2022 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS ignition

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Neverre ac hint oth edang erzon esur‐
ro und ingmovingco mp onent s,e.g. the
ro tatio nar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watche s. #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom touc hin g
co mp onent sunder voltag e
The ignit ionsystem and thefuel injec tion
sy stem workund erhigh voltag e. Youco uld
re cei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hco mp onent sof theignition
sy stem orthefuel injec tionsystem
when theignition isswitc hedon. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. Opening
thehood #
Torelease thehood, pullonhandle 1. 252
Maintenanc eand care

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Drain of fan yex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On #
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:The oil
le ve lsen sor isdef ective or notcon nected. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail. #
Close thehood.
Re filling engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. #
Followtheins truction son theser vice
int erva ldispla yfo rch ang ingtheengine
oil and obser vethepr escr ibed chang e
int erva ls. #
Donotuse additiv es. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byrefilling too
muc hengine oil To
omuc hengine oilcan damag eth eengine
or thecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. %
Depending ondriving style, theve hicle con‐
sumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 l)of oil per
600 miles(1 000 km).The oilconsum ption
ma ybe higher than this when theve hicle is
ne wor ifyo ufreq uen tly dr ive at high engin e
spee ds. 25
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Main tenance andcare

No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐
wo rkcar e"(/ page 260). Theyal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning decorativefo ils to
av oid vehicle damag e.
Cleaning
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
clea ning agent without additivesorabr asive
subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher eposs ible,
whils tavo iding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis
ot her wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ative
fo ilirre par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor a‐
tiv efo ilis dull: usethePa int Cleaner recom‐
mend edand approv ed forMer cedes-Benz.
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
Topreve ntwa terst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasof t,absorbent clothafte r
eve rycar wash.
Av oiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim pair edby:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il.
Po lishin gwill have theef fect of shi ning the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ e
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst ains mayocc ur.
Sc ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Yo
ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer.
In thecase offoil-wr apped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il.
% Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. No
teson car eof vehicl epar ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
winds hieldwiper sar eswit ched on while
th ewindshield isbeing cleaned
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecle anin gth ewindshield or
wiper blades, youcan betrapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforecleanin gth e
winds hieldorwiper blades. Maint
enanceand care26
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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
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

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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

R
Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off.
R The igniti onissw itched off.
The electr icalfu ses arelocat edinvarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
lef t-hand sideoftheve hicle, when viewe din
th edir ect ion oftrav el (/ page28 4)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page285)
R Fuse boxin thecent erofthetrunk
(/ page286) Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
engine compartmen t Re
quirement s:
R Adr yclo thand asc rewdr iver areav ailable.
Obse rveth eno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page283). Opening &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
trapped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. #
Open thehood. #
Remo veanyex istin gmois turefrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Loosen screws1. #
Press clam ps2 and liftth efuse boxlid up
and out.
The fuse assignmen tdiagr amisin are cess on
th eside ofthefuse box. 28
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Breakdo wnassis tance

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Alw aysst or eoper ating fluids seale din
th eir original container s. #
Alw ayske ep childr enaway from oper at‐
ing fluids. +
ENV
IRON MEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tally irre ‐
sponsible disposal #
Dispose ofoper ating fluids inan envi‐
ro nment ally responsible manner. Oper
ating fluids include thefo llo wing:
R Fuels
R Lubricant s
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windsh ield wa sher fluid
R Climat eco ntro lsy stem refrig er ant
Only useprodu ctsapp rove dby Mer cedes-Ben z.
Damag ecaused bytheuse ofproducts that have
no tbe en approve dis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Ben zwa rrant yor good willgestur es. The
oper atingfluids approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z
can beidentif iedbythefo llo wing inscript ions on
th econ tainer :
R MB- Freig abe (e.g. MB-Freig abe 229. 51)
R MB- Appr oval (e. g.MB- Approva l229 .51)
Fu rther information onappr ovedoper ating flu‐
ids:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation
- Athttps: //bevo.mercedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighl yflammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. 32
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Tech nica lda ta

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Chan geimmed iatelyout ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forve hicl eswith aga s‐
oline engine
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page32 3).
* 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 withfuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel filler flap (/ page14 2).
If yo uwa ntmaxim umengine output:onl y
re fuel withunle adedpr emiu mgrade gasoline
wit han oct ane number ofat leas t91 AKI/
95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso refuel with
unle adedre gular gasoline withat leas t87 AKI/ 91
RON.Thisma yre duce engineoutput and
incr ease fuelconsum ption.
Ne verre fuel using gasoline withan eve nlowe r
RO N.
* NO
TEPrema tureengi newearthro 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. Te
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