Mercedes-Benz 2008 CL550 Automobile User Manual


 
Contents
Seat ventilation* .......................... 376
Head restraints............................. 376
Steering wheel................................... 379
Steering wheel adjustment........... 379
Heated steering wheel* ............... 380
Mirrors............................................... 381
Interior rear view mirror ............... 381
Exterior rear view mirrors............. 381
Power folding exterior rear view
mirrors ......................................... 382
Auto-dimming rear view mirrors... 383
Activating exterior rear view
mirror parking position................. 384
Memory function................................ 385
Storing positions into memory ..... 386
Recalling positions from memory . 386
Storing exterior rear view mirror
parking position ........................... 387
Fastening the seat belts..................... 388
Proper use of seat belts ............... 390
Lighting.............................................. 391
Exterior lamp switch..................... 391
High beam.................................... 395
Headlamp cleaning system .......... 395
Corner-illuminating lamps ............ 395
Hazard warning flasher ................ 397
Interior lighting............................. 398
Courtesy lighting.......................... 399
Door entry lamps ......................... 399
Trunk lamp ................................... 399
Windshield wipers.............................. 400
Switching on/off windshield
wipers .......................................... 400
Intermittent wiping....................... 401
Single wipe................................... 401
Wiping with windshield
washer fluid.................................. 401
Power windows.................................. 402
Opening and closing
power windows ............................ 402
Summer opening feature.............. 404
Convenience closing feature........ 404
Driving and parking............................ 406
Starting the engine....................... 406
Driving off .................................... 409
Turn signals.................................. 410
Problems while driving ................. 411
Parking......................................... 412
Turning off the engine .................. 415
Releasing seat belts ..................... 416
Automatic transmission..................... 417
Gear selector lever....................... 417
Shifting procedure ....................... 420
Transmission positions ................ 421
Driving tips................................... 424
Gear ranges ................................. 426
Automatic shift program .............. 427
Steering wheel gearshift control .. 428
Manual shift program (CL 63 AMG
and CL 65 AMG only)................... 430
Emergency operation
(Limp-Home Mode) ...................... 433
Instrument cluster ............................. 434
Adjusting instrument cluster
display illumination ...................... 434
Coolant temperature gauge ......... 435
Tachometer.................................. 435
Outside temperature indicator..... 436
Fuel gauge ................................... 436
Driving systems ................................. 437
Cruise control .............................. 437
DISTRONIC Plus* ......................... 443
Active Body Control (ABC) ........... 461
Parktronic system* ...................... 463
Park Assist*................................. 467
Advanced Parking Guidance* ...... 471