battery MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 2018 Owner's Guide

As ar ule, yo us houl dh av et he vehicl et rans-
ported. R
Towing the vehicl ew it hat ow rop eort ow bar.
Onl yt ow the vehicl eine xceptiona lc ases.
The battery must be connected and charged.
Otherwise, you: R
canno tt urn the SmartKe ytop osition H in
the ignition lock. R
canno tr elease the electri cp ar king brake.R
canno ts hift the transmission to position \\ .
The functio noft he electri cp ar king brake and
the parking lock is dependent on the on-board
voltage.
If the on-board voltag eisl ow or if ther eisas ys -
tem malfunction: R
the electri cp ar king brake ma yn ot be applied
in certain circumstances ,o rR
it ma ynol on ge rbep os sibl etos hift the trans-
mission to position ]
Switch off non-essentia lc onsumers, e.g .t he
radio.
Disar mt he automatic locking feature before the
vehicl eist owed ( Y
page 187). Yo uc ould other-
wise be locked ou tw he np us hing or towing the
vehicle.
Installing/removin gt he towin ge ye
Installing the towin ge ye
The brackets for the screw-i nt owing ey ea re
locate dint he bumpers. The ya re at the rea ra nd
at the front, under covers C . X
Remove the towing ey ef rom the stowage
space.
The towing ey eisl oc ate dw it ht he vehicl et ool
kit under the cargo compartment floor
( Y
page 270).
Vehicles with the TIREFIT kit: the towing ey ei s
beneath the tire inflation compressor
( Y
page 271). X
Press the mark on cover C inwards in the
direction of the arrow. X
Take cover C off the opening. X
Screw in the towing ey ec lockwise to the stop.
Removing the towin ge ye X
Unscrew and remove the towing eye. X
Attach cover C to the bumpe ra nd press until
it engages. X
Place the towing ey eint he stowag ew el l
beneath the cargo compartment floor in the
cargo compartment ( Y
page 270).X
Vehicles with the TIREFIT kit: pu tb ac kt he tire
inflation compressor ( Y
page 271).
Towin gt he vehicle with the fron ta xle
raised Observ et he important safety notes when tow-
ing your vehicl ew it ht he front axl er aised
( Y
page 281).
Only vehicle sw it hou t4 MATIC can be towed
with the fron ta xl er aised.
! Vehicles with 4MATIC must not be towed
with either the front or the rea ra xl er aised, as
doing so will damage the transmission.
Vehicles with 4MATIC ma ye it her be towed away
with both axles on the ground or be loaded up
and transported.
! The ignition must be switched off if the vehi-
cle is being towed with the front axl er aised.
Otherwise, ESP ®
ma yi ntervene and damage
the brake system. X
On vehicle sw it hK EYLESS -GO or the KEY-
LESS-GO start function: yo um us tu se the
SmartKe yi nstea doft he Start/Stop button
( Y
page 123). X
Make sure tha tt he vehicl eiss tationary.X
Turn the SmartKe ytop osit ion H in the igni-
tio nl oc k.282
Towin ga nd tow-starting
Breakdo wn assis tance

Note son4 MATIC vehicles
! Vehicle sw it h4 MATIC must not be towed
with eithe rt he front or the rea ra xl er aised, as
doing so will damage the transmission.
Vehicle sw it h4 MATIC ma yo nl ye it he rbet owed
away with both axles on the ground or be loaded
up and transported.
If the vehicle' st ransmission, front, or rea ra xl ei s
damaged, have the vehicl et ransporte dona
truck or trailer.
In the even to fd amag etot he electrical sys-
tem:
If the battery is defective, the automatic trans-
mission will be locked in position ] .Tos hift the
automatic transmission to position \\ ,y ou
must provide powe rtot he vehicle' so n-board
electrica ls ys te mint he same wa yasw he nj ump-
starting ( Y
page 278).
Have the vehicl et ransporte donat ransporte ro r
trailer.
Tow-startin g( em ergency engine
starting)
! Vehicle sw it ha ut omatic transmission must
not be tow-started .Y ou could otherwis ed am -
ag et he automatic transmission.
i Yo uc an find information on "Jump-starting"
under ( Y
page 278).
Fuses
Important safety notes
G WARNING
If yo um an ipulate or bridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it with af us ew it hah ighe ra mper -
age, the electric cable sc ould be overloaded.
This could resul tina fire. There is ar is kofa n
accident and injury.
Alway sr eplace faulty fuse sw it ht he specified
new fuse sh avin gt he correc ta mperage.
! Onl yu se fuse st ha th av eb ee na pp roved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which have the
correc tf us er at ing for the syste mc oncerned.
Onl yu se fuse sm ar ked with an "S" .O ther- wise ,c omponents or systems could be dam-
aged.
! Make sure tha tnom oisture can ente rt he
fuse bo xw he nt he cover is open.
! When closing the cover, make sure tha titi s
lying correctly on the fuse box. Moistur es eep-
ing in or dirt could otherwis ei mpair the oper-
ation of the fuses.
Th ef uses in your vehicl es er ve to close down
faulty circuits .Ifa fuse blows, al lt he compo-
nents on the circuit and their functions stop
operating.
Blown fuse sm us tber eplaced with fuse soft he
same rating ,w hi ch yo uc an recognize by the
color and value. Th ef us er at ing sa re liste dint he
fuse allocation chart.
Th ef us ea lloc at io nc h art is in the fuse bo xi nt he
front-passenge rf ootwell ( Y
page 285).
If an ewly inserte df us ea ls ob lows ,h av et he
cause traced and rectifie dataq ualified special-
is tw or kshop ,e .g .ana ut horized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Before changin gaf use X
Secure the vehicl ea gain st rolling away
( Y
page 141). X
Switch off al le le ctrica lc onsumers.X
Vehicle sw it hout KEYLESS-GO: remove the
SmartKe yf ro mt he ignition lock. X
Vehicle sw it hK EYLESS -G Os tart-function
or KEYLESS-GO: open the driver's door.
Th ev ehicl ee le ctronics ar en ow in position
Z .T hi sc orresponds to the SmartKe yb ei ng
remove df ro mt he ignition.
Th ef uses ar el oc ated in variou sf us eb ox es:R
Fuse bo xint he engine compartment on the
left-hand side of the vehicle, when viewed in
the directio noft ravel R
Fuse bo xint he front-passenge rf ootwell
Th ef us ea lloc atio nc hart is on the fuse bo xint he
front-passenge rf ootwell ( Y
page 285).284
Fuses
Breakdow na ssistance