2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE Owner's Manual

The
engine startsautomatically whenthedriver
wants topull away again. TheECO start/stop
funct ionthereby helpsyoutoreduce thefuel
consumpt ionand emissions ofyour vehicle.
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If the engine isswitched offautomatically and
you exit thevehicle, theengine isrestart ed
automatically. Thevehicle maybegin moving.
There isarisk ofaccident andinjury.
If you wish toexit thevehicle, alwaysturn off
the ignition andsecure thevehicle against
rolling away.
General notes 0043
ECO start/stopdisplay
The ECO start/stopfunct ionisactivated when-
ever youstart theengine usingtheSmart Keyor
the Start /Stopbutton .
If the engine hasbeen switched offautomati-
cally bythe ECO start/stopfunct ion,the00D6
ECO symbol isshown inthe multifunct iondis-
play.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:theECO start/stop
funct ionisonly availabl ein drive program C.
Automa ticengine switch-off If
the vehicle isbraked toastandst illin Dor N,
the ECO start/stopfunct ionswitches offthe
engine automatically.
The ECO start/stopfunct ionisoperational
when:
R the indicator lampinthe ECO button islit
green
R the outside temperat ureiswithin therange
that issuitable forthe system
R the engine isat normal operating temperature
R the settemperat ureforthe vehicle interior
has been reached R
the battery issufficient lycharged
R the system detectsthat thewindshield isnot
fogged upwhen theair-con ditioning systemis
switched on
R the hood isclosed
R the driver's doorisclosed andthedriver's
seat beltisfasten ed
All ofthe vehicle's systemsremainactivewhen
the engine isstopped automatically.
The HOLD functioncan also beactivated ifthe
engine hasbeen switched offautomatically. Itis
then notnecessary tocont inue applyi ngthe
brakes duringtheautomatic stopphase. When
you depress theaccelerator pedal,theengine
start sautomatically andthebraking effectof
the HOLD functionisdeactivated.
Automat icengine switch-offcan take place a
maximum offour times inarow (initial stop,then
three subsequent stops).
Automa ticengine start The
engine startsautomatically if:
R you switch offthe ECO start/stopfunct ionby
pressing theECO button
R in trans mission position 005Bor005C, thebrake
pedal isreleased andtheHOLD functionisnot
active
R you depress theaccelerator pedal
R you engage reverse gear005E
R you move thetrans mission outofposition 005D
R you unfasten yourseatbeltoropen thedriv-
er's door
R the vehicle startsto roll
R the brake system requires this
R the temperat ureinthe vehicle interiordevi-
ates from thesetrange
R the system detectsmoisture onthe wind-
shield whentheair-con ditioning systemis
switched on
R the battery's conditionofcharge istoo low
Shift ingthe trans mission toposition Pdoes not
start theengine. Driving
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Deact
ivating oract ivating theECO
st ar t/ stop funct ion X
To dea ctivate:pre ssECObut ton0043.
In dic ator lamp 0044goe sout .
X To act ivate:pre ssECObut ton0043.
In dic ator lamp 0044ligh tsup.
If indic ator lamp 0044isoff,th eEC Ostart /stop
fun ction has beendeac tivat ed man ually oras
th eres ult ofamalf unction .The engin ewill then
no tbe swit ched offaut omatically when theveh i-
cl e st ops . AMG
Performa nce exhaust sys tem
(Mer cedes-AMG vehicles )
You canchoos ebet ween differen tAM GPer -
fo rm anc eex haus tsyst emvolume susin gth e
pos ition oftheex haus tflap .
Ea ch time you start theen gin ewit hth eSm art-
Key ortheSt art /S topbut ton, thequiet estset-
ti ng isact ivat ed. Se
ttin g th evo lume :
X Press button0043.
If you selectth eloud estsetting ,in dic ator
lamp 0044ligh tsup. Pr
oblem swit hth eengin e Pr
oblem Poss
iblecauses/ cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions The
engin edoe sno t
st art . The
HOLD function orActive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICisact ivat ed.
X De act ivat eth eHO LD function (Ypage 159)or Active Distanc e
As sis tDI ST RON IC(Y page 156).
X Tryto start theen gin eagain . The
engin edoe sno t
st art .The start ermo tor
can behear d. R
The reisamalf unction intheen gin eelec tron ics.
R The reisamalf unction inthefue lsupp ly.
Be fore atte mpt ing to start theen gin eagain :
X Tur nth eSm artKey backto pos ition 005Aintheign ition lock.
or X Press theSt art /S topbut tonrep eatedly untilall indic ator lamp sin
th einst rum entcl ust ergo out .
X Tryto start theen gin eagain .Av oid exce ssi vel ylon gand freque nt
at te mpt sto start theen gin eas these willdrainthebat tery.
If th een gin edoe sno tst art aftersev eralat te mpt s:
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialis twor kshop . 128
Dri
vingDri ving andpa rki ng

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine doesnot
start. Youcannot hear
the starter motor. The
on-board voltageistoo low because thebattery istoo weak or
discharged.
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 282).
If the engine doesnotstart despite attemptsto jump-st artit:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
starter motorwasexposed toathermal loadthatwastoohigh.
X Allow thestarter motortocool down forapproximately twominutes.
X Try tostart theengine again.
If the engine stilldoes notstart:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine isnot running
smoothly andismisfir-
ing. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic converter
and damage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataqual ified specialist work-
shop. The
coolant temperature
gauge shows avalue
above 248‡(120 †).
The coolant warning
lamp mayalsobeon and
a warning tonemay
sound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine isno
longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 263). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching towbar
systems, suchasthose usedforflat towing or
dinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult in
damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehicle.
The vehicle/trailer combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 287)andthenotes ontowing withboth
axles onthe ground (Ypage 286). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutt on(all vehicle s
except Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange the
drive program. Depending onthe drive program
selected thefollowing vehiclecharacterist ics
will change:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the suspension (vehicleswithdamping sys-
tem orAMG adaptive sportsuspension sys-
tem)
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunct ion
R the climate control
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram Cis DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt on(all vehicl esexce ptMercedes-AMG vehicles)
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act
ivat ed.For further inf orm ationabout start ing
th eeng ine,see (Ypage 124). X
Pres sDYN AMICSELECT butt on0043 asman y
tim esasnec essar yunt ilth edesir eddriv e
prog ramisselec ted.
The selec teddriv eprog ramappear sin the
mult ifunction display. Afterfiv esec onds, the
display goesoutand thest atus symbo lof the
selec teddriv eprog ramappear s.
In addit ion,th ecur ren tdriv eprog ramsettings
are displaye dbrie flyinthemult imed iasyst em
display.
i In
afew coun tries, theECO start /stopfun c-
tio nis deac tivate dat thefac tory due tothe
availabl efuel grad e.In this cas e,theECO
st art /stopfun ction isno tavailabl ein any
driv eprog ram,reg ardle ssofthedisplay inthe
mult imed iasyst emdisplay.
Avai labledr ive progr ams: C
Comf ort Comf
ortable andeconomi-
cal driv ingcharac terist ics S
Spo rt Spo
rty driv ingcharac teris-
tic s I
In divid ual In
divid ualsettings E
Ec on omy Part
icular lyeco nomic al
driv ingcharac terist ics Add
ition alinf orm ationfor driv eprog rams
(Y page 135).
You canalso chang egear yours elfusin gth e
st eeri ngwheel paddle shifters. For further inf or-
mat ionontheman ualdriv eprog ram
(Y page 137). DYNAM
ICSELECT controller
(Mer cedes- AMGvehicles)
Use theDYN AMICSELECT con troller tochang e
th edriv eprog ram.De pen dingon thedriv epro-
gram selectedth efoll owin gveh icle charac ter-
ist ics will chang e:
R thedriv e
R thetrans miss ionman agem ent
R ES P®
R thesuspe nsion (veh icleswith AMGadapt ive
spor tsuspe nsion syst em)
R thesoun dof theexh aust system
R theavailabi lityof theECO start /stopfun ction
R theavailabi lityof glidin gmode
Eac htim eyou start theeng inewith theSm art-
Key ortheSt art /S topbutt on,driv eprog ramCis
act ivat ed.For further inf orm ationabout start ing
th eeng ine,see (Ypage 124). X
Turn DYNAMICSE LECT con troller 0043asman y
tim esasnec essar yunt ilth edesir eddriv e
prog ramisselec ted.
The selec teddriv eprog ramappear sin the
mult ifunction display. Afterfiv esec onds the
display goesoutand thesymbo lof theselec -
te ddriv eprog ramappear s.
The driveprog ramindicat oron DYN AMIC
SE LECT con troller 0043light sup inred.
Avai labledr ive progr ams: I
In divid ual In
divid ualsettings C
Comf ort Comf
ort-orien ted, opt i-
mum- economy eng ineand
tr ans miss ionsettings S
Spo rt Spo
rty eng ineand trans -
miss ionsettings 130
DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller(Mercedes- AMGvehicles )Drivingand parking

S+
Sport Plus Particularly
sportytrans-
mission settings Race
Maximum
sportiness and
engine andtransmission
settin gssuitable forthe
racetrack Additional
information fordrive programs
(Y page 135).
You canalso change gearyourself usingthe
steering wheelpaddle shifters. Forfurther infor-
mation onthe manual driveprogram
(Y page 137). Automat
ictra nsmission Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If the engine speedisabove theidling speed
and youengage transmission position003A
or 0046, thevehicle couldpullaway suddenly.
There isarisk ofan accident.
When engaging transmission position003Aor
0046, alwaysfirmly depress thebrake pedal
and donot simultaneously accelerate. G
WARNING
The automatic transmission switchestoneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe engine.
The vehicle mayrollaway .There isarisk ofan
accident.
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked vehi-
cle from rolling awaybyapply ingthe parking
brake. DIREC
TSELEC Tlever
Overview oftra nsmission positions 005D
Park position withparking lock
005E Reverse gear
005C Neutral
005B Drive
All vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) :the DIRECT SELECTlever ison the right of
the steering column.
For information onthe selector leverin
Mercedes-A MGvehicles (Ypage 133).
The DIRECT SELECTlever alwaysreturns toits
original position. Thecurrent transmission posi-
tion 005D,005E,005Cor005B isshown inthe transmis-
sion position displayinthe multifunct iondisplay
(Y page 131).
Tra nsmission positionanddrive pro-
gram display The
current transmission positionanddrive pro-
gram appear inthe multifunct iondisplay . 0043
Transmission positiondisplay
0044 Gear
0087 Drive program display
The arrows inthe transmission positiondisplay
show howandinto which transmission positions
you can shift using theDIRECT SELECTlever.
If the transmission positiondisplayinthe mul-
tifunct iondisplay isnot working, youshould pull Automat
ictransmission
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away
carefully tocheck whet herthedesir ed
tr ans miss ionposit ioniseng aged. Ideally,you
shoul dselec ttr ans miss ionposit ion005Band
driv eprog ramEor S.
Engag ingpark posi tion P !
If
th eeng inespee dis toohigh ortheveh icle
is coas ting,do notshif tth eauto matictrans -
miss iondire ctly from 005Bto005E, from 005Eto005B
or dire ctly to 005D. Other wise, theauto matic
tr ans miss ionmay bedamage d.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leve rswit chinthe
dire ction ofarr ow 005D.
Tran smis sion posit iondisplay 005Disshow nin
th emult ifunction display.
When youhave engaged parkposit ion005D, mak e
sure that thetrans miss ionposit iondisplay
show s005D inthemult ifunction display.
You canengage park position005Donlywhen the
veh icle isstatio nary;do notswit chdire ctly to
park position005Dathigh enginespee d.
De pres singth ebrak eand pushin gth eDI RECT
SE LECT leve rup ordown disengages thepark -
ing lock.The trans miss ionisin neut ral005C.
