2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE tow

Position
number0084identifies thecharged batteryofthe other vehicle oran equivalent jump-starting
device.
X Press togethercover 0043ofpositive clamp0044and slide itback.
X Connec tpositive terminal0044 onyour vehicle topositive terminal0087 ofdonor battery 0084using the
jumper cable,beginnin gwith your ownbattery.
X Start theengine ofthe donor vehicle andrunitat idling speed.
X Connec tnegative terminal0085 ofdonor battery 0084toground point0083ofyour vehicle usingthe
jumper cable,connectin gthe jumper cabletobattery ofother vehicle 0084first.
X Ifthe battery isfully discharged, leavethebattery thatisbeing usedtojump-st artconn ected for
a few minutes beforeattemptingtostart .This charges thebattery slightly.
X Start theengine.
X Before disconn ectingthe jumper cables,letthe engine runforseveral minutes.
X First ,remove thejumper cablesfromground point0083and negative terminal0085, then from pos-
itive termin al0044 and positive terminal0087. Begin eachtimeatthe cont acts onyour ownvehicle
first.
X Close cover0043ofpositive terminal0044 after removin gthe jumper cables.
X Close thehood.
X Have thebattery checkedataqualified specialist workshop.
i Jump-start
ingisnot cons idered tobe anormal operating condition.
i Jumper
cablesandfurther informationregarding jump-startingcanbeobtained atany qualified
specialist workshop. Towing
andtow-sta rting Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Funct ionsrelevant tosafety arerestr icted or
no longer availabl eif:
R the engine isnot runnin g
R the brake system orthe power steerin gis
malfunct ioning
R there isamalfunct ioninthe power supply
or the vehicle's electricalsystem
When yourvehicle istowed awayortowed
start ed,you may require considerably more
effort tosteer andbrake. Thereisarisk ofan
accident .
In such cases, useatow bar. Before being
towed awayortow start ed,make surethe
steerin gmoves freely. G
WARNIN
G
You cannolonger steerthevehicle ifthe
steerin gwheel lockhasbeen engaged. There
is arisk ofan accident .
Always switchoffthe ignition whentowing the
vehicle withatow cable oratow bar. G
WARNIN
G
When towing ortow-st arting another vehicle
and itsweight isgreater thanthepermissible
gross weight ofyour vehicle, the:
R the towing eyecould detach itself
R the vehicle/t railercombinat ioncould roll-
over.
There isarisk ofan accident .
When towing ortow-st arting another vehicle,
its weight should notbegreater thantheper-
missible grossweight ofyour vehicle.
Det ails onthe permissible grossvehicle weight
of your vehicle canbefound onthe vehicle iden-
tificat ionplate (Ypage 318). 284
Towing
andtow-sta rtingBr eakdown assistance

!
When
Active Brake Assist, Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC orthe HOLD function is
activated, thevehicle brakesautomaticall yin
certain situations.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
these systems inthe followi ngorsimila rsit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
! Make
surethattheelectric parking brakeis
released .If the electric parking brakeisfaulty,
visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop.
! Only
secure thetow rope ortow baratthe
towing eyes.Otherwise, thevehicle couldbe
damage d.
! Do
not use thetowing eyesforrecovery pur-
poses asthis could damage thevehicle. Ifin
doubt, recover thevehicle withacrane.
! When
towing, pullawayslowly and
smoothly. Ifthe tractive poweristoo high, the
vehicles couldbedamage d.
! The
vehicle canbetowed amaximum of
30 miles (50km). Thetowing speedof30 mph
(50km/h) mustnotbeexceeded.
If the vehicle hastobe towed morethan
30 miles (50km), thefront axlemust beraised
or the entire vehicle raisedandtransported.
! Do
not tow with sling-type equipment. This
could damage thevehicle.
! When
towing awayvehicles withKEYLES S-
GO, usethekey instead ofthe Start/ Stop
button. Theautomatic transmission mayoth-
erwise shifttoposition 005Dwhen youopen the
driver's orfront -passenger door,which could
damage thetransmission.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not bestarted bytow-start ing.This could oth-
erwise damage thetransmission.
It is better tohave thevehicle transported than
to have ittowed away.
If the vehicle cannolonger bedriven because of
an accident orbreakdown, youhave thefollow-
ing options:
R Transporting thevehicle.
As arule, youshould havethevehicle trans-
ported.
R Towing thevehicle withatow rope ortow bar. Only
towthevehicle inexceptional cases.
The battery mustbeconnec tedand charged.
Otherwise, you:
R cannot turntheSmartKey toposition 0048in
the ignition lock.
R cannot release theelectric parking brake.
R cannot shiftthetransmission toposition 005C.
The function ofthe electric parking brakeand
the parking lockisdependent onthe on-board
voltage.
If the on-board voltageislow orifthere isasys-
tem malfunction:
R the electric parking brakemaynotbeappli ed
in certain circumstances, or
R itmay nolonger bepossible toshift thetrans-
mission toposition 005D
Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.the
radio.
Deactivate theautomatic lockingfeaturebefore
the vehicle istowed (Ypage 189). Youcould
otherwise belocked outwhen pushing ortowing
the vehicle. Installin
g/removing thetowing eye
Installin gthe towing eye The
brackets forthe screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe rear and
at the front ,under covers 0043.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thestowage
space. Towing
andtow-start ing
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The
towing eyeislocated withthevehicle tool
kit under thecargo compart mentfloor
(Y page 274).
Vehicles withtheTIREFIT kit:the towing eyeis
beneath thetire inflation compressor
(Y page 274).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ewinthe towing eyeclock wisetothe stop.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress until
it engages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe stowage well
beneath thecargo compart mentfloorinthe
cargo compart ment(Ypage 274).
X Vehicles withtheTIREFIT kit:put back thetire
inflation compressor (Ypage 274). Towing
thevehicle withthefront axle
raised
Observe theimportant safetynoteswhen tow-
ing your vehicle withthefront axleraised
(Y page 284).
Only vehicles without4MATICcanbetowed
with thefront axleraised.
! Vehicles
with4MATI Cmust notbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised, as
doing sowill damage thetrans mission.
Vehicles with4MATI Cmay either betowed away
with both axles onthe ground orbe loaded up
and trans ported.
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifthe vehi-
cle isbeing towed withthefront axleraised.
Otherwise, ESP®
may intervene anddamage
the brake system.
X On
vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orthe KEY-
LESS-GO startfunction: youmust usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 124).
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation ary.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X When thevehicle isstation ary,depress the
brake pedalandkeep itdepressed. X
Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005D.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe automatic locking
(Y page 189).
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 103).
X Turn theSmart Keyinthe ignition locktoposi-
tion 005Aand leave theSmart Keyinthe ignition
lock. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground
It is important thatyouobserve thesafety
instr uctions whentowing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 284).
X On
vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orthe KEY-
LESS-GO startfunction: youmust usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 124).
The automatic transmission automatically shifts
to position 005Dwhen youopen thedriver's or
front -passenger doororwhen youremove the
Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.Inorder to
ensure thattheautomatic transmission staysin
position 005Cwhen towing awaythevehicle, you
must observe thefollowing points:
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation ary.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005C.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 103).
i In
order tosignal achange ofdirection when
towing thevehicle withthehazard warning
lamps switched on,use thecombinat ion
switch asusual. Inthis case, onlytheindicator
lamps forthe direction oftravel flash.After
resett ingthe combinat ionswitch, thehazard
warning lampstartsflashing again. 286
Towing
andtow-sta rtingBr eakdown assistance

Permit
tedtowing method s
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dstransport ingyour
vehicle inthe case ofabreakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway .
When towing away,use atowing ropeoratow-
ing bar with both axles onthe ground. Donot use
any tow barsystems. Tr
ansport ingthe vehicle
Vehicles withautom atictransmission !
When
thevehicle isloaded fortransport ,the
front andrear axles mustbestationary andon
the same transport ationvehicle. Positioning
over theconn ection pointofthe transport
vehicle isnot permitted. Thedrive trainmay
otherwise bedamaged. All
vehicle s !
You
may onlysecure thevehicle bythe
wheels, notbyparts ofthe vehicle suchas
axle orsteering componen ts.Otherwise, the
vehicle couldbedamaged.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 123).
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005C.
As soon asthe vehicle hasbeen loaded:
X Prevent thevehicle fromrolling awayby
apply ingthe electric parking brake.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 005Ainthe igni-
tion lock andremove it.
X Secure thevehicle.
The towing eyecan beused topull thevehicle
onto atrailer ortransport erfor transport ingpur-
poses. Notes
on4MATIC vehicles
! Vehicles
with4MATIC mustnotbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised, as
doing sowill damage thetransm ission.
Vehicles with4MATIC mayonlyeither betowed
away withboth axles onthe ground orbe loaded
up and transport ed.
If the vehicle's transmission,front,or rear axle is
damaged, havethevehicle transport edon a
truck ortrailer.
In the event ofdam agetothe elec trical sys-
tem:
If the battery isdefective, theautomatic trans-
mission willbelocked inposition 005D.Toshift the
automatic transmissiontoposition 005C,you
must provide powertothe vehicle's on-board
electrical systeminthe same wayaswhen jump-
startin g(Y page 282).
Have thevehicle transport edon atransport eror
trailer. Tow-star
ting(emergency engine
star ting)
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmissionmust
not betow-st arted. Youcould otherwise dam-
age theautomatic transmission.
i You
canfind information on"Jump-starting"
under (Ypage 282). Fuses
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you manipulate orbridge afaulty fuseorif
you replace itwith afuse withahigher amper-
age, theelectric cablescouldbeoverloaded.
This could result inafire. There isarisk ofan
accident andinjury.
Always replace faultyfuseswiththespecified
new fuses having thecorrect amperage.
! Only
usefuses thathave been approved for
Mercedes-B enzvehicles andwhich havethe
correct fuserating forthe system concerned.
Only usefuses marked withan"S". Other- Fuses
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a
cor respon dingwarn ingmes sage willappear in
th emult ifunction display.
You canrecogn izethetir epres sure losswarn ing
by theRun FlatInd icator Active Press Run
FlatInd icator Active Press
'OK ' 'OK
'to to
Res tart Res
tartmes sage inthemult ifunction
display intheSer v. Ser
v.men u.Infor mat iononthe
mes sage display canbefoun din the"Rest arting
th etir epres sure losswarn ing"sec tion
(Y page 297).
Imp ortant safety notes The
tirepres sure warn ingsyst emdoes notwarn
you ofan incorrect lyset tirepres sure.Obse rve
th eno teson therec omm endedtirepres sure
(Y page 293).
The tirepres sure losswarn ingdoes notrepl ace
th enee dto reg ularly check thetir epres sure.An
even lossofpres sure onsev eral tires atthe
same timecan notbe det ectedbythetir epres -
sure losswarn ingsyst em.
The tirepres sure monitoris no table towarn you
of asudden lossofpres sure,e.g .if th etir eis
pen etrat ed byafor eign object .In theeven tof a
sudden lossofpres sure,brin gth eveh icle toa
halt bybrak ingcarefully. Avoid abrupt steeri ng
mov emen ts.
The function ofthetir epres sure losswarn ing
syst emislimit edordelayed if:
R snow chains aremoun tedon your vehicle's
tir es.
R road condition sare wint ry.
R you aredrivingonsan dor grav el.
R you adopt aver yspor tydriv ingstyle (corner-
ing athigh spee dsordriv ingwith high ratesof
acc eler ation).
R you aredrivingwith aheav yload (intheveh i-
cle oron theroo f)
Rest artin gth etir epr essu reloss warn-
ing syst em Rest
artthetir epres sure losswarn ingsyst emif
you have :
R ch ang edthetir epres sure
R ch ang edthewheels ortires
R moun tednew wheels ortires
X Bef ore restarting,mak esure that thetir e
pres suresare setprop erlyonallfour tires for
th eres pec tiveoper atingcon dition s.
The recomm endedtirepres sure canbefoun d
on theTire andLoadi ngInfor mat ionplacar d on
theB- pillar .Add ition ally, atir epres sure
tab leisatt ach edtothefuel fillerflap. Thetire
pres sure losswarn ingsyst emcan onlygive
reliab lewarn ingsif you have setthecor rect
tir epres sure.If an incorrect tirepres sure is
set ,th ese incorrect values willbemon itored.
X Als oobse rveth eno tesin thesec tionon tire
pres sures(Y page 293).
X Mak esure that theSm artKey isin posit ion0048
in theign ition lock(Y page 123).
X Pres s0059 or0065 onthest eeri ngwheel to
selec tth eSer v. Ser
v.men u.
X Pres sth e0063 or0064 buttontoselec t
Tir ePre ssure Tir
ePre ssure.
X Pres sth e0076 button.
The Run FlatInd icator Active Press Run
FlatInd icator Active Press
'OK 'to Restart 'OK
'to Restartmes sage appear sin the
mult ifunction display.
If you wish toconfir mtheres tart:
X Pres sth e0076 button.
The TirePre ssureNow OK? Tir
ePre ssureNow OK?message
appear sin themult ifunction display.
X Pres sth e0063 or0064 buttontoselec tYes Yes
.
X Pres sth e0076 button.
The Run FlatInd icator Restarted Run
FlatInd icator Restarted mes-
sage appear sin themult ifunction display.
Af tera te ach -inperi od,thetir epres sure loss
warn ingsyst emwill mon itorth eset tirepres -
sure sof all four tires.
If you wish tocancel theres tart:
X Pres sth e0038 button.
or X Ifth eTir ePre ssureNow OK? Tir
ePre ssureNow OK?message
appear s,pres sth e0063 or0064 buttonto
selec tCan cel Can
cel.
X Pres sth e0076 button.
The tirepres sure values store dat thelast
res tartwill continue tobe mon itored. Tir
epr essu remon itor(Cana daonly)
Gener alnot es If
atir epres sure monitoris ins tall ed, theveh i-
cle 'swheels havesensorsth at mon itorth etir e
pres suresin all four tires. The tirepres sure mon-
ito rwarn syou ifth epres sure dropsin on eor
mor eof thetir es. The tirepres sure monitoron ly
fun ction sif th ecor respon dingsen sorsare
ins tall ed inall wheels . Tir
epr essur e
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bolts
tocome loose. Asaresult, youcould
lose awheel whiledriving .There isarisk of
acciden t.
Never oilorgrease wheelbolts.Inthe event of
damage tothe threads, contact aqualified
specialist workshopimmediately. Havethe
damaged wheelboltsorhub threads
replaced/r enewed.Donot continue driving . G
WARN
ING
If you tight enthe wheel boltsorwheel nuts
when thevehicle israised, thejack could tip
over. There isarisk ofinjury.
Only tightenthe wheel boltsorwheel nuts
when thevehicle ison the ground.
Always payattention tothe instruct ions and
safety notesinthe "Changing awheel" section
(Y page 310).
Only usewheel boltsthathave been designed
for the wheel andthevehicle. Forsafety rea-
sons, Mercedes -Benzrecom mends thatyou
only usewheel boltswhich havebeen approved
for Mercedes -Benzvehicles andtherespect ive
wheel.
! To
preven tdamage tothe paintwor k,hold
the wheel securely againstthewheel hub
while screwin gin the first wheel bolt. X
Clean thewheel andwheel hubcontact sur-
faces.
X Place thenew wheel onthe wheel huband
push iton.
X Tighten thewheel boltsuntiltheyarefinger -
tight . Lowering
thevehicle G
WARN
ING
The wheels couldworkloose ifthe wheel nuts
and bolts arenot tight ened tothe specified
tight eningtorque. Thereisarisk ofacciden t.
Have thetight eningtorque immediately
chec kedataqualified specialist workshop
after awheel ischang ed.
X Place theratc hetwrenc hont othe hexagon
nut ofthe jack sothat theletters ABare visi-
ble.
X Turn theratc hetwrenc huntil thevehicle is
onc eagain standing firmly onthe ground.
X Place thejack toone side. X
Tighten thewheel boltsevenly inacros swise
patte rninthe sequence indicated(0043 to0083).
The specified tighteningtorque is96 lb-ft
(130 Nm).
X Turn thejack back toits initial position .
X Stow the jack andtherest ofthe vehicle tools
in the vehicle again.
X Mercedes-
AMGvehicles andvehicles
with AMG Line: usethecover ofthe outer sill.
X Check thetire pressure ofthe newly mount ed
wheel andadjust itifnec essary.
Observe therecom mended tirepressure
(Y page 293).
Canad aonly: aslong asyou aredriving withthe
emergen cyspare wheel mounted,the tire pres-
sure losswarning systemcannotfunc tion relia-
bly. Only restartthe tire pressure losswarning
system whenthedefect ivewheel hasbeen
replaced withanew wheel.
Vehicles withtirepr essure monitor (USA
only): allmount edwheels mustbeequipped
with functioningsensor s. 314
Changing
awheelWheels andtires