2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE warning

Smar
tKey Import
antsafety notes 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. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.Thiscould
cause theengine tobe switched off.There isa
risk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto the
SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings before
insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theignition lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe vicin-
ity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO startfunction: do
not keep theSmartK eyinthe trunk .Otherwise, the
SmartK eymay notbedetect ed,e.g. when
startin gthe engine usingtheStart /Stopbutton. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Tolock thevehicle
0044 0054 Toopen thetrunk lid
0087 0036 Tounlock thevehicle
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again.
R protect ionagainst theftisreactivated.
X To lock: press the0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the trunk lid
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking and
three times whenlocking.
When thelocator lighting isactivated viathe
multimedia system,itlights upwhen itis dark
after thevehicle isunlocked withtheremote
cont rol;see Digital Operator's Manual.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 190).
X To open thetrunk lidautom atically: press
and hold the0054 button untilthetrunk lid
opens (Ypage 79). 70
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing

Smar
tKeybattery
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
Batt eries containtoxic andcorrosive substan-
ces. Ifbatteries areswallow ed,itcan result in
severe healthproblems. Thereisarisk offatal
injury.
Keep batteries outofthe reach ofchildren. If
a battery isswallow ed,seek medical attention
immediately.
The SmartK eybatteries containperchlorate
material, whichmayrequire specialhandling
and regard forthe environm ent.National guide-
lines must beobserved duringdisposal. InCal-
ifornia, seewww .dtsc.ca.gov/
Haza rdousWa <00560057004800120033004800550046004B004F005200550044005700480012
004C005100470048005B0011004600490050>.
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youhave the
battery replaced ataquali fiedspecialist work-
shop.
Checking thebatt ery X
Press the0037 or0036 button.
The battery isworking properly ifbattery
check lamp0043lights upbriefly.
The battery isdischarged ifbattery check
lamp 0043does notlight upbriefly.
X Change thebattery (Ypage 73).
i Ifthe SmartK eybattery ischeck edwithin
the signal reception rangeofthe vehicle,
pressing the0037 or0036 button:
R locks or
R unlocks thevehicle
i You
cangetabattery atany quali fiedspe-
cialist workshop. Replacing
thebatt ery You
require aCR 2025 3V cell battery.
X Take themechanical keyoutofthe SmartK ey
(Y page 72). X
Press mechanical key0044into theopening in
the SmartK eyinthe direction ofthe arrow
until battery traycover 0043opens. Whendoing
so, donot hold cover 0043shut.
X Remove batterytraycover 0043. X
Repeatedly tapthe SmartK eyagainst your
palm untilbattery 0087falls out.
X Insert thenew battery withthepositive ter-
minal facing upwards.Use alint-f reecloth to
do so.
X Make surethatthesurface ofthe battery is
free oflint, grease andother contaminants.
X Insert thefront tabsofbattery traycover 0043
and then press toclose it.
X Insert mechanical keyinto theSmartK ey
(Y page 72).
X Check thefunct ionofall SmartK eybuttons on
the vehicle. Smar
tKey
73Opening andclosing Z

G
WARNING
The reversi ngfeatu redoes notrespo nd:
R to soft, light and thin objects, e.g.fingers
R over thelast1/3 in(8 mm) ofthe closi ng
movement
The reversi ngfeatu recannot prevent some-
one from becomi ngtrappe din these situa-
tions inparticu lar.There isarisk ofinjury .
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximi tyduri ngthe closi ngproced ure.
If someb odybecome strappe d:
R press the0054 button onthe SmartKey ,or
R pul lor press theremote operatingswitch
on the drive r'sdoor or
R press theclosi ngbutton/STOP buttonin
the tailgate or
R pul lthe handl eon the tailgate
Vehic leswith HANDS -FREEACCES S:itis als o
possi bletostop theclosi ngprocess byperform-
ing akicking movement undertherear bump er. Openi
ng/closing from outside
Openi ng X
Press the0036 button onthe SmartKey .
X Pul lhandl e0043.
X Lift the trunk lid. Clo
sing X
Pul ldow nthe trunk lidusing handl e0043.
X Let the trunk liddrop intothelock.
X Ifnecessa ry,lock thevehicl ewith the0037
button onthe SmartKey orwith KEYLESS-GO. Openi
ngautomaticall yfrom outside
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Comb ustionengines emitpoisonous exhaust
gase ssuch ascarbon monoxide .Exhaust
gase scan enter thevehicl einterior ifthe
trunk lidisopen when theengine isrunning,
espe ciallyifthe vehicl eis in motion. Thereisa
risk ofpois oning.
Alwa ysswi tch offthe engine beforeopening
the trunk lid.Never drivewiththetrunk lid
open.
! The
trunk lidswi ngs upw ards when opened .
There fore,make surethatthere issuffi cient
clea rance abovethe trunk lid.
i The
openi ngdime nsions ofthe trunk lidcan
be found under "Vehicledata "(Y pag e325) .
Openi ngautomaticall y You
canopen thetrunk lidautomatical lyusi ng
the SmartKey orthe handl ein the trunk lid.
X Press andhold the0054 button onthe Smart-
Key until thetrunk lidopens.
or X Ifthe trunk lidisunlocked ,pul lthe trunk lid
handl eand letitgo aga inimmed iately. Trunk
79Openingand closi ng Z

HANDS
-FREEACCESS
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
The vehicl eexhau stsystem canbecome very
hot. Ifyou useHANDS-F REEACCESS, you
coul dburn yourself bytouching theexhau st
system. Thereisarisk ofinjury .Alwa ys
ensure thatyoumake thekicking movement
only withi nthe detection rangeofthe sensors.
! If
the SmartKey iswithi nthe rear detection
range ofKEYLESS-GO, thefollowi ngsitua -
tions, forexampl e,coul dlea dto the uninten-
tional openingofthe trunk lid:
R when using anautomatic carwas h
R when using apow erwas her
Make surethattheSmartKey isat lea st10 ft
(3 m) awa yfrom thevehicl e.
i You
canalsodea ctivate KEYLESS-GO. Fur-
ther informati onondea ctivating andactiva t-
ing KEYLESS-GO (Ypag e71) .
Gene ralnote s With
KEYLESS-GO andHANDS-F REEACCESS,
you can open thetrunk lidwitho utusi ng you r
hands. Thisisuse fulifyou have yourhands full.
To do this, make akicking movement underthe
bump erwith yourfoot.
Observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Ca rry you rKEYLESS-GO keyaboutyou rper-
son. TheSmartKey mustbeatthe rear ofthe
vehicl ein the detection rangeofKEYLESS-
GO.
R When making thekicking movement, make
sure thatyouarestanding firmlyonthe
grou ndand that there issuffi cient clearance
to the rear ofthe vehicl e.You couldotherwi se
lose yourbal ance, forexampl eon ice. R
Alwa ysensure thatyouonly make thekicking
movement withinthe detection rangeofsen-
sors 0043.
R Stand atlea st12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
rear area whiledoing so.
R Do not come intocontact withthebump er
whi lemaking thekicking movement. Other-
wis e,the sensors maynotfunction correctly .
R HANDS-F REEACCESS doesnotfunction dur-
ing engine start.
R Dirt caus edbyroad saltor snow aroundsen-
sors 0043may restrict functional ity.
Using theHANDS-F REEACCESS withapros-
thetic legmay restrict functional ity.
R IfaKEYLESS-GO keyisat the rear ofthe vehi-
cle inthe detection rangeofKEYLESS-GO,
HANDS-F REEACCESS couldbe triggere d.
The trunk lidcoul dthus beopened uninten-
tional ly,for exampl e,when you:
- set somethi ngdow nor lift somethi ngup
behi ndthe vehicl e.
- poli shthe rear ofthe vehicl e.
Do not carry theKEYLESS-GO keyaboutyou r
perso nin these situations orinsitua tions sim-
ila rto these. Thiswillprevent theuninten-
tional openingofthe trunk lid. 80
TrunkOpen
ingand closi ng

G
WARNING
If child renopera tethe side windo wsthey
coul dbecome trapped,particu larlyif they are
left unsu pervi sed.There isarisk ofinjury .
Activate theoverrid efeatu refor the rear side
windo ws.When leaving thevehicl e,alw ays
take theSmartKey withyouand lock thevehi-
cle. Never leavechild renunsu pervi sedinthe
vehicl e. Side
window reversi ngfeature
The side windo wsare equipped with anauto-
matic reversi ngfeatu re.Ifasoli dobject blocks
or restricts aside windo wfrom traveli ng
upw ards duringthe automatic closingprocess ,
the side windo wopens againau tomatica lly.Dur-
ing the manua lclosi ngprocess ,the side windo w
only opens againautomatica llyafter thecorre-
spondi ngswi tch isrele ased .The automatic
reversi ngfeatu reisonly anaid and does not
reli eve you ofthe respo nsibilityofpay ing atten-
tion when closingaside windo w. G
WARNING
The reversi ngfeatu redoes notreact:
R to soft, light and thin objects, e.g.smal lfin-
gers
R whi leadju sting
This means thatthereversi ngfeatu recannot
prevent someone being trappe din these sit-
ua tions. There isarisk ofinjury .
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximi tyduri ngthe closi ngproced ure.If
someone becomestrappe d,press the0062
button toopen theside windo waga in. Openi
ngand closing theside win-
dows
The switches forallside windo wsare loca tedon
the drive r'sdoor. There isals oaswi tch oneach
door forthe correspo ndingsidewindo w.
The switches onthe drive r'sdoor takeprece-
dence. 0043
Front left
0044 Front right
0087 Rea rright
0085 Rea rleft
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0047or0048 inthe
ignitio nlock (Ypag e123).
X To open manually: pressandhold thecor-
respo nding switch.
X To open fully: press theswitch beyond the
pressu repoint andrelease it.
Automatic operationisstarted.
X To clo semanually: pullthe correspo nding
swi tch and hold it.
X To clo sefully: pullthe switch beyond the
pressu repoint andrelease it.
Automatic operationisstarted.
X To interrupt automatic operation:press/
pul lthe correspo ndingswitch again.
i If
you press/p ullthe switch beyond the
point ofresis tance, automatic operationis
started inthe correspo ndingdirection. You
can stop automatic operationbypressi ng/
pul ling theswitch again.
i You
cancontinue toopera tethe side win-
dow safter youswitch offthe engine or
remove theSmartKey .This function remains
active forfive minutes oruntil thedrive r'sor
front-passenge rdoor isopened .
i When
theoverrid efeatu refor the side win-
dow sis activa ted(Ypag e60) ,the side win-
dow scannot beopera tedfrom therear. Co
nven ienceopen ing
Vehic leswith KEYLESS-GO orKEYLESS-GO
start functio n:you can ventila tethe vehicl e
before youstart driving. Side
window s
83Openi ngand closi ng Z

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions A
side window cannotbe
closed because itis
blocked byobject s,e.g.
leaves inthe window
guide. X
Remove theobject s.
X Close theside window. A
side window cannotbe
closed andyoucannot
see thecause. If
aside window isobstruct edduring closing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin gswitch
again untiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed withincreased force.
If aside window isobstruct edagain during closing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin gswitch
again untiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed without theautomatic reversingfeature. The
side windows cannot
be opened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/c losingfea-
ture. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 73)and replace itifnecessary
(Y page 73). Panoram
aroof with power tilt/sliding
panel Import
antsafety notes
In the following section,theterm "slidingsun-
roof" refers tothe panorama roofwith power
tilt/sliding panel. G
WARNING
While opening andclosing thesliding sunroof,
body parts inclose proximity couldbecome
trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheopening andclosing pro-
cedures.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R release theswitch immediately, or
R during automatic operation, pushthe
switch brieflyinany direction
The opening orclosing procedure willbestop-
ped. G
WARNING
If children operatethesliding sunroof they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey are
left unsupervised. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised inthe vehicle. G
WARNING
At high speeds theraised sliding sunroof auto-
matically lowersslightly atthe rear. Thiscould
trap youorother persons. Thereisarisk of
injury. Makesurethatnobody reaches into
the sweep ofthe sliding sunroof whilstthe
vehicle isin motion.
If somebody becomestrapped,immediately
pull back thesliding sunroof switch.Theslid-
ing sunroof liftsduring opening.
! Only
open thesliding sunroof ifit is free of
snow andice.Otherwise, malfunctions may
occur. 86
Panoram
aroof with power tilt/sliding panelOpeningandclosing

