2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE suspension

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
14
2 Comb inationswit ch
3 Instrument Display →
24
4 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r
5 Start/ stop butt on →
11
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
12
6 Media display
7 Climat econt rolsy stems
8 Hazar dwa rning light s
9 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p
A Glovebox
B Stow agecom partment
C Cup holde r
D Control kn ob for:
Vo lume andswitc hingsound on/off
Swit ches theMBUX multimedia system
on/ off E
Calls upnavig ation
F Calls upthera dio
Calls upmedia
G Calls upthete lephon e
H AMG exhaus tsy stem →
12
I AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system →
22
J ESP®
→
16
K Manual gearshif ting →
14
L Calls upfavo rite s
M Calls upvehicle functions
N ActivePa rking Assist
O DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
13
P Touc hpad
Q Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m
R AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
23
S Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5

DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch %
This chap terdescr ibesthefunc tion ofthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hfo rth e
Mer cede s‑AMG CLA35 4MA TIC.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
o (Slipper y):optimized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slip‐
per yro ad con dition s
= (Individual):ind ividual setting s
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
B (Sport+): particular lyspor tydrivin gst yle
Mer cedes- AMGrecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive -
Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C
R AMG Dynamics
- The agility functio nsareau tomatical ly
select eddepending onthedr ive pr og ram.
- The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint andstabi‐
lizat ionfunction sar eadap tedto the
select eddrive pr ogr am.
R Suspension
R Availabilit yof glide mode Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch %
This chap terdescr ibesthefunc tion ofthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hfo rth e
Mer cede s‑AMG CLA45 4MA TICand
CL A45 S4MA TIC.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
o (Slipper y):optimized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slip‐
per yro ad con dition s
= (Individual):ind ividual setting s A
(Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
B (Sport+): particular lyspor tydrivin gst yle
I (RACE): drivin glik eon ara ce trac k
The I (RACE)dr ive pr ogr am mayno tbe
us ed on nor mal roads. I (RACE) mus ton ly
be activ ated and used ondedicat edrace cir‐
cui ts, noton public roads.
Mer cedes-AM Grecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R AMG Dynamics
- The agility functio nsareau tomatical ly
select eddepending onthedr ive pr og ram. Dr
iving andparking 13

-
The steer ing, shifttimin gpoint andstabi‐
lizat ionfunction sar eadap tedto the
select eddrive pr ogr am.
- When ESP®
is activ ated, agili tyfunction
Pr ois select edindrive pr ogr am I
(RA CE). TheMasterfunction isau tomati‐
cally selected when ESP®
is dea ctivated.
R Cha racter istic oftheex haus tsy stem
R Suspension
R The I(RA CE)drive pr ogr am has thefo l‐
lo wing proper ties:
- The vehicle exhibits driving charact eris‐
tic ssuit edforth era ce trac k.
- Allvehicle systems arese tfo rmaximu m
spor tiness.
- The susp ension exhibits particular lyfirm
spr inging anddam ping settin gs.
- Glid emode isno tav ailable.
- The spor tycharact eristic (Powe rful) is
act ivat ed when theex haus tsy stem is
activ ated. %
Youcan chang eth efo llo wing vehicle charac‐
te rist ics using thebutt ons inthecent ercon ‐
sole:
R Char acteristic oftheex haus tsy stem
R Suspension Au
tomatic trans mis sion Man
ualgearshif ting #
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 1.
If ind icatorlam p2 islit, manua lge arshif t‐
ing isact ivat ed. The current gear isdispla yed
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles ,selec tth eM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
* NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. #
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. 14
Driving and parking

%
Afterdr ifting andbeforecontinuing thejour‐
ne y,ch eckth ewheels andtires fordama ge.
In par ticula r,ch eckth etir etread depthand
tir econ tact surface overth eent ire widt hof
th etir es (see theve hicle Operator's Manual). AMG
adaptivespor tsuspension system Fu
nction ofAMG adaptive spor tsusp ension
sy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem isan
electr onicall ycon trolled damping system for
im prov ed driving comfortand increased driving
saf ety.
The dam ping isadjus tedindividually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R The road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R The drive pr ogram selected
R The individual selectionofthe"Spor t","Spor t
Plus" or"Comf ort" suspension setting
The suspension setting isdependent onthe
dr ive pr ogr am select edvia theDY NA MIC SELE CT
switc h. In
addition, youcan selectthemode ineve ry
dr ive pr ogr am individually viatheAMG adaptive
spor tsuspension system butt oninthecent er
con sole. Aftera dr ive pr ogr am isch ang ed, the
aut omat icsuspe nsion setting ofthedr ive pr o‐
gr am isreact ivat ed.
AMG adaptiv espor tsus pens ionsystem,
selectin gth esusp ension setting
In "Comf ort" mode, thedr iving charact eristic sof
yo ur vehicle arecomf ortable. Select this suspen ‐
sion setting ifyo upr efer aco mf ortable driving
st yle.
"Spor t"driving mode ensuresafirm ersuspen‐
sion setting. Select this suspen sionsetting when
em ploying aspor tydrivin gst yle, e.g. onwinding
count ryroads.
"Spo rtPlus" driving mode ensuresave ry firm
suspension settin g. #
Press butt on1 repeat edly until theselect ed
se tting isdispla yed.
Depen dingonthenumber ofindicat orlam ps
2 lighting up,thefo llo wing suspen sionset‐
tin gis selec ted:
R 0–"Comf ort" suspension setting
R 1–"Spor t"suspension setting
R 2–"Spor tPlus" suspension setting 22
Driving andparking

The
currentl ysel ect edsuspe nsion setting is
sho wnasadi spl aymessa geinthemedia dis‐
pla y. Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbut‐
to ns The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons aretw oaddi‐
tion alcon trol element son thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan assig ntw ove hicle functionsofyour
ch oice tothelef tcon trol element .Yo ucan
ch ang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing displaybutt ons 2repeat edly.The cur‐
re ntly select edfunc tions aredispl ayed indispla y
butt ons 2. The
follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
(/ page16 )
R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
(/ page22)
R AMG exhaus tsy stem(/ page12 )
R ECO star t/ stop funct ion(/ page12 )
R Manual gearshif ting(/ page14 )
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
butt ons 2,youcan operat eth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla ybutt ons 2remains
st or ed even afte ra ne wengine star t,but the
oper ating status ofthere spectiv efunction is
re se tto thebasic setting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr og rams
wit hro tary act uat or3. The selec teddr ive pr o‐
gr am appear sin displa ybutt on4. Bypressing
displa ybutt on4, youcan direct lyacc ess the
dr ive pr ogr am = (Individua l)(/ page13 ). Dr
ivin g and parking 23

Model
PAGoil
Mer cedes- AMG
CL A35 4MA TIC
Mer cedes- AMG
CL A45 4MA TIC Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Height
whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened
Mer cedes- AMGCLA35
4MA TIC 70.
6in
(1 792 mm)
Mer cedes- AMGCLA45
4MA TIC 71
.0 in
(1 79 4mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions Mer
cedes- AMG CLA35
4MA TIC
Ve hicle length1 84.8in
(469 5mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 78
.7 in
(1 999 mm)
Ve hicle widthexc luding out‐
side mirrors 72
.2 in
(1 834 mm)
Ve hicle height 55.3in
(1 404 mm)
Wheelbase 107.4 in
(2 72 9mm)
Tu rning circle Te
ch nica lda ta 37

Disp
laymes sages Dr
ivin gsy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
RACE START NotPossible
See Operator' sManual *P
ossible causesare:
R The condit ionsforactiv ation areno tme t(/ page19 ).
RACE STARTCanceled *P
ossible causesare:
R youre leased theacceler ator pedal during RACE STAR T.
R youdepr essedthebr ak epedal during RACE STAR T.
Yo ucan try RA CE STAR Tag ain at thene xt star t.
DRI FTMOD ECurre ntly
Un availabl eSee Oper ator's
Man ual *P
ossible causes:
R The activ ation condit ionshave notbe en fulfilled (/page21 ).
ä Malfunc tionDriveat Max.
50 mph *T
heAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system ismalfunct ioning.Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affec‐
te d. #
Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 39

Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p The
yello wAMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem warning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 42
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps