2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE stop start

away
carefully tocheck whet herthedesir ed
tr ans miss ionposit ioniseng aged. Ideally,you
shoul dselec ttr ans miss ionposit ion005Band
driv eprog ramEor S.
Engag ingpark posi tion P !
If
th eeng inespee dis toohigh ortheveh icle
is coas ting,do notshif tth eauto matictrans -
miss iondire ctly from 005Bto005E, from 005Eto005B
or dire ctly to 005D. Other wise, theauto matic
tr ans miss ionmay bedamage d.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leve rswit chinthe
dire ction ofarr ow 005D.
Tran smis sion posit iondisplay 005Disshow nin
th emult ifunction display.
When youhave engaged parkposit ion005D, mak e
sure that thetrans miss ionposit iondisplay
show s005D inthemult ifunction display.
You canengage park position005Donlywhen the
veh icle isstatio nary;do notswit chdire ctly to
park position005Dathigh enginespee d.
De pres singth ebrak eand pushin gth eDI RECT
SE LECT leve rup ordown disengages thepark -
ing lock.The trans miss ionisin neut ral005C.
At trans miss ionfluid temper aturesbelow 00F84‡
(00F82 0†), you can onlyshif tout ofpark position
005D intoano ther trans miss ionposit ionwhen the
eng ineisrun ning.
In orde rto shif tfr om park position005Ddire ctly
int o005E or005B:
R depr essthebrak epedal and
R push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup ordown
past thefir st poin tof res istanc e
Engag ingpark posi tion Pau tom atically Park
position005Disauto matically engaged if:
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSm artKey
and remove theSm artKey
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSm artKey
or usin gth eSt art /S topbutt onand open the
driv er'sdoor orfron t-passe nger door
R you open thedriv er'sdoor when theveh icle is
st atio naryor when drivingataver ylow spee d
and thetrans miss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E
In cer tain situatio ns,th eauto matictrans mis-
sion shiftsauto matically totrans miss ionposi-
tio n005D ifth eHOL Dfun ction orActiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICisact ivat ed. Obse rveth e
inf orm ationon theHOL Dfun ction (Ypage 159) and
onActiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
(Y page 155).
Engag ingreversegear R !
On
lymov eth eauto matictrans miss ionto
005E when theveh icle isstatio nary.
X De pres sth ebrak eand keep itpres sed.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup past the
fir st poin tof res istanc e.
The ECO start /stopfun ction isno tavailabl e
when revers egear iseng aged. Further inform a-
tio non theECO start /stopfun ction
(Y page 127).
Shif tingto neut ralN G
WAR
NING
If ch ildre nare left unsuperv isedintheveh icle,
th ey coul d:
R oper atetheveh icle'sequipm ent
Add ition ally, childre ncoul dset theveh icle in
mot ionif,for exam ple,they:
R rele ase thepark ingbrak e
R shif tth eauto matictrans miss ionout ofpark
posit ion005D
R start theeng ine
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden tand injury.
Nev erleave childre nor anim alsunat tende din
th eveh icle.
When leavingth eveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey with youand lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Vehi cleKey ifth e
"Dig italVehi cleKey" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.
X Ifth etrans miss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E:
push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup ordown to
th efir st poin tof res istanc e.
X Ifth etrans miss ionisin posit ion005D: depr ess
th ebrak epedal andpush theDI RECT SELECT
leve rup ordown tothefir st poin tof res ist-
anc e.
If you switchtheeng ineoffwith thetrans mis-
sion inposit ion005Eor005B, theauto matictrans -
miss ionshiftsto 005C auto matically.
Wit hth eSm artKey :if you then open thedriv -
er' sdoor orthefron t-passe nger door orrem ove 132
Aut
oma tictrans missionDriv ingand parking

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
133Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

