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The CLA Shooting Brake sees the world with its own eyes. A specially developed camera can optionally show the vehicle's surroundings as a moving or still image live and in augmented reality on the multimedia system display, supplemented by virtual objects or markings. The new look makes it much easier to locate the navigation destination, for example.

It takes just two words - "Hey Mercedes" - for it to understand its occupants without having to learn commands beforehand. As such, it offers the option of communicating almost on a human level. It can also read out, dictate and send text messages. You can ask it to check the weather at your destination, change the radio station or get you home by the fastest route.

The optional theme displays allow preset moods to be conjured up for the CLA Shooting Brake at the push of a button. The illustrations on the Instrument Display and media display adapt accordingly, as do the lighting mood and the drive mode. Best of all, the driver can program his or her own individual theme displays.

The optional artificial intelligence of the CLA Shooting Brake makes it a little better every day. It learns from and, above all, about its driver. It can also remember favourite songs and check the commute route for traffic hold-ups. Before the next trip it selects the right radio station automatically or finds the fastest route to the destination. This service is automatic and unprompted, but only if desired.