2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE engine

Optional
equipment weight (defi-
nition) ............ ................................ 310
PSI (pounds persquare inch)(def-
inition) ......... ..................................3 10
Rep lacing .......................................310
Service life....... ..............................291
Side wall(de finitio n)....... ................310
Speed rating(definitio n)....... .........309
Storing ..................... ......................311
Structure andchara cteristics
(de finitio n)....... ..............................308
Summer tires................................. 292
Temp erature....... ........................... 305
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumber)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................310
Tire bead(de finitio n)....... ...............310
Tire press ure(definitio n)....... .........310
Tire press ures(recom mended )...... 309
Tire size (data) ....... ........................315
Tire size designatio n,loa d-bea ring
capa city, speedrating .................... 305
Tire tread .............. .........................291
Tire tread (definitio n)....... .............. 310
Total loadlim it(de finitio n)....... ...... 310
Tracti on....... .................................. 304
Tracti on(de finitio n)....... ................310
Trea dwea r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 304
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 304
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 309
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 310
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 309
see Flattire
Top Tethe r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 57
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 287
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 284
Insta lling the towingeye................ 285
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 286
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 287
Tow ingatrail er
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 67
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 284
Insta lling the towingeye................ 285Note
sfor 4MATI Cveh icles ............ 287
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 286
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 287
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 286
Wi th the front axlerai sed ............... 286
Tow ingey e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Trans mission
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display
(D IRE CTSELECT leve r)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 131
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 287
Trim pieces(c leani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 271
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 182
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 182
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 183
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 82
Emerg encyrelease button ............... 82
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 78
Ope ning (auto mati callyfrom out-
si de )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 79
Ope ning (fromoutsid ethe vehi-
cle ,HANDS-FR EEACC ESS) .............. 80
Ope ning automa tically from
insi de<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Ope ning/ closing (ma nually from
ou tsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Trunk lid
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
see Tailga te
Turn sign als
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 204
Re placi ng bulbs(fro nt)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 107
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
Two -wayradio
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 317
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 317
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 317
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicleidenti fication plate 20
In
dex

U
Unlocking Emer gencyunlock ing...................... .7 7
From insidethe vehi cle(centra l
unl ocking button) ................ .............76
Upshi ftindi cato r(o n-bo ardcom-
puter, Mercedes-AMG vehicle s) ....... 190
USB devices
Co nnecting tothe Med iaInter-
face ................ ............................... 238 V
Vanity mirror(in the sun visor) ........ 246
Vehi cle
Co rrect use................ ......................28
Data acquisiti on ................ ............... 29
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 215
Equ ipment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 25
Indi vidualsetti ngs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 188
Lim itedWa rranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 29
Loa ding <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Locki ng(in an eme rgency) ............... 77
Locki ng(Sma rtKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Low ering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 314
Ma intena nce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 26
Pa rking foralong perio d................ 145
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 126
Ra ising <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 312
Re por ting problems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Secu ringfrom rolling away ............ 312
Tra nspo rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 287
Unlo cking (in an eme rgency) ........... 77
Unlo cking (SmartKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 70
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 325
Vehi cle data
Ro ofload (ma ximu m)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 325
Vehi cle dime nsions<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 325
Vehi cle eme rgencylo cki ng ................ 77
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nnumb er
see VIN
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nplate .............. 318
Vehi cle too lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 274
Ven tilatio n
Setting thevents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Vide o
Ope ratingthe DVD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 185see
also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
VIN
Sea t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 319
Ty pe plate <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 318 W
Warni ngand indic ator lamps
ABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 222
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 221
Ch eck Engine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 226
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 227
Dista ncewarning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
ESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 223
ESP ®
OFF <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 224
Fue ltank <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 226
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 33
PASSENG ERAIR BAG <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 41
Re ser vefue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 226
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 226
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 220
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 224
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 230
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Wash erflu id
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Whe eland tirecombi nati ons
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 314
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 312
Whe els
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 310
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 268
Emerg encysparewh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 290
Interch anging/cha nging ................ 310
Mou nting anew wheel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 313
Re movi ngawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 311
Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Whe elsize /tire size <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 315 In
dex
21

Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffected
by these factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuelcon-
sumption.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger need
them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedalwhen
startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehicle
is stationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe distance
from thevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach gear
only upto00C3 ofits maximum enginespeed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelconsump-
tion. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theOperator's Manualrequires youto
dispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregenerate orre-
use them. Observe therelevant environm ental
rules andregulations whendisposing ofmateri-
als. Inthis way youwillhelp toprotect theenvi-
ronmen t. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ionedmajor
assemblies andparts which areofthe same
quali tyas new parts. Theyarecovered bythe
same Limited Warranty entitlements asnew
parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry outrepairs
or welding. Youcould impair theoperating
efficiency ofthe restraint systems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels as
well asaccessories relevanttosafety which
have notbeen approved byMercedes-B enz.This
could leadtomalfunction sin safety-relevant 24
Genuine
Mercedes-Benz partsIntrodu ction

Infants
andchildre nmust never travel sitting
on the lapofavehicle occupant. Inthe event
of an accident, theycould becrushed
betwee nthe vehicle occupant andseat belt.
