s in detai l Locking and unloc king Global locking 왘 Press lock button at door handle ( 컄 page 58) or trunk lid ( 컄 page 104) . With the hood, trunk and both doors closed, all tu rn signal lamps flash th ree times. The locki ng knobs in the doors move down.
103 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Restoring to fac tory setting 왘 Press a nd hold bu ttons Œ and ‹ simul taneous ly for a bout six se conds until battery c heck lamp 5 flashes twice. Checking the batteries 왘 Press b utton ‹ or Œ .
104 Control s in detai l Locking and unloc king Global lo cking using the lock button at trunk lid 1 Lock button at trunk lid 왘 Press the l ock bu tton 1 at tr unk lid . With the hood, trunk and both doors closed, all turn signal lam ps flash thr ee times.
105 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking The trunk can also be opened from its in- side in an emerg ency, see “T runk li d emer- gency re lease” ( 컄 page 109 ).
106 Control s in detai l Locking and unloc king Opening the trunk Opening the trunk fr om outside (vehicles without KE YLESS-GO*) A minimum he ight cle arance of 5.4 1 ft (1.6 5 m) is requi red to open the tr unk li d. The h andle i s loca ted in the re ar license plate rec ess.
107 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Opening the trun k from the inside You can open the trunk from the inside if the vehi cle is stationary . A minimum heig ht clearance of 5.41 ft (1.65 m ) is requir ed to open the tru nk lid. The re mote tru nk lid swit ch is loc ated on the dri ver’s door.
108 Control s in detai l Locking and unloc king Trunk design B 1 Handle 2 Handles 왘 Lower trunk li d by pulling firmly on handle 1 or handles 2 . 왘 Close trunk li d with hands p laced flat on the trunk lid.
109 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Trunk li d emergency release The eme rgency rel ease butt on is located on the insi de of the trunk lid . 1 Emer gency relea se button 왘 Brief ly press emergen cy rele ase button 1 . The trunk li d unlocks and the trunk lid opens.
110 Control s in detai l Locking and unloc king Automatic c entra l locking The doors and the trunk automatica lly lock when the ignition is switched on a nd the wheels ar e turning at vehi cle spee ds of approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) or m ore. You can open a locked door from the inside.
111 Controls in detail Locking and u nlocking Switc h design B 1 Centr al loc king s witch 2 Central u nlocking switch Locking 왘 Press centra l locki ng swit ch 1 . If both doors are close d, the vehicle locks . Unlocking 왘 Press central u nlocking switch 2 .
112 Control s in detai l Seats For information on seat adjustment, s ee “Adju sting” ( 컄 page 37). Easy-ent ry/exit featu re This fea ture al lows for e asier e ntry into a nd exit fro m the ve hicle. The easy -entry/ex it feature c an be acti vate d or deac tivat ed in the C onven ience submenu of the control syst em ( 컄 pag e 156).
113 Controls in detail Seats When e ntering th e vehicl e, with the easy-entry/exi t feature activated, the steering wheel or, depending on your selection, the steering wheel and driver’s seat will .
114 Control s in detai l Seats Front sea t head restrai nts 1 Head rest raint switch 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34). Removi ng front sea t head rest raints 왘 Press sw itch 1 upwa rds and hold unt il the he ad restra int is fully exten ded.
115 Controls in detail Seats Raising rea r head rest raint s 1 Rear se at head res traint 왘 Pull hea d restrai nt 1 to its highest position. Loweri ng rea r head res traint s 1 Rear head rest raint lowering switch 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34).
116 Control s in detai l Seats Multicontour s eat* The mult icont our seat has a movabl e seat cus hion and i nflat able air c ushio ns b uilt into the ba ckrest to provid e additional lumbar and side su pport.
117 Controls in detail Seats Seat heating* Both switch es for the front seats are loca ted in the cen ter con sole. 1 Seat he ating swi tch The red indi cator lamps on the switch 1 show whic h heating le vel you h ave select- ed. 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34).
118 Control s in detai l Seats Seat ventila tion* Both swi tches for the front seat s are located in the center consol e. 1 Seat ventilation swi tch The blu e indic ator lamp s in the switch 1 show which ventilation l evel you have sele cted: 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34).
119 Controls in detail Memory function 왔 Memory function You can store up to three different settings per SmartK ey or SmartKey wi th KEYLE SS-GO*. The following settings are stored when using the b.
120 Control s in detai l Memory function The mem ory button and me mory position switc h are locat ed on the d oor. 1 Memory b utton 2 Memory position switch 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34). or 왘 Open the re spec tive door a nd ins ert the SmartKey in the starte r switch.
121 Controls in detail Memory function Storing exte rior rear v iew mi rror p ark- ing positi on For ea sier par king, yo u can adj ust the pass enge r-side exterior rea r view mirro r so that you can see the ri ght rear wheel as soon as you engage revers e gear R .
122 Control s in detai l Lightin g For information on how to s witch on the headlam ps and use the tur n signals, se e “Switching on headlamps” ( 컄 page 50) and “Tu rn signal s” ( 컄 page 51). Exterior lamp sw itch The ex terior lamp s witch is loca ted on the dashboard to the left of the steer ing wheel.
123 Controls in detail Lighting Manual h eadlamp mode The low bea m headlamps and the parki ng lamps can be s witched on and off wi th the exter ior lamp switc h.
124 Control s in detai l Lightin g Daytime r unning lamp mod e 왘 Turn the exterior lam p switch to position M or U . When the engine is running, the low beam headla mps are s witch ed on.
125 Controls in detail Lighting Fog lamps Front fog lamps 왘 Switch on the low be am headlam ps ( 컄 page 50). 왘 Pull out the e xterior lamp swi tch to first stop. The front fog lamps s witch on. The green i ndicator lam p ‡ in the exterior lamp switch comes on ( 컄 pag e 122).
126 Control s in detai l Lightin g Combinati on switch The c ombination s witch is locate d on the left of the stee ring co lumn . Combin ation s witch 1 High beam 2 High beam flasher High beam 왘 Turn the exterior lam p switch to position B or U ( 컄 page 122 ).
127 Controls in detail Lighting Driving fo rward Switchin g on cornering fog lamps 왘 Depending on whether you are turni ng left or right, switch on the left or right turn signa l ( 컄 page 51). The respective front fog la mp comes on and illum inates th e road into whic h you are tur ning.
128 Control s in detai l Lightin g Switch ing on haza rd warnin g flasher 왘 Press hazard warning flas her switch 1 . All tur n signal s are fla shing. Switching o ff hazard wa rning flasher 왘 Press haza rd warning flash er switch 1 again. Interior lighting The cont rols are located in the overhead control panel.
129 Controls in detail Lighting Deactivati ng automa tic cont rol 왘 Press the = symbol on rocker switch 2 . The int erior li ghting remai ns switch ed off in darkness, even when y ou: 앫 unlo ck th.
130 Control s in detai l Instrument cluster For a f ull view il lustration of the instru ment cluster, se e “Inst rument cluster” ( 컄 page 24). 1 Reset button The instrum ent cluster i s activat.
131 Controls in detail Instrument cl uster Coolant tem perature in dicator The coolant tem perature indi cator is on the right side in the in strument cluster ( 컄 page 24). During severe operating conditions, e.g. stop-and-go traffic, the cool ant tempera- ture may ris e close to 120° C.
132 Control s in detai l Instrument cluster Tachometer The r ed ma rking on th e tachome ter ( 컄 page 24) d enotes ex cessi ve engine speed. To help prote ct the engi ne, the fu el supply is interru pted if the engi ne is operated within the re d marking.
133 Controls in detail Contro l system 왔 Control system The control system is activa ted as soon as the SmartKey in the sta rter switch is turned to posi tion 1 or as soon as the KEYLESS-GO* st art/stop button is in posi tion 1 .
134 Control s in detai l Control system Multifunction s teering wheel The di splays in t he mul tifunc tion displa y and the se ttings in the control sy stem are controlled by the b uttons on the multifunc- tion steering wheel ( 컄 page 26) .
135 Controls in detail Contro l system It is helpful to think of the menus , and the functions within each menu, as being arranged in a circular patte rn. 앫 If you p ress butt on è or ÿ repea tedly , you wi ll pas s through ea ch menu one after the other.
136 Control s in detai l Control system Menus This i s what you wi ll see when you scroll through the menus. The table on the next page provides an overvi ew of t he indiv idual me nus.
137 Controls in detail Contro l system Menus, su bmenus an d function s Men u 1 Menu 2 Menu 3 Menu 4 Menu 5 Men u 6 Menu 7 Comm ands/sub menus Standard dis- play AUDIO NAV* Vehicle status messag e mem.
138 Control s in detai l Control system Standard displ ay menu In the sta ndard di splay, th e outside te m- perature and the trip odometer are shown in the mul tifuncti on displa y. 1 Outsid e temperatur e 2 Trip odometer If yo u see a nother disp lay, pr ess button è or ÿ repeate dly until th e stand ard disp lay appe ars.
139 Controls in detail Contro l system Display d igital speedom eter 왘 Press b utton j or k repeatedl y until the digital s peedomet er appear s in the m ultifunc tion disp lay. The c urrent veh icle s peed is sh own in the m ultif uncti on dis play and the s ta- tus line appear s.
140 Control s in detai l Control system Select sat ellite radi o station * (USA on ly) The s atell ite rad io is treate d as a radio applic ation. 왘 Select s atellit e radio wit h the corresp onding s oft key ( SAT) in t he radio menu.
141 Controls in detail Contro l system NAV* m enu The Nav menu contains the functions needed to operate your navigation system. 왘 Press b utton è or ÿ repeatedl y until the mess age Nav appears in the multif uncti on display . 앫 If the na vigation syste m is swi tched off, the mess age Nav of f appears in the multif unctio n display .
142 Control s in detai l Control system 왘 Press b utton k or j . The stored m essages will now be displa yed in the o rder in which the y have occurred. For malfunction and warnin g mess ages, see “V ehicle status messa ges in the multifu nctio n displa y” ( 컄 page 36 3).
143 Controls in detail Contro l system Submenus in the Settings menu 왘 Press bu tton k or j . The c ollect ion of the submen us appear s in the m ultif uncti on dis pla y. 왘 Press bu tton ç . The se lectio n marker m oves to the next submen u. The su bmenus ar e arran ged by hie rarchy.
144 Control s in detai l Control system The tab le belo w shows wh at settin gs can be changed within the various menus. Detailed instructions on making individual settings can be found on the following pages.
145 Controls in detail Contro l system Instru ment clu ster subm enu Access th e Instr . cluster submen u via the Sett ings menu. Us e the Instr . clus- ter submenu to ch ange the instrum ent cluste r display settings.
146 Control s in detai l Control system Select ing la nguage 왘 Move the se lection mark er with button æ or ç to the Inst r. cluste r submen u. 왘 Press bu tton j or k repeatedly until th e messag e Langu age appea rs in the mul tifunction display .
147 Controls in detail Contro l system Selecti ng dis play (spe ed disp lay or ou t- side temper ature) for s tandard disp lay 왘 Move th e selection marker with button æ or ç to the Instr . cluster subme nu. 왘 Press b utton j or k repeatedl y until the mess age Basi c display appear s in the m ultif unctio n dis play.
148 Control s in detai l Control system 왘 Move the se lection mark er with button æ or ç to the Time /Date subme nu. 왘 Press bu tton j or k repeatedly until th e mess age Cloc k, hou rs C onfirm by press . R appears in the mult ifunctio n disp lay.
149 Controls in detail Contro l system 왘 Move th e selection marker with button æ or ç to the Time /Date subm enu. 왘 Press b utton j or k repeatedl y until the mess age Cloc k, minu tes Confir m by pres s. R appear s in the multif uncti on display .
150 Control s in detai l Control system 왘 Press bu tton j or k repeatedly until th e mess age Set da te month appear s in the multifu nctio n displ ay. The selection marker is on the month setting. 왘 Press b utton æ or ç to set the month. Setting the da te (day) This function can only be seen in vehicles with audio sy stem.
151 Controls in detail Contro l system Sett ing the date (year) This function can only be seen in vehicles with a udio system . 왘 Move th e selection marker with button æ or ç to the Time /Date subm enu. 왘 Press bu tton j or k re peatedl y unti l the mes sage Set da te year appear s in the m ultif uncti on dis pla y.
152 Control s in detai l Control system Setting daytime r unning lamp mode (USA only ) 왘 Move the se lection mark er with button æ or ç to the Ligh ting subme nu. 왘 Press bu tton j or k repeatedly until th e mess age Lamp circu it h eadlam p appears in the mult ifunc tion disp lay.
153 Controls in detail Contro l system Settin g locat or lighti ng With the locator lighting feature activated and the e xterior lam p switch in posi tion U , the fol lowing la mps wi ll switch on whe.
