2018 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE door lock

Parking
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Flammable material such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact with
hot parts of the exhaust system or exhaust
gas flow. There is arisk of fire.
Park the vehicle so that no flammable mate-
rials come into contact with parts of the vehi-
cle which are hot. Take particular care not to
park on dry grassland or harvested grain
fields.
GWARNING
If you leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle, they could set it in motion by, for example:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshift the automatic transmission out of the
parking position P.
Rstart the engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip-
ment and become trapped. There is arisk of
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
!Always secure the vehicle correctly against
rolling away.O therwise, the vehicle or its driv-
etrain could be damaged.
To ensure that the vehicle is secured against
rolling away unintentionally:
Rthe electric parking brake must be applied.
Rthe transmission must be in position jand
the transmission position display must show
j in the multifunction display.
Rthe SmartKey must be removed from the igni-
tion lock.
Ron uphill or downhill gradients, the front
wheels must be turned towards the curb.
Switching off the engine
Important safety notes
GWARNING
The automatic transmission switches to neu-
tral position Nwhen you switch off the engine.
The vehicle may roll away.T here isarisk of an
accident.
After switching off the engine, always switch
to parking position P.Prevent the parked vehi-
cle from rolling away by applying the parking
brake.
Automatic transmission
XApply the electric parking brake.
XAll vehicles (except Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): shift the transmission to position j.
XMercedes-AMG vehicles:press button:.
XWith the SmartKey : turn the SmartKey to
position gin the ignition lock and remove it.
The immobilizer is activated.
XWith the Start/Stop button: press the
Start/Stop button (Ypage 122).
The engine stops and all the indicator lamps in
the instrumentc luster go out.
If the driver's door is closed, this is the same
as key position 1.Ifthe driver's door is open,
this is the same as key position g,i.e. the
SmartKey having been removed.
If you switch the engine off with the transmis-
sion in position korh,t he automatic trans-
mission shifts to iautomatically.
With the SmartKey: if you then open the driv-
er's door or the front-passenger door or remove
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Driving and parking
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the SmartKeyfromthe ignition, the automatic
transmission shifts to jautomatically.
With the Start/Stopb utton:if youtheno pen
the driver's door or the front-passenge rdoor,
the automatic transmission shifts to jauto-
matically.
If yo uwantthe automatic transmission to
remai ninneutral i,e.g.w henh avingt he vehi-
cle cleane dinanautomatic car wash with a
towing system:
XVehicle switht he Start-Stopb utton:
remove the Start-Stop button fromt he igni-
tio nlock.
XInsert the SmartKeyi nto the ignition lock.
XAllv eh icles: switch the ignition on.
XDepres sthe brake peda land kee pit
depressed.
XEngage neutral i.
XReleasethe brake pedal.
XReleas ethe electri cparking brake.
XSwitch off the ignition and leav ethe SmartKey
in the ignition lock.
Electric parking brake
General notes
GWARNING
If yo uleave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle ,theyc ould setitinm otion by,for example:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshift the automatic transmission ou tofthe
parking position P.
Rstart the engine.
In addition, theym ayoperate vehicl eequip-
ment and become trapped .There is arisko f
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKeyw ithy ou and lock the vehicle. Never
leav echildren unsupervised in the vehicle. The functio
nofthe electric parking brake is
dependent on the on-board voltage. If the on-
boar dvoltag eislowor there is amalfunctio nin
the system, it mayn ot be possibletoapplythe
releasedp arking brake.
XIf thisist he case, onl yparkt he vehicl eon
level ground and secur eittoprevent it rolling
away.
XShift the automatic transmission to position
j.
It mayn ot be possibl etorelease an applied
parking brake if the on-board voltag eislowor
there is amalfunctio ninthe system. Contact a
qualified specialis tworkshop.
The electric parking brake performs afunction
tes tatr egular intervals whil ethe engine is
switched off .The sound sthatc an be he ar
dw hile
th

isiso ccurring ar enormal.
Applyin gorreleasing manually
XTo engage: push handle :.
When the electric parking brake is applied,
the red F(USA only) or !(Canada
only) indicator lamp lights up in the instru-
ment cluster.
Th ee lectric parking brake can also be applied
when the SmartKeyisr emoved.
XTo release:pull handle:.
The red F(USA only) or !(Canada
only) indicator lamp in the instrument cluster
goes out.
Th ee lectric parking brake can onl ybe
released:
Rif the SmartKeyisinp osition 1or2 in
the ignition lock (Ypage 122 )or
Rif the ignition wa sswitched on using the
Start/Stop button
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RDistance PilotDISTRONIC
RASSYST PLU Sservic eintervald isplay
Switchin gthe additional speedometer
on/off
If the additional speedomete risswitched on,
the spee disshown in the status ba rinthe mul-
tifunctio ndisplay insteadofthe outside tem-
perature.
The spee ddisplay is invers etothe speedome-
ter.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
whee ltoselect the Sett.menu.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
InstrumentC lustersubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Speedometer [km/h]or Speedometer[mph]function.
Yo uw ills ee the selecte dsetting: OnorOff.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Selecting permanent display
ThePermanent Display:functio nallow syou
to choose whether the multifunctio ndisplay
always shows the outside temperatur eorthe
speed.
The spee ddisplay is invers etothe speedome-
ter.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
whee ltoselect the Sett.menu.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Instr. Clustersubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Permanent Display:function.
The current setting, OutsideTemperature
orSpeedometer [km/h]/Speedometer[mph],a ppears .
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Lights
Switchin gthe daytime runnin glamps on/
off
Thi sfun ctio nisn ot availabl einCanada.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
whee ltoselect the Sett.menu.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Lightsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
DaytimeR unningLightsfunction.
If the DaytimeRunningLightsfunctio nhas
been switched on, the multifunctio ndisplay
shows the cone of light and the Wsymbol
in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Furtheri nformatio nondaytime running lamps
(
Ypage 100).
Vehicle
Activating/deactivating the automatic
doo rlocking mechanism
XPress the =or; button on the steering
whee ltoselect the Sett.menu.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Vehiclesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Automatic DoorL ockfunction.
If the Automatic DoorL ockfunctionis
switched on, the multifunctio ndisplay shows
the doors in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
If yo uactivate the Automatic
DoorLockfunc-
tion, the vehicl eiscentrall yloc ked above a
spee dofa round 9mph (15 km/h).
For furtheri nformationonthe automatic locking
feature, see (
Ypage 77).
Activating/deactivating the acoustic
lockin gverificatio nsigna l
If youswitch on the AcousticLockfunction, an
acoustic signa lsounds when yo uloc kt he vehi-
cle.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
whee ltoselect 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 Lockfunctio nisa ctivated,
the multifunctio ndisplay shows the &
symbo linorange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Menus and submenus187
On-board computer and displays
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Comfort
Switching thefold-in mirror swhen lock-
ing feature on/off
This function is only available in Canada.
This function is only available when th evehicle is
equipped witht heelectrical fold-in function.
When you activat ethe Auto.
MirrorFoldingfunction,t heexterior mirror sare folded in when
th ev ehicle is locked. If you unlock th evehicle
and then open th edriver'sorf ront-passenger
door,t heexterior mirror sfold out again.
If you have switched on the Auto. Mirror
Foldingfunction and you fold in theexteri or
mirror susingt hebutto nont hedoor
(
Ypage 97), they will no tfold out automatically.
The exterior mirror scan then only be folded out
usingt hebutto nont hedoor.
XPress the =or; buttononthesteering
wheel to selectt heSett.menu.
XPress the :or9 buttontos electt he
Conveniencesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 buttontos electt he
Auto. Mirror Foldingfunction.
If the Auto. Mirror Foldingfunction is
switched on,t hemultifunction display shows
th ee xteri or mirror in orange.
XPress the abuttontos ave th esetting.
Restoring th efactor ysettings
XPress the =or; buttononthesteering
wheel to selectt heSett.menu.
XPress the :or9 buttontos electt he
FactoryS ettingsubmenu.
XPressato confirm.
The Reset All Settings?function
appears.
XPress the :or9 buttontos elect Noor
Yes.
XPress the abuttontoc onfirmtheselec-
tion.
If you have selected Yes
,the multifunction
display shows aconfirmation message.
For safety reasons, the DaytimeRunning
Lightsfunction in the Lightsubmenuisonly
reset if th evehicle is stationary.
AMG men u(Mercedes-AM Gvehicles)
Warm-up
:Digital speedometer
;Gear indicator
=Upshift indicator
?Engineo il temperature
ACoolantt emperature
BTransmissionf luid temperature
XPress the=or; buttononthesteering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
Upshif tindicator: upshift indicator UP=
indicates that th eengineh as reached the
overrevving range when in th emanual drive
program.
