2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE Owners Manual

The electrolyte is hazardous
tohealth and
causes ir rita tion. It mu stnot come into con‐
ta ct wi thyour skin, eyes,respiratory or gans
or clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electro‐
ly te , obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediately rinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact
with your eyes, immediately rinse
th em thoroughly with clean water
and seek medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out
th oroughl y.Do not induce vomiting.
Seek medical attention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ange out of clo thing
which has been con taminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rearview mir ror and the outside mir‐
ro r on the driver's side will automatically go into
anti-dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits
th e sensor on the inside rearview mir ror.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem will not go into anti-dazzle mode if:
R the engine is switched off.
R reve rsege ar is engaged.
R the interior lighting is switched on. Fr
ont-passenger outside mir ror parking posi‐
tion function The pa
rking position makes parking easier.
The front-passenger outside mir ror will swivel
down wards in the direction of there ar wheel on
th e front passenger's side when:
R the parking position is stored (/ page135).
R the front-passen ger mir ror is selected.
R reve rsege ar is engaged. The front-passenger outside mir
ror will mo ve
back toits original position when:
R you shift the transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position.
R you are tra velling at a speed greaterth an
15 km/h.
R you press the button forth e outside mir ror
on the driver's side. 134
Light and sight

St
oring the pa rking position of the front-
passenger outside mir ror using reve rsege ar St
oring #
Select the front-passen ger outside mir ror
using but ton2. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Movethe front-passen ger outside mir ror into
th e desired parking position using button 1.Calling up #
Select the front-passen ger outside mir ror
using but ton2. #
Engage reve rsege ar.
The front-passenger outside mir ror will mo ve
to thestored parking position. Ac
tivating/deactivating the automatic mir ror
fo lding function Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Switch Automatic fold-in on or off. Area permeable
to radiowav es on the
windscreen Ra
dio-contro lled equipment, such as toll sys‐
te ms, can be mounted only on areas 1ofthe
windscreen that are permeable toradio wav es.
Areas permeable toradio wav es1 are best visi‐
ble from outside theve hicle when the wind‐
screen is illuminated with an extern al light
source.
No tethis position forve hicles with:
R Windsc reen heating
R Infra redre flective windscreen Light and sight
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Infrared-
reflective windscreen function
The inf rare d-reflective windscreen is coated and
re duces the build-up of heat in theve hicle inte‐
ri or.
The coating shields theve hicle interior from
ra dio waves. 13 6
Light and sight

Overview of climate control sy
stems Note
s on climate control An interior air
filter in combination with the pre‐
fi lter in the engine compartment must alw ays be
used so that the air conditioning sy stem, pollu‐
tion le vel monitoring and the air filtration work
cor rectl y.Make sure that thefilter is ins talled
cor rectly and thefilter housing in the engine
compartment is closed cor rectly using the cap
and alw ays tightly sealed when in operation. Use
fi lters recommended and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha veservice workcar‐
ri ed out at a qualified specialist workshop. Overview of
the air conditioning control
panel The indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. THERMATIC air conditioning contro
l panel with/
without stationary heater (e xample)
1 w Setsthete mp erature, left
2 _ Setsthe air distribution
3 H Setsthe air flow or switches off climate
control
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic
(/ page 139)
5 ¬ Demists the windscreen 6
Vehicles with THERMATIC air conditioning
contro l panel (without stationary heater):
t calls up the air conditioning menu
Ve hicles with THERMATIC air conditioning
contro l panel (with stationary heater) or
THERMOTRONIC (with/without stationary
heater): !calls up the air conditioning
menu, switches residual heat on/off
(/ page 140)
7 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater
on/off
8 Vehicles with THERMATIC air conditioning
contro l panel without stationary heater:
0 switches synchronisation on/off
(/ page 139)
Ve hicles with THERMOTRONIC air condition‐
ing contro l panel without stationary heater:
¿ switches the A/C function on/off
(/ page 138)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: &
swit ches thest ationary heater on/off
(/ page 142)
9 g Switches ai r-re circulation mode on/off
(/ page 140) Clima
tecontrol 137

A
Vehicles with THERMATIC air conditioning
contro l panel: ¿switches the A/C func‐
tion on/off (/ page138)
Ve hicles with THERMOTRONIC air condition‐
ing contro l panel:_adjusts the air distri‐
bution, right
B w Setsthete mp erature, right
Re ar operating unit in vehicles with
THERMOTRONIC air conditioning control
panel 1
Setting thete mp erature
2 Display
3 Setting the air flow Operating
the clima tecont rol sy stem Switching clima
tecont rol on/off #
Toswitch on: setthe air flow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
Toswitch off: setthe air flow toleve l 0 using
th eH button.
If climate control is switched off, the windo ws
may mist up more quickl y.Switch climate con‐
trol off only brie fly. Switching
the A/C function on/off using the
air conditioning control panel The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidi
fies
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the¿ button.
Switch off the A/C function only brief ly;ot her‐
wise, the windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of
th eve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is
not indicative of a fault. Calling up
the air conditioning menu Calling up
the air conditioning menu using
th e multimedia sy stem #
Select one of thete mp erature displa ysatthe
lo we r edge of the media displa y.
Calling up the air-conditioning menu using
th e but ton on the clima tecont rol panel #
Press the! button on the climate control
panel. Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function via
the multimedia sy stem The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Call up the air-conditioning menu
(/ page 138). #
Select First row of seats. #
Select A/C. 13 8
Climate cont rol

Setting climate control
toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, the set temp erature is con‐
trolled and maintained at a const ant levelby the
air suppl y. #
Press the à button. #
Toswitch tomanual mode: pressthe H
or _ button. Climate
style Climate
style function
The following climate styles are available in auto‐
matic mode:
R FOCUS: high air flow , slightly cooler setting
R MEDIUM: medium air flow ,st andard setting
R DIFFUSE: low airflow , slightly warmer and
draught-f ree setting
Setting the clima testyle #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 138). #
Select First row of seats orSecond row of
seats. #
Call up theCLIMATE MODE menu. #
Select a climate style. Setting
the air distribution #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 138). #
Select a rowof seats. #
Toset the air distribution: select¯,
P orO. #
Set the air flow.
% Several air distribution options can be selec‐
te d at the same time, forex ample toset the
climate control forth e windscreen and the
fo ot we lls simultaneousl y.
The ¯ climate contro lfo rth e windscreen
can only be selected forth efirs t seat row. Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function via the air condi‐
tioning control panel Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The temp erature and air distribution settings
forth e driver's side will
be adop ted automatically forth e front passenger
side. #
Press the0 button.
The synchronisation function will be deactivated
if th e settings for one of theot her climate con‐
trol zones are changed. Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function via the multimedia
sy stem Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The driver's settings
fo rte mp erature, air quantity and air distribution
are adop ted automatically for all clima tezones. #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 138). #
Select First row of seats. #
Select SYNC. Clima
tecontrol 13 9

Demi
sting the windo ws Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button.
Wi ndo wsmis ted up on the outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mode automatically swit ches to
fresh air mode af ter some time.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only brie fly. Switching
there sidual heat on/off Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par ked.
It is possible tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilat‐
ing the front compartment of theve hicle for
appr oximately 30 minutes. #
Toswitch on: pressthe! button.
Re sidual heat is switched off automaticall y. Ac
tivating/deactivating ionisation Ionisation impr
oves thequ ality of theve hicle's
interior air. Ionisation of the interior air is odour‐
less. #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 138). #
Select Air quality. #
Select IONISATION . Fr
ag rance sy stem Setting
the frag rance sy stem
Re quirements:
R Automatic clima tecontrol is acti vated.
R The glove box is closed.
The fragrance sy stem distributes a pleasant fra‐
grance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a fla‐
con located in theglov e box. #
Call up the climate control menu
(/ page 138). #
Select Air quality. #
Select AIR FRESHENER . #
Keep pressing until the desired intensity is
re ached. 14 0
Climate cont rol

Inserting or
removing the flacon ofthe fra‐
gr ance sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom liquid per‐
fume
If ch ildren open theflacon, they could drink
th e liquid perfume or it could come into con‐
ta ct wi th theireyes. #
Do not lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
Consult a doctor immediately if liquid
perfume has been drunk. #
If liquid perfume comes into contact
with your eyes or skin, rinse your eyes
with clean water. #
If sym ptoms continue, consult a doctor. +
ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue toimproper disposal of full
fl acons Fu
llflacons must not be disposed
of with household waste. #
Fu
llflacons must be take nto
a harmful subs tance collection point. 1
Cap
2 Flacon #
Toinser t:slide theflacon into the holder as
fa r as it will go. #
Toremo ve:pull out theflacon.
If yo u do not use genuine Mercedes-Benz interior
pe rfumes, obse rveth e manufacturers' saf ety
notices on the perfume pac kaging. Climate control
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