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Important safety notes
DISTRONIC PLUS regulates the speed and automatically helps you maintain the distance to the vehicle detected in front. It brakes automatically in order to avoid exceeding the set speed. On lo ...

Under the Hood
The CLS500 gets a 302-hp, 5.0-liter V-8 that works with a seven-speed-automatic transmission. The CLS55 AMG has a 469-hp, supercharged 5.5-liter V-8 that's connected to a five-speed-automatic tran ...

Activating/deactivating
- Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition lock. - To switch on: press the button. The indicator lamp in the button lights up. Airflow and air distribution are set to automatic mode ...