MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE 2012 Owners Manual

X
Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
or
X To begin rapid scrolling: press and hold
the 9 or: button for longer than
one second.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored
for aname: press the 6ora button
to start dialling.
or
X If thereism ore thanone number for a
particular name: press the6ora
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X To exit the telephone book: press the
~ or% button.
Redialling The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialled in the redial memory.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel menu.
X Press the 6button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X To exit the redial memory: press the
~ or% button. Assistance menu
Introduction In the
Assist. menu, you have the following
options:
R show Speed Limit Assist and activate/
deactivat eits message function
(Y page 218)
R show the distanc edisplay ( Ypage 219)
R activate/deactivate ESP ®
(Y page 219)
R activate/deactivate the PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
(Y page 219)
R activate/deactivate ATTENTION ASSIST
(Y page 220)
R activate/deactivate Blind Spot Assist or
Active Blind Spot Assist (Y page 220)
R activate/deactivate Lane Keeping Assist or
Active Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 220)
Speed Limit Assist Displaying Speed Limit Assist
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Speed Lim. Asst. .
X Press the abutton.
Under certain conditions, detected speed
limits are shown in the multifunction dis-
play (Y page 193).
Activating/deactivating the Speed Limit
Assist message function
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
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X
Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows Speed
Limit Assist.
X Press the :button.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate or deactivate: pressa.
If the Speed Limit Assist message function
is activated, adetected speed limit is auto-
matically displayed for five seconds. Other
items in the multifunction display are not
shown during this time.
If Speed Limit Assist is operational and the
message function is activated, the multifunc-
tion display shows the Äsymbol when the
ignition is switched on.
Showing the distance display X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Distanc edisplay .
X Press the abutton.
The DISTRONIC PLUS distanc edisplay
appears in the multifunction display
(Y page 176).
If the Sensors deactivated message
appears, the radar sensor system is deacti-
vated.
X Check whether or not the radar sensor sys-
tem is permitted to be activated
(Y page 368).
X Switc hont he radar sensor system
(Y page 225).
Deactivating/activating ESP ®G
WARNING
If you deactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
no longer sta-
bilises the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivat eESP®
in the situation sdescri-
bed in the following. Activating/deactivating ESP
®
on AMG vehi-
cles (Y page 66).
For further information about ESP ®
,s ee
(Y page 65).
X Start the engine.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
ESP .
X Press the abutton.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
ESP ®
is deactivated if the åwarning lamp
in the instrument cluster lights up continu-
ously when the engin eisrunning.
If the ÷ warning lamp and the åwarn-
ing lamp are lit continuously, ESP ®
is not
available due to amalfunction.
It may be best to deactivat eESP®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel
Observe the information on warning lamps
(Y page 263).
Observe the information on display messages
(Y page 232).
Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ®
Brake PRE-SAFE
®
Brak eiso nly available in vehicles
with DISTRONIC PLUS.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
PRE-SAF EBrake .
X Press the abutton.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again. Menus and submenus
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When PRE-SAFE
®
Brak eisa ctivated, the mul-
tifunction display shows the Äsymbol as
long as the HOLD function is not activated
(Y page 179).
Vehicles with Active Parking Assist: if
PARKTRONIC is activated and you are driving
at as peed under 35 km/h, the jActive
Parking Assist symbol is shown instead of the
Ä symbol ( Ypage 187).
If the PRE-SAFE Brake: Sensors deacti‐ vated message appears, the radar sensor
system is deactivated.
X Check whether or not the radar sensor sys-
tem may be activated (Y page 368).
X Activate the radar sensor system
(Y page 225).
For more information on PRE-SAFE ®
Brake,
see (Y page 68).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Attentio nAssist .
X Press the abutton.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
When ATTENTION ASSISTisa ctivated, the
À symbol appears in the multifunction
display when the ignition is on.
For further information about ATTENTION
ASSIST, see (Y page 192).
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Blind Spot Asst. .X
Press the abutton.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
If the Blind Spot Assist Sensors deac‐ tivated or
Active blind spot assist. sensor system deactivated message
appears, the radar sensor system is deacti-
vated.
X Check whether or not the radar sensor sys-
tem may be activated (Y page 368).
X Activat ethe radar sensor system
(Y page 225).
For further information about Blind Spot
Assist ,see (Y page 197).
For further information about Active Blind
Spot Assist ,see (Y page 201).
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Lane Keep. Asst. X
Press the abutton.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X Press ato confirm.
When Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane
Keeping Assist is activated, the Ãsymbol
appears in the multifunction display when the
ignition is on.
For further information about Active Lane
Keeping Assist ,see (Y page 204). Service menu220
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In the
Serv. menu, you have the following
options:
R call up display messages in the message
memory (Y page 231)
R restart the tyre pressure loss warning sys-
tem (Y page 333)
R check the tyre pressure electronically
(Y page 334)
R call up when aservice is due
(Y page 300) Settings menu
Introduction In the
Settings menu, you have the following
options:
R change the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 221)
R change the lights ettings (Ypage 222)
R change the vehicle settings (Y page 224)
R change the auxiliary heating settings
(Y page 225)
R change the convenience settings
(Y page 226)
R restore the factory settings (Y page 227)
Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for dis-
tance
The Display unit Speed-/odometer: function allows you to choose whether cer-
tain displays appear in kilometres or miles in
the multifunction display. You can determine whether the multifunction
display shows some messages in miles or kil-
ometres.
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Display unit Speed-/odometer: func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: km or
miles .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measuremen tfor dis-
tancea pplies to:
R the digital speedometer in the Trip menu
R total distance recorder and the trip meter
R trip computer
R current consumption and the range
R the navigation instructions in the Navi menu
R cruise control
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting the permanent display function
You can determin ewhether the multifunction
display permanently shows your speed or the
outside temperature.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Permanent display: function.
You will see the selected setting: outside temperature or
Dig. speedo [mph] .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
i Speed is displayed in mph. Menus and submenus
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i
Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this
function is unavailable.
Lights Setting the brightness for the instrument
cluster lighting and switches
The lighting in the instrument cluster, in the
displays and the controls in the vehicle inte-
rior can be adjusted using the
BrightnessDisplay/switches: function.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Brightness Display/Switches: func-
tion.
You wills ee the selected setting.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to adjust the
brightness to any level from Level 1 to
Level 5 (bright).
X Press the aor% button to save the
setting.
If the light switch is set to Ã,Tor
L,t he brightness is dependent upon
the brightness of the ambient light.
i The light sensor in the instrument cluster
automatically controls the brightness of
the multifunction display.
In daylight, the displays in the instrument
cluster are not illuminated.
Switching the daytime driving lights on/
off
The Day lights function can only be
switched on with the engine turned off.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm. X
Press the :or9 button to select the
Day lights: function.
If the Day lights: function has been
switched on, the cone of light and the
W symbol in the multifunction display
are shown in red.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime driving lights
(Y page 111).
Switching the IntelligentL ight System
on/off
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Intell. Light System function.
If the Intell. Light System function has
been switched on, the con eoflight and the
L symbol in the multifunction display
are shown in red.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
When you activate Intell. Light System ,
you activate the followin gfunctions:
R motorway mode
R active light function
R cornering light function
R extended rang efoglamps
If you set the dipped-beam headlamps for
drivin gont he right/left, the multifunction
display shows the Intell. Light System:
syste
minoperativ eInactive for left-side traffic or
Intell. Light System: System inoperative Inactive
for right-side traffic (Y
page 223)
display message instead of the Intell. Light System function in the
Light sub-
menu.
Further information on the Intelligent Light
System (Y page 115). 222
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Setting the dipped-beam headlamps for
driving on the left/right
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Dipped beams Setting for: function.
You will see the selected setting: Right-side traffic or
Left-side traffic .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
If you change the setting, conversion does
not take place until the next time the vehi-
cle is stationary.
This function is only available on vehicles with
the Intelligent Light System.
You can use this function to switch between
symmetrical and asymmetrical dipped beam
(Y page 110).
If you set the dipped-beam headlamps for
driving on the right/left ,then motorway
mode and the extended range foglamps are
unavailable.
Aq ualified specialist worksho pcan set the
dipped-beam headlamps for driving on the
right or left .