R objects arenever secured withaseat beltif
the seat beltisalso being usedbyone ofthe
vehicle 'soccupants
Also ensure thatthere arenever objects
betwee naperson andtheseat, e.g.cushio ns.
Seat belts areonly intended tosecure and
restrain vehicleoccupants. Alwaysobserve the
"Loa ding guidelines" forsecuring objects,lug-
gage orload s(Y page 239).
Fasteni ngand adjusting theseat belts Observe
thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y page 42)and thenotes oncorrect useofseat
belts (Ypage 43). Basic
illustration
X Adjust theseat (Ypage 91).
The seat backrest mustbeinan almos t
upri ghtpositio n.
X Pul lthe seat beltsmoothly fromthebelt out-
let.
X Engage seatbelttongue 0044inbelt buckle 0043.
X Ifnecessary ,pul lup on the shoul dersection
of the seat belttotighten thebelt across your
body . The
shoul dersection ofthe seat beltmust
alw ays berouted across thecenter ofthe shoul -
der. Adjust thebelt outlet ifnecessary .
X To raise: slidethe belt outlet up.
The belt outlet willengage invariou sposi-
tions.
X To low er:hold beltoutlet release0087 and slide
the belt outlet down.
X Let goofbelt outlet release0087 inthe desire d
positio nand make surethatthebelt outlet
engages .
All seat belts except thedriver's seatbeltare
equi pped withaspecia lseat beltretractor to
securel yfasten childrestraint systemsinthe
vehicle .Further information canbefound under
"Specia lseat beltretractor" (Ypage 55).
Releas ingseat belts !
Make
surethattheseat beltisfull yrolle dup.
Otherwise ,the seat beltorbelt tongue willbe
trapped inthe door orinthe seat mechanism.
This could damagethe door, thedoor trim
panel andtheseat belt. Damaged seatbelts
can nolonger fulfilltheir protective function
and must berepla ced.Visit aqua lifiedspe-
ciali stworkshop.
X Press therelea sebutton inthe belt buckle,
hold thebelt tongue firmlyandguide the belt
back.
Belt warning forthe driver andfront
passeng er The
0076 seatbeltwarning lampinthe instru-
ment cluster isareminder thatallvehicle occu-
pants mustweartheir seatbelts. Itmay light up
continuously orflash. Inaddi tion, there maybe
a warning tone.
Rega rdless ofwhether thedriver's seatbelthas
alrea dybeen fastened, the0076 seatbeltwarn-
ing lamp lights upfor sixseconds eachtimethe
engine isstarted. Ifthe front doors areclosed
and thedriver's orfront-passenger seatbelthas
not been fastened, the0076 seatbeltwarning
lamp lightsup aga inafter thesixseconds. As
soon asthe driver's andfront-passenger seat
belts arefastened orafront doorisopened
aga in,the 0076 seatbeltwarning lampgoesout.
If the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened afterthe
engine isstarted, anaddi tional warning tonewill
sound. Thewarning toneswitches offafter six 44
Occ
upant safetySafety

sive
roleinthe deploy mentofan air bag. Nordo
they provide anindication ofair bag deploy -
ment.
The vehicle canbedeformed considerably, with-
out anair bag being deploy ed.This isthe case if
only parts which arerelatively easilydeformed
are affected andtherate ofdeceleration isnot
high. Conversely, airbags maybedeploy edeven
though thevehicle suffersonlyminor deforma-
tion. Thisisthe case if,for example, veryrigid
vehicle partssuchaslongitudinal bodymem-
bers arehit,and sufficient deceleration occurs
as aresult.
If the restraint systemcontrolunit detects aside
impact orifthe vehicle rollsover, theappli cable
component sof the restraint systemare
deploy edindependently ofeach other depend-
ing onthe appa renttype ofaccident.
R Side impact airbags onthe side where the
impact takesplace, independently ofthe
Emergenc yTensioning Deviceandtheuse of
the seat beltonthe driver's seatandouter
seats inthe second row
The side impact airbag onthe front -
passenger sidedeploy sunder thefollowi ng
conditions:
- the OCS system detects thatthefront -
passenger seatisoccupied or
- the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front -passenger seat
R Window curtainairbag onthe side ofimpact,
independently ofthe use ofthe seat beltand
independently ofwhether thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied
R Emergenc yTensioning Devices,ifthe system
determines thatdeploy mentcanoffer addi-
tional protection inthis situation
R Window curtainairbags onthe driver's and
front -passenger sideincertain situations
when thevehicle rollsover, ifthe system
determines thatdeploy mentcanoffer addi-
tional protection tothat provided bythe seat
belt
i Not
allair bags aredeploy edinan accident.
The different airbag systems workindepend-
ently ofeach other. How
theairbag system worksisdetermined
by the severity ofthe accident detected,
especial lythe vehicle deceleration oraccel-
eration andtheappa renttype ofaccident:
R Head-on collision
R Side impact
R Roll over Automatic
measuresafteranacci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident, thefollowi ng
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergency lightingisactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel supply
is cut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergency call Children
inthe vehicl e Importa
ntsafety notes
Acc ident statistics showthatchildren secured
in the rear seats aresafer thanchildren secured
in the front -passenger seat.Forthis reason,
Mercedes-Benz stronglyadvisesthatyouinstall
a child restraint systemonarear seat. Children
are generally betterprotected there.
If achild younger thantwelve yearsoldand
under 5ft (1.50 m)inheight istraveling inthe
vehicle:
R alwa yssecure thechild inachild restraint
system suitable forMercedes-Benz vehicles.
The child restraint systemmustbeappropri-
ate tothe age, weight andsize ofthe child.
R be sure toobserve theinstruct ionsandsafety
notes inthis section inaddition tothe child
restraint systemmanufacturer's installation
instruct ions.
R alwa ysobserve theinstruct ionsandsafety
notes onthe "Occupant classification system
(OCS)". (Ypage 47) 54
Children
inthe vehicl eSafety

G
WARNING
If you leavechild renunsu pervi sedinthe vehi-
cle, they couldset itin motion by,forexampl e:
R rele ase theparki ngbrake.
R shift theautomatic transmissi onout ofthe
parki ngposi tion P.
R start theengine.
In add ition, theymayopera tevehicl eequ ip-
ment andbecome trapped.There isarisk of
an accide ntand injury .
When leaving thevehicl e,alw aystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.Never
lea vechild renunsu pervi sedinthe vehicl e. G
WARNING
If perso ns,particu larlychild renaresubjected
to prolo nged exposu reto extreme heator
cold, there isarisk ofinjury ,possi blyeven
fatal .Never leavechild renunattended inthe
vehicl e. G
WARNING
If the child restrai ntsystem issub jected to
dire ctsunli ght,parts maygetvery hot.Chil-
dren mayburn themsel vesonthese parts,
particu larlyon the metal partsofthe child
restrai ntsystem. Thereisarisk ofinjury .
If you leavethe vehicl e,taking thechild with
you ,alw aysensure thatthechild restrai nt
system isnot expose dto dire ctsunli ght.Pro-
tect itwith abla nket, forexampl e.Ifthe child
restrai ntsystem hasbeen expose dto dire ct
sunli ght,letitcool downbefore securingthe
child init. Never leavechild renunattended in
the vehicl e.
Alwa ysensure thatallvehicl eoccupa ntshave
their seatbeltsfastened correctly andaresitting
prope rly.Particu larattention mustbepaidto
child ren.
Observe thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y pag e42) and thenotes oncorrect useofseat
bel ts(Y pag e43).
