MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS 2023 Owners Manual

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ing lifespa nof theve hicle, follo wtheinst ruction s
and warning notices inthis oper ator's manual.
Disr egarding them maylead todamag eto the
ve hicle orinjuryto people.
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R Main tenanc eBook let
R Equipm ent-de pendentsupplem ents
R Suppl ementar ydoc ume nts
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Sym
bols Sym
bols.... ...................................................... 5 5
AA
t a gla nce t
a gla nce ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........ ................................................... 6
Indicat orand warning lamps(standar d)...... ... 10
Indicat orand warning lamps(Widescr een
Coc kpit) ............ ............................................12
Ov erhead controlpanel .................................14
Door operating unitandseat adjustment .......16
Emer gencie sand break downs .......... .......... ...18 DigitDigit
alOpe r al
Ope rat at
or's Manua l or's
Manua l.......... .................... 20 20
Cal ling uptheDigit alOper ator's Manual ........ 20 GenerGener
alno t al
no tes es
..... .......................................... 22 22
Pr otection oftheen vironment ....................... 22
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts..... .................. 22
Oper ator's Manual .......... .............................. 23
Mer cedes meapp ................................... ......2 4
Ser viceand vehicle operation ............... ......... 24
Oper atingsaf ety................................ ............ 25
Decl arati on ofcon form ity forwir eless
ve hicle compone nts... ...... ............................. 27 Diag
nostics conn ection................................. 27
Quali /edspecial istwo rkshop ........................ 28
Cor rect use oftheve hicle ............................. 29
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedical
aids ........................ ......................................29
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............................2 9
Re por ting safetydef ect s................................ 30
Lim ited Warrant y... ........................................3 1
QR code forre scue card... ............................3 1
Dat astor ag e.... ........ .....................................3 1
Cop yright .................. .................................... 35 Occupant
safe Occupant
safety ty
...... ......................................37 37
Re str aint system ...........................................3 7
Sea tbe lts .....................................................3 9
Airba gs......... ................................................43
PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ......... ......... ......................50
Au tomatic measur esaTer anaccident ......... .. 51
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hicle ...... 51
No teson pets intheve hicle .......................... 65 Open
ingand closin g Open
ingand closin g... ................................... 66 66
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Door s<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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unk ............................................................ 74
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An ti-th eT protection ...................................... 84 Seats
andsto Seats
andstowing wing
.........................................8 7 87
No teson thecor rect driver's seat positi on....8 7
Sea ts.... ........................................................ 88
St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 7
Easy entryand exitfeatur e... .........................9 8
Memo ryfunc tion.... ....................................... 99
St owa geareas ...... ...................................... 100
Soc kets <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connection withth eex terior ant enna ....108
Inst alling/ remo vingth e0oor mats ............... 110 Light
andvisibility Light
andvisibility ........................................ 112 112
Ext erior lighting ........................................... 112
Int erior lighting ............................................ 117
Wi ndsh ieldwiperand wind shield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 118
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Cont
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ClimatClimat
econtr e
contr ol ol
...... ...... ...............................1 24 124
Ov ervie wof climat econtr olsystems ............ 124
Oper ating theclimat econtr olsystem .......... 124 DrDr
iving andpar iving
andparking king
..................................... 128 128
Dr iving ........................................................1 28
DY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch... .........................1 38
Au tomatic transmission ...............................1 40
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC...............................1 45
Re fuel ing.....................................................1 45
Pa rking ...... ...... ...........................................1 47
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stem s... ... ......... 155
Ve hicle towing instructi ons .......................... 204 InsIns
tr tr
umen tdispla umen
tdispla yand on-boar y
and on-boar dcom- d
com-
put put
er er
........................................................... 205 205
No teson theinst rument displa yand on-
boar dcom puter.......................................... 205
Ov ervie wof ins trument display... ......... ........ 206
Ov ervie wof butt ons onthesteer ing wheel ...207
Oper ating theon-boar dcom puter..... ..... ......2 07
Ov ervie wof displa ysintheinst rument
displa y... ... .................................................. 209
Head-u pDispla y... ... .................................... 209 MBUX
multimed iasyst MBUX
multimed iasystem em
............................2 12 212
Ov ervie wand oper ation ...............................212
Sy stem settings .......................................... 221
Na vigatio n.......... .........................................225
Te lephone ................................................... 235
Mer cedes meapp ....................................... 239
Mer cedes-Benz emergency callsy stem ....... 246
Ra dio &media ........ .....................................2 49
Sound settings ............................................256 MaintMaint
enance andcar enance
andcare e
....... ..................... ..... 257 257
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y...... .... 257
Engine compartment ................................... 258
Chec kingthebr ak epad thickness ................ 264
Cleaning andcare...... ................................. 264 BrBr
eakdo eakdo
wnassist wn
assist ance ance
.............................. ...272 272
Emer gency .......... .......... .............................. 272
Fla ttir e.......... .............................................273
Batt ery(v ehi cle).......... ................................280
To w star tin gor towing away........................ 284
Elec trical fuses ...... ...................................... 289 Whee
lsand tir Whee
lsand tires es
.........................................2 92 292
No teson noiseorunu sual handl ingchar-
act eristics ................................................... 292
No teson regula rly in spect ing wheel sand
tir es ............................................................ 292
No teson sno wch ains ................................. 293
Ti re pressur e.... ........................................... 293
Loading theve hicle .....................................3 00
Ti re labeling ............ .................................... 304
De/n itionofterm sfo rtir es and loading .......309
Changing awheel ........................................ 311
Emer gency sparewheel ...............................3 21 TT
ec ec
hnical dat hnical
data a
....... ......................................324 324
No teson tech nica ldat a.......... .................... 324
Ve hicle electronics .......... ............................ 324
Re gula tory radio identi/ cation andnotes... .. 326
Ve hicle identi/cation plate,VIN and
eng inenum beroverview ...... ........................ 327
Oper ating 0uids ...........................................328
Ve hicle data... ......... .................................... 335 Con
tents
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag esand w es
and war ar
ning /indicat ning
/indicat or or
lam lam
ps ps
.......................................................... 337 337
Displa ymessag es............ .................... ........ 337
Wa rning and indicat orlam ps...... ............ ..... 386 IndeInde
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Cont
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In
this Oper ator's Manual, youwill /ndth efo llo w-
ing symbo ls: &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GDang erdue tonotobs erving
th ewa rning notices
Wa rning notices draw your att ention tohaz-
ar ds that ma yend angeryour healt hor life, or
th ehealt hor life of other s. #
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ALNO AL
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to obser venoteson mat erial damag e No
teson mat erial damag einf orm youof risk s
whic hma ylead toyour vehicle beingdam-
ag ed. #
Obser venoteson mat erial damag e. %
These symbols indicat eusef ulins tructi ons or
fu rther informatio nth at could behelpf ulto
yo u.
# Instruction
(/ page)Further informatio non ato pic
Displa y
Displa y/eld intheInstr ument Dis-
pla y/media display
4 Highestmenu leve l,whic his to be
select edinthemultimedia system
5 Releva nt sub menu s,wh ich ar eto be
select edinthemultimedia system
*I ndicates aca use Symb
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At
aglan ce–Coc kpit

