steering MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE 2011 Owners Manual

Index
....................................................... 4Introduction
......................................... 19 At
ag lance ........................................... 23 Safety
................................................... 33 Opening and closing
...........................67 Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
....83 Lights and windscreen wipers
...........97 Climate control
................................. 109 Driving and parking
..........................127 On-board computer and displays
....193 Stowing and features
.......................247 Maintenance and care
......................265 Breakdown assistance
.....................277 Wheels and tyres
.............................. 301 Technical data
................................... 315 Contents
3

Setting the ambient lighting col-
our (on-board computer) ................ 208
Switching the Adaptive Highbeam
Assist on/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 208
Switching the daytime driving
lights on/off (on-board computer) .207
Switching the exterio rlighting
delayed switch-off on/off (on-
board computer )............................ 208
Switching the Intelligent Light
System on/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 207
Switching the surround lighting
on/off (on-board computer) ..........208
Light sensor (display message) .......223
LIM indicator lamp Cruise control ................................ 152
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 155
Variabl eSPEEDTRONIC .................163
Loading guidelines ............................248
Locking Automatic ........................................ 74
Emergency locking ........................... 75
From the inside (central locking
button) ............................................. 74
Locking verification signal (on-
board computer) ............................... 209
Lubricant additives see Additives
Luggage net ....................................... 250
Lumbar support ................................... 89
4-way lumba rsuppor t...................... 89
Luxury head restraint .........................87 M
M+S tyres ........................................... 303
Main-beam headlamps Display message ............................ 222
Malfunctions
see Display messages
Manual drive program ......................141
Massage function (PULSE) .................88
Matt finish (cleaning instructions) ..272
Memory card (on-board computer) .201
Memory function ................................. 95Menu (on-board computer)
AMG ............................................... 212
Assistance ..................................... 203
Audi o............................................. 200
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 160
DVD ............................................... 201
Menu overview .............................. 197
Navigation ..................................... 199
Service .......................................... .205
Settings ......................................... 205
Telephone ...................................... 201
Trip ................................................ 198
TV .................................................. 201
Message memory (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .215
Messages see Display messages
Mirrors
Sun visor ........................................ 257
see Exterior mirrors or Rear-view mirror
Mobile phone ..................................... 259
Frequencies ................................... 317
Installatio n..................................... 317
Menu (on-board computer) ............201
Transmission output (maximum) .... 317
Mobile telephone
see Mobile phone .......................... 259
Modifying the programming
Key .................................................. 69
MP3
Operating (on-board computer) .....201
see separate operating instructions
Multicontour seat ................................ 87
Multifunction display ........................196
Multifunction steering wheel Operating the on-board computer .195
Overview .......................................... 29 N
Navigation On-board computer .......................199
see separate operating instructions
NECK-PRO head restraints
Operation ........................................ .41
Resetting after being triggered ........41 12
Index

Starting the engine
Important safety notes ..................130
Station
see Radio
Steering (display message) ..............235
Steering wheel Adjusting (electrically). ....................91
Adjusting (manually). .......................91
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 195
Important safety instructions ...........90
Memory function (storing set-
tings) ................................................ 91
Steering wheel heating ....................91
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ................................................. 95
Steering wheel gearshift paddles ....139
Steering wheel heating Malfunction indicator lamp ..............92
Stowage compartments
Armrest (under) ............................. 249
Centre console .............................. 249
Centre console (rea rcompart-
ment). ............................................ 250
Cuph older..................................... 255
Glove compartment .......................248
Rea r............................................... 250
Under driver's seat/front-
passenger sea t.............................. 250
Stowage space
Important safety information .........248
Stowage well
Boot floo r(underneath) ................. 254
Submenu (on-board computer)
Convenience .................................. 211
Factory setting ............................... 212
Heating .......................................... 210
Instrument cluster .........................205
Lights ............................................ .207
Standard displa y............................ 198
Time/Date ..................................... 206
Vehicle .......................................... .209
Summer opening
see Convenience opening feature
Summer tyres .................................... 303
Sun visor ............................................ 256
Supplemental Restraint System see SRS Surround lighting (on-board com-
puter)
................................................. .208
Suspension tuning ....................168, 169
Switching off the alarm (ATA) ............63 T
Tail lamp (display message) .............222
Technical data CLS 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY .......324
CLS 350 BlueEFFICIENCY ..............323
CLS 350 CDI 4MATIC BlueEFFI-
CIENC Y.......................................... 325
CLS 350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY .......325
CLS 500 4MATIC BlueEFFI-
CIENC Y.......................................... 323
CLS 500 BlueEFFICIENCY ..............323
CLS 63 AMG .................................. 324
Notes ............................................. 316
Tyres/wheels ................................. 310
Telephone
Accepting acall............................. 202
Menu (on-board computer) ............201
Number from the phone book ....... .202
Redialling ....................................... 203
Rejecting/ending acall................. 202
Telephone compartment ..................249
Temperature Coolant .......................................... 194
Coolant (on-board computer) ......... 212
Engine oil (on-board computer) ...... 212
Outside temperature ..................... .195
Setting ........................................... 115
TEMPOMAT
Function/notes ............................. 152
Through-loading feature ...................251
Tilt/sliding sunroof see Sliding sunroof
Time (on-board computer) ................206
Timer (on-board computer) ..............212
TIREFIT kit .......................................... 281
Top Tether ............................................ 50
Total distance recorder ....................198
Tow-away protection ..........................64
Towing Important safety notes ..................29516
Index

