2016 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class Owner's Manual

The vehicle is read out by employees of the ser-
vice network (including the manufacturer) using
special diagnostic testers. More detailed infor-
mation is obtained from it, if required.
After a malfunction has been rectified, the infor-
mation is deleted from the malfunction memory
or is continually overwritten.
When operating the vehicle, situations are con-
ceivable in which this technical data, in connec-
tion with other information (if necessary, under
consultation with an authorized expert), could
be traced to a person.
Examples include:
Raccident reports
Rdamage to the vehicle
Rwitness statements
Further additional functions that have been con-
tractually agreed upon with the customer allow
certain vehicle data to be conveyed by the vehi- cle as well. The additional functions include, for
example, vehicle location in case of an emer-
gency.
COMAND/mbrace
If the vehicle is equipped with COMAND or
mbrace, additional data about the vehicle's
operation, the use of the vehicle in certain sit-
uations, and the location of the vehicle may be
compiled through COMAND or the mbrace sys-
tem.
For additional information please refer to the
COMAND User Manual or the Digital Operator's
Manual and/or the mbrace Terms and Condi-
tions.
Event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event data
recorder (EDR). This vehicle is equipped with an
event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose of
an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an air bag deploy- ment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will
assist in understanding how a vehicle's systems
performed. The EDR is designed to record data
related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds
or less. The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:
RHow various systems in your vehicle were
operating
RWhether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were buckled/fastened
RHow far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal and
RHow fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better under-
standing of the circumstances in which acci-
dents and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data are
recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial
crash situation occurs; no data is recorded by
the EDR under normal driving conditions and no
personal data (e.g. name, gender, age and acci-
dent location) are recorded. However, other par- ties, such as law enforcement could combine
EDR data with the type of personally identifying
data routinely acquired during a crash investi-
gation.
Access to the vehicle and/or the EDR is needed
to read data that is recorded by the EDR, and
special equipment is required. In addition to the
vehicle manufacturer, other parties that have
the special equipment, such as law enforce-
ment, can read the information by accessing the
vehicle or the EDR.
EDR data may be used in civil and criminal mat-ters as a tool in accident reconstruction, acci-
dent claims and vehicle safety. Since the Crash
Data Retrieval CDR tool that is used to extract
data from the EDR is commercially available,
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC ("MBUSA") expressly
disclaims any and all liability arising from the
extraction of this information by unauthorized
Mercedes-Benz personnel.
MBUSA will not share EDR data with others
without the consent of the vehicle owners or, if
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he vehicle is leased, without the consent of the
lessee. Exceptions to this representation
include responses to subpoenas by law enforce-
ment; by federal, state or local government; in
connection with or arising out of litigation involv-
ing MBUSA or its subsidiaries and affiliates; or,
as required by law.
Warning: The EDR is a component of the
Restraint System Module. Tampering with, alter-
ing, modifying or removing the EDR component
may result in a malfunction of the Restraint Sys-
tem Module and other systems.
State laws or regulations regarding EDRs that
conflict with federal regulation are pre-empted.
Data stored in the vehicle31
Introduction
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This means that in the event of such conflict, the
federal regulation governs. As of February 2013,13 states have enacted laws relating to EDRs.
Information on copyright
General information
Information on license for free and open-source
software used in your vehicle and its electronic
components is available on the following web-
site:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
32Information on copyright
Introduction

Cockpit
FunctionPage
:Steering wheel paddle shift-
ers139
;Combination switch108
=Instrument cluster34
?Horn
ADIRECT SELECT lever135
BPARKTRONIC warning dis-
play170
COverhead control panel39
DClimate control systems114
EIgnition lock127
Start/Stop button127
FunctionPage
FAdjusts the steering wheel
manually100
GAdjusts the steering wheel
electrically100
Steering wheel heating100
HCruise control lever153
IParking brake147
JDiagnostics connection29
KOpens the hood274
LReleases the parking brake147
MLight switch107
Cockpit33
At a glance

Instrument cluster
FunctionPage
:Fuelgauge (left)
Coolan ttemperature (right )196
Warning and indicator lamps:
÷ ESP®23 8
M SPORT handlin gmod e
in Mercedes-AM Gvehicles24 0
· Distanc ewarning24 3
å ESP®OF F238
# Turn signal, lef t108
? Coolan t241
K High-beam headlamps108
L Low-beam headlamps108
T Parking lamp s108
R This lamp has no func-
tion
8 Reserve fuel241
Fue lfiller flap location indi-
cator: th efuel filler cap is on
th eright-hand side .
FunctionPage
;Speedometer wit hsegments19 6
=Multifunction display198
?Tachometer196
Warning and indicator lamps:
$ Brakes(US Aonly)23 7
J Brakes(Canada only)23 7
! Turn signal, right108
! ABS238
6 Restrain tsystem41
; CheckEngin e241
h Tirepressur emonitor24 4
ü Seat belt236
÷ ESP®in Mercedes-
AM Gvehicles24 0
Information on th edisplay of th eoutside tem-
peratur ein th emultifunction display can be
foun dunder "Outside temperature display"
(
Ypage 196).
Se tth elighting in th einstrumen tcluster, in th e
displays and th econtrol sin th evehicl einterior
usin gth eon-board computer (
Ypage 206).
34Instrument cluster
At a glance

Multifunction steering wheel
FunctionPage
:Multifunction display198
;Multimedia system display
=?
Switches on voice-operated
navigation or the Voice Con-
trol System
8
Mute
WX
Adjusts the volume
~
Rejects or ends a call202
Exits the telephone book/
redial memory
6
Makes or accepts a call
Switches to the redial mem-
ory
FunctionPage
?=;
Selects a menu197
9:
Selects a submenu or scrolls
through lists197
a
Confirms a selection197
Hides display messages212
%
Back197
Switches off voice-operated
navigation or the Voice Con-
trol System
iIn vehicles with the COMAND multimedia
system you can find further information:
Ron the multimedia system in the Digital
Operator's Manual
Ron the Voice Control System in the sepa-
rate operating instructions
iIn vehicles with the Audio 20 multimedia
system you can find further information:
Ron the multimedia system in the Digital
Operator's Manual
Ron the voice-operated control of the navi-
gation in the manufacturer's operating
instructions
Multifunction steering wheel35
At a glance

Center console
Center console, upper section
FunctionPage
:Multimedia system (see the
separate operating instruc-
tions)
;cSeat heating98
=sSeat ventilation98
?cPARKTRONIC170
A¤ECO start/stop func-
tion (Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles)
130
FunctionPage
B45Indicator lamp49
C£ Hazard warning lamps109
DuRoller sunblind in the
rear window260
36Center console
At a glance

Center console, lower section
FunctionPage
EStowage compartment251
Ashtray260
Cigarette lighter261
Socket262
Cup holder257
FCup holder257
GeAdjusts the suspension
settings167
FunctionPage
HÉ Sets the vehicle level166
IStowage compartment with
Media Interface253
JÚSelects the drive pro-
gram138
KMultimedia system control-
ler (see the separate operat-
ing instructions)
Center console37
At a glance

Center console, lower section (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
FunctionPage
FCup holder257
GEngages park positionP147
HSelector lever134
IAshtray260
Cigarette lighter261
Socket262
JMultimedia system control-
ler (see the separate operat-
ing instructions)
FunctionPage
KStowage compartment with
Media Interface253
LßCalls up or saves the
suspension settings168
Mà Adjusts the suspension
settings168
Nå ESP®71
ODrive program selector139
38Center console
At a glance