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

005C
Neutr al
005B Drive position
Eng aging reve rsege ar R #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupw ards pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl ay005E is
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Eng aging neutralN #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rup ordown tothefirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl ay005C is
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Sub sequently releasing thebr ak epedal will
allo wyo uto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or tow itaw ay.
Pr ocee das follo ws ifyo uwa nttheaut oma tic
tr ansm ission toremain inne utr al005C 005C
eve nif
th eignit ionisswitc hedoffor thedr iver' s
door isopened : #
Startth eve hicle. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andengageneutral
005C when theve hicle isstatio nary. #
Release thebr ak epedal. #
Switc hth eignition off.
% Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving the
Smar tKey intheve hicle, theaut omatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
Eng aging parkpositio nP #
Obser vetheno teson par king theve hicle
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Dep ress thebr ak epedal untiltheve hicle is
st atio nary. #
When theve hicle isstatio nary,press butt on
005D.
Pa rk position isonl yeng aged when the
tr ans missi on positio ndisp lay 005D issho wnin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.Ifno transmissi on
positio ndispl ay005D appear s,sec ureth eve hi‐
cle topreve ntitfrom rolling away. Pa
rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyif one
of thefo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Youswit choffth eignition whentheve hicle
is statio naryand thetransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Bor005E.
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle
is statio naryor when drivin gat ave ry low
speed andthetra nsmiss ionisin position 005B
or 005E.
% Tomaneu verwit han open driver's door ,
open thedr iver's door while statio naryand
eng agetrans miss ionposit ion005Bor005E
ag ain.
% Atvery low outs idetemp eratur esbelo w
appr ox.-4 °F (-20 °C),yo uma yno tbe able
to shif tth etra nsmiss ionfrom 005Dtoano ther
tra nsmiss ionposition whentheengine is
switc hedoff.Ifth is isthecase, onlych ang e
th etransmission positionwhiletheengine is
ru nning . Dr
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Eng
aging drive posit ionD #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rdo wn pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio ndispl ay005B is
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y.
When theaut omatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tsthege arsaut omat i‐
call y.This depends, amongother things ,on the
fo llo wing fact or s:
R The select eddrive pr ogr am
R The position oftheaccelera torpeda l
R The driving speed Manual
gearshif ting &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. Whe
nth eaut omatic transmiss ionisshif tedto
position 005B,youcan man uallyshif tit wit hth e
st eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddle. Ifper mitted, the
aut omat ictransm issionshif tsto ahigh eror
lo we rge ar depen dingon thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddle beingpulled.
Yo uha ve twoop tio ns tomanua lly shif tth eaut o‐
matic transmiss ion:
R Temp orar yse tting
R Perm anen tse tting The
gearsshif taut omat icallywhen manualgear‐
shif tingis deac tivated.
Te mp oraryse tting: #
Toactiv ate: pul lst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1or2.
Man ualgearshif tingis act ivat ed fora shor t
time. Trans miss ionposit ion0063and thecur‐
re nt gear appear inthemultifunc tiondispla y.
% Howlong themanual gearshif tingst ay sacti‐
va tedis dependen ton various fact or s. Ma n‐
ua lshi fting can bedeact ivat ed aut omat ically
when chang ingthedr ive pr og ram, restar tin g
th eve hicle when thetransmission positionis
eng aged again 005Bordue tothedr iving style. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1.
If yo upull and hold thesteer ing wheel gear‐
shif tpaddle 1,thetra nsmiss ionshiftsto
th elowe stpossible gear. 14
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Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2and hold itin place .
The transm issionposit ion005Bappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
Pe rm anen tse tting: #
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram =(/ page14 0). #
Select drive se tting 0063(/ page14 1).
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th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Gear
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cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n #
Maximum acceleration: depress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neu tral .
R The trans mis sion positio n005B isdispl ayed in
gr een inthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; issele cted.
R The speed iswit hin asui table rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Youdo notdepr esstheaccelera toror brak e
peda l(e xc ep tfo rlig ht brak eapp lications).
% Glide mode canalsobe activ ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Dr
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Ve
hicl eswith Activ eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :wh en ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis acti ve,th eglide mode function is
no tav ailable.
Glide mode canalso bepreve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Traf fic situ ation
% Glide mod ecan beende dby pressing a
st eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddle
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obl em swit hth etransm ission Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
The transmission hasafa ulty gearshif t. The
transm issionis losin goil. 14
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Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
The acceler ationcharact eristic sar e
de terior ating.
The transmission nolong ershif tsgear. The
transm issionis in emer gency operati on mod e. #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Swi tchth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Switc hof fth eengine. #
Waitat leas tte nseco ndsbefore restar tin gth eengine. #
Switc hth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005B. #
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Fu
nction of4MA TIC
4MA TICensur esthat all four wheel sar edr iven
when needed. Toget her withESP ®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sth etra ction ofyour vehicle
whene vera dr iven whee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions. 4MA
TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. Re
fueli ng Re
fueli ngtheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. Dr
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#
Swi tchof fth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . &
WARNIN GRisk offire and explosion due
to electr ostatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can crea te spar ksand
th er eb yignit efuel vapor s. #
Beforeyo uopen thefuel filler cap or
ta ke hold ofthepum pnoz zle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body.
This dischargesan yelectr ostatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up. #
Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during
th ere fuel ingprocess.
Ot her wise,ele ctrostatic charge can
bu ild up again. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga soline engine: Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
The RONrequ iremen tis locat edinthe
fuel filler flap. #
Onlyrefuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol. Your
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel using anyof thefo 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 uacc iden tally refuel withth ewr ong fuel: #
Donotswitc hth eignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 14
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NO
TEDo notus ediese lto refuel vehi‐
cles withaga soline engine If
yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel:
R Donotswit chtheignition on.Other wise
fuel canentertheengine.
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costsarehigh. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Have thefuel tank and fuellines
dr ained complet ely . *
NO
TEDama getothefuel system caused
by ove rfilled fueltank s #
Only fill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff.
If yo uha ve added toomuc hfuel because ofa
def ectiv efilling pump,forins tan ce: #
Donotswi tchth eignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. *
NO
TEFuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnoz zle #
Onlyfill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff. Re
quirement s
R The vehicle isunloc ked(/ page66).
% Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingprocess. Other wise,ele ctrostatic
ch arge cou ldbu ild up again.
Obs erve theno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page45 9). 1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Brac ketfo rfuel filler cap
3 Fueltype
4 Tire pressur eta ble
5 QRcode forre scue card #
Press onthebac kar ea offuel filler flap 1. #
Turn thefuel filler cap coun ter-cloc kwiseand
re mo veit. Dr
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Inser tth efuel filler cap from aboveinto
br ac ket2. #
Comp lete ly inse rtthepum pnoz zleintoth e
ta nk filler neck,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Onlyfill th efuel tank unti lth epum pnoz zle
switc hesoff. #
Replace thecap onthefiller neckand turn
cloc kwise untilit eng ages audibl y. #
Close fuelfiller flap 1.
% Close thefuel filler flap bef oreloc kin gth e
ve hicle. Pa
rking Pa
rking theve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
cau sed byan insufficie ntlysecu redve hi‐
cle rolling away.
If th eve hicle isno tsecur elyparkedsuf fi‐
cie ntly ,it can rollaw ay inan unc ontrolled
wa yev en ataslight downhill gradient. #
Ensur eth at thepar kedve hicle isalw ays
pr oper lysecur edagains tro lling away as
fo llo ws :
R Onuphil lor downhill gradients, turn
th efront wheels sothat theve hicle
ro lls towa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts
mo ving.
R App lythepar king brak e.
R Vehicles withaut omatic transmis‐
sion: shiftth etransmission toposi‐
tion 005D.
R Vehicles withmanual transmission:
eng agefirs t0047 orreve rsege ar 005E. &
WARNIN GRisk offire cau sed byhot
ex haus tsy stem parts
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem or
ex haus tga sflow . #
Park theve hicle sothat no flammab le
mat erial can com eint ocon tact with hot
ve hicle component s. #
Inpar ticular ,do notpar kon drygr ass‐
land orhar vested grain fields. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. 15
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