2017 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class steering

Lights
Setting the brightness of the instrument
cluster lighting and switches
The lighting in the instrument cluster, in the dis-plays and the controls in the vehicle interior can
be adjusted with the Brightness Display/
Switches:function.
XPress the=or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightssubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Brightness Display/Switches:function.
The current setting appears.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to adjust the
brightness to any level from Level 1to
Level 5(bright).
XPress the aor% button to save the
setting.
If the light switch is set to the Ã,Tor
L position, the brightness is dependent
upon the brightness of the ambient light.
iThe light sensor in the instrument cluster
automatically controls the brightness of the
multifunction display.
In daylight, the displays in the instrument
cluster are not illuminated.
Switching the daytime running lamps on/
off
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightssubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Day. Run. Lightsfunction.
If the Day. Run. Lightsfunction has been
switched on, the multifunction display shows
the cone of light and the Wsymbol in
orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime running lamps
(
Ypage 105).
Setting the brightness of the ambient
lighting
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightssubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Ambient Brightnessfunction.
The current setting appears.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to adjust the
brightness to any level from OfftoLevel 5(bright).
XPress the aor% button to save the
setting.
Setting the ambient lighting color
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightssubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Amb. Light Col.function.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to set the color
to SOLAR,NEUTRALor POLAR.
XPress the aor% button to save the
setting.
Activating/deactivating surround light-
ing and exterior lighting delayed switch-
off
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightssubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XUsing :or9, select the SurroundLightingfunction.
If the SurroundLightingfunction is activa-
ted, the light cone and the area around the
vehicle are displayed in orange in the multi-
function display.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
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Deactivating delayed switch-off of the exterior
lighting temporarily:
XBefore leaving the vehicle, turn the SmartKey
to position0in the ignition lock.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the ignition
lock.
The exterior lighting delayed switch-off is
deactivated.
Delayed switch-off of the exterior lighting is
reactivated the next time you start the engine.
If you have activated the Surround Lighting
function and the light switch is set to the Ã
position, the following functions are activated
when it is dark:
Rsurround lighting: the exterior lighting
remains lit for 40 seconds after unlocking
with the SmartKey. If you start the engine, the surround lighting is switched off and auto-
matic headlamp mode is activated
(
Ypage 105).
Rexterior lighting delayed switch-off: the
exterior lighting remains lit for 60 seconds
after the engine is switched off. If you close all
the doors and the trunk lid/tailgate, the exte-
rior lighting goes off after 15 second s.
iDepending on your vehicle's equipment,
when the surround lighting and delayed
switch-off exterior lighting are on, the follow-
ing light up:
RParking lamps
RSide marker lamps
RSurround lighting in the exterior mirrors
Activating/deactivating the interior light-
ing delayed switch-off
If you activate the Light. Delayfunction, the
interior lighting remains on for 20 second safter
you remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightssubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Light. Delayfunction.
When the Light. Delayfunction is activa-
ted, the vehicle interior is displayed in orange
in the multifunction display.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Vehicle
Activating/deactivating the automatic
door locking mechanism
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Vehiclesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Auto. Door Locksfunction.
If the Auto.DoorLocksfunction is switched
on, the multifunction display shows the vehi-
cle's doors in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
If you activate the Auto.
DoorLocksfunction,
the vehicle is centrally locked above a speed of
around 9 mph (15 km/h).
For further information on the automatic locking feature, see (
Ypage 82).
Activating/deactivating the acoustic
locking verification signal
If you switch on the AcousticLockfunction, an
acoustic signal sounds when you lock the vehi-
cle.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Vehiclesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Acoustic Lockfunction.
If the Acoustic Lockfunction is activated,
the & symbol in the multifunction display
lights up orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Convenience
Activating/deactivating the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature
GWARNING
When the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steering wheel, you and other vehicle
occupants – particularly children – could
become trapped. There is a risk of injury.
While the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak-
ing adjustments, make sure that no one has
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any body parts in the sweep of the steering
wheel.
If somebody becomes trapped:
Rpress one of the memory function position
buttons, or
Rmove the switch for steering wheel adjust-
ment in the opposite direction to that in
which the steering wheel is moving.
The adjustment process is stopped.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Conveniencesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XUsing :or9, select the EasyEntry/Exitfunction.
If the EasyEntry/Exitfunction is activated,
the vehicle steering wheel is displayed in
orange in the multifunction display.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT
feature (
Ypage 100).
Switching the seat belt adjustment on/off
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Conveniencesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Belt Adjustmentfunction.
When the Belt Adjustmentfunction is acti-
vated, the seat belt is displayed in orange in
the multifunction display.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
For further information on belt adjustment, see
(
Ypage 45).
Switching the fold-in mirrors when lock-
ing feature on/off
This function is only available when the vehicle is
equipped with the electrical fold-in function.
When you switch on the Auto. Mirror Fold‐
ingfunction, the exterior mirrors are folded in
when the vehicle is locked. If you unlock the
vehicle and then open the driver's or front-
passenger door, the exterior mirrors fold out
again.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Conveniencesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Auto. Mirror Foldingfunction.
If the Auto. Mirror Foldingfunction is
switched on, the multifunction display shows
the vehicle's exterior mirror in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
If you have switched on the Auto. MirrorFoldingfunction and you fold in the exterior
mirrors by pressing button :, the exterior mir-
rors will not fold out automatically (
Ypage 101).
You can then only fold out the exterior mirrors
using button :.
Restoring the factory settings
XPress the=or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Factory Settingsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
The Reset All Settings?function
appears.
XPress the :or9 button to select Noor
Yes.
XPress ato confirm the selection.
If you have selected Yesand confirmed, the
multifunction display shows a confirmation
message.
For safety reasons, the Day Lights
function in
the Lightssubmenu is only reset if the vehicle
is stationary.
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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.
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Starting a new lap
:RACETIMER
;Fastest lap time (best lap)
=Lap
XPressato confirm New Lap.
iIt is possible to store a maximum of sixteen
laps. The 16th lap can only be completed with
Finish Lap
.
Stopping the RACETIMER
XPress the %button on the steering wheel.
XPress ato confirm Yes.
The RACETIMER interrupts timing if you stop the
vehicle and turn the SmartKey to position 1in
the ignition lock. If you turn the key to position 3
and then press ato confirm Start
, timing is
continued.
Resetting the current lap
XStop the RACETIMER.
XPress =or; to select Reset Lap.
XPressato reset the lap time to "0".
Deleting all laps
If you switch off the engine, the RACETIMER is
reset to "0" after 30 seconds. All laps are
deleted. You cannot delete individual stored laps. If you
have stopped 16 laps, the current lap does not
have to be reset.
XReset the current lap.
XPress
ato confirm Reset.
Reset Race Timer?appears in the multi-
function display.
XPress :Yesto select and confirm with
a.
All laps are deleted.
Overall statistics
:RACETIMER overall evaluation
;Total time driven
=Average speed
?Distance covered
AMaximum speed
If you store at least one lap and stop the RACE-
TIMER, an overall evaluation will then be availa-
ble.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
XPress the9button repeatedly until the
overall evaluation appears.
Lap statistics
:Lap
;Lap time
=Average lap speed
?Lap length
ATop speed during lap
If you store at least two laps and stop the RACE-
TIMER, the lap evaluation function then
becomes available.
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XPress=or; on the steering wheel to
select the AMGmenu.
XPress9repeatedly until the lap evaluation
appears.
Each lap is shown in a separate submenu. The
fastest lap is indicated by flashing symbol :.
XPress the9or: button to select a dif-
ferent lap evaluation.
Display messages
Introduction
General notes
Display messages appear in the multifunction display.
