2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE tow

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Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysfit th efloor mats securely and
as prescribed in order toensure that
th ere is alw ays suf ficient room forthe
pedals. #
Do not use loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on top of one ano ther. Installing floor mats
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Slide the cor responding seat backwards and
lay thefloor mat in thefo ot we ll. #
Press studs 1onto holders 2. #
Adjust the cor responding seat.
Re moving floormats #
Toremo ve: pull thefloor mat off holders 2. #
Remo vethefloor mat. Seats and
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Afteryo u pull away with optimised accelera‐
tion, components of the driv etra in can
become very hot, which means that opti‐
mised acceleration values may be reached
again on lyafte r a few minutes. Note
s on driving &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
objects in the driver's foot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll may impede
pedal tr avel or block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardises the operating and road
saf ety of theve hicle. #
Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysfit th efloor mats securely and
as prescribed in order toensure that
th ere is alw ays suf ficient room forthe
pedals. #
Do not use loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on top of one ano ther. &
WARNING Risk of accident due toincor‐
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we ar includes, forex ample:
R shoes with plat form soles
R shoes with high heels
R slippers #
Alw ayswe ar suitable foot we ar so that
yo u can operate the pedals safel y. &
WARNING Risk of accident if the ignition
is switched off while driving
If yo u swit choff the ignition while driving,
saf ety functions are restricted or no longer
av ailable.
Yo u will then need, forex ample, touse con‐
siderably more forc eto steer and brake. #
Do not switch off the ignition while driv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk of death caused by
ex haust gases
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaust gases is hazardous tohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Never lea vethe engine or, if present,
th e auxiliary heating running in an
enclosed space wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident due toshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo u shift down on slippery road sur faces to
inc rease the engine braking ef fect, the drive
wheels may lose traction. #
Do not shift down on slippery road sur‐
fa ces toinc rease the engine braking
ef fect. Driving and pa
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If
th e sy stem does not inter vene du ring the
eve nt ahead, no thing will be displa yed. The sys‐
te m will be passive.
ECO Assist is active only in drive programs ;
and A.
Sy stem limits
ECO Assist can function even more precisely if
th ero ute is adhered towhen route guidance is
active. The basic function is also available with‐
out active route guidance. Notall information
and traf fic situations can be fore seen. The qual‐
ity depends on the map data.
ECO Assist is only an aid. The driver is responsi‐
ble forke eping a safe dis tance from theve hicle
in front, forve hicle speed and for braking in
good time. The driver must be ready tobrake at
all times ir respective of whe ther the sy stem
inter venes.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R If visibility is poor, e.g. due toinsuf ficient illu‐
mination of thero ad, high lyvariable shade
conditions, rain, sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.R
Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
di re ct sunlight or reflections.
R Ifth ere is dirt on the windscreen in the area
of the multifunction camera or the camera is
mis ted up, damaged or obscured.
R If traf fic signs are ha rdtodiscern, e.g. due to
dirt, snow or insuf ficient lighting, or because
th ey are obscured.
R Ifth e information on the navigation sy stem's
digital map is incor rect or out of da te.
R If signs are ambiguous, e.g. traf fic signs in
ro adwor ksor in adjacent lanes. Displaying ECO Assist
On-board computer:
4 Assistance #
Select ECO Assist. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction of theDY NA MIC SELECT switch *
NO
TEMercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. %
Depending on the engine and equipment,
th eve hicle has dif fere nt drive programs.
Use theDY NA MIC SELECT switch tochange
between thefo llowing drive programs.
The drive prog ram selected appears in the multi‐
function display of the on-board computer.
= Individual
R individual settings
B Sport+
R particularly sporty driving
R emphasises theve hicle's ownove rste ering
and under steering characteristics for a more
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WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If ch ildren are left unsupervised in theve hi‐
cle, they could, in pa rticular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be stru ck byoncoming traf‐
fi c.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion, forex ample by:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of reach of
ch ildren. Use
the DIRECT SELECT le verto switch the
transmission position. The cur rent transmission
position is displ ayed in the multifunction displa y. j
Park position
k Reversege ar i
Neut ral
h Drive position
En gaging reve rsege ar R #
Depress the brake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECT le ver upwards past thefirst
point of resis tance.
En gaging neutral N #
Depress the brake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECT le ver up or down tothefirst
point of resis tance.
% Toshift into neutral iwith the ignition on,
push the selector le ver up or down for sev‐
eral seconds tothefirs t point of resis tance.
Subsequently releasing the brake pedal will
allow youto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or tow it away.
Proceed as follo ws ifyo uwa ntthe automatic
transmission toremain in neutral i
i,even if
th e ignition is switched off or the driver's
door is opened: #
depress the brake pedal and engage neutral
i when the car is at a standstill. 16 2
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Press and hold button 1,2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicator lamp 4flashes yello w.
% It can take up to20 seconds before the indi‐
cator lamp flashes yello w. #
Release the pr eviously pressed button.
Indicator lamp 4continues toflash yello w. #
Point remo tecontrol 5from a di stance of
1 cm to8 cm towa rds button 1,2or3. #
Press and hold button 6ofremo tecontrol
5 until one of thefo llowing signals appears:
R Indicator lamp 4lights up green contin‐
uousl y.Programming is comple te.
R Indicator lamp 4flashes green. Pro‐
gramming was successful. Additionall y,
synchronisation of thero lling code with
th e door sy stem must also be car ried out. #
If indicator lamp 4does not light up or flash
green: repeat the procedure. #
Release all of the buttons.
% The remo tecontrol forth e door drive is not
included in the scope of delivery of the
ga rage door opener.
Synchronising thero lling code
Re quirements:
R The door sy stem uses a rolling code.
R The vehicle must be within range of the
ga rage door or door drive. R
The vehicle as well as persons and objects
are located outside thera nge of mo vement
of the door. #
Press the programming button on the door
drive unit.
Initiate the next step within appr oximately
30 seconds. #
Press pr eviously prog rammed button 1,2
or 3 repeatedly until the door closes.
When the door closes, programming is com‐
ple ted.
% Please also read the operating instructions
fo rth e door drive.
Tr oubleshooting when prog ramming the
re mo tecont rol #
Check if the transmit ter frequency of remo te
control 5is suppo rted. #
Replace the batteries in remo tecontrol 5. #
Hold remo tecontrol 5atvarious angles
from a dis tance of 1 cm to8 cm front of the
inside rearview mir ror.Yo u should test eve ry
position for at least 25 seconds before trying
ano ther position. 174
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App
lying/releasing the electric pa rking
brake manually
Applying #
Push handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp lights up in the
instrument clus ter. %
The electric parking brake is only securely
applied if the indicator lamp is lit continu‐
ously.
Re leasing #
Swit chon the ignition. #
Pull handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp in the instru‐
ment clus ter goes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long as theve hicle is driving, theRelease
parking brake message is displa yed and the
re d! indicator lamp flashes.
When theve hicle has been braked to a
st andstill, the electric parking brake is
applied. The red! indicator lamp lights
up in the instrument clus ter. Information on collision de
tection on a
pa rked vehicle If a collision is de
tected when theto w- aw ay pro‐
te ction is primed on a loc kedve hicle, you will re
cei vea notification in the multimedia sy stem
when you swit chon the ignition.
Yo u will recei veinformation about thefo llowing
points:
R The area of theve hicle that may ha vebeen
damaged.
R The forc e of the impact.
The following situations can lead toinadver tent
acti vation:
R The pa rked vehicle is mo ved, e.g. in a two-
st or ey garage.
% Deactivate tow- aw ay protection in order to
pr eve nt inadver tent acti vation. If you deacti‐
va te tow- aw ay protection, collision de tection
will also be deactivated.
Sy stem limits
De tection may be restricted in thefo llowing sit‐
uations:
R theve hicle is damaged without impact, e.g. if
an outside mir ror is torn off or the paint is
damaged byakey
R an impact occurs at low speed Driving and parking
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R
the electric parking brake is not applied Note
s on parking up theve hicle If
yo u lea vetheve hicle par ked up for longer than
six weeks, it may suf fer dama gethro ugh disuse.
The 12V battery may also be impaired or dam‐
aged byheavy discharging.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialist workshop. St
andby mode (extension of the star ter bat‐
te ry 's period out of use) St
andby mode function
% This function is not available for all models.
