MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN 2020 AMG Owner's Guide

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Mer
cede s-AMG A45 4MA TICand
A 45 S4MA TIC:inthis phase youcan adjust
RA CE STAR Tde pendi ng on thero ad con di‐
tio ns:yo ucan vary theengine speedbypull‐
ing onone ofthesteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddles .The segm entsin themultifunc tion
displa yflic ke rra pidl y.
% Ifth ebr ak epedal isno tre leased afte ra
shor twhi le,RACE STAR Tis cance led. The
RAC ESTAR TCa ncel edmes sage appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y. #
Take your foot offth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n.The RACE STARTActivemes sage
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedwhen theve hicle rea‐
ch es aspeed ofappr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h).
RA CE STAR Tis de acti vatedimmediat elyif yo u
re lease theacceler ator pedal during RACE
ST AR Tor ifan yof theactiv ation conditions are
no long erfulf illed. TheRACE STARTCanceled
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. %
Afterusi ng itse veraltim esinshor tsucc es‐
sion ,RA CE STAR Tis una vailable untila cer ‐
ta in dis tance hasbe en driven. AM
Gadap tivespo rtsuspension system Fu
nction ofAMG adaptive spor tsusp ension
sy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem isan
electr onicall ycon trolled damping system for
im prov ed driving comfortand increased driving
saf ety.
The dam ping isadjus tedindividually toeac h
wheel anddepends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R The road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R The drive pr ogram selected
R The individual selectionofthe"Spor t","Spor t
Plus" or"Comf ort" suspension setting
The suspension setting isdependent onthe
dr ive pr ogr am select edvia theDY NA MIC SELE CT
switc h. In
addition, youcan selectthemode ineve ry
dr ive pr ogr am individually viatheAMG adaptive
spor tsuspension system butt oninthecent er
con sole. Aftera dr ive pr ogr am isch ang ed, the
aut omat icsuspe nsion setting ofthedr ive pr o‐
gr am isreact ivat ed.
AMG adaptiv espor tsus pens ionsystem,
selecti ngthesusp ension setting
In "Comf ort" mode, thedr iving charact eristic sof
yo ur vehicle arecomf ortable. Select this suspen ‐
sion setting ifyo upr efer aco mf ortable driving
st yle.
"Spor t"driving mode ensuresafirm ersuspen‐
sion setting. Select this suspen sionsetting when
em ploying aspor tydrivin gst yle, e.g. onwinding
count ryroads.
"Spo rtPlus" driving mode ensuresave ry firm
suspension setting. Dr
iving andparking 19

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Press butt on1 repeat edly until theselect ed
se tting isdispla yed.
Depen dingonthenumber ofindicat orlam ps
2 lighting up,thefo llo wing suspen sionset‐
tin gis selec ted:
R 0–"Comf ort" suspension setting
R 1–"Spor t"suspension setting
R 2–"Spor tPlus" suspension setting The
currentl ysel ect edsuspe nsion setting is
sho wnasadi spl aymessa geinthemedia dis‐
pla y. Fu
nction oftheAMG steer ing-wh eelbut‐
to ns The
AMG steer ing-wheel buttons aretw oaddi‐
tion alcon trol element son thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan assig ntw ove hicle functionsofyour
ch oice tothelef tcon trol element .Yo ucan
ch ang ebe tween theav ailable function sby
pr essing displaybutt ons 2repeat edly.The cur‐
re ntly select edfunc tions aredispl ayed indispla y
butt ons 2. The
follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R ESP®
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R AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system
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R AMG exhaus tsy stem (/ page12 )
R ECO star t/ stop funct ion(/ page12 )
R Manual gearshif ting(/ page13 )
If yo uha ve assig nedafun ction toone ofdispla y
butt ons 2,youcan operat eth is func tion with
cor responding button1.
The assignment ofdispla ybutt ons 2remains
st or ed even afte ra ne wengine star t,but the
oper ating status ofthere spectiv efunction is
re se tto thebasic setting.
Yo ucan chang ebe tween thedr ive pr og rams
wit hro tary act uat or3. The selec teddr ive pr o‐
gr am appear sin displa ybutt on4. Bypressing
displa ybutt on4, youcan direct lyacc ess the
dr ive pr ogr am = (Individua l). 20
Driving andparking

No
teson theIns trum ent Displa yand on-
boar dcom puter
Ad dition alno tesre ga rding your Mer cedes-AM G
ve hicle:
R Ifyo uact ivat eman ualgearshif ting,
(/ page13 )th eupshif tbar will appear on
th emultifunc tionorHead-up Display.In addi ‐
tion, transmissi onset-up 0063(manua l)and
th ecur rent gear will appear onthetra nsmis‐
sion position displayof themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
R Addition alno te rega rding theindicat orand
wa rning lam ps:theve hicle isalso equipped
wit hth eES P®
00E5, ESP®
OFF 00BB and
ES P®
SPOR TÆ indicat orand warning
lam ps(/ page36).
Yo ucan selectthefo llo wing displa ycon tent :
R Tach ome terwit hge ar displa y
R Dateand time
R Warm-up
R AMG TRAC KPA CE
R G-m eter R
Engine data
R SETUP
R Trip com puter
R Navig ation
R Medi a
R Telephon e
AMG TRACKPACE isdispl ayed on thelef t-hand
sect ionofthedispla y.The warm-up ,engi nedata,
SETUP andG-me termenus aredisp laye don the
ri ght- hand section ofthedispla y. Callin
gup displa yson thePe rfor ma nce
menu
On -bo ardcom puter:
4 Performance #
Toselect adispla y:swipe upwards ordown‐
wa rdson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Dis playson thePerform ancemenu:
R Warm-up
R Engi nedata R
SETUP
R G-me ter Wa
rm-up (exa mp le)
1 Digit alspeedom eter
2 Engine oiltemp eratur e
3 Trans miss ionoiltemp eratur e
4 Boos tpr essur e Ins
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If
th eengine ortransmission isno tat nor mal
oper ating temp eratur e,themultifunc tiondispla y
will showtemp eratur e2 or3 inblue. Avoid
using thefull engine powe routpu tdur ing this
tim e. En
gine data(e xa mp le)
1 Current powe routpu t
2 Current torq ue
Wh encur rent powe routpu t1 orcur rent torq ue
2 reac hes themaximum value, thedigit alvalue
will brief lybe statio nary.The bardispla ywill
cont inue. SETU
Pin Mer cedes- AMGvehicles (exa mp le)
1 Drive sy stem setting:
Re duced/Moder ate/Spo rt/Dyna mic
2 Trans miss ionposit ion:
D/ M
3 AMGDY NA MICS:
Basic/A dvanced/Pr o/Master
4 Suspens ion tuni ng:
Co mfort/Spor t/Sport+
5 Exhau stsystem:
Balanced/ Powe rful G-m
eter (exa mp le)
While theve hicle isin mo tion, theG-me ter
sho wsthefo rc es that areexe rted on theve hicle
occupants both laterally and inthedir ect ion of
tr av el. The maximum values arere pr esent edby
re dmar kings. #
Torese tth eG-m eter: press thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Select Yes. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. 22
Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcom puter

Fu
nction oftheHead -upDispla y
The Head- upDis playpr oje ctsinf ormat ionabove
th ecoc kpit intoth edr iver's field ofvision, e.g.
th espeed oftheve hicle, information from the
na vig ation system ordriver assis tance systems
and some warning mess ages.
Depe ndingon theve hicle's equipment, differe nt
cont entcan besho wnintheth re ear eas ofthe
Hea d-up Display.
Mer cede s-AMG displa ycon tent 1
Protect ion from reac hin gth eov errevving
ra ng e
2 Detected instructi ons and traf fic sig ns 3
Current speed
4 Currentl ysel ect edgear,ge arshif top tio ns
wit hman ualshif ting
5 Current engi nespe ed
Dep endingontheve hicle's equipment, youcan
sele ctfur ther AMG displa ysinaddition tothe
st andar ddispla yson theDisplay Contentmenu.
In vehicles withAMG TRACKPACE, youcan dis‐
pla yaddit ionalco nten t:
R Spee dand gear displa y
R Lap and sectortimes
R Accel erati on and braki ng
R Trac klayo ut graphics
% The conten tth at can bedispla yedwill vary
dependin gon these ttings.
When youre cei veacall, the0061 Incoming Call
messag ewill appear ontheHead-up Display.
