MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 2022 Owners Manual

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Only/ll thefuel tank tohalf fullwit h
unl eaded regula rga solin eand re/ll as
soon asposs iblewit hun lea ded premi um
gr ade gasolin e. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengin e
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther informatio non fuel isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst ation
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
R Onthehttps://www .mbusa.com(USAonl y)
N No o
t t
es on additiv es
on additiv esing es
ingasoline asoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
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* NO NO
TE TE
Damag efrom use ofunsu itable
addit ives Ev
en small amoun tsof thewrong additivema y
lead tomalfun ctionsoccurring. #
Onlyadd cleaning additives recommen -
ded byMer cedes-Be nztothefuel. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen dsthat youuse brand-
name fuelswithadditiv es.
In some countr ies,thefuel availabl ema yno tha ve
su1cie ntaddit ives. Residue could buildup inthe
fuel injection system asare sult .In this case, in
consult ationwithan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er,mix thefuel withth ecleaning additivere c-
ommen dedbyMer cedes-Be nz.Obs erve theno tes
and mixin gra tios indica tedon theta nk .
T T
ank cont ank
cont entand r ent
and rese rv eser
ve fuel e
fuel
To t To
tal capacit yand r al
capacit yand reser v eser
ve fu el t e
fu el tank ank
Mod
el Tot Mode
lT otal capacit y al
capacit y
All model s2 1.1gal(80.0 liter s) ModelModel
Ofwhic Of
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reser ve eser
ve
All mod els 3.2gal(12.0 liter s) Engine
oil Engine
oil NNo o
t t
es on engine oil es
on engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
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N NO O
TE TE
Eng inedamag ecaused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /ltersot her
th an those whic hmee tth especi/c ations
necessar yfo rth epr escr ibed service
int erva ls. Te
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Donotalt er theengine oiloroil /lter in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an prescr ibed. #
Donotuse addit ives. #
Have theengine oilchang edaTer the
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen dshavin gth eoil
ch ang edataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse engineoils appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle by
Mer cedes-Be nz.
Qua lityand capac ityofengine oil Qua
lityand capac ityofengine oil
Engine oil Engine
oilspe ci/cation s spe
ci/cation s Ga
sol ine engines Ga
sol ine engines MB-Fr MB-F
reig eig
abe orMB- abe
orMB-
Appro v Appro
val al
CL S450 4MATIC 229.51,229.5 2,
229.6 1,229.7 1
229.7 2*
All other model s2 29.51,229.52,
229.61
229.71* *
Re commen dedforlo we stpo ssible fue lco n-
su mp tion (lowe stSA Eviscosity classineac h
case; observepossible restr iction sof the
appr ovedSA Eviscosity classes).
To achie vethelowe stpo ssible fue lco nsum ption,
it is recommen dedtouse theengine oilspeci/c a-
tion smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA Evis-
cosity class.Possible restr iction sof theappr oved
SA Eviscosity classesmustbeobser ved.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,incl ud-
ing theoil /lter.
Engine oil Engine
oil/lling /lling
capac ity capac
ity ModelModel
Capacity Capacity
CL S450 10.0USqt(9.5 liter s)
CL S450 4MATIC 9.0USqt(8.5 liter s) NNo o
t t
es on br es
on brak ak
e e
0uid 0uid
Obser
vetheno teson oper ating0uids
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofan acciden tdue to
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy stem
The brak e0uid const antlyabsorbs moisture
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak e0uid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking e.ect tobe impair ed. #
Have thebr ak e0uid rene we dat the
speci/ed interva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak e0uid regula rly re placed ataqu ali-
/ed special istwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak e0uid approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor ding toMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
331. 0. Coolan
t Coolan
t NNo o
t t
es on coolan t es
on coolan t
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
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ARNI NG ARNI
NG‑Risk of/reand injur yfrom
antifr eeze
If antifr eeze comesintocont actwithho tcom -
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
addin ganti freeze . #
Mak esur eth at no ant ifre eze spills out
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Thor oughl yclean o.anyantifr eeze from
com ponent partsbef orestar ting the
ve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byincor rect cool-
ant #
Onlyuse coolant that has been premix ed
wit hth ere qu ired antifr eeze protection.
Inf ormation oncoolant isavailabl eat thefo l-
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes-Benz Speci/cation for
Oper ating Fluids 320.1 -
Athttp s://be vo.mer cede s-benz.c om
- IntheMer cedes-Benz BeVoapp
R Ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop *
N NO O
TE TE
Overheati ngathigh outsi detemp er-
atur es If
an inappr opriatecoolant isused, theengine
cooling system isno tsu1cien tly pr otect ed
ag ainst overheating andcorrosion athigh out-
side temp eratur es. #
Onlyuse coolant approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz. #
Obs erve theinst ruction sin the
Mer cedes-Be nzSpeci /cation sfo rOper -
ating Fluids 320.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regula rly re placed ataqua li/ed
specialist workshop.
