MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 2018 Owners Manual

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
You hav ei nadvertentl yt ou ched th em ultifunction steering whee lw hile
steering intervention was active .X
Whil es te ering intervention is active ,m ak es ur et ha tt he multifunc-
tion steering whee lisn ot touched unintentionally.
The vehicl eh as started to skid and ES P ®
has intervened.X
Use Parking Pilo ta gain later ( Y
page 164).
Parkin gP ilot Inop‐
erativ e You hav ej us tc arrie do ut al arg en umber of turnin gorp arking maneu-
vers.
Parking Pilo tw ill become available again after approximately te n
minute s( Y
page 164). X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Switc ho ff and restar tt he engine.
If th em ultifunction display still shows th ed isplay message :X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Parking Assis tP AR KTRONI Cism alfunctioning .X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Parkin gP ilot Fin ‐
ished The vehicl eisp arked. Aw arning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear sa utomatically.
Distance Pilot Off Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Cisd eactivated ( Y
page 155).
If it was no td eactivated by th ed river ,aw arning tone also sounds.
Distance Pilot Now
Available Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Ciso perational again after having been tem-
porarily unavailable .Y ou can no wr eactivat eD istance Pilo t
DISTRONI C( Y
page 152).
Distance Pilot Cur ‐
rently Unavailable
See Operator' sM an ‐
ual Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Cist em porarily inoperative.
Possibl ec auses are: R
The radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti cr adiation emitted by nearby TV or radi os ta tion so r
other source sofe lectromagneti cr adiation .R
The system is outside th eo perating temperature range.R
The on-boar dv oltag eist oo low.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Whe nt he causes state da bov enol onger apply, th ed isplay message
disappears.
Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Ciso perational again .
If th ed isplay message does no td isappear :X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 141).X
Restart th ee ng ine. Display messages 20 9
On-boar dc omputer an dd isplays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Distance Pilot Inop‐
erativ e Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Cism alfunctioning .S ituation-dependen t
braking assistanc em ay also hav ef ailed.
Aw arning tone also sounds. X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Distance Pilot Sus ‐
pended You hav ed epressed th ea ccelerato rp edal .D istance Pilo tD ISTR ONI C
is no longer controllin gt he speed of th ev ehicle.X
Remove your foo tf ro mt he accelerato rp edal .
Distance Pilot
---m ph Ac onditi on for activating Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Ch as no tb een met .X
Chec kt he activation condition sf or Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI C
( Y
page 152).
Cruise Contro l Inop‐
erativ e Cruis ec ontro lism alfunctioning .
Aw arning tone also sounds. X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Cruise Contro l
---m ph R
Ac onditi on for activating cruise control has no tb een fulfilled .
You hav et ri ed to store as peed belo w20m ph (30 km/h), for exam-
ple. R
ES P ®
is deactivated. The yellow ES P ®
OF Fw arning lamp is lit .X
If condition sp ermit ,d rive faste rt ha n2 0m ph (30 km/h )a nd store
th es peed.
or X
Chec kt he activation condition sf or cruise control ( Y
page 150).
or X
Reactivat eE SP ®
( Y
page 185).210
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Tires Display messages
Possible causes/consequence sa nd P Solutions
Check Tire Pressure
Soon Canad ao nly:
The tire pressure loss warning system ha sd et ecte das ig nificant loss
in pressure.
Aw ar ning tone also sounds.
Possibl ec auses: R
yo uh av ec hange dt he positions of the wheels and tire sori nstalled
new wheels and tires R
the tire pressure in one or mor et ire sh as dropped
G WARNING
Tire pressures tha ta re too lo wp os et he following hazards:R
the ym ay burst, especially as the load and vehicl es peed increase.R
the ym ay wear excessivel ya nd/or unevenly, which ma yg reatly
impai rt ire traction. R
the drivin gc haracteristics, as well as steerin ga nd braking ,m ay be
greatl yi mpaired.