Dri
veprogr am I(Ind ividual)
In dri ve pro gramIth efo llowi ngpro perties ofthe
dri ve pro gramcan besele cted:
R thedri ve (en gineand trans mis sionman age-
men t)
R thesusp ensio n(ve hicles withdamp ing sys-
te m or AM Gadapt ivespo rtsusp ensio nsys-
te m)
R thest eer ing
R theavail abilit yof theECO start /stopfun ction
R thecli mat eco ntrol
In fo rm ation about configur ing dri ve pro gramI
wit hth emult imediasyst emcan befound inthe
Di git alOpe rator'sMan ual.
i To
per man ently sele ctthegear sin dri ve
pro gramIusin gth est eer ing whee lpaddl e
shi fters ,sele cttheM (man ual)setting forth e
dri ve.
Dri veprogr am E(Econom y)
Dr ive programEis ch arac teriz ed bythefo llow-
in g:
R co mf ort -orie nted engin eset ting s.
R opt imal fuelco nsumpt ionresulting from the
aut oma tic trans mis sionshi ftin g up soo ner.
R theveh iclepulls away moregen tly in forwar d
and revers egear s,unl ess theacc eler ator
peda lis depr essedfully.
R theveh iclehas improveddrivin gst abilit y,for
ex ampl eon slip peryroa dsur faces.
R theaut oma tic trans mis sionshi ftin g up
soo ner.This resultsin theveh iclebein gdri ven
at lowe ren gin espe eds and thewhee lsbein g
less likely tospin .
R glid ingmod eis act ivat edaut oma tical lywhen
en gin e-inte rn al co nd ition sare fulfilled and
th eacc eler atoris no tdepr essed. Atthesam e
ti me thetrans mis sion’s clutchope nsand the
veh iclerol lsfreely usingits ki ne tic en erg y.As
a res ult gre atdist ancescan becompl eted
wit hout theen gin ebrak eand fuelco nsump-
ti on red uce d.
i The avail abilit yof glid ing mod edepe ndson
var ious factors,in clu din gth efo llowi ng:
R theen gin eand trans mis sionte mpe rature
R thedown hillgradien t
R theveh iclespe ed
R per form ing reg ular adapt ation fun ction s Whe
nyou depr essthebrak epeda l,glid ing
mod eis deac tivat ed, depe nding on peda l
pre ssur e.
Whe nyou activat ecr uise control orActive
Di stanc eAs sis tDI ST RON IC,glid ing mod eis
no tavail able.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicles Dri
veprogr am I(Ind ividual)
In dri ve pro gramIth efo llowi ngpro perties ofthe
dri ve pro gramcan besele cted:
R thedri ve (en gineman agem ent)
R thetrans mis sionman agem ent
R thesusp ensio n(ve hicles withAM Gadapt ive
spo rtsusp ensio nsyst em)
R ES P®
In fo rm ation about configur ing dri ve pro gramI
wit hth emult imediasyst emcan befound inthe
Di git alOpe rator'sMan ual.
Dri veprogr am C(Com fort)
Dr ive programCis ch arac teriz ed bythefo llow-
in g:
R theveh icledeli versco mf ort able, econ omi cal
han dlingch arac teris tics .
R theveh iclepulls away moregen tly in forwar d
and revers egear s,unl ess theacc eler ator
peda lis depr essedfully.
R theveh iclehas improveddrivin gst abilit y,for
ex ampl eon slip peryroa dsur faces.
R opt imal fuelco nsumpt ionresulting from the
aut oma tic trans mis sionshi ftin g up soo ner.
The vehicleis dri ven inthelow engin espe ed
ran geand thewhee lsare less likely tospin .
R glid ing mod eis avail able.
R theECO start /stopfun ction isavail able.
Dri veprogr am S(Sp ort)
Dr ive programSis ch arac teriz ed bythefo llow-
in g:
R theveh icleex hibi tsspo rty dri vin gch arac ter-
ist ics .
R theaut oma tic trans mis sionshi fts up later.
The fuelco nsumpt ionpossiblybein ghig her
as ares ultofthelat eraut oma tic tr ans mis sion
shi ftpoin ts.
R thesusp ensio nex hibi tsstiff spr ingin gand
damp ing set ting s(ve hicles withAI R adapt ive
spo rtsusp ensio nsyst em). 136
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omatic tran sm issionDri ving andpa rki ng

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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Opening
thefuel filler flap 0043
Toopen thefuel filler flap
0044 Tire pressure table
0087 Toinsert thefuel filler cap
0085 Instruct ionlabel forfuel type tobe refueled
X Switc hoff the engine .
X Remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start -function
or KEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electronics arenow inposition
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keyhaving
been removed.
X Press thefuel filler flapinthe direct ionof
arrow 0043.
The fuel filler flapswings up.
X Turn thefuel filler capcount er-clockwise and
remove it. X
Inser tthe fuel filler capinto theholder onthe
inside offuel filler flap0087.
X Completely insertthefiller neck ofthe fuel
pump nozzleinto thetank ,hook inplace and
refuel.
X Only fillthe tank untilthepump nozzle
switches off.
i Do
not add anymore fuelafter thepump
stops fillingforthe first time. Otherwise, fuel
may leakout.
Closing thefuel filler flap X
Replace thecap onthe filler neck andturn
clock wiseuntilitengages audibly.
X Close thefuel filler flap.
Close thefuel filler flapbefore lockingthe vehi-
cle.
If you aredriving withthefuel filler capopen, the
00B6 reserv efuel warning lampflashes. Ames-
sage appears inthe multifunc tiondisplay
(Y page 208).
In addition, the00B9 Check Engine warning
lamp maylight up(Ypage 226).
For furth erinfor mation onwarning andindicat or
lamps inthe instrument cluster,see
(Y page 226). Refueling
141Drivingandparking Z

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

Dri
vesens ibly–sa ve fuel Obs
erveth efo llow ing tips tosav efue l:
R The tires shouldalways beinfla tedto therec -
om men dedtire pre ssu re.
R Rem oveunn ecess ary load s.
R Rem overo of rac kswhen they are notne ede d.
R War mup theen gin eat low engin espe eds .
R Av oid freque ntacc eler ation orbra king .
R Hav eall main tenan cewor kcar riedout as
in dic ated bytheser vicein te rvals intheMain -
te nan ceBooklet orby theser vicein te rval dis -
play.
Fue lco nsump tion also incr ease swhen drivin gin
co ldweat her,in stop- start traff icand inhill yte r-
rain .
Dri nki nganddr ivin g G
WAR
NING
Dr inking and drivin gand /orta king dru gsand
dri vin gare verydan gerous combi nations.
Ev en asm allamo untofalc oho lor dru gscan
aff ectyour reflex es, perception sand judg-
men t.
The possibilityof aser ious oreve nfat alacc i-
den tis great lyincr ease dwhen youdrink or
ta ke dru gsand drive.
Do notdri nk ortake dru gsand drive orallow
any oneto dri ve who hasbeendri nkingor tak-
in g dru gs.
Em issi oncont rol G
DAN
GER
Com bustionengin esemi tpois onous exhaus t
gas essuc has car bon monoxide. Inhali ng
th ese exhaus tgas esishaz ardous toheal th
and canresult inpois oning. The reisaris kof
fat alinju ry. The refore, ne ver leav eth een gin e
run ning inan enclose dspac ewit hout ade-
quat even tilat ion .
Cer tain en gin esys tems are designed tokeep
th elev elof pois onous compo nentsin exhaus t
fum eswit hin lega llim its.
The sesys tems onlywor kat peak effic ien cyif
th ey are serviced exact lyin acc ordan cewit hth e
man ufacturer 'sspe cific ation s.Always have wor
kon theen gin ecar riedout ataqualif ied
spe cialis twor kshop .Mer cedes -Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you useanaut hor ized Mer cedes -
Be nz Cen terfo rth is pur pos e.In par ticul ar, wor k
rel eva ntto saf etyor on safety-r elat edsyst ems
mus tbe car riedout ataqualif iedspecialis t
wor kshop .
The engin eset ting smus tno tbe chang edund er
any circ ums tanc es. Furtherm ore, all spe cific
ser vicewor kmus tbe car riedout atreg ular
in te rvals and inacc ordan cewit hth eMer cedes -
Be nz ser vicereq uire men ts.De tails can befound
in theMain tenan ceBooklet . ECO
disp lay
The ECOdis play showsyou how econ om ical
your drivin gst yle is.The ECOdis play assistsyou
in ach ieving th emo stecon om ical dri vin gst yle
fo rth esel ectedset ting sand prevail ing co nd i-
ti on s.Your drivin gst yle can signific ant lyinflu-
en ce theveh icle' sco nsump tion . 0043
Acceler ation
0044 Coas ting
0087 Con stant
0085 Addition alran geach ieved
Ran ge0085 issho wnund erBon us Bon
usfr. fr.
Start Sta
rtand
rep resents theaddit ionalran geach ieved since
th ebeg inning ofthejo urn eyasares ult ofan
adapt eddrivin gst yle.
If th efue llev elhas dropped into theres erve
ran ge, theFue lLow Fue
lLow messageis sho wninthe
mult ifunction display inst ead ofran ge0085. The
00B6 warning lamp intheinst rum entcl ust er
also lightsup (Ypage 226). 146
Dri
ving tipsDri ving andpa rki ng

When
ActiveDist ance Assist DISTRONIC isacti-
vated, thetran smission isshifted automatically
to position 005Dif:
R the driver's seatbeltisnot fasten edand the
driver's doorisopen.
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/stop
funct ion.
The electr icparking brakeisapplied automati-
cally ifAct ive Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC is
active whenthevehicle isstation aryand:
R asystem malfunct ionoccurs .
R the power supply isinsuffic ient.
If amalfunct ionoccurs ,the tran smission may
also shift toposition 005Dautomatically.
Setting aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief momen t
until thevehicle hasaccelerat edorbraked to
the speed set.
X Press thecruise controllever up0043 for a
higher speedordown 0044for alower speed.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1mph incre-
ments (1km/h increments): brieflypush
the cruise controllever up0043 ordown 0044to
the pressure point.
The laststored speedincreases ordecreases
in 1mph (1km/ h)incr ement s.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in5mph incre-
ments (10km/h increments): brieflypush
the cruise controllever up0043 ordown 0044
beyond thepressure point.
The laststored speedincreases ordecreases
in 5mph (10km/ h)incr ement s.
i Act
ive Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC isnot
deactivat edifyou depress theaccelerat or
pedal. Ifyou accelerat eto overt ake,Active
Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC adjuststhevehi-
cle's speed tothe last speed stored, afteryou
have finished overtaking.
Setting aspecified minimumdista nce You
cansetthe specified minimum distancefor
Act ive Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC byvarying
the time span between oneandtwosecon ds.
This determ inesthedistanc ethat Active Dis-
tanc eAssist DISTRONIC isto maintain fromthe
vehicle infron t,depending onthe road speed.
You canseethis distanc ein the multifunc tion
display (Ypage 157). The
specified minimum distancecan be
changed whileActive Dist ance Assist
DIS TRONIC isswitched onoroff.
i Make
surethatyoumaintain theminimum
distanc eto the vehicle infron tas required by
law. Adjust the distanc eto the vehicle infron t
if neces sary. X
To increase: turncontrol0087 indirect ion0044.
Act iveDist ance Assist DISTRONIC thenmain-
tains agreater distancebetween yourvehicle
and thevehicle infron t.
X To decrease: turncontrol0087 indirect ion0043.
Act iveDist ance Assist DISTRONIC thenmain-
tains ashort erdistanc ebetween yourvehicle
and thevehicle infron t.
Deactivating ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC There
areseveral waystodeactivat eAct iveDis-
tanc eAssist DISTRONIC:
X Briefly pressthecruise controllever for-
wards 0043.
or X Brake, unless thevehicle isstation ary. 156
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