2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE trunk release

Optional
equipment weight (defi-
nition) ............ ................................ 310
PSI (pounds persquare inch)(def-
inition) ......... ..................................3 10
Rep lacing .......................................310
Service life....... ..............................291
Side wall(de finitio n)....... ................310
Speed rating(definitio n)....... .........309
Storing ..................... ......................311
Structure andchara cteristics
(de finitio n)....... ..............................308
Summer tires................................. 292
Temp erature....... ........................... 305
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumber)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................310
Tire bead(de finitio n)....... ...............310
Tire press ure(definitio n)....... .........310
Tire press ures(recom mended )...... 309
Tire size (data) ....... ........................315
Tire size designatio n,loa d-bea ring
capa city, speedrating .................... 305
Tire tread .............. .........................291
Tire tread (definitio n)....... .............. 310
Total loadlim it(de finitio n)....... ...... 310
Tracti on....... .................................. 304
Tracti on(de finitio n)....... ................310
Trea dwea r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 304
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 304
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 309
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 310
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 309
see Flattire
Top Tethe r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 57
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 287
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 284
Insta lling the towingeye................ 285
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 286
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 287
Tow ingatrail er
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 284
Insta lling the towingeye................ 285Note
sfor 4MATI Cveh icles ............ 287
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 286
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 287
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 286
Wi th the front axlerai sed ............... 286
Tow ingey e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011[ 231
Trans mission
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display
(D IRE CTSELECT leve r)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 131
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 287
Trim pieces(c leani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 271
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 182
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 182
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 183
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 82
Emerg encyrelease button ............... 82
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 78
Ope ning (auto mati callyfrom out-
si de )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 79
Ope ning (fromoutsid ethe vehi-
cle ,HANDS-FR EEACC ESS) .............. 80
Ope ning automa tically from
insi de<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ope ning/ closing (ma nually from
ou tsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Trunk lid
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
see Tailga te
Turn sign als
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 204
Re placi ng bulbs(fro nt)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 107
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
Two -wayradio
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 317
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 317
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 317
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicleidenti fication plate 20
In
dex

Smar
tKey Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehicle,
they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additionally, childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutofpark
position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattendedin
the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.Thiscould
cause theengine tobe switched off.There isa
risk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto the
SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings before
insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theignition lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe vicin-
ity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO startfunction: do
not keep theSmartK eyinthe trunk .Otherwise, the
SmartK eymay notbedetect ed,e.g. when
startin gthe engine usingtheStart /Stopbutton. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Tolock thevehicle
0044 0054 Toopen thetrunk lid
0087 0036 Tounlock thevehicle
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again.
R protect ionagainst theftisreactivated.
X To lock: press the0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the trunk lid
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking and
three times whenlocking.
When thelocator lighting isactivated viathe
multimedia system,itlights upwhen itis dark
after thevehicle isunlocked withtheremote
cont rol;see Digital Operator's Manual.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 190).
X To open thetrunk lidautom atically: press
and hold the0054 button untilthetrunk lid
opens (Ypage 79). 70
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing

Cha
nging theset tings ofthelockin g
syst em
You canchang eth eset tings oftheloc kin gsys-
te m. This mean sth at onlythedriv er'sdoor and
th efuel fillerflap areunlo cked when theveh icle
is unlo cked. This isusef ulifyou frequen tlytravel
on your own.
X To cha nge theset ting:pres sand hold the
0036 and0037 buttons sim ultan eousl yfor
appro ximatelysix sec onds unt ilth ebat tery
ind icat orlamp flashes twice (Ypage 73).
If th eset tingof theloc kin gsyst emisch ang ed
wit hin thesign alran geoftheveh icle,pres sing
th e0037 or0036 button:
R loc ksor
R unlo cksth eveh icle
The SmartKey nowfun ction sas foll ows:
X To unlo ck:pres sth e0036 buttonon ce.
X To unlo ckcent rally: pres sth e0036 button
twi ce.
X To lock centrally: pres sth e0037 button.
The KEYLE SS-GO function isch ang edasfol-
lows:
X To unlo ckthedr iver 'sdoor :to uch theinn er
surf ace ofthedoor handleonthedriv er's
door .
X To unlo ckcent rally: touch theinn ersurf ace
of thedoor handleonthefron t-passe nger
door ortherear door.
X To lock centrally: touch theout ersen sor
surf ace ononeof thedoor handles.
X To res toreth efa ctor yset tings: pres sand
hold the0036 and0037 buttons sim ultan e-
ously forappro ximatelysix sec onds unt ilth e
bat tery check lamp flashes twice
(Y page 73). Mech
anicalkey
Gener alnot es If
th eveh icle can nolonger belockedor
unlo cked withth eSm artKey orKEYLE SS-GO ,
use themec hanical key.
If you usethemec hanical keyto unlo ckand
open thedriv er'sdoor orthetrunk lid,theant i-
th eft alarm systemwill betrigger ed(Ypage 68). Ther
eare several ways totur noff thealarm :
X To dea ctiv ateth eala rm with thekey: press
th e0036 or0037 buttonon theke y.
or X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign ition lock.
or X To
dea ctiv ateth eala rm with KEYLESS- GO:
pres sth eSt art /S topbut tonin theign ition
loc k.The SmartKey must beintheveh icle.
or
X Loc kor unlo cktheveh icle usin gKE YLE SS-
GO. TheSmartKey must beout side theveh i-
cle .
If you unlo cktheveh icle usin gth emec hanical
ke y,thefuel fillerflap willnotbe unlo cked auto -
mat icall y.
X To unlo ckthefu el fille rfla p:ins ert the
Sm artKey intoth eign ition lock.
Rem oving themech anicalkey X
Push release catch0043 inthedire ction ofthe
arr ow and atthesame timerem ove mec han-
ical key0044 from theSm artKey.
For further inform ationabout :
R Un loc kin gth edriv er'sdoor (Ypage 77)
R Un loc kin gth etrunk (Ypage 82)
R Loc kingth eveh icle (Ypage 77)
Inser tingth emech anicalkey X
Push mechanical key0044 com pletelyintoth e
Sm artKey untilit en gages andrelease
cat ch0043 isback inits basic position. 72
Sm
artKeyOp ening andclosing

