Mercedes-Benz 2003 CLK-Class Cabriolet manual

CLK-Class Cabriolet Operat or’s Manual[...]

CLK 320 CLK 430[...]

Our compan y and staff congra tulate you on the purchase of your new Merced es-Benz. Y our selection of our product is a demons tration of your trus t in our compan y name. Further , it ex em plifies y our desire to own an automobil e that will be as eas y as possible to operat e and pro vide y ears of service. Y our Mercedes-Benz represents the ef[...]

1 Cont ents Intr oduct ion Product i nformation ................ .......... 6 Operator’s manual ................... .......... 7 Where to find it .............................. .. 1 2 Reporting Safety Def ect s ........ ........ 1 4 Instrument s and controls Ins trumen ts and controls ............. .. 1 6 Center console ............... ..........[...]

2 Cont ents Multifunction s teering wheel, multifunct ion displ a y ............... .. 8 4 Trip and main od ometer and sub menu ........... ............. ............. ........ 88 A udio sy st ems ................... ............. .. 89 Radio ............ ............. ................... .. 89 CD pla yer ..... ............. ................... .. [...]

3 Cont ents Parking brake ........ ............ ............. 200 Driving instructions ................ ...... 20 1 Drive sensibly – sa ve fuel ......... 201 Drinkin g and dr iving ................. 20 1 Pedals ........... ................... ............. 201 Po wer assis tanc e ........................ 2 02 Brak es .......... ............. ....[...]

4 Cont ents TELE AID ............ ................... ...... 243 Practical h ints Firs t aid kit ............ ................... ...... 24 6 Shelf below rear windo w . ............. 246 St owing things in t he vehicle ...... 246 Lugg age cov er . ................... ............. 246 Fuses .... ................... ............ ............. 2 48 H[...]

5 Cont ents Hard plas tic trim items ....... ...... 30 5 Plas tic and rubber parts ............ 305 Wind screen ......................... ...... 30 5 Rubber weathers tr ip ........... ...... 305 Soft top ......... ............. ................... 3 06 Tech nical d ata Spare parts service ................ ....... 308 W a rranty cov erage .... .....[...]

6 Introdu ction Product in for mation Kindl y obs erv e the follo wing in y our own bes t interes t: W e recomm end using Mercedes-B enz original parts as w ell as conversion parts and accessories explicitl y approv ed by us for y our v ehicle model. W e ha ve tes ted thes e parts t o determine their reliability , safety and their special suitabili[...]

7 Introdu ction Operat or’s manual This Operat or’s Manual cont ains a great de al of useful inf ormation. W e urge y ou to r ead it careful l y and fam iliarize y our sel f w ith the v ehic le b efo re dr ivi ng. For your o wn safety and longer ser vice life of the vehicle, w e urg e y ou to f ollow the ins tructions and w arnings contain ed i[...]

8 Introdu ction Important notic e for Cali fornia reta il bu y ers an d les sees of Me rcede s-Be nz a utomobi les U n der Calif ornia la w y ou ma y b e entitled t o a replacement of y our ve hicle or a refund of the purc hase price or lease price, if Mercedes- Benz USA, LLC and / or its aut horized repair or service fa cilities fail to fix one or[...]

9 Introdu ction Roa ds id e A ss ista nc e The Merced es-Benz Roadside Assi s t ance Program provides factory trained technica l help in t he event of a breakdown. Calls to the t oll-free Roadside Assis tance number: 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (in the US A) 1-800-387-0 1 00 (i n Canada ) will be answer ed by Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Assist ance Representati[...]

10 Introdu ction Operati ng y our v ehicle outside the US A or Canada If y ou plan to operate y our v ehicle in foreign countries, please be a ware that: • Service facilities or replacement parts ma y not be readil y a v ailable, • unleaded g asoline for ve hicles wit h catal ytic co nver ters ma y not be a vailable; the use of leaded fuels wil[...]

11 Introdu ction W e cont inuou sly s t rive to improv e ou r prod uct, and ask for your unde rs tan ding t h at we reser ve the righ t to make c hanges in design and eq uipment. Therefore, inform ation, illus trations and descriptions in t his Operator’ s Manual might differ from y our v ehicle. Optiona l equipm ent is also describ ed in t his m[...]

12 Introdu ction Where t o find it The Operat or’s Manual is d ivided into eight sections: • Ins truments and controls: An ov erview of a ll the controls t hat can be operat ed from the driver’s seat. •O p e r a t i o n : Information on the vehicle’s equipment and its operation. •D r i v i n g : Im portant information on drivin g. • I[...]

13 Introdu ction Problems with y our vehicle If y ou should experience a problem with y our v ehicle, particularl y one t hat y ou believ e ma y affect its saf e operation, w e urge y ou to immediate l y contact y our authorized Mercedes-Benz Cent er to ha ve the problem diagn osed and corre cted if required. If the matt er is not handled t o y our[...]

14 Introdu ction Fo r the US A on l y: The f ollowing t ext is published as required of manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U .S. Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to t he “N ational Traff ic and Motor V eh icle Safety A ct of 1 966”. Rep o rt i ng S a fet y D efe c t s If y ou believ e t hat y our vehicle has a defect whic h could cause[...]

15 Content s – Instr u ments and cont rols Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Instrument s and controls Ins trumen ts and controls ............. .. 1 6 Center console ............... ............. .. 1 8 Overhead control panel ............... 1 9[...]

16 Instruments a nd controls Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Instruments and co ntrols[...]

17 Instruments a nd controls Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index For more detailed descriptions see Ind ex on page 324. For adju s tme nt of air ou tlets , refe r to automatic clim ate control, see page 1 1 6. 1 Side air outlet, adjus table 2 Air volu me c[...]

18 Instruments a nd controls Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Center console 1 Sof t top switch, see page 1 58 2 ESP co ntrol sw itc h, see page 2 1 8 3 Program mode selector switc h, see page 1 9 8 4 Left po wer wind ow s witc h (front), se e pag e 1 42[...]

19 Instruments a nd controls Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Overhea d control panel 1 T ele Aid (emergency call sy s tem), see page 1 78 2 Inte rior lighti ng, see pa ge 1 45 3 Hands-free microphone for T ele Aid, telephone and vo ice co ntrol sy st e[...]

20 Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Operation V ehicle ke ys .... ................... ............. .. 2 2 Start lock -o ut ......... ............ ............... 24 General not es on the centr al locki ng sy s tem ................ ............ ........[...]

21 Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index N a v iga tio n sy st em ....... ................... .. 9 7 Trip computer ........ ................... ........ 98 Malfunct ion/warning mess age memory ...... ............. ................... 1 00 Individual setting[...]

22 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Ve h i c l e k e y s Included wit h your v ehicle are 2 electro nic k ey s wit h integrat ed radio freq uency and in frared remote controls plus remov able me c hanical ke y . The loc king t[...]

23 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Electron ic k e y The electronic k ey has an int egrated radio frequency and infr ared remote c ontrol, plus rem ov able mechani cal key . The remote control (1) operat es all loc ks on the[...]

24 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Start l o ck -o ut Important! Remo ving t he electronic k ey from the s teering lock activa tes the st art loc k -out. The engine cannot be sta r te d . Inserting th e electronic k ey in the[...]

25 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Centra l locki ng sy st em Radio frequency and in frared remote control The electronic k ey has an int egrated radio frequency and infrar ed remot e control. Due to the extend ed operationa[...]

26 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index 6 Infrared receiv er in driver ’s door handle 7 Infr ared recei ve r in pa ssen ger d oor ha ndle P80.30-2081-26 6 P80.30-2082-20 7[...]

27 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Locki ng and unl ocking with remot e control Un l o ck i n g : Pres s tran smit button Π. All tur n signal la mps blink once to indicat e that the vehicle is unloc ked. The remote control[...]

28 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Choosing global or selectiv e mode on r emote contr ol Press and hold transmit butt ons ‹ and Œ simultaneousl y for appro x. 6 second s t o reprogram the remote co ntrol. Batt e ry c heck[...]

29 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Opening a nd closing wi ndo w s from outs ide Aim tr ansmitt er ey e of remot e control at a door rec eiv er . To o p e n : Continue t o press transmit b utton Πafter unloc king the vehic[...]

30 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Pa ni c b u tt on T o activ ate press and hold butt on (1) for at leas t one second. An audibl e alarm and blinking ext erior lam ps will operate f or appro ximatel y 3 minutes. T o deactiva[...]

31 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Doors 1 Opening – p ull handle 2 U nlocking driv er’s door 3 Locking driver’s door 4 Individual door from inside: • Push loc k butt on do wn to lock . • Pull insi de door handle t[...]

32 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index If t he vehicle has previousl y b een lock ed from t he outside, opening a door from the inside will trigger the alarm. When opening a d oor while t he central loc king sy s tem is in the: ?[...]

33 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Centr al loc king swit ch 1 Locking 2 Un l o ck i n g The central locking switc h is loca ted in the center console. The d oors an d trun k ca n only be lock e d wi t h th e cen tra l loc k[...]

34 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index A utom atic c entral lo cking The central loc king switc h also operates the automatic central loc king. W ith the au t oma tic cen tra l lo ck ing s y s te m act iva t ed , the doors and tr[...]

35 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Tru nk 0 Neutra l posi tion – push to open ( arrow) 1 Un l o ck i n g Note s : The mec hanical k ey does not opera te the central loc king sy s tem or antithef t alarm sy s tem. When unlo[...]

36 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Lo wer trunk lid us ing handle (1) and close it with hands placed f lat on trunk lid. Please re member to k eep you r fingers out of the space betw e en the lid and the vehicle. Tr unk lamp [...]

