ignition MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 2021 Service Manual

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Chan geimmed iatelyout ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forve hicl eswith aga s‐
oline engine
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page32 4).
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel 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 by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el R
Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel withfuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel filler flap (/ page14 4).
If yo uwa ntmaxim umengine output:onl y
re fuel withunle adedpr emiu mgrade gasoline
wit han oct ane number ofat leas t91 AKI/
95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso refuel with
unle adedre gular gasoline withat leas t87 AKI/ 91
RON.Thisma yre duce engineoutput and
incr ease fuelconsum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N.
* NO
TEPrema tureengi newearthro ugh
unle aded regular gasoline Im
pair ment ofthelong evity and perform anc e
of theengine.
If unleaded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. 326
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playmessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0072 Vehicle ReadytoDrive
Switc hthe Ignit ionOff
Before Exiting *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle when itis in are ady -to- dr ive st at e. #
When youlea vetheve hicle, switchof fth eignition ,secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away and taketh eSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo u. #
Ifyo udo notlea vetheve hicle, switchof fth eelectr icalconsumer s,e.g. theseat heating. Other wise, the12 V
batt eryma ydisc hargeand itwill then be possible tostar tth eve hicle onlywit hth eaid ofasecon dbatt ery
(s ta rting assis tance) .
Ù Stee ringMalfunctio n
Incre ased Phy sical Effor t
See Operator'sManua l *T
hepowe rst eer ing assis tance isma lfunctio ning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto altered steer ing charact eristic s
If th epo we rassi stanc eof thesteer ing fails par tiall yor com pletely,yo uwill need touse morefo rc eto steer . #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, drive on car efully . #
Visit orconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Ù
Steer ingMalfunction Stop
Imme diate lySee Opera-
tor's Manua l *T
hesteer ing ismalfunct ioning.Steer ing capability issignif icantlyim pair ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. Di
spla ymes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 34
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laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ù
Steering Malfunction See
Operator's Manual *T
heelectr icsteer ing lockis malfunct ioning.Thesteer ing maybe lockedby theelectr icsteer ing lock. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s.Do notcon ‐
tin ue drivin gunder anycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
û Before Startingthe Engine,
Turn Steering Wheel *T
heelectr icsteer ing lockcould notunloc kth esteer ing. #
Switc hof fth eignition . #
Tounlo ckthesteer ing, movethesteer ing wheel slightlyto thelef tand right. #
Switc hth eignition backon. 34
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0080 Transmission OilOverhea-
ted Drive withCaution *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Whenthedispla ymessag eis activ e,star t-up and drivin gch aract eristic sma ybe
te mp orarily im pair ed. #
Drive at low engine speed. #
Avoid spor tydriving. #
Beforepulling away on uphill gradients, letth etra nsmiss ioncool down until thedispla ymessag edisappear s.
Parkin gLock Inoper ative
Apply Parkin gBrak e *
The transmiss ionismalfunct ioning.Theparkposition 005Dcann otbe select ed. #
Park theve hicle safely. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
Teaching inTransmission
Operate SelectorLever
Apply Brake forXXsRisk
of Vehicle RollingAway *T
hetransmission isbeing taught in.Ther eis arisk oftheve hicle rolling away. #
Dep ress and hold thebr ak epedal untilthete ac h-in proce sshas been completed.
The elect ric pa rking brak eis applied automat icallydur ing thete ac h-in proce ss. #
Swit chon theignition . #
Select parkposition 005D,transmiss ionposition 005Eorneutr al005C.
Apply Parkin gBrak eRisk
of Rolling AwaySeeOpera-
tor' sManual *T
hetransmission positioncannotbe reliably identified. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
Teaching inTransmission
Complete *T
hetransmission's teac h-in proce ssiscom plete.All trans mis sionpos itions canbeselect edagain. Disp
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Br
ak es Di
spl aymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Parking BrakeSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *
The yello w0024 indicator lam pis lit. The elect ric pa rking brak eis malfun ctionin g.
To appl y: #
Swi tchth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanually (/page15 1).
If it is no tposs ibleto appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
* The yello w0024 indicator lam pand there d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam par elit. The elec‐
tr ic par kingbr ak eis malfunc tioning.
To release: #
Swit chtheignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanually (/page15 1).
or #
Release theelectr icpar king brak eaut omaticall y(/ page15 1).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 353

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
* The yello w0024 indicator lam pis lit and there d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam pis flashin g.
The electric par kingbr ak eis malf unctionin g.
The electric par kingbr ak ecoul dno tbe applied orreleased. #
Swit chtheignition offand switc hit bac kon.
To appl y: #
Release andthen apply theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page15 1).
To release: #
Appl yand then release theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y.
If th eelectr icpar king brak ecann otbe applied orthere d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam p
con tinues toflash: #
Donotcon tinue drivin g.Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
* The yello w0024 indicator lam pis lit and there d0049 indicat orlam p(US Aonl y)or 0024 indicat orlam p(Can‐
ada only)flashes forapp roxima tely tenseco ndsafte rth eelectr icpar king brak ehas been applied orreleased. It
th en remains litor goes out.Theelectr icpar king brak eis malfu nctioning.
If th ech arge leve lis toolo w: #
Char gethe12 Vbatt ery. 35
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To appl y: #
Swi tchth eignition off.
The electr icpar king brak ewill beapplied automaticall y.
If yo udo notwa nttheelectr icpar king brak eto be applied, e.g.atan aut omatic carwash orwhen theve hicle is
being towe d,lea vetheignition switchedon.This does notinclude having theve hicle towe dwit hth ere ar axle
ra ised.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tapplied automaticall y: #
Switc hth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Release andthen apply theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page15 1).
If it is still no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
To release: #
Ifth econ ditions forau tomatic release arefulf illed andtheelectr icpar king brak eis no tre leased automat ically,
re lease theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page15 1).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 355

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Turn Onthe Ignit ionto
Release theParking Brake *
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 indicat orlam p(Canada only)islit.
Yo uha ve attem pte dto release theelectr icpar king brak ewit hth eignition switchedoff. #
Switc hon theignition .
0027 (US Aonl y)
004D (Canada only)
Check BrakeFluid Level *T
her eis insuf ficie ntbrak efluid inthebr ak efluid reser voir. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto low brak efluid leve l
If th ebr ak efluid leve lis toolow, thebr aking effect and thebr aking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Donotadd brak efluid. Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 35
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Steering AssistCur-
rent lyUnavailable See
Operator' sManual *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis tis temp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcon dition sar eouts idethesy stem limits (/page17 0).
As soo nas theambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Drive on . #
Chec kth etir epr essur eif neces sary.
Active SteeringAssistInop -
era tive *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis tis malfunct ioning.ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cremains available. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Act ive Steering Asst.Cur-
rently Unavaila bleDue to
Multiple Emergenc yStops *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis tis temp orarily una vailable duetomultip leemerg encystops. #
Take ove rth esteer ing and stop inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Swit chtheignition offand switc hit bac kon.
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis available once mor e.
Beg inning Emerg enc ySt op *Y
our hands areno ton thesteer ing wheel. Anemer gency stop isbeing initiated(/ page17 2). #
Put your han dsbac kon thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan cancelthedeceler ationatanytime byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing
R Braking oraccelera ting
R Deact ivating ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C Dis
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H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gch aract eristics (unus ual)....... 289
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ................................ 75
Hazar dwa rning light s.............................1 13
Hazar doussubstances
Inf ormation ............................................25
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjus tingmechanicall y).............. 92
Re ar (installin g/remo ving) .....................9 3
Re ar passe nger com partment
(adj ustin g) .............................................9 3
Head-up Display...... .................................210
Ad jus ting disp lay el eme nts(on-bo ard
com puter) ..... ...... .............................. ... 210
Ad jus ting thebr ightn ess(on-boar d
com puter) ....................................... ..... 210
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>209
Menu (on-bo ardcom puter) ...... ............ 210
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ............ 99
Se tting theposition (on-boar dcom‐
put er) ............................................. ...... 210 Swi
tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 211
Headlam ps
see Automatic driving lights
Headlin er(car e)....................................... 267
Help call
see Mercedes-Benz emergencycallsystem
High beam
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... .............112
High-be amflasher ................................... 112
High-be amheadlam ps
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t.............. .....1 14
Hill star tassi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 159
HOLD functio n...... ................................... 158
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 158
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 158
Home screen (media display)
Ov ervie w ...... .................................... .... 213
Hood Opening/clo sing................................. 255 I
Iden tificatio nplat e
Engine ................................................. 323
Re frig er ant .......................................... 330
Ve hicle ................................................ 323
Ignition Switc hingon(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 127
Ignit ionkey
see Smar tKey
Imm obiliz er................................................ 84
Indi catorlam ps
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Individ ualdrive pr og ram
Con figur ing .......................................... 138
Sel ecting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 137
Insid ere ar vie wmir ror
see Exterior mir rors
Insp ectio n
see ASSYST PLUS
Ins trument cluster
Fu nctio n/no tes ........................... 205, 206 Inde
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