2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA glove box

Exterior mirrors
Adjusting.........................................97
Dipping (automatic).........................99
Folding in/out(automatically).........98
Folding in/out(electrically).............98
Folding in whenlocking (on-board
computer)......................................209
Out of position (troubleshooting).....98
Setting.............................................98
Storing settings (memory function) 100
Storing the parking position ............. 99
Eyeglasses compartment.................255
F
Fillercap
see Fuel filler flap
First-aid kit......................................... 294
Flat tire
MOExtended tires..........................295
Preparing the vehicle.....................295
TIREFIT kit ...................................... 296
Floormats...........................................277
Fog lamps
Extended range .............................. 108
Switching on/off...........................105
Front fog lamps
Display message............................225
Switching on/off...........................105
Fuel
Additives........................................347
Consumption statistics..................197
Displaying the current
consumption..................................198
Displaying the range......................198
Driving tips....................................157
Fuel gauge.......................................29
Grade (gasoline)............................346
Important safety notes..................346
Notes for AMG vehicles.................346
Premium-grade unleaded gasoline.346
Problem (malfunction)...................153
Refueling ........................................ 151
Tank content/reserve fuel.............346
Fuel filler flap
Opening/closing............................152
Fuel level
Calling up the range (on-board
computer)......................................198
Fuel tank
Capacity........................................346
Problem (malfunction)...................153
Fuses
Allocation chart.............................309
Before changing.............................308
Fuse box in the engine
compartment.................................308
Fuse box in the front-passenger
footwell .......................................... 309
Important safety notes..................308
G
Garage door opener
Clearing the memory.....................275
Important safety notes..................273
Opening/closing the garage door..275
Programming (button in the rear-
view mirror)...................................273
Gear indicator (on-board computer)209
Gear or selector lever (cleaning
guidelines).........................................290
Genuine parts......................................21
Glove box...........................................255
H
Handbrake
see Parking brake
Hazard warning lamps......................107
Display message............................240
Headlamps
Adding fluid to cleaning system.....283
Cleaning system (function)............107
Fogging up.....................................109
see Automatic headlamp mode
Head restraints
Adjusting.........................................93
Adjusting (electrically).....................94
Adjusting (manually)........................93
Adjusting (rear)................................94
Installing/removing (rear)................94
Heating
see Climate control
10Index

Problem (malfunction).....................76
Starting the engine........................138
SmartKey positions (ignition lock)..137
Snow chains......................................315
Sockets
Center console..............................263
Points to observe before use.........263
Rearcompartment.........................264
Trunk.............................................264
Specialist workshop............................ 25
Special seat beltretractor.................. 57
Speed,controlling
see Cruise control
Speed Limit Assist
Activating/deactivating the
warning function............................203
Displaying......................................203
Display message............................229
Display message in the
multifunctiondisplay.....................187
Function/notes.............................187
Important safety notes..................187
Speedometer
Activating/deactivating the
additional speedometer.................206
Digital............................................198
In the Instrument cluster.................29
Segments......................................195
Selecting the unit of measurement 206
see Instrument cluster
SPORT handling mode
Activating/deactivating (AMG
vehicles)..........................................66
Warning lamp ................................. 245
SRS
see SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Display message............................219
Introduction.....................................38
Warning lamp ................................. 247
Warning lamp (function) ................... 39
Standing lamps
Display message............................225
Switching on/off...........................106
Start/stop function
see ECO start/stop function
Starting (engine)................................ 137
STEERCONTROL..................................69
Steering (display message)..............239
Steering wheel
Adjusting (manually)........................97
Button overview...............................31
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 195
Cleaning ......................................... 290
Important safety notes....................96
Paddle shifters...............................147
Steering wheel paddle shifters........147
Stopwatch (RACETIMER)................... 210
Stowage areas...................................254
Stowage compartments
Armrest (front)...............................256
Armrest (under).............................256
Center console..............................255
Cupholders...................................260
Eyeglasses compartment...............255
Glove box .......................................255
Important safety information.........254
Parcelnet......................................257
Under driver's seat/front-
passenger seat..............................256
Stowage space
Center console (rear).....................256
Stowage well beneath the trunk
floor....................................................259
Summer tires.....................................314
Sun visor............................................261
Surround lighting (on-board
computer)..........................................207
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off.................................................131
Switching off the alarm (ATA)............70
T
Tachometer........................................ 195
Tail lamps
Display message............................224
see Lights
Tank content
Fuel gauge.......................................29
Technical data
Capacities......................................345
Information....................................344
16Index

function for the vehicle occupants in the
event of a crash.
iAfter an airbag has been deployed, have
the vehicle towed to the nearestqualified
specialist workshop, evenifyour vehicle is
ready to drive.
Front air bags
Driver's air bagdeploys in front of the
steering wheel; front-passenger front air
bagdeploys in front of and above the glove
box.
The front air bags increase protection for the
driver's and front passenger's head and
chest.
They are deployed:
Rat the start of an accident with a high rate
of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a
longitudinal direction
Rif the system determines that air bag
deployment can offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
Rdepending on whether the seat belt is being
used
Rindependently of other air bags in the
vehicle
If the vehicle rolls over, the front air bags are
generally not deployed.
Your vehicle has adaptive, two-stage front air
bags. The air bag control unit evaluates
vehicle deceleration or acceleration in the
event of a collision. In the first deployment
stage, the front air bag is filled with part of the
total available propellant gas, thereby
reducing the risk of injury. If the air bag
control unit recognizes within a few
milliseconds that the vehicle is being braked
or accelerated faster than originally
predicted, the front air bag is filled with the
maximum amount of propellant gas available.
The deployment of the front-passenger front
air bag is also influenced by the weight
category of the front passenger, which is
determined by the Occupant Classification
System (OCS) (Ypage 45).
The lighter the passenger-side occupant, the
higher the vehicle deceleration rate required
(predicted at the start of the impact) for
second stage inflation of the front-passenger
front air bag. In the second stage, the front
air bags are inflated with the maximum
amount of propellant gas available.
The front air bags are not deployed in
situations where a low impact severity is
predicted. You will then be protected by the
fastened seat belt.
The front-passenger front air bag will only
deploy if:
Rthe system, based on the OCS weight
sensor readings, detects that the front-
passenger seat is occupied
Rthe PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp on the center console is not lit
(Ypage 45)
Rthe air bag control unit predicts a high
impact severity
Knee bags
Occupant safety43
Safety
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Driver's knee bagdeploys underneath the
steering column and front-passenger knee
bagunderneath the glove box. They
deploy together with the front airbags. They
are designed to operate together with the
front air bags in frontal impacts if certain
thresholds are exceeded. The knee bags
operate at best in conjunction with correctly
positioned and fastened seat belts.
Knee bags provide increased protection for
the driver and frontpassenger against the risk
of:
Rknee injuries
Rthigh injuries
Rlower leg injuries
Side impact air bags
GWARNING
Using unsuitable seat coverscould restrictor
even preventdeployment of the air bags
integrated into the seats. Consequently, the
air bags cannot protectvehicle occupants as
they are designed to do. In addition, the
function of the air bag deactivation system
could be restricted. This poses an increased
risk of injury or even fatal injury.
You should only use seat covers that have
been approved for the respective seat by
Mercedes-Benz.
GWARNING
Sensors to control the air bags are located in
the doors. Modifications or work not
performed correctly to the doors or door
paneling, as well as damaged doors, can lead
to the function of the sensors being impaired.
The air bags might therefore not function
properly any more. Consequently, the air bags
cannot protectvehicle occupants as they are
designed to do. There is an increased risk of
injury.
Never modify the doors or parts of the doors.
Always have work on the doors or door
paneling carried out at a qualified specialist
workshop.
You should only use seat covers that have
been approved for your vehicle by Mercedes-
Benz.The seat covers must have a special
tear seam for side impact air bags. Otherwise,
the side impact air bags cannot deploy
correctly and therefore cannot provide the
intended protection in the event of an
accident.
Front side impact air bagsand rear side
impact air bagsdeploy next to the outer
seat cushions.
When deployed, the side impact air bags offer
additional protection of the thorax for
occupants on the front seats as well as also
of the pelvis for the vehicle occupants on the
side of the vehicle on which the impact
occurs. However, they do not protect the:
Rhead
Rneck
Rarms
The side impact air bags are deployed:
Ron the side on which an impact occurs
Rat the start of an accident with a high rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or
acceleration, e.g. inaside impact
Rindependently of the use of the seat belt
Rindependently of the front air bags
Rindependently of the ETDs
If the vehicle rolls over, the side impactair
bags are generally not deployed. Side impact
air bags are deployed if the system detects
high vehicle deceleration or acceleration in a
lateral direction and determines that side
impactair bag deploymentcan offer
44Occupant safety
Safety

Have brake pads installed and brake fluid
replaced at a qualified specialist workshop.
If the brake system has only beensubjectto
moderate loads, you should test the
functionality of yourbrakes at regular
intervals.
You can find a description of Brake Assist
(BAS) on (Ypage 62).
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you only
have brake pads/linings installed on your
vehicle which have been approved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles or which correspond
to an equivalent quality standard.Brake
pads/linings which have not been approved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles or which are not
of an equivalent quality could affect your
vehicle's operating safety.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you only
use brake fluid that has been specially
approved for yourvehicle by Mercedes-Benz,
or which corresponds to an equivalent quality
standard. Brake fluid which has not been
approved for Mercedes-Benzvehicles or
which is not of an equivalent quality could
affect your vehicle's operating safety.
Checking brake lining thickness
You can measure the break pad/lining
thickness using a test gauge. Color-coding
(green or red) on the test gauge allows you to
determine whether the brake pad/lining
thickness is still sufficient. The test gauge is
in the vehicle documentwallet in the glove
box.
Frontwheel
Rear wheel
XBring the vehicle and wheels into a suitable
position so that you can attach test gauge
.
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away
(Ypage 153).
XMove the selector lever to positionP.
XSwitch off the engine.
XPlace test gaugebetween the wheel's
spokes on brake pad/lining".
160Driving tips
Driving and parking

RAlways store objects so thatthey cannot be
flung around in these or in similar
situations.
RAlways make sure that objects do not
protrude from stowage compartments,
parcel nets or stowage nets.
RClose lockable stowage compartments
while driving.
RStow and secure objects that are heavy,
hard, pointy, sharp-edged, fragile or too
large in the trunk.
Observe the loading guidelines (Ypage 254).
Stowage compartments in the front
Glove box
XTo open:pull handleand open glove box
flap.
XTo close:fold glove box flapupwards
until it engages.
iThere is a pen holder at the top of the
glove box flap.
Eyeglasses compartment
XTo open:press marking.
Make sure that the eyeglasses compartment
is always closed while the vehicle is in motion.
Stowage compartment in the center
console
XTo open:press the marking on cover.
iDepending on the vehicle equipment,
there may be an ashtray in the center
console instead of a storage compartment.
Stowage areas255
Stowage and features
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