wheel MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS 2023 User Guide

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sting t ting
the fr he
front seat me c ont
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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. &
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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" . &
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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. &
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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. &
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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
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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. &
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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. &
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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 . &
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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
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djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front seat electr ont
seat electr ically icall
y 1
Seat backrest inclinati on
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushion inclination
4 Seat fore -and -aTposition #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
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djus djus
ting t ting
the 4-w a he
4-w ay lumbar support y
lumbar support 1
Higher
2 SoTer
3 Lowe r
4 Firm er #
Use buttons 1to4 toadju stthecont ourof
th ebac krest. Head
r Head
res estr tr
aints aints
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djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front seat head r ont
seat head res estr tr
aints manuall y aints
manuall y &
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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. Seats
andstow ing
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#
Press button1 repeat edlyuntil thedesir ed
blo werse tting hasbeen reac hed.
Depen dingon theblo werse tting, uptothre e
indicat orlam pswill light up.Ifall indicat or
lam psareo., theseat ventila tion issw itched
o. . SS
t t
eer eer
ing wheel ing
wheel AA
djus djusting
t ting
the st he
steer eer
ing wheel mec ing
wheel mec hanica lly ha
nica lly &
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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. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment forch ildr en
when adjustin gth esteer ing wheel
Childr encould injureth emsel vesif th ey adju st
th esteer ing wheel. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. UUn
loc nlo
cking king
#
Foldrelease leve r1 down asfaras itwill go. #
Adjust heigh t2 and distance3 tothe
st ee ring wheel.
Loc Loc
king king
#
Foldrelease leve r1 upasfaras itwill go. Seats
andstow ing
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#
Chec kand makesur eth at thesteer ing col-
umn isloc kedby mo vingth esteer ing wheel. SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the st he
steer eer
ing wheel heating ing
wheel heating on/o. on/
o. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle isswitc hedon. #
Push theswitc hint oposition 1or2.
If indicat orlam p3 lights up,thesteer ing
wheel heating isswitc hedon.
When youswitc hth eve hicle o.,thesteer ing
wheel heating willswitc ho.. Easy
entr Easy
entryand e y
and exit f xit
featur e eatur
e Using
t Using
the easy entr he
easy entryand e y
and exit f xit
featur e eatur
e &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident whenpulling
awa ydur ing th eadjustmen tpr ocess of
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur e
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle. #
Alwayswa ituntil theadjustmen tpr ocess
is com pletebef oredr iving o.. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped dur-
ing adjus tment oftheeasy entryand exit
fe atur e
Yo uand other vehicle occupan tscould
become trapped. #
Ensu rethat no- one hasanybody partsin
th era ng eof mo vement oftheseat.
If th er eis arisk ofbecomi ngtrapped bythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press theseat adjustmen tswitc h.
The adjustmen tpr ocess willbestopped. Yo
ucan stop theadjustmen tpr ocess bypressing
one ofthememor yfunction positionswitches. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped if
ch ildr enactiv ateth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e‑
Child rencou ldbec ome trapp edifth ey acti-
va te theeasy entry‑and exitfeatur e,par ticu -
lar lywhen unattended . #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. 9898
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ats and stow ing

CorCor
ner ner
ing light ing
light CorCor
ner ner
ing light function ing
light function The
corner ing light improve sth eillumination of
th ero ad ove ra wide angle inthetur ning direc-
tion, enabling better visibility ontight curves, for
ex am ple. Itcan beactiv ated onlywhen thelow
beam isswitc hedon.