In aud iomode, thest atio nnam eor trac kwill be
sho wntemp orarily when theaudio sourceis
being activelyoper ated. Sy
stem limit s
The visib ilityofthedispla yswill beaffect ed by
th efo llo wing condition s:
R Seat position
R Imag eposit ionsetting
R Ambient light
R Wetro adw ay
R Objects onthedispla yco ver
R Polar izat ion insung lasses
% Inextreme sunli ght, sectio nsofthedispla y
ma yappear washed out.Youcan correct this
by deactiv atingandreact ivatin gth eHead-up
Displa y. Ins
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AMG
TRAC KPA CE Gener
alinf orma tion Wi
th AMG TRAC KPA CE, thedr iving charact eris‐
tic son race trac ks can beana lyzed and opti‐
mize d.Youcan drive pr ev iousl yst or ed race
tr ac ks (e.g. Hockenhei mring ),or newtrac ks can
be recor ded andstor ed. The driven lap times are
st or ed forev erytra ck.The secan beana lyzed
and compar edtoother laptimes toachie vethe
bes tpossible race results. Addition ally,acc eler a‐
tio nand brakin gpr oce durescan bemeas ured
and stor ed.
Please note:Use AMG TRACKPACE onlyon
closed-of fro utes out side thepublic traffic area.
Ad aptyo ur drivin gst yle to your per son alabilit ies
and theen vironmen talcon dition s.As thedr iver ,
yo uar esole lyresponsible fordr iving your vehi‐
cle. Park your vehicle safely beforeoper ating the
applic ation. Se
tting Trac kRa ce Mult
imed iasystem:
4 TRACK PACE5
Track Race
Re cor dingane wtrac k #
Select ô Newtrack. #
Select 00D0 Start Reco rd.atthedesir ed
st ar tin gpoin t.
The trackre cor ding star ts at this point .
Dur ing trac kre cor ding, sect orscan besetto
divide upthetrac k. #
Select ö SetSector . #
Select 00DB StopRecord ingtoend trac k
re cor ding orcross thest ar tin gline again. #
Con firm thepr om ptwit h00FA. #
Sele ctthewe ather .
% The temp eratur eis de term ined automat i‐
call y. #
Afterending, select00FA tosave thetrac k. #
Enteranam e. #
Press 0076 toconf irm.
The trac kis save dunder thename entered.
Sear ching bytrac kname #
Select ª AllTra cks . #
Enterthetra ck nam e.
Tr ac ks wit hth esear ched name aredis‐
pla yed.
Measur ingtimeon asa ve dtrac k #
Select õ AllTra cks . #
Select thedesir edtrac k. #
Select u. #
Select Start Race ifyo uar ealr eady stood at
th est ar tin gline .
or #
Select Navi gateto forna vig ation tothest ar t‐
ing line.
Ti mek eepi ngbegi nsautomatical lywhen the
st ar tin gline hasbeen cross ed.
% When ¨isselec ted, thetra ck displa ycan
be switc hedfrom 2DtoAR. #
Select ð StopRace toend timek eeping. 24
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Con firm thepr om ptwit h0076. #
Sele ctthewe ather . #
Select 00FA SaveTrac kto save thetimes
dr iven forth is trac k.
Sho wing displa ysdur ing Trac kRa ce
The follo wing displa yscan besho wn:
R Tire temp eratur e
R Mini map
R Sect orovervie w
R Engine data
R G-force displa y
R Lap overvie w #
Select ïStart Race. #
Select ZSetup. #
Pull thedesir eddispla yfrom thegr id on the
lef tor right edgeof themedia display.
The displa ysaresho wnduring theTr ac k
Ra ce.
By selecting 00A4ontheactiv edispla y,yo ucan
deac tivateth is. #
Selec t0038 toretur nto thena vig ation map
vie w.
Disp laying theana lysis #
Select õAllTracks .
An ove rview of all thedr iven tracksappea rs. #
Select atrac k. #
Select ases sion.
The follo wing datais displa yed:
R Lap and sectortimes
R Averag eand maximum permissible speed
R Driver R
Vehicle
R Date
R Weather #
Select Compar eto Rec. touse adif fere nt
ses sion asare fere nce value. #
Selec t0038 toretur nto theove rview. #
Select ò Diagram. #
Setpa rame ters í andî.
The analysis isdispla yed. MBUX
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1
Lap overview
2 Parame ter1
3 Parame ter2
4 Traject oryof par ame ter1 (e.g. time)
5 Traject oryof par ame ter2 (e.g. speed)
% The follo wing values canbesetfo rpar ame‐
te rs 1and 2,forex am ple:
R Spe ed R
Lon gitudin al/lat eral acc eler ation
R Steer ing ang le
R Engine speed
R Engine oil/tir ete mp eratur e
Based ontheanal ysis yo ucan checkand opti‐
mize driving charact eristic sfo ran yposi tion on
th etra ck. Expor
tingtrac ks (USB ) #
Selec tõ Tracks.
An ove rview of all stor ed trac ks appear s. #
Select thedesir edtrac k. #
Select options u forth edesir edtrack. #
Select Export .
The select edtrac kcan beexpor tedto aUS B
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Edit
ingtrac ks and recor dings #
Select õ Tracks. #
Select thedesir edtrac k. #
Select options u forth edesir edtrack. #
Select Rename orDele te.
or #
Select atrac k. #
High light thedesir edrecor ding. #
Sele ctZ options . #
Sele ctExport to…orDele te. Se
tting Drag Race Mult
imed iasystem:
4 TRACK PACE5
Drag Race
Measur ingacceler ation #
Select ZDragmode. #
Optional: seta ta rget speed.
Measur ementstops assoon asthespecif ied
ta rget speed hasbeen reac hed. #
Select ñ Accel erat ion. #
Pull away star tth emeasur ement.
Measur ementbegins whentheve hicle accel‐
er ates. Measur ementisincr ement al,insteps
of 30 mph(50 km/h) toamax imum of
15 0mp h(2 70 km/h) .
or #
Select 00D0Start.
A countdo wnisactiv ated. When thecount ‐
do wn has runou t,th emeasur ementstar ts.
Af terpul ling away,th ere act ion timeis dis‐
pla yed. Measur ementisincr ement al,insteps
of 30 mph(50 km/h) toamax imum of
15 0mp h(2 70 km/h) .
Mea surement canbestopped earlyby selecting
Stop orstopping theve hicle.
Quar ter-mil era ce #
Z Drag mode #
Option al:seta ta rget dis tance.
Mea surement stops assoon asthespecif ied
ta rget dis tance hasbe en reac hed. #
Select ó Quartermile. #
Pull away star tth emeasur ement.
Measur ementbegins whentheve hicle accel‐
er ates. Timing runs unti lth eta rget dis tance
or ama ximu mof one mileha sbe en trave led.
or #
Selec t00D0 Start.
Ti ming runs unti lth eta rget dis tance ora
ma ximu mof one mileha sbe en trave led.
Measur ementcan bestopped earlyby
selecting Stoporstopping theve hicle.
Measur ingbraking #
Z Dragmode #
Select Braking. #
Select 00D0Start.
Measur ementisincr ement al,insteps of
5 mp h(1 0 km/h) toast ands till.If th ebr ak‐
ing procedur eis star tede.g. ataspeed of
58 mph(1 57 km/h) ,mea surement star ts as
soon as55 mph(1 50 km/h) hasbeen
re ac hed. MBU
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St
oring and calling upmea surement values
If measur ementis com pletedor canc eled, a
pr om ptappear sask ing whe ther themeasur e‐
ment should besave d. #
Conf irm thepr om ptwit h00FA tosave .
The stor ed measur ementscan bedispla yedvia
th eHisto rymenu item.
Calling upsave dmeas ureme nts #
Select ± History. #
Select Accele ration,Qua rter Mileor Braki ng. #
Select thedesir edmeasur ement.
The desir edmeasur ementisdispla yedin
de tail.
or #
Dele tethedesir edmeasur ement. Calling
upthete leme try disp lay Multime
diasystem:
4 TRACK PACE5
Telemetr y
The teleme try displa ysho wscurrent vehicle data
as adigit alvalue and asadiag ram. Up tothre e par
ame ters can beselect edthat areto be
sho wninthedispla y.
Fo rex am ple:
R Engin espee d
R Whee lang le
R Spe ed
R Steer ing ang le #
Setth edesir edpar ame ters. #
Setth etime.
The setpar ame ters areeva luat edinthedia‐
gr am forth etime set.
% The time canrang efrom 30seco ndstoa
maximu mof 20 minut es. Con
figur ing AMG TRAC KPA CE Re
quirement s
To connect amob iledevoice totheTR AC K
PA CE app:
R The TRACKPACE app isins talled onthe
mobil eend device. R
The mobil eend device isconnect edtothe
multime diasystem viaWi-Fi.
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 TRACK PACE5
Option s
Connecting amobile device viatheTR AC K
PA CE app
The TRACKPACE app makesitposs ibletorecord
vid eos and tosync hronize them withstor ed
tr ac ks. #
Select TRACK PACEApp.
Alr eady author ized devices aredispla yedin
th elis t. #
Select AUTHORIZE NEWDEVICE .
Av ailable devic es aredispla yed. #
Startth eTRA CKPACE app onthede vice to
be con nectedand follo wtheins truction s. #
Conf irm theaut hor ization prom pt. #
Enterthecode displa yedon thede vice.
The device isaut hor ized.
or #
Select ade vice that isalr eady author ized.
The devic eis de- aut hor ized. 28
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