MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 2022 Owners Manual

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ATe rno mor eth an /vesecon ds,take your leT
fo ot quickl yo. thebr ak e, but keep theaccel-
er ator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pullsawa yat maxim umaccel era-
tio n. #
Switchon ESP®
onc eth eacceler ationproce-
dur eis com plete.
Endin gop Endin
gop timiz edacceler timiz
edacceler ation ation
#
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
Reactiv ateth eESP ®
.
% ATer youpull away wit hop timi zed acceler a-
tion ,com pone ntsof thedr ivet ra in can
become very hot,whic hmeans that optimi zed
acceler ationva lues maybe reac hed again
onl yaTer afew minut es. NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on drivin g ivin
g &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoobjects
in thedr iver's foot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ects intheve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntroom forth e
pedals. #
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
place 0oormats ontopof one another. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoincor -
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we arincl udes, forex ample:
R Shoe swith platform soles
R Shoe swit hhigh heels
R Slipper s
Ther eis arisk ofan acciden t. #
Alwayswe arsuit able foot we arso that
yo ucan oper ateth epedals safely. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifth eve hicle is
switc hedo.while drivi ng
If yo uswitc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng ,
saf etyfu nct ionsar ere str icte dor no long er
av ailabl e.
This maya.ect thepo we rst eer ing system and
th ebr ak efo rc eboosting ,fo rex am ple.
Yo uwill need touse consider ablymor efo rc e
to stee ran dbr ak e, forex am ple. #
Donotswitc ho. theve hicle while driv-
ing . &
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AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur iescaused by
ex haus tga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisoning . #
Neverru nth eve hicle and,ifpr esen t,the
st at iona ry heat erind oor swit hout su1-
cient ventila tion. Dr
iving andparking
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofskiddi ngand ofan acci-
dent duetoshiTing down onslippe ryroad
sur faces
If yo ushiT down onslipper yro ad sur faces to
incr ease theengine braking e.ect,th edr ive
wheels maylose traction. #
DonotshiT down onslipper yro ad sur fa-
ces toincr ease theengine braking
e.ect . &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur ydue topoison-
ous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor su1cient ventila -
tion isno tpos sible, poi sono usexhaus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi-
cle. This isthecase, forex am ple, ifth eve hicle
get sst uc kin thesno w. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
ve hicle orthestationar yheat erisrun-
ning. #
Ope nawind owontheside oftheve hicle
fa cing awayfrom thewind toensur ean
adeq uatesuppl yof fresh air. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur ydue
to being under thein0 uence ofalcohol
and drugs while driving
Dr inking anddriving and/or taking drugs and
dr ivi ng areve ry dang erous combinations. Even
a small amount ofalcohol ordrugs can a.ect
yo ur re0e xes, per cep tion sand judgmen t.
The possibi lityof aser ious oreven fata lacci-
dent aregr eatl yincr eased whenyoudr ink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Donotdr ink ortake drugs and drive or
allo wan yone todrive who hasbeen
dr inking ortaking drugs. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tothe
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal when
dr iving, thebr ak esy stem mayove rheat. This
increases thebr aking distance andthe
br ak esy stem can even fail. #
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. #
Donotde pres sth ebr ak epedal andthe
acceler ator pedal atthesame timewhile
dr iving. *
N NO O
TE TE
Engine damagedue toexcessiv ely
high enginespeeds The
enginewill bedamag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheove rrev ving rang e. #
Donotdr ive wit hth eengine intheove r-
re vving rang e. *
N NO O
TE TE
We aring out thebr ak elining sby
cont inuousl ydepr essing thebr ak epedal #
Donotdepr essthebr ak epedal continu-
ousl ywhilst driving. #
Touse thebr aking e.ect oftheengine,
shiT toalowe rge ar ingood time. 140140
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iving and parking

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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thedr ivet ra in and
engine whenpulling away #
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstation ary. Pull awayimme di-
at ely. #
Avoid high engin espeeds anddrivin gat
full thro ttle until theengine hasreac hed
its oper atingte mp eratur e. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thecat alytic converter
due tonon-c ombusted fuel The
engine isno tru nning smoothly and ismis-
/r ing.
No n-combus tedfuel mayget intoth ecat alytic
con verter . #
Onlydepr esstheacceler ator pedal
slightl y. #
Have thecause recti/ed immedi atelyat
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Reduced batterylif e due tofreq uen t
sh ort-d istanc etrips The
12Vba tter yma yno tbe su1c iently
ch arge dwhen theve hicle isused onlyfo r
shor t-dista nce trips .This reduces thelife of
th ebatt ery. #
Drive long erdist ances regula rly to
ch arge thebatt ery. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theve hicle duetonot
obs erving themaximum permitt edhead-
ro om clear ance If
th eve hicle heightisgre ater than themaxi-
mum permitt edheadr oomclearance, thero of
and other partsof theve hicle maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Obser vethesign post edheadr oomclear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle heightisgreat erthan the
per mitt edheadr oomclearance, donot
ent er. #
Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment. NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on drivin gwit ivin
gwit har h
aroof load, tr oof
load, trailer orfull y ailer
orfull y
laden v laden
vehicle ehicle
When drivin gwit haloaded roof lugg agera ck or
tr ailer aswellas withafull yladen orfull yoccu-
pied vehicle, theve hicle' sdr ivi ng and steer ing
ch aract eristics chang e.
Yo ushould bearthefo llo wing inmind:
R Donotex ceed theper missible roof load and
to wing capacity .Also obser vethete ch nica l
dat ain thepr int ed Oper ator's Manual.
R Evenl ydistr ibuteth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle (/page97).
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
No t No
tes on dr es
on driving onsalt-tr iving
onsalt-tr eat eat
edr ed
roads oads
The braking e.ect islimit edon salt-tr eatedroads. Dr
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Ther
efor e, obs erve thefo llo wing notes:
R Due tosalt build-upon thebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, thebr aking distance canincrease
consider ablyor result inbraking onlyon one
side
R Main tain amuc hgre ater saf edis tance tothe
ve hicle infront
To remo vesalt build-up:
R Brak eoccasion allywhile paying attent ion to
th etra1c conditions
R Carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend
of thejour neyand when star ting thene xt jour -
ne y
N No o
t t
es on h es
on hydr ydr
oplaning oplaning
Hydr oplaning cantake place onceacer tain
amount ofwa terhas accumula tedon thero ad
sur face.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesdur ing heavyprecipi -
ta tion orincondi tions inwhi chhydroplaning may
occur :
R Reduce speed
R Avoid tireru ts R
Avoid sudden steer ing movements
R Brak ecar eful ly
% Also observe theno teson regula rly ch ecking
wheels andtires (/ page301).
N No o
t t
es on dr es
on driving t iving
thr hr
ough w ough
wat at
er on t er
on the r he
road sur- oad
sur-
f f
ace ace
Wa terwhic hhas entered intoth eve hicle can
damag eth eengine, electricsand transmission.
Wa tercan also entertheair intakeof theengine
and cause engine damage.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust drive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R The water,when calm, mayonl yre ac hth e
lo we redg eof theve hicle body.
R Drive at amaximum speedof6mp h
(10 km/h );wa tercan other wise enterthe
ve hicle interior oreng inecom partmen t.
R Vehicles trave ling infront, oroncoming vehi-
cles, cancreat ewa veswhic hma yex ceed the
maximum permissible depthofthewa ter.
The brak ing e.ect ofthebr ak es isreduced aTer
fo rd ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attention to th
etra1c conditions untilbraking powe rhas been
full yre stor ed . ECEC
Ost O
star ar
t/st t/st
opfun ction op
fun ction ECEC
Ost O
star ar
t/st t/st
opfun ction op
fun ction
% Depend ing ontheengine, theEC Ostar t/s top
func tionis no tav ailabl ein all drive pr og rams.
Obser vethestatus displa yin theinst rument
displa yfo rth is.
The engine isswitc hedo.automaticall yin thefo l-
lo wing situations ifall vehicle conditions foran
aut omatic enginestop areme t:
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans-
missio nposit ion005Bor005C.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swith a48 Von- boar h
a48 Von- boar delect r d
elect rical sy ical
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
youdepr essthebr ak epedal whentrave l-
ing atalow speed.
