MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 2018 Owner's Guide

The following text is reproduced as required of
all manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S.
Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of
1966.
If you believe that your vehicle has ad efect
which could cause ac rash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA )ina ddition to notifying Mercedes-Benz
USA ,L LC.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints ,itm ay
open an investigation, and if it finds that as afety
defect exists in ag roup of vehicles, it may order
ar ecall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA
cannot become involved in individual problems
between you, your dealer, or Mercedes-Benz
USA ,L LC.
To contact NHTSA ,y ou may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotlin et oll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153 ); go to http://
www.safercar.gov ;orw rite to: Administrator,
NHTSA ,4 00 Sevent hS treet, SW., Washington,
DC 20590.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov
Limited Warranty
! Follow the instructions in this manual about
the proper operation of your vehicle as well as
about possible vehicle damage. Damage to
your vehicle that arises from culpable contra-
ventions against these instructions is not cov-
ered either by the Mercedes-Benz Limited
Warranty or by the New or Used-Vehicle War-
ranty.
QR codes for the rescue card
The QR codes are secured in the fuel filler flap
and on the opposite side on the B-pillar. In the
event of an accident ,r escue services can use
the QR code to quickly find the appropriate res-
cue card for your vehicle. The current rescue
card contains the most important information
about your vehicle in ac ompact form, e.g. the
routing of the electric cables.
You can find more information under
www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code. Data stored in the vehicle
Data storage Aw ide range of electronic components in your
vehicle contain data memories.
These data memories temporarily or perma-
nently store technical information about: R
the vehicle's operating state R
incidents R
malfunctions
In general, this technical information docu-
ment st he state of ac omponent, am odule, a
system or the surroundings.
These include, for example: R
operating conditions of system components,
e.g. fluid levels R
the vehicle's status messages and those of its
individual components, e.g. number of wheel
revolutions/speed, deceleration in move-
ment ,l ateral acceleration, accelerator pedal
position R
malfunction sa nd defects in important system
components, e.g. lights, brakes R
vehicle reaction sa nd operating conditions in
special driving situations, e.g. air bag deploy-
ment ,i ntervention of stability control sys-
tems R
ambient conditions, e.g. outside temperature
This data is of an exclusively technical nature
and can be used to: R
assist in recognizing and rectifying malfunc-
tions and defects R
analyze vehicle functions, e.g. after an acci-
dent R
optimize vehicle functions
The data cannot be used to trace the vehicle's
movements.
When your vehicle is serviced, technical infor-
mation can be read from the event data memory
and malfunction data memory.
Services include, for example: R
repair services R
service processes R
warranties R
quality assurance
The vehicle is read out by employees of the ser-
vice network (including the manufacturer) using
special diagnostic testers. More detailed infor-
mation is obtained from it, if required.Data stored in the vehicle 29
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After am al functio nh as been rectified, the infor-
matio ni sd elete df rom the malfunctio nm emory
or is continuall yo verwritten.
Whe no pe rating the vehicle, situations ar ec on-
ceivabl einw hi ch thi st echnica ld at a, in connec-
tio nw it ho the ri nformatio n( if necessary ,u nder
consultatio nw it hana ut horize de xpert) ,c ould
be traced to ap er son.
Examples include: R
accident reports R
damage to the vehicle R
witness statements
Further additional functions tha th av eb ee nc on-
tractuall ya gr ee du po nw it ht he custome ra llow
certain vehicl ed at atobec onveye dbyt he vehi-
cle as well .T he additional functions include, for
example, vehicl el oc ation in cas eofane mer-
gency.
COMAND/mbrace If the vehicl eise quippe dw it hC OM AND or
mbrace ,a ddit ional data abou tt he vehicle's
operation, the us eoft he vehicl einc ertain sit-
uations, and the location of the vehicl em ay be
compiled throug hC OM AND or the mbrace sys-
tem.
For additional informatio np leas er efer to the
COMAND Use rM an ua lort he Digita lO perator's
Manua la nd/or the mbrace Terms and Condi-
tions.
Even td ata recordersThi sv ehicl eise quippe dw it hane vent data
recorde r( EDR). Thi sv ehicl eise quippe dw it ha n
event data recorde r( EDR). The main purpose of
an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an ai rb ag deploy-
ment or hitting ar oa do bs tacle ,d at at ha tw il l
