2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE Owner's Manual

Int
rod uction
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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

systems,
e.g.thebrake system. Useonly genu-
ine Mercedes-Benz partsorparts ofequa lqual -
ity. Only usetires, wheels andaccessories that
have been specifically approvedforyour vehi-
cle.
Genuine Mercedes-Benz partsaresubject to
strict qualitycont rol.Every parthasbeen spe-
cifically developed ,manufactured orselected
for and adap tedtoMercedes-Benz vehicles.
Therefore, onlygenuine Mercedes-Benz parts
should beused.
More than300,000 differentgenuine
Mercedes-Benz partsareavail able for
Mercedes-Benz models.
All authorized Mercedes-Benz Centersmaintain
a supply ofgenuine Mercedes-Benz partsfor
necessary serviceandrepair work.Inaddition,
strategically locatedpartsdelivery centerspro-
vide quick andreliab leparts service.
Always specify thevehicle identification number
(VIN) when ordering genuineMercedes-Benz
parts (Ypage 318). Operator
'sManual Vehicle
equipment
i This
Operator's Manualdescribes allmodels
and allstandard andoptional equipment of
your vehicle available atthe time ofthis Oper-
ator's Manual goingtoprint. Country-specific
differences arepossible .Bear inmind that
your vehicle maynotfeature allfunctions
described here.Thisalso appli estosafety-
relevant systems andfunctions. Theequip -
ment inyour vehicle maytherefore differfrom
that shown inthe descriptions andillustra-
tions.
The original purchase agreement listsallsys-
tems installed inyour vehicle.
Should youhave anyquestions concerning
equip ment andoperation, pleaseconsult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
The Operator's ManualandMaintenance Book-
let are important documents andshould bekept
in the vehicle. Service
andvehicl eoperation Warr
anty
The Limited Warranty foryour vehicle appliesin
accordance withthewarranty termsandcondi-
tions inthe Service andWarranty Information
booklet.
Your authorized Mercedes-Benz Centerwill
replace andrepair allfactory-inst alledparts in
accordance withthefollowi ngwarranty terms
and conditions:
R New Vehicle Limited Warranty
R Emission SystemWarranty
R Emission Performance Warranty
R Cal ifornia, Connecticut ,Maine, Massachu-
setts, NewYork, Pennsylvania, RhodeIsland
and Vermont Emission ControlSystem War-
ranty
R State warranty enforcemen tlaws (lemon
laws)
Repla cement partsandaccessories arecovered
by the Mercedes-Benz PartsandAccessories
warranties. Theseareavail able atany author-
ized Mercedes-Benz Center.
i Should
youlose your Service andWarranty
Information booklet,haveanauthorized
Mercedes-Benz Centerarrange forareplace-
ment. Thenew Service andWarranty Infor-
mation booklet willbeposted toyou. Information
forcustomers inCalifor-
nia
Under California lawyou may beentitled toa
replacement ofyour vehicle orarefund ofthe
purchase priceorlease price, ifafter areason-
able number ofrepair attempts Mercedes-Benz
USA, LLCand/or itsauthorized repairorservice
facilities failtofix one ormore substantial
defects ormalfunctions inthe vehicle thatare
covered byits express warranty.
During theperiod of18 months fromoriginal
delivery ofthe vehicle orthe accumula tionof
18,000 miles(approximately 29,000km)onthe
odometer ofthe vehicle, whichever occursfirst,
a reasonable numberofrepair attempts ispre-
sumed foraretail buyeror lessee ifone ormore
of the followi ngoccurs:
(1) thesame substantial defectormalfunction
results inacondition thatislikely tocause Service
andvehic leoperation
25Introduction Z

death
orserious bodilyinjury ifthe vehicle is
driven ,that defect ormalfunc tionhasbeen
subjec tto repair twoormore times, andyou
have direct lynot ified Mercedes -BenzUSA ,
LLC inwritin gof the need foritsrepair.
(2) thesame substan tialdefect ormalfunc tion
of aless serious naturethan catego ry(1)
has been subjec tto repair fourormore
times andyouhave direct lynot ified
Mercedes -Benzinwritin gof the need forits
repair.
(3) thevehicle isout ofservic eby reason of
repair ofthe same ordifferen tsubstan tial
defect sor malfunc tionsfor acumulative
tot alof more than30calendar days.
Please sendyourwrittennot ice to:
Customer AssistanceCenter
Mercedes -BenzUSA ,LLC
3 Mercedes Drive
Mont vale, NJ076 45-035 0 Maint
enance
Always bringtheMainten anceBookletwith you
when takingthe vehicle toan authoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter .Your custo merservic e
advisor willenterevery serviceint oyour Main-
ten ance Bookletonyour behalf. Road
sideAssistance
The Mercedes -BenzRoadside AssistancePro-
gram offerstec hnic alhelp inthe event ofa
breakdown .Calls tothe toll- free Roadside Assis-
tanc eHot line areanswered byour agent s24
hours aday, 365days ayear.
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(1-800-367- 6372)
(USA)
1-800-387- 0100(Canada )
For additional information ,refer tothe
Mercedes -BenzRoadside AssistanceProgram
brochur e(USA )or the "Roadside Assistance"
sect ioninthe Serv iceand Warrant yBook let
(Canada). Youwillfind both inthe vehicle docu-
ment wallet. Change
ofadd ress orchange ofown-
ership
In the event ofachang eof address, pleasesend
us the "Notific ationofAddres sChange" inthe
Serv iceand Warrant yBook letorsimply callthe
Mercedes -BenzCustomer AssistanceCenter
(USA )at the hotlin enumber
1-8 00-FOR-M ERCedes (1-800-367 -6372) or
Customer ServiceCenter (Canada) at
1-8 00-387 -0100.This willassist usincon tact -
ing you inatimely mannershould theneed arise.
If you sellyour Mercedes ,please leaveallliter-
ature inthe vehicle sothat itis available tothe
nex towner.
If you have purchased aused car,please sendus
the "Notific ationofUsed CarPurchase" inthe
Serv iceand Warrant yBook letorsimply callthe
Mercedes -BenzCustomer AssistanceCenter
(USA )at the hotlin enumber
1-8 00-FOR-M ERCedes (1-800-367 -6372) or
Customer Service(Canada) at1-8 00-387 -0100. Vehicle
operationoutsid ethe USA
and Canad a
When youareabroad withyour vehicle, observe
the following points:
R Serv icefacilities orreplacemen tparts may
not bereadily available.
R Lead-fr eefuel forvehicles withacatalytic
con vert ermay notbeavailable. Leadedfuel
can cause damage tothe catalytic convert er.
R The fuel may have acon siderably lower
oct ane number. Unsuitablefuelcancause
engin edamage.
Some Mercedes -Benzmodels areavailable for
delivery inEurope through ourEuropean Deliv-
ery Program. Fordetails, consult anauthoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter orwrite toone ofthe
following addresses.
In the USA
Mercedes -BenzUSA ,LLC
European DeliveryDepart ment
One Mercedes Drive
Mont vale, NJ076 45-035 0
In Canad a
Mercedes -BenzCanada, Inc.
European DeliveryDepart ment
98 Vanderho ofAven ue
Toron to,Ont ario M4G 4C9 26
Service
andvehicle operationIntroduct ion

Opera
tingsafet y Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
If you donot have theprescr ibedservic e/
maint enanc ework orany required repairs
carried out,thiscanresult inmalfunct ionsor
system failures. Thereisarisk ofan acciden t.
Always havetheprescr ibedservic e/maint e-
nanc ework aswell asany required repairs
carried outataqualified specialist workshop. G
WARN
ING
Flammable materialsuchasleaves, grassor
twigs mayignite ifthey come intocontact with
hot parts ofthe exhaust system.Thereisarisk
of fire.
When driving onanunpaved roadoroff- road,
chec kthe vehicle underside regularly.Inpar-
ticular, remove trapped plantparts orother
flammable material.Contacta qualified spe-
cialist worksho pimmediately ifdamage is
detec ted. G
WARN
ING
Modificat ionstoelectr oniccompon ents,their
soft ware aswell aswiring canimpair their
func tion and/or thefunc tion ofother net-
worked compon ents.In particular, systems
relevant tosafety couldalsobeaffect ed.Asa
result, thesemaynolonger function asinten -
ded and/or jeopardiz ethe operatin gsafety of
the vehicle. Thereisan incr eased riskofan
acciden tand injur y.
Never tamper withthewiring aswell aselec-
tron iccompon entsor their software. You
should haveallwork toelectr icaland elec-
tron icequipment carriedoutataqualified
specialist workshop. !
There
isarisk ofdamage tothe vehicle if:
R the vehicle becomes stuck,e.g. onahigh
curb oran unpaved road
R you drive toofast over anobstacle, e.g.a
curb, aspeed bumporapothole inthe road
R aheavy objectstrik esthe underbody or
parts ofthe chassis
In situation slike this, thebody, theunder-
body, chassis parts,wheels ortires could be
damaged withoutthedamage beingvisible.
Componen tsdamaged inthis way canunex-
pect edly failor,inthe case ofan acciden t,no
longer withstandtheloads theyaredesigned
to.
If the underbody panelingisdamaged, com-
bustible materials suchasleaves, grassor
twigs cangather between theunderbody and
the underbody paneling.Ifthese materials
come incon tact with hotparts ofthe exhaust
system, theycancatc hfire.
In such situation s,have thevehicle checked
and repaired immediately ataqualified spe-
cialist worksho p.Ifon con tinuin gyour jour-
ney you notice that driving safetyisimpaired,
pull over andstop thevehicle immediately,
paying attentiontoroad andtrafficcon di-
tion s.In such cases, consult aqualified spe-
cialist worksho p. Declarations
ofconformit y
USA: "Thewireless devicesofthis vehicle com-
ply with Part15ofthe FCC Rules. Operation is
subject tothe two following twoconditions :1)
These devices maynotcause harmful interfer-
ence, and2)These devices mustaccept any
inter feren cereceived, includinginterferen ce
that may cause undesired operation.Changes
or modificat ionsnotexpress lyapproved bythe
party respon sibleforcomplianc ecould voidthe
user’s authorit yto operate theequipment. "
Canada :"The wireless devicesofthis vehicle
comply withIndust ryCanada license-exempt
RSS standard(s). Operation issubject tothe fol-
lowing twoconditions :(1) These devices may
not cause interferen ce,and (2)These devices
must accept anyinter feren ce,including inter-
feren cethat may cause undesired operationof
the device. " Opera
tingsafet y
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Diag
nosticconne ctor
The diagnosticsco nn ection ison lyinte nd ed for
th eco nn ection ofdiag nostic equip mentat a
qualif iedspecialis twor kshop . G
WAR
NING
If you conn ectequip mentto adiag nostics
co nn ection intheveh icle, itmay affectth e
ope ration ofveh icle sys tems .As ares ult,th e
ope ratingsaf etyof theveh icle co uld beaffec-
te d. The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
On lyco nn ectequip mentto adiag nosticsco n-
ne ction intheveh icle, whic his appr oved for
your vehicle by Mer cedes -Ben z. G
WAR
NING
Obj ectsinthedri ver 'sfoot well canrestric tth e
peda ltr ave lor obs truct adepr essedpeda l.
The operatingand road saf etyof theveh icle is
je opar dized. Thereisaris kof an acc iden t.
