ECU MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS 2022 Owner's Manual

re
sting ontheseat backres tof there ar
seat .
0073 If
th ehead restra int ofthech ild seat cannot
be fullyex tende dwh en itis ins talled inthe
ve hicle, this will result inrestrictions onthe
maximu msize setting forch ild restra int sys‐
te ms inwe ight categor yII or III.
Cont actwithth ero of when thehead
re stra int isfull yex tende dand lock ed in
place willnotre sult inanyre strictions on
us e.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion. Wher eposs ible, adjus tth e
seat cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sas appr opriate.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards. The
seat beltson thefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
When enabled,thespecial seatbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed
(/ page56). #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
re ar seat . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt
outle tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t. No
teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem while thefront passeng erairbag
is enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdisabled. ThePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat withan ENABL EDFRONT
AIRB AG;DE ATHor SERIOU SINJU RYtothe
CH ILD can occur . Occupant
safety 61

Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (/page62).
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalw aysbe disabl ed.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinuousl y
(/ page47 ).
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag isena‐
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, always
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Obser
vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems on
th efront passeng erseat (/page61 ).
0073 Obser
vethech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andoper atingins truc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stem inwe ight categor yI: re mo vethe
head restra int from there spectiv eseat, if
possible .
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int sag ain
immed iatelyand adjus tth em correctl y.
0073 The
backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof thefront
passeng erseat.
0073 If
th ehead restra int ofthech ild seat cannot
be fullyex tende dwh en itis ins talled inthe ve
hicle, this will result inrestrictions onthe
maximu msize setting forch ild restra int sys‐
te ms inwe ight categor yII or III.
Cont actwithth ero of when thehead
re stra int isfull yex tende dand lock ed in
place willnotre sult inanyre strictions on
us e.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sas appr opriate.
0073 Ne
verpla ceobjects (e.g.cushi ons)under or
behi ndthech ild restra int system.
The seat beltonthefront passeng erside is
eq uipped withaspecial seatbeltretract or.
Wh enena bled ,th especial seatbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat beltdoes notslac kenonce
th ech ild seat issecur ed(/ page56). 62
Occupant safety

R
Indicat orlam p1 isoff:via theswitc hon
th ecor responding rear door ordriver' s
door No
teson pets intheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toanim alsleftuns ecur edorunat ‐
te nde din theve hicle
If yo ulea veanim alsintheve hicle unatten‐
ded orunsecur ed,they cou ldpos siblypress
butt ons orswitc hes.
An animal may:
R Activateve hicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple
R Swit chsystems onoroffand endang er
ot her road user s
Un secur edanimals maybe throw nar ou nd in
th eve hicle intheeve ntofan acci dent or
su dd en steer ing and braking maneuv ersand
injur eve hicle occupants inthepr ocess. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. #
Alw ayscor rectly secu reanim alswhile
dr ivin g,e.g .usin gasuit able anim alcar ‐
ri er . Occ
upant safety 65

*
NO
TEDama getothetrunk lidbyobs ta‐
cle sab ove theve hicle The
trunk lidswings upwards when itis
opened. #
Ther efor e, mak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntcle arance above thetrunk lid. #
Pull thetrunk lidhandle. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
a kic kin gmo vement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page75 ). #
Pull trunk lidremo teoper ating switch1. #
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . Closing
thetrunk lid &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. #
Pull thetrunk liddown wardsusing thehan‐
dle recess andpush itclos ed. 74
Opening andclosing

If
se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensorsar edir ty,e.g. due toroad salt or
sn ow .
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg.
The trunk lidcould beopen edunin tentio nally,in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Aper son 'sarms orlegs aremo vingin the
sensor detection rang e, e.g .wh en polishi ng
th eve hicle orpic king upobject s.
R Object sar emo vedor placed behind theve hi‐
cle, e.g. tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Clam pingstra ps, tarp sor other coverings are
pu lled ove rth ebum per.
R Apr otect ive mat withalengt hre ac hin gove r
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang e
of thesensor sis used.
R The protect ive mat isno tsecur edcor rectl y. R
Workisbeing doneonthetrailer hitch,trail‐
er sor rear-m oun tedbicy clerack s.
Deactiv ateth eSmar tKey functions (/page67 )
or do notcar rytheSmar tKey about your per son
in suc hsit uatio ns. Un
loc king andopening thetrunk from insid e
wit hth eemer gency release Re
quirement s:
R The 12Vve hicle batteryis conn ectedand
ch arge d. #
Press emer gency release button1 brief ly. 76
Opening andclosing

R
Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestor ag ecom partmen t
(/ page12 7)
% When theMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 239) .
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th eanti- theftalar msystem isaut omaticall y
deactiv ated tofacil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth eSmar t‐
Ke yin themar kedspace (/page12 7)
Dea ctivat ingth eala rm using KEYLESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth e
Smar tKey outside theve hicle. Fu
nction oftheto w- aw ay alar m %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
An audible andvisual alarmistrigg ered ifan
alt eratio nto your vehicle's angleof inclination is
de tected whi letheto w- aw ay alar misarmed.
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallyar med afte r
appr oximat ely60 seco nds:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The tow- aw ay alar mison lyarmed when thefo l‐
lo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R Doo rs
R Trunk lid
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallydeac tiva‐
te d:
R Afterpr essing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eSmar tKey
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestor ag ecom partmen t
(/ page12 7) R
Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R When usingHAND S-FREE ACCES S
In fo rm atio non collision detection onapa rked
ve hicle (/page15 0). Ar
min g/dis armin gthe tow- aw ay alar m Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Arm or disar mTow-away Protection.
The tow- aw ay alar misarmed again inthefo llo w‐
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunloc kedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acc ess isuna vailable, selectth e
Vehicle submenu intheSet ting smain menu
to arm or disar mtheto w- aw ay alar m. Open
ingand closing 85

#
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunc tion when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
Seat adjus tmentsforup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
Yo ucan save settin gsforth efo llo wing systems:
R Seat
R Seat contour
R Out side mirrors
R Hea d-up Display Oper
ating themem oryfun ction St
oring #
Setth edesir edposition forall systems. #
Brief lypress memor ybutt onV andthen
pr ess prese tposition 0037,TorU
wit hin thre esecon ds. #
Tocall up:pr ess and brief lyhold oneofpre‐
se tposition buttons 0037, TorU.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip, 98
Seatsand stow ing

tip
ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stor ag espaces and
mobile phonebrac kets cann otalw aysre tain
all obje ctsth ey cont ain.
The reisarisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around insuc h
sit uation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk . &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u cou
ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
NO
TEDama getothecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen
th ecup holder isclosed. *
NO
TEDama getothere ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr estcan be
damag edbybody weight . #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthe
re ar seat armr est. Seat
sand stow ing 99

&
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er.
In additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact wit
hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront storage com partmen ts 1
Stor ag espace inthedoor s
2 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thear mr estwit ha
multimedia andUSB connect ion
3 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cent er
con sole withaUSB port
4 Glovebox 10
0
Sea tsand stow ing

Loc
king there lease catchof thecent errear
seat backres t
Re quirement s:
R The leftand centerseat backres ts are
eng aged and joined toge ther.
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backres tre lease
cat chifyo uwa nttosecur eth etrunk agains t
unaut horized access. Thecent erseat backres t
can then be folded forw ards onlytoge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. #
Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. #
Toloc kor unloc k:slide catch1 upor
do wn. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page98). 1
Tie-do wneyes (vehicles withth ro ugh- loadin g
fe atur ein there ar ben chseat) Seats
andstow ing 10
3