2022 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS Owners Manual

door
;th eaut omatic transmission other wise
aut omati callyshiTs toposition 005D. #
Inst alltheto wing eye(/ page297). #
Fasten theto wing device .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect conn ec-
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconn ecttheto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deactiv ateth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page67). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function . #
Deactiv ateth eto w- awa yalar m(/ page82). #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page187). #
V V
ehic leswit ehic
leswithaut h
aut oma tictr oma
tictransm ission: ansm
ission: ShiT
th eaut omatic transmission toposition 005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetolimit ed
saf ety-re lat ed functions during theto wing
pr ocess
Saf ety-re lat ed functions arelimit edorno lon-
ge rav ailabl ein thefo llo wing situations:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys-
te m ismalfun ctioning.
R The ener gysuppl yor theon-boar delectr i-
cal system ismalfunctionin g.
When your vehicle istowe daw ay,signi/cantl y
mor ee.or tma ybe requ ired tosteer and
br ak eth an isnor mall yre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreel ybe fore towing theve hicle
awa y. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam agedue toexcessiv etractiv e
po we r If
yo upull awayshar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pullawa yslo wly and smoo thly. Loading
t Loading
the v he
vehic lef ehic
lefor tr or
transpo rt anspo
rt #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e294). #
Connect theto wing device totheto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle. #
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit haut h
aut omati ctr omati
ctransmi ssion: ansmi
ssion:ShiT
th eaut omatic transmission toposition 005C.
% V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
The
aut omatic transmission maybe lockedin posi-
tion 005Dintheev ent ofdamag eto theelectr i-
cal system. ToshiT to005C ,pr ov ide theon-
boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e291). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etranspor ter. Br
ea kd ow nas sist anc e
295 295

#
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
ShiT
th eaut omatic transmission toposition 005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withADS PL h
ADS PLUS (A US
(Adap dap
tiv tiv
eDam e
Dam ping Sy ping
Sys- s-
t t
em PL em
PLUS) US)
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident whentrans-
por ting vehicles withAd aptiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS
When transpo rting vehicles withAdaptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS, theve hicle/ trailer
combin ationmaybeg into rock and star tto
skid. #
Load theve hicle correctl yont oth e
tr ansp orter. #
Sec ureth eve hicle onallfour wheels
wit hsuit able tensio ning straps . #
Donotex ceed themaximum permissible
speed of35 mph(6 0km /h)wh en tran s-
po rting. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle from secur -
ing itinco rrectl y #
ATer loading, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheels. Other wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Amin imum distance of8in (20 cm)
upw ards and 4in (10 cm) down wards
must bekept tothetranspor tplatf orm. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheels aTer
loading.
4MA 4MA
TICv TIC
vehicles/v ehicles/v
ehicleswit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
trans- ans-
mission mission #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axles come
to rest on thesame transpor tation vehicle.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thedr ive train due to
incor rect positi oningof theve hicle #
Donotposit iontheve hicle abovethe
conn ectionpoin tof thetranspor tve hi-
cle. TT
o o
wing ey wing
eyest e
stor or
ag ag
elocation e
location The
towing eyeis locat edinthestow agespace
und erthetrunk 0oor . 296296
Br
eakdo wnassist ance

Ins
t Ins
talli ng and r alli
ng and remo emo
vingt vin
gthe to he
towing eye wing
eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve.
Depending ontheve hicle version, itis neces-
sar yto take an addit ionalstep tounloc kth is
by pressing ontheside ofthere lease clips.
The coverbeneat hit can then be pulled
fo rw ardand remo vedat there cess. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwise asfaras it
will goand tight en. #
Mak esur eth at cover1 engages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetoincor -
re ct use oftheto wing eyeor trailer hitch When
ato wing eyeor trailer hitchis used to
re co vera ve hicle, theve hicle maybe damag ed
in thepr ocess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeor trailer hitchto
to w awa yor tow star tth eve hicle. #
Donotuse theto wing eyeor trailer hitch
to tow theve hicle during reco very. TT
o o
w w
-st -st
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
vehic le ehic
le VV
ehic leswit ehic
leswithaut h
aut oma tictr oma
tictransm ission ansm
ission
* NO NO
TE TE
Dam ageto theaut omatic transmis-
sion duetotow star tin g The
automati ctransmissi onmaybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omati ctransmi ssion. #
Vehicles withaut omati ctransmi ssion
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withan aut omati ctransmi ssionmust
no tbe tow- star ted. ElectrElectr
icalfuses ical
fuses NNo o
t t
es on electr es
on electr icalfuses ical
fuses &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjurydue
to ove rloaded lines
If yo umanipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher amper -
ag e, theelectr icline could beove rloaded. Br
eakdo wnassist ance
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This
couldresult ina/r e. #
Alwaysre place faulty fuses withspeci-
/ed newfuses containing thecor rect
am per age. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect fuse s Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyincor rect fuse s,or their function -
ality maybe sign i/can tly im pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Be nzand which ha ve the
cor rect fuse rating. Blo
wn fuses mustbereplaced withfuses ofthe
same rating, whichyoucan recogn izebythecolor
and thelabel. Thefuse ratings andfurther infor-
mation tobe obser vedcan befound inthefuse
assignment diagram.
F F
use assignmen tdiag r use
assignmen tdiag ram: am:
onthefuse boxin the
tr unk (/page300). *
N NO O
TE TE
Dam ageor mal functions caused by
moist ure Mois
turema ycause damag eto theelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfun ction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse box. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid ispositioned cor-
re ctl yon thefuse box. If
th ene wly inser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cause traced andrecti/ed ataqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
R Allelec trica lcons umersareswitc hedo..
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
The elect rical fuse sar elocat edinvarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartment onthe
dr iver's side (/page298) R
Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(/ page299)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page299)
R Fuse boxin thetrunk ontheright-h andsideof
th eve hicle, when viewe din thedir ection of
tr ave l(/ page300) Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the engine he
engine
com com
par par
tment tment
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Adr yclo thand ascr ewdriver areav ailabl e.
Obser vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page297).
Openi ng Openi
ng &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom using the
wind shield wiperswhen thehood isopen
If th ewindshield wipersst ar tmo ving when the
hood isopen ,yo ucould betrapped bythe
wiper linkage . 298298
Br
eakdo wnassist ance

#
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle /rst ifyo uneed toopen
th ehood. #
Turn clips 2oncover1 aqu arter-tur nto
count er-cloc kwise. #
Pullco ver1 upw ards inthedir ection ofthe
ar ro w. #
Remo veanyex istin gmoistur efrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Loosen screws4 and remo vefus ebo xlid 3
fr om theto p.
Closing Closing
#
Chec kwhe ther theseal ispositioned correctl y
in cap 3. #
Inser tlid 3 intoth ebr ac ketat there ar ofthe
fus ebo x. #
Folddo wn lid3 ofthefuse boxand tight en
scr ews4. #
Inser tco ver1 onboth sides. #
Turn clips 2oncover1 aqu arter-tur n
cloc kwise. #
Clos eth ehood. Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the coc he
coc kpit kpit
R
Obser vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page297) .
The fuse boxis on thedr iver's side ontheside of
th ecoc kpit under aco ver. #
Toopen andclose it,consult anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Ben zCent er. Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the fr he
front ont
passeng passeng
erf er
foo oo
tw tw
ell ell
Obser
vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page297). Br
eakdo wnassist ance
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#
T T
o open: o
open: opencover1 inthedir ection ofthe
ar ro w and remo veit. #
T T
o close: o
close: reinser tco ver1. Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the tr he
trunk unk
Obser
vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page297). #
Foldcover1 down inthedir ection ofthe
ar ro w.
The fuse assignm entdiagram isin are cess onthe
side ofthefuse box. 300300
Br
eakdo wnassist ance

