2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS towing

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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

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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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TICvehicl es/vehicl eswith automatic
tr ansmiss ion #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thesame transpor tatio nve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in due to
inc orrect pos itioning #
Donotpos ition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. To
wing eyesto rage location The
towing eyeis locat edinthestow agespac e
unde rth etrunk floor . Ins
talling theto wing eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en.
% Mak esur eth at cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle dueto
inc orrect useof theto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion
* NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. 292
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R
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

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rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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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
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Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re fuel ing ............................................. 152
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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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
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PR E-S AFE ®
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Re versing measur es.............................. 49
PRE- SAFE®
Im pulse Side...........................5 0
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................36
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PRE -SAF E®
PL US (anticipat oryoc cu‐
pant protection plus)................................ 49
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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
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Re ading lamp
see Interior lighting Inde
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