2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE ESP

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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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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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
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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
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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
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ving tipsDri ving andpa rki 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
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helps
youtoavoid overheating thebrakes and
wearing themoutexcessively.
When youtake advantage ofengine braking, it
is possible thatadrive wheel willnotrotate for
some time,e.g.onaslippery roadsurface.
This could cause damage tothe drive train.
This type ofdamage isnot covered bythe
Mercedes-Ben zwarranty.
Briefly depressing theaccelerator pedalon
downhill gradients whilethemanual drivepro-
gram Mistemporarily activated:theautomatic
transmission mayswitch tothe last active auto-
matic driveprogram Eor S.The automatic trans-
mission mayshift toahigher gear.Thiscan
reduce theengine's brakingeffect.
Heavy andlight loads G
WARNING
If you rest your footonthe brake pedalwhile
driving, thebraking systemcanoverheat. This
increases thestopping distanceandcaneven
cause thebraking systemtofail. There isa
risk ofan accident.
Never usethebrake pedalasafootrest .Never
depress thebrake pedalandtheaccelerator
pedal atthe same time.
! Depressing
thebrake pedalconstantly
results inexcessive andpremature wearto
the brake pads.
If the brakes havebeen subjected toaheavy
load, donot stop thevehicle immediately. Drive
on for ashort while. Thisallow sthe airflow to
cool thebrakes morequickly.
Wet roads If
you have driven foralong time inheavy rain
without braking, theremaybeadelay edreac-
tion from thebrakes whenbraking forthe first
time. Thismay alsooccur afterthevehicle has
been washed ordriven through deepwater.
You have todepress thebrake pedalmore
firmly. Maintain agreater distance fromthe
vehicle infront .
Aft erdriving onawet road orhaving thevehicle
washed, brakefirmlywhilepayingattent ionto
the traffic conditions .This willwarm upthe
brake discs, thereby dryingthemmore quickly
and protect ingthem against corrosion. Limited
braking performanceonsalt-
treat edroads If
you drive onsalted roads, alaye rof salt resi-
due may form onthe brake discsandbrake
pads. Thiscanresult inasignificantly longer
braking distance.
R Inorder toprevent anysalt build -up,apply the
brakes occasionally whilepayingattent ionto
the traffic conditions .
R Carefull ydepress thebrake pedalandthe
beginning andend ofajourney.
R Maintain agreater distance tothe vehicle
ahead.
Servicing thebrakes !
The
brake fluidlevel maybetoo low, if:
R ifthe red brake warning lamplights upin
the instrumen tcluster and
R you hear awarning tonewhile theengine is
running
Observe additional warningmessages inthe
multifunction display.
The brake fluidlevel maybetoo low due to
brake padwear orleaking brakelines.
Have thebrake system checkedimmediately.
Consult aqual ified specialist workshop to
arrange this.
! A
funct ionorperformance testshould only
be carried outona2-axle dynamometer. If
you wish tooperate thevehicle onsuch a
dynamometer, pleaseconsult aqual ified spe-
cialist workshop inadvance. Youcould oth-
erwise damage thedrive trainorthe brake
system.
! As
the ESP ®
system operates automatically ,
the engine andtheignition mustbeswitched
off (the SmartKey mustbeinposition 0092or
0047 inthe ignition lock),ifthe electric parking
brake istested onabraking dynamometer
(maximum 10seconds).
Braking triggered automatically byESP ®
may
cause severe damage tothe brake system.
All check sand maintenanc ework onthe brake
system mustbecarried outataqual ified spe-
cialist workshop.
Have brake padsinstalled andbrake fluid
replaced ataqual ified specialist workshop. 148
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If
the brake system hasonly been subject to
modera teload s,you shoul dtest thefunctional-
ity ofyou rbrakes atregul arintervals.
You canfind adescriptio nof Brake Assist (BAS)
on (Ypage 61).
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly have
brake pads/linings installedon you rvehicle
which havebeen appro vedforMercedes-Benz
vehicle sor which correspond toan equi valent
qua litystandard. Brakepads/linings whichhave
not been appro vedforMercedes-Benz vehicles
or which arenot ofan equi valent qualitycould
affect yourvehicle 'sopera tingsafety.
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly use
brake fluidthat hasbeen specia llyappro vedfor
you rvehicle byMercedes-Benz, orwhich corre-
sponds toan equi valent qualitystandard. Brake
flui dwhich hasnotbeen appro vedfor
Mercedes-Benz vehiclesor which isnot ofan
equi valent qualitycould affect yourvehicle 's
opera tingsafety.
Chec kingbrake liningthickne ss You
canmeasu rethe break pad/liningthick-
ness using atest gage .Colo r-coding (greenor
red) onthe test gage allows youtodetermine
whether thebrake pad/liningthickness isstill
sufficie nt.The test gage isin the vehicle docu-
ment walletinthe glove box. Front
wheel Rea
rwheel
X Bring thevehicle andwheel sinto asuita ble
positio nso that youcan attach testgage 0083.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingawa y
(Y page 142).
X Engage parkpositio nP.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Pla cetest gage 0083betwee nthe wheel 's
spokes onbrake pad/lining0087.
X Hold testgage 0083verticall yon brake disc0043
and slidemeasu ringpin0044onto brake
disc 0043.
X Check whichcolorfield0085the arrow on
measu ringpin0044ispointing to.
Green: thebrake pad/liningthickness issuf-
ficient.
Red: thebrake pad/liningthickness isnot
sufficie nt.Have thebrake pads/lining
checked ataqua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
To avoid aninaccurate measurement:
R make sureyoupositio nthe wheel ssuita bly
R do not putthemeasu ringpinonarecess in
the brake disc Drivin
gon wetroads
Hydroplaning If
the road surface iswet, hydro planing may
occur dependi ngon water level,speed andtire
tread depth. Drivi
ngtips
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