2017 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 Owners
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 crashes and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data are recorded
by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situa-
tion occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR
under normal driving conditions and no personal data (e.g. name, gender, age and crash location)
are recorded. However, other parties, such as
law enforcement could combine the EDR data
with the type of personally identifying data rou-
tinely acquired during a crash investigation.
Access to the vehicle and/or the EDR is needed
to read data that is recorded by an 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.
This means that in the event of such conflict, the
Data stored in the vehicle31
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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-
ers135
;Combination switch106
=Instrument cluster34
?Horn
ADIRECT SELECT lever130
BPARKTRONIC warning dis-
play163
COverhead control panel39
DClimate control systems112
EIgnition lock123
Start/Stop button123
FunctionPage
FAdjusts the steering wheel
manually98
GAdjusts the steering wheel
electrically98
Steering wheel heating99
HCruise control lever148
IParking brake142
JDiagnostics connection29
KOpens the hood265
LReleases the parking brake142
MLight switch105
Cockpit33
At a glance

Instrument cluster
FunctionPage
:Fuelgauge (left)
Coolan ttemperature (right )188
Warning and indicator lamps:
÷ ESP®22 9
M SPORT handlin gmod e
in Mercedes-AM Gvehicles23 1
· Distanc ewarning23 4
å ESP®OF F229
# Turn signal, lef t106
? Coolan t232
K High-beam headlamps106
L Low-beam headlamps106
T Parking lamp s106
R This lamp has no func-
tion
8 Reserve fuel232
Fue lfiller flap location indi-
cator: th efuel filler cap is on
th eright-hand side .
FunctionPage
;Speedometer wit hsegments18 8
=Multifunction display190
?Tachometer188
Warning and indicator lamps:
$ Brakes(US Aonly)22 8
J Brakes(Canada only)22 8
! Turn signal, right106
! ABS229
6 Restrain tsystem42
; CheckEngin e232
h Tirepressur emonitor23 5
ü Seat belt227
÷ ESP®in Mercedes-
AM Gvehicles23 1
Information on th edisplay of th eoutside tem-
peratur ein th emultifunction display can be
foun dunder "Outside temperature display"
(
Ypage 188). Se
tth elighting in th einstrumen tcluster, in th e
displays and th econtrol sin th evehicl einterior
usin gth eon-board computer (Ypage 198).
34Instrument cluster
At a glance

Multifunction steering wheel
FunctionPage
:Multifunction display190
;Multimedia system display
=?
Switches on voice-operated
navigation or the Voice Con-
trol System
8
Mute
WX
Adjusts the volume
~
Rejects or ends a call194
Exits the telephone book/
redial memory
6
Makes or accepts a call
Switches to the redial mem-
ory
FunctionPage
?=;
Selects a menu189
9:
Selects a submenu or scrolls
through lists189
a
Confirms a selection189
Hides display messages203
%
Back189
Switches off voice-operated
navigation or the Voice Con-
trol System
iVehicles with multimedia system
Audio 20:
Additional information can be found:
Ron the multimedia system in the Digital
Operator's Manual
Ron voice-operated control for navigation in
the manufacturer's operating instructions
iVehicles with multimedia system
COMAND:
Additional information can be found:
Ron the multimedia system in the Digital
Operator's Manual
Ron the Voice Control System in the sepa-
rate operating instructions
Multifunction steering wheel35
At a glance

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
FunctionPage
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