Recent vehicles have more and more functionnalities and even though they give us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not all the time convenient to use. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Mercedes Cla, depending on its functionnalities, it can be tricky to figure out how to start a Mercedes Cla? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem self evident to most of you, determined by the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. In this article we will demonstrate the different procedures to start a Mercedes Cla with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Mercedes Cla with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Mercedes Cla with key?

So we commence our content page which is designed to teach you how to start a Mercedes Cla, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find below the various measures to be accomplished to turn on the engine of your Mercedes Cla:

  • Distinguish the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is almost always on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to have a look at our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Mercedes Cla that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they signify don’t be reluctant to have a look at our content page on orange lights on Mercedes Cla to discover the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Mercedes Cla starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Mercedes Cla,

How to start a Mercedes Cla with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Mercedes Cla with key or will explain you how to do it for a Mercedes Cla equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure is still more or less the same, so don’t be reluctant to return back to the previous section to have details on each of the steps to do. Discover below the steps to adhere to to start your Mercedes Cla with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, check on your dashboard if your Mercedes Cla is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is usually based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is usually positioned on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Mercedes Cla

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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Mercedes Cla

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How do I start a Mercedes Cla without a key?

And finally, we will discover, how to start a Mercedes Cla without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Mercedes Cla is newer than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to turn on it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to stick to:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Mercedes Cla).

There, you’ve learned all the techniques to start a Mercedes Cla.

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