2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS Owners Manual

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Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etraf fic sig ns areha rd todetect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno w,orbecause they areco vered
or due toinsuf ficie ntlighti ng.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traffic sign s
on con stru ction sites orinad jacent lanes.
R Ifyo utur nshar ply, when passin gtraf fic sig ns
ou tsid eth ecamer a'sfield ofvision.
Se tting Traf fic Sign Assis t
Re quirement s:
R Foraut omat icado ption ofspeed limits:
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d. Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Traffic SignAssist
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati cadop tion
of spe edlimits #
Select LimitAdo ption. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
The speed limitsdetected byTraf fic Sign
Assi stareaut omat icallyadop tedby Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C.
Di spl aying detected traf fic signs inthe
med iadis pla y #
Select Display inCOMA ND. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Ad jus tingthe type ofwa rning #
Selec tVisual &Audible ,Visual orNon e.
Ad jus tingthe warning threshold
This value determ ines thespeed atwhic ha
wa rning isissued whenexceeded. #
Select Warning Threshold. #
Setth edesir edspeed. %
Ifone ofthefo llo wing systems isactiv ated,
th espeed detected can bemanu ally ad op ted
as thespeed limit:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R Cruise contr ol
R Variable limiter
Fu rther information (/page18 7). Blind
SpotAss istand Activ eBli nd Spo t
As sist Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis tand Activ e
Bli nd Spo tAs sist
Bli nd Spo tAssi stuses twolat eral, rear-facin g
ra dar sensor sto monit orthear ea up to130ft
(40 m)behind your vehicle and10ft(3 m)
dir ect lyne xt to your vehicle.
If ave hicle isde tected atspe eds aboveappr ox‐
imat ely8 mp h(12 km/h) andthis vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyent ersth emonit oring rang edire ctly next
to your vehicle, thewa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorlig hts upred.
If ave hicle isde tected clos eto your vehicle in
th elat eral monit oring rang eand youswit chon Dr
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etur nsignal indicat orinthecor responding
dir ection, awa rning tone sou nds once .The red
wa rning lam pin theoutside mirrorflashes .If th e
tur nsigna lind icatorre mains switchedon,all
ot her detected vehicles areindicat edonlyby the
fl ashin gof there dwa rning lam p.
If yo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Blind
Spo tAssi st
Bli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tovehicles
appr oaching andovertakin gyo uat agr ea tly
di ffer ent speed.
As are sult, Blind SpotAssis tcanno twa rn
dr iver sin this situat ion. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. Blind
SpotAssis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
ar eon lyaids. Theyma yfa ilto detect some vehi‐
cles andareno subs titutefo ratt entiv edr iving. Alw
aysensur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntdist anc eto
th eside forot her road user sand obstacle s.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe limit edinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R The sensorsar edir tyor covered.
R Poor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain,
sno wor spr ay.
R Narrow vehicles, e.g.bicycles, arewit hin the
monit oring rang e.
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar solidlanebor‐
der s.Wa rnings maybe interru pte dwhen driving
alongside longvehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra
pr olong edtime.
Blind SpotAssis tis no toper ationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar iseng aged.
Fu nction ofbrak eapp lication (Activ eBlind
Spo tAssis t)
% The brak eapplication functionisonl yav aila‐
ble forve hicles withaDr iving Assistance
Pa ckag e. If
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdetects arisk ofaside
im pact inthemonit oring rang e, acou rse-co r‐
re cting brak eap plica tion iscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo idacollis ion.
