MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 2014 Owners Manual

reset the values in the trip computer "From
Start", the values in the "ECO display"are
likewise reset.
Navigation system menu
Displaying navigation instructions
XSwitch on the audio system or COMAND;
see the separate operating instructions.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theNavimenu.
In theNavimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For more
information, see the separate operating
instructions.
Route guidance not active
Direction of travel
Current road
Route guidance active
No change of direction announced
Distance to the destination
Distance to the next change of direction
"Current road
!"Follow the road's course"symbol
Change of direction announced withouta
lane recommendation
Road into which the change of direction
leads
Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
"Symbol for change of direction
When a change of direction is announced, you
will see symbol"for the change of direction
and distance graphic.The distance
indicator shortens towards the top of the
display as you approach the point of the
announced change of direction.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation
Road into which the change of direction
leads
Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
"Lane recommendation
!New lane during a change of direction
Uninterrupted lane
Symbol for change of direction
On multilane roads, the system can display
lane recommendation"for the next change
of direction. During the change of direction,
additional lanes may be displayed.
Lane recommendations are only displayed if
the relevant data is available on the digital
map.
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Other status indicators of the
navigation system
R
:you have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
RNew Route...orCalculating Route:
calculating a new route
ROff MaporOffMappedRoad:the vehicle
position is outside the area of the digital
map (off-map position).
RNo Route:no route could be calculated to
the selected destination.
Audio menu
Selectingaradio station
Waveband
Station frequency with memory position
iThe memory position is only displayed
along with stationif this has been
stored.
XSwitch on the audio system or COMAND
and select Radio; see the separate
operating instructions.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theAudiomenu.
XTo selectastoredstation:briefly press
theorbutton.
XTo select a station from the station
list:press and briefly hold the
orbutton.
If no stationlist is received:
XTo selectastation using the station
search:press and briefly hold the
orbutton.
iFor information on changing waveband
and storing stations, see the separate
operating instructions.
iSIRIUS XM satellite radio functions like a
normal radio.
For more informationonsatellite radio
operation, see the separate operating
instructions.
Operating an audio player or audio
media
CD changer display (example)
Current CD in the CD changer
Current title
Audio data from various audio devices or
media can be played, dependingonthe
equipment installed in the vehicle.
XSwitch on the audio system or COMAND
and activate audio CD/DVDmode or MP3
mode; see the separate operating
instructions.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theAudiomenu.
XTo select the next/previous track:
briefly press theorbutton.
XTo select a track from the track list
(rapid scrolling):press and hold the
orbutton until desired track has
been reached.
If you press and holdor, the
rapid scrolling speed is increased. Not all
audio drives or data carriers support this
function.
If track information is stored on the audio
device or medium, the multifunction display
will show the number and title of the track.
The current track does not appear in audio
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AUX mode (Auxiliary audio mode: external
audio source connected).
TV operation
Function
Channel frequency with memory position
iThe memory positionis only displayed
with channelif this has been stored.
XSwitch on COMAND and select TV; see the
separate operating instructions.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theAudiomenu.
XTo selectastoredchannel:briefly press
theorbutton.
XTo selectachannel from the channel
list:press and briefly hold the
orbutton.
iStoring a TV channel; see the separate
operating instructions.
Video DVD operation
DVD changer display (example)
Current DVD in the DVD changer
Current scene
XSwitch on COMAND and select video DVD;
see the separate operating instructions.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theAudiomenu.
XTo selectthe next/previous scene:
briefly press theorbutton.
XTo selectascene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling):press and hold the
orbuttonuntil desired scene
has been reached.
Telephone menu
Introduction
GWARNING
If you operate informationsystems and
communication equipment integrated in the
vehicle while driving, you will be distracted
from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Only operate the equipmentwhen the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the
equipment when the vehicle is stationary.
When telephoning, you must observe the
legal requirements for the country in which
you are currently driving.
XSwitch on your mobile phone and audio
system or COMAND, see the separate
operating instructions.
XEstablish a Bluetooth®connection to the
audio system or COMAND; see the
separate operating instructions.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theTelmenu.
You will see one of the following display
messages in the multifunction display:
RPhone READYor the name of the network
provider: the mobile phone has found a
network and is ready to receive.
