2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS Owners Manual

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Vehicles withan extenda ble su nvis or:sl id e
su nvis or1 horizontally as requ ired. Ar
ea per mea bletoradio wav eson the
wind shield Ra
dio-co ntro lled equipmen t,suc has tollsy s‐
te ms, can bemount edonly onareas 1ofthe
winds hieldthat areper meabl eto radio wav es.
Ar eas permeable toradio wav es1 arebes tvisi‐
ble from outside theve hicle when thewindshield
is illuminat edwithan extern al light source.
No tethis posit ionforve hicles with:
R Windsh ield hea ting
R Infrared reflect ive windshield Infr
ared-r eflectiv ewindshield function
The infra red-r eflectiv ewindshield iscoat edand
re duces thebuild-up ofheat intheve hicle inte‐
ri or .
The coating shieldstheve hicle interior from
ra dio waves. Light
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ervie wof climat econtr olsystems No
teson climat econtr ol An
interior airfilt er incom binat ionwithth epr e‐
fi lt er intheengine compartmen tmus talw aysbe
used sothat theair con ditionin gsy stem, pollu‐
tion leve lmon itor ing and theair filtration work
cor rectl y.Mak esur eth at thefilt er isins talled
cor rectl yand thefilt er housin gin theengine
com partmen tis closed correctl yus ing thecap
and alwaystightl ysealed wheninoper ation. Use
fi lt er sre comme ndedandapprove dby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Alw aysha ve ser vice workcar‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ov
ervie wof thecontr olpa nel fordual -zone
aut omat icclimat eco ntr ol The
indicatorlam pson thebutt ons indicat eth at
th ecor responding functionisactiv ated. 1
0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,lef t
2 008F Setstheair distribution
3 H Setstheair flow orswitc hesoffclimat e
cont rol
4 0058 Setsclimat econtr olto aut omat ic
mode (/page13 8)
5 0064 Defrosts thewindshield
6 008A Callsuptheair con ditionin gmenu
7 006C Switchesthere ar wind owheat er
on/of f
8 0 Activates ordeacti vatessync hroniza‐
tion (/page13 8)
9 0072 Switches air-re cir cul ation mod eon/of f
(/ page 139) A
005A SwitchestheA/C function on/off
(/ page13 7)
B 0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,right Ov
ervie wof thecontr olpa nel for3-zo ne
aut omat icclimat eco ntr ol The
indicatorlam pson thebutt ons indicat eth at
th ecor responding functionisactiv ated. 1
0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,lef t
2 008F Setstheair distribution, left
3 H Setstheair flow orswitc hesoffclimat e
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4
0058 Setsclimat econtr olto aut omat ic
(/ page13 8)
5 0064 Defrosts thewindshield
6 ! Callsuptheair con ditionin gmenu
Switc hesresidua lheat on/of f(/ page13 9)
7 006C Switchesthere ar wind owheat eron or
of f
8 005A SwitchestheA/C function on/off
(/ page13 7)
9 0072 Switches air-re cir cul ation mod eon/of f
(/ page 139)
A 008F Setstheair distribution, right
B 0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,right
Re ar oper ating unit
Yo ucan setth ete mp eratur efo rth eent ire re ar
com partment usin gbutt ons1 or3. 1
Setsthete mp eratur e
2 Displa y
3 Setsthete mp eratur e Oper
ating theclima tecont rolsy stem Switc
hingclima tecont rolon/of f #
Toswitc hon: setth eair flow toleve l1 or
higher usingtheH button. #
Toswitc hof f:se tth eair flow toleve l0 using
th eH button. %
Ifclimat econ trol isswitc hedoff,th ewin‐
do ws mayfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchof f
cli mat econtr olonly briefly. Switc
hingtheA/C function onoroffvia the
cont rolpan el The
A/Cfunc tion heats ,cools anddehumidif ies
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the005A button.
Switc hof fth eA/C function onlybr ief ly;ot her‐
wise, thewindo wsmayfo gup mor equ ickl y.
Con densation maydr ip from theunder sideof
th eve hicle when cooling modeisactiv e.This is
no ta sign that ther eis amalfunct ion. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe A/Cfunc tionvia
the multi mediasy stem Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control5
A/C
The A/C function heats, coolsanddehumidif ies
th eve hicle's interior air. Climat
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Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Se
tting climat econtr olto aut omatic mode In
automatic mode, these tte mp eratur eis con ‐
tr olled andmaint ained atacon stant leve lby the
air suppl y. #
Press the 0058 button. #
Toswitc hto manu almode :pr es sth e H
or 008F button. Climat
est yle Clim
atest yle fun ction
In aut omat icmode, youcan selectthefo llo wing
climat est yle se ttings forth edr iver's andfront
passeng erareas:
R FOCUS: highairflow ,slight lycooler setting
R MEDIUM: mediumairflow ,st andar dse tting
R DIFFUSE: low air flow ,slight lywa rmerand
dr aft-fr ee setting Ad
jus tingthe climat emode settin gs
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Climate Mode #
Select Driverand/or Passenger. #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUMorDIF FUS E.
% Tofeel theef fect of theclimat est yle, the
0058 function mustbe activ e(/ page13 8). Ov
erview oftheair distribut ionsettings The
symbol son thedispla yindicat ewhic hve nts
th eair flow isbeing direct edthro ugh:
0061 def
roster vents
009C cent
erand side airve nts
009B fo
ot we llve nts
009F cent
er,si de and foot we llve nts
0086 de
fros terand foot we llve nts
008F al
lve nts
0087 de
fros ter,middl eand side airvents
00A2 au
tomatic airdistribu tion Se
tting there ar climat eco ntr olusin gth e
mu ltim edia system Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control5
Rear
Se tting theair flow #
Sele ctAir flow. #
Setth eair flow .