If th esy stem has detected one ofthefo llo wing
situations, theengine willnotst op:
R Youstop atastop sign andther eis no vehicle
in front ofyou. 142142
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iving andparking

R
The vehicle that stopped infront ofyoustar ts
up again.
R Youmaneuv er,tur nth esteer ing wheel sharply
or eng agere ve rsege ar.
% Ifth esy stem detects anintellig entstop inhib i-
to r,fo rex am ple, astop sign ,th eengine will
no tst op.
If yo uactiv ateth eHOLD function oreng age
th epar kposition 005D,theengine canbe
switc hedo.inspit eof an intellig entstop
inhibit or.
The engine restar ts automaticall yin thefo llo wing
cases :
R Youeng agetransmiss ionposition 005Bor005E.
R Youdepr esstheacceler ator pedal.
R Anautomatic vehicle enginestar tis requ ired.
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
witha48 Von-boar h
a48 Von-boar delectr d
electr icalsy ical
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
- Youre lease thebr ak epedal onado wnhill
gr adien tand theve hicle does notro ll. -
The vehicle rolls on ado wnhill gradien tand
does notaut omati callyent erglide mode at
15 mph(20 km/h) .
EC Ostar t/ stop funct ion symbols intheinst ru-
ment displa y:
R The 00D6 symbo l(g re en) appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till: th eengine was
switc hedo.bytheEC Ostar t/s topfun ction.
R The 00D5 symbol (yello w)appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till: no tall vehicle condi-
tion sfo ran engine stop have been met.
R Neither the00D6 nor00D5 symbol appears
when theve hicle isat ast ands till: an intelli -
ge nt stop inhi bitor wa sde tected, e.g.a stop
sign .
R The s symbol appears:theEC Ostar t/s top
func tionis de activated orther eis amalfunc-
tion.
If th eengine wasswitc hedo.bytheEC Ostar t/
st op function andyoulea vetheve hicle, awa rning
to ne sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted. In
addition, thefo llo wing displa ymessa geappear sin
th einst rument displa y: Vehicle
ReadytoDrive Switch theIgnition Off
Before Exiting
If yo udo notswitc ho. theve hicle, itis aut omati -
call yswitc hedo.aTer thre eminut es.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingoractiv ating
oractiv ating t ating
the EC he
ECOst O
star ar
t/s t t/s
top op
function function Dr
iving andparking
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Press button1.
If indi catorlam p2 lights up,theEC Ostar t/
st op function isactiv ated.
% Depending onthemodel andtheve hicle
eq uipme nt,th ebutt onmayalso belocat edat
a di.er entposition inthecent erconsole. ECEC
Odispla O
displa yfunction y
function The
ECOdispla ysummar izesyour driving charac-
te risti cs from thestar tof thejour neyto its com-
ple tion andassists youin achie ving themost eco-
nomical driving style.
Yo ucan in0uence consum ption bydoing thefo l-
lo wing:
R Driving withpar ticular care.
R Following thege arshiT recommen dations. The
letter ing inthesegment willlight upbrightl y,
th eout eredg ewill light upand thesegment will
/ll up when thefo llo wing driving styleisadop ted:
R 1 Steady speed
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Moder ateacceler ation
The letter ing inthesegment willbegray ,th eout er
edg ewill bedar kand thesegment willempty
when thefo llo wing driving styleisadop ted:
R 1 Fluctuation sin speed
R 2 Hea vybraking
R 3 Spor tyacceler ation The
ECOdispla ywill showyo uwhen youha ve
dr iven economicall y:
R The thre esegments will/llup com pletely at
th esame time
R The edgesaround allthre esegments willlight
up
The additional rang eac hie vedas are sult ofyour
dr iving stylein com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydrivi ng style will besho wnonthecen-
te rof displa y4. Therang edis pla yeddoes not
indicat ea/x ed reduction inconsum ption. ECEC
OAssis O
Assist function (v t
function (vehicles wit ehicles
with48 Von-boar d h
48 Von-boar d
electr electr
icalsyst ical
system) em)
EC
OAssist analyzes datafo rth eve hicle' sex pec-
te dro ute. This allowsthesy stem tooptimall y
adjus tth edr iving styleforth ero uteahead ,sa ve
fuel and recuper ate.
