Exterior Features
Power tilt/sliding tinted glass sunroof with one-touch express-open/close and
memory.
Dual chrome exhaust tips.
Bi-Xenon High Intensity Discharge low-beam and high-beam headlamps with
automatic level control, halogen auxilliary high-beams. Halogen front foglamps
and heated headlamp washers. Single red rear foglamp.
Driver-selectable light-sensing auto-on headlamps. Driver-programmable Daytime
Running Lamps illuminate low-beam headlamps in daylight, with auto override in
darkness.
Dual power mirrors, linked to driver's seat memory, automatically heated and
with power fold-in. Auto-dimming left-side mirror. Parking-assist right-side
mirror can be programmed to tilt down upon shifting to Reverse.
Infrared-reflective glass helps reduce radiant heat penetration. Laminated side
glass helps reduce UV penetration.
Electrically heated rear window with automatic shutoff based on time, vehicle
speed and outside temperature.
Dual aero-blade windshield wipers with heated washer system. Heated wiper
parking position. Infrared rain sensor automatically adjusts intermittent wiper
delay based on rainfall.
Locking & Security
SmartKey remote central locking system uses redundant infrared and
radio-frequency for improved range, and rolling-code signal for protection from
transmitter cloning.
SmartKey uses an electronic code to unlock the gearshift and ignition. Removing
SmartKey from ignition disables engine computer to help prevent unauthorized
starting of the engine.
SmartKey remote control integrates door lock/unlock buttons, remote trunk opener
with valet lockout, removable valet key and panic alarm. Driver may selectively
unlock only the driver's door and fuel filler, or both doors plus the trunk and
fuel filler.
User-recognition feature allows up to three different SmartKeys to be assigned
to a single car, with each SmartKey linked to memory features for driver's seat,
mirrors and steering column position, and various climate-control settings.
Driveaway locking can lock all the doors when the car reaches 9 mph.
Night security illumination uses the car's exterior lights to help illuminate a
path after parking. Driver-programmable intervals allow lights to stay on for
60, 45, 30 or 15 seconds, or not at all.
Locator lighting uses the car's lights to help light a return path when the car
is remote-unlocked in darkness. Unlocking car activates illuminated entry
system.
SmartKey offers infrared-remote opening/closing of windows and sunroof, and can
turn on Active Ventilated front seats.1
Automatic antitheft alarm system with towaway protection, remote panic feature,
and automatic notification via Tele Aid.2
Emergency trunk release, located inside trunk and illuminated for 30 minutes
after trunk lid is closed.
Pneumatic door and trunk closing assist.
Integrated 3-button garage door control, compatible with HomeLink® components
and some other systems.
1. Active Ventilated seats are optional on CL500 as part of comfort package CL3.
2. Where cellular and Global Positioning System coverage are available.
Subscription required for service, airtime and connection charges. First year's
monitoring and connection charges plus 30 minutes airtime included at no cost
with subscription. Owner must authorize stolen vehicle tracking and file a
police report.
Interior Features
Multifunction steering wheel provides additional controls for basic audio/phone
functions and multifunction display.
Power windows, with one-touch express-up/down for front windows and one-touch
express-down for rear windows.
Power rear-window sunshade, with one-touch express-up/down.
4-way (tilt/telescoping) power steering column, with easy-exit feature and
position linked to driver's seat memory.
Electronic cruise control with digital display of selected speed upon
engagement.
Auto-dimming rearview mirror, with position linked to driver's seat memory.
Automatic low-intensity environmental comfort lighting of the center console,
door handles and front footwells.
Dual Xenon front reading lamps.
Courtesy lamps with programmable fade-out. Entrance lamps in both doors.
Dual illuminated vanity mirrors, with both magnifying and standard lenses.
Front center armrest with illuminated, climate-controlled storage. Front and
rear retractable dual cupholders.
Rear center console and folding armrest.
Parcel net in right front footwell. Magazine pockets on both front seatbacks.
Climate Control
100% CFC-free dual-zone automatic climate control with adjustable
high-flow/low-draft vents in dash, doors and rear of console. Individual left
and right electronic controls for temperature and airflow direction, with dual
automatic modes and a selectable automatic mode for the center dash vents.
REST mode can ventilate cabin or help keep cabin warmer using residual heat for
up to 30 minutes after the car is turned off.
Electrostatic dust and pollen filter. Activated charcoal filter with smog
sensor. Tunnel mode closes all windows, the sunroof and incoming air vents via
the air-recirculation button or charcoal filter button.
4-way sun sensor helps compensate for the effects of directional sunlight on the
occupants. Humidity/dewpoint sensor helps reduce window fogging during humid
weather, and helps prevent overdrying of cooled air. Seat-belt usage sensors
allow climate control to focus first on occupied seating positions.
Seating & Trim
14-way power front seats, each with pneumatically adjustable lumbar support and
3-position memory.
Heated front seats.
Courtesy folding feature with obstruction sensor power-glides front seats
forward for easier rear-seat access, then restores seat position.
Hand-fitted leather upholstery on seats, head restraints, dash, console, doors,
armrests, steering wheel and shift knob.
Chestnut or burl walnut wood trim on doors, front and rear consoles, steering
wheel, shift knob and shift gate.
Velour floor carpeting and floor mats.
Audio, Navigation and Communication
COMAND Cockpit Management and Data system integrates navigation, AM/FM stereo/weatherband
radio, concealed autoreverse cassette player, and controls for CD changer and
phone, with a 5" color-LCD in-dash screen.
Fiber-optic network offers precise, high-speed communication among components.
Bose® sound system with 8-speakers includes a dash-mounted center fill speaker
and a 10-inch Nd™ Neodymium Iron Boron high-efficiency woofer. Bose AudioPilot™
digital processing monitors sound within the cabin and helps compensate for
unwanted ambient noise with no percieved change in audio volume.
Integrated trunk-mounted 6-disc CD changer.
In-dash navigation system uses Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to
pinpoint the current location of your car, and map databases on CD-ROM.1
Tele Aid uses Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to pinpoint the current
location of your car, plus a cellular link to provide 24-hour contact with
Mercedes-Benz for emergency aid (SOS button), information (i-button) or Roadside
Assistance (wrench button). Automatic Collision Notification engages SOS
function if an air bag or ETR deploys. Automatic Alarm Notification alerts
Mercedes-Benz to contact you if the antitheft alarm is set off. Tele Aid also
includes stolen vehicle tracking and remote keyless unlocking service.2
Tele Aid Concierge Service, included with the basic Tele Aid subscription,
offers personal services via the i-button, including weather information;
currency exchange information; and arrangements for restaurant, hotel, airline
or car-rental reservations, tickets to cultural events, sporting events or
tourist attractions, and delivery of flowers or gifts.2
1. CD-ROM maps do not cover all areas nor all routes within an area. One
regional CD-ROM is included with vehicle.
2. Where cellular and Global Positioning System coverage are available.
Subscription required for service, airtime and connection charges. First year's
monitoring and connection charges plus 30 minutes airtime included at no cost
with subscription.
Restraint Systems
Integrated Restraint System Driver and front passenger are each provided
with a front air bag, door-mounted side-impact air bag, and a 3-point seat belt
with Emergency Tensioning Retractor (ETR) and belt force limiter. Front
passenger's front airbag features dual inflation rates based on impact severity.
Each rear passenger is provided with with a side-panel-mounted side-impact air
bag and a 3-point seat belt with ETR.
Head Protection Curtains In a side impact exceeding a preset
threshold, a multi-chamber air bag deploys to cover the front and rear side
windows on the affected side of the car.
BabySmart™ system automatically deactivates the front passenger's front air
bag when a BabySmart-compatible child seat is properly installed. Selectable
passenger seat-belt retractors help secure child seats.1
Occupancy sensor prevents front passenger's front and side-impact air bags from
deploying if seat is unoccupied. An ETR will not deploy if the seat belt is
unfastened.
Front seat belts attached to seat frames at all three points.
Automatically height-adjusting rear shoulder belts.
Front head restraints and shoulder belts automatically height-adjust as the
seats move fore-aft (with power override). Head restraints also adjust fore-aft
manually.
Dual rear-seat head restraints rise automatically when each seat belt is
fastened, are manually adjustable fore-aft, and are driver-retractable for
improved rearward vision when the rear seats are unoccupied.
1. WARNING: THE FORCES OF A DEPLOYING AIR BAG CAN CAUSE SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURY
TO A CHILD UNDER AGE 13. THE SAFEST SEATING POSITION FOR YOUR CHILD IS IN THE
REAR SEAT, BELTED INTO AN APPROPRIATE, PROPERLY INSTALLED CHILD SEAT, OR
CORRECTLY WEARING A SEAT BELT IF TOO LARGE FOR A CHILD SEAT. A CHILD UNDER 13
MUST NOT USE THE FRONT SEAT UNLESS THE CHILD IS BELTED INTO AN APPROPRIATE,
PROPERLY INSTALLED BABYSMART-COMPATIBLE CHILD SEAT. A CHILD UNDER 13 WHO IS TOO
LARGE FOR A CHILD SEAT MUST NOT USE THE FRONT SEAT. SEE OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS AND INFORMATION ON AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS AND CHILD SEATS.
BabySmart ™ is a trademark of Siemens Automotive Company.
