ESP MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS 2023 User Guide

ch
ild restr aint system son thefront passeng er
seat (/page61).
A per son onthefront passeng erseat must
obser vethefo llo wing information:
R Fasten seat belts co rrectl y(/ page39).
R Sitinan almost upright seat position withth eir
bac kag ainst theseat backrest.
R Sitwithth eir feet resti ng on the0oor ,if possi-
ble.
The front passeng erairbag mayot her wise bedis-
abled bymist ake, forex am ple, inthefo llo wing sit-
uations:
R The front pass engertransf ersth eir weight by
suppor tingth emsel veson ave hicle armr est.
R The front passen gersits insuc hawa yth at
th eir weight israised from theseat surface. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryor deat hdue toa
disabled front passeng erairbag
The front passeng erairbag isdisabled when
th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or lamp
is lit. A
per son inthefront passeng erseat could
th en, forex am ple, come intocont actwithth e
ve hicle interior ,especi allyif th eper son issit-
ting tooclose tothecoc kpit.
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, always
ensur eth at:
R The classi/cation oftheper son inthefront
passeng erseat iscor rect and thefront
passeng erairbag isenabled ordisabled in
accor dance withth eper son inthefront
passeng erseat.
R The front passeng erseat hasbeen moved
as farbac kas possible.
R The person isseat edcor rectl y. #
Both bef oreand during thejour ney,
ensur eth at thestatus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect. If
th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, theclassi-
/cat ionoftheper son orchild restr aint system on
th efront passeng erseat take splace aTerthe
fr ont passeng erairb ag shuto. self-t est. The
PA SSENGE RAIR BA Gind icat or lamp sdispla yth e
st at us ofthefront passeng erairbag. Alw
aysobser vetheno teson thefunction ofthe
PA SSENGE RAIR BA Gind icat or lamp s
( / pag e47).
F F
unction oft unction
ofthe P he
PASS EN ASS
ENGER AIRBA GER
AIRBAGindicat G
indicat or or
lam lam
ps ps Occupant
safety
47 47

ch
ild, PASSENGE RAIR BA GOF Fma ybe litcontin -
uo uslyor be o.. Alwaysobser vethefo llo wing
inf ormation. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
incor rect positi oningof thefo rw ard-f acing
ch ild restr aint system
If yo usecur each ild inafo rw ard-f acing child
re str aint system onthefront passeng erseat
th at isposit ioned tooclose tothecoc kpit, in
th eeve ntofan accid ent, thech ild could:
R come intocont actwithpar tsof theve hi-
cle's interior ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR BA G
OF Find icat or lamp islit, forex am ple
R bestru ck bytheairbag ifth ePA SSENGE R
AI R BA GOF Find icat or lamp iso. #
Alwaysmo vethefront passeng erseat as
fa rbac kas possible andfullyre tract the
seat cushion lengthadju stment .While
doin gso, alwaysmak esur eth at the
shoulde rbelt stra pis cor rectl yro uted
fr om theseat beltoutle tof theve hicle to
th eshoulder beltguide onthech ild
re str aint system .Th esh ou lder beltstr ap mu
stbe routed forw ards and down wards
fr om theseat beltoutle t.Ifnecessar y,
adju stthefront passeng erseat accor d-
ingl y. #
Alwayscom plywit hth ech ild restr aint
sy stem manufac ture r's inst allation
inst ruction s. When
installing ach ild restr aint system onthe
fr ont passeng erseat,ob serveth eve hicle-spe ci/c
inf ormatio n(/ page61).
If aper If
aper son issitt ing ont son
issitt ing onthe fr he
front passen g ont
passen ger seat er
seat: :
PA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Fma ybe litcontin uously
or be o., dependin gon theper son's statur e.
A per son onthefront passeng erseat must always
obser vethefo llo wing information:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied byan
adult oraper son withast atur ecor respond ing
to that of an adult ,th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA G
OF Find icat or lamp must beo.. This indicat es
th at thefront passeng erairbag isenabled.
If th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp islit continuousl y,an adult orper son wit
habuil dcor respond ingtothat of an adult
mus tno tuse thefront passeng erseat.
Inst ead, they should useare ar seat.
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied bya
per son ofsmaller statur e(e.g. ate enag eror
small adult), thePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF F
ind icat or lamp iseit her litcontinuousl yor
re mains o.,dependi ngon theclassi/ cation.
- Ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp iso.: movethefront passeng erseat
as farbac kas possible, ortheper son of
smaller statur eshould useare ar seat.
- Ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp islit continuousl y:theper son of
smaller statur eshould notuse thefront
passeng erseat. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hwhen
th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp islit
If th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp remains litaTer theself-t est,thefront
passeng erairbag isdisabled. Occupant
safety
49 49

