2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE engine

0043
Vehicle infront, ifdetected
0044 Specified minimum distancetothe vehicle
in front; adjustabl e
0087 Your vehicle
0085 Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC active
(text onlyappea rswhen thecruise control
lever isactuated)
X Select theAssistance Graphic Assistance
Graphicfunction
using theon-board computer (Ypage 187).
Tips fordriving withActive Distanc e
Assi stDIS TRONIC General
notes
Pay particula rattention inthe follow ingtraffic
situations:
R Cornering, enteringandexiting abend: the
abil ityofAct iveDistance AssistDISTRONIC to
detect vehicles onbends islimited. Yourvehi-
cle may brake unexpectedly orlate.
R Vehicles drivinginastaggered formation:
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC maynot
detect vehicles thatarenot driving inthe mid-
dle oftheir lanes. Thedistance tothe vehicle
in front willbetoo short.
R Other vehicles changing lane:ActiveDistance
Assist DISTRONIC hasnotdetected thevehi-
cle cutting inyet. Thedistance tothis vehicle
will betoo short.
R Narrow vehicles: Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC hasnotyetdetected thevehicle
in front onthe edge ofthe road because ofits
narrow width.Thedistance tothe vehicle in
front willbetoo short.
R Obstacles andstationary vehicles:ActiveDis-
tance Assist DISTRONIC doesnotbrake for
obstacles orstationary vehicles.If,for exam-
ple, thedetected vehicleturnsacorner and
an obstacle orstationary vehicleisreveale d, Act
ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC willnot
brake forthem.
R Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC maymis-
takenly detectvehicles thatarecrossing your
lane. Ifyou activate Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC underthefollow ingconditions,
the vehicle couldpullawayunintentionally:
- At traffic lightswithcrossing traffic,for
example.
- ifthere isavehicle infront, afteracrossing,
with theHOLD function activated
In such situations, brakeifnecessary. Active
Distance AssistDISTRONIC willthen bedeacti-
vated. HOLD
function
General notes The
HOLD function canassist thedriver inthe
follow ingsituations:
R when pullingawa y,especia llyon steep slopes
R when maneuvering onsteep slopes
R when waiting intraffic
The vehicle iskept stationary withoutthedriver
having todepress thebrake pedal.
The braking effectiscanceled andtheHOLD
function deactivated whenyoudepress the
accelerator pedaltopull away.
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If the vehicle isonly braked usingtheHOLD
function, thevehicle mayrollawa yin the fol-
lowi ngsituations whenyouleave thevehicle:
R ifthere isamalfunction inthe system orin
the voltage supply
R ifthe HOLD function isdeactivated by
depressi ngthe accelerator pedalorbrake
pedal ,e.g. byavehicle occupant
R ifthe electrical systeminthe engine com-
partment, thebattery orthe fuses aretam-
pered withorthe battery isdisconnected
There isarisk ofan accident.
Alway sdeactivate theHOLD function and
secure thevehicle againstrolling awaybefore
you leave it. 158
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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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road
surfa ceisrequ iredandthevehicl eand tires
must beingood working order.
Do not activate start-off assiston pub licroad s.
Observe thesafety notesondrivi ngsafety sys-
tems (Ypag e61).
Be sure toread thesafety notesandinformatio n
on ESP ®
(Y pag e64).
Ac tivating start-off assist X
Deactivate ESP®
(Y pag e187) .
X Turn thesteering wheelto the straigh t-ahead
posi tion.
X Firmly depressthe brake pedalwith yourleft
foot andkeep itdepre ssed.
X Shift thetransmissi ontoposi tion 005B.
X Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbuttontosele ct
the Sdrive progra m(Y pag e129) .
X Quickly depressthe accele ratorpedalfull y.
X Take yourfoot offthe brake, butkeep the
accele ratorpedaldepre ssed.
The vehicl epul lsawa yat maximu maccele r-
ation.
i Activate
ESP®
as soon asthe accele ration
process hasended. ESP®
wil lotherwi senot
be ableto stabi lizethevehicl eif the vehicl e
starts toskid orawhee lstarts tospin.
Ca nceling start-off assist
X Remo veyou rfoot from theaccele ratorpedal.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
. RACE
START (Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cle s)
Important safetynotes i
RACE
START mustnotbeused onnormal
road s.RACE START mustonlybeactivated
and used ondedi cated roadcircui ts,outsi de
of pub licroad use.
i RACE
START isonly available in
Mercede s‑AMGvehicles. G
WARNING
If you useRACE START, individualtires may
start tospin andthevehicl ecould skid.
