2018 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE key

Transmission positions
BPark position
Thisprevents the vehicl efromr olling
away when stopped.
Onlys hift the transmission to posi-
tion jwhen the vehicl eisstation-
ary. The parkin gloc ks houl dnot be
used as abrake when parking.
Alway sapply the electronic parking
brake in additio ntothe parkin gloc k
in order to secur ethe vehicle.
In the event of amalfunctio nofthe
vehicle's electronics ,the transmis-
sion mayl ockinp osition j.H ave
the vehicl eelectronics checked
immediatel yataqualified specialist
workshop.
Park position jis automatically
engaged if:
Ryo us witch off the engine using the
SmartKeya nd remove the Smart-
Key
Ryo us witch off the engine using the
SmartKeyoru sing the Start/Stop
button and open the driver's door
or front-passenge rdoor
Ryouo pent he driver's door when
the vehicl eisstationar yorwhen
drivin gatav eryl ow spee dand the
transmission is in position hor
k
CRevers egear
Onlys hift the transmission into posi-
tion kwhen the vehicl eisstation-
ary.
ANeutral
Do not shift the transmission to i
whil edriving. The automatic trans-
mission could otherwis ebedam-
aged.
No powe ristransmitted fromt he
engine to the drive wheels.
Releasing the brakes will allo wyouto
mov ethe vehicl efreely, e.g .topush
it or tow it.
If ESP
®is deactivated or faulty: shift
the transmission to position iif the
vehicl eisind angerofs kidding,e.g.
on icy roads.
If yo uswitch the engine off with the
transmission in position korh,
the automatic transmission shifts to
i automatically.
!Coasting in neutral imay
cause damage to the drive train.
7Drive
The automatic transmission changes
gear automatically. All forward gears
ar ea vailable.
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Changin ggear
The automatic transmission shifts throug hthe
individual gear sautomaticall ywhenitisint rans-
mission position h.Thisa utomatic gear shift-
ing behavio risdetermine dby:
Rthe selecte ddrive program
Rthe positio nofthe accelerator pedal
Rthe roa dspeed
Accelerator peda lposition
Your style of drivin ginfluences how the auto-
matic transmission shifts gear:
Rlittle throttle :early upshifts
Rmor ethrottle :lat eu pshifts
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You must make sure that fuel does not comeint oc ontac twith your skin ,eyes or clothing
and that it is not swallowed. Do not inhale fuel
vapors.K eep fuel away from children.
If you or others com eintoc ontac twith fuel,
observet he following:
RWash away fuel from skin immediately
using soap and water.
RIf fuel comes int ocontac twith your eyes,
immediately rinse the mthoroughly with
clean water. Seek medical assistanc ewith-
out delay.
RIf fuel is swallowed, seek medical assis-
tance without delay. Do not induc evomit-
ing.
RImmediately change out of clothing which
has com eintoc ontac twith fuel.
GWARNING
Electrostatic buildup can create sparksa nd
ignit efuel vapors.T here isarisk of fire and
explosion.
Always touc hthe vehicle body beforeo pening
the fuel filler flap or touching the fuel pump
nozzle. An yexisting electrostatic buildup is
thereby discharged.
!Do not use diesel to refuel vehicles with a
gasolinee ngine. Do not switc honthe ignition
if you accidentally refuel with the wrongf uel.
Otherwise, the fuel will enter the fuel system. Even small amount softhe wrongf uel could
result in damage to the fuel syste mand the
engine. Notify aqualified specialis tworkshop
and have the fuel tan kand fuel lines drained
completely.
!Overfilling the fuel tan kcould damage the
fuel system.
!Take care not to spill any fuel on painted
surfaces. You could otherwise damage the
paintwork.
!Use afilter when adding fuel from afuel can.
The fuel lines and/or the fuel injection system
could otherwise be blocked by particles from
the fuel can. Do not get int
othe vehicle again during the refu-
eling process. Otherwise, electrostatic charge
could build up again.
If you overfill the fuel tank, fuel could spray out
when the fuel pump nozzle is removed.
For further information on fuel and fuel quality
(
Ypage 315).
Refueling
Genera linformation
Pay attention to the importan tsafetyn otes
(Ypage 138).
The fuel filler flap is unlocked/locked automat-
ically when you unlock/lock the vehicle with the
SmartKey.
The position of the fuel filler cap is displayed
æ in the instrumentc luster. The arrow on the
filling pump indicates the side of the vehicle.
Opening th efuel filler flap
:To open the fuel filler flap
;Tire pressure table
=To inser tthe fuel filler cap
?Instruction label for fuel type to be refueled
XSwitch off the engine.
XRemove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
or, in vehicles with KEYLESS-GO start-function
or KEYLESS‑ GO
XOpen the driver's door.
The vehicle electronics are now in position
g.This is the same as the SmartKey being
removed from the ignition.
XPress the fuel filler flap in the direction of
arrow :.
The fuel filler flap swings up.
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XTurn the fuel filler cap counterclockwise and
remove it.
XInsert the fuel filler cap into the holder on theinside of fuel filler flap =.
XCompletely insert the filler neck of the fuel
pump nozzle into the tank ,hook in place and
refuel.
XOnly fill the tank until the pump nozzle
switches off.
Do not add any more fuel after the pump stops
filling for the first time. Otherwise, fuel may leak
out.
Closing the fuel filler flap
XReplace the cap on the filler neck and turn
clockwise until it engages audibly.
XClose the fuel filler flap. Close the fuel filler flap before lockingt
he vehi-
cle.
If you are driving with the fuel filler cap open, the
8 reserve fuel warning lamp flashes. Ames-
sage appears in the multifunction display
(
Ypage 206).
In addition, the ;Check Engine warning
lamp may light up (
Ypage 224).
For further information on warning and indicator
lamps in the instrument cluster, see
(
Ypage 224).
Problems with fuel and the fuel tank
ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Fuel is leaking from the
vehicle.The fuel line or the fuel tank is faulty.
GWARNING
Risk of explosion or fire.
XApply the electric parking brake.
XSwitch off the engine.
XRemove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
or, in vehicles with KEYLESS-GO start-function or KEYLESS ‑GO
XOpen the driver's door.
The vehicle electronics are now in positiong.This is the same as
the SmartKey being removed from the ignition.
XDo not restart the engine under any circumstances.
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop.
The fuel filler flap cannot
be opened.The fuel filler flap is not unlocked.
XUnlock the vehicle (Ypage 70).
The SmartKey battery is discharged or nearly discharged.
XUnlock the vehicle using the mechanical key (Ypage 77).
The fuel filler flap is unlocked, but the opening mechanism is jammed.
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop.
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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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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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Limited braking performance on salt-
treated roads
If you driveonsalted roads,alayer of salt resi-
due may for monthebraked iscsand brake
pads. This can result in asignificantly longer
braking distance.
RIn ordertop revent any salt build-up, apply the
brakes occasionally while paying attention to th et raffic conditions.
RCarefully depress th ebrakep edal and the
beginnin gand end of ajou rney.
RMaintain agreater distanc etothevehicle
ahead.
Servicing th ebrakes
!The brakef luid level may be to olow, if:
Rif th ered brakew arning lamp lightsupi n
th ei nstrumentc luster and
Ryou hearawarning tone while th eengine is
running
Observe additional warning messages in the
multifunction display.
The brakef luid level may be to olow due to
brak epad wear or leaking brak elines.
Hav ethe brakes ystem checked immediately.
Consult aqualifie dspecialist workshop to
arrange this.
!Af unction or performanc etests hould only
be carried out on a2-axle dynamometer. If
you wish to operate th evehicle on such a
dynamometer, please consult aqualifie dspe-
cialis tworkshop in advance. You could oth-
erwis edamage th edrivet rain or th ebrake
system.
!As th eESP®system operates automatically,
th ee ngine and th eignitio nmust be switched
off (th eSmartKey must be in position uor
1 in th eignitio nlock), if th eelectric parking
brakeist ested onabraking dynamometer
(maximum 10 seconds).
Brakin gtriggered automatically by ESP
®may
cause severe damage to th ebrakes ystem.
All check sand maintenanc ework on th ebrake
system must be carried out at aqualifie dspe-
cialis tworkshop.
Hav ebrakep ads installe dand brakef luid
replaced at aqualifie dspecialist workshop. If th
ebrakes ystem has onl ybeen subject to
moderatel oads, you should tes tthe functional-
ity of your brakes at regular intervals.
You can fin dadescription of Brake Assist (BAS
)
on (Ypage 61).
Mercedes-Ben zrecommend stha tyou onl yhave
brak epads/linings installe donyour vehicle
whichh ave been approved for Mercedes-Benz
vehicle sorwhichcorrespondtoane quivalent
qualitys tandard. Brake pads/linings whichh ave
not been approved for Mercedes-Ben zvehicles
or whicha re not of an equivalent qualityc ould
affect your vehicle's operatin gsafety.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommend sthaty ou onl yuse
brakef luid that has been specially approved for
your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz, or whichc orre-
sponds to an equivalent qualitys tandard. Brake
fluid whichh as not been approved for
Mercedes-Ben zvehicle sorw hichisn ot of an
equivalent qualityc ould affect your vehicle's
operatin gsafety.
