2008 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE lights

31, 2, 3 ...
7G–TRONIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)

. . . . . 57
Display message . . . . . . . . . . 221, 231
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Acceleration
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Accident
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Active Service System
see ASSYST PLUS
ADAPTIVE BRAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Adaptive brake lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Adaptive damping system see ADS
ADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Airbag Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Driver's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning
lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Sidebags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Windowbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Air cleaner
Display message
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Air conditioning
2-zone Thermatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
4-zone Thermotronic . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Activating/deactivating air-recir-
culation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Activating/deactivating auxiliary
heating/ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Air-recirculation mode with con-
venience opening/closing feature . 165
Auxiliary heating/ventilation . . . . . 166
Controlling automatically . . . . . . . . 159
Cooling with air dehumidification . . 158
Demisting the windscreen . . . . . . . 163
Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . . 242
Misted up windows . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Rear compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Setting the air distribution . . . . . . . 162
Setting the airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Setting the air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Setting the temperature . . . . . . . . . 159
Setting the temperature (rear
compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
see Climate control
Air-conditioning
Activating/deactivating . . . . . . . . . 158
Airmatic DC (Dual Control) . . . . . . . . 146
Air pump, electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Ambient lighting
Setting (on-board computer) . . . . . 126
Antifreeze concentration . . . . . . . . . 317
Anti-lock braking system see ABS
Anti-theft alarm system
see ATA
Anti-theft systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
ASSYST PLUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
ATA (anti-theft alarm system) . . . . . . 61
Switching off the alarm . . . . . . . . . . 61
Audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . 251
AUTO lights Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Automatic transmission
Changing gear yourself . . . . . . . . . 105
Display in the speedometer . . . . . . 105
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Emergency running mode . . . . . . . 257
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . 105
Program selector button . . . . . . . . 106
Releasing the parking lock man-
ually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . 104
Shift ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Index
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Central locking
Automatic locking (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
KEYLESS GO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 69
Central locking/unlocking button . . . 70
Central unlocking Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
KEYLESS GO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 69
Centre console
Lower section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Upper section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Changing a wheel
see Flat tyre
Child-proof locks
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Side windows (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Children
in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Restraint systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Child seat
Automatic recognition . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Automatic recognition (malfunc-
tion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Suitable positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cockpit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Collapsible wheel
Pumping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Storage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Constant headlamp mode
Setting (on-board computer) . . . . . 125
Consumption statistics (on-board
computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Display message . . . . . . . . . . 229, 232
Mixture ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 D
Dashboard see Cockpit


Date
Setting (on-board computer) . . . . . 124
Daytime driving lights
see Constant headlamp mode Delayed switch-off
Exterior lighting (on-board com-
puter)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Interior lighting (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Diesel
Low outside temperatures . . . . . . . 193
Diesel engine
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Dipped-beam headlamps Automatic headlamp mode* . . . . . . 92
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Symmetrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Displaying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Up (AMG menu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Distance warning function . . . . . . . . 138
Distance warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Distance warning function . . . . . . . 138
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Index
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Head restraint
Adjusting (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 77
Adjusting (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Luxury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 77
NECK-PRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Resetting triggered head
restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Heating
see Air conditioning
High-pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . 211
HOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 I
Immobiliser

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Indicator and warning lamp Brakes (red) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Distronic (red) . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 245
Engine diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
ESP ®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 244
LIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF . . . . 51, 242
Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 248
Tyre pressure monitor . . . . . . . . . . 248
Indicator and warning lamps . . . . . . 244 Indicator lamp
see Indicator and warning lamp

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting the language (on-board
computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Ambient (on-board computer) . . . . 126
Automatic control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Delayed switch-off (on-board
computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Manual control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Reading lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Interior motion sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
ISOFIX child seat securing system . . 55 J
Jack Operation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Storage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 K
Key

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Checking the battery . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Display message

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Factory setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 67
Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Modifying the programming . . . . . . . 66
KEYLESS GO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Checking the battery . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Closing the boot lid automatically . . 73
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Losing the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Modifying the programming . . . . . . . 68
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Key positions
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
KEYLESS GO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 109 L
Lamps see Indicator and warning lamp


Language
Selecting (on-board computer) . . . 123
Licence plate lighting
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Lighting
see Lights Index
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Lights
Constant headlamp mode . . . . . . . . 92
Cornering light function . . . . . . . . . . 95
Dipped-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . 92
Front foglamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Hazard warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Headlamp flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Headlamp range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Main-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Rear foglamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Switching off (display message) . . . 235
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
LIM indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Load compartment load, maximum
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Loading guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Locking Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
From the inside (central locking
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Luggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Luxury head restraint . . . . . . . . . . 76, 77 M
Main-beam headlamps Display message
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Main fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Maintenance Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Malfunction memory
see Message memory menu
Manual gearshift program . . . . . . . . 108
Massage function (PULSE) . . . . . . . . . 80
Maximum speed Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Memory card
Operation (on-board computer) . . . 119
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Menu
DISTRONIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Menu (on-board computer) . . . . . . . . 114
AMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Message memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Resetting to factory settings . . . . . 121
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Standard display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Submenu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Trip computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Message
see Message memory menu
Minispare emergency spare wheel
Storage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Mirror
Sun visor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Own number sending . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Run-on time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Telephone menu (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Modifying the programming
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
KEYLESS GO key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
MOExtended run-flat system* . 199, 287
MP3 Operation (on-board computer) . . . 119
Multi-contour seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Multi-function display . . . . . . . . 110, 112
Multi-function steering wheel . . . . . 111
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Index
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Exterior view
21Function Page
1 Boot
Opening and closing 70
Spare wheel 217
Vehicle tool kit 217
Vehicle battery 288
2 Rear lights
271
3 Rear window heating
164
4 Fuel filler flap
190
Fuel requirements 191
5 Opening and closing the
doors
66
6 Demisting the windscreen
163
Cleaning the windows 212
7
Sliding/tilting sunroof* 169
8 Exterior mirrors
84
Parking aid*
85 Function Page
9 Windscreen wipers, opera-
tion
97
Cleaning the wiper blades 211
Replacing the wiper blades 275
a Opening the bonnet
193
Engine oil 195
Coolant 196
b Front lights
271
c Fitting the front towing eye
293
d Tyres and wheels
198
Checking the tyre pressure 200
Flat tyre, fitting the spare
wheel
276
e Fitting the rear towing eye
293 At a glance
* optional
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Instrument cluster
27Function Page
1 Turn signal indicator lamp,
left
94
2
ESP
®
warning lamp 244
3 Segments
4
Distance warning lamp*
1 245
5 Turn signal indicator lamp,
right
94
6 SRS warning lamp
248
7 ABS warning lamp
244
8 Seat belt warning lamp
249
9 Coolant temperature gauge
110
a Coolant warning lamp
246
b Rev counter
111
c Main-beam indicator lamp
94 Function Page
d Dipped-beam indicator
lamp
92
e Multi-function display
112
f Trip meter
110
g Depending on the setting in
the on-board computer:
124
• Outside temperature
2 • Digital speedometer
h Standard display
115
j Gearshift program display
104
k Total distance recorder
l Selector lever indicator
105
m Speedometer
n Engine diagnostic warning
lamp
247 Function Page
o Tyre pressure warning
lamp*
248
p Brake system warning lamp
245
q Clock
125
r Reserve fuel warning lamp
250
s Fuel gauge
t Reset button
110
u Diesel engine: preglow indi-
cator lamp
102
1
On vehicles without Distronic*, the symbol lights up briefly but has no function.
2 Vehicles for the United Kingdom: the speed in km/h
is always shown instead of the outside temperature. At a glance
* optional
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Instrument cluster
29Function Page
1 Turn signal indicator lamp,
left
94
2
ESP
®
warning lamp 244
3 Segments
4
Distance warning lamp*
3 245
5 Turn signal indicator lamp,
right
94
6 SRS warning lamp
248
7 ABS warning lamp
244
8 Seat belt warning lamp
249
9 Coolant temperature gauge
110
a Coolant warning lamp
246
b Rev counter
111
c Main-beam indicator lamp
94 Function Page
d Dipped-beam indicator
lamp
92
e Multi-function display
112
f Trip meter
110
g Depending on the setting in
the on-board computer:
124
• Outside temperature
4 • Digital speedometer
h Standard display
115
j Gearshift program display
104
k Total distance recorder
l Selector lever indicator
105
m Speedometer
n Engine diagnostic warning
lamp
247 Function Page
o Tyre pressure warning
lamp*
248
p Brake system warning lamp
245
q Clock
125
r Reserve fuel warning lamp
250
s Fuel gauge
t Reset button
110
u Diesel engine: preglow indi-
cator lamp
102
3
On vehicles without Distronic*, the symbol lights up briefly but has no function.
4 Vehicles for the United Kingdom: the speed in km/h
is always shown instead of the outside temperature. At a glance
* optional
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Centre console
35Function Page
1
Switches the seat heating*
on the left-hand side on/off
80
2 Rolls the rear window
blind* up/down
180
3 Folds back the rear seat
head restraints
79
4 Switches the hazard warn-
ing lamps on/off
94
5 5 PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF warning lamp
5 51
6 Unlocks the vehicle
70
7
ATA indicator lamp* 61
8 Deactivates/activates
ESP
® 59
9
Switches the seat heating*
on the right-hand side on/
off
80 Function Page
a Switches the seat ventila-
tion* on the right-hand side
on/off
80
b Locks the vehicle
70
c Opening button CD
changer*– see the
the separate operating
instructions
d Switches the seat ventila-
tion* on the left-hand side
on/off
80
5
The warning lamp lights up briefly when the key is turned to position 2 in the ignition lock, even on vehicles which do not have automatic child seat recognition* on
the front-passenger seat. In that case it has no function and does not indicate that the front-passenger seat is equipped with automatic child seat recognition*. At a glance
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