2022 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS air condition

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When theengine isoTen leTidling forlong
per iods
R Oper ation inpar ticular lydust ycondition s
and/or ifair -recir culation modeisfreq uentl y
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions, have the
int erior air/lter,air /lter,engine oiland oil/lter,
fo rex am ple, chang edmor efreq uen tly. The tires
must becheckedmor efreq uentl yif th eve hicle is
oper ated und erincr eased loads. Further informa-
tion canbeobt aine dat aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop. Bat
t Bat
ter er
ydiscon nectionper y
discon nectionperiods iods
The
ASSYST PLUS service interva ldispla ycan cal-
culat eth eser vice duedateonl ywhen thebatt ery
is connect ed. #
Displa yand note down theser vice duedate
on theinst rument displa ybef oredisconne ct-
ing thebatt ery(/ page267). Engine
com Engine
compar par
tment tment
Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the hood he
hood &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetodriving
wit hth ehood unlocked
The hood mayope nand blockyour vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood is
loc ked. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjury
when openingand closin gth ehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position.
Ther eis arisk ofinjuryfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Donotopen orclose thehood ifth er eis
a per son inthehood's rang eof mo ve-
ment. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nswhen openin gth e
hood
If yo uopen thehood intheev ent ofan ove r-
heat edeng ineor/rein theengine compart-
ment, thefo llo wing situations mayoccur :
R Youma ycome intocont actwithho tga ses.
R Youma ycome intocont actwithot her
escapin gho toper ating0uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheev ent ofa/r ein theengine com-
par tment, keep thehood closed andcall
th e/r eser vice. &
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GRisk ofinjur ydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponen tsintheengine compartment may
continue torunor star tune xpectedl yev en
when thedr ive sy stem isswitc hedo..
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust open the
hood: 268268
Main
tenanc eand care

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Tire Pressure MonitorActive: thete ac h-in
pr ocess ofthesy stem isno tyet com plete.The
tir epr ess ures arealr eady being monitored. #
Com pareth etir epr essur ewit hth ere com-
mende dtir epr essur efo rth ecur rent ope rating
condi tion(/page304) .Ad ditionall y,obser ve
th eno teson cold tires (/ page302).
% The values displa yedin theon-boar dcom-
put erma yde viat efrom those ofthetir epr es-
sur ega ug eas they referto sea leve l.At high
ele vations, thetir epr essur eva lues indicat ed
by apr essur ega ug ear ehigher than those
sho wnbytheon-boar dcom puter.In this case,
do notre duce thetir epr essur e.
R R
est est
ar ar
ting t ting
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing syst ing
system em
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The recommen dedtirepr essur eis cor rectl y
se tfo rth ere specti veoper ating status onallof
th ewheels (/page302).
Re star tth etir epr essur emonit oring system inthe
fo llo wing situations:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed. R
The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wly installed.
On-boar dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Swipe down wardson Touc hContr olon the
leT-h andside ofthesteer ing wheel.
The Use Curre ntPressure sas New Refer-
ence Valuesmessag eis sho wnintheInstr u-
ment Displa y. #
Torestar t,pr es sTo uc hContr olon theleT-
han dside ofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Press. Monitor Restarted messageis
sho wnintheInstr ument Display.
Cur rent wa rning messa gesar edele tedand
th eye llo w0077 warning lampgoes out.
ATer youha ve been driving fora few minut es,
th esy stem checks whe ther thecur rent tire
pr ess ures arewit hin thespeci/ed rang e. The
cur rent tirepr ess ures areth en accep tedas
re fere nce values andmonit ored.
Be sureto also payatt ent ion tothefo llo wing rela-
te dto pic:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page302) TT
ir ir
e pr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
nin gsy st nin
gsy stem em
FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
nin gsy st nin
gsy stem em
The tirepr essur eloss warning system warnsth e
dr iver by means ofdispla ymessag eswhen ther e
is ase vere tirepr ess ureloss .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunction
par ticula rly in thefo llo wing situations:
R Incor rect refere nce values weretaught in
R Sudden pressur eloss caused byafo re ign
object penetrating thetir e, forex am ple
R Aneven pressur eloss onmor eth an one tire
occur s
The system has are str icte dor dela yedfun ction
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Poor ground condition s,e.g. snowor grav el
R Driving withsno wch ains
R When adoptingave ry spor tydrivi ng style wit h
high corner ing speeds orsudden acceleration
R Driving withahigh load Wheels
andtires
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to
tread qualit y,tiretracti onand temp eratur e
ch aract eristics. Thequalit ygr adin gassessmen tis
made bythemanuf acturerfollo wing speci/ cations
fr om theU. S. government. Thequalit ygr ade ofa
tir eis im print ed on theside wallof thetir e.
