MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 2017 Owners Manual

Route guidance active No change of direction announced
C
Distance to destinationD
Distance to the next change of direction

Audio menu
Selecting a ra dio station
C
Active station listD
Station frequency wit h memory position
The multifunction display shows station D wit h
station frequency or station name. The preset
position is only displayed alon g wit h station D if
this has been stored. X
Switc h on th e multimedia system and select
Radio (see th e separat e operating instruc-
tions). X
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steering
whee l to select th e Audio menu.X
To select a preset list or station list : press
and briefl y hold th e c or d butto n until
th e preset list or station list in th e desired
frequency range is shown. X
To select a station: briefl y press c
or d .
i SIRIUS XM satellit e radi o function s lik e a
normal radio.
You can fin d further information on operation
in th e "Satellit e radio" section of th e separat e
multimedia system operating instructions.
Operating an audio player or audio
media
C
Curren t titl e Audio dat a from various audio device s or media
can be played , depending on th e equipmen t
installed in th e vehicle. X
Switc h on th e multimedia system and then
audio CD or MP3 mod e (see th e separat e
operating instructions). X
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steering
whee l to select th e Audio menu.X
To select th e next/previou s track : briefl y
press th e c or d button.X
To select a track from th e track list (rapid
scrolling): press and hold th e c or d
butto n until desired track appears.
If you press and hold c or d , th e rapi d
scrollin g spee d is increased. Not all audio
drives or dat a carriers support this function .
If track information is store d on th e audio device
or medium, th e multifunction display will sho w
th e number and titl e of th e track .
Video DVD operation
You can only operate DV D videos in th e Audio
men u in vehicles wit h COMAND .X
Switc h on COMAND and select video DV D
(see th e separat e operating instructions).X
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steering
whee l to select th e Audio menu.X
To select th e next or previou s scene:
briefl y press th e c or d button.X
To select a scene from th e scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold th e c
or d butto n until desired scen e C
appears.
Telephone menu
Int rod uction
G WARNIN G
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipmen t integrate d in th e vehi-180
Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

cle 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 equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
When telephoning, you must observe the legal
requirements for the country in which you are
currently driving. X
Switch on the mobile phone (see the manu-
facturer’s operating instructions). X
Switch on the multimedia system (see sepa-
rate operating instructions). X
Establish a Bluetooth ®
connection to the mul-
timedia system; see the separate operating
instructions. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel menu.
You will see one of the following display mes-
sages in the multifunction display: R
Telephone READY or the name of the net-
work provider: the mobile phone has found a
network and is ready to receive. R
Telephone No service : there is no network
available or the mobile phone is searching for
a network.
Accepting a call If someone calls you when you are in the Tel
menu, a display message appears in the multi-
function display.
You can accept a call at any time, even if you are
not in the Tel menu.X
Press the a button on the steering wheel
to accept an incoming call.
Rejecting or ending a call
You can end or reject a call anytime, even if you
are not in the Tel menu.X
Press the v button on the steering wheel
to reject or end a call. Selecting an entry in the phone book X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel menu.X
Press the c , d or v button to
switch to the phone book. X
Authorize access to the phone book on the
phone. X
Press the c or d button to select the
desired name.
or X
To begin rapid scrolling: press and hold the
c or d button for longer than one sec-
ond.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list. X
If only one telephone number is stored for
a name: press the a or v button to
start dialing.
or X
If there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the a or v
button to display the numbers. X
Press the c or d button to select the
number you want to dial. X
Press the a or v button to start dialing.
or X
If you do not want to make a call: press the
v or 8 button.
Redialing The on-board computer saves the last names or
numbers dialed in the redial memory. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel menu.X
Press the a button to switch to the redial
memory. X
Press the c or d button to select the
desired name or number. X
Press the a or v button to start dialing.
or X
If you do not want to make the call: press
the v or 8 button.Menus and submenus 181
On-board computer and displays Z

Assistance menu
Int rod uctionDependin g on th e equipmen t installed in th e
vehicle, you hav e th e followin g option s in th e
DriveAssist menu:R
Displaying th e assistanc e graphic
( Y
page 182)R
Deactivating/activating ES P ®
(except
Mercedes ‑ AM G vehicles) ( Y
page 182)R
Activating/deactivating Active Brake Assis t
( Y
page 182)R
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION ASSIST
( Y
page 183)R
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assis t
( Y
page 183)R
Activating/deactivating Lan e Keepin g Assis t
( Y
page 183)
Displaying the assistance graphic X
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steering
whee l to select th e DriveAssist menu.X
Press c or d to select Assistanc e
Graphi c .X
Press v to confirm .
The multifunction display shows th e distanc e
display of Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C in th e
assistanc e graphic .
The assistanc e graphic displays th e status of
and information from th e followin g drivin g
systems or drivin g safet y systems :R
Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C ( Y
page 150)R
Active Brake Assis t ( Y
page 61)R
ATTENTION ASSIST ( Y
page 169)R
Lan e Keepin g Assis t ( Y
page 172)X
Press d to display th e ATTENTION ASSIST
assessment. Deactivating/activating ESP ®
Observ e th e important safet y note s on ES P ®
( Y
page 63).
G WARNIN G
If you deactivat e ES P ®
, ES P ®
no longer sta-
bilizes th e vehicle. There is an increased ris k
of skiddin g and an accident.
Only deactivat e ES P ®
in th e situation s descri-
bed in th e following.
It may be best to deactivat e ES P ®
in th e follow-
ing situations: R
when usin g snow chain sR
in deep snow R
on san d or gravel
Deactivating/activating ES P ®
in Mercedes-
AM G vehicles ( Y
page 65).
Fo r further information about ES P ®
, see
( Y
page 63). X
Start th e engine. X
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steering
whee l to select th e DriveAssist menu.X
Press c or d to select ESP .X
Press v to confirm .
The curren t selection appears. X
To activate/deactivate: press th e v but -
to n again .
ES P ®
is deactivated if th e

X
Press v to confirm.
The current selection appears. X
To activate/deactivate: press the v but-
ton again.
When Active Brake Assist is deactivated, the

X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Instrument Cluster submenu.X
Press v to confirm.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer function.
You will see the selected setting: km or miles .X
Press the v button to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for distance
applies to: R
Digital speedometer in the Trip menuR
Odometer and the trip odometer R
Trip computer R
Current fuel consumption and approximate
range R
Navigation instructions in the Navi menuR
Cruise control R
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC R
ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Switching the additional speedometer
on/off If the additional speedometer is switched on,
the speed is shown in the status area of the
multifunction display instead of the outside tem-
perature.
The speed display is inverse to the speedome-
ter. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Instrument Cluster submenu.X
Press v to confirm.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Speedometer [km/h] or Speedometer
[mph] function.
You will see the selected setting: On or Off .X
Press the v button to save the setting.
Selecting permanent display
The Permanent Display: function allows you
to choose whether the multifunction display
always shows the outside temperature or the
speed.
The speed display is inverse to the speedome-
ter. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Instrument Cluster submenu.X
Press v to confirm. X
Press the d or c button to select the
Permanent Display: function.
The current setting Outside Temperature
or Speedometer [km/h] / Speedometer
[mph] appears. X
Press the v button to save the setting.
Lights Switching the daytime running lamps on/
off This function is not available in Canada. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Light submenu. X
Press v to confirm. X
Press the d or c button to select the
Daytime Running Lights function.
If the Daytime Running Lights function has
been switched on, the multifunction display
shows the cone of light and the

For further information on the automatic locking
feature, see ( Y
page 76).
Activating/deactivating the acoustic
locking verification signal If you switch on the Acoustic Lock function, an
acoustic signal sounds when you lock the vehi-
cle. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Vehicle submenu.X
Press v to confirm.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Acoustic Lock function.
If the Acoustic Lock function is activated,
the multifunction display shows the 7
symbol in orange. X
Press the v button to save the setting.
Convenience
Switching the fold-in mirrors when lock-
ing feature on/off This function is only available in Canada.
This function is only available when the vehicle is
equipped with the electrical fold-in function.
When you activate the Auto. Mirror Folding
function, the exterior mirrors are folded in when
the vehicle is locked. If you unlock the vehicle
and then open the driver's or front-passenger
door, the exterior mirrors fold out again.
If you have switched on the Auto. Mirror
Folding function and you fold in the exterior
mirrors using the button on the door
( Y
page 96), they will not fold out automatically.
The exterior mirrors can then only be folded out
using the button on the door. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Convenience submenu.X
Press v to confirm.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Auto. Mirror Folding function.
If the Auto. Mirror Folding function is
switched on, the multifunction display shows
the exterior mirror in orange. X
Press the v button to save the setting. Restoring the factory settings X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Factory Setting submenu.X
Press v to confirm.
The Reset All Settings? function
appears. X
Press the d or c button to select No or
Yes . X
Press the v button to confirm the selec-
tion.
If you have selected Yes
, the multifunction
display shows a confirmation message.
For safety reasons, the Daytime Running
Lights function in the Light submenu is only
reset if the vehicle is stationary.
AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Warm-up
C
Digital speedometer D
Gear indicator

temperature. Avoid driving at full engine out-
put during this time.
SETUP
C
Drive Comfort / Sport / Sport +D
Chassis Comfort / Sport / Sport +

X
Press the 8 button on the steering wheel.X
Confirm Yes with v .
The RACETIMER interrupts timing if you stop the
vehicle and turn the SmartKey to position 1 in
the ignition lock. If you turn the key to position 3
and then press v to confirm Start , timing is
continued.
Resetting the current lap X
Stop the RACETIMER. X
Press the Y or e button to select
Reset Lap .X
Press v to reset the lap time to "0".
Deleting all laps
If you switch off the engine, the RACETIMER is
reset to "0" after 30 seconds. All laps are
deleted.
You cannot delete individual stored laps. If you
have stopped 16 laps, the current lap does not
have to be reset. X
Reset the current lap. X
Press v to confirm Reset .
Reset Race-Timer? appears in the multi-
function display. X
Press the d button to select Yes and press
the v button to confirm.
All laps are deleted.
Overall statistics
C
RACETIMER overall evaluation
D
Total time driven

Display messages
Introduction
General notes Display messages appear in th e multifunction display.
Display messages wit h graphi c displays may be shown in simplified form in th e Operator's Manual
and may therefore diffe r from th e multifunction display.
Please respon d in accordance wit h th e display messages and follow th e additional note s in this
Operator's Manual.
Certain display messages are accompanied by an audible warnin g tone or a continuous tone .
Whe n th e ignition is switched off, all display messages are deleted, apar t from som e high-priorit y
display messages. Once th e causes of th e high-priorit y display messages hav e bee n rectified, th e
correspondin g display messages are also deleted.
Whe n you stop and par k th e vehicle, please observ e th e note s on :R
HOLD function ( Y
page 156)R
Parking ( Y
page 140)
Hiding display messages X
Press th e v or 8 butto n on th e steerin g wheel.
The multifunction display hide s th e display message.
The multifunction display shows high-priorit y display messages in red . Some high-priorit y display
messages canno t be hidden .
The multifunction display shows these messages continuously until th e causes fo r th e messages
hav e bee n remedied.
Message memory The on-boar d compute r saves certain display messages in th e message memory . You can cal l up
th e display messages: X
Press th e Y or e butto n on th e steerin g whee l to selec t th e Serv. menu.
If there are display messages, th e multifunction display shows 2 Messages , fo r example.X
Press th e c or d butto n to selec t th e entry, e.g. 2 Messages .X
Press v to confirm .X
Press th e c or d butto n to scroll through th e display messages.188
Display messages
On-board computer and displays