2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE Owner's Manual

Holdi
ngthe vehi clestationary onuphill
gradien ts G
WARNING
If the clutch overhe ats,theelectronic man-
age ment system isau tomatica llydea ctivated.
This interrup tsthe pow ertransmissi on.The
vehicl emay ,for exampl e,roll backwa rdson
grad ients. There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Never holdthevehicl estationa ryon uph ill
grad ients bydepre ssing theaccele rator.
The clutch mayoverhe atifyou hold thevehicl e
stationa ryon uph illgrad ients bydepre ssingthe
accele ratorpedal.If the clutch overhe ats,a
war ning tone sound s.
All vehi cles(ex cept Merce des-AMGvehi -
cle s): the Stop Vehicle Shiftto'P' Stop
Vehicle Shiftto'P'
Leave Engine Running Leave
Engine Running displaymessa ge
app ears inthe multi function display.You will
only beableto continue yourjourney oncethe
clutch hascoole ddow nand thedisp laymes-
sage inthe multi function displayhas disap-
pea red.
Merce des-AMGvehi cles:the Trans. Oil Trans.
Oil
Overhea tedDrive onwith Care Overhea
tedDrive onwith Caredisplay
messa geapp ears inthe multi function display.
Do not hold thevehicl estationa ryon uph illgra-
die nts bydepre ssing theaccele ratorpedal.
Instead, onlyever hold thevehicl estationa ryon
uph illgrad ients by:
R depre ssing thebrake pedal
R activa tingtheHOLD function
R engag ingthe electric parkingbrake
Ki ckdow n Use
kickdown formaximu maccele ration.
X Depress theaccele ratorpedalbey ond the
pressu repoint.
The automatic transmissi onshifts toalow er
gea rdepe nding onthe engine speed.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalonce the
desi redspee dis reache d.
The automatic transmissi onshifts backup.
Merce des-AMGvehi cles:itis only possi bleto
use kickdown inthe automatic driveprogra m
and thetempora rymanua ldrive progra mM.
When manua ldrive progra mM isperma nently
activa ted,kickdown isnot possi ble. For
further informa tiononkickdown inmanua l
drive progra mM (Y pag e139).
Rocki ngthe vehi clefree Shifting
backandforth betwe entransmissi on
posi tions 005Band 005Ecan help tofree upthe
vehicl eif it gets stuck inmud orsnow. Thevehi-
cle's engine management system limitsthe
spee dto amaximu mof 5mph (9km/h) when
shifting backandforth. Toshift repea tedly
betwe entransmissi onposi tions 005Band 005E,
move theDIRECT SELECT leverup and down
pas tthe point ofresis tance. Drive
programs
All vehi cles(ex cept Merce des-AMG
vehi cles) Drive
program C(Co mfort)
Drive progra mCis chara cterized bythe follow-
ing:
R the vehicl edel ivers comfortabl e,economica l
handl ingchara cteristics.
R the vehicl epul lsawa ymore gently inforwa rd
and reverse gears,unle ssthe accele rator
peda lis depre ssedfully.
R the vehicl ehas impro veddrivi ngstabi lity,for
exampl eon slippery roadsurfaces.
R optima lfuel consumpti onresu lting from the
au tomatic transmissi onshifting upsooner.
The vehicl eis drive nin the low engine speed
range andthewhee lsare less likelyto spin.
Drive program S(Spo rt)
Drive progra mSis chara cterized bythe follow-
ing:
R sporty engine settings.
R the automatic transmissi onshifts uplater.
The fuel consumpti onpossi blybeing high er
as aresu ltof the later automatic transmissi on
shift points. Automatic
transmissio n
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Dri
veprogr am I(Ind ividual)
In dri ve pro gramIth efo llowi ngpro perties ofthe
dri ve pro gramcan besele cted:
R thedri ve (en gineand trans mis sionman age-
men t)
R thesusp ensio n(ve hicles withdamp ing sys-
te m or AM Gadapt ivespo rtsusp ensio nsys-
te m)
R thest eer ing
R theavail abilit yof theECO start /stopfun ction
R thecli mat eco ntrol
In fo rm ation about configur ing dri ve pro gramI
wit hth emult imediasyst emcan befound inthe
Di git alOpe rator'sMan ual.
i To
per man ently sele ctthegear sin dri ve
pro gramIusin gth est eer ing whee lpaddl e
shi fters ,sele cttheM (man ual)setting forth e
dri ve.
