2018 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE charging

Information aboutService .............261
Resetting the service intervald is-
play. ............................................... 261
Service message ............................ 261
Specials ervice requirements ......... 261
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Activating/deactivating ................... 68
Function ...........................................6 8
Switching off the alarm .................... 68
ATTENTIO NASSIS T
Activating/deactivating ................. 185
Displa ymessage ............................ 207
Function/note s............................. 171
Audi omenu( on-board computer) .... 182
Audi osystem
see separate operating instructions
Authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
see Qualifie dspecialist workshop
Authorized workshop
see Qualifie dspecialist workshop
AUTO lights
Displa ymessage ............................ 204
see Lights
Automatic car was h(care) ............... 262
Automatic engine start (ECO start/
stopf unction) .................................... 126
Automatic engine switch-off (ECO
start/stopf unction).......................... 126
Automatic headlamp mode .............. 100
Automatic transmission
Accelerator peda lposition ............. 133
Changing gea r............................... 133
DIREC TSELECT lever ..................... 130
Drive program. ............................... 134
Drive programd isplay .................... 130
Driving tip s.................................... 133
DYNAMIC SELECT button (all vehi-
cle se xcept Mercedes-AMGv ehi-
cles) ............................................... 128
DYNAMIC SELECT controller
(Mercedes-AMGv ehicles) .............. 129
Emergency running mode. ............. 138
Engaging drive position .................. 132
Engaging neutral ............................ 131
Engaging park position
(Mercedes-AMGv ehicles) .............. 132 Engaging park position automati-
cally ............................................... 131
Engaging reverse gea
r................... 131
Engaging the park position ............ 130 Holding the ve
hiclestationary on
uphill gradients .............................. 134
Kickdown. ...................................... 134
Manua lshifting .............................. 136
Oil temperature (on-board com-
puter, Mercedes-AMGv ehicles) ..... 188
Overview ........................................ 130
Problem (malfunction) ................... 138
Pulling away ................................... 125
Selector lever ................................ 132
Starting the engine ........................ 124
Steering wheelp addleshifters ...... 136
Transmission position display ........ 132
Transmission position display
(DIRECT SELECT lever) ................... 130
Transmission positions .................. 133
Automatic transmissio nemer-
gencym ode....................................... 138
B
Back button ....................................... 230
Backup lamp
Displa ymessage ............................ 203
BAS (Brake Assist System) ................. 61
Battery (SmartKey)
Checking .......................................... 73
Important safety notes .................... 73
Replacing ......................................... 73
Battery (vehicle)
Charging ........................................ 278
Displa ymessage ............................ 206
Important safety notes .................. 276
Jump starting ................................. 278
Belt
see Seatb elts
Bel twarning ......................................... 44
Blind SpotA ssist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 186
Displa ymessage ............................ 208
Notes/function .............................. 172
Bluetooth
®
Searching for amobilephone ........ 233
Index5

Interior lighting control
General notes
In order to preven tthe vehicle's battery from
discharging ,the interio rlighting function sare
automatically deactivated after som etime
except when th eSmartKey is in position 2in
th ei gnition lock.
The color and brightness for th eambien tlighting
may be set via th emultimedia system; see th e
separat eoperating instructions.
Automati cinterior lighting control
XTo switch on: set theswitch to center posi-
tion B.
XTo switch off :set th eswitch to th e|
position .
The interio rlighting automatically switches on if
you:
Runlock th evehicl e
Ropen adoor
Rremove th eSmartKey from th eignition loc k
The interio rligh tisa ctivated for ashort while
when th eSma rtKey is remove dfromt heignition
lock. This delaye dswitch-off can be adjusted via
th em ultimedia system; see th eseparat eoper -
ating instructions.
Replacin gbulbs
Important safety notes
GWARNIN G
Bulbs, lamp sand connectors can get ver yhot
when operating .Ifyou chang eabulb, you
could burn yourself on these components.
Ther eisar iskofi njury.
Allow these component stocooldown before
changing abulb.
Do no tuse ab ulb if it has been dropped or if it s
glass tub ehas been scratched.
The bulb may explod eif:
Ryou touch it
Rit is hot
Ryou dro pit
Ryou scratch it Use bulbs only in closed lamp
sthath aveb een
designed for this purpose .Onlyi nstal lspar e
bulbs of th esam etypea nd th especifie dvolt-
age.
Mark sont heglass tub ereduce th eservic elife
of th ebulbs .Don ottouch th eglass tub ewith
your bare hands. If necessary, clean th eglass
tub ew hen cold wit halcohol or spirit and rub it
off wit halint-free cloth .
Protect bulbs from moisture during operation .
Do no tallow bulbs to come int ocontac twith
liquids.
Replac eonlyt he bulbs listed (
Ypage 104).
Hav ethe bulbs that you canno tchang ey ourself
replace dataq ualified specialist workshop.
If you require assistanc ereplacing bulbs ,con -
sult aqualified specialist workshop.
If th enew bulb still does no tligh tup, consult a
qualified specialist workshop.
Headlamps and lights are an important aspect of
vehicl esafety. You must therefor emakes ure
that these function correc tl
y
ata ll times .Have
th eh eadlamp setting checke dregularly.
Vehicles with LED headlamps: thef ront and
rear lamp clusters of your vehicl eare equipped
wit hL ED bulbs .Don otreplace th ebulbs your-
self .Contac taqualified specialist workshop
wit hthe necessar yspecialist knowledge and
tools to carry out th eworkr equired.
Overview of bul btypes
You can replace th efollowin gbulbs .The bulb
typ ecan be foun dinthelegend .
104Replacingb ulbs
Lightsand windshield wipers

Applyingautom atically
The electric parking brak eisautomatically
applie dwhen th etransmission is in position j
and :
Rthee ngineiss witched off or
Rthed river is no twearing aseat belt and th e
driver's door is opened
To preven tthe electric parking brak efromb eing
automatically applied, pull handle :.
The electric parking brak eisalso engage dauto -
matically if:
RDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICbring sthe vehicl e
to as tandstill or
Rth eH OLDf unction is keepin gthe vehicl esta-
tionary
RParking Pilo tiskeepin gthe vehicl estationary
In addition ,atleast on eofthefollowin gcondi -
tion smustbef ulfilled :
Rthee ngineiss witched off
Rthed river is no twearing aseat belt and th e
driver's door is opened
Rthere is asystem malfunction
Rthep owe rsupply is insufficien t
Rthev ehicl eiss tationary for alengthy period
The red F(USAonly) or ! (Canada only)
indicator lamp in th einstrumen tcluste rgoes
out .
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
engage diftheengin eisswitched off by th eECO
start/sto pfunction .
Releasing automatically
Your vehicle's electric parking brak eisauto-
matically release difall of th efollowin gcondi -
tion sare met :
Rthee ngineisr unnin g
Rthet ransmission is in position hork and
you depress th eaccelerato rpedal or shif t
from position jtoh ork
Rthes eat belt has been fastene d
if th etransmission is in position k,thetrunk lid
mus tbec losed. If your seat belt is no
tfastened, th efollowin g
condition smustbef ulfilled to automatically
release th eelectric parking brake:
Rthed river's door is closed
Ryou are shifting from transmission position
j or hav epreviously driven at speeds
greate rtha n2m ph(3 km/ h)
Ensure thaty oudo not depress the accelerator
peda lunintentionally. Otherwise, the parking
brake will be released and the vehicl ewills tart
to move.
Emergenc ybraking
The vehicl ecan also be braked durin ganemer-
gency by using the electri cparkin gb rake.
XWhil edriving, push handle :of the electric
parkin gbrake (Ypage 142).
The vehicl eisbraked as long as yo ukeep
handle :of the electri cparkin gb rake
pressed. The longe rthe electri cparkin gbrake
handle :is depressed, the greate rthe brak-
ing force.
During braking:
Raw arning tone sounds
Rthe ReleaseP arkingBrakemessage
appears
Rthe red F(USA only) or !(Canada
only) indicator lamp in the instrument cluster flashes
When the vehicl ehasbeen braked to astand-
still ,the electri cparkin gb rake is engaged.
Parking the vehicle foral ongp eriod
If yo uleave the vehicl eparked for longe rthan
fourw eeks,the battery maybed amagedby
exhaustive discharging.
If yo uleave the vehicl eparked for longe rthans ix
weeks ,the vehicl emaysufferd amageasa
resul toflackofu se.
XVisitaq ualified specialis tworkshop and seek
advice.
iYo uc an obtai ninformatio nabout trickle
chargers fromaq ualified specialis twork-
shop.
Parking143
Driving an dparking
Z

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The yellow!warning lamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about te nseconds
after th eelectric parking brak ehas been applie dorreleased. It then
goe sout or remain slit.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning .
XSwitchoff th eignition and tur nitbacko n.
XApply th eelectric parking brake.
If it is no tpossibl etoengage th eelectric parking brake:
XShift th etransmission to position B.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
If it is no tpossibl etorelease th eelectric parking brak emanually:
XReleas ethe electric parking brak eautomatically (Ypage 142).
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbereleased:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow!warning lamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release th eelectric parking brake, th ered F (USAonly) or !
(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning .Itisnotpossibl etoapply
th ee lectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th etransmission to position B,astheelectric parking
brak eisn otapplie dautomatically.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Parkin gBrake Inop‐
erativ e
The yellow !warning lamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about te nseconds
after th eelectric parking brak ehas been applie dorreleased. It then
goe sout or remain slit.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning ,e.g.b ecause of over-
voltag eorundervoltage.
XRemove th ecaus efor th eovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by
charging th ebattery or restarting th eengine.
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If it remain simpossible to apply or release th eelectric parking brake:
XSwitc hoff th eignition and tur nitbacko n.
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbereleased:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbeapplied:
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
196Display messages
On-boardcomputer andd isplays

Battery (vehicle)
Important safety notes
Specialtool sand expert knowledg eare required
when working on the battery ,e.g.r emovala nd
installation. Yo ushoul dtherefore have al lwork
involving the battery carrie doutataq uali fied
specialist workshop.
GWARNING
Wor kcarrie doutincorrectly on the battery
can lead ,for example, to ashort circui tand
thusd amagethe vehicl eelectronics .Thisc an
lead to functio nrestrictions applying to
safety-relevant systems, e.g the lighting sys-
tem, the ABS (anti-lock braking system )orthe
ESP
®(Electronic Stability Program). The oper-
ating safety of your vehicl emaybe restricted.
Yo uc ould lose controloft he vehicle, for
example:
Rwhen braking
Rin the event of abrupt steering maneuvers
and/or when the vehicle's speed is not
adapted to the roadc onditions
There is ariskofana ccident.
In the event of ashort circui torasimilar inci-
dent, contact aquali fied specialist workshop
immediately. Do not drive any further .You
shoul dhavea llwork involving the battery car-
rie do utataq uali fied specialist workshop.
For further informatio nabout ABS and ESP
®,
see (Ypage 61 )and (Ypage 64).
GWARNING
Electrostati cbuild -upc an lead to the creation
of sparks, which could ignite the highl yexplo-
sive gases of abattery.T here is ariskofa n
explosion.
Before handling the battery ,touch the vehicle
body to remove any existing electrostatic
build-up.
The highl yflammabl egasmixture form swhen
charging the battery as well as when jump-start-
ing. Alway
smakes uret hatn either yo unor the bat-
tery is electrostaticall ycharged. Abuild -upo f
electrostatic charge can be caused ,for exam-
ple:
Rby wearing clothing made from synthetic
fibers
Rdu etof rictionbetween clothing and seats
Rif yo upushorp ullt he battery across the car-
pe toro thersyntheti cmaterials
Rif yo urub the battery with acloth
GWARNING
During the charging process ,abattery produ-
ces hydrogen gas. If ashort circui toccurs or
sparks are created,t he hydrogen gascan
ignite .There is ariskofane xplosion.
RMake sure thatt he positive terminal of a
connected battery does not come into con- tact with vehicl eparts.
RNever place meta lobjects or tool sonabat-
tery.
RIt is important thaty ouobserve the descri-
be do rder of the battery terminal swhen
connecting and disconnecting abattery.
RWhe njump-starting ,makes uret hatt he
battery pole swithi de ntical polarity are
connected.
RIt is particularly important to observe the
describe dorder when connecting and dis-
connecting the jumper cables.
RNever connect or disconnect the battery
terminal swhile the engine is running.
GWARNING
Battery aci discaustic .There is ariskofi njury.
Avoidc ontact with skin, eyes or clothing. Do
not inhal eany battery gases .Donot lean over
the battery .Keepc hildren away from batter-
ies. Wash away battery aci dimmediatelyw ith
plenty of clean water and see kmedica latten-
tion.
HEnvironmental note
Batterie scontain dangerous
substances. It is against the
la wtod ispose of them with
276Battery (vehicle)
Breakdo wn assis tance

