2022 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS ESP

Maint
ainadis tance ofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c ove redpar tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewaterte mp eratur eof the
po we rwa sher mustno texc eed 140°F
(60°C ).
R Obse rveth einf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
ta nce intheim plement manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R Donotdir ect thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar ts,e.g. tires, gaps,
elect rical com pone nts,batter ies, light sour‐
ces and ventil ation slits. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand *
NO
TEEngi nedama gedue towa ter
ingr ess #
Take car eno tto point thewa terje t
dir ectly towa rdsth eair inle tgr ille belo w
th ehood. Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inanumb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl yper mitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois .
% Obse rveth eno teson thecar eof vehicle
par ts(/ page26 1). No
teson paint work/ma tte finish paint work
car e Obse
rveth eno teson cleaning andcareto avo id
damagin gth epaintw ork.
Pa int
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards. R
Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl ywi th aclo thsoak edinpe tro‐
leum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit hadam p
clo thand clean water.
R Tarst ains :use tarre mo ver.
R Wax:usesilicone remo ver.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible.
Mat tefinish
R Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Donotpolish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothe
lat estengin eering standar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal
ho twa xtrea tment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolish‐
ing prod ucts ,gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 260
Maintenance andcare

&
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethe
no teson cleaning andcareof thefo llo wing vehi‐
cle parts:
Wheels andrims
R Use waterand acid-free alloy wheel cleaners.
R Donotuse acidic alloywheel cleanersto
re mo vebrak edus t.This could damag ewheel
bolts andbrak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w minut
esafte rclea ning beforepar king it.The
br ak ediscs andbrak epa dswarm upand dry
out .
Wi ndo ws
R Clean thewindo wsinsid eand outs idewitha
dam pclo thand withacle anin gag ent recom‐
mend edforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
ba sed cleani ng agents tocle an theinside of
windo ws.
Wi per blades
R Movethewiper arms intoth ere placemen t
position (/page11 5).
R With thewiper arms folded out,clean the
wiper blades withadam pclo th.
R Donotcle an thewiper blades tooof ten.
Ex terior light ing
R Clean thelenses withawe tsp ong eand mild
cle ani ng agent, e.g.car shampoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forpla stic lens es. Sensor
s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum perswit hasof tclo thand carsham poo
(/ page15 2).
R When using apo we rwa sher ,maint ainamini‐
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamer aand surround viewcamer a
R Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page18 9).
R Usecle an waterand asof tclo thtocle an the
came ralens .
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
R Clean withaclean ingagent recomme nded
fo rMer cedes-Benz, especiallyin thewint er
and afte rwa shing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaning agents. 262
Maintenance andcare

In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtir es: itis pos‐
sibl eto continu eth ejour neyfo ra shor t
per iod oftime. Makesur eyo uobse rveth e
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lattires)
(/ page26 7).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit: youcan repair
th etir eso that itis poss ibletocontinu eth e
jou rney fora shor tper iod oftime. Todo this,
use theTIREFI Tkit (/ page268).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:you
can makeacal lfo rbr eakdo wnassi stanc evia
th eove rhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page232).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(/ page31 1).
% The emerg encysparewheel isonl yav ailable
in cer tain coun tries. No
teson MOExt ended tires (run-fl attires) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
in limp -hom emod e
Whe ndr ivi ng ineme rgency modeth ehan‐
dling charact eristic sar eim pair ed. #
Donotexc eed thespecif iedmaximum
speed oftheMOEx tende dtir es. #
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and driving
maneuv ersas wellas drivin gove r
obs tacle s(cu rbs, pothol es, off-r oa d).
Thi sap plies, in pa rticular ,to aloaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving intheemer gency mod eif
yo uno tic e:
R Ban gingno ise
R Vehicle vibration
R Smok ewhic hsmells likeru bber
R Contin uousESP®
int erve ntio n
R Crac ks inthetir eside walls #
Afterdr iving inemerg encymode, have
th erims checkedby aqu alif ied spec ial‐ is
two rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. #
The defective tir emus tbe replaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattires), youcan
co ntinue todrive yo ur vehicle evenif th er eis a
tot alloss ofpressur ein on eor mor etir es. How‐
eve r,th etir eaf fect ed mus tno tsho wan ycle arly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo ucan recogni zeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOExt ended marking whichappea rson theside
wa llof thetir e.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess urelos swa rning sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur eloss
wa rning system.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur emon itor‐
ing system. Br
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If,
afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen
attained: #
Switc hof fth etir einf lation compressor . #
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire.
Pleas eno te that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
uns crew ing thefilling hose. #
Drive fo rw ards orinreve rseve ry slo wlyfo r
appr oximat ely33 ft(10 m). #
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
Af tera maximu mof tenminu testh etir e
pr essur emus tbe atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing attained
If th eminimum tirepr essur eis no tre ac hed
af te rth especif iedtime, thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotrepair the
tir ein this ins tance.
The braki ng and drivi ng charact eristic sma y
be great lyim pair ed. #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. *
NO
TEStainin gcaus edbyleakin gtir e
sealant Af
teruse, excess tiresealant mayleak out
fr om thefilling hose. #
Ther efor e, place thefilling hose inthe
plas ticbag that con tained theTIREFI T
kit. If,
afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasbeen attained: #
Switc hof fth etir einf lation compressor . #
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire.
Pleas eno te that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
uns crew ing thefilling hose. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from drivi ng
wi th sealed tires
A tir ete mp orarily sealed withtir esealant
im pair sth ehandling charact eristic sand is
no tsuit able forhighe rspee ds. #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Donotexc eed themaximum speed
limit withatir eth at has been repair ed
using tiresealant. #
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
a tir esealed withtir esealan t50 mph
(80 km/ h). #
The sticke rwit hde tails ofthemaximum per‐
missible speedmustbe affixe dto theins tru‐
ment clusterwher eit can beeasi lyseen by
th edr iver .
* NO
TEStainin gcaus edbyleakin gtir e
sealant Af
teruse, excess tiresealant mayleak out
fr om thefilling hose. Br
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#
Ther efor e, place thefilling hose inthe
plas ticbag that con tained theTIREFI T
kit. +
ENVIR
ONMEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tally irre ‐
sponsible disposal Ti
re seala ntcont ains pollu tants. #
Have thetir esealant bottle disposed of
pr ofessionall y,e.g. atan aut hor ized
Mer cedes- BenzCenter. #
Storeth etir esealant bottle and thetir einf la‐
tion compressor . #
Pull away imm ediat ely. #
Stop driving afte rapp roxima tely tenminu tes
and checkth etir epr essur eusing thetir e
inf lation compressor .
The tirepr essur emus tno wbe atleas t
13 0kP a(1 .3 bar/1 9psi) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing attained
If th especif iedtirepr essur eis no tre ac hed,
th etir eis toobadly damag ed.The tireseal‐
ant cann otrepair thetir ein this ins tance.
The braki ng and drivi ng charact eristic sma y
be great lyim pair ed. #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. In
cases suchas theone ment ioned above,con ‐
ta ct an author ized Mercedes-B enzCent er.Or
call 1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00- 387-0 100(in Canada). #
Cor rect thetir epr essur eif it is still at leas t
13 0kP a(1 .3 bar/1 9psi) .See theTire and
Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar don theB‑pillar
on thedr iver's side orthetir epr essur eta ble
in thefuel filler flap forva lues.
Incr easing thetir epr essur e #
Swit chon thetir einf lation compressor . Decr
easing thetir epr essur e #
Remo vethetir esealant bottle from thetir e
inf lation compressor . #
Inser tth efiller hose inthesoc ketof thetir e
inf lation compressor andturnit aqu arter
tur nclo ckwise. #
Press pressur ere lease buttonC next to
manome terB.
