2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS Owners Manual

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4 Firmer #
Adjus tingthe 4-waylum bar support:
usin gbut tons 1 to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y 1
Headre stra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio nlengt h
5 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
6 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
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jus tingthe fron tpass engerse at elec tri‐
ca lly from the driver' sse at Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on.
This function isavailable onlyin vehicles withan
electr icallyadjustable front passeng erseat. Seats
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ucan callupthefo llo wing functionsfo rth e
fr ont passeng ersea t:
R Sea tad jus tment
R Sea thea ting
R Sea tve ntil ation
R Mem oryfunc tion #
Toselect thefront passeng erseat :pr ess
butt on1.
When theindicat orlam plights up,thefront
passeng erseat isselect ed. #
Adjus tth efront passeng erseat using the
butt ons onthedr iver's side door control
panel. Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints
mec hanica lly &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe 96
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toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpos ition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1 inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row and push thehead restra int
do wn. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullth ehead restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 2
and push thehead restra int bac kwards.
Ad jus tingthe fron t-se atlux uryhe ad
re stra ints mechanica lly #
Toadjus tth eside bolsters of thehead
re stra int :pull orpush right orleft-han dside
bols ter2. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullth ehead restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push thehead restra int bac kwards. Seat
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jus tingthe head restra ints ofthere ar
seats mechanic ally #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press there lease knob 1 inthe
dir ect ion ofthear row and push thehead
re stra int down. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats #
Select Driver'sSeat orPassenger Seat.
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushions .
Ad jus tingthe seat contou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Adjus tth eair cushions .
Memor yfunction #
Save theseat settings withth ememor yfunc ‐
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ttin gaut omati cadjus tmentof the lateral
suppo rt(act ive mu lticont ourseat ) Multim
ediasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats
Wi th this func tion,th elat eral suppor tof the
act ive mult icontour seat isaut omat icallyadjus ‐
te dto thedr iving andcorner ing dynamics ofthe
ve hicle. #
Select Driver's SeatorPassenger Seat. #
Select Dynamic Seat. #
Selec tse tting: Off,Level 1or Level 2. Ov
ervie wof massag eand workout prog rams Mas
sagepr og ram
The follo wing progr ams canbeselec ted:
R Hot Relaxing Back
R Hot Relaxing Shoulder
R Activat ingMassage
R Classic Massage
R Wave Massage 98
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R
Mobilizing Massage
Ac tiv eWo rkout
The Act.Work outBackand Act.Work outCush-
ion prog rams requ ire yo ur act ive co operation .
Te nsi ng and releasing alsohelps toimprove
blood flow toyour musc les.Press agains ta pr es‐
sur epoin tas soo nas youfe el it. Selecting
thema ssag epr og ram forthe fron t
se ats Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats #
Select Driver'sSeat orPassenger. #
Select Massage. #
Select amassag epr ogr am.
The massag epr ogr am runs forapp roxima tely
9 to 15 minut es,depe nding onthese tting. #
Tosetth ema ssag eint ensit y:switc hHigh
Inten sityon0073 oroff0053. Re
setting seat adjustm ents Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats 5
Reset #
Select YesorNo.
Depen dingonwhe ther these ttings forth edr iver
or front passeng erseat areselect ed,onlyth e
select edseat canberese t. Switc
hingtheseat heatingon/of f &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat‐
edl yswitc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edly switc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backres t
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hof per sons withlimit edtemp era‐
tur esensit ivityoralimit edability toreact to
high temp eratur esma ybe affect ed orthey
ma yeve nsu ffer bur n-lik einjur ies. #
Donotre peat edlyswitc hon theseat
heating. To
protect agains tove rheating, theseat heating
ma ybe temp orarily deactiv ated afte rit is
swi tched onrepeat edly.
* NO
TEDama getotheseats caused by
object sor document swhen theseat
heating isswitc hedon When
theseat heating isswitc hedon,over‐
heati ngmayoccur duetoobject sor docu‐
ment splaced ontheseats, e.g.seat cush‐
ions orchild seats .This could cause damag e
to theseat surface. #
Makesur eth at no obj ect sor doc u‐
men tsareon theseats when theseat
heating isswitc hedon. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on. Seats
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Toswitc hon/incr easetheleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edheating
le ve lis set.
Depe ndingon theheating leve l,up tothre e
indic ator lam pswill light up. #
Toswitc hof f/r educe theleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edheating
le ve lis set.
If all indic ator lam psareof f,th eseat heating
is switc hedoff.
% The seat heating willautomatic allyswitc h
do wn from theth re eheating leve ls afte r8,
10 and 20min utes unt ilth eseat heating is
switc hedoff.
% Vehicles withth eWa rmthComf ortPa ckag e:
yo ucan heat thear mr ests inthedoor and
th ecent ercon sole. Youcan also setth e
panel heating inthemultimedia system
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tting thepa nel heat ing Re
quirement s:
R The seat heatin gis switc hedon
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Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Panel Heatin g #
Select oneormor eseats.
The armr ests of theselect edseats andthe
cent erconsol ear ehea ted. Switc
hingtheseat ventilat ionon/of f Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis switc hedon. #
Toswitc hon/incr easetheleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edventil a‐
tio nleve lis set.
Depe ndingon theve ntil ation leve l,up to
th re eindicat orlam pswill light up. #
Toswitc hof f/r educe theleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edventil a‐
tio nleve lis set.
If all indic ator lam psareof f,th eseat ventil a‐
tio nis sw itched off. Ste
ering wheel Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel mechanicall y &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e Sea
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st
eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment forch il‐
dr en when adjustingth esteer ing wheel
Childr encould injureth emselv esifth ey
adjus tth esteer ing wheel. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Push release leve r1 down asfaras itwil l
go.
The steer ing column isunloc ked. #
Adjus the ight 2 and dist anc e3 tothe
st eer ing wheel. #
Push release leve r1 upasfaras itwil lgo.
The steer ing column isloc ked. #
Chec kand makesur eth at thesteer ing col‐
umn isloc kedby mo ving thesteer ing wheel. Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically The
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedwhen the
po we rsupp lyis switc hedoff. 1
Adjus tsthedis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Adjus tstheheight #
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