2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class light

Dr
ivin g Fu
nction ofEmo tion Start #
Startth eve hicle withth est ar t/ stop butt on
and simult aneousl ypull one ofthesteer ing
wheel gearshif tpaddles 1or2.
R The idlespee dis inc reased brief lywhen
st ar tin gth eengine.
R The exhaus tga sflaps areopen ed(spo rty
ch aract eristic )(/ page9).
Fo llowtheins truction sfo rst ar tin gth eve hicle in
th eve hicle operating instructions. AMG
Perfor ma nce exhaus tsy stem Fu
nction oftheAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem
Chang ingtheposition oftheex haus tga sflaps
allo wsyouto select thesound charact eristic sof
th eAMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem:
R Bala nced: closed exhaus tga sflaps fora
comf ortable sound charact eristic
R Powe rful: open exhaus tga sflaps fora
spor tysound charact eristic Oper
ating theAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem #
Press butt on1.
The spor tycharact eristic (po werful) issele c‐
te dwhen indicat orlam p2 lights up. Dr
iving andparking 9

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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
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R
When braking.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 47 mp h(7 5 km/h).
ESP ®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle byinterve ning in
th efo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is activ ated eve rytim eth eengine isstar‐
te dre ga rdless ofwhe ther ESP®
wa sin ESP ®
SPOR Tor deactiv ated bef oreth eengine was
switc hedoff.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptth edr iving style to suit thepr ev ailin g
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
unde ran ycir cum ‐
st anc es.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar y. Cha
racter istics ofESP ®
SPOR T &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectly
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anacci‐
dent. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir‐
cums tances descr ibed below. When
ESP®
SPOR Tis activ ated, the00BB and
Æ warning lam pslight upcon tinuousl yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Sel ect ESP ®
SPOR Twh en theve hicle's own
ove rste er ing and under steer ing charact eristic s
ar edesir ed,e.g.on cor don edoffro ads.
Dr ivin gwit hES P®
SPO RTorwit hESP ®
deactiv a‐
te dre qu ires an extreme lyqu alif ied and exper i‐
enc eddriver .
If ES P®
SPOR Tis activ ated and one ormor e
wheels star tto spin, the00E5 ESP®
wa rning
lam pon theins trument clusterflashes .ES P® th
en onlyst abiliz estheve hicle toalimit ed
deg ree.
ES P®
SPOR Talso hasthefo llo wing charact eris‐
tic s:
R ESP®
on lyimpr oves driving stabilit yto alimi‐
te ddeg ree.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive.
R The engin e'storq ue ison lyrestrict ed toa
limit eddeg reeand thedr ive wheels canspin.
The spinn ingofthewheels results inacut‐
ting action forbe tter traction onloose surfa‐
ces.
R ESP ®
continu estoprov ide assis tance when
th ebr ak es arefirm lyapplied .
R Cross wind Assis tis no longeractiv e.
Char acteristics whenESP ®
is deactiv ated &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. Dr
ivin gand parking 13

