2018 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA ESP

Characteristics when ESP ®
is deactivatedIf ESP ®
is deactivate da nd on eorm or ew heels
start to spin ,t he

X
To deactivate ESP ®
: press button C until
the

You should therefore adapt your drivin gs tyle
to the differen th andlin gc haracteristics. Have
the brak es yste mc hecked at aq ualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Please observ et he information on warnin ga nd
indicator lamps ( Y
page 220)
( Y
page 220) as well as on display messages
( Y
page 194).
ADAPTIVE BRAKE ADAPTIVE BRAKE enhances braking safet ya nd
offers increased braking comfort .Ina ddition to
the braking function ,A DA PTIVE BRAKE also has
the HOL Df unction ( Y
page 157) and hill start
assist ( Y
page 125).
STEER CONTROL
Genera li nformationSTEER CONTROL helps you by transmitting a
noticeable steerin gf orc etot he steerin gw heel
in the direction required for vehicle stabilization.
This steerin ga ssistanc eisp rovided in particular
if: R
both right wheels or both left wheels are on a
wet or slippery road surfac ew hen you brakeR
the vehicle begins to skid
Important safet yn otes
i Observe the "Importan ts afet yn otes" sec-
tion ( Y
page 61).
No steerin ga ssistanc eisp rovided from STEER
CONTROL, if: R
ESP ®
is malfunctioningR
the steerin gism alfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, you will be assisted
further by the electrical power steering.
Protection against theft
Immobilizer
The immobilizer prevent sy our vehicle from
being started without the correc tS martKey. X
To activat ew ith th eS martKey: remove the
SmartKey from the ignition lock. X
To activat ew ith KEYLESS-GO start-func-
tion or KEYLESS-GO: switc ht he ignition off
and open the driver's door. X
To deactivate: switc hont he ignition.
When leaving the vehicle, always tak et he
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Anyone
can star tt he engin eifav alid SmartKey has been
left inside the vehicle.
i The immobilizer is always deactivate dw hen
you star tt he engine.
In the even tt hat the engin ec annot be started
(yet the vehicle's battery is charged), the sys-
tem is not operational. Contact an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zC enter or call
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (in the USA )o r
1-800-387-010 0( in Canada).
ATA (anti-theft alar ms ystem)
X
To arm: lock the vehicle with the SmartKe yo r
KEYLESS-GO.
Indicator lamp C flashes. The alarm system
is armed after approximately 15 seconds. X
To disarm: unlock the vehicle with the Smart-
Key or KEYLESS-GO.
or X
Insert the SmartKe yi nt ot he ignition lock.
Av isual and audible alarm is triggered if the
alarm system is armed and you open: R
ad oor R
the vehicle with the mechanical key R
the trun kl id R
the hood68
Protection against theft
Safety

X
Press the lockin gb utton on the driver’s door
( Y
page 76).X
Check whether the lockin gk nobs on the
front-passenger door and the rear doors are
still visible. Press down the lockin gk nobs by
hand, if necessary. X
Close the driver's door. 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 clockwise as far as it
will go to position G .X
Turn the mechanical key back and remove it. X
Make sure that the doors and the trunk lid are
locked. X
Insert mechanical key into the SmartKey
( Y
page 72).
i If you lock the vehicle as described above,
the fuel filler flap is not locked. The anti-theft
alarm system is not armed.
Trunk
Important safety notes
G WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
gases can enter the vehicle interior if the
trunk lid is open when the engine is running,
especially if the vehicle is in motion .T here is a
risk of poisoning.
Always switch off the engine before opening
the trunk lid. Never drive with the trunk lid
open. G WARNING
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured or
not secured sufficiently, they could slip, tip
over or be flung around and thereby hit vehicle
occupants. There is ar isk of injury, particu-
larly in the event of sudden braking or as ud-
den change in direction.
Always store object ssot hat they cannot be
flung around. Secure objects, luggage or
loads against slipping or tipping before the
journey.
! The trunk lid swings upwards when opened.
Therefore, make sure that there is sufficient
clearance above the trunk lid.
The opening dimensions of the trunk lid can be
found in the "Vehicle data" section
( Y
page 320).
You should preferably place luggage or loads in
the trunk .O bserve the loading guidelines
( Y
page 237).
Do not leave the SmartKey in the trunk .Y ou
could otherwise lock yourself out.
The trunk lid can be: R
opened and closed manually from outside R
opened automatically from outside R
opened automatically from inside R
released with the emergenc yr elease from the
inside
Opening/closing from outside
Opening
X
Press the 6 button on the SmartKey. X
Pull handle C . X
Raise the trunk lid.78
Trunk
Opening and closing

