2022 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE Owners Manual

neck or, in the case of a fully electric
tr ailer hitch, retract the ball neck. *
NOTE The oper
ating permit may be invali-
dated due to the illegal installation of
trailer hitches The installation !

Mercedes-Benz recommends removing all detach-
able par ts from bicycles (e.g. baskets, child seats,
rechargeable batteries) before loading them onto
the bicycle rack. This will improve the aerody-
namic resistance and centre of gravity of the bicy-
cle rack.
Always secure the bicycles to prevent them from
moving around and check them at regular inter-
vals to ensure that they are secure.
Do not use tarpaulins or other covers. The driving
characteristics and rear view may be impaired. In
addition, aerodynamic resistance and the load on
the trailer hitch will increase. Load distribution on the bicycle rack
1 Vertical distance between centre of gravity
and ball head
2 Horizontal distance between centre of gravity
and ball head
3 The centre of gravity is on the vehicle's centre
axis.
Observe the following information when loading
t
he bicycle rack: Loading the bicycle rack 3 bicycles 4 bicycles
Total weight
of bicy
cle
rack and load Up to 75 kg Up to 100 kg
Max. distance
1 420 mm 420 mm
Max. distance
2 300 mm 400 mm When transporting four bicycles or a total weight
be

tween 75 kg and 100 kg, always use bicycle
racks with additional support on both trailer hitch
guide pins. Vehicle towing instructions
The v
ehicle is not suitable for the use of tow bar
systems that are used for Oat towing or dinghy
towing, for example. Attaching and using tow bar
systems can result in damage to the vehicle.
When you are towing a vehicle with tow bar sys-
tems, safe driving characteristics cannot be guar- Driving and parking
247

anteed for the towing vehicle or the towed vehicle.
The v ehicle-trailer combination may swerve from
side to side.
Observe the following information:
= Permitted towing methods (  page 332)
= The notes on towing the vehicle with both
axles on the ground (  page 332)248
Driving and parking

Notes on the instrument display and on-board
com puter &
WARNING Risk of accident if t
he instru-
ment display fails
If the instrument display has failed or is mal-
functioning, function r
estrictions in systems
relevant to safety cannot be detected.
The operating safety of your vehicle may be
impaired. 
Drive on carefully. 
Have the vehicle checked immediately at
a q

ualiNed specialist workshop. &
WARNING Risk of dis
traction from infor-
mation systems and communications
equipment
If you operate information systems and com-
munication de
vices integrated in the vehicle
when driving, you could be distracted from the
traPc situation. This could also cause you to
lose control of the vehicle. 
Only operate this equipment when the
tr

aPc situation permits. 
If you cannot be sure of this, stop the
v
ehicle whilst paying attention to road
and traPc conditions and operate the
equipment with the vehicle stationary. *
NOTE Mer
cedes-AMG vehicles 
Observe the notes in the Supplement.
Y
ou could otherwise fail to recognise
dangers. You must observe the legal requirements for the
countr

y in which you are currently driving when
operating the on-board computer.
The on-board computer shows only display mes-
sages and warnings from speciNc systems on the
instrument display. You must therefore ensure
that your vehicle is always safe to operate.
If the operating safety of your vehicle is impaired,
park the vehicle immediately and in accordance
with the traPc conditions. Contact a qualiNed
specialist workshop. Instrument display and on-board computer
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Overview of instrument display
1
Speedometer
The segments on the speedometer indicate
t
he statuses of the following systems: cruise
control/limiter/Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
2 Index points
3 Outside temperature 4
Time
5 Area for additional values (example: rev coun-
t er): rev counter/navigation/ECO display/
consumption/G-meter/date
The fuel supply will be interrupted to protect
t
he engine when the red mark on the rev
counter (overrevving range) is reached.
6 Coolant temperature display During normal operation, the coolant temper-
atur
e display is permitted to rise to 120°C.
Vehicles with 48 V on-board electrical system:
PO
WER and CHARGE displays (electrical drive
support and recuperation power of the elec-
tric motor)
7 Selected drive program
8 Selected transmission position 250
Instrument display and on-board computer

9
Centre display area of the instrument display
(e xample: standard display for a trip): assis-
tance/telephone/navigation/trip/media/
radio/styles and displays/service/possible
settings for head-up display
A Fuel level and fuel Nller Oap location indicat
orOverview of buttons on the steering wheel
Depending on t
he equipment, the layout and the
design of the control elements on the steering
wheel may diMer. 1
Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
A

ctive Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(  page 192)
2 ( Bac
k button, on-board computer
3 Touch Control, on-board computer
To navigate: swipe
To conNr
m: press v
4

The on-board computer is operated using the
les-
hand T
ouch Control and the les-hand back/home
button.
% To operate Touch Control in the most eMectiv
e
way, use the tip of your thumb if possible.
The following menus are available: = Assistance
= Telephone
= Navigation
= Trip
= Radio
= Media
= Service =
V
ehicles with an instrument display in the
widescreen cockpit: Design
% You can Nnd inf
ormation about the possible
settings and selections on the menus in the
Digital Owner's Manual.
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
on t
he instrument display. 
To call up the menu bar: pr
ess the les-hand
back button until the menu bar is displayed.
% Vehicles without Active Distance Assist
DIS

TRONIC: press the

Overview of displays on the instrument display
Displa ys on the instrument display:
W Active Parking Assist activated
( pag

e 233)