2018 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA Owners Manual

in green ( Y
page 185). Lane Keepin gA ssist is
ready for use.
If Standard is selected, no warnin gv ibration
occurs if: R
you have switched on the turn signal. In this
event, the warnings are suppressed for ac er-
tain period of time. R
ad rivin gs afet ys ystem intervenes ,e .g. ABS,
BA SorE SP ®
.
When Adaptive
is selected, no warnin gv ibra-
tion occurs if: R
you have switched on the turn signal. In this
event, the warnings are suppressed for ac er-
tain period of time. R
ad rivin gs afet ys ystem intervenes ,e .g. ABS,
BA SorE SP ®
.R
you accelerat eh ard, e.g. kickdown.R
you brak eh ard.R
you steer actively, e.g. swerv etoa void an
obstacle or change lanes quickly. R
you cut the corner on as harp bend.
In order that you are warne do nly when neces-
sary and in good tim eify ou cross the lane mark-
ing, the system detect sc ertain condition sa nd
warns you accordingly.
The warnin gv ibration occurs earlier if:R
you approac ht he outer lane marking on a
bend R
the road has very wide lanes, e.g. af reewayR
the system detect ss olid lane markings
The warnin gv ibration occurs later if:R
the road has narrow lanes. R
you cut the corner on ab end Driving systems 175
Driving and parking Z

Important safety notes
G WARNIN G
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipmen ti ntegrate dint he vehi-
cle when driving ,y ou may be distracte df ro m
th et ra ffic situation .Y ou could also lose con-
trol of th ev ehicle. Ther eisar is kofana cci-
dent.
Only operate this equipmen tw hen th et ra ffic
situation permits. If you are no ts ur et ha tt hi s
is possible ,p ark th ev ehicl ep ayin ga ttention
to traffic condition sa nd operate th ee quip-
men tw hen th ev ehicl eiss ta tionary.
You must observ et he legal requirements for th e
country in whic hy ou are currentl yd riving when
operating th eo n-bo ard computer.
G WARNIN G
If th ei nstrumen tc luste rh as faile dorm al-
functioned, you may no tr ecognize function
restriction sins ystems relevan ttos afety. The
operating safet yofy our vehicl em ay be
impaired .T her eisar is kofana ccident.
Drive on carefully. Hav et he vehicl ec hecked
at aq ualified specialist workshop immedi-
ately.
The on-board computer only shows message so r
warning sf ro mc ertai ns ystems in th em ultifunc-
tion display. You should therefor em ak es ur e
your vehicl eiso perating safely at all times .
If th eo perating safet yofy our vehicl ei s
impaired ,p ull ove rass oo nasitiss af etodos o.
Contac taq ualified specialist workshop.
Fo rano verview, see th ei nstrumen tp anel illus-
tration ( Y
page 33).
Display sa nd operation
Instrumen tc luster lighting
The ligh ts ensor in th ei nstrumen tc luste ra uto -
matically control st he brightness of th em ulti-
function display. In daylight, th ed isplays in th e
instrumen tc luste ra re no ti lluminated. The lighting in th ei nstrumen tc luster, in th ed is-
plays and th ec ontrols in th ev ehicl ei nterior can
be adjusted usin gt he brightness control knob.
The brightness control knob is locate dont he
botto ml ef toft he instrumen tc luste r
( Y
page 33). X
Turn th eb rightness control knob clockwise or
counter-clockwise.
If th el igh ts witch is set to th e X , ` or
X position ,t he brightness is dependen t
upon th eb rightness of th ea mbien tl ight.
Speedometer with segments The speedometer is divided int os egments on
vehicles wit hD istance Pilot DISTRONIC.
The segments in th es peedometer indicat e
whic hs pee dr ange is available. R
Distanc eP ilot DISTRONI Cisa ctivated
( Y
page 151):
On eort wo segments in th es et spee dr ange
ligh tu p. R
Distanc eP ilot DISTRONI Cd etects av ehicl ei n
fron tm oving mor es lowly than th es to re d
speed:
The segments between th es pee doft he vehi-
cle in fron ta nd th es to re ds pee dl igh tu p.
Tachometer
! Do no td riv eint he overrevving range, as this
could damag et he engine.
The red ban dint he tachometer indicates th e
engine's overrevving range.
The engin eisl imite dw ithin ar ange to protect
th ee ng in ew hen th er ed ban disr eached.
Outsid et emperatur ed isplayYou should pay special attention to road condi-
tion sw hen temperatures are aroun df re ezing
point.
Bea rinm in dt ha tt he outside temperature dis-
play indicates th et em perature measured and
does no tr ecord th er oad temperature.
The outside temperature display is in th em ulti-
function display ( Y
page 179).176
Display sa nd operation
On-boar dc omputer and displays

There is as hort delay before ac hange in outside
temperature appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
Coolant temperature gauge
G WARNING
Opening the hood when the engine is over-
heated or when there is af ire in the engine
compartment could expose you to hot gases
or other service products. There is ar isk of
injury.
Let an overheated engine cool down before
opening the hood. If there is af ire in the
engine compartment ,k eep the hood closed
and contact the fire department. ! Ad isplay message is shown if the coolant
temperature is too high.
If the coolant temperature is over 248 ‡
(120 †), do not continue driving. The engine
will otherwise be damaged.
The coolant temperature gage is in the instru-
ment cluster on the right-hand side ( Y
page 33).
The H marking in the coolant temperature gauge
corresponds to ac oolant temperature of
approximately 248 ‡( 120 †).
Under normal operating conditions and at the
correc tc oolant level, the coolant temperature
gauge may rise to the H marking.
Operating the on-board computer
Overview
C
Multifunction display
D
Right control panel

Left control panel Y
e R
Calls up th em en ua nd men ub ar
c
d Press briefly: R
Scrolls in lists R
Select sas ubmenu or functionR
In the Audio menu: selects th ep revious or nex ts ta tion, when th ep reset list
or statio nl ist is active, or an audio track or video sceneR
In the Tel (telephone) menu: switche stot he phon eb ook and selects an ame
or telephon en umber
c
d Press and hold: R
In the Audio menu: selects ap reset list or as ta tio nl ist in th ed esired fre-
quency range, or an audio track or video scene usin gr apid scrollingR
In the Tel (Telephone) menu: start sr apid scrollin gift he phon eb ook is open
v R
Confirm st he selectio nord isplay messageR
In the Tel (Telephone) menu: switche stot he telephon eb ook and starts
dialin gt he selected number
8 Press briefly: R
Back R
Vehicles with Audio 20 :s witche so ff voice-operated control for navigation
(see th em anufacturer' so peratin gi nstructions)R
Vehicles with COMAND :s witche so ff th eV oic eC ontrol System (see th es ep-
arat eo peratin gi nstructions)R
Hide sd isplay messages or calls up th el ast Trip men uf unction usedR
Exits th et elephon eb ook/redial memory
8 Press and hold: R
Calls up th es ta ndar dd isplay in the Trip menu
Righ tc ontrol panel

v R
Rejects or ends ac allR
Exit st he telephon eb ook/redial memory
a R
Makes or accept sac allR
Switches to th er edial memory
Multifunction display
C
Permanen td isplay: outside temperature or
spee d( Y
page 187)D
Tim e

Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hol dt he 8 button on the steer-
ing whee lu nti lt he Trip menu with trip odom-
eter C and odometer D appears.
Trip compute r" Fr om Start" or "From
Reset"
C
DistanceD
Driving time

Digital speedometer X
Press th e Y or e butto nont he steerin g
whee lt os elec tt he Tri p menu.X
Press th e c or d butto ntos elec tt he
digita ls peedometer D .
Ag ear shift recommendation C

Change of direction without lane recom-
mendation
C
Road int ow hic ht he change of direction
leadsD
Distance to change of direction and visual
distanc ed isplay