2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class airbag

Alw
ayssecur each ild restra int system cor‐
re ctl y &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect ins tallation ofthech ild
re stra int system
The child can then notbe protect edor
re stra ined asintended . #
Besureto com plywith themanuf actur‐
er's installation instruct ions forth e
ch ild restra int system and itscor rect
us e. #
Makesur eth at theent ire base ofthe
ch ild restra int system alwaysre stson
th esitt ing surface oftheseat. #
Neverpla ceobjects (e.g.cushi ons)
under orbehi ndthech ild restra int sys‐
te m. #
Use child restra int systems onlywit h
th eor iginal coverdesi gned forth em. #
Alw aysre place damag edcovers wit h
ge nui ne covers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
uns ecur edchild restra int systems inthe
ve hicle
If th ech ild restra int system isincor rectl y
ins talled ornotsecur ed,itcan com eloose.
The child restra int system could beflung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Alw aysins tallch ild restra int systems
cor rectl y,eve nwh en notin use. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . R
Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation andopera ting
ins truct ions aswellas theve hicle-specif ic
inf ormation:
- Installing theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system onthere ar seat
(/ page55).
- Sec uring thech ild restra int system with
th eseat beltonthere ar seat
(/ page58). -
Sec uring thech ild restra int system with
th eseat beltonthefront passeng erseat
(/ page60). Obser vethespecif ic
ins truction sfo rth ere ar wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems
(/ page60).
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour‐
ne y,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect forth ecur‐
re nt situa tion(/ page 46).
R Obse rveth ewa rning labels intheve hicle
int erior and onthech ild restra int system.
R Also secur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent .
Do notmodif yth ech ild restra int system &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations tothech ild restra int system
The child restra int system can nolong er
func tion proper ly.Thi spos esan incr eased
ri sk ofinjur y. #
Nevermodify ach ild restra int system. 52
Occupant safety

#
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. &
WARNIN GDang ertolife due toexpo‐
sur eto extreme heat or col din theve hi‐
cle
If people, particular lych ildr en, areex posed
to extreme temp eratur esove ran extende d
pe riod oftime, ther eis arisk ofser ious
injur yor dang ertolife. #
Neverlea veper sons, childr eninpar tic‐
ular ,unat tende din theve hicle. Ov
ervie wof suitable seatsintheve hicl efo r
ins talling ach ild restra int system Lef
t/right rear seat
Pr efer redsecur ingsystem:
® LATC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat anchor ¯
Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page57 ).
Al te rn ativ esec uring system:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Sec uring system:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
Be sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,
th at thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag
is cor rect forth ecur rent situa tion
(/ page 46).
R Obse rveth eno teson aut omatic front
passeng erairbag shutoff(/ page44 )
Cent errear seat
Secur ingsystem:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page57 ). Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe special seal
be ltre tract orofthe seat belt &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif a
seat beltisunf astened while th eve hicle
is in mo tion
If th eseat beltisreleased whiletheve hicle is
in mo tion, thech ild safetyloc kis deac tiva ted
and thech ild restra int system isno long er
cor rectly secu red. The seat beltisdraw nin
sl ig htly bytheiner tiareel and cann otbe
immediat elyclosed again. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor d‐
ance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Activateth especial sealbeltretract or
ag ain and correctl ysecu rethech ild
re stra int system. When
enabled, thespecial sealbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed. 54
Occupant safety

No
teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem while thefront passeng erairbag
is enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdisabled. ThePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat withan ENABL EDFRONT
AIRB AG;DE ATHor SERIOU SINJU RYtothe
CH ILD can occur . Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (/page60).
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalw aysbe disabl ed.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinuousl y
(/ page46) .
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag isena‐
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, always
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Obser
vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems on
th efront passeng erseat (/page60).
0073 Obser
vethech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andoper atingins truc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stem inwe ight categor yI: re mo vethe
head restra int from there spectiv eseat, if
possible .
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int sag ain
immed iatelyand adjus tth em correctl y.
0073 The
backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof thefront
passeng erseat.
0073 If
th ehead restra int ofthech ild seat cannot
be fullyex tende dwh en itis ins talled inthe 60
Occupant safety

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
andstow ing 87

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
Seatsand stow ing

Switc
hingonhigh beam #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058
position . #
Push thecombin ationswitchbe yond the
point ofresis tance inthedir ect ion ofarrow
1 .
When thehigh beam isactiv ated, the0058
indicat orlam pfo rlo w bea mwil lbe dea ctiva‐
te dand replaced bythe0057 indicat orlam p
fo rhigh beam.
Swi tching offhigh beam #
Movethecombin ationswitchbac kto its
st ar tin gposit ion.
High -beamflash er #
Pull thecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebr iefl y:push thecombin ation
switc hbr ief lyto thepoint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turnsignal lightwillflash
th re etimes. #
Toindicat eper manentl y:push thecombi‐
nation switchbe yond thepoint ofresis tance
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
Ve hicles withAc tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st:
R Atur nsigna lind icatoractiv ated bythe
dr iver ma ycon tinue tooper atefo rth e
dur ation ofthelane chang e.
R Ifth edr iver indicat eddirect lybef orehand
but alane chang ewa sno timmediat ely
possible ,th etur nsignal indicat orma y
activ ateaut omaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwa rning
light s #
Press butt on1.
The hazar dwa rning light swill switc hon aut o‐
matic allyif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed. 11
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Light andvisib ility