At trans miss ionfluid temper aturesbelow 00F84‡
(00F82 0†), you can onlyshif tout ofpark position
005D intoano ther trans miss ionposit ionwhen the
eng ineisrun ning.
In orde rto shif tfr om park position005Ddire ctly
int o005E or005B:
R depr essthebrak epedal and
R push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup ordown
past thefir st poin tof res istanc e
Engag ingpark posi tion Pau tom atically Park
position005Disauto matically engaged if:
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSm artKey
and remove theSm artKey
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSm artKey
or usin gth eSt art /S topbutt onand open the
driv er'sdoor orfron t-passe nger door
R you open thedriv er'sdoor when theveh icle is
st atio naryor when drivingataver ylow spee d
and thetrans miss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E
In cer tain situatio ns,th eauto matictrans mis-
sion shiftsauto matically totrans miss ionposi-
tio n005D ifth eHOL Dfun ction orActiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICisact ivat ed. Obse rveth e
inf orm ationon theHOL Dfun ction (Ypage 159) and
onActiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
(Y page 155).
Engag ingreversegear R !
On
lymov eth eauto matictrans miss ionto
005E when theveh icle isstatio nary.
X De pres sth ebrak eand keep itpres sed.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup past the
fir st poin tof res istanc e.
The ECO start /stopfun ction isno tavailabl e
when revers egear iseng aged. Further inform a-
tio non theECO start /stopfun ction
(Y page 127).
Shif tingto neut ralN G
WAR
NING
If ch ildre nare left unsuperv isedintheveh icle,
th ey coul d:
R oper atetheveh icle'sequipm ent
Add ition ally, childre ncoul dset theveh icle in
mot ionif,for exam ple,they:
R rele ase thepark ingbrak e
R shif tth eauto matictrans miss ionout ofpark
posit ion005D
R start theeng ine
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden tand injury.
Nev erleave childre nor anim alsunat tende din
th eveh icle.
When leavingth eveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey with youand lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Vehi cleKey ifth e
"Dig italVehi cleKey" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.
X Ifth etrans miss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E:
push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup ordown to
th efir st poin tof res istanc e.
X Ifth etrans miss ionisin posit ion005D: depr ess
th ebrak epedal andpush theDI RECT SELECT
leve rup ordown tothefir st poin tof res ist-
anc e.
If you switchtheeng ineoffwith thetrans mis-
sion inposit ion005Eor005B, theauto matictrans -
miss ionshiftsto 005C auto matically.
Wit hth eSm artKey :if you then open thedriv -
er' sdoor orthefron t-passe nger door orrem ove 132
Aut
oma tictrans missionDriv ingand parking

the
Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti on, the automa tic
tra nsmi ssion shifts to005D automa tically.
With theStart/ Stopbutto n:ifyo uthe nop en
the driver 'sdo or or the front-pa ssenge rdo or,
the automa tictransmi ssion shifts to005D auto-
ma tica lly.
If yo uwa ntthe automa tictransmi ssion to
rem ain in neu tral005C, e.g.wh en havin gthe vehi-
cle cleane din an automa ticcar wash with a
tow ingsyste m:
X Veh
icle swi th the Start- Stopbutto n:
rem ove theStar t-Stop button fromthe igni-
tio nlock.
X Inse rtthe Sma rtKeyinto theigniti onlock.
X Allve hic les: sw itch theigniti onon.
X Dep ressthe brakepedaland keepit
de pre sse d.
X Enga geneu tral005C.
X Re leas ethe brakepedal.
X Re leas ethe electri cpa rki ng bra ke.
X Swi tch offthe igniti onand leav ethe Sma rtKey
in the igniti onlock.
En gag ingdriv epos ition D X
Ifthe transmi ssion isin po sitio n005E or005C:
pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tle ver down pastthe
fir st po int ofres istance .
