MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE 2019 Owner's Guide

Con
necting amob ilephon e(gen -
eral inform ation)............................ 235
Dis play message ............................ 218
In troduc tion ...................................1 85
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ..... 185
Numb erfrom thephone book........186
Red ialing ....... ................................. 186
Reje cting/endi ngacall ....... ..........186
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231
Temperature
Coo lant ....... ................................... 179
Coo lant (on-boa rdcompu ter,
Merced es-AMG vehicles) ...............190
Engine oil(on-boa rdcompu ter,
Merced es-AMG vehicles) ...............190
Outsi detempera ture......................178
Setting (climate control) ................117
Transmi ssionoil (on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG vehicles) .....190
Through-lo adingfeature ................... 241
Timing (RACETIME R)....... .................. 191
Tire pressure
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 297
Che cking manually ....... .................296
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 213
Maxi mum .......................................296
Not reach ed(TIR EFIT) .................... 277
Notes .............................................295
Rea ched (TIREFIT) .......................... 278
Reco mmended ...............................293
Tire pressure losswarni ngsyste m
Gene ralnotes ................................ 296
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 297
Res tarting ......................................297
Tire pressure monitor
Che cking thetire press ureelec-
tronical ly....... ................................. 299
Function/notes .............................297
Gene ralnotes ................................ 297
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 298
Ra dio type approval forthe tire
press uremonitor ........................... 300
Res tarting ......................................300
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 230
Warni ngmessa ge....... ................... 299
TIREF ITkit ....... ................................... 276
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 276 Storage
location ............................ 274
Tire press urenot reach ed....... ....... 277
Tire press urereach ed....... ............. 278
Tires
Aspect ratio(definitio n)....... ..........310
Averag ewei ght ofthe vehi cle
occup ants(definitio n)....... ............. 308
Bar (definitio n)....... ........................308
Cha nging awhe el....... ................... 310
Cha racteri stics..............................308
Che cking ........................................ 290
Cu rbwei ght (definitio n)....... ..........309
Definiti onofterms .........................308
Direction ofrotatio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 311
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 213
Distr ibuti on ofthe vehicleoccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 310
DOT (DepartmentofTra nspo rta-
tion) (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 308
DOT, Tire Ide ntifi cationNumbe r
(T IN) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 308
GAW R(G ros sAxle Weight Rating)
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 309
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 315
GV W(Gros sVeh icleWei ght) (def-
ini tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
GV WR (Gros sVeh icleWei ght Rat-
ing )(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 309
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290
Increa sedvehiclewe ight dueto
opti onaleq uipme nt(defi niti on) ...... 309
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 290
Kil opa scal(kPa )(d efi niti on) ........... 309
La be ling (overv iew) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 305
Loa dbe ari ng index(defi niti on) ...... 310
Loa dind ex<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 307
Loa dind ex(defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 309
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 292
Ma ximu mload on atire (defi ni-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
Ma ximu mload ed veh iclewe ight
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 309
Ma ximu mpermi ssible tire pres-
su re (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 309
Ma ximu mtire load <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 307
Ma ximu mtire load (defi niti on) ....... 309
MOExte ndedtires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 292 In
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Optional
equipment weight (defi-
nition) ............ ................................ 310
PSI (pounds persquare inch)(def-
inition) ......... ..................................3 10
Rep lacing .......................................310
Service life....... ..............................291
Side wall(de finitio n)....... ................310
Speed rating(definitio n)....... .........309
Storing ..................... ......................311
Structure andchara cteristics
(de finitio n)....... ..............................308
Summer tires................................. 292
Temp erature....... ........................... 305
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumber)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................310
Tire bead(de finitio n)....... ...............310
Tire press ure(definitio n)....... .........310
Tire press ures(recom mended )...... 309
Tire size (data) ....... ........................315
Tire size designatio n,loa d-bea ring
capa city, speedrating .................... 305
Tire tread .............. .........................291
Tire tread (definitio n)....... .............. 310
Total loadlim it(de finitio n)....... ...... 310
Tracti on....... .................................. 304
Tracti on(de finitio n)....... ................310
Trea dwea r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 304
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 304
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 309
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 310
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 309
see Flattire
Top Tethe r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 57
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 287
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 284
Insta lling the towingeye................ 285
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 286
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 287
Tow ingatrail er
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 67
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 284
Insta lling the towingeye................ 285Note
sfor 4MATI Cveh icles ............ 287
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 286
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 287
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 286
Wi th the front axlerai sed ............... 286
Tow ingey e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Trans mission
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display
(D IRE CTSELECT leve r)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 131
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 287
Trim pieces(c leani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 271
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 182
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 182
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 183
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 82
Emerg encyrelease button ............... 82
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 78
Ope ning (auto mati callyfrom out-
si de )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 79
Ope ning (fromoutsid ethe vehi-
cle ,HANDS-FR EEACC ESS) .............. 80
Ope ning automa tically from
insi de<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Ope ning/ closing (ma nually from
ou tsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Trunk lid
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
see Tailga te
Turn sign als
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 204
Re placi ng bulbs(fro nt)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 107
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
Two -wayradio
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 317
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 317
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 317
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicleidenti fication plate 20
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Unlocking Emer gencyunlock ing...................... .7 7
From insidethe vehi cle(centra l
unl ocking button) ................ .............76
Upshi ftindi cato r(o n-bo ardcom-
puter, Mercedes-AMG vehicle s) ....... 190
USB devices
Co nnecting tothe Med iaInter-
face ................ ............................... 238 V
Vanity mirror(in the sun visor) ........ 246
Vehi cle
Co rrect use................ ......................28
Data acquisiti on ................ ............... 29
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 215
Equ ipment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 25
Indi vidualsetti ngs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 188
Lim itedWa rranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 29
Loa ding <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Locki ng(in an eme rgency) ............... 77
Locki ng(Sma rtKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Low ering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 314
Ma intena nce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 26
Pa rking foralong perio d................ 145
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 126
Ra ising <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 312
Re por ting problems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Secu ringfrom rolling away ............ 312
Tra nspo rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 287
Unlo cking (in an eme rgency) ........... 77
Unlo cking (SmartKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 70
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 325
Vehi cle data
Ro ofload (ma ximu m)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 325
Vehi cle dime nsions<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 325
Vehi cle eme rgencylo cki ng ................ 77
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nnumb er
see VIN
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nplate .............. 318
Vehi cle too lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 274
Ven tilatio n
Setting thevents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Vide o
Ope ratingthe DVD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 185see
also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
VIN
Sea t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 319
Ty pe plate <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 318 W
Warni ngand indic ator lamps
ABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 222
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 221
Ch eck Engine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 226
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 227
Dista ncewarning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
ESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 223
ESP ®
OFF <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 224
Fue ltank <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 226
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 33
PASSENG ERAIR BAG <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 41
Re ser vefue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 226
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 226
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 220
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 224
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 230
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Wash erflu id
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Whe eland tirecombi nati ons
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 314
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 312
Whe els
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 310
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 268
Emerg encysparewh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 290
Interch anging/cha nging ................ 310
Mou nting anew wheel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 313
Re movi ngawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 311
Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Whe elsize /tire size <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 315 In
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Wheel
sand tires
Cha nging awhe el...... ....................311
Windo wcurtain airbag
Displ aymessa ge...... ...................... 201
Opera tion......................................... 47
Windo ws
see Side windows
Windshi eld
Defrosting ............ ..........................118
Windshi eldwashe rsystem
Adding washer fluid<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 263
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 323
Win dshi eld wi pers
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 110
Re placi ng the wipe rbl ad es ............ 109
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 108
Win terdrivi ng
Sli pp ery roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 150
Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 293
Win terope ratio n
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 292
Win tertire s
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 292
Wipe rbl ades
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 269
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 109
Woo dentrim (cleani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 271
Work shop
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p Z
ZONE function
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 11822
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Int
rod uction
The printedOper ator'sMan ualprovide sinf or-
mat ionabout thesaf eoper ation ofyour vehicle.
The Digit alOper ator'sMan ualprovide sco mpr e-
hen siveand spec ifically adapt edinform ation on
your vehicle's equipm entand mult imed iasys-
te m. You cancalluptheDi git alOper ator'sMan -
ual viathemult imed iasyst em.
i You
willnotinc urany costswhen calling up
th eDi git alOper ator'sMan ual.The Digit al
Oper ator'sMan ualwor kswit hout conn ecting
to theIn te rn et.
Ther eare three ways toacc ess theto pic sof the
Di git alOper ator'sMan ual:
R Vis ualsea rch
The visual sear challows youtoexplor eyour
veh icle"vir tual ly". Start ing from either the
veh icleex terio rvie wor interio rvie w,you can
acc ess man yof thedif fer entto pic sco ver ed
by theDi git alOper ator'sMan ual.Toacc ess
th eveh icleint erio rsec tion ,sele ctthe"Veh i-
cle interio r"vie w.
R Keywor dsea rch
The keyword searchallows youtosear chfor a
ke yword byenterin gch arac ters.
R Cont ents
You canselectind ivid ual section sin theco n-
te nt s.
i The
Digit alOper ator'sMan ualisdeac tiva-
te dfor safetyreas onswhile driving. Op
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inguptheDigit alOp era tor'sMa n-
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X Pre ssthe00D4 buttonin thece nter console.
The overview relating totheveh icleappear s.
X Se lec tth e"Oper ator'sMan ual"men uitem by
tur nin g3 orpre ssin g7 theco ntrol ler.
X Con firm 7 themes sage about thewarn ing
and safetyno tes.
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Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffected
by these factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuelcon-
sumption.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger need
them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedalwhen
startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehicle
is stationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe distance
from thevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach gear
only upto00C3 ofits maximum enginespeed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelconsump-
tion. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theOperator's Manualrequires youto
dispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregenerate orre-
use them. Observe therelevant environm ental
rules andregulations whendisposing ofmateri-
als. Inthis way youwillhelp toprotect theenvi-
ronmen t. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ionedmajor
assemblies andparts which areofthe same
quali tyas new parts. Theyarecovered bythe
same Limited Warranty entitlements asnew
parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry outrepairs
or welding. Youcould impair theoperating
efficiency ofthe restraint systems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels as
well asaccessories relevanttosafety which
have notbeen approved byMercedes-B enz.This
could leadtomalfunction sin safety-relevant 24
Genuine
Mercedes-Benz partsIntrodu ction

systems,
e.g.thebrake system. Useonly genu-
ine Mercedes-Benz partsorparts ofequa lqual -
ity. Only usetires, wheels andaccessories that
have been specifically approvedforyour vehi-
cle.
Genuine Mercedes-Benz partsaresubject to
strict qualitycont rol.Every parthasbeen spe-
cifically developed ,manufactured orselected
for and adap tedtoMercedes-Benz vehicles.
Therefore, onlygenuine Mercedes-Benz parts
should beused.
More than300,000 differentgenuine
Mercedes-Benz partsareavail able for
Mercedes-Benz models.
All authorized Mercedes-Benz Centersmaintain
a supply ofgenuine Mercedes-Benz partsfor
necessary serviceandrepair work.Inaddition,
strategically locatedpartsdelivery centerspro-
vide quick andreliab leparts service.
Always specify thevehicle identification number
(VIN) when ordering genuineMercedes-Benz
parts (Ypage 318). Operator
'sManual Vehicle
equipment
i This
Operator's Manualdescribes allmodels
and allstandard andoptional equipment of
your vehicle available atthe time ofthis Oper-
ator's Manual goingtoprint. Country-specific
differences arepossible .Bear inmind that
your vehicle maynotfeature allfunctions
described here.Thisalso appli estosafety-
relevant systems andfunctions. Theequip -
ment inyour vehicle maytherefore differfrom
that shown inthe descriptions andillustra-
tions.
The original purchase agreement listsallsys-
tems installed inyour vehicle.
Should youhave anyquestions concerning
equip ment andoperation, pleaseconsult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
The Operator's ManualandMaintenance Book-
let are important documents andshould bekept
in the vehicle. Service
andvehicl eoperation Warr
anty
The Limited Warranty foryour vehicle appliesin
accordance withthewarranty termsandcondi-
tions inthe Service andWarranty Information
booklet.
Your authorized Mercedes-Benz Centerwill
replace andrepair allfactory-inst alledparts in
accordance withthefollowi ngwarranty terms
and conditions:
R New Vehicle Limited Warranty
R Emission SystemWarranty
R Emission Performance Warranty
R Cal ifornia, Connecticut ,Maine, Massachu-
setts, NewYork, Pennsylvania, RhodeIsland
and Vermont Emission ControlSystem War-
ranty
R State warranty enforcemen tlaws (lemon
laws)
Repla cement partsandaccessories arecovered
by the Mercedes-Benz PartsandAccessories
warranties. Theseareavail able atany author-
ized Mercedes-Benz Center.
i Should
youlose your Service andWarranty
Information booklet,haveanauthorized
Mercedes-Benz Centerarrange forareplace-
ment. Thenew Service andWarranty Infor-
mation booklet willbeposted toyou. Information
forcustomers inCalifor-
nia
Under California lawyou may beentitled toa
replacement ofyour vehicle orarefund ofthe
purchase priceorlease price, ifafter areason-
able number ofrepair attempts Mercedes-Benz
USA, LLCand/or itsauthorized repairorservice
facilities failtofix one ormore substantial
defects ormalfunctions inthe vehicle thatare
covered byits express warranty.
During theperiod of18 months fromoriginal
delivery ofthe vehicle orthe accumula tionof
18,000 miles(approximately 29,000km)onthe
odometer ofthe vehicle, whichever occursfirst,
a reasonable numberofrepair attempts ispre-
sumed foraretail buyeror lessee ifone ormore
of the followi ngoccurs:
(1) thesame substantial defectormalfunction
results inacondition thatislikely tocause Service
andvehic leoperation
25Introduction Z

death
orserious bodilyinjury ifthe vehicle is
driven ,that defect ormalfunc tionhasbeen
subjec tto repair twoormore times, andyou
have direct lynot ified Mercedes -BenzUSA ,
LLC inwritin gof the need foritsrepair.
(2) thesame substan tialdefect ormalfunc tion
of aless serious naturethan catego ry(1)
has been subjec tto repair fourormore
times andyouhave direct lynot ified
Mercedes -Benzinwritin gof the need forits
repair.
(3) thevehicle isout ofservic eby reason of
repair ofthe same ordifferen tsubstan tial
defect sor malfunc tionsfor acumulative
tot alof more than30calendar days.
Please sendyourwrittennot ice to:
Customer AssistanceCenter
Mercedes -BenzUSA ,LLC
3 Mercedes Drive
Mont vale, NJ076 45-035 0 Maint
enance
Always bringtheMainten anceBookletwith you
when takingthe vehicle toan authoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter .Your custo merservic e
advisor willenterevery serviceint oyour Main-
ten ance Bookletonyour behalf. Road
sideAssistance
The Mercedes -BenzRoadside AssistancePro-
gram offerstec hnic alhelp inthe event ofa
breakdown .Calls tothe toll- free Roadside Assis-
tanc eHot line areanswered byour agent s24
hours aday, 365days ayear.
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(1-800-367- 6372)
(USA)
1-800-387- 0100(Canada )
For additional information ,refer tothe
Mercedes -BenzRoadside AssistanceProgram
brochur e(USA )or the "Roadside Assistance"
sect ioninthe Serv iceand Warrant yBook let
(Canada). Youwillfind both inthe vehicle docu-
ment wallet. Change
ofadd ress orchange ofown-
ership
In the event ofachang eof address, pleasesend
us the "Notific ationofAddres sChange" inthe
Serv iceand Warrant yBook letorsimply callthe
Mercedes -BenzCustomer AssistanceCenter
(USA )at the hotlin enumber
1-8 00-FOR-M ERCedes (1-800-367 -6372) or
Customer ServiceCenter (Canada) at
1-8 00-387 -0100.This willassist usincon tact -
ing you inatimely mannershould theneed arise.
If you sellyour Mercedes ,please leaveallliter-
ature inthe vehicle sothat itis available tothe
nex towner.
