2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE Owner's Manual

Rear
seat head restraints Adjus
tingtherear seat head restrain t
hei ght X
To rais e:pullthe headres trai ntup tothe
des iredpos ition.
X To lowe r:pre ssrelease catch 0043and push
the headres trai ntdow nunti lit is in the
des iredpos ition. Adjus
tingthe4-waylumb arsuppo rt
Yo ucan adjust thecontou rof the front seat
ba ckrests individu ally to pro videopti mum sup-
por tfor your back. 0043
Raise sthe backrest contou r
0044 Softens thebackrest contou r
0087 Low ersthe backrest contou r
0085 Hard ensthebackrest contou r AMG
Performan ceSeat
Vehi cles with elec tric allyadjustab leseats:
to adjust thecontou rof the seatand for
imp rove dlatera lsu pp ort, youcan individu ally
ad just thefront seats. Adjus
tingtheside bolsters ofthe seat cus h-
io n
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat cus h-
io n narro wer:pre ssbutton 0043.
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat cus h-
io n wi der: pressbutton 0044.
Adjus tingtheside bolsters ofthe seat bac k-
res t
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat bac k-
res tnarro wer:pre ssbutton 0087.
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat bac k-
res twi der: pressbutton 0085. Sw
itchin gthe seat heati ngon/o ff
Sw itchin gon /o ff G
WARNI
NG
Re pea tedl yswi tching onthe seathea ting can
cau sethe seatcus hionand backrest pads to
bec ome veryhot.Thehealthofper sons with
li mite dtemp erature sensitivity oralimite d
ab ility torea ctto hig htemp erature smay be
aff ected orthey mayevensu ffer burn-li ke
inju ries.The reisaris kof inju ry.
The refo re,donot switch the seathea ting on
rep eatedl y.
! Whe
nthe seathea ting isswi tched on,the
sea tsu rfa ce can bedamag edasares ultof
obje ctsbeing place don the seats,for exa m-
pl e, sea tcus hions, childsea tsand protectiv e
cove rsnot appro ved byMer cedes-Be nz.
Ensur ethat there arenoobje ctsonthe seat
su rfa ce wh en the seathea ting isswi tched on. Se
ats
95Seats, steering wheeland mirrors Z

The
three redindicator lampsinthe button indi-
cate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes. The
system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 inthe
ignition lock(Ypage 123).
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprematurely
or cann otbe switched
on. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electric alconsum-
ers are switched on.
X Switch offelectric alconsumer sthat youdonot need, suchasthe
rear window defrosteror inter iorlighting.
Once thebattery issufficient lycharged, theseat heating willswitch
back onautomatically. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou do
the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint, steer-
ing wheel andmirror andfasten yourseatbelt
before startingthe engine. G
WARNIN
G
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteerin gwheel. Thereisarisk of
injury. Never
leavechildren unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. Adjust
ingthe steering wheel G
WARNIN
G
If the steerin gwheel isunlocked whilethe
vehicle isin motion ,it could change position
unexpect edly.Thiscould cause youtolose
cont rolofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan
accident . 96
Steering
wheelSeats,steering wheelandmirrors

Befor
estarti ngoff, make surethe stee ring
whe elislocke d.Neve runl ock thestee ring
whe elwhi lethe vehi cleisin motio n. 0043
Relea selever
0044 Adjus tsthe stee ring wheelhei ght
0087 Adjus tsthe stee ring wheelpos ition(for e-
and -aft adjustme nt)
X Pu sh release lever0043 dow ncompl etely.
The stee ring columnisunl ocked .
X Adjus tthe stee ring wheelto the desiredpos i-
tion.
X Pu sh release lever0043 upcompl etely.
The stee ring columnislocke d.
X Ch eck ifthe stee ring columnislocke d.Whe n
doi ngso, trytopush the stee ring wheelup or
dow nor try tomove itin the fore -and-a ft
di rectio n. Mirrors
Rear
viewmirror X
An ti-gl aremode :fli ck anti-g lare lev er0043 for-
wa rds orback. Exte
riormirrors
Adjusti ngthe exte riormirrors G
WARNI
NG
You couldlos econtrol ofyour vehi cleifyo udo
the follow ing whiledri ving:
R ad just thedriver' ssea t,hea drestra int,
stee ring wheelor mirr ors
R fas ten theseatbel t
The reisarisk ofan acci dent.
Adjus tthe driver' ssea t,hea drestra int,stee r-
ing whe eland mirrorand fasten your sea tbel t
bef ore starti ngthe engi ne. G
WARNI
NG
The exteri ormirr oron the front-pa ssenger
sid ered uce sthe size ofthe image. Visible
obje ctsare actu ally clos erthan theyappea r.
Thi smea nsthat youcou ldmis judg ethe dis-
tance fromroaduse rstrave ling beh ind, e.g.
whe nchang inglane. The reisarisk ofan acci -
dent.
For this reason, alwa ysmake sureof the
actu aldistance fromtheroaduse rstrave ling
beh indbyglancing overyour shou lder. X
Tu rn the SmartKe yto pos ition0047 or0048 inthe
igni tion lock (Ypage 123 ).
X Exterio rmirr oron the front-pa ssenger side:
pre ssbutton 0044.
Exterio rmirr oron the driver' ssid e:pre ssbut-
ton 0043.
The indicator lamp inthe corre sponding but-
ton lights upinred .
The indicator lamp goesou tag ain afte rsome
time. Youcanadjust theselected exterior Mirrors
97Seats, stee ring wheeland mirrors Z

mirror
usingbutton 0087aslong asthe indica tor
lamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, ortothe right or
left until youhave adjusted theexterior mirror
to the correct position. Youshou ldhave a
good overvie wof traffic conditions.
The convex exterior mirrorsprovidealarg erfiel d
of visio n.
After theengine hasbeen started, theexterior
mirrors areautomatical lyheated atlow outsid e
tempera tures.Heating takesamaximu mof ten
minutes.
i You
canalsoheat upthe exterior mirrors
manua llyby switchi ngon the rear windo w
defroster.
Fo lding theexterio rmirrors inor out
ele ctrical ly X
Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0047or0048 inthe
ignitio nlock (Ypage 123).
X Briefly press0043.
Both exterior mirrorsfoldinor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirrorsare
alw aysfolde dout fullywhil edrivi ng.They
could otherwi sevibra te.
i If
you aredrivi ngfaster than30mph
(47 km/h), youcan nolonger foldinthe exte-
rior mirrors.
Resettin gthe exterio rmirrors If
the battery hasbeen disconnected orcom-
pletel ydischa rged,theexterior mirrorsmustbe
reset. Theexterior mirrorswillotherwi senot
fold inwhen yousele ctthe "Fold inmirrors when
locking" function inthe on-board computer
(Y page 190). X
Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Briefly press0043.
Fo lding theexterio rmirrors inor out
automatically If
the "Fold inmirrors whenlocking" function is
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 190):
R the exterior mirrorsfoldinautomatical lyas
soon asyou lock thevehicl efrom theoutsid e.
R the exterior mirrorsfoldoutagainautomati-
call yas soon asyou unlock thevehicl eand
then open thedriver' sor front-passenger
door.
i If
the exterior mirrorshavebeen foldedin
manua lly,they donot fold out.
Exterio rmirror pushed outofpositio n If
an exterior mirrorhasbeen pushedout of
posi tion, proceed asfollo ws:
X Vehic
leswitho utele ctrical lyfoldin gexte-
rior mirrors: movetheexterior mirrorinto
the correct position manua lly.
X Vehic
leswith electrical lyfoldin gexterio r
mirrors: pressandhold mirror-fold ingbutton
(Y page 98)until youhear themirror clickinto
pla ce.
The mirror housingisengage daga inand you
can adju stthe exterior mirrorsasusu al
(Y page 97). Automatic
anti-glaremirrors G
WARNING
Electroly temay escap eif the glassinan auto-
matic anti-gla remirror breaks.The electrol yte
is harmfu land cause sirritati on.Itmust not
come intocontact withyourskin, eyes,res-
pira tory organs orclothing orbe swa llow ed.
There isarisk ofinjury. 98
MirrorsSeats,
steering wheeland mirrors

If
you come intocontact withtheelectroly te,
observe thefollow ing:
R Rinse offthe electroly tefrom yourskin
immedi atelywithwater.
R Immedia telyrinse theelectroly teout of
you reyes thoroughl ywith clean water.
R Ifthe electroly teisswal lowe d,immedi ately
rinse yourmouth outthoroughl y.Do not
induce vomiting.
R Ifelectroly tecomes intocontact withyour
skin orhair orisswal lowe d,seek medica l
attention immediately.
R Immedia telychange outofclothing which
has come intocontact withelectroly te.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedica l
attention immediately.
The "Automatic anti-glaremirrors"function is
only availableifthe vehicle isequi pped withthe
"Mirro rspackage ".
The rear-view mirrorandtheexterior mirroron
the driver's sideautoma ticallygointo anti-glare
mode if:
R the ignition isswitched onand
R incident lightfrom headlampsstrikes thesen-
sor inthe rear-view mirror
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare modeif
reverse gearisengaged orifthe interior lighting
is switched on. Parking
positionfor the exterio rmir-
ror onthe front-passenge rside
Setting andstoring theparking position You
cansetthe front-passenger sideexterior
mirror suchthatyoucan seetherear wheel on
that side assoon asyou engage reverse gear.
You canstore thispositio n. 0043
Button forthe driver's sideexterior mirror
0044 Button forthe front-passenger sideexterior
mirror
0087 Button forthe exterior mirrorsetting
0085 Memory buttonM
X Make surethatthevehicle isstationary .
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine (Ypage 123).
X Press button 0044.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe defau ltparking position.
X Use button 0087toadjust theexterior mirrorto
a positio nthat allows youtosee therear
wheel andthecurb.
The parking positionis stored.
i If
you shift thetransmission toanother posi-
tion, thefront-passenger sideexterior mirror
returns tothe driving position.
Call ingupastored parking positionset-
ting X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Adjust thefront-passenger sideexterior mir-
ror using thecorresponding button
(Y page 97).
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe stored parking position.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger side
moves backtoits origina lpositio n:
R as soon asyou exceed aspeed of9mph
(15 km/h)
R abou tten seconds afteryouhave disenga ged
reverse gear
R when youusebutton 0043toselect theexterior
mirror onthe driver's side Mirrors
99Seats,steerin gwhe eland mirrors Z

Memory
function Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you usethememory function onthe drive r's
side whiledrivi ng,you couldlose control of
the vehicl eas aresu ltof the adju stments
bei ng made .There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Only usethememory function onthe drive r's
side when thevehicl eis stationa ry. G
WARNING
When thememory function adjuststhe seat,
you and other vehicl eoccupa nts–parti cularly
child ren–coul dbecome trapped.There isa
risk ofinjury .
Whil ethe memory function ismaking adjust-
ments, makesurethatnoone hasany body
parts inthe swee pof the seat. Ifsomeb ody
become strappe d,immed iatelyrele ase the
memory function position button. Theadju st-
ment process isstoppe d. G
WARNING
Chi ldre ncoul dbecome trappedifthey acti-
vate thememory function, particularlywhen
unattended .There isarisk ofinjury .
Never leavechild renunsu pervi sedinthe vehi-
cle.
When leaving thevehicl e,alw aystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.This
als oapp liesfor the Digita lVehi cleKey ifthe
"Digi talVehi cleKey" function isactiva tedvia
Mercede sme connect.
The memory function canbeuse dat any time,
e.g. even when theSmartKey isnot inthe igni-
tion lock. Storing
settings
With thememory function, youcan store upto
three different settings, e.g.forthree different
peop le.
The followi ngsettings arestored asasingl e
memory preset: R
Seat andbackrest position
R Driver's side:posi tion ofthe exterior mirrors
on the drive r'sand front-passeng erside s X
Adjust theseat (Ypag e93).
