MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE 2018 Owner's Manual

In addition, the current drive program settings
are displayedbrieflyint he multimedia system
display.
iIn af ew countries, the ECO start/stop func-
tion is deactivated at the factory due to the
available fuel grade.Int his case, the ECO
start/stop function is not available in any
drive program, regardless of the display in the
multimedia system display.
Available drive programs:
C ComfortComfortable and economi-
cal driving characteristics
SSportSporty driving characteris-
tics
IIndividualIndividual settings
E EconomyParticularly economical
driving characteristics
Additional information for drive programs
(Ypage 134).
You can also change gear yourself using the
steering wheel paddle shifters. For further infor- mation on the manua ldrive program
(
Ypage 136).
DYNAMIC SELECT controller
(Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Use the DYNAMIC SELECT controller to change
the drive program. Depending on the drive pro-
gram selected the following vehicle character-
istics willc hange:
Rthe drive
Rthe transmission management
RESP®
Rthe suspension (vehicles with AMG adaptive
sport suspension system)
Rthe availability of the ECO start/stop function
Rthe availability of gliding mode
Each time you start the engine with the Smart-
Key or the Start/Stop button, drive program Cis
activated. For further information abouts tarting
the engine, see (
Ypage 125).
XTurn DYNAMIC SELECT controller :as many
times as necessary until the desiredd rive
program is selected.
The selected drive program appears in the
multifunction display. After five seconds the
display goes out and the status icon of the
selected drive program appears.
The drive program indicator on DYNAMIC
SELECT controller :lights up in red.
Available drive programs:
I IndividualIndividual settings
C ComfortComfort-oriented, opti-
mum-economy engine and
transmission settings
SSportSporty engine and trans-
missions ettings
S+Sport PlusParticularly sporty trans-
missions ettings
RaceMaximums portiness and
engine and transmission
settings suitable for the
racetrack
Additional information for drive programs
(Ypage 134).
You can also change gear yourself using the
steering wheel paddle shifters. For further infor- mation on the manua ldrive program
(
Ypage 136).
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Automa tict rans mi ssion
Import ant safety notes
GWARNIN G
If th eengines pee disa bovethe idlin gspee d
and you engage transmission position Dor R,
th ev ehicl ecould pull away suddenly. There is
ar iskofana ccident.
When engagin gtransmission position Dor R,
always firmly depress th ebrak epedal and do
no tsimultaneously accelerate .
GWARNING
The automatic transmission switches to neu-
tral position Nwhen you switch off th eengine.
The vehicl emay rol laway. There is ariskofa n
accident.
Afte rswitching off th eengine, always switch
to parking position P.Preven tthe parked vehi-
cle from rollin gaway by applyin gthe parking
brake.
DIRECT SELECT lever
Overview oftrans mission positions
jPark position wit hparking loc k
kReverse gear
iNeutral
hDrive
All vehicles (excep tMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): theD IRECT SELECT lever is on th eright of
th es teering column .
Fo rinformation on th eselector lever in
Mercedes-AM Gvehicles (
Ypage 132). The DIRECT SELECT lever always return
stoits
original position .The curren ttransmission posi-
tion j,k, iorh is shown in th etransmis -
sion position display in th emultifunction display
(
Ypage 130).
Trans mission position and drive pr o-
gram display
The curren ttransmission position and drive pro -
gram appear in th emultifunction display.
:Transmission position
;Gear
=Drive program display
The arrows in th etransmission position display
sho whow and int owhichtransmission position s
you can shif tusin gthe DIRECT SELECT lever.
If th etransmission position display in th emul-
tifunction display is no tworking ,you should pull
away carefully to chec kwhether th edesired
transmission position is engaged. Ideally, you
should select transmission position hand
drive program Eor S.
Engaging pa rkposition P
!If th eengines pee dist oohigh or th evehicl e
is coasting ,donotshif tthe automatic trans -
mission directl yfrom h tok,f rom k toh
or directl ytoj.O therwise ,the automatic
transmission may be damaged.
XPush th eDIRECT SELECT lever switch in th e
direction of arrow j.
Transmission position display jis shown in
th em ultifunction display.
When you hav eengage dpark position j,make
sur ethatthe transmission position display
shows jin th emultifunction display.
You can only engage park position jwhen th e
vehicl eisstationary.
Depressing th ebrak eand pushing th eDIRECT
SELECT lever up or down disengages th epark -
ing lock. The transmission is in neutral i.
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At transmission fluid temperaturesbelow Ò4‡
( Ò20 †),y oucan onlys hift outofp arkp osition
j into another transmission positio nwhent he
engine is running.
In order to shift from park position jdirectly
into korh:
Rdepress the brake peda land
Rpush the DIRECT SELECTl ever up or down
past the first point of resistance
Engagin gpark position Pautomatically
Park position jis automaticall yengaged if:
Ryous witch off the engine using the SmartKey
and remove the SmartKey
Ryo us witch off the engine using the SmartKey
or using the Start/Stop button and open the
driver's door or front-passenger door
Ryo uo pent he driver's door when the vehicl eis
stationar yorwhend riving at averyl ow speed
and the transmission is in position hork
Unde rcertain conditions, the automatic trans-
mission shifts to transmission position jauto-
maticall yifthe HOLD functio norDistance Pilot
DISTRONICi sactivated.O bservethe informa-
tio nont he HOLD functio n(
Ypage 157)and
Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC(Ypage 154).
Engagin grevers egearR
!Onlym ove the automatic transmission to
k when the vehicl eisstationary.
XDepres sthe brake and kee pitpressed.
XPush the DIRECT SELECTl ever up past the
first point of resistance.
The ECO start/stopf unctio nisn ot available
when revers egearise ngaged .Further informa-
tio nont he ECO start/stopf unction
(
Ypage 126).
Shiftin gtoneutral N
GWARNING
If children ar eleftu nsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
Ropen the doors,t husendangering other
people or roadu sers.
Rget outa nd disrupt traffic.
Roperate the vehicle's equipment.
Additionally, children could set the vehicl ein
motion if, for example, they:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshifting the automatic transmission outo f
park position P
RStartthe engine.
There is ariskofana ccident and injury.
Whe nleavi ng the vehicle, always take the
SmartKeyw ithy ou and lock the vehicle. Never
leav echildren or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Alway skeept he SmartKeyo utof
reach of children.
XIf the transmission is in position hork:
push the DIRECT SELECTl ever up or down to
the first point of resistance.
XIf the transmission is in position j:depress
the brake peda land push the DIRECT SELECT
lever up or down to the first point of resist-
ance.
If yo uswitch the engine off with the transmis-
sion in position korh,t he automatic trans-
mission shifts to iautomatically.
With the SmartKey: if youthen open the driv-
er' sd oorort he front-passenger door or remove
the SmartKeyf rom the ignition, the automatic
transmission shifts to jautomatically.
With the Start/Stopb utton:if youthen open
the driver's door or the front-passenger door,
the automatic transmission shifts to jauto-
matically.
If yo uwantthe automatic transmission to
remai ninneutral i,e.g.w he
n
h aving the vehi-
cle cleane dinanautomatic car wash with a
towing system:
XVehicles with the Start-Stop button:
remove the Start-Stop button from the igni-
tio nlock.
XInsert the SmartKeyi nto the ignition lock.
XAllv eh icles: switch the ignition on.
XDepres sthe brake peda land kee pit
depressed.
XEngage neutral i.
XReleasethe brake pedal.
XReleas ethe electri cparking brake.
XSwitch off the ignition and leav ethe SmartKey
in the ignition lock.
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Engaging drive position D
XIf thetransmission is in position kori:
push th eDIRECT SELECT leve rdown past the
first pointofr esistance.