Display messages with graphic displays may be shown in simplified form in the Operator's Manual
and may differ from the messages shown in the multifunction display.
Please respond in accordance with the display messages and follow the additional notes in this
Operator's Manual.
Certain display messages are accompanied by an audible warning tone or a continuous tone.
When the ignition is switched off, all display messages are deleted, apart from some high-priority
display messages. Once the causes of the high-priority display messages have been rectified, the
corresponding display messages are also deleted.
When you stop and park the vehicle, please observe the notes on:
RHOLD function (Ypage 157)
RParking (Ypage 141)
Hiding display messages
XPress the aor% button on the steering wheel.
The multifunction display hides the display message.
The multifunction display shows high-priority display messages in red. Some high-priority display
messages cannot be hidden.
The multifunction display shows these messages continuously until the causes for the messages
have been remedied.
Message memory
The on-board computer saves certain display messages in the message memory. You can call up
the display messages:
XPress the =or; button on the steering wheel to select the Serv.menu.
If there are display messages, the multifunction display shows 2 Messages, for example.
XPress the9or: button to select the entry, e.g. 2 Messages.
XPressato confirm.
XPress the 9or: button to scroll through the display messages.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
RadarSensorsDirtySee Operator' sMan ‐ual
The radar sensor system is malfunctioning .
Possibl ecauses are:
RDirt on sensor s
RHeavy rain or snow
RWhendrivin gon inter-urban roads without traffic or infrastructure,
e.g. in desert-like area s
At least on edrivin gsystem or drivin gsafet ysystem is malfunctioning
or is temporarily unavailable :
RCOLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU S
RPRE-SAFE®Brake
RPRE-SAFE®PLUS
RActive Lan eKeepin gAssis t
RActive Blind Spot Assis t
RDISTRONICPLU Swit hSteering Assis tand Stop&Go Pilo t
If th eradar sensor system in fron tis dirty, Active Blind Spot Assis twill
no tperfor m acourse-correcting brak eapplication .
A warning tone also sounds.
Once th ecaus eof th eproblem is no longer present, th edrivin gand
drive safet ysystems will be available again .The display message dis-
appears.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 141).
XSwitchoff th eengine.
XClean all sensor s (Ypage 274).
XRestart theengine.
The display message disappears.
6
SRSMalfunctionSer ‐viceRequired
The restrain tsystem is malfunctioning .The 6 warning lamp also
lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increased ris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ eth eadditional information on restrain tsystems (
Ypage 41).
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
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StopVehicl eVehi‐cle Too Low
You hav epulled away while th evehicl elevel is still to olow.
AIRMATIC set sth evehicl eto th eselected level after ashort period.
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).
XWait until th edisplay message disappear sbefore pullin gaway.
AIRMATIC is malfunctioning . Awarning tone also sounds.
XDo no tdrive at speeds abov e50 mph (80 km/h).
XMak eonly slight steering movements. Otherwise ,th efron tfender
or th etires could be damaged if th esteering movement is to olarge.
XListe nfor scraping sounds.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely, payin gattention to roa dand
traffic conditions, and set ahigher vehicl elevel.
Dependin gon th emalfunction ,it may be possibl eto rais eth evehi-
cle .
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
¨
Malfunction
The AIRMATIC function is restricted. The vehicle's handlin gcharac -
teristics may be affected.
XDo no tdrive at speeds abov e50 mph (80 km/h).
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
TrafficSignAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
Traffic SignAssis tis temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth ewindshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty
Rvisibilit yis impaire ddue to heav yrain ,snow or fog
XClean th ewindshield.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational, th edisplay
message disappears.
Traffic Sig nAssis tis operational again .
TrafficSignAssistInoperativeTraffic Sig nAssis tis malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Off
The HOLD function is deactivated. th evehicl eis skidding.
A warning tone also sounds.
XReactivat eth eHOLD function later (Ypage 157).
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