2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class Owner's Manual

St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront storage com partmen ts 1
Stor ag espace inthedoor s
2 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thear mr estwit h
USB portsand stor ag espace, e.g.foran
MP3 player
3 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cent er
con sole withaUSB port
4 Glovebox Thr
ough-load ingfeatur ein there ar ben ch
seat (EASY-PA CK Quic kfold) Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uma ytrap your‐
self orave hicle occupant. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryif
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged
Re ar ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
can fold forw ards.
R Asare sult, theve hicle occupant is
pr essed agains tth eseat belt. Theseat
belt cann otper form itsintended protec‐
tiv efunc tion andcould cause additional
injur ies. R
Objec tsor loads inthetrunk cann otbe
re stra ined bytheseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backres tar e
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th elef tseat backres tis no teng aged and
loc kedin place, this will besho wnonthemulti‐
func tion displa yon theins trument cluster.If th e
cent ersea tba ckrest isno teng aged and locked
in place, there dloc kve rificati onindi catorwill
be visible.
Alw aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en.
If yo uno longerre qu ire th efo lded-d ownsea t
ba ckrest as aloadin gar ea, fold thebac kres t
bac kint oplace.
Re quirement s:
R The area intowhic hth eseat backres tis fol‐
ded isclear . Seat
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The rear seat backres thead restra int sar e
full yinse rted.
Yo ucan fold thecent erand outerseat backres ts
fo rw ards separat ely. #
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifat
lea stone section ofthere ar seat backres tis
fo lded forw ards, thecor responding front seat will
moveforw ards sligh tly, ifnec essar y,to
av oid acollision. #
Ifnecessar y,fully inser tth ehead restra int s
in there ar seat backres t. #
Tofold thelef tand right seat backres ts
fo rw ards: pullre lease leve r1.
The corresponding seatbackres twill fold for‐
wa rds. Ensur
eth at thecent erseat backres thas been
unloc ked. #
Tofold thecent erseat backres tfo r‐
wa rds: pull release catch3 ofseat back‐
re st 2 forw ards. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tfo r‐
wa rds.
Fo lding backth ere ar seat backres t
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifat
lea stone section oftheseat backres tis fol‐
ded back,thecor responding front seat will 10
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aut
omat icallyre tur nto themos tre cent origi ‐
nal position. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres t1
bac kuntil iteng ages.
Lef tand right seat backres ts: ifth eseat
bac kres tis no teng aged and lockedin place,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yon theins trument cluster. Cent
erseat backres t:ifth eseat backres tis
no teng aged and lockedin place, redloc k
ve rificati onindi cator2 willbe visible.
Lo cking there lease catchof thecent errear
seat backres t
Re quirement s:
R The leftand centerseat backres ts are
eng aged and joined toge ther.
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backres tre lease
cat chifyo uwa nttosecur eth etrunk agains t
unaut horized access. Thecent erseat backres t
can then be folded forw ards onlytoge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. #
Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. #
Toloc kor unloc k:slide catch1 upor
do wn. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Tie-do wneyes (vehicles withth ro ugh- loadin g
fe atur ein there ar ben chseat) Using
thebag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agema ybe flung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. #
Pull bag hook 2down bytab1.
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At
tac hin gth epa rcel ne t &
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 . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. #
Vehicles withth ro ugh- loadin gfe atur ein the
re ar ben chseat :fo ld up thetie-do wneyes. #
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear
tie -do wn eyes. #
Vehicles without ath ro ugh- loadin gfe atur ein
th ere ar ben chseat :hook therings intoth e
par cel nethook s1. #
Place therings intoth ehook son thetrunk
fl oor . At
tac hin garo of lugg agera ck &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc eeding themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristic salt er.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing
and braking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverexc eed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion. Seats
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NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of lugg agera ck s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof lug‐
ga ge rack sth at have notbe en tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Use onlyro of lugg agera ck ste sted and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at thesliding sunroofcan be
full yra ised when thero of lugg agera ck
is ins talled. #
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at thetrunk lidcan befully
opened whenthero of lugg agera ck is
ins talled. #
Position theload onthero of lugg age
ra ck insuc hawa yth at theve hicle will
no tsus tain damag eev en when itis in
mo tion . *
NO
TEDama getotheco vers The
covers ma ybe dama gedand scratc hed
when being opened. #
Donotuse metallic orhar dobje cts. #
Carefull yfo ld covers 1 upw ards inthe
dir ect ion ofthear row . #
Secu rethero of lugg agera ck tothefa stening
point sbeneat hco vers 1 . #
Com plywit hth eins tallation instruct ions of
th ero of lugg agera ck manuf acturer. #
Secur eth eload onthero of lugg agera ck . Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
18 0W (15 A).
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has a12 Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partmen tin
th efront cent ercon sole. Inaddition, depending
on theve hicle equipment, theve hicle hasa12 V
soc ketin thestor ag ecom partmen tin there ar
passe nger com partment centerconsole. 10
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Ex
am ple: 12 Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partmen t
in thefront cent ercons ole #
Brief lypress thetrim element oftheco veron
th efront .
The coveropens inthedir ect ion ofthear ro w. #
Liftup cap 1ofthesoc ketand insertth e
plug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve connect edade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,leave theco verof thestor ag ecom part‐
ment open. Using
the11 5V soc ketin the rear passe nger
co mp artment &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue todam‐
ag ed con nectingcables orsoc kets
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kif th e
connecti ngcab leor the11 5V po we rsoc ket
is pulled outofthetrim orisdamag edor
we t. #
Use only conne ctingcablesth at aredr y
and free ofdamag e. #
When theignition isswitc hedoff,mak e
sur eth at the11 5V po we rsoc ketis dry. #
Immedia tely ha ve the11 5V po we r
soc ketch eckedor replaced ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialized workshop ifit is dam‐
ag ed orhas been pulledout ofthetrim. #
Neverplu gth econ nect ingcable intoa
11 5V po we rsoc ketth at isdamag edor
has been pulled outofthetrim. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue toinc or‐
re ct handli ngofthesoc ket
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kin par tic‐
ular :
R Ifyo ure ac hint oth esoc ket.
R Ifyo uins ertuns uitable devic es orobj ect s
int oth esoc ket. #
Donotre ac hint oth esoc ket. #
Only conne ctsuitab lede vic es tothe
soc ket. If
th e11 5V po we rsoc ketis no tgo ing tobe
used, keep theflap closed.
Re quirement s:
R Devices areeq uipped withasuit able plug
whic hcon form sto thest andar dsspec ific to
th ecount ryyouar ein.
R Ade vic eup toamax imum of150W (1.3 A)
is use d.
R Donotuse multiplesoc ketou tle ts. Sea
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Open flap 3. #
Inser tth eplug ofthede vice into11 5V
soc ket1.
Wh entheon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag e
is suf ficie nt, indi catorlamp 2light sup. USB
portin there ar passe nger comp artment %
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, the
design ofthestor ag ecom partmen tand the
num berof USB ports in there ar passe nger
com partment centerconsole mayva ry.
If th eignition isswitc hedonyoucan charge a
USB device, suchas amobile phone, attheUSB
por tusing asuit able chargin gcable .
The devic es can becharge dwit h5 V (up to3A)
and whenth eignition isswitc hedon. Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one and
connecti onwit hth eex terior ant enna No
teson wir elessl ych argin gth emobil e
ph one &
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 stow agespac esand mobi
lephon ere cep tacle scanno tal wa ys
re tain all obje ctswit hin.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sso that they can‐
no tbe throw nar ou nd insuch situa‐
tions. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
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/ cargocom part‐
ment . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 11
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