2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE key

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
143Driving andparking
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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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ngDrivi ng andparki ng

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
Driving
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i
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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ingsyste msDrivingand parking

R
ifthe camer alens isdirt yor obst ructed.
Obser vethe noteson clean ing
(Y page 269)
R ifthe rear ofyour vehic leisdamaged. Inthis
case, havethecamer aposit ionand setting
chec kedataqualified specialist workshop.
The field ofvision andotherfunc tionsof the rear
view camer amay berest ricteddue toaddition al
acc essor iesonthe rear ofthe vehic le(e.g.
licen seplate holder ,rear bicyc lerack ).
i The
contrast ofthe display maybeaffec ted
by the sudden presenceof sunligh tor oth er
light sourc es,e.g. when exitingagarage. Pay
part icular attent ion inthis situat ion.
i If
usability issever elyrest ricted, e.g. due to
pixel errors,have thedisplay repairedor
replac ed.
Activa ting/d eactivating therea rview
cam era X
To acti vate:make surethattheSmar tKey is
in posit ion0048inthe ignit ionlock .
X Make surethattheActi vationbyRgear Acti
vationbyRgear
func tionisselec tedinthe multim ediasystem;
see theDigit alOperat or'sManual.
X En gage reversegear.
The area behin dthe vehic leisshown with
guide linesinthe multim ediasystemdisplay.
The image fromthe rear view camer ais avail-
able throughout themane uverin gproc ess.
To deact ivate:the rear view camer adeact i-
vate sif you shift thetransm ission to005D oraft er
drivin gfor wards ashor tdist ance.
The innersegme ntsof the warnin gindic atorare
displayed inred ifthe reisacom plete system
failure. Theindic atorlamp inthe PARK TRONIC
butt onlight sup.
If the syst emfails atthe rear ofthe vehic le:
R the rear segme ntsare shown inred when
back ingup.
R the rear segme ntsare hidden whendriving
for wards. Messa
gesinthemu ltim edia systemdis-
pla y The
rear view camer amay show adist orted view
of obst acles, showtheminc orre ctly or not atall.
The rear view camer adoes notshow objectsin
the followin gposit ions:
R very closeto the rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in clos erang eabove thehandle onthe trunk
lid
! Obj
ectsnot atgroun dlevel mayappear to
be furt her away thantheyact ually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofapark edvehic le
R the drawbar ofatrailer
R the ball couplin gof atrailer towhitch
R the rear sectionofan HGV
R aslant edpost
Use theguideline sonly fororien tation.
Appr oach objectsno furt her than thebott om-
most guideline . 0043
Yellow guidelineatadist anceof approx -
imate ly13 ft(4. 0m) fromthe rear ofthe
vehic le
0044 Whit eguide linewitho utste erin ginput –
vehic lewidth including theexterior mirrors
(st atic )
0087 Yellow guidelineforthe vehic lewidth
inc luding theexterior mirrors, atthe curr ent
ste erin gwheel angle(dynamic )
0085 Yellow lanemark ingthe cour sethe tires will
tak eat the curr entsteerin gwheel angle
(dynamic ) 170
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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

temp
erature.Avoi ddri vin gat fulleng ineout-
pu tdu rin gthi stim e.
SE TUP 0043
Drivesyste mCom fort Com
fort/Spo rt Spo
rt/ Sport+ Spo
rt+
0044 Chassis Com fort Com
fort/S port Spo
rt/ Sport+ Spo
rt+
0087 Transmi ssion D D/M M
0085 ESP ®
On On/
Off Off
orSPO RThandl ing mod e
Spo rt Spo
rt
SETU Pdisp lays the followi ng inform ation and
fu nctio ns:
R the digital spee do mete r
R the gear ind icator
R the drive syste msetting
R the susp ens ion mod e
R the transmi ssion positio n
R the ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro gram)sta tus
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe steering
wh eelto select the AMG AMG
menu .
X Pre ss0063 repeated lyunti lSETU Pap pe ars.
RAC ETIM ER Di
spl aying and starti ngRAC ETIM ER 0043
Lap
0044 RAC ETIM ER
The RAC ETIM ERisonl yinte ndedfor useon a
clo sedra ce circui t.Do not usethe functio non
pu blic roa ds. Yo
ucan startthe RAC ETIM ERwhen the engine
is running orifthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0048 in
the igniti onlock.
X Pre ss0059 or0065 onthe steering wheelto
se lect the AMG AMG
menu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 button repeated lyunti lthe
RAC ETIM ERappe ars.
X To start: pressthe 0076 button tosta rtthe
RAC ETIM ER.
Di spl aying the interme diatetime X
Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button toselect
Int erm.Tim e Int
erm.Tim e.
X Pre ss0076 toconfi rm.
Th einte rme diate timeap pe arsfor fivese c-
ond s.
Starti ngane wlap 0043
RAC ETIM ER
0044 Fastestla p tim e(b es tla p)
0087 Lap
X Pre ss0076 toconfi rmNew Lap New
Lap.
i It
is po ssi bleto stor eama xim um ofsixtee n
la ps .Th e16th lapcan onlybe comp leted with
Fin ish Lap Fin
ish Lap.
Sto ppin gthe RAC ETIM ER Me
nus and submen us
191On -bo ard computer anddisplay s Z