G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move forwardsasfar asthe next catch during
movement suchasbraki ngorabru ptchanges
of dire ction. Asaresu lt,you wou ldbe pus hed
aga inst yourseat beltby the unsecu reddriv-
er's seat.
This couldcaus eyou tolose control ofthe
vehicl e.The seat beltcannot protect asinten-
ded andcouldresu ltin add itiona linjury .
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
Before everyjourney ,make surethatthedriv-
er's seat isfull yengag ed.
Observe thesafety noteson"Air bags"
(Y pag e45) and "Children inthe vehicl e"
(Y pag e54). G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move unexpe ctedlywhilethe vehicl eis in
motion. Thiscouldcaus eyou tolose control of
the vehicl e.There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysmake surethatthedrive r'sseat is
engag edbefore starting thevehicl e. G
WARNING
You coul dlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you do
the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,steer-
ing whee land mirror andfasten yourseat belt
before starting theengine. G
WARNING
If you adju stthe seat heightcarel essly,you or
other vehicl eoccupa ntscoul dbe trappe dand
thereby injured.Chi ldre nin particu larcoul d
accide ntallypress theelectrica lseat adjust-
ment buttons andbecome trapped.There isa
risk ofinjury .
Whil emoving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder the leve
rasse mbly ofthe seat adjustment sys-
tem.
! To
prevent damagetothe seats andtheseat
heati ng,obser vethe followi ngnotes:
R Do not spillliq uid sonto theseats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossi bleifliq uid does get
spil led onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
swi tch onthe seat heati ng.Also, donot use
the seat heati ngtodry the seats.
R Cle anthe seat covers asrecommende d;
see the"Interio rcare" section.
R Do not transport heavyloa dson the seats.
Do not placepointed objectsonthe seat
cushi onssuch asknives, nailsor tools.
Where possible,use theseats onlyforcar-
ryi ng pass engers.
R When operatingtheseat heati ng,donot
cover theseats withinsulating materia ls,
e.g. blankets, coats,bags,protective cov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heati ngisswi tched on,the
seat surfa cecan bedama gedasaresu ltof
objects being placed onthe seats, for
exampl e,seat cushi ons,child seats and
protective coversnotapproved by
Mercede s-Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwel lunder orbehi ndthe seats when mov-
ing the seats back. There isarisk that the
seats and/or theobjects couldbe dama ged.
i Further related subjects:
R Ca rgo compartment enlargement (folding
dow nthe rear seats) (Ypag e242) 92
SeatsSeats,
steering wheeland mirrors

mirror
usingbutton 0087aslong asthe indica tor
lamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, ortothe right or
left until youhave adjusted theexterior mirror
to the correct position. Youshou ldhave a
good overvie wof traffic conditions.
The convex exterior mirrorsprovidealarg erfiel d
of visio n.
After theengine hasbeen started, theexterior
mirrors areautomatical lyheated atlow outsid e
tempera tures.Heating takesamaximu mof ten
minutes.
i You
canalsoheat upthe exterior mirrors
manua llyby switchi ngon the rear windo w
defroster.
Fo lding theexterio rmirrors inor out
ele ctrical ly X
Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0047or0048 inthe
ignitio nlock (Ypage 123).
X Briefly press0043.
Both exterior mirrorsfoldinor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirrorsare
alw aysfolde dout fullywhil edrivi ng.They
could otherwi sevibra te.
i If
you aredrivi ngfaster than30mph
(47 km/h), youcan nolonger foldinthe exte-
rior mirrors.
Resettin gthe exterio rmirrors If
the battery hasbeen disconnected orcom-
pletel ydischa rged,theexterior mirrorsmustbe
reset. Theexterior mirrorswillotherwi senot
fold inwhen yousele ctthe "Fold inmirrors when
locking" function inthe on-board computer
(Y page 190). X
Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Briefly press0043.
Fo lding theexterio rmirrors inor out
automatically If
the "Fold inmirrors whenlocking" function is
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 190):
R the exterior mirrorsfoldinautomatical lyas
soon asyou lock thevehicl efrom theoutsid e.
R the exterior mirrorsfoldoutagainautomati-
call yas soon asyou unlock thevehicl eand
then open thedriver' sor front-passenger
door.
i If
the exterior mirrorshavebeen foldedin
manua lly,they donot fold out.
Exterio rmirror pushed outofpositio n If
an exterior mirrorhasbeen pushedout of
posi tion, proceed asfollo ws:
X Vehic
leswitho utele ctrical lyfoldin gexte-
rior mirrors: movetheexterior mirrorinto
the correct position manua lly.
X Vehic
leswith electrical lyfoldin gexterio r
mirrors: pressandhold mirror-fold ingbutton
(Y page 98)until youhear themirror clickinto
pla ce.
The mirror housingisengage daga inand you
can adju stthe exterior mirrorsasusu al
(Y page 97). Automatic
anti-glaremirrors G
WARNING
Electroly temay escap eif the glassinan auto-
matic anti-gla remirror breaks.The electrol yte
is harmfu land cause sirritati on.Itmust not
come intocontact withyourskin, eyes,res-
pira tory organs orclothing orbe swa llow ed.
There isarisk ofinjury. 98
MirrorsSeats,
steering wheeland mirrors