RPhone No Service: there is no network
available or the mobile phone is searching
for a network.
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Acceptingacall
Example: incoming call
XPress thebutton on the steering
wheel to acceptanincoming call.
If someone calls you when you are in the
Telmenu, a display message appears in the
multifunctiondisplay.
If you are not in theTelmenu, you can still
accept a call.
Rejecting or endingacall
XPress thebutton on the steering
wheel.
If you are not in theTelmenu, you can still
reject or end a call.
Dialing a number from the phone book
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theTelmenu.
XPress the,orbutton to
switch to the phone book.
XPress theorbutton to select the
desired name.
To start scrolling rapidly, press and hold the
orbutton for longer than one
second.
Rapid scrolling stops whenyou release the
button or reach the end of the list.
XIf only one telephone number is stored
for a name:press theorbutton
to start dialing.
or
XIf there is more than one number for a
particular name:press theor
button to display the numbers.
XPress theorbutton to select the
number you want to dial.
XPress theorbutton to start
dialing.
or
XIf you do not want to make a call:press
theorbutton.
Redialing
The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialed in the redial memory.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theTelmenu.
XPress thebutton to switch to the
redial memory.
XPress theorbutton to select the
desired name or number.
XPress theorbutton to start
dialing.
or
XIf you do not want to make a call:press
theorbutton.
Assistance menu
Introduction
In theDriveAssistmenu, you have the
following options:
RDisplaying the assistance graphic
RShowing Speed Limit Assist and
activating/deactivating its message
function
RActivating/deactivating ESP®
RActivating/deactivating the distance
warning function
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RActivating/deactivating COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
RActivating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST
RActivating/deactivating Blind SpotAssist
RActivating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist
Displaying the assistance graphic
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theDriveAssist
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select
Assistance Graphic.
XPress thebutton.
The multifunction display shows the
DISTRONIC PLUS distance display in the
assistance graphic (Ypage 170).
The assistance graphic can display the status
of and information from other driving systems
or driving safety systems.
The assistance graphic shows:
Rthesymbol when ATTENTION ASSIST
(Ypage 186) is deactivated.
Rthe lane markings as bright lines when Lane
Keeping Assist (Ypage 190) is activated.
Rthe
symbol when Speed Limit Assist
(Ypage 187) is operational and the
message function is activated.
The assistance graphic can also display
traffic signs that are detected and indicate
speed limits.
Rthe
symbol when the distance
warning function (Ypage 62) is
deactivated.
Rthe
symbol when COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS (Ypage 64) is
deactivated.
Speed Limit Assist
Displaying Speed Limit Assist
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theDriveAssist
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select
Speed Lim. Assist.
XPress thebutton.
Under certain conditions (Ypage 187),
detected speed limits are shown in the
multifunction display.
Activating/deactivating the Speed Limit
Assist message function
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theDriveAssist
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select
Speed Lim. Assist.
XPress thebutton.
The multifunction display shows Speed
Limit Assist.
XPress thebutton.
The current selection is displayed.
XTo activate or deactivate:press.
If the Speed Limit Assist message function
is activated, a detected speed limit is
automatically displayed for five seconds.
Other items in the multifunction display are
suppressed during this time.
When Speed Limit Assist is operational and
the message function is activated, the
assistance graphic shows the

symbol.
Deactivating/activating ESP®
iObserve the "Important safety notes"
section in the description of ESP
(Ypage 65).
GWARNING
If you deactivate ESP®, ESP®no longer
stabilizes the vehicle. There is an increased
risk of skidding and an accident.
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Only deactivate ESP®in the situations
described in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP®in the
following situations:
Rwhen using snow chains
Rin deep snow
Ron sand or gravel
Activating/deactivating ESP®on AMG
vehicles (Ypage 66).
For further information about ESP®, see
(Ypage 65).
XStart the engine.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theDriveAssist
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select
ESP.
XPress thebutton.
XTo activate/deactivate:press the
button again.
ESP®is deactivated if thewarning
lamp in the instrument cluster lights up
continuously when the engine is running.
If thewarning lamp and the
warning lamp are lit continuously, ESP®is not
available due to a malfunction.
Observe the information on warning lamps
(Ypage 244).
Observe the information on display messages
(Ypage 213).
Switching the distance warning
function on and off
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theDriveAssist
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select
Distance Warning.
XPress thebutton.
The current selection is displayed.
XTo activate/deactivate:press the
button again.
When the distance warning function is
deactivated, the
symbol appears in
the multifunction display in the assistance
graphics display.
Further information on the distance warning
function (Ypage 62).
Activating/deactivating COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSISTPLUS
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to selecttheDriveAssist
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select
Collision Prevent. Assist.
XPress thebutton.
The current selection is displayed.
XTo activate/deactivate:press the
button again.
When COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST
PLUS is deactivated, the
symbol
appears in the multifunction display in the
assistance graphics display.
For further information about COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS, see (Ypage 64).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theDriveAssist
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select
Attention Assist.
XPress thebutton.
The current selection is displayed.
XTo activate/deactivate:press the
button again.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated,
thesymbol appears in the
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multifunction display in the assistance
graphics display.
For further information about ATTENTION
ASSIST, see (Ypage 186).
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theDriveAssist
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select
Blind Spot Assist.
XPress thebutton.
The current selection is displayed.
XTo activate/deactivate:press the
button again.
For further information about Blind Spot
Assist, see (Ypage 188).
When theBlind Spot Assist: Sensors
Deactivatedmessage is shown, the radar
sensors are deactivated.
XSwitch on the radarsensor system
(Ypage 208).
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theDriveAssist
menu.
XPressorto selectLane
Keeping Assist.
XPress thebutton.
The currentselection is displayed.
XPressto confirm.
XPress theorbutton to setOff,
StandardorAdaptive.
XPress thebutton to save the setting.
When Lane Keeping Assist is activated, the
multifunction display shows the lane
markings as bright lines in the assistance
graphic.
For further information about Lane Keeping
Assist, see (Ypage 190).
Maintenance menu
In theServicemenu, you have the following
options:
RCalling up display messages in message
memory (Ypage 212)
RChecking the tire pressure electronically
(Ypage 320)
Restarting the tire pressure loss warning
system (Canada only) (Ypage 319)
RCalling up the service due date
(Ypage 284)
Settings menu
Introduction
In theSettingsmenu, you have the following
options:
RChanging the instrument cluster settings
RChanging the light settings
RChanging the vehicle settings
RChanging the convenience settings
RRestoring the factory settings
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Instrumentcluster
Selecting the unit of measurement for
distance
You can determine whether the multifunction
display shows some messages in miles or
kilometers.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to selecttheSettmenu.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Inst. Clustersubmenu.
XPressto confirm.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:
function.
You will see the selected settingkmor
miles.
XPress thebutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for
distance applies to:
Rthe digital speedometer in theTripmenu
Rthe odometer and the trip odometer
Rthe trip computer
Rthe current consumption and the range
Rthe navigation instructions in theNavi
menu
Rcruise control
RDISTRONIC PLUS
RASSYST PLUS service interval display
Switching the additional speedometer
on/off
TheSpeedometer [km/h]:or
Speedometer [mph]:function allows you to
choose whether the status area in the
multifunction display always shows the speed
inkm/hor inmphinstead of the outside
temperature.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theSettmenu.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Inst. Clustersubmenu.
XPressto confirm.
XPressorto select the
Speedometer [km/h]:orSpeedometer
[mph]function.
You will see the selected setting:onor
off.
XPress thebutton to save the setting.
Selecting the permanent display function
You can determine whether the multifunction
display permanently shows your speed or the
outside temperature.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theSett.menu.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Inst. Clustersubmenu.
XPressto confirm.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Permanent Display:function.
You will see the selected settingOutside
TemperatureorSpeedometer [km/h]/
Speedometer [mph].
XPress thebutton to save the setting.
iThe speed is displayed in km/h/mph.
Lights
Switching the daytime running lamps on/
off
Canada only:daytime running lamps are
required by law. You cannot set theDaytime
Running Lightsfunction via the on-board
computer.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theSettings
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Lightssubmenu.
XPressto confirm.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Daytime Running Lights:function.
