2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE tow

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When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC or
the HOLD function isactivated, thevehicle
brakes automaticall yin certain situations.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe followi ngorsimila rsit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
Deactivating theHOLD function (Ypage 159).
Activation conditions You
canactivate theHOLD function if:
R the vehicle isstationary
R the engine isrunning orifit has been auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/st op
function
R the driver's doorisclosed oryour seatbeltis
fastened
R the electric parking brakeisreleased
R Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdeacti-
vated
R the transmission isin position 005B,005Eor005C
on vehicles withautomatic transmission
Activating theHOLD function X
Make surethattheactivation conditions are
met.
X Depress thebrake pedal.
X Quickly depress thebrake pedalfurther
until 0043appea rsinthe multifunction display.
The HOLD function isactivated. Youcan
release thebrake pedal.
i If
depressing thebrake pedalthefirst time
does notactivate theHOLD function, wait
briefly andthen tryagai n. Deac
tivating theHOLD function The
HOLD function isdeactivated automaticall y
if:
R you accelerate. Onvehicles withautomatic
transmission: onlywhen thetransmission isin
position 005Bor005E.
R the transmission isin position 005Donvehicles
with automatic transmission.
R you depress thebrake pedalagainwith acer-
tain amount ofpressure until0043disapp ears
from themultifunction display.
R you activate Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC.
R you secure thevehicle usingtheelectric park-
ing brake.
i After
atime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake.
When theHOLD function isactivated, thetrans-
mission isautomaticall yshifted toposition 005D
if:
R the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened andthe
driver's doorisopen
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/st op
function
The electric parking brakesecures thevehicle
automaticall yif the HOLD function isactivated
when thevehicle isstationary and:
R asystem malfunction occurs
R the power supplyis insufficient Star
t-off Assis t(exc eptMercedes-
AMG vehicl es)
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
If you usestart-of fassist, individu alwheels
may start tospin andthevehicle mayskid. If
ESP ®
is deactivated, thereisagreater danger
of skidding andhaving anaccident. Makesure
that nopersons orobstacles areinthe vicinity
of the vehicle.
Start- offassist enables optimum acceleration
from astandstill. Forthis, asuitabl yhigh-grip Driving
systems
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If
you donot depres sthe accelera torpeda l
within afew seconds, RACESTART iscan-
celed. Themultifu nctiondisplayshows the
RACE START Canceled RACE
START Canceled message.
X Fully depres sthe accelera torpeda l.
The engine speedisincreased .
The RACE RACE
START START
Release Release
brake brake
to to
start start
messag eappe arsinthe multifu nctiondisplay.
i If
you donot relea sethe brake pedalwithin
a short time,RACE START willbe canceled.
The multifu nctiondisplayshows theRACE RACE
START Canceled START
Canceled message.
X Take yourfoot offthe brake, butkeep the
accelera torpeda ldepres sed.
The vehicle pullsawa yat maximum acceler-
ation.
The RACE RACE
START START
Active Active
message appearsin
the multifu nctiondisplay.
RACE START isdeactiva tedwhen thevehicle
reaches aspeed ofappro ximately 50km/h .
RACE START isdeactiva tedimmedi atelyifyou
relea sethe accelera torpeda lduri ngRACE
START orifany ofthe activation conditions are
no longer fulfilled.The RACE START NotPos‐ RACE
START NotPos‐
sible SeeOperator's Manual sible
SeeOperator's ManualorRACE RACE
START Canceled START
Canceled messageappearsinthe mul-
tifunction display.
i If
RACE START isused repea tedlywithin a
short period oftime, itis only availableaga in
after thevehicle hasbeen driven acertain
distance. AMG
adapt ivesport suspensi onsys-
tem
Gene ralnotes The
electronical lycontrolled dampingsystem
works continuously .This improves driving
safety andride comfort.
The dampi ngistuned individ uallyto each wheel
and depends on:
R you rdriving style,e.g.sporty
R the road surface condition, e.g.bumps
R you rindivid ualselection ofSport orComfort
The suspe nsion setting isadjusted usingthe
corresponding buttoninthe center console.
i The
mode canalso beset using theAMG
DYNAMIC SELECTcontroller (Ypage 130). Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start/St opbutton, Comfort modeis
activated. Forfurther information aboutstarting
the engine, see(Ypage 123).
Sport mode The
firmer setting ofthe suspe nsion tuning in
Sport modeensures evenbetter contact with
the road. Select thismode whenemploy inga
sporty driving style,e.g.onwindi ngcountry
roads.
X Press button 0043.
Indicator lamp0044ligh tsup. You have selected
Sport mode.
