2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE Owner's Manual

Load
ingguid elines G
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If obj ect s,luggage orloads arenot secured or
not secured sufficiently, they could slip,tip
over orbe flun garoun dand thereb yhit veh icle
occ upant s.Ther eis arisk ofinjury, particu-
larly intheeven tof sudden brakingorasud-
den chan geindirec tion.
Always store object sso that they can not be
flun garoun d.Sec ure object s,luggage or
loads againstslippin gor tipping beforethe
jo urn ey. G
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Combus tioneng inesemit poiso nous exhaust
gases suchascar bon mon oxide. Exhaust
gases canentertheveh icle interio rif th e
tr unk lidisopen when theeng ineisrun ning,
espec iallyifth eveh icle isin mot ion.Ther eis a
risk ofpoiso ning.
Always switchoff theeng inebefo reopen ing
th etrunk lid.Nev erdriv ewith thetrunk lid
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The exhaust tailpipe andtailpipe trim can
bec ome veryhot .If you com eint ocon tact
with these part sof theveh icle,you could burn
yourse lf.Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
Always bepart icular lycar eful aroun dth e
exh aust tailpipe andthetail pipe trim. Allo w
th ese com ponentsto coo ldown beforetouch-
ing them.
The handlingchar acteris ticsof aladen vehicle
are depen denton thedist ribut ionoftheload
with intheveh icle.
Obse rvethefollo wing noteswhen loadin gand
tr ans port ingaload:
R Nev erexc eed themax imum permissible
gro ssveh icle mass orthegro ssaxle weight
rat ing fortheveh icle (includin gocc upant s).
The values arespec ified ontheveh icle iden - tif
icat ion plat eon theB- pillar ofthedriv er's
door .
R The trunk isthepref erred place tocar ry
obj ect s.
R Posit ionheavy loadsasfar forwards aspos-
sible andaslow down inthetrunk asposs ible.
R The load must notprot rude above theupper
edge oftheseat backrests.
R Always placetheload again sttherear orfro nt
seat backrests.Mak esure that theseat
back restsare securely lockedintoplace .
R Always placetheload behin dunoc cupie d
seat sif poss ible.
R Use thecar gotie-do wn rings and theparc el
net sto trans port loads andluggage .
R Use cargotie-do wn rings and fasteningmat e-
rials appro priatefor theweight andsizeof the
load.
R Sec ure theload withsufficiently stron gand
wear- resistant tie-do wns .Pad shar pedges for
prot ection. St
owage areas St
owage spaces
Imp ortant safety notes G
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If obj ect sin thepasse ngercom partmen tare
st owed incorrect ly,they can slide orbe
th rown aroun dand hitveh icle occupant s.In
addit ion,cup holde rs,open stowage spaces
and mobi lephon ebrac ketscan not always
ret ain allobj ect sth ey con tain .Ther eis arisk
of injury, particular lyin theeven tof sudden
brak ingorasudden changeindirec tion.
R Always stow object sso that they can not be
th rown aroun din such situatio ns.
R Always makesure that obj ect sdo not pro-
tr ude fromstowage spaces,parc elnet sor
st owage nets.
R Close theloc kable stowage spacesbefo re
st art ing ajo urn ey.
R Always stow and secure heavy, hard,poin-
ted ,shar p-edged, fragileorbulky object sin
th etrunk .
Obse rvetheloadin gguidelin es(Y page 239). St
owage areas
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Stowage
compartments inthe front Glove
box X
To open: pullhandle 0043and open glove box
flap 0044.
X To close :fold glove boxflap 0044upwa rdsuntil
it engages.
There isapen holder atthe top ofthe glove box
flap.
Eyeglasses compartment X
To open: pressmarking 0043.
Make surethattheeyegla ssescompartmen tis
alwa ysclosed whilethevehicle isin motion. Stowage
compartmentinthe front center
conso le X
To open: pressthemarking oncover 0043.
i Depending
onthe vehicle equipment, there
may beanashtray inthe cent erconsole
instead ofastorage compartmen t.
Stowage compartmentinfront ofthe arm -
rest (vehicle swith autom atictransmis-
sion) X
To open: pressthemarking oncover 0043.
i You
canremove thenon- slipmat andthe
insert forcleaning. Whenremoving theinsert
you willhave toovercome someslightresist-
ance. 240
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Stowage
compartmentunderthearm rest X
To open: onvehicles withmovable armrests,
make surethatthearmrest isin the rearmost
position.
X Press button 0043and fold thearmrest up.
Depending onthe vehicle equipment, thearm-
rest canbemoved backwards orforwards ina
longitudinal direction.
Depending onthe vehicle's equipment, thefol-
lowing maybeinthe stowage compartmen t:a
multimedia connector unitwith anSD card slot
and 2USB ports, e.g.foruse with aniPod ®
,
iPhone ®
or MP3 player(see theDigital Opera-
tor's Manual).
