MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS 2023 Owners Manual

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Have workor repair sto decor ativefo ils car -
ri ed out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop,
e.g .in an aut hor izedMer cedes- BenzCen ter. NN
o o
t t
es on car es
on car eof v e
of vehicle par ehicle
parts ts
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment ifth ewind-
shield wipersar eswitc hedonwhile the
wind shield isbein gclean ed
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecleaning thewindshield orwiper
blades, youcan betrapped bythewiper arm. #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle beforeclean ingthewind-
shield orwiper blades. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observetheno tes
on cleaning andcareof thefo llo wing vehicle
par ts:
Wheel sand r Wheel
sand rims ims
R Use waterand acid-fr eeallo ywheel cleaner s.
R Donotuse acidic alloywheel cleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust .This could damag ewheel
bolts andbrak ecom ponent s.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w minu tes
aTer clean ingbeforepar king it.The brak e
discs andbrak epads warm upand dryout.
W W
indo ws indo
ws
R Clean thewindo wsinside andoutside witha
dam pclo thand withaclean ingagent recom-
mende dfo rMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
bas edcleaning agents toclean theinside of
windo ws.
% ATe rch ang ingthewiper blades ortreating
th eve hicle withwa x,clean thewindshield
th or oughl ywit hcleaning agents recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz. Failur eto obser vethe
appli catio nins tructi ons mayre sult indamag e,
smear marksorblindin gspo ts.
% Remo veextern al fogging ordirton thewind-
shield infront ofthemultifun ctioncamer a.
Ot her wise, driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems maybe impair edornotav ailabl e
(/ page155).
W W
iper blade s iper
blade s
R Movethewiper arms intoth ere placement
position (/page119).
R With thewiper arms folded out,clean the
wiper blades withadam pclo th.
% Mak esur eth at thewiper blades arecoat ed.
The coating canleaveresidue son aclo th.Do
no tru bth ewiper blades excessiv elyor clean
th em toooTen. Maint
enance andcare
269 269

ExtExt
er er
ior light ing ior
light ing
R Clean thelenses withawe tspo ngeand mild
clea ning agent, e.g.carshampoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forplastic lenses.
Sensor s Sensor
s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear bum p-
er swit hasoT clothand carsham poo
(/ page155) .
R When usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainamin i-
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm).
R R
ear vie ear
viewca mer w
ca mer aand surr a
and surround vie ound
viewca mer a w
ca mer a
R Ope nth ecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page194).
R Use clean waterand asoT clothtoclean the
camer alens.
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher .
T T
ailpi pes ailpi
pes
R Clean withaclean ingagent recommen dedfor
Mercede s-Benz,especiallyin thewint erand
aTer washing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaningagent s. NNo o
t t
es on car es
on car eof t e
of the int he
inter er
ior ior
&
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom plas ticpar ts
br eakin go. aTer theuse ofsol vent-ba sed
ca re products
Car eand cleaning products containing sol-
ve nts canca use surfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When theairbags are
deplo yed, plastic partsma ybr eak away. #
Donotuse anycar eor cleaning products
cont aining solvents toclean thecoc kpit. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ies
fr om bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, cause seatbeltsto tear
or failin an accident. #
Neverbleac hor dyeseat belts. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethefo l-
lo wing noteson clean ingand care: Se
atbelt s Se
atbelt s
R Clean withluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter.
R Donotuse chemical cleaning agents.
R Donotdr yby heati ngthem toove r176°F
(80°C) orexposing them todirect sunlight.
Displa y Displa
y
R Switc ho. thedispla yand letit cool down.
R Clean thesur face car efully wit hamicr o/ber
clo thand asuit able displaycar epr oduct (TFT-
LC D).
R Donotuse anyot her agent s.
Head -upDispl ay Hea
d-up Display
R Cleanwithaso T, non-st atic,lint- free cloth.
R Donotuse cleaning agents.
Plas Plast
ictr tic
trim im
R Clean withadam pmicr o/ber cloth.
R Forhea vysoiling: Useacleaner recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotatt achstic kers,/lms orsimil armat eri-
als. 270270
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tenanc eand care

R
Donotallo wcosme tics,insect repellent or
sun cream tocome incont actwithth eplastic
tr im.
R R
eal w eal
wood andtr ood
andtrim elements im
elements
R Clean withamicr o/ber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lacq uerlook: Clean withadam p
clo thand soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoiling: Useacleaner recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse solvent-ba sedcleaning agents, pol-
ish es orwa xes.
Head liner Head
liner
R Clean withabr ush ordrysham poo.
Car Car
pet pe
t
R Use acar petand textil eclean ingagent recom-
mende dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
St St
eer eer
ing wheel madeofg ing
wheel madeofgenuine leat enuine
leather orDINA - her
orDINA -
MIC A MIC
A
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag ecaused bywrong clean ers #
Donotuse solvent-ba sedcleaning
ag ents suchas tarre mo veror wheel cleaner
;neit her should youuse polishes
or wa xes. Ot her wise youma ydamag e
th e/n ish. R
Clean withadam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter
solut ionand then wipe withadr yclo th.
R Forhea vysoiling: Useacleaner recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Leat hercare:Use aleat her careag ent that
has been recommen dedforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotallo wtheleat her tobecome toodam p.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
% Leat herisanatur alproduct. Ithas natur al
sur face proper ties, suchas di.er ences in
st ru ctur e,mar kscaused bygrow thand injury
or subt lecolor di.erences. Thesesurface
pr oper tiesarech aract eristics ofleat her and
no tmat erial faults. What's more,leat her is
subject toanat ural agin gpr ocess during
whic hth esur face proper tieschang e.
Genu ineleat Genu
ineleat her seat cov her
seat cover s er
s
R Clean withadam pclo thand then wipe witha
dr yclo th. R
Leat hercare:Use aleat her careag ent that
has been recommen dedforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotallo wtheleat her tobecome toodam p.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
% Regula rclea ning andcare oftheleat her
re duces soiling, wearmar ksand agingdam-
ag eand thus sign i/ca ntly ex tends itslife
spa n.Clo thing that can leavestains ,e. g.
jea ns,ca nleav ediscolor ationontheleat her.
DIN DINAMIC AMIC
Aseat cov A
seat cover s er
s
R Clean withadam pclo th.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
Imit Imit
ationleat atio
nleat her seat cov her
seat cover s er
s
R Clea nwit hadam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter.
R Donotuse amicr o/ber cloth.
F F
abr abr
icseat cov ic
seat cover s er
s
R Clean withadam pmicr o/ber clothand 1%
soap ywa terand allowto dry. Maint
enanc eand care
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Emer
g Emer
gency ency
RR
emo emo
vingt vin
gthe safe he
safety v ty
vest est
The
safetyve sts areloca tedin thestor ag ecom-
par tments inthedr iver's andfront passeng er
door . #
Pull outthesaf etyve st bagby theloop. #
Open thesaf etyve st bagan dpu llou tth e
saf etyve st.
% Therear ealso safety vest comp artmen tsin
th ere ar door stor ag ecompar tmentsinwhic h
saf etyve sts canbe stor ed . 1
Maximu mnum berof wa shes
2 Maximu mwa sh temp eratur e 3
Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 Class 2saf etyve st
Th ere qu irements de/nedbytheleg alstandar d
ar eonl yful/lled ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect
size andisful lyclosed.
Re place thesaf etyve st inthefo llo wing cases :
R The re0ectiv estr ipsar eda ma gedor dirty
R The maximum permissible numberofwa shes
is exceeded
R The 0uor escence hasfaded WW
ar ar
ning tr ning
triangle iangle
RR
emo emo
ving t ving
the w he
war ar
ning tr ning
triangle iangle
#
Push both sides ofwa rning triangle holder 1
in thedir ection ofthear ro w and open it. #
Remo vewarning triangle 2. 272272
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SeSe
tting up t tti
ng up the w he
war ar
ning tr ning
tria ngle ia
ngle #
Foldside re0ect ors1 upw ards toform atri-
ang leand attachat theto pusing upper press-
stu d2. #
Foldlegs 3down and outtotheside. FF
ir s ir
st- aid kit t-aid
kit(soT- sided) (soT-
sided) ov ov
er er
vie w vie
w Fi
rs t-aid kit(soT side d)1 ison theleT orright in
th etrunk ,depending ontheve hicle version.
% Depending ontheve hicle' seq uipme nt,th e
/r st-ai dkit(so T-si ded) isin there cess inthe
side trim. Flat
tire Flat
tire NNo o
t t
es on es
on 0at 0at
tir tir
es es
&
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue toa0at
tir e
A 0at tirese verely a.ects thedr iving charac-
te risti cs aswellas thesteer ing and braking of
th eve hicle.
T T
ir ir
es wit es
without hout
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
#
Donotdr ive wit ha0at tire. #
Chang eth e0at tireimmediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consul ta qu ali/ed special -
is two rkshop.
T T
ir ir
es wit es
with h
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
#
Obser vetheinf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt endedtires (run-0at
tir es). Br
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In
theev ent ofa0at tire, thefo llo wing options are
av ailabl edepen dingon your vehicle' seq uipme nt:
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swith MOExt h
MOExt endedtir end
edtires: es:
itis possibl e
to cont inueth ejour neyfo ra shor tper iod of
time. Makesur eyo uobser vetheno teson
MOExt endedtires (run-0at tires)
(/ page274) .
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit haTIR EFIT kit: h
aTIR EFIT kit:youcan repair the
tir eso that itis possibl eto cont inueth ejour -
ne yfo ra shor tper iod oftime. Todo this, use
th eTIREFIT kit(/ page275).
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withMer h
Mer cedes meconnect: cedes
meconnect: youcan
mak eacall forbr eakdo wnassist anceviathe
ove rhead contr olpanel inthecase ofabr eak -
do wn (/ page239).
R Allv All
vehicles: ehicles:
chang eth ewheel (/page316).
% The emer gency sparewheel isonl yav ailabl e
in cer tain countr ies. NNo o
t t
es on MOExt es
on MOExt ended tir ended
tires es
(r (r
un- 0at un-
0at tir tir
es) es)
&
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GRisk ofaccident whendriving in
lim p-home mode
When driving inemer gency mod eth ehandling
ch aract eristics areim pair ed. #
Donotex ceed thespeci/ed maximum
speed oftheMOExt ended tires. #
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and drivin g
maneuv ersas wellas driving over obst a-
cles (curbs, potholes, o.-road). This
appli es,inpar ticu lar,to aloaded vehicle. #
Stop drivin gin theemer gency mod eif
yo uno tice:
R Banging noise
R Vehicle vibration
R Smok ewhi chsmells likeru bber
R Contin uousESP®
int erve ntion
R Crac ks inthetir eside walls #
ATer driving inemer gency mod e,have
th erims checkedby aquali/ed specialist wo
rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. #
The defectiv etir emust bereplaced in
ev erycase. Wi
th MOEx tended tires (run -0at tires) ,yo ucan
continue todrive yo ur vehicle evenifth er eis a
to ta lloss ofpressur ein one ormor etir es. How-
ev er,th etir ea.ect edmust notsho wan yclear ly
visi ble dam age.
Yo ucan recogn izeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOEx tended marking whic happear son theside
wa llof thetir e.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withtir h
tir epr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
ning syst ning
system: em:
MOExt ended tires ma yonl ybe used inconjunc-
tion withan activ ated tirepr essur eloss warning
sy stem.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withtir h
tir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing sy ing
syst st
em: em:
MOExt ended tires ma yonl ybe used inconjunc-
tion withan activ ated tirepr essur emonit oring
sy stem.
If apr essur eloss warning messa geappear sin the
dr iver's displa y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kth etir efo rdamag e. 274274
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R
Ifdr ivi ng on, obser vethefo llo wing notes.
Dr Dr
iving dist ivi
ng distance possibl ein emer g ance
possibl ein emer gency mode ency
mode
aTer aTer
t t
he pr he
pressur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
nin g: nin
g: Load
condition Load
condition Dr Dr
iving dist ivi
ng distance possi- ance
possi-
ble inemer g ble
inemer gency mode ency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu lly laden 19miles (30km) The
driving distance possible inemer gency mod e
ma yva ry depending onthedr iving style. Obser ve
th emaximum permissible speedof50 mph
(80 km/h ).
If atir ehas gone0at and cann otbe replaced with
an MOExt ended tire, youcan useast andar dtir e
as ate mp orarymeasur e. SS
t t
or or
ag ag
elocation oft e
location ofthe TIREFIT kit(no he
TIREFIT kit(no tplug-i n t
plug-i n
h h
ybr ybr
id) id)
The
TIREFIT kitislocat edunder thetrunk 0oor . 1
Tire sealan tbo ttle
2 Tire in0 ation com pressor
Depending onthemodel, theTIREFIT kitmayalso
be locat edinother places underthetrunk 0oor . Using
t Using
the TIREFIT kit he
TIREFIT kit RR
eq eq
uir uir
ed t ed
tools: ools:
R Tire sealan tbo ttle
R TIREFIT sticke r
R Sticke rwit hde tails ofthemaximum permissi-
ble speed
R Tire in0 ation com pressor R
Gloves
TIRE FITkitstor ag eloc ation: (/ page275)
Yo ucan useTIREFIT tiresealant toseal perfora -
tion damageof up to0.16 in(4 mm) ,par ticular ly
th ose inthetir econt actsurface. Youcan use
TIREFIT inoutside temp eratur esdown to-4°F
(-20° C). &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofacc ident whenusing
tir esea lant
The tiresea lant maybe unabl eto seal thetir e
pr oper ly,especi allyin thefo llo wing cases :
R Ther ear elar ge cuts orpunct ures inthe
tir e(la rger than damag epr ev iousl ymen-
tioned)
R The wheel rims have been damag ed
R ATer journeys wit hve ry low tirepr essur e
or wit h0at tires #
Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. Br
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yand poisoning
fr om tiresea lant
The tiresea lant isha rm ful and causes irrita -
tion. Donotallo witto come intocont actwith
th eskin, eyes orclo thing, and donotsw allo w
it. Do notinhale tiresealant fumes.Keep the
tir esea lant awayfrom childr en.
If yo ucome intocont actwithth etir esealant,
obser vethefo llo wing: #
Rinse o.thetir esealant from your skin
immediat elyusing water. #
Iftir esealan tget sint oyo ur eyes, thor -
oughl yrinse outtheey es using clean
wa ter. #
Iftir esealan thas been swallo wed,imme-
diat elyrinse outthemout hth or oughl y
and drink plenty ofwa ter. Do notinduce
vo mitin gand seek medical attenti on
immediat ely. #
Chang eout ofanyclo thes cont aminat ed
wit htir esealant immediat ely. #
Ifalle rgic reactio nsoccur ,seek medic al
att ent ion immed iately. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Overhea ting duetothetir ein0 ation
com pressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir ein0 ation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminut eswithou tint er-
ru ption. Com
plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th estic keron thetir esealant bottle.
Ha ve thetir esealant bottle replaced inaqua li/ed
specialist workshop every/v eye ars. #
Donotre mo veanyfo re ign objects whichha ve
ent ered thetir e. #
Remo vesticker 1 from thetir ein0 ation com-
pr essor housing anda1x itto theinst rument
clust erwit hin thedr iver's /eld ofvision. #
Remo vesticker 2 from thetir esealant bottle
and a1x itnear theva lve on thewheel with
th efa ulty tire. 276276
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#
Pull plug7 withth ecable and/ller hose 3
out ofthetir ein0 ation compressor housing. #
Inser ttir esealant bottle 9insoc ket6 of
th etir ein0 ation compressor insuc hawa y
th at there dar ro w on tiresealan tbo ttle9
matc hesthere dar ro w on thetir ein0 ation
com pressor . #
Turn tiresea lant bottle 9aqu artertur n
cloc kwise. #
Inser tth eplug of/ller hose 3insoc ket5
of tiresea lant bottle 9. #
Turn /ller hose 3aqu artertur ncloc kwise. #
Remo vetheva lve cap from valve A onthe
fa ulty tire. #
Screw union nut4of/ller hose 3onto
va lve A. #
Inser tplug 7intoa12 Vsoc ketin your vehi-
cle. #
Turn theke yto position 0047intheignition lock. #
Press onand o.switch8 onthetir ein0 ation
com pressor .
The tirein0 ation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis in0 ated. Firs t, tir esea lant ispum-
ped intoth etir e. The pressur ema ybr ie0y rise
to appr oximat ely500 kPa(5 bar/73 psi).
Do no Do
notswitc t
switc h h
o. o.
t t
he tir he
tire e
in0 ation in0
ation com com
pr pr
essor essor
dur dur
ing t ing
this phas e! his
phas e! #
Letth etir ein0 ation compressor runfo ra max-
imum oftenminut es.
The tiresh ould then have attaine datir epr es-
sur eof atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/ 29psi).
If tir esealan tleak sout ,mak esur eyo uclean the
a.ect edarea asquickl yas possible. Itis prefer a-
ble touse clean water.
If yo uget tiresea lant onyour clo thing, have it
cleaned assoon aspossible withper chlor oethy-
lene.
If, If,
aTer aTer
t t
en minut en
minut es,atir es,
atir epr e
pr essur essur
eof 200 kPa e
of 200 kPa
(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasno (2.0
bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen att t
been attained: ained:
#
Switc ho. thetir ein0 ation compressor . Br
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#
Uns crew the/lling hosefrom theva lve of the
fa ulty tire.
Please note that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
unscr ewing the/lling hose. #
Drive fo rw ards orinreve rseve ry slo wly for
appr oximat ely33 T(10 m). #
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
ATer amaximum oftenminut esthetir epr es-
sur emust beatleast 200kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetothe
speci/ed tirepr essur eno tbein gac hie ved
If th especi/ed tirepr essur eis no tac hie ved
aTer thespeci/ed time,thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotre pair the
tir ein this inst ance.
The braking charact eristics aswellas thedr iv-
ing charact eristics maybe gre atlyim pair ed. #
Donotcont inuedr ivi ng . #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Staini ngcaused byleaking tireseal-
ant ATer
use,excess tiresealant mayleak out
fr om the/lling hose. #
Ther efor e, place the/lling hoseinthe
plastic bagthat cont ainedth eTIREFIT
kit. If,If,
aTer aTer
t t
en minut en
minut es,atir es,
atir epr e
pr essur essur
eof 200 kPa e
of 200 kPa
(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasbeen att (2.0
bar/29 psi)hasbeen attained: ained:
#
Switc ho. thetir ein0 ation compressor . #
Unscr ewthe/lling hosefrom theva lve of the
fa ulty tire.
Please note that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
unscr ewing the/lling hose. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident from driving
wit hsealed tires
A tir ete mp orarily sealed withtir esealant
im pair sth ehandling charact eristics and isno t
suit able forhigher speeds. #
Adaptyo ur driving styleaccor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Donotex ceed themaximum speedlimit
wit hatir eth at has been repair edusing
tir esealant. #
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfora
tir esealed withtir esealant 50mph
(80 km/h ). #
The stickerwit hde tails ofthemaximum per-
missible speedmustbea1x edtotheinst ru-
ment clusterwher eit can beeasil yseen by
th edr iver .
* N NO O
TE TE
Staini ngcaused byleaking tireseal-
ant ATer
use,excess tiresealant mayleak out
fr om the/lling hose. #
Ther efor e, place the/lling hoseinthe
plastic bagthat cont ainedth eTIREFIT
kit. 278278
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