Mak esur eth at all obj ects intheveh icle are
st owed correc tly, and that they can noten ter
th edri ver 'sfoot well. Inst all theflo ormat s
sec urelyand asspe cifie din order toensur e
suf ficien tcl ear anc efo rth epeda ls.Do notuse
loo sefloormat sand donotplac eflo ormat son
to pof oneano ther.
! If
th een gin eis swit ched offand equip ment
on thediag nostics co nn ection isused ,th e
st art erbat tery may discharg e.
Con necting equip mentto thediag nostics co n-
ne ction can lead toemi ssionsmo nito rin ginfo r-
mat ionbein gres et,fo rex amp le.Thismay lead
to theveh icle fail ingto mee tth ereq uire men tsof
th ene xtemi ssionste st dur ingth emain inspe c-
ti on . Qu
alified specia listwor kshop
An author ized Mer cedes -Ben zCen teris aquali-
fie dspe cialis twor kshop .It has thene cessa ry
spe cialis tkn owle dge,to ols and qualif icat ion sto
co rrec tly car ryout thewor kreq uire don your
veh icle. Thisis esp ecially thecas efo rwor krel -
eva ntto saf ety.
Obs erveth eno tesin theMain tenan ceBooklet . Al
ways haveth efo llow ingwor kcar riedout atan
aut hor ized Mer cedes -Ben zCen ter:
R wor krel eva ntto saf ety
R ser viceand main tenan cewor k
R rep airwor k
R alt era tion s,inst allat ionwor kand modifica-
ti on s
R wor kon elec tron icco mpo nents Cor
rect use
If you removeany warn ing st icke rs,you oroth-
ers could failtorec ogn ize ce rtain dan gers.
Lea vewarn ing st icke rs inpos ition .
Obs erveth efo llow ingin fo rm ation when drivin g
your vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this man ual
R tech nical datafo rth eveh icle
R traff icrule sand regulat ions
R laws andsafetyst and ardsper tainingto mo tor
veh icles Pr
oblem swit hyou rveh icle
If you should exper ienceapro blem withyour
veh icle, par ticul arly oneth at you believe may
aff ectit s saf eope ration ,we urgeyou tocontact
an aut hor ized Mer cedes -Ben zCen terimm edi-
at ely tohav eth epro blem diagnosed and recti-
fie d. Ifth epro blem isno tres olved toyour sat-
isf act ion,plea sedis cus sth epro blem again with
an aut hor ized Mer cedes -Ben zCen teror ,if ne c-
ess ary, contact usatoneof thefo llow ing
addr esses.
In theUSA
Cust omerAssis tanc eCen ter
Mer cedes -Ben zUS A,LLC
3 Mer cedes Drive
Mon tvale, NJ07645-03 50
In Can ada
Cust omerRelat ionsDe par tment
Mer cedes -Ben zCan ada, Inc.
98 Van derhoo fAv enue
Tor onto,On tario M4 G4C9 Rep
orting safet ydef ects
US Aon ly: 28
Op
erating safet yInt roduc tion

The
following textisreproduced asrequired of
all manufact urersunder Title49,Code ofU.S.
Federal Regulations,Part575pursuant tothe
National TrafficandMotor Vehicle SafetyActof
1966 .
If you believe thatyour vehicle hasadefect
which couldcause acrash orcould cause injury
or death, youshould immediately informthe
National Highway TrafficSafety Administ ration
(NHTSA )in addition tonot ifying Mercedes- Benz
USA ,LLC.
If NHTSA receives similarcomplaints ,it may
open aninvest igation, andifit finds thatasafety
defect existsinagroup ofvehicles, itmay order
a recall andremedy campaign. However,NHTSA
cann otbecome involved inindividual problems
between you,your dealer, orMercedes- Benz
USA ,LLC.
