2020 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN ESP

Disp
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Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
RACE START NotPossible
See Operator' sManual *P
ossible causesare:
R The condit ionsforactiv ation areno tme t(/ page18 ).
RACE START Canc eled *P
ossible causesare:
R youre leased theacceler ator pedal during RACE STAR T.
R youdepr essedthebr ak epedal during RACE STAR T.
Yo ucan try RA CE STAR Tag ain at thene xt star t.
ä
Malfun ction Drive atMax .
50 mph *T
heAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system ismalfunct ioning.Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affec‐
te d. #
Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 35

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Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy s‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateESP ®
foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page15 ).
Æ
ES P®
SPOR Twa rning lam p ES
P®
SPO RTisact ivat ed while theengine isrunning .
* Whe nESP ®
SPOR Tis acti vated, ES P®
will stabiliz eth eve hicle onlyto alimit edextent. 36
Display mes sage sand warning/ indic ator lam ps

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Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectl y
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir cums tances descr ibed below. #
Obser vetheno teson activ ating ESP®
SPOR T(/page15 ). Dr
iving systems Wa
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Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p The
yello wAMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem warning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 37

A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 21
St eer ing wheel control element ...... .......2 0
St eer ing-wheel buttons .........................2 0
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 19
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 19
AMG exhaus tsy stem
Operating .............. .................................1 2
AMG Perfor ma nce steer ing wheel ...........2 0
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............ ................................ 28
Drag Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>27
Gene ralinf ormatio n........................ .......2 4
Te leme try displa y............................ ...... 28
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................24
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop Au
thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........12
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .........12
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ ..13
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h......................1 3
Kic kdo wn ...............................................14
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 3
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 1
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 13 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu )...................................2 1
Br ak es
Ne w/r eplace dbr ak epa ds/b rake discs ..11
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 1 C
Cha nging gears ....... ................................... 13
Manually ................................................ 13
Choc k.......................................................... 31
St or ag elocation .................................... 31
Choc k
see Choc k
Clim atecontr ol
Fillin gcapac ityforPA Goil .....................3 3
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................3 3
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4
Coolant (engine)
Capacit y................................................ 33 D
Dash board
see Cockpit
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop 38
Index

Disp
laymes sages
ä Malfunction Drive at Max .50
mp h.......................................................3 5
RA CE STAR TCa ncel ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ........35
RA CE STAR TNo tPo ssible SeeOper‐
at or's Manual ........................................3 5
Dr ag Race
Se tting .......... .................................. .......2 7
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iving safetysy stem
ES P®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram) .......15
Dr ivin gsy stem
AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsys‐
te m ..... ..... ..............................................1 9
Dr ivin gtips
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 1
DY NA MIC SELECT ......................................13
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ..........................13
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 13 E
E1 0 .............................................................. 32
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 12
Au tomatic engine star t.................. ........ 12
Au tomatic engine stop ..................... ...... 12
Me thod ofoper ation .............................. 12
Emo tion Start
St artin gth eve hicle ........................ ........ 11
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion.................. ...... 12
Engine oil
Capacit y.......................................... ...... 33
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .......... .......3 3
Qua lity .......... ........................................ .33
Te mp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 1
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram)
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............17
ESP ®
SPO RT<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 15
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 5
St atus displa y(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 1 ESP
®
SPOR T
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 5 F
Fu el
E1 0 ........................................................ 32
Fle xible fuelvehicles ............................. 32
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 33
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 32
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 32
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 32
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>33 G
G-me ter(o n-b oard comp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 21
Gasoli ne..................................................... 32
Gear displa y(on -boar dcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 21
Gear shiftre comm endation ...................... 14
Glide mode ................................................. 15 Inde
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Shif
tpadd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 14
Specialis two rkshop .................................... 8
St art/S topbutt on
Emo tion Start.........................................1 1
St art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ................ 13
Sulfur content............................................ 32
Suspension AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m ..... ............................................. ......1 9
Sel ecting thesuspension setting ........... 19 T
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el ...... .................................................3 3
Re ser ve(fuel) ........................................ 33
Te leme try disp lay
Calling up........................................ ...... 28 Te
mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u)............................ ........ 21
Tr ans miss ionoil(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 1
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re -chang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w ........................................ ........ 31
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 30
St or ag elocation .............................. ...... 30
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To rque (on-b oard comp uter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 21
Tr ac kRa ce
Se tting ............................................ .......2 4
Tr unk lid
Openi ngdime nsions .............................. 34 V
Ve hicl e
Cor rect use <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>9Eq
uipme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>7
Limi tedWa rrant y.....................................9
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop .................. 8
St artin g(Em otion Start) .........................1 1
Ve hicl edata
Ro ofload ............................................... 34
Tu rning radius ........................................ 34
Ve hicle height ........................................3 4
Ve hicle length........................................3 4
Ve hicle width......................................... 34
Wheelbase ............................................. 34
Ve hicl edimens ions...... ............................. 34
Ve hicl eto ol kit ...........................................3 0
TIREFIT kit............................................. 30 W
Wa rm-up (on-bo ardco mp uter,Pe r‐
fo rm ance menu) ........................................ 21
Wa rning/indicat orlam p
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam p...............3 6
Æ ESP®
SPO RTwarning lam p...........3 6
ä Suspens ion wa rning lam p............ 37
Wa rranty ...................................................... 9 Inde
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