Dependi ngon the sele cted ESP®
mode, there
is an increase drisk ofskiddi ngand havingan accide
nt.Make surethatnopersons, animals
or obstacl esare withi nrange ofthe vehicl e.
RACE START enablesoptima laccele rationfrom
a standing start.Forthis, asui tably high-gri p
road surfa ceisrequ iredandthevehicl eand tires
must beingood working order.
i Observe
thesafety notesondrivi ngsafety
systems (Ypag e61).
Be sure toread thesafety notesandinforma-
tion onESP ®
(Y pag e64) .
Co nditio nsfor activatio n You
canactivate RACESTART if:
R the doors, hoodandthetrunk lidare closed .
R the engine isrunning andthetransmissi on,
all -wheel driveclutch andtheengine areat
opera tingtempera ture.
R the steering wheelis in the straigh t-ahead
posi tion.
R the vehicl eis stationary andthebrake pedalis
depre ssed(leftfoot).
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005B.
R drive progra mS, S+ orRACE issele cted
(Y pag e130)
Ac tivating RACESTART X
Depress thebrake pedalwith yourleft foot
and keep itdepre ssed.
X Pul land hold both steering wheelpad dleshift-
ers.
X The RACE START Confirm: PaddleUP RACE
START Confirm: PaddleUP
Cancel: PaddleDOWN Cancel:
PaddleDOWNmessa geapp ears in
the multi function display.
X Rel ease bothsteering wheelpad dleshifters.
i If
the activati onconditions arenolonger ful-
fill ed, RACE START iscanceled .The RACE RACE
START NotPossible SeeOperator 's START
NotPossible SeeOperator 's
Manual Manual
messageapp ears inthe multi function
disp lay.
X To canc el:pullthe left steering wheelpad dle
shifter (Ypag e137).
or X To con firm: pullthe right steering wheelpad -
dle shifter (Ypag e137) .
The RACE RACE
START START
Availabl e Availabl
eDepress Depress
gas gas
pedal pedal
messageapp ears inthe multi function
disp lay. 160
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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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Warning
displays 0043
Segments onthe left-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0044 Segments onthe right-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0087 Segments showingopera tional readiness
The warning displaysshow thedista nce
betwe enthe sensors andtheobsta cle.The
wa rning displayforthe front areaisloca tedon
the dashboa rdabo vethe center airvents. The
wa rning displayforthe rear area isloca tedon
the headliner inthe rear compa rtment.
The warning displayforeach sideofthe vehicl e
is divi ded into fiveyellow and tworedsegme nts.
Parki ngAssist PARKTR ONICisopera tional ifyel -
low segme ntsshow ingopera tional readiness 0087
lig ht up.
The gearleve rposi tion orthe transmiss ionposi -
tion ofthe automatic transmiss ionand the
dire ction inwhi chthe vehicl eis roll ing deter-
mine whichwarning displayisactive whenthe
engine isrunning. Transmissi
onposi -
tion Warning
display 005B
Front
areaactiva ted 005E,
005Corthe vehicl e
is roll ing backwa rds Rea
rand front areas
activa ted 005D
No
area sactiva ted One
ormore segme ntslight up asthe vehicl e
app roache san obsta cle,depe nding onthe vehi-
cle's distancefrom theobsta cle.Inadd ition,
wa rning tones areissu ed.
When thedista ncetothe obsta cleissuffi cient,
you willhea ran intermittent warning tone. The
shorter thedista ncetothe obsta cle,theshorter
the frequ ency ofthe intermittent warning tones
become s.When theminimu mdista nceis
reache d,you heara continuou swa rning tone.
De activati ngoractivati ngParking
Ass istPARK TRONIC 0043
Indica torlam p
0044 Deactiva tesoractiva tesParki ngAssist
PARKTR ONIC
If indica torlam p0043 islit, Parki ngAssist
PARKTR ONICisdea ctivated.
i Parki
ngAssist PARKTR ONICisau tomati-
call yactiva tedwhe nyou turn theSmartKey to
posi tion 0048inthe igniti onlock. 164
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As
soo nas the parking proced ureis comp lete,
the Active ParkingAss ist Finished Act
ive ParkingAss ist Finishedmes -
sa ge appe arsand awa rning tonesounds. The
veh icleis now parked .
The vehicleis kep tsta tionar ywi thou tthe driver
ha ving todepre ssthe brakepedal.The braking
effe ctiscance led wh en youde pre ssthe acce l-
era tor pedal.