There is ar is kofana ccident.X
Stop the vehicl ew it hou tm ak ing any sudden steerin gorb raking
maneuvers. Pa ya ttentio ntot he traffi cc onditions as yo udos o.X
Secure the vehicl ea gain st rolling away ( Y
page 141).X
Check the tire sa nd ,ifn ecessary ,f ollo wt he instructions for af lat
tire ( Y
page 271). X
Check the tire pressures and ,ifn ecessary ,c orrect the tire pressure.X
Restart the tire pressure loss warning system when the tire pres-
sure is correct ( Y
page 294).
Check Tire Pressure
The nR estar tR un
Fla tI ndicator Canad ao nly:
The tire pressure loss warning system generated ad isplay message
and ha sn ot been restarted since. X
Set the correct tire pressure in al lf ou rt ires.X
Restart the tire pressure loss warning system ( Y
page 294).
Run Fla tI ndicator
Inoperative Canad ao nly:
The tire pressure loss warning system is faulty. X
Visi taq uali fied specialis tw or kshop.
Please Correct Tire
Pressure USA only:
The tire pressure is too lo winatl east one of the tires, or the tire
pressure differenc eb et ween the wheels is too great.X
Check the tire pressures at the next opportunity ( Y
page 294).X
If necessary ,c orrect the tire pressure.X
Restart the tire pressure monitor ( Y
page 297).Displa ym essages 21 1
On-boar dc omputer an dd isplays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Check Tires US Ao nl y:
The tire pressur eino ne or mor et ir es has dropped significantly. The
whee lp osition appear sint he multifunction display.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNIN G
Tir ep ressures that are to ol ow pos et he followin gh azards :R
they may burst, especially as th el oad and vehicl es peed increase.R
they may wear excessivel ya nd/o ru nevenly, whic hm ay greatl y
impair tire traction .R
th ed rivin gc ha racteristics ,asw ell as steering and braking ,m ay be
greatl yi mpaired.
There is ar is kofana ccident.X
Stop th ev ehicl ew ithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .P ay attention to th et ra ffic condition sasy ou do so.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 141).X
Chec kt he tires and ,ifn eces sary, follow th ei nstruction sf or af lat
tire ( Y
page 271). X
Chec kt he tire pressur e( Y
page 294).X
If necessary, correc tt he tire pressure.
Warnin gT ir eM al ‐
function US Ao nl y:
The tire pressur eino ne or mor et ir es has dropped suddenly. The whee l
position appear sint he multifunction display.
G WARNIN G
Drivin gw it haf lat tire poses ar is koft he followin gh azards :R
af lat tire affects th ea bilit yt os te er or brak et he vehicl eR
you could lose control of th ev ehicl eR
continued drivin gw it haf lat tire will caus ee xces sive heat build-up
and possibl yaf ir e
There is ar is kofana ccident.X
Stop th ev ehicl ew ithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .P ay attention to th et ra ffic condition sasy ou do so.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 141).X
Chec kt he tires and ,ifn eces sary, follow th ei nstruction sf or af lat
tire ( Y
page 271).
Tir e Press. Monito r
Currently Unavaila‐
ble US Ao nl y:
Becaus et he re is interferenc ef ro mas tr on gs ource of radi ow aves, no
signals from th et ir ep ressur es ensor sa re detected. The tire pressur e
monitor is temporarily malfunctioning .X
Drive on .
The tire pressur em onitor restarts automatically as soo nast he
problem has been resolved.212
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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
TirePress .S en ‐
sor(s) Missin g US Ao nl y:
There is no signal from th et ir ep ressur es ensor of on eors everal tires .
The pressur eoft he affecte dt ir ed oes no ta ppear in th em ultifunction
display. X
Hav et he fault yt ir ep ressur es ensor replace dataq ualified special -
ist workshop .
Tir eP ressure Moni‐
tor Inoperative No
Wheel Sensor s US Ao nl y:
The wheels mounte ddon ot hav eas uitable tire pressur es ensor .T he
tire pressur em onitor is deactivated.X
Moun tw heels wit hs uitable tire pressur es ensors.
The tire pressur em onitor is activated automatically after drivin gf or
af ew minutes.