Checkingb rake lining thickness
You can measure th ebreak pad/linin gthick-
nes susingat estg age. Color-coding( green or
red) on th etestg age allows you to determine
whether th ebrakep ad/linin gthicknes sisstill
sufficient .The tes tgage is in th evehicle docu-
mentw allet in th egloveb ox.
Front wheel
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Conditions for activation
You can activateRACE START if:
Rthed oors, hood and th etrunk lid are closed.
Rthee ngineisr unningand th etransmission,
all-wheel driv eclutch and th eenginea re at
operatin gtem perature.
Rthes teering wheel is in th estraight-ahead
position.
Rth ev ehicle is stationar yand th ebrak epedal is
depressed (leftf oot).
Rthet ransmission is in position h.
Rdriveprogram S,S+ orRACE is selected
(Ypage 129)
Activating RACE START
XDepres sthe brak epedal withy our left foot
and keep it depressed.
XPull and hold boths teering wheel paddle shift-
ers.
XThe RACES TART Confirm: Paddle UPCancel:P addle DOWNmessage appearsi n
th em ultifunction display.
XRelease boths teering wheel paddle shifters.
iIf th eactivation conditionsa re no longer ful-
filled, RACE START is canceled. The RACE
START Not Possible See Operator'sManualmessage appearsinthemultifunction
display.
XTo cancel: pull theleft steering wheel paddle
shifte r(Ypage 136).
or
XTo confirm: pull therigh tsteering wheel pad-
dle shifte r(Ypage 136).
The RACESTARTAvailableDepressgaspedalmessage appearsint hemultifunction
display.
iIf you do no tdepress th eaccelerato rpedal
within afew seconds, RACE START is can-
celed. The multifunction display shows the
RACES TART Canceled
message.
XFully depress th eaccelerato rpedal.
The engines peedisincreased.
The RACE
STARTReleasebraketostartmessage appearsint hemultifunction display.
iIf you do no trelease th ebrak epedal within
as hort time, RACE START will be canceled. The multifunction display shows the
RACE
START Canceledmessage.
XTakeyour foo toff th ebrake, but keep the
accelerato rpedal depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum acceler-
ation.
The RACE
STARTActivemessage appearsi n
th em ultifunction display.
RACE START is deactivate dwhen th evehicle
reaches aspeedofa pproximately 50 km/h.
RACE START is deactivate dimmediately if you
release th eaccelerato rpedal durin gRACE
START or if any of th eactivation conditionsa re
no longer fulfilled. The RACESTART Not Pos‐
sible See Operator'sM anualorRACESTART Canceledmessage appearsint hemul-
tifunctio ndisplay.
iIf RACE START is used repeatedly within a
short period of time, it is only available again
after th evehicle has been driven acertain
distance.
AMG adaptiv esport suspension sys-
tem
General notes
The electronicall ycontrolled damping system
work scontinuously. This improve sdriving
safety and ride comfort.
The damping is tuned individually to each wheel
and depends on:
Ryour driving style, e.g .sporty
Rther oad surface condition,e .g.b umps
Ryour individua lselectio nofSport orComfort
The suspension settin gisadjusted usingt he
correspondingb uttonint hecente rconsole.
iThe mod ecan also be set usingt heAMG
DYNAMIC SELECT controller (Ypage 129).
Eac htimey ou start th eenginew iththeSmart-
Key or th eStart/Sto pbutton, Comfort modeis
activated. For further informatio nabout starting
th ee ngine, see (
Ypage 125).
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becomes.When the minimum distance is
reached, you hear acontinuous warning tone.
Deactivating or activating Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC
:Indicator lamp
;Deactivates or activates Parkin gAssist
PARKTRONIC If indicator lamp
:is lit, Parkin gAssist
PARKTRONI Cisd eactivated.
iParkin gAssist PARKTRONI Cisautomati-
cally activated when you turn the SmartKey to
position 2in the ignition lock.
Problems with Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Only the red segments in
the ParkingAssist
PARKTRONI Cwarning
displays are lit. You also
hear awarning ton efor
approximately two sec-
onds.
Parkin gAssist
PARKTRONI Cisthen
deactivated and the indi-
cator lamp on the
PARKTRONI Cbutton
lights up.Parkin gAssist PARKTRONI Chas malfunctioned and has been deacti-
vated.
XIf problems persist,h ave ParkingAssist PARKTRONI Cchecked at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Only the red segments in
the Parkin gAssist
PARKTRONI Cwarning
displays are lit. Parking
Assist PARKTRONI Cis
then deactivated.The Parkin gAssist PARKTRONI Csensor sare dirty or ther eisinter-
ference.
XClean the Parkin gAssist PARKTRONI Csensor s(Ypage 265).
XSwitchthe ignition back on.
The problem may be caused by an external source of radio or ultra-
sound waves.
XCheck to see if Parkin gAssist PARKTRONI Cworks at adifferent
location.
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