2020 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN engine coolant

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Inaddi tion tomultifu nctiondisplay 2, fur‐
th er con tent can besho wnondispl ays1
and 3(/ page21 8).
Th ese gm ents on spee do me ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status forth efo llo wing:
R Cruise control (/ page17 0)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 172)
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toexcess ively
hig hengi nespe eds The
enginewillbe damag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheov errevving rang e. #
Donotdr ive wi th theengine intheove r‐
re vving rang e. The
fuelsu pp lywillbe interru pted toprotect the
engine whenthere dmar kon theta ch ome ter
(o ve rrev ving rang e) isreac hed.
Ve hicl eswith aWi des cree nCo ckpit: during
nor malop erati ng cond itions, coolanttemp era‐
tur edispla y4 mayrise tothere dmar k. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. Ov
ervie wof thebut tons on thest eer ing
wheel 1
P Back/Hom ebutt on,on-boar dcom ‐
put er
Pr ess and hold: showsstandar ddispla y
2 Touc hCon trol, on-bo ardco mp uter
3 Con trol pan elforcr uis econtr olor Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
4 Contr olpa nel forMBUX multimediasy stem:
£ Voice Cont rolSy stem
ß Displa ysfavo rite s
VO L:contr olknob, adjuststhevo lume or
switc hesthesound off0063 (press) Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 21
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Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis t(/ page11 6)
Ve hicl eswith Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fic sig ns (/ page 206) . Ad
jus tingthe inst ru men tlighti ng #
Turn brightn esscontrol 1 upordown.
The lightin gof theIns trument Displayand in
th econ trol element sof theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. Menus
andsubmenu s Calling
upfunctions ontheSer vice menu of
th eon-boa rdcom puter On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service #
Toselect afunction: swipeupwards or
do wn wardson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Fu nctio nson theServ icemenu:
R Messag ememor y(/ page468)
R Tires :
- Restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem (/ page430)
- Chec kth etir epr essur ewit hth etir epr es‐
sur emonit or(/ page428) -
Restar tth etir epr essur emonit or
(/ page429)
R ASSYST PLUS: calluptheser vice duedate
(/ page385)
R Coolant: coolanttemp eratur edispla y
R Engine OilLevel: engine oilleve l
R Con sump tionInfo: fuel life cy cle consum p‐
tio n Calli
ngup displa yson theAssis tance menu On
-bo ardcom puter:
4 Assist anc e
The follo wing displa ysareav ailable ontheAssis‐
ta nce menu :
R Assi stanc e
R Attentio nleve l(/ page204 )
R Vehicl eswith anIns trument Displayin
th eWi des cree nCo ckpit: fullscr een #
Toswitc hbe tw een thedisp lays :sw ipe
up wa rdsor down wardson thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. 220
Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcom puter

Chec
kingthecoolant leve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
The enginecool ingsystem ispressur ized,
par ticular lywhen theengine iswa rm.If yo u
open thecap, youco uld bescalded byhot
coolant spraying out. #
Letth eengine cooldown beforeopen‐
ing thecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . #
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Checkth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emus tbe inthebo t‐
to m quarterof thete mp eratur edispla y. #
Slowly turncap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseto
re lie ve ove rpressur e. #
Continue turning cap1count er-cloc kwise
and remo veit.
The coolan tle ve lis cor rect inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ifth eengine iscold, thecoolant isup to
mar kerbar 2.
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,th ecoolant isup to
0.6 in(1.5 cm) over mar kerbar 2. #
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Further information oncoolant
(/ page46 4). Ad
ding washer fluid tothewindsh ield
wa sher system &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine ,th e
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 390
Maintenanc eand care

Coolant
No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page45 9). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyad dcool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati ononcool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids 310.1:
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R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐
te cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ein theengine cooling system should
be:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R Amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C))
Co olant capacity
Capa city Mode
lC apacity
All mode ls 9.4USqt(8.9 liter s) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page45 9). 46
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Tech nica lda ta

Engine
Displa
ymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BD Check Coolant LevelSee
Operator' sManual *T
hecoolant leve lis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toinsuf ficie ntcool ant #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntcool ant. #
Addcoolant (/page390 ). #
Have theengine cooling system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
ÿ
Coola ntToo HotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolant istooho t. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions andswitchof fth eengine. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Waitunt ilth eengine hascooled down. #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tim pair ed. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 48
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
ÿ *T
hefanmo toris faulty . #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
To switch engineoff, press
and hold Start/ Stop but-
ton foratleast 3secon ds
or press 3times. *Y
ouhave pressed thest ar t/ stop butt onwhile driving. #
Information aboutswitchingoffth eengine whiledriving (/page13 1).
00D4 Fu elLe velLo w *T
hefuel supply hasdropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00D4
Ga sCa pLoose *T
hefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel filler cap. #
Ifth efuel filler cap wasalr eady proper lyclosed :con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 482
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Engine
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ÿ Coolant warning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*P oss ible cau ses:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R Coolant leve lto olow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceed edthemaximum permissible temp eratur e. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions andswitchof fth eengine. Donotcon tinue
dr iving under anycir cums tances. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
If th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yis at thelowe rend ofthete mp eratur escale: Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 51
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
or #
Exit theve hicle andkeep asaf edis tance from itunti lth eengine hascooled down. #
Chec kth ecoolant leve l(/ page390) . #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tim pair ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at the
cool anttemp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dar ea.
00B9 En gine diagnosis warning
lam p The
yello wChec kEn gine warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*A malfunctio nha soccu rred intheengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exceed edand theengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som est at es, legalrequ iremen tsstipulat eth at youmus timm ediat elyco nsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop as
soon astheye llo wChec kEn gine warning lam plight sup. #
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
003D Electr icalmalfunction warn‐
ing lam p The
redelect rical mal functi onwarning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheelectr ics. #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 520
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps