heating MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 2020 User Guide

Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter. R
Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yseat belts byheating them toove r17 6°F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber clothand asuit ‐
able displa ycar epr oduc t(TF T/L CD). R
Swit choffth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Donotuse anyot her cleaning products.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: usecarepr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar materials.
R Donotallo wcos metics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith theplas tictrim.
Re alwo od/t rim ele‐
men ts R
Clea nwi th amic rofiber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lac quer look: clean withadam pclo thand
soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoil ing: usecarepr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Do
notuse solvent-ba sedcleani ng agents, polishe sor wa xes.
Headliner Cleanwit habr ush ordrysham poo.
Car pet
Usecarpetand textil ecle ani ng agents recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Maint
enance andcare37
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Ti
re pres sur e No
teson tirepr essur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ive tir epr ess ure
Under inflate dor ove rinf late dtir es pose the
fo llo wing risk s:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas the
load andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or
une venly, whic hma ygr ea tly impair tire
traction .
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas
st eer ing and braking, maybe greatl y
im pair ed. #
Com plywithth ere comme ndedtire
pr ess ureand checkth etir epr essur eof
all tires including thespar ewheel regu‐
lar ly:
R atleas tonce amont h
R when theload chang es R
beforeembar kingon alon gerjour ney
R ifoper ating conditions chang e,e.g .of f-
ro ad drivin g #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eas neces sary. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh ortoolow can:
R Shor tenth eser vice life of thetir es.
R Cause increased tiredamag e.
R Adversely affect drivi ng charact eristic sand
th us drivin gsaf ety, e.g. due tohydroplaning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re swit hpr essur eth at istoolow can over‐
heat andburstas are sult.
In addition, they also sufferfr om excessiv e
and/or irre gular wear,whic hcan significan tly
im pair thebr aking proper tiesand thehan‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Avoid excessiv elylow tirepr essur esin
all thetir es, including thespar ewheel. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toolow can cause:
R Tire def ectsas are sult ofove rheating.
R Impair edhandling charact eristic s.
R Irre gular wear.
R Incr eased fuelconsum ption. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from exces‐
siv etir epr essur e
Ti re swit hexc essiv elyhigh pressur ecan
bur stbecause they aredamag edmor eeasil y
by highw ayfill, po tholes etc.
In addition, they also sufferfr om irre gular
we ar,whic hcan significan tly im pair thebr ak‐
ing proper tiesand thehandling charact eris‐
tic s. #
Avoid excessiv elyhigh tirepr essur esin
all thetir es, including thespar ewheel. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh cancause:
R Increased brakin gdis tance.
R Impaired handl ing charact eristic s.
R Irre gular wear. 396
Wheelsand tires

and
one-h alftim esaswellon thego vernment
te st trac kas atir egr ad ed 100.
The relativ eper form anc eof tires depen dsupon
th eactual conditions oftheir use, howe ver,and
ma ydepar tsign ifican tly from thenor mdue to
va riatio nsindrivin ghabit s,ser vicepr act icesand
dif fere nces inroad charact eristic sand climate
con dition s.
Tr actio ngr ade &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinade‐
qu atetract ion
The tract ion grade assig nedtothis tireis
based onstra ight -ahead brakin gtract ion
te sts, and does notinclude either acceler a‐
tion, corner ing, hydroplaning orpeak traction
ch aract eristic s. #
Alw aysadap tyo ur drivin gst yle and
dr ive at aspeed tosuit thepr ev ailin g
traf fic and weather condition s. *
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in from
wheelspin #
Avoid wheelspin. The
traction classes, from highes tto lowe st,ar e
AA ,A, Band C.Tho segrad es repr esent thetir e's
ability tostop onwetpa vement asmeasu red
unde rco ntro lled condition son spec ified govern‐
ment test sur faces ofasp haltand concr ete. A
tir emar kedC ma yha ve poor traction perform ‐
anc e.
Te mp eratur egr ade &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from tire
ove rheating andtirefa ilur e
The temp eratur egr ade forth is tireis es tab‐
lished fora tir eth at isproper lyinflat ed and
no tove rloaded. Excessiv espeed, underinfla‐
tion, orexc essiv eloading, either separ ately
or incombin ation,cancause excessiv eheat
build-up andpossible tirefa ilur e. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr es‐
su resand regular lych eckth etir epr es‐ sur
eof all tires including thespar e
wheel. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eas neces sary. The
temp eratur egr ades areA (the highes t),B
and C.The yre pr esent thetir e's resis tance tothe
ge ner ation ofhea tand itsability todissipat e
heat when tested under controlled conditions on
a specif iedindoor laborator yte st wheel. Sus‐
ta ined hightemp eratur ecan cause themat erial
of thetir eto deg ener ateand reduce tirelife, and
exc essiv ete mp eratur ecan lead tosudden tire
fa ilur e.Grade Ccor responds toaleve lof per‐
fo rm anc ewhic hall passe nger car tires mus t
mee tunde rth eFe der alMo torSaf etySt andar d
No. 109. Grade sB and Arepr esent higher leve ls
of per form anc eon thelabor ator yte st wheel
th an theminimum requ ired bylaw. DO
T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) US
tirere gulations stipulat eth at eve rytire man‐
uf actu reror retrea de rmu stimprint aTIN inor
on theside wallof eac htir epr oduced. 408
Wheels andtires

Ha
ve thebr ak efluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z
accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval 33 1.0.
Yo ucan obtain further information onbrak efluid
in thefo llo wing places:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids
- Athttps: //bevo.mercedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Cool
ant No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page43 0). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyad dcool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati ononcool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids 310.1:
- Athttps: //bevo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐
te cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ein theengine cooling system should
be:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R Amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C)) 43
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Tech nica lda ta

Ve
hicl e Dis
playmessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0072 Vehicle ReadytoDrive
Switc hthe Ignit ionOff
Before Exiting *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle when itis in are ady -to- dr ive st at e. #
When youlea vetheve hicle, switchof fth eignition ,secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away and taketh eSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo u. #
Ifyo udo notlea vetheve hicle, switchof fth eelectr icalconsumer s,e.g. theseat heating. Other wise, the12 V
batt eryma ydisc hargeand itwill then be possible tostar tth eve hicle onlywit hth eaid ofasecon dbatt ery
(s ta rting assis tance) .
Ù Stee ringMalfunctio n
Incre ased Phy sical Effor t
See Operator'sManua l *T
hepowe rst eer ing assis tance isma lfunctio ning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto altered steer ing charact eristic s
If th epo we rassi stanc eof thesteer ing fails par tiall yor com pletely,yo uwill need touse morefo rc eto steer . #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, drive on car efully . #
Visit orconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, drive on car efully . #
Visit orconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Dis
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Forall other transmission positions,parkth eve hicle safely. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop orbreakdo wnservice.
Reversing NotPossible
Service Required *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission position005Ecanno tbe select ed. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission shiftsto neu tral 005C automatical ly. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Engage par kposition 005D. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Stop Vehicle LeaveEngine
Running WaitTransmission
Cooli ng *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Pullingaway ma ybe temp orarily im pair edornotpossible. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir‐
cums tances. #
Lea vetheengine running . #
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
Auxi liar yBatte ryMa lfunc-
tio n *T
heauxilia rybatt eryfo rth etra nsmiss ionisno long erbeing charge d. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposition 005Dmanually beforeyo uswit choffth eengine. #
Beforelea ving theve hicle, apply theelectr icpar king brak e. 456
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Tires Overheated *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. #
Drive mor eslow ly.
Decre aseSpe ed *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with ove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires ma ybur st,par ticular lyat high speeds. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. Ti
re pres sur elo ss wa rning system Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Check TirePressure Soon *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system has detected asig nifica ntlos sof press ure. 48
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Disp lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ta
nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............432
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................2 36
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 390
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 390
Dashboar dfuse box............................ 392
Fu se assignment diagram...................3 90
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 391
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...... .......................................... ...... 392
Fu se boxin thetrunk ........................... 392
No tes .................................................. 390
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 168
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 68
Pr ogr ammi ngbutt ons .......................... 165
Ra dio equipment approval num bers.... 168
Re sol ving problems ............................. 167 Sync
hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 67
Gas station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 286
Swi tching automatic searchon/of f..... 292
Using automatic search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 292
Gaso line <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 431
Gea rshif tre comm endation .................... 159
Genuin epar ts............................................ 22
Glide mode ...............................................160
Glo vebox
Loc king /unloc king.............................. 107 H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gch aract eristics (unus ual)....... 394
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ................................ 78
Hazar dwa rning light s.............................1 25
Hazar doussubstances
Inf ormatio n....... ................................... ..24
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjus tingmechanicall y).............. 96 Fr
ont (luxur yhead restra int ).................. 97
Re ar passe nger com partment
(adj ustin g) .............................................9 8
Head-up Display..... .................................. 241
Ad jus ting disp lay el eme nts(on-bo ard
com puter) ..... ....................................... 241
Ad jus ting thebr ightn ess(on-boar d
com puter) ............................................ 241
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 242
Menu (on-boar dcom puter) .................. 241
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 04
Se tting theposition (on-boar dcom‐
put er) ................................................... 241
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 243
Headlin er(car e)....................................... 370
Heating see Climat econtr ol
High beam
Switc hingon/of f..... ............................ 124
High-be amflasher ................................... 124
High-be amheadlam ps
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t...................1 26
Hill star tassi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 197 Inde
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Menu
designs ...................................... 233
Menu overview .... ................................ 232
Multif unction displa y...................... .....2 34
Na vig ation system menu ..................... 238
Oper ating ............ ................................ 232
Ra dio menu .........................................2 39
Ser vice menu .............. ........................235
Te lephon emen u.................................. 240
Tr ip men u............ ............................ .... 236
On-boa rddiag nostics interface
see Diag nostics con nection
Online services
Dat ast or ag e ......... ................................. 30
Open-sour cesof tware .............................. 32
Opening thetrunk lidusing your foot
HANDS-FREE ACCES S.................... .......7 8
Oper ating fluids
Ad ditiv es(fuel) .... ............................ .... 432
Br ak efluid ...................................... .....4 33
Coo lant (engi ne)....... ........................... 434
Engine oil....... .....................................432
Fu el(gasoline) .....................................4 31
No tes .................................................. 430
Re frig er ant (airconditio ningsystem) ...435 Wi
ndsh ield wa sher fluid .................. .... 435
Ope ratin gsaf ety
48 Von-boa rdelectr icalsystem ............ 24
Decl arati on ofconf ormity (wirel ess
ve hicle component s)........................ ..... 26
EQ boos t................................................ 24
Inf ormation ...................................... ...... 24
Oper ating system
see On-bo ardcom puter
Oper ator' sMan ual
Ve hicle equipment ........................... ...... 22
Oper ator's Manual (digital) ......................2 0
Op timiz edacceler ation........................... 147
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. .147
Ov erhead controlpanel
Ov ervie w .......................................... ...... 14 P
Pa int code ................................................ 428
Pa intw ork(cleaning instructions) .........3 66
Pa nel heating
Se tting ............................................. ....1 00 Pa
nic alar m................................................ 67
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............67
Pa rk pos ition
Inser ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> .............158
Sel ecting automatical ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 158
Pa rking
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking aid
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
Pa rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 202
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 206
Ad jus ting warning tones <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 207
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>202
Pr ob lems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>204
Sid eim pa ct protect ion ........................ 205
Switc hingoff....................................... 206
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 02
Pa rking assis tance systems
see ActivePa rking Assist
Pa rking brak e
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking foran extended period .............. 172
Pa rking light s...........................................1 23 526
Index

Ti
re size designation ............................4 10
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 75
Tr act ion grade ................................ .....4 07
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....4 07
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s.........3 94
Wi -Fi........ ..................................................270
Ov ervie w ......... ................................. ... 270
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 271
Se tting upaho tspo t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 272
Wi ndo wcur tain airba g.............................. 41
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Car e).......................................3 69
Wi ndshield ....................................... 130, 136
Defr osting ............ ................................136
Infr ared reflect ive ........................... ..... 135
Ra dio wav es........................................1 35
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 130
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield heater.................................... 141
Wi ndshield heating
see Windsh ield hea ter Wi
ndshield washer fluid .........................4 35
No tes .................................................. 435
Wi ndshield washer system
To pping up...........................................3 63
Wi ndshield wipers
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............129
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 130
Wi nter oper ation
Sno wch ains ........................................ 395
Wi per blades
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 369
Re placing .............................................1 30
Wi reless chargin g
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 120
Mobile phone ................................. ...... 121
Wi reless vehicl eco mp onent s
Dec laration ofcon form ity .............. ........ 26
Wo rkout prog ram
Ov ervie w .......................................... ..... 98
Wo rkshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop Inde
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