2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE sensor

The
reve rsing function cannot pr event some‐
one from becoming trapped in these situa‐
tions. #
During the closing process, make sure
th at no body parts are in the closing
area. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
W button toopen the side window
again. Au
tomatic function of the side windo wsIn
thefo llowing cases, the side windo wswill be
closed automatically when theve hicle is
switched off:
R if it starts torain
Ra in is de tected byara in sensor on the
windscreen.
R inextreme temp eratures
R afte r a cer tain time (depending on the on-
board electrical sy stem voltage)
R ifth ere is a malfunction in the po wer supply The side windo
wswill be closed as far as the
ve ntilation position.
Ve hicles with a sliding sunroof: the side win‐
do ws will be closed comple tely ifth e sliding sun‐
ro of is open.
If th e side windo wsare obstructed during auto‐
matic closing, the side window concerned will
open again slightl y.The automatic function for
th e sliding sunroof and the side windo wswill
th en be deactivated. Con
venience opening (ventilating theve hicle
before starting a journey) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening a side window
When opening a side windo w,parts of the
body could be dr awn in or become trapped
between the side window and window frame. #
When opening, make sure that nobody
is touching the side windo w. #
Release the button immediately if
somebody becomes trapped. #
Press and hold theÜ button on thekey.
The following functions are per form ed:
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
R The side windo wsare opened.
R The sliding sun roof is opened.
R The seat ventilation of the driver's seat is
switched on. #
Tointer rupt convenience opening: release
th eÜ button. #
Tocontinue con venience opening: press
and hold theÜ button again. Con
venience closing (closing theve hicle
from outside) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment due tonot
paying attention du ring con venience
closing
When the con venience closing feature is
operating, parts of the body could become
trapped in the closing area of the side win‐
dow and the sliding sunroof. Opening and closing
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1
Toraise
2 Toopen
3 Toclose/l ower #
Tostart automatic operation: pressthe
3 button be yond the point of resis tance
or pull and release it. #
Tointer rupt automatic operation: briefly
press the3 button in any direction.
The opening/closing process will be stop‐
ped.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of the sliding
sunroof
If an obs tacle obstructs the sliding sunroof dur‐
ing the closing process, the sliding sunroof will
open again automaticall y.The automatic reve rs‐
ing function is only an aid and is not a substitute
fo ryo ur attentiveness. #
During the closing process, make sure that
no body parts are in the closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tethere ve rsing function being
active
In particular, there ve rsing function does not
re act:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
R towa rdsth e end of the closing procedure.
R during resetting. #
During the closing process, make sure
th at no body parts are in the closing
area. #
Release the button immediately if
somebody becomes trapped.
or #
Brief lypress the button in any direction
during automatic operation.
The closing process will be stopped. Au
tomatic functions of the sliding sun roof The sliding sunroof will be closed automatically
when
theve hicle has been switched off in the
fo llowing situations:
R if it starts torain
Ra in is de tected byara in sensor on the
windscreen.
R inextreme temp eratures
R afte r a cer tain time (depending on the on-
board electrical sy stem voltage)
R ifth ere is a malfunction in the po wer supp ly 88
Opening and closing

Priming/deactivating
tow- aw ay protection Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Prime or deactivate Tow-away protection .
To w- aw ay protection is primed again in thefo l‐
lowing cases:
R The vehicle is unloc ked again.
R A door is opened.
R The vehicle is loc ked again.
% Ifqu ick access is una vailable, select the
Vehicle submenu in theSettings main menu
to prime or deactivate tow- aw ay protection. Fu
nction of interior pr otection When interior pr
otection is primed, a visual and
audible alarm is triggered if mo vement is de tec‐
te d in theve hicle interior.
Interior pr otection is primed automatically af ter
appr oximately ten seconds:
R afte r locking theve hicle with thekey
R afte r locking theve hicle using KEYLESS-GO Interior pr
otection is only primed when thefo l‐
lowing components are closed:
R the doors
R the boot lid
Interior pr otection is automatically deactivated:
R afte r pressing theÜ orp button on
th ekey
R afte r pressing thest art/ stop button with the
ke y in thestow age compartment
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R afte r unlocking theve hicle using KEYLESS-
GO
R when using HANDS-FREE ACCESS
The following situations can lead toafa lse
alarm:
R moving objects such as masc ots in theve hi‐
cle interior
R when the side window is open
R when the sliding sunroof is open Priming/deactivating interior pr
otection Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Prime or deactivate Interior motion sensor.
Interior pr otection is primed again in thefo llow‐
ing cases:
R The vehicle is unloc ked again.
R A door is opened.
R The vehicle is loc ked again.
% Ifqu ick access is una vailable, select the
Vehicle menu under Settingstoprime or
deactivate interior pr otection. 92
Opening and closing

