2022 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS sensor

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When theMer cedes‑Benz emergency callsy s-
te m isactiv eand thealar mstay son formor e
th an 30 secon ds,amessag eis aut omati cally
sent totheCust omer Assist anceCenter
(/ page257).
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging ,th e
anti-theT alarmsystem isaut omati callydeac-
tiv ated tofacilit ateth ene xt engine star t.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the ATA he
ATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y.
or #
Press thestar t/s topbutt onwithth eSmar tKey
in thestow agecom partmen t(/ page136)
Deact iv Deact
ivatin gt atin
gthe alar he
alar musin gKEY LESS-GO m
usin gKEY LESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth eSmar t-
Ke yout side theve hicle. FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies. An
audib leand visualalar mistrigg ered ifan alter-
atio nto your vehicle' sang leof incl inat ionis
de tected while theto w- awa yalar misarmed.
The tow- awa yalar misaut omat icallyarmed aTer
appr oximat ely60 seconds:
R ATer locking theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
The tow- awa yalar misonl yar med when thefo l-
lo wing components areclosed:
R Door s
R Trunk lid
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omati callydeact ivat ed:
R ATer pressin gth eÜ or008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
R ATe rpr ess ing th estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page136)
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R When usingHA NDS- FREE ACCESS
Inf ormation oncollision detection onapar ked
ve hicle (/page161) . ArAr
min g/disar min
g/disar mingt min
gthe tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m Mu
ltimedi asy stem :
4 © 5
Setting s5
Quick Acces s #
Arm or disar mTow-a wayPro tecti on.
The tow- awa yalar misarmed again inthefo llo w-
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunl ockedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acces sis una vailable, select theVehi-
cle submenu intheSettings mainmenu to
ar m or disar mtheto w- awa yalar m. FF
un cti on oft un
cti on ofthe int he
inter er
ior mo ior
motionsen sor tio
nsen sor %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies.
When theint erior motion sensor isactiv ated, a
visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered ifmo vement
is de tected intheve hicle interior . 8282
Open
ingand closin g

The
interior motion sens orisac tivated aut oma ti-
ca lly aT er app roximat elyte nsec onds :
R ATerloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
The interior motion senso ris onl yactiv ated when
th efo llo wing components areclosed:
R Door s
R Trunk lid
The interior motion sensor isaut omatica lly deacti-
va ted:
R ATer pressing theÜ or008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
R ATe rpr ess ing th estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page136)
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R When usingHA NDS- FREE ACCESS
The follo wing situations canlead toafa lse alar m:
R When ther ear emo ving objects suchas mas-
co ts intheve hicle interior
R When aside windowisopen R
When asliding sunroofisopen ArAr
ming/deactiv ming/deactiv
atingt ating
the int he
inter er
ior mo ior
motion sensor tion
sensor Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick Access #
Activateor dea ctivateInt erior Motion Sensor.
The interior motion sens orisacti vatedag ain in
th efo llo wing cases :
R The vehicle isunl ockedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acces sis una vailable, select theVehi-
cle menu under Settings toactiv ateor deact i-
va te theint erior motion sensor . Opening
andclosing
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Multim
ediasystem:
4 © 5
Set tings 5
Light
5 Intelligent LightSystem #
Switc hth efunction onoro.. AA
dap dap
tiv tiv
eHighbeam Assist e
Highbeam Assist AA
dap dap
tiv tiv
eHighbeam Assis e
Highbeam Assistfunction t
function &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident despiteAd ap-
tiv eHig hbeam Assist
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assistdoes notre act to:
R Road user swit hout lights, e.g.pedes trians
R Road user swit hpoor lightin g,e.g .cy clis ts
R Road user swhose lightin gis obs truct ed,
e.g .by abar rier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveHig hbeam
Assis tma yfa ilto recogn izeother roadus ers
wit hth eir ownligh ting, orma yre cogn izethem
to olat e.