To cont actNHTSA ,you may calltheVehicle
Safety Hotlinetoll-fr eeat1-8 88-327- 4236
(TTY: 1-800-424- 9153 );go tohtt p://
www .safer car.gov; orwrite to:Administ rator,
NHTSA ,400 Sevent hStr eet, SW., Washington ,
DC 2059 0.
You canalso obtain otherinformat ionabout
motor vehicle safetyfrom
htt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100560044004900480055004600440055
0011> gov Limited
Warrant y
! Observe
thenotes inthis Operator's Manual
regarding thecorrec toperation ofyour vehi-
cle and possible damagetothe vehicle. Dam-
age tothe vehicle whichiscaused byviolation
of these notes isnot covered bythe
Mercedes-B enzimplied warranty orthe new
or used-vehicle warranty. QR
code forrescue card
The QRcodes aresecured inthe fuel filler flap
and onthe opposite sideonthe B-pillar. Inthe
event ofan accident ,rescue services canuse
the QRcode toquickly findtheappropriate res-
cue card foryour vehicle. Thecurrent rescue
card contains themost important information
about yourvehicle inacompact form,e.g.the
routing ofthe electric cables.
You canfind more informat ionunder
www.mercedes-ben z.de/qr-code. Data
storage Data
storage
A wide range ofelectron iccomponen tsinyour
vehicle containdata memories.
These datamemories temporarily orperma-
nent lystore technicalinformat ionabout:
R the vehicle's operating state
R incident s
R malfunction s
In general, thistechn icalinformat iondocu-
ment sthe state ofacomponen t,amodule, a
system orthe surroundings.
These include, forexample:
R operating conditionsofsystem componen ts.
For example, fluidlevels
R the vehicle's statusmessages andthose ofits
individual componen ts,e.g. number ofwheel
revolutions/ speed,deceleration inmove-
ment ,lateral acceleration, acceleratorpedal
position
R malfunction sand defects inimportant system
componen ts,e.g. lights, brakes
R vehicle reaction sand operating conditionsin
special drivingsituations, e.g.airbag deploy-
ment ,interv ention ofstability controlsys-
tems
R ambient conditions,e.g.outside temperature
This data isof an exclusively technicalnature
and canbeused to:
R assist inrecogniz ingand rectifying malfunc-
tions anddefects
R analyze vehiclefunctions, e.g.after anacci-
dent
R optimize vehiclefunctions
The data cannot beused totrace thevehicle's
movement s.
When yourvehicle isserviced, technicalinfor-
mation canberead from theevent datamemory
and malfunction datamemory.
Services include,forexample:
R repair services
R service processes
R warranties
R quali tyassurance
The vehicle isread outbyemployees ofthe ser-
vice network (including themanufacturer) using
special diagnostic testers. More detailed infor-
mation isobtained fromit,ifrequired. Data
storage
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After
ama lfunctio nha sbe en recti fied,the info r-
ma tionis de leted from themalfunctio nmem ory
or isconti nually ove rwritte n.
Whe nop era ting thevehicle, situa tions arecon-
cei vablein wh ich thistech nicalda ta, inconne c-
tio nwi th othe rinfo rma tion(if nece ssary,und er
consu ltatio nwi th an author izedexp ert),cou ld
be trac edtoape rso n.
Exam ples incl ude:
R acci dent rep orts
R da ma getothe vehicle
R witness stateme nts
Fur ther additio nal functio nstha tha ve been con-
trac tually ag ree dup on with the custome ral lo w
certa inveh icleda ta to be conve yedby the vehi-
cle aswe ll. The additio nal functio nsincl ude,for
exa mpl e,veh iclelocati onincas eof an eme r-
gen cy. CO
MA ND/ Merc edesme conn ect
If the vehicleis eq uipp ed with CO MAND or
Mer cedesme conne ct,additio nal data abou t
the vehicle's opera tion,the useof the vehiclein
certa insitua tions, and thelocati onofthe vehi-
cle iscomp iled thro ughCO MAND orthe
Mer cedesme conne ctsystem .
