2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class fuel

Au
tomatic trans mis sion Ro
cking theve hicl efree Ro
cking theve hicle free ma yhelp tofree the
ve hicle ifit has become stuc kin slush orsnow .
To rock theve hicle free, movetheDIRE CT
SE LECT leve rupw ards and down wardspas tth e
pr essur epoint inorder toswitc hbe tween trans‐
mission positions 005Band 005E.
% The maximum designspeedwhenswitching
be tween 005Band 005Eis6mp h(9 km/h) . Man
ualgearshif ting #
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 1.
If ind icatorlam p2 islit, manua lge arshif t‐
ing isact ivat ed. The current gear isdispla yed
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel ge
arshif tpaddles ,selec tth eM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
* NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. #
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. Dr
iving and parking 11

#
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles .In this case, segme nts1
light upred. Glide
mode function Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption. Glide
mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis switc hedoff.All of
th eve hicle functionsremain active.
R The J symbo lapp earsin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisswitc hedon.
R Drive pr ogr am = isselect edwithth e
dr ive se tting "Moder ate" or"Reduced".
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight curves.
R The charge leve lof thebatt eryis suf ficie nt.
R Youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Dr
ivi ng and drivi ng safetysy stems Fu
nctions ofESP ® &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
th eElect ronic Stabilit yPr ogram (ESP®
):
R ESP®
ON
R ESP®
SPO RT
R ESP ®
OFF
Ch arac terist ics when ESP®
is activ ated
ES P®
mon itor sand improve sdr iving stabilit yand
tracti on,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on wetor slip pe ry road. 12
Driving and parking

#
Todeac tivateES P®
:pr ess and holdbu tton
1 unti lth e00BB and¤ warning lam ps
appear intheins trument cluster. #
Toactiv ateESP ®
:br ief lypress butt on1.
The 00BB, Æand¤ warning lam psgo
out.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic har esho wnintheins tru‐
ment cluster. AMG
adaptiv espo rtsuspension system + Fu
nction oftheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system +
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem +is
an air suspension system withva riable damping
fo rim prove ddr iving charact eristic s.The all-
ro und leve lcon trol system ensur esthebes tpos‐
sible suspension andconstant grou nd clea rance,
eve nwi th aladen vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omatic allyto
im prove driving safetyand toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanually
adjus tingtheve hicle leve l. The
dam ping issetindiv iduall yfo reac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R Driving style, e.g. spor ty
R Road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R The individual selectionof Spo rt,Spor t+ or
COMF ORT
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspens ionsystem +
includes thefo llo wing compone ntsand func ‐
tion s:
R Airsuspen sionwithva riable spring rate and
aut omat icleve lcon trol
R Speed -dependentlo we ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr eat erground clearance
R ADS PLUS (Adap tiveDam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
R Suspen sionsetting butt on Susp
ension setting and vehicl eleve lper
dr ive pr og ram
Dr ive pr ogr amso andA:
R The susp ens ion se tting iscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds of100mp h
(1 60 km/ h)or abo ve,th eve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below87 mph
(1 40 km/ h),theve hicle israised again.
Dr ive pr og ram C andB:
R The susp ension setting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etra veling athigher speeds.
% When theengine isstar tedag ain, theCOM‐
FO RT settin gis activ ated aut omatically . Dr
iving andparking 15

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

Dr
ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iving safetysy stem
ES P®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram) .......12
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m + ..... ..... ........................................... 15
Dyna micda ta
Di spla ying ...................................... ........ 10
DY NA MIC SELECT ......................................10
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ..........................10
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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E1 0 .............................................................. 32
Emo tion Start
St artin gth eve hicle ................................. 9
Engine oil
Capa city................................................ 33
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval .................3 3
Qua lity .......... .........................................33
Te mp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 1 ESP
®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... ...14
ESP ®
SPO RT<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Fu nctio n/no tes ...................................... 12
St atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 1
ESP ®
SPOR T
Fu nctio n/no tes ...................................... 12 F
Fu el
E1 0 ........................................................ 32
Fle xible fuelvehicles ............................. 32
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 32
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 32
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011> 32
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...............33 G
G-me ter(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 21
Gasoli ne..................................................... 32 Gear
displa y(on -boar dcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 21
Glide mode ................................................. 12 H
Head-up Display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011001100110011> 23 I
In stru men tdis pla y
AMG disp lays <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 19 L
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle ..................................................... 8 M
Maximum speeds...................................... 34
Menu (on-boar dcom puter)
AMG displa ys<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ov ervie w ................................................ 19
Pe rfor mance .................................... 19,21 Inde
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O
On-boar dcom puter................................... 19
AMG menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011>.....19
Oper ating ............... ................................ 19
Ov ervie wof menus ................................ 19
Pe rfor mance menu.......................... 19,21
Oper ating fluids
Fu el(gasoline) ....................................... 32
Oper ating safety
Inf ormation ....................................... ....... 6
Oper ating system
see On-bo ardcom puter
Oper ator' sMan ual
Ve hicle equipment ........................... ........ 6 P
Pe rfor ma nce (on-boa rdcom puter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................2 1
Po we rout put (on-b oard comp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................2 1 Q
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop .................... 7 R
Re ser ve
Fu el .......................................................3 3
Ro cking free ...............................................1 1
Ro ofload .................................................... 34 S
Select ingage ar
see Changing gears
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
SETUP (on-boar dcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 21
Shif tpadd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Specialis two rkshop .................................... 7
Spor tPlus suspension setting
see AMG adaptivespor tsuspension
sy stem +
Spor tsuspension setting
see AMG adaptivespor tsuspension
sy stem + Spor
tsexhaus t
see AMG Perfor mance adjustable
ex haus tsy stem
St art/S topbutt on
Emo tion Start.......................................... 9
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ................ 11
Sulfur content............................................ 32
Suspension AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m + ..... ................................................ 15
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 16
Se tting theve hicle leve l.........................1 6
Suspension leve l
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 16 T
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el .......................................................3 3
Re ser ve(fuel) ........................................ 33
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up.............................................. 29 42
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