2012 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE warning

Cockpit
Function Page
:
Steering wheel gearshift
paddles
152
;
Combination switch 113
=
Instrumen
tcluster 30
?
Horn
A
DIRECT SELECT lever 149
B
PARKTRONIC warning dis-
play
185
C
Overhead control panel 37
D
Climat
econtro lsystems 124
E
Ignition lock 141
Start/Sto
pbutton 141 Function Page
F
Adjusts th
esteering wheel
manually 102
G
Adjusts th
esteering wheel
electrically 102
Steering wheel heating 103
H
Cruise control lever 165
I
Parking brake 160
J
Diagnostics connection 23
K
Open
sthe bonnet 296
L
Release
sthe parking brake 160
M
Ligh
tswitch 110
N
Night View Assist Plus 19428
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Function Page
:
Overhead control panel 37
;
PARKTRONIC warning dis-
play
185
=
Combination switch 113
?
Instrumen
tcluster 30
A
Horn
B
DIRECT SELECT lever 149
C
Steering wheel gearshift
paddles
152
D
Ligh
tswitch 110
E
Nigh
tView Assist Plus 194
F
Releases the parking brake
160 Function Page
G
Open
sthe bonnet 296
H
Diagnostics connection 23
I
Ignition lock 141
Start/Stop button 141
J
Adjusts the steerin
gwheel
manually 102
K
Adjusts the steerin
gwheel
electrically 102
Steerin
gwheel heating 103
L
Cruise control lever 165
M
Parking brake 160
N
Climate control systems 124Cockpit
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Warning and indicator lamps
Function Page
:
÷
ESP® 263
M
SPORT handling
mode in AMG vehicles 264
;
·
Distance warning 269
=
å
ESP®
OFF 263
?
#!
Turn signals 113
A
J
Brakes (red) 260
B
J
Only for certain vehi-
cles: brakes (yellow) 260
C
!
ABS 261
D
6
SRS 266
E
;
Engine diagnostics 266
F
h
Tyre pressure monitor 270 Function Page
G
ü
Seat belt 259
H
%
Diesel engine: pre-
glow 143
÷
ESP®
in AMG vehicles 264
I
?
Coolant 267
J
K
Main-beam headlamp 113
K
L
Dipped-bea mhead-
lamps 111
L
T
Side lamps 112
M
R
Rear foglamp 112
N
N
This lamp has no func-
tion O
8
Reserve fuel 26732
Instrument clusterAt
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Centre console
Centre console, upper section
Function Page
:
Audi
osystem/COMAND
Online; see th eseparate
operatin ginstructions ;
c
Seat heating 101
=
s
Seat ventilation 102
?
c
PARKTRONIC 185
A
¤
ECO start/sto pfunc-
tion 144 Function Page
B
4
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OF Findicator lamp 54
C
£
Hazard warning
lamps 114
D
u
Rear window roller
sunblind 282
E
&
Auxiliary heating 13234
Centre consoleAt
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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). Panic alarm
X
To activate: press!button :for at
least one second.
An alarm sounds and the exterior lighting
flashes.
X To deactivate: press!button :
again.
or
X Insert the key int othe ignition lock.
or
X Press the KEYLESS-GO Start/Stop button.
The KEYLESS-GO key must be in the vehi-
cle.
i The panic alarm function is only available
in Mexico. Occupant safety
Important safet
ynotes G
WARNING
If servic ework is not carried out correctly, the
operatin gsafet yofy our vehicle may be affec-
ted. This could cause you to lose contro lof
your vehicle and cause an accident. More-
over, the safet ysystem smay no longer be
able to protect you or other sastheya re
designed to do.
Always have servic ework carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop. G
WARNING
Modification stoorwork performed incor-
rectly on th efollowin gpartsc an result in the
restraint systems no tfunctionin gasintended:
R ther estraint system, consisting of seat
belt sand their anchorage points ,belt ten-
sioners ,belt force limiters and airbags
R thew iring
R networked electronic systems
Airbags and belt tensioners could fail to
deplo yorbet riggered in an acciden tdespite
the deceleration forc ebeing sufficien ttotrig-
ger the systems, or could be triggered unin-
tentionally. For this reason, never make any
modifications to the restraint systems.
