Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class Owner's Manual page 188

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Risk of accident
Only drive with the roof fully open or closed.
Make sure that the roof is locked in place
while you are driving. Otherwise, you could
endanger yourself and others.
If you open or close the soft top at speeds of
over 40 km/h, the soft top may fail to com-
plete its opening or closing procedure. The
soft top could come loose at high speeds if
it is not properly closed. You should there-
fore drive slower than 40 km/h until the
soft top is fully open or closed.
!
Do not place any objects on the soft top
compartment cover and do not sit on the cover.
You will otherwise damage the soft top and the
soft top compartment cover.
!
When opening and closing the soft top make
sure that:
there is sufficient clearance for the soft top
to swing upwards
the boot is only loaded below the boot sepa-
rator
the boot separator is engaged ( page 188)
the skibag cover is closed ( page 189)
the boot separator is not being pushed up by
items of luggage
no objects are placed on the soft top com-
partment cover
the boot lid is closed
the roll-over bars are extended
( page 344).
the fabric is not frozen
the soft top is not dirty or wet
You will otherwise damage the soft top and other
parts of the vehicle.
Controls in detail
Opening the soft top with the switch
The soft top switch is located on the lower
section of the centre console.
P54.25-3818-31-Farbe.eps
Soft top switch
1 To open
Apply the parking brake ( page 43).
Click the boot separator into place
( page 188).
Close the skibag cover ( page 189).
Close the boot lid.
Switch on the ignition.
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