2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS tow

Using
thecig arette light er &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er.
In additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Press incig arette light er1.
The cigarette light erwill pop outautomat i‐
call ywhen theheating element isred-ho t. Using
thecig arette light erinthere ar
passe nger comp artment Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Toopen: pullcover2 out byits tophandle
edg e. #
Press incig arette light er1.
The cigarette light erwill pop outautomat i‐
call ywhen theheating element isred-ho t. Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket inthere ar passen ger
com partmen t Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
18 0W (15 A). Seats
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Pull cover2 out byits tophandle edge. #
Remo veplug 1from thesoc ketand insert
th eplug ofthede vice. Using
the12 Vso cket inthefront passeng er
fo ot we ll Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
18 0W (15 A). #
Liftup soc ketcap 1. #
Makesur eth at no cable sar eru nning
th ro ugh orsec ured intheairbag deployment
ar ea when usingthesoc ket.Als oob serveth e
no teson airba gpr otect ion (/ page42). Using
the11 5V soc ketin the rear passen ger
com partmen t &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue todam‐
ag ed con nectingcables orsoc kets
If asu itab lede vic eis conne cted ,th e11 5V
soc ketwi llbe car rying ahigh voltag e. Ifth e
connecti ngcab leor the11 5V soc ketis
pu lled outof thetrim orisdamag edorwe t,
yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Onlyuse dryand damag e-freeconnec t‐
ing cables. #
When theignition isswitc hedoff,
ensur eth at the11 5V soc ketis dry. #
Ifth e11 5V soc ketis da ma gedor gets
pu lled outof thepaneling, immediately
ha ve thesoc ketch eckedor replaced at
a qu alif ied spec ializedworkshop. #
Neverplu gth econ nect ingcable intoa
11 5V soc ketth at isdamag edorhas
been pulled outofthetrim. 11
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DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue toinc or‐
re ct handli ngofthesoc ket
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc k:
R ifyo ure ac hint oth esoc ket.
R ifyo uins ertuns uitable devic es orobj ect s
int oth esoc ket. #
Donotre ac hint oth esoc ket. #
Only conne ctsuitab lede vic es tothe
soc ket. Re
quirement s:
R Devices areeq uipped withasuit able plug
whic hcon form sto thest andar dsspec ific to
th ecount ryyouar ein.
R Ade vic eup toamax imum of150W isuse d.
R Donotuse multiplesoc ketou tle ts. #
Open flap 3. #
Inser tth eplug ofthede vice into11 5V
soc ket1.
Wh entheon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag e
is suf ficie nt, indi catorlamp 2light sup. USB
portin there ar passen gerco mp artment %
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, the
design ofthestow agecom partment and the
num berof USB ports in there ar passe nger
com partment centerconsole mayva ry. If
th eignition isswitc hedonyoucan charge a
USB device, e.g.amobile phone, atUSB port1
using asuit able chargin gcable . Seat
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Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one and
connecti onwit hth eex terior ant enna No
teson wir elessl ych argin gth emobil e
ph one &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stow agespac esand
mobi lephon ere cep tacle scanno tal wa ys
re tain all obje ctsth ey cont ain.
The reisarisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sso that they can‐
no tbe throw nar ou nd insuch situa‐
tions. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stow agespac es,lugg age
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk/ loadcompartmen t. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk offire from placing
objects inthemobile phonestow age
com partment
Ther eis arisk offire ,in par ticular ,if yo u
place moreth an onemobi lephon ein the
mobil ephone stow agecom partment . #
Apar tfr om amobi lephon e,do not
place anyot her object sin themobile
phone stow agecom partment ,espe ‐
ciall yth ose made ofme tal. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them inthemobile phonestow ‐
ag ecom partment If
obj ect sar eplace din themobile phone
st ow agecom partment ,th ey ma ybe dam‐
ag ed byelectr omagne ticfields. #
Donotplace credit cards, stor ag e
media orother object ssensitiv eto
electr omagne ticfields inthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . *
NO
TEDama getothemobile phone
st ow agecom partment caus edbyliquids If
liq uids enterthemobile phonestow age
com partment ,th ecom partmen tma ybe
damag ed. #
Ensur eth at no liquids enterthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . R
Depen dingon theve hicle equipment, the
mobil ephone isconnect edtotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna viathech argin gmodul e. 12
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The chargin gfun ction and wireless connec‐
tio nof themobile phonetotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna areonl yav ailable ifth eigni‐
tion isswitc hedon.
R Small mobile phones mayno tbe able tobe
ch arge din everyposition ofthemobile
phone stow agecom partment .
R Largemobil ephones whichdo notre st flat in
th emobile phonestow agecom partment may
no tbe able tobe charge dor con nectedwit h
th eve hicle's exterior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.This maypar ticular ly
depend ontheapplications (apps)currentl y
op en inthebac kground .
R Toensur emor eef ficie ntchargin gand con‐
nec tionwit hth eve hicle's exterior ant enna,
re mo vethepr otect ive co verfr om themobile
phone. Protect ive co vers whic har enec es‐
sar yfo rwir eles sch argin gar eex clu ded .
