2018 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA child lock

Rearward-facin gc hild restraint systemIf it is absolutely necessary to install ar earward-
facing child restraint system on the front-
passenger seat, always make sure that the
front-passenger front ai rb ag is deactivated.
Only if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp is permanently li t( Y
page 41 )i st he front-
passenger front ai rb ag deactivated.
Alway so bserve the child restraint system man-
ufacturer's installation and operating instruc-
tions.
Forward-facing child restraint system If it is absolutely necessary to install af orward-
facing child restraint system on the front-
passenger seat, always move the front-
passenger sea ta sf ar back as possible .F ully
retract the sea tc ushio nl en gth. The entir eb as e
of the child restraint system mus ta lway sr es to n
the sea tc ushio noft he front-passenger seat.
The backrest of the child restraint system must
li easf la ta sp ossible against the backrest of the
front-passenger seat. The child restraint system
mus tn ot touch the roo forbes ub jecte dtoal oa d
by the hea dr estraint. Adjust the angle of the
sea tb ac krest and the hea dr estraint position
accordingly .A lway sm ake sure that the shoul-
der bel ts tra pisc orrectly routed from the vehi-
cle bel to ut let to the shoulder bel tg uide on the
child restraint system. The shoulder bel ts trap
mus tb er outed forward and dow nf rom the vehi-
cle bel to ut let. If necessary, adjust the vehicle
bel to ut let and the front-passenger sea ta ccord-
ingly.
Alway so bserve the child restraint system man-
ufacturer's installation and operating instruc-
tions. Child-proof locks
Important safety notes
G WARNING
If children are traveling in the vehicle, they
could: R
ope nd oors, thu se ndangering othe rp eople
or roa du se rs R
exi tt he vehicl ea nd be caught by oncoming
traffic R
operate vehicl ee quipment and become
trapped
There is ar is kofana ccident and injury.
Alway sa ctivate the child-proof locks and
overrid ef eature if children are traveling in the
vehicle. Whe nl ea ving the vehicle, always take
the key with yo ua nd lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unattende dint he vehicle.
Overrid ef eature for: R
the rea rd oors ( Y
page 60) R
the rea rs id ew in dow s( Y
page 60)
G WARNING
If yo ul ea ve children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle ,t hey could set it in motion by ,f or example:R
release the parking brake. R
shift the automatic transmissio no ut of the
parking position P . R
star tt he engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicl ee quip-
ment and become trapped .T here is ar is ko f
an accident and injury.
Whe nl ea ving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with yo ua nd lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
G WARNING
If persons ,p ar ticularly children are subjected
to prolonged exposure to extreme hea to r
cold, there is ar is kofi njury, possibly even
fatal. Neve rl ea ve children unattende dint he
vehicle.Childre nint he vehicle 59
Safety Z

G WARNING
If the child restraint system is subjected to
direct sunlight, parts may get very hot. Chil-
dren may burn themselves on these parts,
particularl yont he metal parts of the child
restraint system. There is ar isk of injury.
If you leave the vehicle, taking the child with
you ,a lway se nsure that the child restraint
system is not expose dtod irect sunlight. Pro-
tect it with ab lanket, for example. If the child
restraint system has been expose dtod irect
sunlight, let it cool dow nb efore securing the
child in it. Never leave children unattended in
the vehicle.
Child-proof locks for the rear doors
You secure each door individually with the child-
proof locks on the rear doors. Ad oor secured
with ac hild-proof lock cannot be opened from
insid et he vehicle. When the vehicl eisu nlocked,
the door can be opened from the outside. X
To activate: press the child-proof lock lever
up in the direction of arrow C .X
Make sure that the child-proof locks are work-
ing properly. X
To deactivate: press the child-proof lock
leve rd ow nint he direction of arrow D . Override feature for the rear side win-
dows X
To activate/deactivate: press button C .
If indicator lamp D is lit, operation of the rear
side windows is disabled. Operation is only
possible using the switches in the driver's
door. If indicator lamp D is off, operation is
possible using the switches in the rear com-
partment.
Pets in the vehicle
G WARNING
If you leave animals unattended or unsecured
in the vehicle, they coul dp ress buttons or
switches, for example.
As ar esult, they could: R
activate vehicl ee quipment and become
trapped, for example R
activate or deactivate systems ,t hereby
endangering other road users
Unsecure da nimals coul da ls obef lung around
the vehicl eint he event of an accident or sud-
den steering or braking, thereby injuring vehi-
cle occupants. There is ar isk of an accident
and injury.
Never leave animals unattended in the vehi-
cle. Always secure animals properly during
the journey ,e .g. use as uitable anima lt rans-
port box.60
Pets in the vehicle
Safety

