MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 2022 Owners Manual

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Alwaysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. The
driving charact eristics ofyour vehicle are
depen denton thedistr ibution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Youshould bearthefo llo wing inmind
when loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(incl udin goccupan ts).The values arespeci/ ed
on theve hicle identi/cation plateon theve hi-
cle's B-pill ar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backrests.
R Alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
distr ibuteth eload evenly.
No teson drivi ng witharo of load
R Evenl ydist ribut eth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle (/page97).
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing. R
When transpor tingroof loads andwhen the
ve hicle isfully loaded orfully occupi ed,select
dr ive pr og rams ; andA. Theseare
design edtofocus onstabilit y(/ page146) .
% Formor einf ormation onstow agecom part-
men tsand stow agear eas, please referto the
Digit alOper ator's Manual. Seats
andstow ing
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espaces int e
spaces inthe v he
vehicle int ehicle
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er er
vie vie
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of the fr he
front stow ont
stow ag ag
ecom e
com par par
tmen ts tmen
ts 1
Stow agespaces inthedoor s
2 Stow agecom partmen tin thear mr est with
USB portsand stow agespace, e.g.fo ran
MP3 player
3 Stow agecom partmen tin thefront cent er
console withaUSB port
4 Glovebox ThrThr
ough-loading f ough-loading
featur eatur
ein t e
in the r he
rear benc ear
benc hseat h
seat
(EAS Y (EAS
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old ing t old
ing the r he
rea rse at bac ea
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es est
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for w or
war ar
ds ds
&
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edwhen
adju sting theseats
When youadjust aseat, youma ytrap yourself
or ave hicle occupan t. #
When adjusting aseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur yif
th ere ar ben chseat/ rear seat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged
Re ar ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
can fold forw ards.
R Asare sult ,th eve hicle occupan tis
pr essed agains tth eseat belt. Theseat
belt canno tper form itsintended protectiv e
function andcould cause additional inju-
ri es. R
Objects orloads inthetrunk canno tbe
re str ained bytheseat backrest. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backrest are
eng aged bef oreev erytrip. If
th eleT and right seatbac krests areno t
eng aged and lockedin place, this will besho wn
on themultifun ctiondispla yon theinst rument
clust er.If th ecent erseat backrest isno teng aged
and lockedin place, there dloc kve ri/catio nindi-
cat orwillbe visib le.
Al wa ys ensur eth at all vehicle occupan tshave
th eir seat belts fastene dco rrectl yand aresitting
pr oper ly.Pa rticular attention mustbepaid tochil-
dr en.
If yo uno long errequ ire th efo lded-do wnseat
bac krest asaloading area, fold thebac krest back
int oplace.
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The area intowhic hth eseat backrest isfolded
is clear . 100100
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R
The rear seat backres thead restr aints areful ly
inser ted.
F F
olding t olding
the he
leT leT
and r and
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es est
sf ts
for w or
war ar
ds ds
Yo ucan fold thecent erand outerseat backrests
fo rw ards separ ately. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withamemor h
amemor yfunction : y
function :If at least
one section ofthere ar seat backres tis folded
fo rw ards, thecor respond ingfront seat will mo
veforw ards slig htly,ifnecessar y,to avo ida
collision. #
Ifnecessar y,full yins ertth ehead restr aints in
th ere ar seat backres t. #
Pullre lease leve r1.
The correspond ingseat backres twill fold for-
wa rds.
F F
oldin gt oldin
gthe cent he
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
es es
tf t
for w or
war ar
ds ds Ensur
eth at thecent erseat backrest has been
unloc ked. #
Pull release catch3 forseat backrest 2for-
wa rds. #
Foldthecor respond ingseat backres tfo r-
wa rds.
F F
oldin gbac oldin
gbac kt k
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
es t es
t &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped when
adju sting theseats
When youadjust aseat, youma ytrap yourself
or ave hicle occupan t. #
When adjusting aseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused bytrapp ingthe
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat back-
re st Th
ese at beltco uld be come trap pe dan dth us
damag edwhen theseat backrest isfolded
bac k. Sea
tsand stow ing
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#
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttr ap-
ped when folding backth eseat backrest. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withamemor h
amemor yfunction : y
function :If at least
one section oftheseat backrest isfolded
bac k,thecor respond ingfront seat willauto-
matical lyretur nto themost recent origin al
positi on. #
Foldthecor respond ingseat backres t1 back
unt ilit eng ages.
LeT LeT
andr and
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es es
ts: ts:
ifth eseat back-
re st isno teng aged andlock ed inplace, this
will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla yon
th einst rument cluster.
Cent Cent
erseat bac er
seat backr kr
est est: :
if th eseat backrest is
no teng aged and lockedin place, there dloc k
ve ri/catio nindic ator 2 willbe visib le.
