2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class start stop button

status indicator in the instrument cluster.
When
aparking space has been detected, an
arrow towards the right or the left also
appears. By default, Active Parking Assist
only displays parking spaces on the front-
passenger side. Parking spaces on the
driver's side are displayed as soon as the turn
signal on the driver's side is activated. When
parking on the driver's side, this must remain
switched on until you acknowledge the use of
Active Parking Assist by pressing the 000C
button on the multifunction steering wheel.
i Take note that Active Parking Assist
cannot measure the size of parking spaces
that are at right angles to the direction of
travel. You must decide for yourself
whether the vehicle will fit in the parking
space.
Ap arking spac eisdisplayed while you are
driving past it, and until you are
approximately 50 ft (15 m) away from it.
Parking G
WARNING
Activ eParking Assist merely aids you by
intervening activel yinthesteering .Ifyou do
no tb rak ethere is ariskofana ccident.
Always apply th ebrakes yourself when
maneuverin gand parking.
X Stop th evehicle when th eparking space
symbol shows th edesired parking spac ein
th ei nstrumen tcluster.
X Shift th etransmission to position R.
The Start Par kAssist ?Yes:OKN o: 0002
message appear sinthemultifunction
display. X
To cancel th eprocedure: pressthe
0002 buttonont hemultifunction steering
wheel or pull away.
or
X To park usin gActiv eParking Assist:
pres sthe 000C buttonont he multifunction
steering wheel.
The Park Assist Active Accelerate and Brake Observe Surroundings
message appears in the multifunction
display.
X Let go of the multifunction steering wheel.
X Back up the vehicle, being ready to brake
at all times. When backing up, drive at a
speed below approximately 6mph
(10 km/h). Otherwise Active Parkin gAssist
will be canceled.
i In tight parkin gspaces, you will achieve
the best parkin gresults by backin gupas
far as possible. When doing so, also
observe the PARKTRONI Cmessages.
X Stop as soon as PARKTRONI Csounds the
continuous warning tone, if not before.
Maneuverin gmay be required in tight
parkin gspaces.
The Park Assist Active Select D Observe Surroundings message appears in
the multifunction display.
X Shift the transmission to position Dwhile
the vehicle is stationary.
Active Parkin gAssist immediately steer sin
the other direction.
The Park Assist Active Accelerate and Brake Observ
eSurroundings message appears in the multifunction
display.
i You will achieve the best results by
waiting for the steering procedure to
complet ebefore pulling away.
X Driv eforwards and be ready to brake at all
times.
X Stop as soon as PARKTRONI Csounds the
continuous warning tone, if not before. 198
Driving systemsDriving and parking

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

X
Press the 0006or0005 button to select the
desired name.
or
X To begin rapid scrolling: press and hold
the 0006 or0005 button for longer than
one second.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored
for aname: press the 0006or000C button
to start dialing.
or
X If thereism ore thanone number for a
particular name: press the0006or000C
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 0006or0005 button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 0006or000C button to start
dialing.
or
X To exit the telephone book: press the
0008 or0002 button.
Redialing The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialed in the redial memory.
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to select the Tel menu.
X Press the 0006button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the 0006or0005 button to select the
desired name or number.
X Press the 0006or000C button to start
dialing.
or
X To exit the redial memory: press the
0008 or0002 button. Assistance menu
Introduction In the
DriveAssist menu, you have the
following options:
R Displaying the assistanc egraphic
(Y page 227)
R Activating/deactivating
ESP ®
(Y page 227)
R Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
(Y page 228)
R Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST (Y page 228)
R Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist
or Active Blind Spot Assist (Y page 228)
R Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Y page 229)
Displaying the assistance graphic X
Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to select the DriveAssist menu.
X Press the 0006or0005 button to select
Assist. Graphic .
X Press the 000Cbutton.
The DISTRONIC PLUS assistanc egraphic
appears in the multifunction display
(Y page 184).
Deactivating/activating ESP ® i
Observe the "Importan tsafet ynotes"
sectio ninthedescription of ESP
(Y page 68). Menu
sand submenus
227On-boardcomputer and displays Z

mirrors willn
ot fold out automatically
(Y page1 10).
You can then only fold out the exterior mirrors
using button 001A.
Restorin gthe factory settings X
Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steering whee ltoselect the Sett. menu.
X Press the 0005or0006 button to select the
Factory Setting submenu.
X Press 000Cto confirm.
The Reset All Settings? message
appears.
X Press the 0005or0006 button to select
No or
Yes .
X Press 000Cto confirm the selection.
If you have selected Yes ,t
he multifunction
display show saconfirmation message.
For safety reasons, the Daytime RunningLights function in the
Lights submenu is
only reset if the vehicl eisstationary. AMG menu in AMG vehicles
AMG displays 001A
Digital speedometer
0010 Gear indicator
0024 Upshift indicator
0021 Engine oil temperature
001E Coolant temperature
0025 ECO start/stop function status indicator
(Ypage 151)
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steering wheel to select the AMG menu.Upshift indicator
UP 0024
indicates that the
engine has reached the overrevving range
when in the manual gearshift program.
Upshift indicator UP 0024
fades out other
messages until you have shifted up.
When the engine oil temperature is below
176 ‡(80 †) the oil temperature is show nin
blue. Avoid drivin gatfull engin eoutput during
this time.
SETUP 001A
Driv eprogram (C /SS+ /M )
0010 ESP ®
mode (ON /OFF )orS
PORT handling
mode (SPORT )
0024 Suspension tunin g(COMFORT /SPORT /
SPORT+ )
SETUP shows the drive program, the ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program) mode and the
suspension tuning.
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steering wheel to select the AMG menu.
X Press the 0006button repeatedly until
SETUP is displayed.
or
X Briefly press the AMG button on the center
console (Y page 191).234
Menus and submenusOn-boar
dcomputer and displays

RACETIMER
Displaying and startin
gRACETIMER 001A
Lap
0010 RACETIMER
The RACETIMER is only intended for us eona
closed race circuit. Do not us ethe function
on public roads.
Yo uc an star tthe RACETIMER when the
engine is running or if the SmartKey is in
position 2in the ignition lock.
X Press 000Aor0004 on the steering wheel
to select the AMG menu.
X Press the 0006button repeatedl yuntilthe
RACETIMER is shown.
X To start: press the 000Cbutton to star tthe
RACETIMER.
Displaying the intermediate time X
Press the 000Aor0004 button to select
Interm. Time .
X Press 000Cto confirm.
The intermediate time is displayed for five
seconds. Startin
ganewlap 001A
RACETIMER
0010 Fastest la ptime (best lap)
0024 Lap
X Press 000Cto confirm New Lap .
i It is possible to store amaximum of
sixteen laps. The 16th la pcan only be
completed with Finish Lap .
Stoppin gthe RACETIMER X
Press the 0002button on the steering
wheel.
X Press 000Cto confirm Yes .
The RACETIMER interrupts timing when you
stop the vehicl eand turn the SmartKey to
position 1in the ignition lock. If yo uturn the
SmartKey to position 2or 3and then press
000C to confirm Start ,t
iming is continued.
Resetting the current lap
X Stop the RACETIMER.
X Press the 000Aor0004 button to select
Rese tLap .
X Press 000Cto reset the la ptime to "0". Menus and submenus
235On-board computer and displays Z

X
Park the vehicle on alevel surface.
Only check the coolant level when the
vehicle is on alevel surface and the engine
has cooled down.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock (Y page 147).
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, press the
Start/Stop button twice (Y page 147).
X Check the coolant temperature display in
the instrument cluster.
The coolant temperature must be below
158 ‡(70 †).
X Turn the SmartKey to position
0(Y page 147) in the ignition lock.
X Slowly turn cap 001Ahalf aturn counter-
clockwise to allow excess pressure to
escape.
X Turn cap 001Afurther counter-clockwise and
remove it.
If the coolant is at the level of marker bar
0024 in the filler neck when cold, there is
enough coolant in coolant expansion
tank 0010.
If the coolant level is approximately 0.6 in
(1.5 cm) above marker bar 0024in the fuel
filler neck when warm, there is enough
coolant in expansion tank 0010.
X If necessary, add coolant that has been
tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz.
X Replace cap 001Aand turn it clockwise as far
as it will go.
For further information on coolant ,see
(Y page 377). Adding washer fluid to the windshield
washer system/headlam
pcleaning
system G
WARNING
Windshield washer concentrate is highly
flammable. If it comes int ocontac twith hot
engin ecomponent sorthe exhaust syste mit
could ignite. There is ariskoff ire and injury.
Make sure that no windshield washer
concentrate is spilled nex ttothe filler neck. X
To open: pull cap001Aupwards by the tab.
X Add the premixed washer fluid.
X To close: press cap 001Aontothe filler neck
until it engages.
The washer fluid reservoir is used for both the
windshield washer system and the headlamp
cleaning system.
If the washer fluid level drops below the
recommended minimum of 1liter ,am essage
appears in the multifunction display
promptin gyou to refill the washer fluid
(Y page 262).
Further information on windshield washer
fluid/antifreeze (Y page 378). Maintenance
ASSYST PLUS
Service messages The ASSYS
TPLUS service interval display
inform syou of the nex tservice due date. Maintenance
309Maintenance and care Z

Do not remove the SmartKe
yfromt he
ignition lock. Do not open the driver's
door or front-passenge rdoor when the
engine is switched off. Otherwise, the
automatic transmission selects park
position Pautomatically and locks the
wheels. You can prevent this by shifting
the automatic transmission to N
beforehand.
R Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO:
Do not open the driver's door or front-
passenger door when the engine is
switched off. Otherwise, the automatic
transmission selects park position P
automatically and locks the wheels.
Observe the following to make sure that the
automatic transmission stays in position N:
X Make sure the vehicle is stationary and the
ignition is switched off.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock (Y page 147).
Use the SmartKey instead of the Start/
Stop button on vehicles with KEYLESS-GO.
X Depress and hold the brake pedal.
X Shift the automatic transmission to
position N.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Release the electric parking brake.
X Switch off the ignition and leave the
SmartKey in the ignition lock.
You can wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash from the very start.
If the vehicle is very dirty, pre-wash it before
cleaning it in an automatic car wash.
After using an automatic car wash, wipe off
wax from the windshield and the wiper
blades. This will prevent smears and reduce
wiping noises caused by residue on the
windshield.
Washing by hand In some countries, washing by hand is only
allowe
datspecially equipped washing bays. Observe the legal requirements in all
countries concerned.
X
Do not use hot water and do not wash the
vehicle in direct sunlight.
X Use asoft sponge to clean.
X Use amild cleaning agent, such as acar
shampoo approved by Mercedes-Benz.
X Thoroughly hose down the vehicle with a
gentle jet of water.
X Do not point the water jet directly towards
the air inlet.
X Use plenty of water and rinse out the
sponge frequently.
X Rinse the vehicle with clean water and dry
thoroughly with achamois.
X Do not let the cleaning agent dry on the
paintwork.
When using the vehicle in winter, remove all
traces of road salt deposits carefully and as
soon as possible.
Power washers G
WARNING
The water jet from acircular jet nozzle (dirt
blasters) can cause invisible exterior damage
to the tires or chassis components.
Component sdamaged in this way may fail
unexpectedly. There is arisk of an accident.
Do not use power washers with circular jet
nozzles to clean the vehicle. Have damaged
tires or chassis components replaced
immediately.
! Always maintain adistance of at least
11.8in( 30 cm) between the vehicl eand the
powe rwasher nozzle. Information about
th ec orrec tdistanc eisavailabl efromt he
equipmen tmanufacturer.
Mov ethe power washe rnozzle around
when cleaning your vehicle.
Do not aim directly at any of the following:
R tires
R door gaps, roof gaps, joints, etc.
R electrical components 312
CareMaintenance and care