ignition MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 2021 User Guide

The
exterior lighting (exc ep tst andi ngand park‐
ing lam ps) will swit choffaut omaticall ywhen the
dr iver's door isopened.
R Obser vetheno teson sur round lighting
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Au tomatic drivin glights function
The parking lam ps,low beam anddaytime run‐
ning lamp sar eswitc hedonaut omaticall y
depending ontheignition status andtheambi‐
ent light. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenth elow
beam isswitc hedoffin poor visibility
When thelight switc his setto 0058 ,th elow
beam mayno tbe switc hedonaut omaticall y
if th er eis fog, sno wor other causes ofpoor
visibili tysuc has spr ay. #
Insuc hcases, turnth elight switc hto
0058 . The
automatic driving lights areonl yan aid. You
ar ere sponsible forve hicle lighting. Switc
hingthere ar foglights onoroff
Re quirement s:
R The light switc his in the0058 or0058 posi‐
tion . #
Press the 005E button.
Please observethecount ry-spe cificlaws onthe
use ofrear foglam ps. Oper
ating thecombin ation switc hfo rthe
li ghts 1
Highbe am
2 Turn signal light,right
3 High-beam flasher
4 Turn signal light,left #
Use thecombin ationswitchto act ivat eth e
desir edfunc tion. 11
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Ac
tiv atin gwe lcome lighting #
Selec tColor. #
Selec tWelcom e.
When theve hicle isunloc ked, aspecial ambi‐
ent lightin gseq uence willrun.
Ac tiv atin gdepe ndencyon air condi tioning
se ttin gs #
Select Color. #
Select Clima te.
If ch ang esaremade tothete mp eratur ese t‐
ting intheve hicle, thecolor oftheambient
lighting willchang ebr ief ly. Switc
hingtheint erior light ingswitc h-off
dela ytim eon/of f Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 Interior Lightin gDelay #
Switc hth eswitc h-offdela ytime onoroff.
When this func tion isact ive, theint erior light‐
ing lights upfora shor ttime afte rth eve hicle
is loc ked. Wi
ndshield wiperandwindshield washer
sy stem Switc
hingthewindsh ieldwiper son/of f 0047
005AWindsh ield wipe rs off
0048 0062 Automatic wiping, normal
0049 0063 Automatic wiping, freq uent 004A
00AA Continuo uswip ing, slow
004B 00A9 Continuo uswip ing, fast #
Turn thecombin ationswitchto thecor re‐
sponding position0047-004B. #
Sing lewipe/w ashing: pushthebutt onon
th ecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Singlewipe
R 00D4 Wipes withwa sher fluid Re
plac ingthe windsh ield wiper blades &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ewindshield wipersar eswitc hedon
while wiper blades arebeing replaced
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan
be trapped bythewiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforech ang ingthe
wiper blades. Light
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Mo
ving thewiper arms intoth ere plac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchth eignition onand then offag ain
immediat ely. #
Within around 15seconds, press and hold
th e00D4 buttononthecombin ationswitch
fo rapp roxima tely thre esecon ds
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Th ewip erarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position .
Re mo ving the wiper blade s #
Foldthewiper arms away from thewind‐
shield. #
Hold thewiper arm wit hone hand. With the
ot her hand, turnth ewiper bladeaway from
th ewiper arm inthedir ect ion ofarro w 1 as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Slide catch2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages inthere mo valposit ion. #
Remo vethewiper bladefrom thewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 4. Ins
tallin gth ewiper blades #
Inser tth ene wwiper bladeintoth ewiper
ar m inthedir ect ion ofarrow 1. #
Slide catc h2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages intheloc king position . #
Mak esur eth at thewiper bladeisseat edcor‐
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Foldthewiper arms backont oth ewind‐
shield. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Press the00D4 buttononthecombin ation
switc h(/ page11 7).
Th ewip erarms willre tur nto theor iginal
position . #
Switc hth eignition off. Maint
enance display #
Remo veprotect ive film 1 from themaint e‐
nanc edispla yon thetip ofthene wlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
When thecolor ofthemaint enanc edispla y
ch ang esfrom blac kto yello w, thewiper blades
should bereplaced. %
The duration untilthecolor chang esvaries
depending ontheusag econ ditions . Mir
rors Oper
ating theout side mirrors &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. Ligh
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Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand the
Place theKey inthe Marked SpaceSee
Operator's Manualdisplaymessag ealso
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y:star t
th eve hicle withth eSmar tKey inthemar ked
space (emergency operati on mod e)
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% Youcan switchoffth eengine whiledriving
by pressing button1 forabo utthre esec‐
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre esecon ds.Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesunder "Driving tips"
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St arting theve hicl ewith theSm artK ey inthe
ma rked spa ce(emer gency oper ation mode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y,
yo ucan star tth eve hicle inemer gency operati on
mod e. Ma
rked space (exa mp lewit hcup holder without
co ver) #
Open theco verof mar kedspace 2ifnec es‐
sar y. #
Mak esur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from theke yring. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar kedspace 2on
th esymbol 3.
The vehicle willstar taf te ra shor ttime.
If yo ure mo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2theengine continues running .Fo r
fur ther engine star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1
mus tbe locat edinmar kedspace 2onsym‐
bol 3during theent ire jour ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
If th eve hicl edoes notst ar t: #
Place SmartKey 1 inmar kedspace 2and
lea veitth er e. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hi‐
cle using thest ar t/ stop butt on.
% Youcan also switchon thepo we rsupp lyor
th eignition withth est ar t/ stop butt on. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct foot we ar
In cor rect foot we arinc ludes, forex am ple:
R Shoes withplat form soles
R Shoes withhigh heels
R Slipper s #
Alw ayswe arsuit able foot we arso that
yo ucan operat eth epedals safely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eignition
is switc hedoffwhile driving
If yo uswit choffth eignition whiledriving,
saf etyfun ction sar ere strict ed orno long er
av ailable.
Yo uwill need touse considerably morefo rc e
to steer and brak e, forex am ple. #
Donotswit choffth eignition whiledriv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio nis no tpo ssi ble, po isonou sex haus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi‐
cle. This isthecase when theve hicle
becomes stuc kin snow ,fo rex am ple. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
engine orthest atio naryheat erareru n‐
ning . #
Ope nawi ndo won theside oftheve hi‐
cle facing away from thewind toensur e
an adeq uatesupply offresh air. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tobeing under theinf luence ofalco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Dr inkin gand driving and/or taking drug sand
dr ivi ng areve ry dang erous combin ations.
Ev en asmall amount ofalcohol ordrugs can
af fect your reflex es, percep tion sand judg‐
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%
Intransmissi onpositio n005E, theengine is
no tswitc hedoffaut omaticall yeve nwh en
th eHOLD function isswitc hedon.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Yo ushif tint otransm issionposi tion005B or
005E.
R Youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R Anautomatic engine star tis requ ired bythe
ve hicle.
St atus displa yin themultifunc tiondispla y:
R The 00D6 symbol (green) appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till:th eengine was
switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion.
R The 00D5 symbol (yello w)appear swhen the
ve hicle isat ast ands till:no tall vehicle condi‐
tions foran engine stop have been met.
R Neit herthe00D6 nor00D5 symbol appears
when theve hicle isat ast ands till:an intelli‐
ge nt stop inhibit orwa sde tected, e.g. ast op
sign. R
The s symbol appears:theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionisdeactiv ated orther eis amal‐
func tion.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
In addition, theVehicle ReadytoDrive Switch
the Ignit ionOffBefor eEx itingdi splaymessag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo
no tswit choffth eignition ,th eignition isaut o‐
maticall yswitc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es. Deactiv
atingoractiv ating theECO star t/
st op fun ction #
Press butt on1.
A displa yappear sin theins trument cluster
when switching theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
of f/on .
% Acont inuous sdispla yappear sin the
ins trumen tclus terwhi letheEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ionisdeactiv ated. Dr
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#
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. Use
theDIRE CTSELECT leve rto switc hth e
tr ans missi on positio n.The current trans mis sion
po sitio nis displ ayed inthemultifunc tiondispla y. 005D
Park position
005E Reversege ar 005C
Neut ral
005B Drive po sitio n
En gaging reve rsege ar R #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupw ards pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
En gaging neutr alN #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rup ordown tothefirs t
point ofresis tance.
% Toshif tint oneutr al005C withth eignition on,
push theselect orleve rup ordown forse v‐
er al seconds tothefirs tpo int ofresis tance.
Sub sequently releasing thebr ak epedal will
allo wyo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or tow itaw ay.
Pr ocee das follo ws ifyo uwa nttheaut oma tic
tr ansm ission toremain inne utr al005C 005C,
evenif
th eignit ionisswitc hedoffor thedr iver' s
door isopened : #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andengageneutral
005C when theve hicle isat ast ands till. #
Release thebr ak epedal. #
Switc hth eignition off.
% Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving the
Smar tKey intheve hicle, theaut omatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
Eng aging parkpositio nP #
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
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Depr essthebr ak epedal untiltheve hicle is
at ast ands till. #
When theve hicle isat ast ands till,pr ess but‐
to n005D.
Whe nth etransmission positiondisplay
sho ws005D,th epar kposition iseng aged. Ifno
tra nsmiss ionposition display005D appear s,
secur eth eve hicle topreve ntitfrom rolling
aw ay.
% Dep endingonthesituation ,it ma yta ke a
shor ttime until005Diseng aged. Ther efor e,
alw ayspa yatt ention tothetra nsmiss ion
position display. 14
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Pa
rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyif one
of thefo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Youswit choffth eignition whentheve hicle
is statio naryand thetransmission positionis
005B or005E.
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle
is at ast ands tillor when drivin gat ave ry low
speed andthetransmission positionis005B or
005E.
% Tomaneu verwit han open driver's door ,
open thedr iver's door while atast ands till
and engagetrans miss ionposit ion005Bor005E
ag ain.
% Atvery low outs idetemp eratur esbelo w
appr ox.-4°F (-20° C),yo uma yno tbe able to
shif tth etransmission from 005Dtoano ther
tra nsmiss ionposition whentheengine is
switc hedoff.Ifth is isthecase, onlych ang e
th etransmission positionwhiletheengine is
ru nning . En
gaging drive position D #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rdo wn pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
Whe nth eaut omatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tsthege arsaut omat i‐
call y.This depends, amongother things ,on the
fo llo wing fact or s:
R The select eddrive pr ogr am
R The position oftheaccelera torpeda l
R The driving speed Pr
obl ems with thetransm ission Th
etransm ission hasafa ulty gear shif t
Po ssible cause:
R The transmission islosing oil. #
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. The
accel eration charact eristics getwo rse,
and thetransm ission nolong ershif ts.
Po ssible cause:
R The transmission isin emer gency operati on
mod e. #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon
as possible, paying attention toroad and traf‐
fi c condi tions. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Switc hof fth eengine. #
Waitat leas tte nseco nds. #
Tryto star tth eengine again. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005B. #
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Dr
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acc
oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. Re
fueli ng Re
fueli ngtheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . &
WARNIN GRisk offire and explosion due
to electr ostatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can ignitefuel vapor . #
Beforeyo uopen thefuel filler cap or
ta ke hold ofthepum pnoz zle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body. #
Toavo idcreatin gano ther electr ostatic
ch arge ,do notget intoth eve hicle again
dur ing there fuel ingprocess. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga soline engine:
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur gasoline.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol. Your
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE1 0fuel . 14
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