154 Control s in detai l Control system 왘 Move the se lection mark er with button æ or ç to the Ligh ting subme nu. 왘 Press bu tton j or k repeatedly until th e messag e Head lamps dela yed shut -off app ears i n the multif unction disp lay. The selection marker is on the current setting.
155 Controls in detail Contro l system 왘 Press æ or ç to select the de- sired lamp-on time period. You can se lect: 앫 0 s , the dela yed shu t-off f eature is deactiva ted. 앫 5 s , 10 s , 15 s or 20 s , the interior lighti ng delayed sh ut-off feature is activate d with the desired la mp-on per iod.
156 Control s in detai l Control system Convenienc e submenu Access the Conv enience submen u via the Sett ings menu. Use th e Conv enience sub- menu to change the settings for a number of convenience fea tures.
157 Controls in detail Contro l system The f ollowin g setti ngs ar e availa ble fo r the easy-en try /exit f eatur e: Setting ke y-dependenc y Use this function to se t whether the memory settings f or the seats, th e steeri ng wheel and the mi rrors shou ld be st ored separate ly for each Sm artKey ( 컄 page 119).
158 Control s in detai l Control system Trip c ompute r menu Use the t rip co mputer menu to ca ll up sta- tistical d ata on your vehicle. The fol lowin g inform ation is a vailabl e: Fuel con sumptio.
159 Controls in detail Contro l system Fuel cons umption since la st reset 왘 Press b utton ÿ or è re peatedl y until the first function of the Trip com- puter menu a ppears in the multif uncti on display . 왘 Press b utton j or k repeatedl y until the messa ge After reset appear s in the m ultifunc tion disp lay.
160 Control s in detai l Control system TEL menu* You can use the functions in the Tel menu to operate your telephone, provided it is connected to a ha nds-free system and switched on.
161 Controls in detail Contro l system Answering a call When y our telep hone is rea dy to rec eive calls, you can ans wer a call at any ti me. In the m ultifunc tion dis play you will the n see the me ssage: 왘 Press bu tton s . You h ave ans wered the call .
162 Control s in detai l Control system 1 Name from the phone book 왘 Press button s . The s ystem dials the sel ected phone number. 앫 If the connection is successful, the name of the party you calle d and the duration of the call will appea r in the multifu nctio n display .
163 Controls in detail Automatic tr ansmission 왔 Automati c transmission For more inform ation on driving with an automatic transmission, see “ Automatic tran smissi on” ( 컄 page 47).
164 Control s in detai l Automatic tra nsmission 1 Current gea r range/g ear select or lever position 2 Current p rogram mod e The current gear range/gear selector lever position and program m ode ( C / S ) or ( M / C / S ) appea r in the mul tifunct ion displa y.
165 Controls in detail Automatic tr ansmission One-touch gearshifting Even with an automatic transmission you can chan ge the gears ma nually when the gear se lector lever is in po sition D . Downshif ting 왘 Briefl y press the ge ar sel ector leve r to the left in the D- directi on.
166 Control s in detai l Automatic tra nsmission Gear ran ges With the gear selec tor lever in position D , you can limi t the transmission’s gear range by press ing the gear selector lever to the left ( D- ), an d rev erse the ge ar range l imit by press ing the gear selector lever to the right ( D+ ).
167 Controls in detail Automatic tr ansmission Gear sel ector lever posi tion Effec t ì Park position Gear s elector le ver posit ion when the vehic le is parked. P lace gear sele ctor lever in posit ion P only w hen vehi cle is stopped . The park position is not intended to ser ve as a b rake wh en the vehicle is pa rked.
168 Control s in detai l Automatic tra nsmission ! Coast ing th e vehicle, or dri ving f or any other reason with gear selector lever in N can re sult in transmi ssio n damag e that is not covered by the Merc edes-Benz Limited Warrant y.
169 Controls in detail Automatic tr ansmission Auto mati c shift p rogram The prog ram mo de selec tor switc h is located on the lower part of the center console.
170 Control s in detai l Automatic tra nsmission Driving ti ps Accele rator po sition Your dr iving st yle infl uences th e transmission’s shifting behavior: Less throttle Earlier upshifting More throttle Later upshifting Kickdow n Use kickdown when you want maxi mum acce leration .
171 Controls in detail Automatic tr ansmission Steering wheel gea rshift cont rol CLK 500 an d CLK 55 AMG When dr iving in the au tomatic program modes C or S , or in the manual program mode M (CLK 55 AMG only ), you can change the gears manually on the steering wheel or b y using the gea r selector le ver ( 컄 page 165).
172 Control s in detai l Automatic tra nsmission Downshiftin g 왘 Press th e insi de 1 of one of the buttons on the steering wheel. The transmis sion will shift to the ne xt lower gear a s perm itted b y the shift progra m. Th is actio n sim ultaneo usly li mits the gear range of the transmission ( 컄 page 166) .
173 Controls in detail Automatic tr ansmission Downshifting 왘 Press bu tton 1 on the left side of the steer ing whee l. The tra nsmissi on will sh ift to the ne xt lower gear as permitted by the shift progra m.
174 Control s in detai l Automatic tra nsmission The pr ogram mode select or switch is located on the lower part of the center console. 1 Program mode selector switch M Manual Fo r manual g ear sh ift.
175 Controls in detail Automatic tr ansmission Upshifting 왘 Briefl y press the ge ar sel ector leve r to the right in the D+ direction ( 컄 page 165). or 왘 Press b utton 2 on the right side of the steerin g whee l ( 컄 page 172) . The trans mission shifts to the nex t higher ge ar.
176 Control s in detai l Good visibility For information on the windshield wipers, see “W indshiel d wipers” ( 컄 page 52) . Headlamp cleani ng system * The swi tch is lo cated on the left side o f the das hboa rd. 1 Headl amp wa sher swi tch 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 36).
177 Controls in detail Good visibility Activ atin g exteri or rea r view mirror parking positio n Follow thes e steps to act ivate the mirro r parking positi on so that the passenger -side exte rior rear view mirror will be tur ned downwar d to the st ored position.
178 Control s in detai l Good visibility Sun visors The su n visors prote ct you fro m sun gla re while dr iving. 왘 Swing su n visors do wn when you experi ence glare. 1 Mirror lamp 2 Mirror cover 3 Mounting 4 Sun viso r 왘 To use mirror, li ft up cover 2 .
179 Controls in detail Good visibility Rear wi ndow defrost er The rear window defroste r uses a large amount of power. To keep the battery drain to a minim um, switch of f the defroster as soon as the rear window is clear.
180 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol (CLK 320).
181 Controls in detail Climate con trol (CLK 320) Depending on pr oduction date, your vehi- cle is eq uippe d with ei ther cli mate co ntrol panel design A or B.
182 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol (CLK 320) The cl imate c ontrol i s opera tional w hen- ever the engine is running. You can oper- ate the cli mate control syste m in either the automatic or manual mode . The syste m cools or heats the interior depending on the selec ted interior te mperatu re and the curren t outside te mperatu re.
183 Controls in detail Climate con trol (CLK 320) Deactivat ing the climate c ontrol system Deactivat ing 왘 Set ai r volume control 1 ( 컄 page 181) to position 0 .
184 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol (CLK 320) Increasing 왘 Turn temp erature control 2 or 3 ( 컄 page 181) sl ightly to the right. The clim ate con trol system will corre - spondingly adjust the interior air tem- peratur e. Decreasing 왘 Turn temp erature control 2 or 3 ( 컄 page 181) slig htly to the le ft.
185 Controls in detail Climate con trol (CLK 320) Windshield fogged on the outside 왘 Swit ch the wi ndshi eld wipers on ( 컄 page 52). 왘 Switch to ma nual mode. 왘 Turn the air distribut ion control 4 to a or Y ( 컄 pa ge 181) . Defrost ing Activating 왘 Press bu tton P or 0 ( 컄 pag e 181).
186 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol (CLK 320) Air rec ircula tion mode Switch to air recircu lation mode to prevent unpleasant odors from entering the vehicle from the outside . This setting cu ts off the intake of out side air a nd recirc ulates the air i n the pass enger comp artment.
187 Controls in detail Climate con trol (CLK 320) Deactivati ng 왘 Press bu tton , ( 컄 page 181). The ind icator la mp on t he button goes out. The air re circulation mod e is deactiva ted automati.
188 Control s in detai l Climate cont rol (CLK 320) Deac tiv atin g It is possibl e to deactivate the air condi- tioning (cooling) function of the clim ate control s ystem. T he air in the vehicle will then no longer be cooled or dehumidifi ed. Clima te c ontr ol pan el de sig n A 왘 Press b utton ± ( 컄 page 18 1).
189 Controls in detail Climate con trol (CLK 320) Rear pa ssenger c ompartme nt adjusta ble air vents The air conditioning for the rear passenger compa rtment is co ntrolled via th e climate control panel ( 컄 page 18 1). The air vents for the rear pas senger compar tment are loca ted in the rear center console.
190 Control s in detai l Automatic climat e control (CLK 500/CLK 55 AMG).
191 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control (CLK 500/CLK 55 AMG) Depending on pr oduction date, your vehi- cle is equipp ed with ei ther a utomatic climate control panel design A or B.
192 Control s in detai l Automatic climat e control (CLK 500/CLK 55 AMG) The automatic climate c ontrol is operation- al whenever the engine is running.
193 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control (CLK 500/CLK 55 AMG) Deactivati ng the autom atic clim ate control system Deactivati ng It is poss ible to deactivate the a utomatic clima te cont rol sy stem. 왘 Press bu tton ´ ( 컄 page 191 ). The indic ator lamp on the button ´ comes on.
194 Control s in detai l Automatic climat e control (CLK 500/CLK 55 AMG) Adjusting air distributio n Use the button U for automatic mode or air distribution controls 1 and 8 ( 컄 page 191) to separat ely adjust t he air distribution on each side of the passenger compar tment.
195 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control (CLK 500/CLK 55 AMG) Adjusting automati cally 왘 Press bu tton U ( 컄 page 191). The ind icator la mp on the button comes on. The a ir volume is contr olled autom ati- cally for the entire vehicle , and the air dist ribution is cont rolled au tomati cally for each se parate half of the vehicle.
196 Control s in detai l Automatic climat e control (CLK 500/CLK 55 AMG) Activating 왘 Press b utton , ( 컄 page 191) . The indicator l amp on the b utton comes on. Deactiva ting 왘 Press button , ( 컄 page 191) . The indicator lamp on the bu tton goes out.
197 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control (CLK 500/CLK 55 AMG) At outsid e temper atur es above 79°F (26 °C) the syste m will not automa tically switch back to outside air. A quantity of outside a ir is added after a pproximately 30 minu tes.
198 Control s in detai l Automatic climat e control (CLK 500/CLK 55 AMG) Air cond itioning The air conditioning is operational while the engine is running and cools the interior air to the te mperat ure se t by th e oper ator.
199 Controls in detail Automatic c limate control (CLK 500/CLK 55 AMG) Residu al heat and ventilat ion* (availab le on Automatic cl imate control panel des ign A only) With the eng ine switched off , it is possible to continue to heat or ventilate the interior for up to 30 minutes .
200 Control s in detai l Automatic climat e control (CLK 500/CLK 55 AMG) Rear pa ssenger com partment adjust able ai r vents The air conditioning for the rear passenger compar tment is contr olled via the auto- matic climate c ontrol pa nel ( 컄 page 19 1).
201 Controls in detail Audio system 왔 Audio system Audio and telephone, ope ration Thes e instructi ons are i ntended to help you become f amili ar with your Merce des-Be nz audio system. T hey con- tain useful tip s and a detail ed description of the user functions.
202 Control s in detai l Audio system Operating a nd displa y elements.
203 Controls in detail Audio system Item Page 1 CD changer mode s elector AUX mode sele ctor 218 208 2 Single CD mode sele ctor 219 3 Radio mode selector 4 Mute function ( radio) 212 Pause (C D) 223 5.
204 Control s in detai l Audio system Button a nd soft key operat ion In these instruc tions, the a lphanum eric keypad (right s ide of radio panel) and the function buttons (left side of radio panel) a r e r e f e r r e d t o a s “ b u t t o n s ” .
205 Controls in detail Audio system Adjusting the volume 왘 Turn rotary control of N button. The v olume w ill incr ease or de crease depending on the dir ection turned. Adjustin g sound func tions The bass and trebl e functions are called up by pr essing the O button.
206 Control s in detai l Audio system Sound sy stem* You can e ither program the sound se ttings manua lly ( 컄 page 205) or choose settings via pres et sound charac terist ics. You can select fr om among the following settings: 앫 STAN DARD : conventional stereo sound.
207 Controls in detail Audio system Vehi cles with sou nd syst em*: The sound se tting is reset de pending on the s ound source a ctivated. 앫 Radio m ode: STAN DARD 앫 CD/AUX mode: SURR OUND 앫 Telephone: SPEE CH The ra dio swit ches bac k to the sta n- dard radio menu four seconds after the last sof t key is pre ssed.
208 Control s in detai l Audio system Returnin g vol ume dist ribution to fact o- ry settings 왘 Press P button to call up settings menu in t he disp lay. 왘 Press RES soft key bri efly; the re spec- tive volume dis tribution is res et to its cente r (flat) level.
209 Controls in detail Audio system Radio oper ation Selecting ra dio mode 왘 Press b button. Calling up waveba nds You can choose from am ong the FM, AM and WB wave bands. Weather b and ( 컄 page 212) . Callin g up wa vebands for rad ios witho ut SAT* 왘 Press FM or AM soft key to sw itch be- tween FM and AM.
210 Control s in detai l Audio system Selecting a sta tion The following options are avai lable for se- lectin g a station: 앫 Direct fre quency input ( 컄 pa ge 210) 앫 Manual tuning ( 컄 page 21.
211 Controls in detail Audio system Scan sear ch 앫 Starti ng scan sear ch 왘 Select desi red waveba nd. 왘 Press SC soft key . SC will ap pear in t he disp lay. Th e radio brie fly tun es in al l receivabl e stations on the waveband selected. 앫 Endin g scan se arch 왘 Press SC soft key or S or T .
212 Control s in detai l Audio system 앫 Calling up stations 왘 Press d esir ed sta tion b utton 1 to R . 앫 Leaving the Autostore memo ry level 왘 Press FM or AM soft key briefl y. Interrup ting radio m ode The radi o mode is interrupte d by an incom- ing call on the t elephone* ( 컄 page 229) .
213 Controls in detail Audio system Introducti on to sat ellite radi o* (USA only) SIRIU S satell ite radio pro vides 100 chan- nels of digita l-quality radio, among others music, sports, news, and entertainment, free o f com mercial s.
214 Control s in detai l Audio system Calling up the SAT main menu 왘 Press SAT soft key. SAT is displa yed in the upper left- hand corner of the disp lay. Prior to activation of the satellite radio serv ice ( 컄 page 214). After activati on of satellite r adio ser- vice ( 컄 page 214).
215 Controls in detail Audio system Selecting a stat ion The f ollowin g option s are avai lable: 앫 Select ing a st atio n usin g the se lected category ( 컄 p age 21 6). 앫 Tuning via station presets ( 컄 page 215). 앫 Tuning via scan search ( 컄 page 216).
216 Control s in detai l Audio system Tuni ng via th e program catego ry lis t The category list contains all currently re- ceivab le categ ories of programs . It is arran ged alph abetica lly. 앫 Select ing a categ ory 왘 Press PTY soft key . The curr ent PTY category of the sta- tion is d isplaye d.
217 Controls in detail Audio system Obtaining ad ditional t ext infor mation Additional text i nformation (artist, title) re - lated to the current c hannel can be dis- played . 왘 Press INF soft key. The tit le be ing pl ayed is disp layed. 왘 Press INF soft key agai n.
218 Control s in detai l Audio system CD mode Safety prec autions General notes The syste m may not be able to play audio CDs with copy protection. Playi ng copie d CDs ma y cause malfunctions during playback. War n i n g! G The sin g le C D player and t he CD chang er* are Class 1 laser produ cts.
219 Controls in detail Audio system Do not use CD s with an eig ht cm diameter , not even w ith a CD adapter. A ttempting to play CD s with a n eight cm diam eter or playi ng such CDs with an adap ter may cause damage to the CD drive. Such dam- age is not cov ered by the Me rcedes-Benz Limit ed Warr anty.
220 Control s in detai l Audio system Eject ing a CD 왘 Make sur e the sys tem is sw itche d on. 왘 Press EJECT button. The sys tem eje cts the CD . NO C D will appear in the disp lay.
221 Controls in detail Audio system 왘 Push tray into magazine in direction of arrow. 왘 Push magazine into CD cha nger 2 in direction of arrow and close sliding door. Playing CDs Single CD playe r in the audio u nit 왘 Press i button. CD 0 will appe ar in the upp er left-h and corner of the disp lay.
222 Control s in detai l Audio system Selec ting CD s in the au dio uni t with CD changer * 왘 You can select from am ong the inserted CDs with buttons R to 6 .
223 Controls in detail Audio system Fast forward/reverse 앫 Fast forwar d 왘 Press a nd hold S button until desired poi nt has been reached. 앫 Rever se 왘 Press a nd hold T button until desired poi nt has been reached. Scan 앫 Starting s can 왘 Press SC soft key .
224 Control s in detai l Audio system 앫 Switching on pause function 왘 Press U button. The CD chan ger* mode is i nterrupt - ed an d PAUS E appea rs in the dis- play. 앫 Switching off pause funct ion 왘 Press U button. The CD change r* mode is active again.
225 Controls in detail Audio system Using y our Merced es-Benz spe cifie d mo- bile telephone*, a number of functi ons and operating steps can be performed and dis- played in t he au dio sys tem displ ay.
226 Control s in detai l Audio system Adjusting the volume 왘 Turn rotary c ontrol of N button dur- ing a teleph one ca ll. The v olume w ill incr ease or de crea se depending on the dire ction turned . Adjusting sound 왘 Adjust sound d uring a tele phone call.
227 Controls in detail Audio system 앫 Searching and calling up telephone book entries by name You c an acce ss you r mobile tele- phone’s phone book using the audio syste m. You can access both t he main entrie s and the su b-ent ries of yo ur phone book.
228 Control s in detai l Audio system 앫 Viewing the telephone number of a telephone book en try 왘 Search for desire d entry. 왘 Press NUM soft key . The telephone number of the p hone book entry appea rs in the di spla y. 앫 Return ing call s rece ived 왘 Press MEM soft key or press ‚ or ƒ .
229 Controls in detail Audio system Redial If the n umber yo u hav e dialed is busy, you can again place calls to the last ten tele - phone number s dialed using the re dial function. 앫 Manua l redial 왘 Press s button. The te lephon e number la st dia led will appear in the dis play.
230 Control s in detai l Audio system Termin ating a call 왘 Press t button. The current c all is terminate d and the muted audi o source becomes active again.
231 Controls in detail Audio system TDMA or CDMA networ k phones Using y our Merc edes-B enz spec ified mo- bile telephone*, a number of functions and operating steps can be pe rformed and d is- played in the a udio syste m disp lay.
232 Control s in detai l Audio system 왘 Press OK soft key a fter enter ing correct code. The te lephon e is unlo cked. I f you ha ve entered a n incorrect code , you must enter the corr ect code. Switch ing of f the t elephone 왘 Press h button for approx.
233 Controls in detail Audio system 앫 Searching and calling up phone book entrie s by name. You c an acce ss you r mobile tele- phone’s phone book with the audio sys- tem. You can access both the main entrie s and the su b-ent ries of yo ur phone book.
234 Control s in detai l Audio system 앫 Viewing the telephone number of a phone book entry 왘 Search for desire d entry. 왘 Press NUM soft key . The telephone number of the p hone book entry appea rs in the di spla y. 앫 Return ing call s rece ived 왘 Press MEM soft key o r pres s ‚ or ƒ .
235 Controls in detail Audio system Redial If the n umber yo u hav e dialed is busy, you can again place calls to the last ten tele - phone number s dialed using the re dial function. 앫 Manua l redial 왘 Press s button. The te lephon e number la st dia led will appear in the dis play.
236 Control s in detai l Audio system Termin ating a call 왘 Press t button. The current c all is terminate d and the muted audi o source becomes active again. Accepti ng a secon d incomi ng call If you receive a nother c all duri ng an al- read y active cal l, you ca n accep t the sec - ond call and switch between the two.
237 Controls in detail Audio system Emergen cy calls “911 ” The f ollowin g descri bes how to dial a “9 11” emerg ency ca ll usi ng the audio system head un it wh en a Merc edes-Benz specif ied mobi le phon e* i s inser ted i n the phone cradle *.
238 Control s in detai l Audio system Placin g a “911” e mergency ca ll using audio head unit with t he phone un- locked 왘 Press h button to switch to tele- phone operation. 왘 Enter 911 us ing the number keypad on the au dio head u nit. 왘 Press s butt on for dialing to begin.
239 Controls in detail Power window s 왔 Power windows Opening and c losing the wind ows The side windows are opened and closed electr ically . The swit che s for all th e side window s are o n the driv er’s do or. T he switche s for the resp ective w indows are on the front passenger door and the rear side trim pa nels.
240 Control s in detai l Power win dows 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 34). Openin g the windows 왘 Press s witch 1 to 4 to the r esistance point. The corresponding window will move downwards unti l you release the switc h. Closi ng the window s 왘 Pull on s witch 1 to 4 to the resista nce point.
241 Controls in detail Power window s Stopping windo ws 왘 Press or p ull res pective switch a gain. Opening an d closin g the window s with the so ft top swi tch The so ft top switc h is loca ted in th e center console.
242 Control s in detai l Power win dows Ope ning 왘 Press so ft top swit ch 1 twice. Pres s the switch brief ly the first time. Then press th e switch a secon d time and hold it until the s ide window s have rea ched t he d esired posit ion. Closing 왘 Pull soft top switch 1 twice.
243 Controls in detail Power window s Openi ng (S ummer opening feat ure) 왘 Press and hold button Œ after unlo cking the vehicle . The windows and soft top begin to open after approximately one second. 왘 Relea se the Œ button to stop proc edure.
244 Control s in detai l Soft top Opening and closing the sof t top For safety reasons, the soft top c an only be opened and closed w hen the ve hicle i s stand ing st ill.
245 Controls in detail Soft top Luggage cover The lu ggage cover is located in th e trunk. 1 Lugga ge cover 왘 Open the trunk Latch lugga ge cover 왘 Pull luggage cover 1 out in di rection of ar row until it en gages in pl ace. Folding ba ck luggage cover 왘 Press luggag e cover 1 in direction of rear se at.
246 Control s in detai l Soft top Ski sa ck roller blind* The ski sack ro ller blind i s located in the trunk. Closing ski sac k roller bli nd 1 Left hing e 2 Right hinge 3 Pull s trap 왘 Pull sk i sack ro ller blin d downw ard us- ing p ull s trap 3 .
247 Controls in detail Soft top Opening the soft top 1 Soft top openi ng Before pu lling on t he soft top switch, you must ma ke sure : 앫 the parking brake is enga ged ( 컄 page 49) 앫 the lug gag.
248 Control s in detai l Soft top Closing the soft top 1 Soft top closing Befo re pressing the sof t top switc h, you must ma ke sure: 앫 the parking bra ke is engaged ( 컄 page 49) 앫 the trunk li d is closed 앫 the ignition is switche d on ( 컄 page 3 6) i For safety reasons, the soft top cannot be ope ned whil e driv ing.
249 Controls in detail Soft top 왘 Press th e soft top switc h as indicate d by the arrow 1 until the so ft top is comp letely c losed an d lock ed. During th e closing p rocedure th e multi - function display shows the me ssage Top i n opera tion .
250 Control s in detai l Soft top Locking the s oft top af ter raising/ low- ering If the s oft top is not prope rly locke d, lock it as descri bed below. Unlocked stat us noticed when stopped 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 36). 왘 To lock the so ft top i n its fu lly cl osed position, press soft top switch.
251 Controls in detail Soft top Opening a nd closi ng the sof t top wit h the SmartKey The windows will also be opened or closed when yo u operate th e soft t op with the Smart Key.
252 Control s in detai l Soft top Opening (Summer open ing featur e) 왘 Press and hold button Œ unti l th e soft top is completel y open. The windows and soft top begin to open after approximately one second. During the openi ng procedure the mul- tifunction display shows the me ssage Top in operation .
253 Controls in detail Soft top Wind sc reen The wi nd sc reen deflec ts dr afts a w ay from the dri ver and pa ssenger whe n the sof t top is lowe red. It is st ored in a s eparate sto r- age bag in the trunk. Insta lling 왘 Remove the wind screen from i ts stor- age bag.
254 Control s in detai l Soft top 6 Retain ing lugs 7 Mounting fixture on right si de 8 Catch 왘 Fold reta ining lugs 6 out. 왘 Slide pr e-ass embled win d screen into mounting fixture on right side 7 using retaining pin on right side. Simulta- neously, retaini ng lugs 6 should slide into se at belt passag e in rear bench seat.
255 Controls in detail Driving systems 왔 Driving systems The dri ving sy stems of yo ur vehi cle are d e- scribed on th e following pa ges: 앫 Cruise control, with which the vehicl e can ma intain .
256 Control s in detai l Driving systems 1 Set current or hig her speed 2 Set current or l ower speed 3 Cancel crui se control 4 Resume to last s et spee d Setting current speed 왘 Accelera te or decelera te to the desired speed. 왘 Brie fly lif t 1 or depress 2 the cruise control lever ( 컄 page 256).
257 Controls in detail Driving systems Canc eling cru ise co ntrol There are seve ral way s to cance l cruise control: 왘 Step on the brake pedal. Cruise control is canceled. The last speed s et is stored f or later us e. or 왘 Briefl y push the c ruise control lever to posi tion 3 .
258 Control s in detai l Driving systems Setting a higher speed 왘 Lift th e cruise contro l lever in dir ection of arrow 1 ( 컄 pa ge 256) and hold it up unt il the des ired sp eed is reached. 왘 Releas e th e cruis e cont rol le ver. The new sp eed is se t.
259 Controls in detail Driving systems Fine adjustm ent in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) in crements Faster 왘 Briefl y tip t he crui se control lever in di- rection of arrow 1 ( 컄 page 256) . Slow er 왘 Briefl y tip t he crui se control lever in di- rection of arrow 2 ( 컄 page 256) .
260 Control s in detai l Driving systems Parktron ic sys tem (Parki ng assist)* The Par ktroni c system is an electron ic aid design ed to assis t the driv er during park- ing maneu vers. It visuall y and audi bly indi- cates the relati ve distance betwee n the vehicle and an obst acle.
261 Controls in detail Driving systems Front sensors Rear sensors Mini mum d istan ce If the sy stem dete cts an obst acle i n this range, al l the dis tance warning segments illumi nate and y ou hear a warning si gnal. If the ob stacle is c loser tha n the minim um distance, the actual dist ance may no long- er be in dicated by the system .
262 Control s in detai l Driving systems Warning ind icators Visual signa ls indicate to the d river the rel- ative di stance betw een the se nsors and an obstacle. T he warning indica tor for the front area is located a bove the c enter air vents in the d ashboard.
263 Controls in detail Driving systems Switching the Parktronic system on/off The Pa rktronic system c an be swi tched o ff man ually. The Par ktronic s witch is l ocated in the up- per part of the center console ( 컄 page 27). 1 Parktronic switch 2 Indicat or lamp Switch ing of f the Par ktro nic sy stem 왘 Press P arktronic s witch 1 .
264 Control s in detai l Loading Ski sack * Unfolding a nd loading 왘 Clo se soft top comp letely ( 컄 page 24 8). 왘 Open trunk lid. 왘 Fold lu ggage cove r back in direct ion of the arrow . 1 Left h inge 2 Right hinge 3 Pull s trap 왘 Pull ski sack roll er blind up ward using pull stra p 3 .
265 Controls in detail Loading 7 Hook and loop fastener 왘 Unfasten hook and loop fastener 7 . 왘 Pull s ki sack into pas senger com part- ment and unfold. 8 Flap 9 Catch 왘 Pull down catc h 9 . 왘 Open the fl ap 8 d own war ds i n the d i- rection of the arrow.
266 Control s in detai l Loading a Strap 왘 Tighten s trap a by pul ling at the loose end (arrow) unt il the skis in the ski sack are tightly secured. b Hook c Eye 왘 Connect hook b to eye c located on center tunnel in front of rear seat bench. 왘 Tighten strap by pul ling at the loose end (arrow) .
267 Controls in detail Loading Closing sk i sack roll er blind 1 Left hing e 2 Right hinge 3 Pull s trap 왘 Pull s ki sack roll er blind do wnward us- ing pu ll stra p 3 . 왘 Manu ally fold le ft 1 and righ t hinges 2 of ski sack roller bli nd all the way down.
268 Control s in detai l Loading Loading ins truction s The total loa d weight includi ng vehicle oc- cupants and lu ggage/car go should not ex- ceed th e load lim it or ve hicle ca pacity weight ind icated on the corresp onding placard l ocated on the driver’s door B-pil- lar.
269 Controls in detail Useful features 왔 Useful features Storage compa rtments Glove bo x 1 Glove box 2 Glove box li d release Opening the glove box 왘 Pull li d releas e 2 . The gl ove box lid o pens dow nward . Closing th e glove box 왘 Push lid up to close.
270 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Armrest storage comp artments 1 Handle 2 Button (passenger side) 3 Button (driver s ide) 4 Compartment lock (lock position) 5 Compartment lock (unlock p osition) Openi ng storag e compar tment 왘 Pull ha ndle 1 and lif t armres t.
271 Controls in detail Useful features Storage box The st orag e box is in front of the armr est storage compartmen t. 1 Storag e box Opening storage box 왘 Pull storag e box 1 i n the direction of arrow. Closing storage box 왘 Press s torage b ox 1 back until it engages into place.
272 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures 1 Cover Openi ng cup hold er 왘 Push cover 1 . The cup h older open s automatic ally. Closin g cup ho lder 왘 Push the cup ho lder back un til it enga ges. Storage bags Storag e bags are locat ed on the rea r side of the front seats.
273 Controls in detail Useful features Ashtrays Center conso le ashtray 1 Cover plate 2 Sliding b utton 3 Ashtra y insert Opening ashtra y 왘 Briefl y press the bot tom of cove r plate 1 . The co ver plate ope ns automa tically. Removi ng ashtra y inser t 왘 Secure vehic le from move ment by setting the park ing brake.
274 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Openin g ashtray 왘 Pull at top of cove r 3 . Removi ng ashtra y insert 왘 Push button 1 to disengage ashtray inse rt 2 and remove it. Reinsta lling as htray ins ert 왘 Push th e ashtray i nsert 2 down into the retainer unti l it engages .
275 Controls in detail Useful features Electrical outlet in the rear pass enger comp artmen t 1 Electrical outle t 2 Cover 왘 Swit ch on the ig nition ( 컄 pa ge 36). 왘 Pull a t top of cov er 2 . 왘 Flip cov er 1 to th e left and insert electric al plug (ci garette li ghter type).
276 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Telephone * Radio trans mitters, such as a porta ble tele- phone or a citizens band unit, s hould only be used in side th e vehic le if they a re con- nected to an antenna t hat is ins talled on the outsi de of the v ehicle.
277 Controls in detail Useful features Tele Aid The Tele Aid system (Tele ma tic A larm I dentification on D emand) The Te le Aid sys tem con sists of thre e types of response: 앫 automati c and manu.
278 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures messag e Tele Aid m alfunct ion D rive to work shop appears in the m ultif unction dis - play. Emergenc y calls An emer gency ca ll is initiate d autom atical ly foll owing an acciden t in which the emergency tensioning devices (ETDs) or air b ags depl oy.
279 Controls in detail Useful features Initia ting an em ergency c all manua lly 1 Cover 2 SOS bu tton 왘 Briefl y press on cover 1 . The cover will open. 왘 Press SOS button 2 briefly. The ind icat or lamp in SOS button 2 will f lash u ntil the em ergenc y call is conc lude d.
280 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Roadsi de Assis tance bu tton • The R oadside Assist ance but ton • is located below th e center armres t cover. 왘 Press and hold the • button (f or longer than two seconds). A call to a Me rcedes -Benz Roads ide Assista nce dis patcher w ill be init iated.
281 Controls in detail Useful features Information button ¡ The Information button ¡ is loc ated be - low the c enter a rmres t cover. 왘 Press a nd hold the ¡ button (for longer than two seconds). A call to the Cust omer Assistance Center wi ll be ini tiated.
282 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Upgrade s ignals An emer gency call is possibl e even if oth er servic es are ac tive. ! If the indi cator lamps do not start flash- ing after pressing one of.
283 Controls in detail Useful features Remote do or unlo ck In ca se you have lock ed you r vehic le unin - tentionally (e.g. SmartKey inside vehicle), and the reserve SmartKe y is not handy: 왘 Contac t the Merc edes-Be nz Resp onse Center at 1-800-756 -9018 ( in the USA) or 1-888 -923-8367 (in Cana da).
284 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Garage door opener The bu ilt-in remote contr ol is cap able of operating up to three sepa rately controlle d devices, for example garage door ope ners, gate openers, or other devices compatible with HomeLi nk ® or som e othe r systems .
285 Controls in detail Useful features i Certain types of garage door openers are inco mpatible with the inte grated open er. I f you shou ld e xperien ce d iffi - culties with programm ing the trans .
286 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Progra mming or reprog ramming the in- tegrated r emote cont rol Step 1: 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 36). Step 2: 왘 If you h ave previo usly progra mmed an integrated si gnal transmi tter button and wish to retain its progra mming, procee d to step 3 .
287 Controls in detail Useful features Step 7: 왘 To program the remaining two b uttons, repea t th e steps above start ing wi th step 3. Rolling c ode programmi ng To train a garage door opener (or .
288 Control s in detai l Useful feat ures Gate op erator/ Canadian progra mming Canadian radio-frequency laws require transmi tter signal s to “time-out ” (or quit) after severa l seco nds of transm ission which may not be long enough for the inte- grated s ignal transm itter to pick up the sig- nal during programming.
289 Operation The first 1 0 00 miles (1 500 km) Driving instructions At the gas station Engine com partment Tires and wheels Winter driving Maintenance Vehicle care.
290 Operation In the “Operation” section you will find de- tailed in formation on operating, m aintain- ing and caring f or your vehicl e. The first 1 000 miles (1 500 km) The mo re cauti ously you treat your ve hicle during the break-in period, the more s atis- fied yo u will be wit h its perfor mance lat er on.
291 Operation Driving inst ructions 왔 Driving inst ructions Drive sensib ly – save fuel Fuel consumption, to a great extent, de- pends on driving habits and ope rating con- ditio ns. To sa ve fuel yo u should : 앫 Keep t ires at the recomm ended i nfla- tion press ures.
292 Operation Driving instruc tions Brakes To help pr event b rake disk corrosio n after drivin g on wet r oad s urfa ces ( particu larly salted ro ads), it is adv isable to brake th e vehicl e with co nside rable forc e prior to parking. The heat genera ted serves to dry the brakes.
293 Operation Driving inst ructions After hard braking, i t is advisable to dri ve on for some ti me, rather than i mmediate ly parking, so that the a ir stream can cool dow n the brakes fast er.
294 Operation Driving instruc tions Driving of f Apply the brakes to test them bri efly after drivin g off. Pe rform th is procedu re only when the road is clear of othe r traffic. Warm u p the engin e gradua lly. Do not place full load on th e engine unti l the oper- ating tem perature has been rea ched.
295 Operation Driving inst ructions Tires Treadwea r indica tors (TWI) are re quired b y law. T hese ind icato rs are loca ted in si x place s on the tread circumfere nce and be- come visibl e at a tread de pth of approxi- mately 1 / 16 in (1.6 mm), at which point the tire is consid ered worn an d should be re- place d.
296 Operation Driving instruc tions Tire tracti on The safe speed on a we t, snow covered or icy road is always lower than on a dry road. You should pay particul ar attention to the condition of the road whenever the outside tempera tures are close to the freezin g point.
297 Operation Driving inst ructions CLK 320 w ith Appearanc e Package Your veh icle is factory e quipped wit h “W”-rated tires, which have a speed ra ting of 168 mp h (270 km/h ). An elec tronic sp eed li miter preve nts y our vehi cle from excee ding a sp eed of 130 mph (2 10 km/h) .
298 Operation Driving instruc tions Road salt s and chemic als can adver sely af- fect braki ng effic iency. Incre ased pedal force ma y become nec essary to produ ce the normal br aking effec t.
299 Operation Driving inst ructions Passenger compa rtment Driving abr oad Abroad, there is an exte nsive Merce des-Benz serv ice network at you r disposa l.
300 Operation Driving instruc tions Cata lyti c conve rter Your Merc edes-B enz is equ ipped with monolithic- type catalytic con verters , an important element in conjunction with the oxygen sensors to achieve substantial con- trol of the polluta nts in the exhaust emis- sions.
301 Operation Driving inst ructions Coolant te mperature During severe operating conditions and stop-and-go city traffic, the c oolant tempera ture ma y rise clos e to appro ximately 2 48°F (12 0°C). The engine should not be operated with the coolant tempera ture over 248°F (120°C ).
302 Operation At the gas st atio n Refueling The fu el fil ler fla p is loc ated on th e right-hand side of the vehicle towards the rear. Loc king/unloc king the vehic le with the SmartKey or the SmartK ey with KEYLESS -GO* auto matical ly lock s/un- locks the fuel filler f lap.
303 Operation At the gas stati on 왘 Repla ce fuel cap by tur ning it clockwise. You wi ll hear w hen fue l cap is tightened. 왘 Close fue l fill er fla p. Wa rn i n g! G Overfi lling o f the fuel t ank may cr eate pressure i n the sys tem which could cause a gas discharge .
304 Operation At the gas st atio n Check regula rly an d before a long trip 1 Coolant level 2 Brake fl uid (f use box cover removed ) 3 Wind shield w ashe r and he adla mp cleaning system* Coolant For normal replenishing, use water (pota- ble water quality).
305 Operation Engi ne co mpart ment 왔 Engi ne co mpart ment Hood Opening The ho od lock re lease le ver is loca ted to the le ft of the s teeri ng whe el un der t he dash board . 1 Hood lock releas e lever 왘 Pull leve r 1 downwards. The h ood is unlo cked.
306 Operation Engine compart ment Closi ng 왘 Let the hood drop from a hei ght of approxima tely 1 ft ( 30 cm). The ho od will lock au dibly . 왘 Check to make sure the hood is fully closed. If you can rais e the hood a t a poin t above th e head lamps, then it is n ot proper ly closed .
307 Operation Engi ne co mpart ment Checking engine oil level with the control system When c hecking the oil l evel 앫 the vehi cle must be parked on level ground 앫 with the eng ine at operating te.
308 Operation Engine compart ment Other display messages If the SmartK ey is not turned to posi tion 2 in the starte r switch, the f ollowing messag e will appear : Turn on ign itio n to s ee engi ne o il leve l! 왘 Switch on the ignition ( 컄 page 36).
309 Operation Engi ne co mpart ment Adding engi ne oil 1 Fil ler cap 왘 Uns crew f iller cap 1 from filler n eck . 왘 Add engi ne oil as required . Be care ful not to o verfi ll with oil. Be care ful not to spi ll any oil wh en adding . Avoid en vironm ental dam age ca used by oil entering the gr ound or water.
310 Operation Engine compart ment Coolant The engine coolant is a mixture of water and anticor rosion/ant ifreeze . To check the coolant level , the vehicle must be parked on level gr ound and the engine must be cool. The coolant expansion tank i s located on the passen ger side of th e eng ine compartmen t.
311 Operation Engi ne co mpart ment Battery Your ve hicle ’s batter y is locat ed in the engine compartmen t on the right-hand side ( 컄 page 42 7). The batt ery shoul d always be suffi ciently char ged in orde r to achie ve its rated servic e life.
312 Operation Engine compart ment Winds hield wa sher sys tem and headlam p cleanin g sy stem* The wind shield washer re servoir is locat ed in the engine compa rtment . 1 Washe r flui d res ervoi r cap Fluid fo r the wind shield wa sher sys tem and the head lamp cle aning sy stem* is supplied from the windshield washer reservoir.
313 Operation Tires and wheels 왔 Tires and wheels See an author ized Merced es-Ben z Cen ter for information on tested and recomm ended rims and tires for summe r and winter operation. They can also off er advice concerning tire service and purcha se.
314 Operation Tires and wheels Tire ca re and ma intena nce Regularl y check your tire inf lation pressure at least once a month. F or more informa- tion on checking tire in flation pressure se e “Recommended tire inflation pressure” ( 컄 page 322) .
315 Operation Tires and wheels Tread d epth Do not allow your tires to wear down too far. Adhesion properties on wet roads are sharpl y reduced at tr ead de pths u nder 1 / 8 in (3 mm).
316 Operation Tires and wheels Dire ction of rotat ion Unidirectional tires offer added advan- tages, such as better hydrop laning perfor- mance. To benefit, however, y ou must make sure the tire s rotate in the direction specif ied. An arrow on the side wall indicates the intended direction of rotation (spinning) of the tire.
317 Operation Tires and wheels 1 Drive r’s door B-pilla r Following is a discussion on how to work with the information contained on the two placar ds with regards to loading your veh i- cle.
318 Operation Tires and wheels Placar d (Example B) 1 Load li mit inf ormat ion on the Veh icle Tire Inform ation placar d The pl acard sh owing the load limit inf orma- tion is lo cated on the driv er’s doo r B-pillar .
319 Operation Tires and wheels Steps for d eterminin g correc t load li mit The f ollowin g steps ha ve been d evelope d as requi red of all manu facture rs und er Title 49, Code of U.S. Federal R egulations, Part 575 pursuant to the “National Traffic a nd Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 19 66”.
320 Operation Tires and wheels The high er the weight of al l occupants , the less ca rgo and lugga ge load ca pacity is availab le. For more information, see “T railer tongue load ” ( 컄 page 32 1).
321 Operation Tires and wheels Certifi cation label Even after caref ul determina tion of the combined weight of all oc cupants, cargo and the tr ailer to ngue loa d (if appl icable ) ( 컄 page 321 ).
322 Operation Tires and wheels Recommend ed tire inflatio n pressur e Your vehi cle is eq uipped with either the Tire and Loading Informat ion plac ard (Examp le A) or the V ehicle T ire Info rmation placard (Exampl e B) lo cated on the dr iver’s door B-pillar ( 컄 pag e 317) .
323 Operation Tires and wheels Placard ( Example B) 1 Vehicl e Tire Informat ion placar d with recom mende d cold tire infl ation pre ssure s Placard (Examp le B) li sts the recomme nd- ed cold ti re inflation pre ssures for ma xi- mum load ed vehi cle weight .
324 Operation Tires and wheels Checking tir e inflation p ressure Regularl y check your tire inf lation pressure at least once a month. Check and adjus t the tire inflati on pressur e when the tir es are cold . The tires can be co nsider ed cold if the vehi cle has been parke d for at least th ree hour s or driven less than one mi le (1.
325 Operation Tires and wheels Potential p roblems a ssociated wit h underin flated an d overi nflated t ires Underinfla ted tire i nflation pre ssure Underinfl ated tires can: 앫 cause e xcessiv e a.
326 Operation Tires and wheels Tire labe ling Besides ti re name (sal es designati on) and manufacturer name, a number of markings can be found on a tire.
327 Operation Tires and wheels General : Depending on the design standar ds used, the ti re si ze mold ed in to the s idew all may have no le tter or a let ter precedi ng the tire size de signation. No let ter prece ding the siz e desi gnation (as ill ustrated abov e): Pass enger car tire based on Europea n design standa rds.
328 Operation Tires and wheels Tire load rating The tire load ra ting 5 ( 컄 page 326) is a numerical code as sociated with the maximum load a ti re can su pport. For exam ple, a load rating of 91 corre- sponds to a maxi mum load of 1 356 lbs (615 kg) the ti re is designed to support.
329 Operation Tires and wheels Summer ti res 앫 At the tire manufacturer’s option, any tire with a speed cap ability above 149 mph (240 k m/h) can in clude a “ZR” in the size designation (for e xam- ple: 245 /40 ZR18). To d etermine the maximum sp eed capab ility of the tir e, the se rvice des criptio n for the tire mus t be referre d to.
330 Operation Tires and wheels Load ident ificatio n 1 Load i dentifica tion In addition to tire l oad rating, spec ial load inform ation m ay be mo lded into the tire sidewal l following the le tter desig nating the tire spee d rating 1 ( 컄 page 3 30).
331 Operation Tires and wheels 1 DOT 2 Manufacturer’s identification mark 3 Tire s ize 4 Tire type c ode (at the option of the tire manufact urer) 5 Date of manufacture DOT (D epart ment o f T ranspo rtatio n) A tire branding s ymbol 1 ( 컄 page 331) which de notes the tire m eets requi re- ments of the U.
332 Operation Tires and wheels Maximu m tire load 1 Maximum t ire l oad rating The ma ximum tire load is the max imum weight the ti res ar e designed to support. For more inform ation on tire load rating ( 컄 page 328) . For information on calculating total and cargo load capaci ties ( 컄 page 319).
333 Operation Tires and wheels Always fo llow the recom mended tire infla tion pres sure ( 컄 page 322) fo r prop er tire i nflation. Uniform Ti re Quality Grading Standards (U.S. vehicles) Tire m anufactu rers ar e req uired t o grade tires based on three performance factors: trea dwear, traction and tempera ture resi stance.
334 Operation Tires and wheels Treadwear The tr eadwear grad e is a c omparat ive rat - ing base d on the wear rate of the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a specif ied governm ent test course. For ex- ample, a tire graded 150 would we ar one and one-half (1 1 / 2 ) times as well on the government course as a tire grad ed 100.
335 Operation Tires and wheels Tire ply m aterial 1 Plies i n sidewall 2 Plies u nder trea d This ma rking tells y ou about the type of cord and number of plies in the sidewall and under th e tread.
336 Operation Tires and wheels Bar Another metr ic unit f or air pre ssure. There are 14.5 038 pounds pe r square inch (psi) to 1 b ar; there are 100 kilopasc als (kPa) to 1 bar. Bead The tire bead contains steel wires wrapped by steel cords tha t hold the tire onto the rim.
337 Operation Tires and wheels Maximu m load ra ting The m aximu m load i n kilog rams and pounds that can b e carried by the tire . Maximum l oaded vehicl e weight The sum of curb weight, acces sory weight, vehicle ca pacity weight and prod uction options weight.
338 Operation Tires and wheels TIN (T ire I dentificatio n N umber) Uniq ue ide ntifie r whic h fa cilitat es ef forts by tire manufacturers to notify p urchasers in recall situations or othe r safety matters concerning tires and gives purchases the means to e asily id entify su ch tires .
339 Operation Tires and wheels Rotating tires Tire rotation can be performed on vehicles with tires of the same dimension all around. If your vehicle is equipped with tires of the same dimension all a.
340 Operation Winter driving Before the onset o f winter, have your vehi cle wint erized at a n autho rized Merce des-Ben z Cen ter. Th is servic e incl udes: 앫 Check of anticorrosion a nd antifreeze concentration. 앫 Addition of cleaning concentrate to the water of the windshiel d and headlamp cleaning system.
341 Operation Winter dri ving Block hea ter* (Can ada only) The engine i s equippe d with a block heater . The el ectrica l cable may be in stalle d at an authorized Merce des-Benz Center . Snow chains Snow chains should only be driven on snow-covered roads at speeds not to exce ed 30 mph (50 km/h) .
342 Operation Mainte nance We strongl y recommend t hat you have your v ehicle se rvice d by an auth orized Merced es-Be nz Cente r, in ac cordan ce with the Maintenanc e Booklet at the times called for by the mai ntena nce serv ice indi cator disp lay.
343 Operation Maint enance Clearing the m aintenanc e service indicato r The m aintenan ce servic e indica tor is automa tically clea red 앫 after 30 seconds whe n you switch on the ignition or when .
344 Operation Mainte nance Resetting the m aintenance s ervice indicato r In the event that the mainte nance servi ce on your vehicle is not carried out by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center, you can have the m aintenanc e service indicator reset.
345 Operation Vehicle care 왔 Vehicle care Cle aning and car e of vehi cle While in operation, even while parked, your vehicle is su bject to varying exte rnal influences which, if gone unchecked, c an attack the paintwor k as well as the under body and c ause last ing dam age.
346 Operation Vehicle care We have s elect ed car-car e prod ucts an d comp iled rec ommend ation s which a re specia lly ma tched to o ur vehi cles and which always reflect t he latest technology. You can obtain Mercedes-Benz approved car-care prod ucts at an authorized Merced es-Be nz Center.
347 Operation Vehicle care Engine clean ing Prior to cleaning the engine compart ment, make su re to protect el ectr ical co mpo- nents and connectors from the intrusion of water and cleaning agents. Corrosion protection, such as MB Anticor- rosion Wax, should be applied to the engine com partment af ter every eng ine cleaning.
348 Operation Vehicle care Dry cleaning: 왘 Brush the dry top wit h a soft-bristled brush. Brush top always from front to rear. Wet cleaning: 왘 Brush the top with a soft-bri stled brush. Wash with clear water or with a mild detergent and an ample su pply of luke- warm water by wiping with a soft-bris- tled brush or sponge from front to rear.
349 Operation Vehicle care Cleaning the Par ktronic system* senso rs 1 Parktronic system* sensors 왘 Clean the sensors 1 on the bumper s using a mild car was h dete rgent, such as Merce des-Ben z approv ed Car Sham- poo, with plenty of water and a soft, non-scratchy cl oth.
350 Operation Vehicle care Window cleaning 왘 Fold wi per arm f orward un til it sna pes into place. 왘 Use a window cleaning solutio n on all glass s urface s. An automotive gla ss cleaner is reco mme nded. Light all oy wheels Mercede s-Benz appr oved Wheel Ca re should be used for reg ular cleaning of the light al loy wheel s.
351 Operation Vehicle care Instrument cluster Use a gentl e dishwashi ng detergent or mild deter gent for deli cate fabrics as a washing solution. Wipe with a cl oth moist- ened in luke warm solu tion.
352 Operation Vehicle care Upholstery Using after market seat cover s or wearing clothing that have the tendency to give off coloring ( e.g. when wet, etc.) m ay cause the upholste ry to bec ome perma nently dis - colored. By lining the seats with a proper intermediate cover, contact-discoloration will be pre vented.
353 Practi cal hi nts What to do if …? Where will I find...? Unlocking/locking in an emerg ency Opening/closing in an em ergency Replacing batteries in the SmartKey/ SmartKey wit h KEYLESS-GO* Repla.
