2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS height

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Adjus tstheseats electrically →
95
2 Switc hestheseat heating on/off →
99
3 Switc hestheseat ventil ation on/o ff →
101
4 Adjus tsthefront passeng erseat from the
dr iver's seat →
95
5 00370036Loc ks/unl ocks theve hicle →
71
6 Opens/closes thetrunk lid →
75
7 Oper ates theoutside mirrors →
132
8 0062 Opens/closes theright side windo w →
80
9 0062 Opens/c losesthere ar right side win‐
do w →
80
A Child safetyloc kfo rth ere ar side windows →
64
B 0062 Opens/closes there ar leftside window →
80 C
0062 Opens/cl osesthelef tside windo w →
80
D Opens thedoor →
71
E Oper ates thememor yfunc tion →
104
F Setstheseat fore -and -aftpos ition →
93
G Adjus tstheseat cushion length →
93
H Adjus tsthe4-w aylumbar support →
93
I Conf igurestheseat settings →
98
J Adjus tsthehead restra int s →
96
K Adjus tstheseat cushion inclination →
93
L Adjus tstheseat height →
93
M Adjus tstheseat backres tinclin ation →
93 At
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bolsterof theseat backres ton theside on
whic hth eim pact isantic ipated.This increases
th edis tance betwee nth edoor andtheve hicle
occupant.
If PRE-S AFE®
Im pulse Sidehasbeen deployedor
is faulty ,th ePRE-S AFEImpulse SideInoper ative
See Operator 'sManual displaymessag eappear s
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elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hicl e Alw
aysobser vewhen childr enaretrave ling
in theve hicl e %
Also strictly observe thesaf etyno tesfo rth e
specif icsituation. Inthis wa yyo ucan recog‐
nize potentia lri sk sand avoiddang ersif ch il‐
dr en aretrav eling intheve hicle
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Be dilig ent
Bear inmind that neg lectingto secur each ild in
th ech ild restra int system mayha ve ser ious con‐
seq uences. Alwaysbe dilig entinsecur ingach ild
car efull ybef oreeve ryjou rney . To
improve protect ion forch ildr enyoung erthan
12 yearsold orunde r5 ft (1.50 m)inheight ,
Mer cedes- Benzre comme ndsyouobse rveth e
fo llo wing informatio n:
R Alw ayssecur eth ech ild inach ild restra int
sy stem suitable forth is Mer cedes -Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int system mus tbe appr opri‐
at eto theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
R The vehicle seatmustbe suit able forins tal‐
ling ach ild restra int system.
Ac cid ent statis ticssho wthat childr ensecur ed
on there ar seat sar ege ner ally saf erthan chil‐
dr en secur edon thefront seats. Forth is reason ,
Mer cedes-Ben zst ro ng lyadvis esthat youins tall
a ch ild restra int system onare ar seat .
Gener icterm "child restra int system"
The gener icterm child restra int system isused
in this Opera tor's Manua l.A ch ild restra int sys‐
te m is, forex am ple:
R Abab ycar seat
R Arear wa rd-faci ng child seat R
Aforw ard-f acin gch ild seat
R Ach ild boos terseat withabac kres tand seat
belt guide
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsusing ach ild
boos terseat withabac kres t.
The child restra int system mus tbe appr opriate
to theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
Obser vinglaws and legalrequ irement s
Alw aysobser vetheleg alrequ iremen tswhen
using ach ild restra int system intheve hicle.
Obser vingstandar dsforch ild restra int sys‐
te ms
All child restra int systems mustmee tth efo llo w‐
ing standar ds:
R U.S. Feder alMo torVe hicle SafetySt andar ds
21 3and 225
R Canadi anMo torVe hicle SafetySt andar ds
21 3and 210.2
Conf irmatio nth at thech ild restra int system
com plies withth est andar dscan befound onan
ins truct ion label onthech ild restra int system.
This confirm atio ncan also befound intheins tal‐ 50
Occupant safety

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Pull trunk lidremo teoper ating switch1. #
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . #
Fora trunk lidstopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards and release itas
soon asitstar ts to open.
Wi th thetrunk lidopening heightrestriction
acti vated, manuall ypull thestopped trunk lid
upw ards.
If an object obstructs thetrunk liddur ing the
aut omat icopen ingproce ss,object recogni tion
wi llst op thetrunk lid.The objec tre cogni tion
functi onisonly anaid and isno ta su bs titu tefor
yo ur att entiven ess . Closing
thetrunk lid &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants. Ther
eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Com
plywit hth eloading guidelines whenyouar e
loadin gth eve hicle.
Yo uha ve thefo llo wing options forcl os ing
the trunk lid: #
Pullth etrunk liddown wardsusing thehan‐
dle recess andpush itclos ed.
Ve hicl eswith trunk lidconvenience closing &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing ofthetrunk lid
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing ofthetrunk lid.Mor e‐
ove r,people, e.g.childr en, maybe standi ng in
theclosing area orma yent ertheclosing
ar ea dur ing theclosing process. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicin ity
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess. #
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop
th eclosing process:
R Press the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating
switc hon thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king button
on thetrunk lid.
R Press theto pof thest ar on the
tr unk lid. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: itis
also possibletostop theclosing process by
making akic king movement belowthere ar
bum per.
Yo uha ve thefo llo wing options forcl os ing
the trunk lid: 76
Opening andclosing

Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
If th edr iver's seat isno teng aged, itcould
mo veune xpectedl ywhile theve hicle isin
mo tion.
This could cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedinco rrect ly
If head restra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Seat
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Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpos ition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
When brakin gor intheeve ntofan acci dent,
yo uco uld slide underne athth eseat beltand
sus tain abdomin alor nec kinj uries, forex am‐
ple. #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der . 1
Seatcus hion inclinatio n
2 Seatheig ht
3 Seatbac kres tinc linatio n
4 Seatfo re -and -aftpos ition
5 Seatcus hion lengt h #
Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r4 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged inposi‐
tion . #
Toadjus tth eseat cushionlengt h:liftle ve r
5 and slide thefront sect ionoftheseat
cushion forw ards orbac kwards. 1
Higher
2 Softer 94
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3
Lowe r
4 Firmer #
Adjus tingthe 4-waylum bar support:
usin gbut tons 1 to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y 1
Headre stra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio nlengt h
5 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
6 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
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jus tingthe fron tpass engerse at elec tri‐
ca lly from the driver' sse at Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on.
This function isavailable onlyin vehicles withan
electr icallyadjustable front passeng erseat. Seats
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able
toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpos ition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1 inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row and push thehead restra int
do wn. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullth ehead restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 2
and push thehead restra int bac kwards.
Ad jus tingthe fron t-se atlux uryhe ad
re stra ints mechanica lly #
Toadjus tth eside bolsters of thehead
re stra int :pull orpush right orleft-han dside
bols ter2. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullth ehead restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push thehead restra int bac kwards. Seat
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st
eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment forch il‐
dr en when adjustingth esteer ing wheel
Childr encould injureth emselv esifth ey
adjus tth esteer ing wheel. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Push release leve r1 down asfaras itwil l
go.
The steer ing column isunloc ked. #
Adjus the ight 2 and dist anc e3 tothe
st eer ing wheel. #
Push release leve r1 upasfaras itwil lgo.
The steer ing column isloc ked. #
Chec kand makesur eth at thesteer ing col‐
umn isloc kedby mo ving thesteer ing wheel. Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically The
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedwhen the
po we rsupp lyis switc hedoff. 1
Adjus tsthedis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Adjus tstheheight #
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