Mercedes-Benz CLA Front Bumper: Fitment, Sensors & Common Damage
On the CLA, red lights alone with no sound genuinely points to a system malfunction needing specialist attention, while red lights plus an audible warning points to simply dirty sensors.
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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — front bumper (aftermarket) Prasco ME3501011
| Front bumper covers (aftermarket) | Prasco ME3501011 (primed); Prasco ME3501021 (primed, with parking sensor holes); Prasco ME3521001 (primed, with parking sensor holes); Prasco ME3531011 (primed, with parking sensor holes, AMG / AMG Line trim); Prasco ME3521011 (primed, with parking sensor holes, with headlamp washer holes) |
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| Splitters, outer sections & trims | Diederichs 1682460 (A45 Edition 1 Optic trim) |
| Genuine (OE) numbers quoted | None quoted in the catalogue listings — the genuine cover varies by body style, trim, parking sensors and fog lights, so order it against your VIN |
| Fitment notes | Match body style, trim, facelift date and the holes for parking sensors, fog lights and washer jets; covers come primed and need painting to your paint code before fitting. |
Mercedes-Benz CLA Front Bumper: More Than Just a Plastic Panel
The Mercedes-Benz CLA's front bumper routinely integrates parking sensors, adaptive cruise control radar, and fog light housings, which means replacing it after even minor impact damage often involves more than a straightforward swap.
Mercedes-Benz CLA Front Bumper: What It Does
Beyond absorbing minor impacts, the front bumper on higher trims of the CLA often houses parking sensors, the radar sensor used for adaptive cruise control, and fog lights. A bumper that looks compatible can still be missing the correct cutouts or mounting provisions for your specific trim's equipment.
Mercedes-Benz CLA Front Bumper: Watch: Replacing It
Mercedes-Benz CLA Front Bumper: Generations, Derivatives & Colour
| Standard trims | Polar White, Night Black, Cosmos Black, Mountain Grey — Polar White and Black are the no-cost options |
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| AMG Line/AMG | Patagonia Red and Sun Yellow are popular performance-associated shades, some exclusive to AMG trims; different front bumper with larger air intakes than standard trim |
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A Genuinely Useful, Official Distinction Worth Knowing — Mercedes-Benz CLA Front Bumper
If the parking sensor warning lights have illuminated with no obvious cause, this is genuinely worth knowing directly from documented Mercedes service information: if only the red distance segments illuminate without any accompanying audible warning, this specifically indicates a genuine system malfunction requiring specialist attention. If the red segments illuminate alongside an audible warning instead, this points toward the sensors themselves simply being dirty or affected by external interference.
It's also genuinely worth knowing that basic, generic OBD2 code readers genuinely cannot properly diagnose this system, since a dedicated, more capable scanner is specifically needed.
Mercedes-Benz CLA Front Bumper: Common Damage, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Front Bumper Guide for common damage types to check for, confirming fitment against your VIN, and the sensor-calibration risk with cheap aftermarket covers.
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