X Ifthe transmi ssion isin po sitio n005D: depre ss
the brakepedaland push the DIRECT SELEC T
le ver down past the first po int ofres istance . Se
lecto rle ve r(M erc ede s-AMG vehi-
cl es )
Ov erv iew of trans mission pos ition s 005D
Park positio nwi th parki ng lock
005E Rever segear 005C
Neu tral
005B Drive
Trans mission pos ition and drivepro-
gram displa y Th
ecur rent transmi ssion positio nand drive pro -
gra mappe ar inthe multifu nctio ndisp lay. 0043
Transmi ssion positio ndisp lay
0044 Drivepro gramdisp lay
If the transmi ssion positio ndisp layin the mul-
tifu nctio ndi sp layis not working, yousho uldpu ll
aw ay car efully to che ckwheth erthe desired
tra nsmi ssion positio nis eng aged .Ide ally,yo u
sho uld se lect tra nsmi ssion positio n005B and
dri ve pro gramCor S.
En gag ingpark position P X
Wh enthe vehicleis sta tionar y,pre ssbut-
ton 0043.
En gag ingrev ersege ar R !
Onl
ymov ethe automa tictransmi ssion to
005E when the vehicleis sta tionar y.
X Dep ressthe brakeand keepit pre sse d.
X Pu sh the selector lever forwa rds pastthe first
po int ofres istance . Au
tomati ctrans mission
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Trans
mission pos ition s 0045 Park
position
Thi spre vents thevehiclefro mrol ling
aw ay when stop ped.
Onl yshi ftthe transmi ssion toposi-
tio n005D when the vehicleis sta tion-
ar y. The parkin glock sho uld not be
us ed asabra kewhen parkin g.
Alw aysap plythe electro nicparkin g
bra keinad ditio nto the parkin glock
in ord erto sec urethe vehicle.
In the eventofama lfunctio nof the
veh icle's electro nics,the transmi s-
si on maylo ck inpo sitio n005D. Have
the vehicleelectro nicschecked
imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
Pa rk positio n005D isau toma tically
eng aged if:
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the
Sma rtKeyand remove theSma rt-
Key
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the
Sma rtKeyor using the Star t/Stop
bu tton andopen the driver 'sdo or
or fro nt-pa ssenge rdo or
R youop en the driver 'sdo or wh en
the vehicleis sta tionar yor wh en
dri vin gat aver ylo w sp ee dand the
tra nsmi ssion isin po sitio n005B or
005E 0046 Rev
ersege ar
Onl yshi ftthe transmi ssion into posi-
tio n005E when the vehicleis sta tion-
ar y. 0044 Neu
tral
Do not shiftthe transmi ssion to005C
wh ile dri vin g.The automa tictrans-
mis sion cou ldothe rwise be dam-
ag ed .
No powe ris tra nsmi ttedfromthe
eng inetothe drive wheels.
Re leas ing the brakes willal lo w yo uto
mov ethe vehiclefre ely, e.g .to push
it or tow it.
If ESP ®
is de acti vated orfaulty: shift
the transmi ssion topo sitio n005C ifthe
veh icleis in da nge rof ski dding ,e.g .
on icy roads.
If yo usw itch theengineoffwith the
tra nsmi ssion inpo sitio n005E or005B,
the automa tictransmi ssion shifts to
005C automa tically.
! Co
asting inneu tral005C may
cau sedama getothe drive train. 003A Dri
ve
The automa tictransmi ssion cha nge s
ge ar automa tically. All forwa rdgears
ar eav ailabl e. Dri
ving tips
Ch ang ingge ar The
automa tictransmi ssion shifts thro ughthe
ind ividu alge arsau toma tically wh enitis in tra ns-
mis sion positio n005B. Thisau toma ticgear shi ft-
ing behavio ris de term inedby :
R the selecte ddri ve pro gram
R the positio nof the accelera tor pedal
R the roadsp ee d
Ac celerator pedalpos ition Yo
ur sty leof dri vin ginfl uences howtheauto-
ma tic transmi ssion shifts gear:
R little thro ttle:ea rly upshi fts
R mor ethro ttle:la te upshi fts 13
4 Au
tomati ctrans missionDr ivi ng andparki ng