2017 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class center console

Center console
Center console, upper section
FunctionPage
:Multimedia system (see the
Digital Operator's Manual)
;cSeat heating97
=sSeat ventilation98
?cPARKTRONIC163
A¤ECO start/stop func-
tion126
FunctionPage
B45Indicator lamp49
C£ Hazard warning lamps107
DuRear window roller sun-
blind251
36Center console
At a glance

Center console, lower section
FunctionPage
EStowage compartment242
Ashtray252
Cigarette lighter252
Socket253
FCup holder248
GeAdjusts the suspension
settings160
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HÉ Sets the vehicle level159
IStowage compartment with
Media Interface244
JÚSelects the drive pro-
gram133
KMultimedia system control-
ler237
Center console37
At a glance

Center console, lower section (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
FunctionPage
FCup holder248
GEngages park positionP141
HSelector lever129
IAshtray252
Cigarette lighter252
Socket253
JMultimedia system control-
ler237
FunctionPage
KStowage compartment with
Media Interface244
LßCalls up or saves the
suspension settings161
Mà Adjusts the suspension
settings161
Nå ESP®71
ODrive program selector134
38Center console
At a glance

XTo switch off:press theÌbutton.
The indicator lamp in the Ìbutton goes
out.
Residual heat is deactivated automatically:
Rafter approximately 30 minutes
Rwhen the ignition is switched on
Rif the battery voltage drops
Air vents
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Very hot or very cold air can flow from the air
vents. This could result in burns or frostbite in
the immediate vicinity of the air vents. There
is a risk of injury.
Make sure that all vehicle occupants always
maintain a sufficient distance to the air out-
lets. 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 vents into the vehicle interior,
please observe the following notes:
Rkeep the air inlet between the windshield and
the hood free of blockages, such as ice, snow or leaves.
Rnever cover the air vents or air intake grilles in
the vehicle interior.
Setting the air vents
Air vents are located:
Ron the left and right-hand side of the dash-
board
Rin the middle of the dashboard
Rin the glove box
Rin the rear-compartment center console
Example
:Defroster vent
;Side air vent
=Thumbwheel for side air vent
XTo open or close: turn thumbwheel=up or
down.
Adjust the rear air vents and the air vent in the
glove box (see the Digital Operator's Manual).
Air vents121
Climate control
Z

XTo exit a parking space using Active Park-
ing Assist:press theabutton on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The Park Assist Active Accelerate
and Brake Observe Surroundingsmes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
XLet go of the multifunction steering wheel.
XPull away, being ready to brake at all times. Do
not exceed a maximum speed of approx-
imately 6 mph (10 km/h) when exiting a park-
ing space. Otherwise Active Parking Assist
will be canceled.
XShift the transmission to position Dor Ras
required or according to the message when
the vehicle is stationary.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the other direction. The Park Assist
ActiveAccelerateandBrakeObserveSurroundingsmessage appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
iYou will achieve the best results by waiting
for the steering procedure to complete before
pulling away.
If you back up after activation, the steering
wheel is moved to the straight-ahead posi-
tion.
XDrive forwards and back up as prompted by
the PARKTRONIC warning displays, several
times if necessary.
Once you have exited the parking space com-
pletely, the steering wheel is moved to the
straight-ahead position. You hear a tone and the
Park Assist Finished
message appears in
the multifunction display. You will then have to
steer and merge into traffic on your own.
PARKTRONIC is still available. You can take over
the steering before the vehicle has exited the
parking space completely. This is useful if you
recognize that it is already possible to pull out of the parking space.
Canceling Active Parking Assist
You can cancel Active Parking Assist at any
time.
XStop the movement of the multifunction
steering wheel or steer yourself.
Active Parking Assist will be canceled at once.
The Park Assist Canceled
message appears in the multifunction display and a
warning tone sounds.
or
XPress the PARKTRONIC button in the center
console (Ypage 165).
PARKTRONIC is switched off and Active Park-
ing Assist is immediately canceled. The Park
Assist Canceledmessage appears in the
multifunction display and a warning tone
sounds.
Active Parking Assist is canceled automatically
if:
Rthe transmission is shifted too early
Rtransmission position Pis selected
Rparking using Active Parking Assist is no lon-
ger possible
Ryou are driving faster than 6 mph (10 km/h)
Ra wheel spins, ESP®intervenes or fails. In
such cases the ÷warning lamp lights up in
the instrument cluster.
A warning tone sounds. The parking symbol dis-
appears and the multifunction display shows the
Park Assist Canceled
message.
When Active Parking Assist is canceled, you
must steer and brake again yourself.
If a system malfunction occurs, the vehicle is
braked to a standstill. To drive on, depress the
accelerator again.
Rear view camera
General notes
Rear view camera :is an optical parking and
maneuvering aid. It shows the area behind the
vehicle with guide lines in the multimedia sys-
tem.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear view mirror.
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Driving an d parking
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Ryellowbrackets wit hthin lines: PARKTRONI C
is active
Ryello wbrackets wit hnormal lines: an objec tis
presen tin close range of th evehicl e
Rred line: an objec tis presen tin th eimmediat e
close range of th evehicl e
Impor tant safety notes
The 360°camera is only an aid and may sho w a
distorted vie wof obstacles, sho wthem incor-
rectl yor no tat all. The 360°camera is no t a
substitut efor attentive driving.
You are always responsibl efor saf emaneuver-
in gand parking. Whe nmaneuverin gor parking,
mak esur ethat there are no persons, animals or
objects in th earea in whic hyou are maneuver-
ing.
You are always responsibl efor safety, and mus t
always pay attention to your surroundings when
parkin gand maneuvering. This applies to th e
area sbehind ,in fron tof and beside th evehicle.
You could otherwise endanger yourself and oth-
ers .
The 360° camera will no tfunction or will func-
tion in alimite dmanner:
Rif th edoors are open
Rif th eexterio rmirror sare folded in
Rif th etrunk lid is open
Rin heav yrain ,snow or fog
Rat night or in ver ydark places
Rif th ecameras are exposed to ver ybright ligh t
Rif thearea is lit by fluorescent bulbs or LE D
lighting (the display may flicker)
Rif there is asudden chang ein temperature,
e.g. when drivin ginto aheated garage in win -
te r
Rif th ecamera lenses are dirty or covered
Rif th evehicl ecomponent sin whic hth ecam -
eras are installed are damaged. In this eve nt,
h
av eth ecamera position and setting checke d
at aqualified specialist workshop
Do no tuse th e360° camera in this case. You
can otherwise injur eother sor caus edamage to
objects or th evehicle.
Guide lines are always shown at roa dlevel.
The field of vision and other function sof th e
camera system may be restricted due to addi-
tional attachments (e.g. license plat eholder,
rear bicycle carrier). On vehicles wit
hheight-adjustable chassis,
dependin gon technical conditions, leavin gth e
standard height can result in :
Rinaccuracies in theguide lines
Rinaccuracies in th edisplay of generated
images (top view)
Activati onconditions
The imag efrom th e360° camera appears if:
Rth emultimedia system is switched on
Rth e360 °Camerafunction is switched on
Switching onthe 360° camera
XPress th eØ buttonin th ecenter console
for longer than tw oseconds.
Dependin gon whether position Dor Ris
engaged, th efollowin gis shown:
Raspli tscree nwit hto pvie wand th eimag e
from th efron tcamera or
Ra spli tscree nwit hto pvie wand th eimag e
from th erear vie wcamera
or
XBriefly press th eØ buttonin th ecenter
console.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XSelec t360 °Cameraand press 7to confirm .
Dependin gon whether position Dor Ris
engaged, th efollowin gis shown:
Raspli tscree nwit hto pvie wand th eimag e
from th efron tcamera or
Ra spli tscree nwit hto pvie wand th eimag e
from th erear vie wcamera
Activating the 360°camera using
re verse gear
The 360° camera images can be automatically
displayed by engagin grevers egear .
XMakesur ethat th eActivatio nby Rgea rfunction is selected in th emultimedia system
(see Digital Operator' sManual).
XTo sho wthe360° camera image :engage
revers egear .
The multimedia system shows th earea
behind th evehicl ein split-scree nmode. You
see th eto pvie wof th evehicl eand th eimag e
from th erear vie wcamera.
174Driving systems
Driving and parking

AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Warm -up
:Digital speedometer
;Gear indicator
=Upshiftindicator
?Engin eoil temperature
ACoolan ttemperature
BStatus indicator for ECO start/sto pfunction
(Ypage 126)
XPress =or; on thesteering whee lto
select th eAMGmenu.
Upshift indicator: upshift indicatorUP=
indicates that th eengin ehas reached th e
overrevving range when in th emanual drive
program .
Engin eoil temperature: if theengin eis at
normal operating temperature, th emultifunc-
tion display shows oil temperature ?in
white.
If th emultifunction display shows oil temper-
atur e? in blue, th eengin eis no tyet at nor-
mal operating temperature. Avoid drivin gat
full engin eoutput during this time.
If th econdition sfor th eECO start/sto pfunc-
tion are fulfilled and th evehicl eis stationary,
th emen ushows status indicator B.
SETUP
:Drive program(C/SS+orM)
;ESP®mod eON,OFFor SPORT handlin g
mod eSPORT
=Suspension setting COMFORT,SPORTor
SPORT +
SETUP shows th edrive program ,ES P®(Elec -
tronic Stabilit yProgram )mod eand th esuspen -
sion setting .
XPress=or; on thesteering whee lto
select th eAMGmenu.
XPress 9repeatedly until SETUP is shown.
or
XBriefly press th eAM Gbutto non th ecenter
console (Ypage 161).
RACETIMER
Displaying and starting RACETIMER
The RACETIMER is only intended for use on a
closed rac ecircuit .Do no tuse th efunction on
public roads.
:Lap
;RACETIMER
You can start th eRACETIMER when th eengin eis
runnin gor if th eSmartKey is in position 2in th e
ignition lock.
XPress =or; on thesteering whee lto
select th eAMGmenu.
XPress th e9 buttonrepeatedly until th e
RACETIMER appears.
XTo start: press thea buttonto start th e
RACETIMER.
Displaying th eintermediat etime
XPress th e= or; buttonto select
Interm .Tim e.
XPress ato confirm .
The intermediat etime is shown for fiv esec -
onds.
Menus and submenus20 1
On-board computer and displays
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
FrontPassengerAir‐bag Disabled
See Operator' sMan ‐ual
The front-passenger fron tair bag and front-passenger knee bag are
deactivated during th ejourney, although:
Ran adult
or
Raperson of th ecorrespondin gstatur eis on th efront-passenger seat
If additional force sare applie dto th eseat ,th esystem may interpret
th eoccupant's weigh tas lower than it actually is.
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger fron tair bag and front-passenger knee bag does
no tdeploy in th eevent of an accident.
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 141).
XSwitchth eignition off .
XHaveth eoccupant get out of th evehicle.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger door and
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicator lamp in th ecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
Raself-diagnosis is carrie dout .The PASSENGER AI RBA GOF Fand
PASSENGER AI RBA GON indicator lamp smus tligh tup simulta-
neousl yfor approximately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicator lamp mus tthen ligh tup
and remain lit after th eself-diagnosis .If th eindicator lamp is on ,
th eOCS (Occupant Classification System) has disabled th efront-
passenger fron tair bag and front-passenger knee bag
(
Ypage 49)
Rth eFront Passenger Airbag Enable dSee Operator' sManualorFront Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐tor's Manualdisplay message smus tno tbe shown in th emul-
tifunction display
XWait for aperiod of at least 60 seconds until th enecessar ysystem
checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappear in th emulti-
function display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicator lamp
remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS classifies th eoccupant .
If th econdition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating correctly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ eth eadditional information on OCS (
Ypage 49).
FrontPassengerAir‐bag Enable dThe front-passenger fron tair bag and front-passenger knee bag are
enabled during th ejourney, although:
210Display messages
On-board computer and displays