2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class suspension

1
Steer ing wheel paddle shifters →
11
2 Instrument Display →
19
3 Start/ stop butt on →
9
4 ö AMGPerfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
9
5 00BB ESP®
→
12 6
ä AMGadaptivespo rtsuspension sys‐
te m + →
15
7 B Manual gearshif ting →
11
8 DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
10
9 AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
17 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5

#
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

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
Driving and parking

R
AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system +
(/ page15 )
R AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem
(/ page9)
R Manual gearshif ting(/ page11 )
R AMG Dynamics(/ page 10)
R ECO star t/ stop funct ion(see theve hicle
Oper ator's Manual)
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
switc hes2, youcan operat eth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla yswitc h2 remains
st or ed even afte ra ne wengine star t,but the
oper ating status ofthere spectiv efunction is
re se tto thebasic setting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr og rams
wit hcontr olknob 3.The drive pr ogr am sele c‐
te dappear sin displa yswitc h4. Press displa y
switc h4 togo directl yto thedr ive pr ogr am
= (/page10 ). 18
Driving and parking

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

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

A
AMG Men u(on -boardco mp uter) .................... 19
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......1 7
St eer ing-wheel buttons .......................... 17
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m +........... ........... ....................................16
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 16
Se tting theve hicle leve l.........................1 6
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 15
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ................ .......................................... 9
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .9
Oper ating ............ .................................... 9
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........1 7
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring .......... .................................. 29
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>28
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 25
Te leme try displa y............................ ...... 29
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................25
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop Au
thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ ..10
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h......................1 0
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 1
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 1
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............... 11 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................2 1 C
Cha nging awheel
In stallin gane wwheel ...........................3 1
Ra ising theve hicle ........................... ...... 31
Re mo ving awhee l..... ......................... .... 31
Cha nging gears ....... ................................... 11
Manually ................................................ 11
Clim atecontr ol
Fillin gcapac ityforPA Goil .............. .......3 3
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.............. .......3 3 Coc
kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4
Comf ortmod e
see AMGadap tivespor tsuspe nsion
sy stem +
Com puter
see On-boar dcom puter
Coolant (engine)
Capacity ................................................ 33 D
Dashboar d
see Cockpit
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Displa ymessag es
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h.......................................................3 6
AMG Suspensi on System Functio n
Lim ited See Operator's Manua l..... ........ 36
Dr ag Race
Se tting ...................................................2 8 40
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