2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK suspension

R
Furthermore, the use of cer tain tyre types in
cer tain regions and areas of operation can be
high lybene/cial.
R Only use tyres and wheels of the same type
(summer tyres, winter tyres, MOExtended
tyres) and the same make.
R Only /t wheels of the same size on one axle
(leT and right).
It is only permissible to/t a di.e rent wheel
size in theev ent of a 0at tyre in order todrive
to the specialist workshop.
R Do not make any modi/cations tothe brake
system, the wheels or the tyres.
The use of shims or brake dust shields is not
permitted and may in validate theve hicle's
ge neral ope rating permit.
R V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a tyr h a tyre pr
e pressur
essur e monit
e monit or
or ing sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: all /t tedwheels must be equipped with
functioning sensors forth e tyre pressure mon-
itoring system.
R Attemp eratures below 7 °C use winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar kedi M+Sfor all
wheels. Wi
nter tyres pr ovide the best possible grip in
wintry road conditions.
R For M+S tyres, only use tyres with the same
tread.
R Obser vethe maximum permissible speed for
th e M+S tyres /t ted.
If th e tyre's maximum speed is below that of
th eve hicle, this must be indicated byan
appropriate label in the driver's /eld of vision.
R Run in new tyres at moderate speeds forthe
/r st 100 km.
R Replace the tyres aTer six years at the latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
R When r
When r eplacing wit
eplacing wit h tyr
h tyres t
es that do no
hat do no t f
t featur
eatur e
e
r
r un-0at
un-0at c
char
har act
act er
er is
istics:
tics: vehicles with
MOExtended tyres are not equipped with a
TIREFIT kit at thefa ctor y.Equip theve hicle
with a TIREFIT kit aTer replacing with tyres
th at do not feature run-0at characteristics,
e.g. winter tyres.
% You can permanently limit the maximum
speed for driving with winter tyres
(/ page 232). Fo
r more information on wheels and tyres, con-
ta ct a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Be sure toalso obser vethefo llowing fur ther rela-
te d subjects:
R Notes on tyre pressure (/ page 369)
R Tyre pressure table (/ page 370)
R Notes on the emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page 383) N
No
ot
tes on int
es on int erc
erchanging wheels
hanging wheels &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury thro ugh di.erent
wheel sizes
Inter changing the front and rear wheels can
se verely impair the driving characteristics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo-
nents may also be damaged. #
Only inter change the front and rear
wheels if the wheels and tyres ha vethe
same dimensions. 376
376
Wheels and tyres

V
V
ehicle data
ehicle data V
V
ehicle dimensions
ehicle dimensions The heights speci/ed may
vary as a result of the
fo llowing factors:
R tyres
R load
R condition of the suspension
R optional equipment 1
Vehicle height with tailgate open
2 Height of the opened tailgate
N
No ot f
t f or plug-in h
or plug-in h ybr
ybrid:
id: Open t
Open t
ailg
ailgat
ate dimensions
e dimensions Model
Model
1
1V
Vehicle
ehicle
height wit
height wit h
h
t
t ailg
ailg at
ate open
e open 2
2
Height of
Height of
t
t he opened
he opened
t
tailg
ailg ate
ate
A 220 d
A 220 d
4MATIC
A 250
A 250
4MATIC 2002 mm 1856 mm
All other mod-
els 1997 mm 1851 mm V V
ehicle dimensions
ehicle dimensions All models
All models
Ve
hicle lengt h4 419 mm
Ve hicle width including outside
mir rors 1992 mm All models All models
Ve
hicle width excluding out-
side mir rors 1796 mm
Wheelbase2 729 mm V V
ehicle height
ehicle height Model
Model
A 220 d
A 220 d 4MATIC
A 250
A 250 4MATIC
1445 mm
All other model s1 440 mm Dimensions wit Dimensions wit
h t
h tailg
ailg at
ate open (plug-in h
e open (plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id) Model
Model
1
1V
Vehicle
ehicle
height wit
height wit h
h
t
t ailg
ailg at
ate open
e open 2
2
Height of
Height of
t
t he opened
he opened
t
tailg
ailg ate
ate
A 250 e2 008 mm 1861 mm Te
ch nical data
403
403

