warning light MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS 2023 User Guide

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Ø (red): system limits detected
R Ø (white,redhands): "handsonthesteer -
ing wheel" prom pt
% Duringthetransition from activ eto passiv e
st atus, theØ symbol issho wnasenlar ged
and 0ashing. Oncethesy stem ispassiv e,the
Ø symbol issho wnasgray intheInstr u-
ment Displa y.
% Depending ontheselect edvehicle setting s,
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist maybe una vailable.
S S
t t
eer eer
ing and t ing
and touc ouc
hde t h
de tection ection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st ee ring wheel atall time sand beableto inter-
ve ne atanytime tocor rect thecour seoftheve hi-
cle and keep itin lane. Thedriver must expect a
ch ang efrom activ eto passiv emode orvice versa
at anytime . If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableperiod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer ing
wheel, display1 appear s.Ifth edr iver still does
no tst eer theve hicle, awa rning tone sou nds in
add itionto thevisual warning messa ge.
If th edr iver does notre act tothewa rning fora
consider ableperiod, thesy stem can initiat ean
emer gency stop (/ page173) .
The warning isno tissued orisstopped whenthe
dr iver giv es con/ rmation tothesy stem:
R The driver steer sth eve hicle. R
Depen dingon t Depen
dingon the coun try he
coun try: :
th edr iver presses
a steer ing wheel buttonoroper ates Touc h
Contr ol
If Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist detects that asy stem
limi thas been reac hed, avisu alwa rning isissued
and awa rning tone sou nds.
Obs erve theno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page155).
Sy st Sy
stem limit s em
limit s
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist hasalimit edsteer ing tor-
qu efo rlat eral guidance. Insome cases,th esteer -
ing interve ntion isno tsu1 cienttokeep theve hi-
cle inthelane ortodrive th ro ugh exits.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunction
in thefo llo wing instances:
R Ther eis poor visibility ,e.g. duetosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr eatl yva rying ambient light
or strong shad owson thero ad.
R Ther eis glar e,e.g .fr om onco mingtra1c,
dir ect sunl ight orre0ectio ns.
R Insu1 cientroad illumin atio n. 172172
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ne sou nds inadd itionto thevisual warning mes-
sag e.
If th edr iver still does notre spond tothewa rning,
th eBeginning Emergency Stopmessag eappear s
in theInstr ument Display.Ifth edr iver still does
no tre spond ,Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
re duces thespeed. Thevehicle isdecel erated in
st ag es toast ands till.
Depen dingon thecountr y,at speeds below
40 mph(6 0km /h)th ehazar dwa rning lights
switc hon automaticall y.
When theve hicle isstation ary, thefo llo wing
actions arecar ried out:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k-
ing brak e.
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis ended.
R The vehicle isunl ocked.
R Ifpossible, anemer gency callis pla ced tothe
Mercede s-Benzemergency callcent er.
The driver can cancel thedeceler ationatanytime
by per form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions:
R Steer ing R
Braking oracceler ating
R Deactiv atingActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI C AA
ctiv ctiv
eLane Chang e
Lane ChangeAssi st e
Assi st FF
unctio nof A unctio
nof Activ ctiv
eLane Chang e
Lane ChangeAssi st e
Assi st
Ac tiveLane ChangeAssi stsupp orts thedr iver
when chang inglane sby appl ying steer ing torq ue
if th edr iver activ ates atur nsignal indicat or.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page155) .
Assis tance when chang inglane sis prov ided ifall
th efo llo wing conditions areme t:
R Youar edr iving onafree wa yor road withmul-
tip lelane sin thedir ection oftrav el.
R The neighbor inglane issepar ated byabr ok en
lane marking .
R Novehicle isde tected intheadjacent lane.
R The vehicle speed isbe tween 50mph
(80 km/h )and 110 mph(1 80 km/h). R
ActiveLane ChangeAssi stisswi tched onin
th emultimedia system.
R ActiveSt eer ing Assist isactiv ated and activ e.
If no vehicle isde tected intheadjacent laneanda
lane chang eis per mitt ed,thelane chang ebeg ins
aTer thedr iver has activ ated thetur nsignal indi-
cat or.This issho wntothedr iver wit hagr een
ar ro w ne xt to the± steer ing wheel symbol.
The Lane Change tothe Left messag e,forex am-
ple, also appear s.IfAc tiveLane ChangeAssi st
has been activatedwit hth etur nsignal indicat or
but alane chang eis no timmed iatelypossibl e,a
gr ay arro w appear sne xt to the± steer ing
wheel symbol, whichre mains green.
When lanechang eassis tance star ts, thetur nsig-
nal indicat orisaut omaticall yactiv ated along with
th edispla yin theInstr ument Display.
If th eassist ancegraphic issho wnwhen chang ing
lane s,an addit ionalarro w appear sin itpoin ting
to wa rdsth eadjacent lane(/page165).
If alane chang eis no tpossibl e,thear ro w isfaded
out aTer afew secon dsand ane wlane chang e
mus tbe initiat ed. Animmed iatelane chang eis 174174
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ypossible onfree wa ysect ionswit hout speed
lim its.
If th esy stem isim pair ed,ActiveLane Change
Assi stma ybe canc eled. Ifit is canc eled, the
Lane Change Cancel edmessag eappear sin the
Ins trumen tDispl ay.
In addit ion,a wa rning tone maysou nd, depending
on thesituation. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident whenchang ing
lane toan occupi edadjace ntlane
Lan eChang eAssis tcann otalw aysclear ly
de tect ifth eadjacent laneisfree.
The lane chang emig htbe initiat edalthoug h
th eadjacent laneisno tfr ee. #
Beforech ang inglane s,mak esur eth at
th eneighbor inglane isfree and ther eis
no dang ertoother road user s. #
Mon itor thelane chang e. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tif Lan eChang e
Assis tune xpect edlyst ops funct ioning
If th esy stem limit ations forLane Chang e
Assist have been reac hed, ther eis no guar an-
te eth at thesy stem will remain active.
Lane Chang eAssis tcanno tth en assist youby
appl ying steer ing torq ue . #
Alwa ys monit orthelane chang eand
ke ep your hands onthesteer ing wheel.
Obser vethetra1c conditions andsteer
and/or brak eif necessar y. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system limitat ions ofActiveSt eer ing Assist
appl yto ActiveLane ChangeAssi st
(/ page171) .
The system mayals obe impair edorma yno tfunc-
tion inthefo llo wing situations:
R The sensor sin there ar bum peraredir ty,dam-
ag ed orcoveredby ast icke ror ice and snow,
fo rex am ple.
R The exterior lightin gsho wsamalf unct ion. %
The ActiveLane ChangeAssi stsens orsadjust
aut oma tically whi leacer tain dist ance isbeing
dr iven aTer theve hicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveLane ChangeAssi stisuna vailable or
onl ypar tiall yav ailabl edur ing this teac h-in
pr ocess; noarro w appear sne xt to theØ
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist symbol whenthetur n
signal indicat orisactiv ated.
Selecting A Selecting
Activ ctiv
eLane Chang e
Lane Chang eAssist e
Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Active LaneChange Assist #
Select thefunction . AA
ctiv ctiv
eBr e
Br ak ak
eAssist e
Assist FF
unction ofA unction
ofActiv ctiv
eBr e
Br ak ak
eAssist e
Assist
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcons istsofthefo llo wing func-
tions:
R Dist ance warning function
R Autonomo usbrak ing functi on
R Situa tion-d ependent brak ing assist anc e Dr
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ehicles wit ehicles
withDr h
Dr iving Assist iving
Assist anceP ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
Eva-
siv eSt eer ing Assist andcorner ing function
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan help youto minimiz eth e
ri sk ofacolli sion withve hicles, cyclis tsor pedes-
tr ians ortoreduce thee.ect sof suc hacollision.
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli -
sion ,a wa rning tone sou nds and theL dis-
ta nce warning lamplights upintheinst rument
clust er.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withPRE- S h
PRE- SAFE AFE
® ®
: :
dependi ngon thecoun-
tr y, an addit ionalhap ticwarning occur sin the
fo rm ofslight, repeat edtensio ning oftheseat
belt.
If yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autonomous
br aking canbeinitiat edincritical situations.
In especia lly cr itical situations, ActiveBr ak eAssi st
can initiat eaut onomo usbraki ng directl y.In this
case, thewa rning lampand warning tone occ ur
sim ultaneo uslywit hth ebr aking application.
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa-
tion orappl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak -
ing, <0054004A0055005600420055004A0050004F000E0045004600510046004F0045
0046004F0055> braking assistance occur
s.The brak epr essur eincr eases uptomaxi-
mum full-sto pbr aking ifnecessar y.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page155 ). If
aut onomo usbraking orsituat ion-depen dent
br aking assistancehasoccur red, displa y1
appear sin theInstr ument Displayand then aut o-
maticall ygoes outaTer ashor ttime.
