differential MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE 2017 CL205 Owner's Manual

Notesonb reaking-in anew vehicle
Important safety notes
Thes ensors ystemofs omedriving and driving
safety systems adjusts automaticall ywhile a
certai ndistance is being driven after the vehicle
ha sb eend elivere dorafter repairs. Full system
effectiveness is not reache duntilthe end of this
teach-i nprocedure.
New and replaced brake pads and discs only
reach their optimum braking effect after several hundred kilometers of driving. Compensate for
thi sb yapplyin ggreate rforce to the brake pedal.
The first 1000 miles (150 0km)
Them orey ou look after the engine when it is
new ,the mor esatisfied yo uwillbew ithi ts per-
formance in the future.
RYo us houl dtherefore drive at varying vehicle
and engine speeds for the first 1000 miles
(1500 km).
RAvoi dheavy loads, e.g .driving at full throttle,
during thi speriod.
RWhen changing gear smanually, change up in
good time, befor ethe tachomete rneedl erea-
ches Ôof the wa ytothe red area of the tach-
ometer.
RDo not manuall yshift to alower gear to brake
the vehicle.
RTry to avoi ddepressing the accelerator pedal
beyond the point of resistanc e(kickdown).
RAllv eh icle s(exce pt Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): ideally, for the first 1,000 miles
(1,500 km), drive in drive program E.
Additiona lbreaking-i nnote sfor Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:
RDo not drive fastert han8 5m ph (14 0km/h)
for the first 1,000 mile s(1,500 km).
ROnl yallow the engine to reach amaximum
engine spee dof4,500 rpm briefly.
RChang egearing oodt ime.
RIdeally ,for the first 1,000 mile s(1,500 km),
drive in program C.
After 1000 mile s(1500 km), you can increase
th ee ngi
n espeed gradually and accelerate th e
vehicl etofull speed.
You should also observ ethese note sonbreak-
in ginift heengin eorp artsoft hedrive train on
your vehicl ehaveb een replaced. Always observ
ethe maximum permissibl e
speed.
Self-lockin greara xled ifferential
(Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Your vehicl eisequipped wit haself-locking dif -
ferential on th erear axle.
Change th eoil to improv eprotection of th erear
axl ed ifferential:
Rafter abreaking-i nperiod of 1,850 mile s
(3,00 0km)
Revery 31,00 0miles( 50,00 0km) or 3years
These oil changes prolon gthe servic elife of th e
differential. Hav ethe oil chang ecarrie dout at a
qualified specialist workshop .
Driving
Important safety notes
GWARNIN G
Objects in th edriver's footwell can restrict th e
pedal travel or obstruct adepressed pedal .
The operating and roa dsafet yoft hevehicl eis
jeopardized. There is ariskofana ccident.
Mak esuret hata ll objects in th evehicl eare
stowed correctly, and that they canno tenter
th ed river's footwell. Install th efloormats
securel yand as specified in order to ensur e
sufficien tclearance for th epedals. Do no tuse
loos efloormats and do no tplac efloormats on
to pofo neanother.
GWARNIN G
Unsuitable footwear can hinder correc tusage
of th epedals, e.g. :
Rshoes withthick sole s
Rshoes wit hhigh heels
Rslipper s
There is ariskofana ccident.
Wear suitable footwear to ensur ecorrect
usage of th epedals.
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Instrumentcluster display
Displaying th eassistance graphic
XCall up th eassistanc egraphic sdisplay func-
tion usin gthe on-board computer
(
Ypage 211).
XSelec tthe Traffic Sig nAssist display.
Detected traffic sign sare displayed in th e
instrumen tcluster.
Speed limit with unknown restriction
:Maximum permitte dspee d
;Maximum permitte dspee dfor vehicles for
whic hthe restriction in th eadditional sign is
relevan t
=Additional sign for unknown restriction
Am aximum permitte dspee dof80m ph
(80 km/h) and aspee dlimi tof60k m/h
(60 mph )withanu nknown restriction apply.
iThe unit for th espee dlimi t(km/h or mph )
depend sonthecountry in whic hyou are driv -
ing .Itisg enerally neither shown on th etraffic
sign no rontheinstrumen tcluste rbut must be
taken int oaccoun twhen observing th emax-
imum permitte dspeed.
Lane Tracking package
General notes
The Lan eTrackin gpackag econsists of Blind
Spot Assist (Ypage 191) and Lan eKeepin g
Assist (Ypage 193).
Blind Spot Assist
Generaln otes
Blind Spot Assist monitors th eareas on either
side of th evehicl ethata re no tvisible to th e
driver wit htwo lateral ,rear-facin gradar sen -
sors. Awarning display in th eexter iorm irror s
draws your attention to vehicles detecte dinthe
monitore darea. If you then switch on th ecor-
respondin gturns ignal to chang elane, you will
also receiv eanoptical and audible warning .
Blind Spot Assist support syou from aspee dof
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
Import ant safety notes
GWARNIN G
Blind Spot Assist does no treac tto:
Rvehicles overtake ntoo closely on th eside ,
placing them in th eblinds pota rea
Rvehicles whic happroac hwithal argespee d
differential and overtake your vehicl e
As aresult ,Blind Spot Assist may no tgive
warning sinsuchs ituations. Ther eisarisko f
an accident.
Always observ ethe traffic condition scare-
fully, and maintai nasafel ateral distance.
Blind Spot Assist is only an aid. It may fail to
detec tsom evehicles and is no substitut efor
attentive driving .Always ensur ethatthe re is
sufficien tdistanc etotheside for other road
user sand obstacles.
iUS Ao nly:
This device has been approve dbytheFCC as
a" Vehicular Radar System". The radar sensor
is intended for use in an automotive radar
system only. Removing, tampering with, or
altering th edevice will voi dany warranties,
and is no tpermitte dbytheFCC. Do no ttam -
per with, alter, or use in any non-approve d
way.
An yu nauthorized modification to this device
could voi dthe user’s authority to operate th e
equipment.
Ra dars ensors
The radar sensor sfor Blind Spot Assist are inte-
grated int othe rear bumper. Mak esuret hatthe
bumpers are free from dirt ,ice or slush. The
sensor smust no tbecovered, for exampl eby
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you then switch on thecorre spondin gturns ig-
nal to chang elane, you will also receiv eanopti-
cal and audibl ewarning. If ariskofl ateral colli-
sion is detected, corrective brakin gmay help
you avoid acollision .Befor eac ourse-correcting
brak eapplication ,Activ eBlind Spot Assis teval -
uates th espac eint hedirection of travel and at
th es ide soft hevehicle. Fo rthis, Active Blind
Spot Assis tuses th eforward-facing rada rsen-
sors.
Active Blind Spot Assis tsupport syou from a
speed of approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
Important safety notes
Active Blind Spot Assis tisonlyana id and is no t
as ubstitut efor attentive driving.
GWARNIN G
Active Blind Spot Assis tdoes no treac tto:
Rvehicles overtake ntoo closely on th eside ,
placin gthemint heblin dspota rea
Rvehicles whic happroac hwithal argespeed
differential and overtake your vehicl e
As aresult ,Activ eBlind Spot Assis tmay nei-
ther giv ewarnings no rintervene in suchsit-
uations. There is ariskofana ccident.
Always observ ethe traffic condition scare-
fully, and maintai nasafel ateral distance.
iUS Ao nly: This device has been approve dby
th eF CC as a"Vehicular Radar System". The
rada rsensor is intended for use in an auto-
motive rada rsystem only. Removal, tamper -
ing, or altering of th edevice will voi dany war-
ranties, and is no tpermitte dbytheFCC. Do
no ttamper with, alter, or use in any non-
approve dway.
An yu nauthorize dmodification to this device
could voi dthe user's authorit ytoo perate th e
equipment.
iCanada only: This device complies wit h
RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is
subjec ttothefollowin gtwo conditions:
1. This device may no tcaus eharmful inter-
ference ,and
2. This device mus taccept any interferenc e
received, includin ginterfe rencethatm ay
caus eundesired operation of th edevice .
Removal, tam peri
ng, or altering of th
edevice
will voi dany warranties, and is no tpermitted. Do no
ttamper with, alter, or use in any non-
approve dway.
An yu nauthorize dmodification to this device
could voi dthe user's authorit ytoo perate th e
equipment.
Rada rsensor s
The Active Blind Spot Assis trada rsensor sare
integrate dintot he fron tand rear bumpers and
behind acover in th eradiato rtrim. Mak esure
that th ebumpers and th ecover in th eradiato r
grill are free of dirt, ice or slush. The rear sensor s
mus tnotbe covered, e.g. by bicycle racks or
overhangin gloads .Following asevere impact or
in th eevent of damage to th ebumpers ,havet he
function of th erada rsensor schecked ataq uali-
fie ds pecialist workshop .Activ eBlind Spot
Assis tmay otherwise no longer wor kproperly.
Monitoring area
GWARNIN G
Active Blind Spot Assis tdoes no tdetec tall
traffic situation sand roa dusers. There is a
ris kofana ccident.
Always mak esuret hatthe re is sufficien tdis-
tance on th eside for other traffic or obstacles.
Active Blind Spot Assis tmonitors th earea up to
10 ft (3. 0m)behind your vehicl eand directl y
next to your vehicle, as shown in th ediagram.
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