2020 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN roof rack

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Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during
th eaut omatic opening /closingpr ocess.
The opening /closingpr ocess isstop‐
ped. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th esliding sunroofisoper ated bychil‐
dr en
Childr enoper atingth esliding sunroofcould
get caught inthemo ving parts,par ticular lyif
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi leope ning andclosingthero ller sun
blind
When openingorclos ing, makesur eth at no
body partsbec ome trapped between the
ro ller sun blind andframe orthesliding sun‐
ro of. #
When opening orclosing, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thesw eep of
th ero ller sun blind. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Press thebutt oninanydir ect ion during
th eaut omatic opening /closingpr ocess.
The opening /closingpr ocess isstop‐
ped. *
NO
TEMalfunctio ncau sed bysno wand
ice Sno
wand icemaylead toamalf unctionof
th esliding sunroof. #
Onlyopen thesliding sunroofifit is free
of sno wand ice. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byprotru ding
objec ts Objec
tsthat protru de from thesliding sun‐
ro of ma ydamag eth esealing strips. #
Donotallo wan ything toprotru de from
th esliding sunroof. *
NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember
when aro of rack isins talled When
aro of rack isins talled, raising oropen ‐
ing thesliding sunroofmaybe limit ed. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan
be raised oropen edwhen aro of rack is
ins talled. #
Ifin doubt, donotra ise oropen the
sliding sunroof. 82
Opening andclosing

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Raises
2 Open s
3 Closes/ lowe rs
Use the0057 buttontooper ateth epanor amic
sliding sunroofand thero ller sunblin d.
The panorama roof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel
can beoper ated only when thero ller sunblin dis
open . #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan be
ra ised oropen edwhen aro of rack isins tal‐
led. #
Tostar taut omatic operation :pr ess the
0057 buttonbeyond thepoint ofresis tance
or pulland release it. #
Tointerru pt aut omatic operation :br ief ly
pr ess the0057 buttoninanydir ect ion.
The opening /closingpr ocess willbestop‐
ped.
Ve hicl eswith apanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/s lidin gpane l:The automatic raising featur e
is available onlywh en thesliding sunroofis
closed orraised.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheslidi ng
sunr oof
If an obj ect isobs truct ing thesliding sunroof
dur ing theclosing process, thesliding sunroof
will open again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment evenwi th
th ere ve rsing func tion active
The reve rsing featur edoes notre act inpar‐
tic ular :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Overthelas t00CF in(4 mm) oftheclosing
pat h
R Dur ing rese ttin g
This means that there ve rsefunc tion cann ot
pr eve ntsom eone from becomi ngtrap pe din
th ese situation s. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing automatic operation.
The closing process isstopped. Opening
andclosing 83

Opening
orclosing thesto wage space under
th etrunk floor #
Toopen: liftth etrunk floor atrecess 1and
swi ngitup wa rds. #
Toclose: fold thetrunk floor down wards. At
tac hin garo of rack &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth emaximum
ro of load isexc eeded
When youload thero of, thecent erofgrav ity
of theve hicle rises and theusual driving
ch aract eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and
br aking charact eristic sch ang e.Dur ing cor‐
ner ing,th eve hicle tiltsmorest ro ng lyand
ma yre act mor eslugg ishlyto steer ing move‐
ments.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas thesteer‐
ing and braking charact eristic s,will be
gr eat lyim pair ed. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth emaximum roof
load andadjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of rack s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof rack s
whic hha ve notbe en tested and appr ovedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Use onlyro of rack ste sted and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led, thesliding sunroofcan befully
ra ised. #
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led, thetrunk lidcan befully opened. #
Position theload onthero of rack in
suc hawa yth at theve hicle willnotsus‐
ta in damag eev en when itis in mo tion . Seats
andstow ing 10
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NO
TEDama getothepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sli dingpanel causedbyano n-
appr ovedro of rack The
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe dama gedby thero of rack if
yo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usingaro of
ra ck notte sted and appr ovedfo rMer cedes-
Benz. #
When aro of rack isins talled, open the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel onlyif th is has been tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe raised toallo wventil ation of
th eve hicle interior . *
NO
TEDama getotheco vers The
covers ma ybe dama gedand scratc hed
when being opened. #
Donotuse metallic orhar dobje cts. #
Carefull yfo ld covers 1 upw ards inthe
dir ect ion ofthear row . #
Secu rethero of rack totheanc horagepoint s
under covers 1 . #
Com plywit hth ero of rack manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions . #
Sec ureth eload onthero of rack . Cup
holder Ins
talling thecup hold erinor remo ving it
fr om the center console(au tomatic trans ‐
mis sion ) &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. 10
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Sea tsand stow ing