2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class Owner's Manual

R
the roa disnarrow and winding
R there ar estrong shadows cas tonthe lane
If no vehicle is detected in the adjacent lane
and there are broken lane markings detected,
no lane-correcting brake application is made.
Warning vibration in the steering wheel
Aw arning may be given if afront wheel
passes over alane marking. It will warn you
by means of intermittent vibration in the
steering wheel for up to 1.5 seconds.
Lane-correcting brake application G
WARNING
Al ane-correcting brake application cannot
always bring the vehicle back into the original
lane. There is arisk of an accident.
Always steer, brake or accelerate yourself,
especially if Active Lane Keeping Assist warns
you or makes alane-correcting brake
application. G
WARNING
Active Lane Keeping Assist does not detect
traffic conditionsorr oad users. In very rare
cases, the system may make an inappropriate
brake application, e.g. after intentionally
driving over asolid lane marking. There is a
risk of an accident.
An inappropriate brake application may be
interrupted at any time if you steer slightly in
the opposite direction. Always make sure that
there is sufficient distance on the side for
other traffic or obstacles. If you leave your lane, under certain
circumstances the vehicle will brake briefly
on one side. This is meant to assist you in
bringing the vehicle back to the original lane.
If al ane-correcting brake application occurs,
display 001Aappears in the multifunction
display.
This function is available in the range between
40 mph and 120 mph (60 km/h and
200 km/h).
Al ane-correcting brake application can only
be made after driving over asolid,
recognizable lane marking. Before this, a
warning must be given by means of
intermittent vibration in the steering wheel.
In addition, alane with lane markings on both
sides must be recognized. The brake
application also slightly reduces vehicle
speed.
i Afurther lane-correcting brake
application can only occur after your
vehicle has returned to the original lane.
No lane-correcting brake application occurs
if:
R you clearly and actively steer, brake or
accelerate.
R you cut the corner on asharp bend.
R you have switched on the turn signals.
R ad riving safety system intervenes, e.g.
ESP ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake or Active Blind
Spot Assist.
R you have adopted asporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of
acceleration.
R ESP ®
is switched off.
R the transmission is not in position D.
R aloss of tire pressure or adefective tire has
been detected and displayed.
Active Lane Keeping Assist may is unable to
detect other road or traffic conditions. An
inappropriate brake application may be
interrupted at any time if you: Driving systems
215Driving and parking Z

R
steer slightly in the opposite direction
R use aturn signal
R clearly brake or accelerate
Al ane-correcting brak eapplicatio nis
interrupted automatically if:
R ad rivin gsafet ysystem intervenes ,e.g.
ESP ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake or Activ eBlind
Spot Assist.
R lane markings can no longer be recognized.
Switching on Active Lane Keeping Assist
X Switch on Activ eLane Keepin gAssist using
the on-board computer ;todoso, select
Standard or
Adaptive (Y
page 229).
If you drive at speeds above 40 mph
(60 km/h) and lane markings are detected,
the lines in the assistanc egraphic sdisplay
(Y page 227 )are shown in green .Lane
Keepin gAssist is ready for use.
If Standard is selected, no warning
vibration occurs if:
R you have switched on the tur nsignals .In
thi se vent, the warnings ar esuppr essed
for acertai nperio doft ime.
R ad riving safety syste mintervenes, such
as ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
If Adaptive is selected, no warning
vibratio noccurs if:
R yo uh aves witched on the tur nsignals .In
thi se vent, the warnings ar esuppr essed
for acertai nperio doft ime.
R ad riving safety syste mintervenes, e.g.
ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
R yo ua ccelerate hard, e.g .kickdown.
R you brak ehard.
R you steer actively, e.g. swerv etoavoid
an obstacle or change lanes quickly.
R you cut the corner on asharp bend.
In order that you are warne donly when
necessary and in good tim eifyou cross the
lane marking, the system recognizes certain
conditions and warns you accordingly. The warning vibration occurs earlier if:
R
you approach the outer lane marking on a
bend.
R the road has very wide lanes, e.g. a
highway.
R the system recognizes solid lane markings.
The warning vibration occurs later if:
R the road has narrow lanes.
R you cut the corner on abend. 216
Driving systemsDriving and parking

Useful information
............................218
Importan tsafet ynotes .................... 218
Displays and operation ....................219
Menus and submenus ......................222
Display messages ............................. 237
Indicator and warning lamp sinthe
instrument cluster ............................264 217On-boar
dcomputer and displays

Useful information
i This Operator's Manual describes all
models and all standard and optional
equipment of your vehicle available at the
time of publication of the Operator's
Manual. Country-specific differences are
possible. Please not ethat your vehicle may
not be equipped with all features
described. This also applies to safety-
related system sand functions.
i Read the information on qualified
specialist workshops: (Y page 26).Important safet
ynotes G
WARNING
If you operate information system sand
communication equipment integrated in the
vehicle while driving, you will be distracted
from traffic conditions. You could also lose
contro lofthe vehicle. There is arisk of an
accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situatio npermits .Ifyou are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the
equipment when the vehicle is stationary. G
WARNING
If the instrument cluster has failed or
malfunctioned, you may not recognize
function restrictions in systems relevant to
safety. The operating safety of your vehicle
may be impaired. There is arisk of an
accident.
Drive on carefully. Have the vehicle checked
at aq ualified specialist workshop
immediately.
You must observe the legal requirements for
the country in which you are currently driving
when operating the on-board computer.
The on-board computer only shows messages
or warnings from certain systems in the multifunction display
.You should therefore
make sure your vehicle is operating safely at
all times. Otherwise, avehicle that is not
operating safely may cause an accident.
For an overview, see the instrument panel
illustration (Y page 31).218
Important safety notesOn-board computer and displays

Display
sand operation Instrument cluster
001A
Speedometer wit hsegments (Y page 220)
0010 Multifunction display (Y page 221)
0024 Tachometer (Y page 219)
0021 Coolant temperature ( Ypage 219)
001E Fue lgauge Coolant temperatur
edisplay G
WARNING
Opening th ehoodw hen th eengineis
overheated or when there is afireint he
engin ecom partmen tcould expose you to hot
gases or other service products. There is a
risk of injury.
Let an overheated engine cool down before
opening the hood. If there is afire in the
engine compartment, keep the hood closed
and contact the fire department.
! Adisplay message is shown if the coolant
temperature is too high.
If the coolan ttemperature is over
248 ‡(120 †), do not continue driving. The
engine will otherwise be damaged. The coolan
ttemperature gauge is in the
instrument cluster on the left-hand side
(Y page 31).
Under normal operatin gconditions and with
the specified coolant level, the coolant
temperature may rise to 248 ‡(120 †). Tachometer
! Do not drive in the overrevving range, as
this could damage the engine.
The red band in the tachometer indicates the
engine's overrevving range.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protec tthe
engine when the red band is reached. Displays and operation
219On-board computer and displays Z

Outsid
etemperature display
You should pay special attention to road
conditions when temperatures are around
freezing point.
The outside temperature display is in the
multifunction display (Y page 221).
Changes in the outside temperature are
displayed after ashort delay. Speedometer with segments
The segments in the speedometer indicate
which speed range is available.
R Cruise control activated (Y page 175):
The segments light up from the stored
speed to the maximum speed.
R DISTRONIC PLUS activated (Y page 177):
One or two segments in the set speed
range light up.
R DISTRONIC PLUS detects avehicle in front:
The segments between the speed of the
vehicle in fron tand the stored speed light
up. Operatin
gthe on-board computer
Overview 001A
Multifunctio ndisplay
0010 Right control panel
0024 Switches on the Voic eControl System;
see the separat eoperating instructions
0021 Bac kbutton
001E Left control panel
X To activat ethe on-board computer: turn
the SmartKey to position 1in the ignition
lock.
You can control the multifunction displaya nd
the settings in the on-board computer using
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel. 220
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays

Left control panel
000A
0004 R
Calls up th emenua nd men ubar 0006
0005
Press briefly:
R
Scrolls in lists
R Select sasubmenu or function
R In the Audio menu: selects a
stored station, an audio track or
av ideo scene
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
switche stothephon ebook and
selects anam eort elephone
number 0006
0005
Press and hold:
R
In the Audio menu: selects the
previous/nex tstation or selects
an audi otrack or avideo scene
using rapi dscrolling
R In the Tel (telephone
)menu:
starts rapi dscrolling if the phone
book is open 000C R
Confirms aselect ion/display
message
R In the Tel (telephone
)menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialing the selected
number
R In the Audio menu
:stops the
statio nsearch functio natthe
desired station Right contro
lpanel 0008 R
Rejects or end sacall
R Exits phone book/redial
memory 0006 R
Makes or accepts acall
R Switche stothe redia lmemory 0008
0009 R
Adjusts the volume 0001 R
Mute Bac
kbutton 0002
Press briefly:
R
Back
R Switche soff the Voice Control
System; se ethe separate
operating instructions
R Hides displa ymessages/calls
up the last Trip menu function
used
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory 0002
Press and hold:
R
Call supthe standard displa yin
the Trip menu
Multifunctio
ndisplay 001A
Text field
0010 Menu bar
0024 Drive progra m(Ypage 156)
0021 Transmission positio n(Ypage 155)
001E Permanent display: outside temperature
or speed (Y page 230)
X To show menu bar 0010:press the 000A
or 0004 button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar 0010disappears after afew seconds. Displays and operation
221On-boardcomputer and displays Z

Text field
001Ashows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
000A Shift recommendation (Y page 161)
000300080009 Active Parking Assist (Y page 196)
0010 Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 122)
000C ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 150)
0007 HOLD function (Y page 186)Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to call up the menu bar and
select amenu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 220).
Dependin gonthe equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip menu (Y
page 222)
R Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 224)
R Audio menu (Y
page 225)
R Tel menu (telephone) (Y
page 226)
R DriveAssist menu (assistance)
(Y page 227)
R Serv. menu (Y
page 229)
R Settings menu (settings) (Y
page 229)
R AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y
page 234) Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the 0002button on the
steerin gwheel until the Trip menu with
trip odometer 001Aand odometer 0010is
shown.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset" Example: trip computer "From Start"
001A
Distance
0010 Time
0024 Average speed
0021 Average fuel consumption
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press 0006or0005 to select From Start or
From Reset .
The values in the From Start submenu are
calculated from the start of ajourney whilst
the values in the From Reset submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 223).
The From Start trip computer is
automatically reset when:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 miles have been exceeded. 222
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays