2012 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE Owners Manual

cles. Thi
sisalsot he case, eve nifthey have
been independently or officially approved.
The use of non-approved parts could affect
your vehicle's operating safety.
Mercedes-Ben ztherefore recommends that
you use genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts, con-
version part sand accessorie stha th ave been
approved for th etype of vehicle.
Genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts, approved con-
version part sand accessorie sare available
from aMercedes-Benz Service Centre. Here,
you willr eceive advice about permissible
technical modifications, and the parts willbe
professionally fitted. Printed Owner's Manual
The printed Owner's Manual (including any
Supplements) must be observed.
There is no electronic update to the Digital
Owner's Manual. Amendments are only made
to the printed Owner's Manual. Owner's Manual
General notes
Before you first drive off, read this Owner's
Manual carefully and familiarise yourself with
yourv ehicle.
For your own safety and alonger vehicle life,
follow the instructions and warning notices in
this manual. Disregarding them may lead to
damage to the vehicle or personal injury. Vehicle equipment
This Owner's Manual describes all models
and all standard and optional equipment
available for your vehicle at the time of pub-
lication of the Owner's Manual. Country-spe-
cific differences are possible. Note that your
vehicle may not be fitted with all features
described. This is also the case for systems
and function srelevant to safety. Therefore, the equipment on your vehicle may differ from
that in the descriptions and illustrations.
The original purchase contrac
tdocumenta-
tion for your vehicle contains alist of all of the
systems in your vehicle.
Should you have any questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult a
Mercedes-Benz Servic eCentre.
The Owner's Manual and Servic eBooklet are
important document sand should kept in the
vehicle. Operating safety
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
All work on the vehicle and, in particular, work
relevant to safety or on safety-related sys-
tems must be carried out at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop. G
WARNING
Some safety systems only function when the
engine is running. You should therefor enever
switch off the engine when driving. Otherwise,
the safety systems of your vehicle may not
function correctly and as aresult will no lon-
ger protect you and other persons as inten-
ded. In addition, there is arisk that you may
lose control of your vehicle and thus cause an
accident. G
WARNING
Work carried out incorrectly, or alterations
made to the vehicle, e.g. re-routing of cables
under coverings, could cause the safety sys-
tems of your vehicle to stop working properly.
The safety systems would thus no longer pro-
tect you and other persons as intended. In
addition, there is arisk that you may lose con-
trol of your vehicle and thus cause an acci-
dent.
All work and alterations to the vehicle, e.g.
installations or modifications ,should there- 22
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fore be carrie
dout at aqualifie dspecialist
workshop. G
WARNING
If work on electronic equipmen tand its soft-
ware is carried out incorrectly, this equipment
could stop working .The electronic systems
are networked via interfaces. Tampering with
these electronic systems could cause mal-
functions in systems which have not been
modified. Malfunctions such as these can
seriously jeopardise the vehicle's operating
safety and therefore your own safety.
You should therefore have all work and mod-
ifications to electronic components carried
out at aqualified specialist workshop. Declarations of conformity
Wireless vehicle components The following information applies to all com-
ponentsoft he vehicle and the COMAND sys-
tem which receive and/or transmit radio
waves:
The components of this vehicle which receive
and/or transmit radio waves are compliant
with the basic requirements and other rele-
vant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. You
can obtain further information from any
Mercedes-Ben zService Centre.
Electromagnetic compatibility The electromagnetic compatibility of the vehi-
cle components has been checked and certi-
fied according to the currently valid version
of Directive 72/245/EEC or the equivalent
ECE Regulation ECE-R1 0.Diagnostics connection
G
WARNING
If you connect equipment to adiagnostics
connection, it can affect the operation of the
vehicle systems. This could compromise the operating safety of your vehicle while driving.
There is
arisk of an accident.
Do not connect any equipment to adiagnos-
tics connection. G
WARNING
Loose equipment or cables hanging from a
device which are connected to adiagnostic
connection could impede pedal clearance.
The equipment or cables could get caught
between the pedals when driving and braking
suddenly. This could impair the function of the
pedals. There is arisk of accident.
Do not attach any equipment or cables in the
driver's footwell.
! If the engine is switched off and equip-
ment on the diagnostics connection is
used, the starter battery may discharge.
The diagnostics connection is only intended
for the connection of diagnostic equipment at
aq ualified specialist workshop.
Connecting equipment to the diagnostics
connection can lead to emissions monitoring
information being reset, for example. This
may lead to the vehicle failing to meet the
requirements of the next emissions test dur-
ing the main inspection. Qualified specialist workshop
Aq ualified specialist worksho phas th enec-
essary special skills, tools and qualifications
to correctl ycarry out any necessary work on
your vehicle. This particularly applie stowork
relevan ttosafety.
Observe the notes in the Servic eBooklet.
Always have the following work carried out at
aq ualified specialist workshop:
R work relevant to safety
R service and maintenance work
R repair work
R modifications ,installations and conver-
sions
R work on electronic components Introduction
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Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that you use a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Vehicle registration
Mercedes-Benz may ask its Service Centres
to carry out technical inspections on certain
vehicles. The quality or safety of the vehicle
is improved as aresult of the inspection.
Mercedes-Benzc an only inform you about
vehicle check sifithas your registration data.
It is possible that your vehicle has no tyet
been registered in your name in the following
cases:
R if your vehicle was not purchased at an
authorised specialist dealer.
R if your vehicle has not yet been examined
at aM ercedes-Benz Service Centre.
It is advisable to register your vehicle with a
Mercedes-BenzS ervice Centre.
Inform Mercedes-Benz as soon as possible
about any change in address or vehicle own-
ership. Correct use
G
WARNING
Various warning stickers are affixed to your
vehicle. Their purpose is to draw your atten-
tion ,and the attention of others ,tovarious
dangers. Therefore, do not remove any warn-
ing stickers unless the sticker clearly states
that you may do so.
If you remove the warning stickers, you or
others could be injured by failing to recognise
certain dangers.
Observe the following information when driv-
ing your vehicle:
R the safety notes in this manual
R the Technical Data section in this manual
R traffic rules and regulations
R laws and safety standards pertainin gto
motor vehicles Implied warranty
! Follow the instructions in this manual
about the proper operation of your vehicle
as well as about possible vehicle damage.
Damage to your vehicle that arises from
culpable contravention sagainst these
instructions are not covered either by
Mercedes-Benz implied warranty or by the
New or Used-Vehicle Warranty. Data stored in the vehicle
Fault data
Components which are critical for vehicle
operation are equipped with fault data mem-
ories as standard. There are also data storage
devices which recor dhow vehicle compo-
nents have reacted in certain driving situa-
tion s(e.g. airbag deployment or ESP ®
inter-
vention).
This data is used exclusively to:
R assist in the rectification of faults and
defects
R help Mercedes-Benz optimise and develop
vehicle functions
The data cannot be used to trac ethe vehicle's
movements.
When your vehicle is serviced by Mercedes-
Benz ,this technical information can be read
out from the fault memory. This is performed
by authorised employees of the Mercedes-
Benz service network using special diagnos-
tic computers.
After afault has been rectified, the informa-
tion is deleted from the memory. Other mem-
ory data is constantly overwritten. Other devices thats
tore data
Depending on the equipment level, your vehi-
cle may feature communication sand/or
entertainment systems (e.g. navigation devi-
ces, telephon esystems). These allow you to 24
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save and edit data required for the operation
of the respective device.
Further information on operation (e.g. on
deleting data) can be found in the separate
operating instructions. Copyright information
FreeType
Portions of this software are copyright ©
2005
The FreeType Project (www.freetype.org). All
rights reserved. ©
1996-200 0byDavid
Turner, Robert Wilhelm ,and Werner Lemberg. Gnu compiler
Copyright ©
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Cockpit
................................................. 28
Instrumen tcluster .............................. 30
Multifunction steering wheel .............33
Centre console .................................... 34
Overhea dcontrol panel ...................... 37
Door control panel .............................. 38 27At
ag lance

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
CockpitAt
ag lance

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
29Atag lance