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ESP ®
sho uld only bedeacti vatedin the
fo llo wing situat ions. When
ESP®
is deact ivat ed, the00BB and¤
wa rning lam pslight upcon tinuousl yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Dea ctivating ESP ®
ha sth efo llo wing effects:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
R Crosswin dAss istis no long eract ive.
% Even when ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill
assis tedby ESP ®
wh en braki ng hard.
It ma ybe bes tto act ivat eES P®
SPO RTordeacti‐
va te ESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction. %
ActivateESP ®
as soo nas thesituation s
descr ibedaboveno long er apply .ESP ®
wi ll
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eve hicle
if th eve hicle star ts to skid orawheel star ts
to spin.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl yeve nwh en ESP ®
is acti vated, ES P®
is no t
av ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rvean yinf ormation whichis displa yedin
th eins trument cluster:
R Indicat orand warning lam ps
R Disp lay mess ages
ET S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
.
ET S/4 ETScan improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) #
Toactiv ateESP ®
SPORT :br ief lypress but‐
to n1.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psappear in
th eins trument cluster. 14
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Selec
tingtheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system+ setting #
COMF ORTsusp ension setting: press but‐
to n1 repeat edly until indicat orlam ps2
and 3goout.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem COMFORT
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
comf ortable. #
SPOR Tsuspension setting: press butt on
1 repeat edlyuntil indicat orlam p3 lights
up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORTmes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The suspension isadap tedto be firm er. #
SPOR T+suspension setting: press butt on
1 repeat edlyuntil indicat orlam ps2 and
3 light up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORT+mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The vehicle islowe redto low leve land the
suspension issetto very firm .
Se tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
Dr iving charact eristic sma ybe impair ed.
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit ed
to thedr iving style and thero ad sur face
condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: when youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards. 16
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Fu
nction oftheHead -upDispla y
The Head- upDis playpr oje ctsth efo llo wing infor‐
matio nint oth edr iver's field ofvision abovethe
coc kpit, forex am ple:
R The vehicle speed
R Information from thena vig ation system
R Information from thedr iving systems and
dr iving safetysy stems
R Some warning mess ages
Depe ndingon theve hicle's equipment, differe nt
cont entcan besho wnintheth re ear eas ofthe
Hea d-up Display. Mer
cede s-AMG displa ycon tent 1
Protect ion from reac hin gth eov errevving
ra ng e
2 Detected instructi ons and traf fic sig ns
3 Current speed
4 Currentl ysel ect edgear;ge arshif top tio ns for
manua lshif ting
5 Current engine speed
Depen dingontheve hicle's equipment, youcan
sele ctfur ther AMG displa ysinaddition tothe
st andar ddispla yson theDisplay Contentmenu. In
vehicles withAMG TRACKPACE, youcan dis‐
pla yaddit ionalco nten t:
R Spee dand gear displa y
R Lap and sectortimes
R Accel erati on and braki ng
R Trac klayo ut graphics
% The conten tth at can bedispla yedwill vary
dependin gon these ttings.
When youre cei veacall, the0061 Incoming Call
messag ewill appear ontheHead-up Display.
In aud iomode, thest atio nnam eor trac kwill be
sho wntemp orarily when theaudio sourceis
being activelyoper ated.
Sy stem limit s
The visib ilityofthedispla yswill beaffect ed by
th efo llo wing condition s:
R Seat position
R Imag eposit ionsetting
R Ambient lightcondition s
R Wetro ad
R Objectson thedispla yco ver Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 23

Edit
ingtrac ks and recor dings #
Select õ Tracks. #
Select thedesir edtrac k. #
Select options u forth edesir edtrack. #
Select Rename orDele te.
or #
Select atrac k. #
High light thedesir edrecor ding. #
Sele ctZ options . #
Sele ctExport to…orDele te. Se
tting Drag Race Mult
imed iasystem:
4 TRACK PACE5
Drag Race
Measur ingacceler ation #
Select ZDragOption s. #
Select Acceleration. #
Seta st ar tin gspee dor selec tAut omat ic.
Measur ementbegin sas soon asthespeci‐
fi ed star tin gspee dhas been reac hed. #
Seta ta rget speed.
Measur ementstops assoon asthespecif ied
ta rget speed hasbeen reac hed. #
Pull away and star tth emeasur ement.
Measur ementbegins whentheve hicle accel‐
er ates.
Measur ementcanbestopped earlyby stopping
th eve hicle.
Quar ter-mil era ce #
Select Z Drag Opt ions. #
Select Quar terMile. #
Seta ta rget dis tance.
Mea surement stops assoon asthespecif ied
ta rget dis tance hasbe en reac hed. #
Pull away and star tth emeasur ement.
Measur ementbegins whentheve hicle accel‐
er ates. Timing runs unti lth eta rget dis tance
or ama ximu mof one mileha sbe en trave led.
Measur ementcan bestopped earlyby stopping
th eve hicle. Measur
ingbraking #
Z DragOptions #
Select Braking. #
Seta st ar tin gspee dor selec tAut omat ic. #
Pull away and star tth emeasur ement. #
Brak eto ast ands till.
Measur ementis inc rement al,insteps of
5 mp h(1 0 km/h) toast ands till.If th ebr ak‐
ing procedur eis star tede.g. ataspeed of
58 mph(1 57 km/h) ,mea surement star ts as
soon as55 mph(1 50 km/h) hasbeen
re ac hed.
St oring and calling upmea surement values
If measur ementis com pletedor canc eled, a
pr om ptappear sask ing whe ther themeasur e‐
ment should besave d. #
Conf irm thepr om ptwit h00FA tosave .
Callin gup save dmeas ureme nts #
Select ± History. #
Select Accele ration,Qua rter Mileor Braki ng. 28
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Se
tting acous ticfeedba ck #
Select Acou sticfeedba ck.
A sca lewith values from 0to 85 issho wn. #
Select ase tting.
Di spla ying statis tics #
Select Statistics .
St atis ticson thecur rent user profile ar edis‐
pl ay ed.
The follo wing datais displa yed:
R Driving time
R Trac kdr iven
R Trac ks recor ded
R Trac kRa ces recor ded
R Lap sre cor ded
R Drag Races recor ded
R Maximu mdes ign speed
Ac tiv atin gthe ambi entlight
If th is func tion isact ive, theve hicle interior islit
re dor green dependin gon Delta Time. #
Select Ambient light. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. 30
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