Active Body Control: even more precise with automatic load compensation
All engine variants of the CL-Class Coupé are equipped as standard with a land-mark in advanced automotive technology: Active Body Control (ABC). Developed by Mercedes-Benz, this unique system adjusts the suspension and damping settings to the current driving situation second by second and so reduces body movement - when accelerating, cornering or braking

- to a minimum.
Furthermore, the engineers in Sindelfingen have developed an additional system for the 2003 model-year CL-Class Coupé which constantly monitors the total weight of the vehicle. This information is taken into account in the calculations performed by the Active Body Control system. As a result, the handling is even more dynamic and is largely unaffected by the vehicle load.

Safety: accident situation and passenger weight determine airbag deployment profile
With safety features including a two-stage passenger airbag, windowbags and sidebags, seat belt tensioners and belt force limiters as well as automatic child-seat recognition, the CL-Coupé already represented the benchmark in the field of occupant protection in its category when it entered series production in autumn 1999. From the 2003 model year, Mercedes-Benz is extending the coupé's innovative safety equipment with the addition of two front-mounted satellite sensors which permit early detection of the severity of an accident and, as a result, the appropriate degree of inflation of the two-stage passenger airbag. Furthermore, the satellite sensors also allow the seat belt tensioners to be triggered at an even earlier stage, thereby ensuring optimum occupant restraint in an impact.
Another new safety feature is the automatic weight classification of the passenger by means of a special measuring foil in the seat cushion. This ensures that the two-stage passenger airbag is triggered in accordance not only with the severity of the accident, but also with the weight of the passenger, too.

Interior: stylishly enhanced details
From autumn 2002 the exclusive interior of the CL-Class Coupé will benefit from enhancements to various details within the context of a sensitive update programme undertaken by Mercedes designers. The changes are clear as soon as one gets into the coupé. The centre console has attractively redesigned switches, while the size of the colour display (16:9 image format ) for the standard COMAND unit with its integral radio and CD player has been increased to 6.5 inches.

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