Se tting thete mp eratur e #
Sele ctTempe rature. #
Setth ete mp eratur e. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe climat eco ntr ol
syn chronizat ionfunction viathecontr ol
pa nel Climat
econ trol can besetcen trall yusing the
sync hronization function.Thetemp eratur eand
air distribution settings forth edr iver's side are
adop tedaut omatic allyfo rth efront passeng er
side. #
Press the0 button. 13
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The
sync hronizat ionfunct ionisdeactiv ated ifth e
se ttin gsforone oftheot her climat ezones are
ch ang ed. Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe climat eco n‐
tr ol syn chronizat ionfunction usingthemu lti‐
med iasystem Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 SYNC
The climat econ trol can becon trolled centrally
using thesync hroniz ation function.The temp era‐
tur ese tting isaut omaticall yadop tedfo rall cli‐
mat ezones. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Re
mo ving conde nsatio nfrom the windo ws Wi
ndo wsfogg ed up ontheinsid e #
Press the0058 button. #
Ifth ewindo wscontinu eto fogup: press the
0064 button. Wi
ndo wsfogg ed up ontheout side #
Swit chon thewindshield wipers. #
Press the 0058 button. Switc
hingair-recir culation modeon/off #
Press the0072 button.
The interior airwill berecir cul ated.
Air -reci rculati onmod eaut omat icallyswit ches to
fr esh airmode afte rsome time.
% Ifair -recir cula tion mode isswi tched on,the
windo wsmayfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchon
ai r-re cir cul ation mod eonly briefly. Switc
hingthere sidual heatonoroff Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle ispar ked.
It is possible tomak euse ofthere sidua lheat
fr om theengine tocontinu ehea ting orventil at‐
ing thefront com partmen tof theve hicle for
appr oximat ely30 min utes. #
Toswitc hon: press the! button. Re
sidua lheat isswitc hedoffaut omaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gio ni zatio n Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Ioniz ation
Ioniz ation cleans andrefreshes theint erior airof
th eve hicle. Theionization oftheint erior airis
odor less. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Fr
ag rance system Se
tting thefrag rance system
Re quirement s:
R Automatic climatecontr olisacti vated.
R The glove boxis closed. Climat
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Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
b Climate Control
5 Air Freshen er
The fragr ance system distribut esapleasant fra‐
gr ance thro ughout theve hicle interior from afla‐
con located intheglove box. #
Tosetth eint ensit y:select High,Medium,
Low orOff.
Inser tingorremo ving the flacon ofthefra‐
gr ance system &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom liquid per‐
fume
If ch ildr enopen theflacon ,th ey cou lddrink
th eliq uid perfume oritcould come intocon ‐
ta ct with their eyes. #
Donotlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
Consult adoct orimmediat elyifliq uid
per fume hasbeen drunk . #
Ifliq uid perfume comes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes orskin ,ri nse your eyes
wit hclean water. #
Ifsym ptoms continue, consult adoct or. +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue toimproper disposal offull
fl acon s Fu
llflacon smus tno tbe dispo sed
of wit hhouse holdwaste. #
Fu
llflacon smus tbe take nto
a har mfulsubs tance collectio npo int. 1
Cap
2 Flacon #
Toinser t:slide theflacon intoth eholder as
fa ras itwil lgo. #
Toremo ve:pu llou tth eflacon .
If yo udo notuse genui ne Mercede s-Benzinterior
pe rfumes ,obse rveth emanuf acturers' saf ety
no tice son theper fume packaging. 14
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Dis
pose ofthege nui ne Mer cedes-B enzinterior
pe rfume flacon when itis em ptyand donotre fill
it.
Re fillable flacon #
Unscr ew thecap oftheem ptyflacon . #
Filltheflacon withamax imum of0.5fl.oz.
(1 5 ml). #
Screw thecap backon totheflacon .
Alw aysre fill th eem ptyre fillable flacon withth e
same perfume. Observethesepar ateinf orma‐
tion shee twit hth eflacon . Inf
orma tion onthewindsh ieldheat er The
winds hieldheaterisswit ched on aut omati‐
cally ifth e 0064 buttonisactiv ated.
Af terth eve hicle isstar ted, thewindshield
heat erisswitc hedonaut omaticall yas requ ired. Air
vents Ad
jus tingthe fron tair vents &
WARNIN G‑Dang erofburnsor fros tbit e
due tobeing tooclose totheair vents
Ve ry hotor very cold aircan flow from theair
ve nts.
Thi scou ldresult inbur nsorfros tbit ein the
immed iatevicin ityoftheair vents. #
Makesur eth at all vehicle occupants
alw aysmaint ainasuf ficie ntdist anc eto
th eair vents. #
Ifnece ssary,dir ect theair flow to
ano ther area oftheve hicle interior . To
guar anteetheflow offresh airthro ugh theair
ve nts intoth eve hicle interior ,com plywit hth e
fo llo wing:
R Alw ayske ep theve nts and theve ntil ation
gr ille in theve hicle interior free.
R Keep theair inle tfr ee ofdeposits
(/ page36 4). #
Toopen orclose: turnth ecent erofair
ve nt 1 tothelef tor right asfaras itwil lgo. #
Toadjus tth eair direction: holdairvent 1
in thecent erand moveitup ordown orto
th elef tor right. Climat
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Ad
jus tingthe rear air vents #
Toopen orclose: holdairvent 1 inthe
cent erand turnit to thelef t(open) orright
(closed) asfaras itwil lgo. #
Toadjus tth eair direction: holdairvent 1
in thecent erand moveitup ordown orto
th elef tor right. 14
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