interior lights MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 2014 Owners Manual

Parking brake................................169
Warning lamp ................................. 266
Breakdown
see Flat tire
see Towing away
Bulbs
see Changing bulbs
C
California
Important notice for retail
customers and lessees....................23
Calling upamalfunction
see Display messages
Care
Carpets..........................................318
Carwash........................................ 311
Display...........................................315
Exhaustpipe..................................315
Exterior lights................................314
Gearorselectorlever....................316
Interior...........................................315
Matte finish...................................313
NightView Assist Plus...................316
Notes.............................................311
Paint..............................................313
Plastic trim....................................316
Power washer................................312
Rearview camera..........................315
Rooflining ...................................... 318
Seat belt........................................317
Seat cover.....................................317
Sensors.........................................315
Steering wheel...............................316
Trim pieces....................................316
Washing by hand...........................312
Wheels...........................................314
Windows........................................314
Wiper blades..................................314
Wooden trim..................................316
Cargo tie downrings.........................282
Car wash (care).................................311
CD player/CD changer (on-board
computer)..........................................225
Center console
Lowersection..................................35
Lowersection (AMG vehicles)..........36
Uppersection..................................34
Central locking
Automatic locking (on-board
computer)......................................232
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey)........76
Changing bulbs
Important safety notes..................124
Overview of bulbtypes..................125
Reversing lamps............................125
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes....................64
Reardoors.......................................65
Children
In the vehicle...................................60
Restraint systems............................60
Specialseat belt retractor...............63
Child seat
LATCH-type(ISOFIX) childseat
anchors ............................................ 63
Top Tether.......................................64
Cigarette lighter................................288
Cleaning
Mirrorturn signal...........................314
Climate control
Automatic climate control (3-
zone) .............................................. 134
Controlling automatically...............137
Cooling with airdehumidification..136
Defrosting the windows.................140
Defrosting the windshield..............139
Dual-zone automatic climate
control...........................................131
Important safety notes..................130
Indicator lamp ................................ 137
Information about using dual-zone
automatic climate control..............132
Information on using 3-zone
automatic climate control..............135
Maximum cooling..........................139
Overview of systems......................130
Problems with cooling with air
dehumidification............................137
Problem with the rear window
defroster........................................141
Rearcontrol panel.........................134
6Index

Light function, active
Display message............................247
Lights
Activating/deactivating the
interiorlighting delayed switch-off.232
Active light function.......................121
Automatic headlamp mode............117
Cornering light function.................121
Driving abroad...............................116
Hazard warning lamps...................120
High beamflasher .......................... 120
High-beam headlamps...................119
Lightswitch...................................116
Low-beam headlamps....................118
Parking lamps................................118
Setting the brightness of the
ambient lighting (on-board
computer)......................................231
Setting the brightness of the
display/switch (on-board
computer)......................................230
Setting the color of the ambient
lighting (on-board computer).........231
Standing lamps..............................119
Switching the daytime running
lamps on/off (on-board
computer)......................................230
Switching the exteriorlighting
delayed switch-off on/off (on-
board computer)............................231
Switching the surround lighting
on/off (on-board computer)..........231
Turn signals...................................119
see Changing bulbs
see Interior lighting
Light sensor (display message).......247
Loading guidelines............................278
Locking
see Centrallocking
Locking (doors)
Automatic........................................83
Emergency locking ........................... 84
From inside(central locking
button).............................................83
Locking centrally
see Centrallocking
Locking verification signal (on-
board computer)...............................232
Low-beam headlamps
Display message............................245
Setting for driving abroad
(symmetrical).................................116
Switching on/off...........................118
Lumbar support
Adjusting the 4-way lumbar
support..........................................103
Luxury head restraints.....................101
M
M+S tires............................................ 336
Malfunction message
see Display messages
Massagefunction (PULSE)...............103
Matte finish (cleaning
instructions)......................................313
mbrace
Call priority....................................294
Display message............................241
Downloading destinations
(COMAND).....................................294
Downloading routes.......................298
Emergency call..............................291
Geo fencing...................................298
Important safety notes..................290
Locatingastolen vehicle...............297
MB info call button........................293
Remote vehicle locking..................296
Roadside Assistance button..........293
Search&Send...............................295
Self-test.........................................291
Speed alert....................................298
System..........................................291
Triggering the vehicle alarm ........... 299
Vehicle remote malfunction
diagnosis.......................................297
Vehicle remote unlocking..............296
Mechanical key
Function/notes ................................ 78
Locking vehicle................................84
Unlocking the driver's door..............84
Memory card (audio).........................225
Memory function...............................112
Message memory (on-board
computer)..........................................237
12Index

iFor information on infants and children
traveling with youinthe vehicle as well as
restraint systems for infants and children,
see "Childreninthe vehicle"
(Ypage 60).
SRS (Supplemental Restraint System)
Introduction
RS consistsof:
RTheRS warning lamp
RAir bags
RThe air bag control unit with crash sensors
REmergency Tensioning Device for the front
seat belts and the outer seat belts in the
rear
RSeat belt force limiters for the front seat
belts and the outer seat belts in the rear
RS reduces the risk of occupants coming into
contact with the vehicle's interior in the event
of an accident. It can also reduce the effect
of the forces to which occupants are
subjected during an accident.
SRS warning lamp
GWARNING
If SRS is malfunctioning, child restraint
system components may be triggered
unintentionally or might not be triggered at all
in the event of an accident withahigh rate of
vehicle deceleration. There is an increased
risk of injury, possibly even fatal.
Have SRS checked and repaired immediately
ataqualified specialist workshop.
SRS functions are checked regularly when
you switch on the ignition and when the
engine is running. Therefore, malfunctions
can be detected in good time.
TheSRS warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the ignition is switched
on. It goes out no later thanafew seconds
after the engine is started.
The SRS components are in operational
readiness when theSRS indicator lamp
goes out while the engine is running.
There isamalfunction if:
RtheSRS warning lamp does not light
up when the ignition is switched on
Rthe engine is running and theSRS
warning lamp does not go out afterafew
seconds
Rthe engine is running and theSRS
warning lamp lights up again.
Safety guidelines for seat belts,
Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs)
and air bags
GWARNING
RDamaged seat belts or seat belts that have
been subjected to stress in an accident
must be replaced. Their anchoring points
must also be checked. Only use seat belts
installed or supplied by an authorized
Mercedes-BenzCenter.
RAir bags and pyrotechnic Emergency
Tensioning Devices (ETDs) contain
perchlorate material, which may require
special handling and regard for the
environment. Check your national disposal
guidelines. California residents, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/
Perchlorate/index.cfm.
RAir bags and ETDs are designed to function
onaone-time-only basis. An air bag or ETD
that has deployed must be replaced. PRE-
SAFE®has electrically operated reversible
belt tensionersinaddition to the
pyrotechnic ETDs.
RDo not pass seat belts over sharp edges.
They could tear.
RDo not make any modification that could
change the effectiveness of the seat belts.
RDo not bleach or dye seat belts as this may
severely weaken them. Inacrash they may
not be able to provide adequate protection.
Occupant safety41
Safety
Z

If you sell yourvehicle, it is important that you
make the buyer aware of this safety
information.Besure to give the buyer this
Operator's Manual.
If the air bags are deployed, you will hear a
bang, andasmall amount of powder may also
be released. Only in rare cases will the bang
affect your hearing. The powder that is
released generally does not constitute a
health hazard and does not indicatethat there
isafire in the vehicle. The dust might cause
some temporary breathingdifficulty for
people with asthma or other breathing
trouble. To avoid this, you may wish to get out
of the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
You can also open the window to allow fresh
air to enter the vehicle interior. TheSRS
warning lamp lights up.
The air bag installation locationsare
identified by the AIR BAG symbol.
The air bags are deployed if the air bag control
unit detects the need for deployment. Only in
the event of suchasituation will the air bags
provide their supplemental protection.
If the driver and frontpassenger do notwear
their seat belts, it is not possible for the air
bags to provide their supplemental
protection.
In the event of other types of impacts and
impacts below air bag deployment
thresholds, the air bags will not deploy. The
driver and passenger will then be protected
to the extent possible byaproperly fastened
seat belt.Aproperlyfastened seat beltisalso
needed to provide the best possible
protection inarollover.
Air bags provide additional protection; they
are not, however,asubstitute for seat belts.
All vehicle occupants must fasten their seat
belts regardless of whether your vehicle is
equipped with air bags or not.
It is important for your safety and that of your
passenger to have deployed air bags replaced
and to have any malfunctioning air bags
repaired. This will help to make sure the air
bags continue to perform their protective
function for the vehicle occupants in the
event ofacrash.
iAfter an air bag has been deployed, have
the vehicle towed to the nearest qualified
specialist workshop, even if your vehicle is
ready to drive.
Front air bags
Driver's air bagdeploysinfront of the
steering wheel; front-passenger front air
bagdeploysinfront of and above the glove
box.
The front air bags increase protection for the
driver's and front passenger's head and
chest.
They are deployed:
Rat the start of an accident withahigh rate
of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a
longitudinal direction
Rin the event of certain frontal impacts
Rif the system determines that air bag
deployment can offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
Rdepending on whether the seat belt is being
used
Rindependently of other air bags in the
vehicle
If the vehicle rolls over, the front air bags are
generally not deployed.
Your vehicle has adaptive, two-stage front air
bags. The air bag control unit evaluates
vehicle deceleration or acceleration in the
event ofacollision. In the first deployment
stage, the front air bag is filled with part of the
44Occupant safety
Safety

health hazard and does not indicate that there
isafire in the vehicle. The dust might cause
some temporary breathing difficulty for
people with asthma or other breathing
trouble. To avoid this, you may wish to get out
of the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
You can also open the window to allow fresh
air to enter the vehicle interior. TheSRS
warning lamp lights up.
If the seat belt is also equipped withaseat
belt force limiter and this is triggered, the
force exerted by the seat belt on the vehicle
occupant is reduced.
The seat belt force limiters for the front seats
are synchronized with the front air bags,
which take onapart of the deceleration force.
This results in the force exerted on the
occupant being distributed overagreater
area.
Children in the vehicle
Child restraint systems
Important safety notes
GWARNING
According to accident statistics, children are
safer when properly restrained in the rear
seating positions than in the front seating
position. Thus, we strongly recommendthat
children be placed in the rear seats whenever
possible. Regardless of seating position,
children 12 years old and under must be
seated and properly secured in an appropriate
infant restraint,toddler restraint,orbooster
seat recommended for the size and weight of
the child.
The infant or child restraint must be properly
secured with the vehicle's seat belt, the seat
belt and top tether strap, or lower anchors and
top tether strap, fully in accordance with the
child seat manufacturer's instructions.
Occupants, especially children, should always
sit as upright as possible, wear the seat belt
properly and use an appropriately sized infant
restraint,toddler restraint,orbooster seat
recommended for the size and weight of the
child.
Children can be killed or seriously injured by
an inflating air bag. Note the following
important information when circumstances
require you to placeachild in the front
passenger seat:
RYour vehicle is equipped with air bag
technology designed to deactivate the front
passenger front air bag in your vehicle
when the system senses the weight of a
typical 12-month-old child or less along
with the weight ofastandard appropriate
child restraint on the front passenger seat.
RFor children larger than the typical
12-month-old child, the front passenger
front air bag may or may not be activated.
Always make sure theindicator
lamp is illuminated, indicatingthat the front
passenger front air bag is deactivated.
RAchild inarear-facing child restraint on the
front passenger seat will be seriously
injured or even killed if the front passenger
front air bag inflates inacollision which
could occur under some circumstances,
even with the air bag technology installed
in your vehicle. The only means to
completely eliminate this risk is to never
placeachild inarear-facing child restraint
in the front seat. We therefore strongly
recommendthat you always placeachild
inarear-facing child restraint inabackseat.
RIf you must installarear-facing child
restraint on the front passenger seat
because circumstances require you to do
so, make sure theindicator
lamp is illuminated, indicatingthat the front
passenger front air bag is deactivated.
Should theindicator lamp not
illuminateorgoout while the restraint is
installed, please checkinstallation.
Periodically check theindicator
lamp while drivingtomake sure the
indicator lamp is illuminated. If the
indicator lamp goes out or
remainsout, do not transportachild on the
60Children in thevehicle
Safety

Steering wheel heating
Activating/deactivating
XTurn the SmartKey to position2in the
ignition lock (Ypage 147).
XTo switch on/off:turn the lever in the
direction of arrowor.
Indicator lamp$lights up or goes out.
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: when you
remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock,
the steering wheel heating is deactivated.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: when you switch
off the ignition and open the driver's door, the
steering wheel heating is deactivated.
iThe steering wheel heating may switch off
temporarily if:
Rthe temperature in the vehicle interior is
above 86‡(30 †).
Rthe temperature of the steering wheel is
above 95‡(35 †).
Indicator lamp$remains on.
Steering wheel107
Seats, steering whee la nd mirrors
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Useful information............................116
Exterior lighting................................116
Interior lighting.................................123
Replacing bulbs.................................124
Windshield wipers............................125
115
Lights and windshield wipers

Interior lighting
Overview of interior lighting
Frontoverhead control panel
To switch therear interiorlighting
on/off
To switchthe automatic interior
lighting control on/off
$To switchthe right-handfront
reading lamp on/off
!\rTo switch the front interior lighting
on/off
To switch the left-hand front reading
lamp on/off
Rear-compartment overheadcontrol panel
To switch the right-hand reading
lamp on/off
To switch the left-hand reading lamp
on/off
Interior lighting control
General notes
In order to prevent the vehicle's battery from
discharging, the interior lighting functions are
automatically deactivated after some time
unless the SmartKey is in position2in the
ignitionlock.
The color and brightness of the ambient
lighting may be set using the on-board
computer (Ypage 231).
Automatic interior lighting control
Frontoverhead control panel
To switch the rear interior lighting
on/off
To switch the automatic interior
lighting control on/off
$To switch the right-hand reading
lamp on/off
!\rTo switch the front interior lighting
on/off
To switch the left-hand reading lamp
on/off
XTo activate/deactivate:press the
button.
When the automatic interior lighting
control is activated, the button is flush with
the overhead control panel.
Interior lighting123
Lights and windshiel dw ipers
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The interior lighting automatically switches
on if you:
Runlock the vehicle
Ropenadoor
Rremove the SmartKey from the ignition lock
The interior light is activated forashort while
when the SmartKey is removed from the
ignition lock. You can activatethis delayed
switch-off using the on-board computer
(Ypage 232).
Manualinterior lighting control
Frontoverhead control panel
To switch the rear interior lighting
on/off.
To switch the automatic interior
lighting control on/off
$To switch the right-hand reading
lamp on/off
!\rTo switch the frontinterior lighting
on/off
To switch the left-hand reading lamp
on/off
XTo switch the front interior lighting on/
off:press the\rbutton.
XTo switch the rear interior lighting on/
off:press thebutton.
XTo switch the reading lampson/off:
press thebutton.
Crash-responsive emergency lighting
The interior lighting is activated automatically
if the vehicle is involved in an accident.
XTo switch off the crash-responsive
emergency lighting:press the hazard
warning lamp button.
or
XLock and then unlock the vehicle using the
SmartKey.
Replacing bulbs
Important safety notes
Xenon bulbs
GDANGER
Xenon bulbs carryahigh voltage. You can get
an electric shock if you remove the cover of
the Xenon bulb and touch the electrical
contacts. There isarisk of fatal injury.
Never touch the parts or the electrical
contacts of the Xenon bulb. Always have work
on the Xenon bulbs carried out ataqualified
specialist workshop.
Bulbs and lamps are an importantaspect of
vehicle safety. You must therefore make sure
that these function correctly at all times.
Have the headlamp setting checked regularly.
LED lamps
You can neither replace Xenon bulbsnor LED
bulbs. Have LED bulbschanged ataqualified
specialist workshop.
Bulbs and lamps are an important aspect of
vehicle safety. You must therefore make sure
that these function correctly at all times.
Have the headlamp setting checked regularly.
Other bulbs
GWARNING
Bulbs, lamps and connectors can get very hot
when operating. If you changeabulb, you
124Replacing bulbs
Lights and windshield wipers

Information aboutusing 3-zone
automatic climate control
Automatic climate control
The 3-zone automatic climate control is only
available on vehicles for Canada.
The following contains instructions and
recommendations to enable you to get the
most out of your automatic climate control.
RActivate climate control using the\rand
buttons. The indicatorlamps above
the\randbuttons light up.
RIn automatic mode, you can also use the
buttontosetaclimate mode
(FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIFFUSE). The
MEDIUM levelisrecommended.
RSet thetemperaturetof72‡(22 †).
ROnly use the"Windshield defrosting"
function briefly until thewindshield is clear
again.
ROnly use air-recirculation modebriefly, e.g.
if there are unpleasantoutside odorsor
when inatunnel. The windows could
otherwise fog up, since no fresh air is drawn
intothevehicleinair-recirculation mode.
RUse theZONEfunction to adopt the
temperature settingsonthedriver's side
for the front-passenger side and the rear
compartment as well. The indicatorlamp
above thebutton goes out.
RUse the residual heat function if you want
to heat or ventilate the vehicle interior
when the ignition is switched off. The
residual heat function can only be activated
or deactivated with the ignition switched
off.
RVehicles with COMAND Multimedia-
System:if you change the settings of the
climate control system, the climate status
displayappears for approximately three
seconds at the bottom of the screen in the
COMAND display. See also the separate
COMAND operating instructions. You will
see the current settings of the various
climate control functions.
ECO start/stop function
During automatic engine switch-off,the ECO
start/stop function only operates at a
reduced capacity. If you require the full
climate control output, you can switch off the
ECO start/stop function by pressing the ECO
button (Ypage 152).
Operating the climate control
systems
Switching climate control on/off
Points to observe before use
When the climate control is switched off, the
air supply and air circulation are also
switched off. The windows could fog up.
Therefore, switch off climate control only
briefly
iActivate climate control primarily using
the\rbutton (Ypage 137).
Activating/deactivating
XTurn the SmartKey to position2in the
ignition lock (Ypage 147).
XTo switch on:press the\rbutton on
the control panel for the climate control.
The indicator lamp in the\rbutton lights
up. Airflow and air distribution are set to
automatic mode.
or
XPress thebutton.
The indicator lamp in thebutton goes
out. The previously selected settings are
restored.
XTo switch off:press thebutton.
The indicator lamp in thebutton lights
up.
Operating the climate control systems135
Climat ec ontrol