A booster seatmaybenecessa ryto achie ve
prope rseat beltposi tioning forchild renover
40 lbs (18 kg)until theyreach aheig htwhere athree-poi
ntseat beltcan beprope rlyfastened
witho utabooster seat. Spec
ialseatbe ltretractor G
WARNING
If the seat beltis rele ased whiledrivi ng,the
child restrai ntsystem willno longer be
secure dprope rly.The speci alseat beltretrac-
tor isdisa bledand theinertia realdraw sin a
portion ofthe seat belt.The seat beltcannot
be immed iatelyrefastene d.There isan
increas edrisk ofinjury ,possi blyeven fatal.
Stop thevehicl eimmed iately,pay ing atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions. Reactivate
the speci alseat beltretractor andsecure the
child restrai ntsystem properly.
All seat beltsinthe vehicl e,except thedrive r's
seat belt,are equipped with aspeci alseat belt
retractor. Whenactivated,thespeci alseat belt
retractor ensuresthat theseat beltcannot
sla cken once thechild seatissecure d.
Install ingachild restrai ntsystem:
X Make sureyouobser vethe child restrai nt
system manufacturer's installationinstruc-
tions.
X Pul lthe seat beltsmoothly fromthebeltout-
let.
X Engage seatbelttongue inbel tbuckle .
Activating thespeci alseat beltretractor:
X Pul lthe seat beltout fullyand letthe inertia
reel retract itaga in.
Whil ethe seat beltis retracting, youshou ld
hear aratcheting sound.The speci alseat belt
retractor isenabl ed.
X Push thechild restrai ntsystem downso that
the seat beltis tight anddoes notloos en.
Remo vingthechild restrai ntsystem anddeac-
tivating thespeci alseat beltretractor:
X Make sureyouobser vethe child restrai nt
system manufacturer's installationinstruc-
tions.
X Press therelease button ofthe seat belt
buckle andguide the seat belttongue back
toward sthe beltsash guide.
The speci alseat beltretractor isdea ctivated. Chi
ldren inthe vehi cle
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Driv
eon car efully. Hav eESP ®
che cked ata
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
Veh icle swi tho ut4MA TIC:wh en tow ingyour
veh iclewi th the frontaxl era ised ,it is imp orta nt
tha tyo uob ser vethe note son ESP ®
(Y page 286) .
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
conti nuously,ESP ®
is de acti vated .
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
wa rning lamp arelit conti nuously,ESP ®
is not
av ailabl e du eto ama lfunctio n.
Ob ser vethe informa tionon warning lamps
(Y page 223 )and disp laymes sage swh ich may
be sho wninthe instrument cluster
(Y page 194 ).
Onl yus ewh eelswith the reco mme ndedtire
si zes. Onlythe nwi llESP ®
functio npro perly.
Ch arac teristics ofESP® Ge
neral info rmatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goes outbe for e
be ginning thejourney ,ESP ®
is au toma tically
acti ve.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes ,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp
fla she sin the instrument cluster .
If ESP ®
inte rvenes :
X Do not deacti vate ESP ®
und erany circum -
sta nces .
X Onl yde pre ssthe accelera tor pedalas faras
nece ssarywh en pulling away.
X Ada ptyour drivin gsty leto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weath ercond itions.
EC Ostart/ stopfun ction
The ECO start/sto pfu nctio nsw itch esthe
eng ineoffautoma tically wh en the vehiclestop s
mov ing.The enginestarts automa tically wh en
the driver wants topullaw ay again. ESP ®
rem ains inits pre viouslysel ecte dsta tus .Ex am-
ple :if ESP ®
wa sde acti vated befor ethe engine
wa ssw itch edoff,ESP ®
rem ains deacti vated
wh en the engineissw itch edon again. De
activ atin g/activ atin gES P®
(e xc ept
Me rce des‑ AMGve hic les) Impo
rtant safety notes
i Ob
ser vethe "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec -
tio n(Y page 61) .
Yo ucan select betwe enthe followi ng states of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vated .
R ESP ®
is de acti vated . G
WA
RNING
If yo ude acti vate ESP ®
,ESP ®
no longe rsta -
bi lizes thevehicle. The reisan incr eased risk
of ski dding and anacc ident.
Onl yde acti vate ESP ®
in the situa tions descri -
be din the followi ng.
The spinni ngofthe wheelsres ults inacutti ng
acti onfor better tractio non loose surfa ces .
It ma ybe bestto deacti vate ESP ®
in the follow-
ing situa tions:
R wh en using snow chains
R in de ep snow
R on sand orgra vel
i Activ
ateESP ®
as soo nas the situa tions
de scri bedab ove nolonge rap ply. ESP ®
wi ll
othe rwisenot beableto sta bilize the vehicleif
the vehiclesta rts toski dor awh eelsta rts to
sp in.
! Avoi
dsp inni ngthe driven wheelsfor an
exte ndedpe rio dwi th ESP ®
de acti vated .Yo u
cou ldothe rwise da ma gethe drivetr ain.
De activ atin g/activ atin gES P®
Yo ucan deacti vate or acti vate ESP ®
via the on-
bo ardcomp uter(Y page 187 ).
ES P®
dea ctivate d:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe instru-
ment cluster lights up.
ES P®
ac tiv ate d:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe instru-
ment cluster goes out. Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem s
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X
To deac tivate ESP®
:pre ssbutton 0043unti l
the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights upin
the instrum entcluster .
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appe ars inthe multi-
func tiondispl ay.
X To acti vate ESP®
:bri eflypre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
ins trum entcluster goesou t.The 00E5 ESP®
ON ON
mes sage appe ars inthe multifunc tiondis-
pl ay .
Cha racte risticsof acti vate dSPO RThan-
dli ng mode
If SPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate dand one or
more wheelssta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rn-
ing lamp inthe instrum entcluster flashe s.ESP ®
onl ysta bilizes thevehicleto alimite dde gre e.
Whe nSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate d:
R ESP ®
onl yimp rove sdri ving stability to alimi-
ted degre e.
R Tra ctio ncontro lis stil lacti vate d.
R The engine's torqueisonl yres tricte dto a
li mite dde gre eand thedrive wh eelsma ysta rt
to spi n.
The spinning ofthe wheelsres ults inacutti ng
acti onfor better tractionon loose surfa ces.
R ESP ®
stil lpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly .
Cha racte risticswh enESP®
is deac tivated
If ESP ®
is de acti vate dand one ormore wheels
sta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp inthe
ins trum entcluster does not flash. Insuch situa -
tio ns, ESP ®
wi llnot stabilize the vehicle.
If yo ude acti vate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improve sdri ving stability.
R Engi netorq ueisno longer limite dand the
dri ve wheelsare ableto spi n.
The spinning ofthe wheelsres ults inacutti ng
acti onfor better tractionon loose surfa ces.
R Tra ctio ncontro lis stil lacti vate d.
R Active BrakeAssi stisno longer availab le;nor
is itacti vate difyo ubra kefirmly with assis-
tance fromESP®
.
R ESP ®
stil lpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly . ES
P®
trail erstab ilizati on Gen
eral informa tion
If yo ur veh icle/tra iler comb inationbe gins to
sw erve ,ESP ®
as sists youin thi ssi tua tion.ESP ®
sl ow sthe vehicledo wn bybra king andlimiti ng
the engi neoutpu tunti lthe vehicle/tra iler com-
bi nati onhassta bilized .
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WAR
NING
If roa dand weath ercond itions arepoor,
trai lersta bilizati onwillnot beableto pre vent
the vehicle/tra iler comb inationfrom swerv-
ing .Tra ilers with ahigh cente rof gra vity can
tip ove rbe fore ESP®
can detect this.The reis
a ris kof an acci dent.
Alw aysad aptyo ur dri ving styleto the prevail-
ing roadand weath ercond itions.
If yo ur veh iclewi th trai ler(ve hicle /tra iler com-
bi nati on) begins tolurch, youcan onlysta bilize
the vehicle/tra iler comb inationby depre ssing
the brakefirmly .
ESP ®
trai lersta bilizati onisacti veabove speeds
of abou t65 km/h .
ESP ®
trai lersta bilizati ondoes not workifESP ®
is de acti vate dor disa bled becau seofamal func -
tio n. EBD
(electro nicbrake forcedis trib u-
tio n)
Gen eral informati on EBD
moni torsandcontro lsthe brakepre ssu re
on the rearwh eelsto imp rove driving stability
wh ile bra king .
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
erve the"Impo rtant safety notes "sec-
tio n(Y page 61). G
WAR
NING
If EBD isma lfunctio ning,the rearwh eelscan
lo ck, e.g.und erful lbra king .Thi sincre ases the
ris kof ski dding and anacci dent. Dri
ving safe tysys tems
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