2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE airbag off

The hazard
warning lights will switch on auto‐
matically if:
R the airbag has been deplo yed.
R theve hicle is heavily braked from a speed of
more than 70 km/h toast andstill.
When you pull away again, the hazard warning
light sy stem will switch off automatically at
appr oximately 10km/h. You can also swit choff
th e hazard warning light sy stem using but‐
to n1. Ad
aptive functions, MULTIBEAM LED Intelligent Light Sy
stem function
The MULTIBEAM LED headlamps adapt tothe
driving and weather situation and pr ovide exten‐
ded functions for impr oved illumination of the
ro ad.
The sy stem comprises thefo llowing functions:
R Active headla mps (/ page123)
R Cornering light (/ page123)
R Motorw ay mode (/ page124)
R Enhanced fog light function (/ page124) R
Adversewe ather light (/ page125)
R City lighting (/ page125)
Sy stem limits
R The sy stem is active only when it is dar k.
Ac tive headlamps function Fu
nctions of the active headlamps:
R The headlamps follow thesteering mo ve‐
ments.
R Releva nt areas are better illumina ted during
a journe y.
The functions are active when the low beam is
switched on. Depending on
theve hicle's equipment, the
cou rse of the lane in which you are driving will
also be evaluated and the active headlamps
function will adjust the light in advance.
Cornering light function The cornering light impr
ovesth e illumination of
th e car riag ewa yove r a wide angle in the turning
direction, enabling better visibility on tight
bends, forex ample. It can be activated on ly
when the low beam is switched on. Light and sight
12 3

Note
s on care of the interior &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom pla stic
parts breaking off af terth e use of sol‐
ve nt-based care products
Ca reand cleaning products con taining sol‐
ve nts can cause su rfaces in the cockpit to
become porous. When the airbags are
deplo yed, plastic parts may break away. #
Do not use any care or cleaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclean the
cockpit. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death from
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, forex ample, cause seat belts to
te ar or fail in an accident. #
Never blea chor dye seat belts. To
avo id damage totheve hicle, obser vethefo l‐
lowing no tes on cleaning and care: Seat belts
R clean with luk ewarmand soapy water.
R do not use chemical cleaning agents.
R do not dry byheating them toove r 80°C or
ex posing them todirect sunlight.
Display
R switch off the display and let it cool down.
R clean the sur face carefully wi tha mic rofibre
clo thand a suitable display care product
(TF T-LC D).
R do not use any other agents.
Plastic trim R clean with a damp microfibre clo th.
R for heavy soiling: use a cleaner recommen‐
ded for Mercedes-Benz.
R do not attach sticke rs,fi lms or similar mate‐
ri als.
R do not allow cosmetics, insect repellent or
sun cream tocome in contact wi th the plas‐
tic trim.
Re alwo od and trim elements
R clean with a mic rofibre clo th. R
black piano-lac quer look: clean with a damp
clo thand soapy water.
R for heavy soiling: use a cleaner recommen‐
ded for Mercedes-Benz.
R do not use solvent-based cleaning agents,
polishes or waxes.
Ro of lining
R clean with a brush or dry shampoo.
Carpet
R use a carpet and textile cleaning agent rec‐
ommended for Mercedes-Benz.
St eering wheel made of genuine leather or
DINAMICA
* NO
TEDama gecaused bywrong cleaners #
Do not use solvent-based cleaning
agents such as tarre mo ver or wheel
cleaner; neither should you use pol‐
ishes or waxes. Otherwise you may
damage thefinish. R
Clean wi tha damp clo thand 1% soapy water
solution and then wipe with a dry clo th.304
Maintenance and care

Au
thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................121
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 15 5
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 15 5
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff ........................................... 45, 47
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 45
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .47
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .135
Au tomatic seat adjustment
Setting ................................................... 98 Au
tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 161
Drive program display .......................... 16 0
Drive programs .................................... 15 9
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 15 9
Engaging drive position ....................... 16 3
Engaging neutral .................................. 16 2
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 16 3
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .162
Kickdown ............................................. 16 5
Manual gear changing ........................ .164
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .164
Tr ansmission position display .............. 161
Tr ansmission positions ........................ .161
Au tomatic transmission (problem)
see Transmission (problem)
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 345
Tr ailer operation .................................. 359 B
Bag hook .................................................. .112
Ball ne ck
Extending/r etra cting ........................... 235 Extending/r
etra cting (MBUX multi‐
media sy stem) .....................................2 36
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .181
Battery Key ........................................................ 73
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 14 5
Battery see Battery (vehicle)
Battery (vehicle) ...................................... 319
Charging .............................................. 318
Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 15 0
No tes ................................................... 314
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) .............................................. 316
Re placing .............................................3 19
St arting assis tance .............................. 318
Belt see Seat belt
Bic ycle rack
Load capacity ...................................... 358
Tr ailer operation .................................. 239
Blind Spot Assist .................................... .209
Ac tivating/deactivating ........................ 211432
Index

Pa
int wo rk ............................................ 301
Plastic trim .......................................... 304
Re alwo od/trim elements ...................3 04
Re versing camera ................................ 302
Ro of lining ...........................................3 04
Seat belt .............................................. 304
Seat co ver ........................................... 304
Sensors ............................................... 302
St eering wheel .................................... 304
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 302
Tr ailer hit ch......................................... 302
Wa shing byhand ................................. 301
Wheels/rims ....................................... 302
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 302
Wi per blades .......................................3 02
Carpet (Care) .......................................... .304
Changing gears ........................................ 16 4
Manually ..............................................1 64
Changing hub caps .................................. 337
Changing the lights
Driving abroad (symm etrical low
beam) .................................................. 12 0
Cha rging
Bat tery (vehicle) ...................................3 18USB port ..............................................1
16
Chassis Damping characteristics ...................... 214
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 214
Chassis le vel (AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Setting ................................................ .215
Child saf ety lock
Re ar door .............................................. 68
Re ar side wind ows................................. 70
Child seat Appr oval categories .............................. .56
At tach ing (no tes) ................................... 55
Basic instructions ..................................51
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes) ................. 66
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff) ............................. 66
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting) ............................59
No tes on risks and dangers ...................52
Re commended child restra int sys‐
te ms ...................................................... 54
Seats suitable for belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems ................................... 63
Seats suitable for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 59 Seats suitable
for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 58
Securing on the co-driver seat ............... 67
Secu ring on there ar seat ...................... 64
To pTe ther ..............................................61
Child ren
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle .............52
Basic instructions .................................. 51
Chock ...................................................... .336
St orage location ..................................3 36
Cho ck
see Chock
City lighting ..............................................1 25
Cleaning see Care
Climate control ........................................ 137
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (cont rol panel) ...................... .138
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (MBUX multimedia sy stem) ... 13 8
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (cont rol panel) .......... 13 9434
Index

Check tyre pressures
then restart
Ru n Flat Indicator ................................ 408
Cruise control and Limiter inope ra‐
tive ...................................................... 385
Cruise control inope rative ................... 385
Cruise control off ................................ 386
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................3 62
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................3 62
Hazard warning lamps malfunction‐
ing ...................................................... .368
Limi ter inoperative .............................. 386
Limiter passive ................................... .386
Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te d See Owner's Manual .....................400
Mo tor can be star ted again .................4 03
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 378Only select
Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 377
Place theke y in the mar ked space
See Owner's Manual ...........................365
PRE-SAFE impulse side inope rative
See Owner's Manual ........................... 363
PRE-SAFE inope rative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 363
Re duce speed ...................................... 407
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................3 79
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........378
Ru n Flat Indicator inope rative ............. 408
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ... 388
Speed Limit Assi stcur rently una vail‐
able See Owner's Manual .................... 387
Speed Limit Assist inope rative ........... .387
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................379 To
shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 377
To switch off the engine, press the
St art/ Stop button for at least 3 sec‐
onds or 3 times. .................................. 375
Tr af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 390
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............. 390
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 379
Ty re press. monitor cur rently una vail‐
able .................................................... .404
Ty re press. monitor inoperative ...........404
Ty re press. monitor inoperative No
wheel sensors .................................... .404
Ty re pressure Check tyres ...................407
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................4 06
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................3 78
Display on the windscreen
see Head-up display 440
Index