Engine and transmission oil temperature:
when th eenginea nd transmission are at nor-
mal operatin gtem perature, oil tempera-
ture ?and Bare displayed in whiteint he
multifunction display.
If th emultifunction display shows oil temper-
ature ?orB in blue, th eengineort he
transmission are no tyet at normal operating
temperature. Avoid driving at full engineo ut-
put durin gthist ime.
SETUP
:Drive system Comfort/Sport/Sport +
;Chassis Comfort/Sport/Sport +
=Transmission D/M
?ESP®On/Offor SPORT handlingm ode
Sport
188Menusa nd submenus
On-boardc omputer and displays

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
CAt least onedoor is open .Awarning tone also sounds.
XCloseall th edoors.
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Power Steering Mal ‐function See Opera‐tor's Manual
The powersteering is malfunctioning .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
You will need to use mor eforce to steer .
There is ariskofana ccident.
XCheckwhether you are able to apply th eextra force required.
If you ar eabletos teer safely:
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
If you ar eunable to steer safely:
XDo no tdrive on .
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
Phone No ServiceYour vehicleisoutside th enetwork provider' stransmitter/receiver
range.
XWait until th emobile phone operational readiness symbol appear s
in th emultifunction display.
¥
Check Washer Fluid
The washer flui dlevel in th ewasher flui dreservoir has dropped belo w
th em inimum .
XAddw asher flui d(Ypage 260).
Wiper Malfunction‐ingThe windshield wiper sare malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Hazard WarningFlashers Malfunc‐tioning
The hazard warning lamp sare faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
SmartKey
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Â
KeyDoesNotBelongto Vehicl e
You haveput th ewrong SmartKey in th eignition lock.
XUse th ecorrect SmartKey.
Â
TakeYourK ey fro mIgnition
The SmartKey is in th eignition lock.
Aw arning tone sounds
XRemove th eSmartKey.
216Display messages
On-boardc omputer andd isplays

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Â
ObtainaNew Key
The SmartKey needs to be replaced.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Â
ReplaceKey Batter y
The SmartKey battery is discharged.
XChange thebattery (Ypage 73) .
Â
Don't Forget You rKey
The display message is shown for amaximum of 60 seconds and is
only areminder.
You hav eopened th edriver's door wit hthe engin eswitched off .The
SmartKey is no tintheignition lock. Awarning tone sounds.
XTakethe SmartKey wit hyou when you leav ethe vehicle.
Â
Key Not Detected(redd isplay message )
The SmartKey is no tinthevehicle.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
If th eengineiss witched off ,you can no longer loc kthe vehicl ecen-
trally or start th eengine.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 141).
XLocate th eSmartKey.
Becaus ethe re is interferenc efromas tron gs ource of radi owaves, th e
SmartKey is no tdetecte dwhilstthe engin eisrunning.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 141).
XInser tthe SmartKey int othe ignition loc kand drive in SmartKey
mode.
Â
Key Not Detected(whit edisplay message )
The SmartKey is currentl yundetected.
XChange th elocation of th eSmartKey in th evehicle.
If th eSmartKey still canno tbedetected:
XOperat ethe vehicl ewitht he SmartKey in th eignition lock.
Â
Remove 'Start 'But‐ton and Insert Key
The SmartKey is continually undetected.
The SmartKey detection function has atem porar ymalfunction or is
faulty. Awarning tone also sounds.
XInser tthe SmartKey int othe ignition loc kand tur nittot hedesire d
position .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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On-boardc omputer andd isplays
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Loading guidelines
GWARNING
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured or
not secured sufficiently, they could slip, tip
over or be flun garounda nd thereb yhit vehicle
occupants. Thereisar isk of injury, particu-
larly in th eeventofs udden braking or asud-
den change in direction.
Always store object ssothatthe yc annot be
flun garound. Secure objects, luggage or
loads against slippingort ipping before the
journey.
GWARNING
Combustio nengine semit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
gases can enter th evehicle interio rifthe
trunk lid is open when th eengine is running,
especially if th evehicle is in motion.T hereisa
risk of poisoning.
Always switch off th eengine before opening
th et runk lid. Never drivew ith thetrunk lid
open.
GWARNING
The exhaust tail pipe and tail pipe trim can
become veryh ot.Ifyou com eintoc ontact
with these partsoft hevehicle ,you could burn
yourself. Thereisar isk of injury.
Always be particularly careful aroundt he
exhaust tail pipe and th etail pipe trim. Allow
these component stocooldown before touch-
ing them.
The handlingc haracteristicsofaladen vehicle
are dependentont hedistribution of th eload
within th evehicle.
Observe th efollowing notes when loadinga nd
transporting aload:
RNever exceed th emaximum permissible
gross vehicle mass or th egross axle weight
rating for th evehicle (includingo ccupants).
The values are specified on th evehicle iden- tification plateont
heB-pillar of th edriver's
door.
RThe trunk is th epreferred place to carry
objects.
RPosition heavy loads as far forwards as pos-
sible and as low down in th etrunk as possible.
RThe load must not protrude above th eupper
edge of th eseat backrests.
RAlways place th eload against th erear or front
seat backrests .Makes ure that th eseat
backrests are securely locked int oplace.
RAlways place th eload behindu noccupied
seatsifp ossible.
RUse thecargo tie-down rings and th eparcel
net stot ransport loads and luggage.
RUse cargo tie-down rings and fastening mate-
rials appropriatef or theweight and sizeoft he
load.
RSecure th eload with sufficiently stronga nd
wear-resistant tie -downs.Pad sharpe dges for
protection.
Stowage areas
Stowage spaces
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If object sinthepassenge rcompartmenta re
stowed incorrectly, they can slide or be
thrown arounda nd hit vehicle occupants. In
addition,c upholders, open stowage spaces
and mobile phoneb racketscannot always
retain all object stheyc ontain .Thereisar isk
of injury, particularly in th eeventofs udden
braking or asudden change in direction.
RAlways stow object ssothatthe yc annot be
thrown aroundins uch situations.
RAlways makesure that objectsdonot pro-
trude fro mstowage spaces, parcel net sor
stowage nets.
RClose th elockable stowage spaces before
starting ajou rney.
RAlways stow and secure heavy, hard, poin-
ted ,sharp-edged, fragile or bulky object sin
th et runk.
Observe th eloadingg uidelines (
Ypage 237).
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Stowage and features
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!Mercedes-Benz recommends that you only
use roof carriers that have been tested and
approved for Mercedes-Benz vehicles. This
helps to prevent damage to the vehicle.
Position the load on the roof rack in such a
way that the vehicle will not sustain damage
even when it is in motion.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, ensure
that when the roof carrier is installed you can:
Ropen the panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel fully
Ropen the trunk lid fully
You will find information on the maximum roof
load in the "Technical data" section
(
Ypage 320).
An incorrectly secured roof carrier or roof load
may become detached from the vehicle. You
must therefore ensure that you observe the roof
carrier manufacturer's installation instructions.
Attaching the roof carrier
XOpen and fold the covers :upwards care-
fully in the direction of the arrow.
XOnly secure the roof carrier to the anchorage
points under covers :.
XObserve the manufacturer's installation
instructions.
Features
Cup holder
Important safety notes
GWARNING
The cup holder cannot hold acontainer secure
whilst traveling. If you use acup holder whilst
traveling, the container may be flung around
and liquid may be spilled. The vehicle occu-
pants may come into contact with the liquid
and if it is hot, they may be scalded. You may
be distracted from the traffic conditions and
you could lose control of the vehicle. There is
ar isk of an accident and injury.
Only use the cup holder when the vehicle is
stationary. Only use the cup holder for con-
tainers of the right size. Alwaysc lose the con-
tainer, particularlyift he liquid is hot.
GWARNING
If objects in the passenger compartment are
stowed incorrectly, they can slide or be
thrown around and hit vehicle occupants. In
addition, cupholders, open stowage spaces
and mobile phone brackets cannot always
retain all objects they contain. There is arisk
of injury, particularlyint he event of sudden
braking or asudden change in direction.
RAlwayss tow objects so that they cannot be
thrown around in such situations.
RAlwaysm ake sure that objects do not pro-
trude from stowage spaces, parcel nets or
stowage nets.
RClose the lockable stowage spaces before
starting ajourney.
RAlwayss tow and secure heavy, hard, poin-
ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky objects in
the trunk.
!Only use the cup holders for containers of
the right size and which have lids. The drinks
could otherwise spill.
Observe the loading guidelines (
Ypage 237).
The stowage compartmentsint he doors provide
space for bottles:
Rfront:c apacity up to 34 fl. oz. (1.0 l)
Rrear: capacity up to 17 fl. oz. (0.5 l)
242Features
Stowage and features