If standby mode is activated, ene rgy loss will be
minimised during extended pe riods of non-oper‐
ation.
St andby mode is characterised bythefo llowing:
R thest ar ter battery is preser ved.
R the maximum non-operational time appears
in the media displa y. R
the connection toonline services is inter rup‐
te d.
R theAT A (anti-theft alarm sy stem) is not avail‐
able.
R the interior pr otection and tow- aw ay protec‐
tion functions are not available.
R the function for de tecting collisions on a
pa rked vehicle is not available.
If th efo llowing conditions are fulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated using the
multimedia sy stem:
R The engine is switched off.
R The ignition is switched on.
Exceeding theve hicle's displa yed non-opera‐
tional time may cause incon venience, i.e. it can‐
not be guaranteed that thest ar ter battery will
re liably start the engine.
The star ter battery must be charge dfirs t in the
fo llowing situations:
R The vehicle's non-operational time must be
ex tended. R
The Battery charge insufficient for standby
mode messa geappears in the media displa y.
% Standby mode is automatically deactivated
when the ignition is switched on.
Ac tivating/deactivating standby mode (park‐
ing up theve hicle)
Re quirements:
R The engine is switched off.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Settings 5
Vehicle #
Activate or deacti vate Standby mode. #
Select Yes. Driving and driving saf
ety sy stems Driving sy
stems and your responsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped with driving sy stems
which assist you in driving, parking and manoeu‐
vring theve hicle. The driving sy stems are only
aids. They are not a substitute foryo ur attention
to the sur roundings and do not relie ve you of
yo ur responsibility per taining toroad traf fic la w. 17 8
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display in
the Instrument Display is alw ays upda‐
te d when theve hicle is le vel with the tra ffic sign.
If th ere is no speed restriction on an unlimi ted
st re tch of road (e.g. on a mo torw ay),th ere com‐
mended speed is au tomatical lyadop ted as the
st ored speed. The sy stem uses the speed stored
on an unlimited stre tch of road as there com‐
mended speed. If you do not alter thestored
speed on an unlimited stre tch of road, there c‐
ommended speed is 130 km/h.
If Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC has been
put into passi vemode bypressing the accelera‐
to r pedal, only speed limits which are higher
th an the set speed are adop ted.
Obser vethe no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 178).
Sy stem limits
The sy stem limits of Traf fic Sign Assi stapply to
th e de tection of traf fic signs (/ page 206).
Speed limits bel ow20 km/h are not auto mati‐
cally adop tedby the sy stem as thestored speed.
Te mp orary speed restrictions (e.g. for a cer tain
time or due towe ather conditions) cannot be proper
ly detected bythe sy stem. The maximum
permissible speed applying toave hicle with a
trailer is not de tected bythe sy stem.
Ad just the speed in these situations. &
WARNING Risk of accident due toActive
Speed Limit Assi stadapting theve hicle's
speed
The speed adop tedby Active Speed Limit
Assi stmay be too high or incor rect in some
individual cases, su chas:
R at speed limits below 20 km/h
R inwe t conditions or in fog
R when towing a trailer #
Ensure that the driven speed complies
with traf fic re gulations. #
Adjust the driving speed tosuit cur rent
traf fic and weather conditions. Fu
nction of route-based speed adaptation
When Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is acti‐
va ted, theve hicle speed will be adap ted accord‐
ingly tothero ute events ahead. Depending on th
e drive prog ram selected, theve hicle negoti‐
ates a route event ahead in an economical, com‐
fo rtable or dynamic manner. When thero ute
eve nt has been passed, theve hicle accelerates
again tothestored speed. The set dis tance to
th eve hicle in front, vehicles de tected ahead and
speed restrictions ahead are take n into account.
Yo u can activate and deactivate route-based
speed adap tation in the multimedia sy stem
(/ page 196).
The following route events are take n into
account:
R Bends
R T-junctions, roundabouts and tollst ations
R Turns and exits
R Traf fic jams ahead (only wi thLive Traf fic
Information )
% When theto llst ation is reached, Active Dis‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC adopts the speed as
th estored speed. Driving and parking
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