seats MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS 2023 Owner's Manual

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Release there ar seat backres tand fold itfor-
wa rdsslig htly(/ page103). #
Pullth ehead restr aint upwa rdsas faras itwill
go. #
Push release knob1inthedir ection ofthe
ar ro w and pulloutthehead restr aint. In
st In
st alling al
ling #
Inse rtthehead restr aint such that theno tches
on thebar areon theleT when viewe din the
dir ection oftrav el. #
Push thehead restr aint down untilit eng ages. #
Foldthere ar seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages. Con/gurCon/gur
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gthe bac he
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egi on oft egi
on ofthe seat bac he
seat backr kr
es es
t(lumbar ) t
(lumbar ) #
Select Lum bar. #
Select these tting sZ forth edesir edseat. #
Adjust theair cushions.
A A
djus djus
ting t ting
the bac he
bac kr kr
es est
side bolst t
side bolst ers er
s #
Select SideBolsters. #
Adjust theair cushion forth edesir edseat. Selecting
t Selecting
the massa g he
massa ge pr e
pr og r og
ram f am
for t or
the fr he
front seats ont
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Massa ge #
Select WaveMassa georPuls ating Massa ge. #
Startth epr og ram forth edesir edseat 0065. #
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massa ge int e
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Select Îforth edesir edseat. #
Con/ rmthepr om pt. Swi
tc Swi
tching t hi
ng the seat heating he
seat heating on/o. on/o.
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat edly
switc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edlyswitc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backrest pad-
ding tobecome very hot. Se
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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
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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
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When
theeasy entryand exitfeatur eis activ e,the
dr iver's seat willmovebac kwards and thebac k-
re st willbe mo vedto asteepe rposit ionwhen:
R Youswitc hth eignition o.when thedr iver's
door isopen
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theignition is
switc hedo.
% The driver's seat willthen mo vebac kwards
onl yif it is no talr eady atthere ar oftheseat
adjustmen tra ng e.
The seatbac krest willth en mo veforw ards
onl yif it is no talr eady atthefront ofthebac k-
re st adjust mentrang e.
The driver's seatwil lmo vebac kto thelast drive
position when:
R Youswitc hth eignition onwithth edr iver's
door closed.
R Youclose thedr iver's door when theignition is
switc hedon
The lastdrive position willbesavedwhen:
R Youswitc hth eignition o.. R
Youcall uptheseat setting svia thememor y
function .
R Yousa ve theseat setting svia thememor y
function . SeSe
tting t tting
the easy entr he
easy entryand e y
and exit f xit
featur e eatur
e Multimedia
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Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Automatic SeatAdjustment
5 Easy Entry/Exit #
Activateor dea ctivateth efunction . MemorMemor
yfunction y
function FF
unction oft unction
ofthe memor he
memor yfunction y
function &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident ifth emem-
or yfunction isused while driving
If yo uuse thememor yfunction onthedr iver's
side while driving, youcould losecontr olof
th eve hicle asare sult oftheadjustmen ts
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunction onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstation -
ar y. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entwhen
adju sting theseat withth ememor yfunc-
tion
When thememor yfunction adjuststheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupan ts–par ticu larly
ch ildr en–could become trapped. #
Duringtheadjustmen tpr ocess ofthe
memor yfun ction, makesur eth at no one
has anybody partsinthesw eep ofthe
seat. #
Ifsomeon ebecome strapped, press a
pr ese tposit ionbutt onorseat adjust-
ment switchimmed iately. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entifth emem-
or yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey acti-
va te thememor yfunction ,par ticular lywhen
unat tended . Seats
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ov
er or be thro wn aroun dand ther eb yhit vehi-
cle occupan ts.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobj ects, lug-
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur ydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d
and hitvehicle occupan ts.Inaddit ion,cup
holder s,open stor ag espaces andmobil e
phone brac kets canno talw aysre tain all
objects they cont ain.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun din suc h
situ ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces before
st ar ting ajour ney. #
Alwaysst ow and secur ehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objects inthetrunk . VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic fr omatic
front passeng ont
passeng erairbag er
airbag
shut shut
o.: o.:
Objects trapped underthefront
passeng erseat mayint erfere wit hth efunction of
th eaut omatic front passeng erairbag shuto.or
damag eth esy stem. Please observetheno teson
th efunction oftheaut omatic front passeng erair-
bag shuto.(/ page46). &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
G‑Risk ofaccident orinjur y
when usingthecup holder whiletheve hi-
cle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainers
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup holder whiletheve hicle is
mo ving,thecont ainer maybe 0un gar ound
and liquids maybe spilled. Thevehicle occu-
pant sma ycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,they could bescalded. You
could bedistract ed from tra1c condi tionsand
yo uma ylose contr olof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hicle
is station ary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer sof
th eright size. #
Clos eth econt ainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. Seats
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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. &
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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. &
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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
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ehicles wit ehicles
withamemor h
amemor yfunction : y
function :If necessar y,
when theseat backrest inthere ar passen ger
com partmen tis folded forw ard, thecor respond -
ing front seat willmoveforw ards slig htlyto avo id
a collision. #
Ifnecessar y,full yins ertth ehead restr aints
int oth ere ar seat backres t. The
release handles arelocat edbeneat hth ere ar
shelf . #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the he
leT leT
and r and
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es es
ts ts
f f
or w or
war ar
d: d:
pull right orleT release handle 1
and fold thecor respond ingseat backres tfo r-
wa rds. #
T T
o f o
fold t old
the cent he
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
es es
tf t
for w or
war ar
ds: ds:
pull
re lease catch3 ofseat backrest 2for-
wa rds. #
Foldseat backrest 2forw ards. #
Ifnece ssary,rese tth edr iver's orfront
passeng erseat.
F F
olding bac olding
backt k
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
est est
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
adjusti ngtheseats
When youadjust aseat, youma ytrap yourself
or ave hicle occupan t. #
When adjusting aseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused bytrapp ingthe
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat back-
re st Th
ese at beltco uld be come trap pe dan dth us
damag edwhen theseat backrest isfolded
bac k. 104104
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Tie-do wneyes (vehicles withth ro ugh-loading
fe atur ein there ar ben chseat) AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing ar hing
aroof lugg oof
luggag ag
er e
rac k ac
k &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue toexceed-
ing themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristics aswellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristics alter.
If yo uex ceed themaximum roof load, thedr iv-
ing charact eristics, aswellas steer ing and
br aking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverex ceed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur driving style. Yo
uwill /ndinf ormation onthemaximum roof
load inthe"Tec hnical data"section.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetonot
obs erving themaximum permitt edhead-
ro om clear ance If
th eve hicle heightisgre ater than themaxi-
mum permitt edheadr oomclearance, thero of
and other partsof theve hicle maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Obser vethesign post edheadr oomclear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle heightisgreat erthan the
per mitt edheadr oomclearance, donot
ent er. #
Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag efrom non-appr oved
ro of lugg agera ck s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof lugg age
ra ck sth at have notbee nte sted andap pro ved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Use onlyro of lugg agera ck ste sted and
ap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,
ensu rethat thesliding sunroofcan be
full yra ised when thero of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,
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opened
whenthero of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
Positi on theload onthero of lugg age
ra ck insuc hawa yth at theve hicle will
no tsus tain damag eev en when itis in
mo tion. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sliding panelduetonon-
app rove dro of lugg agera ck s The
panoram aro of wit hpo we rtilt/sliding
panel maybe damag edbythero of lugg age
ra ck ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usinga
ro of lugg agera ck notte sted andap pro vedfo r
Mer cedes-Be nz. #
Whe naro of lugg agera ck isinst alled,
open thepanor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/
sliding panelonlyif th is has been tested
an dap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sliding
panel maybe raised toallo wventila tion ofthe
ve hicle interior . *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theco vers The
covers ma ybe damag edand scratc hed
when being opened. #
Donotuse metallic orhar dobjects. #
Carefull yfo ld covers 1 upw ards inthedir ec-
tion ofthear ro w. #
Sec ureth ero of lugg agera ck tothefa steni ng
po int sbe nea thcovers 1 . #
Com plywit hth einst allation instructions ofthe
ro of lugg agera ck manuf acturer. #
Secur eth eload onthero of lugg agera ck . Soc
ke Soc
kets ts
Usi
ngt Usi
ngthe 12 Vsoc ket he
12 Vsoc ket RR
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uir uir
ements: ements:
R Onlyde vices uptoamaximum of180 W
(15 A)areper missib le.
Depe nding on theve hicle equipme nt,th eve hicle
has thefo llo wing 12Vsoc kets:
R Inthestow agecom partmen tin thefront cen-
te rconsole
R Inthetrunk Seats
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Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestow agecom partmen t
in thefront cent erconsole #
Foldup soc ketcap 1. #
Inse rttheplug ofthede vice.
12 Vsoc ke 12
Vsoc ketin t t
in the stow he
stow ag ag
ecom e
com par par
tmen twit tmen
twit h h
co v co
ver er
: :
if yo uha ve conn ectedade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,lea vetheco verof thestow agecom part-
men topen . USB
por USB
portin t t
in the r he
rear passen g ear
passen ger com er
com par par
tmen t tmen
t %
Depen dingon theve hicle equipme nt,th e
design ofthestor ag ecom partment andthe numb
erofUSB portsinthere ar cent ercon-
sole mayva ry.
When theve hicle isswitc hedon,youcan charge a
USB devic e,suc has amobil ephon e,at USB ports
usin gasuit able chargin gcable. WW
ir ir
eless c eless
char har
gingof t gin
gof the mobil ephon eand con- he
mobil ephon eand con-
nect ionwit nect
ionwitht h
the e he
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ior ant ior
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a NNo o
t t
es on wir es
on wirelessl elessl
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char har
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gthe mobil ephon e he
mobil ephon e &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d
and hitvehicle occupan ts.Inaddit ion,cup
holder s,open stow agespaces andmobil e
phon ere cep tacles canno talw aysre tain all
objects within.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects sothat they cann ot
be thro wn aroun din suc hsitu ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stow agespaces, parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespaces
bef orestar tin gajou rney . #
Alwaysst ow and secur ehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objects inthetrunk/car gocom part-
ment. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk of/refrom placin gobj ects
in themobile phonestor ag ecom partment
Placing other objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment couldconstit utea/r e
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donotplace
an yot her objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment, especiall yth ose
made ofme tal. 108108
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