Loc Loc
kingt kin
gthe r he
rele ase catc ele
ase catch of t h
of the cen t he
cen ter r er
rear seat ear
seat
bac bac
kr kr
es t es
t
R R
eq equir ui
reme nts: eme
nts:
R The leTand centerseat backrests are
eng aged and joined toget her .
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backrest release
catc hifyo uwa nttosecur eth etrunk against
unaut horized access .The cent erseat backrest
can then be folded forw ards onl yto ge ther wit h
th eleT seat backrest. #
Foldthecent erand leTseat backrests for-
wa rds. #
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o loc o
loc kor unl oc k
or unl ock: k:
slide catch1 upw ards or
do wn wards. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the tie-do he
tie-do wn ey wn
eyes es
Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page97). 102102
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ats and stow ing

1
Tie-do wneyes (vehicles withth ro ugh-loading
fe atur ein there ar ben chseat) Using
t Using
the bag hook s he
bag hook s &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ects
The bag hook scann otrestr ain he avyobj ect s
or items oflug gage .
Objects oritems oflugg agema ybe 0ung
ar ound andhitvehicle occupan ts. #
Onlyhang light obj ects onthebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragile
objects onthebag hook s. #
Pull bag hook 2down bytab1.
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ats and stow ing
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AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing t hing
the par he
parcel net cel
net &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofinjur ydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d
and hitvehicle occupan ts.Inaddit ion,cup
holder s,open stor ag espaces andmobil e
phone brac kets canno talw aysre tain all
objects they cont ain.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun din suc h
situ ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces before
st ar ting ajour ney. #
Alwaysst ow and secur ehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objects inthetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle. #
Vehicles withth ro ugh-loading featur ein the
re ar ben chseat: fold up thetie-do wneyes. #
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear tie-
do wn eyes. #
Vehicles without ath ro ugh-loading featur ein
th ere ar ben chseat: hook therings intoth e
par cel nethook s1. #
Place therings intoth ehook son thetrunk
0oor . AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing ar hing
aroof lugg oof
lugg ag ag
er e
rac k ac
k &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoexceed-
ing themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristics aswellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristics alter.
If yo uex ceed themaximum roof load, thedr iv-
ing charact eristics, aswellas steer ing and
br aking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverex ceed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur driving style. Yo
uwill /ndinf ormation onthemaximum roof
load inthe"Tec hnical data"section. 104104
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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theve hicle duetonot
obs erving themaximum permitt edhead-
ro om clear ance If
th eve hicle heightisgre ater than themaxi-
mum permitt edheadr oomclearance, thero of
and other partsof theve hicle maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Obser vethesign post edheadr oomclear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle heightisgreat erthan the
per mitt edheadr oomclearance, donot
ent er. #
Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment . *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag efrom non-appr oved
ro of lugg agera ck s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof lugg age
ra ck sth at have notbee nte sted andap pro ved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Use onlyro of lugg agera ck ste sted and
ap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,
ensu rethat thesliding sunroofcan be
full yra ised when thero of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,
ensu rethat thetrunk lidcan befully
opened whenthero of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
Positi on theload onthero of lugg age
ra ck insuc hawa yth at theve hicle will
no tsus tain damag eev en when itis in
mo tion. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theco vers The
covers ma ybe damag edand scratc hed
when being opened. #
Donotuse metallic orhar dobjects. #
Carefull yfo ld covers 1 upw ards inthedir ec-
tion ofthear ro w. Sea
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#
Sec ureth ero of lugg agera ck tothefa steni ng
po int sbe nea thcovers 1 . #
Com plywit hth einst allation instruction sof the
ro of lugg agera ck manuf acturer. #
Secur eth eload onthero of lugg agera ck . Soc
ke Soc
kets ts
Usi
ngt Usi
ngthe 12 Vsoc ket he
12 Vsoc ket RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Onlyconnect devices uptoamaximum of
180 W(15 A).
Depen dingon theve hicle equipme nt,th eve hicle
has a12 Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partment in
th efront cent erconsole. Inaddition, depending
on theve hicle equipme nt,th eve hicle hasa12 V
soc ketin thestor ag ecom partment inthere ar
passen gercom partment centerconsole. Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partment in
th efront cent erconsole #
Brie0y press thetrim element oftheco veron
th efront.
