2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class tow

#
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . #
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybe signif icantlyim pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hha ve the
cor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐
th er information tobe obser vedcan befound in
th efuse assignmen tdiagr am.
Fu se assignment diagram: onthefuse boxin
th etrunk (/page295).
* NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
R Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off.
R The igniti onissw itched off.
The electr icalfu ses arelocat ed invarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
dr iver's side (/page29 4)
R Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(/ page295)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page295) Br
eakdo wnassis tance 29
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Maximum permissible load3com prises the
gr os swe ight ofall vehicle occupants, load
and luggage.
R Recomme ndedtirepr ess ure 1forcold
tir es. The recomme ndedtirepr ess ures are
va lid forth emaximum permissible loadand
up tothemaximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please alsonote:
R Information onper missib lewe ight sand loads
on theve hicle identif ication plate
(/ page329).
R Information ontirepr essur ein thetir epr es‐
sur eta ble (/ page299).
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Determ inin gth emaximum permissible load
(/ page305)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page29 7). Ste
psforDe term ining Correct Load Limit The
follo wing steps have been developed as
re qu ired ofall manuf acturersunder Title 49, Co
de ofU.S. Feder alRe gulations, Part57 5, pur‐
sua nttothe"N ational Traf fic and MotorVe hicle
Saf etyAc tof 1966". #
(1):Locat eth est at emen t“T he combined
we ight ofocc upant sand cargoshould never
exc eed XXX kgorXXX lbs.”on your vehicle's
placar d. #
(2): Determ ine thecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersth at will beriding in
yo ur vehicle. #
(3): Subtr actthecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersfrom XXX kgor
XXX lbs. #
(4): The resulting figur eeq uals theav ailable
amoun tof car goand luggageload capac ity.
Fo rex am ple, ifth e"XXX" amount equals
1, 400 lbs.and ther ewill befive 150lb pas ‐
seng ersin your vehicle, theamount ofavaila‐
ble cargoand luggageload capac ityis
65 0lbs. (1,40 0-75 0(5 x15 0) =650 lbs.) #
(5):De term ine thecombin edweight oflug‐
ga ge and cargobein gloaded ontheve hicle.
That weight mayno tsaf elyexc eed theav aila‐ ble
cargoand luggageload capac itycalc ula‐
te din Step 4. #
(6): Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,
load from your trailer willbetrans ferred to
yo ur vehicle. Consult this manual todeter‐
mine howthis reduces theav ailable cargo
and luggageload capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow a
trailer .To wing atrailer isonl yper mittedifa
tra iler -hit chisins talled. Please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz dealer ifyo uha ve
an yqu estion sabout towing atrailer with
yo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve cal cul ated thetot alload care‐
full y,yo usho uld still mak esur eth at themaxi‐
mum permissible gross weight andthemaxi‐
mum gross axle weight rating ofyour vehicle are
no texc eeded. Details can befound ontheve hi‐
cle identif ication plate. Wheels
andtires 305

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To appl y: #
Swi tchth eignition off.
The electr icpar king brak ewill beapplied automaticall y.
If yo udo notwa nttheelectr icpar king brak eto be applied, e.g.atan aut omatic carwash orwhen theve hicle is
being towe d,lea vetheignition switchedon.This does notinclude having theve hicle towe dwit hth ere ar axle
ra ised.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tapplied automaticall y: #
Switc hth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Release andthen apply theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page15 9).
If it is still no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
To release: #
Ifth econ ditions forau tomatic release arefulf illed andtheelectr icpar king brak eis no tre leased automat ically,
re lease theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page15 9).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 359

All-wh
eeldrive
see 4MA TIC
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 19
Andr oidAuto
see Smar tphone integr ation
Animals Pets intheve hicle ................................. 63
Anti-loc kbr aking system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tpr otection
Imm obiliz er.................................... ........ 83
Anticip ator yoccupa ntprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
see Smar tphon eint egr ation
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem ASS
YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>263
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods .............2 64
Dis play ing theser vice duedate........... 263
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 263
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 263
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.......... .... 263
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) .................. 83
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor ................................. ...... 85
Ar ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay
alar m.............................................. .......8 5
Dea ctivating thealar m.......................... 84
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>83
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ..85
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .......... .......8 4
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 167, 169
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>167
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 169
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 67
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop Au
thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ...............115
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> .........141
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> .........141
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 44,46
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff.............. 44
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 6
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............125
Au tomatic seat adjus tment
Se tting ............ .......................................92 Inde
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Coolant
(engine)
Capacit y.......................................... .... 335
Chec kleve l.......................................... 268
No tes .................................................. 335
Cool ing
see Clima tecontr ol
Co pyrights
Licen se.................................................. 34
Tr ademar ks<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 34
Co rnering light .........................................1 17
Cr oss Traf fic Aler t.................................... 213
Cr osswind Assist
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 165
Cr uise contr ol.......................................... 169
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 170
Butt ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>......170
Callin gup aspee d...............................1 70
Deactiv ating........................................ 170
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>169
Re quiremen ts:.....................................1 70
Selecti ng....... ................................... ...170
Se tting aspe ed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 170
St or ing aspeed ................................... 170
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 69 Cus
tomer Assist ance Center (CAC ).........2 8
Cus tomer Relat ions Depar tment .............2 8 D
Dash board
see Cockpit
Data acquisition
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 29
Data protection rights
Dat ast or ag e .......................................... 32
Data storage
Dat apr otect ion rights ..................... ...... 32
Elect ronic contr oluni ts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 29
Onl ine service s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............32
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 29
Da ytime running lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ............................1 18
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 118
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA ).................... 84
Deale rship
see Qualified speci alist wo rkshop Dec
laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s................2 5
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions) ..272
Def initions (tiresand loading) ................3 13
Des tinat ion entry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 236
Ent ering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 236
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 5
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l.........................1 8
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............. ..................147
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 149
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 148
Eng aging park position ........................ 148
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 148
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 48
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 147
Disp lay(car e)...........................................2 74
Disp lay(MB UXmultim edi asy stem)
Hom escr een .......................................2 23 Inde
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Place
theKe yin theMar kedSpace
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 346
PRE-S AFEImpulse SideInoperativ e
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 344
PRE-S AFEInoperativ eSee Oper a‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 343
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired .............................................. 355
Ru nFla tIndi catorInop erati ve ............. 384
Ser vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 355
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.................. 356
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 380
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive ........... 380
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors .................................... 380
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................. 382 To
Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.................................. 354
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3sec‐
onds orpress 3times. .........................352
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual................ 366
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... ........ 366
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 355
Displa yon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door s).......... .......6 1
Loc king (emerg encykey) ................ .......7 0
Opening (from inside) ............................6 8
Po we rclosi ngfunction ..........................7 0
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) ............ .......7 0
Un loc kin g(fr om insid e).................. .......6 8 Door
controlpan el.....................................1 4
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 309
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 138
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 213
Dr ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting..............................................1 49
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................146
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem .............................. 161
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 163
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 182
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) .................. 163
Cameras .............................................. 161
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 165 Inde
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Fi
rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ....277
Flacon Inser ting/r emo ving........................ .....1 30
Flat tire ....... ..............................................277
Chan gingawheel ................................ 320
MOE xten ded tires ................................ 278
No tes ................................................... 277
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 79
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 112
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors...............1 61
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware .......... .................................. 34
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 328
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)...... 41
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat Fu
el ...........................................................3 33
Ad ditiv es........................................ .....3 33
E1 0 ....... ............................................... 332
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 333
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 332
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 332
Re fuel ing ............................................. 152
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 332
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............333
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 293
Bef orere placing afuse .................. ...... 293
Dashboar dfuse box............................ 295
Fu se assignment diagram...................2 93
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 294
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll................................................ ...... 295
Fu se boxin thetrunk ........................... 295
No tes .................................................. 293
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 158
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 57
Pr ogr amming buttons .......................... 155
Re sol ving problems ............................. 157
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 57
Gasoli ne...................................................3 32
Gear shiftre comm endation .................... 150
Genuin epar ts............................................ 20
Genuin ewo od (Car e)...............................2 74
Glide mode ............................................... 151 H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gch aract eristics (unus ual)....... 296
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ................................ 74
Hazar dwa rning light s.............................1 16
Hazar doussubstances
Inf ormation ............................................23 41
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Pa
yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 306
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 305
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 130
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 30
Se tting ................................................. 130
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe riod out ofuse
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode .................................................... 161
St andb ymode function .......................1 60
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................2 88
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................63
Plas tictrim (Car e).................................... 274
Po we rcl os ingfun ction
Doo r............ ..........................................70
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 133
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................2 70 Po
we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................4 9
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>49
PR E-S AFE ®
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......49
Re versing measur es.............................. 49
PRE- SAFE®
Im pulse Side...........................5 0
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................36
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>50
PRE -SAF E®
PL US (anticipat oryoc cu‐
pant protection plus)................................ 49
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>49
Re versing measur es.............................. 49
Pr eve ntativ eoccupant protection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
Pr ofile .......................................................2 28
Cr eati ngane wprofile ....... .................. 230
No tes .................................................. 228
Selecting profile options .................. ... 230 Pr
og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Pr otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes ..................................................... 20
Pr otection agains tcollision .................... 213
Pulling away
see Driving tips Q
QR code
Re scue card.......................................... 29
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop .................. 27 R
Ra dar and ultrasonic senso rs
Dam age ............ .................................... 161
Ra dio
Ov ervie wof thefunc tionsand sym‐
bols ..................................................... 257
Ra dio ope ratin gper mits <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .329
Re ading lamp
see Interior lighting Inde
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