2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class warning

Thank
youfo rpur chasin gaMer cedes- AMG
Bef oreyo ufirs tdr ive of f,re ad this Oper ator's
Manual carefull yand famili arize yourself with
yo ur vehicle. Foryo ur ow nsa fety and along er
op erati ng life span oftheve hicle, follo wthe
ins truct ions andwarning notic es inthis Opera ‐
to r's Manua l.Disr egarding them maylead to
damag eto theve hicle orinjur yto people.
Damag eto theve hicle resulting from thedisr e‐
ga rd oftheins truction sis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Ben zLimit edWarrant y.
The standar deq uipme ntand produc tdesc ript ion
of your vehicle mayva ry and depen dson thefo l‐
lo wing fact or s:
R Mod el
R Order
R National version
R Availabilit y
Mer cedes-AM Greser vesth eright tointroduce
ch ang esinthefo llo wing areas:
R Des ign
R Equipmen t R
Tech nica lfe atur es
The equipme ntinyour vehicle mayth er efor edif‐
fe rfr om that sho wninthedescr iption sand illus‐
tra tion s.
The follo wing docum entsar eint egralpar tsof
th eve hicle:
R Digit alOper ator's Manual
R Print ed Oper ator's Manual
R Maint enance Booklet
R Eq<0058004C00530050004800510057001000470048005300480051004700480051
0057> Supplements
Ke ep these documen tsintheve hicle atall
times. Ifyo usell theve hicle, alwayspass allof
th edocumen tson tothene wow ner .
Mer cedes-Be nzUS A,LLC
Mer cedes-Benz Canada,Inc.
A Daimle rCom pany
2575844203
2575844 203

Symbols
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agl ance ....................................................4
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........4 Gene
ralno tes... ............................................ 6
Oper ator's Manual ........................... ............... 6
Oper ating safety.............................................6
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop .........................7
Cor rect useof theve hicle ...............................7
Limit edWarrant y............................................ 8 Dr
iving andparking ...................................... 9
Dr iving ........................ .................... ................ 9
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ............ 10
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... ............ 11
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems ................1 2
Fu nctio nof theAMG steer ing-wheel but‐
to ns <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............17 Ins
trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ ......................... ...............19
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. .............. 19
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter................1 9
Callin gup displ ayson thePe rfor mance
menu ................................................ ............ 21
Fu nctio nof theHead-up Display... ................2 3 MBUX
multimedia system ......................... 25
AMG TRACKPACE ........................................ 25 Wh
eels andtires ........................................ 31
Chan gingawheel .........................................3 1
Co verof jac ksupp ortpoints ............... .......... 31 Te
ch nical data............................................ 32
Oper ating fluids .............................. .............. 32
Ve hicle data... ............................................... 33 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps................................................ 36
Displa ymessag es.........................................3 6
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps........................ 37 Inde
x........................................................... 40 2
Contents

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

#
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
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

No
teson theIns trum ent Displa yand on-
boar dcom puter
Ad dition alno tesre ga rding your Mer cedes-AM G
ve hicle:
R Vehicl eswith anIns trument Display
(s tandar d):ifyo uact ivat eman ualgearshif t‐
ing ,(/ page11 )th eupshif tbar will appear
on themultifunc tionorHead-up Display.In
addi tion, thetransmission position0063(man‐
ual) and thecur rent gear will appear onthe
tr ans missi on positio ndisp lay of themulti‐
func tion displa y.
R Addition alno te rega rding theindicat orand
wa rning lam ps:theve hicle isalso equipped
wit hth eES P®
00E5, ESP®
OFF 00BB and
ES P®
SPOR TÆ indicat orand warning
lam ps(/ page38).
Yo ucan selectthefo llo wing displa ycon tent in
ve hicles withaWi descr eenCockpit:
R Tach ome terwit hge ar displa y
R Dateand time
R Warm-up R
AMG TRAC KPA CE
R G-m eter
R Engine data
R SETUP
R Trip com puter
R Navig ation
R Medi a
R Telephon e
AMG TRACKPACE isdispl ayed on thelef t-hand
sect ionofthedispla y.The warm-up ,engi nedata,
SETUP andG-me termenus aredisp laye don the
ri ght- hand section ofthedispla y. Oper
ating theon-boa rdcom puter &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoperat einf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegrat edintheve hicle
when driving, youwill bedistract edfrom the tr
af fic situ ation. Thiscou ldalso cau seyouto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen tsforth ecount ry
in whic hyo uar ecur rently drivi ng when operat‐
ing theon- boar dcom puter.
% The on-boar dcom puterdispla yswill appear
on themultifunc tiondispla y. Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 19

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

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