suspension MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE 2021 AMG Owner's Manual

1
Steer ing wheel paddle shifters →
11
DRI FTMODE →
17
2 Instrument Display →
20
3 Start/ stop butt on →
10
4 ö AMGexhaus tsy stem →
10 5
ä AMGadaptivespo rtsuspension system →
18
6 00BB ESP®
→
15
7 B Manual gearshif ting →
11
8 DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
10
9 AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
19 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5

R
Onlysuit able forgood road con dition s,adr y
ro ad sur face and acle arstre tchof road
B Sport+
R Particular lyspor tydriving charact eristic s
R Accentua testh eve hicle's ownund ersteer ing
and oversteer ing charact eristic s
R Onlysuit able forgood road con dition s,adr y
ro ad sur face and acle arstre tchof road
I Race
R Racetrac k-or ient eddriving charact eristic s
R Allvehicle systems setfo rmaximu mspor ti‐
ness
R Particular lyfirm suspension tuningofthe
AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
R Mus tno tbe used onpublic roads
R Onlysuit able foruse oncor doned offra ce
cir cui ts
% The drive pr ogr am I isavailable onlyfor
th eMer cedes‑AMG CLA45 S4MA TIC
model andvehicles withAMG DYNA MIC
PL US pac kage. Dep
endingonthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive
R AMGDyn amic s
- The agilit yfun ction sar eaut omat ically
selec teddependin gon thedr ive pr og ram.
- The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint ,dr ive and
st abiliz ationfun ction sar eadap tedto the
select eddrive pr ogr am.
- When ESP®
is activ ated, agili tyfunction
Pr ois select edindrive pr ogr am I.
The Masterfunction isau tomatical ly
select edwhen ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Char acteristic oftheex haus tsy stem
R Suspension tuning
R Availabilit yof glide mode
% Youcan chang eth efo llo wing vehicle charac‐
te rist ics using thebutt ons inthecent ercon ‐
sole:
R Char acteristic oftheex haus tsy stem
R Suspension tuningof theAMG adaptive
spor tsuspension system R
ESP® Au
tomatic trans mis sion Man
ualgearshif ting #
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 1.
If ind icatorlam p2 islit, manua lge arshif t‐
ing isact ivat ed. The current gear isdispla yed
in themultifunc tiondispla y. Dr
iving and parking 11

%
Afterdr ifting andbeforecontinuing thejour‐
ne y,ch eckth ewheels andtires fordama ge.
In par ticula r,ch eckth etir etread depthand
tir econ tact surface overth eent ire widt hof
th etir es (see theve hicle Operator's Manual). AMG
adative spor tsuspension system Fu
nction ofAMG adaptive spor tsusp ension
sy stem
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem is
an electr onicall ycon trolled damping system for
im prov ed driving comfortand increased driving
saf ety.
The dam ping isadjus tedindividually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Driving style, e.g. spor ty
R Road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R The drive pr ogram selected
R The individual selectionofthe"Spor t","Spor t
Plus" or"Comf ort" suspension setting
The suspension setting isdependent onthe
dr ive pr og ram sele cted via theDY NA MIC SELE CT
switc h. In
addition, youcan selectthemode ineve ry
dr ive pr og ram indivi dually via theAMG adaptive
spor tsuspension system butt oninthecent er
con sole. Aftera dr ive pr ogr am isch ang ed, the
aut omat icsuspe nsion setting ofthedr ive pr o‐
gr am isreact ivat ed.
Select ingtheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system setting
In "Comf ort" mode, thedr iving charact eristic sof
yo ur vehicle arecomf ortable. Select this suspen ‐
sion setting ifyo upr efer aco mf ortable driving
st yle.
"Spor t"driving mode ensuresafirm ersuspen‐
sion setting. Select this suspen sionmode when
em ploying aspor tydrivin gst yle, e.g. onwinding
count ryroads.
"Spo rtPlus" driving mode ensuresave ry firm
suspension setting. #
Press butt on1 repeat edly until theselect ed
se tting isdispla yed.
Depen dingonthenumber ofindicat orlam ps
2 litup, thefo llo wing suspen sionsetting is
selec ted:
R 0–"Comf ort" suspension setting
R 1–"Spor t"suspension setting
R 2–"Spor tPlus" suspension setting 18
Driving and parking

The
currentl ysel ect edsuspe nsion setting is
sho wnasadi spl aymessa geinthemedia dis‐
pla y. Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbut‐
to ns The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons aretw oaddi‐
tion alcon trol element son thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan assig ntw ove hicle functionsofyour
ch oice tothelef tcon trol element .Yo ucan
ch ang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing thedispla yswitc hes2repeat edly.
Dis play switc h2 showsthecur rentl ysel ect ed
func tions. The
follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
(/ page13 )
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
(/ page18 )
R AMG exhaus tsy stem (/ page10 )
R Manual gearshif ting(/ page11 )
R AMG Dynamics(/ page 10)
R ECO star t/ stop funct ion(see theve hicle
Oper ator's Manual)
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
switc hes2, youcan oper ateth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla yswitc h2 remains
st or ed eve naf te ra ne wengine star t,but the
oper ating status ofthere spectiv efunction is
re se tto thebasic setting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr ogr ams
wit hcon trol kn ob 3. The drive pr ogr am selec‐
te dappear sin displa yswitc h4. Press displa y
switc h4 togo directl yto thedr ive pr og ram
= (/ pag e10 ). Dr
iving andparking 19

Model
PAGoil
Mer cedes- AMG
CL A35 4MA TIC
Mer cedes- AMG
CL A45 4MA TIC Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Height
whenopened Mer
cedes AMGCLACoupe Model
1 1
Height
when
opened
Mer cedes- AMGCLA35
4MA TIC(Coupe) 70.
6in
(1 792 mm)
Mer cedes- AMGCLA45
4MA TIC(Coupe) 71
.0 in
(1 79 4mm) Mis
sing values werenotav ailable attim eof
goin gto print . Ve
hicl edimens ions Mer
cedes- AMG CLA35
4MA TIC(Coupe)
Ve hicle length1 84.8in
(469 5mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 78
.7 in
(1 999 mm)
Ve hicle widthexc luding out‐
side mirrors 72
.2 in
(1 834 mm)
Ve hicle height 55.3in
(1 404 mm)
Wheelbase 107.4 in
(2 72 9mm)
Tu rning radius Te
ch nica lda ta 33

Disp
laymes sages Dr
ivin gsy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
RACE START NotPossible
See Operator' sManual *P
ossible causes:
R The condit ionsforactiv ation areno tme t(/ page15 ).
RACE STARTCanceled *P
ossible causes:
R Youre leased theacceler ator pedal during RACE STAR T.
R Youdepr essedthebr ak epedal during RACE STAR T.
Yo ucan try RA CE STAR Tag ain at thene xt star t.
DRI FTMOD ECurre ntly
Un availabl eSee Oper ator's
Man ual *P
ossible causes:
R The activ ation condit ionshave notbe en fulfilled (/page17 ).
ä Malfunc tionDriveat Max.
50 mph *A
MG adap tivespor tsuspension system ismalfunct ioning.Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. #
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 35

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
AMG Suspension System
Func tionLimited SeeOper-
ator's Manual *O
neormor emai nfunc tions oftheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system ismalfunct ioning.
The system isoutside theoper ating temp eratur era ng eor theon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag eis toolow.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
* NO
TEThe vehicle's suspension anddam ping behaviorisrestrict ed. The vehicle body maytilt hea vilyto the
side during corner ing. #
Drive on car efully . #
Reduce speed consider ablybef oreta king abe nd. #
Avoid sudden steer ing movements. #
Drive on car eful ly. #
Reduce speed consider ablybef oreta king abe nd. #
Avoid sudden steer ing movements. 36
Displa ymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Dr
iving systems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p
(y ello w) *T
he yello wAMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem warning lam pis lit.
Ther eis amalfun ction intheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB
¤ *
The yello wES P®
OFF warning lam psarelit while theengine isrunning .
ESP ®
is de acti vated.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beinoper ative. &
WA RNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
ESP ®
do es notact tostabiliz eth eve hicle. Theavailabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy stems isalso limited. #
Drive on car efull y. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 37

A
Airb ag
see Sideairbag
AMG Men u(on -boardco mp uter) .................... 20
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......1 9
St eer ing-wheel buttons .......................... 19
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 18
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 18
AMG exhaus tsy stem
Operating ............ .................................. 10
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........1 9
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............................................ 28
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>27
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 24
Te leme try displa y............................ ...... 28
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................24
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop Au
thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ ..10
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h......................1 0
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 1
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 0
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............... 11 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 20 C
Chan gingawheel
In stallin g/remo vingth ehub cap ........... 30
Re mo ving awhee l..... ......................... ... 30
Changi nggears ....... ................................... 11
Manually ................................................ 11
Clim atecontr ol
Fillin gcapac ityforPA Goil .............. .......3 2
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.............. .......3 2 Coc
kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4
Coolant (engine)
Capacit y................................................ 32 D
Dash board
see Cockpit
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Displa ymessag es
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h.......................................................3 5
AMG Suspensi on System Functio n
Lim ited See Operator's Manua l..... ........ 36
DRIFT MODE Current lyUn available
See Operat or'sMan ual.......................... 35
RA CE STAR TCa ncel ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ......35
RA CE STAR TNo tPo ssible SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ........................................3 5
Dr ag Race
Se tting ...................................................2 7 40
Index

Menu
(on-boar dcom puter)
AMG displays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 20
Pe rfor mance .......................................... 20 O
On-boar dcom puter
AMG menu ............................................ 20
Pe rfor mance menu........................ ........ 20
Oper ating fluids
Fu el(gasoline) ................................. ...... 31
Oper ating safety
Inf ormation .......... ............................. ....... 6
Oper ator's Manual
Ve hicle equipment ................................... 6 P
Pe rfor ma nce (on-boa rdcom puter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 20
Po we rout put (on-b oard comp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 20 Q
Qua lified specia listwo rkshop .................... 7 R
RA CE START
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. ..15
Ac tivati on cond itions ........... ..................15
Inf ormation ..................................... ....... 15
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................3 2
Ro ofload .................................................... 34 S
Seat belts
Re duced protect ion ................................. 9
Selecting age ar
see Changing gears
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
SETUP (on-boar dcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 20
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Side airbag ................................................... 9
Pr otect ion ....................................... ......... 9 Specialis
two rkshop .................................... 7
Spor ttir es
No tes ..................................................... 30
St art/S topbutt on
Emo tion Start........................................ 10
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ................ 11
Sulfur content............................................ 31
Suspension AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m ..... ...................................................1 8
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 18 T
Ta ilg ate
Openin gdimen sions .............................. 33
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el .......................................................3 2
Re ser ve(fuel) ........................................ 32
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up.............................................. 28
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u).................................... 20 42
Inde x