Fu
nction of the ad versewe ather light
The adverse weather light reduces reflections in
ra iny conditions bydimming individual LEDs in
th e headlamps. This reduces glare forth e driver
and other road users.
The city lighting function
City lighting impr oves the illumination of road‐
sides in urban areas using a broad distribution of
light.
The function is active in thefo llowing cases:
R Atlow speeds
R In illuminated parts of urban areas
Switching the Intelligent Light Sy stem
on/off
Re quirements:
R the ignition is switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Intelligent Light System #
Activate or deacti vate the function. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist function &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist does not react to:
R road users without lights, e.g. pedes‐
trians
R road users with poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
R road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist may failto recognise other road users
with their own lighting, or may recognise
th em too late.
In these, or in similar situations, the auto‐
matic high beam will not be deactivated or
will be activated despite the presence of
ot her road users. #
Alw ays obser vethero ad and traf fic
conditions carefully and switch off the
high beam in good time. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist cannot take into
account road, weather or traf fic conditions.
De tection may be restricted in thefo llowing
cases:
R In poor visibilit y,e.g. fog, heavy rain or snow
R Ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist is on lyan aid. You are
re sponsible for adju sting theve hicle's lighting to
th e pr evailing light, visibility and traf fic condi‐
tions. Light and sight
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Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist automatically
swit ches between thefo llowing types of light:
R Low beam
R High beam
At speeds greater than 30 km/h:
R If no other road users are de tected, the high
beam will be switched on automaticall y.The high beam will switch off automatically in
th
efo llowing cases:
R Atspeeds below 25 km/h
R Ifot her road users are de tected
R Ifstre et lighting is suf ficient
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind
th e windscreen near theove rhead control panel.
Switching Adaptive Highbeam Assist on/off
Switching on #
Turn the light switch tothe à position. #
Switch on the high beam using the combina‐
tion switch.
If Ad aptive Highbeam Assist is activated,
th e_ indicator lamp will light up on the
multifunction displa y.
Switching off #
Switch off the high beam using the combina‐
tion switch. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus function &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus does not
re act to:
R road users without lights, e.g. pedes‐
trians
R road users with poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
R road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Plus may failto recognise other road
users with their own lighting, or may recog‐
nise them too late.
In these, or in similar situations, the auto‐
matic high beam will not be deactivated or
will be activated despite the presence of
ot her road users. 12 6
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#
Alw ays obser vethero ad and traf fic
conditions carefully and switch off the
high beam in good time. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cannot take into
account road, weather or traf fic conditions.
De tection may be restricted in thefo llowing
cases:
R In poor visibilit y,e.g. fog, heavy rain or snow
R ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is on lyan aid.
Yo u are responsible for adju sting theve hicle's
lighting tothe pr evailing light, visibility and traf‐
fi c conditions. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus automatically
swit ches between thefo llowing types of light:
R Low beam
R Partial high beam
R High beam
R ULTRA RANGE Highbeam ULTRA RANGE Highbeam inc
reases the bright‐
ness of the cone of light tothe legally permitted
maximum.
Pa rtial high beam uses the high beam toshine
past other road users rath er than dazzling them.
The vehicle in front will be illuminated bythe low
beam.
At speeds below 25 km/h or when there is suf fi‐
cient stre et lighting:
R The partial high beam and the high beam will
be switched off automaticall y.
At speeds greater than 30 km/h:
R If no other road users are de tected, the high
beam will be switched on automatically.
R Ifot her road users are de tected, the partial
high beam will be switched on automaticall y.
At speeds abo ve40 km/h:
R If no other road users are de tected on a
st ra ight road, ULTRA RANGE Highbeam will
be swit ched on automatically.
R Ifot her road users are de tected, the partial
high beam will be switched on automaticall y. Light and sight
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R
If highly reflective signs are de tected, ULTRA
RANGE Highbeam will be switched off au to‐
matical ly.
At speeds greater than appr oximately 50 km/h:
R The headlamp range of the low beam is regu‐
lated automatically based on the dis tance to
ot her road users.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind
th e windscreen near theove rhead control panel.
Switching Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
on/off
Switching on #
Turn the light switch tothe à position. #
Switch on the high beam using the combina‐
tion switch.
When the high beam is switched on automat‐
ically in the dar k,the_ indicator lamp on
th e multifunction display will light up.
Switching off #
Switch off the high beam using the combina‐
tion switch. Setting
the low beam (vehicles with MULTI‐
BEAM LED headlamps only) Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Dipped-beams #
Select Right-side traffic, Left-side trafficor
Automatic. Setting
theex terior lighting switch-off delay
time Re
quirements:
R The light switch is in theà position.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Ext. light. del. sw. off #
Set the switch-off delay time.
When theve hicle engine is switched off, the
ex terior lighting will be activated forth e set
time. Switching
the sur round lighting on/off Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Surround lighting
When Surround lighting is active,theex terior
lighting lights up for 40 seconds af terth eve hicle
is unloc ked. When youstart theve hicle, the sur‐
ro und lighting is deactivated and the automatic
driving lights are activated. #
Activate or deacti vate the function. 12 8
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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
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