2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE lock

!
When
Active Brake Assist, Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC orthe HOLD function is
activated, thevehicle brakesautomaticall yin
certain situations.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
these systems inthe followi ngorsimila rsit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
! Make
surethattheelectric parking brakeis
released .If the electric parking brakeisfaulty,
visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop.
! Only
secure thetow rope ortow baratthe
towing eyes.Otherwise, thevehicle couldbe
damage d.
! Do
not use thetowing eyesforrecovery pur-
poses asthis could damage thevehicle. Ifin
doubt, recover thevehicle withacrane.
! When
towing, pullawayslowly and
smoothly. Ifthe tractive poweristoo high, the
vehicles couldbedamage d.
! The
vehicle canbetowed amaximum of
30 miles (50km). Thetowing speedof30 mph
(50km/h) mustnotbeexceeded.
If the vehicle hastobe towed morethan
30 miles (50km), thefront axlemust beraised
or the entire vehicle raisedandtransported.
! Do
not tow with sling-type equipment. This
could damage thevehicle.
! When
towing awayvehicles withKEYLES S-
GO, usethekey instead ofthe Start/ Stop
button. Theautomatic transmission mayoth-
erwise shifttoposition 005Dwhen youopen the
driver's orfront -passenger door,which could
damage thetransmission.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not bestarted bytow-start ing.This could oth-
erwise damage thetransmission.
It is better tohave thevehicle transported than
to have ittowed away.
If the vehicle cannolonger bedriven because of
an accident orbreakdown, youhave thefollow-
ing options:
R Transporting thevehicle.
As arule, youshould havethevehicle trans-
ported.
R Towing thevehicle withatow rope ortow bar. Only
towthevehicle inexceptional cases.
The battery mustbeconnec tedand charged.
Otherwise, you:
R cannot turntheSmartKey toposition 0048in
the ignition lock.
R cannot release theelectric parking brake.
R cannot shiftthetransmission toposition 005C.
The function ofthe electric parking brakeand
the parking lockisdependent onthe on-board
voltage.
If the on-board voltageislow orifthere isasys-
tem malfunction:
R the electric parking brakemaynotbeappli ed
in certain circumstances, or
R itmay nolonger bepossible toshift thetrans-
mission toposition 005D
Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.the
radio.
Deactivate theautomatic lockingfeaturebefore
the vehicle istowed (Ypage 189). Youcould
otherwise belocked outwhen pushing ortowing
the vehicle. Installin
g/removing thetowing eye
Installin gthe towing eye The
brackets forthe screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe rear and
at the front ,under covers 0043.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thestowage
space. Towing
andtow-start ing
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The
towing eyeislocated withthevehicle tool
kit under thecargo compart mentfloor
(Y page 274).
Vehicles withtheTIREFIT kit:the towing eyeis
beneath thetire inflation compressor
(Y page 274).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ewinthe towing eyeclock wisetothe stop.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress until
it engages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe stowage well
beneath thecargo compart mentfloorinthe
cargo compart ment(Ypage 274).
X Vehicles withtheTIREFIT kit:put back thetire
inflation compressor (Ypage 274). Towing
thevehicle withthefront axle
raised
Observe theimportant safetynoteswhen tow-
ing your vehicle withthefront axleraised
(Y page 284).
Only vehicles without4MATICcanbetowed
with thefront axleraised.
! Vehicles
with4MATI Cmust notbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised, as
doing sowill damage thetrans mission.
Vehicles with4MATI Cmay either betowed away
with both axles onthe ground orbe loaded up
and trans ported.
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifthe vehi-
cle isbeing towed withthefront axleraised.
Otherwise, ESP®
may intervene anddamage
the brake system.
X On
vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orthe KEY-
LESS-GO startfunction: youmust usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 124).
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation ary.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X When thevehicle isstation ary,depress the
brake pedalandkeep itdepressed. X
Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005D.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe automatic locking
(Y page 189).
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 103).
X Turn theSmart Keyinthe ignition locktoposi-
tion 005Aand leave theSmart Keyinthe ignition
lock. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground
It is important thatyouobserve thesafety
instr uctions whentowing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 284).
X On
vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orthe KEY-
LESS-GO startfunction: youmust usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 124).
The automatic transmission automatically shifts
to position 005Dwhen youopen thedriver's or
front -passenger doororwhen youremove the
Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.Inorder to
ensure thattheautomatic transmission staysin
position 005Cwhen towing awaythevehicle, you
must observe thefollowing points:
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation ary.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005C.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 103).
i In
order tosignal achange ofdirection when
towing thevehicle withthehazard warning
lamps switched on,use thecombinat ion
switch asusual. Inthis case, onlytheindicator
lamps forthe direction oftravel flash.After
resett ingthe combinat ionswitch, thehazard
warning lampstartsflashing again. 286
Towing
andtow-sta rtingBr eakdown assistance

Permit
tedtowing method s
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dstransport ingyour
vehicle inthe case ofabreakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway .
When towing away,use atowing ropeoratow-
ing bar with both axles onthe ground. Donot use
any tow barsystems. Tr
ansport ingthe vehicle
Vehicles withautom atictransmission !
When
thevehicle isloaded fortransport ,the
front andrear axles mustbestationary andon
the same transport ationvehicle. Positioning
over theconn ection pointofthe transport
vehicle isnot permitted. Thedrive trainmay
otherwise bedamaged. All
vehicle s !
You
may onlysecure thevehicle bythe
wheels, notbyparts ofthe vehicle suchas
axle orsteering componen ts.Otherwise, the
vehicle couldbedamaged.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005C.
As soon asthe vehicle hasbeen loaded:
X Prevent thevehicle fromrolling awayby
apply ingthe electric parking brake.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 005Ainthe igni-
tion lock andremove it.
X Secure thevehicle.
The towing eyecan beused topull thevehicle
onto atrailer ortransport erfor transport ingpur-
poses. Notes
on4MATIC vehicles
! Vehicles
with4MATIC mustnotbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised, as
doing sowill damage thetransm ission.
Vehicles with4MATIC mayonlyeither betowed
away withboth axles onthe ground orbe loaded
up and transport ed.
If the vehicle's transmission,front,or rear axle is
damaged, havethevehicle transport edon a
truck ortrailer.
In the event ofdam agetothe elec trical sys-
tem:
If the battery isdefective, theautomatic trans-
mission willbelocked inposition 005D.Toshift the
automatic transmissiontoposition 005C,you
must provide powertothe vehicle's on-board
electrical systeminthe same wayaswhen jump-
startin g(Y page 282).
Have thevehicle transport edon atransport eror
trailer. Tow-star
ting(emergency engine
star ting)
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmissionmust
not betow-st arted. Youcould otherwise dam-
age theautomatic transmission.
i You
canfind information on"Jump-starting"
under (Ypage 282). Fuses
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you manipulate orbridge afaulty fuseorif
you replace itwith afuse withahigher amper-
age, theelectric cablescouldbeoverloaded.
This could result inafire. There isarisk ofan
accident andinjury.
Always replace faultyfuseswiththespecified
new fuses having thecorrect amperage.
! Only
usefuses thathave been approved for
Mercedes-B enzvehicles andwhich havethe
correct fuserating forthe system concerned.
Only usefuses marked withan"S". Other- Fuses
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wise,
componentsor syst ems could bedam-
aged.
! Make
surethat no mois turecan enterthe
fuse boxwhen thecov erisopen .
! When
closingthecov er,mak esure that itis
lying correctlyon thefuse box.Moist ureseep-
ing inor dirt could otherwise impairtheoper -
ation ofthefuses .
The fuses inyour vehic leserv eto clos edown
fault ycir cuit s.Ifafuse blows, allthecom po-
nen tson thecir cuit andtheir fun ctions stop
oper ating.
Blown fusesmustbereplac edwith fuses ofthe
same rating, which youcan recogn izebythe
colo rand value. Thefuse ratings arelistedinthe
fuse allocat ionchar t.
The fuse allocat ionchar tis in thefuse boxinthe
fro nt-pas senger foot well (Ypage 289).
If anewly inserted fuse alsoblows, havethe
cause traced andrectified ataqualified special-
ist work shop, e.g.an autho rized Merc edes- Benz
Cent er. Bef
ore chan ging afus e
X Sec ure thevehic leagains trollin gaway
(Y page 142).
X Swit choff allelec trical consumer s.
X Veh icles withoutKEYLESS-G O:rem ove the
Sm artKey fromtheigni tionlock .
X Veh
icles withKEYLESS-G Osta rt-fu nction
or KEYLESS-G O:open thedriv er's door .
The vehic leelec tronic sare now inposit ion
005A. This corresp ondsto theSm artKey being
rem oved fromtheigni tion.
The fuses arelocat edinvario usfuse boxes:
R Fuse boxintheeng inecom partmen ton the
left -han dside ofthevehic le,when viewed in
th edirec tionof travel
R Fuse boxinthefro nt-pas senger foot well
The fuse allocat ionchar tis on thefuse boxinthe
fro nt-pas senger foot well (Ypage 289). Fuse
boxintheengine compartm ent G
WAR
NING
When thehood isopen andthewinds hield
wipers aresetinmot ion, youcan beinjured by
th ewiper linkage. Thereis arisk ofinjury.
Always switchoff thewinds hieldwipers and
th eigni tionbefo reopen ingthehood. X
Open thehood.
X Use adry clothto rem ove anymois turefro m
th efuse box.
X To open: openclamps0044.
X Fold upcov er0043 inthedirec tionof thearro w
and remove it. X
To close: checkwhet hertheseal islying cor-
rec tlyincov er0043.
X Insert cover0043 attheback intoopen ings0087
on thefuse box.
X Fold down cover0043. 288
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X
Hook clamps 0044into thefuse boxand close.
X Close thehood . Fus
ebo xin the front-pas sengerfoo t-
we ll X
To ope n:ope nthe front-pa ssengerdoo r.
X Re move thefloormat.
X Fold outperf orated floorcoveri ng0043 inthe
dir ectio nof the arro w. X
To release cover 0087,pres sretai ning
cla mp 0044.
X Fold outcover 0087inthe directio nof the arro w
to the catch. X
Re move cover 0087forw ards.
Fuse alloca tion chart 0085isloca tedonthe
low errigh t-hand sideof cover 0087.
X To close :inse rtcover 0087onthe left-hand side
of the fuse boxinto theretai ner.
Cov er0087 enga gesinthe retai ners.
X Fold downcover 0087until clamps 0044lock audi-
bly .
X Fold back perf orated floorcoveri ng0043.
X Instal lthe floormats. Fus
es
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Chec
kwheel sand tires for damag eat least once
a mon th.Chec kwheel sand tires afterdriv ing
off -road oron roug hroad s.Dam aged wheel s
can caus ealoss oftirepre ssur e.Pay particular
att entio nto damag esuc has:
R Cuts inthetir es
R Pun ctures inthetir es
R Tear sin thetir es
R Bulg eson tires
R De for mat ionorsev ere corrosio non wheel s
Regular lych eck thetir etread dept hand the
co ndi tionof thetread across thewhole widthof
th etir e(Y page 291). Ifne ces sary, turnth e
fr on twheel sto full lockin ord erto ins pec tth e
inn erside ofthetir esurf ace.
All wheel smust haveavalv ecap topro tect the
valv eagain stdirt and mois ture.Do notmoun t
anyt hingon to thevalv eot her than thest and ard
valv ecap orother valvecaps appro vedby
Mer cedes-Ben zfor your vehicle.Do notuse any
ot her valvecaps orsyst ems ,e.g .tir epre ssur e
mon itorin gsyst ems .
Regular lych eck thepre ssur eof all thetir es par-
tic ularly priorto lon gtrips. Adjus tth etir epre s-
sure asneces sary (Ypage 293).
Obse rveth eno teson theeme rgencyspar e
wheel (Ypage 315).
The servicelife oftires depen ds,amon got her
th ing s,on thefoll owin gfac tors:
R Dr ivin gst yle
R Tire pressur e
R Dis tan cecover ed Not
eson tiretread G
WAR
NING
In suff icienttiretread willreduce tiretract ion.
The tireis no longer able todiss ipatewate r.
This mean sth at on wet road surfaces ,th eris k
of hydr oplan ingincreas es,inpart icular where
spee dis no tadapt edtosuit thedriv ingcon-
dit ion s.Ther eis aris kof acc iden t.
If th etir epre ssur eis toohigh ortoolow, tires
may exhibit differe ntleve lsof wear atdiff er-
en tloc atio nson thetir etread. Thus,you
sho uld regularly check thetread dept hand
th eco ndi tionof thetread across theen tire
widt hof all tires. Min
imum tiretread dept hfor :
R Sum mer tires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm)
For safe tyreas ons,rep lace thetir es bef ore
th elegally prescribe dlimit forthemin imum
tir etread dept his reac hed. Mark
ing0043sho wswher ebar indicat or0044 for
tr ead wear isint egr atedint oth etir etread.
Tre adwear indicat ors (TWI )are required bylaw.
Six indicat ors are posi tionedon thetir etread.
They arevisible once atread dept hof appro x-
imat ely00CD in(1. 6mm) hasbeen reached. Ifth is
is thecas e,thetir eis so worn that itmust be
rep lace d. Select
ing,mou nting and replacin g
tir es G
WAR
NING
Ex cee dingth est ate dtir eload- bearingcapa-
cit yand theappr ovedmax imum speedco uld
lead totiredamag eor thetir eburs ting.Ther e
is aris kof acc iden t.
Ther efore, onlyuse tiretype sand sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle mod el.Obse rveth e
tir eload rating and spee drat ing required for
your vehicle.
R On lymoun ttir es and wheel sof thesame type
and make.
Ex cep tion:itis per mis sible toins tall adiff er-
en ttype ormak ein theeve ntofaflat tire.
Obs erveher eth e"MOE xten ded tires (tires Op
era tion
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a
cor respon dingwarn ingmes sage willappear in
th emult ifunction display.
You canrecogn izethetir epres sure losswarn ing
by theRun FlatInd icator Active Press Run
FlatInd icator Active Press
'OK ' 'OK
'to to
Res tart Res
tartmes sage inthemult ifunction
display intheSer v. Ser
v.men u.Infor mat iononthe
mes sage display canbefoun din the"Rest arting
th etir epres sure losswarn ing"sec tion
(Y page 297).
Imp ortant safety notes The
tirepres sure warn ingsyst emdoes notwarn
you ofan incorrect lyset tirepres sure.Obse rve
th eno teson therec omm endedtirepres sure
(Y page 293).
The tirepres sure losswarn ingdoes notrepl ace
th enee dto reg ularly check thetir epres sure.An
even lossofpres sure onsev eral tires atthe
same timecan notbe det ectedbythetir epres -
sure losswarn ingsyst em.
The tirepres sure monitoris no table towarn you
of asudden lossofpres sure,e.g .if th etir eis
pen etrat ed byafor eign object .In theeven tof a
sudden lossofpres sure,brin gth eveh icle toa
halt bybrak ingcarefully. Avoid abrupt steeri ng
mov emen ts.
The function ofthetir epres sure losswarn ing
syst emislimit edordelayed if:
R snow chains aremoun tedon your vehicle's
tir es.
R road condition sare wint ry.
R you aredrivingonsan dor grav el.
R you adopt aver yspor tydriv ingstyle (corner-
ing athigh spee dsordriv ingwith high ratesof
acc eler ation).
R you aredrivingwith aheav yload (intheveh i-
cle oron theroo f)
Rest artin gth etir epr essu reloss warn-
ing syst em Rest
artthetir epres sure losswarn ingsyst emif
you have :
R ch ang edthetir epres sure
R ch ang edthewheels ortires
R moun tednew wheels ortires
X Bef ore restarting,mak esure that thetir e
pres suresare setprop erlyonallfour tires for
th eres pec tiveoper atingcon dition s.
The recomm endedtirepres sure canbefoun d
on theTire andLoadi ngInfor mat ionplacar d on
theB- pillar .Add ition ally, atir epres sure
tab leisatt ach edtothefuel fillerflap. Thetire
pres sure losswarn ingsyst emcan onlygive
reliab lewarn ingsif you have setthecor rect
tir epres sure.If an incorrect tirepres sure is
set ,th ese incorrect values willbemon itored.
X Als oobse rveth eno tesin thesec tionon tire
pres sures(Y page 293).
X Mak esure that theSm artKey isin posit ion0048
in theign ition lock(Y page 123).
X Pres s0059 or0065 onthest eeri ngwheel to
selec tth eSer v. Ser
v.men u.
X Pres sth e0063 or0064 buttontoselec t
Tir ePre ssure Tir
ePre ssure.
X Pres sth e0076 button.
The Run FlatInd icator Active Press Run
FlatInd icator Active Press
'OK 'to Restart 'OK
'to Restartmes sage appear sin the
mult ifunction display.
If you wish toconfir mtheres tart:
X Pres sth e0076 button.
The TirePre ssureNow OK? Tir
ePre ssureNow OK?message
appear sin themult ifunction display.
X Pres sth e0063 or0064 buttontoselec tYes Yes
.
X Pres sth e0076 button.
The Run FlatInd icator Restarted Run
FlatInd icator Restarted mes-
sage appear sin themult ifunction display.
Af tera te ach -inperi od,thetir epres sure loss
warn ingsyst emwill mon itorth eset tirepres -
sure sof all four tires.
If you wish tocancel theres tart:
X Pres sth e0038 button.
or X Ifth eTir ePre ssureNow OK? Tir
ePre ssureNow OK?message
appear s,pres sth e0063 or0064 buttonto
selec tCan cel Can
cel.
X Pres sth e0076 button.