The AMG Suspension SystemSPORT AMG
Suspension SystemSPORTmes-
sage appearsinthe multifu nctiondisplay.
Comfort mode In
Comfort mode,thedriving characteristics of
you rvehicle aremore comfortable. Selectthis
mode ifyou favor amore comfortable driving
style, butalso when driving fastonstraight
roads, e.g.highw ays.
X Press button 0043aga inso that indicator
lamp 0044goes out.
You have selected Comfort mode.
The AMG AMG
Suspension Suspension
System System
COMFORT COMFORT
mes-
sage appearsinthe multifu nctiondisplay. 4MATIC
! Never
towthevehicle withoneaxle raise d.
This may dama gethe differentia l.Damage of
this sort isnot covered bythe Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.Allwheel smust remain
either onthe ground orbe fullyraise d.
Observe theinstructions fortowing thevehi- Drivi
ngsystems
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tha tar epa rallel to the directi onoftra vel and
at leas t39.5 in(1.0 m)long erthan yourvehi-
cle
R at right angles tothe direc tionoftravel andat
least 39.5in (1.0 m) wider thanyourvehic le
When drivingat speeds below19mph
(30 km/h),you willsee park ingsymbol 0044asa
stat usindic atorinthe instrumen tclust er.When
a park ingspace hasbeen detected, anarrow
towar dsthe right orthe left also appears. By
default ,Ac tivePark ingAss istonly displays park-
ing spaces onthe front-pass engerside. Parking
spaces onthe drive r'sside aredisplayed as
soon asthe turn signalon the drive r'sside is
act ivate d.When parkingonthe drive r'sside,
this must remain activate dunt ilyou confirm the
use ofActivePark ingAssistbypress ingthe
0076 buttonon the multif unction steerin g
wheel. Thesystemautom atically dete rmin es
wheth erthe park ingspace isparallel oratright -
angles tothe direc tionoftravel.
A park ingspace isdisplayed whileyouaredriv-
ing past it,and untilyou areapprox imately50 ft
(15 m)away fromit.
Par king G
WARN
ING
If you leave thedrive r'sseat when thevehic le
is only being brakedbythe Park ingPack age
with rearview camer a,itcould rollaway:
R ifthe reisamalfun ction inthe syst emorin
the voltage supply
R ifthe elect ricalsysteminthe engin ecom -
part men t,the batt eryorthe fuses aretam-
pered with
R ifthe batt eryisdisco nnect ed
R ifthe vehic leisacc elerat ed,e.g. byavehi-
cle occ upant
There isarisk ofan acc ident .
Bef ore leavin gthe vehic le,always secureit
against rollingaway.
i If
Ac tivePark ingAssistdete ctsobst acles,
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esautom atically
while thevehic leispark ing.You arerespo n-
sible forbrak ingingood time. X
Stop the vehic lewhen thepark ingspace sym-
bol shows thedesire dpark ingspace inthe
inst rumen tclust er.
X Shif tthe transm ission toposit ion005E.
The Star tPark ingAssist? Star
tPark ingAssist?Yes: OK Yes:
OKNo: No:
0038 messageappears onthe multif unction
display.
X To cancel thepr ocedur e:press the0038
butt ononthe multif unction steerin gwheel or
pull away.
or X To park using Active Parking Assist: press
the 0076 buttononthe multif unction steerin g
wheel.
The Park ing Park
ingAssi st Assi
stActi ve Acti
veAcce lerate Acce
lerate
and Brake and
BrakeObse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings mes-
sage appears onthe multif unction display.
X Let goofthe multif unction steerin gwheel.
X Bac kup the vehic le,being ready tobrak eat all
tim es. When backingup, drive ataspeed
below approx imately6mph (10km/h).Oth -
erwise, ActivePark ingAss istwill becan celed.
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esthe vehic leto a
stan dstillwhen thevehic leapproac hesthe
rear border ofthe park ingspace.
Maneuv eringmay berequire din tigh tpark ing
spaces .
The Park ingAssistActi veSele ct Park
ingAssistActi veSele ct
D DObs
erve Obse
rveSurr oundings Surr
oundings messageappears on
the multif unction display.
X Shif tthe transm ission toposit ion005Bwhile
the vehic leisstat ionar y.
Ac tivePark ingAssistimmed iatelysteers in
the otherdirec tion.
The Park ing Park
ingAssi st Assi
stActi ve Acti
veAcce lerate Acce
lerate
and Brake and
BrakeObse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings mes-
sage appears onthe multif unction display.
i You
willachiev ethe best result sby waitin g
for the steerin gproc edure tocom plete before
pulling away.
