rims MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN 2021 Owner's Manual

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WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er.
In additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact wit
hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront storage com partmen ts 1
Stor ag espace inthedoor s
2 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thear mr estwit ha
multimedia andUSB connect ion
3 Stor ag ecom partmen tin thefront cent er
con sole withaUSB port
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WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethe
no teson cleaning andcareof thefo llo wing vehi‐
cle parts:
Wheels andrims
R Use waterand acid-free alloy wheel cleaners.
R Donotuse acidic alloywheel cleanersto
re mo vebrak edus t.This could damag ewheel
bolts andbrak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w minut
esafte rclea ning beforepar king it.The
br ak ediscs andbrak epa dswarm upand dry
out .
Wi ndo ws
R Clean thewindo wsinsid eand outs idewitha
dam pclo thand withacle anin gag ent recom‐
mend edforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
ba sed cleani ng agents tocle an theinside of
windo ws.
Wi per blades
R Movethewiper arms intoth ere placemen t
position (/page11 5).
R With thewiper arms folded out,clean the
wiper blades withadam pclo th.
R Donotcle an thewiper blades tooof ten.
Ex terior light ing
R Clean thelenses withawe tsp ong eand mild
cle ani ng agent, e.g.car shampoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forpla stic lens es. Sensor
s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum perswit hasof tclo thand carsham poo
(/ page15 2).
R When using apo we rwa sher ,maint ainamini‐
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamer aand surround viewcamer a
R Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page18 9).
R Usecle an waterand asof tclo thtocle an the
came ralens .
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
R Clean withaclean ingagent recomme nded
fo rMer cedes-Benz, especiallyin thewint er
and afte rwa shing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaning agents. 262
Maintenance andcare

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theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtir es: itis pos‐
sibl eto continu eth ejour neyfo ra shor t
per iod oftime. Makesur eyo uobse rveth e
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lattires)
(/ page26 7).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit: youcan repair
th etir eso that itis poss ibletocontinu eth e
jou rney fora shor tper iod oftime. Todo this,
use theTIREFI Tkit (/ page268).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:you
can makeacal lfo rbr eakdo wnassi stanc evia
th eove rhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page232).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(/ page31 1).
% The emerg encysparewheel isonl yav ailable
in cer tain coun tries. No
teson MOExt ended tires (run-fl attires) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
in limp -hom emod e
Whe ndr ivi ng ineme rgency modeth ehan‐
dling charact eristic sar eim pair ed. #
Donotexc eed thespecif iedmaximum
speed oftheMOEx tende dtir es. #
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and driving
maneuv ersas wellas drivin gove r
obs tacle s(cu rbs, pothol es, off-r oa d).
Thi sap plies, in pa rticular ,to aloaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving intheemer gency mod eif
yo uno tic e:
R Ban gingno ise
R Vehicle vibration
R Smok ewhic hsmells likeru bber
R Contin uousESP®
int erve ntio n
R Crac ks inthetir eside walls #
Afterdr iving inemerg encymode, have
th erims checkedby aqu alif ied spec ial‐ is
two rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. #
The defective tir emus tbe replaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattires), youcan
co ntinue todrive yo ur vehicle evenif th er eis a
tot alloss ofpressur ein on eor mor etir es. How‐
eve r,th etir eaf fect ed mus tno tsho wan ycle arly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo ucan recogni zeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOExt ended marking whichappea rson theside
wa llof thetir e.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess urelos swa rning sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur eloss
wa rning system.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur emon itor‐
ing system. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 26
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No
teson sno wch ains &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct sno wch ain fitting
If yo ufit sno wch ains tothere ar wheels ,th e
sno wch ains maygr ind agains tth eve hicle
body orchassis components.
This couldcaus edamag eto theve hicle or
th etir es. #
Neverfit sno wch ains tothere ar
wheels . #
Alw aysfit sno wch ains tothefront
wheels inpair s. *
NO
TEDama getocom pone ntsofthe
ve hicle body orchassis duetomount ed
sno wch ains If
yo umoun tsn ow chains tothefront wheels
of 4MA TICvehicles, youma ydamag eco mp o‐
nent sof theve hicle body orchassis . #
Onlymount snowch ains tothere ar
wheels of4MA TICvehicles. *
NO
TEDama getothewheel trim from
mount edsno wch ains If
sn ow chains aremoun tedto steel wheels,
th ewheel trims can bedamag ed. #
Remo vethewheel trims ofsteel wheels
bef oremount ingsnowch ains . Obse
rveth efo llo wing noteswhen usingsnow
ch ains :
R Snow chains areon lype rm issible forcer tain
wheel/t ire com binat ions.Yo ucan obtain
inf ormat ionabout this from anaut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er.
R Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse snow chains that
ha ve been specif icallyapproved foryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben z,or sno wch ains
wit hth esame qualit yst andar d.
R Ifsn ow chains areins talled, themaximum
per missible speedis30 mph(50 km/h).
R Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:Do
no tuse ActivePa rking Assistwhen snow
ch ains areins talled. %
Youcan deac tivateES P®
to pull away
( / pag e15 5).Thi sal lo ws thewheels to
spin, achie ving anincr eased driving forc e. Ti
re pres sur e No
teson tirepr essur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ive tir epr ess ure
Ti re swit heit her toolow or toohigh apr es‐
sur epr esent thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R thetir es could burst
R thetir es could wearexcess ively and /or
une venly
R thedr iving charact eristic sas wellas
st eer ing and braking charact eristic sma y
be severely im pa ired #
Observeth ere comme ndedtirepr es‐
su resand checkth etir epr essur eof all
tir es including thespar ewheel:
R mont hly 288
Wheels andtires

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mo teOnline
Char ging thest ar terbatt ery ..... ...... ..... 128
Coolin gor heat ingtheve hicle inte‐
ri or ......... .......................................... ....1 28
St artin gth eve hicle ............................. 128
Re por ting safetydef ects .......................... 29
Re scue card............................................... 30
Re ser ve
Fu el ..................................................... 326
Re sidual heat...........................................1 23
Re stra int system .......................................3 6
Basi cins tructi ons forch ildr en ...............5 1
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Fu nctio nality <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Pr otect ion ..............................................3 6
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 6
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Wa rning lam p...... ............................ ...... 36
Re versege ar
Inser ting.............................................. 138
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Ro adside Assistan ce(breakdo wn)...........24 Ro
llaw ay protection
see HOL Dfun ction
Ro ller sunblind
Pa nor amaro of wit hpo we rtilt/sli d‐
ing panel ................................................ 80
Ro ofload .................................................. 331
Ro oflugg agera ck
Loadi ng............................................. .. 104
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Ro ute ...... ..................................................224
Ca lcul ating .......................................... 224
Selecting options .................................224
Ro uteguidanc ewith augment edreal‐
ity
Activati ng ........... ................................. 224
Dis play ing stre et nam esand house
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Ro ute-base dspee dadap tation
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Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ru n-f lat charact eristics
MOExt ended tires ....... .........................267 S
Saf etysy stems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
Sat ellit era dio
Logg ingin<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Se tting musicand sportaler ts............ 248
Sear chlight
Swit ching on/ offwit hhand move‐
ments .................................................. 215
Seat ..................................................... 87,10 1
4-w aylumbar support............................ 91
Ad jus ting (electr ica lly)............ ...............90
Ad jus ting (SeatCo mfort) ............ ........... 90
Ad jus tment (withou tSea tCo mfort
Pa ckag e) ................................................ 88
Bac kres t(r ear) lockin g........................ 103
Con figur ing these ttings ........................ 93
Cor rect driver's seatpos ition ................ 87
Fo lding thebac kres t(r ear passeng er
com partmen t)bac k............................. 102
Fo lding thebac kres t(r ear) forw ards .... 101
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ............ 98
Re settin gth ese ttings ............................9 3
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