2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN roof

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Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetransmission position.
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetoit
ro lling away #
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away. #
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby pressing
th ebr ak epedal. #
Ongradients, turnth efront wheels sothat
th eve hicle willrollto wa rdsth ecurb ifit
st ar ts mo ving. #
App lytheelectr icpar king brak e. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Eng agetransmis sionposition 005Dinast atio n‐ ar
yve hicle withth ebr ak epedal applied
(/ page13 8). #
Switc hof fth eengine andtheignition by
pr essing button1. #
Release theser vice brak eslo wly. #
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan still
opera tetheside windo wsand thepanor amic
sliding sunroofforapp roxima tely four
min utes ifth edr iver's door isclosed. Gar
agedoor opener Pr
og rammin gbutt onsfo rthe garage doo r
ope ner &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisonin g. Dr
iving andparking14
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To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash *
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 Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The HOLD function isswitc hedoff. R
The surround viewcam eraor there ar vie w
cam erais swit ched off.
R The side windo wsand slidin gsun roof are
com pletely clos ed.
R The blowe rfo rth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R The windsh ield wipe rsw itchis in po sitio n
005A.
R The Sma rtKe yis at amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise,
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionall y.
R Forcar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tr al 005C iseng aged.
% Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: ifyo u
lea vetheve hicle while itis being washed,
mak esur eth eSmar tKey islocat edinthe
ve hicle. Theparkposition 005Disother wise
aut omaticall 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. Au
tomatic carwa sh mode
In car wash mode, theve hicle isprepar edfor
dr iving intoth eaut omatic carwash. Car wash
mode canbeactiv ated ataspeed ofup to
12 mp h(20 km/h)(/ page259).
The follo wing settings aremade whencarwash
mode isactiv ated:
R The outside mirrors arefo lded in.
R Topreve ntthewindshield washer system
fr om star tin gup aut omat ically,thera in sen ‐
sor isdeact ivat ed.
R The rear wind owwiper isdeact ivat ed.
R The aircon ditionin gsy stem issetto air-reci r‐
culat ionmode .
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted.
R Vehicl eswith surround viewcamer a:the
fr ont imageisact ivat ed afte rapp rox. eight
seco nds.
If one ofthese ttings cann otbe select ed,this is
displa yedby a% behindth ere spectiv ese t‐
ting.
Ab oveaspeed of12 mp h(2 0km/h) carwash
mode isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated. 258
Maintenance andcare

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Front roof area
2 Rear roof area
3 Rear fende rs
4 Trunk lid
On vehicles withapanor amicsliding sunroof,
ins talling anant enn ato thefront orrear roof
ar ea isno tper mitt ed. On
there ar fende rs,it is recomme ndedthat you
ins tallth eant enn aon theside oftheve hicle
closes tto thecent erofthero ad.
Use Tech nica lSpe cifica tionISO/T S21 609 (Road
Ve hicles –"EMCs forins tallation ofafte rm arke t
ra dio freq uency transmit tingeq uipment ")when
re trof itti ng two-w ayradios. Complywithth e
leg alrequ iremen tsforde tach able parts.
If yo ur vehicle hasinstalling fortw o-w ayradio
eq uipment ,use thepo we rsupp lyand antenn a
con nectors prov ided inthepr e-ins tallation .
Obser vethemanuf acturer'ssupplement swhen
ins talling.