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eCall canbedeactiv ated byan aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Ben zdealer .Please note that in
th eeve ntow ner shipof theve hicle istrans‐
fe rred toano ther ow ner inits deacti vated
st at e, eCall willremain deactivated unles s
th ene wow ner visits an author ized
Mer cedes-B enzdealer shiptoreact ivat eth e
sy stem. Ov
ervie wof theMer cedes- Benzemergency
call system eCall
canhelp toreduce thetime between an
acciden tand thear riva lof emer gency service s
at thesit eof theacciden t.Ithelps locatean
acciden tsit ein places that aredif ficul tto
acc ess. However,eve nif ave hicle iseq uipped
wit heCal l,th is does notmean thesy stem isON.
As suc h,eCall doesnotre place dialing 911in the
eve ntofan acci dent.
An eme rgency callcan bemade automatical ly
( / pag e252) ormanuall y(/ page253 )Onl y
mak eemer gency callsifyo uor other sar ein
need ofrescue. Onl
ymak eemerg encycallsifyo uor other sar e
in need ofrescue. Donotmak ean emerg ency
call intheeve ntofabr ea kdo wnorasimil arsit‐
ua tio n.
Mes sageson the displa y
SOS NOT READY :th eignition isno ton oreCall
no tav ailable.
Dur ing anact ive emer gency call,0053 appe ars
in thedispla y.
Yo ucan find mor einf orma tionon there gional
av ailabilit yof eCall at:ht tp s:// www .merced es-
ben z-mobi le.com /extra /eca ll/
% Ifth er eis amalfunct ionintheMer cedes-
Benz emergency callsy stem (e.g. afa ult with
th espeak er,micr ophone, airbag,SOSbut‐
to n), acor responding messageappea rsin
th emultifunc tiondispla yof theins trument
clus ter. Tr
igg ering anaut omat icMer cedes‑B enz
emer gency call Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. R
The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d.
The Mercedes‑ Benzemer gency callsy stem trig‐
ge rs an emer gency callau tomatical lyin thefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Afteractiv ation ofthere stra int systems such
as airbags orEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device s
af te ran accide nt
R Afteran automatical lyinitia tedemer gency
st op byActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
The emer gency callha sbe en ma de:
R Avo ice con nection ismade tothe
Mer cedes‑Ben zemer gency callcent er.
R Ames sage withacc iden tdat ais transm itted
to theMer cedes‑ Benzemergency callcent er.
The Mercedes‑B enzeme rgency callcent er
can trans mit theve hicle position datato one
of theemer gency callcent ers.
The SOS button intheove rhead control panel
fl ashes untilth eemer gency callis finis hed .
It is no tpo ssi ble to immed iatelyend anaut o‐
matic emergency call. 25
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MBUX multimed iasystem

No
teson car eof theint erior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When theairbags are
deplo yed, plas ticpar tsma ybr eak away. #
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing noteson cleaning andcare: Seat
belts
R Clea nwit hluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter.
R Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yby heating them toove r17 6°F
(80°C )or exposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
R Switc hof fth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Clean thesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber
clo thand asuit able displa ycar epr oduc t
(TF T-LC D).
R Donotus ean yot her agents.
Plas tictrim
R Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: useaclea nerrecomme n‐
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als.
R Donotallo wcos metics,ins ect repellent or
sun cream tocome incont actwith theplas‐
tic trim.
Re alwo od and trim elemen ts
R Clean withamic rofiber cloth. R
Blackpiano-lac quer look: clean withadam p
clo thand soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoil ing: useaclea nerrecomme n‐
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse solvent-ba sedcleani ng agents,
po lishe sor wa xes.
Headliner R Clea nwit habr ush ordrysham poo.
Car pet
R Use acar petand textil ecle ani ng agent rec‐
omme ndedforMer cedes-Benz.
Ste ering wheel madeofgenuine leather or
DIN AMIC A
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bywrong clean ers #
Donotuse solvent-bas edclean ing
ag ent ssuc has tarre mo veror whee l
clea ner;neit her shou ldyouuse pol‐
ishe sor wa xes. Ot her wise youma y
damag eth efinis h. R
Clea nwi th adam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter
solution andthen wipe withadr yclo th. 27
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Maint enance andcare