2022 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS Owners Manual

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B-pillarwi th:
QR code foracces singthere scue card →
27
2 Safetyve sts →
281
3 ; mebutton →
249
0053 SOSbutton →
249
4 Tocheckand re/ll ope rating 0uids →
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5 Tow- star ting ortowing away →
293
6 Flat tire →
282
7 Startin gassis tance →
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002F Hazardwa rning light system →
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9 Fuel/ller 0apwith:
Inf ormation labelonfuel type →
153
Inf ormation labelontirepr essur e →
304
QR code foracces singthere scue card →
27
A Tow- star ting ortowing away →
293
B TIREFIT kit →
284
C Firs t-aid kit(soT side d) →
282
D Warning triangle →
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Environment al
damag edue tooper ating condition sand
per sonal drivin gst yle The
pollutant emission oftheve hicle is
dir ectl yre lat ed tothewa yyo uoper ateth e
ve hicle.
Oper ateyo ur vehicle inan environme ntall y
re sponsi blemann ertohelp protect theen vi-
ro nment. Pleaseobs erve thefo llo wing recom-
mendat ionsonoper atingcondi tionsand per-
sonal drivi ng style.
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conditions: #
Mak esur eth at thetir epr essur eis cor -
re ct. #
Donotcar ryanyunn ecessar ywe ight
(e.g. roof lugg agera ck sonce youno lon-
ge rneed them). #
Adher eto theser vice interva ls.
A regula rly ser viced vehicle willcont rib-
ut eto environment alprotection. #
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when star ting theengine. #
Donotwa rm uptheve hicle while sta-
tion ary. #
Drive car efull yand maint ainasuit able
dist ance from theve hicle infront . #
Avoid freq uent, sudden accelerationand
br aking. #
Chang ege ar ingood timeanduseeach
ge ar onl yup to00C3 ofits maximum
engin espeed. #
Switc ho. theve hicle instation arytraf-
fi c, e.g .by using theEC Ostar t/s top
func tion. #
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th eEC Odispla yfo ran economical driv-
ing style. EnEn
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issues andrecommendations ecommendations
It is recommen dedthat youre -use orrecy cle
mat erials instead ofjus tdisposi ngofthem.
The releva nt environme ntal guide linesandregula -
tions servetoprotect theen vironment andmust
be strictl yobser ved. Genuine
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qu alit yas newpar ts.The same entitlemen t
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Impai rment oftheoper ating e1-
ciency ofthere str aint system sfrom
inst alling acce ssorypar tsor from repair s
or we lding Airbags
andEmer gency Tensio ning Device s,
as wellas contr olunits andsensor sfo rth e
re str aint system s,ma ybe inst alle d in thefo l-
lo wing areas ofyour vehicle:
R Door s
R Door pillars
R Door sills
R Seats
R Coc kpit
R Instrumen tclus ter
R Cent erconsole
R Lateral roof frame #
Donotins tallacces sorypar tssuc has
audio systems inthese areas. #
Donotcar ryout repair sor we lding. #
Have accessor ypar tsretro/tt edata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Yo
ucould jeopar dizetheoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle ifyo uuse parts,tires and wheels aswell
as acces sories releva nt tosaf etywhic hha ve not
bee napp rove dby Mer cedes-Be nz.Safety-re leva nt
sy stems ,e.g. thebr ak esy stem, maymalfunction.
Onl yuse genuine Mercedes-Be nzpar tsor par tsof
eq ual qualit y.Onl yuse tires, wheels andacces-
sor ypar tsthat have been speci/call yappr oved
fo ryo ur vehicle model .
Genu ineMer cedes- Benzpar tsaresubj ectto
str ictqu alit yinsp ections. Eachpar thas been spe-
ciall yde veloped, manufacturedorselect edfor
Mer cedes-Be nzvehicles andadap tedto them.
Ther efor e, onl yge nuine Mercedes-Be nzpar ts
sh ould beuse d.
Mor eth an 300,0 00di.er entgenuine Mercedes-
Benz partsareav ailabl efo rMer cedes-Benz mod-
els.
All aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Centersmaint aina
suppl yof genuine Mercedes-Be nzpar tsforneces-
sar yser vice andrepair work.In add ition, strategi-
cal lylocat edpar tsdeliv erycent erspr ov ide for
qu ick and reliable partsser vice. Alw
aysspecif yth eve hicle identi/cation number
(VIN) (/page335) when order ing genuine
Mer cedes-Be nzpar ts. Ope
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This Operator's Manual andtheDigit alOper ator's
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els and thestandar dand special equipment for
yo ur vehicle:
R The model sand thestandar dand special
eq uipment availabl eat thetime ofthis Oper a-
to r's Manual goingtopress.
R The models andthestandar dand special
eq uipment onlyav ailabl ein cer tain countr ies.
R The models andthestandar dand special
eq uipment, whichwill onlybe availabl eat a
lat er dat e.
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all featur esdescr ibed.This isalso thecase for
sy stems releva nt tosaf ety. Theref ore, theeq uip-
ment onyour vehicle maydi.er from that inthe
descr iptions andillustrations. Gener
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The
origina lpurc hase agreement foryo ur vehicle
cont ains alis tof theeq uipment inyour vehicle at
th etime ofdeliv ery.
Sho uldyouha ve anyqu estion sconcer ningequip-
ment andoper ation, please consult anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center.
The Oper ator's Manual, Supplement, further sup-
plement arydocuments andMaint enance Booklet
ar eim por tant doc ume ntsand should bekept in
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th efo llo wing points:
R Service points orreplacement partsma yno t
be availabl eimmed iately.
R Unle aded fue lma yno tbe availabl efo rve hi-
cles withacat alytic converter .Leaded fuel
ma ycause damag eto thecat alytic converter .
R The fuel mayha ve an extremel ylo w oct ane
number .Unsuit ablefuelcancauseengine
dam age. Some
Mercede s-Benz modelsareav ailabl ein
Eur ope thro ugh ourEuropean DeliveryPr og ram.
Fo rmor einf ormation, pleaseconsult anaut hor -
ized Mercedes‑Benz service center,or write to
one ofthefo llo wing address:
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USA: A:
Mer cedes-Benz USA,LLC
Eur opean DeliveryDepar tment
One Mercedes -Benz Drive
Sandy Springs, GA30328
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1-800-387-0100 (Canada)
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Benz Roadside Assistance Prog ram broc hur e
(US A)orthe"R oadside Assistance" section inthe
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please sendusthe"No tice ofPur chase ofUsed
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pl ycall theMer cedes-Benz Customer Assist ance
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Mo di/cation ofelec tronic compone nts,their
soTw areor wir ing could impair their function
and/or thefunction ofother networke dcom-
ponent partsor saf ety-re leva nt systems .
This canenda nger theoper ating safetyof the
ve hicle. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing and elec-
tr onic component partsor their soT-
wa re. #
Youshould have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
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ho tpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When drivi ng on unpa vedro ads oro.-
ro ad, regula rly ch eckth eve hicle under-
side. #
Remo vetrapp edplants orother 0amma-
ble mat erial, inpar ticu lar. #
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special istwo rkshop immed iately. *
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Dam ageto theve hicle duetodriv-
ing toofast anddu eto impacts tothe
ve hicle underbod yor suspen sioncompo-
nen ts In
thefo llo wing situations, inpar ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle become sgr ounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofast ove ran
obst acle, e.g.acurb, speed bumpor pot-
hole
R Ahea vyobject strikes theunderbody or
suspension components
In situations suchas these, damag eto the
body ,underbody ,suspension component s,
wheels ortires ma yno tbe visible. Compo-
nent sdamag edinthis wa ycan unexpect edly
fa ilor ,in thecase ofan accident, mayno lon-
ge rabsorb there sult ing forc eas intended.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,0am-
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass ortwig s
can colle ctbetween theunderbody andthe underbody
paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwithho tpar ts
of theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr ivi ng safetyis im pair edwhil econ -
tin uin gyo ur jour ney,pull overand stop
th eve hicle immed iately, while paying
att ent ion toroad and tra1c cond itions,
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