MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 2014 Owners Manual

Displaysandoperation
Instrument cluster
Speedometer withsegments (Ypage 220)
Multifunction display (Ypage 221)
$Tachometer (Ypage 219)
!Coolant temperature (Ypage 219)
Fuelgauge
Coolant temperaturedisplay
GWARNING
Opening thehoodwhen theengineis
overheated or when there isafireinthe
enginecompartmentcould expose you to hot
gases or other service products. There is a
risk of injury.
Let an overheated engine cool down before
opening the hood. If there isafire in the
engine compartment, keep the hood closed
and contact the fire department.
!Adisplay message is shown if the coolant
temperature is too high.
If the coolanttemperature is over
248 ‡(120 †), do not continue driving. The
engine will otherwise be damaged.
The coolanttemperature gauge is in the
instrument cluster on the left-hand side
(Ypage 31).
Under normal operatingconditions and with
the specified coolant level, the coolant
temperature may rise to 248‡(120 †).
Tachometer
!Do not drive in the overrevving range, as
this could damage the engine.
The red band in the tachometer indicates the
engine's overrevving range.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protectthe
engine when the red band is reached.
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Outsidetemperature display
You should pay special attention to road
conditions when temperatures are around
freezing point.
The outside temperature display is in the
multifunction display (Ypage 221).
Changes in the outside temperature are
displayed afterashort delay.
Speedometer with segments
The segments in the speedometer indicate
which speed range is available.
RCruise control activated (Ypage 175):
The segments light up from the stored
speed to the maximum speed.
RDISTRONIC PLUS activated (Ypage 177):
One or two segments in the set speed
range light up.
RDISTRONIC PLUS detectsavehicle in front:
The segments between the speed of the
vehicle in frontand the stored speed light
up.
Operatingthe on-board computer
Overview
Multifunctiondisplay
Right control panel
$Switches on the VoiceControl System;
see the separateoperating instructions
!Backbutton
Left control panel
XTo activatethe on-board computer:turn
the SmartKey to position1in the ignition
lock.
You can control the multifunction displayand
the settings in the on-board computer using
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel.
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On-board computer and displays

Left control panel
\n

RCalls up themenuand menubar


Press briefly:
RScrolls in lists
RSelectsasubmenu or function
RIn theAudiomenu: selects a
stored station, an audio track or
avideo scene
RIn theTel(telephone) menu:
switchestothephonebook and
selectsanameortelephone
number


Press and hold:
RIn theAudiomenu: selects the
previous/nextstation or selects
an audiotrack oravideoscene
using rapidscrolling
RIn theTel(telephone)menu:
starts rapidscrolling if the phone
book is open
RConfirmsaselection/display
message
RIn theTel(telephone)menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialing the selected
number
RIn theAudiomenu:stops the
stationsearchfunctionatthe
desired station
Right controlpanel
RRejects or endsacall
RExits phone book/redial
memory
RMakes or acceptsacall
RSwitchestothe redialmemory


RAdjusts the volume

RMute
Backbutton
Press briefly:
RBack
RSwitchesoff the Voice Control
System; seethe separate
operating instructions
RHides displaymessages/calls
up the lastTripmenu function
used
RExits the telephone book/redial
memory
Press and hold:
RCallsupthe standard displayin
theTripmenu
Multifunctiondisplay
Text field
Menu bar
$Drive program(Ypage 156)
!Transmission position(Ypage 155)
Permanent display: outside temperature
or speed (Ypage 230)
XTo show menu bar:press the\n
orbutton on the steering wheel.
Menu bardisappears afterafew seconds.
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Text fieldshows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
\nShift recommendation (Ypage 161)
 Active Parking Assist (Ypage 196)
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 122)
ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 150)
HOLD function (Ypage 186)
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the\norbutton on the
steeringwheel to call up the menu bar and
selectamenu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Ypage 220).
Dependingonthe equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
RTripmenu (Ypage 222)
RNavimenu (navigation instructions)
(Ypage 224)
RAudiomenu (Ypage 225)
RTelmenu (telephone) (Ypage 226)
RDriveAssistmenu (assistance)
(Ypage 227)
RServ.menu (Ypage 229)
RSettingsmenu (settings) (Ypage 229)
RAMGmenu in AMG vehicles (Ypage 234)
Trip menu
Standard display
XPress and hold thebutton on the
steeringwheel until theTripmenu with
trip odometerand odometeris
shown.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset"
Example: trip computer "From Start"
Distance
Time
$Average speed
!Average fuel consumption
XPress the\norbutton on the
steeringwheel to select theTripmenu.
XPressorto selectFrom Start
orFrom Reset.
The values in theFrom Startsubmenu are
calculated from the start ofajourney whilst
the values in theFrom Resetsubmenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Ypage 223).
TheFrom Starttrip computer is
automatically reset when:
Rthe ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R999 hours have been exceeded.
R9,999 miles have been exceeded.
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TheFrom Resettrip computer is
automatically reset if the value exceeds
9,999 hours or 99,999miles.
ECO display
Example: ECO display
XPress the\norbutton on the
steeringwheel to select theTripmenu.
XSelectECO DISPLAYwithor.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the ECO display will be
automatically reset.
Further information on the ECO display
(Ypage 170).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption
XPress the\norbutton on the
steeringwheel to select theTripmenu.
XPress theorbutton to select the
currentfuel consumption (not for AMG
vehicles) and the approximate range.
The approximate range that can be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current
driving style. If there is onlyasmall amount
of fuel left in the fuel tank,the display shows
avehicle being refueledinstead of the
range.
Digital speedometer
Shift recommendation (Ypage 161)
Digital speedometer
XPress the\norbutton on the
steeringwheel to select theTripmenu.
XPress theorbutton to select the
digital speedometer.
iIf the gearshift recommendation is shown
at the top of the multifunction display,itis
no longer shown at the bottom of the
multifunction display.
Resetting values
Example: resetting the trip computer "From Start"
XPress the\norbutton on the
steeringwheel to select theTripmenu.
XPress theorbutton to select the
function that you wish to reset.
XPress thebutton.
XPress thebutton to selectYesand
press thebutton to confirm.
You can reset the values of the following
functions:
RTrip odometer
R"From Start" trip computer
R"From Reset" trip computer
RECO display
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iWhen you reset the values in the "ECO
display",the values in the trip computer
"From start"are likewise reset. When you
reset the values in the trip computer "From
start", the values in the "ECO display" are
likewise reset.
Navigation system menu
Displaying navigation instructions
In theNavimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For more
information on navigation,see the separate
operatinginstructions.
XSwitchonCOMAND (see the separate
operatinginstructions).
XPress the\norbutton on the
steering wheel to select theNavimenu.
Routeguidance not active
Direction of travel
Current road
Routeguidance active
No change of direction announced
Distance to the destination
Distance to the nextchange of direction
$Current road
!"Follow the road's course" symbol
Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation
Road intowhich the change of direction
leads
Distance to change of direction and visual
distancedisplay
$Change-of-direction symbol
Whenachange of direction is announced, you
will see symbol$for the change of direction
and distancegraphic.The distance
indicator shortenstowards the top of the
displayasyou 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
Distancetochange of direction and visual
distance display
$New lane duringachange of direction
!Uninterrupted lane
Lane recommendation
%Change-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads, the system can display
lane recommendation$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 indicatorsofthe
navigation system
R\r:you have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
RNew Route...orCalculating Route:
calculatinganew route
ROff MaporOff Road:the vehicle position
is outside the area of the digital map (off-
map position).
RNo Route:noroute could be calculated to
the selected destination.
Audio menu
Selectingaradio station
Waveband
Station frequency with memory position
iStationis displayedwiththe station
frequency or stationname. The memory
position is only displayedalong with
stationif this has beenstored.
XSwitch on the audiosystemorCOMAND
and select Radio; see the separate
operating instructions.
XPress the\norbutton on the
steering wheel to select theAudiomenu.
XTo selectastoredstation:brieflypress
theorbutton.
XTo selectastation from the station
list:press and brieflyholdthe
orbutton.
If no stationlist is received:
XTo selectastationusing the station
search:press and brieflyholdthe
orbutton.