1
Steer ing wheel gearshiT paddle s →
143
2 Combi nation switc h →
113
3 Instrumen tdispl ay →
206
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
140
5 ü Start/ stop but ton →
129
00D6 ECOstar t/s topfun ction →
137
6 Media display →
212
7 Climat econtr olsystems →
124
8 002F Hazardwa rning light system →
114
9 PASSENGE RAIR BA Gind icat or lamp s →
47
A Glovebox →
103
B Storag ecom partment →
103
C Cup holder
D 0063 Controllerforvo lume andswitc hing
sound on/o. →
212
00D0 SwitchestheMBUX multimedia system
on/ o. →
212 E
z Callsupnavig ation →
214
F | Callsupradio ormedia →
214
G 002B Callsupthete lephone →
214
H ß Callsupfavo rite s →
214
I y Callsupvehicle funct ions →
214
J c ActivePa rking Assist →
200
K DYNAMI CSEL ECTsw itch →
138
L Touc hpad →
214
M Contr olpanel forth eMBUX multimedia system →
207
N Adjusts thesteer ing wheel →
97
O ý Switchesthesteer ing wheel heater
on/ o. →
98
P Contr olpanel:
On-boar dcom puter →
207
Cr uise contr ol →
164
H ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C →
167
Q Diagno sticsconnec tion →
27 At
aglan ce–Coc kpit
7 7

R
Opens thehood →
258
S 0024 Electricpar king brak e →
151
T Light switch →
112 88
At
aglan ce–Coc kpit