Dri veprogr am E(Econom y)
Dr ive programEis ch arac teriz ed bythefo llow-
in g:
R co mf ort -orie nted engin eset ting s.
R opt imal fuelco nsumpt ionresulting from the
aut oma tic trans mis sionshi ftin g up soo ner.
R theveh iclepulls away moregen tly in forwar d
and revers egear s,unl ess theacc eler ator
peda lis depr essedfully.
R theveh iclehas improveddrivin gst abilit y,for
ex ampl eon slip peryroa dsur faces.
R theaut oma tic trans mis sionshi ftin g up
soo ner.This resultsin theveh iclebein gdri ven
at lowe ren gin espe eds and thewhee lsbein g
less likely tospin .
R glid ingmod eis act ivat edaut oma tical lywhen
en gin e-inte rn al co nd ition sare fulfilled and
th eacc eler atoris no tdepr essed. Atthesam e
ti me thetrans mis sion’s clutchope nsand the
veh iclerol lsfreely usingits ki ne tic en erg y.As
a res ult gre atdist ancescan becompl eted
wit hout theen gin ebrak eand fuelco nsump-
ti on red uce d.
i The avail abilit yof glid ing mod edepe ndson
var ious factors,in clu din gth efo llowi ng:
R theen gin eand trans mis sionte mpe rature
R thedown hillgradien t
R theveh iclespe ed
R per form ing reg ular adapt ation fun ction s Whe
nyou depr essthebrak epeda l,glid ing
mod eis deac tivat ed, depe nding on peda l
pre ssur e.
Whe nyou activat ecr uise control orActive
Di stanc eAs sis tDI ST RON IC,glid ing mod eis
no tavail able.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicles Dri
veprogr am I(Ind ividual)
In dri ve pro gramIth efo llowi ngpro perties ofthe
dri ve pro gramcan besele cted:
R thedri ve (en gineman agem ent)
R thetrans mis sionman agem ent
R thesusp ensio n(ve hicles withAM Gadapt ive
spo rtsusp ensio nsyst em)
R ES P®
In fo rm ation about configur ing dri ve pro gramI
wit hth emult imediasyst emcan befound inthe
Di git alOpe rator'sMan ual.
Dri veprogr am C(Com fort)
Dr ive programCis ch arac teriz ed bythefo llow-
in g:
R theveh icledeli versco mf ort able, econ omi cal
han dlingch arac teris tics .
R theveh iclepulls away moregen tly in forwar d
and revers egear s,unl ess theacc eler ator
peda lis depr essedfully.
R theveh iclehas improveddrivin gst abilit y,for
ex ampl eon slip peryroa dsur faces.
R opt imal fuelco nsumpt ionresulting from the
aut oma tic trans mis sionshi ftin g up soo ner.
The vehicleis dri ven inthelow engin espe ed
ran geand thewhee lsare less likely tospin .
R glid ing mod eis avail able.
R theECO start /stopfun ction isavail able.
Dri veprogr am S(Sp ort)
Dr ive programSis ch arac teriz ed bythefo llow-
in g:
R theveh icleex hibi tsspo rty dri vin gch arac ter-
ist ics .
R theaut oma tic trans mis sionshi fts up later.
The fuelco nsumpt ionpossiblybein ghig her
as ares ultofthelat eraut oma tic tr ans mis sion
shi ftpoin ts.
R thesusp ensio nex hibi tsstiff spr ingin gand
damp ing set ting s(ve hicles withAI R adapt ive
spo rtsusp ensio nsyst em). 136
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omatic tran sm issionDri ving andpa rki ng

R
gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble.