354 Practical hint s What to do if …? Lamps in instrument c luster General information: If a ny of t he foll owing bulbs in t he ins tru- ment cluster fails to come on during the bulb se lf-che ck wh en s witchin g on the i gni- tion, have the respective bu lb checked and replac ed if nece ssar y.
355 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Problem Po ssible ca use Suggested solutio n ; 3 (USA only) (Canada only ) The re d brake warni ng lamp come s on while driving a nd you hear a war ning sound. You a re dr ivin g with the parking b rake s et. 왘 Releas e the par king bra ke ( 컄 page 49) .
356 Practical hint s What to do if …? Problem Possible cause Suggested so lution ú ± (USA only) (Canada o nly) The yellow engine malfu nction indi- cator la mp come s on whil e driving.
357 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Problem Possible cause Suggested solution • The red coola nt warning lamp comes on when the engine i s running. There is in suffici ent co olant in the r eservoi r. 왘 Add coolant to prevent engine from overheating ( 컄 page 310).
358 Practical hint s What to do if …? Problem Po ssible ca use Suggested solution v The ye llow ES P warni ng lamp come s on whil e driving. The ES P is de activated. Risk of a ccident! Adapt your sp eed and dri ving to the prevail - ing road conditions.
359 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Problem Possible cause Suggested solution A The ye llow fu el tank re serve warnin g lam p comes o n whil e drivin g. The fu el leve l has gone be low the reserve mark. 왘 Refuel at the next gas st ation ( 컄 page 30 2).
360 Practical hint s What to do if …? Problem Po ssible ca use Suggested solution 1 The red SRS indic ator lam p come s on whil e driving. There i s a malf unction i n the res traint sys - tems. The air bags or emergency tensioning devices (ET Ds) could deploy unexpect edly or fail to deploy in a n accident.
361 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Lamp in ce nter console Problem Possible cause Suggested soluti on 56 The front passenger front air bag off ind icato r lamp i l lum inate s and rema ins illuminate d with the weig ht of a typ ical a dult or s ome- one larger than a small ind ividu al on the front passenger seat.
362 Practical hint s What to do if …? Problem Possible cause Su ggested solution 56 The front passenger front air bag off in dicator la mp does n ot illu- minate and/or does not remain ill umina ted w ith the we ight o f a typical 12 -month-old child i n a standar d child rest raint or less on the front passenger seat.
363 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Vehicle status messages i n the multifuncti on display Warning and malfuncti on messag es appear in t he multifu nction dis play loca ted in the instrum ent cluster. Certain warni ng and malfu nction mess ag- es are accompanied by an au dible sig nal.
364 Practical hint s What to do if …? On the pages that follow, you will find a compila tion of th e most im portant warni ng and ma lfunct ion me ssages th at may appe ar in the dis play.
365 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Text messag es Disp lay Displa y message Poss ible cau se Possible s olution ABS mal functio n Vis it worksh op The AB S has det ected a malf uncti on and has s witched off. The ESP and the BA S are also dea ctivated.
366 Practical hint s What to do if …? Dis play Display message Possib le cause Possibl e solutio n ABS Anti- lock braki ng syst em not w orking! The ch arging vo ltage h as fall en below 10 volt s and the AB S has swi tched of f. The brak e syste m is stil l func tioning nor- mally bu t without the AB S availa ble.
367 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Disp lay Displa y message Poss ible cau se Possible s olution BAS mal functio n Vis it worksh op The BAS h as detecte d a malfunc t ion and swit ched of f. 왘 Continue driving with adde d caution. 왘 Have the sy stem chec ked at a n autho - rized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as poss ible.
368 Practical hint s What to do if …? Dis play Display message Possib le cause Possibl e solutio n Cruise con- trol Cruis e control Dr ive to wo rksh op Cruise control is malfunctioning. 왘 Have cruise control checked by an authorized M ercedes -Benz Center.
369 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Disp lay Displa y message s Poss ible cau se Possible so lution Fro nt passen ger airb ag act ivated see Oper.
370 Practical hint s What to do if …? Dis play Display messages Possible c ause Possibl e solutio n Front passen ger airba g activ ated see O per.’s Man. If performing any of the above corrective step s is su ccessfu l, the messag e Fron t pas senger a irbag dea ctivate d see O per.
371 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Disp lay Displa y message s Poss ible cau se Possible so lution Fro nt passen ger airb ag dea ctivate d see Oper.’ s Man . Front passenger front air bag is deactivat- ed while driving even though an adult or someon e large r than a sm all indiv idual is occupying the front passenger seat.
372 Practical hint s What to do if …? Dis play Display messages Possible c ause Possibl e solutio n Front passen ger airba g deact ivated see O per.’s Man. Note that after perfor ming the corrective steps, it m ay take up to 60 second s for the message Front passen ger air bag act ivated see O per.
373 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Disp lay Displa y message Poss ible cau se Possible s olution P Sele ctor le ver in par k positio n You have turned off the eng ine with the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button in gear selecto r leve r positio n N and opene d the driver’s door.
374 Practical hint s What to do if …? Symbol me ssages Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possible c ause Possible so lution # Visit Worksh op! The battery is no longer charging. Possi ble ca uses: 앫 broken poly-V-belt 앫 alternator malfunctioning 왘 Stop im mediat ely and check the poly-V-bel t.
375 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Disp lay symb ol Disp lay m essage Poss ible ca use Possible soluti on 2 Brak e wear Visi t worksho p The brake pa ds have rea ched their wea r limit.
376 Practical hint s What to do if …? Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possible c ause Possible so lution ú Visit worksh op! There m ay be a ma lfuncti on in the 앫 fuel injection system 앫 ignition system 앫 exha ust sy stem 앫 fue l syste m 왘 Have th e measur ing sy stem ch ecked by an authorize d Mercedes-B enz Cen- ter.
377 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? During severe operating conditions and stop-and-go city traffic, the coolant tem- peratur e may rise close to 248°F (12 0°C). Disp lay symb ol Displa y message Poss ible ca use Possible soluti on • Cool ant Sto p, engine off! The coolant is too hot.
378 Practical hint s What to do if …? Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possible c ause Possible so lution • Coola nt Stop, engine off ! The poly-V- belt could be br oken. 왘 Stop immedi ately an d check th e poly-V-bel t. If it is broken: 왘 Do not continue to driv e.
379 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Disp lay symb ol Displa y message Poss ible ca use Possible soluti on G Dis play malf uncti on Vis it worksh op The inst rument c luster d ispla y is malfu nc- tioning. 왘 Continue driving with adde d caution.
380 Practical hint s What to do if …? Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possible c ause Possible so lution : USA only: Add 1 qt. engine oil at next refuelin g Canada only: Add 1 lite r engine oi l at next refuelin g The en gine oil l evel is too lo w.
381 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? When th e mess age Add 1 qt. engine oil at n ext ref uelin g (Can ada: 1 lit er ) ap- pears while the engine is running and at opera ting temper ature, th e engine oil level has dr opped to approxim ately the minimum le vel.
382 Practical hint s What to do if …? Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possible c ause Possible so lution A Reser ve fuel The fue l level has d ropped be low the re- se rve ma rk. 왘 Refuel at the next gas station ( 컄 page 302) . Y Hood op en! You are driving with the hood open.
383 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Disp lay symb ol Displa y message Poss ible ca use Possible soluti on I Key recogn ized in veh icle! A SmartKe y with KEYLESS -GO* left in t he vehicle was recognized while locking th e vehicl e from the outsid e.
384 Practical hint s What to do if …? Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possible c ause Possible so lution . High be am, left The lef t high be am lam p is malf unction- ing. 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possible. High be am, right The righ t high beam lamp is ma lfuncti on- ing.
385 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Disp lay symb ol Displa y message Poss ible ca use Possible soluti on . Low beam, right The ri ght low beam la mp is malf uncti on- ing. Halogen hea dlamp: 왘 Replace the bulb as soon as possib le. Bi-Xenon* headlamp: 왘 Visit a n authorize d Merced es-Be nz Center as soon as possible.
386 Practical hint s What to do if …? Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possible c ause Possible so lution . Tail la mp right back- up lamp on The r ight tail lamp is malfunc tioning. A back-up bul b is being us ed. 왘 Visit an aut horized Me rcedes-Benz Center as soon as possible.
387 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Disp lay symb ol Displa y message Poss ible ca use Possible soluti on Plea se enga ge rol l-over ba r The roll bar is ma lfunctioning. 왘 Have the sy stem chec ked at a n autho - rized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as poss ible.
388 Practical hint s What to do if …? Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possible c ause Possible so lution < Seat be lt system Dr ive to Wo rksh op The sea t belt syst em is ma lfunct ioning. 왘 Visit an author ized Mercede s-Benz Center as soon as possible.
389 Practi cal hi nts What to d o if …? Disp lay symb ol Displa y message Poss ible ca use Possible soluti on K Lock top The s oft top is not prope rly locked . 왘 Lock the s oft top again ( 컄 page 250 ). Top being opene d The soft top is not completely op en or close d.
390 Practical hint s What to do if …? Displ ay sym bol Display m essage Possible c ause Possible so lution t Funct ion Unava ilable Thi s display ap pears if button t or s on the multifunction steeri ng wheel is presse d and the ve hicle is not equipp ed with a telephone.
391 Practi cal hi nts Where will I fin d...? 왔 Where will I fi nd...? First aid kit The firs t aid kit is loca ted in the trunk on the right side secu red by a hook and loop fastener . 1 First aid k it 2 Hook and loop fastener 왘 Loosen hook and loop fas tener 2 .
392 Practical hint s Where will I fin d...? 왘 Loosen retaining screw 1 in the mid- dle of storage well ca sing 2 by t urning it count ercloc kwise. 왘 Remo ve st orage w ell ca sing 2 . 3 Arrow 4 Minispare wh eel 5 Vehicle tool kit storage we ll casing 6 Vehicle tool kit 왘 Remove vehicle tool kit 6 .
393 Practi cal hi nts Where will I fin d...? Vehicl e jack The veh icle jac k is loc ated in the storag e compartment underne ath the trunk floor. Storag e position 왘 Remove vehicl e jack fr om its compartm ent. 왘 Push crank hand le up. Oper ationa l pos ition 왘 Turn the c rank hand le clockwis e until it engages ( operational pos ition).
394 Practical hint s Where will I fin d...? Setting up the co llapsible wheel chock The col lapsibl e whee l chock serves to addition ally se cure the veh icle, e.g . while changi ng the wh eel. 1 Tilt the p late u pward 2 Fold th e lower plate outward 3 Insert the plate 왘 Tilt bo th plates upwa rd 1 .
395 Practi cal hi nts Where will I fin d...? 1 Vehicle tool kit Whee l wrenc h Jack 2 Arrow 3 Mini spare w heel, Wh eel bo lts f or Minis pare wh eel 4 Vehi cle tool kit stor age well c asin g 왘 Remove vehicle tool kit storage we ll casing 4 . 왘 Remove Mi nispare whee l 3 .
396 Practical hint s Where will I fin d...? In the cas e of a flat tire, you ma y temp orarily u se the Minisp are wh eel wh en observing th e following re strictions : 앫 Do not ex ceed a v ehicle sp eed of 50 mph (80 km/h ). 앫 Drive to the neares t tire repair facil ity to have the flat tire rep aired or repl aced as appropr iate.
397 Practi cal hi nts Unlocking/locki ng in an emergency 왔 Unlocking/lock ing in an emergenc y Unlocki ng the ve hicle If you are unable to unloc k the vehi cle with the SmartKey or K EYLESS-GO*, open the driv er’s door and t he tru nk u sing the mechanica l key.
398 Practical hint s Unlocking/l ocking in an emergency Unlocking t he trunk A minimum height cl earance of 5.41 ft (1.6 5 m) i s req uired to op en th e trunk lid. The tr unk lid loc k is located next t o the handl e above the rear l icens e plat e recess .
399 Practi cal hi nts Unlocking/locki ng in an emergency 1 Locking 왘 Insert th e mecha nical key into the driver’s door lock until it stops. 왘 Turn the mechanica l key clockwis e to posit ion 1 .
400 Practical hint s Unlocking/l ocking in an emergency Manually unlo cking the gear select or lever In ca se of powe r failur e, the ge ar sel ector lever can be manually unlocked, e.g. to tow the ve hicle. 왘 Open the st orag e compa rtment under the cente r armrest ( 컄 page 270).
401 Practi cal hi nts Opening/closing in an emergency 왔 Opening/c losing in an emergency Oper ating ro ll bars m anua lly Releasing ro ll bars manually If the roll bar sys tem is ma lfunct ioning, you can re lease the ro ll bars manua lly. 왘 Close the s oft top ( 컄 pag e 248).
