trunk MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS 2023 Owners Manual

1
V Operates thememor yfunction →
100
2 Adjusts theseats electrically →
93
3 w Switchestheseat heating on/o. →
95
4 008E Switchestheseat ventila tion on/o . →
96
5 ßÜLoc ks/unlo cksth eve hicle →
70
6 Open sth edoor →
70
7 008B Opens thetrunk lid →
74
8 00C9 Operates theoutside mirrors →
121
9 0062 Opens/closes theright sidewind ow →
77
A 0062 Opens/closes theright rear side window →
77
B S Childsafetyloc kfo rth ere ar side win-
do ws →
64 C
0062 Opens/closes theleT rear side window →
77
D 0062 Opens/closes theleT side windo w →
77
E Adjusts thehead restr aints →
93
F Con/gur estheseat setting s →
95
G Adjusts theseat backrest inclination →
90
H Adjusts theseat height →
90
I Adjusts theseat cushion inclination →
90
J Adjusts theseat fore -and -aTposition →
90
K Adjusts theseat cushion length →
90 At
aglan ce–Door operatinguni tand seat adjustmen t
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R
Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partment willnotbe restr ained bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backrest are
eng aged bef oreev erytrip. If
th ere ar seat backres tis no teng aged and
loc kedin place, there dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator
wil lbe visib le. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinju ry or deat hifth e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restr aint system toge ther isexcee-
ded.
To omuc hload maybe placed ontheLA TC H-
typ e(ISOFI X)child restr aint system andth e
ch ild ma yno tbe restr ained correctl yin the
eve ntofan accid ent, forex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild and thech ild restr aint system
to get her weigh mor eth an theper missi-
ble gross mass of73 lb(33 kg),onl yuse
a LA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child restr aint sy
stem with whic hth ech ild issecur ed
wit hth eve hicle seatbelt. #
Also secur eth ech ild restr aint system
wi th theTo pTe ther belt, ifav ailabl e. Alw
ayscom plywit hth einf ormation aboutthe
mass ofthech ild restr aint system :
R Inthemanuf acturer'sinstallation andoper at-
ing inst ruction sfo rth ech ild restr aint system
us ed
R Onalabe lon thech ild restr aint system ,if
pr es ent
Re gula rly ch eckth at theper missible gross mass
of thech ild and child restr aint system issti llco m-
pl ied wi th.
When installing ach ild restr aint system ,ob serve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Alwaysobser vethecor rect use oftheseats
and consider their suit ability foratt aching a
ch ild restr aint system .
0073 Alwayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
inst allation andoper ating instruction sfo rth e
ch ild restr aint system used . 0073
Makesur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifnecessar y,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards.
® When installing aLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child
re str aint system ,al so observeth efo llo wing:
0073 When usingabab When
usingabab ycar seat inw y
car seat inweight gr eight
group oup
0/0+ andar 0/0+
andarear w ear
war ar
d-f d-f
acing c acing
child r hild
res est
r tr
aint aint
sy st sy
stem inw em
inweight gr eight
group Ion ar oup
Ion arear seat ear
seat: :
adjus tth efront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restr aint system .
0073 Whenusing af Wh
enusing afor w or
war ar
d-f d-
fac ing c ac
ing chi ld r hi
ld res est
r tr
ai nt ai
nt
sy st sy
stem inw em
inwei gh tgr eight
group I: oup
I:re mo vethehead
re str aint from there specti veseat, ifpossibl e.
In addit ion,th ebac krest ofthech ild restr aint
sy stem mustlie as 0at asposs ibleag ain st
th ebac krest oftheve hicle seat.
ATer thech ild restr aint system hasbe en
re mo ved, replace thehead restr aint imme di-
at elyand adjustall head restr aints correctl y.
