light MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS 2023 Owner's Guide

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er er
ior light ing ior
light ing InfInf
or or
mation aboutlightingsyst mation
aboutlightingsystems andy ems
andyour our
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esponsibil ity esponsibil
ity The
various lightin gsy stems oftheve hicle are
onl yaids. Thedriver oftheve hicle isresponsi ble
fo rcor rect vehicle illumin ation inaccor dance with
th epr ev ailin glig ht and visibilitycond itions, legal
re qu irements andtra1c situation. Light
switch Light
switch OperOper
ating t ating
the light switc h he
light switc h 0047
0063 LeT-handstanding lights
0048 0064 Right-hand standing lights
0049 0060 Parking lights andlicense platelam p
004A 0058 Automatic drivin glights (prefer redlight
switc hposition) 004B
0058 Lowbeam/high beam
6 005E Switchesthere ar fogligh ton /o .
Whe nlow bea misac tivated, the0060 indicat or
lam pfo rth epar king lights willbedeactiv ated and
re placed bythe0058 low- beam indicat orlam p. #
Alwayspar kyo ur vehicle safelyusin gsu1cie nt
lig htin g,inaccor dance withth ere leva nt leg al
stipula tions.
* N NO O
TE TE
Batt erydis chargin gby oper ating the
st an ding ligh ts Op
erating thestanding lightsovera per iod of
hour sputs astr ain onthebatt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchon theright 0064
or leT 0063 parking light. If
th ebatt eryis insu1c ientlych arge d, thestand-
ing lights orpar king lights willbeswitc hedo.
aut omaticall yto facilit ateth ene xt engine star t. 112112
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andvisibility

The
exterior lightin g(e xc ep tst anding andparking
lights) willswitc ho. automaticall ywhen thedr iv-
er's door isopened.
R Obser vetheno teson surround lighting
(/ page117).
A A
ut ut
omatic dr omatic
driving lights function iving
lights function
When theve hicle isswitc hedon,thepar king
lam ps,low beam anddaytime running lampsare
sw itched onautoma tically dep ending ontheambi-
ent light. &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskofaccident whenthelow
beam isswitc hedo.inpoor visibility
When thelight switc his se tto 0058 ,th elow
beam mayno tbe switc hedonautomaticall yif
th er eis fog, sno wor other causes ofpoor visi-
bili tysuc has spr ay. #
Insuc hcases, turnth elight switc hto
0058 . The
automa ticdriving lightsareonl yan aid.Yo u
ar ere sponsi bleforve hicle lightin g. Swi
tc Swi
tching t hing
the r he
rear f ear
fog lights onor og
lights onoro. o.
R R
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The light switc his in the0058 or0058 posi-
tion. #
Press the 005E button.
Please observethecount ry-sp eci/c laws onthe
use ofrear foglam ps. OperOper
ating t ating
the com bination switc he
com bination switchf h
for t or
the light s he
light s 1
High beam
2 Turn sign allight, right
3 High-b eam0asher
4 Turn sign allight, leT #
Use thecombination switchto activ ateth e
desir edfun ction. Light
andvisibility
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Swi
tc Swi
tching on high beam hi
ng on high beam #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058
position. #
Push thecombination switchin thedir ection
of arro w 1.
When thehigh beam isactiv ated, the0058
indicat orlam pfo rlo w beam willbedeactiv a-
te dand replaced bythe0057 indicat orlam p
fo rhigh beam.
Switc Switc
hing hing
o. o.
high beam high
beam #
Push thecombination switchin thedir ection
of arro w 1 orpull itin thedir ection ofarro w
3 .
High -beam High
-beam0asher 0a
sher #
Pull thecombination switchin thedir ection of
ar ro w 3.
T T
ur ur
nsign allight n
sign allight #
T T
o ind icat o
ind icat e e
br br
ie0y : ie0y
:push thecombination
switc hbr ie0y tothepoint ofresis tance inthe
dir ection ofarro w 2 or4.
The correspond ingturnsign allight will 0ash
th re etimes. #
T T
o indicat o
indicat econtinuousl y e
continuousl y: :
push thecombina-
tion switc hbe yond thepoint ofresist ance in
th edir ection ofarro w 2 or4.
Ve hicles withAc tiveLane ChangeAssi st:
R Atur nsigna lindica toractiv ated bythe
dr iver ma ycontinu eto oper atefo rth e
dur ation ofthelane chang e.
R Ifth edr iver indicat eddirectl ybef orehand
but alane chang ewa sno timmed iately
possibl e,thetur nsignal indicat orma yacti-
va te aut omati cally. AA
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deactiv atin
g/deactiv atingt atin
gthe hazar he
hazar dw d
war ar
nin glig hts nin
glig hts #
Press button1.
The hazar dwa rning lights willswitc hon automati-
call yif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed. 114114
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andvisibility

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
AA
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 &
W W
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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activ
ated despi tethepr esence ofother road
user s. #
Alwaysobser vethero ad and tra1c con-
dit ion scar efull yand switc ho. thehigh
beam ingood time. Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assistcann ottake into
account road, weather ortra1c cond itions.
De tection maybe restr icte din thefo llo wing
cases :
R Inpoor visibility ,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assistis onl yan aid. Youar e
re sponsi bleforadjustin gth eve hicle' slig htin gto
th epr ev ailin glig ht, visibilityand tra1c cond itions. Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assistaut omati callyswitc hes
be tween thefo llo wing types oflight:
R Lowbeam
R High beam
At speeds great erthan 19 mph (30km/h) :
R Ifno other road user sar ede tected, thehigh
beam willswitc hon automaticall y. The
high beamwil lsw itcho. automa tically in the
fo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below16 mph(2 5km /h)
R Ifot her road user sar ede tected
R Ifstre et lighting issu1cien t
% The system's optical sensor islocat edbehind
th ewindshield neartheov erhead control
panel.
Switc Switc
hingA hing
Adap dap
tiv tiv
eHighbeam Assis e
Highbeam Assist t
on/ o. on/
o.
Switc Switc
hingon hing
on #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 position. #
Switc hon thehigh beam usingthecombina-
tion switc h.
If Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assistis activ ated,
th e00CE indicat orlam pwill light upon the
cent raldispla ysection oftheinst rument dis-
pla y.
Swi tc Swi
tching hi
ng
o. o.
#
Switcho. thehigh beam usingthecombina-
tion switc h. 116116
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andvisibility