X
Press thelockin gbutton onthe driver’s door
(Y page 76).
X Check whether thelockin gkno bson the
fron t-passenger doorandtherear doors are
still visible. Pressdownthelockin gkno bsby
hand, ifnecess ary.
X Close thedriver's door.
X Take themechanic alkey outofthe Smart Key
(Y page 72).
X Insert themechanic alkey into thelock ofthe
driver's doorasfar asitwill go. X
Turn themechanic alkey clock wiseasfar asit
will gotoposition 0047.
X Turn themechanic alkey back andremove it.
X Make surethatthedoors andthetrunk lidare
locked.
X Insert mechanic alkey into theSmart Key
(Y page 72).
i If
you lock thevehicle asdescribed above,
the fuel filler flapisnot locked. Theanti- theft
alarm system isnot armed. Tr
unk Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous exhaust
gases suchascarbon monoxide.Exhaust
gases canenter thevehicle interiorifthe
trunk lidisopen when theengine isrunnin g,
especially ifthe vehicle isin motion .There isa
risk ofpoisoning.
Always switchoffthe engine beforeopening
the trunk lid.Never drivewiththetrunk lid
open. G
WARNIN
G
If object s,luggage orloads arenot secured or
not secured sufficient ly,they could slip,tip
over orbe flung around andthereby hitvehicle
occupant s.There isarisk ofinjury, particu-
larly inthe event ofsudden braking orasud-
den change indirection .
Always storeobject sso that they cannotbe
flung around. Secureobjects,luggage or
loads against slipping ortipping beforethe
journey.
! The
trunk lidswings upwards whenopened.
Therefore, makesurethatthere issufficient
clearance abovethetrunk lid.
The opening dimensions ofthe trunk lidcan be
found inthe "Vehicle data"section
(Y page 325).
You should preferably placeluggage orloads in
the trunk .Observe theloading guidelines
(Y page 239).
Do not leave theSmart Keyinthe trunk .You
could otherwise lockyourself out.
The trunk lidcan be:
R opened andclosed manually fromoutside
R opened automatically fromoutside
R opened automatically frominside
R opened fromtheinside usingtheemergenc y
release Tailgat
eobstru ctiondetection with
reversing feature
On vehicles withanEASY-PA CKtailgate, the
tailgate isequipped withautomatic obstacle
recogn itionwithareversin gfeature. Ifasolid
object blocks orrestr ictsthetailgate whenauto-
matically openingorclosing, thisprocedure is
stopped. Ifthe tailgate isstopped duringthe
closing process, thetailgate automatically
opens againslightly. Theautomatic obstruction
detect ionwith reversin gfeature isonly anaid. It
is not asubstitut efor your atten tivenesswhen
opening andclosing thetailgate. 78
Tr
unkOpening andclosing

