2012 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE Owners Manual

R
ESP ®
is deactivated.
R the transmission is not in position D.
R al ossoft yrep ressure or adefective tyre
ha sb eend etecte dand displayed.
Activ eLaneK eeping Assist does not detect
roa dand traffi cconditions .Aninappropriate
brake applicatio nmay be interrupted at any
tim eif:
R you steer slightly in th eopposite direction.
R you use aturn signal.
R you clearly brake or accelerate.
Al ane-correcting brak eapplicatio nisinter-
rupted automaticallyi f:
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ESP ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake or Active Blind
Spot Assist.
R lane markings can no longer be recognised.
Activating Active Lane Keeping Assist X
Switch on Active Lane Keeping Assist using
the on-board computer; to do so, select
Standard or
Adaptive (Y
page 220).
Symbol :appears in the multifunction
display.
If you drive at speeds above 60 km/h and
lane markings are detected, symbol :is
shown in green. Active Lane Keeping Assist
is ready for use.
If Standard is selected, no warning vibra-
tion occurs if:
R you have switched on the turn signals. In
this case, the warnings are suppressed
for acertain period of time.
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such
as ABS,B AS or ESP ®
.
If Adaptive is selected, no warning vibra-
tion occurs if: R
you have switched on the turn signals. In
this case, the warnings are suppressed
for acertain period of time.
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such
as ABS,B AS or ESP ®
.
R you accelerate hard, e.g. kickdown.
R you brake hard.
R you steer actively, e.g. swerve to avoid
an obstacle or change lane quickly.
R you cut the corner on asharp bend. 206
Driving systemsDriving and parking

Useful information
............................208
Importan tsafet ynotes .................... 208
Displays and operation ....................209
Menus and submenus ......................212
Display messages ............................. 231
Warning and indicator lamp sinthe
instrument cluster ............................258 207On-boar
dcomputer and displays

Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variation sare pos-
sible. Not ethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the function sdescri-
bed. This is also the case for system sand
function srelevan ttosafety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 23). Important safet
ynotes G
WARNING
Only use the on-board computer when road
and traffic condition spermit .You would oth-
erwise be distracted and unable to concen-
trate properly on driving, and could cause an
accident. G
WARNING
No messages will be displayed if either the
instrument cluster or the multifunction dis-
play is inoperative.
As aresult, you will not be able to see infor-
mation about your driving conditions, such as
speed, outside temperature, warning and indi-
cator lamps, display messages or system fail-
ures. Drivin gcharacteristics may be impaired.
Adjust your driving style and vehicle speed
accordingly.
Contact aqualified specialist workshop
immediately. G
WARNING
The on-board computer only records and dis-
plays malfunctions and warnings from certain
systems. For this reason, you should always
make sure that your vehicle is safe to use. You
could otherwise cause an accident by driving
an unsafe vehicle. G
WARNING
The operating safety of your vehicle could be
impaired if maintenance work is carried out
incorrectly. This could cause you to lose con-
trol of your vehicle and cause an accident.
Moreover, 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.
For an illustration of the instrument cluster,
see (Y page 30). 208
Important safety notesOn-board computer and displays

Display
sand operation Instrument cluster
Instrumen
tcluster: kilometres
: Speedometer wit hsegments (Y page 210)
; Multifunction display (Y page 211)
= Rev counter (Y page 210)
? Coolant temperature ( Ypage 210)
A Fue lgauge Instrumen
tcluster: miles
: Speedometer wit hsegments (Y page 210)
; Multifunction display (Y page 211)
= Rev counter (Y page 210) Display
sand ope ration
209On-boardcomputer and displays Z

?
Coolan ttemperature (Y page 210)
A Fuel gauge Coolant temperature gauge
The coolant temperature gauge is in the
instrument cluster on the left-hand side
(Y page 30).
Under normal operatin gconditions and with
the specified coolant level, the coolant tem-
perature may rise to 120 †.
At high outside temperatures and when driv-
ing uphill, the coolant temperature may rise
to the end of the scale. Rev counter
! Do not drive in the overrevving range.
Doin gsow ill damage the engine.
The red band in the rev counter indicates the
engine's overrevving range.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protec tthe
engine when the red band is reached. Outside temperature display
G
WARNING
At temperatures just above freezing point, the
street may be icy, especially in wooded areas
or on bridges. If you do not adapt your driving
style to the conditions, the vehicle could skid.
For this reason, adapt your driving style and
speed to the weather conditions.
The outside temperature displayisint he mul-
tifunction display( Ypage 211).
Changes in the outside temperature are dis-
played after ashort delay. Speedometer with segments
The segments in the speedometer indicate
which speed range is available.
R Cruise control activated (Y page 165):The segments light up from the stored
speed to the maximum speed.
R VariableS PEEDTRONIC activated
(Y page 168):
The segments light up from the start of the
scale to the selected limit speed.
R DISTRONIC PLUS activated (Y page 170):
One or two segments in the set speed
range light up.
R DISTRONIC PLUS detects avehicle in front:
The segments between the speed of the
vehicle in fron tand the stored speed light
up. Operatin
gthe on-board computer
Overview :
Multifunctio ndisplay
; Right control panel
= To switc honLINGUATRONIC; see the sep-
arate operating instructions
? Bac kbutton
A Left control panel 210
Display
sand operationOn-board computer and displays