For additio nal info rma tion,plea se referto the
CO MAND UserMa nua lor Dig italOpe rator' s
Ma nua land /or theMer cedesme conne ct
Te rms andCondi tions. Ev
en tdata recorde rs
Thi sveh icleis eq uipp ed with an eve ntdata
reco rder(EDR ).Thi sveh icleis eq uipp ed with an
eve ntdata reco rder(EDR ).The mainpu rpo seof
an EDR isto reco rd,incerta incra shornea r
cra sh-l ikesitua tions, such asan airba gde ploy -
ment orhitting aroa dob sta cle,da ta tha twi ll
as sist inund erstand inghow aveh icle's system s
pe rfor med .The EDR isde signe dto reco rddata
rel ating toveh icledy nam icsand safety system s
for asho rtpe rio dof time ,typ ically 30 sec ond s
or less.
The EDR inthi sveh icleis de signe dto reco rd
su ch data as:
R How vario us system sin your veh iclewe re
op era ting
R Whe ther ornot thedriver and passe nge r
sa fety belts werebuckle d/fa stene d R
How far(ifat all)the driver wasde pre ssing the
acce lera tor and /or brakepedal;and ,
R How fastthe vehiclewa strav eling
The sedata can helppro videabe tter under-
sta ndi ngofthe circumstances inwh ich crashe s
and injuriesoccu r.NOT E:EDR dataarereco rded
by your veh icleonl yif anon-tri vialcra shsitua -
tio noccu rs;no data arereco rdedby the EDR
und ernorm aldri ving cond itions and noperso nal
da ta(e.g. nam e,gen der,ag eand crashlocati on)
ar ereco rded.How ever,othe rpa rtie s,su ch as
la w enfo rcem entcouldcomb inethe EDR data
wi th the typeof perso nallyidenti fying data rou -
tine lyacq uired during acra shinve stigatio n.
Acces sto the vehicleand /or theEDR isnee ded
to rea dda ta tha tis reco rdedby an EDR, and
spe cialeq uipme ntisreq uired .In ad ditio nto the
veh iclema nuf actu rer,othe rpa rtie stha tha ve
the specialeq uipme nt,such aslaw enfo rce-
ment, canreadthe info rma tionby acce ssing the
veh icleor the EDR.
EDR data ma ybe used incivi land crim inalma t-
ters asatool inacci dent reco nstru ction,acci -
de nt cla ims and vehiclesa fety .Since theCrash
Data Retrie valCDR toolthatis us ed toextra ct
da ta from theEDR iscomm ercially availa bl e,
Mer cedes-B enzUSA, LLC("MBUSA" )exp ressly
di scl aims any and allliab ility arising from the
extra ctionof thisinfo rma tionby una uthorized
Mer cedes-B enzperso nnel .
MBUSA willnot shareEDR data with othe rs
wi thou tthe conse ntofthe vehicleow ners or,if
the vehicleis leas ed ,wi thou tthe conse ntofthe
le sse e.Excep tions tothisrep resenta tion
incl uderes ponses tosubp oenas bylaw enfo rce-
ment; byfed era l,sta teor local gov ernm ent;in
conne ctionwi th or arising outof litig ation invo lv-
ing MBUSA orits subsi diar iesand affilia tes; or,
as req uired bylaw.
Wa rning :The EDR isacomp onentofthe
Re stra intSys tem Mod ule. Ta mpe ringwith, alter-
ing ,mod ifying orrem oving the EDR comp onent
ma yres ultin ama lfunctio nof the Restra intSys -
tem Module and othe rsy stem s.
State laws orreg ulati ons regarding EDRs that
confl ictwith fed era lreg ulati on arepre -emp ted.
Thi smea nstha tin the eventofsuch confl ict,the
fed era lreg ulati on gov erns .As ofFeb ruary2013,
13 states have ena cted laws relating toEDRs . 30
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