R Whe nch argin g,themat should beused if
possible. Wi
relessl ych argin gamobi lephone Re
quirement s:
R The mobile phoneis suit able forwir eles s
ch argin g(Qi- com patible mobi lephon e).You
can find alist of Qi-com patible mobile
phones at:
htt ps:// www.mercedes-ben z-mobile.com #
Place themobile phoneasclose tothecen‐
te rof mat 1aspossi blewithth edispla y
fa cing upwa rds.
When thech argin gsymbo lis sho wninthe
multime diasystem, themobile phoneis
being charge d. Malfunct
ionsduring thech argin gpr oce ssare
sho wninthemedia display.
% The mat canberemo vedfo rclea ning, e.g.
usi ng clea n,luk ewa rmwater. Ins
tallin g/remo ving thefloor mats &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. Seats
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Toins tall: slide thecor responding seat
bac kwards and lay th efloor mat inthefo ot ‐
we ll. #
Press studs 1onto holder s2. #
Adjus tth ecor responding seat. #
Toremo ve:pull thefloor mat offholder s2. #
Remo vethefloor mat. 12
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Afterno mor eth an five seconds, take your
lef tfo ot quickl yof fth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once theaccelera tionproce‐
dur eis com plete.
Endin gop tim ized acceler ation #
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
React ivat eth eES P®
.
% Afteryo upull away wit hop tim ized accelera‐
tio n,com ponentsof thedr ivet ra in can
becom eve ry hot,whic hmeans that opti‐
miz edacc eleration values maybe reac hed
ag ain onlyafte ra fe w min utes. No
teson driving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
uns uitable foot we ar
Oper ationof thepedals maybe restrict ed
du eto uns uitable foot we arsuc has:
R Shoes withplat form soles
R Shoes withhigh heels
R Slipper s #
When driving alwayswe arsuit able
shoe sin order tobe able tooper ateth e
pedals safely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenswi tch‐
ing offth eignition whendriving
If yo uswit choffth eignition whiledriving,
saf etyfun ction sar ere strict ed orno long er
av ailable. Thismayaf fect thepo we rst eer ing
sy stem and thebr ak efo rc eboos ting,fo r
ex am ple.
Yo uwill then need touse consider ablymor e
fo rc eto steer and brak e. #
Donotswitc hof fth eignition whiledriv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk deathcause dby exhaus t
ga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea vetheengine or,if pr esent ,
th eauxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. 14
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Event ahead
2 Distance totheeve ntahead
3 "Foo tof fth eacceler ator" prom pt
The number ofsegment ssho wn2 chang es
depen dingon thedis tance totheeve ntahead:
R Afew segm ents:theeve ntaheadis nea r.
R Man ysegments: theeve ntaheadis fur ther
aw ay.
When theve hicle nearsth eeve nt,ECOAssi st
will calc ulateth eop timal speed formaximu m
fuel econom yand recup erati ve ener gybased on
th edis tan ce, speedand downhi llgr ad ient. Foot
off the Accele ratormess age3 appea rsinthe multifu
nctiondisplay. The firs tse gme ntsinfront
of theve hicle willturngr een. Theremaini ngseg‐
ments willinitia llystay whit e.Ifth edr iver lifts
of fth eacceler ator pedal ingood time, the
re maini ngsegments onthedispla ywill succes‐
siv elytur ngr een until theeve ntsho wnis
re ac hed. Thedrivet ra in will besetfo rmaximu m
fuel econom y.Re cup erati on willch arge thebat‐
te ry.Re cup erati on willbe adaptedto theselec‐
te ddr ive pr og ram.
The eventwillbe sho wnfora shor ttime afte rit
has been passed.Ifth er eis no response tothe
Foot offthe Accele ratorprom pt,th esegment s
will remain white.
If th eev ent invo lves ave hicle infront, allseg‐
ments willimmediat elytur ngr een once ther eis
a re sponse totheFoot offthe Accelerator
pr om pt.
Fo ractiv eEC OAssis tin drive pr ogr am ;,
symb ol3 willapp ear onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yand onthehead-up displaybeside transmis‐
sion position 005B.Symbol 3will also appear
when theassis tant displ ayisno tselec ted. If
th esy stem does notint erve ne during the
eve ntahead, nothing will bedispla yed. The sys‐
te m ispass ive.
EC OAssis tis activ eonly indrive pr ogr ams ;
and A.
Sy stem limit s
EC OAs sis tcan function even mor epr ecisel yif
th ero uteis adher edtowhen routeguidan ceis
act ive. The basic function isalso available with‐
out active ro uteguidan ce.Notall informat ion
and traf fic situ ations canbefore seen. Thequal‐
ity depen dson themap data.
EC OAssis tis onl yan aid. Thedriver isresponsi‐
ble forke eping asaf edis tance from theve hicle
in front, forve hicle speed andforbr aking in
good time. Thedriver mus tbe ready tobrak eat
all times irre spectiv eof whe ther thesy stem
int erve nes.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifvisibilit yis poor (e.g.duetoinsuf ficie ntillu ‐
mina tionofthero ad, high lyvariable shade
con dition s,rain, sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay). 15
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