The cour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion isavaila‐
ble inthespeed rang ebe twee nap prox imat ely
20 mph(30 km/h) and125mp h(200 km/h). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
br ak eapplication ofActiveBli nd Spo t
Assi st
A cou rse-co rrect ing brak eapplication cannot
alw ayspr eve ntacol lisi on. #
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveBli nd Spo t
Assi stwa rnsyo uor mak esaco urse-
co rrect ing brak eapplication. #
Alw aysmaint ainasaf edis tance atthe
sides. 22
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tothe
fo llo wing:
R Ifve hicles overtak eto oclosel yon the
side, placing them intheblind spotar ea
R Vehicles approaching andovertakin gyo u
at agr ea tly differ ent speed
As are sult, ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi stma ynei‐
th er giv ewa rnings norinterve ne insuch sit‐
uations. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. If
acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,
th ere dwa rning lam pflashes intheoutside mir‐
ro rand awa rning tone sou nds. Inadditio n,adi s‐
pl ay 1 indic atingth edang erofaside collision
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
In rare case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr o‐
pr iat ebr ak eapplication. Thisbrak eapplication
ma ybe interru pte dat anytime ifyo usteer
slightl yin theopposit edir ect ion oraccelera te. Sy
stem limit s
Eit her acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
ap propr iate to thedr iving situation ,or non eat
all, mayoccur inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Vehicles orobs tacle s,e.g. crash barrier s,are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches tooclosely ontheside.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds.
R Youbr ak eor acc elerat esign ifican tly.
R Adr ivi ng safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP ®
or ActiveBr ak eAssi st.
R ESP ®
is de acti vated.
R Aloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tireis
de tected.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gBli nd Spo tAs sist or
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Blind SpotAssist #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Dr
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Ac
tiv eLan eKe eping Assist Fu
nction ofActiv eLan eKe eping Assist Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assistmonit orsth ear ea in
fr ont ofyour vehicle bymeans ofmultifu nction
camer a1. Itser vesto protect youag ains tunin ‐
te ntio nallylea vingyo ur lane .Yo uwill bewarned
by vibr ation pulses inthesteer ing wheel andgui‐
ded byacour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
ba ck intoyo ur lane .
Yo uar ewa rned byvibr ation pulses inthesteer‐
ing wheel inthefo llo wing circums tances:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects alane
mar king. R
Afront whe eldrives ove rth is lane marking.
Yo uwill also beguided backint oyo ur lane by
means ofacour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
if th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects lane
mar kings onboth edg esofthelane.
R Afront wheel drives over asolid lanemark‐
ing.
Yo ucan activat eor deac tivateth eAc tiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistwa rning.
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistcan neither reduce
th erisk ofan accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle nor override thelaws ofphysics. It
can notta ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic
condi tions.Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis onl yan
aid. Youar ere sponsible formaint ainingasaf e
dis tance totheve hicle infront, forve hicle
speed, forbr aking ingood timeandforst ay ing
in lane.
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistcan bring theve hicle
bac kint oth elane withalane-c orrecting brak e
ap plica tion. Inthecase ofabr ok en lane marking
being detected, abr ak eap plica tion willonly be mad
eif ave hicle hasbeen detected intheadja‐
cent lane. Oncoming traffic can bedetected.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag eor
Dr ivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:ove rtakin g
ve hicles andvehicles inadjacent lanescanalso
be detected.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag eor
Dr ivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:Ac tiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistcan bring theve hicle backint o
th elane withalane-c orrecting brak eap plica tion.
In thecase ofabr ok en lane marking being
de tected, abr ak eap plica tion willonly bemad eif
a ve hicle hasbeen detected intheadjacen tlane.
Onc oming vehicles, overtakin gve hicles andvehi‐
cles inadjacent lanescanbedetected.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag eor Drivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:a
la ne-cor recting brak eap plica tion also take s
place when, inaddition toabr ok en lane mark‐
ing ,th eedg eof afirm road sur face isde tected
(e.g .centr alreser vatio n).
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis available inthe
speed rang ebe twee n37 mph(60 km/h) and
12 4mp h(200 km/h). 226
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If
alane-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,dis‐
pla y1 appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Sensitivity ofActiv eLan eKe eping Assist
% The availabilit yof thefo llo wing function is
coun try- dependen t.
A lane-c orrecting brak eap plica tion also occu rs
in theSens itivesetting inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects asol id
la ne mar king.
R Afront whe eldrives ove rth is lane marking. Sy
stem limit s
No lane- correcting brak eap plica tion occu rsin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Youcle arly and activel yst eer ,br ak eor accel‐
er ate.
R Youha ve switc hedonthetur nsignal indica‐
to r(situ ation-dep endent).
R Adr iving safetysy stem interve nes, such as
ES P®
,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds orhigh ratesof accel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ aye d.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highly variable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay. R
Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
th esun orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane marking s,or several
unc lear lane markingsarepr esen tfo rone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane marking sar ewo rn,dar kor cov‐
er ed.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane marking sch ang equ ickl y, e.g.
lanes branc hof f,cr oss one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth ero adw ayisvery nar row and wind ing.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag eor Drivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistuses radar sensor s
to monit orseveralar eas around theve hicle. If
th era dar sensor sin there ar bum peraredir tyor
co veredwit hsno w,thesy stem maybe impair ed Dr
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ma yno tfunct ion.Ifan obs tacle inthelane in
whic hyo uar edr ivin ghas been detected, no
la ne-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t(v ehicles withPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistwa rning
A lane- correcting brak eap plica tion canno t
al wa ys bring theve hicle backint oth eor igi‐
nal lane. #
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis twa rnsyo uor mak esalane -cor‐
re cting brak eap plica tion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite inter‐
ve ntio nof ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistdoes notde tect
tr af fic condi tions orroad user s.In very rare
case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr opri‐ at
ebr ak eapplication, e.g.afte rint entional ly
dr iving overa soli dlane marking.
The brak eapp lication canbeinterru pte dat
an ytime ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit e
dir ect ion. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntdist anc eto theside forot her traf‐
fi c or obs tacle s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assistcann otalw aysclear ly
de tect lane mar kings .
In such case s,Lane Keeping Assistcan:
R givean unnec essarywa rning
R notgiv eawa rning #
Alw ayspa ypar ticular attention tothe
tr af fic situ ation and keep within the
lane, espec iallyif Ac tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis taler tsyou. Be
sureto obser vethesy stem limit ations of
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist. #
Press butt on2.
If indicat orlam p1 lights up,ActiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistis activ ated, thelane mark‐
ings aresho wnaslight intheassis tance
gr ap hic. Whe nAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
activ e,thelane marking sar esho wningreen
in theassis tance grap hic. 22
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%
Dep endingonthecount ry,yo uma yha ve to
pr ess and hold thebutt ontodeactiv ate.
Se tting thesensit ivityof Activ eLan eKe ep‐
ing Assis t
Multi media system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Act .Lane Keep. Assist #
Select ase tting.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe warning #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 Lane Depart.
Warning.
Yo udo notre cei veanywa rning when leaving
a lane ifth elane keeping warning system is
deactiv ated. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe guar
anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page385) andthe
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 386). Dr
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Ins
trum ent Disp layove rview
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:besur eto obser ve
th eno tesin theSupplement .Ot her wise, you
ma yfa ilto recogni zedangers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto an
ins trumen tdispla ymalf unction
If th eIns trument Displayhas failed ormal‐
func tioned,youma yno tre cogni zefuncti on
re strictions applyi ngtosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The oper ating safetyof your vehicle maybe
im pair ed. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have theve hicle checkedimmediat ely
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eoper ating safetyof your vehicle is
im pair ed,parkth eve hicle immediat elyand
saf ely. Con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ins
trument Display(s tandar d) 1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Tach ome ter
4 Coolan tte mp eratur ega ug e
5 Fuelleve land fuel filler flap locatio nind ica‐
to r Ins
trum ent Disp layin theWi des cree nCo ck‐
pit 1
Spee dometer
2 Multifunc tiondispla y
3 Exam ple: area foradd itional values
4 Coolant temp eratur ega ug e
5 Fuelleve land fuel filler flap locatio nind ica‐
to r
% Further displa ycont entcan besho wnondis‐
pla y3 foradd itiona lva lues (/page233).
The segme ntsin speedom eter 1 indicat eth e
st atus ofthefo llo wing systems:
R Cruise control (/ page18 3) 230
Instrument Displayand on-bo ardcom puter