2022 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS Owners Manual

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Push remo teoper ating switch1 until the
tr unk lidisfull yclos ed. #
Press clos ingbutt on1 onthetrunk lid.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withKEYLESS -GO h
KEYLESS -GO #
Press locking button2 onthetrunk lid.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsi detheve hicle,
th etrunk lidwill close andtheve hicle willbe
loc ked. #
With thetrunk lidcom pletely open, press and
hold the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .The Smar
tKey must beinthevicinity oftheve hi-
cle.
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hHA NDS- FREE A h
HA NDS- FREE ACCES S CCES
S #
With thetrunk lidcom pletely open, makea
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page72).
T T
r r
unk lidaut unk
lidaut omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function sing
function
The trunk lidiseq uipped withaut omatic blockage
de tection withare ve rsing function. Ifan obst acle
obstr uctsthetrunk liddur ing theaut omatic clos-
ing process, itwill automaticall yopen again. The
aut omatic reve rsing function isonl yan aid and is
no ta substitut efo ryo ur att entiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit ere ve rsing function
The reve rsing function willnotre act:
R tosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers
R towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e Opening
andclosing
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In
these situations inpar ticular ,th ere ve rsing
function cannotpr ev ent someone beingtrap-
ped. #
Ensur eth at no body partsarein the
closin gar ea. #
Ifsomeon eis trapped, useone ofthefo l-
lo wing options:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y.
R Press there mo teoper ating switchon
th edr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king button
on thetrunk lid.
R Press theto pof theMer cedes star
on thetrunk lid. HANDS-
FREEA HANDS-
FREEACCESS function CCESS
function Wi
th HAND S-FREE ACCESS youcan open, close
or interru pt trunk lidmo vement byper form ing a
kic king movement under there ar bum per.
The kicking movement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely.
Obser vetheno teswhen opening(/ page68)
and closin g(/ page69) thetrunk lid. %
Awa rning tone sou nds while thetrunk lidis
opening orclosing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HANDS-FR EEACCESS, you
could burnyo urself bytouc hing theex haus t
sy stem. #
Alwaysensu rethat youonl ymak eakic k-
ing movement within thede tection rang e
of thesensor s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle caused by
unint entionall yopening thetrunk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur eclean er #
Deacti vate thefunction oftheSmar tKey
in these situations.
or 7272
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andclosing

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Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. When
makingth ekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar estanding /rml yon thegr ound. You
could other wise loseyour balance, e.g.onice.
Obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehind theve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move-
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly .
R The kicking movement mustbetowa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralconsecutiv ekic king movements areno t
successful, waitte nsec onds .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensor sar edir ty,e.g. duetoroad salt or
sno w.
R The kicking movement ismade usingapr os-
th etic leg. The
trunk lidcould beopened orclosed uninten-
tionall y,in thefo llo wing situations:
R Aper son's arms orlegs aremo ving inthesen-
sor detection rang e, e.g. when polishing the
ve hicle orpic king upobj ects.
R Objects aremo vedor placed behind theve hi-
cle, e.g.th ehose ofafuel dispenser ,a ch arg-
ing cable, orlug gage
R Clam pingstraps, tarp sor other coverings are
pull edove rth ebum per.
R Apr otectiv emat withalengt hre ac hing over
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang eof
th esensor sis used.
R The protectiv emat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
Deactiv ateth efunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e62) ordo notcar rytheSmar tKey about
yo ur per son insuc hsituations. SwitcSwitc
hingsepar hing
separ at at
etr e
trunk loc unk
locking onor king
onoro. o.
If
yo ucentr allyunloc kth eve hicle while separate
loc king isactiv ated, thetrunk willremain locked. Opening
andclosing
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T T
o switc o
switc hon: h
on: slide theswitc hto position 0047. #
T T
o switc o
switc h h
o.: o.:
slide theswitc hto position 0048.
% Ifan accident hasbeen detected, thetrunk
will unloc kev en ifsepar ateloc king is
switc hedon. UUnloc nloc
king andopening t king
andopening the tr he
trunk fr unk
from inside with om
inside with
t t
he emer g he
emer gency r ency
release elease
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The 12Vve hicle batteryis conn ectedand
ch arge d. #
Press emer gency release button1 brie0y . Side
windo ws Sid
ewi ndo ws Openin
gand closing t Openin
gand closing the side windo ws he
side windows &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entwhen ope n-
ing asid ewind ow
When opening aside windo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or bec ome trapp ed
be tween theside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, makesur eth at nob ody is
to uc hing theside windo w. #
Ifsomeo neistrapped ,re lease thebut-
to nimm ediately or pull itin order to
close theside windo wag ain. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
closing aside windo w
When closing aside windo w,body partscould
be trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. 7474
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andclosing

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Ifsomeo neistrapped ,re lease thebut-
to nimm ediately or press thebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edwhen
ch ildr enoper ateth eside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper ate
th eside windo ws,particular lywhen unatten-
ded . #
Activateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth ere ar
passen gercom partment sidewindo ws. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The powe rsuppl yor theve hicle hasbeen
switc hedon. 1
Close s
2 Open s
The buttons on thedr iver's door take precedence. #
T T
o st o
star ar
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press the0062
butt onbeyond thepoint ofresis tance orpull
and release it. #
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press orpull
th e0062 buttonagain. When
theve hicle isswitc hedo.,youcan con-
tinue tooper ateth eside windo ws.
This functi onisavailabl efo rar ound four minut es
or until afront door isopened.
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe side windo ws he
side windows
If an obs tacle impedes aside windo wdur ing the
closin gpr ocess, theside windo wwill open again
aut omaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing function is
onl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur att en-
tiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit eth er ebeing reve rsing protection
on theside windo w
The reve rsing function doesnotre act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers.
R Dur ingrese tting .
The reve rsing function cannotpr ev ent some-
one from becoming trapped inthese situa-
tions. Opening
andclosing
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#
Duringtheclosing process, makesur e
th at no body partsarein theclosing
ar ea. #
Ifsomeone becomestrapped, press the
0062 buttontoopen theside windo w
ag ain. Con
v Con
venience opening (v enience
opening (ventilating t entilating
the v he
vehicle ehicle
bef bef
or or
est e
star ar
ting ajour ting
ajour ne ne
y) y)
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment whenopen-
ing aside windo w
When opening aside windo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or bec ome trapp ed
be tween theside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, makesur eth at nob ody is
to uc hing theside windo w. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theimmediat evicinity of
th eve hicle. #
Press and hold theÜ buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y.
The follo wing functions areper form ed:
R The vehicle isunl ocked.
R The side windo wsareopen ed.
R The slidingsunr oofisopen ed.
R The seat ventila tion ofthedr iver's seat is
switc hedon. #
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
tcon v t
con venience opening: enience
opening: release the
Ü button. #
T T
o continu econ v o
continu econ venience opening: enience
opening:pr ess and
hold theÜ buttonagain. Con
v Con
venience closing(closing t enience
closing(closing the v he
vehicle fr ehicle
from out- om
out-
side) side)
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment duetonot
pa ying attentio ndur ing con venienc eclo s-
ing
Whe nth econ venienc eclo sing featur eis oper -
atin g,par tsof thebody could become trapped in
theclosing area oftheside windo wand the
slidi ngsunr oof. #
When thecon venienc eclo sing featur eis
oper ating,moni torth eentir eclosing
pr ocess andmakesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theimmediat evicinity of
th eve hicle. #
Press and hold theß buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y.
The follo wing functions areper form ed:
R The vehicle isloc ked.
R The side windo wsareclosed .
R The slidingsunr oofisclosed . #
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
tcon v t
con veni ence closin g: eni
ence closin g:release the
ß button. #
T T
o continu econ v o
continu econ venience closing: enience
closing:press and
hold theß buttonagain.
% Con venienc eclo sing alsofuncti onswithKEY -
LESS-GO (/page65). 7676
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ning andclosing

RR
esol esol
ving pr ving
problems wit oblems
witht h
the side windo ws he
side windows &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edor
fa ta lly injur edifre ve rsing protection isno t
activ ated
If yo uclose aside windo wag ain immediat ely
aTer ithas been blocked, theside windo wwill
close withincr eased ormaximum forc e. The
re ve rsing function isthen notactiv eand body
par tsma ybecome trapped. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Tostop theclosing process, release the
butt onorpress thebutt onagain to
re open theside windo w. A
sid ewind o A
sid ewind ow ca nno w
ca nno tbe closed and y t
be closed and you canno t ou
canno t
see t see
the cause . he
cause . #
Che cktosee whether anyobjects arein the
wind owguide . #
Adjust theside windo ws.
A A
djus djus
ting t ting
the side windo w he
side windo ws sIf
aside windo wisobstr ucteddur ing closing and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immedi atelyaTer this, pull and hold thecor re-
spond ingbutt onagain untilth eside windo w
has closed andhold thebutt onforat least one
mor esecond (re-adjust ment).
The side windo wwill beclosed without the
aut omati cre ve rsing function.
If th eside windo wisobstr uctedagain and
re opens again immediat ely: #
Immedi atelyaTer this, pull and hold thecor re-
spond ingbutt onagain untilth eside windo w
has closed andhold thebutt onforat least one
mor esecond (follo w-up adjustment).
The side windo wwill beclosed without the
aut omati cre ve rsing function.
The side windo w The
side windo ws canno s
canno tbe opened orclosed t
be opened orclosed
using t using
the con v he
con venience opening f enience
opening featur eatur
e. e.
Po ssible causes:
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
(/ page61). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnecessar y
(/ page63). Sliding
sunr Sliding
sunroof oof
Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the sliding sunr he
sliding sunroof oof
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
th esliding sunroofisbeing opened and
closed
Body partsma ybecome trapped inthera ng e
of mo vement. #
Duringopenin gand closing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof
mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing automatic operation.
The opening orclosing process willbe
st opped. Opening
andclosing
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&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edifth e
slidi ngsunr oofisoper ated bychildr en
Childr enoper ating thesliding sunroofcould
get caught inthemo ving parts,par ticular lyif
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Malf unct iondue tosno wand ice Sn
ow and icemaycause thesliding sunroofto
malfun ction. #
Open thesliding sunroofonlyif it is free
of sno wand ice. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byprotru ding
objects Objects
that protru de from thesliding sunroof
ma ydamag eth eseals. #
Donotallo wan ything toprotru de from
th esliding sunroof. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thesliding sunroofwhen
a ro of lugg agera ck isinst alled When
aro of lugg agera ck isinst alled, raising
or opening thesliding sunroofmaybe restr ic-
te d. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan
be raised oropened whenaro of lugg age
ra ck isinst alled. #
Ifin doubt, donotra ise oropen theslid-
ing sunr oof. 1
Toraise
2 Toopen
3 Toclose/ lowe r #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan be
ra ised oropened whenaro of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. 7878
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andclosing