NN
o o
t t
es on noise orunusual handling c es
on noise orunusual handling char har
act act
er er
is- is-
tics tics
Mak esur eth er ear eno vibr ations, noisesor
unusual handling charact eristics when theve hicle
is in mo tion .This mayind icat eth at thewheels or
tir es aredamag ed.Hidden tiredamag ecould also
be causing theunusual handling charact eristics.
If yo ususpec tth at atir eis malf unct ioning,re duce
yo ur speed immediat elyand have thetir es and
wheels checkedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. NNo o
t t
es on r es
on regu larl egu
larly insp ectingwheels andtir y
insp ectingwheels andtires es
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryth ro ugh damag ed
tir es
Damag edtires can cause tirepr essur eloss. #
Chec kth etir es regula rly fo rsigns of
damag eand replace anydamag edtires
immediat ely. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofhydroplaning dueto
insu1c ienttiretread
Ins u1cient tiretread willresult inreduced tire
gr ip.
In hea vyrain or slush therisk ofhydroplaning
is incr eased, inpar ticular wherespeed isno t
adap tedto suit theconditions. #
Thus, youshould regula rly ch eckth e
tr ead depthand thecondition ofthe
tr ead across theentir ewidt hof all tires.
Minimum tread depthfor:
R Sum mertir es :00CE in(3 mm )
R M+S tires :00CFin (4mm ) #
Forsaf etyre asons, replace thetir es
bef oreth eleg ally-pr escr ibed limitforth e
minimum tread depthisreac hed. Car
ryout thefo llo wing checks on allwheels regu-
lar ly,at leas tonce amonth oras requ ired ,fo r
ex am ple, prior toalon gjou rney ordrivin go.-
ro ad:
R Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page302). R
Visuall yinsp ectwheels andtires fordamag e.
R Chec kth eva lve caps.
R Visual checkof thetir etread depthand the
tir econt actsurface acr oss theentir ewidt h.
The minimum tread depthforsummer tires is
00CE in(3 mm) andforwint ertires 00CF in(4 mm). Six
mar ks1 showwher eth ebar indicat ors
(ar row) areint egratedint oth etir etread. Theyar e
visible onceatir etread depthofappr oximat ely
00CD in(1.6 mm) hasbeen reac hed. Wheel
sand tires
301 301

NN
o o
t t
es on sno es
on sno wc w
chains hains
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoincor -
re ctl yins talled snowch ains
If yo uha ve inst alled snowch ains onthefront
wheels, they ma ydr ag agains tth eve hicle
body orchassis compone nts. #
Neverinst allsno wch ains onthefront
wheels. #
Onlyinst allsno wch ains onthere ar
wheels inpair s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto com pone ntsoftheve hi-
cle body orchassis duetomount edsno w
ch ains If
yo umount snowch ains tothefront wheels
of 4MA TICvehicles, youma ydamag ecom po-
nents oftheve hicle body orchassis. #
Onlymoun tsno wch ains tothere ar
wheels of4MA TICvehicles. Obser
vethefo llo wing noteswhen usingsno w
ch ains:
R Snow chains areonl yper missib leforcer tain
wheel/tir ecombinations. Youcan obtain infor-
mation aboutthis from anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center.
R Forsaf etyre asons, onlyuse snowch ains that
ha ve been speci/call yappr ovedfo ryo ur vehi-
cle byMer cedes-Be nz,orsno wch ains with
th esame qualit yst andar d.
R Ifsno wch ains areins talled, themaximum per-
missible speedis30 mph(5 0km /h).
R V V
eh icle swi t eh
icle swi th A h
Act iv ct
ive P e
Par ar
king Assist ki
ng Assist : :
Do not
us eAc tivePa rking Assist whensnowch ains
ar eins talled.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withlev h
level contr el
contr ol: ol:
Ifsno wch ains are
ins talled, onlydr ive at raised vehicle leve l
( / pag e197).
% Youcan deactiv ateESP ®
to pull away
( / pag e166). Thisallowsthewheels tospin ,
ac hie vingan incr eased drivi ng forc e. TT
ir ir
e pr e
pr essur e essur
e NNo o
t t
es on tir es
on tirepr e
pr essur e essur
e &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoinsu1-
cient orexcessiv etir epr essur e
Un der in0a tedor ove rin0at edtire spose inpar -
ticu larthefo llo wing risk s:
R The tires can burst.
R The tires can wearexcessiv elyand/ or
une venly.
R The driving charact eristics aswellas the
st ee ring and brak ing charact eristics may
be greatl yim pair ed. #
Com plywit hth ere commen dedtirepr es-
sur esand checkth etir epr essur eof all
tir es, including thespar ewheel, regu-
lar ly:
R Mont hly
R Whe nth eload chang es
R Beforeembar kingonalon gerjour ney 302302
Wheels
andtires