2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE warning

Thank
youfo r pur chasing a Mercedes-Benz
Before youfirs t drive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer operat‐
ing li fespan of theve hicle, follow the instructions
and warning notices in this Owner's Manual. Dis‐
re ga rding them may lead todamage totheve hi‐
cle or injury topeople.
The standard equipment and product desc ript ion
of your vehicle may vary and depends on thefo l‐
lowing factors:
R Model
R order
R national version
R availability
The illustrations in this Owner's Manual show a
left-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-drive vehi‐
cles, the la yout of car parts and cont rol ele‐
ments dif fers accordin gly.
Mercedes-Benz is cons tantly de veloping its vehi‐
cles fur ther. Mercedes-Benz
therefore reser vesth eright to
int roduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R design
R equipment
R tech nical features
The equipment in your vehicle may therefore dif‐
fe r from that shown in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The following documents are integral parts of
th eve hicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R printed Owner's Manual
R service booklet
R equipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all
times. If you sell theve hicle, alw ays pass all of
th e documents on tothe new owner.
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Symbols
........................................................ 5At
agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Indica tor and warning lamps ........................ .10
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 12
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16Digital Owner's Manual
.............................18
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........18 Genera
l notes............................................. 20
Pr otection of the environment ......................20
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................20
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 21
Owner's Manual ...........................................22
Operating saf ety .......................................... .22
Declaration of conformity ............................. 24
Diagno stics connection ................................ 28
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 29
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 30
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................30 Information on
the REA CHregulation ........... 30
No tesfo r persons with electronic medi‐
cal aids ......................................................... 30
Implied warranty .......................................... .31
QR code forre scue card ...............................31
Data storage .................................................31
Copyright ...................................................... 35 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 36
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................36
Seat belts ..................................................... 38
Airbags ......................................................... 42
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 49
Safely transporting children in theve hi‐
cle ................................................................. 51
No tes on pets in theve hicle .........................70 Opening and closing
.................................. 71
Ke y ................................................................ 71
Doo rs............................................................ 74
Boot .............................................................. 78
Side windo ws............................................... 83
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 87
Ro ller sunblinds ............................................ 89 Anti-
theft pr otection .....................................90 Seats and
stowing ..................................... 93
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat posi‐
tion ............................................................... 93
Seats ............................................................ 94
St eering wheel ............................................ 102
Easy entry and exitfeature ........................ .104
Memory function ........................................ 105
St ow age areas ............................................ 106
Soc kets ....................................................... 11 5
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial .......1 16
Fitting/removing thefloor mats .................. 11 8 Light and sight
......................................... 12 0
Exterior lighting .......................................... 12 0
Interior lighting ........................................... 12 9
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 13 0
Mir rors ........................................................ 13 2
Area pe rmeable toradio waves on the
windscreen ................................................ .135
Infrared-reflective windscreen function ...... 13 62
Contents

Display messages and
warning/indi‐
cator lamps .............................................. 360
Display messages ...................................... .360
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... .413 Index
......................................................... 4294
Contents

Instrument display10
Ataglance – Indicator and warning lamps

1
#! Turn signal lights →
12 2
2 ï Trailer hit ch →
416
3 6 Restra int sy stem →
41 5
4 å ESP®
OFF →
424
÷ ESP®
→
424
5 R Rear fog light →
121
6 K High beam →
12 2
L Low beam →
12 0
T Standing lights →
12 0
7 ÿ Coolant temp erature →
41 8
8 Coolant temp erature display →
24 4
9 ! Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
421
A J Brakes (yellow) →
421
B L Distance warning →
423 C
# Electrical fault →
41 8
D Ù Electric po werst eering →
416
E ! ABS →
424
F h Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem →
427
G % Diesel engine: preglow
H 8 Reser vefuel with fuel filler flap location
indicator →
41 8
I Fuel le vel →
24 4
J ! Electric pa rking brake (red) →
421
K J Brakes (red) →
421
L ü Seat belt →
41 5
M ; Engine diagnostics →
41 8
N ä Suspension →
423 At
aglance – Indicator and warning lamps 11

