2020 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN ABS

1
0025 ABSmalfunctio n →
525
2 003E003D Turn signal lights →
114
3 0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
528
4 Speedome ter →
214
5 Multifunction display →
219
6 003D Electrica lma lfunctio n →
519
7 L Distance warning →
524
8 Brak es(red) →
522
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
9 0024 Electric par kingbr ak e(yello w) →
522
A Elec tric par kingbr ak eapplied (red) →
522
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only B
00B9 CheckEn gine →
519
C 005E Rear foglight →
114
D 0057 Highbeam →
114
0058 Lowbeam →
113
0060 Parking lam ps →
113
E 00BB ESP®
OFF →
525
00E5 ESP®
→
525
F 0075 Restra int system →
517
G Fuelleve lindic ator
H 00D4 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap locat ion
indic ator →
519
I Ù Electricpo we rst eer ing malfunct ion →
518
J 00E9 Seatbel tno tfa stened →
517 At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(sta nda rd) 11

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Spee dometer →
214
2 003E003D Turn signal lights →
114
3 Multifunction display →
219
4 0075 Restra int system →
517
5 Tach ome ter →
214
6 00BB ESP®
OFF →
525
00E5 ESP®
→
525
7 005E Rear foglight →
114
8 0057 Highbeam →
114
0058 Lowbeam →
113
0060 Parking lam ps →
113
9 ÿ Coolan tto oho t/c old →
519
A Coolan tte mp eratur edispla y →
214
B 0024 Electricpa rking brak e(yello w) →
522
C 003D Electrical malfun ction →
519
D L Distance warning →
524 E
0025 ABSmalfun ction →
525
F Ù Electric po we rst eer ing malfunct ion →
518
G 0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
528
H 0028 Thisindicat orlam phas nofunc tion
I 00D4 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap locat ion
indic ator →
519
J Fuelleve lindic ator
K Elec tric par kingbr ak eapplied (red) →
522
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
L 00E9 Seatbeltnotfa stened →
517
M Brak es (red) →
522
0027 USAonly
004D Canad aonly
N 00B9 CheckEngine →
519
O ä Thisindicat orlam phas nofunct ion At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(Widesc reen Coc kpit) 13

#
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis
wa ycan unexpec tedly failor ,in thecase of
an acciden t,ma yno tabsorb theloads that
ar ise asintend ed. If
th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and
th eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tson theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat elyin accor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions,and cont act
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dec
laration ofconf ormity forwi reless vehi‐
cle comp onent s
US A:"The wireless devic es ofthis vehicle com‐
ply withPa rt15 oftheFCC Rules. Opera tionis
subje ctto thefo llo wing twocon dition s:1) These
de vice sma yno tcause harmful interfere nce, and
2) The sedevice smu stacc eptan yint erfere nce re
cei ved, includin gint erfere nce that ma ycaus e
unde sired operation .Chan gesor modif ications
no tex pressl yappr ovedby thepar tyresponsible
fo rcom pliance could void theuser's author ityto
oper ateth eeq uipment. "
Canada :"The wireless devices ofthis vehicle
com plywit hIndus try Canada license-e xemp t
RSS standar d(s).Operationis subj ecttothefo l‐
lo wing twocon dition s:(1) These device sma y
no tcause interfere nce, and(2)The sedevice s
mu stacc eptan yint erfere nce, including interfer‐
ence that ma ycaus eunde sired oper ationof the
de vice. "
US A:"W ireless chargin gsy stem formobil ede vi‐
ces (mode l:WMI2 Wireless Mobile Inte rface) :
th is de vice complies withPa rt18 oftheFCC
Ru les."
The name andaddr essofthere sponsible party
is:
peik eracus ticGmbH
Max-Planc k-St r.28-32
61 38 1Fr iedr ichsdor f
Ger man y 26
General notes

in
front of,behin dor next to theve hicle (depend‐
ing ontheve hicle's equipment).
Depending ontheve hicle's equipment, thera dar
sensor sar eint egr ated behind thebum pers
and/or behindthera diat orgrill. The ultrasonic
sensor sar elocat edinthefront and rear bum p‐
er s. Ke ep these partsfree ofdir t,ice and slush
(/ page39 7). The sensor smus tno tbe cov‐
er ed, forex am ple bybicy clerack s, ove rhang ing
loads, sticke rs,fo ilor foils toprotect agains t
st one chipping .Ad dition allicense platebr ac ket
can like wise impair thefunc tion oftheultr asonic
sensor s.In theev ent ofdamag eto thebum pers
or radiat orgrill, orfollo wing acollis ionimpact ing
th ebum persor radiat orgrill, have thefunc tion
of thesensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth esensor sar edamag ed,some
dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems may
no long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(/ page19 5)
R ABS (Anti-loc kBrak ingSyst em)
(/ page16 1)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 172)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e16 4)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page21 1)
R Start-of fassis t(/ page18 6)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page204)
R BAS(Bra keAssis tSys tem) (/ page16 1)
R Hill StartAs sis t(/ page18 5)
R Sus pens ion wi th adap tivedam pingadjus t‐
men t(/ page18 7)
R EBD (Ele ctronic Brakeforc eDis tribution)
(/ page16 4) R
ESP ®
(E lectr oni cSta bility Program)
(/ page16 1)
R ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t(/ page16 4)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(/ pag e17 6)
R HOLD function (/page18 5)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 164)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis twit hre scue lanefunc‐
tion (/page17 9)
R ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(/ page18 2)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page19 8)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ page18 7)
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page19 2)
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e18 1)
R Cruise contr ol(/ page17 0)
R Blind Spo tAssi stand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page208)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e206 ) 16
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Driving and parking

Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng.
Sy stem limit s
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.5 mp h
(8 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐
lo w 0025 ABSwa rning lam plight sup con tin‐
uousl yin theins trument clusteraf te rth e
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
a malf unctionin BA S(Br akeAssi stSys‐
te m)
If BA Sis mal functi oning,th ebr aking distance
in an eme rgency braki ng situa tionis
incr eased . #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thewheels from locking . BA
Ssu ppo rts yo ur eme rgency braking situation
wit hadditional brak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nctions ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. Mer
cedes‑AM Gve hicl es:besur eto obser ve
th eno tesin theSupplement .Ot her wise, you
ma yfa ilto recogni zedangers. Dr
iving and parking 16
1

%
Forolde rmobil ephone models,ent eraone
to sixt een-digit numbercodeonthemobile
phone andonthemultimedia system for
aut hor izat ion.
% Upto15 mobil ephones canbeauthor ized
on themultimedia system.
Au thor ized mobile phones arere connect ed
au tomatical ly.
% The conn ectedmobile phonecanalso be
used asBlue tooth®
audio equipme nt
(/ page37 0).
Con nectingase co nd mob ile phon e(tw o
phon emode )
Re quirement s:
R Atleas tone mobile phoneis alr eady connec‐
te dto themultimedia system viaBlue tooth®
.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Phone #
Select í. #
Select Connec tNew Devic e. #
Select themobile phone. #
Select Devicename 1+Devic ename 2.
The select edmobile phoneiscon nect edto
th emultimedia system.
Int erch angi ngmobi lephone s(tw ophone
mode)
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Phone
Bo th mobil ephones aresho wnindivi duallyin
sepa rate tabs. #
Select theta bwit hth edesir edmobile
phone.
The mobile phoneintheselect edtabis the
mobil ephone inthefo re grou nd .
Wi th theexc eption oftelephon ese ttings ,th e
submenus inthete lephon emen ure lat eto
th emobile phoneinthefo re grou nd .In the
te lephon ese ttings ,se ttings canbemade for
bo th mobil ephones.
Changi ngthefun ction ofamobil eph one
Re quirement s:
R Atleas tone mobile phoneis con nectedto
th emultimedia system viaBlue tooth®
( / pag e334). Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Phone
Ac tiv atin gafunc tion #
Select theí device manag er. #
Select agr ay symbol intheline ofamobile
phone.
The corresponding functionisactiv ated.
Deactiv atingafunction #
Select theí device manag er. #
One function isactiv e:select thecolor
symbol intheline ofamobile phone.
The mobile phoneisdiscon nectedfrom the
multime diasystem. #
Severalfunct ionsareactiv e:select acolor
symbol intheline ofamobile phone.
The corresponding functionisdeactiv ated.
Re plac ingmobi lephon es
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Phone #
Select í. MBUX
multimedia system 335

Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
Avoiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild cleaning agent without
add itivesorabr asive subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible, whilstavo iding rubbing
to ohar d.Ther eis other wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably .
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor ativefo ilis dull: usethe
Pa int Cleaner recomme ndedandapprove dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth etreat ed
ar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Toprev ent waterst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped vehicle withasof t,
absorbent clothafte reve rycar wash. R
The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils areim pair edby:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecorativ efo il. Po lishin gwill have theef fect
of shi ning thefo il-wrapped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ efo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen t
st ains mayocc ur. Sc
ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer. In
thecase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. %
Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. inan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. 396
Maintenance andcare

#
Toreduce thetirepr es sur e:remo vethe
tir ese alant bottle from thetir einf lation com‐
pr essor . #
Inser tth efiller hose inthesoc ketof thetir e
inf lation compressor andturnit aqu arter
tur nclo ckwise. #
Press pressur ere lease buttonC next to
manome terB. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ew
th efilling hose from theva lve of thesealed
tir e. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Stow thetir esealant bottle and thetir einf la‐
tion compressor . #
Drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle
and filling hose replaced ther e. Bat
tery (vehicle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions insaf ety-re l‐
eva ntsystems, forex am ple thelighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking system) orESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yPr og ram). The oper ating
saf etyof your vehicle maybe restrict ed.
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R when brakin g R
intheeve ntofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s #
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. #
Donotcont inue driving. #
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (/page16 1)
R Further information onESP ®
(/ page16 1)
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .These batteries prov ide increased impact
pr otect ion topreve ntvehicle occupants from
suf fering acidbu rnsshould thebatt erybe dam‐
ag ed intheeve ntofan acci dent. 40
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