MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 2020 Owners Manual

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Seta col or.
Ad jus tingthe brightne ss #
Select Bright nes s. #
Seta br ightne ssvalue.
Ac tiv atin gthe brightne ssforzon es #
Select Brightne ssZones . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
The Display ,Fron tand Rear zonescan beset
separ ately .
Ac tiv atin gmulti -colore dlighti ng #
Select Multi-colo r. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ther ear ete npr ese tcol orcomb inations
av ailable.
Ac tiv atin gmulti -colore dani matio n #
Select Multi-colo rAnim. . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
The chosen color combinat ionwill chang eat
pr edef inedint erva ls. Ac
tiv atin gdepe ndencyon air condi tioning
se ttin gs #
Select Clima te. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
If ch ang esaremade tothete mp eratur ese t‐
ting intheve hicle, thecolor oftheambient
lighting willchang ebr ief ly.
Ac tiv atin gwe lcome lighting #
Selec tWelcom e. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
When theve hicle isunloc ked, aspecial inte‐
ri or lighting sequence willrun. Se
ttin gthe inte rior light ingswitc h-of fdela y
tim e Mult
imedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Int.Light SwitchOff #
Setth eswitc h-offdela ytime. Wi
ndshield wiperandwindshield washer
sy stem Switc
hingthewindsh ieldwiper son/of f 0047
005AWindsh ield wipe rof f
0048 0062 Intermitt entwiping, normal
0049 0063 Intermitt entwiping, frequent Lig
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004A
00AA Continuous wiping,slo w
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping,fast #
Turn thecombin ationswitchto thecor re‐
sponding position0047-004B. #
Sing lewipe/w ashing: pushthebutt onon
th ecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Singlewipe
R 00D4 Wipes withwa sher fluid Cha
nging thewindsh ieldwiper blades &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ewindshield wipersar eswitc hedon
while wiper blades arebeing replaced
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan
be trapped bythewiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforech ang ingthe
wiper blades. Mo
ving thewiper arms intoth ere plac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchth eignition onand switc hof fag ain
immediat ely. #
Within around 15seconds, press the00D4
butt ononthecombin ationswitchfo rapp rox‐
ima tely thre esecon ds(/ page12 9).
The wiperarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position .
Re mo ving the wiper blade s #
Foldthewiper arms away from thewind‐
shield. #
Hold thewiper arm wit hone hand. With the
ot her hand, turnth ewiper bladeinthedir ec‐
tion ofarrow 1away from thewiper arm as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Slide catch2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages inthere mo valposit ion. #
Remo vethewiper bladefrom thewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 4. 13
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Ins
tallin gth ewiper blades #
Inser tth ene wwiper bladeintoth ewiper
ar m inthedir ect ion ofarrow 1. #
Slide catc h2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages intheloc king position . #
Mak esur eth at thewiper bladeisseat edcor‐
re ctly . #
Foldthewiper arms backont oth ewind‐
shield. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Press the00D4 buttononthecombin ation
switc h(/ page12 9).
Th ewip erarms willmo veintoth eor iginal
position . #
Switc hof fth eignition . Maint
enance display #
Remo veprotect ive film 1 from themaint e‐
nanc edispla yon thetip ofthene wlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
If th ecolor ofthemaint enanc edispla ych ang es
fr om blac kto yello w, thewiper blades should be
re placed. Light
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The duration untilthecolor chang esvaries
depending ontheusag econ ditions . Mir
rors Oper
ating theout side mirrors &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mis‐
judgment ofdis tances when using the
passeng ermir ror
The outside mirroron thefront -passen ger
side reflect sobjec tson asmaller scale.The
objec tsinvie warein fact clos erthan they
appear .
As are sult, youma ymis judgethedis tance
be twee nyo uand thero ad user drivin g
behin dyo u, forex am ple, when chang ing
lane s. #
Ther efor e, alw ayslook over your sho ul‐
der inorder toensur eth at youar e
aw areof theactual distance betwee n
yo uand thero ad user sdr ivin gbehin d
yo u. Fo
lding theout side mirrors in/out #
Brief lypress switc h1.
Re setting theout side mirrors
% Ifth ebatt eryhas been discon nectedorcom‐
ple tely disc ha rged ,th eoutside mirrors mus t
be rese t.Onl yth en will theaut omatic mirror
fo lding function workproper ly. #
Brief lypress switc h1. 13
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Ad
jus tingthe outsi de mir rors #
Press butt ons 3or4 toselect theoutside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press butt on2 toadjus tth eposition ofthe
mir rorgl ass.
Eng agin gth eout side mirrors #
Press and hold button1.
Yo uwill hear aclic kand themir rorwil lau di‐
bl yeng agein posi tion. Theoutsi demir roris
se tto thecor rect pos ition. Au
tomatic anti-glar emir rors functio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofaci dbu rnsand poi‐
soning duetotheanti- glar emir rorelec‐
tr olyt e
Electr olytema yescap eif th eglass inan
aut omat icant i-glar emir rorbr eak s.
The electr olyteis hazardous tohealt hand
causes irrita tio n.Itmu stnotcome intocon‐
ta ct with your skin, eye s,respir ator yor ga ns
or clo thing orbe swallo wed. #
Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withelec tro‐
ly te ,obser vethefo llo wing:
R Imm ediat elyrinse theelectr olyte
fr om your skin wit hwa terand seek
medica latt ention.
R Ifelectr olyt ecomes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes, immediat elyrinse
th em thor oughly withclean water
and seek medicalattent ion.
R Ifth eelectr olyt eis sw allo wed,
immediat elyrinse your mout hout
th or oughl y.Do notind uce vomiting.
Seek medica latt ention immedi ately .
R Immedia tely ch ang eout ofclo thing
whic hhas been contaminat edwith
electr olyt e.
R Ifan allergic react ion occurs, seek
medi calattent ion imm ediat ely. The
inside rear vie wmir rorand theoutside mir‐
ro ron thedr iver's side willautomaticall ygo into
anti- glar emode iflight from aheadlam phit sth e
sensor ontheinside rear vie wmir ror. Sy
stem limit s
The system will notgo intoanti- glar emode if:
R The engineisswit ched off.
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
R The interior light ingisswit ched on. Fr
ont- passeng erout side mirrorpar kingpos i‐
tio nfun ction %
The parking posit ionisavailable onlyin vehi‐
cles withamemor yfunct ion.
The parking position makespar king easier .
The front- passeng eroutside mirrorwil lswi vel
do wn wardsin thedir ect ion ofthere ar wheel on
th efront passeng er'sside when:
R The parking position isstor ed (/ page13 4).
R Thefron t-pa ssenger mirror isselect ed.
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
bac kto its original positionwhen:
R Youshif tth etra nsmiss iontoano ther tra ns‐
mission position. Light
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R
Youar etra veling ataspeed grea terth an
9 mp h(1 5 km/h).
R Youpr ess thebutt onforth eoutside mirror
on thedr iver's side. Sto
ring thepa rking posit ionofthefront-
pa sseng erout side mirrorusi ng reve rsege ar Sto
ring #
Select thefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton2. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Movethefront -passen geroutsi demir rorint o
th edesir edpar king position usingbutton1.
Calling up #
Select thefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton2. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
to thestor ed par king position. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati cmir ror
fo lding function Multime
diasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Autom .Mirror Folding #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Oper
ating thesun visor s
Using thesing lesun visor #
Glarefrom thefront :fo ld sun visor 1
do wn. #
Glar efrom theside: swingsun visor1 to
th eside. 13
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Vehicles withan extenda ble su nvis or:sl id e
su nvis or1 horizontally as requ ired. Ar
ea per mea bletoradio wav eson the
wind shield Ra
dio-co ntro lled equipmen t,suc has tollsy s‐
te ms, can bemount edonly onareas 1ofthe
winds hieldthat areper meabl eto radio wav es.
Ar eas permeable toradio wav es1 arebes tvisi‐
ble from outside theve hicle when thewindshield
is illuminat edwithan extern al light source.
No tethis posit ionforve hicles with:
R Windsh ield hea ting
R Infrared reflect ive windshield Infr
ared-r eflectiv ewindshield function
The infra red-r eflectiv ewindshield iscoat edand
re duces thebuild-up ofheat intheve hicle inte‐
ri or .
The coating shieldstheve hicle interior from
ra dio waves. Light
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ervie wof climat econtr olsystems No
teson climat econtr ol An
interior airfilt er incom binat ionwithth epr e‐
fi lt er intheengine compartmen tmus talw aysbe
used sothat theair con ditionin gsy stem, pollu‐
tion leve lmon itor ing and theair filtration work
cor rectl y.Mak esur eth at thefilt er isins talled
cor rectl yand thefilt er housin gin theengine
com partmen tis closed correctl yus ing thecap
and alwaystightl ysealed wheninoper ation. Use
fi lt er sre comme ndedandapprove dby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Alw aysha ve ser vice workcar‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ov
ervie wof thecontr olpa nel fordual -zone
aut omat icclimat eco ntr ol The
indicatorlam pson thebutt ons indicat eth at
th ecor responding functionisactiv ated. 1
0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,lef t
2 008F Setstheair distribution
3 H Setstheair flow orswitc hesoffclimat e
cont rol
4 0058 Setsclimat econtr olto aut omat ic
mode (/page13 8)
5 0064 Defrosts thewindshield
6 008A Callsuptheair con ditionin gmenu
7 006C Switchesthere ar wind owheat er
on/of f
8 0 Activates ordeacti vatessync hroniza‐
tion (/page13 8)
9 0072 Switches air-re cir cul ation mod eon/of f
(/ page 139) A
005A SwitchestheA/C function on/off
(/ page13 7)
B 0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,right Ov
ervie wof thecontr olpa nel for3-zo ne
aut omat icclimat eco ntr ol The
indicatorlam pson thebutt ons indicat eth at
th ecor responding functionisactiv ated. 1
0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,lef t
2 008F Setstheair distribution, left
3 H Setstheair flow orswitc hesoffclimat e
cont rol 13
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4
0058 Setsclimat econtr olto aut omat ic
(/ page13 8)
5 0064 Defrosts thewindshield
6 ! Callsuptheair con ditionin gmenu
Switc hesresidua lheat on/of f(/ page13 9)
7 006C Switchesthere ar wind owheat eron or
of f
8 005A SwitchestheA/C function on/off
(/ page13 7)
9 0072 Switches air-re cir cul ation mod eon/of f
(/ page 139)
A 008F Setstheair distribution, right
B 0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,right
Re ar oper ating unit
Yo ucan setth ete mp eratur efo rth eent ire re ar
com partment usin gbutt ons1 or3. 1
Setsthete mp eratur e
2 Displa y
3 Setsthete mp eratur e Oper
ating theclima tecont rolsy stem Switc
hingclima tecont rolon/of f #
Toswitc hon: setth eair flow toleve l1 or
higher usingtheH button. #
Toswitc hof f:se tth eair flow toleve l0 using
th eH button. %
Ifclimat econ trol isswitc hedoff,th ewin‐
do ws mayfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchof f
cli mat econtr olonly briefly. Switc
hingtheA/C function onoroffvia the
cont rolpan el The
A/Cfunc tion heats ,cools anddehumidif ies
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the005A button.
Switc hof fth eA/C function onlybr ief ly;ot her‐
wise, thewindo wsmayfo gup mor equ ickl y.
Con densation maydr ip from theunder sideof
th eve hicle when cooling modeisactiv e.This is
no ta sign that ther eis amalfunct ion. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe A/Cfunc tionvia
the multi mediasy stem Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control5
A/C
The A/C function heats, coolsanddehumidif ies
th eve hicle's interior air. Climat
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Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Se
tting climat econtr olto aut omatic mode In
automatic mode, these tte mp eratur eis con ‐
tr olled andmaint ained atacon stant leve lby the
air suppl y. #
Press the 0058 button. #
Toswitc hto manu almode :pr es sth e H
or 008F button. Climat
est yle Clim
atest yle fun ction
In aut omat icmode, youcan selectthefo llo wing
climat est yle se ttings forth edr iver's andfront
passeng erareas:
R FOCUS: highairflow ,slight lycooler setting
R MEDIUM: mediumairflow ,st andar dse tting
R DIFFUSE: low air flow ,slight lywa rmerand
dr aft-fr ee setting Ad
jus tingthe climat emode settin gs
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Climate Mode #
Select Driverand/or Passenger. #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUMorDIF FUS E.
% Tofeel theef fect of theclimat est yle, the
0058 function mustbe activ e(/ page13 8). Ov
erview oftheair distribut ionsettings The
symbol son thedispla yindicat ewhic hve nts
th eair flow isbeing direct edthro ugh:
0061 def
roster vents
009C cent
erand side airve nts
009B fo
ot we llve nts
009F cent
er,si de and foot we llve nts
0086 de
fros terand foot we llve nts
008F al
lve nts
0087 de
fros ter,middl eand side airvents
00A2 au
tomatic airdistribu tion Se
tting there ar climat eco ntr olusin gth e
mu ltim edia system Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control5
Rear
Se tting theair flow #
Sele ctAir flow. #
Setth eair flow .
Se tting thete mp eratur e #
Sele ctTempe rature. #
Setth ete mp eratur e. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe climat eco ntr ol
syn chronizat ionfunction viathecontr ol
pa nel Climat
econ trol can besetcen trall yusing the
sync hronization function.Thetemp eratur eand
air distribution settings forth edr iver's side are
adop tedaut omatic allyfo rth efront passeng er
side. #
Press the0 button. 13
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