2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE Owner's Manual

To
ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolling awayunintention ally:
R the electric parking brakemustbeapplied.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005Dand
the trans mission position displaymustshow
005D inthe multifunct iondisplay .
R the Smart Keymust beremoved fromtheigni-
tion lock.
R on uphill ordownhill gradients, thefront
wheels mustbeturned towards thecurb. Switching
offthe engine
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
The automatic transmission switches toneu-
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 awaybyapplyi ngthe parking
brake.
Automa tictransmission X
Apply theelectric parking brake.
X All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): shiftthetrans mission toposition 005D. X
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:pressbutton 0043. X
With theSmar tKey:turn theSmart Keyto
position 005Ainthe ignition lockandremove it.
The immobilizer isactivated.
X With theStar t/Stop button:press the
Start /Stopbutton (Ypage 123).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lampsin
the instr ument cluster goout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe same
as key position 0047.Ifthe driver's doorisopen,
this isthe same askey position 005A,i.e.the
Smart Keyhaving beenremoved.
If you switch theengine offwith thetrans mis-
sion inposition 005Eor005B, theautomatic trans-
mission shiftsto005C automatically.
With theSmar tKey: ifyou then open thedriv-
er's door orthe front -passenger doororremove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition, theautomatic
trans mission shiftsto005D automatically.
With theStar t/Stop button:ifyou then open
the driver's doororthe front -passenger door,
the automatic transmission shiftsto005D auto-
matically.
If you want theautomatic transmission to
remain inneutral 005C,e.g. when having thevehi-
cle cleaned inan automatic carwash witha
towing system:
X Vehicles
withtheStar t-Stopbutt on:
remove theStart -Stop button fromtheigni-
tion lock.
X Insert theSmart Keyinto theignition lock.
X All vehicles: switchtheignition on.
X Depress thebrake pedalandkeep it
depressed.
X Eng age neutral 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe ignition andleave theSmart Key
in the ignition lock. Elec
tric par king brake
General notes G
WARNIN
G
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehicle,
they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment Par
king
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Add
itiona lly, chi ldren couldset the vehiclein
moti onif,for exa mpl e,they :
R rel ease the parking brake
R shi ftthe automa tictrans mission outof pa rk
po sitio n005D
R sta rtthe engine
The reisaris kof an acci dent and injury.
Nev erleav echi ldren orani ma lsuna ttend edin
the vehicle.
Whe nleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesfor the DigitalVeh icleKey ifthe
"Di gital Veh icleKey "fu nctio nis acti vated via
Mer cedesme conne ct.
The functio nof the electri cpa rking brakeis
de pende nton the on-b oard vol tag e.Ifthe on-
bo ardvol tag eis low or ther eis ama lfunctio nin
the system ,it ma ynot bepossi ble to applythe
rel eased parking brake.
X Ifthi sis the case,onl ypa rk the vehicleon
le vel ground andsecureit to pre vent itrol ling
aw ay.
X Shi ftthe automa tictrans mission topositio n
005D.
It ma ynot bepossi ble to release an applied
pa rking brakeifthe on-b oard vol tag eis low or
ther eis ama lfunctio nin the system .Co ntact a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
The electri cpa rking brakeperfor ms afu nctio n
test atreg ular inte rvalswh ile the engineis
sw itch edoff. The sounds thatcan behea rdwh ile
thi sis occu rring arenorma l.
Appl ying orreleas ingmanua lly X
To engag e:push handl e0043.
Whe nthe electri cpa rking brakeisap plied,
the red 0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp lights upinthe instru-
ment cluster .
The electri cpa rking brakecan also be applied
wh en the Sma rtKeyis rem oved.
X To releas e:pullha ndl e0043.
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrum entcluster
goe sou t.
The electri cpa rking brakecan onlybe
rel eased :
R ifthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock (Ypage 123 )or
R ifthe igniti onwassw itch edon using the
Star t/Stop button
Appl ying auto matic ally The
electri cpa rking brakeisau toma tically
ap plied wh en the trans mission isin po sitio n005D
and :
R the engineissw itch edoff or
R the driver isnot wearing asea tbe ltand the
dri ver 'sdo or isop ene d
To pre vent theelectri cpa rking brakefrom being
au toma tically ap plied, pu llha ndl e0043.
The electri cpa rking brakeisalso applied au to-
ma tica lly if:
R Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICbri ngs the
veh icleto asta ndsti llor
R the HOLD functio nis kee ping the vehiclesta -
tio nar y
R Active Parking Assistiskee ping the vehicle
sta tionar y
In additio n,at leas tone ofthe followi ng cond i-
tio ns mu stbe fulfilled :
R the engineissw itch edoff
R the driver isnot wearing asea tbe ltand the
dri ver 'sdo or isop ene d
R ther eis asy stem malfunctio n
R the powe rsu pp lyisins uffici ent
R the vehicleis sta tionar yfor alengthy perio d
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana daonly)
ind icator lamp inthe instrum entcluster goes
ou t.
The electri cpa rking brakeisnot automa tically
ap plied ifthe engineissw itch edoff bythe ECO
sta rt/sto pfu nctio n. 14
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ngDrivi ng andparki ng

Rel
eas ingautomati cally Yo
ur veh icle's electri cpa rking brakeisau to-
mati callyrel eased ifallof the followi ng condi -
tions aremet:
R The engineisrunni ng.
R The trans missionis in pos ition 005B or005E and
yo udep ressthe acce lerato rped alor shi ft
from position 005D to005B or005E.
R The seatbel tha sbee nfas tened .
If the trans missionis in pos ition 005E, thetrunk lid
mus tbe closed .
If yo ur sea tbel tis not fastened ,the followi ng
condi tions mustbe fulfilled to automa tically
rel ease the electri cpa rking brake:
R The driver' sdoo ris clo sed .
R Yo uare shifting from transmissionpos ition
005D orhave pre viouslydri ven atspe eds
gre aterthan 2mph (3km/h ).
Ensur ethat youdo not depressthe acce lerato r
ped aluni ntentio nally.Othe rwise, the parking
bra kewillbe released and thevehiclewi llstar t
to move .
Eme rgencybraki ng The
vehiclecan also be bra ked during aneme r-
gency byusing the electri cpa rking brake.
X Whi ledri ving ,pu sh handl e0043 ofthe electri c
pa rking brake(Ypage 144 ).
The vehicleis bra ked aslong asyoukeep
ha ndl e0043 ofthe electri cpa rking brake
pre sse d.The longer theelectri cpa rking brake
ha ndl e0043 isdep ressed ,the greaterthe brak-
ing force .
Duri ngbra king:
R awa rning tonesounds
R the Rele asePark ingBrake Rele
asePark ingBrakemes sage
ap pea rs
R the red 0049 (USAonly)or 0024 (Cana da
only )ind icator lamp inthe instr umentclu ster
fla she s
Whe nthe vehicleha sbee nbra ked toastand -
stil l,the electri cpa rking brakeisap plied. Parki
ngthe vehic lefor alo ng peri od
If yo uleave thevehiclepa rked forlonger than
fou rwe eks, thebattery maybedamag edby
exha ustive discha rging. If
yo ule ave thevehiclepa rked forlonger thansix
we eks, thevehiclemay suffer damag eas a
res ultof lack ofuse.
X Vis itaqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho pand seek
ad vice .
i Yo
ucan obta ininfo rma tion abou ttrickl e
cha rgersfrom aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho p. Dri
vin gtips Gen
eral notes
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If yo uswi tch offthe igniti onwhile dri ving ,
sa fety -releva ntfuncti onsareonly availab le
wi th limita tions ,or not atall.Thi scou ldaff ect,
for exa mpl e,the pow erstee ringandthebrake
boo sting effect.Youwi llreq uire consi derably
more effortto stee rand brake. The reisaris k
of an acci dent.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhile dri ving . G
WARNI
NG
If yo uope rate mobile commu nication equip-
ment when driving ,yo umay bedistra cted
from thetraff icsitu ation. Youcou ldalso lose
control ofthe vehicle. The reisaris kof an
acci dent.
Only operate thisequipment when the vehicle
is stati onary.
Obs erve thelega lreq uireme ntsforthe country
in wh ich youare driving .Some jurisdictions pro-
hib itthe driver from using amob ile pho newhile
dri ving aveh icle.
If yo umake acal lwh ile dri ving ,al wa ysuse
ha nds-fr eemod e.Only operate thetelepho ne
wh en the traff icsitu ation per mits .If yo uare
uns ure,pu llove rto asa fe locati onand stop
bef ore operatingthe telepho ne.
Bea rin mind thatataspe edofonly 30mph
(a pp roxi mate ly50 km/h ),the vehiclecove rsa
di stance of44 ft(app roxi mate ly14 m)per sec-
ond. Driving
tips
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Dri
vesens ibly–sa ve fuel Obs
erveth efo llow ing tips tosav efue l:
R The tires shouldalways beinfla tedto therec -
om men dedtire pre ssu re.
R Rem oveunn ecess ary load s.
R Rem overo of rac kswhen they are notne ede d.
R War mup theen gin eat low engin espe eds .
R Av oid freque ntacc eler ation orbra king .
R Hav eall main tenan cewor kcar riedout as
in dic ated bytheser vicein te rvals intheMain -
te nan ceBooklet orby theser vicein te rval dis -
play.
Fue lco nsump tion also incr ease swhen drivin gin
co ldweat her,in stop- start traff icand inhill yte r-
rain .
Dri nki nganddr ivin g G
WAR
NING
Dr inking and drivin gand /orta king dru gsand
dri vin gare verydan gerous combi nations.
Ev en asm allamo untofalc oho lor dru gscan
aff ectyour reflex es, perception sand judg-
men t.
The possibilityof aser ious oreve nfat alacc i-
den tis great lyincr ease dwhen youdrink or
ta ke dru gsand drive.
Do notdri nk ortake dru gsand drive orallow
any oneto dri ve who hasbeendri nkingor tak-
in g dru gs.
Em issi oncont rol G
DAN
GER
Com bustionengin esemi tpois onous exhaus t
gas essuc has car bon monoxide. Inhali ng
th ese exhaus tgas esishaz ardous toheal th
and canresult inpois oning. The reisaris kof
fat alinju ry. The refore, ne ver leav eth een gin e
run ning inan enclose dspac ewit hout ade-
quat even tilat ion .
Cer tain en gin esys tems are designed tokeep
th elev elof pois onous compo nentsin exhaus t
fum eswit hin lega llim its.
The sesys tems onlywor kat peak effic ien cyif
th ey are serviced exact lyin acc ordan cewit hth e
man ufacturer 'sspe cific ation s.Always have wor
kon theen gin ecar riedout ataqualif ied
spe cialis twor kshop .Mer cedes -Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you useanaut hor ized Mer cedes -
Be nz Cen terfo rth is pur pos e.In par ticul ar, wor k
rel eva ntto saf etyor on safety-r elat edsyst ems
mus tbe car riedout ataqualif iedspecialis t
wor kshop .
The engin eset ting smus tno tbe chang edund er
any circ ums tanc es. Furtherm ore, all spe cific
ser vicewor kmus tbe car riedout atreg ular
in te rvals and inacc ordan cewit hth eMer cedes -
Be nz ser vicereq uire men ts.De tails can befound
in theMain tenan ceBooklet . ECO
disp lay
The ECOdis play showsyou how econ om ical
your drivin gst yle is.The ECOdis play assistsyou
in ach ieving th emo stecon om ical dri vin gst yle
fo rth esel ectedset ting sand prevail ing co nd i-
ti on s.Your drivin gst yle can signific ant lyinflu-
en ce theveh icle' sco nsump tion . 0043
Acceler ation
0044 Coas ting
0087 Con stant
0085 Addition alran geach ieved
Ran ge0085 issho wnund erBon us Bon
usfr. fr.
Start Sta
rtand
rep resents theaddit ionalran geach ieved since
th ebeg inning ofthejo urn eyasares ult ofan
adapt eddrivin gst yle.
If th efue llev elhas dropped into theres erve
ran ge, theFue lLow Fue
lLow messageis sho wninthe
mult ifunction display inst ead ofran ge0085. The
00B6 warning lamp intheinst rum entcl ust er
also lightsup (Ypage 226). 146
Dri
ving tipsDri ving andpa rki ng

The
ECO display consistsof three section s,with
an inner andouter area.Thesection scorre-
spond tothe following threecategories: 0043
Acce
leration (evaluation ofthe
acceleration processes):
R the outer areafillsupand theinner
area lights upgreen: moderate
acceleration ,especially athigher
speeds
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: sporty acceler-
ation 0044
Coasting
(evaluation ofall decelera-
tion processes):
R the outer areafillsupand theinner
area lights upgreen: anticipator y
driving, keeping yourdistance and
early release ofthe accelerator.
The vehicle cancoast without use
of the brakes.
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: frequent heavy
braking 0087
Constant
(continuous evaluation
over theentir ejourney):
R the outer areafillsupand theinner
area lights upgreen: constant
speed andavoidance ofunneces -
sary acceleration anddeceleration
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: fluctuations in
speed The
three innerareas display thecurrent driving
style andlight upgreen asaresult ofaparticu-
larly econom icaldriving style.Dependin gon the
driving situation, uptotwo areas maylight up
simultaneously.
At the beginning ofthe journey, thethree outer
areas areempty andfillup asaresult ofeco-
nomical driving.Ahigher levelindicates amore
econom icaldriving style.Ifthe three outer areas
are completely filledatthe same time,thedriver
has adopted themost econom icaldriving style
for the selected settings andprevailing condi-
tions. TheECO display borderlightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicate theactual fuel
consumpt ion.Theadditionally achievedrange
display edunder Bonus fr.Start Bonus
fr.Start doesnot
indicate afixed consumpt ionreduction . In
addition todriving style,theactual consump-
tion isaffect edbyother factors,such as:
R Load
R Tire pressure
R Cold start
R Choice ofroute
R Act ive electric alconsumer s
These factorsare not included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econom icaldriving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Achievin gahigher valueinthe categories
"Accelerat ion"and"Constant ":
R observe thegearshift recommendations .
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E
(vehicles withaDYNA MICSELECT button ).
On long journeys ataconst antspeed, e.g.onthe
highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"will
change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journey toits completion .
Therefore, therearemore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourney. Onlon-
ger journeys, therearefewer changes. Formore
marked changes, performamanual rest
(Y page 183).
For more inform ationonthe ECO display ,see
(Y page 182). Br
aking
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface in
an attempt toincrease theengine's braking
effect ,the drive wheels couldlosetheir grip.
There isan increased dangerofskidding and
accident s.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface.
Dow nhill gradients !
On
long andsteep gradients, youmust
reduce theload onthe brakes byshiftin gto a
lower gearingood time. Thisallows youto
take advantage ofengine braking. Forthis you
must firstactivate manualgearshifting .This Driving
tips
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helps
youtoavoid overheating thebrakes and
wearing themoutexcessively.
When youtake advantage ofengine braking, it
is possible thatadrive wheel willnotrotate for
some time,e.g.onaslippery roadsurface.
This could cause damage tothe drive train.
This type ofdamage isnot covered bythe
Mercedes-Ben zwarranty.
Briefly depressing theaccelerator pedalon
downhill gradients whilethemanual drivepro-
gram Mistemporarily activated:theautomatic
transmission mayswitch tothe last active auto-
matic driveprogram Eor S.The automatic trans-
mission mayshift toahigher gear.Thiscan
reduce theengine's brakingeffect.
Heavy andlight loads G
WARNING
If you rest your footonthe brake pedalwhile
driving, thebraking systemcanoverheat. This
increases thestopping distanceandcaneven
cause thebraking systemtofail. There isa
risk ofan accident.
Never usethebrake pedalasafootrest .Never
depress thebrake pedalandtheaccelerator
pedal atthe same time.
! Depressing
thebrake pedalconstantly
results inexcessive andpremature wearto
the brake pads.
If the brakes havebeen subjected toaheavy
load, donot stop thevehicle immediately. Drive
on for ashort while. Thisallow sthe airflow to
cool thebrakes morequickly.
Wet roads If
you have driven foralong time inheavy rain
without braking, theremaybeadelay edreac-
tion from thebrakes whenbraking forthe first
time. Thismay alsooccur afterthevehicle has
been washed ordriven through deepwater.
You have todepress thebrake pedalmore
firmly. Maintain agreater distance fromthe
vehicle infront .
Aft erdriving onawet road orhaving thevehicle
washed, brakefirmlywhilepayingattent ionto
the traffic conditions .This willwarm upthe
brake discs, thereby dryingthemmore quickly
and protect ingthem against corrosion. Limited
braking performanceonsalt-
treat edroads If
you drive onsalted roads, alaye rof salt resi-
due may form onthe brake discsandbrake
pads. Thiscanresult inasignificantly longer
braking distance.
R Inorder toprevent anysalt build -up,apply the
brakes occasionally whilepayingattent ionto
the traffic conditions .
R Carefull ydepress thebrake pedalandthe
beginning andend ofajourney.
R Maintain agreater distance tothe vehicle
ahead.
Servicing thebrakes !
The
brake fluidlevel maybetoo low, if:
R ifthe red brake warning lamplights upin
the instrumen tcluster and
R you hear awarning tonewhile theengine is
running
Observe additional warningmessages inthe
multifunction display.
The brake fluidlevel maybetoo low due to
brake padwear orleaking brakelines.
Have thebrake system checkedimmediately.
Consult aqual ified specialist workshop to
arrange this.
! A
funct ionorperformance testshould only
be carried outona2-axle dynamometer. If
you wish tooperate thevehicle onsuch a
dynamometer, pleaseconsult aqual ified spe-
cialist workshop inadvance. Youcould oth-
erwise damage thedrive trainorthe brake
system.
! As
the ESP ®
system operates automatically ,
the engine andtheignition mustbeswitched
off (the SmartKey mustbeinposition 0092or
0047 inthe ignition lock),ifthe electric parking
brake istested onabraking dynamometer
(maximum 10seconds).
Braking triggered automatically byESP ®
may
cause severe damage tothe brake system.
All check sand maintenanc ework onthe brake
system mustbecarried outataqual ified spe-
cialist workshop.
Have brake padsinstalled andbrake fluid
replaced ataqual ified specialist workshop. 148
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tipsDriving andparking

If
the brake system hasonly been subject to
modera teload s,you shoul dtest thefunctional-
ity ofyou rbrakes atregul arintervals.
You canfind adescriptio nof Brake Assist (BAS)
on (Ypage 61).
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly have
brake pads/linings installedon you rvehicle
which havebeen appro vedforMercedes-Benz
vehicle sor which correspond toan equi valent
qua litystandard. Brakepads/linings whichhave
not been appro vedforMercedes-Benz vehicles
or which arenot ofan equi valent qualitycould
affect yourvehicle 'sopera tingsafety.
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly use
brake fluidthat hasbeen specia llyappro vedfor
you rvehicle byMercedes-Benz, orwhich corre-
sponds toan equi valent qualitystandard. Brake
flui dwhich hasnotbeen appro vedfor
Mercedes-Benz vehiclesor which isnot ofan
equi valent qualitycould affect yourvehicle 's
opera tingsafety.
Chec kingbrake liningthickne ss You
canmeasu rethe break pad/liningthick-
ness using atest gage .Colo r-coding (greenor
red) onthe test gage allows youtodetermine
whether thebrake pad/liningthickness isstill
sufficie nt.The test gage isin the vehicle docu-
ment walletinthe glove box. Front
wheel Rea
rwheel
X Bring thevehicle andwheel sinto asuita ble
positio nso that youcan attach testgage 0083.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingawa y
(Y page 142).
X Engage parkpositio nP.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Pla cetest gage 0083betwee nthe wheel 's
spokes onbrake pad/lining0087.
X Hold testgage 0083verticall yon brake disc0043
and slidemeasu ringpin0044onto brake
disc 0043.
X Check whichcolorfield0085the arrow on
measu ringpin0044ispointing to.
Green: thebrake pad/liningthickness issuf-
ficient.
Red: thebrake pad/liningthickness isnot
sufficie nt.Have thebrake pads/lining
checked ataqua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
To avoid aninaccurate measurement:
R make sureyoupositio nthe wheel ssuita bly
R do not putthemeasu ringpinonarecess in
the brake disc Drivin
gon wetroads
Hydroplaning If
the road surface iswet, hydro planing may
occur dependi ngon water level,speed andtire
tread depth. Drivi
ngtips
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For
this reason, inthe event ofhea vyrainor in
condi tions inwhi chhydrop laning mayoccur ,
yo umus tdri ve inthe follow ing manne r:
R low eryour spe ed
R avo idruts
R avo idsud den steer ingmove ments
R bra kecare fully
Dri vin gon floode droads !
Do
not drive throu ghfloode dare as. Che ck
the depthofany water befo redri ving throu gh
it. Drive slowlythrou ghstand ingwater. Oth-
erw ise,wa ter cou ldenter thevehi cleinteri or
or engi necompa rtment. Itcan then damag e
the engi ne's orautoma tictransmi ssion's
ele ctronic components.Itcan also be sucke d
in by the engi ne's airintake connectio nand
cau seengi nedamag e. Win
terdrivi ng G
WARNI
NG
If yo ushi ftdow non asli ppe ryroa dsur face in
an attemp tto increa sethe engi ne's braking
effe ct,the drive whe elscou ldlos ethei rgri p.
The reisan increa seddanger ofskid ding and
acci dents.
Do not shiftdow nfor additi onal enginebra k-
ing onasli ppe ryroa dsur face . G
DA
NGER
If the exha ustpipeis blo cked oradequ ate
ventil ation isnot possible, poi sonou sga ses
such ascarb onmonoxi de(CO) may enter the
vehi cle. Thisis the case ,e.g. ifthe vehi cle
beco mestrapped insnow .The reisarisk of
fata linjur y.
If yo ulea vethe engi neorthe auxili ary hea ting
runni ng,make surethe exha ustpipeand area
aro und thevehi cleare clea rof snow .To
ensu rean adequ atesupplyoffresh air, ope na
wi ndow onthe sideof the vehi clethat isnot
faci nginto thewind.
Have your vehi clewinter-pro ofedataqu alifi ed
spe cialist wor kshop atthe onset ofwinter. Drive
particu larly care fullyon slippe ryroa dsur -
face s.Avoid sudden acce leration, steer ingand
bra king mane uvers.Do not use cruisecontrol or
Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONIC.
If the vehi clethrea tenstoskid orcannot be
stopp edwhe nmovi ngatlow speed:
X Shift thetransmi ssion topos ition005C.
X Try tobring the vehi cleund ercontrol using
corre ctive steering.
The outsid etempe ratureindi cator isnot
des igne dto serve asan ice-w arningdevi ceand
is there foreunsu itable forthat purpos e.
Cha nges inthe outsid etempe ratureare dis-
pla yedafte ra shor tdel ay.
Indi cated tempe raturesjust above thefree zing
poi ntdo not guara ntee thattheroadsur face is
free ofice. The roadmay stillbe icy,esp ecia lly in
woo ded areasoron bridge s.
You shou ldpa yspe cialattenti ontoroa dcondi -
tions whentempe raturesare around freezing
poi nt.
For more informationondriving with snow
chai ns,see (Ypage 293).
For more informationondriving with sum mer
tires ,see (Ypage 292 ).
Obs erve thenotes inthe "Winter operation" sec-
tion (Ypage 292 ). Dri
vin gsys tems Crui
secontrol
Gen eral notes Cru
isecontrol maintains aconsta ntroa dspe ed
for you. Itbra kes automa tically in orde rto avo id
excee dingthesetspeed. Onlong andsteep
dow nhillgra dients, especia lly if the vehi cleis
la den, youmus tsel ect alow gearin goo dtime.
You need toshi ftmanu ally usi ng the steer ing
whe elpa ddl eshi fters beforeha nd.Bydoing so,
yo uwi llmake useofthe braking effectof the
engi ne.Thisrel iev es the loadon the brakesys-
tem andprevents thebrakes from overheating
and wearing too quickly .
Whe nthe engi neisrunni ng,youcan usethe
crui secontrol leverto limit the speedtoany
spe edbetw een20mph (30km/h )and thetech-
nica lly per mitted maximum speedofthe vehi cle.
Use cruisecontrol ifroa dand traffi ccondi tions
make itap prop riate to mai ntain astea dyspe ed
for aprol onge dper iod. 150
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