light MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS 2023 Owner's Manual

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Have theve hicle andSmar tKey checkedat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Ther Ther
eis int e
is int erf er
fer er
ence fr ence
from apo w om
apo wer er
fulr fu
lradio signal adio
signal
sour sour
ce ce
Po ssible causes ifth efunction ofKEYLESS -GOis
im pair ed:
R High voltag epo we rlines
R Mobile phones
R Electr onicdevices (notebook s,table ts)
R Shieldin gdue tome talobjects orinduction
loops forelectr icalgate systems oraut omati c
bar rier s #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tdist ance
be tween theSmar tKey and thepo tential
sou rceof interfere nce. AA
ctiv ctiv
ating /dea ctiv ating
/dea ctivating t ating
the aut he
aut oma ticloc oma
ticlocking f king
fea- ea-
tur e tur
e The
vehicle isloc kedaut omaticall ywhen theve hi-
cle isswitc hedonand thewheels aretur ning
fa ster than walking pace. #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e: e:
press and hold button2 for
appr oximat ely/v eseconds untilanacoustic
signal sounds. #
T T
o deactiv o
deactiv at at
e: e:
press and hold button1 for
appr oximat ely/v eseconds untilanacoustic
signal sounds.
The redindicat orlam pon butt on2 lights up
once theve hicle isloc ked. In
thefo llo wing situations, ther eis adang erof
being lockedout when thefunction isactiv ated:
R While theve hicle isbein gto w- star tedor
pushed
R Ifth eve hicle isbein gte sted on aro ller dyna-
mome ter LocLoc
king/unloc king/unloc
kingt king
the v he
vehic lewit ehic
lewit ht h
the emer - he
emer -
g g
ency key ency
key LocLoc
king/unloc king/unloc
kingt king
the dr he
driv iv
er's door wit er's
door witht h
the he
emer g emer
gency key ency
key
% Ifyo uwish toloc kth eve hicle entirel yusin g
th eemer gency key,/rst pres sth ebutt onfor
loc king from theinside whilethedr iver's door
is open. Thenproceed toloc kth edr iver's
door using theemer gency key. 7272
Opening
andclosing

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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

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. &
W W
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

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When closing thero ller sunblind, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof mo ve-
ment. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit ere ve rsing function
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing function doesnot
re act tosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./n-
ge rs. #
When closing thero ller sunblind, make
sur eth at no body partsarein thera ng e
of mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process willbestopped. AA
ut ut
omatic function sof t omatic
function sof the sliding sunr he
sliding sunroof oof
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The term "slidin gsunr oof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sliding panel. R R
ain closing function whendr ain
closing function whendriving iving
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withapanor h
apanor amar ama
roof wit oof
withpo w h
po wer tilt/ er
tilt/
sliding panel: sliding
panel:Ifit star ts to rain, thera ised sliding
sunr oofwillautomaticall ybe lowe redwhile the
ve hicle isin mo tion .
A A
ut ut
omati clow omati
clower er
ing funct ion ing
funct ion
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hapanor h
apanor amar ama
roof wit oof
withpo w h
po wer tilt/ er
tilt/
slidi ngpane l: slidi
ngpane l:If th esliding sunroofisraised atthe
re ar,it will automati callybe lowe redslightl yat
higher speeds. Atlow speeds, itwill beraised
ag ain automaticall y. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edby
aut omati clowe ring ofthesliding sunroof
At highe rspeeds, thera ised sliding sunroof
will automaticall ybe lowe redslightl yat the
re ar. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody reac hes intoth e
slidi ngsunr oof'srang eof mo vement
while theve hicle isin mo tion . #
Ifsomebo dybecome strapped, brie0y
push thesliding sunroofbutt onforw ards
or bac kwards. %
Bypushin gor pull ing the0057 button,you
can interrupt theaut omatic function s"R ain
closing function whendriving" and"Automatic
lo we ring". RR
ecti fying pr ecti
fying probl ems wit obl
ems witht h
the sliding sunr he
sliding sunroof oof
&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edor
fa ta linjur ieswhen thesliding sunroofis
closed again
If th esliding sunroofisclosed again immedi-
at elyaTer ithas been blockedor rese t,itwill
close withincr eased forc e. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process willbestopped. Opening
andclosing
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The
sliding sunr The
sliding sunroof canno oof
canno tbe closed and y t
be closed and you can- ou
can-
no no
tsee t t
see the cause . he
cause .
% The term "slidin gsunr oof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sliding panel.
If th esliding sunroofisobstr ucteddur ing closing
and reopens again slightl y: #
Immedi atelyaTer automati cre ve rsing, pull
and hold the0057 buttondown again tothe
point ofresis tance until thesliding sunroofis
closed.
The sliding sunroofwillbeclosed with
incr eased forc e.
If th esliding sunroofisobstr uctedagain and
opens again slightl y: #
Repeat thepr ev ious step.
The sliding sunroofwillbeclosed again with
incr eased forc e.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withapanor h
apanor amar ama
roof wit oof
withpo w h
po wer tilt/ er
tilt/
sliding panel:Thesliding sunr sliding
panel:Thesliding sunroofort oof
orthe r he
roller sun- oller
sun-
blind isno blind
isno toper t
oper ating smoot ating
smoothl y hl
y. .
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Resetth esliding sunroofand thero ller sun-
blind. R R
ese ese
tting t tting
the sliding sunr he
sliding sunroofand t oof
and the r he
roller sun- oller
sun-
blind blind
#
Pull and hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittle
until thesliding sunroofisfull yclosed. #
Pull and hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittle
until thero ller sunblind isfull yclosed. #
Use automatic operation tofully open and
th en close thesliding sunroof. An
ti-t An
ti-theT heT
prot pr
otection ection
FF
unction oft unction
ofthe immobilizer he
immobilizer The
immobilizer prev ents your vehicle from bein g
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey .
The imm obilizer isaut oma tically ac tivated when
th eve hicle isswitc hedo.,and deact ivat ed when
th eve hicle isswitc hedon.
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t-
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eve hicle ifava lid Smar tKey has been leT
insi detheve hicle.
% Intheev ent theengine cannotbe star ted(yet
th eve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), thesy stem is no
toper ational. Contactanaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Centeror call
1-800-F OR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-800-387- 0100(inCanada). AA
T T
A A
(an ti-t (an
ti-theT heT
alar alar
msyst m
system) em)
FF
unction oft unction
ofthe AT he
ATA syst A
sy stem em
If th eATA system isarmed, avisu aland audibl e
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situations:
R When adoor isopened
R When thetrunk lidisopened
R When thehood isopened
R When theint erior motion sensor istrigg ered
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R When theto w- awa yalar mistrig ge red
( / pag e85)
The ATA system isarmed automati callyaTer
appr oximat elyte nsec onds inthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R ATer locking theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO 8484
Open
ingand closin g

