2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE ECU

act
ivat ed.For further inf orm ationabout start ing
th eeng ine,see (Ypage 124). X
Pres sDYN AMICSELECT butt on0043 asman y
tim esasnec essar yunt ilth edesir eddriv e
prog ramisselec ted.
The selec teddriv eprog ramappear sin the
mult ifunction display. Afterfiv esec onds, the
display goesoutand thest atus symbo lof the
selec teddriv eprog ramappear s.
In addit ion,th ecur ren tdriv eprog ramsettings
are displaye dbrie flyinthemult imed iasyst em
display.
i In
afew coun tries, theECO start /stopfun c-
tio nis deac tivate dat thefac tory due tothe
availabl efuel grad e.In this cas e,theECO
st art /stopfun ction isno tavailabl ein any
driv eprog ram,reg ardle ssofthedisplay inthe
mult imed iasyst emdisplay.
Avai labledr ive progr ams: C
Comf ort Comf
ortable andeconomi-
cal driv ingcharac terist ics S
Spo rt Spo
rty driv ingcharac teris-
tic s I
In divid ual In
divid ualsettings E
Ec on omy Part
icular lyeco nomic al
driv ingcharac terist ics Add
ition alinf orm ationfor driv eprog rams
(Y page 135).
You canalso chang egear yours elfusin gth e
st eeri ngwheel paddle shifters. For further inf or-
mat ionontheman ualdriv eprog ram
(Y page 137). DYNAM
ICSELECT controller
(Mer cedes- AMGvehicles)
Use theDYN AMICSELECT con troller tochang e
th edriv eprog ram.De pen dingon thedriv epro-
gram selectedth efoll owin gveh icle charac ter-
ist ics will chang e:
R thedriv e
R thetrans miss ionman agem ent
R ES P®
R thesuspe nsion (veh icleswith AMGadapt ive
spor tsuspe nsion syst em)
R thesoun dof theexh aust system
R theavailabi lityof theECO start /stopfun ction
R theavailabi lityof glidin gmode
Eac htim eyou start theeng inewith theSm art-
Key ortheSt art /S topbutt on,driv eprog ramCis
act ivat ed.For further inf orm ationabout start ing
th eeng ine,see (Ypage 124). X
Turn DYNAMICSE LECT con troller 0043asman y
tim esasnec essar yunt ilth edesir eddriv e
prog ramisselec ted.
The selec teddriv eprog ramappear sin the
mult ifunction display. Afterfiv esec onds the
display goesoutand thesymbo lof theselec -
te ddriv eprog ramappear s.
The driveprog ramindicat oron DYN AMIC
SE LECT con troller 0043light sup inred.
Avai labledr ive progr ams: I
In divid ual In
divid ualsettings C
Comf ort Comf
ort-orien ted, opt i-
mum- economy eng ineand
tr ans miss ionsettings S
Spo rt Spo
rty eng ineand trans -
miss ionsettings 130
DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller(Mercedes- AMGvehicles )Drivingand parking

S+
Sport Plus Particularly
sportytrans-
mission settings Race
Maximum
sportiness and
engine andtransmission
settin gssuitable forthe
racetrack Additional
information fordrive programs
(Y page 135).
You canalso change gearyourself usingthe
steering wheelpaddle shifters. Forfurther infor-
mation onthe manual driveprogram
(Y page 137). Automat
ictra nsmission Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If the engine speedisabove theidling speed
and youengage transmission position003A
or 0046, thevehicle couldpullaway suddenly.
There isarisk ofan accident.
When engaging transmission position003Aor
0046, alwaysfirmly depress thebrake pedal
and donot simultaneously accelerate. G
WARNING
The automatic transmission switchestoneu-
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 awaybyapply ingthe parking
brake. DIREC
TSELEC Tlever
Overview oftra nsmission positions 005D
Park position withparking lock
005E Reverse gear
005C Neutral
005B Drive
All vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) :the DIRECT SELECTlever ison the right of
the steering column.
For information onthe selector leverin
Mercedes-A MGvehicles (Ypage 133).
The DIRECT SELECTlever alwaysreturns toits
original position. Thecurrent transmission posi-
tion 005D,005E,005Cor005B isshown inthe transmis-
sion position displayinthe multifunct iondisplay
(Y page 131).
Tra nsmission positionanddrive pro-
gram display The
current transmission positionanddrive pro-
gram appear inthe multifunct iondisplay . 0043
Transmission positiondisplay
0044 Gear
0087 Drive program display
The arrows inthe transmission positiondisplay
show howandinto which transmission positions
you can shift using theDIRECT SELECTlever.
If the transmission positiondisplayinthe mul-
tifunct iondisplay isnot working, youshould pull Automat
ictransmission
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the
Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti on, the automa tic
tra nsmi ssion shifts to005D automa tically.
With theStart/ Stopbutto n:ifyo uthe nop en
the driver 'sdo or or the front-pa ssenge rdo or,
the automa tictransmi ssion shifts to005D auto-
ma tica lly.
If yo uwa ntthe automa tictransmi ssion to
rem ain in neu tral005C, e.g.wh en havin gthe vehi-
cle cleane din an automa ticcar wash with a
tow ingsyste m:
X Veh
icle swi th the Start- Stopbutto n:
rem ove theStar t-Stop button fromthe igni-
tio nlock.
X Inse rtthe Sma rtKeyinto theigniti onlock.
X Allve hic les: sw itch theigniti onon.
X Dep ressthe brakepedaland keepit
de pre sse d.
X Enga geneu tral005C.
X Re leas ethe brakepedal.
X Re leas ethe electri cpa rki ng bra ke.
X Swi tch offthe igniti onand leav ethe Sma rtKey
in the igniti onlock.
En gag ingdriv epos ition D X
Ifthe transmi ssion isin po sitio n005E or005C:
pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tle ver down pastthe
fir st po int ofres istance .
X Ifthe transmi ssion isin po sitio n005D: depre ss
the brakepedaland push the DIRECT SELEC T
le ver down past the first po int ofres istance . Se
lecto rle ve r(M erc ede s-AMG vehi-
cl es )
Ov erv iew of trans mission pos ition s 005D
Park positio nwi th parki ng lock
005E Rever segear 005C
Neu tral
005B Drive
Trans mission pos ition and drivepro-
gram displa y Th
ecur rent transmi ssion positio nand drive pro -
gra mappe ar inthe multifu nctio ndisp lay. 0043
Transmi ssion positio ndisp lay
0044 Drivepro gramdisp lay
If the transmi ssion positio ndisp layin the mul-
tifu nctio ndi sp layis not working, yousho uldpu ll
aw ay car efully to che ckwheth erthe desired
tra nsmi ssion positio nis eng aged .Ide ally,yo u
sho uld se lect tra nsmi ssion positio n005B and
dri ve pro gramCor S.
En gag ingpark position P X
Wh enthe vehicleis sta tionar y,pre ssbut-
ton 0043.
En gag ingrev ersege ar R !
Onl
ymov ethe automa tictransmi ssion to
005E when the vehicleis sta tionar y.
X Dep ressthe brakeand keepit pre sse d.
X Pu sh the selector lever forwa rds pastthe first
po int ofres istance . Au
tomati ctrans mission
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R
gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble.
Drive programS+(Sport Plus)
Drive program S+ischaracter izedbythe fol-
lowing:
R the vehicle exhibits particularly sportydriving
character istics.
R the automatic transmissionshiftsuplater.
R the fuel consumpt ionpossibly beinghigher as
a result ofthe later automatic transmission
shift points.
R the suspension exhibitsparticularly stiff
springing anddamping settings (vehicles with
AMG adaptive sportsuspension system).
R gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble.
Drive programRACE (vehicle swith AMG
adap tivesport suspension system)
The RACE driveprogram ischaracter izedbythe
following:
R the vehicle exhibits drivingcharacter istics
suitable forthe racetrac k.
R all vehicle systems aresetformaximum
sportiness .
R the automatic transmissionshiftsuplater.
R the fuel consumpt ionpossibly beinghigher as
a result ofthe later automatic transmission
shift points.
R the suspension exhibitsparticularly stiff
springing anddamping settings.
R gliding modeisnot availa ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisnot availa ble. Manual
gearshifting
General notes You
canchange gearyourself usingthesteering
wheel paddle shifters. Thetransm issionmustbe
in position 005Btodo this.
Depending onwhich steering wheelpaddle
shifter ispulled, theautomatic transmission
immediately shiftsintothenext gear down or
up, ifpermitt ed. Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:touse manual shift-
ing, youhave twooptions:
R temporary setting
R permanent setting
If you activate manualgearshifting, themulti-
funct iondisplay willshow thecurrent gear
instead oftransm issionposition 005B.
If manual gearshifting isdeactivated, thegears
will beselected automatically.
Temp orarysetting X
To activat e:shift theDIRECT SELECT lever to
position 005B.
X Pull steering wheelpaddle shifter0043or0044.
Temporary settingwill beactive foracert ain
amount oftime. Under certaincondit ionsthe
minimum amountoftime isexten ded,e.g.inthe
case oflateral acceleration, duringanoverrun
phase orwhen driving onsteep terrain.
X To deactivat e:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044and hold itin place.
or
X Use theDIRECT SELECT lever toswitch the
transm issionposition.
or X All vehicles (exceptMercedes-A MGvehicles):
use theDYNAMI CSEL ECT button tochange
the drive program.
Mercedes-A MGvehicles: usetheDYNAMI C
SEL ECT controller tochange thedrive pro-
gram. Automa
tictransmission
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Problems
withfuelandthefuel tank Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Fuel
isleaking fromthe
vehicle. The
fuel lineorthe fuel tank isfaulty.
G WARNING
Risk ofexplosion orfire.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Remove theSmartK eyfrom theignition lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start- functionorKEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electron icsare now inposition 005A.This isthe same as
the SmartK eybeing removed fromtheignition.
X Do not restart theengine underanycircumst ances.
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
fuel filler flapcannot
be opened. The
fuel filler flapisnot unlocked.
X Unlock thevehicle (Ypage 70). The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Unlock thevehicle usingthemechanical key(Ypage 77). The
fuel filler flapisunlocked, buttheopening mechanism isjammed.
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Parking
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Flammable materialsuchasleaves, grassor
twigs mayignite ifthey come intocont actwith
hot parts ofthe exhaust systemorexhaust
gas flow. There isarisk offire.
Park thevehicle sothat noflammable mate-
rials come intocont actwith parts ofthe vehi-
cle which arehot. Take particular carenotto
park ondry grassland orharvested grain
fields. G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehicle,
they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment Additionally,
childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutofpark
position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattendedin
the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
! Always
securethevehicle correctlyagainst
rolling away.Otherwise, thevehicle orits driv-
etrain couldbedamaged. 142
Park
ingDriving andparking

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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Z

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

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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