2020 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN engine overheat

The
probability ofaser ious oreven fata lacc i‐
dent greatl yinc reases ifyo udr ive when
und ertheinf luence ofalcohol ordrugs. #
Donotdr ink alcohol ortake drugs while
dr iving, anddonotallo wan yone to
dr ive who hasbeen drink ing alcohol or
ta king drug s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal
when driving, thebr ak esy stem mayov er‐
heat.
This increases thebr aking distance and the
br ak esy stem mayeve nfa il. #
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. #
Donotde press thebr ak epedal andthe
acc elerat orpedal atthesame time
while driving. *
NO
TEWearing out thebr ak elinings by
continu ously dep ressing thebr ak epedal #
Donotdepr essthebr ak epedal contin‐
uousl ywhils tdr iving. #
Touse thebr aking effect of theengine,
shif tto alowe rge ar ingood time. *
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in and
engin ewhen pulling away #
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary.Pull away immed i‐
at ely. #
Avoid high engine speeds anddriving at
full thro ttle untilth eengine hasreac hed
its operatin gte mp eratur e. *
NO
TEDama getothecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel The
engine isno tru nning smoothly and is
misf iring.
Non-c ombus tedfuel mayge tint oth ecat a‐
lyt iccon verter . #
Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda l
slig htly. #
Have thecause rectif ied imme diat ely at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson driving onsalt- treat edroads
The braking effect islimit edon salt-tr eated
ro ads.
Ther efor e, obse rveth efo llo wing notes:
R Due tosalt build-up onthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, thebr aking distance canincrease
consi derablyor result inbraking onlyon one
side
R Maint ainamuc hgr eat ersaf edis tance tothe
ve hicle infront
To remo vesalt build-up:
R Brak eoccasionall ywhile paying attention to
th etra ffic con dition s
R Carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend
of thejour neyand when star tin gth ene xt
jour ney 13
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Driving and parking

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The segment sbe tween thestor ed speed and
th eend ofthesegment displaylight upin
th espeedome ter.
Sy stem limit s
Cr uise control ma ybe unable tomaint ainthe
st or ed speed onuphill gradients. Thestor ed
speed isresumed whenthegr adient evensout.
Ch ang eint oalowe rge ar ingood timeon long
and steep downhill gradients. Take par ticular
no te ofthis when drivin galaden vehicle. By
doing so,youwill mak euse oftheengine' sbr ak‐
ing effect. Thisre lie vesth eload onthebr ak e
sy stem and preve nts thebr ak es from overheat‐
ing and wearing tooqu ickl y.
Do notus ecr uise contr olinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Intraf fic situ ations whichrequ ire freq uent
ch ang esofspee d,e.g .in hea vytraf fic, on
wi nding roads.
R Onslippe ryroads. Accel erati ng can cause
th edr ive wheels tolose tract ion and the
ve hicle could then skid.
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gwhen visibilit yis poor . Ope
ratin gcr uis eco ntr ol &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto stor ed
speed
If yo ucall upthestor ed speed andthis is
lo we rth an your cur rent spe ed,th eve hicle
deceler ates. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. Re
quirement s:
R ESP®
mus tbe act ivat ed, but notint erve ning .
R The driven spe edisat leas t15 mp h
(20 km/ h).
R The transmis sionisin positio n005B. #
Toactiv atecr uise contr ol: press rock er
switc h1 up. #
Toactiv atecr uise contr ol: press rock er
switc h2 up(SET +)or down (SET -).
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle.
or Dr
iving andparking 17
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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 #
Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposition 005Dmanually beforeyo uswit choffth eengine. #
Beforelea ving theve hicle, apply theelectr icpar king brak e.
Transm issionMalfunct ion *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.The cause couldbeanove rheat edclutc hor bloc kedge ars. #
Letth etransmission cooldown. #
Ifth edispla ymessag est ill appear sfo llo wing are star t,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0080
Trans. OilOverheated
Drive onwith Care *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Whenthedispla ymessag eis activ e,star t-up and drivin gch aract eristic sma ybe
te mp orarily im pair ed. #
Drive at low engine speeds. #
Avoid spor tydriving. #
Beforepulling away on uphill gradients, letth etra nsmiss ioncool down until thedispla ymessag edisappear s.
Parkin gLock Inoper ative
Apply Parkin gBrak e *
The transmiss ionismalfunct ioning.Theparkposition 005Dcann otbe select ed. #
Park theve hicle safely. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
Teaching inTransmission
Operate SelectorLever
Apply Brake forXXsRisk
of Vehicle RollingAway *T
hetransmission isbeing taught in.Ther eis arisk oftheve hicle rolling away. #
Dep ress and hold thebr ak epedal untilthete ac h-in proce sshas been completed.
The elect ric pa rking brak eis applied automat icallydur ing thete ac h-in proce ss. #
Swit chon theignition . #
Select parkposition 005D,transmiss ionposition 005Eorneutr al005C. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 485

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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00E5
Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l...... .........................502
Á Don't Forget Your Key.................4 74
00B3 EngineOilLe velCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.....515
00B3 EngineOilLe velLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ...................514
00B3 EngineOilPr ess ureSt op
Switc hOf fEngin e................................ 514
00B3 EngineOilRe duce OilLevel........ 513
0075 Front LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (exa mp le) .............................4 69
00D4 FuelLevelLo w ............................ 482
00D4 GasCap Loose ...........................4 82
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ....... .................................. 502
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 503
007A Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 504 0053
Inoper ative....... .......................... 506
0049 Intell.Ligh tSy stem Inoperativ e.. 476
Á KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 73
Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................... 473
0075 LeftSide Curtain Air bag Mal‐
func tion Service Required (exa mp le) ...4 70
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
mp h..................................................... 493
0049 Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual .................................................4 75
Á ObtainaNe wKe y.......................4 72
ç Off..............................................4 99
00D9 Off....... .......................................498
0049 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l...... .......................................... 487
0077 PleaseCor rect Tire Pressur e...... 510
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e.... 490
Á Replace KeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 473 003D
SeeOperator's Manua l..... ......... 506
0075 SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 469
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 477
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionSee Oper‐
at or's Manual ....................................... 478
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ....4 78
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>.....507
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual ................................................ 507
ç Suspended ................................. 499
0049 SwitchOf fLights ........................ 476
0049 SwitchOn Hea dlamps ................ 475
0080 Trans .Oil Overheat edDrive on
wit hCar e.............................................4 85 Inde
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