Driving and parking, Driving tips – Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2013 Owners Manual User Manual

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significantly influence the vehicle's
consumption.
The ECO display consists of three bars:

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Acceleration

R

Constant

R

Coasting

The percent value is the average value of the
three bars. The three bars and the mean value
begin at the value of 50%. A higher
percentage indicates a more economical
driving style.
The ECO display does not provide any
information on the actual consumption. A
fixed percentage count in the ECO display
does not indicate a fixed consumption figure
in l/100 km.
Apart from driving style, consumption is
dependent on many factors such as, e.g.:

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Load

R

Tire pressure

R

Cold start

R

Choice of route

R

Electrical consumers switched on

These factors are not taken into
consideration by the ECO display.
The evaluation of your driving style is carried
out using the following three categories:
Acceleration (evaluation of all

acceleration)

The bar fills up:

The bar empties:

Moderate
acceleration,
especially at high
speeds

Sporty acceleration

Constant (evaluation of driving style at

any time)

The bar fills up:

The bar empties:

Constant speed and
avoidance of
unnecessary
acceleration and
deceleration

Speed variations

Coasting (evaluation of total

deceleration)

The bar fills up:

The bar empties:

Drive with care and
remove your foot
from the accelerator
pedal in good time:
the vehicle can
coast without
braking

Frequent braking

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An economical driving style specially

requires driving at moderate engine
speeds.
Achieving a higher value in the categories
"Acceleration" and "Constant":

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observe the gearshift recommendations.

R

drive in drive program

E.

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On longer journeys, e.g. on highways, the

only the bar in the "Constant" category
changes.

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The ECO display calculates the driving

style from the start of the journey to the
end. For this reason, the bars change
dynamically at the beginning of the journey.
On longer journeys, there are fewer
changes. For more dynamic changes, carry
out a manual reset.

Further information on the ECO display
(

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page 213).

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