37 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Tr unk lid r eleas e swit ch The switc h is locat ed on the center console. A mini mum h eight clear ance o f 5.9 ft . (1 .8 m) is required to open the trunk lid. T o o pen the trun k, the [...]

38 Cent ral l ockin g sy stem Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Tr unk lid em erg ency release The emergency release butt on (1) is located in the trunk lid. Briefl y pres s eme rg ency re lease butt on (1). The trunk unl ock s and the trunk lid opens . [...]

39 Antitheft alarm system Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Antitheft alarm sy stem 1 Indica tor lamp in switch located in cen ter console The antitheft alarm is au tomaticall y armed or disarmed wit h t h e rem ote co ntr ol by locki ng or unl ocking t[...]

40 Tow- away alarm Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index T ow-a wa y alarm The switc h is located in the center console. 1 Press to switc h off 2 Indicator lam p Once the alarm sy s tem has been armed, the exterior vehi cle lam ps will flash and an alar m wi[...]

41 Seats Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index P ow e r sea ts, fron t T o operate the front pow er seat adju s tmen t switc hes, turn electronic k ey in s teering lock t o p osition 1 or 2 (with t he driver’s or passenger’s door open, the pow er seats [...]

42 Seats Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index The slide switc hes are located in each door . W e recommend t o adjus t the pow er seat in the f ollo wing order: 1 Seat, up/down Press t he switc h (up/down direction) until comfortable sea ting posi tion wi t[...]

43 Seats Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Not e s: Y our v ehicle is equipped with po wer head res traints, do not try t o raise or lo wer them manuall y . Onl y minor personal adjus tments, as described belo w , should then be require d. For s teering[...]

44 Seats Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Stori ng Three sets of seat/head res traint p ositions ma y be programme d into memory . T ogether wit h the driver’s seat position you can s tore the exterior rear view mirror positions. Af ter th e se at/h e[...]

45 Seats Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Important! Prior to operating the vehicle, the driver should adjus t the seat height f or proper vision as w ell as f ore/aft placement and bac kres t ang le to insure a deq uate control, reac h, operation, and[...]

46 Seats Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Front head res traints Rem oval : Tilt the backres t rearward for easier remo val of the front head res traints. Push butt on (1) up t o bring the pow er adjus table head res train t to its highes t position. Pu[...]

47 Seats Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Roll ba r an d he ad restrain ts, re ar The rear head res traints are int egrated in the roll bar . The r oll ba r will be au tomati cally raised in an a cciden t or in a potentially dangerous driving s ituatio[...]

48 Seats Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Switch for ro ll ba r and head restraints , rear The switc h is located in the center console. Turn electronic k ey in s teering lock t o position 2. Press sw itc h: 1 Raise roll bar 2 Lo wer roll bar The low er[...]

49 Seats Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Bac kres t 1 Releas e lev er Fol di n g fo r war d: Lif t re lea se lever (1 ) and fo ld backre st forward. T he sea t will aut omaticall y slide f orw ard and the head res tra int will mo ve do wn. Fol di ng b[...]

50 Seats Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Mult icont our se at (opti onal) Some model s ma y be equip ped with mu lticontour seats . These seats ha ve mo v able seat cushions, a nd inf latable air cushi ons built into the backres t to pro vid e addition[...]

51 Seats Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Heated seats , front (optional) The front seat heater switc hes are locat ed in the center console. The front seat heaters can be switc hed on wit h the electronic k ey in s teering lock positions 1 or 2. Press[...]

52 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Not e s: When in operation, the seat heat er consumes a larg e amount of electrical po wer . It is not advisable to use the seat heater longer than necessa ry . The seat heater s ma y automaticall[...]

53 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Seat belts Important! L aws i n m o st st a t e s a n d a l l C a n a d i a n p r o v i n c e s r e q u i r e seat belt use. A ll U. S. st a te s , t h e D i st ri c t o f C o l u m b i a , t h e[...]

54 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Not e : For cleaning and care of the seat belts, see page 304. Seat belt nonusag e w arning sy s tem Wi t h the electronic ke y in st eer ing lock position 2, a war ning sounds for a short time if[...]

55 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index F ast ening of seat belts 1 Latc h p late 2 Buc kle 3 Rel e as e b u tto n Push lat ch plat e (1) into buc kle (2) until it clic ks. Do not twi s t the belt . A twis ted sea t bel t ma y ca use i[...]

56 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Tight en the lap por tion t o a snug fit b y pulling shoulder portion up. The shoulder por tion of the seat belt must b e pulled snug and c heck ed for s nugness immed iatel y after engaging it. A[...]

57 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Caution! For safety reasons, a v oid adjus ting the seat or bac k res t into positions which could af fect the corr ect seat belt position . Wa r n i n g ! USE SEA T BEL TS PROPERL Y . • Seat b[...]

58 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index • Pr egnan t women shou ld als o use a lap- shoulder belt. The lap belt por tion should be positioned a s lo w as poss ible on the hips t o a vo id an y possib le pressur e on the abdomen . • [...]

59 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Bab ySmar t TM airbag deac tivation sys tem Special BabySmart TM com patible child seats, designed for use with the Mer cedes-Benz sy st em and a v ailable at an y author ized Mercedes-B enz Cent[...]

60 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Supplemental res traint sy s tem (SRS) Airbags ar e intended as a supplement t o seat belts. Airbags al one cannot protec t as we ll as airbags plus seat b elts in i m pacts f or which the a irbag[...]

61 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Airbags 1 Driv er airbag The driv er airbag is located in the s teering wheel hub. 2 Front pas senger airb ag The passenger front airbag i s located in the das hboard ahead of the front passenger[...]

62 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index 3 Side im pact airbag The side im pact airbags are located i n the doors. The mos t ef fectiv e occ upant res traint sy st em yet dev eloped for use in production v ehicles is the seat belt. In so[...]

63 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Initiall y , when t he electronic k ey is turned from s teering loc k position 0 to positions 1 or 2, malfunctions in t he crash-sensor are detected and indicat ed (the SRS indicator lam p sta ys[...]

64 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Side im pact a irbags The side im pact airbags are designed t o activ ate onl y in certain side im pacts exceeding a preset threshold. Onl y the si de im pac t airbag on the impacted side of the v[...]

65 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Y our v ehicle w as originall y equipped with airbags that are de signed to activ ate in certa in im pacts ex ceeding a pres et threshold t o reduce the pot ential and s ev e rit y of in jury . I[...]

66 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index • Sit properl y belted in an upright position wi th your back agains t t he backrest. • Adjus t the driv er seat as far as possible rearward, s ti ll pe rmitti ng p rope r ope ration of ve hic[...]

67 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Safe ty guidelines f or the seat belt, Emerg ency t ensioning devi ce and air bag Wa r n i n g ! Accident res earch show s t hat t he safest plac e for childre n in a n autom obi le is in the rea[...]

68 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index When y ou s ell the v ehicle we s trongl y urge y ou to giv e notice t o the subsequent o wner that it is equipped with an SRS b y alerting him to the applicable section in t he Operat or’s Manu[...]

69 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Infant an d child re straint sys tems W e recommend al l infants and c hildren be proper l y re- s trained at all times while t he ve hicle is in motion. All lap-shoulder belts ex cept t he drive[...]

70 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Wa r n i n g ! Childr en 1 2 yea rs old and under mus t ne ver ride in the front seat, ex cept in a Mercedes-Benz authoriz ed BabySmart TM com patible c hild seat, whic h opera tes with the Bab yS[...]

71 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Child s eat anchors - “LA TCH” type This vehicle is pro vided with two “LA TCH” ( L owe r A nchors and T et hers for CH ildren) type anc hors (at eac h of the rear seats) f or the ins tal[...]

72 Rest rain t syst ems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Wa r n i n g ! Childr en too b ig for ch ild res traint sy st ems mus t ride in back seats using regular seat belts . P osition shoulder belt ac ross c hes t and shoulder , not face or nec k. A bo[...]

73 Adjusting tel escoping steering column Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Adj us ting tel escoping st eering column Un l o ck i n g : Pull han dle (1) out t o its s top. The indicat or lam p, located in the inst rument clust e r , comes on. Ad j u sti[...]

74 Rear view mirro rs Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Inside re ar vie w mirr or Manuall y adjus t the insid e mirror . Use your inside mirror to det ermine the size and dis tance of o bject s seen in the passe nger side con ve x mirror . Antig lare ni[...]

75 Rear view mirro rs Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Ext erior rear view mirr ors The switc h is locat ed on the center console. Turn electronic k ey in s teering lock t o position 2. Firs t select the mirror to be adjus ted – press button: % Lef t[...]

76 Rear view mirro rs Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Im portant! Electrol y te drops coming into contact with the vehicle paint finis h can onl y be co m p letel y remov ed while in their liquid stat e, by applying plenty of w ater . S toring mir ror [...]

77 Rear view mirro rs Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index P arking positi on The passenger-side exterior mirror can be adjus ted and programmed to assis t t he driver during parking maneuvers (e.g. t o observe the curb or other objects close to the v ehic[...]

78 Instrument cl uster Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Instrument cluster[...]

79 Instrument cl uster Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index 1 Pus h bu ttons V and W for intensity of inst rumen t lam p s, see page 8 1 2 Pus h bu tton J for resetting trip odometer , see page 83 , or t o ackno wledge a malf unction or war ning message, s[...]

80 Instrument cl uster Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Indicat or lam ps in the ins trument clus ter High b eam ABS malfunction, see page 227 Brak e f luid low (ex cept Canada), s e ep a g e2 2 5 Pa rking brak e eng aged, see page 22 5 Brake f l uid l [...]

81 Instrument cl uster Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index A ctiv ating ins trum ent clus ter dis pla y The instrument clust er is ac tivat ed by: • Opening the door . • Pressing bu tton J , V or W on the instr ument clus ter . • Turning the electro[...]

82 Instrument cl uster Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Coolant t emper ature g auge (3) Durin g sev ere op erat ing c ondit ions and s top -and- go cit y traffic, t he coolant t e m perature ma y rise close to the red marking. The engine should not be [...]

83 Instrument cl uster Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Tri p o d om e te r ( 9 ) T o reset to “0” miles/km : A ctivate the instrument clus ter if it is not alre ady activ ate d by pressing the J button on the ins trument clust er . Press but ton ?[...]

84 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Multifunc tion s teering w heel, multifunction displa y[...]

85 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Depending on y our vehicle’s equipment, y ou ma y use the buttons on the multifunction s teering wheel t o call up, cont rol and set the f ollo wing sy s tems i[...]

86 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index 1 Multifunction s teering wheel 2 Multif unction di spla y Turn the electronic k ey in s teering look to position 1 or 2. Press bu tton: 3 è for n ex t system 4 ?[...]

87 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Press t he è or ÿ button rep eatedl y until the required sy s tem is displa yed. Pressing t he è butt on adv ances t he displa y t o the next sy st em. Pressin[...]

88 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Trip and main odo meter a nd su b men u 1 Trip and main odometer See page 83 for instructions on res etting the tr ip odometer . 2 V ehicle speed 3 FSS (Flexible s[...]

89 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Au d i o s yst e m s Radio 1 A ud io sy s tem is swi tc hed off. 2 The radio is switc hed on. 3 W av e band sett ing and memory locatio n num ber , where appropri[...]

90 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index CD pla yer (op tional) 1 A udio sys tem is swi tc hed of f. 2 The CD pla yer is switc hed on. 3 The number of the CD currently pla y ing is displa yed if y ou are [...]

91 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Cassette pla yer 1 A ud io sy s tem is swi tc hed off. 2 The c assette pla yer is switched on. 3 Side bein g pla yed. The radio mus t be switc hed on. The cassett[...]

92 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Te l e p h o n e T elephone book 1 The telephone is switc hed of f. 2 The ve hicl e is cu rr entl y out side the t ra nsmi tt er or receiver range. 3 The telephon [...]

93 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index The telephone mus t be switc hed on. Press t he è or ÿ button rep eatedl y until the displa y (3) appears. R efer to the separate t elephone instruction ma nual[...]

94 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Red ia li ng 1 T he tele phone is read y for use . 2 Number or name s tored in the redial memory . 3 Number in t he redial mem ory – re dialing has comme nced . [...]

95 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index The telephone mus t be switc hed on. Press t he è or ÿ button rep eatedl y until the displa y (1) appears . Pressing t he í butt on acti vat es the redial memo[...]

96 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Incomin g call The telephone mus t be switc hed on. 1 “CALL” — you are being ca lled Press t he í button t o answer the call. Press t he ì button t o hang [...]

97 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Navi ga t i o n s yste m (optional) 1 The navig a tion sys tem is switched of f. 2 The navig a tion sys tem is sw itched on but no destination has bee n speci fie[...]

98 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Tri p c o mpu te r 1 “AF TE R START” – trip odom eter re co rds di st an ce fr om f irst engi ne start a fter mor e t han f ive hours of electronic ke y not [...]

99 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Press t he button è or ÿ repeatedl y until the displa y (1) appears . Press t he j or k butt on until the di spla y for t rip odometer memory “AFTER S TART”[...]

100 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Malfunc tion / war ning mes sage memory 1 There are no messages st ored in the sys tem 2 Number of messages s tored in the sy st e m Press t he è or ÿ butt on r[...]

101 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Specif ic malfunction s can be recalled by pressing button J . Eac h malfunction or w arning message mus t be ackno wledged b y pressing button J . Once all mess[...]

102 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Individual settings R 8[...]

103 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index 1 Prelim inary dis pla y of the indi vidual se ttings 2 “SET TI ME HOUR S” (Onl y vehicles without COMAND) 3 “SET TI ME MIN UT ES” (Onl y vehicles withou[...]

104 Multifuncti on steering wheel, m ultifunction display Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Press t he è or ÿ button rep eatedl y until the individual setting prelimin ary displa y (1) appear . Press t he j or k button until th e re qu ired settin g me[...]

105 Flexible s ervice system Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Flex ible serv ice sys te m (FSS ) (Serv ic e ind ica tor) The FSS permits a f lexible servi ce schedule that is directly related to t he operating c ondition s of the veh ic le . The symbol[...]

106 Flexible s ervice system Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index The service indicator disappears automaticall y af ter 30 second s or if butt on J on the ins trumen t cluster is pressed . Calling up service indicator manuall y: Turn the electronic k ey in[...]

107 Flexible s ervice system Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Foll owi ng a com pleted A or B service the Mercedes-Ben z Center sets the counter mileage to 1 0 000 miles (Canada: 1 5 000 km). The counter can a lso be set b y an y individual. T o do so:[...]

108 Engine oil level indica tor Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Engine oi l le ve l indic ator T o chec k the engine oil le vel, p ark vehic le on lev el ground, with engine at no rmal operational tem perature. Check oi l lev el appro ximatel y 5 minut[...]

109 Engine oil level indica tor Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index One of t he follo wing messages will subseq uentl y ap pear on the indicator: “EN GINE OIL LEVEL – O.K.” No oil needs to be added. “EN GINE OIL LEVEL – ADD 1 .0 QU AR T” (Cana[...]

110 Exterior lamp switch Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Ext erior lam p switc h D Off C Parki ng la mps (a lso sid e m arker la mps, ta illa mps, license plate l amp s, inst rument panel lam p s) Canada onl y: When the engine is ru nning, the low beam[...]

111 Exterior lamp switch Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Not e s: W ith the electronic k ey rem ov ed and the driv er’s door open, a w arning sound s and the message “SWIT CH OFF LIGHTS” in the mu ltifunction ind icator appears if the vehicle’[...]

112 Headlamp clea ning system Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Headlam p cleaning sy st em (optional) The switc h is located in the center console. The headlam p washer can be activ ated with the electronic k ey in s teering loc k posi tion 2. Brief ly [...]

113 Combina tion swit ch Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Combina tion swit ch 1 Low beam (exterior lamp swit ch position B ) 2 High beam (exterior lam p switc h position B ) 3 High beam flasher (high beam a v ailable independent of exterior lam p swit[...]

114 Combina tion swit ch Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index 6 Contr ol for wind shiel d wiper/ washer sys tem: Push br ief l y for si ngle wipe without add ing w asher f luid (use onl y when windshield is wet). Push pas t detent a nd hold to activat e wip[...]

115 Hazard w arning flasher Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index V ehic les without rain sensor : If the vehi cle is s tanding s t ill, the wiper wi ll swit ch bac k t o settin g I, in term itte nt wiping . Wi n d s h i e l d w i p e r s m e a rs If the wi[...]

116 Automatic climate control Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index A utomatic cli mate co ntrol P83.40-2157-29 1 3 3 6 2 4 * * M e r c e d e s - B e n z D O L B Y - S T E R E O 5[...]

117 Automatic climate control Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index 1 Air v olume control f or center air outlets, turn wheel up t o open. 2 Air volu me co ntro l for sid e ai r out let. T o open air outlets: Turn wheel to position i . 3 Center air outlet, [...]

118 Automatic climate control Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Disp la y and c ontrol s Pr e s s t h e de si r e d b u tto n to ac t iva te , i n di c a tor la mp i s o n while activa ted. U A u tomatic mode f Raise tem perature g Lo w er tem p erature [...]

119 Automatic climate control Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Econom y The function of this setting corr esponds t o the automatic mode . How ev er , beca use th e air condition ing com pressor will not eng age (fuel sa vings), it is not possible to a[...]

120 Automatic climate control Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Rear w in dow d efr oster Turn electronic k ey in s teering lock t o position 2. To s e l e c t , p r e s s F butt on. T o c ancel, press F butt on ag ain. Not e s: Hea vy accumulation of sn[...]

121 Automatic climate control Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Air recirc ula tion This mode can be select ed to t em poraril y reduce the entry of an noy ing odors or dus t into the v ehicle’s interio r . Outside air is not supplied to the vehicle?[...]

122 Automatic climate control Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Dus t filter N earl y all dus t particles and pollen are filt ered out before outside air enters the passenger com p artment thr ou gh th e ai r di s tr ibu tio n sy s te m. Not e : K eep th[...]

123 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index A udio and t elephone, oper ation These ins tructions are intended to help y ou become acquainted with your Mercedes-Benz vehicle radio. The y contain us eful tips and a detailed descr iption of the u[...]

124 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Operati ng and di spla y elements 1 On/off, v olume, see p age 1 27 2 T elephone mode selector , see page 1 39 3 Seek, s ee page 1 2 9, 1 33 an d 1 37 4 Radio mode select or, see pag e 1 2 9 5 Tune, se[...]

125 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index 10 Soft k ey s for radio band selection, see page 1 29 to ne controls, se e page 1 27 scan, see page 1 30 T ape ej ect, see page 1 32 T ape track select, see pa ge 1 32 Dolb y , see page 1 34 CD Rando[...]

126 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Ente ring the code number Switc h on the radio. “CO DE” will appear on the displa y . Using the butto ns on the alpha-numeric ke ypad, ente r the f ive digit code. Con firm by pressi ng the “OK?[...]

127 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Operati on Swit ching on and off Press t he control knob . The radio is swi tc hed of f when t he ignition ke y is turned to position 0 or r emov ed from the ignition. The radio is switc hed on ag ain[...]

128 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Fa d e r 1 Press t he A UD ke y repeatedl y until “F AD ER” appe ars on t he displ a y . Press the “R” k ey t o mo v e the so und to the r ea r speak ers or t he “F” ke y to mo ve the sou n[...]

129 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Radio mode Selecting r adio mode Press button. Selecting t he band Press t he k ey locat ed below the desired band. The band selected is shown in the top line of the displa y . Manual tuning Press eit[...]

130 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Scan tuning Press t he SC k ey . Eac h s trong receivable station on the b and select ed will be tu ned in for 8 seconds. The firs t scan wil l tune onl y the s tations with a high signal s trength. Th[...]

131 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Cassette mode Not e : V ehicles eq uipped wit h the COMAND sy s tem do not come wit h a factory installed cassette mechanism . A s tandard 1/8” s tereo phono p lug for au xiliary a udio in put (loca[...]

132 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index The radio will swit ch t o cassette mode. Trac k 1 will be pla yed and “SIDE 1” displa yed. Trac k 1 is the side of the ca ssett e whic h is f acing upwar ds. The c assette dec k will automaticall [...]

133 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Trac k sea rc h forwards/backwards Press t he button. “SEEK FWD” will be shown on the dis pla y an d the t rac k searc h will run the tape forw ards t o the s tart of the next tra ck. Press t he b[...]

134 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Scanni ng Press the “SC” ke y . Each trac k on the cassette will be pla yed for 8 seconds in ascending order . Not e : The beginning of a trac k can onl y be located if there is a break of at leas [...]

135 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index CD mo de Gener al not es on CD mo de Should ex cessive tem p eratures occur while in CD mod e, “TEMP HIGH” will appear in the displa y and muting will tak e place. The unit will then s witc h back[...]

136 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index CD c hange r ins talled 1 CD c hanger 1 2 CD magazine 3 CD tra y 4 CD If a CD c hanger 1 is ins talled, it can be operated from the front control panel of the radio. A load ed magazine mus t be ins tal[...]

137 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index If there is no CD in the selec ted mag azine sl ot, “NO CD” and t he corresp onding sl ot number will be displa y ed (e.g.“N O CD3”). After the last tr ack on a CD has been pla yed, the next C[...]

138 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Rando m pla y /repeat functi on The trac k s of the current CD are pla yed in random order when the random f eature (RDM) is selected. Press the RDM k ey t o switc h on, and pr ess RDM ag ain to s witc[...]

139 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index T elephone opera tion V arious functions of th e Mercedes-Benz in tegr ated cellul ar telephone 1 can b e performed an d dis pla yed vi a the car radio. Further ins tructions for operating the car tel[...]

140 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Sw i tch in g be t wee n na m e se a rch a n d nu m b er s ea rch Press A BC ke y - Name search Press N UM ke y - Number se arch Searc hing and selectin g phone book en tries b y name Press t he ABC k [...]

141 Aud io syst em Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Acceptin g in comin g ca ll in teleph one m ode Wi th an incoming call, the ringing tone will be hear d and the messag e “C ALL” appears in the displa y . Press the SND ke y to answer the call. A [...]

142 Interior equi pment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Powe r w i n d ows Po wer windo w switc hes are located on center console. 1 left, front 2 left, rear 3 right, f ront 4 right, rea r Turn electronic k ey in s teering lock t o position 1 or 2. Pre[...]

143 Interior equi pment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Express o pening and closing of door windo w s Press sw itc h k or j pas t re sistance point and release — windo w opens or closes com pletel y . T o interru pt procedu re, brief ly press k or [...]

144 Interior equi pment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index P o w er windo ws – oper ated with soft top s witc h Soft top switch is located on center console. In addition t o the pow er windo w switches , the windo w s can also be opened or closed wit h [...]

145 Interior equi pment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Interi or lighting 1 A utoma tic inte rior lighting Press once and the automatic in terior lighting is activ ated. Interior lam p s are swit ched on , and off (soft fade) dela yed, when unloc kin[...]

146 Interior equi pment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Sun visor s Swing sun visor s do wn t o protect ag ains t sun g lare. If sunli ght enters throu gh a side win do w , disengage visor fr om inne r mountin g, pivot it to the side, and slid e it to [...]

147 Interior equi pment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Interior St ora ge com partments, ar mres t and cup holder Glov e bo x 1 U nlocking: Tur n mechanical k ey to v ertical position and remov e. 2 Lock ing: Turn mec hanical k ey t o t he right and [...]

148 Interior equi pment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index St ora ge com partments i n center console T o open compar tment in armrest : Press butto n (4) and li ft lid. T o open com partment under armres t: Press butto n (5) and li ft lid. To c l o s e :[...]

149 Interior equi pment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Cup holder i n center console T o open cup holder: Brief ly press button (7). The cup holder opens autom aticall y . T o st ore cup hold er: Push butt on (7) do wn until cup holder engag es. Clos[...]

150 Interior equi pment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Asht ra y Center consol e, front By t ouc hin g th e bo tt om of the co v er l ight l y , th e as htra y opens automaticall y . Prior to remo ving the asht ra y insert, m ov e t he gear select or [...]

151 Interior equi pment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Light er Turn electronic k ey in s teering loc k to posit ion 1 or 2. Push in lighter (1); it will pop out a utomaticall y when hot. The lighter soc k et can be used t o accommodate electrical ac[...]

152 Interior equi pment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Cargo t ie down ri ngs 1 Ring Carefull y secure cargo by applying e ven load on the two ri ngs w ith ro pe o f s uffi cien t s tr eng th to hol d the car go. P arcel net in fr ont passenger f ootw[...]

153 Telephone Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Te l e p h o n e , g e n e r a l Note : See separate in s truction manual for ins truc tions on how to oper ate the telephone. Cellular teleph one The v ehicle is prepared for the inst allation of a cellul[...]

154 Garage door open er Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Garag e door opener 1 Signal transmitt er k ey s 2 Indicator lam p 3 Hand-held rem ote contr ol transmitt er The built-in rem ote control is capable of oper ating up to three separatel y con troll[...]

155 Garage door open er Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index For operation in the US A onl y: This device complies with Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject t o the follo wing two c onditi ons: (1) This de vice ma y not cause harmful inter feren[...]

156 Garage door open er Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Rol ling code pr ogr amming: T o train a g arage door opener (or other rolling code devices) with the rolling cod e feature, f ollow these ins tructi ons after com pleting the “Prog ramming” p[...]

157 Garage door open er Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Operati on of remote contr ol: 1 . Turn electronic k ey in s teering lock t o position 1 or 2. 2. Select and press the appropriat e button to acti vat e the remote controlled device. The integr a[...]

158 Soft top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Soft top A mini mum h eight clear ance of 6 1 / 2 ft. (2 m) is required t o low er or raise t he soft top. The raising or lo wering procedure can onl y be start ed with t he lugg age co ver (page 246) and t [...]

159 Soft top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Im portant! Do not manuall y mo ve corner f laps (1) of soft top com part ment cov er . Doing so will result i n damage t o the sof t top folding mec hanis m that is not cov ered by the Mercedes-Ben z Limit[...]

160 Soft top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Lo we ring Soft T op 1. E n g a g e p a r k i n g b r a k e . 2. Close lugg age co ver and tr unk lid. For not es on t he lugga ge cov er , see page 246. 3. Turn electronic k ey in s teering lock t o pos iti[...]

161 Soft top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index The switc h is locat ed on the center console. Not e s: If indicator lam p blin k s slowl y , a malfunction has occurred in the sys tem. If indic ator la m p blink s rapidl y , the trunk lid and/or the lugg[...]

162 Soft top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Not e : For safety r easons, the soft t op cannot b e lo wered while drivi ng. Raisin g Sof t T o p 1. E n g a g e p a r k i n g b r a k e . 2. Close lugg age cov er and trunk lid. For not es on t he lugga g[...]

163 Soft top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index 5. Press lock button (1) and f old down l ocki ng handle (2). 6. Turn loc king handle 90 ° clo ckwise an d pull sof t top frame caref ull y do wn until it m eets the windshield header attac hment points. T[...]

164 Soft top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Not e : For saf ety reasons, the sof t top cannot be raised while drivi ng. Wa r n i n g ! The s oft top is not full y cl osed and lock ed: • i f th e in dicato r lamp in th e so ft to p swi tch does not g[...]

165 Soft top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index If t he indica tor lam p in the sof t top switch blink s slowl y while activ ating the swit ch, • the battery voltag e ma y be in suff icient – s tart engine and l et it run while act ivating swit ch, ?[...]

166 Wind screen Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Wi n d s c r e e n (opt ional) The wind screen is mos t effectiv e when all f our side windo ws are fu ll y raised. Installatio n 1 . R e mov e wind screen from its s torag e bag, located in the trunk, se[...]

167 Wind screen Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Important! The open end of the hook s mus t point to ward the veh ic le ’s fr on t . 3. I ns ert end sec tion in rig ht op eni ng (3) on q uarter panel firs t. Then push left end section to ward vehicl[...]

168 Wind screen Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Re m oval Push le ft and righ t side but tons and re mov e wind screen upward. Note : Do not insert foreign obj ects in openings for t he wind sc ree n. P65.00-2009-26 Wa r n i n g ! T o prev ent perso na[...]

169 Wind screen Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Stori ng Pull end sections in direction of arrow (1) and fold in direct ion of arrow (2). Place wind screen in its s torag e bag, and close t he bag. P l a c e b a g i n t r u n k , a n d s e c u r e i t[...]

170 Wind screen Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Roller B lin d (horizont al) To o p e n b l i n d : 1 . P ull out b lind on ta b (arrow 1) to wards vehicles rear . I n s e r t g u i d e r o d o f b l i n d i n r i g h t r e a r s e a t b e l t o u t l [...]

171 Wind screen Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Roller B lin d (v ertical) To o p e n b l i n d : 1 . Fold driv er and f ront pass enger sea t back res ts forward. 2. Pull out on t ab, locat ed below r ear benc h, to w ards vehi cle’s front, then pu[...]

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173 Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Driving Control and oper ation of radio transmitters .................. ............. 1 7 4 The f irs t 1 000 m iles (1 500 km) ........................... ...... 1 75 Maintenance .......... ............ ...........[...]

174 Control and operati on of rad io transmi tters Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Control and oper ation of r a dio tr ansmitter s COMAND, radio an d teleph one 1 Observe all legal requ irem ents. T elep hones and two-wa y radi o Radio tr ansmitter s,[...]

175 The first 1 000 miles Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index The first 1 000 miles (1 500 km) The more cautiousl y you treat y o ur v ehicle during the break -in per iod, the more sat isfied y ou will b e with its performance lat er on. Therefore, drive [...]

176 Catalytic converter Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Catal yt ic convert er Y our Mercedes-Benz is eq uipped with mon olithic type catalytic converters, an important el ement in conjunc tion with the ox ygen sensor s to ac hiev e subs tantial cont r[...]

177 Emission control Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Emissio n control Certain sy st ems of the engine se rve t o keep the to xic com ponents of the exhaus t gases within permissibl e limits required by l a w . These sys tems, of course, will function[...]

178 Tele Aid Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Te l e A i d (optional for Canada) Important! The initial acti v ation of t he T ele Aid sys tem ma y on l y be performed b y completing the subscriber agreement and placing an acquaintance call using the SO[...]

179 Tele Aid Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Sy stem s elf-chec k Initial l y , af ter turning t he elect ronic ke y in s tarter sw itch to po siti on 2, mal func tio ns are de tected an d indicated ( the indic ator lam ps in the SOS button, t he Roa [...]

180 Tele Aid Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index es tablished, t he message “EMERGEN CY C A LL – C AL L CONNECTED ” appears in the multif unction displa y . All infor mation relev ant to the emerg ency , suc h as the location of the vehicle (deter mi[...]

181 Tele Aid Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Initiating a n emerg ency call manuall y Briefl y pres s on co ver (1) – the cov er will ope n. Press t he SOS button (2) brief l y . The indicator lam p in the SOS butt on (2) will f lash until the emerg[...]

182 Tele Aid Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Roa ds id e A ss ista nc e bu tto n • Located belo w the ce nter ar mrest cov er is t he Road side Ass is ta nce bu tton • . Pressing and holding the butt on (for longer than 2 seconds) will initiat e a [...]

183 Tele Aid Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index If the in dicat or lam p in the R oadside A ssis tance button • is illuminated cont inuously and there was no voice connection to the Response Center es tablished, then th e T ele Aid sys tem could not in[...]

184 Tele Aid Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index T ele Aid sy s tem could not init iate an Information call (e.g. the rele vant c ellular phon e netw ork is not a vailable). The messag e “INFO – C ALL F AILED” appears in the multifun ction displa y .[...]

185 Tele Aid Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Important! If the in dicat or lam p con tinues t o flash or the sy st em does not reset, contact the Re sponse Center at 1- 800-756-9 0 1 8 (in the US A) or 1- 888-923-8 367 (in Canada), or Mercedes-Benz Cu[...]

186 Tele Aid Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Rem ote do or u nl ock In the c ase y ou ha ve y our vehicle lock ed unintentionally (e.g. k ey inside v ehicle), and the reser ve k ey is n ot handy , c ontact the Me rcedes-Benz Response Center at 1- 800-7[...]

187 Tele Aid Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index St olen v ehicle tr acking ser vices In the even t your vehicle was s tolen, report the incident to the police who will issue a numb ered incident report. Pass this number on to the Mercedes-B enz Response [...]

188 Steering lock Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index St eering loc k 0 The electronic k ey can be withdra wn in this position onl y . The st eering is lock ed when the electronic ke y is remov ed from t he s teering lock . If necessary , mov e st eering w[...]

189 Steering lock Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Important! If the electronic ke y is left in the s teering lock position 0 for an extended period of time, it can n o longer be turned in the lock. In this case, remov e electronic ke y from s teer ing[...]

190 Starting and turning off the engi ne Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Star ting and turning off the engine Bef ore s tar ting Ensure that parki ng brak e is eng aged and that select or lev er is in position “P” or “N”. Tu rn electroni c k ey[...]

191 Automatic tran smission Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index A utomatic transmission The autom atic t ransmis sion se lect s indi vidual gears automa tica ll y , de pend ent u pon • Selector le ver position • Program mode selector • Accelerator p[...]

192 Automatic tran smission Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Driving The sele ctor lever is au toma tica lly locked whil e in position “P”. T o mov e the selector le ver out of position “P”, the s ervice brak e p edal mus t be firml y depressed [...]

193 Automatic tran smission Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index St opping For brief s tops, e.g. at traffic lights, lea ve the transmission in gear and hold v ehicle wit h the service brake. For long er st op s with t he engine idling, shif t into “N”[...]

194 Automatic tran smission Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Select or lev er position The current s elector le v er position is indicat ed in the gear r ang e indic ator di spla y . The au tomat ic ge ar shif ting proce ss can be ada pted to specific o[...]

195 Automatic tran smission Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Dependent on the program mode selector switc h positi on “S” or “W” the maximum speed in the rev erse gear is different. Ho we ver , it is not possible to c hange the program mode whi[...]

196 Automatic tran smission Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Press and hold selector l ev er in the æ direction: The transmi ssion will shift from th e current gear directl y to ge ar rang e “D”. Important! With tran smiss ion in gear range “D”[...]

197 Automatic tran smission Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Gear rang es: U pshift through 4th gear onl y . Suitable f or performance drivin g. U pshift through 3rd gear onl y . Suitable f or moderatel y s teep hills. S ince the transmission doe s not[...]

198 Automatic tran smission Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Prog ram mode select or switc h The transmission is p rovided with a select or switc h (1) for S tandard “S ” and W inter/W et (sno w and ice) “W” program modes . S St an d a r d m o d[...]

199 Automatic tran smission Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Caution! Nev er change the pro gram mod e wh en t he se lec tor lever is out of position “P”. It could r esult in a c hange of driving characteris t ics for whic h you ma y not be prepare[...]

200 Parking bra ke Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index P arking br ak e T o engage, firml y depress parki ng brak e pedal. When the electronic ke y i s in s teering lock position 2, the brak e w arning lam p in t he ins trument clus ter should come on brig[...]

201 Driving instructions Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Driving in s tructions Driv e sensibl y – sa ve fuel Fuel consum ption, to a great extent, depe nds on drivi ng habits and operating co nditions. T o sa ve fuel yo u should: • k eep tires at[...]

202 Driving instructions Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index P ow e r assi s tan ce Br ak es Ex cessiv e use of salt an d other sno w melting chem icals spread on roads duri ng the winter months ma y cause a build up of mois ture or residue t o for m on th[...]

203 Driving instructions Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index All chec ks and service work on the brak e sy st em should be carried out b y an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center . Ins tall onl y brak e pads and brak e f luid recommended b y Mercedes -Benz. Ca[...]

204 Driving instructions Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index P arking Important! It is advisable to set the parking brake whene ver parkin g or lea ving the v e hicle. In addition, mo ve sele ctor lever to position “P”. When parking on hills, alw a y s[...]

205 Driving instructions Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Specif ied tire pressure s must be maintained. This applies parti cularly if the tires are sub jected to high loads (e .g. high s peeds, he a vy loads, high ambien t temp er a tu r e s) . Aq u a[...]

206 Driving instructions Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Tire t ract ion The safe s peed on a wet, sno w cov ered or icy road is alw a y s lo we r than on a dry road. Y ou should pa y particul ar attention to the condit ion of the road whenever the out[...]

207 Driving instructions Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Snow chains Use only sno w chains t hat are tes ted and recommended b y Mercedes- Benz. Y our authorized Mercedes-B enz Center will be glad to advise y ou on this subject. Chains should onl y be[...]

208 Driving instructions Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index If the vehicle is parked af ter being driven on salt treat ed roads, th e braking effi ciency should be tes ted as soon as possibl e after driv ing is resumed while observin g the safe ty rules i[...]

209 Driving instructions Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index For driving ins truc tions wit h sno w chains, see pag e 207. Stan di ng water Caution! Do not driv e through f looded areas or w ater of unkno wn depth. I f yo u m u s t d r i v e t h r o u g h[...]

210 Driving systems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Cruise control The cruise con trol allo ws y ou to driv e in a more relax ed manner , for ex ample o ver long dis tances, as it autom aticall y maintains the set sp eed b y activ el y regulating the t[...]

211 Driving systems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index 3 Canceling T o can cel the crui se con trol, b rief l y push le v er t o position 3. When y ou s tep on the brak e pedal or the vehicle speed drops belo w approx . 1 9 m ph (30 km/h), for exam ple w[...]

212 Driving systems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Not e s: If the engine does n ot brak e t he vehicle sufficiently while driving on a do wngrade, the speed y ou set on the crui se con trol ma y be ex ceeded . In this cas e the autom atic transmis si[...]

213 Driving systems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Appl ying the brak es very quic kl y results in maximum B AS assis tance. T o receive the benef it of the sy stem y ou must appl y continuou s full br aking po wer d uring the s topping sequence. Do [...]

214 Driving systems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Antiloc k brak e sy st em (ABS) Important! The ABS im prov es s teering control of the vehicle during hard braking ma neuvers. The ABS pre vents the wheels from loc king up above a vehicle speed of ap[...]

215 Driving systems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index ABS con trol The ABS malfunction indicat or lamp - in the inst rument clust er comes on wit h the electron ic k ey in s teering loc k position 2 and should go out with t he engine runn ing. When the [...]

216 Driving systems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Electron ic s tabili ty prog ram ( ESP) The ESP enhances direct ional control and reduces driving wheel spin of the v ehicle under various driving condition s. Over/unders teering of the vehicle is co[...]

217 Driving systems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Not e s: The malfunction indicator lamp ¿ fo r t he E SP i s combined with that of t he B AS. The yellow B AS /ES P m alf unc tio n ind ica tor lamp in th e inst ru ment clust er and t he yellow ESP[...]

218 Driving systems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index ESP c ontrol swit c h ESP control switc h located on center console. T o switc h ESP off, press upper half of the switc h. ESP warning lam p v , located in speedometer dial, comes on. T o switc h ESP [...]

219 Driving systems Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Not e : A void spinning of a driv e wheel. This may cause serious damage to the drive train which is not co vered b y the Mercedes-Ben z Limited W arranty . The ESP w arning lamp, located in the s pe[...]

220 What you should know at the gas s tation Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index What you should know at the gas st at ion Fuel su ppl y Open fl ap b y pushing near front (arro w). Turn fuel cap to the left and hold on t o it until possible press ure in ta[...]

221 What you should know at the gas s tation Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index •E n g i n e o i l Eng ine o il level check, se e pa ge 1 08 and p age 25 2. Fill quantity betw een upper and lo wer di ps tic k marking le vel: 2. 1 US qt (2.0 l). Recomme[...]

222 Check regular ly and be fore a long trip Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operati on Driving Ins trume nt cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Chec k regularl y and befo re a long trip 1 Engine oil lev el See “Engine oil le vel, c hecking” on p age 1 08 and page 25 2. 2 Coolan t lev el See “Coolant lev el” on[...]

223 Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Instrument clu ster display Malfunct ion and in dicator lamps in the i nstrument cluster ............. 224 On-board diagnost ic sys tem Check engine ma lfunction indicat or lam p .. ............ ................... .[...]

224 Mal func tion and in dicat or la mp s Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Malfunc tion and i ndicat or lam ps in the ins trument clus ter Gene ral i nformatio n: If a bulb in the ins trument clus ter f ails to light up during the bulb self-check when tu[...]

225 Mal func tion and in dicat or la mp s Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Br ake w arnin g lamp Ex c ept Canada Canada onl y When the brak e war ning lam p and message appear while the engine is running, this me ans: • there is insuf fici ent brak e [...]

226 Mal func tion and in dicat or la mp s Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Supplemental r estr aint sy s tem (SRS) indicat or lam p The operational readiness of the airbag syst em i s ve r i f i ed by t h e i n d i c a to r la mp “SRS” in t he ins tr[...]

227 Mal func tion and in dicat or la mp s Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Electron ic s tabili ty prog ram ( ESP) — w arn ing lam p The y ellow ESP w arning lam p in the sp eed omet er dial com es o n wi th the electronic k ey in s teering loc k posi[...]

228 Mal func tion and in dicat or la mp s Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index T elescoping s t eering column – in dicat or lam p The indicator lam p in the in s tr ument clus ter comes on with the electr onic k ey in s teering loc k position 2 and should [...]

229 Mal func tion and in dicat or la mp s Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index R oll bar w arning lam p The roll bar war n ing lam p is located in the roll bar switc h in the center console. Roll bar switc h see page 47. W ith t he electronic k ey in s teer[...]

230 Malfuncti on and warn ing messages Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Malfunc tion and w arning messages in the multifuncti on displa y Malfunction and warning messages for the following sy st ems will be dis pla yed i mmediat ely i n the multif unctio[...]

231 Malfuncti on and warn ing messages Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index DISPLA Y DEFECTIVE (e ngine control unit) This message is displa yed t o indicate that the information being rela yed b y the engine control unit is no longer com plete. The coolant[...]

232 Malfuncti on and warn ing messages Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index BA T T E RY / A LTE R N A TO R This message indic ates a malfu nction which mus t be repaired immediatel y . It ma y indi cat e tha t the p ol y- V- be lt ha s b rok en. Sho uld this[...]

233 Malfuncti on and warn ing messages Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index ABS-SY STEM A malfunction has been detected in the sy st em. The brak e sy st em functions in the usual manner , but without antiloc k assis tance. W ith the ABS m alfu nc tio ni ng[...]

234 Malfuncti on and warn ing messages Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index BRAKE LIN IN G WEAR When t his me ssage appea rs durin g brakin g, it in dicates that the brake pads are w orn do wn. Ha ve the brak e sy s tem chec k ed at y our authorized Mercedes[...]

235 Malfuncti on and warn ing messages Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index PA R K I N G B R A K E Parking brak e, see page 200. ENGINE F AN 1 T he cooling fan for the coolant is faulty . Observe coolant tem perature g auge while driving, see pag e 82. Line[...]

236 Malfuncti on and warn ing messages Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index COOLANT ( cool ant level) When t his me ssage appears whi le driving, the coolant lev el has dropped belo w the required lev el. If no leak s are noticeable and the engine tem peratu[...]

237 Malfuncti on and warn ing messages Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index COO LANT TEMP . (coolant tem peratur e) 1 Obse rve coola nt temperatur e gauge, see pag e 82. Check coolant level, see pa ge 253. This ma y ind icate that the po ly -V -belt has bro[...]

238 Malfuncti on and warn ing messages Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index LIGHTIN G SY STEM When the message appears af ter s tarting the engine , or if it comes on while driv ing, this indicates a failure in the parking lam p , tail lamp, s top lam p, or [...]

239 Malfuncti on and warn ing messages Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index LIGHT SENSOR W ith the electronic k ey rem ov ed and the driv er’s door open, a war ning soun ds and the me ssage “SWITC H OFF LIGHTS!” appears in the multifunction indicator [...]

240 Malfuncti on and warn ing messages Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index ENGINE OIL LEVEL 1 The engine oil lev el mu st be check ed imme diatel y . See Engine oil lev el indicator on page 1 08 2 The re is no oil in the e ngine . Ther e is a dan ger of eng[...]

241 Malfuncti on and warn ing messages Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index ELEC. S T ABIL. PROG. (Ele ctron ic stability program) 1 A ma lfun ction has be en detec ted in th e sys tem. Pres sing th e accelerator pedal will req uire greater ef fort. Onl y p[...]

242 Malfuncti on and warn ing messages Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index WA S H E R F L U I D When this message appears while t he engine is running, the leve l of the reserv oir has dropped to appr ox. 1 / 3 of the total volume. The reserv oir should be [...]

243 Malfuncti on and warn ing messages Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index TELE AID 1 When this message appears, a malfunction has been detected in the T ele A id sys tem. In some case s it ma y not be pos sible to initi ate an E mer genc y , R oads ide A [...]

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245 Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Practical h ints Firs t aid kit ............ ................... ...... 24 6 Shelf below rear windo w . ............. 246 St owing things in t he vehicle ...... 246 Lugg age cov er . ................... ............[...]

246 First aid kit Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Firs t aid ki t The firs t aid kit is s tored in the left trunk well. Check expiration dat es and con tents f or completen ess at leas t once a year and replace mis sing/expired it ems. Shelf below rear[...]

247 Luggage cover Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index T o o pen compart ment: Press button ( arro w). U nhook lugga ge cov er from holders (2) and guide lugg age co ver with handle (1) into s tor age com partment until handl e (1) loc ks in place. Im port[...]

248 Fuse s Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Fuses Bef ore replaci ng a blo wn fuse, det ermine the cause of the short circui t. Spare fuses ar e supplied i nside t he main fuse box (1). Obs erve amperage a nd colo r of f use. A special fuse puller is su[...]

249 Fuse s Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index A uxiliary fuse b ox bel o w the trunk floor 2 A uxil iary fus e bo x bel ow t he trun k f loor . T o gain access, lif t trunk f loor . A uxiliar y fuse bo x in the dashboar d 3 A uxiliary fuse bo x to left o[...]

250 Engine comp artment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Hood Wa r n i n g ! T o help pre vent per sonal injur y , s ta y clear of mo ving par ts when the hood is open and the engine is run ning. Be sur e the hood is properl y closed bef ore driving. Wh[...]

251 Engine comp artment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index To o p e n : T o unloc k the hood, pull r elease lev er (1) under the driver’s side of the ins trument pan el. A t the same time a handle will extend out of the radi ator gri ll (it ma y be nec[...]

252 Engine comp artment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Chec king engine oil le v el (C LK 320 sho wn) 1 Oil dips tic k 2 Oil filler cap T o chec k the engine oil le vel, p ark vehic le on lev el ground, with engine at no rmal operational tem perature.[...]

253 Engine comp artment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index A utomatic transmission f luid lev el The transmiss ion has a per manent fill of aut omatic trans missi on f luid. Re gular autom atic transm ission f luid le v el c heck s and c hanges are not r[...]

254 Engine comp artment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Add i ng co ol an t If coolant has to be add ed, a 50 / 50 mixture of wate r and MB anticor rosion / anti freeze should be added. The drain plugs f or the cooling sy st em are located on the right[...]

255 Engine comp artment Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index W indshield w asher / headlam p cleaning sy s tem 1 W indshield was her/headlam p cleaning sy s tem fluid reserv oir Capaci ty appr o x. 7 .4 US qt (7 .0 l ). The reser v oi r should be refi lled[...]

256 Spare wheel, vehicle jack Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Spare wheel, vehic le tool s, s tor age com partmen t 1 Trunk floor 2 Hand le 3 Lug gage bowl 4 V ehicle tools Lift trunk f loor and eng age handle in grip molding of luggage cover . T o re [...]

257 Spare wheel, vehicle jack Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Ve h i c l e j a c k 1 Jac k arm 2 Jac k base See illus tration f or proper st or age of jack. Before s toring the jack on the felt in t he spare wheel we ll, the jack arm mus t be low ered[...]

258 Tires, Wheels Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Wheels Re place ri ms or ti res with the same designat ion, manufacturer and type as sho wn on the original part. See your authorize d Mercedes-Benz Center for fur t her informati on. See your authorize[...]

259 Tires, Wheels Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Rot ating wheels CLK 4 30 Wheel rotation applies onl y when winter tires are mounted on al l four wheels. The wheels can be rotated according to the degr ee of tire w ear while retaining t he same dire[...]

260 Tires, Wheels Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Spare wheel Spare wheel bol ts (CLK 320 on l y) 1 Whe el bol t for li gh t alloy wh eel r im 2 Wheel bolt for s teel spare wheel rim Not e : Wheel bolts (2) mus t be used when mounting s teel spare whee[...]

261 Tires, Wheels Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index CLK 320 (with Sport Pac kage) (S teel spare wheel rim) Important! The spare wheel rim size is 7 J x 1 6 H 2. The dimensions of the spare wheels are different from those of the road wheels. The spare wh[...]

262 Tires, Wheels Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index CLK 430 Important! The spare wheel rim size is 7 1 / 2 J x 1 7 H 2. The spare wheel rim is for tem porary use only . How ever , that spare wheel ri m is we ight optimized a nd has a limit ed service li [...]

263 Tires, Wheels Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Changing wheels Mo ve v ehicle to a le ve l area which is a safe dis tance from t h e road wa y . 1 . S et parkin g brake and tu rn on ha zard warnin g fl a sh e r . 2. Mov e selector le ver t o positi[...]

264 Tires, Wheels Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index 4. Using the wrenc h, loosen but do n ot y et remov e t he wheel bolts. 5. Re m ove t he p rot ec ti ve c over fr om t he j ack su pp o rt tube opening by inserting the screwdriver (supplie d in the too[...]

265 Tires, Wheels Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index 6. Inser t jack ar m full y into the tube hole u p to the s top. Place jac k on firm ground. P osition the jack so that it is alw a ys v ertical (plumb-line) as seen from the side (see arrow), e ven if[...]

266 Tires, Wheels Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index 1 0. Clean contact sur faces of wheel and wheel hub. Ins tall wheel on wheel hub. Insert wheel bolts and tighten them slightl y . Im portant! CLK 320 onl y: When ins talling s teel spare wheel rim, mak [...]

267 Tires, Wheels Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Lower veh ic le . Rem ove j ack an d i ns e rt ja ck tu b e c over. 1 1 . Using the wrench, tighten th e five bolts ev enly , following t he seq uenc e illu strated, until a ll bol ts are tight. Obs er[...]

268 Tires, Wheels Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Not e s: Be fo re s to ri ng the j ack , the jac k a rm mu s t b e lo we re d alm os t t o th e b ase of the j ac k. For proper s torag e of v ehicle jack see page 257. Tir e inf lation pr essure A tabl[...]

269 Tires, Wheels Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index The pressures list ed for light loads are minimum v alues offering high dr iving comfort. Increas ed inflation pr essures lis ted fo r hea vier lo ads ma y also be used for light loads. These higher pr[...]

270 Batter y Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Batt ery Important! Batte ry rep lace ment information : The battery is located in t he trunk under t he trunk f loor . The service life of the battery is dependent on its condition of char ge. T he battery [...]

271 Jump startin g Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Not e s: After reconnecting t he battery also set the clock (see page 1 0 2) resync hronize t he front seats (see page 44), front seat head res traints (see pag e 44), the express feature of the po we[...]

272 Jump startin g Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Important! A dischar ged battery can freeze at approx. +1 4 ° F (–1 0 ° C). In that case, it mus t be tha wed out b efore jum pe r cables are used. A ttem pting to jum p s tart a frozen batter y ca[...]

273 Towing Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Important! 5. S tart engine of the v ehicle with t he char ged battery and run at high idle. Make s ure the cables are not on or near pulle ys, fans, or other par ts that mov e when the engine is s tarted. Al[...]

274 Towing Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Caution! If t he vehicl e i s to wed with the front axle raised, the engine mus t be shut off (electronic ke y in s teering lock in position 0 or 1 ). Other wise, t he EPS will i mmediatel y be eng aged and wi[...]

275 Towing Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index W ith the automatic ce ntral loc king activ ated an d the electronic k ey in s teering lock position 2, the vehicle doors loc k if the lef t front wheel as w ell as the right rear wheel are turning at vehicle[...]

276 Towing Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index CLK 3 20 wit h S port Package, CL K 4 30: Cover r emova l: Hold left and right end of grille and pull out. Co ver ins tallation: Engag e lef t and right end of grille and press in securel y . Tr ansmissio n se[...]

277 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Ext erior lam ps Head lamp adjustmen t Correct headlam p adjust ment is extremely im portant. Check and readju st headlam ps at regular int ervals and when a bulb has been replaced. For adjus ting hea[...]

278 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Head lamp assem bl y (Ha logen) 1 Head lamp v ertica l adj ustment screw 2 Cover for low beam h ead lamp 3 Cover for high be am h eadl amp, parki ng an d sta n d i n g l a mp Headlamp assemb l y (Xenon[...]

279 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Bulbs f or low or high beam H7 (55 W) Open hood. Rotate cover (2 o r 3) cou ntercl ockwise and r emove. Pull off electrical connector (5 or 6). U nhook clam ping ring and remo ve bulb . Insert ne w bu[...]

280 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index T aillam p assemblies Open trun k lid. Swing co ver aside (bulbs 1 , 2 and 3). 1 T u r n s i g n a l l a m p ( 2 1W / 2 4c p b u l b ) 2 St op, tail, parking, an d side mark er lamp (2 1/4 W bulb) 3 T [...]

281 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Side m arker lamp, front (5 W/4 cp bulb) Carefu ll y slide lamp to wards front (ar ro w), and re mov e back and f irst. Twis t bulb soc k et countercloc kwise and pull out. Push bulb so ck et , turn c[...]

282 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index High mount ed st op lam p, Additi onal turn signals on the exter ior mirr or The high mounted s top lam p (3rd brake la mp ), and the addit iona l turn s ign als on t he exte rio r mirro rs are equipp [...]

283 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index 2. (Lo w beams on): Using a carpenter’s lev e l, align and mark a vertical centerline (8) on the tes t sc reen using the ver tex of the angle for med in eac h beam image. As a chec k, the dis tance [...]

284 Exterior lamps Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index 5. V e rti cal headlam p aim (lo w beams on): Turn adjus ting screw (1) (count ercloc kwise to adjus t headlam p downw ard, cloc kwise upw ard) until the headlam p s illu minate the te st screen as sho[...]

285 Electronic k ey Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Changing ba tteries in the elec tronic ke y 1 Tran sm it b utton s 2 Lamp for batter y check and func tio n cont rol Checkin g batteries If one of t he transmit buttons (1) is pressed, t he battery c[...]

286 Electronic k ey Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Insert m echanical k ey ( 4) in side opening (5) t o open latc h. Press brief ly (do not u se mechanical k ey as lev er) to release batt ery compar tment. Re mov e mec hanical k ey f rom side op ening[...]

287 Electronic k ey Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Important! Batte rie s cont ain m ater ials th at can harm the environment if dispose d of im prop erl y . Recycling of batteries is the preferred method of disposal. For disposa l, ple ase follow ma[...]

288 Emergency oper ation of sof t top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Raisin g sof t top man ually In case of mal function, t he pow er sof t top can also be raised manuall y . This procedure should be performed wit h great care by two persons. W e rec[...]

289 Emergency oper ation of sof t top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index 5. U nlock soft top st orage com partment: Open trun k lid with mec hanical ke y and lift protection cov er . Using scre wdrive r (supplied in v ehicle tool kit), turn screw two tur[...]

290 Emergency oper ation of sof t top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index 7 . Open soft top com partment co ver (2) and place in upright pos ition. Place hands from belo w on upper section of soft top ( 3) and pull har d to mo ve soft top (4 ) out of its s[...]

291 Emergency oper ation of sof t top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index 9. Do not place s oft top fr ame ( 5) onto windsh iel d header . 1 0. Place rear windo w section of soft t op (6) in its ve r ti c a l p o s i t i o n . 1 1 . Close soft t op com pa[...]

292 Emergency oper ation of sof t top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index 1 3 . Lowe r r e ar w i n d ow s e ct i o n o f s o f t to p ( 6 ). 1 4. Open t runk lid wi th mechanical k ey a n d care full y guide luggag e cov er (page 246) into its s torage co[...]

293 Emergency oper ation of sof t top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index 1 6. Using screwd river (supplied in v ehicle t ool kit), turn screw cloc kwise to th e s top. 1 7 . Close tru nk lid. Important! Do not place mec hanical k ey inside tr unk, since [...]

294 Emergency oper ation of sof t top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index 1 9. Turn locki ng handle 90 ° cloc kwise and pull soft top frame carefull y down until it meets the windshield header atta chment points. Turn loc king handle countercl ockwise t o[...]

295 Emergency oper ation of sof t top Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Ant enna The n on-re trac table a ntenna shoul d be re moved before en te r in g a n a u to ma t i c ca r wa s h , to av o i d d a ma g e to t h e antenna mas t or vehicle p aint fi[...]

296 Manual release for fuel filler flap Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Manual r elease f or fuel fill er f lap The manual release knob is located behind the right side trun k panel. In case the ce ntral loc king sys tem does not release the fuel fille[...]

297 Replacing wiper blad e insert Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Rem oval : Fold wiper arm forw ard. Press saf ety tab do wn (1), p ush wiper bl ade do wnward (2) and re mo ve. Place wipe r blade on f irm support . Press down bot h tabs and slide (di[...]

