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

Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit
Apar tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangi ng
to ols arere qu ired and appr oved forper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ure qu ire th efo llo wing tools, forins tance, to
ch ang eawheel:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
The tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edintool bag 1
in thecar gocom partmen t. To
ol bag cont ains:
R Jack
R Gloves
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
R Folding choc k
R Ratche tfo rjac k Se
tting upthefo lding chock Wheels
andtires 31

Oper
ating fluids Fu
el Inf
orma tion onfuel grades forMe rcedes-
AMG vehicl es
Obser vetheinf ormation onoper ating fluids in
th eve hicle Operator's Manual.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100 R
Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel using unle adedpr emiu mgrade gaso‐
line withat leas t91 AKI/95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso useunle aded
re gular gasoline whichhas atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel filler flap (see theve hicle Operator's Man‐
ual) .
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N. *
NO
TEPrema ture wearthro ugh unleaded
re gular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andfill up as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst atio n
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R Onthehtt ps:/ /www .mbusa.c om(USAonl y) 32
Tech nica lda ta

Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve
Cap acity Mod
el Total cap acity
Mer cedes -AMG A35
4MA TIC 13
.4 gal(5 1. 0 liter s) Model
Ofwhi chreser ve
Mer cedes- AMGA35
4MA TIC 1.
3 ga l(5. 0liter s) Qua
lityand capa cityofengine oil MB
-Fre igabe orMB- Appr oval Model
Engineoilspec ifica‐
tion s
Mer cedes -AMG A35
4MA TIC 229.
51,229 .52,
229 .61
229 .71* *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach case
;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s).
To achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
% Refill oil leve lto themaximum before
ex treme drivi ng ma neu vers or using race‐
tr ac kmod e.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er .
Capa city Model
Capacity
Mer cedes -AMG A35
4MA TIC 5.8
USqt(5.5 liter s) Cool
antcapacity Capacity
Model
Capacity
Mer cedes- AMGA35
4MA TIC 8.7
USqt(8.2 liter s) Re
frig er ant filling capacity Missin
gva lues werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Fi lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Model
Refrig er ant
Mer cedes- AMGA35
4MA TIC Model
PAGoil
Mer cedes- AMGA35
4MA TIC Te
ch nica lda ta 33

Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Missing
values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress. Height
whenopened andhead room Mod
el
1 1
Heigh t
when
opened 2 2
Head ‐
ro om
Mer cede s-AMG A35
4MA TIC 71
.2 in
(1 808 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions Mer
cedes- AMG A35
4MA TIC
Ve hicle length1 74.7 in
(4 436 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 78
.4 in
(1 992 mm)
Ve hicle height 55.3in
(1 405 mm)
Wheelbase 107.4 in
(2 72 9mm)
Tu rning radius 37.86 ft
(1 1. 54 m) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload.
Ro ofload Mod
el Maximumroof load
Mer cede s-AMG A35
4MA TIC 22
0lb (100 kg) 34
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages Dr
ivin gsy stems Displa
ymess ages
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

Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Dr
iving safetysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
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

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
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
rning/indicat orlam p
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
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