Stowage compartments inthe rear
passenger compartment Stowage
compartmentinthe rear
passenger compartmentcenter console X
To open: pulldown thetop ofstowage com-
partment 0043bythe edge ofthe handle.
i Depending
onthe vehicle's equipment,
there maybeanopen stowage spaceabove
the stowage compartmen t. Parcel
nets
Stowage netsarelocated:
R in the front -passenger footwell
R on the back ofthe driver's andthefront -
passenger seat
R on the left and right-hand sideinthe trunk
Observe theloading guidelines(Ypage 239)
and thesafety notesregarding stowagespaces
(Y page 239). Thr
ough-loading facilityinthe rear
passenger compartment X
To open: folddown seatarmrest 0043.
X Pull thecent erhead restraint onthe rear
bench seatintotheuppermost position
(Y page 94). X
Slide locking mechanism 0087inthe direction
of the arrow.
X Swing flap0044fully tothe side.
Flap 0044isheld open byamagnet.
X To close :swing flap0044inthe trunk backuntil
it engages.
X Fold armrest 0043upfully ifnecessary. Stowage
areas
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Observe
theloadi ngguide lines(Ypage 239). Cargo
compart mentenlargement
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
If the rear bench seat/rear seatandseat
backrest arenot engaged theycould foldfor-
wards, e.g.when braking suddenly orinthe
event ofan accident.
R The vehicle occupant wouldthereby be
pushed intotheseat beltbythe rear bench
seat/rear seatorby the seat backrest. The
seat beltcannolonger offertheintended
level ofprotection andcould evencause
injuries.
R Objects orloads inthe trunk cannot be
restrained bythe seat backrest.
There isan increased riskofinjury.
Before everytrip,make surethattheseat
backrests andtherear bench seat/rear seat
are engaged.
! Before
folding thebackrest inthe rear com-
partment forwards, makesurethattherear
compartment armrestandthecup holder are
folded in.They mayotherwise bedamaged .
Observe theloadi ngguide lines(Ypage 239).
The left-hand andright-hand rearseat backrests
can befolded forwards separately toincrease
the trunk capacity. Fol
ding therear seat backrest forward
and back Foldin
gthe rear seat backrests forward X
Fully insert thebackrest headrestraints if
necessary (Ypage 95).
X Move thedriver's orfront -passenger seat
forward ifnecessary.
X Pull left-hand orright-hand releasehandle0044
of the seat backrest forward.
Corresponding seatbackrest 0043isreleased .
X Fold backrest 0043forward.
X Move thedriver's orfront -passenger seat
back ifnecessary. X
Insert theseat beltinto seat-belt holder0043.
Foldin gthe rear seat backrest back
! Make
surethattheseat beltdoes not
become trappedwhenfolding therear seat
backrest back.Otherwise, itcould bedam-
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X
Move thedriver's orfront -passenger seat
forward ifnecessary.
X Fold seatbackrest 0043back untilitengages.
Red lock status indicator 0044isno longer visi-
ble.
X Adjust thehead restraint sif necessary
(Y page 95).
X Move thedriver's orfront -passenger seat
back ifnecessary. Securing
loads
Observe thefollowing notesonsecuring loads:
R Observe theloading guidelines(Ypage 239).
R Secure theload using thecargo tie-down
rings.
R Distribute theload onthe cargo tie-down
rings evenly.
R Do not use elastic strapsornets tosecure a
load, asthese areonly intended asan anti-slip
protect ionforlight loads.
R Do not route tie-downs acrosssharpedges or
corners .
R Pad sharp edges forprotect ion. 0043
Cargo tie-down rings Stowage
wellunder thetrunk floor Under
thetrunk flooryoucan find abracket for
TIREFIT andthevehicle toolkit,etc.
X To open: pullhandle 0043up. X
Hook handle 0043into raintrough 0044.
To enlarge thetrunk youcan remove thetrunk
floor.
X To remove: liftthe trunk flooralmost torain
trough 0044and pullitout. Stowage
areas
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X
To inse rt: place thetrunk floor atthe bottom
in the cente r.
X Hol dside sof trunk floor 0087 and pressinthe
di recti onofthe arrow unti lit enga gesin
hoo ks0085. Roo
fcarri er
Impo rtant safetynotes G
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Whe nyo uload the roof,the cente rof gra vity
of the vehicleris es and thedriving character-
is tics change. Ifyo uexce edthe maximu mroo f
lo ad ,the driving characteri stic s,as wellas
stee ring andbraking ,wi llbe gre atlyimp aired .
The reisaris kof an acci dent.
Nev erexce edthe maximu mroo flo ad and
ad jus tyo ur driving style.
! Mer
cedes-B enzreco mme ndsthatyo uonl y
us eroo fcar rierstha tha ve been teste dand
ap pro ved forMer cedes-Be nzveh icles. This
hel pstopre vent dama getothe vehicle.
Pos ition the load on the roofcar rierin such a
wa ytha tthe vehiclewi llnot susta inda ma ge
eve nwh en itis in moti on.
Dep endingonthe vehicleeq uipme nt,ensu re
tha twh en the roofcar rieris ins talledyo ucan:
R op en the panora maroofwi th powe rtil t/
sl id ing panel fully
R op en the trunk lid ful ly
Yo uwi llfind informa tionon the maximu mroo f
lo ad inthe "Tech nica lda ta" secti on
(Y page 325 ).
