MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2021 Owner's Manual

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agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......14
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 16 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 18
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 18 Gene
ralno tes... .......................................... 20
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 20
Genuine Mercedes- Benzparts......................2 0
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 1
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......................2 2
Oper ating safety.......... .................................2 3
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 5
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 25
Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 27
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................. 27 No
tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedi‐
cal aids..... ........................................ ............ 27
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 28
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 8
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 29
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 9
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 9
Cop yright ...................................................... 34 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................35
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 5
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PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ....................................... 49
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................5 0
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 3 Opening
andclosing .................................. 64
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ller sun blinds ...........................................8 2
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 3 Seats
andstowing ...................................... 87
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St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 6
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................9 8
Memor yfunct ion.......................................... 99
St ow agear eas ............................................ 100
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 108
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...110
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............. 112 Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 114
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................114
Int erior ligh ting ............................................ 119
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 120
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Ar ea perm eable toradio waveson the
winds hield.................................................. 126 2
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Infr
ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 126 Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 7
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 27
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 128 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 133
Dr iving ............ .................................... ........133
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... .........................1 45
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 147
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC...............................1 51
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 152
Pa rking .......................................................1 54
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............. 161
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 14 Ins
trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ .......................................215
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.......................................... 215
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 16
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel .................. ........................................2 17 Oper
ating theon- boar dcom puter............... 217
Ov ervie wof displa yson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 19
Hea d-up Display ............ ..............................219 MBUX
multimedia system ...................... 222
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 222
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 230
Na vig ation .......................................... ........234
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 40
Mer cedes meand apps....... .............. .........243
Mer cedes-Ben zemer gency callsy stem ...... 251
Ra dio &media .................................. .......... 255
Sound settings ...........................................2 62 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................263
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 263
En gine compartment ...................... ............ 264
Cleanin gand care.......................................2 69 Br
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Emerg ency............. .......................... ........... 276
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No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................2 96
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 296
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 297
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 297
Loading theve hicle .................................... 304
Ti re labeling ................................................ 308
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ......3 13
Chan gingawheel ........................................ 316
Emerg encysparewh eel............ ..................325 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 327
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Ve hicle electr onics .....................................3 27
Ra dio oper ating permits forve hicle com‐
ponent s... ................................................... 329
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview ............................ 329 Cont
ents 3

Oper
ating fluids ............ .................. ............ 331
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 337 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 340
Dis play messa ges... ........................ ............ 340
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 387 Inde
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# Instru ction
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Ataglanc e– Coc kpit

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
149
2 Comb inationswit ch →
115
3 Instrument Display →
216
4 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r →
147
5 Media display →
222
6 Start/ stop butt on →
134
7 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
46
8 Climat econ trol systems →
128
9 Glovebox →
103
A 002F Hazardwa rning light system →
116
B Stor ag ecom partmen t →
103
C Touc hpad →
224
D 0063 Controller forvo lume andswitc hing
sound on/off →
222
E 00D0 Switches theMBUX multimedia system
on/ off →
222
F D Rear-win dowroller sunblin d →
82 G
00D6 ECOstar t/ stop funct ion →
142
H c ActivePa rking Assist →
210
I 00CC Setstheve hicle leve l →
197
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
146
K Calls upMB UX mult imed iasystem applica‐
tion s →
224
L Contr olpanel forth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m →
217
M Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel mechanicall y →
96
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically →
97
ý Switches thesteer ing wheel heater
on/ off →
97
O Control pan el:
On -bo ardco mp uter →
217
Cr uise contro l →
170
I ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
173
P Diagno stics con nection →
25
Q Open sth ehood →
264 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

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0024 Electricpa rking brak e →
158 S
Light switch →
114 8
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit