2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS Owners Manual

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AdaptiveHig hbeam Assis tis available onlyin
ve hicles withLED high perform anc ehead‐
lam ps. The
AdaptiveHig hbeam Assis taut omat ically
swit ches between thefo llo wing types oflight :
R Low-beam headlam ps
R High- beam headlam ps At
speeds great erthan 19 mp h(3 0km/h):
R Ifno other road user sar ede tected, thehigh
beam willbeswitc hedonaut omaticall y.
The high beam switchesoffaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below16 mp h(25 km/h).
R Ifot her road user sar ede tected.
R Ifstre et light ingissuf ficie nt.
At speeds great erthan appr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h):
R The headlam pra ng eof thelow beam isregu‐
lat ed aut omatically basedonthedis tance to
ot her road user s.
The system's optical sensor islocat edbehind
th ewindshield neartheov erhead control panel.
Switc hingAdaptiv eHighb eamAssiston/ off #
Toswitc hon: turnth elight switc hto the
0058 position . #
Switc hon thehigh beam usingthecombin a‐
tion switc h.
When thehigh beam isswitc hedonaut omat‐
icall yin thedar k,the 00CE indicat orlam pon
th emultifunc tiondispla ycomes on. #
Toswitc hof f:switc hof fth ehigh beam
using thecombin ationswitch. Switc
hingtheda ytime running lampson/of f Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Daytime Run.Lights #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Se
tting theex terior light ingswitc h-of fdela y
tim e Mult
imedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Ext.Light SwitchOff #
Setth eswitc h-offdela ytime. Light
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Se
tting thesur round lighting Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Locat orLightin g #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
If th esur round lightingisswit ched on, theex te‐
ri or lighting remains litfor40 seconds afte rth e
ve hicle isunloc ked. When youst ar tth eve hicle,
th esur round lightingisdeac tivated and the
aut omat icdrivin glight sar eact ivat ed. Int
erior light ing Ad
jus tingthe inte rior light ing Fr
ont overhead contr olpa nel 1
003D Front leftre adin glam p
2 S Automatic interior ligh ting contr ol
3 004A Front interior lighting
4 0042 Rear interior light ing
5 003D Front right readin glam p #
Toswitc hon oroff:pr ess butt on1 –5
accor dingly. Contr
olpanel inthegr ab handle 1
003D Rear passe nger com partment readin g
lam p #
Toswitc hon oroff:pr ess butt on1. Ad
jus tingthe ambi entlighti ng Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Ambien tLight
Se tting thecolor #
Sele ctColor. 12
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#
Seta col or.
Ad jus tingthe brightne ss #
Select Bright nes s. #
Seta br ightne ssvalue.
Ac tiv atin gthe brightne ssforzon es #
Select Brightne ssZones . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
The Display ,Fron tand Rear zonescan beset
separ ately .
Ac tiv atin gmulti -colore dlighti ng #
Select Multi-colo r. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ther ear ete npr ese tcol orcomb inations
av ailable.
Ac tiv atin gmulti -colore dani matio n #
Select Multi-colo rAnim. . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
The chosen color combinat ionwill chang eat
pr edef inedint erva ls. Ac
tiv atin gdepe ndencyon air condi tioning
se ttin gs #
Select Clima te. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
If ch ang esaremade tothete mp eratur ese t‐
ting intheve hicle, thecolor oftheambient
lighting willchang ebr ief ly.
Ac tiv atin gwe lcome lighting #
Selec tWelcom e. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
When theve hicle isunloc ked, aspecial inte‐
ri or lighting sequence willrun. Se
ttin gthe inte rior light ingswitc h-of fdela y
tim e Mult
imedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Int.Light SwitchOff #
Setth eswitc h-offdela ytime. Wi
ndshield wiperandwindshield washer
sy stem Switc
hingthewindsh ieldwiper son/of f 0047
005AWindsh ield wipe rof f
0048 0062 Intermitt entwiping, normal
0049 0063 Intermitt entwiping, frequent Lig
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004A
00AA Continuous wiping,slo w
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping,fast #
Turn thecombin ationswitchto thecor re‐
sponding position0047-004B. #
Sing lewipe/w ashing: pushthebutt onon
th ecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Singlewipe
R 00D4 Wipes withwa sher fluid Cha
nging thewindsh ieldwiper blades &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ewindshield wipersar eswitc hedon
while wiper blades arebeing replaced
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan
be trapped bythewiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforech ang ingthe
wiper blades. Mo
ving thewiper arms intoth ere plac eme nt
pos ition #
Swi tchth eignition onand switc hof fag ain
immediat ely. #
Within around 15seconds, press the00D4
butt ononthecombin ationswitchfo rapp rox‐
ima tely thre esecon ds(/ page12 9).
The wiperarms willmo veintoth ere place‐
ment position .
Re mo ving the wiper blade s #
Foldthewiper arms away from thewind‐
shield. #
Hold thewiper arm wit hone hand. With the
ot her hand, turnth ewiper bladeinthedir ec‐
tion ofarrow 1away from thewiper arm as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Slide catch2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages inthere mo valposit ion. #
Remo vethewiper bladefrom thewiper arm
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 4. 13
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tallin gth ewiper blades #
Inser tth ene wwiper bladeintoth ewiper
ar m inthedir ect ion ofarrow 1. #
Slide catc h2 inthedir ect ion ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages intheloc king position . #
Mak esur eth at thewiper bladeisseat edcor‐
re ctly . #
Foldthewiper arms backont oth ewind‐
shield. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Press the00D4 buttononthecombin ation
switc h(/ page12 9).
Th ewip erarms willmo veintoth eor iginal
position . #
Switc hof fth eignition . Maint
enance display #
Remo veprotect ive film 1 from themaint e‐
nanc edispla yon thetip ofthene wlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
If th ecolor ofthemaint enanc edispla ych ang es
fr om blac kto yello w, thewiper blades should be
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The duration untilthecolor chang esvaries
depending ontheusag econ ditions . Mir
rors Oper
ating theout side mirrors &
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 ofacci dent dueto mis‐
judgment ofdis tances when using the
passeng ermir ror
The outside mirroron thefront -passen ger
side reflect sobjec tson asmaller scale.The
objec tsinvie warein fact clos erthan they
appear .
As are sult, youma ymis judgethedis tance
be twee nyo uand thero ad user drivin g
behin dyo u, forex am ple, when chang ing
lane s. #
Ther efor e, alw ayslook over your sho ul‐
der inorder toensur eth at youar e
aw areof theactual distance betwee n
yo uand thero ad user sdr ivin gbehin d
yo u. Fo
lding theout side mirrors in/out #
Brief lypress switc h1.
Re setting theout side mirrors
% Ifth ebatt eryhas been discon nectedorcom‐
ple tely disc ha rged ,th eoutside mirrors mus t
be rese t.Onl yth en will theaut omatic mirror
fo lding function workproper ly. #
Brief lypress switc h1. 13
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jus tingthe outsi de mir rors #
Press butt ons 3or4 toselect theoutside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press butt on2 toadjus tth eposition ofthe
mir rorgl ass.
Eng agin gth eout side mirrors #
Press and hold button1.
Yo uwill hear aclic kand themir rorwil lau di‐
bl yeng agein posi tion. Theoutsi demir roris
se tto thecor rect pos ition. Au
tomatic anti-glar emir rors functio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofaci dbu rnsand poi‐
soning duetotheanti- glar emir rorelec‐
tr olyt e
Electr olytema yescap eif th eglass inan
aut omat icant i-glar emir rorbr eak s.
The electr olyteis hazardous tohealt hand
causes irrita tio n.Itmu stnotcome intocon‐
ta ct with your skin, eye s,respir ator yor ga ns
or clo thing orbe swallo wed. #
Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withelec tro‐
ly te ,obser vethefo llo wing:
R Imm ediat elyrinse theelectr olyte
fr om your skin wit hwa terand seek
medica latt ention.
R Ifelectr olyt ecomes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes, immediat elyrinse
th em thor oughly withclean water
and seek medicalattent ion.
R Ifth eelectr olyt eis sw allo wed,
immediat elyrinse your mout hout
th or oughl y.Do notind uce vomiting.
Seek medica latt ention immedi ately .
R Immedia tely ch ang eout ofclo thing
whic hhas been contaminat edwith
electr olyt e.
R Ifan allergic react ion occurs, seek
medi calattent ion imm ediat ely. The
inside rear vie wmir rorand theoutside mir‐
ro ron thedr iver's side willautomaticall ygo into
anti- glar emode iflight from aheadlam phit sth e
sensor ontheinside rear vie wmir ror. Sy
stem limit s
The system will notgo intoanti- glar emode if:
R The engineisswit ched off.
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
R The interior light ingisswit ched on. Fr
ont- passeng erout side mirrorpar kingpos i‐
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The parking posit ionisavailable onlyin vehi‐
cles withamemor yfunct ion.
The parking position makespar king easier .
The front- passeng eroutside mirrorwil lswi vel
do wn wardsin thedir ect ion ofthere ar wheel on
th efront passeng er'sside when:
R The parking position isstor ed (/ page13 4).
R Thefron t-pa ssenger mirror isselect ed.
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
bac kto its original positionwhen:
R Youshif tth etra nsmiss iontoano ther tra ns‐
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Youar etra veling ataspeed grea terth an
9 mp h(1 5 km/h).
R Youpr ess thebutt onforth eoutside mirror
on thedr iver's side. Sto
ring thepa rking posit ionofthefront-
pa sseng erout side mirrorusi ng reve rsege ar Sto
ring #
Select thefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton2. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Movethefront -passen geroutsi demir rorint o
th edesir edpar king position usingbutton1.
Calling up #
Select thefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton2. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
to thestor ed par king position. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati cmir ror
fo lding function Multime
diasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Autom .Mirror Folding #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Oper
ating thesun visor s
Using thesing lesun visor #
Glarefrom thefront :fo ld sun visor 1
do wn. #
Glar efrom theside: swingsun visor1 to
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