2020 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN width

The
rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The guide linesinthemedia displaysho wthe
dis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances dis‐
pl ay ed onlyapply toroad leve l.
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment, youcan
sele ctfrom thefo llo wing views:
R Normalvie w
R Wide-ang levie w
The area behind theve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Ve hicl eswithout Activ ePa rking Assis t
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide lineatadis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) from there ar area
3 Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
4 Bum per
5 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area Wi
de-ang levie w
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t
The follo wing camera views areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Dr
iving andparking 19
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Nor
mal view
1 Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Yello wwa rning indic ator ofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atadis tance
be twee nap prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m) 5
Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areve ry clos e
(a ppr oximat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areamed iumdis‐
ta nce away (be tween appr oximat ely1. 0 ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m))
% Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, thesegment sof
th ewa rning displa yar esho wninred. The
indicat orlam pon thePA RK TRONI Cbut ton
light sup and theé symbol appearsin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.
If th esy stem fails atthere ar,th edispla yof
th esegment sch ang esasfollo ws :
R The rear segm entsar esho wninred
when backingup.
R The rear segm entsar ehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
th ewa rning displa yfa des out(/ page18 9). Wi
de-ang levie w
Sy stem failur e 19
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Driving and parking

Guide
lines 1
Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
12 in(0. 3m) from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofappr ox.3.3 ft(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, lane
mar kings1 aredispla yedin green. The
guide linesinthemedia displaysho w
th edis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances
ap ply toroad leve l.
Side viewof themir rorca mer as
The side sof theve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit houtside mirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contact poi nts
Sy stem failur e
If th e360° Camer ais no tre ady foroper ation,
th efo llo wing mess ageappear sin themultimedia
sy stem: Sy
stem limit s
The 360° Camera willnotfun ction orwill only
par tiall yfun ction inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The door sar eopen .
R The side mirrors arefo lded in.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In Dr
ivin gand parking 19
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NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand the
HOLD functio nar edea ctivated.
R The 360° Camer aor there ar vie wcam erais
swit ched off.
R The side windo wsand slidin gsun roof are
com pletely clos ed.
R The blow erforth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off. R
The windsh ield wipe rsw itchis in po sitio n
005A.
R Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tr al 005C iseng aged.
R The Smar tKey isat amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle, other wise
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionall y.
% Ifyo uwo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while it
is being washed, makesur eth eSmar tKey is
locat edintheve hicle. Theparkposition 005D
is other wise automaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. Inf
ormat iononusing apo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
hig h-pr essurecle ani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterje tfr om aro und -spr ay nozzl e(d irt
gr ind er) maycau sedama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tvisi ble.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yfa il
une xpec tedly. #
Donotus ehigh- pres su re cle ani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smus tbe replaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R keep theSmar tKey atleas t10 ft(3 m) away
fr om theve hicle. Other wise thetrunk lid
could openunintentionall y.
R maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle. 392
Maintenance andcare

Onl
yuse tires, wheels andaccessor iesthat
ha ve been checkedand recomme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. *
NO
TERisk todriving safetyfrom retrea ‐
de dtir es Re
trea de dtir es arenei ther tested nor recom‐
mend edbyMer cedes-Ben z,since prev ious
damag ecan notalw aysbe detected on
re trea de dtir es .
Fo rth is reason drivin gsaf etycan notbe guar ‐
ant eed. #
Donotuse used tire sif yo uha ve no
inf orma tionab ou tth eir prev ious usage. *
NO
TEPossible damag eto wheels ortires
when drivin gove robs tacle s Larg
ewhe elsha ve alowe rtir esection width.
The lowe rth etir esect ionwidt h,thegr eat er
is therisk ofdamag eto wheels ortires when
dr ivin gove robs tacle s. #
Avoid obstacle sor drive pa rticular ly
car efu lly. *
NO
TEDama getoelectr oniccomponen t
par tsfrom theuse oftire-moun tingtools Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Electronic component partsare
locat edinthewheel. Tire -mou nting tools
should notbe used inthear ea oftheva lve.
This could other wise damag eth eelectr onic
com ponen tpar ts. #
Have thetir es chang edataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop only. *
NO
TEDama getosummer tires atlow
ambient temp eratur es At
low ambien tte mp eratur es,tear scoul d
fo rm when drivin gwit hsumm ertires, caus‐
ing perman entdamag eto thetir es. #
Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C),
use M+S tires . Ac
cess orypa rts th at areno tappr ovedfo ryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben zor areno tbeing used
cor rectl ycan impairth eoper ating safety.
Bef orepu rchasing andusing non-appr oved
acc esso ries, visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
and inquireabout :
R Suit ability
R Leg alstipulation s
R Factor yre comme ndations &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent with high
per form anc etir es
The spec ialtiretread incom binatio nwit hth e
op timized tirecom pound means that therisk
of skidding orhydroplaning onwetro ads is
inc reased.
In addit ion,th etir egr ip isgreatl yre duced at
a low outside temp eratur eand tireru nning
te mp eratur e. #
Switc hon theES P®
and adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle accor dingly. #
Use M+S tireat outside temp eratur es
of less than 10 °C (50 °F). 444
Wheels andtires

Ve
hicl edimens ions All
models
Ve hicle length1 79.1in
(45 49mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 78
.4 in
(1 992 mm)
Ve hicle height 57.1 in
(1 45 1mm)
Wheelbase 107.4 in
(2 72 9mm)
Tu rning radius 36.1ft
(1 1. 0 m) We
ight sand loads Please
observethefo llo wing notesfo rth especi‐
fi ed vehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload. Ro
ofload Mod
el Maximumroof load
All mode ls 165lb (75 kg ) Te
ch nica lda ta 46
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QR
code rescue card............................. 29
Quali fied specialis two rkshop ................2 7
Ra ising ................................................ 448
St andb ymode function .................. .....1 59
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 132
St artin g(R emo teOnline) ............... ...... 133
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) ............ .....1 31
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) .... .... 150
To wing .................................................2 13
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................7 0
Un loc kin g(KE YLE SS-GO) ................ .......7 0
Ve ntil ating (co nve nience openi ng) ......... 79
Vo ice com mand s(V oice ControlSy s‐
te m) ......................... ......................... ... 244
Ve hicl edata
Displ aying (DYN AMI CSE LECT) .............1 41
Ro ofload ............................................. 467
Tr ans ferring toAndr oid Au to ................ 351
Tr ans ferring toApp leCa rPlay®
............ 351
Tu rning radius ...................................... 466
Ve hicle height ................................. ..... 466
Ve hicle length...... ................................ 466
Ve hicle width....................................... 466
Wheelbase ............... ........................ ....4 66 Ve
hicl edata stor ag e
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MBUX multimedia system/Mer cedes
me connect ............................................ 31
Ve hicl edimens ions...... ...........................466
Ve hicl eele ctroni cs
No tes .................................................. 456
Tw o-w ayradios .............................. ...... 456
Ve hicl eiden tificati onnumber
see VIN
Ve hicl eiden tificati onplat e...... ..............458
Pa int code ...........................................4 58
VIN ................................................. ..... 458
Ve hicl eint erior
Coo ling orhea ting (Remo teOnline) ..... 133
Ve hicl eke y
see Smar tKey
Ve hicl emaint enance
see ASSYSTPL US
Ve hicl eoper ation
Outsi detheUS Aor Canada ...................2 4
Ve hicl eto ol kit ........................................ 403
TIRE FITkit ...........................................4 03 To
wing eye ...........................................4 17
Ve ntilat ing
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Ve nts
see Airvents
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Engi necom partment ...........................458
Identif icationpla te <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Wi ndsh ield <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011>458
Vi sion
Re mo ving condensatio nfrom the
windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Vo ice Contr olSy stem .............................2 29
Au dible helpfunctions.........................2 31
Im prov ing speec hqu alit y.................... 232
Lan guag ese tting .................................2 30
Medi apla yervo ice com mand s............ 240
Messag evo ice com mand s.................. 243
Multifunction steer ing wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 229
Na vig ation voice com mand s................ 234
No teson thevo ice com mand s............ 232
Onlin evo ice con trol ............................ 232
Opera blefunc tions.............................. 230 56
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