X
To activate the on-board computer: turn
the key to position 1in the ignition lock.
Yo uc an contro lthe multifunctio ndisplay and
the settings in the on-board computer using
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel.
Left control panel =
; R
Calls up the men uand men ubar 9
:
Pres
sbriefly:
R Scrolls through lists
R Selects asubmen uorfunction
R In the Audio menu: selects a
stored station ,anaudio track or
av ideo scene
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
switches to the phon ebook and
selects aname or telephone
number 9
:
Pres
sand hold:
R In the Audio menu: selects the
previous/next station or selects
an audio track or avideo scene
using rapid scrolling
R In the Tel (Telephone) menu:
start srapid scrolling if the phone
book is open a R
Confirms selection/display mes-
sage
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
switches to the telephon ebook
and start sdialling the selected
number
R In the Audio menu: stops the
station searc hfunction at the
desire dstation Righ
tcontrol panel ~ R
Reject sorendsac all
R Exits telephone book/redial
memory 6 R
Makes or accept sacall
R Switche stotheredial memory W
X R
Adjust sthe volume 8 R
Mute Back button
%
Press briefly:
R
Back
R Switche soff LINGUATRONIC;
see th eseparate operating
instructions
R Hide sdisplay messages/calls
up th elast Trip men
ufunction
used
R Exits th etelephone book/redial
memory %
Press and hold:
R
Calls up th estandar ddisplay in
the Trip menu
Multifunction display
:
Description field
; Men ubar
= Drive program (Y page 149) Displays and operation
211On-boardcomputer and displays Z

?
Transmission position (Y page 149)
A Permanen tdisplay: outside temperature
or speed (Y page 221)
X To show th emenu bar ;:press the
= or; button on the steerin gwheel.
Menu bar ;disappears after afew seconds.
Text field :shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as displaym essages.
The following messages can appearint he
multifunction display:
XjY Active Parking Assist
(Y page 187)
¯ Cruise control (Y page 165)
È SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 168)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 117)
À ATTENTION ASSIST
(Ypage 192)
¤ ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 144)
Ä Speed Limit Assist
(Ypage 193)
à Lane Keeping Assist
(Ypage 199)
à Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Ypage 204)
ë HOLD function (Y page 179)
Ä PRE-SAFE®
Brake (Y page 68)
120 km/h! Maximum permissible speed
exceeded (only for certain coun-
tries)
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to call up the menu bar and select
am enu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 210). Depending on the equipment fitted in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R
Trip menu (Y
page 212)
R Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 214)
R Audio menu (Y
page 215)
R Tel menu (telephone) (Y
page 217)
R Assist. menu (assistance) (Y
page 218)
R Serv. menu (Y
page 220)
R Settings menu (Y
page 221)
R AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y
page 228)
The Audio ,
Navi and
Tel menus differ slightly
in vehicles with an audios ystem and in vehi-
cles with COMAND Online. The examples
given in this Owner's Manual apply to vehicles
equipped with COMAND Online. Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip menu with
trip meter :and total distance
recorder ;is shown. 212
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Trip compute
r"From start" or "From
reset" Example: "From start" trip computer
:
Distance
; Time
= Averag espeed
? Averag efuelconsumption
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Fro mstart or
Fro mreset .
The values in the Fromstart submenu are
calculate dfromt he start of ajourney, whilst
the values in the From reset submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 214).
The From start trip computer is automati-
cally reset if:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 kilometres have been exceeded.
The From reset trip computer is automati-
cally reset if the value exceeds 9,999 hours
or 99,999 kilometres.
ECO display Example: ECO display X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
ECO DISPLAY .
When the ignition is switched off for more
than four hours, the ECO displayisa utomat-
ically reset.
For further information on the ECO display,
see (Y page 161).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
current fuel consumption (not for AMG
vehicles) and the approximate range.
The approximate range which can be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current
driving style. If there is only asmall amount
of fuel left in the fuel tank,t he displayshows
av ehicle being refuelled Cinstead of the
range.
Digital speedometer :
Digital speedometer
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
digital speedometer. Menus and submenus
213On-board computer and displays Z