2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE trunk

Meanwhile,
thefuel filler flapwillnotbelocked
or unlocked.
You cannot unlockthevehicle centrally from the
inside ifthe vehicle hasbeen locked withthe
SmartK eyorKEYLES S-GO.
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked. Youcanopen therear
doors frominside thevehicle unlesstheyare
secured bythe child-proof lock(Ypage 60).
If the vehicle haspreviously beenlocked with
the SmartK eyfrom theoutside, opening adoor
from theinside willtrigger theanti-t heftalarm
system. Switchoffthe alarm (Ypage 68).
If alocked doorisopened fromtheinside, the
previous unlockstatusofthe vehicle willbe
taken intoconsideration if:
R the vehicle waslocked usingthelocking but-
ton forthe cent rallocking, or
R ifthe vehicle waslocked automatically
The vehicle willbefully unlocked ifit had previ-
ously beenfullyunlocked. Ifonly thedriver's
door hadbeen previously unlocked,onlythe
door which hasbeen opened fromtheinside is
unlocked. Automat
iclockin gfeatur e X
To deactivate: pressandhold button 0043for
approximately fiveseconds untilatone
sounds.
X To activate: pressandhold button 0044for
approximately fiveseconds untilatone
sounds.
If you press oneofthe two buttons anddonot
hear atone, therelevant settinghas already
been selected.
The vehicle islocked automatically whenthe
ignition isswitched onand thewheels areturn-
ing. You
could therefore lockyourself outif:
R the vehicle isbeing pushed
R the vehicle isbeing towed
R the vehicle ison aroller dynamometer
You canalso switch theautomatic lockingfunc-
tion onand offusing theon-board computer
(Y page 189). Unloc
kingthedriver's door(mechan-
ical key)
If the vehicle cannolonger belocked or
unlocked withtheSmartK eyorKEYLES S-GO,
use themechanical key.
If you usethemechanical keytounlock and
open thedriver's door,theanti-t heftalarm sys-
tem willbetriggered. Switchoffthe alarm
(Y page 68).
X Take themechanical keyoutofthe SmartK ey
(Y page 72).
X Insert themechanical keyinto thelock ofthe
driver's doorasfar asitwill go. X
Turn themechanical keycounter- clockwise
as far asitwill gotoposition 0047.
The door isunlocked.
X Turn themechanical keyback andremove it.
X Insert mechanical keyinto theSmartK ey
(Y page 72). Locki
ngthe vehicle (mechanical key)
If the vehicle cannolonger belocked withthe
SmartK eyorKEYLES S-GO,usethemechanical
key.
X Open thedriver's door.
X Close thefront -passenger door,therear
doors andthetrunk lid. Doo
rs
77Opening andclosing Z

X
Press thelockin gbutton onthe driver’s door
(Y page 76).
X Check whether thelockin gkno bson the
fron t-passenger doorandtherear doors are
still visible. Pressdownthelockin gkno bsby
hand, ifnecess ary.
X Close thedriver's door.
X Take themechanic alkey outofthe Smart Key
(Y page 72).
X Insert themechanic alkey into thelock ofthe
driver's doorasfar asitwill go. X
Turn themechanic alkey clock wiseasfar asit
will gotoposition 0047.
X Turn themechanic alkey back andremove it.
X Make surethatthedoors andthetrunk lidare
locked.
X Insert mechanic alkey into theSmart Key
(Y page 72).
i If
you lock thevehicle asdescribed above,
the fuel filler flapisnot locked. Theanti- theft
alarm system isnot armed. Tr
unk Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous exhaust
gases suchascarbon monoxide.Exhaust
gases canenter thevehicle interiorifthe
trunk lidisopen when theengine isrunnin g,
especially ifthe vehicle isin motion .There isa
risk ofpoisoning.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the trunk lid.Never drivewiththetrunk lid
open. G
WARNIN
G
If object s,luggage orloads arenot secured or
not secured sufficient ly,they could slip,tip
over orbe flung around andthereby hitvehicle
occupant s.There isarisk ofinjury, particu-
larly inthe event ofsudden braking orasud-
den change indirection .
Always storeobject sso that they cannotbe
flung around. Secureobjects,luggage or
loads against slipping ortipping beforethe
journey.
! The
trunk lidswings upwards whenopened.
Therefore, makesurethatthere issufficient
clearance abovethetrunk lid.
The opening dimensions ofthe trunk lidcan be
found inthe "Vehicle data"section
(Y page 325).
You should preferably placeluggage orloads in
the trunk .Observe theloading guidelines
(Y page 239).
Do not leave theSmart Keyinthe trunk .You
could otherwise lockyourself out.
The trunk lidcan be:
R opened andclosed manually fromoutside
R opened automatically fromoutside
R opened automatically frominside
R opened fromtheinside usingtheemergenc y
release Tailgat
eobstru ctiondetection with
reversing feature
On vehicles withanEASY-PA CKtailgate, the
tailgate isequipped withautomatic obstacle
recogn itionwithareversin gfeature. Ifasolid
object blocks orrestr ictsthetailgate whenauto-
matically openingorclosing, thisprocedure is
stopped. Ifthe tailgate isstopped duringthe
closing process, thetailgate automatically
opens againslightly. Theautomatic obstruction
detect ionwith reversin gfeature isonly anaid. It
is not asubstitut efor your atten tivenesswhen
opening andclosing thetailgate. 78
Tr
unkOpening andclosing

G
WARNING
The reversi ngfeatu redoes notrespo nd:
R to soft, light and thin objects, e.g.fingers
R over thelast1/3 in(8 mm) ofthe closi ng
movement
The reversi ngfeatu recannot prevent some-
one from becomi ngtrappe din these situa-
tions inparticu lar.There isarisk ofinjury .
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximi tyduri ngthe closi ngproced ure.
If someb odybecome strappe d:
R press the0054 button onthe SmartKey ,or
R pul lor press theremote operatingswitch
on the drive r'sdoor or
R press theclosi ngbutton/STOP buttonin
the tailgate or
R pul lthe handl eon the tailgate
Vehic leswith HANDS -FREEACCES S:itis als o
possi bletostop theclosi ngprocess byperform-
ing akicking movement undertherear bump er. Openi
ng/closing from outside
Openi ng X
Press the0036 button onthe SmartKey .
X Pul lhandl e0043.
X Lift the trunk lid. Clo
sing X
Pul ldow nthe trunk lidusing handl e0043.
X Let the trunk liddrop intothelock.
X Ifnecessa ry,lock thevehicl ewith the0037
button onthe SmartKey orwith KEYLESS-GO. Openi
ngautomaticall yfrom outside
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Comb ustionengines emitpoisonous exhaust
gase ssuch ascarbon monoxide .Exhaust
gase scan enter thevehicl einterior ifthe
trunk lidisopen when theengine isrunning,
espe ciallyifthe vehicl eis in motion. Thereisa
risk ofpois oning.
Alwa ysswi tch offthe engine beforeopening
the trunk lid.Never drivewiththetrunk lid
open.
! The
trunk lidswi ngs upw ards when opened .
There fore,make surethatthere issuffi cient
clea rance abovethe trunk lid.
i The
openi ngdime nsions ofthe trunk lidcan
be found under "Vehicledata "(Y pag e325) .
Openi ngautomaticall y You
canopen thetrunk lidautomatical lyusi ng
the SmartKey orthe handl ein the trunk lid.
X Press andhold the0054 button onthe Smart-
Key until thetrunk lidopens.
or X Ifthe trunk lidisunlocked ,pul lthe trunk lid
handl eand letitgo aga inimmed iately. Trunk
79Openingand closi ng Z

