2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class glove box

1, 2,
3...
12 Vsocket
see Sockets
4ETS
see ETS/4ETS (Electronic
Tractio nSystem)
4MATIC (permanent four-wheel
drive) .................................................. 193
4MATIC off-road system ...................193 A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) Display message ............................ 238
Function/notes ................................ 66
Important safety notes ....................66
Warning lamp ................................. 267
Activating/deactivating cooling
with air dehumidification .................136
Active Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 228
Display message ............................ 254
Function/informatio n.................... 211
Active Driving Assistanc epackage .211
Active Lane Keepin gAssist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 229
Display message ............................ 253
Function/informatio n.................... 214
Active light function .........................121
Active multicontour seat Adjusting (on the seat) ..................103
Active Parking Assist
Detecting parking spaces ..............197
Display message ............................ 254
Function/notes ............................. 196
Important safety notes ..................196
Parking .......................................... 198
ADAPTIVE BRAKE ................................. 72
Adaptive Dampin gSyste m(ADS) .....1 90
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Display message ............................ 248
Function/notes ............................. 121
Additives (engine oil) ........................376Airb
ags
Display message ............................ 244
Front airb ag (driver, front
passenger )....................................... 44
Important safety notes ....................42
Knee bag .......................................... 45
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp .................................. 47
Pelvis airb ag................................... 46
Safety guidelines ............................. 41
Side impact airb ag.......................... 45
Windo wcurtain air bag .................... 47
Air-conditionin gsystem
see Climate control
AIRF LOW ........................................... 137
AIRMATIC Display message ............................ 252
Function/notes ............................. 189
Airv ents
Glove box ....................................... 142
Important safet ynotes .................. 142
Rea r............................................... 143
Setting ........................................... 142
Setting the center airv ents........... 142
Setting the sid eairvents ............... 142
Ambient lighting
Setting the brightness (on-board
computer) ...................................... 231
Setting the color (on-board
computer) ...................................... 231
AMG adaptive sport suspension
system ................................................ 190
Ashtray ............................................... 287
Assistanc edisplay (on-board
computer) .......................................... 227
Assistanc emenu (on-board
computer) .......................................... 227
ASSYST PLUS Displaying aservice message ........310
Hiding aservice message ..............310
Notes ............................................. 309
Resetting the service interval
displa y........................................... 310
Service message ............................ 309
Specia lservice requirements ......... 310 4
Index

ESP
®
(Electronic Stability
Program) AMGm enu( on-board computer) ...234
Deactivating/activating (AMG
vehicles) .......................................... 70
Deactivating/activating (except
AMG vehicles) ................................ 227
Deactivating/activating (notes;
except AMG vehicles) ......................69
Display message ............................ 238
ETS/4ETS ........................................ 69
Function/notes ................................ 68
Important safety information ...........68
Warning lamp ................................. 269
ETS/4ETS (Electronic Traction
System) ................................................ 69
Exhaus tcheck ................................... 170
Exhaus tpipe (cleaning
instructions) ...................................... 315
Exterior lighting Setting options .............................. 116
see Lights
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting ....................................... 109
Dipping (automatic) .......................111
Folding in/ou t(automatically) .......110
Folding in/ou t(electrically) ...........110
Folding in whe nlocking( on-board
computer) ...................................... 233
Out of position (troubleshooting) ...110
Setting ........................................... 110
Storing settings (memory
function) ........................................ 112
Storing the parking position ..........111
Eyeglasses compartment .................279 F
Fille rcap
see Fuel filler flap
First-aid kit ......................................... 320
Flat tire MOExtended tires ..........................321
Preparing the vehicle .....................321
Floormat ............................................ .303
Fuel Additives ........................................ 375
Consumption statistics ..................222Displaying the current
consumption
.................................. 223
Displaying the range ......................223
Driving tips .................................... 170
Fuel gauge ............................... 31, 219
Grade (gasoline) ............................ 374
Important safety notes ..................374
Premium-grade unleade dgasoline .374
Problem (malfunction) ...................167
Refueling ........................................ 164
Tank content/reserve fuel .............374
Fue lfiller flap
Emergency release ........................166
Opening/closing ............................ 165
Fue llevel
Calling up the range (on-board
computer) ...................................... 223
Fue ltank
Capacity ........................................ 374
Problem (malfunction) ...................167
Fuse allocatio nchart (vehicle tool
kit) ...................................................... 320
Fuses Allocation chart ............................. 331
Before changing ............................. 331
Fuse box in the engine
compartment ................................. 332
Fuse box in the trunk .....................332
Important safety notes ..................331 G
Garage door opener Clearing the memory .....................301
Important safety notes ..................299
Opening/closing the garage door ..301
Programming (button in the rear-
view mirror) ................................... 299
Gear indicator (on-board
computer) .......................................... 234
Genuine ................................................ 22
Glove box ........................................... 279 H
Hazard warning lamps ......................120
Head bags Display message ............................ 24210
Index

Setting the air distribution
...............138
Settin gthe airflow ............................ 139
SETUP (on-board computer) .............234
Side impact air bag .............................45
Side marker lamp (display
message) ............................................ 247
Side windows Cleaning ......................................... 314
Convenience closing feature ............90
Convenience opening feature ..........89
Important safety information ...........88
Opening/closing .............................. 89
Problem (malfunction) .....................92
Resetting ......................................... 91
Sliding sunroof
Important safety notes ....................92
Opening/closing .............................. 93
Problem (malfunction) .....................95
Resetting ......................................... 94
SmartKey
Changing the battery .......................79
Changing the programming .............77
Checking the battery .......................79
Convenience closing feature ............90
Convenience opening feature ..........89
Display message ............................ 262
Door central locking/unlocking .......76
Important safety notes ....................76
Loss ................................................. 81
Mechanical key ................................ 78
Positions (ignition lock) .................147
Problem (malfunction) .....................81
Starting the engine ........................149
Sno wchains ...................................... 337
Sockets Center console .............................. 289
General notes ................................ 289
Rea rcompartmen t......................... 290
Trunk ............................................. 290
Under the armrest .........................289
Spare wheel
Stowing .......................................... 368
Specialist workshop ............................ 26
Special seat bel tretractor .................. 63
Speed ,controlling
see Cruise control Speedometer
Digital ............................................ 223
In the Instrument cluster .........31, 219
Segments ...................................... 220
Selecting the unit of
measurement ................................ 229
see Instrument cluster
SPORT handling mode
Activating/deactivating (AMG
vehicles) .......................................... 70
Warning lamp ................................. 270
SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Display message ............................ 242
Introduction ..................................... 41
Warning lamp ................................. 272
Warning lamp (function) ................... 41
Standin glamps
Display message ............................ 246
Switching on/off ........................... 119
Start/stop function
see ECO start/stop function
Starting (engine) ................................ 149
Steering (display message) ..............262
Steering wheel Adjusting (electrically). ..................106
Button overview ............................... 33
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 220
Cleaning ......................................... 316
Important safety notes ..................106
Paddle shifters ............................... 160
Steering wheel heating ..................107
Storing settings (memory
function) ........................................ 112
Steering wheel heating
Problem (malfunction) ...................108
Switching on/off ........................... 107
Steering wheel paddle shifters ........160
Stopwatch (RACETIMER) ................... 235
Stowage areas ................................... 278
Stowage compartments Armrest (under) ............................. 280
Center console .............................. 279
Cuph olders ................................... 284
Eyeglasses compartment ...............279
Glove box ...................................... .279
Important safety information .........278
Rea r............................................... 28116
Index

If you sell yourv
ehicle, it is important that you
make the buyer aware of this safety
information .Besure to give the buyer this
Operator's Manual.
If the air bags are deployed, you will hear a
bang, and asmall amount of powder may also
be released. Only in rare cases will the bang
affect your hearing. The powder that is
released generally does not constitute a
health hazard and does not indicat ethat there
is af ire in the vehicle. The dust might cause
some temporary breathin gdifficulty for
people with asthma or other breathing
trouble. To avoid this, you may wish to get out
of the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
You can also open the window to allow fresh
air to enter the vehicle interior. The 0012SRS
warning lamp lights up.
The air bag installation location sare
identified by the AIR BAG symbol.
The air bags are deployed if the air bag control
unit detects the need for deployment. Only in
the event of such asituation will the air bags
provide their supplemental protection.
If the driver and fron tpassenger do no twear
their seat belts, it is not possible for the air
bags to provide their supplemental
protection.
In the event of other types of impacts and
impacts below air bag deployment
thresholds, the air bags will not deploy. The
driver and passenger will then be protected
to the extent possible by aproperly fastened
seat belt. Aproperl yfastened seat beltisa lso
needed to provide the best possible
protection in arollover.
Air bags provide additional protection; they
are not, however, asubstitute for seat belts.
All vehicle occupants must fasten their seat
belts regardless of whether your vehicle is
equipped with air bags or not.
It is important for your safety and that of your
passenger to have deployed air bags replaced
and to have any malfunctioning air bags
repaired. This will help to make sure the air
bags continue to perform their protective function for the vehicle occupants in the
event of
acrash.
i After an air bag has been deployed, have
the vehicle towed to the nearest qualified
specialist workshop, even if your vehicle is
ready to drive.
Front air bags Driver's air bag
001Adeploysinf ront of the
steering wheel; front-passenger front air
bag 0010deploysinf ront 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:
R at the start of an accident with ahigh rate
of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a
longitudinal direction
R in the event of certain frontal impacts
R if the system determines that air bag
deployment can offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
R depending on whether the seat belt is being
used
R independently 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 acollision. In the first deployment
stage, the front air bag is filled with part of the 44
Occupant safetySafety

tota
lavailable propellant gas, thereby
reducing the risk of injury .Ifthe ai rbag
control uni trecognize swithi naf ew
milliseconds tha tthe 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) (Y page 47).
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 alow impact severity is
predicted. You will then be protected by the
fastened seat belt.
The front-passenger front air bag will only
deploy if:
R the system, based on the OCS weight
sensor readings, detectst hat the front-
passenger seat is occupied
R the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp on the center console is not lit
(Y page 47)
R the air bag control unit predicts ahigh
impact severity
Knee bags Driver's knee bag
001Adeploysu nderneath the
steering column and front-passenger knee
bag 0010underneath the glove box. They
deploy together with the front air bags. 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 front passenger against the risk
of:
R knee injuries
R thigh injuries
R lower leg injuries
Side impact air bags G
WARNING
Using unsuitable seat covers could restrict or
even prevent deployment of the air bags
integrated into the seats. Consequently, the
air bags cannot protect vehicle 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. G
WARNING
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 protect vehicle 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 aqualified specialist
workshop. Occupant safety
45Safety Z

X
Turn the SmartKey to position 0in the
ignition lock or remove it (Y page 147).
X To activate: press the0018button.
The indicator lamp in the 0018button lights
up.
i If the residual heat function is activated,
the windows may fog up on the inside.
i The blower will run at alow speed
regardless of the airflow setting.
i If you activat ethe residual heat function
at high temperatures, only the ventilation
will be activated. The blower runs at
medium speed.
X To deactivate: press the0018button.
The indicator lamp in the 0018button goes
out.
Residua lheat is deactivated automatically:
R after approximately 30 minutes
R when the ignition is switched on
R if the battery voltage drops Setting the air vents
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Very hot or very cold air can flow from the air
vents. This could result in burns or frostbite in
the immediate vicinit yofthe air vents. There
is ar isk of injury.
Make sure that all vehicle occupant salways
maintain asufficient distanc etothe air
outlets. If necessary, redirect the airflow to
another area of the vehicle interior.
In order to ensure the direct flow of fresh air
through the air ventsi nto the vehicle interior,
please observe the following notes:
R keep the air inlet between the windshield
and the hood free of blockages, such as ice,
snow or leaves.
R never cover the air ventsora ir intakegrilles
in the vehicle interior. Setting the center air vents
001A
Center air vent,l eft
0010 Center air vent,r ight
0024 Center vent thumbwheel, right
0021 Center vent thumbwheel, left
X To open/close: turn thumbwheels 0024
and 0021up or down. Setting the side air vents
001A
Defroster vent
0010 Side air vent
0024 Control for side air vent
X To open/close: turn thumbwheel 0024up or
down. Setting the glove box air vent
! Close the air vent when heating the
vehicle.
At high outside temperatures, open the air
vent and activat ethe "cooling with air 142
Setting the air ventsClimate control

dehumidification" function
.Otherwise,
temperature-sensitive items stored in the
glove bo xcould be damaged. 001A
Air vent thumbwheel
0010 Air vent
When automatic climate control is activated,
the glove box can be ventilated, for instance
to cool its contents.T he level of airflow
depends on the airflow and air distribution
settings.
X To open/close: turn thumbwheel 001A
clockwise or counter-clockwise. Setting the rear-compartment air
vents
Setting the center vents in the rear
compartment 001A
Rear-compartment air vent thumbwheel
0010 Rear-compartment air vent,r ight0024
Rear control panel, only for Canada with
3-zone automatic climate control
0021 Rear-compartment air vent,l eft
X To open/close: turn thumbwheel 001Aup or
down. Setting the air vents
143Climatecontrol Z

R
Alway sstor eo bjects so tha tthey cannot be
flung around in these or in similar
situations.
R Always make sure that objectsdon ot
protrude from stowage compartments,
parcel nets or stowage nets.
R Close lockable stowage compartments
while driving.
R Stow and secure objectst hat are heavy,
hard, pointy, sharp-edged, fragile or too
large in the trunk.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 278).
Glove box X
To open: pull handle 001Aand open glove box
flap 0010.
X To close: fold glove box flap 0010upwards
until it engages.
i The glove box can be ventilated
(Y page 142). The glove box can only be locked and
unlocked using the mechanical key. X
To lock: insert the mechanical key into the
lock and turn it 90° clockwise to position
0002.
X To unlock: insert the mechanical key into
the lock and turn it 90° counter-clockwise
to position 0001.
Eyeglassesc ompartment There is
acompartmen ttostow eyeglasses
in the headliner on the driver's side.
X To open: pull down eyeglasses
compartment 001Aby the handle.
Stowage compartments in the front
center console All models except AMG vehicles
X
To open: slide the cover forwards by
handle 001Ain the direction of the arrow until
it engages.
X To close: briefly press the front of
handle 001A. Stowage areas
279Stowage and features Z