Tir e Press. Monito r
Inoperative US Ao nl y:
The tire pressur em onitor is faulty.X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Vehicle Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Depres sB rake to
Start Engine You hav ea ttempte dtos ta rt th ee ng in ew it ht he transmission in posi-
tion N without depressing th eb rak ep edal .X
Depress th eb rak ep edal .
To Deselect P or N,
Depres sB rake and
Start Engine You hav ea ttempte dtos hift th et ra nsmission to position R or D with-
out starting th ee ng ine.X
Start th ee ng ine.X
Depress th eb rak ep edal .
i It is only possibl etos hift th et ra nsmission from position P to th e
desire dp osition if you depress th eb rak ep edal .O nl yt he nc an th e
parking loc kbed eactivated. If you do no td epress th eb rak ep edal ,
th eD IR ECT SELECT lever can still be moved but th ep arking loc k
remain se ng aged.
i At transmission fluid temperatures belo w

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Transmission Not in
PR is kofV ehicl e
Rollin gA wa y The driver's door is open or no tf ull yc losed and th et ra nsmission is in
position R , N or D .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNIN G
The vehicl em ay rol la way.
There is ar is kofana ccident.X
Shift th et ra nsmission to position P .X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 141).X
Clos et he driver's door completely.
Servic e Required Do
Not Shift Gears
Visit Dealer You canno tc ha ng et he transmission position due to am alfunction .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
If transmission position D is selected:X
Drive to aq ualified specialist workshop without shifting th et ra ns -
mission from position D .
If transmission position R , N or P is selected:X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 141).X
Notify aq ualified specialist workshop or breakdown service.
Onl yS hift to 'P'
whe n Vehicl e is Sta ‐
tionar y The vehicl eism oving .X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Shift th et ra nsmission to position P .
To Engage Trans‐
miss. Position R
First Depres st he
Brake You hav ea ttempte dtos hift from position D or N to transmission
position R . X
Shift th et ra nsmission to position R while depressing th eb rak e
pedal .
Reversing Not Possi‐
ble Servic e Required The automatic transmission is malfunctioning .Y ou canno tb ac ku p.X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Transmission Mal ‐
function The automatic transmission is malfunctioning .X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Transmission Mal ‐
function Sto p The automatic transmission is malfunctioning .X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 141).X
Consult aq ualified specialist workshop .214
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Sto pV ehicl eS hift
to PL eave Engine
Runnin g The automatic transmission has overheated. X
Drive on carefully.
The automatic transmission is available again when th ed isplay
message goe so ut .
If th em ultifunction display still shows th ed isplay message :X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 141).X
Wait until th ea utomatic transmission has cooled down and th ed is-
play message has disappeared.
Auxiliary Batter y
Malfunction The auxiliary battery for th ea utomatic transmission is no longer bein g
charged. X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .X
Unti lt hen, set th et ra nsmission to position P before you switch off
th ee ng ine. X
Befor el eaving th ev ehicle, apply th ee lectric parking brake.
Trans. Oil Overhea‐
ted Drive on wit h
Car e Mercedes-AMG vehicles: th et ra nsmission oil has overheated.
Manual drive progra m M and th et em porarily active manual drive pro -
gra ma re no longer available. The engin ep owe ro utput is reduced.X
Allow th ev ehicl etoc oo ld own .
4matic Currently
Unavailable 4MATIC has overheated. The vehicl eiso nl yd riven by th ef ront wheels.X
Drive on .
The airflow cools 4MATIC mor eq uickly.
Whe nt he display message goe so ut ,4 MATIC is available again and
th ev ehicl eisd riven by all fou rw heels.
4matic Inoperative 4MATIC is malfunctioning .T he vehicl eiso nl yd riven by th ef ront
wheels. X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Q At least on ed oor is open .Aw arning tone also sounds.X
Clos ea ll th ed oors.

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Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
General notes Some systems carry out as elf-diagnosis when the ignition is switched on. Therefore, some indicator
and warning lamps may light up or flas ht emporarily .T his behavior is non-critical.
These indicator and warning lamps only indicate am alfunction if they light up or flas ha fter starting
the engine or whilst driving.
Safety
Seat belts Warning/
indicator
lamp Q Signal type
Possibl ec auses/consequence sa nd P Solutions