parking brake MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2014 W218 Workshop Manual
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R
steer slightly in the opposite direction
R use aturn signal
R clearly brake or accelerate
Al ane-correcting brak eapplicatio nis
interrupted automatically if:
R ad rivin gsafet ysystem intervenes ,e.g.
ESP ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake or Activ eBlind
Spot Assist.
R lane markings can no longer be recognized.
Switching on Active Lane Keeping Assist
X Switch on Activ eLane Keepin gAssist using
the on-board computer ;todoso, select
Standard or
Adaptive (Y
page 229).
If you drive at speeds above 40 mph
(60 km/h) and lane markings are detected,
the lines in the assistanc egraphic sdisplay
(Y page 227 )are shown in green .Lane
Keepin gAssist is ready for use.
If Standard is selected, no warning
vibration occurs if:
R you have switched on the tur nsignals .In
thi se vent, the warnings ar esuppr essed
for acertai nperio doft ime.
R ad riving safety syste mintervenes, such
as ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
If Adaptive is selected, no warning
vibratio noccurs if:
R yo uh aves witched on the tur nsignals .In
thi se vent, the warnings ar esuppr essed
for acertai nperio doft ime.
R ad riving safety syste mintervenes, e.g.
ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
R yo ua ccelerate hard, e.g .kickdown.
R you brak ehard.
R you steer actively, e.g. swerv etoavoid
an obstacle or change lanes quickly.
R you cut the corner on asharp bend.
In order that you are warne donly when
necessary and in good tim eifyou cross the
lane marking, the system recognizes certain
conditions and warns you accordingly. The warning vibration occurs earlier if:
R
you approach the outer lane marking on a
bend.
R the road has very wide lanes, e.g. a
highway.
R the system recognizes solid lane markings.
The warning vibration occurs later if:
R the road has narrow lanes.
R you cut the corner on abend. 216
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switch-off exterior lighting are on, the
following light up:
R
Parking lamps
R Low-beam headlamps
R Daytime running lamps
R Side marker lamps
R Surround lighting in the exterior mirrors
Activating/deactivating the interior
lighting delayed switch-off
If you activate the Interior LightingDelay function,t
he interior lighting remains
on for 20seconds after you remove the
SmartKey from the ignition lock.
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steering wheel to select the Sett. menu.
X Press the 0005or0006 button to select the
Lights submenu.
X Press 000Cto confirm.
X Press 0005or0006 to select the Light. Delay function.
When the Interior Lighting Delay function is activated, the vehicle interior is
displayed in red in the multifunction
display.
X Press the 000Cbutton to save the setting.
Vehicle Activating/deactivating the automatic
door locking mechanism
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steering wheel to select the Sett. menu.
X Press 0005or0006 to select the Vehicle submenu.
X Press 000Cto confirm.
X Press 0005or0006 to select the Auto. Door Locks function.
When the Automatic Door Lock function
is activated, the vehicle doors are displayed
in red in the multifunction display.
X Press the 000Cbutton to save the setting. If you activate the
Automatic Door Lock function,t
he vehicle is centrally locked above
as peed of around 9mph (15 km/h).
For further information on the automatic
locking feature, see (Y page 83).
Activating/deactivating the acoustic
locking verification signal
If you switch on the Acoustic Lock function,
an acoustic signal sounds when you lock the
vehicle.
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steering wheel to select the Sett. menu.
X Press 0005or0006 to select the Vehicle submenu.
X Press 000Cto confirm.
X Press the 0005or0006 button to select the
Acoustic Lock function.
If the Acoustic Lock function is activated,
the 000F symbol in the multifunction
displayl ights up red.
X Press the 000Cbutton to save the setting.
Activating/deactivating the radar sensor
system
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steering wheel to select the Sett. menu.
X Press 0005or0006 to select the Vehicle submenu.
X Press 000Cto confirm.
X Press the 0006or0005 button to select
Radar Sensor (See Oper. Manual): .
You will see the selected setting: Enabled or
Disabled .
X Press the 000Cbutton to save the setting.