1
B-pillar wi th:
QR code for accessing there scue card →
31
2 Safetyve sts →
306
3 ; me button →
273
G SOS button →
273
4 Tocheck and top up operating fluids →
347
5 Tow- starting or towing away →
319
6 Flat tyre →
308
7 Starting assis tance →
318
8 £ Hazardwa rning light sy stem →
12 2 9
Fire extinguisher →
307
A Fuelfiller flap with:
information label on fuel type →
16 6
information label on tyre pressure →
329
QR code for accessing there scue card →
31
B Tow- starting or towing away →
319
C TIREFIT kit →
310
D First-aid kit (so ftsided) →
307
E Warning triangle →
306 At
aglance – Emer gencies and breakdowns 17

Calling up
the Digital Owner's Manual
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Info 5
Owner's Manual 5
Õ The Digital Owner's Manual describes
the func‐
tions and operation of theve hicle and the multi‐
media sy stem. #
Select one of thefo llowing menu items in the
Digital Owner's Manual:
R Search: sea rchfo rke ywords in order tofind
qu ick answers toquestions about the opera‐
tion of theve hicle.
R Quick start: here is where youfind thefirst
st eps towa rds setting up your vehicle. R
Tips: find information that prepares youfor
cer tain eve ryday situations with your vehicle.
R Animations: watch animations of theve hicle
functions.
R Messages: recei veadditional information
about the messages in the Instrument Dis‐
pla y.
R Bookmarks: gain access to your personally
sa ve d bookmar ks.
R Language: select the language forth e Digital
Owner's Manual. 1
Back
2 Adds bookmar ks 3
Picture
4 Contents section
5 Directions of mo vement of contents section
6 Menu
Some sections in the Digital Owner's Manual,
e.g. warning no tes, can be expanded and col‐
lapsed.
Ad ditional methods of calling up the Digital
Owner's Manual:
Di rect access: openthere qu ired con tent in the
Digital Owner's Manual bypressing and holding
an ent ryon theta b bar in the multimedia sys‐
te m: 18
Digital Owner's Manual

Alw
ays specify theve hicle identification number
(VIN) (/ page 345) when ordering Mercedes-
Benz GenuineParts. Owner's Manual
This Owner's Manual describes all models and
all standard and optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at the time of this Owner's Manual
going topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces are
possible. No tethat your vehicle may not be fit‐
te d with all features desc ribed. This is also the
case for sy stems and functions releva nt to
saf ety. Therefore, the equipment on your vehicle
may dif fer from that in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The original pur chase ag reement foryo ur vehicle
contains a list of all of the sy stems in your vehi‐
cle.
Should you ha veany questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
The Owner's Manual and Service Booklet are
impor tant documents and should be kept inthe
ve hicle. Operating saf
ety &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions or sy stem failure
In order toavo id malfunctions or sy stem fail‐
ures: #
Alw ays ha vethe specified service/
maintenance workas well as any nec‐
essary repairs car ried out at a qualified
specialist workshop. &
WARNING Risk of accident or inju rydue
to improper modifications toelectronic
components
Modifications toelectronic components,
th eir software or wiring can impair their func‐
tionality and/or the functionality of other
networ ked components or saf ety-re leva nt
sy stems.
This can endanger theve hicle's operating
saf ety. #
You must not tamp er with wiring, elec‐
tronic components, or their software. #
Alw ays ha vewo rkon electrical and
electronic devices car ried out at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop. If
yo u modify the on-board electronics, thege n‐
eral operating pe rmit is rende red in valid.
Obser vethe "On-board electronics" section in
"Technical data". &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on hot parts of theex haust
sy stem
Flammable material such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th hot parts of theex haust sy stem. #
When driving on unpa vedro ads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eck theve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrapped plants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular. 22
General no tes