tow MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS 2023 User Guide

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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

1
Raises
2 Opens
3 Closes/lo wers
Use the0057 buttontooper ateth epanor amic
sliding sunroof.
The panor amicsliding sunroofcan beoper ated
onl ywhen thero ller sunblind isopen. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan be
ra ised oropened whenaro of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
T T
o st o
star ar
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press the0057
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:
brie0y press
th e0057 buttoninanydir ection.
The opening/ closingprocess willbestopped.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withapanor h
apanor amicsliding sunr amic
sliding sunroof: oof:
The
aut omatic raising featur eis availabl eonl ywhen
th esliding sunroofisclosed orraised.
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe sliding sun- he
sliding sun-
r r
oof oof
If an obst acle obstr uctsthesliding sunroofduring
th eclosing process, thesliding sunroofwillopen
ag ain automaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing func-
tion isonl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur
att entiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit eth ere ve rsing function beingactive
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing function doesnot
re act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers.
R Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e.
R Duringrese tting . #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur e
th at no body partsarein theclosing
ar ea. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing automatic operation.
The closing process willbestopped. AA
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe r he
roller sunblind oller
sunblind
If an obst acle obstr uctsthero ller sunblind during
th eclosing process, thero ller sunblind willopen
ag ain automaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing func-
tion isonl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur
att entiv eness. 8282
Opening
andclosing

Indi
catorlam p1 0ashes whentheATA system is
ar med.
The ATA system isdeacti vatedaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situations:
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe run lock ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R ATer pressin gth estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page129) %
When theMer cedes‑Benz emergency callsy s-
te m isactiv eand thealar mstay son formor e
th an 30 secon ds,amessag eis aut omati cally
sent totheCust omer Assist anceCenter
(/ page247).
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging ,th e
anti-theT alarmsystem isaut omati callydeac-
tiv ated tofacilit ateth ene xt engine star t.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the ATA he
ATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y.
or #
Press thestar t/s topbutt onwithth eSmar tKey
in thestow agecom partmen t(/ page129)
Deact iv Deact
ivatin gt atin
gthe alar he
alar musin gKEY LESS-GO m
usin gKEY LESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth eSmar t-
Ke yout side theve hicle. FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies. An
audib leand visualalar mistrigg ered ifan alter-
atio nto your vehicle' sang leof incl inat ionis
de tected while theto w- awa yalar misarmed.
The tow- awa yalar misaut omat icallyarmed aTer
appr oximat ely60 seconds:
R ATer locking theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
The tow- awa yalar misonl yar med when thefo l-
lo wing components areclosed:
R Door s
R Trunk lid
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omati callydeact ivat ed:
R ATer pressin gth eÜ or008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
R ATe rpr ess ing th estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page129)
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R When usingHA NDS- FREE ACCESS
Inf ormation oncollision detection onapar ked
ve hicle (/page153) . Open
ingand closin g
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ArAr
ming/d isar ming/d
isarming t ming
the tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m Mu
ltimedi asy stem :
4 © 5
Setting s5
Quick Acces s #
Arm or disar mTow-a wayPro tecti on.
The tow- awa yalar misarmed again inthefo llo w-
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunl ockedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acces sis una vailable, select theVehi-
cle submenu intheSettings mainmenu to
ar m or disar mtheto w- awa yalar m. FF
un cti on oft un
cti on ofthe int he
inter er
ior mo ior
motionsen sor tio
nsen sor %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies.
When theint erior motion sensor isactiv ated, a
visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered ifmo vement
is de tected intheve hicle interior . The
interior motion senso ris activ ated aut omati -
call yaTer approximat elyte nsec onds :
R ATerloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
The interior motion senso ris onl yactiv ated when
th efo llo wing components areclosed:
R Door s
R Trunk lid
The interior motion sensor isaut omatica lly deacti-
va ted:
R ATer pressing theÜ or008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
R ATe rpr ess ing th estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page129)
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R When usingHA NDS- FREE ACCESS
The follo wing situations canlead toafa lse alar m:
R When ther ear emo ving objects suchas mas-
co ts intheve hicle interior
R When aside windowisopen R
When apanor amicsliding sunroofisopen ArAr
ming/deactiv ming/deactiv
atingt ating
the int he
inter er
ior mo ior
motion sensor tion
sensor Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick Access #
Activateor dea ctivateInt erior Motion Sensor.
The interior motion sens orisacti vatedag ain in
th efo llo wing cases :
R The vehicle isunl ockedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acces sis una vailable, select theVehi-
cle menu under Settings toactiv ateor deact i-
va te theint erior motion sensor . 8686
Opening
andclosing

