check transmission fluid MERCEDES-BENZ CLA-Class 2014 C117 Owner's Manual

ATTENTION ASSIST
Activating/deactivating ................ .206
Display message ............................ 232
Function/notes ............................ .189
Audio menu (on-board computer) .... 202
Audio system see separate operating instructions
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see Qualified specialist workshop
Authorized Workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
AUTO lights
Display message ............................ 229
see Lights
Automatic engine start (ECO start/
stop function) ................................... .144
Automatic engine switch-off (ECO
start/stop function) .......................... 143
Automatic headlamp mode .............. 109
Automatic transmission Accelerator pedal position ............. 149
Automatic drive program .............. .151
Changing gear ............................... 149
DIRECT SELECT lever ..................... 146
Drive program displa y.................... 147
Driving tips .................................... 149
Emergency running mode .............. 155
Engaging drive position .................. 148
Engaging neutral ............................ 148
Engaging park position (AMG vehi-
cles) ............................................... 149
Engaging reverse gear ................... 147
Engaging the park position ............ 147
Holding the vehicle stationary on
uphill gradients .............................. 149
Kickdown ....................................... 150
Manual drive progra m.................... 152
Overview ........................................ 146
Problem (malfunction) ................... 155
Program selector button ................ 150
Pulling away ................................... 142
Selector lever ................................ 148
Starting the engine ........................ 142
Steering wheel paddle shifters ...... 151
Transmission position dis-
play ........................................ 147, 148
Transmission positions .................. 149 Automatic transmission emer-
gency mode
....................................... 155 B
Backup lamp Changing bulbs .............................. 117
Display message ............................ 228
BAS (Brake Assist System) ................. 64
Battery (SmartKey) Checking .......................................... 78
Important safety notes .................... 78
Replacing ......................................... 78
Battery (vehicle)
Charging ........................................ 303
Display message ............................ 231
Important safety notes .................. 301
Jump starting ................................. 305
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt force limiter
Activation ......................................... 55
Function ........................................... 55
Blind Spot Assist
Activating/deactivating ................. 206
Display message ............................ 234
Notes/function .............................. 191
Brake Assist
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
Display message ............................ 220
Note s............................................. 350
Brake lamps
Changing bulbs .............................. 117
Display message ............................ 227
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 63
Adaptive Brake Assist ...................... 66
BAS .................................................. 64
Brake fluid (notes) ......................... 350
Display message ............................ 214
HOLD function ............................... 176
Important safety notes .................. 162
Maintenance .................................. 163
Parking brake ................................ 158
Riding tips ...................................... 162
Warning lamp ................................. 245 Index
5

transmission position display (Y
page 147)
in the multifunction display.
Transmission position and drive pro-
gram display The current transmission position and drive
program appear in the multifunction display.
0043
Transmission position display
0044 Drive program display
i The arrows in the transmission position
display show how and into which transmis-
sion positions you can change using the
DIRECT SELECT lever.
! If the transmission position display in the
multifunction display is not working, you
should pull away carefully to check whether the desired transmission position is
engaged. Ideally, you should select trans-
mission position Dand drive program Eor
S.
Engaging park position P X
Push the DIRECT SELECT lever in the direc-
tion of arrow P.
Transmission position display Pis shown in
the multifunction display.
i When you engage park position
P, make
sure that the transmission position display shows Pin the multifunction display.
i You can only engage park position
Pwhen
the vehicle is stationary. i
The automatic transmission shifts into
park position Pautomatically:
R if you open the driver's door while the
vehicle is stationary in transmission posi- tion Dor R
R if you open the door while traveling at
very low speeds in transmission position
D or R
In addition, a warning tone sounds and a
display message is shown.
i Depressing the brake and pushing the
DIRECT SELECT lever up or down disen-
gages the parking lock. The transmission is
in Nneutral.
At transmission fluid temperatures below
00F84 ‡( 00F820 †), you can only shift out of park
position Pinto another transmission posi-
tion when the engine is running.
In order to shift from park position P
directly into Ror D:
R depress the brake pedal and
R push the DIRECT SELECT lever up or
down past the first point of resistance
! If the engine speed is too high or the vehi-
cle is moving, do not shift the automatic
transmission directly from Dto R, from Rto
D or directly to P. The automatic transmis-
sion could otherwise be damaged.
Engaging reverse gear R !
Only shift the automatic transmission to
R
when the vehicle is stationary.
i The ECO start/stop function is not avail-
able when reverse gear is engaged.
Further information on the ECO start/stop function (Y page 143).
X When the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal.
X Push the DIRECT SELECT lever up past the
first point of resistance. Automatic transmission
147Driving and parking Z