Remove theSmartKey if you park th evehicl e
and do no trequire any electrical consumers.
The vehicl ewill then use ver ylittl ee nergy, thus
conserving battery power .
If th epower suppl yhas been interrupted, e.g. if
you reconnect th ebattery, you will hav eto:
Rset th eclock usin gthe multimedia system;
see th eseparat eoperating instruction s
Rreset thefunction for foldin gthe exterio rmir-
ror sin/out automatically, by foldin gthe mir -
ror so ut once (
Ypage 97)
Charging th ebattery
GWARNIN G
During charging and jump-starting ,explosive
gase scan escape from th ebattery. There is a
ris kofane xplosion .
Particularly avoi dfire, open flames, creating
sparks and smoking. Ensur ethe re is sufficien t
ventilation while charging and jump-starting .
Do no tlean ove rabattery.
GWARNIN G
Battery acid is caustic. There is ariskofi njury.
Avoid contact wit hskin, eyes or clothing .Do
no tinhale any battery gases. Do no tlean ove r
th eb attery. Kee pchildren away from batter-
ies. Wash away battery acid immediately wit h
plenty of clean water and seek medical atten -
tion .
GWARNIN G
Ad ischarged battery can freez eattempera-
tures belo wfreezing point. When jump-start -
ing thevehicl eorc harging th ebattery, gase s
can escape from th ebattery. There is arisko f
an explosion .
Allow th efroze nbattery to thaw out before
charging it or jump-starting .
!Only use battery chargers wit hamaximum
charging voltag eof14.8V .
!Only charge th ebattery usin gthe jump-
starting connection point.
The jump-starting connection poin tisinthe
engin ecom partmen t(
Ypage 278).
XOpen thehood.
XConnect th ebattery charge rtothepositive
termina land ground poin tinthesam eorder
as when connecting th edonor battery in th e
jump-starting procedure (
Ypage 278).
If th eindicator/warning lamp sdonotligh tupi n
th ei nstrumen tcluste ratlow temperatures ,itis
ver ylikely that th edischarged battery has fro-
zen. In this cas eyou may neither jump-start th e
vehicl enorcharge th ebattery. The servic elife of
at hawed-out battery may be shorter. The start -
ing characteristics can be impaired, particularly
at low temperatures .Havet he thawed-out bat -
tery checke dataqualified specialist workshop.
Only charge th einstalled battery wit habattery
charge rwhic hh as been tested and approve dby
Mercedes-Benz .Abattery charge runi
ts p
ecially
adapted for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and tested
and approve dbyMercedes-Benz is available as
an accessory. It permit sthe charging of th ebat-
tery in it sinstalled position .Contac tana uthor-
ized Mercedes-Benz Cente rfor further informa-
tion and availability. Read th ebattery charger's
operating instruction sbefore charging th ebat-
tery.
Jump-starting
Fo rthe jump-starting procedure ,use only th ejump-starting connection point, consisting of apos-
itive termina land aground point, in th eenginec om partment.
GWARNIN G
Battery acid is caustic. There is ariskofi njury.
Avoid contact wit hskin, eyes or clothing .Donotinhale any battery gases. Do no tlean ove rthe
battery. Kee pchildren away from batteries. Wash away battery acid immediately wit hplenty of
clean water and seek medical attention .
278Jump-starting
Breakdown assistance

GWARNING
During charging and jump-starting, explosive gasesc an escapefrom the battery .There is arisk
of an explosion.
Particularl yavoi dfire, open flames, creating sparks and smoking. Ensure there is sufficient ven-
tilation while charging and jump-starting. Do not leano verabattery.
GWARNING
During the charging process,ab attery produces hydrogen gas. If ashort circui toccurs or sparks
are created ,the hydrogen gas can ignite. There is arisk of an explosion.
RMake sure that the positive terminal of aconnected battery does not come into contact with
vehiclep arts.
RNever place metal objects or tools on abattery.
RIt is important that you observe the described order of the battery terminal swhen connecting
and disconnecting abattery.
RWhen jump-starting, make sure that the battery polesw ith identical polarity are connected.
RIt is particularlyimportant to observe the described order when connecting and disconnecting
the jumper cables.
RNever connect or disconnect the battery terminal swhile the engine is running.
GWARNING
Ad ischarged battery can freeze at temperatures below freezing point. When jump-starting the
vehicleorc harging the battery,g asescan escapef rom the battery.T here isarisk of an explosion.
Allow the frozen battery to thaw out before charging it or jump-starting.
!Avoid repeated and lengthy starting attempts. Otherwise, the catalytic converter coul dbe
damaged by the non-combusted fuel.
If the indicator/warning lamp sdonot light up in the instrument cluster at low temperatures, it is very
likelyt hat the discharged battery has frozen. In this case you may neither jump-start the vehiclen or
charge the battery.L et the battery thaw first. The service life of athawed-out battery may be shorter.
The starting characteristics can be impaired,p articularlyatlow temperatures. Have the thawed-out
battery checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
Do not start the vehicleu singarapi dc harging device. If you rvehicle's battery is discharged, the
engine can be jump-started from another vehicleorf romasecond battery using jumper cables.
Observe the following points:
RThe battery is not accessible in all vehicles. If the other vehicle's battery is not accessible,j ump-
start the vehicleu singasecond battery or ajump-starting device.
RYou may only jump-start the vehiclew hen the engine and exhaust system are cold.
RDo not start the engine if the battery is frozen. Let the battery thaw first.
ROnly jump-start from batterieswitha12Vv oltagerating.
ROnly use jumper cables that are not damaged and have asufficient cross-section and insulated
terminal clamps.
RMake sure that the two vehicles do not touch.
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Breakdown assistance
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