MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 2021 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2021, Model line: CLA, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 2021Pages: 430, PDF Size: 5.88 MB
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Int erne t
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cles andabout Mercedes‑Ben zAG can befound
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Thank
youfo rpur chasin gaMer cedes-Be nz
Bef oreyo ufirs tdr ive of f,re ad this Oper ator's
Manual carefull yand famili arize yourself with
yo ur vehicle. Foryo ur ow nsa fety and along er
op erati ng life span oftheve hicle, follo wthe
ins truct ions andwarning notic es inthis Opera ‐
to r's Manua l.Disr egarding them maylead to
damag eto theve hicle orinjur yto people.
Damag eto theve hicle resulting from thedisr e‐
ga rd oftheins truction sis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Ben zLimit edWarrant y.
The standar deq uipme ntand produc tdesc ript ion
of your vehicle mayva ry and depen dson thefo l‐
lo wing fact or s:
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Mer cedes-Ben zre ser vesth eright tointroduce
ch ang esinthefo llo wing areas:
R Des ign
R Equipmen t R
Tech nica lfe atur es
The equipme ntinyour vehicle mayth er efor edif‐
fe rfr om that sho wninthedescr iption sand illus‐
tra tion s.
The follo wing docum entsar eint egralpar tsof
th eve hicle:
R Digit alOper ator's Manual
R Print ed Oper ator's Manual
R Maint enance Booklet
R Eq<0058004C00530050004800510057001000470048005300480051004700480051
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Ke ep these documen tsintheve hicle atall
times. Ifyo usell theve hicle, alwayspass allof
th edocumen tson tothene wow ner .
Mer cedes-Be nzUS A,LLC
Mer cedes-Benz Canada,Inc.
A Daimle rCom pany
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Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps(stan dar d)........ 10
Indicat orand warning lam ps(Wide‐
scr een Cockpit)............................................ 12
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 14
Doo rop erati ng unitand seatad jus tment .....16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 22
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 22
Genuine Mercedes- Benzparts......................2 2
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 3
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 24
Oper ating safety...........................................2 5
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 6
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 27 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 28
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 8
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 28
Pr oble mswithyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 29
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 9
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 30
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............3 0
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................3 0
Cop yright ...................................................... 35 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................36
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 6
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 38
Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 42
PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 50
Au tomatic measu resaf te ran accide nt..... .... 51
Saf ely transp orting childr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................5 2
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 5 Opening
andclosing .................................. 66
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 66
Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 70Tr
unk ............................................................ 73
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 77
Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 80
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 4 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 88
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......88
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>....89
St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 6
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................9 7
Memor yfunct ion.......................................... 98
St ow agear eas .............................................. 99
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 106
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..107
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............1 09 Lig
htand visibility ....... .............................111
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................111
Int erior ligh ting ............................................ 116
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 117
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 119 2
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Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 3
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 23
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 123 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 127
Dr iving ............ .................................... ........127
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... .........................1 36
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 139
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.............................. 143
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 144
Pa rking .......................................................1 46
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............1 53
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 04 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................205
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. ............ 205
Ins trument displayove rview ............ ...........2 06
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..................... .....................................2 07
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 207
Ov ervie wof what issho wnonthemulti‐
func tion displa y... ....................................... 209 Head-up
Display... ...................................... 209 MBUX
multimedia system ....................... 212
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 212
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 221
Na vig ation .......................................... ........225
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 31
Mer cedes meand apps .................. ............ 234
Mer cedes-Ben zemer gency callsy stem ...... 242
Ra dio &media .................................. .......... 246
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 253 Main
tenance andcare... .......................... 254
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 254
En gine compartment ...................... ............ 255
Chec kingth ebr ak epad thickn ess ...............2 61
Clean ingand care.......................................2 61 Br
eak down assista nc e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 269
Emerg ency<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 269
Fla ttir e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 270
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> ..276
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 281 Ele
ctrica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 286 Whe
elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 289
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................2 89
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 289
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 290
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 290
Loading theve hicle .....................................2 97
Ti re labeling ................................................ 301
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 306
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 309
Emer gency sparewheel .............................. 318 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 321
No teson tech nica lda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 321
Ve hicle electr onics ...................................... 321
Ra dio oper ating permits forve hicle com‐
ponent s... ................................................... 323
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview ............................ 323
Opera tingfluids .......................................... 324
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 331 Cont
ents 3
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Disp
laymes sagesand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 334
Displa ymessag es............................ ...........3 34
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 381 Inde
x......................................................... 396 4
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In
this Oper ator's Manual, youwill find thefo l‐
lo wing symbols : &
DANG ER Dan gerdue tonotob ser ving
th ewa rning notic es
Wa rning notic es draw your att entio nto haz‐
ar ds that ma yend angeryour healt hor life, or
th ehealt hor life of other s. #
Obser vethewa rning notic es. +
ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tofailur eto obser veenvi‐
ro nment alno tes En
vironme ntal no tesinclude information on
en vironment allyresponsible behaviororenvi‐
ro nment ally responsible disposal. #
Obser veenvironmen talno tes. *
NO
TEDama getoproper tydue tofailur e
to obser venoteson mat erial damag e No
teson mat erial damag einf orm youof
ri sk swhic hma ylead toyour vehicle being
damag ed. #
Obser venoteson mat erial damag e. %
These symbols indicateuseful instructions
or fur ther information that coul dbe helpf ul
to you.
# Instru ction
(/ page)F urther information onato pic
Display Inf
ormation onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y/media display
4 Highestmenu leve l,whic his to be
select edinthemultimedia system
5 Releva nt subme nus,wh ich ar eto be
select edinthemultimedia system
*I ndicat esacau se Sym
bols 5
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Lef
t-hand-dr ive ve hicles 6
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit
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1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
142
2 Comb inationswit ch →
112
3 Instrument display →
206
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
139
5 Start/ stop butt on →
128
00D6 ECOstar t/ stop funct ion →
135
6 Media display →
212
7 Climat eco ntro lsy stems →
123
8 002F Hazardwa rning light system →
113
9 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
47
A Glovebox →
101
B Stor ag ecom partmen t →
101
C Cup holder
D 0063 Controller forvo lume andswitc hing
sound on/off →
212
00D0 Switches theMBUX multimedia system
on/ off →
212 E
z Callsupnavig atio n →
214
F | Callsupradio ormedia →
214
G 002B Callsupthete lephon e →
214
H ß Callsupfavo rite s →
214
I y Callsupvehicle functions →
214
J c ActivePa rking Assist →
200
K DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
137
L Touc hpad →
214
M Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m →
207
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
96
O ý Switchesthesteer ing wheel heater
on/ off →
96
P Contr olpanel:
On- boar dcom puter →
207
Cr uise control →
163
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
166 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7
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Q
Diagno stics con nection →
27
R Opens thehood →
255 S
0024 Electric pa rking brak e →
150
T Light switch →
111 8
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit