MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 2021 Owners Manual

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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. Ù
Steer ingMalfunction Stop
Imme diate lySee Opera-
tor's Manua l *T
hesteer ing ismalfunct ioning.Steer ing capability issignif icantlyim pair ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. Di
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Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0051
*A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors.
0083 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driving withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood isloc ked. #
Stop theve hicle immediat ely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Close thehood.
0084 *T
hetrunk lidisopen. 350
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DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus tga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus tga ses can enterthe
ve hicle interior ifth etrunk lidisopen when theengine isrunning ,esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine beforeopening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. #
Close thetrunk lid.
006F
Rear LeftBack restNot
Latc hed (exa mp le) *T
heseat backres tof thecor responding seatisno teng aged. #
Foldtheseat backres tbac kuntil iteng ages.
00B2 Check Washer Fluid *T
hewasher fluid leve lin thewa sher fluid reser voirhas dropped belowtheminimum. #
Addwa sher fluid (/ page26 9). Dis
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Engine
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To switch engine off,press
and hold Start/S topbut-
ton foratleast 3secon ds
or press 3times. *Y
ouhave pressed thest ar t/ stop butt onwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. #
Information aboutswitchingoffth eengine whiledriving (/page13 4).
00BD Che ckCoo lant Level See
Opera tor'sManu al *T
hecoolant leve lis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toinsuf ficie ntcool ant #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntcool ant. #
Addcoolant (/page268 ). #
Have theengine cooling system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
ÿ
Coola ntToo HotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolant istooho t. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely and switc hof fth eengine, paying attent ion toroad and traffic condi tions. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. 352
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Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Waitunt ilth eengine hascooled down. #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
ÿ *T
hefanmo toris faulty . #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
00B6
Fuel Level Low *T
hefuel suppl yhas dropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00B6
Ga sCa pLoose *T
hefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel filler cap. #
Ifth efuel filler cap wasalr eady proper lyclosed :con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
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Only Shift to'P' when Vehi-
cle isStationary *
Itis possible toselect thepar kposition 005Donlyif th eve hicle isstatio nary. #
Tostop, depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontopar kposition 005Dwhen theve hicle isstatio nary.
App lyBra ketoShi ftfrom
'P' *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dand intoano ther tra nsmiss ionposition . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C.
To Deselec tP or N,
Depress Brakeand Start
En gine *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofpar kposition 005Dorneutral 005Cand intoano ther tra nsmiss ion
position . #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Startth eengine. #
Chang eth etra nsmiss ionposition .
Apply Braketo Shift toDor
R *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005Bor005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005Bor005E.
Apply Braketo Shift to'R' *
Youha ve attem pte dto select transmission position005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005E. 35
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Driver 'sDoor Open &
Transmission NotinPRisk
of Vehicle RollingAway *
The driver's door isno tfully closed andtransmission position005B,005Eorneutr al005C isselect ed. #
Select parkposition 005Dwhen switchingoffth eve hicle.
N Permanent lyAct ive Risk
of Rolli ngAway *
While theve hicle isrolling orwhile youar edr ivin g,ne utral 005Chas been engage d. #
Tostop, depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontopar kposition 005Dwhile theve hicle isstatio nary. #
Tocontinu edr ivi ng, select transm ission position 005B or005E.
Servi ceRequire dDo Not
Shif tGe ars VisitDeal er *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.The transmission positioncannolong erbe chang ed. #
When transm issionposit ion005Bisselec ted, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop anddonotch ang eth etra ns‐
mission position. #
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. Displa
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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. #
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. 356
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Br
ak es Di
spl aymes sages
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0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Parking BrakeSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *
The yello w0024 indicator lam pis lit. The elect ric pa rking brak eis malfun ctionin g.
To appl y: #
Swi tchth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanually (/page15 9).
If it is no tposs ibleto appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
* The yello w0024 indicator lam pand there d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam par elit. The elec‐
tr ic par kingbr ak eis malfunc tioning.
To release: #
Swit chtheignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanually (/page15 9).
or #
Release theelectr icpar king brak eaut omaticall y(/ page15 9).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
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* The yello w0024 indicator lam pis lit and there d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam pis flashin g.
The electric par kingbr ak eis malf unctionin g.
The electric par kingbr ak ecoul dno tbe applied orreleased. #
Swit chtheignition offand switc hit bac kon.
To appl y: #
Release andthen apply theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page15 9).
To release: #
Appl yand then release theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y.
If th eelectr icpar king brak ecann otbe applied orthere d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam p
con tinues toflash: #
Donotcon tinue drivin g.Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
* The yello w0024 indicator lam pis lit and there d0049 indicat orlam p(US Aonl y)or 0024 indicat orlam p(Can‐
ada only)flashes forapp roxima tely tenseco ndsafte rth eelectr icpar king brak ehas been applied orreleased. It
th en remains litor goes out.Theelectr icpar king brak eis malfu nctioning.
If th ech arge leve lis toolo w: #
Char gethe12 Vbatt ery. 358
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