2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN AMG Owner's Manual

Oper
ating fluids Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forMe rcedes- AMGvehi‐
cle s
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids inthe
ve hicle Operator's Manual.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur gasoline.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100 R
Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel using unle adedpr emiu mgrade gaso‐
line withat leas t91 AKI/95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso useunle aded
re gular gasoline. Octane number ontheve hicle
on theinf ormation labelinthefuel filler flap (see
th eve hicle Operator's Manual). Fillingupwith
unleaded regular gasoline canreduce engine
output andincrease fuelconsum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N. *
NO
TEPrema ture enginewearthro ugh
unle aded regular gasoline Im
pair ment ofthelong evity and perform anc e
of theengine.
If unleaded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andrefill as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst atio n
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonl y:at http s:// www .mbusa. com Te
ch nica lda ta 31

Ta
nk cont entand reser vefuel Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 13.4 gal(5 1. 0 liter s) Model
Ofwhi chreser ve
All mod els1 .3gal(5. 0liter s) Qua
lityand capa cityofengine oil Model
MB-Fre igabe orMB-
Appr oval
All mode ls 229.51,229.52,
229.6 1
229.7 1* *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s).
To achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E viscosi
tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
% Refill th eoil leve lto themaximum before
ex treme chang esofdir ect ion orusin gra ce‐
tr ac kmod e.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er . Model
Capacity
All models 5.8US qt(5.5liter s) Coolant
capacity Model
Capacity
All models 8.7US qt(8.2liter s) Fi
lling capacityforre frig er ant and PAGoil Missi
ngvalues werenotav ailable attim eof
goin gto print . Model
Refrig er ant
Mer cedes- AMGA35
4MA TIC(Seda n)
Mer cedes- AMGA35
4MA TIC(Compact
Sed an) Mod
el PAGoil
Mer cedes- AMGA35
4MA TIC(Seda n)
Mer cedes- AMGA35
4MA TIC(Compact
Sedan) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load 32
Tech nica lda ta

R
Con dition ofthesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Height
whenopened andheadr oom Model
1 1
Height
when
opened 2 2
Head‐
ro om
Mer cede s-AMG A35
4MA TIC(Sed an) 77
.1 in
(1 95 7mm) 71
.2 in
(1 808 mm) Hei
ght whe nope ned Mode
l
1 1
Hei ght whe n
ope ned
Mercedes -AMG A35
4MA TIC(Com pact
Sedan) Ve
hicl edimens ions Mer
cedes- AMG A35
4MA TIC(Sedan)
Ve hicle length1 74.7 in
(4 436 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 78
.4 in
(1 992 mm)
Ve hicle height 55.3in
(1 405 mm)
Wheelbase 107.4 in
(2 72 9mm)
Tu rning radius 37.86 ft
(1 1. 54 m) Mer
cede s-AMG A35
4MA TIC(Compact Sedan)
Ve hicle length1 79.5in
(4558 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 78
.4 in
(1 992 mm)
Ve hicle height 55.6in
(1 41 1mm)
Whee lbase 107.4 in
(2 72 9mm)
Tu rning radius 37.86 ft
(1 1. 54 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. Te
ch nica lda ta 33

Model
Maximumroof load
All mode ls 221lb (100 kg) Maximum
designspee ds The
follo wing values onlyappl yto vehicles with
th eAMG Driver's Packag e.
Sed anand Com pact Sed an Mer
cedes -AMG A35
4MA TIC
1s tge ar 28mph(4 5km/h)
2nd gear 45mph(7 2 km/h)
3r dge ar 71mp h(114 km/h)
4t hge ar 104mp h(1 68 km/h)
5t hge ar 141mp h(22 7km/h)
6t hge ar 155mp h(250 km/h)
7t hge ar 155mp h(250 km/h) 34
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages Dr
ivin gsy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
RACE START NotPossible
See Operator' sManual *P
ossible causes:
R The condit ionsforactiv ation areno tme t(/ page15 ).
RACE STARTCanceled *P
ossible causes:
R Youre leased theacceler ator pedal during RACE STAR T.
R Youdepr essedthebr ak epedal during RACE STAR T.
Yo ucan try RA CE STAR Tag ain at thene xt star t.
DRI FTMOD ECurre ntly
Un availabl eSee Oper ator's
Man ual *P
ossible causes:
R The activ ation condit ionshave notbe en fulfilled (/page17 ).
ä Malfunc tionDriveat Max.
50 mph *A
MG adap tivespor tsuspension system ismalfunct ioning.Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. #
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 35

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
AMG Suspension System
Func tionLimited SeeOper-
ator's Manual *O
neormor emai nfunc tions oftheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system ismalfunct ioning.
The system isoutside theoper ating temp eratur era ng eor theon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag eis toolow.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
* NO
TEThe vehicle's suspension anddam ping behaviorisrestrict ed. The vehicle body maytilt hea vilyto the
side during corner ing. #
Drive on car efully . #
Reduce speed consider ablybef oreta king abe nd. #
Avoid sudden steer ing movements. #
Drive on car eful ly. #
Reduce speed consider ablybef oreta king abe nd. #
Avoid sudden steer ing movements. 36
Displa ymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Dr
iving systems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p
(y ello w) *T
he yello wAMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem warning lam pis lit.
Ther eis amalfun ction intheAMG adaptivespor tsuspension system. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB
¤ *
The yello wES P®
OFF warning lam psarelit while theengine isrunning .
ESP ®
is de acti vated.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beinoper ative. &
WA RNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
ESP ®
do es notact tostabiliz eth eve hicle. Theavailabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy stems isalso limited. #
Drive on car efull y. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 37

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Deact ivat eESP ®
onl yfo ras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page13 ).
00BB
Æ *
ESP ®
SP OR Tis act ivat ed while theengine isrunning .
Whe nESP ®
SPOR Tis acti vated, ES P®
will stabiliz eth eve hicle onlyto alimit edextent. &
WA RNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectl y
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir cums tances descr ibed below. #
Obser vetheno teson activ ating ESP®
SPOR T(/page13 ).
â DRIF TMOD Ewa rning lam p *D
RIFTMOD Eis act ivat ed while theengine isrunning . &
WA RNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having anacci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse DRIFTMOD E,ES P®
is no tav ailable.
Ther eis an increased risk ofskidding andhaving anaccident. 38
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps