2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class tow bar

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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
Seats andstow ing

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
Seats andstow ing

If
th era dar sensor sar eobs truct edbyvehicles
or other object s,de tection isno tpos sible.
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis acti veund erthefo llo wing
con dition s:
R Ifth eve hicle isbac king upatwa lkin gpace.
R Maneuv ering assis tance isacti vated
( / pag e21 4).
% Also observeth eins truction son Blind Spot
Assis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
( / pag e19 1).
Sy stem limit s
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis no tav ailable onincline s.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe mane uvering
ass ista nt
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Switc hManeuverin gAssist anceonoroff.
% The maneuv ering assis tant mu stbe activ e
fo rth efunc tion ofDrive Aw ayAssi st
( / pag e21 3) and Cross Traf fic Aler t
(/ page 213). Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page288) andthe
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 289). 21
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Driving and parking

Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. Ve
hicl eswith rear whe eldrive
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,max. 50km at50 km/h
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised Ye
s,ifth esteer ing wheel is
fi xe din thecent erposition
wit hast eer ing wheel lock 4MA
TICvehicl es
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,max. 50km at50 km/h
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No To
tow wit hara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page288). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llo wing pointswhen thebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The engin ecann otbe star ted R
The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ioncanno tbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D
% Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:If
th eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e29 1). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n.
* NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 28
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#
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If ano ther vehicle istow- star tedor towe d
aw ay,its weight mustno texc eed theper mis‐
sible gross mass ofyour ow nve hicle, other‐
wise thefo llo wing could occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nro llo ver. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed
th eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page329). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page292). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page69). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page85) . #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e18 6). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R The ener gysupp lyor theon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely beforeto wing theve hicle
aw ay. 290
Breakdo wnassis tance

*
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e289). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ionmaybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e28 7). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
When transpor tingvehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS, theve hicle/tr ailer
combination maybegin torock and star tto
skid. #
Load theve hicle correctl yont oth e
tr ans porter . #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel s
wit hsuit able tensi oni ng stra ps. #
Donotexc eed themaximum permissi‐
ble speed of35 mph(6 0km/h) when
tr anspo rting. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Aminimum distance of8in (20 cm)
up wa rdsand 4in (10 cm) down wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel saf te r
loading . Br
eakdo wnassis tance 29
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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
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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
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00110011001100110011>......170
Callin gup aspee d...............................1 70
Deactiv ating........................................ 170
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re quiremen ts:.....................................1 70
Selecti ng....... ................................... ...170
Se tting aspe ed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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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
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Onl ine service s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 29
Da ytime running lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ............................1 18
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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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
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Ent ering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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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
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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
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BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) .................. 163
Cameras .............................................. 161
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 165 Inde
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