Deact
ivating X
Press and holdth eclosi ng but tonon theta il-
gat eunt iltw osho rttone ssoun d. Em
ergency relea sefor thetrun k
Gen eral not es !
The
trunk lidswin gsupwar dswhen opened.
The refore, mak esur eth at there issuf ficien t
cl ear anc eabov eth etrunk lid.
The opening dim ensio ns ofthetrunk lidcan be
fo und inthe"Veh icle dat a"sec tion
(Y page 325).
If th etrunk lidcan nolonger beunlocked:
R usin gth eSm artKey, or
R usin gth erem oteope ratingswit chinthedoo r
co ntro lpan el:
Use theeme rgen cy release insid eth etrunk lid.
You canreachtheeme rgen cy release viathe
tr unk .
Op enin g X
Fo ldtherea rseat backrest forwar ds
(Y page 242).
X Inser ta suit able tool 0044, e.g. asc rew driver ,
in to ope ning 0043 inthepan eling.
The trunk lidisrel ease d.
X Ope nth etrunk lid. Em
ergency relea sebut ton
You canopenth etrunk lidfrom insid eth eveh i-
cl e wit hth eeme rgen cy release button. X
Press eme rgen cy release button0043 briefly.
The trunk lidunl ocks and opens.
The trunk lidcan beunlockedand openedwit h
th etrunk lideme rgen cy release when theveh i-
cl e is stat ion ary orwhil edri vin g.
The trunk lideme rgen cy release doesno tope n
th etrunk lidifth ebat tery isdis conn ectedor
dis charg ed.
Tr unk lideme rgen cy release light:
R Em erg ency release button0043 flas hes for
30 min utes afterthetrunk lidisope ned.
R Em erg ency release button0043 flas hes for
60 min utes afterthetrunk lidisclose d. Sid
ewind ows Im
por tant safet ynot es G
WAR
NING
Whi leope ning thesid ewin dows ,bod ypar ts
co uld becometrappe dbet ween thesid ewin -
dow andthedoo rfr ame asthesid ewin dow
mo ves .The reisaris kof inju ry.
Mak esur eth at nobod yto uch esthesid ewin -
dow during th eope ning pro cedur e.Ifsom e-
bod ybec omestrappe d,rel ease theswit chor
pull theswit chtoclose thesid ewin dow again . G
WAR
NING
Whi leclosi ng thesid ewin dows ,bod ypar tsin
th ecl osi ngare aco uld bec ometrappe d.The re
is aris kof inju ry.
Whe nclosi ng mak esur eth at no par tsof the
bod yare intheclosi ng are a.Ifsom ebody
bec omestrappe d,rel ease theswit chorpre ss
th eswit chtoope nth esid ewin dow again . 82
Sid
ewind owsOpening andclosing

X
Insert thenew bulbinto bulbholde r0044.
X Insert bulbholde r0044 and turn itclockwise.
X Press onhousi ngcover 0043and turn itto the
right.
X Repl acethecover inthe front wheel housing
(Y page 106).
High-be am<004B004800440047004F0044005000530056001200470044005C0057004C0050
0048> run-
ning lamps/parking lampsandstand-
ing lamps (halogenheadlamps) X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thehood.
X Turn housi ngcover 0043<004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
remove it.
X Turn bulbholde r0044 <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
pul lout.
X Insert thenew bulband engage itto the stop.
X Press onhousi ngcover 0043and turn itto the
right.
Turn signals(halog enheadlamps) X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thehood.
X Turn bulbholde r0043 <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
pul lout. X
Turn thebulb<004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ andpullit
out ofbul bholde r0043.
X Insert thenew bulbinto bulbholde r0043.
X Insert bulbholde r0043 and turn itclockwise
until itengages . Replaci
ngrear bulbs
Openin gand closing theside trim pan-
els View
ofright-hand sidetrimpanel
You must opentheside trimpanel inthe trunk
before youcan repla cethe bulbsinthe tail
lamp s.
X To open: releaseright orleft side trim
panel 0043atthe top and fold itdown inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X To clo se: insert sidepanel 0043.
Tail lamps X
Switch offthe lights.
X Open thetrunk.
X Open theside trimpanel (Ypage 107). Replaci
ngbulbs
107Lights and windshie ldwipers Z

Rel
eas ingautomati cally Yo
ur veh icle's electri cpa rking brakeisau to-
mati callyrel eased ifallof the followi ng condi -
tions aremet:
R The engineisrunni ng.
R The trans missionis in pos ition 005B or005E and
yo udep ressthe acce lerato rped alor shi ft
from position 005D to005B or005E.
R The seatbel tha sbee nfas tened .
If the trans missionis in pos ition 005E, thetrunk lid
mus tbe closed .
If yo ur sea tbel tis not fastened ,the followi ng
condi tions mustbe fulfilled to automa tically
rel ease the electri cpa rking brake:
R The driver' sdoo ris clo sed .
R Yo uare shifting from transmissionpos ition
005D orhave pre viouslydri ven atspe eds
gre aterthan 2mph (3km/h ).
Ensur ethat youdo not depressthe acce lerato r
ped aluni ntentio nally.Othe rwise, the parking
bra kewillbe released and thevehiclewi llstar t
to move .
Eme rgencybraki ng The
vehiclecan also be bra ked during aneme r-
gency byusing the electri cpa rking brake.
X Whi ledri ving ,pu sh handl e0043 ofthe electri c
pa rking brake(Ypage 144 ).
The vehicleis bra ked aslong asyoukeep
ha ndl e0043 ofthe electri cpa rking brake
pre sse d.The longer theelectri cpa rking brake
ha ndl e0043 isdep ressed ,the greaterthe brak-
ing force .
Duri ngbra king:
R awa rning tonesounds
R the Rele asePark ingBrake Rele
asePark ingBrakemes sage
ap pea rs
R the red 0049 (USAonly)or 0024 (Cana da
only )ind icator lamp inthe instr umentclu ster
fla she s
Whe nthe vehicleha sbee nbra ked toastand -
stil l,the electri cpa rking brakeisap plied. Parki
ngthe vehic lefor alo ng peri od
If yo uleave thevehiclepa rked forlonger than
fou rwe eks, thebattery maybedamag edby
exha ustive discha rging. If
yo ule ave thevehiclepa rked forlonger thansix
we eks, thevehiclemay suffer damag eas a
res ultof lack ofuse.
X Vis itaqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho pand seek
ad vice .
i Yo
ucan obta ininfo rma tion abou ttrickl e
cha rgersfrom aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho p. Dri
vin gtips Gen
eral notes
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If yo uswi tch offthe igniti onwhile dri ving ,
sa fety -releva ntfuncti onsareonly availab le
wi th limita tions ,or not atall.Thi scou ldaff ect,
for exa mpl e,the pow erstee ringandthebrake
boo sting effect.Youwi llreq uire consi derably
more effortto stee rand brake. The reisaris k
of an acci dent.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhile dri ving . G
WARNI
NG
If yo uope rate mobile commu nication equip-
ment when driving ,yo umay bedistra cted
from thetraff icsitu ation. Youcou ldalso lose
control ofthe vehicle. The reisaris kof an
acci dent.
Only operate thisequipment when the vehicle
is stati onary.
Obs erve thelega lreq uireme ntsforthe country
in wh ich youare driving .Some jurisdictions pro-
hib itthe driver from using amob ile pho newhile
dri ving aveh icle.
If yo umake acal lwh ile dri ving ,al wa ysuse
ha nds-fr eemod e.Only operate thetelepho ne
wh en the traff icsitu ation per mits .If yo uare
uns ure,pu llove rto asa fe locati onand stop
bef ore operatingthe telepho ne.
Bea rin mind thatataspe edofonly 30mph
(a pp roxi mate ly50 km/h ),the vehiclecove rsa
di stance of44 ft(app roxi mate ly14 m)per sec-
ond. Driving
tips
145Driving andparking Z

Observe
theloadi ngguide lines(Ypage 239). Cargo
compart mentenlargement
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
If the rear bench seat/rear seatandseat
backrest arenot engaged theycould foldfor-
wards, e.g.when braking suddenly orinthe
event ofan accident.
R The vehicle occupant wouldthereby be
pushed intotheseat beltbythe rear bench
seat/rear seatorby the seat backrest. The
seat beltcannolonger offertheintended
level ofprotection andcould evencause
injuries.
R Objects orloads inthe trunk cannot be
restrained bythe seat backrest.
There isan increased riskofinjury.
Before everytrip,make surethattheseat
backrests andtherear bench seat/rear seat
are engaged.
! Before
folding thebackrest inthe rear com-
partment forwards, makesurethattherear
compartment armrestandthecup holder are
folded in.They mayotherwise bedamaged .
Observe theloadi ngguide lines(Ypage 239).
The left-hand andright-hand rearseat backrests
can befolded forwards separately toincrease
the trunk capacity. Fol
ding therear seat backrest forward
and back Foldin
gthe rear seat backrests forward X
Fully insert thebackrest headrestraints if
necessary (Ypage 95).
X Move thedriver's orfront -passenger seat
forward ifnecessary.
X Pull left-hand orright-hand releasehandle0044
of the seat backrest forward.
Corresponding seatbackrest 0043isreleased .
X Fold backrest 0043forward.
X Move thedriver's orfront -passenger seat
back ifnecessary. X
Insert theseat beltinto seat-belt holder0043.
Foldin gthe rear seat backrest back
! Make
surethattheseat beltdoes not
become trappedwhenfolding therear seat
backrest back.Otherwise, itcould bedam-
aged. 242
Stowage
areasStowage andfeatur es