2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class odometer

Display messages
ASSYST PLU S................................ 309
Calling up (on-board computer) .....237
Driving systems ............................. 251
Engine ............................................ 248
General notes ................................ 237
Hiding (on-board computer) ...........237
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 262
Lights ............................................ .245
Safety systems .............................. 238
SmartKey ....................................... 262
Tire s............................................... 258
Vehicle .......................................... .260
Distanc erecorder ............................. 222
see Trip odometer
Distanc ewarning (warning lamp) ....275
DISTRONIC PLUS Activating ....................................... 180
Activatio ncondition s..................... 180
Deactivating ................................... 184
Display message ............................ 255
Displaysint he multifunction
displa y........................................... 184
Function/notes ............................. 177
Important safety notes ..................177
Setting the specified minimum
distance ......................................... 183
Warning lamp ................................. 275
Doors
Automatic locking (on-board
computer) ...................................... 232
Automatic locking (switch) .............. .83
Central locking/unlocking
(SmartKey) ...................................... .76
Control panel ................................... 38
Display message ............................ 261
Emergency locking ........................... 84
Emergency unlocking .......................84
Important safety notes ....................82
Opening (from inside) ......................82
Drinking and driving .........................170
Drinks holder see Bottle holder
Driv eprogram
Automatic ...................................... 160
Display ........................................... 155
Display (DIREC TSELECT lever) ......156
Manual .......................................... .161 Manual (AMG vehicles)
..................162
Manual (vehicle swithS ports
package AMG) ............................... 162
SETUP (on-board computer) ..........234
Driv eprogram selector .....................159
Driver's door see Doors
Driving abroad
Mercedes-Benz Service .................311
Symmetrical low bea m.................. 116
Driving on flooded roads ..................174
Driving safety systems ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) .......66
ADAPTIVE BRAKE ............................. 72
BAS (Brake Assist System) ..............67
BAS PLUS (Brake Assist System
PLUS) .............................................. .67
Electroni cbrake force distributio n... 71
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability
Program) .......................................... 68
ETS/4ETS (Electroni cTraction
System) ........................................... 69
Important safety information ...........66
Overview .......................................... 66
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake ............................ .72
Driving systems
Active Blind Spot Assis t................. 211
Active Driving Assistance
package ......................................... 211
Active Lane Keeping Assist ............214
Active Parking Assist .....................196
AIRMATIC ...................................... 189
AMG adaptive sport suspension
system ........................................... 190
ATTENTION ASSIST ........................203
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 207
Cruise control ................................ 175
Display message ............................ 251
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 177
HOLD function ............................... 186
Lane Keeping Assist ......................209
Lane Tracking package ..................207
Nigh tView Assist Plus ...................204
PARKTRONI C................................. 193
RAC ESTART (AMG vehicles) ..........188
Rea rview camera .......................... 1998
Index

