2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class Owner's Manual

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingst eer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esit tin gas faraw ay from thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing
point sint ocon sider ation .
R Youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R Your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R Youha ve agood overvie wof thetra ffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitssn ug lyag ains tyo ur body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthepelvic area Seats
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Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjustth eseats when theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseat
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
The driver's seat maymo veune xpectedl y
while drivin g.
This could caus eyo uto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldacciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. 88
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Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpos ition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
Yo uco uld slip beneathth eseat beltand
injur eyo urself . #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orecom‐
menc ingyour jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour sho ulder . 1
Seatcus hion inclinatio n
2 Seatheig ht
3 Seatbac kres tinc linatio n
4 Seatfo re -and -aftpos ition
5 Seatcus hion lengt h #
Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r4 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. #
Toadjus tth eseat cushionlengt h:liftle ve r
5 and slide thefront sect ionoftheseat
cushion forw ards orbac kwards. 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer Sea
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#
Toadjus tth e4-w aylum bar support:usin g
but tons 1 to4 ,adjus tth econ tour ofthe
bac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y 1
Headre stra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat height 4
Seat cushio nlengt h
5 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
6 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page10 0). Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints
mec hanica lly &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the st
eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y. 90
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Ad
jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpos ition so
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1 inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row and push thehead restra int
do wn. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullth ehead restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 2
and push thehead restra int bac kwards.
Ad jus tingthe fron tse at lux uryhe ad
re stra ints mechanica lly #
Toadjus tth eside bolsters of thehead
re stra int :pull orpush right orleft-han dside
bols ter2. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullth ehead restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebac kwards: press release knob 1
and push thehead restra int bac kwards. #
Ensur eth at thehead restra int iseng aged
cor rectl y. Sea
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Ad
jus tingthe head restra ints ofthere ar
seats mechanic ally #
Toraise: pullthehead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1 inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row and push thehead restra int
do wn. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort
Ad jus tingthe backres tco ntou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Sele ctthese ttings Z forth edesir edseat. #
Adjus tth eair cushions .
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushion forth edesir edseat.
Se tting theseat heatingbala nce #
Sele ctSeat HeatingBalan ce. #
Adjus tth eheat distribution forth edesir ed
seat. Se
tting automat icseat adjustm ent &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting auser profile ma ytrigg eran
adju stment ofthedr iver's seat totheposi‐
tion save dunder theuser profile. Youor
ot her vehicle occupants couldbeinjur edin
th epr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody
par tsarein theseat's rang eof mo ve‐
ment.
If th er eis arisk ofsomeone becoming trap‐
ped, stop theadjus tmentpr ocess immedi‐
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning mess ageon the
media display.
or 92
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#
b)Press amemor yposition buttonora
seat adjus tmentswitc hon thedr iver's
door .
The adjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. Re
quirement s:
R Adaptin gth edr iver's seat position tothe
body size:automatic seatadjus tmenthas
been switchedon.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Autom aticSeat Adjustmen t
Switc hingautomat icseat adjustm ent on/of f
When theactiv euser profile isch ang edwhile
th eve hicle isstatio nary,thedr iver's seat, out‐
side mirrorand seat contourwillau tomatical ly
be adap tedto thedr iver . #
Select OnorOff.
% This setting isavailable onlyforindivi dual
user profile s. Fo rth egues tpr ofile, auto‐
matic seatadjus tmentcann otbe switc hed on
oroff.Fu rther information aboutuser
pr ofiles .
Ad jus tingthe driver' sse at pos ition tobody
size
The vehicle willcalculat easuit able driver's seat
position onthebasis ofthedr iver's body size
and setth is dir ect ly. #
Tosetth eunit ofmea surement :selec tcm
or ft/in. #
Setth esize using thescale. #
Select Start Position ing.
The driver's seat position willbeadjus tedto
th ebody sizethat has been set.
% Ifth edr iver's seat position calculatedbythe
ve hicle isno tpr actical orcomf ortable, itcan
be chang edman uallyat anytim evia thebut‐
to ns.
The outsid emir rors areno tse tvia this func ‐
tion .Ins tead, they have tobe setmanually
via theswitc hes.
% Youcan also configur eth ese settings viathe
Mer cedes meportalfo ryo ur user profile. By
syn chronizi ngthepr ofiles intheve hicle and th
eMer cedes meconnect profiles, youcan
car ryove rth ese settings foryo ur vehicle.
Fu rther information aboutsynchronizing user
pr ofiles .
Se tting theeasy entryand exitfeatur e #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
% Ifyo uuse anind ivid ual user profile and have
se tyo ur body size,this inf ormatio nis car ried
ove rfo rth eeasy entryand exitfeatur e.This
caus esthedr iver's seat toaut omat ically
mo veintoth ecor rect pos ition . Ov
ervie wof massag epr og rams R
Hot Relaxing BackCo mbi nati onofheat and
ma ssa ge.It star ts by massa gingthebac k.In
addi tion, warm pressur epoint sbecome
no ticeable, star tin gin thepel vic area.
R Hot Relaxing Shoulder Combination ofheat
and massag e.Itstar ts by massa gingthe
shoulde rs.In addition, warm pressur epoint s
become noticeable, star tin gin thepel vic
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R
Activa tingMassa geActivati ng ma ssa gewith
upw ard-m oving massag ewav es.
R Classic Massage Relaxin gbac kmassag e.
R Wave Massage Regener ating ma ssa gevia
massa gewav esacr oss thebac kand inthe
seat cushion.
R Mobili zingMassage MobilizingMassag ewit h
upw ard-mo vingmassag ewav es.Can pro‐
mo teslo wer,deeper respir ation. Thiscan
im prove thesuppl yof oxygen tocel lsand the
br ain.
R Active Worko ut,Back restandActive Work-
out, Cushion Theseprog rams requ ire yo ur
co operation .Alt ernat ing between tensi ng
and releasing helpstoimprove blood flow to
yo ur musc les.Press agains ta pr ess urepoin t
as soo nas youfe el it. Selecting
thema ssag epr og ram forthe fron t
se ats Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Massage #
Startth epr ogr am forth edesir edseat 0065. #
Tosetth ema ssag eint ensit y:switc hHigh
Inten sityonoroff. Re
setting seat settings Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort #
Select 00D1forth edesir edseat. #
Conf irm thepr om pt. Switc
hingtheseat heatingon/of f &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat‐
edl yswitc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edly switc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backres t
padding tobecome very hot. In
par ticular ,th ehealt hof per sons withlimi‐
te dte mp eratur esensit ivityoralimit edability
to react tohigh temp eratur esma ybe affec‐
te dor they ma yev en suf ferbur n-lik einjur ies. #
Donotre peat edlyswitc hon theseat
heating. To
protect agains tove rheating, theseat heating
ma ybe temp orarily deactiv ated afte rit is
swi tched onrepeat edly.
* NO
TEDama getotheseats caused by
object sor document swhen theseat
heating isswitc hedon When
theseat heating isswitc hedon,over‐
heati ngmayoccur duetoobject sor docu‐
ment splaced ontheseats, e.g.seat cush‐
ions orchild seats .This could cause damag e
to theseat surface. #
Makesur eth at no obj ect sor doc u‐
men tsareon theseats when theseat
heating isswitc hedon. 94
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