The coveropens inthedir ection ofthear ro w. #
LiT upcap1 ofthesoc ketand inser tth e
plug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve conn ectedade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,lea vetheco verof thestor ag ecom part-
ment open. Using
t Using
the 115 Vsoc ke he
115 Vsoc ketin t t
in the r he
rear passeng ear
passeng er er
com com
par par
tment tment
&
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur iesdue toa
damag edconnectin gcable oradamag ed
soc ket
Yo ucould receiv ean elect ric shoc kif th econ-
necting cableorthe115 Vpo we rsoc ketis
pulle dout ofthetrim orisdamag edorwe t. #
Use onlyconnec tingcablesthat aredr y
and free ofdamag e. #
When theve hicle isswitc hedo.,mak e
sur eth at the115 Vpo we rsoc ketis dry. #
Immedi atelyha ve the115 Vpo we r
soc ketch eckedor replaced ataqu ali/ed
special izedwo rkshop ifit is damag edor
has been pulledout ofthetrim. #
Neverplug theconnecting cableintoa
115 Vpo we rsoc ketth at isdamag edor
has been pulledout ofthetrim. 106106
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D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofdea thdue tousing the
soc ketincor rectl y
In par ticul ar,yo ucould receiv ean elect ric
shoc k:
R Ifyo uto uc hth einside ofthesoc ket
R Ifyo uinser tunsuit abledevices orobjects
int oth esoc ket #
Donotto uc hth einside ofthesoc ket. #
Onlyconnec tsuit able devices tothe
soc ket. Mak
esur eth at no liquids getintoth e115 V
soc ket.
When the115 Vsoc ketis no tin use, keep the
soc ket0a pclos ed.
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements : ements
:
R The device iseq uippe dwit hasuit able plug
whi chconf orms tothestandar dsspeci/c to
th ecountr yyo uar ein.
R Ade vice uptoamaximum of150 W(1.3 A)is
used.
R Donotuse mult iplesocketoutle ts. #
Open socket0a p3. #
Inse rttheplug ofthede vice into115 Vsoc ket
1 .
When theon-boar delectr icalsystem voltag eis
su1cien t,indicat orlam p2 lights up. USB
por USB
portin t t
in the r he
rear pass eng ear
pass engercom er
com par par
tment tment
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Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,th e
design ofthestor ag ecom partment andthe
numb erofUSB portsinthere ar cent ercon-
sole mayva ry.
When theve hicle isswitc hedon,youcan charge a
USB devic e,suc has amobil ephon e,at theUSB
por tusing asuit able chargin gcable.
When theve hicle isswitc hedon,thede vices can
be charge dwit h5 V (up to3A). WW
ir ir
eless c eless
char har
ging oft ging
ofthe mobile phoneandcon- he
mobile phoneandcon-
nection wit nection
witht h
the e he
ext xt
er er
ior ant ior
antenna enna
NNo o
t t
es on wir es
on wirelessl elessl
yc y
char har
ging t ging
the mobile phone he
mobile phone &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d
and hitvehicle occupan ts.Inaddit ion,cup
holder s,open stow agespaces andmobil e
phon ere cep tacles cann otalw aysre tain all
objects within. Seats
andstow ing
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Ther
eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects sothat they canno t
be thro wn aroun din suc hsitu ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stow agespaces, parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespaces
bef orestar tin gajou rney . #
Alwaysst ow and secur ehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objects inthetrunk/car gocom part-
ment. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk of/refrom placin gobj ects
in themobile phonestor ag ecom partment
Placing other objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment couldconstit utea/r e
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donotplace
an yot her objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment, especiall yth ose
made ofme tal. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto objects causedbyplac-
ing them inthemobile phonestor ag e
com partment If
objects areplaced inthemobile phonestor -
ag ecom partment, these maybe damag edby
electr omagne tic/elds. #
Donotplace credit cards, stor ag e
media, skipasses orother objects sensi -
tiv eto electr omagne tic/elds inthe
mobile phonestor ag ecom partment . *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto themobile phonestow -
ag ecom partmen tcaused byliquids If
liq uids enterthemobile phonestow age
com partmen t,thecom partment maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Ensur eth at no liquids enterthemobile
phone stow agecom partmen t. The
follo wing noteson wirelessl ych argin gth e
mobile phonemustbeobser ved:
R Dependin gon theve hicle equipme nt,th e
mobile phoneisconnect edtotheve hicle' s
ex terior ant enna viathech argin gmodul e.
R The chargin gfu nct ion and wireless connection
of themobile phonetotheve hicle' sex terior
ant enna areonl yav ailabl eif th eve hicle is
switc hedon.
R Smal lmobil ephone sma yno tbe able tobe
ch arge din everyposition ofthemobile phone
st owa gecom partmen t.
R Largemobile phones whichdo notre st 0at in
th emobile phonestow agecom partmen tma y
no tbe able tobe charge dor connect edwith
th eve hicle' sex terior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gpr ocess. Thismaypar ticu larly
depend ontheapplications (apps)cur rentl y
ope nin thebac kground.
R Toensur emor ee1cient chargin gand conn ec-
tio nwit hth eve hicle' sex terior ant enna,
re mo vethepro tectiv eco verfr om themobile 108108
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