Messages
see Display messages
Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors
see Vanity mirror (in the sun visor)
Mobile phone
Menu (on-board computer) ............226
Modifying the programming
(SmartKey) ........................................... 77
MOExtende dtires .............................. 321
Mounting wheels Lowerin gthe vehicle ...................... 361
Mounting anew wheel ................... 360
Raising the vehicle .........................359
Removing awheel .......................... 360
Securing the vehicle against
rolling away ................................... 358
MP3
Operation ....................................... 225
see separate operating instructions
Multicontour seat
Adjusting (on the seat) ..................102
Multifunctio ndisplay
Function/notes ............................. 221
Permanent displa y......................... 230
Multifunctio nsteering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .220
Overview .......................................... 33N
Navigation Menu (on-board computer) ............224
NECK-PRO head restraints
Operation ........................................ .53
Resettin gafter bein gtriggered ........54
NECK-PRO luxury head restraints
Operation ........................................ .53
Resettin gafter bein gtriggered ........54
Night View Assist Plus
Activating/deactivating .................205
Cleaning ......................................... 316
Function/notes ............................. 204
Problem (malfunction) ...................207
Notes on breaking-i nanew
vehicle ................................................ 146 O
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) Faults ............................................... 52
Operation ........................................ .47
System self-test ............................... 50
Occupant safety
Childre ninthe vehicle ..................... 60
Important safety notes ....................40
OCS
Faults ............................................... 52
Operation ........................................ .47
System self-test ............................... 50
Odometer ........................................... 222
see Trip odometer
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 234
Assistance menu ........................... 227
Audi omenu ................................... 225
Convenience submenu ..................233
Displaying aservice message ........310
Display messages ..........................237
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 184
Factory settings submenu .............234
Important safety notes ..................218
Instrument cluster submenu ..........229
Lighting submenu .......................... 230
Menu overview .............................. 222
Message memory .......................... 237
Navigation menu ............................ 224
Operation ....................................... 220
RACETIMER ................................... 235
Service menu ................................. 229
Settings menu ............................... 229
Standard displa y............................ 222
Telephone menu ............................ 226
Trip menu ...................................... 222
Vehicle submenu ........................... 232
Video DVD operatio n..................... 226
Operatin gsafety
Declaratio nofconformity ................ 25
Important safety notes ....................24
Operatin gsystem
see On-board computer Index
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Characteristics
.............................. 354
Checking ........................................ 335
Definition of terms .........................354
Direction of rotatio n...................... 357
Display message ............................ 258
Distributio nofthe vehicle
occupants (definition) ....................357
DOT, Tire Identification Number
(TIN) .............................................. .354
DOT (Department of
Transportation) (definition) ............355
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)
(definition) ..................................... 355
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight)
(definition) ..................................... 355
GVW R(Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating) (definition) .........................355
Important safety notes ..................334
Increase dvehicle weight due to
optional equipment (definition) ......355
Kilopascal (kPa )(definition) ...........355
Labeling (overview )........................ 351
Load bearing index (definition) ......356
Load index ..................................... 353
Load index (definition) ...................355
Maximum loaded vehicle weight
(definition) ..................................... 355
Maximum loa donatire
(definition) ..................................... 356
Maximum permissible tire
pressure (definition) ....................... 356
Maximum tire loa d......................... 353
Maximum tire loa d(definition) .......356
MOExtended tires ..........................336
Optional equipment weight
(definition) ..................................... 356
PSI (pounds per square inch)
(definition) ..................................... 356
Replacing ....................................... 357
Service life ..................................... 336
Sidewall (definition) .......................356
Speed rating (definition) ................355
Storing ........................................... 357
Structure and characteristics
(definition) ..................................... 354
Temperature .................................. 350
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
(definition) ..................................... 356Tire bea
d(definition) ...................... 356
Tire pressure (definition) ................356
Tire pressure s(recommended )...... 355
Tire size (data) ............................... 362
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity, spee drating .................... 351
Tire tread ....................................... 335
Tire tread (definition) .....................356
Total loa dlimit (definition) .............357
Traction ......................................... 350
Traction (definition) .......................356
Trea dwear ..................................... 350
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s...................................... 349
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s(definition) .................... 355
Unladen weight (definition) ............356
Wea rindicato r(definition) .............356
Whee lrim (definition ).................... 355
see Flat tire
Top Tether ............................................ 64
Towing Important safety guidelines ...........328
Installing the towing eye. ...............329
Removing the towing eye. ..............330
With the rear axle raised ................330
Towing away
With both axle sonthe ground .......330
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............331
Important safety notes ..................328
Transmission
see Automatic transmission
Transmission position display .........156
Transmission position display
(DIRECT SELECTl ever)...................... 156
Transporting the vehicle ..................330
Trim pieces (cleaning instructions) .316
Trip computer (on-board
computer) .......................................... 222
Trip odometer Calling up ....................................... 222
Resetting (on-board computer) ......223
Trunk
Emergency release ..........................87
Important safety notes ....................84
Opening/closing (automatically
from inside) ...................................... 86 18
Index

Service and vehicle operation
Service and literature
Your vehicle is covered under the terms of the
warranties printed in the Service and
Warranty Information booklet. Your
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will
exchange or repair any defective parts
originally installed in the vehicle in
accordance with the terms of the following
warranties:
R New Vehicle Limited Warranty
R Emission Systems Warranty
R Emission Performanc eWarranty
R California, Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island and Vermont Emission
Control Systems Warranty
R Statew arranty enforcement laws (lemon
laws) Information for customers in
California
Under California law you may be entitled to a
replacement of your vehicle or arefund of the
purchase price or lease price, if after a
reasonable number of repair attempts
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and/or its
authorized repair or service facilities fail to fix
one or more substantial defects or
malfunction sinthe vehicle that are covered
by its express warranty. During the period of
18 months from original delivery of the
vehicle or the accumulation of 18,000 miles
(approximately 29,000 km) on the odometer
of the vehicle, whichever occurs first, a
reasonable number of repair attemptsis
presumed for aretail buyer or lessee if one or
more of the following occurs:
(1) the same substantial defect or malfunction results in acondition that is
likely to cause death or serious bodily
injury if the vehicle is driven, that defect
or malfunction has been subject to repair
two or more times, and you have directly notified Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC in
writing of the need for its repair,
(2) the same substantial defect or malfunction of aless serious nature than
category (1) has been subject to repair
four or more times and you have directly
notified us in writing of the need for its
repair, or
(3) the vehicle is out of service by reason of repair of the same or different substantial
defects or malfunction sfor ac umulative
total of more than 30 calendar days.
Please send your written noticet o:
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Customer Assistance Center
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350 Maintenance
The Service and Warranty Booklet describes
all the necessary maintenance work which
should be done at regular intervals.
Always have the Service and Warranty
Booklet with you when you bring the vehicle
to an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. The
service advisor will record every service for
you in the Service and Warranty Booklet. Roadside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance
Program offers technical help in the event of
ab reakdown. Callstot he toll-free Roadside
Assistance Hotline are answered by our
agents 24 hours aday, 365 days ayear.
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(USA)
1-800-387-0100 (Canada)
For additional information ,refer to the
Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance
Program brochure (USA) or the "Roadside
Assistance" section in the Service and
Warranty booklet (Canada). You will find both
in your vehicle literature portfolio. Introduction
23 Z

R
the distance to the vehicl einfront is too
small and the lane markings thu scannot be
detected
R the lane markings change quickly, e.g.
lanes branch off ,cros sone anothe ror
merge
R the road is narrow and winding
R there are strong shadows cast on the lane
General notes Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of yourv ehicle with camera 001A,which is
mounted at the top of the windshield. Lane
Keeping Assist detects lane markings on the
road and warns you before you leave your
lane unintentionally.
If you have chosen the function DisplayUnit Speed-/Odometer: (Y
page 229)a nd
selected the display unit km in the on-board
computer, Active Lane Keeping Assist
supports you from aspeed of 60 km/h. If the
miles display unit is selected, the assistance
range begins at 40 mph.
Aw arning may be given if afront wheel
passeso veralane marking. It willw arn you
by means of intermittent vibration in the
steering wheelf or up to 1.5 seconds.
Switching on Lane Keeping Assist
X Switch on Active Lane Keeping Assist using
the on-board computer; to do so, select
Standard or
Adaptive (Y
page 229).
If you drive at speedsa bove 40 mph
(60 km/h) and lane markings are detected,
the lines in the assistance graphics display (Y
page 227) are shown in green. Lane
Keeping Assist is ready for use.
Standard
If Standard is selected, no warning vibration
occurs if:
R you switch on the turn signals. In this event,
the warnings are suppressed for acertain
periodoft ime.
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
Adaptive
If Adaptive is selected, no warning vibration
occurs if:
R you switch on the turn signals. In this event,
the warnings are suppressed for acertain
periodoft ime.
R ad riving safety system intervenes, e.g.
ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
R you accelerate hard, e.g. kickdown.
R you brake hard.
R you steer actively ,e.g. swerve to avoid an
obstacle or change lanes quickly.
R you cut the corner on asharp bend.
In order that you are warned only when
necessary and in good time if you 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 widel anes, e.g. a
highway.
R the system recognizes solidl ane markings.
The warning vibratio noccurs later if:
R the roa dhasnarro wlanes.
R yo uc ut the corner on abend. 210
Drivin
gsystemsDrivin gand parking

Active Lan
eKeeping Assist Genera
lnotes Active Lan
eKeepin gAssistm onitor sthe area
in front of your vehicle by means of
camera 001Aat the top of the windshield. Active
Lane Keeping Assist detect slane markings on
th er oad and warn syou before you leave your
lane unintentionally. If you do no treact to the
warning, alane-correctinga pplication of the
brakes can bring the vehicle back intot he
original lane.
If you have chosen the function DisplayUnit Speed-/Odometer: (Y
page 229)a nd
selected the display unit km in the on-board
computer, Active Lane Keeping Assist
supports you from aspeed of 60 km/h. If
miles is selected as the display unit, the
assistanc erange begins at 40 mph.
For Active Lane Keeping Assist to assist you
when driving, the radar sensor system must
be operational.
Important safet ynotes
If you fail to adapt your driving style, Active
Lane Keeping Assist can neither reduce the
risk of acciden tnor override the laws of
physics. Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot
take into account road, weather or traffic
conditions. It cannot detect possible road and
traffic conditions. Active Lane Keeping Assist
is only an aid. You are responsible for the
distance to the vehicle in front,f or vehicle
speed, for braking in good time and for
staying in your lane. Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot
continuously keep your vehicle in its lane. G
WARNING
Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot always
clearly detect lane markings.
In such cases, Active Lane Keeping Assist
can:
R give an unnecessary warning and then
make acourse-correcting brake application
to the vehicle
R not give awarning or intervene
There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to the traffic
situation and keep within the lane, especially
if Active Lane Keeping Assist alerts you.
Terminate the intervention in anon-critical
driving situation.
The system may be impaired or may not
function if:
R there is poor visibility, e.g. due to
insufficient illumination of the road, or due
to snow, rain, fog or spray
R there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traffic,
the sun or reflections (e.g. when the road
surface is wet)
R the windshield is dirty, fogged up, damaged
or covered, for instance by asticker, in the
vicinit yofthe camera
R the radar sensors in the front or rear
bumper or in the radiator grill are dirty, e.g.
due to snow
R there are no, several or unclear lane
markings for alane, e.g. in areas with road
construction work
R the lane markings are worn away,d ark or
covered up, e.g. by dirt or snow
R the distance to the vehicle in front is too
small and the lane markings thus cannot be
detected
R the lane markings change quickly, e.g.
lanes branch off, cross one another or
merge 214
Driving systemsDriving and parking

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

The
From Reset trip computer is
automatically reset if the value exceeds
9,999 hours or 99,99 9miles.
ECO display Example: ECO display
X
Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to select the Trip menu.
X Select ECO DISPLAY with
0006 or0005.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the ECO display will be
automatically reset.
Further information on the ECO display
(Y page 170).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 0006or0005 button to select the
curren tfuel consumption (not for AMG
vehicles) and the approximate range.
The approximate range that can be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current
driving style. If there is only asmall amount
of fuel left in the fuel tank,t he display shows
av ehicle being refueled 0014instead of the
range. Digital speedometer 001A
Shift recommendation (Y page 161)
0010 Digital speedometer
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 0006or0005 button to select the
digital speedometer.
i If the gearshift recommendation is shown
at the top of the multifunction display ,itis
no longer shown at the bottom of the
multifunction display.
Resetting values Example: resetting the trip computer "From Start"
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 0006or0005 button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the 000Cbutton.
X Press the 0005button to select Yes and
press the 000Cbutton to confirm.
You can reset the values of the following
functions:
R Trip odometer
R "From Start" trip computer
R "From Reset" trip computer
R ECO display Menus and submenus
223On-board computer and displays Z