Switchin gAdaptive Highbeam Assis ton/
off
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Adapt. main beam function.
If the Adapt. main beam function has
been switched on, the coneofl ight and the
_ symbol in the upper multifunction
display are shown in red.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
For further information about Adaptive High-
beam Assist ,see (Y page 117). Setting the brightness of the ambient
lighting
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Amb. light +/- function.
You will see the selected setting.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to adjust the
brightness to any level from Off to
Level 5 (bright).
X Press the aor% button to save the
setting.
Setting the ambient lighting colour
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Ambient light colour function.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to set the
colour to SOLAR ,
NEUTRAL or
POLAR .
X Press the aor% button to save the
setting.
Activating/deactivating the surround
lighting and exterior lighting delayed
switch-off
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm. Menus and submenus
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X
Press the :or9 button to select the
Surround lighting function.
When the Surround lighting function is
activated, the light cone and the area
around the vehicle are displaye dinred in
the multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Deactivating delayed switch-off of the exte-
rior lighting temporarily:
X Before leaving the vehicle, turn the key to
position 0in the ignition lock.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
The exterior lighting delayed switch-off is
deactivated.
Delayed switch-off of the exterior lighting is
reactivated the next time you start the
engine.
If you have activated the Surround light‐ing function and the light switch is set to
Ã,t he following functions are activated
when it is dark:
R surround lighting: the exterior lighting
remains lit for 40 seconds after unlocking
with the key. If you start the engine, the
surround lighting is switched off and auto-
matic headlamp mode is activated
(Y page 111).
R Exterior lighting delayed switch-off: the
exterior lighting remains lit for 60seconds
after the engine is switched off. If you close
all the doors and the boot lid, the exterior
lighting goes off after 5seconds.
i Depending on your vehicle's equipment,
when the surround lighting and delayed
switch-off exterior lighting are on, the fol-
lowing light up:
R side lamps
R dipped-beam headlamps
R daytime driving lights
R surround lighting in the exterior mirrors Activating/deactivating the interior light-
ing delayed switch-off
If you activat
ethe Lightin gdelayed sw.- off function
,the interior lighting remains on
for 20seconds after you remove the key from
the ignition lock.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light. delay function.
When the Lightingdelayed sw.-off function is activated, the vehicle interior is
displayed in red in the multifunction dis-
play.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Vehicle Setting permanent SPEEDTRONIC
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Limit speed (winter tyres): function.
You will see the curren tsetting.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to adjust
permanen tSPEEDTRONIC in increment sof
ten ( 230 km/h to
160 km/h ). The
Off set-
ting switches permanent SPEEDTRONIC
off.
X Press the abutton to store the entry.
For furthe rinformation on permanent SPEED-
TRONI C(Ypage 170). 224
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Switching the automatic locking feature
on/off
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Auto. door locks function.
When the Automatic door locks func-
tion is activated, the vehicle doors are dis-
played in red in the multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
If you activate the Automatic door locks function, the vehicle is centrally locked above
as
peed of around 15 km/h.
For further information on the automatic lock-
ing feature, see (Y page 84).
Activating/deactivating the acoustic
locking confirmation
If you switch on the Acoustic Lock function,
an acoustic signal sounds when you lock the
vehicle.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Acoustic Lock function.
If the Acoustic Lock function is activated,
the & symbol in the multifunction dis-
play lights up red.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Activating/deactivating the radar sensor
system
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press ato confirm. X
Press the 9or: button to select
Radar sensor (See Owner's Man.): .
You will see the selected setting: on or
off .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
i You must deactivate the radar sensor sys-
tem in certain countries and near radio
telescope facilities. For further informa-
tion, see (Y page 368).
When you are close to radio telescope facili-
ties, the radar sensor system will be deacti-
vated automatically.
The following systems are switched off when
the radar sensor system is deactivated:
R DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 170)
R BAS PLUS (Y page 64)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 68)
R Blind Spot Assist (Y page 197)
R Active Blind Spot Assist (Y page 201)
Heating Auxiliary heating departuret
ime G
WARNING
Exhaust fumes are produced when the auxili-
ary heating is in operation. Inhaling these
exhaust fumes can be poisonous. You should
therefore switch off the auxiliary heating in
confined spaces without an extraction sys-
tem, e.g. agarage. G
WARNING
When operating the auxiliary heating parts of
the vehicle can get very hot. Make sure that
the exhaust system does not under any cir-
cumstances come into contact with easily
ignitable material such as dry grass or fuels.