402 Practical hint s Opening/closing in an emergency 2 Hex wrench 왘 Insert long side of hex wrench 2 into opening. 왘 Using hex wrench 2 , press rele ase catch down in direction of arrow. The roll bar extend s with a lou d sound. 왘 Repea t this step for the secon d roll bar.
403 Practi cal hi nts Opening/closing in an emergency 왘 Pres s hex wrench down fi rmly in dir ec- tion of arrow 3 and hold. 왘 Press h ead rest raint dow n in di rection of arrow 4 . 왘 Pull h ex wre nch 2 out an d take weight off he ad res traint.
404 Practical hint s Opening/closing in an emergency 왘 Engage p arking brake. 왘 Lower the side windows. 왘 Lower rear hea d restraints ( 컄 page 11 5). 왘 For saf ety reasons, remove Smart Key from start er switc h. 왘 Open th e trun k. 왘 Remove the trunk floor cover.
405 Practi cal hi nts Opening/closing in an emergency 2 Trim 왘 Fold the r igh t-ha nd s ide o f the trun k floor away. 왘 Detach trim 2 along the perforation. 3 Locking me chanism 왘 Pull l ocking mech anism 3 out until it stops and rotate i t approx.
406 Practical hint s Opening/closing in an emergency 6 Lever 7 Soft top storage compartm ent hinge The soft top st orage comp artment hinges are located on the le ft and right of the spac e bet ween th e soft t op com partm ent cover and the tr unk seal.
407 Practi cal hi nts Opening/closing in an emergency 왘 Place both straps on soft top compart- ment cover. 왘 Take hex wrench out of trunk. 왘 Close trunk lid. You will only have access to the tr unk again when the emergency operation has be en comple ted.
408 Practical hint s Opening/closing in an emergency 9 Soft top compartment cover 왘 One person should stand on the left side of the vehicle and the other on the right si de. 왘 Pulling the cover back in one smooth motion, lift soft t op compartment cover 9 into a vertical posi tion until it stops.
409 Practi cal hi nts Opening/closing in an emergency b Wind shie ld fra me 왘 Lift soft top out of soft top compart- ment and pull it fo rward to wind shield frame b . c Opening d Locking 왘 Take off protective cap on the inner side of t he soft top .
410 Practical hint s Opening/closing in an emergency e Material tensioning frame f Soft top compartment cover 왘 Lift mate rial tensioning fr ame e into a vertical position.
411 Practi cal hi nts Opening/closing in an emergency h Locking 왘 Inse rt hex wrench i nto soft top lo cking mechanis m screw. 왘 Turn the soft top locking me chanism screw with hex wrench counterclock- wise in direction of arrow h as far as it will g o.
412 Practical hint s Replacing bat teries in the Smar tKey/ SmartKey w ith KEYLESS-GO* If the batteri es in the SmartK ey or the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* are d is- charged, the vehicle can no l onger be locke d or unlo cked. It is recomme nded to have the batteries re placed at an authorized Merce des-Benz Center.
413 Practi cal hi nts Replacin g batteries in the Sma rtKey/ Sm artKey with KE YLESS-GO* 왘 Remov e the batt eri es. 3 Batter y 4 Contact spring 왘 Using a li nt-free cloth , insert new batte rie s 3 under the contact spring 4 with the plus (+) side facing up.
414 Practical hint s Replacing bulbs Safe vehicle operation depends on proper exterior light ing and si gnaling. It is there - fore es sential th at all bul bs and l amp assemb lies are in g ood working ord er at al l times. Correct headlamp adjustment is extremely impor tant.
415 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs Rear lamps Notes on bulb replacem ent 앫 Only u se 12 v olt bulbs of the sa me type and with the specified watt r ating. 앫 Switch lights off befo re chan ging a bulb to prevent sh ort circuits. 앫 Alway s use a cle an lint-f ree cloth when handling bulbs.
416 Practical hint s Replacing bulbs Replac ing bul bs for f ront lam ps Before you sta rt to re place a bulb for a front lamp, do the f ollowing first: 왘 Turn the exterior lam p switch to position M ( 컄 pag e 122). 왘 Open the hood ( 컄 page 305) (excep t for side m arker la mps).
417 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs High beam bulb 왘 Turn housi ng cover 2 countercl ock- wise and remove it. 왘 Turn bulb h older 5 with the bulb coun- terclockwi se and remove it.
418 Practical hint s Replacing bulbs Front lamps Bi-Xenon*-typ e 1 Bulb socke t for turn signal lam p 2 Housing cover for high beam flasher, parking an d standing lam p 3 Housing cover for Bi-Xenon* h.
419 Practi cal hi nts Replacing bulbs Front turn signa l lamp bulb 왘 Tur n b ulb s ocket 1 coun terclo ckwise and remove i t. 왘 Press gently onto the bulb and turn counterclockwis e out of bulb socket 1 . 왘 Press the new b ulb gently in to bul b socket 1 and turn clockwise un til it engages .
420 Practical hint s Replacing bulbs Replac ing bul bs for r ear la mps Before you st art to replac e a bu lb for a rear lamp, do the f ollowing first: 왘 Turn the exterior lam p switch to position M ( 컄 pag e 122). Tail lamp unit 왘 Open trunk lid.
421 Practi cal hi nts Replacing wiper blades 왔 Replacing wiper blades Removing wiper blad es 왘 Remove Sm artKey from s tarter swi tch (veh icles wi th KEYLE SS-GO* : make sure th e vehicl e's on b oard el ectroni cs have stat us 0 ). 왘 Fold t he wiper arm forwa rd.
422 Practical hint s Flat tire Preparing the vehicle 왘 Park th e vehicle as far as pos sible fr om moving traff ic on a hard surface. 왘 Turn on the hazard warning f lashers ( 컄 page 127) . 왘 Turn the s teering wheel so that t he front w heels are in a stra ight ah ead position.
423 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire Mounting the Minis pare wheel Preparing the vehicle Prepare the vehi cle as de scribed on ( 컄 page 422). 왘 Take the wheel wrench and the jack out of the trunk ( 컄 pag e 394). 왘 Take t he Min ispare wheel and w heel bolts out of the trunk ( 컄 page 394) .
424 Practical hint s Flat tire 2 Jack 3 Take-up bracke t 왘 Place jac k 2 on firm ground. 왘 Position jack 2 under take-up bracke t 3 so that it is al ways vert ical (plu mb-lin e) as se en from the side , even if the vehi cle is pa rked on an incl ine.
425 Practi cal hi nts Flat tire Mounting the new wheel 1 Wheel b olt fo r lig ht alloy rims 2 Whee l bolt for M inispare wheel or other steel ri ms (loca ted in tru nk with spar e wheel) 왘 Clean contact surfaces of wheel and wheel hub. 왘 Guide the sp are wh eel ont o the a lign- ment bolt and push it on.
426 Practical hint s Flat tire 왘 Unsc rew the align ment b olt, ins tall last wheel bol t and tighten sl ightly. Lowering the vehicle 왘 Lower veh icle by turning cr ank coun - terclock wise until the f ull weight of th e vehicl e is restin g on the ground.
427 Practi cal hi nts Battery 왔 Batte ry The batte ry is located in the engine compartment on the right hand side. 1 Clamps Removing filt er box: 왘 Relea se cla mps 1 . 왘 Remove filt er box. Instal ling filt er box: 왘 Inse rt filter box proper ly.
428 Practical hint s Battery 2 Negative ter minal 3 Positive termi nal cover Discon necting the batter y 왘 Turn off the engi ne ( 컄 page 56) . 왘 Turn o ff all elec trical consum ers. 왘 Remove SmartKey from starter switch. Vehicle s with KEYLES S-GO*: 왘 Press the start / stop button u ntil the engi ne shuts off .
429 Practi cal hi nts Battery Reconnecting the b attery 왘 Turn of f all ele ctrica l consu mers. 왘 Remove Smar tKey from starter sw itch. Vehicle s with KEYL ESS-GO*: 왘 Press the st art / st op button until the engi ne shu ts off. 왘 Open th e driver’s door.
430 Practical hint s Jump sta rting If th e batte ry is di scharg ed, the engine can be starte d with jump er cables a nd the bat- tery of a nother veh icle. O bserve the f ollow- ing: 앫 Jump starting shoul d only be performe d when the engine and cataly tic convert- er are cold.
431 Practi cal hi nts Jump starting The batte ry is located on the right side of the engine compartm ent. For jump start- ing use th e terminals in front of the b at- tery. 왘 Make sure the two vehicles do not touch. 왘 Tur n off all electri cal co nsum ers.
432 Practical hint s Towing th e vehicle Towing the vehicle Merced es-Be nz recom mends th at the v ehi- cle be transported with a ll wheels off the ground using flatbed or appropriate wheel lift /dolly e quipm ent.
433 Practi cal hi nts Towing the veh icle Wa rn i n g! G Prior t o towing the vehic le with all whe els on the gr ound, make cer tain that the Smar tKey is in starter switch posit ion 2 . If the SmartKey is left in st arter sw itch posi- tion 0 f or an e xt en de d pe ri o d o f tim e , i t ca n no lo nger be tur ned in the switc h.
434 Practical hint s Towing th e vehicle Installing to wing eye bol t Towing eye bolt CLK 320/CLK 500 1 Cover on right side of front bumper 2 Cover on right side of rea r bumper To remove cover: 왘 Press mark on cover in direction of a r- row. 왘 Lift cover off to re veal threa ded hole for towi ng eye bol t.
435 Practi cal hi nts Towing the veh icle Towing eye b olt CLK 55 AMG Towing eye b olt in front b umper The co ver for the thread ed bore in the front bumper is identical to the cover on the models CLK320 /CLK500. To rem ove and to reinstal l cove r, see “Tow - ing eye bol t CLK 320/CL K 500” ( 컄 page 434).
436 Practical hint s Fuses The el ectric al fuse s in you r vehi cle s erve to stop th e supply o f electri city to a device that is ma lfunctioning. T his helps to prevent damage to the othe r vehicl e electron ics.
437 Practi cal hi nts Fuses Mainfuse box in pa ssenger comp artmen t The m ain fus e box is located in the p assen - ger compar tment on the driver’s si de of the cockpit.
438 Practical hint s Fuses Opening fuse box 4 Fuse b ox cover 5 Clamps 왘 With a dry cl oth, remov e any mo isture from the f u se box. 왘 Releas e cla mps 5 . 왘 Remove cover 4 . Closing fuse b ox 왘 Make sur e that the sealing ru bber is proper ly posit ioned .
439 Technical data Parts ser vice Warranty coverag e Identification labels Layout of poly-V-belt drive Engine Rims and tires Electrical system Main dimensions Weig hts Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc.
440 Technical data The “T echnica l data” se ction pro vides th e necessa ry techni cal data f or your veh icle. Parts service All auth orized Me rcedes-B enz Cente rs maintain a stock of genuine Mercede s-Benz parts requi red for mainte- nance and repair work.
441 Technical data Warr anty co vera ge 왔 Warr anty co vera ge Your veh icle is c overed und er the term s of the warranti es printed in the Se rvice and Warranty Information booklet.
442 Technical data Identificat ion labels 1 Certific ation lab el (inclu des Paintwork code) 2 Vehic le Iden tifica tion Num ber (VI N) 3 Vacuum line rou ting di agram l abel 4 Emission control inform.
443 Technical data Layout of poly-V-belt drive 왔 Layout of poly-V-belt drive CLK 320/ CLK 500/ CLK 55 AMG 1 Automatic belt tensioner 2 Power stee ring pump 3 Air conditioning compressor 4 Crankshaft.
444 Technical data Engine Model CLK 320 (20 9.465) 1 1 The quot ed data apply o nly to the sta ndard vehi cle. See an au thorized Mercedes-B enz Cent er for the corr espondin g data of all sp e cial b odies and special equi pment. CLK 5 00 (20 9.475 ) 1 CLK 55 AM G (209 .
445 Technical data Rims an d tires 왔 Rims and tires Only use tires and rims wh ich hav e been specif ically dev e lope d fo r your vehicl e and tested and app roved by Me rcedes -Benz.
446 Technical data Rims and tires Same size tires 16" t ires 17" t ires CLK 320 CLK 500 CLK 32 0 (Appe arance Packag e) CLK 55 AMG Rims ( ligh t allo y) 7J x 16 H 2 - - Wheel offset 1.
447 Technical data Rims an d tires Mixed size tires CLK 320 CLK 320 (Appear ance Package) CLK 500 Front axle: Rims (light allo y) 7 J x 16 H2 7 1 / 2 J x 17 H2 7 1 / 2 J x 17 H2 Wheel offset 1.45 in (3 7 mm) 1 .42 i n (36 mm) 1.45 in (37 mm) 1 1 Applies to AMG wheel only.
448 Technical data Rims and tires CLK 5 5 AM G Front axle: Rims ( ligh t allo y) 7 1 / 2 Jx1 8E H 2 Wheel offset 1.4 5 in (37 mm) 1 Summer tires (radia l-ply tires) 225/40 ZR1 8 92Y XL (E xtra Load) 2 All-s eason tires (radia l-ply tires) - Rear axle : Rims ( ligh t allo y) 8 1 / 2 Jx1 8E H 2 Wheel offset 1.
449 Technical data Rims an d tires Minispare wheel CLK 320 CLK 320 ( Appearanc e Package) CLK 500 CLK 55 AMG Rim 3.5 B x 16 H2 3.5 B x 17 H2 3.5 B x 17 H2 Wheel offset 0.6 7 in (17 mm) 0.67 in ( 17 mm) 0.67 in (1 7 mm) Tire T 125/90 R 16 98M 1 1 Must not be used with sn ow chains.
450 Technical data Electrical system Model CLK 32 0 CLK 500 CLK 55 AMG Generat or (alternator ) 14 V/120 A 14 V/150 A 14 V/150 A Starter motor 14 V/1.4 KW 14 V/1.7 KW 14 V/1.7 K W Battery 12 V/100 Ah 12 V/100 Ah 12 V/ 100 Ah Spark pl ugs Bosch F8 DPP 332 NGK P FR 5 R-1 1 Bosch F8 DPP 332 NGK P FR 5R-1 1 NGK ILF R 6A Electrode gap 0.
451 Technical data Main dim ensions 왔 Main dimensions Model CLK 320 CLK 50 0 CLK 55 AM G Overall vehic le length 182.8 i n (4 643 mm) 182.8 in (4 643 mm) 18 2.8 in (4 643 mm) Overall vehic le width 68 .5 in (1 740 mm ) 68 .5 in (1 740 mm ) 68 .5 in (1 740 mm ) Overall vehicle h eight 55.
452 Technical data Weig hts Trunk loa d max. 220 lbs (100 kg).
453 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. 왔 Fuels, coolant s, lubricants, et c. Capacities Vehic le components and their respective lubricants must match. Therefore only use products tested and appr oved by Merced es-Be nz. Please refer to the F actory Approved Ser - vice Products pamphlet, or inquire at your Merced es-Be nz Center.
454 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Model Capac ity Fuel s, coo lant s, lubr ica nts, et c. Coolin g system CLK 320 CLK 500 CLK 55 AMG approx. 10.7 US qt (10.0 l) approx. 12.8 US qt (12.0 l) approx. 12.8 US qt (12.0 l) MB 325.0 Anticorrosion/Antifre eze Agent Fuel tank inclu ding a reser ve o f CLK 320 CLK 500 CLK 55 AMG 16.
455 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Engine oils Engi ne oils are spec ificall y test ed for the ir suit ability in o ur engine s and dura bility for our ser vice inter vals. Th erefo re, onl y use appro ved engine oils and oil fil ters re- quired f or vehicles with Maintenanc e Syst em (U.
456 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Air conditio ning refr igerant R-134 a (HFC) re frigeran t and spe cial PAG lubrica ting oil are used in the ai r conditioning system. Never use R-12 (CFC) or min eral-ba sed lubrica ting oil. Othe rwise dama ge to the syst em will o ccur.
457 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Fuel requirements Only use prem ium unlea ded fuel : 앫 The octane number (posted at the pump) must be 91 min. I t is an averag e of both the Research (R) octa ne num- ber a nd the Motor (M) octane number: (R+M) / 2).
458 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Coolants The engine coolant is a mixture of water and antic orrosion / antifre eze, which provides: 앫 Corrosion protection 앫 Freeze p rotectio.
459 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Anticor rosion/a ntifreeze Your vehicle contains a number of alumi- num parts. The use of aluminum compo- nents in motor vehicle engines necessitates that anticorrosion/antifreeze coola nt used in such en gines be specif ical- ly formula ted to protect the aluminu m parts.
460 Technical data Fuels, coolants, lubric ants, etc. Winds hield wa sher sys tem and headlam p cleanin g sy stem* Both th e wind shield washe r and headla mp cleaning system are su pplied from the windshie ld washer flui d reservoir. The wash er flui d reservoir has a capa city of approx.
461 Technical terms ABS (A ntilock B rake S yst em) Preven ts the whee ls from loc king up during braki ng so t hat th e vehicl e can continue to be steer ed. Accessor y weigh t ( 컄 page 335) Air press ure ( 컄 page 335) Alignment bol t Metal pin with thre ad.
462 Technic al terms Cruise co ntrol Driving c onveni ence sys tem for au to- matical ly maintai ning the veh icle speed set by the driver. Curb weight ( 컄 page 33 6) DOT (D epartme nt O f T ranspor.
463 Technical terms Head-tho rax ai r bag Install ed in the driver and the front p as- senger seat, these air bags protect oc- cupants during s ide impact collisions exce eding a pres et t hreshol d. Unl ike normal s ide impact air bags, head- thora x air ba gs are also des igned to provide protection for the head area.
464 Technic al terms Multifunction s teering wheel Stee ring whee l with buttons for oper at- ing t he con trol syste m. Normal occupant weight ( 컄 page 33 7) OCS (O ccupant C la ssific ation S yste.
465 Technical terms Rest raint syst ems Seat belts , child restraints, lower a n- chors a nd tethers for c hildren ( LATCH). As ind ependen t syst ems, th eir pro tec- tive functions complement one anoth- er. Rim ( 컄 page 337) Roll bars Occupant protection system which consist s of tubula r steel, integ rated in the rear h ead restrai nts.
466 Technic al terms Tele Aid Syst em (T el e matic A larm I dentification on D e- mand) The Te le Aid sys tem consis ts of three types of response: automatic and man- ual em ergency, roadside assista nce and infor mation. Tele Aid is initia lly ac- tivated by compl eting a subscrib er agreeme nt and pla cing an ac quain- tance call.
467 Index A ABS 2 5, 84, 461 Malfu nctio n indic ator la mp 35 4 Messa ges in di splay 3 66 Accelerator position, automatic transm ission 170 Access ory weight 335 Accident In case of 54 Activating Ai.
468 Index Air bags 61 Children 62 Front 65 Head-thorax 6 6 Passeng er 65 Rear sid e-impact 67 Safet y guidelines 64 Air conditioning (cooli ng) 187 Turning off 1 88, 198 Turning on 18 8, 198 Air condi.
469 Index Automatic c limate control 190 Activating 191 Adjusting a ir distributi on 194 Air recirc ulation mode 1 95 Deactivating 191 Defrosting 195 Rear window defroster 179 Setti ng the te mpera t .
470 Index Blocking Rear window operation 82 Bolts For Mini spar e wheel 3 96 Brake as sist s ystem (BAS) 461 Brake fl uid 456 Messa ge in dis play 375 Brake la mp bulbs 415 Brake lam p, high mounte d .
471 Index Central lo cking Automat ic 110 From insi de 110 Lock ing from in side 11 0 Switc h 110 Switching on/off (contr ol syste m) 155 Unlocking from ins ide 110 Central locki ng switch 110 Cert if.
472 Index Closing Cup holder 2 72 Glove box 269 Hood 306 Side windows 2 40 Side windows with KEYLES S-GO* 243 Ski sac k roller bli nd* 246, 267 Soft t op 244 Soft top (S martKe y) 252 Soft top (switch.
473 Index Conven ien ce submen u 156 Activating easy -entry /exit f eatur e 156 Setting ke y-dependency 157 Setting parki ng position for exterior rear view mirror 157 Coolant 310, 458 Adding 310 Anti.
474 Index Headla mps 56 Immobil izer 8 9 Interior li ghting delaye d switch-off 154 Rear window defroster 179 Residu al heat 199 Seat ventilation* 118 Tow-away al arm 92 Deep wate r see Standing wa te.
475 Index E Easy-entry/exit feature 112 Activating 156 Electri cal fuses 436 Elec trical ou tlet i n rear pas senger com partment 275 Electri cal syst em Technical data 450 Electronic Stability Progra.
476 Index F Fahrenhe it Setting te mperature uni ts 145 Fasteni ng the seat belts 43 Fine adjustment Cruise control 259 First aid k it 391 Flat ti re 422 Lowering th e vehicl e 426 Minispare wh eel 39.
477 Index Fuses 4 36 Aids for changing fuses 436 Auxili ary fus e box in tru nk 438 Fuse bo x in engin e compar tment 4 37 Fuse b ox in pass enger c ompart ment 437 Fuse cha rt 436 Fuse extractor 436 .
478 Index H Hands-free microphone 29 Hard plas tic trim i tems Cleaning 351 Hazard wa rning flas her 127 Switching off 128 Switching on 128 Head restr aints 113 Headlamp cleaning system* 312 Headla mp.
479 Index Instrum ent cluster 2 4, 130, 463 Cleaning 35 1 Coola nt tempera ture in dica tor 131 Illumination 130 Lamp s in 354 –360 Mul tifunction displa y 133 Outsi de temper ature indica tor 132 S.
480 Index Lamps, indi cator and warning ABS 354 Batte ry (Sm artKey) 96, 102 Brakes 3 55 Center console 361 CHECK ENGINE 356 Coolant 357, 3 76 Engine diagnostics 35 6 ESP 358 Front passenger front air.
481 Index Locator lighting 1 24 Setting 153 Lock buttons 463 Door handle (KEYLESS-GO *) 58 Lock ing 55, 94 Fue l filler flap 302 Global wit h KEYLESS-GO* 102 Global, SmartKey 96 Vehi cle i n an eme rg.
482 Index Menus 134 AUDIO 139 Control syste m 463 In control syste m 136, 137 NAV 141 Settings menu 142 Stan dard d ispla y 138 Subme nus 135 TEL* 160 Trip com puter 158 Vehi cle s tatus me ssag e mem.
483 Index Roll bar 387 Select or lever 373 SmartK ey wi th KE YLESS- GO* 382 Soft top 389 Steering gear oil level 389 Symbol messag es 37 4–390 Tele A id 388 Teleph one* 390 Text me ssages 365–37 .
484 Index Opera ting Audi o syst em 201 CD player 140 COMAND* se e separa te operating instructions Navi gation sy stem 14 1 Radi o 139 Radio transm itters 299 Tele phone* 160, 20 1, 224 Vehi cle outs.
485 Index Positions (Memory function) Reca lling f rom me mory 1 20 Storing i nto memory 120 Poten tial pro blems as sociate d with unde rinflated and overinf lated tires 325 Powe r assista nce 291 Po.
486 Index Rear se at he ad restra ints Lowering with low er switch 115 Raising 11 5 Rear sea ts Rear s eat head re strain ts 114 Rear s ide-imp act ai r bags 67 Rear view mirror a uto-dimming 1 76 Rea.
487 Index Resett ing All functions (control system) 142 All functions of a submenu 143 Fuel consumption 159 Maintenance servi ce indicator 344 Trip odometer 131 Resid ual heat uti lization 1 99, 464 R.
488 Index Service and Warranty Booklet Loss of 441 Service and warr anty informati on 10 Servi ce life (tir es) 3 14 Servic e System se e Mainte nance ser vice sys tem Setting Convenience functions 14.
489 Index Side windows Automatic op ening 240 Cleaning 35 0 Closing 2 39, 240, 241, 24 2 Closing with KEYLESS -GO* 243 Closing with Sma rtKey 242 Closing with soft top s witch 241 Opening 239, 240, 24.
490 Index Soft t op 244, 4 65 Cleaning 347 Closing (SmartKey) 252 Closing (switch) 248 Emergency operations 403 Lock ing after raising/ lowering 25 0 Lugga ge cover 245 Manual operations 403 Messa ge .
491 Index Storin g Minis pare wh eel 395 stat ion (sat ellit e radio) 21 7 Storing (Mem ory function) Positions into memo ry 120 Storing tire s 315 Submen us Convenience 156 For setti ngs 135 In con t.
492 Index Tele Aid 277 Emergency calls 278 Informa tion 281 Initi ating an emerge ncy ca ll manua lly 279 Messa ges in di splay 3 88 Remote door unlock 283 Road side Assi stance 280 Stolen vehicle tr .
493 Index Tread 3 38 Tread d epth 315 Tread d epth (tire s) 340 Treadw ear indicator s 3 38 Trip compu ter 15 8 Trip odometer Rese tting 131 Trunk Auxili ary fus e box 438 Closing 1 07 Lug gage co ver.
494 Index Upgrade signals Tele A id 282 Uphi ll driving Cruise control 257 Upholstery Cleaning 352 Upshifting 16 5 Usef ul featu res 269 Ashtray (Center console) 273 Ashtra y (Rear sea t) 273 Cigarett.
495 Index Collaps ible whee l chock 391 Fuse Ext ractor 391 Gloves 391 Hex wrenc h (in trunk) 391 Removing 391 Spare fu ses 391 Straps for soft top emerg ency opera tion 391 Towin g eye bolt 391 Vehi .
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