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect #
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
sealed tire. 27
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#
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Storeth etir esealant bottle and thetir einf la‐
tion compressor . #
Drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle
and filling hose replaced ther e. Bat
tery (vehicle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can restrict functi onsreleva nt forsaf etysy s‐
te ms and impai rth eoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle. Yo
uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R When brakin g
R Intheeve ntofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s #
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. #
Donotdr ive on. #
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (/page15 3)
R Further information onESP ®
(/ page15 4)
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .These batteries prov ide increased impact
pr otect ion topreve ntvehicle occupants from
suf fering acidbu rnsshould thebatt erybe dam‐
ag ed intheeve ntofan acci dent. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec‐
tr os tatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can ignitethehighl y
ex plosiv ega smixtur ein thebatt ery. #
Todisc hargeanyelec tros tatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandling thebat‐
te ry. The
highly flammab legasmixtur eis creat ed
while thebatt eryis ch argin gand during star tin g
assis tance. &
WARNIN GDang erofchemical burns
fr om thebatt eryacid
Batt eryacid iscaus tic. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,ey es or
clo thing. #
Donotlean overth ebatt ery. #
Donotinh ale ba tter yga ses. #
Keep childr enaway from thebatt ery. Br
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*
NO
TEDama getothebatt eryfrom over‐
vo ltag e When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theon- boar delectr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga signiting
Ther eis adang erofhydrog en gasigniting
when chargin gth ebatt eryif th er eis ashor t
cir cuit orspar ksstar tto form . #
Mak esur eth at thepositiv ete rm inal of
th econ nect edbatt erydoes notcome
int ocon tact with vehicle parts. #
Neverpla ceme talobje ctsor tools ona
batt ery. #
The descr ibedorder ofthebatt ery
clam psmus tbe obser vedwhen con‐
nec tingand discon nectingth ebatt ery. #
When giving star tin gassis tance, alwa ys
mak esur eth at youon lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. #
Dur ing star tin gassis tance, youmus t
obse rveth edescr ibedorder forcon‐
necting anddisconnecting thejum per
cable. #
Donotcon nect ordiscon nectthebat‐
te ry cla mp swhile theengine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. #
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esur eth er eis suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio n. #
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gascan bereleased. #
Alw aysallo wabatt eryto thaw before
ch argin git or per form ing star tin gassis ‐
ta nce. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Br
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#
Slide cover1 ofposi tiveclam p2 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row . #
Con nect posi tiveclam p2 onyour vehicle to
th epositiv epole ofthedonor batteryusing
th ejum per cable/c harging cable. Always
begin withpositiv eclam p2 onyour ow n
ve hicle firs t. #
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofthedonor vehicle andrunat idle
spe ed. #
Connect theneg ativepole ofthedonor bat‐
te ry and grou nd point 3 ofyour ow nve hicle
by usin gth ejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor batteryfirs t. #
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofyour ow nve hicle. #
Dur ing thech argin gpr oc ess :st ar tth e
ch argin gpr oce ss. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :le tth eengines
ru nfo rse veralmin utes. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :bef oredis con‐
necting thejum per cable, switchon anelec‐
tr ical consumer inyour ow nve hicle, e.g.the
re ar wind owheat eror lighting.
When thest ar tin gassis tance/c harging proce ss
is com plet e: #
First,re mo vethejum per cable/c harging
cable from ground point 3and theneg ative
pole ofthedonor battery, then from positiv e
clam p2 and thepositiv epole ofthedonor batt
ery. Begi nea ch tim ewi th thecon tacts
on your ow nve hicle firs t. #
Afterre mo ving thejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover1 ofposi tiveclam p2.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Re
plac ingthe 12Vbatt ery #
Obs erve theno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(/ page27 3).
Mer cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g.atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped withafleece battery.
Fu llve hicle functionality isonl yguar anteed
wit hafleece battery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s, Br
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