Closing X
Pull down th et ru nk lid usin gh andle C .X
Let th et ru nk lid dro pi nt ot he lock.X
If necessary, loc kt he vehicle wit ht he 7
butto nont he SmartKey or wit hK EY LESS-GO.
Opening automatically from outside
Important safety notes
G WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases suc hasc arbon monoxide. Exhaust
gases can ente rt he vehicle interio rift he
trunk lid is open when th ee ng in eisr unning,
especiall yift he vehicle is in motion .T her eisa
ris kofp oisoning.
Always switch off th ee ng in eb efore opening
th et ru nk lid. Never driv ew it ht he trunk lid
open.
! The trunk lid swings upward sw hen opened.
Therefore, mak es ure that there is sufficient
clearance abov et he trunk lid.
i The opening dimension soft he trunk lid can
be foun du nde r" Vehicle data" ( Y
page 320).
Opening automatically
You can open th et ru nk lid automaticall yu sing
th eS ma rtKey or th eh andle in th et ru nk lid.X
Press and hold the T butto nont he Smart-
Key until th et ru nk lid opens.
or X
If th et ru nk lid is unlocked, pull th et ru nk lid
handle and let it go again immediately. HANDS-FREE ACCESS
Important safety notes
G WARNING
The vehicle's exhaust system may be ver yh ot.
You coul db urn yourself by touching the
exhaust system if you use HANDS-FREE
ACCESS .T her eisar is kofi njury. Always
ensure that you only mak et he kickin gm ove-
men tw ithin th ed etection range of sensors.
! If th eS ma rtKey is within th er ear detection
range of KEYLESS-GO ,t he followin gs itua-
tions ,f or example ,c oul dl ead to th eu ninten-
tional opening of th et ru nk:R
usin gac ar wash R
usin gap ower washer
Mak es ure that th eS ma rtKey is at least 10 ft
(3 m) away from th ev ehicle.
i You can also deactivate KEYLESS-GO .F ur-
ther informatio nond eactivatin ga nd activat-
ing KEYLESS-GO ( Y
page 71).
General notes Wit hK EY LESS-GO and HANDS-FRE EA CCESS,
you can open th et ru nk lid without usin gy our
hands. This is useful if you have your hands full.
To do this, mak eak ickin gm ovement unde rt he
bumpe rw it hy our foot.
Observ et he followin gp oints:R
Carr yy our KEYLESS-GO ke ya bout your per-
son .T he KEYLESS-GO ke ym ust be in th er ear
detection range of th ev ehicle.R
When making th ek ickin gm ovement ,m ake
sure that you are standing firmly on the
ground and that there is sufficient clearance
to th er ear of th ev ehicle .Y ou coul do th erwise
lose your balance, for example on ice. Trunk 79
Opening and closing Z

R
Alway se nsure tha ty ou onl ym ak et he kicking
movement withi nt he detection range of sen-
sors C .R
Stand at leas t12in( 30 cm )a wa yf rom the
rea ra re aw hile doing so.R
Do not come into contact with the bumper
whil em ak ing the kicking movement. Other-
wise, the sensors ma yn ot functio nc orrectly.R
HANDS-FREE ACCESS does not functio nd ur -
ing engine start. R
Dirt caused by roa ds al ta round sensors C
ma yr estrict functionality.
Using the HANDS-FREE ACCESS with ap ros-
theti cl eg ma yr estrict functionality.R
If aK EYLESS-GO key is withi nt he rea rd et ec-
tio nr an ge of KEYLESS-GO ,H ANDS-FREE
ACCESS could be triggered .T he trun kl id
could thu sbeo pe ne du nintentionally, for
example, when you: -
set something down or lift something up
behind the vehicle. -
polish the rea roft he vehicle.
Do not carry the KEYLESS-GO key abou ty ou r
perso nint hes es it uations or in situations sim-
ilar to these. Thi sw il lp revent the uninten-
tional opening of the trun kl id . Operation X
To open: kick into sensor detection range C
belo wt he bumpe rw it hy ou rf oot.X
If the trunk li dd oe sn ot ope na fte rs ever al
attempts: wait at leas tt en second st hen
move your le gu nder the bumpe ro nce again.
If yo uh ol dy ou rf oo tu nder the bumpe rf or too
long, the trun kl id does not open. Repeat the leg
movement more quickl yift hi so ccurs.
Opening automaticall yf rom inside
Important safety notes
G WARNING
Combustion engine se mi tp oiso nou se xhaust
gases such as carbo nm onoxide. Exhaust
gases can ente rt he vehicl ei nterio rift he
trun kl id is open when the engine is running,
especially if the vehicl eisinm otion. There is a
ris kofp oiso ning.
Alway ss wi tch off the engine before opening
the trun kl id .N ever drive with the trun kl id
open.
! The trun kl id swing su pwar ds when opened.
Therefore ,m ak es ur et ha tt her eiss uf ficient
clearance above the trun kl id .
The opening dimensions of the trun kl id can be
found under "Vehicle data" ( Y
page 320).
Opening
Yo uc an open the trun kl id from the driver's seat
when the vehicl eiss tationar ya nd unlocked.80
Trunk
Opening and closing

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

On vehicles with ap anorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel: X
Press and hold the 7 button agai nu ntil the
roller sunblind of the panorama roof with
power tilt/sliding panel closes. X
To interrup tc onvenienc ec losing: release
the 7 button.
Using KEYLESS-GO The driver's door and the door at which the han-
dle is used, must both be closed. The SmartKey
must be outside the vehicle. The gap between
the SmartKey and the corresponding door han-
dle should not be greater than 3ft(1m ).
X
Touch recessed sensor surface C on the
door handle until the side windows and the
panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel
are fully closed.
i Make sure you only touch recessed sensor
surface C .X
Make sure that all the side windows are
closed. X
Make sure that all the side windows and the
panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel
are closed. On vehicles with ap anorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel: X
Touch recessed sensor surface C on the
door handle agai nu ntil the roller sunblind of
the panorama roof with power tilt/sliding
panel closes. X
To interrup tc onvenienc ec losing: release
recessed sensor surface C on the door han-
dle.
Resetting the side windows If as ide window can no longer be closed fully,
you must reset it. X
Close all the doors. X
Turn the SmartKey to position G or H in the
ignition lock ( Y
page 122). X
Pull the corresponding switch on the door
control panel until the side window is com-
pletely closed ( Y
page 82).X
Hold the switch for an additional second.
If the side window opens agai ns lightly:X
Immediately pull the corresponding switch on
the door control panel until the side window is
completely closed ( Y
page 82).X
Hold the switch for an additional second. X
If the respective side window remains closed
after the button is released ,t hen it has been
set correctly. If this is not the case, repeat the
steps above.
Problems with the side windows
G WARNING
If you close as ide window agai ni mmediately after it has been blocked or reset, the side window
closes with increased or maximum force. The reversing feature is then not active. Parts of the
body could be trapped in the closing area in the process. This poses an increased risk of injury or
even fatal injury.
Make sure that no parts of the body are in the closing area. To stop the closing process, release
the switch or push the switch agai ntor eopen the side window.84
Side windows
Opening and closing