Door
Door
Additional door loc k................................. 86
Child saf ety lock (rear door )..................... 79
Locking/unlocking (emer gency key)........ .89
Opening (from inside).............................. .86
Unlo cking (from inside)............................ 86
Door contr
Door contr ol panel
ol panel......................................... 18
Dra
Dra wbar
wbar
see Tow- bar system
Dr
Dr iv
ive Awa
e Away Assi st
y Assi st........................................ .269
Dr
Dr iv
ive position
e position
Engaging................................................ 185
Dr
Dr iv
ive pr
e pr ogr
ogram display
am display .................................. 179
Dr
Dr iv
ive pr
e pr ogr
ograms
ams
see DYNAMIC SELECT
Dr
Dr iv
iver's seat
er's seat
see Seat
Dr
Dr iving abr
iving abr oad
oad
Light adjustment (l owbeam).................. 134
Dr
Dr iving safe
iving safe ty syst
ty system
em
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)............. .221
Ac tive Brake Assist................................. 241
Ad aptive brake lights.............................. 226 BAS
(Brake Assist System).................... .222
Cameras................................................2 20
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion).......................................................2 24
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist.......................... 223
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation........................ 223
Overview................................................ 220
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s................. 220
Re sponsibility......................................... 219
ST EER CONTROL................................... 224
Dr Dr iving syst
iving syst em
em
Suspension with adaptive damping
adjustment............................................ 254
Dr
Dr iving syst
iving syst em
em
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assist
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
see Active Emer gency Stop Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking Assist
see Active Speed Limit Assist
see Active Steering Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise cont rol see Driving saf
ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limi ter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
see Speed Limit Assist
see Start-o. assist
see Tra1c Sign Assist
Dr
Dr iving tips iving tips
Driving abroad (low beam light adjust-
ment)..................................................... 134
Gene ral driving tips................................1 69
Ru nning-in no tes.................................... 168
Dr
Dr iving tips iving tips
see Recuperation
Dr ow
Dr ow siness det
siness det ection
ection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handling contr
Dynamic handling contr ol syst
ol system
em
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
D
D YN
YNAMIC SELECT AMIC SELECT
Ad aptive damping adjustmen t................254
Calling up the fuel consum ption indi-
cator...................................................... 181
Con/guring drive prog ram I................... .180 Index
505 505

S
S
t
teer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel
Ad justing (manual ly).............................. .112
Buttons..................................................2 79
Care...................................................... 343
St eering wheel heater............................ 113
St
St eer eer ing wheel
ing wheel g
gear
ear shiT
shiT paddles
paddles.................. 185
St St eer eer ing wheel heat
ing wheel heat er
er
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 113
St ow
St ow ag
age ar
e ar eas
eas
see Loading
see Stow age space
St ow
St ow ag
age com
e com par
partments
tments
see Loading
see Stow age space
St ow
St ow ag age space
e space
Armrest................................................. 119
Centre console..................................... .119
Door...................................................... 119
Glo vecompartmen t............................... 119
S
S tr tr ee
ee t names and house numbers
t names and house numbers
Displaying.............................................. 303
Sugg
Sugg es
estionstions
Con/guring............................................ 293 Sulphur cont
Sulphur cont
ent
ent........................................... 395
Surr
Surr ound lighting
ound lighting
Switching on/o..................................... 142
Surr
Surr ound V
ound V iew
iew
see 360° Camera
Suspension
Suspension Adaptive damping adjustmen t................254
Damping characteristics........................ .254
S
S VHC (subst
VHC (subst ances of v
ances of ver
ery high concer
y high concer n)
n)........41
Switc
Switc h-o.
h-o.dela
delay time
y time
Exterior.................................................. 141
Interior.................................................. .143
Sync
Sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function
Ac tivating/deactivating (control panel)... 155
Ac tivating/deactivating (MBUX multi-
media system)....................................... 155
Syst
Syst em se
em se ttings
ttings
Overview of the system settings menu.... 294
Re set function (MBUX multimedia sys-
te m)....................................................... 298
Syst
Syst em se
em se ttings
ttings
see Language T
T
T
T ailg
ailg ate
ate
Closing................................................... .91
Opening................................................... 90
Unlocking (emer gency key)...................... 91
T
T ailpipes (car ailpipes (car e)
e)............................................ .342
T
T ak
ak e-bac
e-bac k of end-of-lif
k of end-of-lif e v
e vehicles
ehicles
Pr otection of the environment.................. 24
T
T ank cont
ank cont ent
ent
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .399
Fu el....................................................... 397
Re ser ve(fuel)........................................ .397
T
T ec
ec hnical data
hnical data
Axle load (trailer operation).................... 408
Component-speci/c information............ 391
Fa stening points (t railer hitch)................ 406
Information............................................ 389
Mounting dimensions (trailer hitch)........ 406
No tes (trailer hitch)................................ 405
Overhang dimension (trailer hitch)......... .406
Re gula tory radio identi/cation (Indo-
nesia).................................................... 391
Re gula tory radio identi/cation of
small component s.................................. 391 Index
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