2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON suspension

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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
oring 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
acter
eris
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 226). 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 364)
R Tyre pressure table (/ page 365)
R Notes on the emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page 378) 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. Wheels and tyres
371
371

Fo
rth e cor rect mixing ratio, referto the informa-
tion on the antifreeze container.
Mix washer 0uid with windscreen washer 0uid all
ye ar round. 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
N
No ot f
t f or plug-in h
or plug-in h ybr
ybrid:
id:
V
V ehicle dimensions
ehicle dimensions All models
All models
Ve
hicle lengt h4 549 mm
Ve hicle width including
outside mir rors 1992 mm All models All models
Ve
hicle width exclud-
ing outside mir rors 1796 mm
Wheelbase2 729 mm V V
ehicle height
ehicle height Model
V
Model Vehicle height
ehicle height
A 220 d
A 220 d 4MATIC
A 250
A 250 4MATIC 1451 mm
All other model s1 446 mm V V
ehicle dimensions (plug-in h
ehicle dimensions (plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id) A 250 e
A 250 e
Ve
hicle lengt h4 549 mm
Ve hicle width includ-
ing outside mir rors 1992 mm A 250 e A 250 e
Ve
hicle width exclud-
ing outside mir rors 1796 mm
Ve hicle height 1458 mm
Wheelbase 2729 mm W W
eights and loads
eights and loads Please obser
vethefo llowing no tesfo rth e speci-
/ed vehicle data:
R Items of optional equipment increase the unla-
den weight and reduce the pa yload.
R Vehicle-speci/c weight information can be
fo und on theve hicle identi/cation plate
(/ page 384).
R
R oof load
oof load Model
Model
Maximum r
Maximum roof load
oof load
All model s7 5 kg Te
ch nical data
395
395

Dr
Dr
iv
ive Awa
e Away Assi st
y Assi st........................................ .263
Dr
Dr iv
ive position
e position
Engaging................................................ 179
Dr
Dr iv
ive pr
e pr ogr
ogram display
am display .................................. 173
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).................. 130
Dr
Dr iving safe
iving safe ty syst
ty system
em
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)............. .215
Ac tive Brake Assist................................. 235
Ad aptive brake lights.............................. 220
BAS (Brake Assist System).................... .216
Cameras................................................2 14
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion).......................................................2 18
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist.......................... 217
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation........................ 217
Overview................................................ 214
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s................. 214
Re sponsibility......................................... 213
ST EER CONTROL................................... 218 Dr
Dr iving syst
iving syst em
em
Suspension with adaptive damping
adjustment............................................ 248
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)..................................................... 130
Gene ral driving tips................................1 63
Ru nning-in no tes.................................... 162
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................248
Calling up the fuel consum ption indi-
cator...................................................... 175
Con/guring drive prog ram I................... .174
Displaying engine data........................... 175
Displaying vehicle dat a........................... 175
Drive prog ram displa y............................ 173
Drive prog rams..................................... .172
Fu nction................................................ 172
Ope rating.............................................. 173
Selects the drive prog ram...................... 173 Index
497 497

Speci/c
Speci/c
absorp
absorption r
tion rate
ate................................ .29
Speed Limit Assist
Speed Limit Assist
Function/no tes...................................... 240
Setting................................................... 241
System limi tations.................................. 240
Speed limit f
Speed limit f or wint
or winter tyr
er tyres
es
Setting................................................... 226
St
St andb
andb y mode
y mode
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 213
Fu nction................................................ 212
St
St anding lights
anding lights............................................. 130
St
St ar
art-o.
t-o. assist
assist
Ac tivating............................................... 221
Fu nction................................................ 221
St
St ar
art/st
t/st op butt
op butt on
on
Pa rking theve hicle................................. 205
St arting theve hicle............................... .160
Switching on the po wer supply/vehicle.. 159
St
St ar
art/st
t/st op function
op function
see ECO start/stop function
St
St art
art er batt
er batt ery
ery
Charging (Remo teOnline)...................... 161 S
S t
tar
ar ting
ting
see Vehicle
St
St ar
arting assist
ting assist ance
ance
see Jump-start connection
St
St ar
arting-o.
ting-o. aid
aid
see Hill Start Assist
St
St ationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation
entilation
Ac tivating/deactivating (control panel)... 153
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 154
S
S TEER C
TEER C ONTR
ONTROL
OL
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 218
St
St eer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel
Ad justing (manual ly).............................. .114
Buttons..................................................2 73
Care...................................................... 337
St eering wheel heater............................ 115
St
St eer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel g
gear
ear shiT
shiT paddles
paddles.................. 179
St
St eer
eer ing wheel heat
ing wheel heat er
er
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 115
St ow
St ow ag
age ar
e ar eas
eas
see Loading
see Stow age space S S
t
to
o w
w ag
ag e com
e com par
partments
tments
see Loading
see Stow age space
St ow
St ow ag age space
e space
Armrest................................................. 120
Centre console..................................... .120
Door...................................................... 120
Glo vecompartmen t............................... 120
S S tr
tr ee
ee t names and house numbers
t names and house numbers
Displaying.............................................. 297
Sugg
Sugg es
estions tions
Con/guring............................................ 287
Sulphur cont
Sulphur cont ent
ent........................................... 387
Surr
Surr ound lighting
ound lighting
Switching on/o..................................... 138
Surr
Surr ound V
ound V iew
iew
see 360° Camera
Suspension
Suspension Adaptive damping adjustmen t................248
Damping characteristics........................ .248
S
S VHC (subst
VHC (subst ances of v
ances of v er
ery high concer
y high concer n)
n)........40
Switc
Switc h-o.
h-o.dela
delay time
y time
Exterior.................................................. 137 512
512
Ind
ex