Vehicle Electronics - Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2006 Owner's Manual

Vehicle electronics

Tampering with the engine
electronics
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Risk of accident
Only have work on the engine electronics
and related components carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop which has the
necessary specialist knowledge and tools to
carry out the work required. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you use a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre for this purpose. In particu-
lar, work relevant to safety or on safety-re-
lated systems must be carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop. The vehicle's
roadworthiness could otherwise be affect-
ed.
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Only have work done on the engine electron-
ics and its associated parts, such as control
units, sensors and connector leads, carried out
at a qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Otherwise, vehi-
cle components may wear more quickly and the
warranty and vehicle's general operating permit
may be invalidated.
Retrofitting electrical and electronic
equipment
Electrical and electronic equipment can
jeopardise the operational safety of your
vehicle. If equipment of this kind is retrofit-
ted, it must be type-approved and bear the
e mark. The e mark may be obtained from
the equipment manufacturer or an author-
ised testing centre.
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Damage or consequential damage caused
as a result of you retrofitting equipment which
has not been approved by Mercedes-Benz is not
covered by the Mercedes-Benz warranty.
If you wish to install two-way radios in the
vehicle, you must obtain formal approval.
Mercedes-Benz approves the installation
of two-way radios if such equipment is in-
stalled professionally and a reflection-free
exterior aerial is used.
The transmission output of the two-way ra-
dio must not exceed the maximum trans-
mission outputs listed.
Technical data
Vehicle electronics
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Risk of accident
Two-way radios may interfere with the vehi-
cle electronics and thereby jeopardise the
operational safety of the vehicle and your
safety if:
they do not have an exterior aerial
the exterior aerial is not reflection-free
the exterior aerial has been fitted incor-
rectly
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