Pr opor tionofant ifre eze concentr atein theengine
cooling system:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotection down
to about -35°F(-37 °C)) R
Amaximum of55% (antifre eze protection
do wn to-49°F (-45°C))
Cool antcapacity Cool
antcapacity
Cool ant(engine ) Cool
ant(engine ) ModelModel
Capacity Cap
acity
All mode ls 13.7USqt
(13.0 liter s) NNo o
t t
es on winds hieldw es
on winds hieldwas her as
her 0uid 0ui
d Obs
erve theno teson oper ating0uids
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AR NIN G AR
NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom
wind shield washer conce ntrate
Wi ndsh ieldwasher conce ntrate ishighl y0am-
mable. Itcould igniteif it comes intocont act
wit hho tengine component partsor the
ex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shield washer
conce ntrate spill sout next to the/ller
opening. Te
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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theex terior lightin gdue
to unsuit ablewindshield washer 0uid Un
suit able windshield washer 0uidmaydam-
ag eth eplastic surface oftheex terior lightin g. #
Onlyuse windshield washer 0uidwhichis
also suitable foruse onplastic surfaces,
e.g .MB Sum merF itor MB WinterF it. *
N NO O
TE TE
Bloc kedspr aynozzles cause dby
mixing windshield washer 0uids #
Donotmix MBSummerF itand MBWin-
te rF itwit hot her wind shield washer 0u-
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde-i onized water. Ot her -
wise, the/ll leve lsensor maybe trigg ered erro ne-
ous ly.
Re commen dedwindshi eldwasher 0uid:
R Above freez ing point :e.g. MBSum merFit
R Below freez ing point :e.g. MBWinterF it
Fo rth ecor rect mixin gra tio, referto theinf orma-
tion ontheantifr eeze container . Mix
washer 0uidwithwind shield washer 0uidall
ye ar round. RR
efr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
NNo o
t t
es on r es
on refr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
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TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect refrig er ant If
anon- appro vedre frig er ant isus ed ,th ecli-
mat econtr olsystem maybe damag ed. #
US US
A: A:
use onlyR‑134a refrig er ant . #
Canad a: Ca
nad a:useonl yR‑12 34yfre frig er ant . *
N NO O
TE TE
Dama getotheclimat econtr olsys-
te m due toincor rect refrig er ant comp res-
sor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant comp ressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Be nz. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
co mp ressor oilwithadi.er entrefrig er -
ant comp ressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econtr olsystem maybe car -
ri ed out onlyby aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
All applic ableregula tions ,as wellas SAEstandar d
J639, mustbeadher edto.
The informa tion labelforth eclimat econtr olsys-
te m rega rding there frig er ant type and there frig-
er ant comp ressor oil(PAG oil) islocat edon the
inside ofthehood. Inf
ormation label(exa mp le–US A/China)
1 Hazar dand service warning symbo ls
2 Refrig er ant /llin gca pa city
3 Applicab lestand ards
4 PAGoil par tnumber 342342
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5
GWP(gl oba lwa rming potential )of there frig er -
ant used
6 Refrig er ant type Inf
orma tionlabe l(e xa mp le–Canada)
1 Hazar dand service warning symbo ls
2 Refrig er ant /llin gca pa city
3 Applicab lestand ards
4 PAGoil par tnumber
5 GWP(gl oba lwa rming potential )of there frig er -
ant used
6 Refrig er ant type Sym
bols1 indicat eth efo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R The needto have ser vice workcar ried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop only
F F
illi ng capacit yf illi
ng capacit yfor r or
ref r ef
rig ig
er er
ant and PA ant
and PAGoil G
oil
Capacity Capacity
Model
R Model
Refr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
All models 20.8±0.4 oz
(590 ±10 g) Model
PA Mode
lP AG oil G
oil
All models 4.9±0.4 oz
(140 ±10 g) VV
ehicle data ehicle
data VV
ehicle dimensio ns ehicle
dimensio ns The
heights speci/ed mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load R
Condition ofthesuspension
R Optional equipment Missing
values werenotav ailabl eat thetime of
going topress. Te
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Heigh
twh en ope ned Heigh
twh en ope ned Mode
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t
wh en ope ned wh
en ope ned
All mod els VV
eh icledim ensions eh
icledim ensions All
mod els All
mod els
Ve hicle length1 98.8in
(5050 mm)
Ve hicle widthincl udin gouts ide
mir rors 81.5
in
(2069 mm)
Wheelbas e1 15.7in
(2939 mm) VV
ehicle height ehicle
height Model
VModel
Vehicle height ehicle
height
CL S450 56.4in
(1432 mm)
CL S450 4MATIC 56.6in
(1438 mm) TT
ur ur
ning r ning
radius adius
Model
T Model
Tur ur
ning r ning
radius adius
CL S450 38.1T
(11.6 m)
CL S450 4MATIC 39.0T
(11.9 m) WW
eights andloads eights
andloads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi-
/ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoption aleq uipme ntincr ease thecurb
we ight andreduce thepa yload.
