Mercedes-Benz CLS500 Operator's Manual page 5

Contents
Safety and Security ........................... 59
Occupant safety................................... 60
Air bags ......................................... 61
Seat belts ....................................... 66
Children in the vehicle.................... 71
Blocking of rear door window
operation........................................ 77
Panic alarm .......................................... 78
Activating ....................................... 78
Deactivating ................................... 78
Driving safety systems......................... 79
ABS ................................................ 79
BAS ................................................ 81
ESP................................................. 81
SBC brake system .......................... 84
Anti-theft systems................................ 87
Immobilizer..................................... 87
Anti-theft alarm system .................. 87
Tow-away alarm ............................. 88
Controls in detail ............................... 91
Locking and unlocking ......................... 92
SmartKey ....................................... 92
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* ........ 97
Opening the doors from the inside 105
Opening the trunk ........................ 106
Closing the trunk.......................... 108
Trunk lid emergency release ........ 114
Automatic central locking ............ 115
Locking and unlocking from
the inside ..................................... 115
Seats ................................................. 117
Easy-entry/exit feature ................ 117
Removing and installing
front seat head restraints............. 119
Rear seat head restraints ............. 120
Lumbar support............................ 121
Multicontour seat*....................... 121
Drive-Dynamic seat* with
multicontour features................... 122
Seat heating*............................... 124
Seat ventilation* .......................... 125
Memory function ............................... 127
Storing positions into memory ..... 128
Recalling positions from memory. 128
Storing exterior rear view
mirror parking position ................ 129
Lighting ............................................. 130
Exterior lamp switch .................... 130
Combination switch ..................... 134
Cornering fog lamps*
(CLS with Bi-Xenon* headlamps) . 135
Hazard warning flasher ................ 136
Interior lighting in the front .......... 137
Door entry lamps ......................... 138
Interior lighting in the rear ........... 139
Trunk lamp................................... 139
Instrument cluster ............................. 140
Instrument cluster illumination .... 140
Coolant temperature indicator..... 141
Trip odometer .............................. 141
Tachometer.................................. 142
Outside temperature indicator ..... 142