-
Sec uring thech ild restr aint system with
th eseat beltonthefront passeng erseat
(/ page62). Obser vethespeci/c
inst ruction sfo rth ere ar wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acing child restr aint system s
(/ page 61).
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour -
ne y,that thestatus ofthefront passeng er
airbag iscor rect forth ecur rent situ atio n
(/ page47).
R Obs erve thewa rning labels intheve hicle inte-
ri or and onthech ild restr aint system .
R Alsose cu re TopTe ther ifpr esent.
Do no Do
notmodify t t
modify the c he
child r hild
res estr tr
aint syst aint
system em
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomodi/ca-
tions tothech ild restr aint system
Th ech ild restr aint system can nolongerfunc-
tion proper ly.This posesan incr easedrisk of
inj ury. #
Nevermodify ach ild restr aint system . #
Onlya1x accessor ieswhic hha ve been
speciall yappr ovedfo rth is ch ild restr aint
sy stem bythech ild restr aint system 's
ma nufac ture r. OnlOnl
yuse c y
use child r hild
res est
r tr
aint syst aint
systems whic ems
whichar h
ar ein e
in
pr pr
oper w oper
wor or
king conditi on king
conditi on &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjuryor deat hcaused
by theuse ofdamag edchild restr aint sys-
te ms
Child restr aint system sor their retaining sys-
te ms that have been subject edtostr essin an
ac cide nt ma yno tbe able toper form their
int ended protectiv efunction .
It ma ybe thecase that thech ild canno tbe
pr oper lyrestr ained . #
Alwaysimmed iatelyre place child
re str aint system sth at have been dam-
ag ed orinvo lved inan accident. #
Have thesecur ingsystems forth ech ild
re str aint system sch eckedat aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop beforeins talling a
ch ild restr aint system again. AA
v v
oi d dir oi
d direc tsu nli gh t ec
tsu nli gh t &
W W
ARN ING ARN
INGRiskof burnswhen thech ild
seat isex posed todirect sunlight
If th ech ild restr aint system isex posed to
dir ect sunlight orheat, partscould heatup
ex cessiv ely.
Childr encould su.er burnsfrom these parts,
par ticular lytheme tallic partsof thech ild
re str aint system . #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thech ild restr aint
sy stem isno tex posed todirect sunlight. #
Coverth ech ild restr aint system with a
blank et,fo rex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild restr aint system hasbe en
ex posed todirect sunlight, allowitto
cool beforesecur ingach ild intoit. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. 5454
Occupan
tsaf ety

AA
ctiv ctiv
atin gor deactiv atin
gor deactiv atingt atin
gthe special seatbelt he
special seatbelt
re re
tr tr
act act
oroft or
ofthe sea tbelt he
sea tbelt &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskofinjur yor deat hifasea t
belt isunf astened whiletheve hicle isin
mo tion
If th eseat beltisreleased whiletheve hicle is
in mo tion ,th especial seatbeltretract oris
deac tivated and thech ild restr aint system is
no long er correctl ysecur ed.The seat beltis
dr aw nin slightl yby theiner tiareel and canno t
be immediat elyclosed again. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor d-
ance withth etra1c conditions. #
Activateth especial seatbeltretract or
ag ain and correctl ysecur eth ech ild
re str aint system . Wh
enena bled ,th especial seatbeltretract or
ensur esthat theseat belts ofthefront passeng er
seat andrear seats donotslac kenonce thech ild
re str aint system isse cu red. The
seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uipped
wit haspecia lseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seats
Ins t Ins
tallin gac allin
gachild r hild
res es
tr tr
aint syst aint
system em
#
When installing ach ild restr aint system ,
al wa ys obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
and oper ating instruction sas wellas theinf or-
mation inthis Oper ator's Manual. #
Pull theseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. #
Eng ageth eseat belttongue intheseat belt
buc kle.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating t ating
the special seatbeltre he
special seatbeltretr tr
act act
or or
#
Pull theseat beltoutfullyand letth einer tia
re el retract itag ain.
When thespecial seatbeltretract orisacti va-
te d, youwill hear ara tche ting sound . #
Push thech ild restr aint system down untilth e
seat beltsitstightl y. Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the special seatbeltre he
special seatbeltretr tr
act act
or or
#
Press there lease buttonoftheseat belt
buc kle. #
Hold theseat belttongue andguide backto
th eseat beltoutle t. InstInst
alling aLA TC allin
gaLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)c H-ty
pe(ISOFI X)chil dr hil
dres estr tr
ain t ain
t
sy st sy
stem ont em
onthe he
leT leT
and r and
righ tr igh
trea rse ats ea
rse ats InstInst
alling aLA TC allin
gaLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)c H-ty
pe(ISOFI X)chil dr hil
dres estr tr
ain t ain
t
sy st sy
stem ont em
onthe he
leT leT
and r and
righ tr igh
trea rse ats ea
rse ats &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent 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. 5656
Occupa
ntsaf ety

#
Alwaysloc kre ar seat backres ts aTer
ins talling TopTe ther belts. #
Obser vetheloc kve ri/catio nindic ator . 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.
¯ Ifth ech ild restr aint system iseq uipp ed
wi th aTo pTe ther belt:
The risk ofinjuryma ybe reduced byTop
Te ther.The TopTe ther belt enables an
additional connection between thech ild
re str aint system atta ch ed withLA TC H-ty pe
(I SOFI X)(leT and right rear seats) orthe
seat belt(allrear seats) andtheve hicle. #
Foldup cover2 ofTopTe ther anc horage3.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withadjust h
adjust ablehead r able
head res estr tr
aints: aints:
#
Ifnecessar y,slide head restr aint 1 upwa rds
( / pag e94). #
Guide TopTe ther belt 4under headrestr aint
1 betwee nth etw ohead restr aint bars.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without adjust hout
adjust ablehead r able
head res estr tr
aints: aints:
#
TopTe ther belt withone seat beltstrap: guide
To pTe ther belt 4overth ecent erofhead
re str aint 1.
or #
TopTe ther belt withtw oseat beltstraps: guide
one TopTe ther belt 4past head restr aint 1
on theright and leTsides respect ivel y.
All v All
vehi cles: ehi
cles: #
Inst alltheLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)or bel t-
se cur edchild restr aint system with TopTe ther.
In doing so,com plywit hth ech ild restr aint
sy stem manufac ture r's inst allation instruc-
tion s. Occupant
safety
59 59

0073
Thebackrest ofthefo rw ard-f acing child
re str aint system must,asfaras possible, be
re sti ng on theseat backrest ofthere ar seat.
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 categor yII or III.
Cont actwithth ero of when thehead
re str aint isful lyex tended andlockedin place
will notre sult inanyre str iction son use.
0073 Thech ild restr aint system mustnotbe put
und erstr ain be twee nth ero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinst alled facing thewr ong
dir ection. Wherepossible, adjusttheseat
cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 Thechild restr aint system mustno tbe put
und erstr ain by thehead restr aint. Adjust the
head restr aints asappropr iate .
0073 Makesur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifnecessar y,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards. The
seat beltson thefo llo wing seats areeq uipped
wit haspecia lseatbelt retract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seats
When enabled,thespecial seatbelt retract or
ensur esthat theseat belts ofthefront passeng er
seat andrear seats donotslac kenonce thech ild
re str aint system isse cu red(/ page56). #
Inst allthech ild restr aint system .
Th eent ire ba se ofthech ild restr aint system
mu stalwa ys rest on theseat surface ofthe
re ar seat. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at theshoulder beltstrap
is cor rectl yro uted from theseat beltoutle tof
th eve hicle totheshoulder beltguide onthe
ch ild restr aint system .
Th esh ou lder beltstr ap mu stbe routed
fo rw ardfrom theseat beltoutle t. N No o
t t
es on r es
on rear w ear
war ar
d-f d-f
acing andf acing
andfor w or
war ar
d-f d-f
acing c acing
child hild
r r
es estr tr
aint syst aint
systems ont ems
onthe fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur y
when usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system while th eco-dr iver airbag
is enabled
If yo usecur each ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system ontheco-dr iver seat andthe
PA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or lamp is
o., theco-dr iver airbag candeplo yin the
eve ntofan accid ent.
The child could bestruckby theairbag. #
Alwaysensu rethat theco-dr iver airbag is
disabled. ThePASSENGE RAIR BA GOF F
ind icat or lamp must belit. #
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system onase at with an ENA -
BL ED FRONT AIRBAG; DEA THorSER I-
OUS INJUR Yto theCHILD canoccur . Obser
vethespeci/c instruction sfo rth ere ar-
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acing child restr aint sys-
te ms (/ page62) . Occupant
safety
61 61