The following systems are switched off when
the radar sensor system is deactivated:
R DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 177)
R BAS PLUS (Y page 67)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 72)
R Blind Spot Assist (Y page 207)
R Active Blind Spot Assist (Y page 211)232
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
000B Solutions
0002001C
0011
Inoperative See
Operator'
sManual EB
D( electronic brak eforce distribution), ABS, ESP ®
,B AS ,PRE-
SAFE ®
,t he HOLD function and hill start assist are unavailable due
to am alfunction.
BA SP LUSa nd PRE-SAFE ®
Brake may also hav efailed.
In addition ,the 0011 ,0009 and001C warnin glamp sligh tupin
the instrument cluster and awarning ton esounds.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
function slisted above. The fron tand rea rwheels could therefore
lock if you brake hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely
affected. 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.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. 0006(USA
only)0001(Canada
only)
Release Parking
Brake You are driving with the parking brake applied.
Awarning tone also
sounds.
X Release th eparking brake. 0004(USA
only)0001
(Canada
only)
Check Brake Fluid Level Ther
eisn ot enough brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir.
In addition, the 0004(USA only)/0001 (Canada only) warning
lamp lights up in the instrument cluster and awarning tone
sounds.
G WARNING
The braking effect ma ybeimpaired.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Pull ove rand stop the vehicl esafelyass oonasp ossible,p aying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driving
under any circumstances.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away( Ypage 167).
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
X Do not add brake fluid. This does not correct the malfunction. 240
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
000B Solutions
0019
Check Front Left
Tur
nS ignal or
Check Front Right Tur
nS ignal The fron
tleft-han dorfrontright-hand tur nsignal is defective.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0019
Check Lef
tMirror Tur
nS ignal or
Check Right Mirror
Tur
nS ignal The tur
nsignal in th eleft-han dorright-hand exterio rmirror is
defective.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0019
Check
Center Brake
Lamp The high-mounte
dbrak elamp is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0019
Check Lef
tTail and Brake Lamps or
Check Right Tail and Brake Lamps The lef
torright-han dtail lamp/brak elamp is defective.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0019
Chec
kLeft High Beam or
Check Righ
tHigh Beam The left or right-han
dhigh beam is defective.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0019
Rear Fog Lamp The rear fog lamp is defective.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0019
Chec
kFrontL eft Parking Lamp or
Chec kFrontR ight Parking Lamp The front left or front right parking or standin
glamp is defective.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0019
Check
Left Reverse
Lamp or
Check Righ
tReverse Lamp The left or right-han
dbackup lamp is defective.
X Check whether you are permitted to change the bulb yourself.
or
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 246
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
000B Solutions
0002
Remove 'Start'
Button and Insert
Key The KEYLESS-GO ke
ycan continuousl ynotbe detected.
KEYLESS-GO is temporarily malfunctionin gorisdefective. A
warnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Inser tthe SmartKey into th eignition loc kand tur nittot he
desire dposition.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0002
Close Doors to
Loc
kV ehicle At leas
tone door is open. Awarning tone also sounds.
X Close all door sand loc kthe vehicle again. Indicator and warning lamps in the
instrument cluster Warning and indicator lamps
overview
001D Low-beam headlamps
(Ypage 118)
0008 Parking lamps (Y page 118)
0015 High-beam headlamps
(Ypage 119)
00020001 Turn signal (Ypage 119)
0006 Seat belts (Ypage 265)
0004 (USA) Brakes (Y page 266)
0001 (Canada)B rakes (Ypage266)
001C ABS (Ypage267)
0011 ESP®
(Y page2 69)
0009 ESP®
OFF (Y page269)
0005 SPORT handling mode in
AMG vehicles (Y page270)
0012 SRS (Ypage272)
000A Check Engine (Y page273)
0007 Reserve fuel (Ypage273)
0017 Coolant (Ypage273)
0008 Distance warning signal
(Ypage2 75)
0008 Tire pressure monitor
(Ypage2 76) 264
Indicator and warnin
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Problem Possible causes/consequences and
000B Solutions
0004
(USA only)
0001 (Canada only)
The red brake system
warning lamp comes on
while the vehicle is
moving. Awarning tone
also sounds. You are driving with the parking brake applied.
X
Release the parking brake.
The warning lamp goes out and the warning tone ceases. 0012
The red SRS warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running.
There is
amalfunction in the SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System).
G WARNING
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be
triggered unintentionally or, in the event of an accident, may not
be triggered.
There is an increased risk of injury.
X Drive on carefully.
X Have SRS checked at aqualified specialist workshop
immediately.
For further information about SRS, see (Y page 41).272
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he instrument clusterOn-board computer and displays
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Do not remove the SmartKe
yfromt he
ignition lock. Do not open the driver's
door or front-passenge rdoor when the
engine is switched off. Otherwise, the
automatic transmission selects park
position Pautomatically and locks the
wheels. You can prevent this by shifting
the automatic transmission to N
beforehand.
R Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO:
Do not open the driver's door or front-
passenger door when the engine is
switched off. Otherwise, the automatic
transmission selects park position P
automatically and locks the wheels.
Observe the following to make sure that the
automatic transmission stays in position N:
X Make sure the vehicle is stationary and the
ignition is switched off.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock (Y page 147).
Use the SmartKey instead of the Start/
Stop button on vehicles with KEYLESS-GO.
X Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X Shift the automatic transmission to
position N.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Release the electric parking brake.
X Switch off the ignition and leave the
SmartKey in the ignition lock.
You can wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash from the very start.
If the vehicle is very dirty, pre-wash it before
cleaning it in an automatic car wash.
After using an automatic car wash, wipe off
wax from the windshield and the wiper
blades. This will prevent smears and reduce
wiping noises caused by residue on the
windshield.
Washing by hand In some countries, washing by hand is only
allowe
datspecially equipped washing bays. Observe the legal requirements in all
countries concerned.
X
Do not use hot water and do not wash the
vehicle in direct sunlight.
X Use asoft sponge to clean.
X Use amild cleaning agent, such as acar
shampoo approved by Mercedes-Benz.
X Thoroughly hose down the vehicle with a
gentle jet of water.
X Do not point the water jet directly towards
the air inlet.
X Use plenty of water and rinse out the
sponge frequently.
X Rinse the vehicle with clean water and dry
thoroughly with achamois.
X Do not let the cleaning agent dry on the
paintwork.
When using the vehicle in winter, remove all
traces of road salt deposits carefully and as
soon as possible.
Power washers G
WARNING
The water jet from acircular jet nozzle (dirt
blasters) can cause invisible exterior damage
to the tires or chassis components.
Component sdamaged in this way may fail
unexpectedly. There is arisk of an accident.
Do not use power washers with circular jet
nozzles to clean the vehicle. Have damaged
tires or chassis components replaced
immediately.
! Always maintain adistance of at least
11.8in( 30 cm) between the vehicl eand the
powe rwasher nozzle. Information about
th ec orrec tdistanc eisavailabl efromt he
equipmen tmanufacturer.
Mov ethe power washe rnozzle around
when cleaning your vehicle.
Do not aim directly at any of the following:
R tires
R door gaps, roof gaps, joints, etc.
R electrical components 312
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R
Only jump-start from batteries with a12Vvoltage rating.
R Only use jumper cables which have asufficient cross-section and insulated terminal clamps.
R If the battery is fully discharged, leave the battery that is being used to jump-start connected
for afew minutes before attempting to start. This charges the battery slightly.
R Make sure that the two vehicles do not touch.
Make sure that:
R the jumper cables are not damaged.
R when the jumper cables are connected to the battery, uninsulated sections of the terminal
clamp do not come into contact with other metal sections.
R the jumper cables cannot come into contact with parts which can move when the engine
is running, such as the V-belt pulley or the fan.
X Apply the parking brake firmly.
X Shift the transmission to position P.
X Switch off all electrical consumers (e.g. radio, blower, etc.).
X Open the hood.
Position number 0025identifies the charged battery of the other vehicle or an equivalent jump-
starting device. X
Slide cover 001Aof positive terminal 0010in the direction of the arrow.
X Connect positive terminal 0010on your vehicle to positive terminal 0024of donor battery 0025
using the jumper cable, always begin with positive terminal 0010on your own vehicle first.
X Start the engine of the donor vehicle and run it at idling speed.
X Connect negative terminal 0021of donor battery 0025to ground point 001Eof your vehicle using
the jumper cable, connecting the jumper cable to battery of other vehicle 0025first.
X Start the engine.
X Before disconnecting the jumper cables, let the engine run for several minutes. Jump-starting
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X
Take cover 0010off the opening.
X Screw in and tighten the towing eye
clockwise to the stop.
Removing the towing eye X
Unscrew and remove the towing eye.
X Position the top of cover 001Ain the bumper
and press it in at the bottom until it
engages.
X Attach cover 0010to the bumper and press
until it engages.
X Place the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit. Towing the vehicle with the rear axle
raised
! The ignition must be switched off if you
are towing the vehicle with the rear axle
raised. Intervention by ESP ®
could
otherwise damage the brake system.
Only possible for vehicles without
4MATIC.
X Switc hont he hazard warning lamps
(Y page 120).
X Turn the SmartKey to position 0in the
ignition lock and remove the SmartKey
from the ignition lock.
X When leaving the vehicle, take the
SmartKey or the KEYLESS-GO key with you.
When towing your vehicle with the rear axle
raised, it is importan tthat you observe the
safety instructions (Y page 328).Towing
avehicle with both axles on
th eg round
It is importan tthat you observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
(Y page 328). The automatic transmission automatically
shifts to position
Pwhen you open the driver's
or front-passenger door or when you remove
the SmartKey from the ignition lock. In order
to ensure that the automatic transmission
stays in position Nwhen towing the vehicle,
you must observe the following points:
X Make sure that the vehicle is stationary and
the SmartKey in the ignition lock is in
position 0.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock.
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, use the
SmartKey instead of the Start/Stop button
(Y page 147).
X Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X Shift the automatic transmission to
position N.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Release the parking brake.
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(Y page 120).
X Leave the SmartKey in position 2in the
ignition lock.
i When towing with the hazard warning
lamps switched on, use the combination
switch as usualtos ignalachange of
direction. In this case, only the indicator
lamps for the direction of travel flash. After
resetting the combination switch, the
hazard warning lamp starts flashing again. Transporting the vehicle
! Only lash the vehicle down by the wheels
or wheel rims, not by parts of the vehicle
such as axle or steering components.
Otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged.
The towing eye can be used to pull the vehicle
onto atrailer or transporter for transporting
purposes. 330
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X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock.
X Shift the automatic transmission to
position N.
As soon as the vehicle is loaded:
X Prevent the vehicle from rolling away by
applying the parking brake.
X Shift the automatic transmission to
position P.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 0in the
ignition lock and remove the SmartKey
from the ignition lock.
X Secure the vehicle. Notes on 4MATIC vehicles
! Vehicles with 4MATI Cmust not be towed
with either the frontort he rear axle raised,
as doing so will damage the transmission.
If the vehicle has transmission damage or
damage to the front or rear axle, have it
transported on atransporter or trailer.
In the event of damage to the electrical
system
If the battery is defective, the automatic
transmission will be locked in position P.To
shift the automatic transmission to position
N,y ou must provide power to the vehicle's
electrical system in the same way as when
jump-starting (Y page 326).
Have the vehicle transported on atransporter
or trailer. Tow-starting (emergency engine
starting)
! Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be started by tow-starting. This
could otherwise damage the transmission.
You can find information on "Jump-starting"
at (Y page 326). Fuses
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you manipulate or bridge afaulty fuse or if
you replace it with afuse with ahigher
amperage, the electric cables could be
overloaded. This could result in afire. There
is ar isk of an accident and injury.
Always replace faulty fuses with the specified
new fuses having the correct amperage.
! Only use fuses that have been approved
for Mercedes-Ben zvehicles and which
have the correct fuse ratin gfor the system
concerned. Otherwise, componentsor
systems could be damaged.
The fuses in your vehicle serve to close down
faulty circuits. If afuse blows ,all the
component sonthecircuit and their functions
stop operating.
Blown fuse smust be replace dwith fuses of
the same rating, which you can recognize by
the color and value. The fuse ratings are listed
in the fuse allocation chart.
If an ewly inserted fuse also blows, have the
cause traced and rectified at aqualified
specialist workshop, e.g. an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. Befor
echanging afuse
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away
(Y page 167).
X Switc hoff all electrical consumers.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 0in the
ignition lock and remove it (Y page 147).
or
X On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, make sure
the ignition is switched off (Y page 147).
All indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
must be off. Fuses
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