An inco rrectly secu redroofcar rieror roo flo ad
ma ybe come detach edfrom thevehicle. Yo u
mu stther eforeensu retha tyo uob ser vethe roof
car rierma nufa cturer'sins tallatio nins truc tions. Attac
hingthe roofcarri er X
Ope nand foldthe cove rs0043 upwa rds care-
ful lyin the directi onofthe arrow .
X Onl ysecu rethe roofcar rierto the anch orage
po ints undercove rs0043.
X Obs erve themanufa cturer'sins tallatio n
ins truc tions. Fe
atures Cup
holder
Impo rtant safetynotes G
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The cup holdercanno thol daconta inersecu re
wh ilst trav eling .If yo uus eacup holderwh ilst
trav eling ,the conta inerma ybe flung aro und
and liqu idma ybe spilled .The vehicleoccu -
pa nts maycome intoconta ctwith the liqu id
and ifit is hot, they maybe sca lded .Yo uma y
be distra cted from thetrafficcond itions and
yo ucou ldlose contro lof the vehicle. The reis
a ris kof an acci dent and injury.
Onl yus ethe cup holderwh en the vehicleis
sta tionary .Onl yus ethe cup holderfor con-
tai ners ofthe rightsize. Alw aysclo sethe con-
tai ner, particu larly ifthe liqu idishot. G
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The heating eleme ntsofthe cup holdercan
be come veryhot.Youcou ldbu rn yoursel fon
them .
The reisaris kof inju ry. 24
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Do
not touchthe hot heati ng eleme ntsofthe
cup holder.Alw aysma kesure tha tchi ldren
canno tacc ess thehot heati ng eleme ntsofthe
cup holder.Nev erleav echi ldren unsuper-
vis ed inthe vehicle. G
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If ob jects inthe passe nge rcomp artment are
stow edinco rrectly ,the ycan slid e or be
thro wnarou nd and hitveh icleoccu pants. In
ad ditio n,cup holders, open stow agesp ace s
and mob ile ph one brackets canno tal wa ys
reta inallob jects theyconta in.The reisaris k
of inju ry,pa rtic ular ly in the eventofsudd en
bra king orasu dd en cha nge indirecti on.
R Alw aysstow objects sotha tthe ycanno tbe
thro wnarou nd insuch situa tions.
R Alw aysma kesure tha tob jects donot pro-
tru de fromstow agesp ace s,pa rcel nets or
stow agenets .
R Close thelockab lestow agesp ace sbe for e
sta rtin gajou rney .
R Alw aysstow andsecurehe avy, ha rd, poin-
ted ,sha rp-e dged ,fra gile or bulky objects in
the trunk.
! Onl
yus ethe cup holders for conta inersof
the right size and which have lids .The drinks
cou ldothe rwise sp ill.
Ob ser vethe load ing guideline s(Y page 239 ).
The stow agecomp artments inthe doors provide
sp ace forbottle s:
R fro nt: cap acityup to34 fl.oz. (1.0 l)
R rear: capacityupto17 fl.oz. (0.5 l) Cup
holde rin the front center conso le 0043
Cuphold er The
cup hold erand therubb ermat undernea th
can beremoved forclea ning. Cleanthem with
clea n,lukew armwater only.
X To remove: carefullypul lin upp ersections of
cup hold er0043 onthe driver' sand front-
pass enger sidesuntil theyrelea se.
X Lift the cup hold erupw ards 0044until itcan be
removed . X
To install :insert cuphold erinto latera l
curved sections 0044inthe stowa gecompart-
ment. Insertthecup hold erso that thewed ge Fe
atures
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of
the upper section ofcup holder 0043faces
forwards.
X Press thecup holder downwards untilit
engages onthe right andleft-h andsides.
Cup holder inthe rear seat armrest !
Do
not siton orsupport yourbody weight on
the rear seat armrest whenitis folded down,
as you could otherwise damageit.
! Close
thecup holder before folding therear
seat armrest up.Otherwise, thecup holder
could bedamaged. X
Fold down therear seat armrest.
X To open: pressthefront ofcup holder 0043
or 0044.
Cup holder 0043or0044 exten dsautomatically.
X To close: slidecupholder 0043or0044 back until
it engages. Sun
visors
Overview G
WARNING
If the mirror coverofthe vanity mirror isfolded
up when thevehicle isin motion, youcould be
blinded byincident light.There isarisk ofan
accident .
Always keepthemirror coverfolded down
while driving. 0043
Mirror light
0044 Brack et
0087 Retaining clip,e.g.foracar park ticket
0085 Vanity mirror
0083 Mirror cover
Vanit ymirr orinthe sun visor Mirror
light0043only funct ionsifthe sun visor is
clipped intobracket 0044and mirror cover0083has
been folded up.
Glare fromtheside X
Fold down thesun visor.
X Pull thesun visor outofretainer 0044.
X Swing thesun visor tothe side. Ashtra
y
Front ashtray !
The
stowage spaceundertheashtray isnot
heat resistant .Before placing litcigarett esin
the ashtray, makesurethattheashtray is
properly engaged. Otherwise, thestowage
space couldbedamaged. 246
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