HANDS
-FREEACCESS
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
The vehicl eexhau stsystem canbecome very
hot. Ifyou useHANDS-F REEACCESS, you
coul dburn yourself bytouching theexhau st
system. Thereisarisk ofinjury .Alwa ys
ensure thatyoumake thekicking movement
only withi nthe detection rangeofthe sensors.
! If
the SmartKey iswithi nthe rear detection
range ofKEYLESS-GO, thefollowi ngsitua -
tions, forexampl e,coul dlea dto the uninten-
tional openingofthe trunk lid:
R when using anautomatic carwas h
R when using apow erwas her
Make surethattheSmartKey isat lea st10 ft
(3 m) awa yfrom thevehicl e.
i You
canalsodea ctivate KEYLESS-GO. Fur-
ther informati onondea ctivating andactiva t-
ing KEYLESS-GO (Ypag e71) .
Gene ralnote s With
KEYLESS-GO andHANDS-F REEACCESS,
you can open thetrunk lidwitho utusi ng you r
hands. Thisisuse fulifyou have yourhands full.
To do this, make akicking movement underthe
bump erwith yourfoot.
Observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Ca rry you rKEYLESS-GO keyaboutyou rper-
son. TheSmartKey mustbeatthe rear ofthe
vehicl ein the detection rangeofKEYLESS-
GO.
R When making thekicking movement, make
sure thatyouarestanding firmlyonthe
grou ndand that there issuffi cient clearance
to the rear ofthe vehicl e.You couldotherwi se
lose yourbal ance, forexampl eon ice. R
Alwa ysensure thatyouonly make thekicking
movement withinthe detection rangeofsen-
sors 0043.
R Stand atlea st12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
rear area whiledoing so.
R Do not come intocontact withthebump er
whi lemaking thekicking movement. Other-
wis e,the sensors maynotfunction correctly .
R HANDS-F REEACCESS doesnotfunction dur-
ing engine start.
R Dirt caus edbyroad saltor snow aroundsen-
sors 0043may restrict functional ity.
Using theHANDS-F REEACCESS withapros-
thetic legmay restrict functional ity.
R IfaKEYLESS-GO keyisat the rear ofthe vehi-
cle inthe detection rangeofKEYLESS-GO,
HANDS-F REEACCESS couldbe triggere d.
The trunk lidcoul dthus beopened uninten-
tional ly,for exampl e,when you:
- set somethi ngdow nor lift somethi ngup
behi ndthe vehicl e.
- poli shthe rear ofthe vehicl e.
Do not carry theKEYLESS-GO keyaboutyou r
perso nin these situations orinsitua tions sim-
ila rto these. Thiswillprevent theuninten-
tional openingofthe trunk lid. 80
TrunkOpen
ingand closi ng

Opera
tion X
To open: kickyour footintosensor detection
zon e0043 below thebumper.
X If
the trunk liddoes notopen afterseveral
att empt s:wait atleast tensecon dsthen
move yourlegunder thebumper onceagain.
If you hold your footunder thebumper fortoo
long, thetrun klid does notopen. Repeat theleg
movemen tmore quickly ifthis occurs . Opening
automat ically frominside
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Combustion enginesemit poisonous exhaust
gases suchascarbon monoxide.Exhaust
gases canenterthe vehicle interiorifthe
trun klid isopen when theengine isrunn ing,
especially ifthe vehicle isin motion .There isa
risk ofpoisonin g.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the trun klid. Never drivewiththetrun klid
open.
! The
trunklid swings upwards whenopened.
Therefor e,make surethatthere issufficien t
clearanc eabove thetrun klid.
The opening dimension sof the trun klid can be
found under "Vehicle data"(Ypage 325).
Opening You
canopen thetrun klid from thedriver's seat
when thevehicle isstat ionary andunlock ed. X
To open: pullremot eoperatin gswitch 0043for
the trun klid until thetrun klid opens. Limiting
theopening angleofthe tail-
gate
General notes !
Make
surethere issufficien tclearanc eto
open thetailgate fullywhen settingthe open-
ing angle. Thetailgate couldotherwisebe
damaged. Ideally,setthe opening angleout-
side.
You canlimit theopening angleofthe tailgate.
This could beuseful, forexample, ifthere is
insuffic ientspace above thetailgate. Itis pos-
sible tolimit thetailgate inthe top half ofits
opening range.
To open thetailgate fully,pullthehandle onthe
outside ofthe tailgate againafterithas stopped
automatic ally.This does notdelete thestor ed
position .
Activating X
To open thetailgat e:pull thehandle onthe
tailgate.
X To
stop theopening procedure atthe
desired position:
R press theclosing buttoninthe tailgate, or
R pull thehandle onthe outside ofthe tailgate
again, or
R press thetailgate buttononthe Smart Key
X To store theposition: pressandhold the
closing buttononthe tailgate untilyouhear a
short tone.
The opening anglelimiter isactivat ed.The
tailgate willnow stop inthe stor edposition
when opening . Tr
unk
81Opening andclosi ng Z

Deact
ivating X
Press and holdth eclosi ng but tonon theta il-
gat eunt iltw osho rttone ssoun d. Em
ergency relea sefor thetrun k
Gen eral not es !
The
trunk lidswin gsupwar dswhen opened.
The refore, mak esur eth at there issuf ficien t
cl ear anc eabov eth etrunk lid.
The opening dim ensio ns ofthetrunk lidcan be
fo und inthe"Veh icle dat a"sec tion
(Y page 325).
If th etrunk lidcan nolonger beunlocked:
R usin gth eSm artKey, or
R usin gth erem oteope ratingswit chinthedoo r
co ntro lpan el:
Use theeme rgen cy release insid eth etrunk lid.
You canreachtheeme rgen cy release viathe
tr unk .
Op enin g X
Fo ldtherea rseat backrest forwar ds
(Y page 242).
X Inser ta suit able tool 0044, e.g. asc rew driver ,
in to ope ning 0043 inthepan eling.
The trunk lidisrel ease d.
X Ope nth etrunk lid. Em
ergency relea sebut ton
You canopenth etrunk lidfrom insid eth eveh i-
cl e wit hth eeme rgen cy release button. X
Press eme rgen cy release button0043 briefly.
The trunk lidunl ocks and opens.
The trunk lidcan beunlockedand openedwit h
th etrunk lideme rgen cy release when theveh i-
cl e is stat ion ary orwhil edri vin g.
The trunk lideme rgen cy release doesno tope n
th etrunk lidifth ebat tery isdis conn ectedor
dis charg ed.
Tr unk lideme rgen cy release light:
R Em erg ency release button0043 flas hes for
30 min utes afterthetrunk lidisope ned.
R Em erg ency release button0043 flas hes for
60 min utes afterthetrunk lidisclose d. Sid
ewind ows Im
por tant safet ynot es G
WAR
NING
Whi leope ning thesid ewin dows ,bod ypar ts
co uld becometrappe dbet ween thesid ewin -
dow andthedoo rfr ame asthesid ewin dow
mo ves .The reisaris kof inju ry.
Mak esur eth at nobod yto uch esthesid ewin -
dow during th eope ning pro cedur e.Ifsom e-
bod ybec omestrappe d,rel ease theswit chor
pull theswit chtoclose thesid ewin dow again . G
WAR
NING
Whi leclosi ng thesid ewin dows ,bod ypar tsin
th ecl osi ngare aco uld bec ometrappe d.The re
is aris kof inju ry.
Whe nclosi ng mak esur eth at no par tsof the
bod yare intheclosi ng are a.Ifsom ebody
bec omestrappe d,rel ease theswit chorpre ss
th eswit chtoope nth esid ewin dow again . 82
Sid
ewind owsOpening andclosing

X
Insert thenew bulbinto bulbholde r0044.
X Insert bulbholde r0044 and turn itclockwise.
X Press onhousi ngcover 0043and turn itto the
right.
X Repl acethecover inthe front wheel housing
(Y page 106).
High-be am<004B004800440047004F0044005000530056001200470044005C0057004C0050
0048> run-
ning lamps/parking lampsandstand-
ing lamps (halogenheadlamps) X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thehood.
X Turn housi ngcover 0043<004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
remove it.
X Turn bulbholde r0044 <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
pul lout.
X Insert thenew bulband engage itto the stop.
X Press onhousi ngcover 0043and turn itto the
right.
Turn signals(halog enheadlamps) X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thehood.
X Turn bulbholde r0043 <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
pul lout. X
Turn thebulb<004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ andpullit
out ofbul bholde r0043.
X Insert thenew bulbinto bulbholde r0043.
X Insert bulbholde r0043 and turn itclockwise
until itengages . Replaci
ngrear bulbs
Openin gand closing theside trim pan-
els View
ofright-hand sidetrimpanel
You must opentheside trimpanel inthe trunk
before youcan repla cethe bulbsinthe tail
lamp s.
X To open: releaseright orleft side trim
panel 0043atthe top and fold itdown inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X To clo se: insert sidepanel 0043.
Tail lamps X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thetrunk.
X Open theside trimpanel (Ypage 107). Replaci
ngbulbs
107Lights and windshie ldwipers Z

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
145Driving andparking Z