assist in understanding how av ehicle's systems
performed .T he EDR is designe dtor ecord data
relate dtov ehicl ed yn amics and safety systems
for as hort perio doft ime ,t ypicall y30s econds
or less.
The EDR in thi sv ehicl eisd esig ne dtor ecord
such data as: R
How various system siny ou rv ehicl ew er e
operating R
Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were buckled/fastened R
How far (i fata ll )t he driver wa sd ep ressing the
accelerator and/or brake peda la ndR
How fas tt he vehicl ew as traveling.
These data can hel pp rovid eab et ter under-
standing of the circumstances in which crashes
and injurie so ccur. NOTE: EDR data ar er ecorded
by your vehicl eo nl yifan on-trivia lc rash situa-
tio no ccurs; no data ar er ecorde dbyt he EDR
under normal driving conditions and no personal
data (e.g. name, gender, ag ea nd crash location)
ar er ecorded. However, othe rp ar ti es, such as
l a we nforcement could combine the EDR data
with the typ eofp er sonally identifying data rou-
tinely acquired during ac rash investigation.
Acces stot he vehicl ea nd/or the EDR is needed
to rea dd at at ha ti sr ecorde dbyanE DR, and
specia le quipment is required .Ina ddit io ntot he
vehicl em an ufacturer ,o the rp ar tie st ha th av e
the specia le quipment ,s uc hasl aw enforce-
ment, can rea dt he informatio nb ya ccessing the
vehicl eort he EDR.
EDR data ma ybeu se dinc ivi la nd crimina lm at -
ters as at ool in accident reconstruction, acci-
dent claims and vehicl es af ety .S ince the Crash
Data Retrieva lC DR tool tha ti su se dtoe xtract
data from the EDR is commercially available,
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC ("MBUSA" )e xpressly
disclaims any and al ll iabili ty arising from the
extractio noft hi si nformatio nb yu nauthorized
Mercedes-Benz personnel.
MBUSA will not share EDR data with others
withou tt he consent of the vehicl eo wn ers or, if
the vehicl eisl eased, withou tt he consent of the
lessee. Exceptions to thi sr epresentation
includ er esponses to subpoenas by la we nforce-
ment; by federal, state or local government; in
connectio nw it hora risin go ut of litigation involv-
ing MBUSA or its subsidiarie sa nd affilia tes; o r,
a s required by law.
Warning :T he EDR is ac omponent of the
Restraint System Module. Tampering with, alter-
ing ,m odifying or removing the EDR component
ma yr esul tina malfunctio noft he Restraint Sys-
tem Modul ea nd othe rs ys tems.
State laws or regulations regarding EDRs that
conflict with federa lr egulation ar ep re-empted.
Thi sm eans tha tint he event of such conflict, the
federa lr egulation governs .AsofF ebruar y2 013,
13 states have enacted laws relating to EDRs.30
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Information on copyright
General information Information on license for free and open-sourc e
software used in your vehicl ea nd it se lectronic
component sisa vailable on th ef ollowin gw eb-
site:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
Registere dt rade marksR
Bluetoot h ®
is ar egistere dt ra demark of Blue -
toot hS IG Inc.R
DTS™ is ar egistere dt ra demark of DTS, Inc.R
Dolby ®
and MLP ™a re registere dt ra demark s
of DOLB YL aboratories.R
BabySmart™, ES P ®
and PRE-SAF E ®
are reg -
istere dt ra demark sofD aimler AG.R
HomeLink ®
is ar egistere dt ra demark of John -
son Controls. R
iPod ®
and iTunes ®
are registere dt ra demark s
of Apple Inc. R
Logic7 ®
is ar egistere dt ra demark of Harman
International Industries .R
Microsoft ®
and Windows media ®
are regis-
tered trademark sofM icrosoft Corporation .R
SIRIUS ®
is ar egistere dt ra demark of Sirius
XM Radio Inc. R
HD Radio™ is ar egistere dt ra demark of iBiq-
uit yD ig ital Corporation .R
Gracenot e ®
is ar egistere dt ra demark of
Gracenote, Inc. R
ZAGA TS urvey ®
and relate db rands are regis-
tered trademark sofZ agat Survey, LLC. Information on copyright 31
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Cockpit
Function Page
C
Steering wheel paddle shift-
ers 136
D
Combination switch 101

Instrumen tc luster
Function Pag e
C
Speedometer wit hs egments 17 6
Warning and indicator lamps:
X Low-beam headlamps
10 1
` Parking lamp s
10 1
W High-beam headlamps
10 1

Multifunction steering wheel
Function Page
C
Multifunction display 179
D
Multimedi as ystem display

Center console
Center console, upper section
Function Page
C
Multimedia system (see the
separate operatin gi nstruc-
tions)
D
r Seat heating
94
Mercedes-AM Gv ehicles:
AM Ga daptive spor ts uspen-
sion system (lef ts ide) 159
Mercedes-AM Gv ehicles:
adjust st he exhaust flap of
th eA MG performance
exhaust system (right side) 127

Center console, lower section
Function Page
C
Ashtray 244
Cigarett el ighter 244
Socket
Stowage compartment 237
D
Cup holder 242

i Mercedes-AMG vehicles
Function Page
C
Ashtray 244
Cigarette lighter 244
Socket
Stowage compartment 237
D
Selector lever 132

Door contro lp an el
Function Page
C
Opens th ed oo r 76
D
67 Unlocks/locks
the vehicle
76