2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class Owner's Manual

X
To select astore dstation: briefly press
the 9 or: button.
X To select a station from the station
list: press and briefly hold the :or
9 button.
X To select astation using station
search 15
:press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
X Press ato stop the statio nsearch
function at the desired station.
Operating an audio player or audio
media Audio data from various audio devices or
media can be played, depending on the
equipment installed in the vehicle.
X Switch on COMAND and select audio
device or audio medium (Y page 209).
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Audio menu.
CD player display (example)
:
Current title
; Medium (disc number only for DVD
changer)
X To select the next/previous track:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select a track from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: button until the desired track
has been reached.
If you press and hold the 9or:
button, the rapid scrollin gspeed is increased.
Not all audio drives or data carriers support
this function. If track information is stored on the audio
device or medium, the multifunction display
will show the number and name of the track.
The curren
ttrack does not appear in audio
AUX mode (Auxiliary audio mode: external
audio source connected).
Video DVD operation X
Switch on COMAND and select video DVD
(Y page 229).
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Audio menu.
:
Current scene
; Medium (disc number only for DVD
changer)
X To selectt he nextorprevious scene:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select ascene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: buttonuntil the desired
scene has been reached. AM
Gm enu in AMG vehicles
AMG displays X
Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to selec tthe AMG menu.
15 Only if no station list is received. Menus and submenus
343On-board computer and displays Z

:
Gear indicator
; Upshif tindicator
= Engine oil temperature
? Coolant temperature
Upshift indicator up ;
indicates tha tthe
engine has reached the overrevving range
when in the manual gearshift program.
Upshift indicator up ;
fades out other
messages until you have shifted up.
When the engine oil temperature is below
80 †, the oil temperature is shown in blue.
Avoid driving at full engine output during this
time.
i CL 63 AMG: the status of the ECO start/
stop function (Y page 276) is also shown.
RACETIMER Displaying and starting RACETIMER
G
WARNING
The RACETIMER feature is only for use on
roads and in conditions where high speed
driving is permitted. Racing on publicr oads is
prohibited under all circumstances. The driver
is and must always remain responsible for
following posted speed limits.
You can use the RACETIMER to store lap
times.
With RACETIMER, you cannot use the W
and X buttons on the steering wheel to
adjust the volume.
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the
RACETIMER is shown. :
Gear indicator
; Seconds indicator
= RACETIMER
? Lap
You can start the RACETIMER when the
engine is running or if the SmartKey is in
position 2in the ignition lock.
X To start: press the Wbutton to start the
RACETIMER.
X To display the intermediate time: press
the X button to show the intermediate
time.
The intermediate time is displayed for five
seconds.
X To stop: press the Wbutton to stop the
RACETIMER.
The RACETIMER interrupts timing when you
stop the vehicle and turn the SmartKey to
position 1in the ignition lock. When you turn
the SmartKey to position 2or 3and then
press the Wbutton, timing is continued.
Storing the lap time and starting anew lap
It is possible to store a maximum of sixteen
laps.
X Press the Xbutton on the steering
wheel to show the intermediate time during
timing.
The intermediate time is displayed for five
seconds.
X Press the Xbutton again within five
seconds.
The displayed intermediate tim eis stored
as a lap time. 344
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Timing starts for a new lap. The new lap is
timed from when the intermediate time is
called up. :
Gear indicator
; RACETIMER
= Fastest lap time (best lap)
Resetting the current lap
X Press the Wbutton on the steering
wheel to stop the RACETIMER.
X Press the Xbutton to reset the lap time
to "0”.
Deleting all laps
You cannot delete individual stored laps.
X Press the Wbutton on the steering
wheel to stop the RACETIMER.
X Press and hold the Xbutton for a
minimum of three seconds.
X Press the Wbutton to start the
RACETIMER.
All laps are deleted.
or
X Press the Wbutton on the steering
wheel to stop the RACETIMER.
X Press the abutton.
Reset Race Timer appears in the
multifunction display. X
Press the :button to select Yes and
press the abutton to confirm.
All laps are deleted.
Overall statistics This function is shown if you have stored at
least one lap and stopped the RACETIMER.
X
Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the
overall evaluation is shown. :
RACETIMER overall evaluation
; Total time driven
= Top speed
? Distance covered
A Average speed
Lap statistics This function is only available if you have
stored at least two laps and have stopped the
RACETIMER.
X
Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the
lap evaluation is shown.
Each lap is shown in a separate submenu.
The fastest lap is indicated by flashing
symbol :. Menus and submenus
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:
Lap
; Lap time
= Top speed during lap
? Lap length
A Average lap speed
X Press the 9or: button to select a
different lap evaluation. Telephone menu
Introduction You can establish a Bluetooth
®
connection to
COMAND (Y page 183). G
WARNING
The driver's attention to the road must always
be his/her primary focus when driving. For
yours afety and the safety of others, we
recommend that you pull ove rto a safe
location and stop before placing or taking a
telephone call. If you choose to use the
telephone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and only use the telephone when
road, weather and traffic conditions permit.
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a mobile phone while driving a vehicle.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h) , your vehicle covers
a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second.
X Switch on the mobile phone and COMAND
(Y page 126).
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Telephonemenu. You will see one of the following display
messages in the multifunction display:
R
Telephone ready or the name of the
network provider :the mobile phone has
found a network and is ready to receive.
R No Service :n
o network is available, or the
mobile phone is searching for a network.
Accepting acall If someone calls you whe
nyou are in the
Telephone menu, a display message
appears in the multifunction display, for
example: X
Press the 6button on the steering
wheel to accept an incoming call.
If you are not in the Telephone menu, you
can still accept a call.
Rejecting or ending acall X
Press the ~button on the steering
wheel.
If you are not in the Telephone menu, you can
still reject or end a call.
Dialing a number from the phone book You can use the mobile phone to enter new
telephone numbers into the phone book (see
COMAND) (Y
page 191). If you rmobile phone
is able to receive calls, you can search for and
dial a number from the phone book.
When you establish a Bluetooth ®
connection
to COMAND, COMAND reads in the phone
book of the mobile phone. This can take some
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While the on-board computer reads in the SIM
card:
R
you can dial a telephone number from the
redial list ( Calls Dialed list).
R you can dial a telephone number from the
telephone book stored in COMAND.
R the multifunction display shows the
Reading data... display message below
the phone book entries.
When the multifunction display shows the
Updating data... display message,
COMAND has finished importing data. The
multifunction display then shows all the
phone book entries in COMAND and the
mobile phone.
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Telephonemenu.
X Press the 9,:ora button to call
up the phone book.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
To scroll rapidly, press and hold the :
or 9 button for longer than one second.
After skipping eight entries, the rapid scroll
speeds up.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored
for a name: press the6ora button
to start dialing.
or
X If there is more than one 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
dialing.
or
X If you do not want to make a call: press
the ~ or% button. Redialing The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialed in the redial memory
(Calls Dialed
list).
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Telephone menu.
X Press the 6button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
To scroll rapidly, press and hold the :
or 9 button for longer than one second.
X Press the 6ora button to start
dialing.
or
X If you do not want to make a call: press
the ~ or% button. Assistance menu
Showing the distance display This function is only available with
DISTRONIC PLUS.
X
Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the DriveAssist menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Distance Display .
X Press a.
The DISTRONIC PLUS distance display
(Y page 305) appears in the multifunction
display. Menus and submenus
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Deactivating/activating ESP
®G
WARNING
Under no circumstances should you
deactivate ESP ®
when the ÷ESP®
warning lamp in the instrument cluster
flashes .Proceed as follows:
R when driving off, apply as little throttle as
possible.
R while driving, ease up on the accelerator
pedal.
R adapt yours peed to suit the prevailing road
and weather conditions.
Failure to observe these guidelines could
cause the vehicle to skid. ESP ®
cannot
prevent accidents resulting from excessive
speed.
For further information about ESP ®
, see
(Y page 67).
X Start the engine.
X Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Assistance menu.
X Press the 9or: buttonto select
ESP .
X Press the abutton.
X To deactivate: pressaagain.
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster comes on. G
WARNING
When the åESP®
OFF warning lamp is lit,
ESP ®
is deactivated.
