2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class lumbar support

B
Back button ....................................... 113
Back support see Lumbar support
Bag hook ............................................ 403
Balance, adjusting .............................128
BAS (Brake Assist System) .................65
Basic settings see Settings
BAS PLUS (Brake Assist System
PLUS) .................................................... 66
Bass, setting ...................................... 128
Battery Checking (SmartKey) .......................78
Important safety guidelines
(SmartKey) ....................................... 78
Replacing (SmartKey) ......................78
Battery (vehicle)
Charging ........................................ 444
Display message ............................ 373
Important safety notes ..................442
Jump starting ................................. 445
Belt
see Seat belts
Bird's-eye view (navigation) .............172
Blind see Roller sunblind
Blin dSpot Assist
see Active Blind Spot Assist
Bluetooth ®
Activating/deactivating .................135
Authorizing a device (registering) ..135
Conditions (general )...................... 134
Conditions (telephone ).................. 183
Connecting another mobile phone .185
Connecting devices .......................135
De-authorizing (de-registering) a
device ............................................ 137
External authorization (general) .....136
External authorization (telephone) .185
General information .......................134
Introduction ................................... 181
Receiving vCards ........................... 192
Searching for devices ....................135
Settings ......................................... 134
Telephone basic menu ...................186Telephony
...................................... 183
Telephony notes ............................ 181
Bluetooth ®
interface
Telephony ...................................... 181
Brake Assist System
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
Display message ............................ 361
Notes ............................................. 487
Brake fluid level ................................ 425
Brake lamps Display message ............................ 368
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 65
BAS .................................................. 65
BAS PLUS ........................................ 66
Brake fluid (notes) .........................487
Display message ............................ 353
Driving tips .................................... 293
High-performance brake system ....295
Important safety notes ..................293
Maintenance .................................. 294
Parking brake ................................ 290
Warning lamp ................................. 390
Breakdown
see Flat tire
see Towing away
Brightness, setting (TV, video) .........228
Bulbs see Replacing bulbs C
California Important notice for retail
customers and lessees ....................27
Call
Accepting/ending/rejecting .......... 187
see Telephone
Calling up a malfunction
see Display messages
Calling voicemail ............................... 189
Call lists Displaying details ........................... 193
Introduction ................................... 197
Opening and selecting an entry .....197
Saving an entry in the address
book .............................................. 1986
Index

Light function, active
Display message ............................ 370
Lighting
Ligh tswitc h................................... 250
see Lights
Lights
Automatic headlamp mode ............251
Cornering light function .................254
Display message ............................ 367
Driving abroad ............................... 250
Fog lamps ...................................... 252
Hazard warning lamps ...................253
High beam flasher .......................... 253
High-beam headlamps ...................253
Low-beam headlamps ....................251
Rea rfog lamp ................................ 252
Standing lamps .............................. 250
Switching Adaptive Highbeam
Assist on/off ................................. 350
Switching the daytime running
lamps on/off (on-board computer) 349
Switching the daytime running
lamps on/off (switch) ....................251
Turn signals ................................... 252
see Changing bulbs
see Interior lighting
Light sensor (display message) .......370
Loading guidelines ............................400
Locator lighting setting (COMAND) .238
Locking Automatic ........................................ 82
Emergency locking ........................... 83
From inside the vehicle (central
locking button) ................................. 82
Locking verification signal (on-
board computer) ............................... 350
Logic 7 ®
(Harman Kardon ®
surround sound system) see 3D sound (Harman Kardon ®
surround sound system)
Low-beam headlamps
Display message ............................ 367
Setting for driving abroad
(symmetrical) ................................. 250
Switching on/off ........................... 251
Lubricant additives
see Additives Lumbar support
Adjusting ....................................... 101
Lumbar support (COMAND) .............. 243 M
M+S tires ............................................ 456
Maintenance see ASSYST PLUS service interval
display
Malfunction message
see Display messages
Map (navigation)
Adjusting the scal e........................ 170
Arrival time/distance to the
destination ..................................... 173
City mode l..................................... 174
Display ........................................... 172
Geo-coordinate displa y.................. 174
Heading ......................................... 172
Information in the displa y.............. 173
Moving ........................................... 171
North orientation ........................... 172
Notes ............................................. 170
Point of interest symbols ...............172
Roa ddisplay .................................. 173
Saving the crosshair position .........171
Setting to the vehicle destination ..171
Topographica lmap........................ 174
Map display (also see navigation)
Traffi creports ................................ 163
Massage function (PULSE) ...............246
Matte finish (cleaning instructions) 429
mbrace Automatic retrieval of vehicle data
(service due date ).......................... 413
Call priority .................................... 411
Display message ............................ 361
Downloading destinations
(COMAND) ..................................... 411
Emergency call .............................. 408
Important safety notes ..................407
Locating astolen vehicl e............... 414
MB info call button ........................410
Remote vehicle locking ..................413
Roadside Assistance button ..........409
Search &Send ............................... 412
Self-test ......................................... 40814
Index

Center console
Function Page
:
Function button for the
radio and CD/DVD/SD
card
113
;
Back button 113
=
Hazard warning lamps 253
?
Lumbar support 243
Multicontour seat 243
A
Function button for the
telephone and navigation
system
139
B
Switches COMAND on/off
126 Function Page
C
Adjusts the volume 127
D
Programmable button 113
E
Telephone keypad 114
F
Rear window roller sunblind 405
G
Retracts the rear seat head
restraints
99
H
Selects the drive program 282
I
COMAND controller 112Center console
39At a glance

Folding the backrest forwards
In order to make it convenien
tfor passengers
to get in and out of the rear compartment,t he
driver's or front-passenger seat:
R is automatically moved forwards when the
backrest is folded forwards
R is automatically moved backwards when
the backrest is folded back X
Pull seat release handle :in the direction
of the arrow and fold the backrest
forwards.
The head restraint is lowered and the seat
moves forwards.
Folding back the backrest X
Fold the seat backrest back until it
engages.
The seat moves to its original position. The
head restraint is raised. The seat backrest
is engaged again. Adjusting the multicontour seat
You can adjust the multicontour seat using
COMAND (Y page 243). Adjusting the active multicontour
seat
You can adjust the active multicontour seat
using COMAND (Y page 245).
i If PRE-SAFE ®
has been activated, the air
pressure in the air chambers of the multicontour seat or active multicontour
seat is increased. These air chambers are
located in the side bolsters of the seat
cushion and backrest.
Adjusting the lumbar support
You can adjust the lumbar support using
COMAND (Y page 243). Switching the seat heating on/off
Switching on/off G
WARNING
Repeatedly setting the seat heating to level
3 may result in excessive seat temperatures.
The health of passengers that have limited
temperature sensitivity or a limited ability to
react to excessively high temperatures may
be affected or they may even suffer burn-like
injuries. Therefore, do not use seat heating
level 3repeatedly.
The three red indicator lamps in the button
indicate the heating level you have selected.
i If the battery voltage is too low, the seat
heating may switch off. The system automatically switches down
from level
3to level 2after approximately
eight minutes.
The system automatically switches down
from level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes. Seats
101Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z

R
driver's side: steering wheel position
R driver's side: position of the exterior
mirrors on the driver's and front-passenger
sides X
Adjust the seat (Y page 98).
X On the driver's side, adjust the steering
wheel (Y page 103 )and the exterio rmirrors
(Y page 104).
X Briefly press the Mmemory button and
the npress storage position button 1,2or
3 withi nthree seconds until you hear an
acknowledgment tone.
The settings are stored in the selected
storage position. Calling up
astore dsetting
X Press and hold the relevant storage
position button 1,2or 3until the seat,
steering wheel and exterio rmirrors are in
the stored position.
i If you release the storage position button,
the seat, steering wheel and mirror setting
functions stop immediately. The
multicontour seat setting or lumbar
support adjustmen tis still carried out. Memory function
107Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z

The COMAND controller can be:
R
pressed briefly or pressed and held W
R turned clockwise or counter-clockwise
cVd
R slid left or right XVY
R slid forwards or back ZVÆ
R slid diagonally aVb
In the instructions, operating sequences are
described as follows:
X Press the Rbutton.
Audio mode is activated.
X Select Audio by sliding
VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
Back button :
Back button
X To exit the menu: press back button:
briefly.
COMAND changes to the next higher menu
level in the curren toperating mode.
i You can also exit a menu by sliding XVY
or ZVÆ the COMAND controller.
X To switch to the basic display: press and
hold back button :.
COMAND changes to the basic display of
the curren toperating mode. Function buttons The COMAND function buttons allow you to
select a main function directly.
:
Function button for roller sunblind
; Function button for the radio and the last
audio source used
= Back button
? Lumbar support/multicontour seat
A Function button for telephone and
navigation system
B Switches COMAND on/off
C Volume control
D Programmable button (Y page 113)
Example:
X To select the radio or CD menu
directly: pressRbutton ;once or
twice.
Assigning the programmable button
(favorites) :
Programmable button At
ag lance
113COMAND Z

i
This setting is quite effective in automatic
mode, especially at high outside
temperatures.
If the vehicle has become very warm and the
automatic air conditioning is cooling the
interior, the blower settings are briefly
canceled.
X Select the climate control main menu in the
air-conditioning function bar by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The climate control menu opens.
X Select Airflow and press
W.
Am enu appears.
The curren tsetting is indicated by a #dot. X
To change the airflow: slideZVÆ or turn
cVd.
X To confirm your selection: pressW. Seats
Lumbar supports The lumbar support in the backrest of the
driver's and front-passenger seats can be
adjusted to provide optimum support for your
back.
X To select the seat: press theT
function button.
The main area of the COMAND display is
active. Ascale appears. X
To move to the lower menu bar: select
by sliding ZVÆthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
i Whe nyou press the Tfunction button,
the previously adjusted seat is active.
X To adjust the lumbar support: select by
sliding XVYor turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
Multicontour seat i
Information about the components and
operating principles of COMAND can be
found on (Y page 112).
The contour of the driver's seat and front-
passenger seat backrests can be individually
adjusted to provide optimum support for your
back. This is achieved by controlling the
pressure in the air chambers in the
multicontour seat.
The adjustments are made using the
COMAND display.
i When you adjust the multicontour seat,
you may hear the air being pumped in or
released.
You can adjust the following air cushions:
R seat side bolsters
R seat backrest side bolsters
R backrest curvature in the lumbar region
R backrest curvature in the upper back
region Vehicle
243COMAND Z

Adjusting the backrest curvature in the
lumbar region
This function allows you to adjust the air
cushions in the lumbar region of the backrest.
X Selec tthe seat (Y page 244).
X Select Lumbar by sliding
XVYor turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
Ac rosshair appears. You can make two
settings:
R Vertical: to move the point of greatest
lumbar support up or down
R Horizontal: to adjust the amount of
support X
Select Setting by sliding ZVÆor turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
Adjusting the backrest curvature in the
upper back region
This function allows you to adjust the air
cushions in the upper back regio nofthe
backrest.
X Select the seat (Y page 244).
X Select Shoulders by sliding
XVYor
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
As cale appears. X
Select Setting by sliding ZVÆor turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
Resetting adjustments
You can rese tthe seat settings to the factory
settings.
X Select the seat (Y page 244).
X Select Reset All by sliding
XVYor
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
Active multicontour seat The dynamic function of the active
multicontour seat automatically adapts the
side bolsters of the backrest to your current
driving style.
X
Select the seat (Y page 244).
X Select Dynamic Seat by sliding
XVYor
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
X To confirm your selection: pressW.
As cale appears.
You can select:
R 0: Off
R 1: Level 1
R 2: Level 2 Vehicle
245COMAND Z