NN
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
87 87

In
par ticu lar,th ehealt hof per sons withlimit ed
te mp eratur esensitivity oralimit edability to
re act tohigh temp eratur esma ybe a.ect edor
th ey ma yeve nsu. erbur n-lik einjur ies. #
Donotre peat edlyswitc hon theseat
heating. To
protect against overheating, theseat heating
ma ybe temp orarily deactiv ated aTer ithas been
switc hedonrepeat edly.
* N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theseats caused by
objects ordocuments whentheseat heat-
ing isswitc hedon When
theseat heating isswitc hedon,over-
heati ngmayoccur duetoobjects ordocu-
ments placed ontheseats, e.g.seat cushions
or child seats. Thiscould cause damag eto the
seat surface. #
Mak esur eth at no objects ordocume nts
ar eon theseats whentheseat heating is
switc hedon. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The powe rsuppl yis switc hedon. #
Press button1 repeat edlyuntil thedesir ed
heating leve lis se t.
Depending ontheheating leve l,up tothre e
indicat orlam pswill light up.Ifall indicat or
lam psareo., theseat heating isswitc hedo..
% The seat heating willautomaticall yswitc h
do wn from theth re eheating leve ls aTer 8,10 and
20minut esuntil theseat heating
switc heso.. SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the seat v he
seat ventilation entilation
on/o. on/
o. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The powe rsuppl yis switc hedon. 9696
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 &
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 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 &
W W
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.. &
W W
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. &
W W
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
Se
ats and stow ing

#
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen the
cup holder isclosed. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto there ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr est can be
damag edbybody weight. #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthere ar
seat armr est. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom hot
cig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig arette
light er.
In addition, 0ammablematerials mayignit eif:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
objects, forex am ple #
Alwayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN 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. The
driving charact eristics ofyour vehicle are
depen denton thedistr ibution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Youshould bearthefo llo wing inmind
when loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(incl udin goccupan ts).The values arespeci/ ed
on theve hicle identi/cation plateon theve hi-
cle's B-pill ar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backrests.
R Alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
distr ibuteth eload evenly.
No teson drivi ng witharo of load
R Evenl ydist ribut eth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page100) .
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing. 102102
Seats
andstow ing