If th eaut onomous braking function orthesitua-
tion-dependen tbr aking assistanceistrigg ered,
additional prev entiv emeasur esforoccupant pro-
te ction (PRE-SAFE®
)ma yalso beinitiat ed. &
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GRisk ofan accident causedby
limit eddetection perform ance ofActive
Br ak eAssi st
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcanno talw aysclear lyiden-
tify objects andcom plextra1c situations.
In suc hcases ,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stmight :
R Giveawa rning orbrak ewit hout reason
R Notgiv eawa rning ornotbr ak e
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisonl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsi bleformaint aining asu1cien tly saf e
dist ance totheve hicle infront ,ve hicle speed
and forbr aking ingood time. #
Alwayspa ycar eful att ent ion tothetra1c
situation; donotre ly on ActiveBr ak e
Assi stalone . #
Beprepa redto brak eor swerve ifneces-
sar y. Also
observe thesy stem limits ofActiveBr ak e
Assi st. 176176
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indivi dualsub functi onsar The
indivi dualsub functi onsareav e
av ailabl ein v ailabl
ein var ar
i- i-
ous speed r ous
speed rang ang
es: es:
The distance warning function canissue awa rn-
ing inthefo llo wing situations:
R From appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km /h),ifyo ur
ve hicle iscriticall yclose toave hicle, cyclis tor
pedes trian, youwill hear anintermitt entwarn-
ing tone and theL distance warning lamp
lights upintheinst rument cluster.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withPRE- S h
PRE- SAFE AFE
® ®
: :
dependi ngon the
count ry,an addit ionalhap ticwarning occur s
in thefo rm ofslight, repeat edtensio ning of
th eseat belt.
Br ak eimmediat elyor take evasiv eactio n,prov i-
ded itis saf eto do soand thetra1c situation
allo wsthis.
Dist Dist
ance w ance
war ar
ning function (v ning
function (vehicles wit ehicles
without Dr hout
Driv- iv
-
ing Assist ing
Assist anceP ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
The distance warning function canaidyouin the
fo llo wing situations withan intermitt entwarning
to ne and awa rning lamp:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely155 mph
(2 50 km/h) whenapproaching vehicles ahead R
atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/h )when approaching station aryve hi-
cles, movingpedes trians, andcyclis tsahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely37 mph
(60 km/h )when approachingcr ossin gcy clis ts
Dis t Dis
tance w ance
war ar
ning funct ion (v ni
ng funct ion (vehicl eswit ehicl
eswithDr h
Dr ivin g iv
in g
Assi st Assi
stance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
The distance warning function canaidyouin the
fo llo wing situations withan intermitt entwarning
to ne and awa rning lamp:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely155 mph
(2 50 km/h) whenapproaching vehicles ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely62 mph
(100 km/h )when approaching station ary
ve hicles
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(8 0km/h) whenapproaching moving pedes-
tr ians andcyclists ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely43 mph
(70 km/h )when approaching station ary
pedes trians, crossing vehicles andstation ary
and crossin gcy clis ts A A
ut ut
onom ousbr onom
ousbraking funct ion (v aking
funct ion (vehicle swit ehicle
swit hout hout
Dr Dr
iving Assis t ivi
ng Assis tance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
If th eve hicle istrav eling atspeeds aboveappr ox-
imat ely4 mph (7km /h), theaut onomous braking
function mayint erve ne inthefo llo wing situations:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely124 mph
(200 km/h )when approachingve hicles ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/h )when approachingcy clis tsahead
R atspee dsup toappr oximat ely37 mph
(6 0km/h) whenapproaching moving pedes-
tr ians andcrossing cyclists
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely31 mph
(50 km/h )when approachingst ati ona ryvehi-
cles
A A
ut ut
onom ousbr onom
ousbraking funct ion (v aking
funct ion (vehicle swit ehicle
swit hDr h
Dr iv- iv
-
ing Assis t ing
Assis tance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
If th eve hicle istrave ling atspeeds aboveappr ox-
imat ely4 mp h(7 km /h),th eaut onomous braking
function mayint erve ne inthefo llo wing situations:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely155 mph
(250 km/h )when approaching vehicles ahead Dr
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ucan prev ent theassist anceatanytime by
activ elyst eer ing.