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o o
t t
es on t es
on the cor r he
cor rect dr ect
driv iv
er's seat position er's
seat position &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eve hicle: inpar ticu lar,
adju stthedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
eth efo llo wing when adjustin gth esteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esitting asfarawa yfrom thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing points
int oconsider ation:
R Youar esitting inan upr ight position
R Your thighs areslightl ysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tended andyoucan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppor tedat eye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restr aint
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms slightl ybent
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theinst rument
clust erclear ly
R Youha ve agood overview of thetra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat beltsitssnugl yag ainst your body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour shoulder
and across your hips inthepel vic area
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withan AMG perf h
an AMG perfor or
mance seat mance
seat: :
if th e
fr ont passeng erseat isuno ccupi ed,th is can lead
to nois eca use dby theseat belttongue knocking
ag ains tth eseat. Youcan prev ent this by slidi ng
th eseat belttongue upwards withth ebelt clip. If
th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensureth at
th ebelt clipispushed down. Onlyth en will the
seat belt/ttight tothebody . Seats
andstow ing
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Sea
ts Sea
ts AA
dju s dju
sting t ting
the fr he
front seat me c ont
seat me cha nic all ha
nic ally (w it y
(w itho ut ho
ut
Sea tCo mf Sea
tCo mfor or
tP t
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
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ARN ING ARN
INGRiskof becoming trap pe difth e
seats areadju sted bychildr en
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey adju st
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended . #
Whe nlea ving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped when
adju sting theseat
When youadjust aseat, youor other vehicle
occupan tscould become trapped, e.g.on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Air bags" and"Chil-
dr en intheve hicle" . &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tothe
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
The driver's seat maymo veune xpect edly
while driving.
This could cause youto lose contr olof the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orestar ting theve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue toadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eve hicle: inpar ticu lar,
adju stthedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seat heightisadju sted car elessl y
If yo uadjust theseat height carelessl y,yo uor
ot her vehicle occupan tscould betrapped and
th er eb yinjur ed.
Childr eninpar ticular couldaccident allypr ess
th eelectr icalseat adjustmen tbutt ons and
become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
hands orother body partsdo notget
under theleve rassemb lyof theseat
adjustmen tsy stem. 8888
Seats
andstow ing

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W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur ydue tohead
re str aints notbe ing inst alle d or being
ad just edincorrectl y
If head restr aints have notbee ninst alled or
ha ve notbee nadju sted cor rectl y,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofinjuryin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan accid ent orwh en
br ak ing. #
Alwaysdr ive wit hth ehead restr aints
inst alle d. #
Beforedr ivi ng o.,ma kesur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupan tth at thecent erofthe
head restr aint supp orts thebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restr aints ofthe
fr ont and rear seats. Other wise, youwill notbe
able toadju sttheheight andangle ofthehead
re str aints correctl y.
Ad just thehead restr aint fore -and -aTposition so
th at itis as close aspossibl eto thebac kof your
head. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
an inco rrect seat position
The seat beltdoes noto.er theint ended leve l
of protection ifyo uha ve notmo vedth eseat
bac krest toan almos tve rtical position.
In par ticular ,yo ucould slipbeneat hth eseat-
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjust theseat proper lybef orebegin-
ning your jour ney. #
Alwaysensu rethat theseat backrest is
in an almost vertical position andthat
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour shoulder . &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue toexcessiv e
st ra in on thegr ab handl e
If yo uappl yyo ur full body weight tothegr ab
handl eor pull itabr uptly, thegr ab handl ema y
be damag edorbecome loosefrom itsanc hor-
ag e. #
Use thegr ab handl esonl yto stabili zethe
seati ngposit ionortoassis tin get ting in
and outoftheseat. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
objects undertheco-dr iver seat
Objects trapped undertheco-dr iver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunction oftheaut omatic
co-dr iver airbag shuto.ordamag eth esy stem. #
Donotst or ean yobjects undertheco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco-dr iver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped
und ertheco-dr iver seat. Seats
andstow ing
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AA
djus djus
tst ts
the seat he
seat f f
or or
e-an d-aT e-an
d-aT position position
#
LiT leve r1 and slide theseat intoth e
desir edposition. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. #
T T
o adjus o
adjust t t
the seat height he
seat height: :
push orpull leve r2
until thedesir edposition hasbeen reac hed. #
T T
o adju s o
adju stt t
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
es es
tincl inat ion: t
incl inat ion:tur n
handwhe el3 forw ards and backwards unt il
th edesir edposition hasbeen reac hed. AA
dju s dju
sting t tin
gthe fr he
front seat mec ont
seat mechanical l hanical
ly (wit y
(wit hSe at h
Se at
Comf Comf
or or
tP t
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped ifth e
seats areadju sted bychildr en
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey adju st
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended . #
Whe nlea ving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped when
adju sting theseat
When youadjust aseat, youor other vehicle
occupan tscould become trapped, e.g.on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags "and "Chil-
dr en intheve hicle" . &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tothe
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
The driver's seat maymo veune xpect edly
while driving.
This could cause youto lose contr olof the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orestar ting theve hicle. 9090
Se
ats and stow ing

