2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class AMG Owner's Manual

Cha
nging awheel #
Besureto also obse rveth eno teson chang ‐
ing awheel intheOper ator's Manual ofyour
ve hicle.
Ve hicl eswith AMG Driver's Packag e: &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
non-a pprove dtir etypes
If yo uuse tiretyp esthat have notbe en adap‐
te dto chang esmade tothefa ct or yspe ed
li mit, this can have thefo llo wing consequen‐
ces:
R The tires areno tsuit able forhigh speeds
and thecor responding driving dynamics.
R The tires wearune venlyand affect the
ro adw orthines sof theve hicle.
R ABS ,ESP ®
and cruise controlopera tion
ar ere strict ed.
Thi scan jeop ardize road safety. #
Onlyuse tiretypes that have been
appr ovedfo rth emaximum permissible
speed setand theve hicle. Co
verof jac ksupp ortpoi nts #
Besure toalso obse rveth eno teson chang ‐
ing awheel intheOper ator's Manual ofyour
ve hicle.
To protect theve hicle body,th eve hicle hascov‐
er sins talled next to thejac ksuppor tpoints on
th elongitudin almember panels. Co
verof jac ksupp ortpoints &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom incor rect
pos itioning ofthejac k
If yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac king point oftheve hicle,
th ejac kcould tipwithth eve hicle raised. #
Onlyposit ionthejac kat theappr opri‐
at ejac king point oftheve hicle. The
base ofthejac kmus tbe position ed
ve rticall yunder thejac king point ofthe
ve hicle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom thejac k If
yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac ksuppor tpoint ofthe
ve hicle, thejac kcould tipove rwit hth eve hi‐
cle raised. #
The jackis design edexclu sively for
jac king uptheve hicle atthejac ksup‐
por tpoint s. Wheels
andtires 31

Oper
ating fluids Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forMe rcedes- AMGvehi‐
cle s
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids inthe
ve hicle Operator's Manual.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur gasoline.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100 R
Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel using unle adedpr emiu mgrade gaso‐
line withat leas t91 AKI/95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso useunle aded
re gular gasoline. Octane number ontheve hicle
on theinf ormation labelinthefuel filler flap (see
th eve hicle Operator's Manual). Fillingupwith
unleaded regular gasoline canreduce engine
output andincrease fuelconsum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N. *
NO
TEPrema ture enginewearthro ugh
unle aded regular gasoline Im
pair ment ofthelong evity and perform anc e
of theengine.
If unleaded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst atio n
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonl y:at http s:// www .mbusa. com 32
Tech nica lda ta

Ta
nk cont entand reser vefuel Model
Total cap acity
Mer cedes -AMG
CL S53 4MA TIC+ 21
.1ga l(80. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hre ser ve
Mer cedes- AMG
CL S53 4MA TIC+ 3.2
gal(1 2. 0liter s) Qua
lityand capa cityofengine oil Gasolin
eengines MB-Fre igabe orMB-
Appr oval
Mer cedes -AMG
CL S53 4MA TIC+ 229.
51,229 .52,
229 .61
229 .71* *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s). To
achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er . Model
Capacity
Mer cedes -AMG
CL S53 4MA TIC+ 9.0
USqt(8.5 liter s) Cool
antcapacity Model
Capacity
Mer cedes- AMG
CL S53 4MA TIC+ 14
.8 US qt
(1 4.0 lite rs) Fi
lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
Mer cedes- AMG
CL S53 4MA TIC+ 20.8
±0.4 oz
(590 ±10 g) Model
PAGoil
Mer cedes- AMG
CL S53 4MA TIC+ 4.2
±0.4 oz
(1 20 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Te
ch nica lda ta 33

Heig
htwhe nopen ed Model
1 1
Heig ht
whe n
open ed
Mer cedes- AMGCLS53
4MA TIC+ 74
.0 in
(1 880 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions Mer
cedes- AMG CLS53
4MA TIC+
Ve hicle length1 96.9in
(500 1mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 81
.5 in
(2069 mm)
Ve hicle height 56.0in
(1 422 mm)
Wheelbase 115.7 in
(2939 mm)
Tu rning radius 40.85ft
(1 2.4 5m) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload. Model
Maximumroof load
Mer cede s-AMG
CL S53 4MA TIC+ 16
5lb (75 kg ) Maximum
designspeeds The
follo wing values onlyappl yto vehicles with
th eAMG Driver's Packag e.
Ma xim um desi gnspee ds Mer
cedes -AMG CLS53
4MA TIC
1s tge ar 30mph(4 9km/h)
2nd gear 50mph(81 km/h)
3r dge ar 72mph(116 km/h)
4t hge ar 102mp h(1 60 km/h)
5t hge ar 134mp h(216 km/h)
6t hge ar 162mp h(2 50 km/h)
7t hge ar 162mp h(2 50 km/h) 34
Tech nica lda ta

Mer
cede s-AMG CLS53
4MA TIC
8t hge ar 162mp h(2 50 km/h)
9t hge ar 162mp h(2 50 km/h) Te
ch nica lda ta 35

Disp
laymes sages Dr
ivin gsy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Malfunct ionDrive atMax.
50 mph *T
heAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system +is malfunct ioning.Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe
af fect ed. #
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
AMG Suspension System
Funct ionLimited SeeOper-
ator's Manual *O
neormor emai nfunc tions oftheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system +is malfunct ioning.
The system isoutside theoper ating temp eratur era ng eor theon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag eis toolow.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
* NO
TEThe vehicle's suspension anddam ping behaviorisrestrict ed. The vehicle body maytilt hea vilyto the
side during corner ing. #
Drive on car efully . #
Reduce speed consider ablybef oreta king abe nd. #
Avoid sudden steer ing movements. #
Drive on car eful ly. #
Reduce speed consider ablybef oreta king abe nd. 36
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Avoid sudden steer ing movements. Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Dr
iving systems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p
(y ello w) *T
he yello wAMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem +wa rning lam pis lit.
Ther eis amalfun ction intheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system +. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 37

Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB
¤ *
The yello wES P®
OFF warning lam psarelit while theengine isrunning .
ESP ®
is de acti vated.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beinoper ative. &
WA RNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
ESP ®
do es notact tostabiliz eth eve hicle. Theavailabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy stems isalso limited. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Dea ctivateESP ®
only foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page12 ).
00BB
Æ *
ESP ®
SP OR Tis act ivat ed while theengine isrunning .
Whe nESP ®
SPOR Tis acti vated, ES P®
will stabiliz eth eve hicle onlyto alimit edextent. &
WA RNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectl y
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. 38
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps