2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE sport mode

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
In
dex

Cha
racter istics when ESP®
is dea ctiv ated
If ES P®
is deac tivate dand oneor mor ewheels
st art tospin ,th e00E5 ESP®
warn inglamp inthe
ins trumen tclus terflash es.Insuc hsit uatio ns,
ES P®
will notst abiliz eth eveh icle.
If you deac tivate ESP®
:
R ES P®
no longer impr ovesdriv ingstabilit y.
R En gin eto rque isno longer limit edand the
driv ewheels areable tospin .
R Trac tioncon trol isstill act ivat ed.
R Ac tiveBr ake Assist isno lon ger availabl e;no r
is itact ivat edifyou brak efir mly with assis -
tan cefrom ESP®
.
R STE ERCONT ROLisno longer active.
R ES P®
still prov ides suppo rtwhen youbrak e
fir mly.
Deact ivating/act ivatingESP ®
(Mer cedes ‑AMGvehi cles) Imp
ortant safety notes
i Obse
rveth e"Imp ortant safe tyno tes" sec -
tio n(Y page 61).
You canselec tbet ween thefoll owin gst ate sof
ES P®
:
R ES P®
is act ivat ed.
R SPO RThan dlingmode isact ivat ed.
R ES P®
is deac tivate d. G
WAR
NING
When SPORThan dlingmode isact ivat ed,
th ere isagre aterrisk ofskiddin gand acci-
den ts.
On lyact ivat eSPO RThan dlingmode inthesit -
uatio nsdesc ribedin thefoll owin g. G
WAR
NING
If you deac tivate ESP®
,ES P®
no longer sta-
biliz estheveh icle.Ther eis an increas edrisk
of skiddin gand anacc iden t.
On lydeac tivate ESP®
in thesit uatio nsdesc ri-
bed inthefoll owin g. In
thefoll owin gsit uatio ns,it may bebet terto
act ivat eSPO RThan dlingmode ordeac tivate
ES P®
:
R when usingsn ow chains
R in deep snow
R on san dor grav el
R on spec iallydesig natedroads whentheveh i-
cle 'sown oversteeri ngand unde rsteeri ng
ch arac terist ics are desir ed
Dr ivin gin SPO RThan dlingmode orwith out
ES P®
requi resanext rem elyqualifi edand expe-
rien ced driver.
i Ac
tivate ESP®
as soon asthesit uatio ns
desc ribedabov eno longer apply. ESP®
will
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eveh icle if
th eveh icle start sto skid or awheel start sto
spin .
! Av
oid spin ningth edriv enwheels foran
ext end edperi odwith ESP®
deac tivate d.You
coul dot her wise damage thedriv etrain .
Deact ivating/act ivatingESP ® X
To act ivateSPOR Tha ndl ing mod e:brie fly
pres sbutt on0043.
The 0074 SPORThan dlingmode warning
lamp intheins trumen tclus terlight sup. The
SPO RThandlingmode SPO
RThandlingmodemes sage appear sin
th emult ifunction display.
X To
dea ctiv ateSPOR Tha ndl ing mod e:
brie flypres sbutt on0043.
The 0074 SPORThan dlingmode warning
lamp intheins trumen tclus tergoes out. 66
Driv
ingsafety syst emsSafety

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
137Drivingandparking Z

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
tips
147Driving andparking Z

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/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E5
0051
The yellow ESP®
war ning lamp flashes whilethe vehicl eis in motion.
ESP ®
or traction controlhasintervened becausethere isarisk ofskiddi ngorat
lea stone whee lhas started tospin.
Cru isecontrol orActive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdea ctivated.
X When pulling away,only depre ssthe accele ratorpedalas far asnecessa ry.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion.
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e66) ,it may bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e64). 00BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
OFF warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ESP ®
is dea ctivated. ESP®
wil lnot stabi lizethevehicl eif it starts toskid orifa
whee lstarts tospin.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
is swi tched off,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
Further drivingsystems ordrivi ngsafety systems arethus restricted.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e66) ,it may bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e64).
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
If ESP ®
cannot beactiva ted:
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand have ESP®
checked. 0074
0051
Mercede s-AMGvehiclesonly :
The yellow SPORT handlingmode warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
SPORT handlingmode isactiva ted.
G WARNING
When SPORT handlingmode isswi tched on,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Only switch toSPORT handlingmode inaccorda ncewith theconditions descri-
bed inthe "Activating/d eactivatingESP®
" section (Ypag e66) . 224
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Observe
thelegal lyrequired minimum tiretread
depth (Ypage 291). Winter tirescanreduce the
braking distance onsnow-covered surfacesin
comparison withsummer tires.Thebraking dis-
tance isstill much further thanonsurfaces that
are not icyorcovered withsnow. Takeappro-
priate carewhen driving.
Further information onwinter tires(M+S tires)
(Y page 292).
Temper ature G
WARNING
The temperature gradeforthis tireisestab-
lished foratire that isproperly inflatedand
not overloaded .Exc essive speed, underinfla-
tion, orexcessive loading,either separately or
in combination, cancause excessive heat
buil d-up andpossible tirefailu re.
The temperature gradesareA(the highest), B,
and C,representing thetire's resistance tothe
generation ofheat anditsabil itytodissipa te
heat when tested undercontrolled conditions
on aspecified indoorlaboratorytestwheel. Sus-
tained hightemperature cancause thematerial
of the tire todegenerate andreduce tirelife, and
excessive temperature canlead tosudden tire
failu re.The grade Ccorresponds toalevel of
performance whichallpassenger cartires must
meet under theFederal MotorVehicle Safety
Standard No.109. Grades Band Arepresent
higher levelsofperformance onthe labora tory
test wheel thantheminimum requiredbylaw. Tire
labeli ng
Overview 0043
Uniform TireQuali tyGradi ngStandards
(Y page 309)
0044 Department ofTransportation, TireIdentifi-
cation Number (Ypage 308)
0087 Maximum loadrating (Ypage 307)
0085 Maximum tirepressures (Ypage 296)
0083 Manufacturer
0084 Tire material (Ypage 308)
006B Tire size designation, load-bearingcapacity
and speed rating(Ypage 305)
006C Load index (Ypage 307)
006D Tire name
The markings described aboveareonthe tire in
addition tothe tire name (sales designation) and
the manufacturer's name.
i Tire
data isvehicle-specific andmay deviate
from thedata inthe example.
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity andspeed rating G
WARNING
Exc eeding thestated tireload-bea ringcapa-
city and theapproved maximum speedcould
lead totire damage orthe tire bursting. There
is arisk ofaccident.
Therefore, onlyusetiretypes andsizes
approved foryour vehicle model.Observe the All
about wheelsand tires
305Wheels andtires
Z