Fr
equencies
Tw o-w ayradio .....................................3 44
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) .....42
Fr ont passenger seat
see Seat
Fu el .......................................................... .350
Ad ditives .............................................3 50
Diesel ................................................. .350
E10 ...................................................... 349
Fu elreser ve ......................................... 351
Low outside temp eratures ...................3 50
Pe trol ................................................... 349
Quality (diesel) .................................... 350
Quality (p etro l) .................................... 349
Re fuelling ............................................ 16 6
Sulphur content ................................... 349
Ta nk content ........................................ 351
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rol panel
Fu ses ........................................................ 324
Before replacing a fuse ........................ 324
Fu se assignment diagram .................... 324
Fu se box in the boot ............................3 26
Fu se box in the engine compartment .. 325 Fu
se box in the front passenger foot‐
we ll ...................................................... 326
Fu se box on the dashboard ................. 326
No tes ................................................... 324 G
Garage door opener Cleari ngthe memory ........................... 175
Opening or closing the door ................1 75
Programming buttons .......................... 173
Re solving problems .............................. 174
Synchronising thero lling code ............ .174
Gearshift recommendation ....................16 4
Genera l operating permit number
(EU) .......................................................... .345
Genuine parts ............................................ 21
Genuine wood (Care) .............................. 304
Glide mode .............................................. .165 H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 327HANDS-FREE
ACCESS ................................ 81
Hazard warning lights ............................ .122
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjusting mechanically) .............. 96
Fr ont (luxury head restra int) .................. 97
Re ar (adjusting) .................................... .98
Head-up display ....................................... 24 8
Ad justing display elements (on-board
compu ter) ............................................ 24 8
Ad justing the brightness (on-board
computer) ............................................ 24 8
Fu nction .............................................. 247
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 24 8
Operating the memory function ..........1 06
Setting the position (on-board com‐
puter) ................................................... 24 8
Switching on/off ................................. 24 9
Headlamp flashing .................................. 12 2
Headlamps see Automatic driving lights
Heating see Climate control 444
Index

Ne
utral
Engaging .............................................. 16 2O
Occupant saf ety
see Airbag
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
see Pets in theve hicle
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belt
Oil see Engine oil
On-board computer ................................. 24 5
Displ aying the service due date ........... 292
Head-up display menu .........................2 48
Multifunction display ........................... 247
Operating ............................................ 24 5
Overview of menus .............................. 24 5On-board diagnostics inter
face
see Diagno stics connection
On-boa rdelectronics
Engine electronics .............................. .343
No tes .................................................. 343
Tw o-w ayradios .................................... 343
Online services Data storage .......................................... 34
Online services see In-Car Of fice
Open-source so ftwa re .............................. 35
Opening the bo otlid using your foot
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .81
Operating fluids
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 352
Ad ditives (fuel) .................................... 350
Brake fluid .......................................... .354
Coolant (engine) .................................. 355
Engine oil ............................................ 353
Fu el (diesel) ......................................... 350
Fu el (petrol) ......................................... 349
No tes ................................................... 347
Wi ndsc reen washer fluid .................... .355 Operating saf
ety
48 V on-boa rdelectrical sy stem ............ 22
Declaration of confo rmity (elect ro‐
magnetic compatibility) ......................... 24
Declaration of conformity (ja ck) ............ 27
Declaration of conformity (TIREFIT kit) .. 28
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) ............................. 24
EQ Boo st............................................... 22
Information ............................................ 22
Ope rating sy stem
see On-board computer
Optimised acceleration ...........................152
Ac tivating ............................................ 15 2
Outside mir rors ............................... 132, 13 3
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) .............. 13 3
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function ........ 13 5
Fo lding in/out .................................... .132
Operating the memory function ..........1 06
Pa rking position .................................. .134
Setting ................................................. 13 2
Overhead control panel Overview ................................................ 12450
Index

Owner's Manual
Vehicle equipment ................................. 22
Owner's Manual (digital) ...........................18 P
Pa int code ................................................ 345
Pa intwork (cleaning instructions) .......... 301
Pa nel heating
Setting .................................................1 01
Pa rk position
Inserting .............................................. 16 3
Selecting au tomatical ly....................... 16 3
Pa rking
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking aid
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC .................. 224
Ac tivating .................................... 22 7, 228
Ad justing warning tones ...................... 228
Deactivating ................................ 22 7, 228
Fu nction .............................................. 224
Side impact pr otection ........................ 226
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 24Pa
rking assistance sy stems
see Active Parking Assist
Pa rking brake
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking lights .......................................... .120
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors ................................... 13 4
St oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar ........ 13 5
Pa rking up ................................................ 178
PA SSENGER AIR BAGstatus display
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Pe destrian pr otection
see Active bonnet (pedestrian pr otection)
Pe rfume
see Fragrance sy stem
Pe rfume vial
see Fragrance sy stem
Pe riod out of use
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .178
St andby mode function ........................ 178Pe
rm issible axle load .............................. 345
Pe rm itted towing me thods .................... .319
Pe trol ........................................................ 349
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................... .70
Plastic trim (Care) ................................... 304
Po we r closing function
Door ...................................................... 77
Po we r supp ly
Switching on (S tart/S top button) ........ 14 8
Po we r windo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occupant
pr otection) ................................................ .49
Fu nction ................................................ 49
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 49
Re versing measures .............................. 50
PRE- SAFE®
Impulse Side .......................... .50
Ac tivation .............................................. 37
Fu nction ................................................ 50
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection plus) ................................ 50
Fu nction ................................................ 50 Index
451