The tirepres sure values store dat thelast
res tartwill continue tobe mon itored. Tir
epr essu remon itor(Cana daonly)
Gener alnot es If
atir epres sure monitoris ins tall ed, theveh i-
cle 'swheels havesensorsth at mon itorth etir e
pres suresin all four tires. The tirepres sure mon-
ito rwarn syou ifth epres sure dropsin on eor
mor eof thetir es. The tirepres sure monitoron ly
fun ction sif th ecor respon dingsen sorsare
ins tall ed inall wheels . Tir
epr essur e
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halt
bybraking carefully. Avoidabrupt steering
movement s.
The tirepressure monitorhasayellow warning
lamp inthe instrumen tcluster forindicating
pressure lossoramalfunction. Whetherthe
warning lampflashes orlights upindicates
whether atire pressure istoo low orthe tire
pressure monitorismalfunctionin g:
R ifthe warning lampislit cont inuously ,the tire
pressure onone ormore tiresissignificantly
too low. Thetirepressure monitorisnot mal-
funct ioning.
R ifthe warning lampflashes foraround a
minute andthen remains litconst antly, the
tire pressure monitorismalfunctionin g.
In addition tothe warning lamp,amessage
appea rsinthe multifunction display.Observe
the information ondisplay messages
(Y page 213).
It may take uptoten minutes foramalfunction
of the tire pressure monitortobe indicated. A
malfunction willbeindicated bythe tire pres-
sure warning lampflashing forapproximately
one minute andthen remaining lit.When the
malfunction hasbeen rectified, thetire pressure
warning lampgoesoutafter afew minutes of
driving.
The tirepressure valuesindicated bythe on-
board computer maydiffer fromthose meas-
ured atagas station withapressure gauge.The
tire pressures shownbythe on-board computer
refer tothose measured atsea level. Athigh
altitudes, thetire pressure valuesindicated bya
pressure gaugearehigher thanthose shown by
the on-board computer. Inthis case, donot
reduce thetire pressures.
The operation ofthe tire pressure monitorcan
be affected byinterfer encefromradio transmit -
ting equipment (e.g.radio headphones, two-way
radios) thatmay bebeing operated inor near the
vehicle.
Checking thetire pressur eelec troni-
cally X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin position 0048
in the ignition lock(Ypage 123).
X Press 0059or0065 onthe steering wheelto
select theServ. Serv.
menu. X
Press the0063 or0064 button toselect
Tire Pressure Tire
Pressure.
X Press the0076 button.
The current tirepressure ofeach tireisshown
in the multifunction display.
If the vehicle wasparked forlonger than
20 minutes, theTire pressure willbe Tire
pressure willbe
displayed afterdriving afew minutes displayed
afterdriving afew minutes
message isshown.
Aft erateach-in process, thetire pressure mon-
itor automatically detectsnewwheels ornew
sensors. Aslong asaclear allocation ofthe tire
pressure valuetothe individua lwheels isnot
possible, theTire Tire
Pressure Pressure
Monitor Monitor
Active Active
message isshown instead ofthe tire pressure
display .The tirepressures arealready being
monitored.
If an emergency sparewheel ismounted, the
system maycontinue toshow thetire pressure
of the wheel thathasbeen removed forafew
minutes. Ifthis occurs, notethatthevalue dis-
play edfor the position wherethespare wheel is
fitted isnot thesame asthe current tirepres-
sure ofthe emergency sparewheel.
Tire pressur emonitor warning mes-
sages If
the tire pressure monitordetectsapressure
loss inone ormore tires,awarning message is
shown inthe multifunction display.The yellow
tire pressure warninglampthenlights up.
R Ifthe Please Correct TirePressure Please
Correct TirePressure
message appearsinthe multifunction display,
the tire pressure inat least onetireistoo low.
The tirepressure mustbecorrect edwhen the
opportunity arises.
R Ifthe Check TirePressure Check
TirePressure message
appea rsinthe multifunction display,the tire
pressure inone ormore tireshasdropped
significantly. Thetires must becheck ed.
R Ifthe Tire Tire
Pressure Pressure
Warning Warning
Tire Tire
Fail‐ Fail‐
ure ure
message appears,the tire pressure inone
or more tireshasdropped suddenly. Thetires
must becheck ed.
Observe theinstruct ionsandsafety notesinthe
display messages inthe "Tires" section
(Y page 213).
If the wheel positions onthe vehicle arerotated,
the tire pressures maybedisplay edfor the
wrong positions forashort time.Thisisrectified
after afew minutes ofdriving, andthetire pres-
sures aredisplay edfor the correct positions. Tire
pressure
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