X Dr ive forwards andbeready tobrak eat all
tim es.
Ac tivePark ingAssistbrak esthe vehic leto a
stan dstillwhen thevehic leapproac hesthe
fro ntborder ofthe park ingspace.
Maneuv eringmay berequire din tigh tpark ing
spaces .
The Park ingAssistActi veSele ctR Park
ingAssistActi veSele ctR
Obse rveSurroundings Obse
rveSurroundings messageappears on
the multif unction display. Driving
systems
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ifthe camer alens isdirt yor obst ructed.
Obser vethe noteson clean ing
(Y page 269)
R ifthe rear ofyour vehic leisdamaged. Inthis
case, havethecamer aposit ionand setting
chec kedataqualified specialist workshop.
The field ofvision andotherfunc tionsof the rear
view camer amay berest ricteddue toaddition al
acc essor iesonthe rear ofthe vehic le(e.g.
licen seplate holder ,rear bicyc lerack ).
i The
contrast ofthe display maybeaffec ted
by the sudden presenceof sunligh tor oth er
light sourc es,e.g. when exitingagarage. Pay
part icular attent ion inthis situat ion.
i If
usability issever elyrest ricted, e.g. due to
pixel errors,have thedisplay repairedor
replac ed.
Activa ting/d eactivating therea rview
cam era X
To acti vate:make surethattheSmar tKey is
in posit ion0048inthe ignit ionlock .
X Make surethattheActi vationbyRgear Acti
vationbyRgear
func tionisselec tedinthe multim ediasystem;
see theDigit alOperat or'sManual.
X En gage reversegear.
The area behin dthe vehic leisshown with
guide linesinthe multim ediasystemdisplay.
The image fromthe rear view camer ais avail-
able throughout themane uverin gproc ess.
To deact ivate:the rear view camer adeact i-
vate sif you shift thetransm ission to005D oraft er
drivin gfor wards ashor tdist ance.
The innersegme ntsof the warnin gindic atorare
displayed inred ifthe reisacom plete system
failure. Theindic atorlamp inthe PARK TRONIC
butt onlight sup.
If the syst emfails atthe rear ofthe vehic le:
R the rear segme ntsare shown inred when
back ingup.
R the rear segme ntsare hidden whendriving
for wards. Messa
gesinthemu ltim edia systemdis-
pla y The
rear view camer amay show adist orted view
of obst acles, showtheminc orre ctly or not atall.
The rear view camer adoes notshow objectsin
the followin gposit ions:
R very closeto the rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in clos erang eabove thehandle onthe trunk
lid
! Obj
ectsnot atgroun dlevel mayappear to
be furt her away thantheyact ually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofapark edvehic le
R the drawbar ofatrailer
R the ball couplin gof atrailer towhitch
R the rear sectionofan HGV
R aslant edpost
Use theguideline sonly fororien tation.
Appr oach objectsno furt her than thebott om-
most guideline . 0043
Yellow guidelineatadist anceof approx -
imate ly13 ft(4. 0m) fromthe rear ofthe
vehic le
0044 Whit eguide linewitho utste erin ginput –
vehic lewidth including theexterior mirrors
(st atic )
0087 Yellow guidelineforthe vehic lewidth
inc luding theexterior mirrors, atthe curr ent
ste erin gwheel angle(dynamic )
0085 Yellow lanemark ingthe cour sethe tires will
tak eat the curr entsteerin gwheel angle
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Driving
systemsDriving andparking

Cha
nge ofdir ection withoutlane recom -
men dation 0043
Road intowhic hth echan geofdire ction
leads
0044 Distan cetochan geofdire ction and visual
dist ancedisplay
0087 Chan ge-of-dire ction symbo l
When achan geofdire ction isto be made, you
will see symbo l0087 for thechan geofdire ction
and distancegraph ic0044. The distanceind icat or
shor tens towards theto pof thedisplay asyou
appro achthepoin tof theann oun ced chan geof
dire ction .The chan geofdire ction start son ce
th edist ancedisplay reacheszero.
Cha nge ofdir ection announced witha
lane recom mendation 0043
Road intowhic hth echan geofdire ction
leads
0044 Distan cetochan geofdire ction and visual
dist ancedisplay
0087 Lanesnotrec omm ended
0085 Reco mmendedlane andnew lane durin ga
chan geofdire ction
0083 Chan ge-of-dire ction symbo l
On mult ilane roads ,new lane recomm endatio ns
can bedisplaye dfor thenex tchan geofdire ction
if th edigit almap suppo rts th is dat a.Dur ingthe
chan geofdire ction ,new lanesmay beadded.
Lan eno trec omm ended0087: you willnotbe able
to com pleteth enex tchan geofdire ction ifyou
st ay inthis lane .
Reco mmendedlane andnew lane durin ga
chan geofdire ction 0085: inthis lane youwillbe
able tocom pleteth enex ttwo chan gesofdire c-
tio nwith outchan ginglane . Ot
her stat us ind icat ors ofthenav iga-
tion system The
navigat ionsyst emdisplays additionalinf or-
mat ionand theveh icle status .
Poss ibledisplays :
R New Route... New
Route...orCal culatingRoute Cal
culatingRoute
A new routeis calc ulate d.
R Roa dNot Mapped Roa
dNot Mapped
The vehicle posit ionisins ide thearea ofthe
digit almap buttheroad isno trec ogn ized,e.g .
new lybuilt street s,car park sor priv ate land .
R No Rou te No
Rou te
No rout ecoul dbe calc ulate dto theselec ted
dest ination.
R 004B
You have reachedthedest inationoran inter-
medi atedest ination. Aud
iomen u
Select ingara dio stat ion 0043
Activest atio nlist
0044 Statio nfrequen cywith mem oryposit ion
The mult ifunction display showsst atio n0044 with
st atio nfrequen cyorstatio nnam e.The pres et
posit ionison lydisplaye dalon gwith statio n0044 if
th is has been store d.
X Swit chon themult imed iasyst emand selec t
radio (seetheDig ital Oper ator'sMan ual).
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eeri ng
wheel toselec tth eAud io Aud
iomen u.
X To select apr eset listorstat ion list:pres s
and brieflyhold the0063 or0064 buttonunt il 184
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sand subm enusOn-boar dcomp uter and displa ys

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions The
yellow 0024warninglamp andthered 0049 (USAon ly) or0024
(Can adaonly) ind icat orlamp lightup.
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
To releas e:
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
or X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eauto matically(Y page 143).
If th eelec tric park ingbrak est ill can notbe release d:
X Do notdri ve on.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp flashes
and theyellow 0024warninglamp lightsup.
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
To releas e:
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
To apply :
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Ap ply theelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
If th ered 0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp con-
ti nue sto flas h:
X Do notdri ve on.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 312).
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Turn thefron twhee lstoward sth ecur b.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
laymes sage s
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Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrument cluster Gene
ralnote s
Some systemscarry outaself-d iagnosis whenthe igniti onisswi tched on.There fore,some indica tor
and warning lampsmay light up orflas htempora rily.This beha viorisnon-critical.
These indicatorand warning lampsonly indica teamal function ifthey light up orflas hafter starting
the engine orwhi lstdrivi ng. Safety
Seat belts Warning
/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E9
0051
After engine start,thered seatbel twa rning lamplig hts upfor sixseconds.
The seatbel twa rning lampreminds thedrive rand front passenger tofasten their
sea tbel ts.
X Fasten yoursea tbel t(Y pag e44). 00E9
0051
After starting theengine, thered seatbel twa rning lamplig hts up. Inadd ition, a
wa rning tonesound sfor uptosix seconds.
The drive r'ssea tbel tis not fastened .
X Fasten yoursea tbel t(Y pag e44).
The warning tonecease s. 00E9
0051
The redseatbel twa rning lamplig hts upafter theengine starts,assoon asthe
drive r'sorthe front-passe ngerdoor isclose d.
The drive ror front passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbel t.
X Fasten yoursea tbel t(Y pag e44) .
The warning lampgoes out.
There areobjects onthe front-passe ngerseat.
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passe ngerseatand stow them inasecure
pla ce.
The warning lampgoes out. 00E9
0051
The redseatbel twa rning lampflas hes and anintermittent audib lewa rning
sound s.
The drive ror front passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbel t.The vehicl eis bei ng
drive nfaster than15mph (25km/h )or has brieflybeen drivenfaster than15mph
(25 km/h) .
X Fasten yoursea tbel t(Y pag e44).
The warning lampgoes outand theintermittent warning tonecease s.
There areobjects onthe front-passe ngerseat.The vehicl eis bei ng drive nfaster
than 15mph (25km/h )or has brieflybeen drivenfaster than15mph (25km/h ).
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passe ngerseatand stow them inasecure
pla ce.
The warning lampgoes outand theintermittent warning tonecease s. 220
Warning
andindicator lamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Load
ingguid elines G
WAR
NING
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
WAR
NING
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
open . G
WAR
NING
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
WAR
NING
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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