EC OAssis tis displa yedon theAssistance
menu(/ page218). 144144
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1
Event ahead
2 Distance displa yfo rth eev ent ahead
3 "Foo to. theacceler ator" prom pt Displa
yable routeev ents 1 The
segments ofdist ance displa y2 showthe
dist ance totheev ent ahead asfollo ws :
R Afew segme ntslig ht up: theev ent ahead is
near .
R Man ysegments lightup:theev ent ahead is
fur ther awa y.
When theve hicle nearsth eeve nt,ECOAss istwill
ca lcu lateth eop timal speed formaximum fuel
econom yand recuper ativeener gybased onthe
dist ance, speed andgradien t.The Foot offthe
Accel erator messag e3 appear sin theInstr u-
ment Displa y.The /rst segm entsinfront ofthe
ve hicle willturngr een. Theremainin gsegment s
will initiallyst ay whit e.Ifyo uta ke your foot o. the
acceler ator pedal ingood time,th ere mainin gseg-
ments onthedispla ywill success ivel ytur ngr een
until theev ent shownisreac hed. Thedrivet ra in
will besetfo rmaximum fueleconom y.Re cuper a-
tion willcharge thebatt ery. Re cuper ationwillbe
adap tedto theselect eddrive pr og ram.
The event willbesho wnfora shor ttime aTer it
has been passed .If th er eis no response tothe
Foot offthe Accele ratorprom pt,th esegments
will remain white. If
th eev ent invo lves ave hicle infront ,all seg-
men tswill immed iatelytur ngr een once ther eis a
re sponse totheFoot offthe Accelerator prom pt.
Fo ractiv eEC OAssist indrive pr og ram ;,
symbol 3will appear ontheinst rument displa y
and onthehead-up displaybeside transmission
position 005B.Symbol 3will also appear whenthe
assis tant dis pla yis no tsel ect ed.
If th esy stem does notint erve ne dur ing theev ent
ahead, nothing will bedispla yed. The system will
be passiv e.
EC OAssist isactiv eonl yin drive pr og rams ;
and A.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
EC OAssis tcan function even mor epr ecisel yif
th ero uteis adher edtowhen routeguida nceis
ac tive. The basicfunctio nis als oav ailabl ewit hout
activ ero uteguidance. Notall information and
tr a1c situations canbefore seen .The qualit y
depen dson themap data.
EC OAssist isonl yan aid. Thedriver isresponsi ble
fo rke eping asaf edist ance from theve hicle in
fr ont ,fo rve hicle speed andforbr aking ingood
time. Thedriver must beready tobrak eat all Dr
iving andparking
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times
irre specti veofwhe ther thesy stem inter-
ve nes.
The system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
in thefo llo wing situations:
R Ifvisibility ispoor ,e.g. duetoinsu1c ientillu-
mination ofthero ad, highl yva riable shade
cond itions, rain, sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e,e.g. from oncoming tra1c,
dir ect sunlight orre0ectio ns.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thewindshield inthear ea of
th emultifun ctioncamer aor thecamer ais fog-
ge dup, damag edorobscur ed.
R Ifro ad sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g.due to
dir t,sno wor insu1cien tlightin g,or because
th ey areobscur ed.
R Ifth einf ormation onthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out ofdat e.
R Ifsign sar eambigu ous,e.g.ro ad sign sin road-
wo rksor inadjace ntlane s. DD
YN YN
AM ICSEL ECT switc h AM
ICSEL ECT switc h FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe D he
DYN YN
AM ICSEL ECT switc h AM
ICSEL ECT switc h *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGve hicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. %
Depen dingontheengine andequipment, the
ve hicle hasdi.er entdrive pr og rams.
Use theDY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itchto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams.
The drive pr og ram select edappear sin themulti-
function displayof theon-boar dcom puter.