If you have purchased aused car,please sendus
the "Notific ationofUsed CarPurchase" inthe
Serv iceand Warrant yBook letorsimply callthe
Mercedes -BenzCustomer AssistanceCenter
(USA )at the hotlin enumber
1-8 00-FOR-M ERCedes (1-800-367 -6372) or
Customer Service(Canada) at1-8 00-387 -0100. Vehicle
operationoutsid ethe USA
and Canad a
When youareabroad withyour vehicle, observe
the following points:
R Serv icefacilities orreplacemen tparts may
not bereadily available.
R Lead-fr eefuel forvehicles withacatalytic
con vert ermay notbeavailable. Leadedfuel
can cause damage tothe catalytic convert er.
R The fuel may have acon siderably lower
oct ane number. Unsuitablefuelcancause
engin edamage.
Some Mercedes -Benzmodels areavailable for
delivery inEurope through ourEuropean Deliv-
ery Program. Fordetails, consult anauthoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter orwrite toone ofthe
following addresses.
In the USA
Mercedes -BenzUSA ,LLC
European DeliveryDepart ment
One Mercedes Drive
Mont vale, NJ076 45-035 0
In Canad a
Mercedes -BenzCanada, Inc.
European DeliveryDepart ment
98 Vanderho ofAven ue
Toron to,Ont ario M4G 4C9 26
Service
andvehicle operationIntroduct ion

Opera
tingsafet y Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
If you donot have theprescr ibedservic e/
maint enanc ework orany required repairs
carried out,thiscanresult inmalfunct ionsor
system failures. Thereisarisk ofan acciden t.
Always havetheprescr ibedservic e/maint e-
nanc ework aswell asany required repairs
carried outataqualified specialist workshop. G
WARN
ING
Flammable materialsuchasleaves, grassor
twigs mayignite ifthey come intocontact with
hot parts ofthe exhaust system.Thereisarisk
of fire.
When driving onanunpaved roadoroff- road,
chec kthe vehicle underside regularly.Inpar-
ticular, remove trapped plantparts orother
flammable material.Contacta qualified spe-
cialist worksho pimmediately ifdamage is
detec ted. G
WARN
ING
Modificat ionstoelectr oniccompon ents,their
soft ware aswell aswiring canimpair their
func tion and/or thefunc tion ofother net-
worked compon ents.In particular, systems
relevant tosafety couldalsobeaffect ed.Asa
result, thesemaynolonger function asinten -
ded and/or jeopardiz ethe operatin gsafety of
the vehicle. Thereisan incr eased riskofan
acciden tand injur y.
Never tamper withthewiring aswell aselec-
tron iccompon entsor their software. You
should haveallwork toelectr icaland elec-
tron icequipment carriedoutataqualified
specialist workshop. !
There
isarisk ofdamage tothe vehicle if:
R the vehicle becomes stuck,e.g. onahigh
curb oran unpaved road
R you drive toofast over anobstacle, e.g.a
curb, aspeed bumporapothole inthe road
R aheavy objectstrik esthe underbody or
parts ofthe chassis
In situation slike this, thebody, theunder-
body, chassis parts,wheels ortires could be
damaged withoutthedamage beingvisible.
Componen tsdamaged inthis way canunex-
pect edly failor,inthe case ofan acciden t,no
longer withstandtheloads theyaredesigned
to.
If the underbody panelingisdamaged, com-
bustible materials suchasleaves, grassor
twigs cangather between theunderbody and
the underbody paneling.Ifthese materials
come incon tact with hotparts ofthe exhaust
system, theycancatc hfire.
In such situation s,have thevehicle checked
and repaired immediately ataqualified spe-
cialist worksho p.Ifon con tinuin gyour jour-
ney you notice that driving safetyisimpaired,
pull over andstop thevehicle immediately,
paying attentiontoroad andtrafficcon di-
tion s.In such cases, consult aqualified spe-
cialist worksho p. Declarations
ofconformit y
USA: "Thewireless devicesofthis vehicle com-
ply with Part15ofthe FCC Rules. Operation is
subject tothe two following twoconditions :1)
These devices maynotcause harmful interfer-
ence, and2)These devices mustaccept any
inter feren cereceived, includinginterferen ce
that may cause undesired operation.Changes
or modificat ionsnotexpress lyapproved bythe
party respon sibleforcomplianc ecould voidthe
user’s authorit yto operate theequipment. "
Canada :"The wireless devicesofthis vehicle
comply withIndust ryCanada license-exempt
RSS standard(s). Operation issubject tothe fol-
lowing twoconditions :(1) These devices may
not cause interferen ce,and (2)These devices
must accept anyinter feren ce,including inter-
feren cethat may cause undesired operationof
the device. " Opera
tingsafet y
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Diag
nosticconne ctor
The diagnosticsco nn ection ison lyinte nd ed for
th eco nn ection ofdiag nostic equip mentat a
qualif iedspecialis twor kshop . G
WAR
NING
If you conn ectequip mentto adiag nostics
co nn ection intheveh icle, itmay affectth e
ope ration ofveh icle sys tems .As ares ult,th e
ope ratingsaf etyof theveh icle co uld beaffec-
te d. The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
On lyco nn ectequip mentto adiag nosticsco n-
ne ction intheveh icle, whic his appr oved for
your vehicle by Mer cedes -Ben z. G
WAR
NING
Obj ectsinthedri ver 'sfoot well canrestric tth e
peda ltr ave lor obs truct adepr essedpeda l.
The operatingand road saf etyof theveh icle is
je opar dized. Thereisaris kof an acc iden t.
Mak esur eth at all obj ects intheveh icle are
st owed correc tly, and that they can noten ter
th edri ver 'sfoot well. Inst all theflo ormat s
sec urelyand asspe cifie din order toensur e
suf ficien tcl ear anc efo rth epeda ls.Do notuse
loo sefloormat sand donotplac eflo ormat son
to pof oneano ther.
! If
th een gin eis swit ched offand equip ment
on thediag nostics co nn ection isused ,th e
st art erbat tery may discharg e.
Con necting equip mentto thediag nostics co n-
ne ction can lead toemi ssionsmo nito rin ginfo r-
mat ionbein gres et,fo rex amp le.Thismay lead
to theveh icle fail ingto mee tth ereq uire men tsof
th ene xtemi ssionste st dur ingth emain inspe c-
ti on . Qu
alified specia listwor kshop
An author ized Mer cedes -Ben zCen teris aquali-
fie dspe cialis twor kshop .It has thene cessa ry
spe cialis tkn owle dge,to ols and qualif icat ion sto
co rrec tly car ryout thewor kreq uire don your
veh icle. Thisis esp ecially thecas efo rwor krel -
eva ntto saf ety.
Obs erveth eno tesin theMain tenan ceBooklet . Al
ways haveth efo llow ingwor kcar riedout atan
aut hor ized Mer cedes -Ben zCen ter:
R wor krel eva ntto saf ety
R ser viceand main tenan cewor k
R rep airwor k
R alt era tion s,inst allat ionwor kand modifica-
ti on s
R wor kon elec tron icco mpo nents Cor
rect use
If you removeany warn ing st icke rs,you oroth-
ers could failtorec ogn ize ce rtain dan gers.
Lea vewarn ing st icke rs inpos ition .
Obs erveth efo llow ingin fo rm ation when drivin g
your vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this man ual
R tech nical datafo rth eveh icle
R traff icrule sand regulat ions
R laws andsafetyst and ardsper tainingto mo tor
veh icles Pr
oblem swit hyou rveh icle
If you should exper ienceapro blem withyour
veh icle, par ticul arly oneth at you believe may
aff ectit s saf eope ration ,we urgeyou tocontact
an aut hor ized Mer cedes -Ben zCen terimm edi-
at ely tohav eth epro blem diagnosed and recti-
fie d. Ifth epro blem isno tres olved toyour sat-
isf act ion,plea sedis cus sth epro blem again with
an aut hor ized Mer cedes -Ben zCen teror ,if ne c-
ess ary, contact usatoneof thefo llow ing
addr esses.
In theUSA
Cust omerAssis tanc eCen ter
Mer cedes -Ben zUS A,LLC
3 Mer cedes Drive
Mon tvale, NJ07645-03 50
In Can ada
Cust omerRelat ionsDe par tment
Mer cedes -Ben zCan ada, Inc.
98 Van derhoo fAv enue
Tor onto,On tario M4 G4C9 Rep
orting safet ydef ects
US Aon ly: 28
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erating safet yInt roduc tion