The material could otherwise ignite and set
the vehicle alight. Choose your parking spot
accordingly.
Operating the auxiliary heating is thus pro-
hibited at filling stations or when your vehicle
is being refuelled. You must therefore switch
off the auxiliary heating at filling stations. Menus and submenus
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!
Operating the auxiliary heating/ventila-
tion draws on the vehicle battery. After you
have heated or ventilated the vehicle a
maximum of two times, drive for alonger
distance.
This function is only available on vehicles with
auxiliary heating (Y page 132).
In the Heating submenu, you can select a
stored departure time or change adeparture
time.
The auxiliary heating timer function calcu-
lates the switch-on time according to the out-
side temperature so that the vehicle is pre-
heated by the departure time. When the
departure time is reached, the auxiliary heat-
ing continues to heat for afurther five
minutes and then switches off. The auxiliary
heating adopts the THERMATIC or
THERMOTRONIC temperature setting.
You can switch off the auxiliary heating by
using the remote control or the auxiliary heat-
ing button on the centre console.
i Switch the auxiliary heating on regularly
once amonth for aboutt en minutes.
Selecting the departure time or deactivat-
ing aselected departure time
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Heating submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
You will see the selected setting.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select
one of the three departure times or Timeroff (no timer active).
X Press ato confirm.
If ad eparture time is selected, the yellow
indicator lamp lights up on the auxiliary
heating button. Changing the departure time
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Heating submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
You will see the selected setting.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select A ,
B or
Change C .
X Press ato confirm.
You can now change the departure time.
X Press the =or; button to select the
displaytobec hanged: hours, minutes.
X Press the :or9 button to set the
selected display.
X Press the abutton to store the entry.
The yellow indicator lamp on the auxiliary
heating button lights up.
Convenience Activating/deactivating the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature
G
WARNING
The steering wheel moves when the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature is active. There is arisk
of occupants becoming trapped. Before acti-
vating the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature, make
sure that nobody can become trapped.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in achild
restraint system. The children could open the
driver's door and thereby unintentionally acti-
vate the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature and
become trapped.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press ato confirm. 226
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X
Press the :or9 button to select the
Easy Entry/Exit: function.
If the Easy Entry/Exit function is activa-
ted, the vehicle steerin gwheel is displayed
in red in the multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT
feature (Y page 104).
Switching the belt adjustment on/off
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Belt adjustment function.
When the Belt adjustment function is
activated, the vehicle seat belt is displayed
in red in the multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
For further information on belt adjustment,
see (Y page 50).
Switching the fold-in mirrors when lock-
ing function on/off
This function is only availabl eonvehicles with
Memory Function (Y page 107).
When you activat ethe Auto. fold in func-
tion, the exterior mirrors are folded in when
the vehicle is locked. When you unlock the
vehicle and then open adoor, the exterior
mirrors fold out again.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Auto. fold in function.
If the Auto. fold in function is activated,
the vehicle's exterior mirror is displaye din
red in the multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to save the setting. :
To fold the exterior mirrors in or out
If you have switched the Auto. fold in function on and you fold the exterior mirrors
in using button
:,they will not fold out auto-
matically (Y page 105).
You can then only fold out the exterior mirrors
using button :.
Resetting to factor ysettings X
Pres sthe = or; button on th esteer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Factory setting submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
The Reset all settings? message
appears.
X Press the :or9 button to select
No or
Yes .
X Press the abutton to confirm the selec-
tion.
If you have selected Yes ,t
he multifunction
displays howsaconfirmation message.
For safety reasons, not all functions are reset:
the Limit speed (winter tyres) function
in permanent SPEEDTRONIC can only be set
in the Vehicle submenu. If you want to reset
the Daytime driving lights in the
Light submenu, you must turn the key to position
1
in the ignition lock. Menus and submenus
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