2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class Owner's Manual

Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis switc hedon. #
Press butt on1 repeat edly until thedesir ed
heating leve lis set.
Depe ndingon theheating leve l,up tothre e
indic ator lam pswill light up.Ifall indic ator
lam psareof f,th eseat heating isswitc hed
of f.
% The seat heating willautomaticall yswitc h
do wn from theth re eheating leve ls afte r8, 10
and 20min utes unt ilth eseat heating is
switc hedoff.
% Vehicles withth eWa rmthComf ortPa ckag e:
yo ucan heat thear mr ests inthedoor and
th ecent ercon sole. Youcan also setth e
panel heating inthemultimedia system
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tting thepa nel heat ing Multi
media system:
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Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Panel Heatin g
When theseat heating isswitc hedon,thear mr‐
es ts and thecent ercon sole canbeheat ed. #
Switc hth efunc tion forth edesir edseats on
or off. Switc
hingtheseat ventilat ionon/of f Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on. Seats
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Press butt on1 repeat edly until thedesir ed
blo werse tting hasbeen reac hed.
De pen dingon theblo werse tting, uptothre e
indic ator lam pswill light up.Ifall indic ator
lam psareof f,th eseat ventil ation issw itched
of f. Ste
ering wheel Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel mechanicall y &
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 ofentr apment forch il‐
dr en when adjustingth esteer ing wheel
Childr encould injureth emselv esifth ey
adjus tth esteer ing wheel. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Tounlo ck:pu sh release leve r1 down as
fa ras itwil lgo. 96
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Adjus the ight 2 and dist anc e3 tothe
st eer ing wheel. #
Toloc k:push release leve r1 upasfaras it
wil lgo. #
Chec kand makesur eth at thesteer ing col‐
umn isloc kedby mo ving thesteer ing wheel. Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically The
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedwhen the
po we rsupp lyis disco nnect ed. 1
Toadjus tth edis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Toadjus tth eheight #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
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tching thest eer ing wheel heateron oroff Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. #
Toswitc hon: turnth eleve rin thedir ect ion
of arrow 1.
Indicat orlam p3 lightsup. Seats
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Toswitc hof f:tur nth eleve rin thedir ect ion
of arrow 2.
Indicat orlam p3 goes out.
When youswit chtheignition off,th esteer ing
wheel heaterswitc hesoff. Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngtheeasy entryand exitfeatur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenpu lling
aw ay dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess for
th eeasy exitfeatur e
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa itunt ilth eadjus tmentpr oc‐
ess iscom pletebef orepulling away. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment oftheeasy entryand
ex itfeatur e
Yo uand other vehicle occupants –par ticu‐
lar lych ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Ensur eth at no onehas abody partin
th esw eep ofthesteer ing wheel ordriv‐
er's seat.
If th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
st eer ing wheel: #
Movetheadjus tmentle ve rof thesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped.
If th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press theseat adjus tmentswitc h.
The adjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Ve
hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youcan stop
th eadjus tmentpr ocess bypressing oneofthe
memor yfunction position switc hes. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
ch ildr enact ivat eth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e‑
Childr encoul dbec ome trapped ifth ey act i‐
va te theeasy entry‑and exitfeatur e,par ticu‐
lar lywhen unattende d. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. If
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis act ive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards and thedr iv‐
er's seat willmovebac kin thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youswit chtheignition offwit hth edr iver's
door open.
R Youopen thedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedoff. 98
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The steer ing wheel willthen mo veupw ards
on lyifit is no talr eady ashigh asitwill go.
The driver' sseat willthen mo vebac kwards
onl yif it is no talr eady inthere ar mos tposi‐
tio n.
The steer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat will
mo vebac kto thelas tdr ive position inthefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Youswit chthepo we rsupp lyor theignition
on when thedr iver's door isclosed
R Youclo sethedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedon.
The lastdr ive position willbesave dwhen:
R Youswit chtheignition off.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youcall
up theseat settings viathememor yfunc tion.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Yousa ve
th eseat settings viathememor yfunc tion.
Ve hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Press one of
th ememor yfunc tion memor yposition switches
to stop theadjus tmentpr ocess. Se
tting theeasy entryand exitfeatur e Mul
timedi asy stem:
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Set ting s5
Vehicle
5 Autom aticSeat Adjustmen t
5 Easy Entry/E xit #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Memor
yfunction Fu
nction ofthemem oryfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused whiledr iving
If yo uuse thememor yfunc tion onthedr iv‐
er's side while driving, youco uld lose contro l
of theve hicle asare sult oftheadjus tments
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whense t‐
ting theseat withth ememor yfunc tion
When thememor yfunc tion adjus tstheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupants –par ticu‐
lar lych ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
memor yfunction, makesur eth at no
on ehas anybody partsinthesw eep of
th eseat. #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, press a
pr ese tposition buttonorseat adjus t‐
ment switchimmediat ely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Seats
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When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunc tion when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
Seat adjus tmentsforup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
Yo ucan save settin gsforth efo llo wing systems:
R Seat, backres tand head restra int
R Steer ing wheel
R Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display Oper
ating themem oryfun ction St
oring #
Setth edesir edposition forall systems. #
Brief lypress theV memor ybutt onand
th en press prese tposition 0037,Tor
U within thre esecon ds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess orbrief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button0037, TorU.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip, 10
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tip
ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stor ag espaces and
mobile phonebrac kets cann otalw aysre tain
all obje ctsth ey cont ain.
The reisarisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around insuc h
sit uation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk . &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u cou
ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
NO
TEDama getothecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen
th ecup holder isclosed. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. Seat
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NO
TEDama getothehandle inthetrunk
fl oor If
th ehandle inthetrunk islef tpr otru ding,
th ehandle maybe damag ed. #
Beforeclosing thetrunk lid,detach the
handle andpress itdo wn closed again. *
NO
TEDama getothestow agecom part‐
men tunde rth eashtr aydue tointens e
heat The
stow agecom partment unde rth eashtra y
is no theat resis tant and couldbe damag edif
yo ure st alit cig arette on it. #
Mak esur eth at theashtr ayisfull y
eng aged. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er. In
additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. 10
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