iFor informationonswitchingwaveband
and storingstations;see theseparate
operatinginstructions.
iSIRIUS XM satelliteradio functionslike a
normal radio.
For moreinformationonsatelliteradio
operation, see theseparate operating
instructions.
Operatinganaudio player or audio
media
Example:CD/DVD changerdisplay
Currenttitle
Audio data from various audio devices or
media can be played, depending on the
equipmentinstalled in the vehicle.
XSwitch on COMAND and activate audio
CD/DVDmodeorMP3 mode; see the
separate operating instructions.
XPress the\norbutton on the
steering wheeltoselect theAudiomenu.
XTo select the next/previous track:
brieflypress theorbutton.
XTo selectatrack from the track list
(rapidscrolling):press and hold the
orbuttonuntil desired
trackhasbeenreached.
If youpress and holdor,the
rapidscrolling 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
AUX mode (Auxiliary audio mode: external
audio source connected).
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VideoDVD operation
Example:CD/DVD changerdisplay
Currentscene
XSwitch on COMANDand select video DVD;
see the separate operating instructions.
XPress the\norbutton on the
steering wheeltoselect theAudiomenu.
XTo select the next/previous scene:
brieflypress theorbutton.
XTo selectascene from thescene list
(rapid scrolling):press and hold the
orbuttonuntil desired
scenehasbeenreached.
Telephonemenu
Introduction
GWARNING
If youoperate informationsystems and
communication equipmentintegratedin the
vehiclewhile driving, you will be distracted
from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of thevehicle. There isariskofan
accident.
Only operate theequipmentwhen 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 countryinwhich
you are currently driving.
XSwitch on the mobile phone (see the
separate operating instructions).
XSwitch on COMAND (see the separate
operating instructions).
XEstablishaBluetooth®connection to
COMAND; see the separate operating
instructions.
XPress the\norbutton 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
foranetwork.
Acceptingacall
Example: incoming call
XPress thebutton on the steering
wheel to acceptanincoming call.
If someone calls youwhenyouareinthe
Telmenu,adisplay message appearsinthe
multifunctiondisplay.
You can acceptacall even if you are not in
theTelmenu.
Rejecting or endingacall
XPress thebutton on the steering
wheel.
You can end or rejectacall even if you are not
in theTelmenu.
Dialinganumberfrom the phone book
XPress the\norbutton on the
steering wheel to select theTelmenu.
XPress the,orbutton to
switch to the phone book.
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XPress theorbutton to select the
desired name.
or
XTo begin rapid scrolling:press and hold
theorbutton for longer than
one second.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
XIf only one telephone number is stored
foraname:press theorbutton
to start dialing.
or
XIf thereismore thanone number for a
particular name:press theor
button to display the numbers.
XPress theorbutton to select the
number you want to dial.
XPress theorbutton to start
dialing.
or
XTo exit the telephone book:press the
orbutton.
Redialing
The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialed in the redial memory.
XPress the\norbutton on the
steeringwheel to select theTelmenu.
XPress thebutton to switch to the
redial memory.
XPress theorbutton to select the
desired name or number.
XPress theorbutton to start
dialing.
or
XTo exit the redial memory:press the
orbutton.
Assistance menu
Introduction
In theDriveAssistmenu, you have the
following options:
RDisplaying the assistancegraphic
(Ypage 227)
RActivating/deactivating
ESP®(Ypage 227)
RActivating/deactivating PRE-SAFE®Brake
(Ypage 228)
RActivating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST (Ypage 228)
RActivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist
or Active Blind Spot Assist (Ypage 228)
RActivating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Ypage 229)
Displaying the assistance graphic
XPress the\norbutton on the
steeringwheel to select theDriveAssist
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select
Assist. Graphic.
XPress thebutton.
The DISTRONIC PLUS assistancegraphic
appears in the multifunction display
(Ypage 184).
Deactivating/activating ESP®
iObserve the "Importantsafetynotes"
sectioninthedescription of ESP
(Ypage 68).
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GWARNING
If you deactivate ESP®,ESP®no longer
stabilizes the vehicle. There is an increased
risk of skidding and an accident.
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 (Ypage70).
For further information about ESP®,see
(Ypage68).
XStart the engine.
XPress the\norbutton on the
steering wheeltoselect theDriveAssist
menu.
XPress theorbutton to select
ESP.
XPress thebutton.
The current selection is displayed.
XTo activate/deactivate:press the
button again.
ESP®is deactivated if the warning 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 toamalfunction.
Observe the information on warning lamps
(Ypage269).
Observe the information on display messages
(Ypage238).
Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE®
Brake
PRE-SAFE®Brake is only available in vehicles
with DISTRONIC PLUS.
XPress\noron the steering wheel
to select theDriveAssistmenu.
XPress theorbutton to select
PRE-SAFEBrake.
XPress thebutton.
The current selection is displayed.
XTo activate/deactivate:press the
button again.
When PRE-SAFE®Brake is deactivated, the
assistance graphic showsthe
symbol in
the multifunction display.
For more information on PRE-SAFE®Brake,
see (Ypage72).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST
XPress\noron the steering wheel
to select theDriveAssistmenu.
XPressorto selectAttention
Assist.
XPress thebutton.
The current selection is displayed.
XTo activate/deactivate:press the
button again.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, the

symbol and OFF appear in the
multifunction display in the assistance
display when the engine is running.
For further information about ATTENTION
ASSIST, see (Ypage203).
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist
XPress\noron the steering wheel
to select theDriveAssistmenu.
XPress theorbutton to select
Blind Spot Asst.
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