X Adjust theexterior mirroronthe drive r'sside
(Y pag e97).
X Briefl ypress theMmemory buttonandthen
press presetposi tion button 1,2or 3withi n
three seconds.
The settings arestored inthe sele cted prese t
posi tion. Atone sound swhen thesettings
have been comple ted. Call
ingupastored setting
X Press andhold therelevant prese tposi tion
button 1,2or 3until theseat andexterior
mirrors areinthe stored position.
i The
setting procedureisinterrup tedassoon
as you release thestorage position button. 100
Memory
functionSeats, steering wheeland mirrors

Ext
erio rlight ing Gener
alnot es
For reas onsof safe ty,Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you drivewith thelight sswit ched on
even duringth edayti me.Insom ecoun tries,
oper ationof theheadlam psvar ies due tolegal
requi rementsand self-impose doblig ations. Set
tingth eext erio rlight ing
Set tingopt ions Ex
terior light ingcan beset usin gth e:
R light switch
R com binatio nswit ch(Ypage 102)
R on -bo ard com pute r(Y page 189)
Light switch Oper
ation 0047
0063
Left-han dstandi nglamps
0048 0064
Right-hand standi nglamps
0049 0060
Parkinglamps ,lice nseplat eand
ins trumen tclus terlight ing
004A 0058
Automat icheadlam pmod e,con trolled
by thelight sensor
004B0058 Low-beam/ high-beam headlam ps
0084 005E
Rearfoglamp
If you hear awarn ingtone when youleave the
veh icle,th elight smay still be swit ched on.
X Turn thelight switchtothe0058 position.
The exterio rlight ing(excep tth epark ing/stan d-
ing lamps )swit ches off auto maticall yif you:
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
R open thedriv er'sdoor withtheSm artKey in
posit ion005A Aut
oma tichea dlamp mod e
0058 isthepref erred light switchposit ion:
R The light settingis auto maticall yselec ted
acc ording tothebrig htnes sof theambie nt
light (excep tion:poor visibilit ydue toweat her
con dition ssuc has fog ,sn ow orspr ay).
R Wit hth eSm artKey inposit ion0047intheign i-
tio nloc k:thepark inglamps areswit ched on
or off auto maticall ydepen dingon thebrig ht-
nes sof theambie ntlight .
R Wit hth eeng inerunning:ifyou have activat ed
th eDay timeRun ningLig hts Day
timeRun ningLig hts function via
th eon -bo ard com puter,thedayti merunning
lamps orthepark inglamps andthelow- beam
headlam psare swit ched on oroff auto mati-
cally depen dingon thebrig htnes sof theambi-
ent light .
X To
swit chon theau tom atic hea dlamp
mod e:tur nth elight switchtothe0058 posi-
tio n. G
WAR
NING
When thelight switchisset to0058, thelow-
beam headlam psmay notbe swit ched on
auto maticall yif th ere isfog ,sn ow orother
caus esofpoor visibilit ydue totheweat her
con dition ssuc has spr ay. Ther eis arisk ofan
acc iden t.
In suc hsit uatio ns,tur nth elight switchto
0058.
The auto maticheadlam pfeat ure ison lyan aid.
The driverisres pon sible fortheveh icle'slight -
ing atall tim es.
Cana daonly:
The dayti merunninglamps improvethevisi bilit y
of your vehicle durin gth eday. Thedayti merun-
nin glamps function isrequi redbylaw inCan-
ada. Itcan notth eref orebedeac tivate d.
When theeng ineisrun ningand theveh icle is
st atio nary:ifyou shiftth eauto matictrans mis-
sion from adriv ingposit iontoposit ion005Dthe
dayti merunninglamps orlow- beam headlam ps
go out after3min utes.
When theeng ineisrun ning,theveh icle issta-
tio nar yand inbrig htambie ntlight :if you turnth e
light switchtothe0060 position,th edayti me
run ninglamps andpark inglamps turnon .
If th eeng ineisrun ningand youturnth elight
swit chtothe0058 position,th eman ualsettings Ext
erior lighting
101Light sand windsh ieldwiper s Z

take
preced ence overthe daytime running
la mps .
US Aon ly:
The daytime running lamps impro vethe visibility
of your veh icledu rin gthe day.To do this,the
da ytime running lamps functio nmu stbe
sw itch edon using the on-b oard comp uter
(Y page 189 ).
If the engineisrunning andyoutur nthe light
sw itch tothe 0060 or0058 positio n,the manua l
se tting stake preced ence overthe daytime run-
ning lamps .
Lo w-be am headl amps
Even ifthe light senso rdo es not detect thatit is
da rk, the parki ng lamps andlow-b eam head-
la mps switch onwh enthe igniti onissw itch edon
and thelight switch isse tto the 0058 positio n.
Thi sis apa rtic ular ly us efu lfu nctio nin the event
of rain and fog.
X To
switchon the low- be am headl amps:
tur nthe Sma rtKeyto positio n0048 inthe igni-
tio nlock orsta rtthe engine.
X Tu rn the light switch to0058.
The green0058 indicator lamp inthe instru-
ment cluste rlights up.
Rea rfo glamp
The rearfog lamp impro ves visibility ofyour
veh iclefor the trafficbe hind inthe eventofthi ck
fog .Pl ea se take note ofthe country -specific
reg ulati ons forthe useof rea rfog lamps .
X To switchon the rear foglamp :tur nthe
Sma rtKeyin the igniti onlock topo sitio n0048 or
sta rtthe engine.
X Tu rn the light switch to0058 or0058.
X Pre ssthe 005E button.
The yellow 005E indicator lamp inthe instru-
ment cluste rlights up.
X To switchof fthe rear foglamp :pre ssthe
005E button.
The yellow 005E indicator lamp inthe instru-
ment cluste rgo es out.
i Wh
enthe rearfog lamp issw itch edon, the
cente rbra kelamp inthe tailla mp switch esoff
du eto alega lreq uirem ent.
Park inglamps
! If
the battery charge isver ylo w, the parki ng
la mps orsta ndi ng lamps areau toma tically
sw itch edoff toena ble the next enginestart.
Alw ayspa rkyour veh iclesa fel yand inawe lllit ar
ea ,in acc ordance with the releva ntlega l
sti pu latio ns. Avoi dus ing the 0060 parki ng
la mps overa pe rio dof sever alhou rs.Ifpo s-
si bl e, sw itch onthe right-h and 0064 orleft-
ha nd 0063 standi ng lamps .
X To switchon :tur nthe light switch to0060.
Th egre en0060 indicator lamp inthe instru-
ment cluste rlights up.
Stan dinglamps
Swi tchi ngon the standi ng lamps ensures the
corr espo ndi ngside ofthe vehicleis illu mi nate d.
X To switchon the stan dinglamp s:the
Sma rtKeyis not inthe igniti onlock oritis in
po sitio n005A inthe igniti onlock.
X Tu rn the light switch to0063 (left-h andside of
the vehicle) or 0064 (right- hand side ofthe
veh icle). Co
mbi nati onswitch X
To indic ate briefly:pre ssthe comb ination
sw itch brieflyto the pressu repoint inthe
di rec tionof arrow 0044or0085.
Th ecorr espo ndi ng turnsigna lfla she sthre e
tim es.
X To indic ate :pre ssthe comb inationsw itch
be yond the pressu repoint inthe direc tionof
ar row 0044or0085.
X To
switchon the high-b eam headl amps:
tur nthe light switch to0058 or0058.
X Pre ssthe comb inationsw itch beyond the
pre ssu repoint inthe direc tionof arrow 0043.
Th ehigh- beam headlamps onlysw itch onin
the 0058 positio nif the low-b eam he adlamps
ar eon.
Th eblue 0057 indicator lamp inthe instru-
ment cluste rlights upwhen the high- beam
he adlamps aresw itch edon. 10
2 Ex
teri orlighti ngLights andwind shield wipers