Tw o-w ayradio transmi ssion output
The maxi mum transm ission outpu t(PEAK) atthe
base oftheant enn amus tno texc eed theva lues
in thefo llo wing table. Fr
eq uency bandandmaxim um transm ission
out put Fr
eq uency band Maximumtransm is‐
sion output
Sho rtwa ve
3 -54 MHz (1
00 W)
4 m freq uency band
74 -88 MHz (30
W)
2 m frequency band
14 4-17 4MHz (50
W)
Te rres trial Trunk ed
Ra dio (TETRA)
380 -460 MHz (1
0 W)
70 cm freq uency
band
420 -450 MHz (35
W)
Tw o-w ayradio
(2G/3G/ 4G) (1
0 W) Te
ch nica lda ta 32
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Canada only:A220 4MATIC 67.4 in
(1 71 3mm)
All other models 68.1in
(1 72 9mm) 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)
Whe elba se 107.4 in
(2 72 9mm)
Tu rning radius 36.1ft
(1 1. 0 m) Ve
hicl eheig ht Model
Vehicl e
heig ht
Canada only:A220 4MATIC 56.5in
(1 434 mm)
All other models 57.1 in
(1 45 1mm) 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. Model
Maximumroof load
All mode ls 165lb (75 kg ) Te
ch nica lda ta 33
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Online
services
Dat ast or ag e ............ .............................. 33
Open-sour cesof tware .............................. 35
Opening thetrunk lidusing your foot
HANDS-FREE ACCES S.................... .......7 5
Oper ating fluids
Ad ditiv es(fuel) ................................ .... 326
Br ak efluid ...................................... .....3 27
Coolan t(en gine) ............................ ...... 327
En gin eoil ............................................ 326
Fu el(gasoline) ................................. ....3 25
No tes ..................... ............................. 323
Re frig er ant (airconditio ningsystem) ...329
Wi ndsh ield wa sher fluid .................. .... 328
Ope ratin gsaf ety
Decl arati on ofconf ormity (wirel ess
ve hicle component s)............................. 26
Inf ormation ............................................ 25
Oper ating system
see On-bo ardcom puter
Oper ator' sMan ual
Ve hicle equipment ................................. 23
Oper ator's Manual (digital) ......................2 0 Ov
erhead controlpanel
Ov ervie w .......................................... ...... 14 P
Pa int code ................................................ 322
Pa intw ork(cleaning instructions) .........2 60
Pa nic alar m................................................ 67
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............67
Pa nor ama roof wit hpo we rtil t/s lidin g
pane l
see Sliding sunroo f
Pa rk pos ition
Inser ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> .............138
Sel ecting automatical ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 138
Pa rking
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking aid
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
Pa rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 189
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 193
Ad jus ting warning tones <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 194
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>189
Sid eim pa ct protect ion ..................... ... 192 Swi
tching off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 193
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 89
Pa rking assis tance systems
see ActivePa rking Assist
Pa rking brak e
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking foran extended period .............. 150
Pa rking light s...........................................1 09
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 119
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar .........................................1 20
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 297
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 296
Pe riod out ofuse
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode ...................................................1 51
St andb ymode function ........................ 151 41
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Seat
belt..................................................... 38
Car e................................................ ....2 63
Fa stening ............................................... 40
Pr otect ion ....................................... .......3 8
Seat beltadjustment
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............41
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Seat beltwarning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ...................................................4 2
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating seat belt
ad jus tment ............................................ 41
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 9
Re leasing ...............................................4 2
Sea tbel tad jus tment (function) ............. 41
Wa rning lam p.................................. ...... 42
Seat cover(C are) ............ .........................263
Seat heatin g
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............93
Se at ventilat ion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............94
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears Select
orleve r
see DIRECT SELECTleve r
Self-t est
Au tomatic front pass engerfront air‐
bag shut off..... ....................................... 47
Sensor s(car e).......................................... 261
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Ser vice interva ldisp lay
see ASSYST PLUS
Se tting aspeed
see Cruise control
Se tting thema pscale
see Map
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 140
Side airbag .................................................4 2
Side impact protection ...........................1 92 Side
windo ws <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 77
Child safetyloc kin there ar
passe nger com partment .......................6 4
Closin g.................................................. 77
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 79
Co nvenienc eclosing featur e.................7 9
Con venie nce openi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....78
Opening .................................................7 7
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 78
Pr oblem .................................................7 9
Size designation (tires) ........................... 302
Sliding sunroof.......................................... 80
Au tomatic featur es................................ 82
Closin g.................................................. 80
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 79
Ope ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 80
Ope ning with theSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 78
Pr oblem .................................................8 3
Ra in-clos ingfeatur e...............................8 2
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 66
Ac ous ticlocking verificati onsignal ........ 67
Batt ery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> .........68
Ener gyconsu mption........... ...................67
Fe atur es................................................ 66
Ke yring attachme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......68 Inde
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