2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN tow bar

Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer #
Usingbuttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints man‐
uall y &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. Sea
tsand stow ing 91

#
Push release knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pulloutthehead restra int .
Ins talling #
Insertth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. #
Push thehead restra int down untilit
eng ages. #
Foldthere ar seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort
Ad jus tingthe backres tco ntou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Sele ctthese ttings Z forth edesir edseat. #
Adjus tth eair cushions . Ad
jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushion forth edesir edseat. Selecting
thema ssag epr og ram forthe fron t
se ats Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Massage #
Select WaveMassage orPulsating Massage. #
Startth epr ogr am forth edesir edseat 0065. #
Tosetth ema ssag eint ensit y:switc hHigh
Inten sityonoroff. Re
setting seat settings Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort #
Select 00D1forth edesir edseat. #
Conf irm thepr om pt. Switc
hingseatheating on/off &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat‐
edl yswitc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edly switc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backres t
padding tobecome very hot.
In par ticular ,th ehealt hof per sons withlimi‐
te dte mp eratur esensit ivityoralimit edability
to react tohigh temp eratur esma ybe affec‐
te dor they ma yev en suf ferbur n-lik einjur ies. #
Donotre peat edlyswitc hon theseat
heating. To
protect agains tove rheating, theseat heating
ma ybe temp orarily deactiv ated afte rit is
swi tched onrepeat edly.
* NO
TEDama getotheseats caused by
object sor document swhen theseat
heating isswitc hedon When
theseat heating isswitc hedon,over‐
heati ngmayoccur duetoobject sor docu‐ Seats
andstow ing 93

Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page27 8) and the
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 279). 200
Driving andparking

Mer
cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youon ly
use batteries whic hha ve been tested and
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Use detac hable partssuc has vent hos es,
el bo wfitting sor term inal covers from the
batt erywhic his to be replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Mer
cede s-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay.
Fo rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
wit hsteer ing wheel lock
Yo uwill nolongerbe ableto steer theve hicle
if th esteer ing wheel lockis eng aged. #
Alw aysswitc hon theignition whentow‐
ing theve hicle withato w cable orato w
bar . *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. 27
8
Brea kdo wnassista nce

*
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If ano ther vehicle istow- star tedor towe d
aw ay,its weight mustno texc eed theper mis‐
sible gross mass ofyour ow nve hicle, other‐
wise thefo llo wing could occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nro llo ver. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page322). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page282). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page71 ). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page85) . #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e17 7). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. #
Switc hon theignition ,ot her wise thesteer ing
wheel locking mayeng age. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R The ener gysupp lyor theon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning. 280
Breakdo wnassis tance

When
your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely beforeto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e27 9). #
Con nect theto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ionmaybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e27 6). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels. Ve
hicl eswith adaptivedam ping adjus tment &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withadap tive
dam ping adjus tment
When transpor tingvehicles withadap tive
dam ping adjus tment ,th eve hicle/tr ailer
combination maybegin torock and star tto
skid. #
Load theve hicle correctl yont oth e
tr ans porter . #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel s
wit hsuit able tensi oni ng stra ps. #
Donotexc eed themaximum permissi‐
ble speed of35 mph(6 0km/h) when
tr anspo rting. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 28
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Data
storage
Dat apr otect ion rights ..................... ...... 33
Elect ronic contr oluni ts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Onl ine service s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 30
Deactiv atingthealarm(ATA ).................... 85
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s................2 6
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions) ..261
Def initions (tiresand loading )...............3 04
De stinat ionentr y.... ................................ 223
En tering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 223
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 7
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ...................137
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 139 Eng
aging neu tral ............. .....................138
Eng aging park position .................. ...... 138
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 138
Eng aging reve rsege ar .................... .....1 38
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Disp lay(car e)...........................................2 63
Di spla y(MBUX multimedia system)
Hom escr een .......................................2 09
Di spla y(multime diasystem) .................. 210
Oper ating ............................................. 210
Disp lay(on- boardcom puter)
Dis play son themultifunc tiondispla y.. 205
Displa ymessag e.....................................3 32
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcom puter) ..... ......3 32
No tes .................................................. 332
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h...................................... 357
ç ---mp h...................................... 357
003D 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 370
: ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve .... 339 é
ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative
... ..........................................................3 56
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011>........357
: Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 338
û BeforeSt artin gth eEn gine,
Tu rn Steer ing Wheel ............................3 42
0027 CheckBrak eFlu idLevel.............3 55
0026 CheckBrak ePa ds See Oper a‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 356
00BD CheckCool antLevelSee Oper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 344
00B3 CheckEn gine OilLevel(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 377
: CheckLef tLo wBeam (exa m‐
ple) ...................................................... 338
0077 CheckTire s ................................ 373
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid ...................3 44 400
Index

Door
controlpan el.....................................1 6
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 300
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 129
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 198
Dr ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting..............................................1 39
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................135
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem .............................. 151
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 153
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 173
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) .................. 153
Cameras .............................................. 152
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................... ................................ 155 ESP
®
Cr oss wind Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 155
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 152
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors........ ...... 152
Re sponsibili ty....................................... 151
ST EER CONTR OL............. ....................156
Dr ivin gsy stem
Susp ension withadap tivedam ping
adjus tment .......................................... 184
Dr ivin gsy stem
see 360° Camer a
see ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
see ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st
see ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era see
Start-of fassis t
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g............................ 129
Gene raldr ivin gtips .............................1 29
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 129
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handlingcontrolsystem
see ESP®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 134
Con figur ing drive pr ogr am I... .............. 136
Dis play ing engin edat a........................ 136
Dis play ing vehicle data........................ 136
Dr ive pr og ram disp lay ..... .....................1 35
Dr ive pr ogr ams ....................................134
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Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h)
... ..........................................................1 35
Selecti ngthedr ive pr ogr am ................1 35
DY NA MIC SELECT switch
Dam ping adjustment ........................... 184 40
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