towing MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN 2021 User Guide

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Amini mumdist anc eof 8in (20 cm)
upw ards and 4in (10 cm )do wn wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel saf te r
loading .
4MA TICvehicl es/vehicl eswith automatic
tr ansmiss ion #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thesame transpor tatio nve hicle. *
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in due to
inc orrect pos itioning #
Donotpos ition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. To
wing eyesto rage location The
towing eyeis locat edinthestor ag espace
under thetrunk floor . Ins
talling theto wing eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en.
% Mak esur eth at cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye. 282
Breakdo wnassis tance

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Maximum permissible load3com prises the
gr os swe ight ofall vehicle occupants, load
and luggage.
R Recomme ndedtirepr ess ure 1forcold
tir es. The recomme ndedtirepr ess ures are
va lid forth emaximum permissible loadand
up tothemaximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please alsonote:
R Information onper missib lewe ight sand loads
on theve hicle identif ication plate
(/ page322).
R Information ontirepr essur ein thetir epr es‐
sur eta ble (/ page290).
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Determ inin gth emaximum permissible load
(/ page296)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page288). Ste
psforDe term ining Correct Load Limit The
follo wing steps have been developed as
re qu ired ofall manuf acturersunder Title 49, Co
de ofU.S. Feder alRe gulations, Part57 5, pur‐
sua nttothe"N ational Traf fic and MotorVe hicle
Saf etyAc tof 1966". #
(1):Locat eth est at emen t“T he combined
we ight ofocc upant sand cargoshould never
exc eed XXX kgorXXX lbs.”on your vehicle's
placar d. #
(2): Determ ine thecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersth at will beriding in
yo ur vehicle. #
(3): Subtr actthecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersfrom XXX kgor
XXX lbs. #
(4): The resulting figur eeq uals theav ailable
amoun tof car goand luggageload capac ity.
Fo rex am ple, ifth e"XXX" amount equals
1, 400 lbs.and ther ewill befive 150lb pas ‐
seng ersin your vehicle, theamount ofavaila‐
ble cargoand luggageload capac ityis
65 0lbs. (1,40 0-75 0(5 x15 0) =650 lbs.) #
(5):De term ine thecombin edweight oflug‐
ga ge and cargobein gloaded ontheve hicle.
That weight mayno tsaf elyexc eed theav aila‐ ble
cargoand luggageload capac itycalc ula‐
te din Step 4. #
(6): Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,
load from your trailer willbetrans ferred to
yo ur vehicle. Consult this manual todeter‐
mine howthis reduces theav ailable cargo
and luggageload capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow a
trailer .To wing atrailer isonl yper mittedifa
tra iler -hit chisins talled. Please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz dealer ifyo uha ve
an yqu estion sabout towing atrailer with
yo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve cal cul ated thetot alload care‐
full y,yo usho uld still mak esur eth at themaxi‐
mum permissible gross weight andthemaxi‐
mum gross axle weight rating ofyour vehicle are
no texc eeded. Details can befound ontheve hi‐
cle identif ication plate. 296
Wheels andtires

ESP
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Cr osswi ndAssis t.................................1 55
ESP ®
(E lec troni cSt abil ityProg ram) ...... 154
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .155
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 154
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior light ing(car e)............................ 261
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 117, 118
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .................118
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 120
Fo lding in/out ...................................... 117
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ............ 98
Pa rking posit ion...................................1 19
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 117 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ....266
Fl at tire <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>.........266
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ...........311
MOExt ended tires ................................ 267 No
tes .................................................. 266
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 68
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 107
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors........ ...... 152
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 35
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ................................ ...... 321
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....4 2
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................3 26
Ad ditiv es........................................ .....3 26
E1 0 ....... .......................................... ..... 325
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 326
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 325
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 325
Re fuel ing ............................................. 142
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 325
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............326Fu
nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 283
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 283
Fu se assignment diagram...................2 83
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 284
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...................................................... 285
Fu se boxin thetrunk ........................... 286
No tes .................................................. 283
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 148
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 47
Pr ogr amming buttons .......................... 145
Re solving problems ............................. 147
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 47
Gasoli ne...................................................3 25
Gear shiftre comm endation .................... 140
Genuin epar ts............................................ 22 406
Index

Pe
rm itted towing methods .....................2 78
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................65
Plas tictrim (Car e)................................... 263
Po st-co llisio nbr ak e........ ...........................51
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 125
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................2 59
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................5 0
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 50
PR E-S AFE ®
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ........50
Re versing measur es.............................. 50
PRE- SAFE®
PL US (ant icipa tory occu‐
pa nt protection plus)................................ 50
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 50
Re versing measur es.............................. 50
Pr ev entat ive occupa ntprotection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion) Pr
ofile .......................................................2 15
Cr eat ing ane wprofile .................... ...... 217
No tes ................................................... 215
Sel ecting profile op tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 217
Pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Pr otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes ..................................................... 22
Pr otection agains tcollision .................... 198 Q
QR code
Re scue card.......................................... 30
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop ................. 28 R
Ra dar and ultrasonic senso rs
Dam age ............. ..................................152
Ra dio
Ov ervie wof thefunc tionsand sym‐
bols ................................................ ..... 244
Ra dio ope ratin gper mits <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> ..322 Ra
in-closing featur e
Slid ingsunr oof ......................................82
Re ading lamp
see Interior lighting
Re ading light
Switc hingon/of fwit hhand move‐
ments .................................................. 215
Re ar door s(c hild safetyloc k) .................. 63
Re ar foglam p
Switc hingon/off.................................. 110
Re ar seat
see Seat
Re ar vie wcamer a....... .............................185
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 261
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 185
Opening thecamer aco ver(360°
Ca mer a)..... ..........................................189
Re fle ctive sa fety vest <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 265
Re frig er ant (air conditioni ngsystem)
No tes .................................................. 329
Re fueli ng
Re fuel ingtheve hicle ........................... 142 Inde
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