MERCEDES-BENZ CLA-Class 2016 C117 Owner's Manual

Redialing
The on-board computer saves the last namesor numbers dialed in the redial memory.
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel
menu.
XPress the6button to switch to the
redial memory.
XPress the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
XPress the 6ora button to start dial-
ing.
or
XIf you do not want to make a call: press
the ~ or% button.
Assistance menu
Introduction
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
DriveAssist
menu:
RDisplaying the assistance graphic
(
Ypage 219)
RActivating/deactivating ESP®(except
Mercedes-AMG vehicles) (
Ypage 219)
RActivating/deactivating COLLISION PRE-
VENTION ASSIST PLUS (
Ypage 220)
RActivating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST (
Ypage 220)
RActivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist
(
Ypage 220)
RActivating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist (
Ypage 220)
Displaying the assistance graphic
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
XPress9or: to select Assistance
Graphic.
XPressato confirm.
The multifunction display shows the
DISTRONIC PLUS distance display in the
assistance graphic.
The assistance graphic displays the status
of and information from the following driv-
ing systems or driving safety systems:
RDISTRONIC PLUS (Ypage 180)
RCOLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
(
Ypage 66)
RATTENTION ASSIST (Ypage 203)
RLane Keeping Assist (Ypage 207)
XPress :to display the ATTEN-
TION ASSIST assessment.
Deactivating/activating ESP®
Observe the important safety notes on ESP®
(Ypage 69).
GWARNING
If you deactivate ESP
®, ESP®no longer sta-
bilizes the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
®in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP®in the fol-
lowing situations:
Rwhen using snow chains
Rin deep snow
Ron sand or gravel
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Deactivating/activating ESP®in Mercedes-
AMG vehicles (
Ypage 70).
For further information about ESP
®, see
(
Ypage 69).
XStart the engine.
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
XPress9or: to select ESP.
XPressato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
ESP
®is deactivated if the åwarning
lamp in the instrument cluster lights up
continuously when the engine is running.
If the ÷ andå warning lamps light up
continuously, ESP
®is not available due to a
malfunction.
Observe the information on warning lamps
(
Ypage 263).
Observe the information on display messages
(
Ypage 228).
Activating/deactivating COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
XPress the9or: button to select
Collision Prevent. Assist
.
XPress ato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
When COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST
PLUS is deactivated, the æsymbol
appears in the multifunction display in the
assistance graphic display.
For further information about COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS, see (
Ypage 66).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
XPress the9or: button to select
Attention Assist
.
XPress ato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to set Off,
Standard
or Sensitive.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated,
the é symbol appears in the multifunc-
tion display in the assistance graphics dis-
play.
For further information about ATTENTION
ASSIST, see (
Ypage 203).
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
XPress the9or: button to select
Blind Spot Assist
.
XPress ato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XTo activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
For further information about Blind Spot
Assist, see (
Ypage 205).
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
XPress the9or: button to select
Lane Keeping Assist
.
XPress ato confirm.
The current selection appears.
XPress aagain to confirm.
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XPress the:or9 button to set Off,
Standard
or Adaptive.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
When Lane Keeping Assist is activated, the
multifunction display shows the lane mark-
ings as bright lines in the assistance
graphic.
For further information about Lane Keeping
Assist, see (
Ypage 207).
Service menu
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
Serv.
menu:
RCalling up display messages in message
memory (
Ypage 227)
RRestarting the tire pressure loss warning
system (Canada only) (
Ypage 336)
RChecking the tire pressure electronically
(USA only) (
Ypage 336)
RCalling up the service due date
(
Ypage 301)
Settings menu
Introduction
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, in the Sett.
menu you have the fol-
lowing options:
RChanging the instrument cluster settings
RChanging the light settings
RChanging the vehicle settings
RChanging the convenience settings
RRestoring the factory settings
Instrument cluster
Selecting the distance unit
The Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:
function allows you to choose whether cer-
tain displays appear in kilometers or miles in
the multifunction display.
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Instrument Cluster
submenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer
func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: km
or
miles
.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
Rdigital speedometer in the Tripmenu
ROdometer and the trip odometer
RTrip computer
Rcurrent fuel consumption and approximate
range
RNavigation instructions in the Navimenu
RCruise Control
RDISTRONIC PLUS
RASSYST 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
temperature.
The speed display is inverse to the speedom-
eter.
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XPress the=or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Instrument Cluster
submenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Speedometer [km/h]
or Speedometer
[mph]function.
You will see the selected setting: On
orOff.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Selecting permanent display
The Permanent Display:
function allows
you to choose whether the multifunction dis-
play always shows the outside temperature or
the speed.
The speed display is inverse to the speedom-
eter.
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Instrument Cluster
submenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Permanent Display:
function.
The current setting Outside
Temperature
orSpeedometer [km/h]/Speedometer
[mph]appears.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Lights
Switching the daytime running lamps on/
off
This function is not available in Canada.
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Light
submenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 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
W
symbol in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime running
lamps (
Ypage 114).
Vehicle
Activating/deactivating the automatic
door locking mechanism
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Vehicle
submenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Automatic Door Lock
function.
If the Automatic Door Lock
function is
switched on, the multifunction display
shows the doors in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
If you activate the Automatic door locks
function, the vehicle is centrally locked above
a speed of around 9 mph (15 km/h).
For further information on the automatic lock-
ing feature, see (
Ypage 84).
Activating/deactivating the acoustic
locking verification signal
If you switch on the Acoustic
Lockfunction,
an acoustic signal sounds when you lock the
vehicle.
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Vehicle
submenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Acoustic Lock
function.
If the Acoustic
Lockfunction is activated,
the multifunction display shows the &
symbol in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
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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 vehi-
cle is equipped with the electrical fold-in func-tion.
When you activate the Auto.
MirrorFold‐
ingfunction, 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
Foldingfunction and you fold in the exterior
mirrors using the button on the door
(
Ypage 107), they will not fold out automat-
ically. The exterior mirrors can then only be
folded out using the button on the door.
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Convenience
submenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 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.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Restoring the factory settings
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Factory Setting
submenu.
XPress ato confirm.
The Reset All Settings?
function
appears.
XPress the :or9 button to select No
orYes.
XPress the abutton to confirm the selec-
tion.
If you have selected Yes
, the multifunction
display shows a confirmation message.
For safety reasons, the Daytime Running
Lightsfunction in theLightsubmenu is only
reset if the vehicle is stationary.
AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
WARMUP
:Digital speedometer
;Gear indicator
=Upshift indicator
?Engine oil temperature
ACoolant temperature
BTransmission fluid temperature
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the AMG
menu.
Upshift indicator: upshift indicatorUP
=
indicates that the engine has reached the
overrevving range when in the manual drive
program.
Engine and transmission oil tempera-
ture: when the engine and transmission
are at normal operating temperature, oil
temperature ?and Bare displayed in
white in the multifunction display.
If the multifunction display shows oil tem-
perature ?orB in blue, the engine or the
transmission are not yet at normal operat-
ing temperature. Avoid driving at full engine
output during this time.
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SETUP
:DriveComfort/Sport/Sport +
;Chassis Comfort/Sport/Sport +
=Transmission D/M
?ESP®On/Offor SPORT handling mode
Sport
SETUP displays the following information and
functions:
Rthe digital speedometer
Rthe gear indicator
Rthe drive system setting
Rthe suspension mode
Rthe transmission position
Rthe ESP®(Electronic Stability Program) sta-
tus
XPress =or; on the steering wheel
to select the AMG
menu.
XPress9repeatedly until SETUP
appears.
RACETIMER
Displaying and starting RACETIMER
:Lap
;RACETIMER
The RACETIMER is only intended for use on a
closed race circuit. Do not use the function on
public roads. You can start the RACETIMER when the
engine is running or if the SmartKey is in posi-
tion
2in the ignition lock.
XPress =or; on the steering wheel
to select the AMG
menu.
XPress the9button repeatedly until the
RACETIMER appears.
XTo start: press the abutton to start the
RACETIMER.
Displaying the intermediate time
XPress the =or; button to select
Interm. Time
.
XPress ato confirm.
The intermediate time appears for five sec- onds.
Starting a new lap
:RACETIMER
;Fastest lap time (best lap)
=Lap
XPress ato confirm New Lap.
iIt is possible to store a maximum of six-
teen laps. The 16th lap can only be com-
pleted with Finish Lap
.
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Stopping the RACETIMER
XPress the%button on the steering
wheel.
XConfirm Yeswitha.
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 3and then press ato confirm
Start
, timing is continued.
Resetting the current lap
XStop the RACETIMER.
XPress the =or; button to select
Reset Lap
.
XPress ato 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.
XReset the current lap.
XPress ato confirm Reset.
Reset Race-Timer?
appears in the multi-
function display.
XPress the :button to select Yesand
press the abutton to confirm.
All laps are deleted.
Overall statistics
:RACETIMER overall evaluation
;Total time driven
=Average speed
?Distance covered
AMaximum speed
This function is shown if you have stored at
least one lap and stopped the RACETIMER.
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the AMG
menu.
XPress the9button repeatedly until the
overall evaluation appears.
Lap statistics
:Lap
;Lap time
=Average lap speed
?Lap length
ATop speed during lap
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This function is only available if you have
stored at least two laps and have stopped the
RACETIMER.
XPress the=or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the AMG
menu.
XPress9repeatedly until a lap evalua-
tion appears.
Each lap appears in a separate submenu.
The fastest lap is indicated by flashing sym-
bol :.
XPress the 9or: button to select a
different lap evaluation.
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Display messages
Introduction
General notes
Display message sappear in th emultifunction display.
Display message swit hgraphi cdisplays may be shown in simplified form in th eOperator's
Manual and may therefore diffe rfrom th emultifunction display.
Please respon din accordance wit hth edisplay message sand follow th eadditional note sin this
Operator's Manual.
Certain display message sare accompanied by an audible warnin gtone or acontinuous tone .
Whe nth eignition is switched off, all display message sare deleted, apar tfrom som ehigh-
priorit ydisplay messages. Once th ecauses of th ehigh-priorit ydisplay message shav ebeen
rectified, th ecorrespondin gdisplay message sare also deleted.
Whe nyou stop and par kth evehicle, pleas eobserv eth enote son :
RHOLD function (Ypage 187)
RParking(Ypage 169)
Hides display messages
XPress th ea or% buttonon th esteerin gwheel.
The multifunction display hide sth edisplay message .
The multifunction display shows high-priorit ydisplay message sin red .Some high-priorit ydis -
play message scanno tbe hidden .
The multifunction display shows these message scontinuously until th ecauses fo rth emes -
sage shav ebeen remedied.
Message memory
The on-boar dcompute rsaves certain display message sin th emessage memory .You can cal l
up th edisplay messages:
XPress th e= or; buttonon th esteerin gwhee lto selec tth eServ.menu.
If there are display messages, th emultifunction display shows 2Messages
,fo rexample.
XPress th e9 or: buttonto selec tth eentry, e.g. 2Messages.
XPress ato confirm .
XPress the9 or: buttonto scroll through th edisplay messages.
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Safety systems
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
!÷
Currently Unavail‐
able See Opera‐
tor's Manual
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System), BAS (Brake Assist), ESP®(Elec-
tronic Stability Program), the HOLD function and hill start assist
are temporarily unavailable.
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS may also have failed.
In addition, the !,÷andå warning lamps may light up
in the instrument cluster.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
Possible causes are:
RSelf-diagnosis is not yet complete.
RThe on-board voltage may be insufficient.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affec-
ted. The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can
increase.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XCarefully drive a short distance on a suitable stretch of road,
making slight steering movements at a speed above 12 mph
(20 km/h).
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned
above are available again.
If the multifunction display still shows the display message:
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
!÷
Inoperative See
Operator's Manual
ABS, BAS, ESP®, the HOLD function and hill start assist are not
available due to a malfunction.
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS may also have failed.
The !, ÷,åand$ (USA only) or J(Canada only)
warning lamps in the instrument cluster may also light up.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
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