&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due toadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eve hicle: inpar ticu lar,
adju stthedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seat heightisadju sted car elessl y
If yo uadjust theseat height carelessl y,yo uor
ot her vehicle occupan tscould betrapped and
th er eb yinjur ed. Childr
eninpar ticular couldaccident allypr ess
th eelectr icalseat adjustmen tbutt ons and
become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
hands orother body partsdo notget
under theleve rassemb lyof theseat
adjustmen tsy stem. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tohead
re str aints notbe ing inst alle d or being
ad just edincorrectl y
If head restr aints have notbee ninst alled or
ha ve notbee nadju sted cor rectl y,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofinjuryin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan accid ent orwh en
br ak ing. #
Alwaysdr ive wit hth ehead restr aints
inst alle d. #
Beforedr ivi ng o.,ma kesur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupan tth at thecent erofthe
head restr aint supp orts thebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
an inco rrect seat position
The seat beltdoes noto.er theint ended leve l
of protection ifyo uha ve notmo vedth eseat
bac krest toan almos tve rtical position.
In par ticular ,yo ucould slipbeneat hth eseat-
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjust theseat proper lybef orebegin-
ning your jour ney. #
Alwaysensu rethat theseat backrest is
in an almost vertical position andthat
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour shoulder . &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue toexcessiv e
st ra in on thegr ab handl e
If yo uappl yyo ur full body weight tothegr ab
handl eor pull itabr uptly, thegr ab handl ema y
be damag edorbecome loosefrom itsanc hor-
ag e. Se
ats and stow ing
91 91

#
Use thegr ab handl esonl yto stabili zethe
seati ngposit ionortoassis tin get ting in
and outoftheseat. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
objects undertheco-dr iver seat
Objects trapped undertheco-dr iver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunction oftheaut omatic
co-dr iver airbag shuto.ordamag eth esy stem. #
Donotst or ean yobjects undertheco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco-dr iver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped
und ertheco-dr iver seat. AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the seat he
seat f f
or or
e-an d-aT e-an
d-aT position position
#
LiT leve r2 and slide theseat intoth e
desir edposition. #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. #
T T
o adjus o
adjust t t
the seat cushion lengt he
seat cushion length(dr h
(dr iv iv
er's er's
seat onl seat
only): y):
liT leve r1 and slide thefront sec-
tion oftheseat cushion forw ards orbac k-
wa rds. #
T T
o adju s o
adju stt t
the seat cushion inclinat ion: he
seat cushion inclinat ion:tur n
handwhe el3 forw ards and backwards unt il
th edesir edposition hasbeen reac hed. #
T T
o adju s o
adju stt t
the seat height he
seat height: :
push orpull leve r4
until thedesir edposition hasbeen reac hed. #
T T
o adju s o
adju stt t
the seat bac he
seat backr kr
es es
tincl inat ion: t
incl inat ion:tur n
handwhe el5 forw ards and backwards unt il
th edesir edposition hasbeen reac hed. 9292
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ats and stow ing