Alw
aysobser vethestatus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp :
R When usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalwaysbe disable d.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR
BA GOF Find icat or lamp islit continuousl y
(/ page47).
R Ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp iso., thefront passeng erairbag isena-
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anaccident.
Secur Secur
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 fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat
When installing abelt-secur edchild restr aint sys-
te m on thefront passeng erseat, alwaysobser ve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Obser vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acing child restr aint system son the
front passeng erseat (/ page 61).
0073 Obser vethech ild restr aint system manufac -
tu re r's inst allation andoper ating instruction s. 0073
When usingafo rw ard-f acing child restr aint
sy stem inwe ight categor yI: re mo vethehead
re str aint from there specti veseat, ifpossibl 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.
0073 Thebackrest ofthefo rw ard-f acing child
re str aint system must,asfaras possible, be
re sti ng on theseat backrest ofthefront
passeng erseat.
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 categor yII or III.
Cont actwithth ero of when thehead
re str aint isful lyex tended andlockedin place
will notre sult inanyre str iction son use.
0073 Thech ild restr aint system mustno tbe put
und erstra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinst alled facing thewr ong
dir ection. 0073
Thechild restr aint system mustno tbe put
und erstra in by thehead restr aint. Adjust the
head restr aints asappropr iate .
0073 Neverplace objects (e.g.cushions) underor
behind thech ild restr aint system .
Th ese at belton thefront passeng erside iseq uip-
ped withaspecial seatbelt retract or.
When enabled,thespecial seatbelt retract or
ensures that theseat beltdoes notslac kenonce
th ech ild seat issecur ed(/ page56). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
objects between theseat surface and the
ch ild restr aint system
Ob jec tsbetwee nth eseat surface and the
ch ild restr aint system could a. ectth efunction
of theaut omatic front passeng erairbag shut-
o.. #
Donotplace anyobjects between the
seat surface and thech ild restr aint sys-
te m. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thech ild restr aint
sy stem isco rrectl yinst alled. 6262
Occupant
safety

R
indicat orlam p1 iso.: viatheswitc hon
th ecor respond ingrear door ordriver's
door NNo o
t t
es on pe es
on pets int ts
inthe v he
vehicle ehicle
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tand injurydue
to anim alsleT unse curedorunat tended in
th eve hicle
If yo ulea veanim alsintheve hicle unattended
or unse cured, they could possibl ypr ess but-
to ns orswitches .
An anim alma y:
R Activateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple
R Switchsy stems onoro. and endanger
ot her roadus ers
Uns ecured animalsmaybe thro wn aroun din
th eve hicle intheev ent ofan accident orsud-
den steer ing and braking maneuv ersand
injur eve hicle occupan tsinthepr ocess. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat-
te nded . #
Alwayscor rectl ysecur eanimals while
dr ivi ng ,e.g .using asuit able animal car-
ri er . Occupant
safety
65 65

#
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

#
Ifsomeo neistrapped ,re lease thebut-
to nimm ediately or press thebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edwhen
ch ildr enoper ateth eside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper ate
th eside windo ws,particular lywhen unatten-
ded . #
Activateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth ere ar
passen gercom partment sidewindo ws. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The powe rsuppl yor theve hicle hasbeen
switc hedon. 1
Close s
2 Open s
The buttons on thedr iver's door take precedence. #
T T
o st o
star ar
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press the0062
butt onbeyond thepoint ofresis tance orpull
and release it. #
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press orpull
th e0062 buttonagain. When
theve hicle isswitc hedo.,youcan con-
tinue tooper ateth eside windo ws.
This functi onisavailabl efo rar ound four minut es
or until afront door isopened.
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe side windo ws he
side windows
If an obs tacle impedes aside windo wdur ing the
closin gpr ocess, theside windo wwill open again
aut omaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing function is
onl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur att en-
tiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit eth er ebeing reve rsing protection
on theside windo w
The reve rsing function doesnotre act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers.
R Dur ingrese tting .
The reve rsing function cannotpr ev ent some-
one from becoming trapped inthese situa-
tions. 7878
Opening
andclosing