Active Parking Assistno longe rsu pp orts you
wi th stee ring interventio nsand brakeapplica -
tio ns. Whe nActive Parking Assistisfini she d,
yo umu ststee rand brakeagain yo ursel f.Active
Pa rking Assistissti llav ailabl e.
Pa rking tips:
R The wayyo ur veh icleis po sitio ned inthe park-
ing spaceafte rpa rking isde pende nton vari-
ou sfac tors .The seincl udethe positio nand
sha peofthe vehicles parked infront and
be hind itand thecond itions ofthe locati on.It
ma ybe the casetha tActive Parking Assist
gu ides youtoo farinto apa rking space,ornot
far eno ughinto it.Insom ecas es, itma yal so
le ad youacr oss oronto thecurb.Ifnece ssary,
cance lthe parking proced urewi th Active
Pa rking Assist.
R Yo ucan also pre select trans mission positio n
005B. The vehiclered irects and does not drive
as far into theparking space. Shou ldthe
trans mission cha nge take place tooearly ,the
pa rking proced ureis cance led. Asens ible
pa rking positio ncan nolonge rbe ach ieved
from thispo sitio n.
Ex iting aparki ngspac e In
ord ertha tActive Parking Assistcan supp ort
yo uwh en exiting theparking space:
R younee dto have parked using Active Parking
Assi st.
R the borde rof the parking spacemu stbe high
eno ughat the front andtherear.Acur bstone
is too sma ll, for exa mpl e.
R the borde rof the parking spacemu stnot be
too wide ,as the positio nof the vehiclemu st
not exce edanang leof 45° tothe starting
po sitio nas itis ma neu veredinto theparking
spa ce.
R ama neu vering dista nce ofat leas t3.3 ft
(1.0 m)mustbe avail ab le.
Active Parking Assistcan onlyas sist youwi th
exi ting apa rking spaceifyo uha ve parked the
veh iclepa rallel to the directi onoftrav elusing
Active Parking Assist. i
If
Active Parking Assistdetects obsta cles,
Active Parking Assistbra kes automa tically
wh ile the vehicleis exi ting theparking space.
Yo uar eres ponsi blefor braking ingoo dtime .
X Star tthe engine.
X Re leas ethe electri cpa rking brake.
X Swi tch onthe turn signa lin the directi onyou
wi lldri ve outof the parking space.
X Shi ftthe trans mission topositio n005B or005E.
The StartParkingAss ist? Sta
rtParkingAss ist?Yes :OK Yes
:OK No: No:
0038 message appe arson the multifu nctio n
di spl ay.
X To can celthe proc edure:pressthe 0038
bu tton onthe multifu nctio nstee ring wheelor
pu llaw ay.
or X To
exitaparki ngspac eusi ngActiv ePark-
in gAs sist: pre ssthe 0076 button onthe mul-
tifu nctio nstee ring wheel.
The Parking Par
kingAss ist Ass
ist Active Act
ive Accelerate Acc
elerate
and Brake and
BrakeObs erveSur roundings Obs
erveSur roundings mes-
sa ge appe arson the multifu nctio ndispl ay.
X Let goofthe multifu nctio nstee ring wheel.
X Pu llaw ay,be ing readytobra keatalltime s.Do
not exce edama ximu mspe edofappro x-
ima tely6 mph (10km/h )wh en exiting apa rk-
ing space. Othe rwise, Active Parking Assist
wi llbe cance led.
X Dep endingonthe mes sage oras req uired ,
shi ftthe trans mission topositio n005B or005E.
Active Parking Assistimm ediatel ystee rsin
the othe rdi recti on.The ParkingAss ist Par
kingAss ist
Act ive Accelerateand Brake Act
ive Accelerateand BrakeObs erve Obs
erve
Sur roundings Sur
roundings message appe arson the mul-
tifu nctio ndispl ay.
i Yo
uwi llach ieve the best res ults by waiting
for the stee ringproced ureto comp lete be fore
pu lling away.
If yo uba ck up afte racti vatio n,the stee ring
wh eelis move dto the stra ight-a headpo si-
tio n.
X Driv eforw ards and revers eas pro mpte dby
the Active Parking Assistwa rning displ ays,
sev eraltime sif nece ssary.
Once youha ve exited theparking spacecom-
pl ete ly,the stee ring wheelis move dto the
stra ight-a headpo sitio n.Yo uhea ra tone andthe
Act ive ParkingAss ist Finished Act
ive ParkingAss ist Finishedmes sage
ap pe arson the multifu nctio ndispl ay.Yo uwi ll
then have tostee rand mergeinto trafficon your
ow n.Active Parking Assistissti llav ailabl e. Yo u 16
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ving sys temsDrivi ng andparki ng

Wide-ang
lefuncti on 0043
Symbo lfor the wide-angl eview function
0044 You rvehicl e
0087 Parki ngAssist PARKTR ONICwarning dis-
pla ys
Select thisview when youaredrivi ngout ofan
exit and theview ofcrossing trafficisrestricted,
for examp le. ATTENTION
ASSIST
Gene ralnote s ATTENTION
ASSISThelpsyou duringlong,
monotonous journeys,such ason high ways. Itis
active inthe 37mph (60km/h) to125 mph
(200 km/h) range.IfATTENTION ASSIST
detects typicalindica torsoffatigu eor increas -
ing lapses inconcentration onthe part ofthe
drive r,itsugg ests taking abrea k.
Important safetynotes ATTENTION
ASSISTisonly anaid tothe drive r.It
might notalwaysrecognize fatigueor increas ing
inattentivenes sin time orfail torecognize them
at all.The syste misnot asub stitute forawel l-
rested andattentive driver.
The functional ityofATTENTION ASSISTis
restricted andwarnings maybedelayed ornot
occur atall:
R ifthe length ofthe journey isless than approx-
ima tely 30minutes
R ifthe road conditio nis poor, e.g.ifthe surfa ce
is uneven orifthere arepothol es
R ifthere isastrong sidewind
R ifyou have adopted asporty drivingstyle with
high cornering speedsorhigh rates ofaccel -
erati on R
ifyou arepred omina ntlydrivingslow erthan
37 mph (60km/h) orfaster than125mph
(200 km/h )
R ifthe time hasbeen setincorrectly
R in active drivingsitua tions, suchaswhe nyou
change lanesor change yourspee d
ATTENTION ASSISTisreset whenyou continue
you rjourney andstarts assessing yourtirednes s
aga inif:
R you switch offthe engine
R you take offyou rsea tbel tand open thedriv-
er's door, e.g.forachange ofdrive rsor to
take abrea k
Di splayi ngthe attention level You
canhave current statusinforma tiondis-
pla yed inthe assi stance menu(Ypag e186) of
the on-board computer.
X Select theAssista ncedisplayforAttention
Assist using the on-board computer
(Y pag e187).
The followi nginforma tionisdisp layed:
R The length ofthe journey sincethelastbrea k.
R The Attenti on Attenti
onLevel Level
determi nedbyATTEN-
TION ASSIST, displayed inabar disp layinfive
leve lsfrom hightolow .
R IfATTENTION ASSISTisunab leto calcu late
the attention leveland cannot outputa wa rn-
ing, theSystem Suspended System
Suspendedmessa ge
app ears .The bardisp laythen changes the
disp lay,such aswhe nyou aredrivi ngata
spee dbel ow 37mph (60km/h )or abo ve
125 mph (200 km/h ). Driv
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There
isashort delay before achange inoutside
temperat ureappears inthe multifunct iondis-
play. Coolant
temperaturegauge G
WARNIN
G
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
heated orwhen thereisafire inthe engine
compart mentcould expose youtohot gases
or other service products. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Let anoverheated enginecooldown before
opening thehood. Ifthere isafire inthe
engine compart ment,keep thehood closed
and cont actthe fire department . !
A
display message isshown ifthe coolant
temperat ureistoo high.
If the coolant temperat ureisover 248‡
(120 †),donot cont inue driving. Theengine
will otherwise bedamaged.
The coolant temperat uregage isin the instr u-
ment cluster onthe right- hand side(Ypage 33).
The Hmarking inthe coolant temperat uregauge
correspon dstoacoolant temperat ureof
approximately 248‡(120 †).
Under normal operating conditionsandatthe
correc tcoolant level,thecoolant temperat ure
gauge mayrisetothe Hmarking. Opera
tingtheon-board computer
Overview 0043
Multifunct iondisplay
0044 Right controlpanel
0087 Left controlpanel
X To activat ethe on-board computer:turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe ignition lock.
You cancont rolthe multifunct iondisplay andthesettings inthe on-board computer usingthe
button son the multifunct ionsteerin gwheel. Displays
andoperat ion
179On-board computerand display s Z