2022 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS gear position P

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Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunc tion when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
Seat adjus tmentsforup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
Yo ucan save settin gsforth efo llo wing systems:
R Seat
R Seat contour
R Out side mirrors
R Hea d-up Display Oper
ating themem oryfun ction St
oring #
Setth edesir edposition forall systems. #
Brief lypress memor ybutt onV andthen
pr ess prese tposition 0037,TorU
wit hin thre esecon ds. #
Tocall up:pr ess and brief lyhold oneofpre‐
se tposition buttons 0037, TorU.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip, 98
Seatsand stow ing

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The actual (maximum) values that can be
ac hie vedfo rengine outputand engine tor‐
qu ema yde viat efrom thecer tified values
wit hin thecount ry-spe cificgu ideline sfo r
per missible toler anc es(basis: UN-ECE No.
85 orcount ry-spe cificgu ideline s).
Fa ctor sth at can influen cethis are, forex am‐
ple:
R Sea leve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outside temp eratur e
R Oper ating temp eratur eof theengine
% The values displa yedser veonl yas orient a‐
tion. Thevalues forengine outputand
engine torq ue show nin themedia display
ma yde viat efrom theactual values. Calling
uptheconsum ption indicat or Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Info #
Select Consumpt ion.
The current and average consu mptionis dis‐
pl ay ed. Au
tomatic trans mis sion DI
REC TSE LECT leve r Fu
nction oftheDIRECT SELECT leve r &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct gearshif ting
If th eengine speedishigher than theidle
speed andyouen gage thetransmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E, theve hicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. #
Ifyo uen gage thetransmission position
005B or005E when theve hicle isat a
st ands till,alw aysdepr essthebr ak e
pedal firm lyand donotacc eler ateat
th esame time. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R 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 thetra nsmiss ionposition .
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. Dr
iving andparking 13
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Pa
rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyif one
of thefo llo wing condition sis me t:
R Youswit choffth eignition whentheve hicle
is statio naryand thetransmission positionis
005B or005E.
R Youopen thedr iver's door when theve hicle
is at ast ands tillor when drivin gat ave ry low
speed andthetransmission positionis005B or
005E.
% Tomaneu verwit han open driver's door ,
open thedr iver's door while atast ands till
and engagetrans miss ionposit ion005Bor005E
ag ain.
% Atvery low outs idetemp eratur esbelo w
appr ox.-4°F (-20° C),yo uma yno tbe able to
shif tth etransmission from 005Dtoano ther
tra nsmiss ionposition whentheengine is
switc hedoff.Ifth is isthecase, onlych ang e
th etransmission positionwhiletheengine is
ru nning . En
gaging drive position D #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rdo wn pas tth efirs t
point ofresis tance.
Whe nth eaut omatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tsthege arsaut omat i‐
call y.This depends, amongother things ,on the
fo llo wing fact or s:
R The select eddrive pr ogr am
R The position oftheaccelera torpeda l
R The driving speed Pr
obl ems with thetransm ission Th
etransm ission hasafa ulty gear shif t
Po ssible cause:
R The transmission islosing oil. #
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. The
accel eration charact eristics getwo rse,
and thetransm ission nolong ershif ts.
Po ssible cause:
R The transmission isin emer gency operati on
mod e. #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon
as possible, paying attention toroad and traf‐
fi c condi tions. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Switc hof fth eengine. #
Waitat leas tte nseco nds. #
Tryto star tth eengine again. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005B. #
Have thetra nsmiss ioncheckedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Dr
iving andparking 13
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Manual
gearshif ting When
theaut omatic transmiss ionisshif tedto
position 005B,youcan man uallyshif tit wit hth e
st eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddle. Ifper mitted, the
aut omat ictransm issionshif tsto ahigh eror
lo we rge ar depen dingon thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddle beingpulled.
Yo uha ve twoop tio ns tomanua lly shif tth eaut o‐
matic transmiss ion:
R Temp orar yse tting
R Perm anen tse tting
The gearsshif taut omat icallywhen manualgear‐
shif tingis deac tivated. Te
mp oraryse tting: #
Toactiv ate: pul lst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1or2.
Man ualgearshif tingis act ivat ed fora shor t
time. Thetransmiss ionposi tion display
sho ws0063 and thecur rent gear.
% Howlon gth emanual gearshif tingst ay sacti‐
va tedis dependen ton various fact or s.
Ma nua lge arshif tingcan beaut omat ically
deac tivated inthefo llo wing cases :
R Changin gth edr ive pr ogr am
R Restar tin gth eve hicle
R When thetra nsmiss ionposition 005Bis
eng aged again
R Driving style #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1.
If yo upull and hold thesteer ing wheel gear‐
shif tpaddle 1,thetra nsmiss ionshiftsto
th elowe stpossible gear. #
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2and hold itin place .
The transm issionposit iondispla ysho ws005B.
Pe rm anen tse tting: #
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram =(/ page13 5). #
Select drive se tting 0063(/ page13 6). Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. 14
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Driving and parking

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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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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Servic eRequired DoNot
Shift Gears VisitDealer *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.The transmission positioncannolong erbe chang ed. #
When transm issionposit ion005Bisselec ted, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop anddonotch ang eth etra ns‐
mission position. #
Forall other transmission positions,parkth eve hicle safely. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop orbreakdo wnservice.
Reversing NotPossible
Service Required *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission position005Ecanno tbe select ed. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission shiftsto neu tral 005C automatical ly. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Engage par kposition 005D. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Transmission Malfunction *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.The cause couldbeanove rheat edclutc hor bloc kedge ars. #
Letth etransmission cooldown. #
Ifth edispla ymessag est ill appear sfo llo wing are star t,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 34
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

see
PRE-S AFE®
PL US (anticipat ory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
see Smar tphon eint egr ation
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011>250
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods .............2 51
Dis play ing theser vice duedate........... 250
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 250
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 250
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 250
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) .................. 84
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor ......... .............................. 86
Ar ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay
alar m.....................................................8 5
Dea ctivating thealar m..................... ..... 85
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Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ..86
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .................8 5
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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stem limit ations ........................... ....1 58
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic carwa sh mode
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 259
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ............ ...110
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
st op fun ction) .......................................... 132
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO star t/
st op fun ction) .......................................... 132
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 45,47
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff......... ..... 45
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 7 Au
tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic measures afte ran acciden t... 51
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............120
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... ......................137
Dr ive pr og ram disp lay ..... .....................1 35
Dr ive pr ogr ams ....................................134
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.................... 134
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 139
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 138
Eng aging park position ........................ 138
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 38
Kic kdo wn ....... ......................................141
Manual gearshif ting.............................1 40
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 140
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y.............. 137
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................ 137
Au tomatic trans mis sion (problem)
se eTr ans miss ion(problem ) 396
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