If theDaytime Running Lightsfunction
has been switched on, the cone of light and
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thesymbol in the multifunction
display are shown in orange.
XPress thebutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime running
lamps (Ypage 105).
Switching Adaptive HighbeamAssist on/
off
This function is only available on vehicles with
the Intelligent Light System.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theSettings
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Lightssubmenu.
XPressto confirm.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Adaptive Highbeamfunction.
If theAdaptive Highbeamfunction has
been switched on, the cone of light and the
symbol in the multifunction display
are shown in orange.
XPress thebutton to save the setting.
For further information about Adaptive
Highbeam Assist, see (Ypage 108).
Setting the brightness of the ambient
lighting
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theSettings
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Lightssubmenu.
XPressto confirm.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Amb. Light +/-function.
You will see the selected setting.
XPressto confirm.
XPress theorbutton to adjust the
brightness to any level fromDisabled
toLevel 5(bright).
XPress theorbutton to save the
setting.
Activating/deactivating surround
lighting and exterior lighting delayed
switch-off
If you have activated theSurround
Lightingfunction and the light switch is set
to, the following functions are activated
when it is dark:
Rsurround lighting:the exterior lighting
remains lit for 40 seconds after unlocking
with the key. If you start the engine, the
surround lighting is switched off and
automatic headlamp mode is activated
(Ypage 105).
Rexterior lighting delayed switch-off:the
exterior lighting remains lit for
60 seconds after the engine is switched off.
If you close all the doors and the trunklid,
the exterior lighting goes off after
15 seconds.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to selecttheSettings
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Lightssubmenu.
XPressto confirm.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Surround Lightingfunction.
When theSurround Lightingfunction is
activated, the light cone and the area
around the vehicle are displayed in orange
in the multifunction display.
XPress thebutton to save the setting.
Deactivating delayed switch-off of the
exterior lighting temporarily:
XBefore leaving the vehicle, turn the
SmartKey to position0in the ignition lock.
XTurn the SmartKey to position2in the
ignition lock.
The exterior lighting delayed switch-off is
deactivated.
Delayed switch-off of the exterior lighting is
reactivated the next time you start the
engine.
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iDepending on your vehicle'sequipment,
when the surround lighting and delayed
switch-offexterior lighting are on, the
following light up:
RParking lamps
RFront fog lamps
RLow-beam headlamps
RDaytime running lamps
RSide marker lamps
RSurround lighting in the exterior mirrors
Activating/deactivating the interior
lighting delayedswitch-off
If you activate theInterior Lighting
Delayfunction, the interior lighting remains
on for 20 seconds after you remove the key
from the ignition lock.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theSettings
menu.
XPress theorbuttonto select the
Lightssubmenu.
XPressto confirm.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Interior Lighting Delayfunction.
If theInteriorLightingDelayfunction
has been switched on, the vehicle interior
is displayed in orange in the multifunction
display.
XPress thebutton to save the setting.
Vehicle
Activating/deactivating the automatic
door locking mechanism
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theSettings
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Vehiclesubmenu.
XPressto confirm.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Automatic Door Lockfunction.
When theAutomaticDoorLockfunction
is activated, the vehicle doors are displayed
in orange in the multifunction display.
XPress thebutton to save the setting.
If you activate theAutomatic Door Lock
function, the vehicle is centrally locked above
a speed of around 9 mph (15 km/h).
For further information on the automatic
locking feature, see (Ypage 79).
Activating/deactivating the acoustic
locking verification signal
If you switch on theAcousticLockfunction,
an acoustic signal sounds when you lock the
vehicle.
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theSettings
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Vehiclesubmenu.
XPressto confirm.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Acoustic Lockfunction.
If theAcousticLockfunction is activated,
the\nsymbol in the multifunction
display lights up orange.
XPress thebutton to save the setting.
Activating/deactivating the radar sensor
system
XPress theorbutton on the
steering wheel to select theSettmenu.
XPress theorbutton to select the
Vehiclesubmenu.
XPressto confirm.
XPress theorbutton to select
Radar Sensor (See Oper. Manual).
You will see the selected setting:Onor
Off.
XPress thebutton to save the setting.
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