If the ÷ ESP®
warning lamp and the
å ESP®
OFF warning lamp remain lit,
ESP ®
is not available due to amalfunction.
When ESP ®
is deactivated or no toperational,
vehicle stability in standard driving
maneuvers is reduced.
Adapt your speed and driving to the prevailing
road conditions and to the non-operating
status of the ESP ®
. X
To activate: pressaagain.
The å warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ®
Brake PRE-SAFE
®
Brake is only available in vehicles
with DISTRONIC PLUS.
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the DriveAssist menu.
X Press 9or: to select PRE-SAFE Brake .
X Press a.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: pressa
again.
When PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 68) is
activated, the multifunction display shows
the Ä symbol as long as the HOLD
function is not activated (Y page 308).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST X
Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the DriveAssist menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Attention Assist .
X Press a.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: pressa
again.
When ATTENTION ASSIST( Ypage 321) is
activated, the Àsymbol appears in the
multifunction display when the ignition is on.
Activating/deactivating Active Blind
Spot Assist You can use the
Blind Spot Assist function to activate or deactivate Active Blind
Spot Assist (Y
page 327).348
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X
Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the DriveAssistmenu.
X Press 9or: to select Blind Spot
Assist .
X Press the abutton.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
Activating/deactivating Active Lane
Keeping Assist You can use the
Lane Keeping Assist function to activat
eor deactivate Active Lane
Keeping Assist (Y page 330).
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the DriveAssistmenu.
X Press 9or: to select Lane Keeping Assist .
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
When Active Lane Keeping Assist is activated,
the à symbol appears in the multifunction
display when the ignitio nis on. Maintenance menu
In the Service menu, you have the following
options:
R calling up display messages (Y page 352)
R checking the tire pressure electronically
(Y page 461)
R calling up a service due date
(Y page 426)
R checking the oil level (Y page 421) Settings menu
Introduction The
Settings menu can be used for:
R Switching the daytime running lamps on/
off
R switching Adaptive Highbeam Assist on/
off
R showing or hiding the additional
speedometer
R selecting the units for speed and distance
R activating/deactivating the radar sensor
system
Switching the daytime running lamps
on/off This function is not available in Canada.
If you have activated the
Daytime running
lights function and the light switch is in the
$ orc position, the daytime running
lamps are automatically switched on when
the engine is running.
Depending on the ambient light, the following
will additionally light up:
R parking lamps
R tail lamps
R license plate lamp
R side marker lamps
If you turn the light switch to a different
position, the corresponding lights are
switched on. If you switch off the daytime
running lamps at night, make sure that the
light switch is set to Lorc.
The factory setting is On .
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
daytime running lamps .
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X To activate/deactivate: pressa
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Switching Adaptive Highbeam Assist
on/off
X
Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select
Adapt. High-beam Asst. .
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X To activate/deactivate: pressa
again.
Switching the additional speedometer
on/off An additional digital speedometer can be
shown in the multifunction display.
Vehicles with a kilometer speedometer: the
digital speedometer has mph units.
Vehicles with a miles speedometer: the digital
speedometer has km/h units.
X
Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press 9or: to select Add. Speedometer .
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Selecting the unit of measurement for
distance The
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer: function allows you to choose whether
certain displays appear in kilometers or miles.
The selected unit of measurement for
distance applies to:
R
analog speedometers
R digital speedometers in the Trip menu
R odometer and the trip odometer
R Trip computer
R navigation instructions in the Navi menu
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display The digital speedometer shows alternative
speed units (Y
page 350).
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press 9or: to select Units .
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
The unit switches km/h and
mph .
Activating/deactivating the acoustic
locking verification signal If you activate the
Acoustic Lock Feedb. function, an audible signal sounds depending
on the vehicle's date of manufacture:
R
when locking
or
R once when unlocking and three times when
locking
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Acoustic Lock Feedb. X
Press the abutton to confirm.
X To activate/deactivate: pressa
again.
Activating/deactivating the radar
sensor system The following systems are switched off when
the radar sensor system is deactivated:
R DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 298)
R BAS PLUS (Y page 66)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 68)
R Active Blind Spot Assist (Y page 327)
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press 9or: to select Radar Sensors .350
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