Cor Cor
ner ner
ing funct ion (onl ing
funct ion (onl yv y
vehicle swit ehicle
swit hDr h
Dr iving ivi
ng
Assis t Assis
tance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
If th esy stem detects arisk ofacolli sion withan
oncom ingvehicle when turnin gacr oss anonco m-
ing lane ,aut onom ousbraking canbeinitiat edat
speeds below9mp h(1 5km /h)be fore youha ve
leT thelane inwhic hyo uar edr iving. &
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GRisk ofaccident despiteEv a-
siv eSt eer ing Assist
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assist cannotalw aysre cog-
niz eobje ctsorcom plextra1c situat ions
clear ly.
Mor eover,th esteer ing suppor tpr ov ided by
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assist isno tsu1cien tto
avo idacollision. #
Alwayspa ycar eful att ent ion tothetra1c
situation; donotre ly on Evasiv eSt eer ing
Assist alone. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor swerve ifneces-
sar y. #
End thesuppor tby activ elyst eer ing in
non -critical situ atio ns. #
Drive at an appr opriatespeed ifth er e
ar epedestr iansclose tothepat hof your
ve hicle. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Fu llsy stem perform ance isno tye tav ailabl efo ra
few secon dsaTer switchingontheve hicle oraTer
dr ivi ng o..
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisim pair edorinoper ative
due toamalf unct ion,th e00C7 warning lamp
appear sin theInstr ument Display.
The system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction,
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis glar e,
in dir ect sunlight oringreatl yva rying ambient
light.
R Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, dam aged or
co vered.
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfere nce
fr om other radar sour ces, e.g.strong radar
re 0ectio nsinapar kingga rage . R
Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor amalf unctionin g
tir ehas been detected and displa yed.
R Incom plextra1c situations whereobjects
canno talw aysbe clear lyident i/ed.
R Ifpedestr iansorvehicles movequickl yint o
th esensor detection rang e.
R Ifped estr ians arehid den byother objects.
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedestr iancanno tbe
distin guished from thebac kgroun d.
R Ifapedestr ianisno tde tected assuc h,e.g .
due tospecial clothing orother objects.
R Ifth edr iver's seat beltisno tfa stene d.
R Oncurves withatight radius.
% The ActiveBr ak eAssi stsens orsadjust auto-
mati callywhile acer tain dist ance isbeing
dr iven aTer theve hicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisuna vailable oronl ypar -
tiall yav ailabl edur ing thete ac h-in process.
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gA atin
gActiv ctiv
eBr e
Br ak ak
eAssis t e
Assis t
R R
eq eq
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emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle isswitc hedon. Dr
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Variable limiter
Fu rther informatio nabout ActiveDist ance
Assi stDIS TRONI C:(/ page167).
Disp la Disp
laying det ying
detect ect
ed ed
tr tr
a1c a1c
signs int signs
inthe medi adis- he
medi adis-
pla y pla
y #
Select Display inCentr alDisplay . #
Switc hth efunction onoro..
Se Se
tting t tting
the type ofw he
type ofwar ar
ning ning
#
Select Visual& Audibl e, Visua lor Off.
Se Se
tting t tting
the w he
war ar
ning t ning
thr hr
eshold eshold
This value determ ines thespeed atwhic hawa rn-
ing isissued whenexceeded. #
Select Warning Threshold. #
Setth edesir edspeed. TT
r r
a1c a1c
Light Inf Light
Infor or
mation ser mation
service vice
&
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GRisk ofan accident orinjur y
due todist raction ,incor rect or missin g
dat a
The tra1c lightinformation displayis an aid
and canno tre place theobser vation ofthe
actual drivi ng situ atio n. #
Keep theactual tra1c situation con-
st antl yin vie wwhen approaching atraf-
fi c light andwhen chang inglane s. #
Avoid looking attheInstr ument Display
and Head-up Displayfo ra long time. The
Instr ument Displayand Head-up Display(if
av ailabl e)sho wthetra1c lighticonandremainin g
time 1unti lth ene xt green phase asacountdo wn. Ex
am ple repr esent ation intheInstr ument Display
The displa yis hidden about/veseconds before
th etra1c lights chang eto green.
% The displa yalso goes outinthefo llo wing
cases :
R When turning o.beforeth eint ersection
int oacr oss orside street
R When turning beforeth eint ersection
% The direction arro ws aredispl ayeddepending
on thefo llo wing functions:
R Atur nsignal isse t
R Alane isrecommen dedduring activ e
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seobs erve theno teson drivi ng systems and
yo ur responsi bility.Yo ucould other wise failto rec-
ogn izedang ers.