SmartKey
Important safety notes
G WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could: R
open the doors, thus endangering other
people or road users. R
get out and disrupt traffic. R
operate the vehicle's equipment.
Additionally, children could set the vehicle in
motion if, for example, they: R
release the parking brake. R
shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position PR
Start the engine.
There is ar isk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Always keep the SmartKey out of
reach of children.
G WARNING
If you attach heavy or large object stot he
SmartKey, the SmartKey could be uninten-
tionally turned in the ignition lock. This could
cause the engine to be switched off. There is a
risk of an accident.
Do not attach any heavy or large object stot he
SmartKey. Remove any bulky key rings before
insertin gt he SmartKey into the ignition lock.
! Keep the SmartKey away from stron gm ag-
netic fields. Otherwise, the remote control
function could be affected.
Strong magnetic fields can occur in the vicin-
ity of powerful electrical installations.
Do not keep the SmartKey: R
with electronic devices, e.g. am obile phone
or another SmartKey. R
with metallic objects, e.g. coins or metal foil. R
inside metallic objects, e.g. am etal case
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO star tf unction: do
not keep the SmartKey in the trunk .O therwise, the SmartKey may not be detected, e.g. when
startin gt he engine using the Start/Stop button.
SmartKey functions
C
7 To lock the vehicleD
T To open the trunk lid

SmartKey battery
Important safety notes
G WARNING
Batteries contain toxic and corrosive substan-
ces. If batteries are swallowed, it can result in
severe health problems. There is ar isk of fatal
injury.
Keep batteries out of the reach of children. If
ab attery is swallowed, seek medical attention
immediately.
The SmartKey batteries contain perchlorate
material, which may require special handling
and regard for the environment. National guide-
lines must be observed during disposal. In Cal-
ifornia, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/
HazardousWaste/Perchlorate/index.cfm .
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
battery replaced at aq ualified specialist work-
shop.
Checking the battery
X
Press the 7 or 6 button.
The battery is working properly if battery
check lamp C lights up briefly.
The battery is discharged if battery check
lamp C does not light up briefly.X
Change the battery ( Y
page 73).
i If the SmartKey battery is checked within
the signal reception range of the vehicle,
pressing the 7 or 6 button:R
locks or R
unlocks the vehicle
i You can get ab attery at any qualified spe-
cialist workshop. Replacing the battery You require aCR2 025 3Vc ell battery.X
Take the mechanical key out of the SmartKey
( Y
page 72).
X
Press mechanical key D into the opening in
the SmartKey in the direction of the arrow
until battery tray cover C opens. When doing
so, do not hold cover C shut.X
Remove battery tray cover C .
X
Repeatedly tap the SmartKey against your
palm until battery

Door s
Important safet yn otes
G WARNING
If children are lef tu nsupervised in th ev ehicle,
they could: R
ope nt he doors ,t hu se nd angerin go th er
people or road users. R
get out and disrup tt ra ffic .R
operat et he vehicle' se quipment.
Additionally, children could set th ev ehicle in
motion if, fo re xa mple, they:R
release th ep arking brake .R
shiftin gt he automatic transmissio no ut of
par kp osition PR
Start th ee ng ine.
There is ar is kofana cciden ta nd injury.
Whe nl eavin gt he vehicle, always take th e
SmartKey wit hy ou and loc kt he vehicle. Never
leav ec hi ldren or animals unattended in th e
vehicle. Always keep th eS ma rtKey out of
reach of children .
You should preferably plac el uggage or load si n
th ec argo compartment. Observ et he loadin g
guidelines ( Y
page 237).
Unlockin ga nd opening doors from
th ei nside
! The sid ew indows will no to pen/close if th e
battery is discharged or if th es id ew indows
hav ei ce du p. It will then no tbep ossible to
close th ed oor. Do no ta ttemp ttof orce th e
doo rc lo sed. You could otherwise damage th e
doo rort he sid ew indow.
Whe nad oo riso pened, th es id ew indow on that
sid eo pens slightly. Whe nt he doo risc lo sed, th e
sid ew indow close sa gain . X
To unlock an do pe naf ro nt door: pull doo r
handle D .
If th ed oo risl ocked, locking knob C pop su p.
The doo risu nlocke da nd opens .X
To unlock ar ea rd oor: pull up locking
knob C .
The doo risu nlocke da nd can be opened.X
To ope nar ea rd oor: pull doo rh andle D .
You can ope nad oo rf ro mi ns id et he vehicle
eve nifith as bee nl ocked. You can only ope nt he
rea rd oors from insid et he vehicle if they are no t
secure dbyt he child-proof locks ( Y
page 60).
If th ev ehicle has previously bee nl ocke dw it h
th eS ma rtKey from th eo utside, opening ad oo r
from th ei ns id ew ill trigger th ea nti-thef ta lar m
system. Switc ho ff th ea lar m( Y
page 68).
Centrally locking an du nl ocking th e
vehicle from th ei nsideYou can centrall yl oc koru nloc kt he vehicle from
th ei ns ide. Thi sc an be useful if you wish to loc k
th ev ehicle befor ep ulling away, fo re xa mple.
X
To unlock : press butto n C .X
To lock : press butto n D .
If all th ed oors and th et ru nk lid are closed, th e
vehicle locks .76
Doors
Opening an dc losing

Meanwhile, the fuel filler flap will not be locked
or unlocked.
You cannot unlock the vehicle centrally from the
inside if the vehicle has been locked with the
SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO.
You can open ad oor from inside the vehicle
even if it has been locked. You can open the rear
doors from inside the vehicle unless they are
secured by the child-proof lock ( Y
page 60).
If the vehicle has previously been locked with
the SmartKey from the outside, opening ad oor
from the inside will trigger the anti-theft alarm
system. Switch off the alarm ( Y
page 68).
If al ocked door is opened from the inside, the
previous unlock status of the vehicle will be
taken into consideration if: R
the vehicle was locked using the locking but-
ton for the central locking, or R
if the vehicle was locked automatically
The vehicle will be fully unlocked if it had previ-
ously been fully unlocked. If only the driver's
door had been previously unlocked, only the
door which has been opened from the inside is
unlocked.
Automatic lockin gf eature
X
To deactivate: press and hold button C for
approximately five seconds until at one
sounds. X
To activate: press and hold button D for
approximately five seconds until at one
sounds.
If you press one of the two buttons and do not
hear at one, the relevant settin gh as already
been selected.
The vehicle is locked automatically when the
ignition is switched on and the wheels are turn-
ing. You could therefore lock yourself out if: R
the vehicle is being pushed R
the vehicle is being towed R
the vehicle is on ar oller dynamometer
You can also switch the automatic locking func-
tion on and off using the on-board computer
( Y
page 187).
Unlocking the driver's door (mechan-
ical key) If the vehicle can no longer be locked or
unlocked with the SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO,
use the mechanical key.
If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm sys-
tem will be triggered. Switch off the alarm
( Y
page 68). X
Take the mechanical key out of the SmartKey
( Y
page 72). X
Insert the mechanical key into the lock of the
driver's door as far as it will go.
X
Turn the mechanical key counter-clockwise
as far as it will go to position G .
The door is unlocked. X
Turn the mechanical key back and remove it. X
Insert mechanical key into the SmartKey
( Y
page 72).
Locking the vehicle (mechanical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the
SmartKey or KEYLESS-GO, use the mechanical
key. X
Open the driver's door. X
Close the front-passenger door, the rear
doors and the trunk lid. Doors 77
Opening and closing Z

body becomes trapped, release the switch or
pull the switch to close the side window again.
G WARNING
While closin gt he side windows, body parts in
the closin ga rea could become trapped. There
is ar isk of injury.
When closin gm ake sure that no parts of the
body are in the closin ga rea. If somebody
becomes trapped, release the switch or press
the switch to open the side window again.
G WARNING
If children operate the side windows they
could become trapped, particularly if they are
left unsupervised. There is ar isk of injury.
Activat et he override feature for the rear side
windows. When leaving the vehicle, always
take the SmartKey with you and lock the vehi-
cle. Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle.
Side window reversing feature The side windows are equipped with an auto-
matic reversing feature. If as olid objec tb locks
or restrict sas ide window from traveling
upwards during the automatic closin gp rocess,
the side window opens again automatically. Dur-
ing the manual closin gp rocess, the side window
only opens again automatically after the corre-
spondin gs witch is released. The automatic
reversing feature is only an aid and is no substi-
tute for your attention when closin gas ide win-
dow.
G WARNING
The reversing feature does not react: R
to soft ,l ight and thin objects, e.g. small fin-
gers R
while resetting
This means that the reversing feature cannot
preven ts omeon eb eing trapped in these sit-
uations. There is ar isk of injury.
Make sure that no body parts are in close
proximity during the closin gp rocedure. If someon eb ecomes trapped, press the switch
to open the side window again.
Opening and closing the side win-
dows The switches for all side windows are located on
the driver' sd oor. There is also as witch on each
door for the correspondin gs ide window.
The switches on the driver' sd oor take prece-
dence.
C
Fron tl eftD
Fron tr ight

Problem
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
As ide window cannot be
closed because it is
blocked by objects, e.g.
leaves in the window
guide. X
Remove the objects. X
Close the side window.
As ide window cannot be
closed and you cannot
see the cause. If as ide window is obstructed during closing and reopens again
slightly: X
Immediately after the window blocks, pull the correspondin gs witch
again until the side window has closed.
The side window is closed with increased force.
If as ide window is obstructed again during closing and reopens again
slightly: X
Immediately after the window blocks, pull the correspondin gs witch
again until the side window has closed.
The side window is closed without the automatic reversing feature.
Panoram ar oof with power tilt/sliding
panel
Important safety notes In the following section, the term "sliding sun-
roof" refers to the panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel.
G WARNING
While opening and closing the sliding sunroof,
body parts in close proximity could become
trapped. There is ar isk of injury.
Make sure that no body parts are in close
proximity during the opening and closing pro-
cedures.
If somebody becomes trapped: R
release the switch immediately, or R
during automatic operation, push the
switch briefly in any direction
The opening or closing procedure will be stop-
ped.
G WARNING
If children operate the sliding sunroof they
could become trapped, particularly if they are
left unsupervised. There is ar isk of injury. When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
G WARNING
At high speeds the raised sliding sunroof auto-
matically lowers slightly at the rear. This could
trap you or other persons. There is ar isk of
injury. Make sure that nobody reaches into
the sweep of the sliding sunroof whilst the
vehicle is in motion.
If somebody becomes trapped, immediately
pull back the sliding sunroof switch. The slid-
ing sunroof lifts during opening.
! Only open the sliding sunroof if it is free of
snow and ice. Otherwise, malfunctions may
occur.
Do not allow anything to protrude from the
sliding sunroof. Otherwise, the seals could be
damaged.
! The weather can change abruptly. It could
start to rain or snow. Make sure that the slid-
ing sunroof is closed when you leave the vehi-
cle. The vehicle electronics can be damaged if
water enters the vehicle interior.
i Resonance noises can occur in addition to
the usual airflow noises when the sliding sun-
roof is open. They are caused by minor pres-Panoram ar oof with power tilt/sliding panel 85
Opening and closing Z