SeSe
tting t tti
ng the e he
ext xt
er er
iorlig hting io
rlig hting switc sw
itch- o. h-
o. dela de
lay tim e y
tim e RR
eq eq
uir uir
em ent s: em
ent s:
R The light sw itchis in the0058 position.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Light
5 Ext erior Lighting Delay #
Setth eswit ch-o. delay time .
Wh entheve hicle engineisswitc hedo.,the
ex terior lightin gwill beactiv ated forth ese t
time. SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the sur r he
sur round lighting ound
lighting on/o. on/
o. Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Light
5 Locator Lighting
When Locator Lighting isactiv e,theex terior light-
ing lights upfor40 seconds aTertheve hicle is
unl ocked. When youstar tth eve hicle, thesur -
ro und lighting isdeactiv ated and theaut omatic
dr iving lights areactiv ated. #
Activateor deac tivateth efunction . IntInt
er er
ior lighting ior
lighting AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the int he
inter er
ior lighting ior
lighting FF
r r
ont ov ont
over er
head contr head
controlpanel ol
panel 1
003D Front leTreadin glam p
2 0033 Automatic interior lighti ngcontr ol
3 004A Front interior lightin g
4 0042 Rear interior lightin g
5 003D Front right readin glam p #
T T
o switc o
switc h h
on/o.: on/o.:
press button1 –5
ac cor dingl y. Contr Contr
olpanel int ol
panel inthe gr he
grab handl e ab
handl e 1
003D Rear readin glam p #
T T
o switc o
switc h h
on/o.: on/o.:
press button1. AA
djus djusting
t ting
the ambient lighting he
ambient lighting Multim
ediasystem:
4 © 5
Comfor t5
Am bient Lighting
Se Se
tting t tting
the color he
color #
Selec tColor . #
Setth edesir edcolor . Light
andvisibility
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AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the br he
brightness ightness
#
Select Brightness. #
Adjust thebr ightness.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating t ating
the br he
brightness f ightness
for zones or
zones #
Select Brightness. #
Select Brightness Zones. #
Switc hth efunction onoro..
or #
Setth ebr ightness forth edesir edzones.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating multi-color lighting ating
multi-color lighting #
Select Color. #
Select Multi-color. #
Select acolor combination.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating multi-color animation ating
multi-color animation #
Select Color. #
Select Multi-color Animation.
The chosen color combination willchang eat
pr ede/ned interva ls. A A
ctiv ctiv
ating w ating
welcome lighting elcome
lighting #
Select Color. #
Select Welcome.
When theve hicle isunl ocked, aspecial ambi-
ent lightin gseq uence willrun.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating depende ncyonaircond itioning se ating
depende ncyonaircond itioning set- t-
tings tings
#
Selec tColor . #
Selec tClimate .
If ch ang esaremade tothete mp eratur ese t-
ting intheve hicle, thecolor oftheambient
lighting willchang ebr ie0y . Swi
tc Swi
tching t hing
the int he
inter er
ior lightin g ior
lightin gswitc switc
h-o. h-o.
delay dela
y
time time
on/o. on/o.
Mul
time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Light
5 Interi orLig hting Delay #
Switchth eswit ch-o. delay time onoro..
Wh enthis function isactiv e,theint erior light-
ing lights upfora shor ttime aTer theve hicle
is loc ked. WW
indshield wiperandwindshield w indshield
wiperandwindshield washer syst asher
system em
SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the windshield wiper he
windshield wipers s
on/ o. on/
o. 0047
005AWindsh ieldwiperso.
0048 0062 Automatic wiping ,nor mal
0049 0063 Automatic wiping ,fr eq uent
004A 00AA Continuous wiping,slo w
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping,fa st 11
8 11
8 Li
gh tan dvis ibilit y

Ins
t Ins
talli ng t alli
ng the wiper blades he
wiper blades #
Inser tth ene wwiper blade intoth ewiper arm
in thedir ection ofarro w 1. #
Slide catc h2 inthedir ection ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages intheloc king position. #
Mak esur eth at thewiper blade isseat edcor -
re ctl y. #
Foldthewiper arms bac kont oth ewindshield. #
Switc hon theve hicle. #
Press the00D4 buttononthecombination
switc h(/ page118).
The wiper arms will retur nto their original
positions. #
Switc ho. theve hicle.
% Chec kth econdition ofthewiper blades regu-
lar lyand replace them intheev ent ofvisible
damag eor ongoing smearing. Maint Maint
enance display enance
display #
Remo veprotectiv e/lm 1from themaint e-
nance displayson thetips ofthene wly instal-
led wiper blades.
When thecolor ofthemaint enance displays
ch ang esfrom blac kto yello w, replace thewiper
blades. 120120
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andvisibility

%
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. &
W W
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 : #
V V
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. #
V V
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 &
W W
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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htand visibility