298 Replacing wiper blad e insert Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index[...]

299 Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Vehicle care Cleani ng an d care of t he v ehicle ............... ............ ............. 300 Po wer washer ..... ............ ............. 30 1 Paintwork, painted bod y components .............. ............. .[...]

300 Clea ning and car e of the v ehi cle Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Index Te c h n i c a l data Car c are Cleaning and care of the vehicl e In operation, y our vehicle is su bjected t o va rying external inf luences whic h, if gone unchec k ed, can attac k the p aintw ork as we ll as [...]

301 Clea ning and car e of the v ehi cle Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Scratc he s, corrosiv e deposits, corrosion or damage due to neg ligent or incor rect care cannot alwa ys be remov ed or repaired with t he car -care products recomme nded here. [...]

302 Clea ning and car e of the v ehi cle Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Index Te c h n i c a l data Car c are Engi ne clea ning Prior to cleaning the engine compart men t mak e sur e to protect electrical com ponents and connect ors from the intrusion of wa ter and cleaning agents. Corros[...]

303 Clea ning and car e of the v ehi cle Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Headlam ps, taillam ps, turn si gnal lens es Use a mild car wash dete rgent, suc h as Mercedes -Benz appro ved Car Sham poo, with plenty of w ater . T o preven t scratches, ne ve[...]

304 Clea ning and car e of the v ehi cle Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Index Te c h n i c a l data Car c are Instrument cluster Use a gen tle dishw ashing det erg ent or mild deter gent for deli cate fabrics a s a w ashing sol ution. W ipe with a cloth moistened in luk ew arm solution. D[...]

305 Clea ning and car e of the v ehi cle Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car c are Index Up h o l ste r y Using aftermark et seat cov ers or wearing clothing that ha ve the tendency t o give off coloring (e.g. when w et etc.) ma y cause the upholst ery to become perm[...]

306 Clea ning and car e of the v ehi cle Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Index Te c h n i c a l data Car c are Soft top Clean soft top with sof t top raised and lock ed . Lo wer the soft top into the s torage com partment only if the sof t top is com pletel y dry . If the soft top is k ept[...]

307 Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Technica l data Spare parts s ervice ........... ............. 3 08 W a rranty cov erage ...... ............. ...... 308 Identifi cation labels .... ................... 309 La yout of pol y-V - belt drive ...........[...]

308 Technical data Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Spare p arts servi ce All authorized Merced es-Benz Centers maintain a s toc k of original spare parts r equired for maintenance and repair w ork. In additi on, s trate gicall y locat ed part s dis trib[...]

309 Technical data Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Identificati on labels 1 Certifica tion label 2 V ehicle Identif ication Number (VIN) When ordering spare parts, please specify vehicle identification an d engine numbers . X X X X X X X X X 2[...]

310 Technical data Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index CLK 320 sho wn 3 VIN, visib le (lo wer edge of windshield) 4 Engine number 5 Body num ber an d pain twork num ber 6 Emission cont rol label 7 Infor mation label, Cali for nia ve rsion V ac uum line rou [...]

311 Technical data Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Te c h n i c a l d a t a Model CLK 320 (2 08 465) 1 CLK 430 (208 470) 1 Engine 11 2 11 3 Mode of operation 4-st roke en gine, gasoline inject ion 4-s troke engine, ga s ol i ne i nj e c t io n No. o f [...]

312 Technical data Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Rims – Tires (except Sport Pack age) Rims – Tires (S port Pac kage) 1 Also permiss ible 225/45 Z R 1 7 . 2 Also permiss ible 245/40 Z R 1 7 . 3 3 Must not be used with sno w ch ains. 4 Also permiss [...]

313 Technical data Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index 1 Also per missible 225/45 ZR 1 7 2 Also per missible 245/40 ZR 1 7 3 3 Mus t not be used with sno w chains . 4 Also permiss ible 245/40 Z R 1 7 9 1 Y . 3 Model CLK 430 Rims front ax le (AMG lig ht all[...]

314 Technical data Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Rims – Wint er tires Electrical sy st em Model CLK 430 Rim (light allo y) Wheel offset 7 1 / 2 J x 1 7 H 2 1 .46 in (37 mm) Win te r ti re s : Radi al-ply ti res 225/4 5 R 1 7 9 1 H M+ S Model CLK 320[...]

315 Technical data Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index We i g h t s (se e certification tag) Main di mensions Trunk l oad ma x. 220 lb ( 1 00 kg) Model CLK 320 CLK 430 Ov erall v ehicle length 1 79.8 in (456 7 mm) 1 79.8 in (4567 m m) Overall v ehicle widt[...]

316 Fuels, coolants, lubri cants etc. - capacities Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Fuels, coolants, lubri cants etc. – capaci ties V ehicle components and their respective lubricants mus t match. Therefore use onl y brands tes ted and recommended b y [...]

317 Fuels, coolants, lubri cants etc. - capacities Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Windshield washer sys tem (MB W ind shield washer concentrate “S” 1 ) appro x. 7 . 4 US qt (7 .0 l) Fuel tan k including a re serve of (Pre mium unlea ded gasolin e:[...]

318 Fuels, coolants, l ubricants etc. Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Engine oi ls Engine oils a re specifi call y tes ted for their suitabil ity in our engines. Therefore, us e onl y engine oils recommende d b y Mercedes-Benz. Information on recom men [...]

319 Fuels, coolants, l ubricants etc. Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Premium unl eaded g asoline Caution! T o maintain the engine’s durability an d perfor mance, premium unleaded gasoline mus t be used. If pre mium unleaded is not a vailable and lo [...]

320 Fuels, coolants, l ubricants etc. Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Gasoli ne additiv es A major concern among engine manufacturers is carbon build up caused by g asolin e. Mercedes-Benz recommends th e use of onl y q uality g asoline containing addit[...]

321 Fuels, coolants, l ubricants etc. Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index T o provide the import ant corrosion protection, th e solution mus t be at leas t 45% anticorrosion/antifreeze (equals a freeze protection to appro x . - 22 ° F [-30 ° C]). If y ou[...]

322 Consumer in formation Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hi nts Car care Index Consumer information This has been prepared as required of all manuf actures of passeng er cars un der Title 4 9, Code of U .S. Feder al Re gulations, Part 575 pur suant t o the “N ational Tra [...]

323 Consumer in formation Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hi nts Car care Index Te m p e r a t u r e The tem perature grades are A (the highest), B , and C, representing the tire’s res is tance to the generation of heat and it s ability t o diss ipate heat when tes ted un[...]

324 Index Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hints Car car e Ind ex Index A ABS (Antil ock brak e sys tem) ....... ............. ............. ...... 2 1 4 Malfunction indic ator lam p ...... ................... ............ 2 27 ABS-S Y STEM - malfun ction and war ning mes sag[...]

325 Index Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hints Car car e Ind ex Defros ting ........... ............ ................... ............. ............. 1 1 9 Displa y and control s .... ................... ............. ............. . 1 1 8 Dus t f ilter ........... ........[...]

326 Index Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hints Car car e Ind ex C Cap acit ies Fuels, coolants, lubric ants etc. ............. .................. 3 1 6 Cargo tie-do wn rings ......... ................... .................... ..... 1 52 Catal yt ic con vert er. .............[...]

327 Index Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hints Car car e Ind ex D Da ytime r unning lamps ... ............. ................... ............. . 1 1 1 Stan di ng water Driving i ns truction s ............ ............ .................... ..... 2 09 DISPLA Y DEFECTIVE (engi[...]

328 Index Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hints Car car e Ind ex Capacities ................. ............. ................... ............. ..... 3 1 6 ESP (Electronic stability program) .... 207 , 208 , 2 1 6, 27 6 Control sw itc h ... ............ ............. .........[...]

329 Index Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hints Car car e Ind ex General notes on the central locking sy s tem .............. 24 Global loc king See Central locking sy s tem ........... ............. ............... 27 Glov e b o x ......... ............. ..................[...]

330 Index Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hints Car car e Ind ex L Lam ps, exterior F og lamps .......... ............ ................... ............. .............. 1 1 0 Headlamp, adjus t ing ...................... .................... ...... 2 82 Headlam ps . ..........[...]

331 Index Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hints Car car e Ind ex Manual operation of sof t top .. ................... ............. ...... 288 Mechanical ke ys .......... ............. ................... ............. . 2 3, 30 Memory Recalling .................. .........[...]

332 Index Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hints Car car e Ind ex R Radio See A udio ................ ............. ................... ............. ...... 1 29 Radio transmitters ...... ................... ............. ................... 1 7 4 Rain sens or ...............[...]

333 Index Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hints Car car e Ind ex Shelf below rear windo w . ............. ................... ............. 246 Side marker lam p ....... ............. ................... ............. ...... 28 1 Snow c hains .... ................... ......[...]

334 Index Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and co ntrols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument cluster dis pla y Practical hints Car car e Ind ex T eleph one book ...... ................... ............. ............. ........ 92 T elephones an d two-w a y radios .......... ............. ............ 1 7 4 T elesc oping s teering column A djusting ......[...]

335 Index Te c h n i c a l data Instruments and c ont rols Operatio n Drivi ng Instrument clus ter displa y Practical hints Car car e Ind ex W ASHER FLUI D (headlam p clean ing sy stem) - malfunction an d warning me ssages ... ................... 242 W ashi ng the vehicle .... ............. ................... .................. 302 What y ou shoul[...]

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Please observe the following: BOOKSPINE for Operator’s Manual 5 / 8 in (1.6 cm) 3.5 i n (8.9 cm) 208 A Operator’s Manual CLK-Class Cabriolet Please ensure the correct position of model code and model name[...]