Sy st Sy
stem limit s em
limit s
The displa ydoes notappear inthefo llo wing situa-
tions, forex am ple:
R Ther eis no tra1c light dat aav ailabl e.
R The time remainin gunti lth ene xt green phase
is less than tensec onds .
R Eme rgency vehicles orlocal publictranspor t
ar elocat edinthevicinity oftheint ersection.
R The datatransmission from theve hicle has
been interrupted.
R The tra1c lightsystems arelocat edinacon-
str uction sitear ea orareunder going mainte-
nance.
R The light signal system ismalfunctionin g.
R The subscr iption totheser vice hasexpir ed. SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the he
tr tr
a1c a1c
lightinf light
infor or
mation displa mation
displayon y
on
or or
o. o.
Multimedi
asy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Switc hTraffi cLight Information onD or
o. E. Blin
dSpo Blin
dSpo tAssis t
Assist andA t
and Activ ctiv
eBlin dSpo e
Blin dSpo tAssis t
Assist with t
wit h
e e
xit w xit
war ar
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FF
unction ofBlin dSpo unction
ofBlin dSpo tAssis t
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and Activ ctiv
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Blin d
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tAssis t
Assist wit t
wit he h
exit w xit
war ar
ning ning
Blin dSpo tAssist andActiveBlind SpotAssi stuse
tw olat eral, rear-facing radar sensor sto monit or
th ear ea up to130 T(40 m)behind and10T
(3 m) next to your vehicle.
If ave hicle isde tected atspeeds aboveappr ox-
imat ely8 mp h(1 2km /h)an dth is vehicle subse-
qu entl yent ersth emonit oring rang edir ectl yne xt
to your vehicle, thewa rning lampin theoutside
mir rorlights upred. Pe
rm anen tst atus displayintheinst rument clus-
te r:
R ¸ (gra y): system isac tiva tedbut inoper a-
tiv e
R ¸ (gre en): system isactiv ated and oper a-
tional
If ave hicle isde tected close toyour vehicle and
yo uswitc hon thetur nsignal indicat orinthecor -
re spond ingdirecti on, adoubl ewa rning tone
sou nds and there dwa rning lampin theoutside
mir ror0as hes. Ifth etur nsignal indicat orremains
switc hedon,allother detected vehicles areind i-
cat ed onlyby the0ash ingofthere dwa rning
lam p.
If yo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
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GRisk ofaccident despiteBlind
Spo tAssist
Blind SpotAssist doesnotre act tovehicles
appr oaching andovertaking youat agr eatl y
di.er entspeed. 184184
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NGRisk ofexplosion from afrozen
batt ery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era-
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezin gpoint.
Dur ingstar ting assist anceorbatt erych argin g,
batt eryga scan bereleased. #
Alwaysallo wabatt eryto thaw before
ch argin git or per form ing star ting assis -
ta nce. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheinst rument
clust erdo notlight upatlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas frozen.
In this case youma yneit her jump-st artth eve hi-
cle nor charge thebatt ery.
The service life of abat tery that has been thawe d
ma ybe dramaticall yshor tened. Thestar ting char-
act eristics maybe impair ed,especi allyat low
te mp eratur es.
It is recommen dedthat youha ve ath awe dbatt ery
ch eckedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused bynume rous or
ex tended attem ptsto star tth eengine Numer
ousorextended attem ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-c ombusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extended attem pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing points during star ting assis -
ta nce and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cable/c harging
cables withasu1cient cross-section and
insulat edterm inal clam ps.
R Non-in sulatedpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
must notcome intocont actwithot her metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is connect edtothebatt ery/jum p-startcon-
nection point.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustnot
come intocont actwithan ypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning.
R Alwaysmak esur eth at nei ther younor thebat-
te ry iselectr ostaticall ych arge d. R
Keep awa yfrom /reand open 0ames.
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing points when
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
ap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc-
tion sbef orech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing points during
st ar ting assist ance:
R Forst ar ting assist ance, onlyuse batteries with
a nominal voltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R Gasoline engine: Gasoline
engine:Onlyaccep tst ar ting assis -
ta nce ifth eengine andexhaus tsy stem are
cold. SS
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heexterior lightin gis malfunct ioning. #
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