In these, orinsimilar situations, theaut omatic
high beam willnotbe deactiv ated orwill be activ
ated despit eth epr esence ofother road
user s. #
Alwaysobser vethero ad and tra1c con-
dit ion scar efull yand switc ho. thehigh
beam ingood time. Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assistcann ottake into
account road, weather ortra1c cond itions.
De tection maybe restr icte din thefo llo wing
cases :
R Inpoor visibility ,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assistis onl yan aid. Youar e
re sponsi bleforadjustin gth eve hicle' slig htin gto
th epr ev ailin glig ht, visibilityand tra1c cond itions. Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assistaut omati callyswitc hes
be tween thefo llo wing types oflight:
R Lowbeam
R High beam
At speeds great erthan 19 mph (30km/h) :
R Ifno other road user sar ede tected, thehigh
beam willswitc hon automaticall y. 116116
Light
andvisibility

The
high beamwil lsw itcho. automa tically in the
fo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below16 mph(2 5km /h)
R Ifot her road user sar ede tected
R Ifstre et lighting issu1cien t
% The system's optical sensor islocat edbehind
th ewindshield neartheov erhead control
panel.
Switc Switc
hingA hing
Adap dap
tiv tiv
eHighbeam Assis e
Highbeam Assist t
on/ o. on/
o.
Switc Switc
hingon hing
on #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 position. #
Switc hon thehigh beam usingthecombina-
tion switc h.
If Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assistis activ ated,
th e00CE indicat orlam pwill light upon the
cent raldispla ysection oftheinst rument dis-
pla y.
Swi tc Swi
tching hi
ng
o. o.
#
Switcho. thehigh beam usingthecombina-
tion switc h. AA
dap dap
tiv tiv
eHighbeam Assis e
Highbeam AssistPlus t
Plus AA
dap dap
tiv tiv
eHighbeam Assis e
Highbeam AssistPlusfunction (Canada) t
Plus function (Canada) &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident despiteAd ap-
tiv eHig hbeam AssistPlu s
Ad aptiveHig hbeam AssistPlu sdoes notre act
to :
R Road user swit hout lights, e.g.pedes trians
R Road user swit hpoor lightin g,e.g .cy clis ts
R Road user swhose lightin gis obs truct ed,
e.g .by abar rier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveHig hbeam
Assis tPlu sma yfa ilto recogn izeother road
user swith their ownligh ting, orma yre cogn ize
th em toolat e.
In these, orinsimilar situations, theaut omatic
high beam willnotbe deactiv ated orwill be
activ ated despit eth epr esence ofother road
user s. #
Alwaysobser vethero ad and tra1c con-
dit ion scar efull yand switc ho. thehigh
beam ingood time. Ad
aptiveHig hbeam AssistPlu scann ottake into
account road, weather ortra1c cond itions.
De tection maybe restr icte din thefo llo wing
cases :
R Inpoor visibility ,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
Ad aptiveHig hbeam AssistPlu sis onl yan aid. You
ar ere sponsi bleforadjustin gth eve hicle' slig htin g
to thepr ev ailin glig ht, visibilityand tra1c cond i-
tio ns. Lig
htand visibility
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This
alsoapp lies when theengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breaking-in
no tes:
R Incer tain driving anddriving safetysy stem s,
th esensor sadjust automaticall ywhile acer -
ta in dist ance isbeing driven aTer theve hicle
has been deliveredor aTer repair s.Fu llsy s-
te m e.ectiv enessisno tre ac hed untilth eend
of this teac h-in process.
R Brak epads, brak ediscs andtires that are
either newor have been replaced onlyac hie ve
op timum braking e.ect andgrip aTer several
hund redkilome ters of drivin g.Com pensat efo r
th ere duced braking e.ect byappl ying great er
fo rc eto thebr ak epedal. NNo o
t t
es on op es
on optimized acceler timized
acceleration ation
If
all necessar yre qu irements andactiv ation con-
ditions areful/lled ,th ebest possible acceleration
can beachie vedfrom ast andst ill.
Do notuse theop timized accelerationonpublic
ro ads. Individual wheels couldspinandyoucould lose
contr olof theve hicle. Thereis an incr eased
ri sk ofskiddin gand/ oracciden t.
Be sureto obser vethesaf etyno tesand informa-
tion onESP ®
(/ page165). Pul
lingawa Pulli
ngawa ywit y
wit hop h
op tim ized accel er tim
ized accel erati on ati
on &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofskidd ing and having an
accid entfr om wheel sspin ning
When youuse optimized acceleration,individ-
ual wheels couldspinandyoucould losecon-
tr ol of theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deact ivat ed, ther eis arisk ofskid-
din gand acciden t. #
Mak esur eth at no per sons orobs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinity ofyour vehicle. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle hasbeen brok en in(/ page137 ).
R The vehicle andtires arein good condition.
R Youar eon ahigh-g rip roadw ay.
R The engine andtrans missionar eat nor mal
ope rating temp eratur e. *
N NO O
TE TE
Incr eased weardue tooptimize d
acceler ation When
pulling away wit hop timi zed acceler a-
tion ,all com pone ntsof thedr ivet ra in aresub-
ject edtoave ry high load.
This canlead toincr eased component wear. #
Donotalw ayspull awaywit hop tim ized
accel erati on. #
Eng ageth e005B drive position (/page150). #
Movethesteer ing wheel tothestr aight-ahead
position. #
Select thespor tiest availabl edr ive pr og ram
B orC(/ page147). #
Deactiv ateESP ®
(/ page166) . #
Depr essand hold thebr ak epedal /rml ywit h
yo ur leT foot . #
With your right foot ,fu lly depr esstheacceler -
at or pedal. 138138
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ta
ke intoaccount road, weather ortra1c cond i-
tio ns. InfInf
or or
matio non v matio
non vehicle sensor ehicle
sensors and camer s
and camer as as
Som
edr ivi ng and drivi ng safetysy stem sus eca m-
er as aswellas radar orultr asonic sensorsto
monit orthear ea infront of,behind ornext to the
ve hicle. 1
Multifunct ioncamer a
2 Camer asintheoutside mirrors
3 Front radar
4 Front camer a
5 Corner radar s
6 Ultrasonic sensors
7 Rear vie wcamer a &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue torestr ic-
te dde tection perform ance ofvehicle sen-
sor sand camer as
If th ear ea around vehicle senso rsor camer as
is co vered, damag edordirty,cer tain driving
and safetysy stem sca nno tfun ction co rrectl y.
Ther eis arisk ofan acciden t. #
Keep thear ea around vehicle senso rsor
camer asclear ofanyobst ruction sand
clean. #
Have damag eto thebum per,ra diat or
gr ille orstone chipping inthear ea ofthe
fr ont and rear wind owsre pair edata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Pa
rticular ly,ke ep thear eas around thesensor s
and camer asfree ofdir t,ice orslush
(/ page277). Thesensor sand camer asmust
no tbe coveredand thede tection rang es around
th em must bekept free. Donotat ta ch addit ional
licen seplat ebr ac ket,adv ertisem ents, stickers,
fo ils orfoils toprotect against stone chippings in
th ede tection rang eof thesensor sand camer as.
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno ove rhang ingloads
pr otru ding intoth ede tection rang e.
If th er eis damag eto abum perorthera diat or
gr ille, oraTer animpact, have thefunction ofthe
senso rscheckedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthear ea
of thecamer ason thefront and rear wind ows
re pair edataqua li/ed specialist workshop.
% The rear vie wcamer acan extend and retract
aut oma tically fo rth epur pose ofcalibr ation,
ev en though ther eis no camer aimag ein the
displa y. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof dr w
of drivin gsy st ivin
gsy stems anddr ems
anddrivin gsaf e ivin
gsaf ety ty
sy st sy
stems ems
R
ABS (A A
nti-lo ckB B
ra king S Sys
tem) (/ page164) Dr
ivin gand parking
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R
Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered.
R Inpar king garage sor on roads withsteep
uphil lor downhil lgr adien ts.
R Ifth er ear enar row vehicles infront ,suc has
bicy cles ormo torc yc les.
In addition, onslipper yro ads, braking oracceler -
atin gcan cause oneorseveralwheels tolose
tr action andtheve hicle could then skid.
Do notuse ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cin
th ese situations. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident from acceler a-
tion orbraking byActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cma yacc el-
er ateor brak ein thefo llo wing cases ,fo r
ex am ple:
R Ifth eve hicle pullsawa yusin gAc tiveDis-
ta nce AssistDIS TRON IC.
R Ifth estor ed speed iscalled upand iscon-
sider ablyfa ster or slowe rth an thecur -
re ntl ydr iven spe ed. R
IfAc tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cno
long erdetects ave hicle infront ordoes
no tre act toreleva nt obje cts. #
Alwayscar efull yobser vethetra1c con-
ditions andbeready tobrak eat all
times. #
Take intoaccount thetra1c situation
bef orecalling upthestor ed speed. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoinsu1-
cient deceler ationbyActiveDist ance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cbrak es your
ve hicle withupto50% ofthepossible deceler-
ation. Ifth is deceler ationisno tsu1cien t,
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Caler tsyou
wit havisu aland acous ticwarning. #
Adjust your speed andmaint ainasuit a-
ble distance from theve hicle infront . #
Brak eth eve hicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eactio n. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tif de tection
fun ction ofActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis im pair ed
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cdoes not
re act orhas alimi tedre actio n:
R when drivi ng on adi.er entlane orwhen
ch ang inglane s
R topedest rians, anim als,bicycles orsta-
tio nar yve hicles, orune xpect edobs tacles
R tocom plextra1c condi tions
R tooncoming vehicles andcrossin gtra1c
As are sult ,Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
ma yneit her givewa rnings norinterve ne in
suc hsitu atio ns. #
Alwaysobser vethetra1c conditions
car efull yand react accor dingly. OperOper
ating A ating
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
AssistDIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC ONIC
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ement s: ement
s:
R The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ESP ®
is activ ated and isno tint erve ning. 174174
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The trans missionis in pos ition005B.
R Allthedoor sar eclosed.
R Chec kof thera dar sensor system has been
successfull ycom pleted. J
Adoptsthestor ed/de tected speed
± Deacti vatesAc tiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI C
1 Increases/de creas esthespeed K
Increases/decr easesthespeci/ed distance
H Activates/de activatesAc tiveDist ance
Assi stDIS TRONI C #
T T
o oper o
oper at at
eA e
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist t
DIS DIS
TR TR
ONI C: ONI
C:press there specti vebutt onwith
onl yone /ngeror swipe onthecontr olpanel.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating/deactiv ating/deactiv
atingA ating
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assist ance
Assist
DIS DIS
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
#
Press H.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating A ating
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist DIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC ONIC
#
T T
o activ o
activ at at
ewit e
wit hout ast hout
astor or
ed speed: ed
speed: oncontr ol
panel 1press M ontheupper section or
N onthelowe rsection orJ. Remo ve
yo ur foot from theacceler ator pedal.
or #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
ewit e
wit hast h
astor or
ed speed: ed
speed: press J.
Re mo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal.
The current spe edisstor ed and maintaine dby
th eve hicle. Incr Incr
easin gor r easin
gor reduci ngt educi
ngthe speed he
speed #
Toincr ease thestor ed speed: swipeupwards
fr om thebo ttom ofcontr olpanel 1.
R The stor ed speed isincr eased by1mp h
(1 km/h ). #
Todecr ease thestor ed speed: swipedown-
wa rdsfrom theto pof contr olpanel 1.
R The stor ed speed isdecr eased by1mp h
(1 km/h ).
or #
Brie0y press M ontheupper section or
N onthelowe rsection ofcontr olpanel
1.
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
5 mp h(1 0km /h).
or #
Acceler ateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed. #
Press M ontheupper section ofcontr ol
panel 1.
A A
dop dop
ting t ting
the limit speed sho he
limit speed shownint wn
inthe ins he
inst r tr
ument ument
clust clust
er er
#
ActivateAc tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C. Dr
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