2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE fuel

F
Favo rites
Ove rview ........................................ 233
Filler cap
see Refuel ing
Flat tire
MOE xten ded tires .......................... 275
Pre parin gth eveh icle .....................2 74
TIR EFIT kit....... ...............................276
see Emergency sparewhe el
Fl exi ble Fue lvehi cles ....... .................320
Fl oo rmats ...........................................259
Freque ncies
Mobi lephone ................................. 317
Two -way radio....... .........................317
Fue l
Addi tives ........................................ 321
Consu mption statistics....... ...........182
Displ aying the current consump -
tion ................................................ 182
Displ aying the range ......................182
Driving tips....... .............................146
E10 .............. .................................. 320
Fuel gauge....... ................................ 33
Gra de(gasoli ne) ....... ..................... 320
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 320
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 142
Ref ueling ....... ................................. 139
Tank content/reserve fuel....... ...... 320
Fue lfill er flap
Openi ng....... .................................. 141
Fue llev el
Ca lling up the range (on-boa rd
compu ter)....... ...............................182
Fue ltank
Ca paci ty....... ................................. 320
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 142
Fuse s
Allo cation chart.............................289
Before changing....... ......................288
Fuse boxinthe engine compart-
ment ..............................................288
Fuse boxinthe front-pass enger
footwe ll....... ....... ............................ 289
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 287 G
Garage dooropener
Cl eari ngthe memory ..................... 257
Gene ralnotes ................................ 255
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 255
Openi ng/closi ngthe gara gedoor ..257
Prob lems whenprogr ammi ng....... .257
Progra mming (button inthe rear -
view mirror) ................................... 255
Synchroni zingtherolling code ....... 256
Gasol ine....... ......................................320
Gear indicator (on-bo ardcom-
puter, Mercedes-AMGvehi cles) ....... 190
Genui neparts ......................................24
Glo vebox ...........................................240
Goo gle™Local Searc h
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231 H
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ....... ................... 80
Hazard warninglamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 218
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 103
Head restraints
Adjusting ......................................... 94
Adjusting (manual ly)....... .................94
Adjusting (rear)....... .........................95
Headlamps
Foggi ngup ....... ..............................104
see Automa tichea dlamp mode
Heatin g
see Clima tecontrol
High beam flasher....... ......................102
High-b eamheadlamps
Adap tiveHighb eamAssist ............. 103
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 205
Rep lacing bulbs....... ......................107
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 102
Hill start assist....... ........................... 126
HOLD function
Activating .......................................159
Activatio nconditi ons....... .............. 159
Deactiva ting....... ............................ 159
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 209
Function/notes .............................158 In
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Rear-v
iew mirror
Anti-gl are(manual)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 97
Dipp ing(auto mati c)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
Refl ective safetyjacke t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 273
Refri gerant (air-co nditioning sys -
tem)
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 324
Refue ling
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 33
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 139
Re fue ling pro cess <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 140
see Fuel
Remo tecontro l
Ga rag edoo rope ner <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 255
Pro grammi ng(gara gedoo r
ope ner) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 255
Repl acing bul bs
Bra kelamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 107
Hig h-be amheadlamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 107
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 105
Insta lling /remo vingthecove r
(fro ntwh eelarch )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 106
Low -bea mhea dlamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 106
Ove rview ofbulbtyp es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 105
Re ar fog lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 107
Tu rn sig nal s(fro nt)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 107
Tu rn sig nal s(re ar) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 107
Repo rting safetydefe cts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 28
Res cue card <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 29
Res erve (fueltank)
see Fuel
Res erve fuel
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 208
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 226
see Fuel
Res idual heat(c limate contro l)........ 120
Res train tsys tem
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 201
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 40
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 226
Wa rning lamp (function) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 41
Rev ersege ar (selec tor leve r)........... 133
Rev ersingfea ture
Ro ller sunbl ind <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 88
Sid ewi ndow s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 83
Ta ilga te <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 78
Roads ideAssistan ce(breakd own).... 26 Rol
lersun blind
Pa nora maroofwi th pow ertilt/
sl id ing panel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 88
Roo fcarri er<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 244
Roo flini ng and carpe ts(cleani ng
gui delines )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 272
Roo flo ad (max imum) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 325
Route guidanc e
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231 S
Safe ty
Ch ildre nin the vehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 54
see Occu pant safety
Safe tysys tem
see Drivi ngsafety system s
SD card
Inse rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 237
Inse rting /remo ving<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 237
Re movi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 237
SD memo rycard
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Se arch &Se nd
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Se at
Co rrect driver' ssea tpos ition ........... 91
Se at belts
Adju sting theheight <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 44
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 271
Co rrect usag e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 43
Fas teni ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 44
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s............. 42
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 41
Re leas ing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 44
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 220
Wa rning lamp (function) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 44
Se ats
Adju sting (electrica lly) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 93
Adju sting (manually) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 93
Adju sting (Perfo rmance Seat).......... 95
Adju sting the4-wa ylu mba rsu p-
por t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 95
Adju sting theheadres trai nt............ 94
Cl ea ning thecove r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 27116
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Specialist
workshop ............................2 8
Speed, controlling
see Cruise control
Speedometer
Activating/deact ivatingtheaddi-
tional speedometer ........................ 189
Digital ............................................ 183
In the Instrument cluster................. 33
Segment s... ................................... 178
Selectin gthe display unit............... 188
SPORT handling mode
Deactivat ing/activating
(Mercedes-AMG vehicles)................6 6
Warning lamp................................. 224
Stand inglamp s
Display message ............................2 05
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 102
Start-off assist
Activating .......................................160
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 159
Start/Stop button
Rem oving .......................................124
Starting theengine ........................125
Start/stop function
see ECO start/stop function
Starting (engi ne) ....... .........................124
STEE RCONTROL .................................. 68
Stee ring
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 218
Stee ring assistant STEERCON-
TROL
see STEER CONTROL
Stee ring wheel
Adjusting (manual ly)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 96
Butto nove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 34
Butto ns(on-boa rdcomp uter)......... 179
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 271
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 96
Pa dd leshi fters <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 137
Ste ering wheelpaddle shifters ........ 137
Sto pwa tch(RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 191
Sto wag eco mpartmen ts
Armre st(fro nt)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 240
Armre st(under )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 241
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 240
Ce nter conso le(re ar) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 241
Cu phol ders <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 244Eye
glas ses comp artment............... 240
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 240
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ......... 239
Ma ppoc kets <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 241
Stow agenet <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 241
Sto wag ene t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 241
Sto wag ewe llbe neath the trunk
flo or <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 243
Summe rtire s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 292
Sun visor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 246
Sus pen sion settin g
AMG adaptive sportsu spe nsio n
sy stem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 161
Sw itchin gair-re circul ationmode
on /o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 120
Sw itchin gon medi amode
Via the device list <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 237 T
Tach ometer<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 178
Tail lamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
see Lights
Tail gate
Lim iting the opening angle............... 81
Obs tructi ondetectio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 78
Ope ning dimens ions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 325
Ope ning/ closing automa tically
from outsid e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 79
Tank
see Fueltank
Tank conte nt
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 33
Tec hnical data
Ca paciti es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 319
Infor mation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 317
Ti res /wh eels<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 315
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 325
Tel epho ne
Accep tingacal l(mu ltifuncti on
stee ring wheel)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 186
Auth orizing amob ile pho ne(co n-
necti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 235
Auth orizing amob ile pho nevia the
de vice mana ger(connecti ng)......... 236
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne
(d evi ce mana ger)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 23618
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Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffected
by these factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuelcon-
sumption.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger need
them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedalwhen
startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehicle
is stationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe distance
from thevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach gear
only upto00C3 ofits maximum enginespeed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelconsump-
tion. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theOperator's Manualrequires youto
dispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregenerate orre-
use them. Observe therelevant environm ental
rules andregulations whendisposing ofmateri-
als. Inthis way youwillhelp toprotect theenvi-
ronmen t. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ionedmajor
assemblies andparts which areofthe same
quali tyas new parts. Theyarecovered bythe
same Limited Warranty entitlements asnew
parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry outrepairs
or welding. Youcould impair theoperating
efficiency ofthe restraint systems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels as
well asaccessories relevanttosafety which
have notbeen approved byMercedes-B enz.This
could leadtomalfunction sin safety-relevant 24
Genuine
Mercedes-Benz partsIntrodu ction

death
orserious bodilyinjury ifthe vehicle is
driven ,that defect ormalfunc tionhasbeen
subjec tto repair twoormore times, andyou
have direct lynot ified Mercedes -BenzUSA ,
LLC inwritin gof the need foritsrepair.