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ecommended tir ecommended
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
there commen ded
tir epr essur eis thetir epr essur especi/ed forth e
tir es mount edtotheve hicle atthefa ct or y.
The tireand informa tion table cont ains there com-
mende dtir epr essur esforcold tires, themaxi-
mum permissible loadandthemaximum permissi-
ble vehicle speed.
The tirepr essur eta ble cont ains there commen -
ded tirepr essur esforcold tires under various
oper ating condition s,i.e. loading and/or speedof
th eve hicle.
Incr Incr
eased v eased
vehicle w ehicle
weig htdue t eig
htdue to op o
op tion aleq tion
aleq uip- uip-
men t: men
t:thecombined weight ofall standar dand
op tional equipment availabl efo rth eve hicle,
re ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actuall yinst alled onthe
ve hicle ornot.
Rim : Rim
:th epar tof thewheel onwhic hth etir eis
inst alled. G G
A A
WR (Gr WR
(Gross Axle W oss
Axle Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGA WR is
th emaximum permissible axleload. Theactual
load onanaxle must neverex ceed thegr oss axle
we ight rating. Thegross axle weight rating canbe
fo und ontheve hicle identi/cation plateon the
B‑pi llaron thedr iver's side.
Speed r Speed
rating: ating:
thespeed rating ispar tof thetir e
ident i/cation.Itspeci/es thespeed rang efo r
whic hatir eis appr oved.
G G
VW (Gr VW
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight): eight):
thegr oss vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight oftheve hicle includ-
ing fuel, tools, thespar ewheel, accessories inst al-
led, occupants, luggageand thetrailer draw bar
nose weight, ifapplica ble.Thegross vehicle weight
must notex ceed thegr oss vehicle weight rating
GV WR asspeci/ed ontheve hicle identi/cation
plat eon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's side.
G G
VWR (Gr VWR
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGV WR is
th emaximum permitt edgross weight ofthefull y
laden vehicle (weig htoftheve hicle includin gall
accessor ies,occupan ts,fuel, luggage and the
tr aile rdr aw bar nose weight ifapplica ble).The
gr oss vehicle weight rating isspec i/edon the
ve hicle identi/cation plateon theB‑pillar onthe
dr iver's side. Maximum
w Maximum
weight oft eight
ofthe laden v he
laden vehicle: ehicle:
themaxi-
mum weight isthesum ofthecurb weight ofthe
ve hicle, thewe ight oftheaccess ories, themaxi-
mum loadandthewe ight ofoptional equipment
inst alled atthefa ct or y.
Kilo pascal (kP Kilo
pascal (kPa) : a)
:me tric unit fortir epr essur e.
6.9 kPacor respond sto 1psi. Another unit fortir e
pr essur eis bar .100 kilopasc al(kP a)equals 1bar .
Load inde Load
index: x:
in addition totheload-bear inginde x,
th eload indexma yalso beimprint ed on theside
wa llof thetir e. This speci/es theload-bear ing
capac ityofthetir emor epr ecisel y.
Curb w Curb
weight: eight:
thewe ight ofave hicle withstandar d
eq uipme ntincl udin gth emaximum capacityof
fuel, oiland coolant. Italso includes theair condi-
tioning system and optional equipment ifth ese
ar einst alled ontheve hicle, butdoes notincl ude
passen gers or lugg age.
Maximum tir Maximum
tireload: e
load: themaximum tireload isthe
maximum permissible weight inkilog rams orlbs
fo rwhic hatir eis appr oved.
Maximum per Maximum
permissible tir missible
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
maximum
per missible tirepr essur efo rone tire. Wheels
andtires
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Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting, installing
and replacing tires:
R Further mor e,theuse ofcer tain tiretypes in
cer tain regions andareas ofoper ationca nbe
high lybene/cia l.
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOExt ended tires)
and thesame make.
R Onlyinst allwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leTandright) .
It is onl yper mis sibleto inst alladi.er ent
wheel sizeintheev ent ofa0at tirein order to
dr ive to thespecialist workshop.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emoni t e
moni tor or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Allinstalled wheels mustbeequipped
wit hfunctionin gsensor sfo rth etir epr essur e
monit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use win-
te rtir es orall-season tires mar ked004D M+S
fo rall wheels.
Wi nter tires prov ide thebest possible grip in
wintr yroad conditions. R
ForM+S tires, onlyuse tires withth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires inst alled.
If th etir e's maximum speedisbelo wthat of
th eve hicle, this must beindicat edbyan
appr opriatelabel inthedr iver's /eld ofvision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds forth e
/r st 60 miles (100km).
R Replace thetir es aTer sixyearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R When r When
replaci ngwit eplaci
ngwithtir h
tir es t es
that dono hat
donotf t
featu r eatu
re e
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
vehicles with
MOExt endedtires areno teq uipp edwitha
TIR EFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip theve hicle
wit haTIR EFIT kitaTer replacing withtir es that
do notfe atur eru n-0at charact eristics, e.g.
wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwheels andtires, cont act
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obser vethefo llo wing further rela-
te dsubjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page302) R
Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page308)
R Tire size desig nation,load- bearingcapacit y,
speed rating andload index(/ page316)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page304)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page330) NNo o
t t
es on rot es
on rotatin gt atin
gthe wheels he
wheels &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryth ro ugh di.er ent
wheel sizes
Ro tating thefront and rear wheels can
se verely im pair thedr iving charact eristics.
The wheel brak es orsuspen sioncomponen ts
ma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyif th e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen-
sions. The
wearpatt erns on thefront and rear wheels
di.er :
R Front wheels wearmor eon thetir eshoulder Wheels
andtires
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
Front PassengerAirbag Dis-
abl ed See Opera tor'sMan-
ual *T
hefront passen gerairbag andthefront passeng erknee airbag have been disabled even though anadult oraper son
of adult statur eis on thefront passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem
de tects maybe toolow. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ydue toadisabl edfront passen gerairbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theeve ntofan accid ent
and canno tper form itsintended protectiv efunction .
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, come intocont actwithth eve hicle' sint erior ,espe-
ciall yif th eper son issitting tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thestatus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped underthefront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth estatus ofaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page43). #
Ifnecessar y,consul ta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passen gerairbag andthefront passeng erknee airbag willbeenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tionin the
fo llo wing situations:
R Even when ach ild, asmall adultoran object weighing lessthan thesy stem weight thre shold islocat edon thefront
passeng erseat
R Even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. &
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GRisk ofinjur yor deat hwhen usingach ild restr aint system while th efront passeng erairbag isena-
bled
If yo usecur each ild inach ild restr aint system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag isena-
bled, thefront passeng erairbag candeplo yin theev ent ofan accident.
The child could bestruckby theairbag. #
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thestatus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect.
NEVER useare ar wa rdfacing child restr aint on ase at pro tected byan ACTIV EAIRBA Gin front ofit,DEA THor
SERIO USINJUR Yto theCHILD canoccur . #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped underthefront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth estatus ofaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page43). #
Ifnecessar y,consul ta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
PRE-S AFEInoperat iveSee
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
functions aremalfuncti oning. #
Consult aqu ali/ ed spec ial ist wo rkshop. 348348
Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps

DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
ÿ
Cool antToo HotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolan tis tooho t. #
Stop immediat elyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions andswitc ho. theve hicle. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nswhen openingthehood
If yo uopen thehood intheev ent ofan ove rheat edengine or/rein theengine compartment, thefo llo wing situa-
tions mayoccur :
R Youma ycome intocont actwithho tga ses.
R Youma ycome intocont actwithot her escapin gho toper ating0uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheev ent ofa/r ein theengine compartment, keep thehood closed andcallthe/r eser vice. #
Waituntil theengine hascooled down. #
Mak esur eth at theair suppl yto thera diat orisno tobstr ucted. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop. Indoin gso, ensu rethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
ÿ *T
her eis amalf unct ionintheengine cooling system. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop. Indoin gso, ensu rethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king. 360360
Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps

DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
Service RequiredDo Not
Shift GearsVisit Deale r *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.It is no longerpossible tochang eth etransmission position. #
Iftransmission position005Bisselect ed,consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop anddonotch ang eth etransmission
position. #
Forall other transmi ssionpositions,par kth eve hicle safely. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop orbreakdo wnservice .
Re vers ingNot Possible
Servi ceRequire d *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.It is no tpossibl eto select transmissi onposit ion005E. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop.
Tra nsmi ssion Malfunction
Stop *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.The transmi ssionshiTs toneutr al005C automa tically. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Eng agepar kposition 005D. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Stop VehicleLea veEngine
Ru nning WaitTra nsmi ssion
Co oling *T
hetransmi ssionisove rheating. Pullingawayma ybe temp orarily im pair edornotpossible. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. Donotcontinue driving. #
Leavetheengine running. #
Waituntil thedispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
Auxi liar yBatte ryMa lfunc-
tio n(whit edispl aymessag e)*V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
Theauxiliar ybatt eryfo rth etransmission isno long erbeing charge d. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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