Drive programS+(Sport Plus)
Drive program S+ischaracter izedbythe fol-
lowing:
R the vehicle exhibits particularly sportydriving
character istics.
R the automatic transmissionshiftsuplater.
R the fuel consumpt ionpossibly beinghigher as
a result ofthe later automatic transmission
shift points.
R the suspension exhibitsparticularly stiff
springing anddamping settings (vehicles with
AMG adaptive sportsuspension system).
R gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble.
Drive programRACE (vehicle swith AMG
adap tivesport suspension system)
The RACE driveprogram ischaracter izedbythe
following:
R the vehicle exhibits drivingcharacter istics
suitable forthe racetrac k.
R all vehicle systems aresetformaximum
sportiness .
R the automatic transmissionshiftsuplater.
R the fuel consumpt ionpossibly beinghigher as
a result ofthe later automatic transmission
shift points.
R the suspension exhibitsparticularly stiff
springing anddamping settings.
R gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble. Manual
gearshifting
General notes You
canchange gearyourself usingthesteering
wheel paddle shifters. Thetransm issionmustbe
in position 005Btodo this.
Depending onwhich steering wheelpaddle
shifter ispulled, theautomatic transmission
immediately shiftsintothenext gear down or
up, ifpermitt ed. Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:touse manual shift-
ing, youhave twooptions:
R temporary setting
R permanent setting
If you activate manualgearshifting, themulti-
funct iondisplay willshow thecurrent gear
instead oftransm issionposition 005B.
If manual gearshifting isdeactivated, thegears
will beselected automatically.
Temp orarysetting X
To activat e:shift theDIRECT SELECT lever to
position 005B.
X Pull steering wheelpaddle shifter0043or0044.
Temporary settingwill beactive foracert ain
amount oftime. Under certaincondit ionsthe
minimum amountoftime isexten ded,e.g.inthe
case oflateral acceleration, duringanoverrun
phase orwhen driving onsteep terrain.
X To deactivat e:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044and hold itin place.
or
X Use theDIRECT SELECT lever toswitch the
transm issionposition.
or X All vehicles (exceptMercedes-A MGvehicles):
use theDYNAMI CSEL ECT button tochange
the drive program.
Mercedes-A MGvehicles: usetheDYNAMI C
SEL ECT controller tochange thedrive pro-
gram. Automa
tictransmission
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Perma
nentsetting (Mercedes-AMG
vehicle s) X
To activate: shifttheselector leverto005B.
X Press button 0043.
X To deactivat e:press button 0043.
or X Ifposition D(automatic transmission) is
selected forthe transm issionindrive pro-
gram I:shift todrive program Iwith the
DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller.
Shifting gears !
Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:theautomatic
transm issiondoesnotshift upautomatically
even when theengine limiting speedforthe
current gearisreached. Whentheengine lim-
iting speed isreached, thefuel supply iscut to
prevent theengine fromoverrevving. Always
make surethattheengine speeddoesnot
reach thered area ofthe tachomet er.There is
otherwise arisk ofengine damage. X
To shift up:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044.
The automatic transmissionshiftsuptothe
next gear. All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) :if the maximum enginespeedonthe
current lyengaged gearisreached andyou
cont inue toaccelerate, theautomatic trans-
mission automatically shiftsupinorder to
prevent enginedamage.
X To shift down: pullsteering wheelpaddle
shifter 0043.
The automatic transmissionshiftsdownto
the next gear.
Automatic downshifting occurswhencoast-
ing.
If the engine exceeds themaximum engine
speed whenshifting down,theautomatic
transm issionprotect sagainst enginedamage
by not shifting down.
Shift recommendat ion The
gearshift recommen dationsassistyouin
adopting aneconomical drivingstyle.Therec-
ommended gearisshown inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Shift torecommen dedgear 0044according to
gearshift recommen dation0043when shown in
the multifunct iondisplay .
Upshifting (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) !
In
manual mode,theautomatic transmis-
sion does notshift upautomatically even
when theengine limiting speedforthe current
gear isreached. Whentheengine limiting
speed isreached, thefuel supply iscut to
prevent theengine fromoverrevving. Always
make surethattheengine speeddoesnot
reach thered area ofthe tachomet er.There is
otherwise arisk ofengine damage. 138
Automat
ictransmissionDriving andparking

Befor
ethe engi nespe edrea ches thered area,
an upshi ftindi cator willbe show nin the multi-
functi ondispl ay.
X Shift torecom mende dgea r0043 whe nmes-
sag e0044 isshow nin the multifunction displ ay.
Ki ckdo wn X
For maxi mum acceleration, dep ress the
acce lerator pedalbey ond thepressu repoi nt.
The automa tictransm ission shifts toalow er
gea rdep endi ngon the engi nespe ed.
X Shift back up once thedesiredspe edis
rea ched . Duri
ngkickdo wn,youcannot shiftgea rsusi ng
the stee ring wheelpa ddl eshi fters.
If yo uap plyful lthrottle ,the automa tictrans-
mis sionshi fts uptothe next gearwhe nthe
maxi mum enginespe edisrea ched .Thi spre -
vents theengi nefrom overrevvi ng.
Merc edes-AMG vehicle s: itis only possibleto
use kickdo wnintempo rarymanu aldri ve pro-
gra mM. Whe nmanu aldri ve prog ramMisper -
mane ntlyactivate d,kickdo wnisnot possible. Prob
lems with the transmis sion Prob
lem Pos
siblecaus es/c on sequen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utio ns The
transm ission has
prob lemsshi fting gear. The
transm ission islos ing oil.
X Have thetransm ission checke dat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop
imme diatel y. The
acce leration ability
is dete riorati ng.
The transm ission nolon-
ger shifts into allof the
gea rs.
Re vers egea rcan nolon-
ger beenga ged. The
transm ission isin eme rgency mode.
X Stop thevehi cle.
X Shift thetransm ission topos ition005D.
X Swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Wa itat lea stten seco ndsbefore resta rting theengi ne.
X Shift thetransm ission topos ition005B.
X Have thetransm ission checke dat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop
imme diatel y. Refue
ling Impo
rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
Fue lis hig hly flammab le.Risk offire and
expl osion byimp rope rhand ling offue l. You
mustavo idfire ,ope nfla mes, smoki ng
and crea ting sparks. Switch offthe ignition
bef ore refu eling and ,if pre sent, switch offthe
au xiliary hea ting. G
WARNI
NG
Fue lis poi sonou sand haza rdousto hea lth.
The reisarisk ofinju ry. Refue
ling
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Z

You
must make surethatfueldoes notcom e
int ocon tactwith your skin,eyes orclot hing
and that itis not swallowed. Donot inhale fuel
vapors .Keep fuelaway fromchildr en.
If you oroth ers com eint ocon tactwith fuel,
observ ethe followin g:
R Wash awayfuelfrom skinimmediat ely
using soapandwater.
R Iffuel comesintocon tactwith your eyes,
immediat elyrinse the mtho roughly with
clean water. Seekmedic alassist ancewith-
out delay.
R Iffuel isswallowed, seekmedic alassis-
tan cewithout delay.Donot induc evomit -
ing.
R Imm ediately changeout ofclot hing which
has com eint ocon tactwith fuel. G
WARN
ING
Elec trost atic char gecan cause sparksand
the reby ignitefuel vapors .There isarisk of
fire and explos ion.
Bef ore you open thefuel filler caportak ehold
of the pump nozzle, touc hthe met allic vehic le
body. Thisdisch arges anyelect rostatic
char gethat may have builtup.
Do not getintothe vehic leagain during the
refuelin gproc ess. Otherwise, electrostatic
char gecould buildupagain.
! Do
not use diesel torefuel vehicleswith a
gasolin eengin e.Do not switc hon the ignit ion
if you accid entally refuel withthewron gfuel.
Oth erwise, thefuel willenterthe fuel syste m.
Ev en small amount sof the wron gfuel could
result indamage tothe fuel syste mand the
engin e.Not ifyaqualified specialistwork shop
and have thefuel tankand fuel lines draine d
com pletely.
! Over
filling thefuel tankcould damage the
fuel syste m.
! Take
carenottospill anyfuel onpaint ed
surfac es.You could otherwise damage the
paint work.
! Use
afilt erwhen adding fuelfrom afuel can.
The fuel lines and/ orthe fuel inject ion syste m could
otherwise beblock edbypart icles from
the fuel can.
Do not getintothe vehic leagain during therefu-
eling process. Otherwise, electrostatic char ge
could buildupagain.
If you over fillthe fuel tank,fuel could sprayout
when thefuel pump nozzleisremo ved.
For further informat iononfuel andfuel quality
(Y page 319). Refu
eling
Genera linfor mation Pay
attent ion tothe impor tantsafet ynot es
(Y page 139).
The fuel filler flapisunloc ked/lockedautomat -
ically when youunloc k/lock thevehic lewith the
Smar tKey.
The posit ionofthe fuel filler capisdisplayed
00D4 inthe inst rumen tclust er.The arrow onthe
filling pump indicates theside ofthe vehic le. On
the inside ofthe fuel filler cap,youwillfind
inf ormat iononthe recomme ndedfuel. 140
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elingDriving andparking

Opening
thefuel filler flap 0043
Toopen thefuel filler flap
0044 Tire pressure table
0087 Toinsert thefuel filler cap
0085 Instruct ionlabel forfuel type tobe refueled
X Switc hoff the engine .
X Remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start -function
or KEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electronics arenow inposition
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keyhaving
been removed.
X Press thefuel filler flapinthe direct ionof
arrow 0043.
The fuel filler flapswings up.
X Turn thefuel filler capcount er-clockwise and
remove it. X
Inser tthe fuel filler capinto theholder onthe
inside offuel filler flap0087.
X Completely insertthefiller neck ofthe fuel
pump nozzleinto thetank ,hook inplace and
refuel.
X Only fillthe tank untilthepump nozzle
switches off.
i Do
not add anymore fuelafter thepump
stops fillingforthe first time. Otherwise, fuel
may leakout.
Closing thefuel filler flap X
Replace thecap onthe filler neck andturn
clock wiseuntilitengages audibly.
X Close thefuel filler flap.
Close thefuel filler flapbefore lockingthe vehi-
cle.
If you aredriving withthefuel filler capopen, the
00B6 reserv efuel warning lampflashes. Ames-
sage appears inthe multifunc tiondisplay
(Y page 208).
In addition, the00B9 Check Engine warning
lamp maylight up(Ypage 226).
For furth erinfor mation onwarning andindicat or
lamps inthe instrument cluster,see
(Y page 226). Refueling
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Problems
withfuelandthefuel tank Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Fuel
isleaking fromthe
vehicle. The
fuel lineorthe fuel tank isfaulty.
G WARNING
Risk ofexplosion orfire.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Remove theSmartK eyfrom theignition lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start- functionorKEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electron icsare now inposition 005A.This isthe same as
the SmartK eybeing removed fromtheignition.
X Do not restart theengine underanycircumst ances.
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
fuel filler flapcannot
be opened. The
fuel filler flapisnot unlocked.
X Unlock thevehicle (Ypage 70). The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Unlock thevehicle usingthemechanical key(Ypage 77). The
fuel filler flapisunlocked, buttheopening mechanism isjammed.
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Parking
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Flammable materialsuchasleaves, grassor
twigs mayignite ifthey come intocont actwith
hot parts ofthe exhaust systemorexhaust
gas flow. There isarisk offire.
Park thevehicle sothat noflammable mate-
rials come intocont actwith parts ofthe vehi-
cle which arehot. Take particular carenotto
park ondry grassland orharvested grain
fields. G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehicle,
they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment Additionally,
childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutofpark
position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattendedin
the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
! Always
securethevehicle correctlyagainst
rolling away.Otherwise, thevehicle orits driv-
etrain couldbedamaged. 142
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ingDriving andparking