(2) thesame substan tialdefect ormalfunc tion
of aless serious naturethan catego ry(1)
has been subjec tto repair fourormore
times andyouhave direct lynot ified
Mercedes -Benzinwritin gof the need forits
repair.
(3) thevehicle isout ofservic eby reason of
repair ofthe same ordifferen tsubstan tial
defect sor malfunc tionsfor acumulative
tot alof more than30calendar days.
Please sendyourwrittennot ice to:
Customer AssistanceCenter
Mercedes -BenzUSA ,LLC
3 Mercedes Drive
Mont vale, NJ076 45-035 0 Maint
enance
Always bringtheMainten anceBookletwith you
when takingthe vehicle toan authoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter .Your custo merservic e
advisor willenterevery serviceint oyour Main-
ten ance Bookletonyour behalf. Road
sideAssistance
The Mercedes -BenzRoadside AssistancePro-
gram offerstec hnic alhelp inthe event ofa
breakdown .Calls tothe toll- free Roadside Assis-
tanc eHot line areanswered byour agent s24
hours aday, 365days ayear.
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(1-800-367- 6372)
(USA)
1-800-387- 0100(Canada )
For additional information ,refer tothe
Mercedes -BenzRoadside AssistanceProgram
brochur e(USA )or the "Roadside Assistance"
sect ioninthe Serv iceand Warrant yBook let
(Canada). Youwillfind both inthe vehicle docu-
ment wallet. Change
ofadd ress orchange ofown-
ership
In the event ofachang eof address, pleasesend
us the "Notific ationofAddres sChange" inthe
Serv iceand Warrant yBook letorsimply callthe
Mercedes -BenzCustomer AssistanceCenter
(USA )at the hotlin enumber
1-8 00-FOR-M ERCedes (1-800-367 -6372) or
Customer ServiceCenter (Canada) at
1-8 00-387 -0100.This willassist usincon tact -
ing you inatimely mannershould theneed arise.
If you sellyour Mercedes ,please leaveallliter-
ature inthe vehicle sothat itis available tothe
nex towner.
If you have purchased aused car,please sendus
the "Notific ationofUsed CarPurchase" inthe
Serv iceand Warrant yBook letorsimply callthe
Mercedes -BenzCustomer AssistanceCenter
(USA )at the hotlin enumber
1-8 00-FOR-M ERCedes (1-800-367 -6372) or
Customer Service(Canada) at1-8 00-387 -0100. Vehicle
operationoutsid ethe USA
and Canad a
When youareabroad withyour vehicle, observe
the following points:
R Serv icefacilities orreplacemen tparts may
not bereadily available.
R Lead-fr eefuel forvehicles withacatalytic
con vert ermay notbeavailable. Leadedfuel
can cause damage tothe catalytic convert er.
R The fuel may have acon siderably lower
oct ane number. Unsuitablefuelcancause
engin edamage.
Some Mercedes -Benzmodels areavailable for
delivery inEurope through ourEuropean Deliv-
ery Program. Fordetails, consult anauthoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter orwrite toone ofthe
following addresses.
In the USA
Mercedes -BenzUSA ,LLC
European DeliveryDepart ment
One Mercedes Drive
Mont vale, NJ076 45-035 0
In Canad a
Mercedes -BenzCanada, Inc.
European DeliveryDepart ment
98 Vanderho ofAven ue
Toron to,Ont ario M4G 4C9 26
Service
andvehicle operationIntroduct ion

The
following textisreproduced asrequired of
all manufact urersunder Title49,Code ofU.S.
Federal Regulations,Part575pursuant tothe
National TrafficandMotor Vehicle SafetyActof
1966 .
If you believe thatyour vehicle hasadefect
which couldcause acrash orcould cause injury
or death, youshould immediately informthe
National Highway TrafficSafety Administ ration
(NHTSA )in addition tonot ifying Mercedes- Benz
USA ,LLC.
If NHTSA receives similarcomplaints ,it may
open aninvest igation, andifit finds thatasafety
defect existsinagroup ofvehicles, itmay order
a recall andremedy campaign. However,NHTSA
cann otbecome involved inindividual problems
between you,your dealer, orMercedes- Benz
USA ,LLC.
To cont actNHTSA ,you may calltheVehicle
Safety Hotlinetoll-fr eeat1-8 88-327- 4236
(TTY: 1-800-424- 9153 );go tohtt p://
www .safer car.gov; orwrite to:Administ rator,
NHTSA ,400 Sevent hStr eet, SW., Washington ,
DC 2059 0.
You canalso obtain otherinformat ionabout
motor vehicle safetyfrom
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Warrant y
! Observe
thenotes inthis Operator's Manual
regarding thecorrec toperation ofyour vehi-
cle and possible damagetothe vehicle. Dam-
age tothe vehicle whichiscaused byviolation
of these notes isnot covered bythe
Mercedes-B enzimplied warranty orthe new
or used-vehicle warranty. QR
code forrescue card
The QRcodes aresecured inthe fuel filler flap
and onthe opposite sideonthe B-pillar. Inthe
event ofan accident ,rescue services canuse
the QRcode toquickly findtheappropriate res-
cue card foryour vehicle. Thecurrent rescue
card contains themost important information
about yourvehicle inacompact form,e.g.the
routing ofthe electric cables.
You canfind more informat ionunder
www.mercedes-ben z.de/qr-code. Data
storage Data
storage
A wide range ofelectron iccomponen tsinyour
vehicle containdata memories.
These datamemories temporarily orperma-
nent lystore technicalinformat ionabout:
R the vehicle's operating state
R incident s
R malfunction s
In general, thistechn icalinformat iondocu-
ment sthe state ofacomponen t,amodule, a
system orthe surroundings.
These include, forexample:
R operating conditionsofsystem componen ts.
For example, fluidlevels
R the vehicle's statusmessages andthose ofits
individual componen ts,e.g. number ofwheel
revolutions/ speed,deceleration inmove-
ment ,lateral acceleration, acceleratorpedal
position
R malfunction sand defects inimportant system
componen ts,e.g. lights, brakes
R vehicle reaction sand operating conditionsin
special drivingsituations, e.g.airbag deploy-
ment ,interv ention ofstability controlsys-
tems
R ambient conditions,e.g.outside temperature
This data isof an exclusively technicalnature
and canbeused to:
R assist inrecogniz ingand rectifying malfunc-
tions anddefects
R analyze vehiclefunctions, e.g.after anacci-
dent
R optimize vehiclefunctions
The data cannot beused totrace thevehicle's
movement s.
When yourvehicle isserviced, technicalinfor-
mation canberead from theevent datamemory
and malfunction datamemory.
Services include,forexample:
R repair services
R service processes
R warranties
R quali tyassurance
The vehicle isread outbyemployees ofthe ser-
vice network (including themanufacturer) using
special diagnostic testers. More detailed infor-
mation isobtained fromit,ifrequired. Data
storage
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Low-beam headlamps 10
2 0060
Parkinglamp s 10
2 0057
High-beam headlamps 10
2 00E5
ESP® 22
3 El
ec tric park ingbrak e
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(Canadaonly) 22
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Elec tric park ingbrak e
(yello w) 22
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Distanc ewarn ing 22
9 00BB
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ABSmalf unction ing 22
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Tac
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Restraintsyst em 41
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Seat belt notfas tene d 22
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SPORT handlingmod e
(Mer cedes- AMGveh icles) 22
4 005E
Rearfoglamp 10
2 00B9
CheckEn gin e 22
6 0077
Tirepre ssur emon itor 23
0 0083
Coolan
tte mpe rature gauge 17
9 Warn
ingand indicat orlamp s: 00AC
Coolan tto ohot /cold 22
7 0084
Fue
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Reservefuel 22
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33Ataglan ce

sive
roleinthe deploy mentofan air bag. Nordo
they provide anindication ofair bag deploy -
ment.
The vehicle canbedeformed considerably, with-
out anair bag being deploy ed.This isthe case if
only parts which arerelatively easilydeformed
are affected andtherate ofdeceleration isnot
high. Conversely, airbags maybedeploy edeven
though thevehicle suffersonlyminor deforma-
tion. Thisisthe case if,for example, veryrigid
vehicle partssuchaslongitudinal bodymem-
bers arehit,and sufficient deceleration occurs
as aresult.
If the restraint systemcontrolunit detects aside
impact orifthe vehicle rollsover, theappli cable
component sof the restraint systemare
deploy edindependently ofeach other depend-
ing onthe appa renttype ofaccident.
R Side impact airbags onthe side where the
impact takesplace, independently ofthe
Emergenc yTensioning Deviceandtheuse of
the seat beltonthe driver's seatandouter
seats inthe second row
The side impact airbag onthe front -
passenger sidedeploy sunder thefollowi ng
conditions:
- the OCS system detects thatthefront -
passenger seatisoccupied or
- the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front -passenger seat
R Window curtainairbag onthe side ofimpact,
independently ofthe use ofthe seat beltand
independently ofwhether thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied
R Emergenc yTensioning Devices,ifthe system
determines thatdeploy mentcanoffer addi-
tional protection inthis situation
R Window curtainairbags onthe driver's and
front -passenger sideincertain situations
when thevehicle rollsover, ifthe system
determines thatdeploy mentcanoffer addi-
tional protection tothat provided bythe seat
belt
i Not
allair bags aredeploy edinan accident.
The different airbag systems workindepend-
ently ofeach other. How
theairbag system worksisdetermined
by the severity ofthe accident detected,
especial lythe vehicle deceleration oraccel-
eration andtheappa renttype ofaccident:
R Head-on collision
R Side impact
R Roll over Automatic
measuresafteranacci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident, thefollowi ng
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergency lightingisactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel supply
is cut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergency call Children
inthe vehicl e Importa
ntsafety notes
Acc ident statistics showthatchildren secured
in the rear seats aresafer thanchildren secured
in the front -passenger seat.Forthis reason,
Mercedes-Benz stronglyadvisesthatyouinstall
a child restraint systemonarear seat. Children
are generally betterprotected there.
If achild younger thantwelve yearsoldand
under 5ft (1.50 m)inheight istraveling inthe
vehicle:
R alwa yssecure thechild inachild restraint
system suitable forMercedes-Benz vehicles.
The child restraint systemmustbeappropri-
ate tothe age, weight andsize ofthe child.
R be sure toobserve theinstruct ionsandsafety
notes inthis section inaddition tothe child
restraint systemmanufacturer's installation
instruct ions.
R alwa ysobserve theinstruct ionsandsafety
notes onthe "Occupant classification system
(OCS)". (Ypage 47) 54
Children
inthe vehicl eSafety