2022 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS tow

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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
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% 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
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Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y.
or #
Press thestar t/s topbutt onwithth eSmar tKey
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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 :
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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
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t t
es on t es
on the cor r he
cor rect dr ect
driv iv
er's seat position er's
seat position &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eve hicle: inpar ticu lar,
adju stthedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
eth efo llo wing when adjustin gth esteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esitting asfarawa yfrom thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing points
int oconsider ation:
R Youar esitting inan upr ight position
R Your thighs areslightl ysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tended andyoucan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppor tedat eye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restr aint
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms slightl ybent
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theinst rument
clust erclear ly
R Youha ve agood overview of thetra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat beltsitssnugl yag ainst your body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour shoulder
and across your hips inthepel vic area SeatsSeats
AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front seat manuall ont
seat manuall yand electr y
and electr ically icall
y &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seats areadju sted bychildr en
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey adju st
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended . 8484
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When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjust theseats whentheignition is
switc hedo.. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
adjusti ngtheseat
When youadjust aseat, youor other vehicle
occupan tscould become trapped, e.g.on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Air bags" and"Chil-
dr en intheve hicle" . &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tothe
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
The driver's seat maymo veune xpect edly
while driving. This
could cause youto lose contr olof the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orestar ting theve hicle. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped ifth e
seat heightisadju sted car elessl y
If yo uadjust theseat height carelessl y,yo uor
ot her vehicle occupan tscould betrapped and
th er eb yinjur ed.
Childr eninpar ticular couldaccident allypr ess
th eelectr icalseat adjustmen tbutt ons and
become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
hands orother body partsdo notget
under theleve rassemb lyof theseat
adjustmen tsy stem. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tohead
re str aints notbe ing inst alle d or being
ad just edincorrectl y
If head restr aints have notbee ninst alled or
ha ve notbee nadju sted cor rectl y,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofinjuryin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan accid ent orwh en
br ak ing. #
Alwaysdr ive wit hth ehead restr aints
inst alle d. #
Beforedr ivi ng o.,ma kesur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupan tth at thecent erofthe
head restr aint supp orts thebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restr aints ofthe
fr ont and rear seats. Other wise, youwill notbe
able toadju sttheheight andangle ofthehead
re str aints correctl y.
Ad just thehead restr aint fore -and -aTposition so
th at itis as close aspossibl eto thebac kof your
head. Seats
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W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor dea thdue to
an inco rrect seat position
The seat beltdoes noto.er theint ended leve l
of protection ifyo uha ve notmo vedth eseat
bac krest toan almos tve rtical position.
In par ticular ,yo ucould slipbeneat hth eseat-
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjust theseat proper lybef orebegin-
ning your jour ney. #
Alwaysensu rethat theseat backrest is
in an almost vertical position andthat
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour shoulder . &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
objects undertheco-dr iver seat
Objects trapped undertheco-dr iver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunction oftheaut omatic
co-dr iver airbag shuto.ordamag eth esy stem. #
Donotst or ean yobjects undertheco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco-dr iver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped
und ertheco-dr iver seat. 1
Seat cushion inclination
2 Seat height
3 Seat backrest inclination 4
Seat fore -and -aTposition
5 Seatcu shion len gth #
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o ad jus o
ad just t t
the seat he
seat f f
or or
e-an d-aT e-
an d-aT positio n: po
sitio n: liT
le ve r4 and slide theseat intoth edesir ed
position. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. #
T T
o adjus o
adjust t t
the seat cushion lengt he
seat cushion length: h:
liT leve r5
and slide thefront section oftheseat cushion
fo rw ards orbac kwards. 8686
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1
High er
2 SoTer
3 Lowe r
4 Firm er #
T T
o adjus o
adjust t t
the 4-w a he
4-w ay lumbar support y
lumbar support: :
Using
butt ons 1to4 ,adju stthecont ourofthe
bac krest indivi duallyto suit your bac k. AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front seat electr ont
seat electr ically icall
y 1
Head restr aint heigh t
2 Seatba ckrest inc lina tion
3 Seathe igh t
4 Seatcu shion lengt h
5 Seatcu shion inc lina tion
6 Seatfo re -and -aTposition #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
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res estr tr
aints aints
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djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front seat head r ont
seat head res estr tr
aints manuall y aints
manuall y &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eve hicle: inpar ticu lar,
adju stthedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Seats
andstow ing
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W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur ydue tohead
re str aints notbe ing inst alle d or being
ad just edincorrectl y
If head restr aints have notbee ninst alled or
ha ve notbee nadju sted cor rectl y,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofinjuryin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan accid ent orwh en
br ak ing. #
Alwaysdr ive wit hth ehead restr aints
inst alle d. #
Beforedr ivi ng o.,ma kesur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupan tth at thecent erofthe
head restr aint supp orts thebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restr aints ofthe
fr ont and rear seats. Other wise, youwill notbe
able toadju sttheheight andangle ofthehead
re str aints correctl y.
Ad just thehead restr aint fore -and -aTposition so
th at itis as close aspossibl eto thebac kof your
head. #
T T
o r o
raise: aise:
pullthehead restr aint up. #
T T
o low o
lower er
: :
pr es sre lease knob1inthedir ec-
tion ofthear ro w and push thehead restr aint
do wn . #
T T
o mo v o
mo ve f e
for w or
war ar
ds : ds
:pu llth ehead restr aint for-
wa rds. #
T T
o mo v o
mo ve bac e
bac kw kw
ar ar
ds: ds:
press release knob2
and push thehead restr aint backwa rds. A A
dju s dju
sting t tin
gthe head r he
head res es
tr tr
aint sof t aint
sof the r he
rear seats ear
seats
mec mec
hanical ly hanical
ly #
T T
o r o
raise: aise:
pullthehead restr aint up. #
T T
o low o
lower er
: :
pr es sre lease knob1inthedir ec-
tion ofthear ro w and push thehead restr aint
do wn . 8888
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Con/
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he seat se he
seat settings ttings
Multimedia
system:
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Comfort 5
Seat Comfort
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djus djust
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the bac he
bac kr kr
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cont t
cont ourint our
inthe lumbar he
lumbar
r r
egion oft egion
ofthe seat bac he
seat backr kr
es est
(lumbar) t
(lumbar) #
Select Lumbar. #
Select these tting sZ forth edesir edseat. #
Adjust theair cushions.
A A
djus djus
ting t ting
the bac he
bac kr kr
es est
side bolst t
side bolst ers er
s #
Select SideBolsters. #
Adjust theair cushion forth edesir edseat.
Se Se
tting t tting
the seat heating balance he
seat heating balance #
Select SeatHeating Balance. #
Adjust theheat distribution forth edesir ed
seat. SeSe
tting aut tting
automatic seatadjus omatic
seatadjustmen t tment
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped dur-
ing adjustmen tof thedr iver's seat aTer
calling upadr iver pro/le
Selecting auser pro/le maytrigg eran adjust-
ment ofthedr iver's seat totheposition saved
under theuser pro/le. Youor other vehicle
occupan tscould beinjured inthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition ofdriv-
er's seat isbeing adjustedusing themul-
timedia system, nopeople orbody parts
ar ein theseat's rang eof mo vement.
If th er eis arisk ofsomeon ebecomi ngtrap-
ped, stop theadjustmen tpr ocess immedi-
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning messa geon the
media display.
or #
b)Press amemor yposition buttonora
seat adjus tment switchon thedr iver's
door .
The adjustmen tpr ocess willbestopped. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Adaptin gth edr iver's seat position tobody
size: automatic seatadjus tment hasbeen
switc hedon.
Multimedi asy stem:
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Settings 5
Vehicl e
5 Automatic SeatAdjustment
Switc Switc
hingaut hing
automatic seatadjus omatic
seatadjus tment tment
on/o. on/
o.
When theactiv euser pro/le isch ang edwhile the
ve hicle isstation ary, thedr iver's seat, outside mir-
ro rs and seat contourwillautomati callybe adap-
te dto thedr iver . #
Select OnorOff.
% This setting isavailabl eonl yfo rindividual user
pr o/les. Forth eguest pro/le, automatic seat
adjustmen tcanno tbe switc hedonoro..
A A
djus djus
ting t ting
the dr he
driv iv
er's seat position t er's
seat position to body size o
body size
The vehicle willcalcul ateasuit able driver's seat
posit iononthebasis ofthedr iver's body sizeand
se tth is dir ectl y. #
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o se o
se tt t
the unit ofmeasur he
unit ofmeasur ement ement: :
select cmor
ft/in. Seats
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Setth esize using thescale. #
Select StartPositioning .
The driver's seat position willbeadjust edto
th ebody sizethat has been set.
% Ifth edr iver's seat position calculatedbythe
ve hicle isno tpr actical orcomf ortable, itcan
be chang edmanu allyat anytime viathebut-
to ns.
The exterior mir rors areno tse tvia this func-
tion. Instead, they have tobe setmanuall yvia
th eswitc hes.
% Youcan also con/gureth ese setting svia the
Mer cedesme portalfo ryo ur user pro/le. By
sync hronizing thepr o/les intheve hicle and
th eMer cedes meconnect pro/les, youcan
car ryover these setting sfo ryo ur vehicle. Fur-
th er information aboutsynchroniz inguser
pr o/les .
Se Se
tting t tting
the easy entr he
easy entryand e y
and exit f xit
featur e eatur
e #
Switc hth efunction onoro..
% Ifyo uuse anindividual userpro/le andhave
se tyo ur body size,this inf ormation iscar ried
ove rfo rth eeasy entryand exitfeatur e.This causes
thedr iver's seat toaut omati callymo ve
int oth ecor rect positi on. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof massag w
of massag epr e
pr og r og
rams ams
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Hot Relaxing Back Combin ationofheat and
massag e.Itstar ts by massaging thebac k.In
addit ion,wa rm pressur epoints become
no ticeable, star ting inthepel vic area.
R Hot Relaxing Should erCombination ofheat
and massa ge.It star ts by massaging the
shoulde rs.In add ition, warm pressur epoints
become noticeable, star ting inthepel vic area.
R Activating MassageActivating massagewit h
upw ard-mo vingmassagewa ves.
R Clas sic Massa geRelaxing backmass age.
R Wave Massag eRe gener ating massag evia
ma ssag ewa vesacr oss thebac kand inthe
seat cushion .
R Mob ilizi ng Ma ssa geMobi lizing massag ewit h
upw ard-mo vingmassag ewa ves. Can promo te
slo wer,deeper respir ation .This canimprove
th esuppl yof oxyge nto cells andthebr ain. R
Active Workout, BackrestandActive Work-
out, Cushion: These prog rams requ ire yo ur
cooper ation.Alternating between tensing and
re leasing helpstoimprove blood 0owto your
muscles .Pr ess against apr essur epoint as
soon asyoufe el it. Selecting
t Selecting
the massa g he
massa ge pr e
pr og r og
ram f am
for t or
the fr he
front seats ont
seats Multimedia
system:
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Comfort 5
Massa ge #
Startth epr og ram forth edesir edseat 0065. #
T T
o se o
se tt t
the massa g he
massa ge int e
int ensity ensity
: :
switc hHigh
Intensity onoro. . RR
ese ese
tting seatse tting
seatsetting s tting
s Multimedia
system:
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Comfort 5
Seat Comfort #
Select Îforth edesir edseat. #
Con/ rmthepr om pt. 9090
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