= Individu al
R Individual setting s
B Sport+
R Particular lyspor tydrivi ng
R Emphasiz estheve hicle' sow nov ersteer ing
and under steer ing charact eristics fora mor e
activ edr iving style R
Onlysuit able forgood road cond itions, adr y
ro ad sur face and aclear stre tchof road
C Sport
R Con tinues too.er stability butwithaspor ty
se tup
R Allo wsthespor tydriver amor eactiv edr iving
sty le
R Onlysuit able forgood road cond itions, adr y
ro ad sur face and aclear stre tchof road
A Comfor t
R Comf ortable and economical driving
R Balance between traction andstability
R Recommen dedforall road cond itions
; Eco
R Particular lyeconomical driving
R Balance between traction andstability
R Recommen dedforall road cond itions 146146
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The ESP®
se ttings inthedr ive pr og rams ;
and A aredesign edforst ability .Ther efor e,
ch oose oneofthese driving prog rams, espe-
ciall ywhen transpor tingroof loads, intrailer
oper ation andwhen theve hicle isfully loaded
or fully occupi ed.
Depen dingon thedr ive pr og ram, thefo llo wing
sy stems chang eth eir charact eristics:
R Drive
- Eng ineand transmi ssionmanag ement
- ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R V V
ehic leswit ehic
leswithAIR BOD h
AIR BOD YC Y
CONTR ONTR
OLor OL
or
D D
YN YNAMIC
BOD AMIC
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
suspensi on
R Elec tric po we rst eer ing Selecting
t Selecting
the dr he
driv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
ram am
#
Press DYNAMI CSEL ECTsw itch1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The drive pr og ram select edappear sin the
inst rument displa y. Con/
gur Con/
guring ing
D D
YN YNAM
ICSELECT (multimedia sy AMIC
SELECT (multimedia sys- s-
t t
em) em)
Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 DYNAMIC SELECT
Se Se
tting dr tting
driv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
ram I am
I #
Select Individu alConfigura tion. #
Select andseta cat egor y.
Swi tc Swi
tching t hi
ng the r he
rest est
or or
ation disp la at
ion disp lay on or y
on oro. o.
#
SwitchReques tat Start onoro..
F F
unc tionon: unc
tionon: thene xt time theve hicle isstar teda
pr om ptappear sasking whether thelast activ e
dr ive pr og ram should berestor ed .If th eEC O
st ar t/s topfun ction wasdeacti vated, an additional
pr om ptappear sasking ifth efunction should
re main deactiv ated.
% The prom ptappear sonl yif th epr ev iousl y
activ ese ttings deviat efrom thestandar dse t-
tings.
F F
unction unction
o.: o.:
thene xt time theve hicle isstar ted
th eA drive pr og ram isse taut omaticall y.The Dr
iving andparking
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EC
Ostar t/s topfun ction isactiv ated aut omati-
call y.
% This functi onmust beactivated foreac huser
pr o/le separ ately. Onl ywhen this function is
activ ated will thedr ive pr og ram and Eco
st ar t/s topse ttin gfo rth epr ev ious journeybe
sa vedfo rth ere specti veuser pro/le. DisplaDispla
yingv ying
vehicle data ehicle
data Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Vehicle.
The vehicle datais displ ayed. DisplaDispla
yingengin edat a ying
engin edat a Multimedi
asy stem:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Engine.
The engin edat ais displa yed.
% The actual (maximum) values that can beach-
ie ve dfo rengine outputandengine torq ue
ma yde viat efrom thecer ti/ed values within th
ecount ry-sp eci/c guidelin es forper missible
to ler ances (basis:UN-ECE No.85orcount ry-
speci/c guideli nes).
In0uencing variables that can in0uence this
ar e, forex am ple:
R Sealeve l
R Fuelqu alit y
R Outsi detemp eratur e
R Oper ating temp eratur eof theengine
% The values displa yedser veonl yas orient a-
tion. Thevalues forengine outputandengine
to rq ue sho wnonthemedia displayma yde vi-
at efrom theactual values. Calling
upt Calling
upthe fuel consum p he
fuel consum ption indicat tion
indicat or or
Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Consumption.
The current and averag efuel consum ption is
displa yed. AA
ut ut
omatic tr omatic
transmission ansmission
DIRECT
SELECT lev DIRECT
SELECT lever er
FF
unction oft unction
ofthe DIRECT SELECT lev he
DIRECT SELECT lever er
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoincor -
re ct gearshiTing
If th eengine speedishigher than theidle
speed andyoueng ageth etransmission posi-
tion 005Bor005E, theve hicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. #
Ifyo ueng ageth etransmission position
005B or005E when theve hicle isat ast and-
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