2018 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE transmission fluid

At transmission fluid temperaturesbelow Ò4‡
( Ò20 †),y oucan onlys hift outofp arkp osition
j into another transmission positio nwhent he
engine is running.
In order to shift from park position jdirectly
into korh:
Rdepress the brake peda land
Rpush the DIRECT SELECTl ever up or down
past the first point of resistance
Engagin gpark position Pautomatically
Park position jis automaticall yengaged if:
Ryous witch off the engine using the SmartKey
and remove the SmartKey
Ryo us witch off the engine using the SmartKey
or using the Start/Stop button and open the
driver's door or front-passenger door
Ryo uo pent he driver's door when the vehicl eis
stationar yorwhend riving at averyl ow speed
and the transmission is in position hork
Unde rcertain conditions, the automatic trans-
mission shifts to transmission position jauto-
maticall yifthe HOLD functio norDistance Pilot
DISTRONICi sactivated.O bservethe informa-
tio nont he HOLD functio n(
Ypage 157)and
Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC(Ypage 154).
Engagin grevers egearR
!Onlym ove the automatic transmission to
k when the vehicl eisstationary.
XDepres sthe brake and kee pitpressed.
XPush the DIRECT SELECTl ever up past the
first point of resistance.
The ECO start/stopf unctio nisn ot available
when revers egearise ngaged .Further informa-
tio nont he ECO start/stopf unction
(
Ypage 126).
Shiftin gtoneutral N
GWARNING
If children ar eleftu nsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
Ropen the doors,t husendangering other
people or roadu sers.
Rget outa nd disrupt traffic.
Roperate the vehicle's equipment.
Additionally, children could set the vehicl ein
motion if, for example, they:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshifting the automatic transmission outo f
park position P
RStartthe engine.
There is ariskofana ccident and injury.
Whe nleavi ng the vehicle, always take the
SmartKeyw ithy ou and lock the vehicle. Never
leav echildren or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Alway skeept he SmartKeyo utof
reach of children.
XIf the transmission is in position hork:
push the DIRECT SELECTl ever up or down to
the first point of resistance.
XIf the transmission is in position j:depress
the brake peda land push the DIRECT SELECT
lever up or down to the first point of resist-
ance.
If yo uswitch the engine off with the transmis-
sion in position korh,t he automatic trans-
mission shifts to iautomatically.
With the SmartKey: if youthen open the driv-
er' sd oorort he front-passenger door or remove
the SmartKeyf rom the ignition, the automatic
transmission shifts to jautomatically.
With the Start/Stopb utton:if youthen open
the driver's door or the front-passenger door,
the automatic transmission shifts to jauto-
matically.
If yo uwantthe automatic transmission to
remai ninneutral i,e.g.w he
n
h aving the vehi-
cle cleane dinanautomatic car wash with a
towing system:
XVehicles with the Start-Stop button:
remove the Start-Stop button from the 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.
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Driving andparking
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The yellow!warning lamp lights up and th ered F (USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
It is no tpossibl etoapply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th etransmission to position B.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
$(USAonly)
J(Canada only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level
There is no tenough brak efluidint hebrak efluid reservoir .
Aw arning tone sounds. The $(USAonly) or J (Canada only)
warning lamp sintheinstrumen tcluste rmay also ligh tup.
GWARNIN G
The braking effec tmay be impaired.
There is ariskofana ccident.
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue driving
under any circumstances.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 141).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
XDo notadd brak efluid .This does no tcorrect them alfunction .
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CheckBrakePadWear
The brak epads/linings hav ereached their wear limit.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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Inoperative
Oneorm orem ain features of th embrace system are malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
ActiveBrakeAssistFunctionsCurrentlyLimitedSee Opera‐tor's Manual
Active Brake Assis tistemporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation .
RThe system is outside th eoperating temperature range.
RThe on-boar dvoltag eistoolow.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Active Brake Assis tisoperational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 141).
XRestart th eengine.
Active BrakeAssist :SystemInop‐erative
Active Brake Assis tisunavailable due to amalfunction .Situation -
dependen tbraking assistanc emay also hav efailed.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
TirePress.Sen‐sor(s) Missin gUSAo nly:
There is no signal from th etirep ressur esensor of on eorseveral tires .
The pressur eoftheaffecte dtired oes no tappear in th emultifunction
display.
XHav ethe fault ytirep ressur esensor replace dataqualified special -
ist workshop .
TirePressure Moni‐tor Inoperative NoWheel Sensor s
USAo nly:
The wheels mounte ddonothav eas uitable tire pressur esensor .The
tire pressur emonitor is deactivated.
XMoun twheels wit hsuitable tire pressur esensors.
The tire pressur emonitor is activated automatically after drivin gfor
af ew minutes.
Tir ePress.Monito rInoperativeUSAo nly:
The tire pressur emonitor is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Vehicle
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
DepressBrake toStart EngineYou hav eattempte dtostart th eenginew itht he transmission in posi-
tion Nwithout depressing th ebrak epedal .
XDepress th ebrak epedal .
ToDeselect PorN,DepressBrake andStart Engine
You hav eattempte dtoshift th etransmission to position Ror Dwith-
out starting th eengine.
XStart th eengine.
XDepress th ebrak epedal .
iIt is only possibl etoshift th etransmission from position Pto th e
desire dposition if you depress th ebrak epedal .Onlyt henc an th e
parking loc kbedeactivated. If you do no tdepress th ebrak epedal ,
th eD IRECT SELECT lever can still be moved but th eparking loc k
remain sengaged.
iAt transmission fluid temperatures belo wÒ4‡ (Ò20 †) you can
only shift out of position Pint oa nother transmission position when
th ee ngineisr unning.
Apply Brake toShift fro m'P'You hav eattempte dtoshift th etransmission to position R,N or D
without depressing th ebrak epedal .
XDepress th ebrak epedal .
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differentfor every vehicle and can deviate
from the data shown here. You can find the
data applicable to your vehicle on the vehicle
identification plate.
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
XSlide the right-han dfronts eat to its rearmost
position.
XFold floor covering :upwards.
You will see VIN ;.
The VIN can also be found on the vehicle iden-
tification plate (
Ypage 314).
The VIN can also be found at the lower edge of
the windshield (
Ypage 315).
Engine number
:Emission control information plate, includ-
ing the certification of both federal and Cali-
fornian emissionss tandards
;VIN (on the lower edge of the windshield)
=Engine number (stamped int othe crank-
case)
Service productsa nd filling capaci-
ties
Important safetyn otes
GWARNING
Service product smay be poisonous and haz-
ardous to health. There is arisk of injury.
Comply with instructions on the use, storage
and disposal of servicep roductsonthe labels
of the respective original containers. Always
stor eservicep roductss ealed in their original
containers. Always keep servicep roductsout
of the reach of children.
HEnvironmental note
Dispose of servicep roductsinanenviron-
mentally responsible manner.
Service product sinclude the following:
RFuels
RLubricants (e.g. engin eoil, transmission oil)
RCoolant
RBrakef luid
RWindshield washer fluid
RClimate control system refrigerant
Components and servicep roductsmust match.
Only use productsr ecommended by Mercedes-
Benz. Damage which is caused by the use of
productsw hich have not been recommended is
not covered by the Mercedes-Benz warrant yor
goodwill gestures .Productsa pproved by
Mercedes-Benz are listed in this Operator's
Manual in the appropriate section.
Information on tested and approved products
can be obtained at aMercedes-Benz Service
Center or on the Internet at
http://bevo.mercedes-benz.co m.
You can recogniz eservice products approvedb y
Mercedes-Ben zbythe followingi nscription on
the containers:
RMB-Freigabe (e.g. MB-Freigabe 229.51)
RMB-Approval (e.g. MB-Approval 229.51)
Other designation sorrecommendations indi-
cat eal evel of quality or aspecification in
accordanc ewith an MB Shee tNumber (e.g. MB
229.5). They have not necessarily been
approvedbyM ercedes-Benz.
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