The function isactiv ein thefo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below25 mph(4 0km /h)wh en the
tur nsigna llight isswi tched onorthesteer ing
wheel istur ned R
Atspeeds between 25mph(4 0km /h)an d
43 mph(7 0km /h)an dwh en thesteer ing
wheel istur ned
R R
oundabout andint oundabout
andinter er
section function : section
function :th ecor ner-
ing light willbeactiv ated on both sides based on
an evaluat ionoftheve hicle' scur rent GPS posi-
tion. Itwil lre main activeunti laTer theve hicle has
leT thero undabout ortheint ersection. AA
ctiv ctiv
eheadlam e
headlam ps ps
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ctiv ctiv
eheadlam e
headlam psfunction ps
function R
The headlam psfollo wthesteer ing move-
ments. R
Releva nt areas arebe tter illu mina teddur ing a
jour ney.
The functi onsareac tivewh en thehigh beam is
switc hedon. AA
dap dap
tiv tiv
eHighbeam Assist e
Highbeam Assist AA
dap dap
tiv tiv
eHighbeam Assis e
Highbeam Assistfunction t
function &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofaccident despiteAd ap-
tiv eHig hbeam Assist
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assistdoes notre act to:
R Road user swit hout lights, e.g.pedes trians
R Road user swit hpoor lightin g,e.g .cy clis ts
R Road user swhose lightin gis obs truct ed,
e.g .by abar rier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveHig hbeam
Assis tma yfa ilto recogn izeother road user s
wit hth eir ownligh ting, orma yre cogn izethem
to olat e.
In these, orinsimilar situations, theaut omatic
high beam willnotbe deactiv ated orwill be Light
andvisibility
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The duration until thecolor chang esvaries
depending ontheusag econditions. Mir
r Mir
ror s or
s OperOper
ating t ating
the outside mirr he
outside mirror s or
s &
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. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetomis-
judg ment ofdist ance when usingthe
fr ont -passeng ermirror
The outside mirroron thefront passeng erside
re 0ects object son asmal lerscal e.The
obj ect sin view arein fact closer than they
appear . #
Ther efor e, alw ayslook overyo ur shoul-
der tocheckth eactual distance
be tween youand thero ad user strav eling
behind you. #
T T
o f o
fold inor out old
inor out: :
br ie0y press button2. #
T T
o se t o
se t: :
pr ess button1 or3 toselect the
outside mirrorto be adjus ted. #
Use button4 toadju sttheposition ofthe
mir rorglass. Light
andvisibility
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Ifth ebatt eryhas been disconnect edorcom-
ple tely disc harged, youwill have torese tth e
outside mirrors.Onl yth en will theaut omatic
mir rorfo lding function workproper ly. #
T T
o r o
rese t ese
t: :
br ie0y press button2.
An outside mirrorth at has been pushed outof
posit ioncan beeng aged inposit ionagain asfol-
lo ws : #
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ehicles wit ehicles
without electr hout
electr icall icall
yf y
folding outside olding
outside
mir r mir
ror or
s: s:
Manuall ymo vetheoutside mirrorint o
th ecor rect positi on. #
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ehicles wit ehicles
withelect r h
elect ricall icall
yf y
foldin goutsi demir - oldin
goutsi demir -
r r
or or
s: s:
Press and hold button2.
Yo uwill hear aclic kand themir rorwill audibl y
clic kint oplace. Theoutside mirrorwill nowbe
se tto thecor rect positi on. AA
ut ut
omatic anti-glar omatic
anti-glaremir r e
mir ror or
sfun ction s
fun ction &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacid burnsand poison -
ing due totheanti-glar emir rorelectr olyte
Electr olyte ma yescape ifth eglass inan aut o-
matic anti-glar emir rorbr eak s. The
electr olyte is hazar dous tohealt hand cau-
ses irrita tion. Itmust notcom eint ocont act
wit hyo ur skin, eyes, respir ator yor ga ns or
clo thing orbe swallo wed. #
Ifyo ucome intocont actwithelectr olyte,
obser vethefo llo wing:
R Immedia tely rinse theelectr olyte
fr om your skin withwa terand seek
medical attention.
R Ifelectr olyte comes intocont actwith
yo ur eyes, immediat elyrinse them
th or oughl ywit hclean waterand seek
medical attention.
R Ifth eelectr olyte is sw allo wed,imme-
diat elyrinse your mout hout thor -
oughl y.Do notinduce vomitin g.Seek
medical attenti onimmediat ely.
R Immedi atelych ang eout ofclo thing
whic hhas been contaminat edwith
electr olyte.
R Ifan aller gicreactio noccur s,seek
medic alatt ent ion immed iately. The
insiderear vie wmir rorand theoutside mirror
on thedr iver's side willautomaticall ygo intoanti-
glar emode iflight from aheadlam phits thesen-
sor ontheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system willno tgo intoant i-glaremo deif:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
R The interior lightin gis switc hedon. FF
r r
ont -passe ng ont
-passe nger out side mirr er
out side mirror par or
par king posit ion king
posit ion
fu nct ion fu
nct ion The
parking posit ionmak espar king easier .
The front -passe nger out side mirrorwill swiv el
do wn wardsin thedir ection ofthere ar wheel on
th efront passeng er'sside when:
R The parking position isstor ed (/ page123).
R The front-passeng ermir roris select ed.
R Reversege ar iseng aged. 122122
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t t
es on Mer es
on Mer cedes- cedes-
AMGv AMG
vehicles ehicles
Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing additional top-
ics intheSupplement, asyouma yot her wise fail
to recogn izedang ers:
R Emo tion Start
R AMGex haus tsy stem
R RACE STAR T
R DRIFTMODE
R AMG adaptive spor tsuspension system
R AMG steer ing-wheel buttons SwitcSwitc
hingont hing
onthe pow he
power suppl er
suppl yor t y
or the v he
vehicle ehicle
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur ydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s. R
get out and bestru ck byoncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog-
niz ed.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmissio n: ansmissio
n:The
br ak epedal isno tdepr essed. #
T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the pow he
power suppl y er
suppl y: :
pr ess button
1 once.
Yo ucan, forex am ple, activ ateth ewindshield
wiper s.
The powe rsuppl yis switc hedo.again ifth efo l-
lo wing conditions areme t:
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
R Youpr ess button1 twice more. 128128
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AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur iescaused by
ex haus tga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisoning . #
Neverru nth eve hicle and,ifpr esen t,the
st at iona ry heat erind oor swit hout su1-
cient ventila tion. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofskiddi ngand ofan acci-
dent duetoshiTing down onslippe ryroad
sur faces
If yo ushiT down onslipper yro ad sur faces to
incr ease theengine braking e.ect,th edr ive
wheels maylose traction. #
DonotshiT down onslipper yro ad sur fa-
ces toincr ease theengine braking
e.ect . &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur ydue topoison-
ous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor su1cient ventila -
tion isno tpos sible, poi sono usexhaus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi-
cle. This isthecase, forex am ple, ifth eve hicle
get sst uc kin thesno w. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
ve hicle orthestationar yheat erisrun-
ning. #
Ope nawind owontheside oftheve hicle
fa cing awayfrom thewind toensur ean
adeq uatesuppl yof fresh air. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur ydue
to being under thein0 uence ofalcohol
and drugs while driving
Dr inking anddriving and/or taking drugs and
dr ivi ng areve ry dang erous combinations. Even
a small amount ofalcohol ordrugs can a.ect
yo ur re0e xes, per cep tion sand judgmen t. The
possibi lityof aser ious oreven fata lacci-
dent aregr eatl yincr eased whenyoudr ink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Donotdr ink ortake drugs and drive or
allo wan yone todrive who hasbeen
dr inking ortaking drugs. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tothe
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal when
dr iving, thebr ak esy stem mayove rheat.
This increases thebr aking distance andthe
br ak esy stem can even fail. #
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. #
Donotde pres sth ebr ak epedal andthe
acceler ator pedal atthesame timewhile
dr iving. *
N NO O
TE TE
Engine damagedue toexcessiv ely
high enginespeeds The
enginewill bedamag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheove rrev ving rang e. Dr
iving andparking
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