Cockpit
................................................. 24
Instrumen tcluster .............................. 26
Multifunction steering wheel .............29
Centre console .................................... 30
Overhea dcontrol panel ...................... 31
Door control panel .............................. 32 23At a glance

Cockpit
Function Page
:
Steering wheel gearshift
paddles
139
;
Cruise control lever 152
=
Instrument cluster 26
?
Horn
A
DIRECT SELECT lever 136
B
PARKTRONIC warning dis-
play
170
C
Overhead control panel 31
D
Climate control systems 110
E
Ignition lock 129
Start/Stop button 129
F
Adjusts the steering wheel
manually
90
G
Adjusts the steering wheel
electrically
90
Steering wheel heating 91
H
Combination switch 99
I
Parking brake
148 Function Page
J
On-board diagnostics con-
nection K
Opens the bonnet 266
L
Releases the parking brake 148
M
Ligh
tswitch 98
N
Night View Assist Plus 18024
CockpitAt a glance

Function Page
:
Overhead control panel 31
;
PARKTRONIC warning dis-
play
170
=
Cruise control lever 152
?
Instrument cluster 26
A
Horn
B
DIRECT SELECT lever 136
C
Steering wheel gearshift
paddles
139
D
Ligh
tswitch 98
E
Nigh
tView Assist Plus 180
F
Releases the parking brake
148 Function Page
G
Opens the bonnet 266
H
On-board diagnostics con-
nection
I
Ignition lock 129
Start/Stop button 129
J
Adjusts the steering wheel
manually
90
K
Adjusts the steering wheel
electrically
90
Steering wheel heating 91
L
Combination switch 99
M
Parking brake 148
N
Climate control systems 110Cockpit
25At a glance

Multifunction steering wheel
Function Page
:
Multifunction display 196
;
Audio system/COMAND
APS; see the separate oper-
ating instructions
=
?
Switches on LINGUA-
TRONIC; see the separate
operating instructions
?
~
Rejects or ends a call 201
Exits phone book/redial
memory
6
Makes or accepts a call
Switches to the redial mem-
ory
WX
Adjusts the volume or oper-
ates the RACETIMER in
AMG vehicles
8
Mute Function Page
A
=;
Selects a menu 197
9:
Selects the submenu or
scrolls through lists
197
a
Confirms selections and
hides display messages
B
%
Back or deactivates LIN-
GUATRONICMultifunction steering wheel
29At a glance

Vehicle equipment
i This manual describes all the standard
and optional equipment of your vehicle
available at the time of publicatio nofthe
Owner's Manual. Country-specific differen-
ces are possible. Please note that your
vehicle may not be equipped with all fea-
tures described. This also applies to safety-
relevant systems and functions. Occupant safety
Important safety notes
Seat belts, together with belt tensioners, belt
force limiters and airbags, are complemen-
tary, coordinated restraint systems. They
reduce the risk of injury in specific, pre-
defined types of accident situations and
thereby increase occupant safety. However,
seat belts and airbags generally do not pro-
tect against objects penetrating the vehicle
from the outside.
To ensure that the restraint systems can
deliver their full potential protection, make
sure that:
R the seat and head restraint are adjusted
properly (Y page 84).
R the seat belt has been fastened properly
(Y page 43).
R the airbags can inflate unrestricted if
deployed (Y page 36).
R the steering wheel is adjusted properly
(Y page 84).
R the restraint systems have not been modi-
fied.
i An airbag increases the protection of
vehicle occupants wearing a seat belt. As
such they are only an additional restraint
system which complements, but does not
replace, the seat belt. All vehicle occupants
must wear their seat belt correctly at all
times, even if the vehicle is equipped with
airbags. Airbags are not deployed in all
types of accidents, e.g. in situations where airbag deployment would not increase the
protection afforded by a correctly worn
seat belt. Airbag deployment only provides
increased protection if the seat belt is worn
correctly because:
R the seat belt helps to keep the vehicle
occupant in the best position in relation
to the airbag.
R for example, in a head-on collision, the
seat belt can more adequately prevent
the occupant from being propelled
towards the point of the impact, and is
thus better suited to prevent injury.
Therefore, in accident situations where an
airbag is deployed, it only provides protec-
tion in addition to the seat belt if the seat
belt is being worn correctly. G
Risk of accident and injury
If service work is not carried out correctly, the
operating safety of your vehicle may be affec-
ted. This could cause you to lose control of
your vehicle and cause an accident. More-
over, the safety systems may no longer be
able to protect you or others as they are
designed to do.
Always have service work carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop. The workshop
must have the necessary specialist knowl-
edge and tools to carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that you use a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for this pur-
pose. In particular, work relevant to safety or
on safety-related systems must be carried out
at a qualified specialist workshop. G
Risk of injury
Modifications to or work performed incor-
rectly on the following parts can result in the
restraint systems not functioning as intended:
R the restraint system, consisting of seat
belts and their anchorage points, belt ten-
sioners, belt force limiters and airbags
R the wiring
R networked electronic systems 34
Occupant safetySafety

R
Rearward-facing child restrain tsystems
must not be fitted to the front-passenger
seat unless the front-passenger airbag has
been disabled. On the front-passenger
seat, the front-passenger airbag is disabled
if a child restrain tsystem with automatic
child seat recognition is fitted to the front-
passenger seat .The 4 PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp must be con-
tinuously lit.
If the front-passenger seat of your vehicle
does not have automatic child seat recog-
nition, or your rearward-facing child
restraint system does not have automatic
child seat recognition, children must be
secured in a child restraint system on a
suitable seat in the rear. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint system to the
front-passenger seat, you must move the
front-passenger seat as far back as possi-
ble.
R Make sure there are no heavy or sharp-
edged objects in the pockets of items of
clothing.
R Do not lean forwards, e.g. over the cover of
the driver's/front-passenger airbag, partic-
ularly when the vehicle is in motion.
R Do not put your feet on the dashboard.
R Only hold the steering wheel by the rim.
This allows the airbag to be fully deployed.
You could be injured if the airbag is
deployed and you are holding the inside of
the steering wheel.
R Do not lean on the doors from inside the
vehicle.
R Make sure that there are no people, ani-
mals or objects between the vehicle occu-
pants and the area where the airbags are
deployed.
R Do not place any objects between the seat
backrest and the door. R
Do not hang any hard objects, for example,
coat hangers, on the grab handles or coat
hooks.
R Do not attach accessories, e.g. cup holders,
to the doors.
It is not possible to rule out a risk of injury
being caused by an airbag due to the high
speed at which the airbag must be deployed. G
Risk of injury
Airbag functionality can only be assured if the
following parts are not covered and no badges
or stickers are attached to them:
R padded steering wheel boss
R kneebag cover below the steering column
R front-passenger airbag cover
R outer side of front seat bolsters
R side trim next to the rear seat backrest
R roof frame cover between the front A-pillar
and the C-pillar in the rear compartment G
Risk of injury
As mall amount of powder is released when
an airbag is deployed. The powder could
cause short-term breathing difficulties in peo-
ple with asthma or other respiratory prob-
lems.
In order to prevent breathing difficulties, you
should leave the vehicle as soon as it is safe
to do so. You can also open the window to
allow fresh air to enter the interior. The pow-
der does not constitute ahealth hazard and
does not indicate that there is a fire in the
vehicle. G
Risk of injury
The airbag parts are hot after the airbag has
been deployed. Do not touch them as you
could burn yourself.
Have the airbags replaced at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop. Otherwise, occupants are
not protected by the airbags in the event of
another accident. Occupant safety
37Safety Z

Fron
tairbags The fron
tairbags increase protection for the
driver's and front-passenger's head and
chest. Driver's airbag
:deploys in front of the
steering wheel; front-passenger airbag ;
deploys in front of and above the glove com-
partment.
They are deployed:
R at the start of an accident with a high rate
of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a
longitudinal direction
R if the system determines that airbag
deploymen tcan offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
R if the seat belt is fastened
R independently of other airbag sinthe vehi-
cle
If the vehicle overturns, the front airbags are
generally not deployed unless the system
detects high vehicle deceleration in a longi-
tudinal direction.
Front-passenger airbag ;is only deployed if
the front-passenger seat is occupied or if the
4 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator
lamp in the centre console is not lit
(Y page 48). This means that a child
restraint system with automatic child seat
recognition has not been fitted to the front-
passenger seat or has been fitted incorrectly.
! Do not place heavy objects on the front-
passenger seat. This could cause the sys-
tem to identify the seat as being occupied.
In the event of an accident, the restraint systems on the front-passenger side are
triggered. Have restraint systems that have
been triggered replaced.
Driver's kneebag i
The driver's kneebag is only available in
certain countries.
The driver's kneebag increases protection of
the driver against:
R knee injuries
R thigh injuries
R lower leg injuries Driver's kneebag
:is always deployed along
with the driver's airbag and inflates under-
neath the steering column.
Sidebags G
Risk of injury
If you wish to use seat covers, Mercedes-Benz
recommends that, for safety reasons, you
only use seat covers that have been approved
for Mercedes-Ben zvehicles.
The seat covers must have a special tear seam
for sidebags/pelvisbags. Otherwise, the side-
bag/pelvisbag cannot deploy correctly and
would fail to provide the intended protection
in the event of an accident. Appropriate seat
covers can be obtained, for example, from a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. 38
Occupant safetySafety