2022 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS ECO mode

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Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand the
Place theKey inthe Marked SpaceSee
Operator's Manualdisplaymessag ealso
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y:star t
th eve hicle withth eSmar tKey inthemar ked
space (emergency operati on mod e)
(/ page 127).
% Youcan switchoffth eengine whiledriving
by pressing button1 forabo utthre esec‐
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre esecon ds.Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesunder "Driving tips"
(/ page12 9).
St arting theve hicl ewith theSm artK ey inthe
ma rked spa ce(emer gency oper ation mode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y,
yo ucan star tth eve hicle inemer gency operati on
mod e. Ma
rked space (exa mp lewit hcup holder without
co ver) #
Open theco verof mar kedspace 2ifnec es‐
sar y. #
Mak esur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from theke yring. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar kedspace 2on
th esymbol 3.
The vehicle willstar taf te ra shor ttime.
If yo ure mo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2theengine continues running .Fo r
fur ther engine star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1
mus tbe locat edinmar kedspace 2onsym‐
bol 3during theent ire jour ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
If th eve hicl edoes notst ar t: #
Place SmartKey 1 inmar kedspace 2and
lea veitth er e. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hi‐
cle using thest ar t/ stop butt on.
% Youcan also switchon thepo we rsupp lyor
th eignition withth est ar t/ stop butt on. Dr
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ECO
displayfun ction The
ECOdispla ysumm arize syo ur drivin gch ar‐
act eristic sfrom thest ar tof thejour neyto its
com pletion andassis tsyouin achie vingth e
mos teconomical driving style.
Yo ucan influen ceconsum ption bydoing thefo l‐
lo wing:
R Drive wit hpar ticular care
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
dr iving indrive pr ogr am ;.
R Followthege arshif tre comme ndations The
letter ing inthesegment willlight upbrightl y,
th eout eredg ewill light upand thesegment will
fi ll up when thefo llo wing drivin gst yle is adop‐
te d:
R 1 Steady speed
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Moderat eacc eler ation
The letter ing inthesegment willbegra y,the
out eredg ewill bedar kand thesegment will
em ptywhen thefo llo wing drivin gst yle is adop‐
te d:
R 1 Fluct uations inspeed
R 2 Hea vybraking
R 3 Spor tyaccelera tion
The ECOdispla ywill showyo uwhen youha ve
dr iven econ omicall y:
R The thre esegment swill fill up com pletely at
th esame time
R The edgesaround allthre esegment swill
light up The
additional rang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style will besho wninthe
cent erofdispl ay4 .The rang edispl ayed does
no tindicat eafixe dre duction incon sum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. %
Depe nding ontheengine andequipment,
th eve hicle hasdiffere nt drive pr ogr ams.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams.
The drive pr og ram sele cted app earsin themulti‐
func tion displa yof theon- boar dcom puter.
= Individual
R Individual settings 13
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Ifge arshif tre comme ndation 1appea rs
ne xt to thetra nsmiss ionposition display,
shif tto there comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n #
Maximum acceleration: depress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
To protect agains tengine overrev ,th eaut omatic
tra nsmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt gear when
max imum enginespee dhas been reac hed. Glid
emod efu ncti on *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption. Glide
mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neu tral .
R The trans mis sion positio ndispl ay005B is
sho wningreen.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; issele cted.
R The speed iswit hin asui table rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight curves.
R youdo notdepr esstheaccelera toror brak e
peda l(e xc ep tfo rlig ht brak eapp lications).
% Glide mode canalsobe activ ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Ve hicl eswith Activ eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :wh en ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis acti ve,th eglide mode function is
no tav ailable. Glide
mode canalso bepreve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Traf fic situ ation
% Glide mod ecan beende dby pressing a
st eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddle
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nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven .
To get her withESP ®
and 4ETS,4MA TICimprove s
th etraction ofyour vehicle whene vera dr iven
whee lspins duetoinsuf ficie nttracti on.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke Dr
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ET
S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
a slippe ryroad.
ET S/ 4ETS can improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction.
Inf luence ofdrive pr og rams onESP®
The drive pr og rams enabl eESP ®
to adap tto dif‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sas wellas
th edr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Depen dingon
th eselect eddrive pr ogr am, theappr opriate
ES P®
mode willbeactiv ated. Youcan selectthe
dr ive pr og rams using theDY NA MIC SELE CT
switc h(/ page13 5). Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between appr ox.47 mp h(7 5 km/h)
and 125mp h(200 km/h) whendriving
st ra ight ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lbr ak eapp lication onone side. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access
% ESP®
can onlybe activ ated/deact ivat ed
using quick acc ess when atleas tone other
funct ionisavailable inqu ick acc ess. ESP®
can other wise befound intheAssist ance
menu. *
NO
TEMer cedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. #
Sele ctESP . #
Sele ctOn or00BB Off.
ESP ®
is dea ctivated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofEBD Elect
ronic Brea kfor ce Dis trib uti on (EBD) isch ar‐
act erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improve ddr iving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Dr
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Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC displa ysin
th eins trum ent clus ter Assi
stanc edispla y
1 Route-based speedadap tatio n:typ eof route
eve nt(/ page 167)
2 Vehicle infront
3 Distance indicator
4 Setspe cified dist anc e
5 ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stlane chang edis‐
pla y Pe
rm anen tst atus displa yof Activ eDi stance
Ass istDI ST RO NIC
R k (white ):Ac tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Csel ect ed,sp eci fied distance set
R k (white vehicle, green speedome ter):
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cacti ve,
specif ieddistance setand vehicle detected
R k (green) :Ac tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cacti ve,specif ieddistance setand
ve hicle detected
R r: Route-based speedadap tatio nacti ve
( / pag e16 7).
Th estor ed speed issho wnalong withth eper‐
manen tst atus displa yand highlight edon the
speedome ter.When ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis pa ssi ve,th espeed isgray ed out.
% Onhighw aysor high-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedcy cli‐
cally when theve hicle isready topull away.
% Ifyo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond
th ese tting oftheAc tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C,thesy stem isswitc hedtopas‐ siv
emode. Theç Suspen dedmessag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Disp layon thespeed ometer
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thespeedom‐
et er.If th espeed oftheve hicle infront orthe
speed adjustment isless than thestor ed speed
due tothero uteeve ntahead, thesegmen tsin
th espeedome terlig ht up. Deactiv ationofActive
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as wellas altera‐
tion sto thespeed duetomanua lor automatic
adop tionofthemaximum permissible speed,are
displa yedin thecon trol feedbac kof themulti‐
func tion displa yon asing leline.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Insnow ,ra in, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R The windsh ieldinthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI Cbe ing
acti vewhen youlea vethedr iver's seat
If yo ulea vethedr iver's seat while theve hicle
is being brak ed byActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Conly ,th eve hicle canrollaw ay. #
Alw aysdeactiv ateAc tiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Cand secureth eve hi‐
cle topreve ntitfrom rolling away
bef oreyo ulea vethedr iver's seat. #
Select Owithth elef tro ck er switc h.
% Ifyo ubr ak e, deac tivateES P®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis de acti vated.
Incr easing ordecr easing thespeed #
1mp h(1 km/h) :pr ess rock er switc h1 up
M ordown N tothepr essur epoint .
or #
5mp h(1 0 km/h) :pr ess rock er switc h1 up
M ordown N beyond thepr essur e
point . or #
Accel erateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed
and press rock er switc h1 upM.
Changing thespecif ieddistance totheve hi‐
cle infront #
Toreduce thespecified distance: press
th eright rock er switc hup (Ñ). #
Toincr ease thespecif ieddistance: press
th eright rock er switc hdo wn (Ò).
Fu nction ofActiv eSpe edLimit Assist
If speed limitch ang ebe tween 12mp h
(20 km/ h)and 80mph(1 30 km/h) isde tected
and theaut omatic adoptionofspeed limitsis
activ e,itwill beaut omaticall yadop tedas the
st or ed speed (/page17 9).
Th edr iven spee dis adj ustedwhen theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etraf fic sig nat thelat est.In the
case ofsig ns indi cati ngentr yint oan urb anarea ,
th espeed isadap tedaccor dingtothespeed
per mitt edwithin theurban area. The speed limit
displa yin theIns trument Displayis alw aysupda ‐
te dwhen theve hicle isleve lwit hth etra ffic sign .If
th er eis no speed restriction onanunlimited
st re tchof road (e.g.on afree wa y), there com‐
mend edspe edisau tomatical lyadop tedas the
st or ed speed. Thesystem uses thespeed stor ed
on anunlimit edstre tchof road asthere com‐
mend edspe ed. Ifyo udo notalt er thestor ed
speed onanunlimit edstre tchof road, there c‐
omme ndedspeedis80 mph(1 30 km/h) .
If Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cha sbe en
pu tint opa ssi ve mode bypressing theaccelera ‐
to rpeda l,onl yspee dlimi tswhi charehigh er
th an these tspeed areadop ted.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 151).
Sy stem limit s
The system limits ofTraf fic Sign Assistappl yto
th ede tection oftraf fic sig ns (/ page 178).
Spee dlimits below 12mp h(2 0km/h) areno t
au tomatical lyadop tedby thesy stem asthe
st or ed speed. Temp orar yspeed restrictions (e.g.
fo ra cer tain tim eor due towe ather condition s)
can notbe proper lyde tected bythesy stem. The 16
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is
responsible forcom plying withro ad traf fic
re gulations anddriving atasuit able speed.
The speed adaptatio nma de bythesy stem may
no talw aysbe suit able, particular lyin thefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R The road's coursenotcle arly visib le
R Road nar rowing
R Varying maxim umpermissib lespeeds inindi‐
vidual lanes
R Wetro ad sur faces, snowor ice
In these situation sth edr iver mus tint erve ne
acco rding ly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inspi teof
ro ute-based speedadap tatio n
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio ncan malfunc‐
tio nor be temp orarily una vailable inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R Ifth edr iver does notfo llo wthecalcula‐
te dro ute
R Ifmap datais no tup-t o-dat eor available R
Intheeve ntofroadw orks
R Inbad weather orroad con dition s
R Ifth eacceler ator pedal isdepr essed
R Intheeve ntofelectr onicallydispl ayed
speed limitations #
Adaptth espeed tothetraf fic situ ation. Se
tting rout e-base dspee dadap tation
Re quirement s:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R ECOAssis tis activ e.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Route-based Speed #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
When thefunc tion isactiv e,theve hicle
speed isadjus teddependin gon thero ute
eve nts ahead.
% Further information onthero ute-based
spee dadap tatio n(/ page 167). Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv eSte ering Assis t
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis onl yav ailable uptoa
speed of130mp h(210 km/h) .The system helps
yo uto stay inthecent erofthelane bymeans of
moder atesteer ing interve ntio ns.Dep endingon
th espeed driven, ActiveSt eer ing Assis tuses the
ve hicles ahead andlane markings asare fer‐
ence.
% Dependi ngon thecount ry,in thelowe r
speed rang eAc tiveSt eer ing Assis tcan use
th esur round ingtraf fic as are fere nce. Ifnec‐
ess ary, Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tcan then also
pr ov ide assis tance when drivi ng away from
th ecent erofthelane, forex am ple, toform a
re scue lane.
If th ede tection oflane mar kings andvehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hestopassiv emode. Thesystem prov ides
no suppor tin this case.
St atus displa yof Activ eSte ering Assis tin
th emu ltifunct iondisp lay
R Ø (gra y): act ivat ed and pass ive
R Ø (gre en): activ ated and activ e 16
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Ø (red): system limits detected
R Ø (whit e,redhands): "handsonthesteer‐
ing wheel" prom pt
% During thetransition from activ eto passiv e
st atus ,th eØ symbol issho wnas
enlar gedand flashin g.On ce thesy stem is
passiv e,theØ symbol issho wnasgray in
th emultifunc tiondispla y.
% Dep endingontheselect edvehicle settin gs,
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tma ybe una vailable.
Ste ering and touc hde tection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st eer ing wheel atall times andbeable tointer‐
ve ne atanytime tocor rect thecour seofthe
ve hicle andkeep itin lane. Thedriver mus t
ex pect ach ang efrom active to passiv emode or
vice versaat anytim e. If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableper iod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, display1 appear s.Ifth edr iver still
does notst eer theve hicle, awa rning tone
sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual warning mes‐
sag e.
If th edr iver does notre act tothewa rning fora
consider ableper iod, thesy stem can initiat ean
emer gency stop (/ page17 0).
Th ewa rning isno tissued orisstopped whenthe
dr iver giv es con firm atio nto thesy stem:
R The driver steer sth eve hicle. R
Depending onthecount ry:th edr iver
pr esses ast eer ing wheel buttonoroper ates
To uc hCon trol
If Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tde tects that asy stem
limit hasbeen reac hed, avisual warning is
issued andawa rning tone sou nds.
Obs erve theno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 151).
Sy stem limit s
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis thas alimit edsteer ing tor‐
qu efo rlat eral gui dance. Insome cases, the
st eer ing interve ntio nis no tsu fficien tto keep the
ve hicle inthelane ortodrive th ro ugh exits.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr eatl yva rying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onthero ad.
R Ther eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation. Dr
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