2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE engine

Trans
mission pos ition s 0045 Park
position
Thi spre vents thevehiclefro mrol ling
aw ay when stop ped.
Onl yshi ftthe transmi ssion toposi-
tio n005D when the vehicleis sta tion-
ar y. The parkin glock sho uld not be
us ed asabra kewhen parkin g.
Alw aysap plythe electro nicparkin g
bra keinad ditio nto the parkin glock
in ord erto sec urethe vehicle.
In the eventofama lfunctio nof the
veh icle's electro nics,the transmi s-
si on maylo ck inpo sitio n005D. Have
the vehicleelectro nicschecked
imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
Pa rk positio n005D isau toma tically
eng aged if:
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the
Sma rtKeyand remove theSma rt-
Key
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the
Sma rtKeyor using the Star t/Stop
bu tton andopen the driver 'sdo or
or fro nt-pa ssenge rdo or
R youop en the driver 'sdo or wh en
the vehicleis sta tionar yor wh en
dri vin gat aver ylo w sp ee dand the
tra nsmi ssion isin po sitio n005B or
005E 0046 Rev
ersege ar
Onl yshi ftthe transmi ssion into posi-
tio n005E when the vehicleis sta tion-
ar y. 0044 Neu
tral
Do not shiftthe transmi ssion to005C
wh ile dri vin g.The automa tictrans-
mis sion cou ldothe rwise be dam-
ag ed .
No powe ris tra nsmi ttedfromthe
eng inetothe drive wheels.
Re leas ing the brakes willal lo w yo uto
mov ethe vehiclefre ely, e.g .to push
it or tow it.
If ESP ®
is de acti vated orfaulty: shift
the transmi ssion topo sitio n005C ifthe
veh icleis in da nge rof ski dding ,e.g .
on icy roads.
If yo usw itch theengineoffwith the
tra nsmi ssion inpo sitio n005E or005B,
the automa tictransmi ssion shifts to
005C automa tically.
! Co
asting inneu tral005C may
cau sedama getothe drive train. 003A Dri
ve
The automa tictransmi ssion cha nge s
ge ar automa tically. All forwa rdgears
ar eav ailabl e. Dri
ving tips
Ch ang ingge ar The
automa tictransmi ssion shifts thro ughthe
ind ividu alge arsau toma tically wh enitis in tra ns-
mis sion positio n005B. Thisau toma ticgear shi ft-
ing behavio ris de term inedby :
R the selecte ddri ve pro gram
R the positio nof the accelera tor pedal
R the roadsp ee d
Ac celerator pedalpos ition Yo
ur sty leof dri vin ginfl uences howtheauto-
ma tic transmi ssion shifts gear:
R little thro ttle:ea rly upshi fts
R mor ethro ttle:la te upshi fts 13
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tomati ctrans missionDr ivi ng andparki ng

Holdi
ngthe vehi clestationary onuphill
gradien ts G
WARNING
If the clutch overhe ats,theelectronic man-
age ment system isau tomatica llydea ctivated.
This interrup tsthe pow ertransmissi on.The
vehicl emay ,for exampl e,roll backwa rdson
grad ients. There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Never holdthevehicl estationa ryon uph ill
grad ients bydepre ssing theaccele rator.
The clutch mayoverhe atifyou hold thevehicl e
stationa ryon uph illgrad ients bydepre ssingthe
accele ratorpedal.If the clutch overhe ats,a
war ning tone sound s.
All vehi cles(ex cept Merce des-AMGvehi -
cle s): the Stop Vehicle Shiftto'P' Stop
Vehicle Shiftto'P'
Leave Engine Running Leave
Engine Running displaymessa ge
app ears inthe multi function display.You will
only beableto continue yourjourney oncethe
clutch hascoole ddow nand thedisp laymes-
sage inthe multi function displayhas disap-
pea red.
Merce des-AMGvehi cles:the Trans. Oil Trans.
Oil
Overhea tedDrive onwith Care Overhea
tedDrive onwith Caredisplay
messa geapp ears inthe multi function display.
Do not hold thevehicl estationa ryon uph illgra-
die nts bydepre ssing theaccele ratorpedal.
Instead, onlyever hold thevehicl estationa ryon
uph illgrad ients by:
R depre ssing thebrake pedal
R activa tingtheHOLD function
R engag ingthe electric parkingbrake
Ki ckdow n Use
kickdown formaximu maccele ration.
X Depress theaccele ratorpedalbey ond the
pressu repoint.
The automatic transmissi onshifts toalow er
gea rdepe nding onthe engine speed.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalonce the
desi redspee dis reache d.
The automatic transmissi onshifts backup.
Merce des-AMGvehi cles:itis only possi bleto
use kickdown inthe automatic driveprogra m
and thetempora rymanua ldrive progra mM.
When manua ldrive progra mM isperma nently
activa ted,kickdown isnot possi ble. For
further informa tiononkickdown inmanua l
drive progra mM (Y pag e139).
Rocki ngthe vehi clefree Shifting
backandforth betwe entransmissi on
posi tions 005Band 005Ecan help tofree upthe
vehicl eif it gets stuck inmud orsnow. Thevehi-
cle's engine management system limitsthe
spee dto amaximu mof 5mph (9km/h) when
shifting backandforth. Toshift repea tedly
betwe entransmissi onposi tions 005Band 005E,
move theDIRECT SELECT leverup and down
pas tthe point ofresis tance. Drive
programs
All vehi cles(ex cept Merce des-AMG
vehi cles) Drive
program C(Co mfort)
Drive progra mCis chara cterized bythe follow-
ing:
R the vehicl edel ivers comfortabl e,economica l
handl ingchara cteristics.
R the vehicl epul lsawa ymore gently inforwa rd
and reverse gears,unle ssthe accele rator
peda lis depre ssedfully.
R the vehicl ehas impro veddrivi ngstabi lity,for
exampl eon slippery roadsurfaces.
R optima lfuel consumpti onresu lting from the
au tomatic transmissi onshifting upsooner.
The vehicl eis drive nin the low engine speed
range andthewhee lsare less likelyto spin.
Drive program S(Spo rt)
Drive progra mSis chara cterized bythe follow-
ing:
R sporty engine settings.
R the automatic transmissi onshifts uplater.
The fuel consumpti onpossi blybeing high er
as aresu ltof the later automatic transmissi on
shift points. Automatic
transmissio n
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Perma
nentsetting (Mercedes-AMG
vehicle s) X
To activate: shifttheselector leverto005B.
X Press button 0043.
X To deactivat e:press button 0043.
or X Ifposition D(automatic transmission) is
selected forthe transm issionindrive pro-
gram I:shift todrive program Iwith the
DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller.
Shifting gears !
Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:theautomatic
transm issiondoesnotshift upautomatically
even when theengine limiting speedforthe
current gearisreached. Whentheengine lim-
iting speed isreached, thefuel supply iscut to
prevent theengine fromoverrevving. Always
make surethattheengine speeddoesnot
reach thered area ofthe tachomet er.There is
otherwise arisk ofengine damage. X
To shift up:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044.
The automatic transmissionshiftsuptothe
next gear. All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) :if the maximum enginespeedonthe
current lyengaged gearisreached andyou
cont inue toaccelerate, theautomatic trans-
mission automatically shiftsupinorder to
prevent enginedamage.
X To shift down: pullsteering wheelpaddle
shifter 0043.
The automatic transmissionshiftsdownto
the next gear.
Automatic downshifting occurswhencoast-
ing.
If the engine exceeds themaximum engine
speed whenshifting down,theautomatic
transm issionprotect sagainst enginedamage
by not shifting down.
Shift recommendat ion The
gearshift recommen dationsassistyouin
adopting aneconomical drivingstyle.Therec-
ommended gearisshown inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Shift torecommen dedgear 0044according to
gearshift recommen dation0043when shown in
the multifunct iondisplay .
Upshifting (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) !
In
manual mode,theautomatic transmis-
sion does notshift upautomatically even
when theengine limiting speedforthe current
gear isreached. Whentheengine limiting
speed isreached, thefuel supply iscut to
prevent theengine fromoverrevving. Always
make surethattheengine speeddoesnot
reach thered area ofthe tachomet er.There is
otherwise arisk ofengine damage. 138
Automat
ictransmissionDriving andparking

Befor
ethe engi nespe edrea ches thered area,
an upshi ftindi cator willbe show nin the multi-
functi ondispl ay.
X Shift torecom mende dgea r0043 whe nmes-
sag e0044 isshow nin the multifunction displ ay.
Ki ckdo wn X
For maxi mum acceleration, dep ress the
acce lerator pedalbey ond thepressu repoi nt.
The automa tictransm ission shifts toalow er
gea rdep endi ngon the engi nespe ed.
X Shift back up once thedesiredspe edis
rea ched . Duri
ngkickdo wn,youcannot shiftgea rsusi ng
the stee ring wheelpa ddl eshi fters.
If yo uap plyful lthrottle ,the automa tictrans-
mis sionshi fts uptothe next gearwhe nthe
maxi mum enginespe edisrea ched .Thi spre -
vents theengi nefrom overrevvi ng.
Merc edes-AMG vehicle s: itis only possibleto
use kickdo wnintempo rarymanu aldri ve pro-
gra mM. Whe nmanu aldri ve prog ramMisper -
mane ntlyactivate d,kickdo wnisnot possible. Prob
lems with the transmis sion Prob
lem Pos
siblecaus es/c on sequen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utio ns The
transm ission has
prob lemsshi fting gear. The
transm ission islos ing oil.
X Have thetransm ission checke dat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop
imme diatel y. The
acce leration ability
is dete riorati ng.
The transm ission nolon-
ger shifts into allof the
gea rs.
Re vers egea rcan nolon-
ger beenga ged. The
transm ission isin eme rgency mode.
X Stop thevehi cle.
X Shift thetransm ission topos ition005D.
X Swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Wa itat lea stten seco ndsbefore resta rting theengi ne.
X Shift thetransm ission topos ition005B.
X Have thetransm ission checke dat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop
imme diatel y. Refue
ling Impo
rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
Fue lis hig hly flammab le.Risk offire and
expl osion byimp rope rhand ling offue l. You
mustavo idfire ,ope nfla mes, smoki ng
and crea ting sparks. Switch offthe ignition
bef ore refu eling and ,if pre sent, switch offthe
au xiliary hea ting. G
WARNI
NG
Fue lis poi sonou sand haza rdousto hea lth.
The reisarisk ofinju ry. Refue
ling
139Drivin gand parking
Z

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

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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