0073 Ifth ehead restr aint ofthech ild seat canno t
be fullyex tended when itis inst alled inthe
ve hicle, this will result inrestr iction son the
maximum sizesettin gfo rch ild restr aint sys-
te ms inwe ight group IIor III. Occupant
safety
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#
Hook TopTe ther hook 5ofTopTe ther belt
4 intoTo pTe ther anc horage3 without
twistin g. #
Tensio nTo pTe ther belt 4.Indoing so,com-
pl ywit hth ech ild restr aint system manufac tur-
er's installation instruction s. #
Folddo wn cover2 ofTopTe ther anc horage
3.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withadjust h
adjust ablehead r able
head res estr tr
aints: aints:
#
Ifnecessar y,slide head restr aint 1 down -
wa rds(/ page94). Makesur eth at youdo
no tint erfere wit hth ecor rect routing ofTop
Te ther belt 4. SecurSecur
ingt ing
the c he
child r hild
res estr tr
aint syst aint
system wit em
witht h
the seat he
seat
belt belt
SecurSecur
ingt ing
the c he
child r hild
res estr tr
aint syst aint
system wit em
witht h
the seat he
seat
belt ont belt
onthe r he
rear seat ear
seat &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident ifth ere ar
ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back-
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, even when youar e
dr iving.
R Asare sult ,th eve hicle occupan twill be
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able topro-
te ct as intende dand could cause addi-
tion alinj ury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partment willnotbe restr ained bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backrest are
eng aged bef oreev erytrip. If
th ere ar seat backres tis no teng aged and
loc kedin place, there dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator
wil lbe visib le.
Whe ninst Wh
eninst alling abe lt-s ec ur al
ling abe lt-s ec ured c ed
chi ld r hi
ld res est
r tr
ai nt sy ai
nt sys- s-
t t
em ,ob serv em,
obser ve t e
the f he
follo ollo
wing: wing:
0073 Alwayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
inst allation andoper ating instructions forth e
ch ild restr aint system used .
0073 Alsose cu re TopTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page58).
0073 When usingaw When
usingaweight cat eight
categor egor
y0/0+ bab y
0/0+ baby y
car seat andaw car
seat andaweight cat eight
categor egor
yIr y
Irear w ear
war ar
d- d-
f f
acing c acing
child r hild
res estr tr
aint syst aint
system onar em
onarear seat ear
seat : :
adjust thefront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restr aint system .
0073 Whenusing aw Wh
enusing awei gh tca t ei
gh tca teg or eg
oryIf y
Ifor w or
war ar
d- d-
f f
acin gc acin
gchild r hild
res es
tr tr
ain tsy st ai
nt system : em
:re mo vethe
head restr aint from there spect ive seat, if
possibl e.
ATer thech ild restr aint system hasbe en
re mo ved, replace thehead restr aint imme di-
at elyand adjustall head restr aints correctl y. 6060
Occupa
ntsaf ety

Sma
r Sma
rtK ey tK
ey OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof ke w
of keyfu nct ions y
fu nct ions &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofaccid entand inju ry due
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theSmar tKey caused by
magne tic/elds #
Keep theSmar tKey awa yfrom strong
ma gne tic /eld s. Ve
hicle SmartKey wit hpani calar m
1 Locks
2 Indicatorlam p 3
Unloc ks
4 Opens thetrunk lid
5 Panic alarm
% Ifind icat orlam p2 does notlig ht up aTer
pr essin gth eÜ orß button,thebatt ery
is we ak orpossibl ydisc harged. Re place the
batt eryas soon aspossible.
Re place theke ybatt ery(/ page68).
The keyloc ksand unlocks thefo llo wing compo-
nents:
R Door s
R Fuel/ller 0ap
R Trunk lid
If th eve hicle isno topen edwithin appr oximat ely
40 seconds aTerunloc king,itloc ksagain. Anti-
th eT protection isactiv ated again.
Do notke ep theke yto get her with elect ronic devi-
ces orme talobjects. Thiscana.ec tth eke y's
fu nct ionality. 6666
Opening
andclosing

Door
s Door
s UUn
loc nloc
king/open ingt king/open
ingthe door he
door sfr s
from t om
the inside he
inside #
T T
o unloc o
unloc kand open afr k
and open afront door ont
door : :
pull door
handle 1. #
T T
o unloc o
unloc kar k
arear door ear
door : :
pull there ar door han-
dle. #
T T
o open ar o
open arear door ear
door : :
pull there ar door handl e
ag ain. Cen
tr Cen
trall all
yloc y
loc king andunloc king
andunlocking t king
the v he
vehicle fr ehicle
from om
t t
he insi de he
insi de #
T T
o unl oc o
unl ock: k:
press button1. #
T T
o loc o
loc k: k:
press button2.
The redindicat orlam pon butt on2 lights up
once theve hicle isloc ked.
% The buttons arealso onthefront passeng er
and rear door s. This
does notloc kor unl ockth efuel /ller 0ap.
The vehicle isno tunl ocked:
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle usingth eSmar t-
Ke y
R Ifyo uha ve loc kedth eve hicle usingKEY LESS-
GO LocLoc
king /unloc king
/unlocking t king
the v he
vehicle wit ehicle
withKEY LESS-GO h
KEY LESS-GO RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The Smar tKey isoutside theve hicle.
R The distance between theSmar tKey and the
ve hicle does notex ceed 3T (1 m).
R The driver's door andthedoor onwhic hth e
door handle isused areclosed.
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle caused by
unint entionall yopening thetrunk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur eclean er #
Deacti vate thefunction oftheSmar tKey
in these situations. 7070
Opening
andclosing

or
#
Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. Obser
vetheno tes:
R Onwashing theve hicle inacar wash
(/ page264)
R Onusin gahigh pressur eclean er
(/ page266) #
T T
o unl oc o
unl ockt k
the v he
vehicle : ehicle
:to uc hth einner surface
of thedoor handle. #
T T
o loc o
loc kt k
the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
touc hsensor surface 1
or 2. #
Con v Con
venie nce closin g: enie
nce closin g:touc hre cessed sensor
sur face 2 untilth eclosing process hasbeen
com pleted. %
Further informatio non con venienc eclo sing
(/ page79) .
If yo uopen thetrunk lidfrom outside, thetrunk
lid isaut omaticall yunloc ked. PrPr
oblems wit oblems
withKEYLES S-GO,tr h
KEYLES S-GO,troubleshoo oubleshoo
ting ting
YY
ou can nolong ou
can nolong erloc er
loc kor unloc k
or unloc kt k
the v he
vehicle using ehicle
using
KEYLES S-GO KEYLES
S-GO
Po ssible causes:
R The funct ion oftheSmar tKey has been deact i-
va ted.
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Activateth efunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e67). #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
(/ page66). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnecessar y
(/ page68). #
Use there placement SmartKey . #
Use theemer gency keyto loc kor unloc k
(/ page72). Opening
andclosing
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#
T T
o loc o
loc kt k
the r he
right-hand sideoft ight-hand
sideofthe v he
vehicle: ehicle:
turn
th eemer gency keycloc kwise asfaras itwill
go.
If th eloc keddoor isthen closed, itcan nolong er
be opened from theoutside. TT
r r
unk unk
Opening
t Opening
the tr he
trunk lid unk
lid &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofexhaus tga spoison ing
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth etrunk
lid isopen when theve hicle isrunning, espe-
cia lly if th eve hicle isin mo tion . #
Alwaysswitc ho. theve hicle before
open ingthetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thetrunk lidbyobst a-
cles abovetheve hicle The
trunk lidswing supw ards when itis
open ed. #
Ther efor e, mak esur eth at ther eis su1-
cient clearance abovethetrunk lid. #
Pull thetrunk lidhandle. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withHANDS- FREEA h
HANDS- FREEACCESS: CCESS:
Makea
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page75). #
Pull remo teoper ating switch1 until the
tr unk lidopens .
or #
Press and hold the008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y. 7474
Opening
andclosing

Closing
t Closing
the tr he
trunk lid unk
lid &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom unsecur ed
it ems intheve hicle
If obj ects, luggage orloads areno tsecur edor
no tsecur edsu1cient ly,th ey could slip,tip
ov er or be thro wn aroun dand ther eb yhit vehi-
cle occupan ts.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobj ects, lug-
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle.