Therefore, you must not tamper with elec-
tronic components or their software.
The seat belts, together with SRS (Supple-
mental Restraint System), are complemen-
tary, co-ordinated restraint systems
(Y page 41). They reduce the risk of injury
in specific, pre-defined types of accident sit-
uations and thereby increase occupant
safety. However, seat belts and airbags gen-
erally do not protect against object spene-
tratin gthe vehicle from the outside. 40
Occupant safetySafety

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 96).
R the seat belt has been fastened properly
(Y page 48).
R the airbags can inflate unrestricted if
deployed (Y page 42).
R the steerin gwheel is adjusted properly
(Y page 102).
R the restraint systems have not been modi-
fied.
An airbag increases the protection of vehicle
occupant swearing aseat belt. However, air-
bags are only an additional restraint system
which complements, but does not replace,
the seat belt. All vehicle occupant smust wear
their seat belt correctly at all times, even if
the vehicle is equipped with airbags. The air-
bags are not deployed in all types of acci-
dents .For example, if the protective capacity
of correctly fastened seat belts is not
increased by deploying the airbags, the air-
bags will not deploy.
Airbag deployment only provides increased
protection if the seat belt is worn correctly.
First,t he seat belt helps to keep the vehicle
occupant in the best position in relation to the
airbag. Second, in ahead-on collision, for
example, the seat belt prevent sthe vehicle
occupant from being propelled towards the
point of impact. SRS (Supplemental Restraint System)
Introduction SRS consist
sof:
R the 6 SRS warning lamp
R airbags
R the airbag control unit with crash sensors
R belt tensioners
R belt force limiters SRS reduces the risk of occupant
scoming
into contact with the vehicle's interior in the
event of an accident .Itcan also reduce the
forces to which occupant sare subjected dur-
ing an accident.
SRS warnin glamp G
WARNING
If SRS is malfunctioning, individuals ystems
may be triggere dunintentionally or might not
be triggere dinthe event of an accident with
ah igh rate of vehicl edeceleration.
Am alfunction has occurred if:
R the 6 SRS warning lamp does not light
up when the ignitio nisswitched on.
R the engine is running and the 6SRS
warning lamp does not go out after afew
seconds.
R the engine is running and the 6SRS
warning lamp lights up again.
In this case, have SRS checked immediately
at aq ualified specialist workshop.
SRS functionsa re checked regularly when
you switch on the ignition and when the
engine is running. Therefore, malfunctions
can be detected in good time.
The 6 SRS warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the ignition is switched
on. It goes out no later than afew seconds
after the engine is started.
Triggering of belt tensioners, belt force
limiters and airbags During the first stage of
acollision, the airbag
control unit evaluates important physical
data relating to vehicle deceleration or accel-
eration, such as:
R duration
R direction
R magnitude
Based on the evaluation of this data, the air-
bag control unit pre-emptively triggers the
belt tensioners in the first stage. Occupant safety
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If there is an even higherr
ate of vehicle decel-
eration or acceleratio ninalongitudinal direc-
tion ,the front airbags are also deployed.
Your vehicle has adaptive, two-stage front air-
bags. The airbag control unit evaluate svehi-
cle deceleration or acceleration in the event
of ac ollision. In the firs tdeployment stage,
the fron tairbag is filled with enough propel-
lant gas to reduc ethe risk of injuries. The
front airbag is fully deployed if asecond
deploymen tthreshold is reached within afew
milliseconds.
The belt tensioner and airbag triggering
thresholds are variable and are adapted to the
rate of deceleration or acceleration of the
vehicle. This process is pre-emptive in nature.
The triggering process must take place in
good time at the start of the collision.
The rate of vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion and the direction of the force are essen-
tially determined by:
R the distribution of forces during the colli-
sion
R the collision angle
R the deformation characteristics of the vehi-
cle
R the characteristics of the object with which
the vehicle has collided
Factors which can only be seen and measured
after acollision has occurred do not play a
decisive role in the deployment of an airbag,
nor do they provide an indication of airbag
deployment.
The vehicle may be deformed significantly,
e.g. the bonnet or the wing, without an airbag
being deployed. This is the case if only parts
which are relatively easily deformed are affec-
ted and the rate of deceleration is not high.
Conversely, airbags may be deployed even
though the vehicle suffers only minor defor-
mation. This is the case if, for example, very
rigid vehicle parts such as longitudinal body
members are hit, and sufficient deceleration
occurs as aresult. i
The front belt tensioners can only be trig-
gered if the seat belt tongues on the front
seats are correctly engaged in the seat belt
buckles.
i Not all airbags are deployed in an acci-
dent. The different airbag systems work
independently of each other.
How the airbag system works is deter-
mined by the severity of the accident detec-
ted, especiallyt he vehicle deceleration or
acceleration, and the apparent type of acci-
dent:
R head-on collision
R side impact
R overturn Airbags
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Airbags provide additional protection; they
are not, however, asubstitute for seat belts.
Observe the following notes to reduce the risk
of serious or even fatal injury caused by airbag
deployment:
R all vehicle occupants –inparticular ,preg-
nan twome n–m ust wear their seat belt
correctly at all times and lean back against
th eb ackrest, whic hshoul dbep ositioned
as close to th evertical as possible. The
head restraint must support th eback of the
head at about eye level.
R always secure childre nless than
1.50mt all or unde r12years of age in suit-
able child restraint systems.
R all vehicle occupant smust select aseat
position that is as far away from the airbag
as possible. The driver's seat position must
allow the vehicle to be driven safely. The
driver's chest should be as far away from
the centre of the driver's airbag cover as
possible. 42
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R
move the front-passenger seat as far back
as possible. This is especiallyi mportant if
you have secure dachild in achild restraint
system on the front-passenger seat.
R vehicl eoccupants –inparticular ,children
–m ust no tlean their heads into the area of
the window in which the sidebag/window-
bag is deployed.
R rearward-facing child restraint systems
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 ac hild restraint system with atrans-
ponder for automatic child seat recognition
is fitted to the front-passenger seat in a
vehicle equipped with automatic child seat
recognition. The 4PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicator lamp must be continuously
lit.
If the front-passenger seat of your vehicle
does not have automatic child seat recog-
nition ,oryour rearward-facing child
restraint system does not have atrans-
ponder for automatic child seat recogni-
tion ,children must be secured in achild
restraint system on asuitable seat in the
rear. If you secure aforward-facing child
restraint system to the front-passenger
seat, you must move the front-passenger
seat as far back as possible.
R make sure there are no heavy or sharp-
edged objects in the pockets of clothing.
R do not lean forwards, e.g. over the cover of
the driver's/front-passenger fron tairbag,
particularly when the vehicle is in motion.
R do not put your feet on the dashboard.
R only hold the steerin gwheel on the outside.
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 steerin gwheel.
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, e.g. coat
hangers, on the grab handles or coat hooks.
R do not attac haccessories, e.g. cup holders,
to the doors.
It is not possible to rule out arisk of injury
being caused by an airbag, due to the high
speed at which the airbag must be deployed. G
WARNING
Airbag functionality can only be assured if the
following parts are not covered and no badges
or stickers are attached to them:
R padded steerin gwheel boss
R kneebag cover below the steerin gcolumn
R front-passenger airbag cover
R outer side of fron tseat bolsters
R side trim nexttot he rear seat backrest
R roof frame cover between the fron tA-pillar
and the C-pilla rinthe rea rcompartment G
WARNING
Whe nana irbag deploys, asmall amount of
powder is released .The powder may cause
short-term breathing difficulties to persons
suffering from asthma or other pulmonary
conditions.
In order to prevent potential breathing diffi-
culties, 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 vehicle
interior. The powder does not constitute a
health hazard and does not indicate that there
is af ire in the vehicle. G
WARNING
The airbag parts are hot after the airbag has
been deployed. Do not touch them as you
could burn yourself. Occupant safety
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