XIf thetransmission is in position j:depress
th eb rak epedal and push th eDIRECT SELECT
leve rdown past th efirst pointofr esistance.
Selector lever (Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles)
Overview of transmission positions
jPark position with parking lock
kReverse gear
iNeutral
hDrive
Transmission position and drive pro-
gram display
The curren ttransmission position and driv epro-
gram appear in th emultifunction display.
:Transmission position display
;Drive program display
If th etransmission position display in th emul-
tifunctio ndisplay is no tworking ,you shouldp ull
away carefully to check whether th edesired
transmission position is engaged. Ideally, you
should selectt ransmission position hand
driv eprogram Cor S.
Engaging park position P
XWhen th evehicle is stationary, pres sbut-
ton :.
Engaging revers egear R
!Only mov ethe automatic transmission to
k when th evehicle is stationary.
XDepres sthe brak eand keep it pressed.
XPush th eselecto rleve rforwards past th efirst
pointofr esistance.
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Driving and parking

Transmission positions
BPark position
Thisprevents the vehicl efromr olling
away when stopped.
Onlys hift the transmission to posi-
tion jwhen the vehicl eisstation-
ary. The parkin gloc ks houl dnot be
used as abrake when parking.
Alway sapply the electronic parking
brake in additio ntothe parkin gloc k
in order to secur ethe vehicle.
In the event of amalfunctio nofthe
vehicle's electronics ,the transmis-
sion mayl ockinp osition j.H ave
the vehicl eelectronics checked
immediatel yataqualified specialist
workshop.
Park position jis automatically
engaged if:
Ryo us witch off the engine using the
SmartKeya nd remove the Smart-
Key
Ryo us witch off the engine using the
SmartKeyoru sing the Start/Stop
button and open the driver's door
or front-passenge rdoor
Ryouo pent he driver's door when
the vehicl eisstationar yorwhen
drivin gatav eryl ow spee dand the
transmission is in position hor
k
CRevers egear
Onlys hift the transmission into posi-
tion kwhen the vehicl eisstation-
ary.
ANeutral
Do not shift the transmission to i
whil edriving. The automatic trans-
mission could otherwis ebedam-
aged.
No powe ristransmitted fromt he
engine to the drive wheels.
Releasing the brakes will allo wyouto
mov ethe vehicl efreely, e.g .topush
it or tow it.
If ESP
®is deactivated or faulty: shift
the transmission to position iif the
vehicl eisind angerofs kidding,e.g.
on icy roads.
If yo uswitch the engine off with the
transmission in position korh,
the automatic transmission shifts to
i automatically.
!Coasting in neutral imay
cause damage to the drive train.
7Drive
The automatic transmission changes
gear automatically. All forward gears
ar ea vailable.
Driving tips
Changin ggear
The automatic transmission shifts throug hthe
individual gear sautomaticall ywhenitisint rans-
mission position h.Thisa utomatic gear shift-
ing behavio risdetermine dby:
Rthe selecte ddrive program
Rthe positio nofthe accelerator pedal
Rthe roa dspeed
Accelerator peda lposition
Your style of drivin ginfluences how the auto-
matic transmission shifts gear:
Rlittle throttle :early upshifts
Rmor ethrottle :lat eu pshifts
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Holding the vehicle stationary on uphill
gradients
GWARNING
If the clutch overheats, the electronic man-
agement system is automatically deactivated. This interrupts the power transmission. The
vehiclem ay,for example, roll backwards on
gradients. There is arisk of an accident.
Never hold the vehicles tationary on uphill
gradients by depressing the accelerator.
The clutch may overheat if you hold the vehicle
stationary on uphill gradients by depressing the
accelerator pedal. If the clutch overheats, a
warning tone sounds.
All vehicle s(except Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): theStop Vehicle Shift to 'P'
Leave Engine Runningdisplay message
appears in the multifunction display .You will
only be abl etocontinue you rjourney once the
clutch has cooledd ownand the display mes-
sage in the multifunction display has disap-
peared.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: theTrans. Oil
Overheated Drive on with Caredisplay
message appears in the multifunction display.
Do not hold the vehicles tationary on uphill gra-
dients by depressing the accelerator pedal.
Instead, only ever hold the vehicles tationary on
uphill gradients by:
Rdepressing the brake pedal
Ractivating the HOLD function
Rengaging the electric parking brake
Kickdown
Use kickdown for maximu macceleration.
XDepress the accelerator pedalb eyond the
pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts to alower
geard epending on the engine speed.
XEase off the accelerator pedalo nce the
desired speedisr eached.
The automatic transmission shifts back up.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: it is only possible to
use kickdown in the automatic drive program
and the temporary manua ldrive program M.
When manua ldrive program Mis permanently
activated, kickdown is not possible. For further information on kickdown in manual
drive program
M(
Ypag e138).
Rocking the vehicle free
Shifting back and forth between transmission
positions hand kcan help to free up the
vehicleifitg ets stuck in mud or snow. The vehi-
cle's engine management system limits the
speedtoam aximumof5m ph (9 km/h) when
shifting back and forth. To shift repeatedly
between transmission positions hand k,
move the DIRECT SELECT leverupa nd down
pastt he point of resistance.
Drive programs
Al lv ehicle s(except Mercedes-AMG
vehicles)
Drive program C(Comfort)
Drive program Cis characterized by the follow-
ing:
Rthe vehicled elivers comfortable, economical
handling characteristics.
Rthe vehiclep ulls awaymore gently in forward
and reverse gears, unless the accelerator
pedalisd epressed fully.
Rthe vehicleh as improved driving stability,f or
exampl eonslippery road surfaces.
Roptimalf uel consumption resulting from the
automatic transmission shifting up sooner.
The vehicleisd riveninthe low engine speed
range and the wheels are less likelytos pin.
Drive programS(Sport)
Drive program Sis characterized by the follow-
ing:
Rsporty engine settings.
Rthe automatic transmission shifts up later.
The fuel consumption possibly being higher
as aresult of the later automatic transmission
shift points.
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Drive programI(Individual)
In drive progra mIth ef ollowing properties of th e
drive progra mcan be selected:
Rthed rive (engin eand transmissio nmanage-
ment)
Rth es uspensio n(vehicles wit hdampin gsys-
te morA MGadaptive sport suspensio nsys-
tem)
Rth es teerin g
Rthea vailabilit yoftheECO start/sto pfunction
Rthec limat econtro l
Information about configurin gdrive progra mI
wit hthe multimedia system can be found in th e
Digital Operator' sManual.
iTo permanentl yselect th egear sind rive
progra mIusin gthe steerin gwhee lpaddl e
shifters ,select th eM (manual) setting fo rthe
drive.
Drive program E(Economy)
Drive progra mEis characterized by th efollow-
ing:
Rcomfort-oriented engin esettings.
Roptimal fue lconsum ption resultin gfromt he
automati ctransmissio nshiftin gups ooner.
Rthev ehicl epulls away mor egentl yinf orwar d
and revers egears, unless th eaccelerato r
peda lisdepressed fully.
Rthev ehicl ehas improved drivin gstability, fo r
exampl eonslipperyroads urfaces.
Rthea utomati ctransmissio nshiftin gup
sooner. This result sinthevehicl ebein gdriven
at lowe rengines peeds and th ewheel
s bein
g
less likely to spin .
Rglidingmodeisa ctivated automatically when
engine-internal condition sare fulfilled and
th ea ccelerato risnotdepressed. At th esam e
time th etransmission’s clutc hopens and th e
vehicl erolls freely usin gits kineti cenergy. As
ar esult great distances can be completed
without th eengineb rak eand fue lconsum p-
tion reduced.
iThe availabilit yofglidingmoded epend son
various factors ,inc ludin gthe following :
Rthee nginea nd transmissio ntem perature
Rthed ownhill gradien t
Rthev ehicl espeed
Rperformin gregular adaptation function sWhe
nyou depress th ebrak epedal, glidin g
mod eisd eactivated, dependin gonpedal
pressure.
Whe nyou activat ecruise control or Distanc e
Pilo tDISTR ONIC, glidin gmodeisn otavaila-
ble.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles
Drive program I(Individual)
In drive progra mIth ef ollowing properties of th e
drive progra mcan be selected:
Rthed rive (engin emanagement)
Rthet ransmissio nmanagemen t
Rthes uspensio n(vehicles wit hAMG adaptive
sport suspensio nsystem)
RESP®
Information about configurin gdrive progra mI
wit hthe multimedia system can be found in th e
Digital Operator' sManual.
Drive program C(Comfort)
Drive progra mCis characterized by th efollow-
ing:
Rth ev ehicl edeliver scomfo rtable, economical
handlin gcharacteristics .
Rthev ehicl epulls away mor egentl yinf orwar d
and revers egears, unless th eaccelerato r
peda lisdepressed fully.
Rthev ehicl ehas improved drivin gstability, fo r
exampl eonslipperyroads urfaces.
Roptimal fue lconsum ption resultin gfromt he
automati ctransmissio nshiftin gups ooner.
The vehicl eisdriven in th elow engin espeed
range and th ewheels are less likely to spin .
Rglidingmodeisa vailable.
RtheE CO start/sto pfunction is available.
Drive program S(Sport)
Drive progra mSis characterized by th efollow-
ing:
Rth ev ehicl eexhibits sport ydrivin gcharacter-
istics .
Rthea utomati ctransmissio nshift supl ater.
The fue lconsum ption possibl ybein gh igher
as aresult of th elater automati ctransmissio n
shift points .
Rthes uspensio nexhibits stiff springin gand
dampin gsetting s(vehicles wit hAIRadaptive
sport suspensio nsystem) .
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Rgliding mode is not available.
Rthe ECO start/stop function is not available.
Drive program S+ (Sport Plus)
Drive programS+is characterized by the fol-
lowing:
Rthe vehicle exhibits particularly sporty driving
characteristics.
Rthe automatic transmission shifts up later.
Rthe fuel consumption possibly being higher as
ar esult of the later automatic transmission
shift points.
Rthe suspension exhibits particularly stiff
springing and damping settings (vehicles with
AMG adaptive sport suspension system).
Rgliding mode is not available.
Rthe ECO start/stop function is not available.
Drive program RACE (vehiclesw ith AMG
adaptive sport suspension system)
The RACE drive program is characterized by the
following:
Rthe vehicle exhibits driving characteristics
suitable for the racetrack.
Rall vehicle systems are set for maximum
sportiness.
Rthe automatic transmission shifts up later.
Rthe fuel consumption possibly being higher as
ar esult of the later automatic transmission
shift points.
Rthe suspension exhibits particularly hard
springing and damping settings.
Rgliding mode is not available.
Rthe ECO start/stop function is not available.
Manual gear shifting
General notes
You can change gear yourself using the steering wheel paddle shifters. The transmission must be
in position hto do this.
Depending on which steering wheel paddle
shifter is pulled, the automatic transmission
immediately shifts into the next gear down or
up, if permitted. Mercedes-AMG vehicles:
to use manual shift-
ing, you have two options:
Rtemporary setting
Rpermanent setting
If you activate manual gearshifting, the multi-
function display will show the current gear
instead of transmission position h.
If manual gearshifting is deactivated, the gears
will be selected automatically.
Temporar ysetting
XTo activate: shift the DIRECT SELECT lever to
position h.
XPull steering wheel paddle shifter :or;.
Temporary setting will be active for acertain
amount of time. Under certain conditions the
minimum amount of time is extended, e.g. in the case of lateral acceleration, during an overrun
phase or when driving on steep terrain.
XTo deactivate: pull steering wheel paddle
shifter ;and hold it in place.
or
XUse the DIRECT SELECT lever to switch the
transmission position.
or
XAll vehicles (except Mercedes-AMG vehicles):
use the DYNAMI CSELECT button to change
the drive program.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: use the DYNAMIC
SELECT controller to change the drive pro-
gram.
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Permanent setting (Mercedes-AMG
vehicles)
XTo activate:shift the selector lever to h.
XPress button:.
XTo deactivate: press button:.
or
XIf position D(automatic transmission) is
selected for the transmission in drive pro-
gram I:shift to drive program Iwith the
DYNAMICS ELECT controller.
Shifting gears
!Mercedes-AMG vehicles: the automatic
transmission does not shift up automatically
even when the engine limiting speed for the
current gear is reached. When the engine lim-
iting speed is reached, the fuel supply is cut to
prevent the engine from overrevving. Always
make sure that the engine speed does not
reach the red area of the tachometer. There is
otherwise arisk of engine damage.
XTo shift up: pull steering wheel paddle
shifter ;.
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
next gear. All vehicles (except Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles):
if the maximum engine speed on the
currently engaged gear is reached and you
continue to accelerate, the automatic trans-
mission automatically shifts up in order to
prevent engine damage.
XTo shift down: pull steering wheel paddle
shifter :.
The automatic transmission shifts down to
the next gear.
Automatic down shifting occurs when coast-
ing.
If the engine exceeds the maximum engine
speed when shifting down, the automatic
transmission protectsa gainst engine damage
by not shifting down.
Shift recommendation
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style. The rec-
ommended gear is shown in the multifunction
display.
XShift to recommended gear ;according to
gearshift recommendation :when shown in
the multifunction display.
Upshifting (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
!In manual mode, the automatic transmis-
sion does not shift up automatically even
when the engine limiting speed for the current
gear is reached. When the engine limiting
speed is reached, the fuel supply is cut to
prevent the engine from overrevving. Always
make sure that the engine speed does not
reach the red area of the tachometer. There is
otherwise arisk of engine damage.
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Beforethe engine speed reaches the red area,
an upshift indicator will be shownint he multi-
function display.
XShift to recommende dgear :whe nmes-
sage ;is shownint he multifunction display.
Kickdown
XFor maximum acceleration, depress the
accelerator pedal beyond the pressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts to alower
geard epending on the engine speed.
XShift back up once the desire dspeed is
reached. During kickdown, yo
ucannot shift gears using
the steering wheel paddl eshifters.
If yo uapply fullthrottle ,the automatic trans-
missio nshifts up to the next gearw hent he
maximum engine speed is reached.T hispre-
vents the engine from overrevving.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: it is only possible to
use kickdown in temporary manual drive pro-
gram M.Whenm anual drive program Mis per-
manently activated, kickdown is not possible.
Problems with the transmission
ProblemPossible causes/consequence sand MSolutions
The transmission has
problem sshifting gear.The transmission is losing oil.
XHave the transmission checkedataq ualified specialist workshop
immediately.
The acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transmission no lon-
ger shifts into al lofthe
gears.
Reverseg earcan no lon-
ger be engaged.The transmission is in emergency mode.
XStop the vehicle.
XShift the transmission to position j.
XSwitch off the engine.
XWait at least ten seconds before restarting the engine.
XShift the transmission to positionh.
XHave the transmission checkedataq ualified specialist workshop
immediately.
Refueling
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Fue lish ighly flammable. If yo uhandle fuel
incorrectly ,there is ariskoff ire and explo-
sion.
You mus tavoid fire ,openf lames, creating
sparks and smoking. Switch off the engine
and ,ifa pplicable, the auxiliary heating before
refueling.
GWARNING
Fue lisp oisonousa nd hazardoustoh ealth.
There is arisk of injury.
138Refueling
Drivin gand parking