N No o
t t
es on closin gt es
on closin gthe tr he
trunk lid: unk
lid:your vehicle is
eq uipp edwithaut omati cSmar tKey recogn ition.If
a Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isde tected in
th eve hicle, thetrunk lidwill notbe lockedand will
pop open again. No
tethat thetrunk lidwill notbe lockedifth efo l-
lo wing situation occurs:
R Youha ve loc kedth eve hicle andclose the
tr unk lidwhi leaSmar tKey belongin gto the
ve hicle isinsi detheve hicle.
and
R Asecon dSmar tKey belongin gto theve hicle is
no tde tected outsi detheve hicle.
Au tomatic SmartKey recogn itionis onl yan aid
and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entiv eness. #
Beforeloc king, ensur eth at atleas tone
Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isoutsi de
th eve hicle. #
T T
o close t o
close the tr he
trunk lid: unk
lid:pull thetrunk liddown-
wa rdsusin gth ehandle recess andpush it
closed. HA
NDS- FREE A HA
NDS- FREE ACCES Sfun ction CCES
Sfun ction Wi
th HAND S-FREE ACCESS youcan open the
tr unk lidbyper form ing akic king movement under
th ebum per.
Obser vetheno teswhen openingthetrunk lid
(/ page74). Opening
andclosing
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&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbur nscause dby aho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HANDS-FR EEACCESS, you
could burnyo urself bytouc hing theex haus t
sy stem. #
Alwaysensu rethat youonl ymak eakic k-
ing movement within thede tection rang e
of thesensor s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle caused by
unint entionall yopening thetrunk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur eclean er #
Deact ivat eth efunction oftheSmar tKey
in these situations.
or #
Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. When
makingth ekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar estanding /rml yon thegr ound. You
could other wise loseyour balance, e.g.onice.
Obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehind theve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move-
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly .
R The kicking movement mustbetowa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralconsecutiv ekic king movements areno t
successful, waitte nsec onds .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensor sar edir ty,e.g. duetoroad salt or
sno w.
R The kicking movement ismade usingapr os-
th etic leg. 7676
Opening
andclosing

The
trunk lidcou ldbe ope ned unint entio nally,in
th efo llo wing situations:
R Aper son's arms orlegs aremo ving inthesen-
sor detection rang e, e.g. when polishing the
ve hicle orpic king upobj ects.
R Objects aremo vedor placed behind theve hi-
cle, e.g.th efuel pum phose, chargin gcable or
lug gage .
R Clam pingstraps, tarp sor other coverings are
pull edove rth ebum per.
R Apr otectiv emat withalengt hre ac hing over
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang eof
th esensor sis used.
R The protectiv emat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
Deactiv ateth efunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e67) ordo notcar rytheSmar tKey about
yo ur per son insuc hsituations. UUnloc nloc
king andopening t king
andopening the tr he
trunk fr unk
from inside with om
inside with
t t
he emer g he
emer gency r ency
release elease
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The 12Vve hicle batteryis conn ectedand
ch arge d. #
Press theemer gency release button1
br ie0y . Side
windo ws Sid
ewi ndo ws Openin
gand closing t Openin
gand closing the side windo ws he
side windows &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entwhen ope n-
ing asid ewind ow
When opening aside windo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or bec ome trapp ed
be tween theside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, makesur eth at nob ody is
to uc hing theside windo w. #
Ifsomeo neistrapped ,re lease thebut-
to nimm ediately or pull itin order to
close theside windo wag ain. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
closing aside windo w
When closing aside windo w,body partscould
be trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. Opening
andclosing
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