R R
oof load oof
load ModelModel
Maximumr Maximum
roof load oof
load
All models 220.5lb(100 kg) 344344
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DisplaDispla
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messag es es
IntrIntr
oduction oduction
NNo o
t t
es about displa es
about displaymessag y
messag es es
Displa ymessag esappear ontheinst rument dis-
pla y.
Displa ymessag eswithgr aphic symbols aresim-
pli/ed intheOper ator's Manual andmaydi.er
fr om thesymbols ontheinst rument displa y.The
instr umentdis pla ysh ow shigh- prior ity displa y
messag esinred. Cer tain displa ymessa gesar e
accom paniedbyawa rning tone.
Plea seactin accor danc ewit hth edispla ymes-
sag esand follo wtheadditional notesin theOper -
at or's Manual.
Fo rsome displaymessag es,symbols willalso be
sho wn:
R Õ Further informatio n
R 00A4 Hidedispl aymessag e
Wi th theleT-h andTouc hContr ol,youcan select
th ere specti vesymbol byswipin gto theleT or
ri ght. Press ing Õ displa ysfur ther information onth
emedia display.Press the00A4 symbol tohide
th edispla ymessag e.
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pr essing thebac kbutt onG ortheleT-h and
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st or ed inthemessag ememor y.
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as possible.
High-pr iority displa ymessa gescann otbe hidden.
The instrument displaywill showthese displa y
messag esper manentl yuntil thecause ofthedis-
pla ymessag ehas been recti/ed.
Callin gup sav Callin
gup saved displa ed
displa ymessag y
messag es es
On- boar dcom puter:
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1Mes sage
If th er ear eno displa ymessag es,No Messag es
will appear ontheinst rument displa y. #
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ing upw ards ordown wardson theleT-h and
To uc hContr ol. #
T T
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exit t xit
the messa g he
messa ge memor y e
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Occupant
safe Occupant
safety ty
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solut ions Solut
ions
0075
SRS Malfunction Service
Req uired *T
herestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 34). &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomalfun ctionsinthere str aint system
Co mp onent sin there str aint system maybe acti vatedunint ention allyor notdeplo yas planned inan accident. #
Have there str aint system checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 0075
Front LeftMalfunction
Servi ceRequire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor respond ingrestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 34). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomalfun ctionsinthere str aint system
Co mp onent sin there str aint system maybe acti vatedunint ention allyor notdeplo yas planned inan accident. #
Have there str aint system checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 0075
Left SideCu rtai nAirb ag
Ma lfunction Service
Re quire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor respond ingrestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 34). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ydue toamalf unct ioninthewindo wcur tain airbag
The windo wcur tain airbag mightbetrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall intheev ent ofan
accident. #
Have thewindo wcur tain airbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 346346
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
Front PassengerAirbag Dis-
abl ed See Opera tor'sMan-
ual *T
hefront passen gerairbag andthefront passeng erknee airbag have been disabled even though anadult oraper son
of adult statur eis on thefront passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem
de tects maybe toolow. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ydue toadisabl edfront passen gerairbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theeve ntofan accid ent
and canno tper form itsintended protectiv efunction .
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, come intocont actwithth eve hicle' sint erior ,espe-
ciall yif th eper son issitting tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thestatus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped underthefront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth estatus ofaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page43). #
Ifnecessar y,consul ta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passen gerairbag andthefront passeng erknee airbag willbeenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tionin the
fo llo wing situations:
R Even when ach ild, asmall adultoran object weighing lessthan thesy stem weight thre shold islocat edon thefront
passeng erseat
R Even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied Displa
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hwhen usingach ild restr aint system while th efront passeng erairbag isena-
bled
If yo usecur each ild inach ild restr aint system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag isena-
bled, thefront passeng erairbag candeplo yin theev ent ofan accident.
The child could bestruckby theairbag. #
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thestatus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect.
NEVER useare ar wa rdfacing child restr aint on ase at pro tected byan ACTIV EAIRBA Gin front ofit,DEA THor
SERIO USINJUR Yto theCHILD canoccur . #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped underthefront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth estatus ofaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page43). #
Ifnecessar y,consul ta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
PRE-S AFEInoperat iveSee
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
functions aremalfuncti oning. #
Consult aqu ali/ ed spec ial ist wo rkshop. 348348
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