2018 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA warning

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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

X
To open: pull remote operating switch C for
the trunk li du nti lt he trunk li do pe ns.
Emergenc yr eleas ef or the trunk
General notes
! The trunk li ds wi ng su pwar ds when opened.
Therefore, make sure tha tt her eiss uf ficient
clearance above the trunk lid.
The opening dimensions of the trunk li dc an be
found in the "Vehicle data" section
( Y
page 320).
If the trunk li dc an no longer be unlocked:R
using the SmartKey ,o rR
using the remote operating switch in the door
contro lp an el:
Use the emergency release on the insid eoft he
trunk lid.
Yo uc an reach the emergency release via the
trunk.
Opening X
Fol dt he rea rs ea tb ac kres tf orwards
( Y
page 240). X
Insert as ui tabl et ool D ,e .g .as crewdriver,
into opening C in the paneling.
The trunk li disr eleased. X
Ope nt he trunk lid.
Emergenc yr eleas eb uttonYo uc an open the trunk li df rom insid et he vehi-
cle with the emergency release button.
X
Press emergency release button C briefly.
The trunk li du nlocks and opens.
The trunk li dc an be unlocke da nd opene dw it h
the trunk li de mergency release when the vehi-
cle is stationary or whil ed riving.
The trunk li de mergency release does not open
the trunk li dift he battery is disconnected or
discharged.
Trunk li de mergency release light: R
Emergency release button C flashe sf or
30 minutes afte rt he trunk li diso pe ned.R
Emergency release button C flashe sf or
60 minutes afte rt he trunk li disc losed.
Side windows
Important safety notes
G WARNING
While opening the side windows ,b od yp ar ts
could become trappe db et ween the side win-
do wa nd the door frame as the side window
moves. There is ar is kofi njury.
Make sure tha tn obod yt ouche st he side win-
do wd ur ing the opening procedure. If some-Side windows 81
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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

active for fiv em inute soru ntil th ed river' so r
front-passenger door is opened.
i When th eo verride feature for th es ide win-
dows is activated ( Y
page 60) ,t he side win-
dows canno tbeo perate df ro mt he rear.
Convenience opening Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, th eK EYLESS-
GO star tf un ction, Exclusive package or
AMG Exclusive package: you can ventilate the
vehicle before you start driving.
The SmartKey can also be used to carry out the
followin gf unction ss imultaneously:R
unlock th ev ehicleR
open th es ide windowsR
open th ep anoram ar oo fw ith power tilt/slid-
ing pane la nd th er oller sunblind
The convenience opening feature can only be
operate du sin gt he SmartKey.
The "convenience opening "f eature is also avail-
able when th ev ehicle is unlocked.X
Vehicles with Exclusive package or AMG
Exclusive package but without KEYLESS-
GO and th eK EYLESS-GO star tf un ction: for
th ef ollowin go perations ,p oin tt he tip of the
SmartKey at th ed oor handle on th ed river's
door .T he SmartKey must be close to th ed riv-
er' sd oor handle.
i Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO or th eK EY-
LESS-GO star tf un ction: th eS ma rtKey must
be in close proximit yt ot he vehicle.X
Pres sa nd hold the 6 button until th es ide
windows and th ep anoram as unroo fa re in the
desired position.
If th er oller sunblin doft he panoram ar oof
with power tilt/slidin gp ane lisc losed, the
roller sunblin diso pened first.X
Pres sa nd hold the 6 button once more
until th ep anoram ar oo fw ith power tilt/slid-
ing pane lr eaches th ed esired position.X
To interrup tc onvenience opening: release
th e 6 button. Convenience closing feature
Important safety notes
G WARNING
When th ec onvenience closin gf eature is oper-
ating, part soft he body coul db ecome trapped
in th ec losin ga rea of th es ide window and the
slidin gs unroof. Ther eisar isk of injury.
Observ et he complet ec losin gp rocedure
when th ec onvenience closin gf eature is oper-
ating. Mak es ure that no body part sa re in
close proximit yd urin gt he closin gp rocedure.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, th eK EYLESS-
GO star tf un ction, Exclusive Package or
AMG Exclusive Package: at th es ame tim ey ou
can: R
loc kt he vehicle R
close th es ide windows R
close th ep anoram ar oo fw ith power tilt/slid-
ing panel
On vehicle sw ith ap anoram ar oo fw ith power
tilt/slidin gp anel, you can then close th er oller
sunblind.
i Notes on th ea utomatic reversing feature
for: R
th es ide window ( Y
page 82)R
th ep anoram ar oo fw ith power tilt/sliding
pane l( Y
page 86) R
th er oller sunblin d( Y
page 87)
Using th eS martK ey X
Vehicles with Exclusive package or AMG
Exclusive package but without KEYLESS-
GO and th eK EYLESS-GO star tf un ction: for
th ef ollowin go perations ,p oin tt he tip of the
SmartKey at th ed oor handle on th ed river's
door .T he SmartKey must be close to th ed riv-
er' sd oor handle.
i Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO or th eK EY-
LESS-GO star tf un ction: th eS ma rtKey must
be in close proximit yt ot he vehicle.X
Pres sa nd hold the 7 button until th es ide
windows and th ep anoram ar oo fw ith power
tilt/slidin gp ane la re fully closed.X
Mak es ure that all th es ide windows and the
panoram ar oo fw ith power tilt/slidin gp anel
are closed.Sid ew indows 83
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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

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
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sure fluctuations in the vehicle interior.
Change the position of the sliding sunroof or
open as ide window slightly to reduce or elim-
inate these noises.
Sliding sunroof reversing feature In the following section, the term "sliding sun-
roof" refers to the panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel.
The sliding sunroof is equipped with an auto-
matic reversing feature. If as olid object blocks
or restrict st he sliding sunroof during the closing
process, the sliding sunroof opens agai na uto-
matically .H owever, the automatic reversing
feature is only an aid and does not relieve you of
the responsibility of paying attention when clos-
ing the sliding sunroof.
G WARNING
The reversing feature does not react: R
to soft, light and thin objects, e.g. small fin-
gers R
over the last 1/6 in (4 mm) of the closing
movement R
during resetting R
when closing the sliding sunroof agai nm an-
ually immediately after automatic reversing
This means that the reversing feature cannot
prevent someone being trapped in these sit-
uations. There is ar isk of injury.
Make sure that no body parts are in close
proximity during the closing procedure.
If somebody becomes trapped: R
release the switch immediately ,o rR
press the switch in any direction during the
automatic closing process
The closing process is stopped. Operating the panoram ar oof with
power tilt/sliding panel
Opening and closing
C
To raise D
To open

If contact is made with ar oof carrier approved
by Mercedes-Benz, the sliding sunroof lowers
slightly but remains raise datt he rear.
Rain-closing feature The rain-closing feature is only available for vehi-
cles with ar ain sensor.
When the SmartKey is in position Z in the igni-
tion lock or is removed, the sliding sunroof
closes automatically: R
if it starts to rain. R
at extreme outsid et emperatures.R
after six hours. R
if there is am alfunction in the powe rs upply.
The panorama roof with powe rt ilt/sliding panel
remains raise datt he rear in order to allow ven-
tilation of the vehicle interior.
If the panorama roof with powe rt ilt/sliding
panel is obstructed whil eb eing closed by the
rain-closing feature, it opens again slightly. The
rain-closing feature is then deactivated.
The panorama roof with powe rt ilt/sliding panel
does not close if: R
it is raise datt he rear.R
it is blocked. R
no rain is falling on the area of the windshield
being monitored by the rain sensor. If the
vehicle ,f or example ,isu nder ab ridge or in a
carport, the field of the sensor may be cov-
ered.
Operating the rolle rs unblind for the
panorama roof with powe rt ilt/sliding
panel
Important safety notes
G WARNING
Parts of the body could become trapped
betwee nt he rolle rs unblind and frame or slid-
ing sunroof during automatic opening or clos-
ing. There is ar isk of injury.
When opening or closing, make sure that no
body parts are in the sweep of the rolle rs un-
blind. If somebod yb ecomes trapped: R
release the switch immediately ,o rR
during automatic operation, push the
switch briefl yina ny direction
The opening or closing procedure wil lbes top-
ped.
The rolle rs unblind shields the vehicle interior
from sunlight. The rolle rs unblind can only be
opened and closed when the panorama roof
with powe rt ilt/sliding panel is closed.
Rolle rs unblind reversin gf eatureThe rolle rs unblind is equipped with an auto-
matic reversing feature. If as olid object blocks
or restricts the rolle rs unblind during the closing
process, the rolle rs unblind opens again auto-
matically. The automatic reversing feature is
only an aid and is not as ubstitute for you ra tten-
tiveness when closing the rolle rs unblind.
G WARNING
The reversing feature does not react: R
to soft, ligh ta nd thin objects, e.g. small fin-
gers R
when closing the rolle rs unblind again man-
ually immediately after automatic reversal
This means that the reversing feature cannot
prevent someone being trapped in these sit-
uations. There is ar isk of injury.
When closing the rolle rs unblind, make sure
that no body parts are in the sweep area.
If somebod yb ecomes trapped: R
release the switch immediately ,o rR
press the switch in any direction during the
automatic closing process
The closing process is stopped.Panorama roof with powe rt ilt/sliding panel 87
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