2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS towing

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NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page428). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page389). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page73 ). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page90) . #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e18 3). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. Br
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Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e386). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. %
Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ionmaybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e383). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing. As
are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the
ve hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. #
When transpor ting,ensur eth at:
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etranspor tercor rectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(6 0km/h) isno texc eeded
when transpor ting *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Aminimum distance of8in (20 cm)
up wa rdsand 4in (10 cm) down wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. 388
Breakdo wnassis tance

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The datasho wnintheillus tration isexam ple
dat a.
The Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar dsho ws:
R Maximum numberofseats 2accor dingto
th emaximum numberofpeople permitt edto
tr ave lin theve hicle.
R Maximum permissible load3com prises the
gr os swe ight ofall vehicle occupants, load
and luggage. R
Recomme ndedtirepr ess ures 1 forcold
tir es. The recomme ndedtirepr ess ures are
va lid forth emaximum permissible loadand
up tothemaximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please alsonote:
R Information onper missib lewe ight sand loads
on theve hicle identif ication plate
(/ page428).
R Information ontirepr essur ein thetir epr es‐
sur eta ble (/ page39 7).
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Determ inin gth emaximum permissible load
(/ page404)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page396). Ste
psforDe term ining Correct Load Limit The
follo wing steps have been developed as
re qu ired ofall manuf acturersunder Title 49,
Co de ofU.S. Feder alRe gulations, Part57 5, pur‐
sua nttothe"N ational Traf fic and MotorVe hicle
Saf etyAc tof 1966". #
(1):Locat eth est at emen t"The combined
we ight ofocc upant sand cargoshould never
exc eed XXX kgorXXX lbs." onyour vehicle's
placar d. #
(2): Determ ine thecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersth at will beriding in
yo ur vehicle. #
(3): Subtr actthecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersfrom XXX kgor
XXX lbs. #
(4): The resulting figur eeq uals theav ailable
amoun tof car goand luggageload capac ity.
Fo rex am ple, ifth e"XXX" amount equals
14 00 lbs. and ther ewill befive 150lb pas ‐
seng ersin your vehicle, theamount ofavaila‐
ble cargoand luggageload capac ityis
65 0lbs. (140 0-75 0(5 x15 0) =650 lbs.) #
(5):De term ine thecombin edweight oflug‐
ga ge and cargobein gloaded ontheve hicle.
The weight mayno tsaf elyexc eed theav aila‐
ble cargoand luggageload capac itycalc ula‐
te din Step 4. #
(6): Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,
load from your trailer willbetrans ferred to 40
4
Wheels andtires

yo
ur vehicle. Consult this manual todeter‐
mine howthis reduces theav ailable cargo
and luggageload capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow a
trailer .To wing atrailer isonl yper mittedifa
tra iler -hit chisins talled. Please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz dealer ifyo uha ve
an yqu estion sabout towing atrailer with
yo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve cal cul ated thetot alload care‐
full y,yo usho uld still mak esur eth at themaxi‐
mum permissible gross weight andthemaxi‐
mum gross axle weight rating ofyour vehicle are
no texc eeded. Details can befound ontheve hi‐
cle identif ication plate. #
Have your loaded vehicle –including driver ,
occupants andload –we ighed onave hicle
we ighbr idge.
The measur edvalues mayno texc eed the
maximu mper missi blevalues stat ed on the
ve hicle identif ication plate.
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Calculation exam ple forde term inin gth emax‐
imum load(/page405)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page40 3)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page39 7)
R Vehicle identif ication plate Calculation
exam ple forde term ining the
ma ximum load The
follo wing table showsexam ples ofhowto
cal cul ateto ta land load capac itieswithva rying
seatin gcon figur ations anddiffere nt num bers
and sizes ofocc upant s.The follo wing exam ples
use amax imum loadof1500 lbs (680 kg).This
is forillus tratio npur pos esonly.Mak esur e
yo uar eusin gth eactual loadlimit foryo ur vehi‐
cle stat ed on your vehicle's Tire and Loadi ng
In fo rm atio nplacar d(/ page40 3).
The high erthewe ight ofall theoccupant s,the
smaller themaximum loadforlug gage .
Ste p1 Ex
am ple 1E xamp le2
Combine dmaxim umweight ofocc upant sand
load (datafrom theTire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio n
placar d) 15
00 lbs (680 kg)1 500lbs(680 kg) Wheels
andtires 405

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Ent ering 3wo rdaddr esse s.................. 288
En tering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...2 87
Ent ering geo-coor dinates.................... 288
Select ingacont act........................ ..... 288
Select ingaPOI .................................... 286
Select ingfrom themap ....................... 289
Select ingprev ious destination s...........2 85
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20
Digita lsp eed ome ter ............ ...................236
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ...................156
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 158
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 157
Eng aging park position ........................ 158
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 158
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 57
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lay
Car e................................................ .... 370
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....2 68
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y.. 234
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 233
Di spl aymes sage........... ............ ..............439
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter) ..... ......4 39
No tes .................................................. 439
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h...................................... 471
ç ---mp h...................................... 470
003D 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual .................................................4 78
00D7 48VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 480
0049 ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve .... 447
é ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative
... ... .......................................................4 63 é
ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
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0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 446
0027 CheckBr ak eFluid Level.............. 461
0026 CheckBr ak ePa ds See Oper a‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 462
00BD CheckCool antLevelSee Oper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 452
00B3 CheckEn gine OilLevel(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 486
0049 CheckLef tLo wBeam (exa m‐
ple) ...................................................... 446
0077 CheckTire s ................................ 482
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid ...................4 52
ÿ Coolant TooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 453
0025 Current lyUn available See
Operat or'sMan ual...............................4 72 51
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pping up...........................................3 61
Ent ering charact ers ....... ......................... 266
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 266
EQ boos t
Oper ating safety .................................... 24
ESC (Electr onicStabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t..... ......................... ... 178
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ....... 175
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............178
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 175
Ext erior light ing
Car e.................................................... 369
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Anti-g lare mode (automatic) ................1 33
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 134
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 32
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 04
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 33
Se tting ................................................. 132 Ext
ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) ...................2 73
Ey eg lass escom partmen t........... ............108 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 63
Ca lling up ....... ................................... ..263
Dele ting .......................................... ..... 264
Mo ving ................................................ 264
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...263
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving ......................... .... 140
Flat tire .....................................................3 73
Chan gingawheel .................................4 19
MOExt ended tires ................................ 374
No tes ................................................... 373
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 75
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system Floor
mats................................................ 121
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 173
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 32
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 427
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 239
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)...... 41
Fr ont passeng erseat ................................ 95
Ad jus ting from thedr iver's seat ............ 95
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................4 32
Ad ditiv es.............................................4 32
E1 0 ....... ............................................... 431
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re fuel ing ............................................. 162
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rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar .........................................1 34
PA RK TRONI C
Ma lfunction <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 405
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 404
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 140
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 40
Se tting ................................................. 139
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 85
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile Pe
ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................64
Phone book
see Cont acts
Pictur efo rm ats
see Video mode
Pictur ese ttings
see Video mode
PIN protection
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............275
Plas tictrim (Car e)................................... 370
Pla ybac kop tions
Selectin g.......................................... ... 339
POI Selectin g.......................................... ... 286
POI symbols
Selectin g.......................................... ... 303
Po we rcl os ingfun ction
Doo r............ ............. .......................... ...74
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 143
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................3 65 Po
we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................4 8
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PR E-S AFE ®
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Re versing measur es.............................. 49
PRE- SAFE®
Im pulse Side...........................4 9
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................35
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PRE -SAF E®
PL US (anticipat oryoc cu‐
pant protection plus)................................ 49
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Re versing measur es.............................. 49
Pr eve ntativ eoccupant protection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
Pr ev ious destina tions
Selec ting.............................................2 85
Pr og rams
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