key MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2014 W218 Owners Manual

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Alway sstor eo bjects so tha tthey cannot be
flung around in these or in similar
situations.
R Always make sure that objectsdon ot
protrude from stowage compartments,
parcel nets or stowage nets.
R Close lockable stowage compartments
while driving.
R Stow and secure objectst hat are heavy,
hard, pointy, sharp-edged, fragile or too
large in the trunk.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 278).
Glove box X
To open: pull handle 001Aand open glove box
flap 0010.
X To close: fold glove box flap 0010upwards
until it engages.
i The glove box can be ventilated
(Y page 142). The glove box can only be locked and
unlocked using the mechanical key. X
To lock: insert the mechanical key into the
lock and turn it 90° clockwise to position
0002.
X To unlock: insert the mechanical key into
the lock and turn it 90° counter-clockwise
to position 0001.
Eyeglassesc ompartment There is
acompartmen ttostow eyeglasses
in the headliner on the driver's side.
X To open: pull down eyeglasses
compartment 001Aby the handle.
Stowage compartments in the front
center console All models except AMG vehicles
X
To open: slide the cover forwards by
handle 001Ain the direction of the arrow until
it engages.
X To close: briefly press the front of
handle 001A. Stowage areas
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Rear windo
wrolle rsunblind
Important safety notes G
WARNING
When extending or retracting, parts of the
body coul dbecome trapped withi nthe sweep
of the roller sunblind. There is arisk of injury.
When extending or retracting, make sure that
no one has any parts of the body within the
sweep of the roller sunblind. If someone
becomes trapped, briefly press the button
again. The opening or closing procedure will
be stopped.
! Make sure that the roller sunblind can
move freely. Otherwise, the roller sunblind
or other objectsc ould be damaged.
Extending/retracting the roller
sunblind X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock (Y page 147).
X To extend or retract: briefly press
button 001A.
The roller sunblind fully extends or fully
retracts.
X To stop: briefly press button 001Aagain.
The roller sunblind stops briefly and moves
back into the out-of-use position. Ashtray
Front ashtray !
The stowage space under the ashtray is
not heat resistant. Before placing lit
cigarettes in the ashtray, make sure that
the ashtray is properly engaged. Otherwise,
the stowage space could be damaged. All vehicles (except AMG)
X
To open: slide cover 001Aforwards until it
engages.
X To remove the insert: grasp insert0024by
the notchatt he side and lift it up 0010and
out.
X To re-install the insert: press insert0024
into the holder until it engages.
X To close: briefly press cover 001Aat the
front.
The cover moves back. AMG vehicles Features
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X
To open: brieflypress the trim on
cover 001A.
The stowag ecompartment opens.
X To remove the insert: slideinsert 0010
forwards in the direction of the arrow.
X Remov einsert 0010.
X To re-install the insert: place the insert
into the holde rand press it in the opposite
direction of the arrow unti litengages.
X To close: foldd ownc over 001A.
i Youc an remove the ashtra yinsert and
us et he resulting compartment for
stowage.
Rear-compartmen tashtray X
To open: slidecover 0010forwards.
X To remove the insert: pull insert001Aup
and out.
X To instal lthe insert: installinsert 001Afrom
above into the holde rand press down into
the holde runtil it engages. Cigarette lighter
G
WARNING
Yo uc an burn yoursel fifyou touch the hot
heating element or the socket of the cigarette
lighter. In addition, flammable materials can ignite if:
R
the hot cigarett elighter falls
R ac hild holds the hot cigarett elighter to
objects, for example
There is arisk of fire and injury.
Always hold the cigarett elighter by the knob.
Always make sure that the cigarett elighter is
out of reach of children. Never leave children
unsupervised in the vehicle. All vehicles (except AMG)
Your attention must always be focused on the
traffic conditions. Only use the cigarette
lighter when road and traffic conditions
permit.
X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock (Y page 147).
X To open: slide cover 001Aforwards until it
engages.
X Press in cigarett elighter 0010.
Cigarette lighter 0010will pop out
automatically when the heating element is
red-hot.
X To close: briefly press cover 001Aat the
front.
The cover moves back. 288
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AMG vehicles
Your attention must always be focused on the
traffic conditions. Only us ethe cigarette
lighte rwhen road and traffic conditions
permit.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock (Y page 147).
X To open: briefly press the trim on
cover 001A.
The stowage compartmento pens.
X Press in cigarette lighter 0010.
Cigarett elighter 0010will pop out
automatically when the heatin gelemen tis
red-hot. 12
Vsockets
General notes X
Turn th eSmartKey to position 1in the
ignitio nlock (Y page 147).
The socket scan be used for accessories with
am aximum draw of 180 W(15 A).
Accessories include such items as lamps or
chargers for mobile phones.
If you use the socket sfor long periods when
the engine is switched off, the battery may
discharge.
i An emergenc ycut-out ensures that the
on-board voltage does not drop too low. If
the on-board voltage is too low, the power
to the socket sisautomatically cut. This
ensures that there is sufficient power to
start the engine. Socket under the armrest
X
Open the stowage compartment under the
armrest (Y page 280).
X Lift up the cover of socket 001A.
Socket in the front-compartment center
console All vehicles (except AMG)
X
To open: slide cover 001Aforwards until it
engages.
X Lift up the cover of socket 0010.
X To close: briefly press cover 001Aat the
front.
The cover moves back. Features
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Destinatio naddresses are loaded in the
same order as the order in which they were
sent.
Please not ethe following if you have
multiple Mercedes-Benz vehicles with
mbrace and activ embrace accounts:
if multiple vehicles are registered under the
same e-mail address, the destination will
be sent to all the vehicles.
Vehicle remote opening You can use the vehicle remot
eopenin gifyou
have unintentionally locked your vehicle and
ar eplacemen tSmartKey is not available.T he
vehicle can be opened by the Mercedes-Benz
Customer AssistanceC enter.
The vehicle can be immediately opened
remotely within four days of the ignition being
turned off. After this time, the remote
unlocking may be delayed by 15 to
60 minutes. After 30 days, the vehicle can no
longer be opened remotely.
X Contact the following service hotlines:
R
USA: Mercedes-Ben zCustomer
Assistanc eCente rat
1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) or 1-866-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Service at
1-888-923-8367
You will be asked for you rpassword.
X Return to your vehicle at th etimea greed
upon wit hthe Mercedes-Ben zCustomer
Assistanc eCenter.
US Ao nly:alternatively, the vehicle can be
opened via:
R the Internet ,under the "Owner sOnline"
section
R the telephon eapplication (e.g .iPhone ®
,
Blackberry)
To do this, you will need your identification
number and password.
i Vehicle remot eopening is only possible if
the corresponding mobile phone network
is accessible. Vehicle remot
eclosing The remot
eclosing feature can be used when
you have forgotten to lock the vehicle and you
are no longer nearby. The vehicle can then be
locked by the Mercedes-Benz Customer
Assistance Center.
The vehicle can be immediately remotely
locked within four days of the ignition being
turned off. After this time, the remot eclosing
may be delayed by 15 to 60 minutes. After
30 days the vehicle can no longer be closed
remotely.
X Contact the following service hotlines:
R
USA: Mercedes-Benz Customer
Assistance Center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372)o r1-866-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Servic eat
1-888-923-8367
You will be asked for your PIN.
The next time you are inside the vehicle and
you switch on the ignition, the Doors Locked Remotely message appears in the
multifunction display.
USA only: alternatively, the vehicle can be
locked via:
R the Internet,u nder the "Owners Online"
section
R the telephone application (e.g. iPhone ®
,
Blackberry)
To do this, you will need your identification
number and password.
i The vehicle remote closing feature is
available when the relevant mobile phone
network is available and data connection is
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Stolen vehicle recovery service
If your vehicle has been stolen:
X
Notify the police.
The police will issue anumbered incident
report.
X This number will be forwarded to the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center together with your PIN.
The Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center then tries to locate the system. The
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center contacts you and the local law
enforcement agency if the vehicle is
located. However, only the law
enforcement agency is informed of the
location of the vehicle.
i If the anti-theft alarm system is activated
for longer than 30 seconds ,the Mercedes-
Benz Customer Assistance Center is
automatically informed.
Vehicle remote malfunction diagnosis With the vehicle remote malfunction
diagnosis (Vehicle Health Check), the
Customer Assistance center can provide
improved support for problems with your
vehicle. During an existing call, vehicle data
is transferred to the Customer Assistance
center. The customer service representative
can use the received data to decide what kind
of assistance is required. You are then, for
example, guided to the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center or arecovery vehicle
is called.
If vehicle data needs to be transferred during
an MB Info call or aRoadside Assistance call,
this is initiated by the Customer Assistance
center. You will see the RoadsideAssistance Connected message in the
COMAND display.Ift he vehicle remote
malfunction diagnosis can be started, the
Request for vehicle diagnosis received. Start vehicle diagnosis?
message appears in the display. X
Confirm the message with Yes .
X When the Vehicle Diagnosis Please Start Ignition message appears, turn
the SmartKey to position 2in the ignition
lock (Y page 147).
X When the Please follow the instructions received by phone and
move your vehicle to
asafe position. message appears, follow the
customer service representative's
instructions.
The message in the displayd isappears.
If you select Cancel ,t
he vehicle remote
malfunction diagnosis is canceled
completely.
The vehicle operating state check begins.
You will see the Vehicle diagnosis activated. message.
When the diagnosis is completed, the
Transfer vehicle diagnostics data (Voice connection may be
interrupted during data transfer.)
message appears. The vehicle data can now
be sent to the Customer Assistancec
enter.
X Press OK to confirm the message.
The voice connection with the Customer
Assistancec enter is terminated.
You will see the Vehicle Diagnosis: Transferring data... message.
The vehicle data is sent to the Customer
Assistancec enter.
Depending on what the customer service
representative agreed with you, the voice
connection is re-established after the transfer
is complete. If necessary, you will be
contacted at alater time by another means,
e.g. by e-mail or phone.
Further functions of the vehicle remote
malfunction diagnosis include, for example:
R transfer of service data to the Customer
Assistancec enter. Ifaservice is overdue,
the COMAND display shows amessage Features
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Triggerin
gthe vehicle alarm With thi
sfun ction, yo ucan trigge rthe
vehicle's panic alarm via text message. An
alarm sounds and the exterior lighting
flashes. Depending on the setting, the panic
alarm lasts five or ten seconds. Afterwards,
the alarm switches off. Garage door opener
Important safety notes G
WARNING
When you operate or program the garage door
with the integrated garage door opener,
persons in the range of movement of the
garage door can become trapped or struck by
the garage door. There is arisk of injury.
When using the integrated garage door
opener, always make sure that nobody is
within the rang eofmovemen tofthe garage
door. G
WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbo nmonoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases leads to poisoning. There
is ar isk of fatal injury. Therefore never leave
the engine runnin ginenclosed spaces
without sufficient ventilation.
The HomeLink ®
garage door opener
integrated in the rear-view mirror allows you
to operate up to three different door and gate
systems.
Use the integrated garage door opener only
on garage doors that:
R have safety stop and reverse features and
R meet current U.S. federal safety standards
When programming agarage door opener,
park the vehicle outside the garage.
i Certain garage door drives are
incompatible with the integrated garage
door opener. If you have difficulty
programming the integrated garage door opener, contact an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center.
Alternatively, you can call the following
telephone assistance services:
R USA: Mercedes-Benz Customer
Assistance Center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes
R Canada: Customer Servic eat
1-800-387-0100
R HomeLink ®
hotline 1-800-355-3515
(free of charge)
More information on HomeLink ®
and/or
compatible products is also available
online at http://www.homelink.com.
i Notes on the declaration of conformity
(Y page 25).
USA:F CC ID: CB2HMIHL4
Canada: IC: 279B-HMIHL4
Programming Programming buttons
Observe the "Important safety notes"
(Y page 299). Integrated garage door opener in the rear-view
mirror
Garage door remote control 001Eis not part of
the integrated garage door opener.
X The first time before programming, clear
the integrated garage door opener memory
(Y page 301).
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock. Features
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X
Press and hold one of buttons 0010to0021 on
the integrated garage door opener.
After ashort time, indicator lamp 001Alights
up yellow.
i Indicator lamp 001Alights up yellow as soon
as button 0010,0024or0021 is programmed for
the first time. If the selected button has
already been programmed, indicator
lamp 001Awill only light up yellow after ten
seconds have elapsed.
X Release button 0010,0024or0021.I ndicator
lamp 001Aflashes yellow.
X Point garage door remot econtrol 001E
towards buttons 0010to0021 on the rear-view
mirror at adistanc eof2to8i nches (5 to
20 cm).
i The required distanc ebetween remote
control 001Eand the integrated garage door
opener depends on the garage door drive
system. Several attempts might be
necessary. You should test every position
for at least 25 seconds before trying
another position.
X Press and hold button 0025on remot econtrol
001E until indicator lamp 001Alights up green.
If indicator lamp 001Alights up green or
flashes, then programming has been
successful.
X Release button 0025on remote control 001Efor
the garage door drive system.
X If indicator lamp 001Alights up red: repeat
the programming procedure for the
corresponding button on the rear-view
mirror. When doing so, vary the distance
between remote control 001Eand the rear-
view mirror.
i If the indicator lamp flashes green after
successful programming, the garage door
system is using arolling code. After
programming, you must synchronize the
garage door opener integrated in the rear-
view mirror with the receiver of the garage
door system. Synchronizing the rolling code
Observe the "Important safety notes"
(Y
page 299).
Your vehicle must be within reach of the
garage door or exterior gate drive. Make sure
that neither your vehicle nor any persons/
object sare present within the sweep of the
door or gate.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press the program button of the door or
gate drive (see the door or gate drive
operating instructions, e.g. under
"programming of additional remote
controls").
i Usually ,you now have 30seconds to
initiate the next step.
X Press previously programmed button 0010,
0024 or0021 of the integrated garage door
opener until the door closes.
The rolling code synchronization is then
complete.
Notes on programming the remote
control
Canadia nradio frequency laws require a
"break "(or interruption )ofthetransmission
signals after broadcastin gfor afew seconds.
Therefore, these signals may no tlast long
enough for th eintegrate dgarag edoor
opener. The signal is no trecognized during
programming. Comparable with Canadian
law, some U.S.g arage door openers also
feature a"break".
Procee dasfollows:
R if you live in Canada
R if you have difficulties programmin gthe
garag edoor opener (regardless of where
you live )when usin gthe programming
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Press and hold one of buttons 0010to0021 on
the integrated garage door opener.
After ashort time, indicator lamp 001Alights
up yellow.
X Release the button.
Indicator lamp 001Aflashes yellow.
X Press button 0025of garage door remote
control 001Efor two seconds, then release it
for two seconds.
X Press button 0025again for two seconds.
X Repeat this sequence on button 0025of
remot econtrol 001Euntil indicator lamp 001A
lights up green.
If indicator lamp 001Aturnsr ed, repeat the
process.
X Continue with the other programming
steps (see above).
Problems when programming
If you are experiencing problems
programmin gthe integrated garage door
opener on the rear-view mirror, take noteof
the following instructions:
R Check the transmitter frequenc yofgarage
door drive remot econtrol 001E.This can
usually be found on the back of the remote
control.
The integrated garage door opener is
compatible with devices that have units
which operate in the frequency range of
280to4 33MHz.
R Replace the batteries in garage door
remote control 001E.This increases the
likelihood that garage door remote control
001E will transmit astronga nd precis esignal
to the integrated garage door opene rinthe
rear-view mirror.
R When programming, hold remote control
001E at varying distances and angles from the
button that you are programming. Try
various angles at adistance between 2and
12 inches (5to 30 cm) or at the same angle
but at varying distances.
R If another remote control for the same
garage door drive is available, repeat the same programming steps with this remote
control. Before performing these steps,
make sure that new batteries have been
installed in garage door drive remote
control
001E.
R Note that some remote controls only
transmit for alimited amount of time (the
indicator lamp on the remote control goes
out). Press button 0025on remote control
001E again before transmission ends.
R Align the antennac able of the garage door
opener unit. This can improve signal
reception/transmission.
Opening/closing the garage door After it has been programmed, the integrated
garage door opener performs the function of
the garage door system remote control.
Please also read the operating instructions
for the garage door system.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press button 0010,0024or0021 which you have
programmed to operate the garage door.
Garage door system with afixed code:
indicator lamp 001Alights up green.
Garage door system with arolling code:
indicator lamp 001Aflashes green.
i The transmitter will transmit asignal as
long as the button is pressed. The
transmission is halted after amaximum of
ten seconds and indicator lamp 001Alights
up yellow. Press button 0010,0024or0021 again
if necessary.
Clearing the memory X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock.
X Press buttons 0010and 0021.
The indicator lamp lights up yellow.
X Press and hold buttons 0010and 0021until the
indicator lamp turns green. Features
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X
Park the vehicle on alevel surface.
Only check the coolant level when the
vehicle is on alevel surface and the engine
has cooled down.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock (Y page 147).
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, press the
Start/Stop button twice (Y page 147).
X Check the coolant temperature display in
the instrument cluster.
The coolant temperature must be below
158 ‡(70 †).
X Turn the SmartKey to position
0(Y page 147) in the ignition lock.
X Slowly turn cap 001Ahalf aturn counter-
clockwise to allow excess pressure to
escape.
X Turn cap 001Afurther counter-clockwise and
remove it.
If the coolant is at the level of marker bar
0024 in the filler neck when cold, there is
enough coolant in coolant expansion
tank 0010.
If the coolant level is approximately 0.6 in
(1.5 cm) above marker bar 0024in the fuel
filler neck when warm, there is enough
coolant in expansion tank 0010.
X If necessary, add coolant that has been
tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz.
X Replace cap 001Aand turn it clockwise as far
as it will go.
For further information on coolant ,see
(Y page 377). Adding washer fluid to the windshield
washer system/headlam
pcleaning
system G
WARNING
Windshield washer concentrate is highly
flammable. If it comes int ocontac twith hot
engin ecomponent sorthe exhaust syste mit
could ignite. There is ariskoff ire and injury.
Make sure that no windshield washer
concentrate is spilled nex ttothe filler neck. X
To open: pull cap001Aupwards by the tab.
X Add the premixed washer fluid.
X To close: press cap 001Aontothe filler neck
until it engages.
The washer fluid reservoir is used for both the
windshield washer system and the headlamp
cleaning system.
If the washer fluid level drops below the
recommended minimum of 1liter ,am essage
appears in the multifunction display
promptin gyou to refill the washer fluid
(Y page 262).
Further information on windshield washer
fluid/antifreeze (Y page 378). Maintenance
ASSYST PLUS
Service messages The ASSYS
TPLUS service interval display
inform syou of the nex tservice due date. Maintenance
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