2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS Owners Manual

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Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. Obser
vetheno tes:
R Onwashing theve hicle inacar wash
(/ page264)
R Onusin gahigh pressur eclean er
(/ page266) #
T T
o unl oc o
unl ockt k
the v he
vehicle : ehicle
:to uc hth einner surface
of thedoor handle. #
T T
o loc o
loc kt k
the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
touc hsensor surface 1
or 2. #
Con v Con
venie nce closin g: enie
nce closin g:touc hre cessed sensor
sur face 2 untilth eclosing process hasbeen
com pleted. %
Further informatio non con venienc eclo sing
(/ page79) .
If yo uopen thetrunk lidfrom outside, thetrunk
lid isaut omaticall yunloc ked. PrPr
oblems wit oblems
withKEYLES S-GO,tr h
KEYLES S-GO,troubleshoo oubleshoo
ting ting
YY
ou can nolong ou
can nolong erloc er
loc kor unloc k
or unloc kt k
the v he
vehicle using ehicle
using
KEYLES S-GO KEYLES
S-GO
Po ssible causes:
R The funct ion oftheSmar tKey has been deact i-
va ted.
R The Smar tKey batt eryis we ak ordisc harged. #
Activateth efunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e67). #
Chec kth ebatt eryusing theindicat orlam p
(/ page66). #
Replace theSmar tKey batt ery, ifnecessar y
(/ page68). #
Use there placement SmartKey . #
Use theemer gency keyto loc kor unloc k
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Have theve hicle andSmar tKey checkedat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Ther Ther
eis int e
is int erf er
fer er
ence fr ence
from apo w om
apo wer er
fulr fu
lradio signal adio
signal
sour sour
ce ce
Po ssible causes ifth efunction ofKEYLESS -GOis
im pair ed:
R High voltag epo we rlines
R Mobile phones
R Electr onicdevices (notebook s,table ts)
R Shieldin gdue tome talobjects orinduction
loops forelectr icalgate systems oraut omati c
bar rier s #
Mak esur eth at ther eis su1cien tdist ance
be tween theSmar tKey and thepo tential
sou rceof interfere nce. AA
ctiv ctiv
ating /dea ctiv ating
/dea ctivating t ating
the aut he
aut oma ticloc oma
ticlocking f king
fea- ea-
tur e tur
e The
vehicle isloc kedaut omaticall ywhen theve hi-
cle isswitc hedonand thewheels aretur ning
fa ster than walking pace. #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e: e:
press and hold button2 for
appr oximat ely/v eseconds untilanacoustic
signal sounds. #
T T
o deactiv o
deactiv at at
e: e:
press and hold button1 for
appr oximat ely/v eseconds untilanacoustic
signal sounds.
The redindicat orlam pon butt on2 lights up
once theve hicle isloc ked. In
thefo llo wing situations, ther eis adang erof
being lockedout when thefunction isactiv ated:
R While theve hicle isbein gto w- star tedor
pushed
R Ifth eve hicle isbein gte sted on aro ller dyna-
mome ter LocLoc
king/unloc king/unloc
kingt king
the v he
vehic lewit ehic
lewit ht h
the emer - he
emer -
g g
ency key ency
key LocLoc
king/unloc king/unloc
kingt king
the dr he
driv iv
er's door wit er's
door witht h
the he
emer g emer
gency key ency
key
% Ifyo uwish toloc kth eve hicle entirel yusin g
th eemer gency key,/rst pres sth ebutt onfor
loc king from theinside whilethedr iver's door
is open. Thenproceed toloc kth edr iver's
door using theemer gency key. 7272
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Remo vetheemer gency key(/ page68) . #
Inse rttheemer gency keyas faras itwill go
int oopening 1intheco ver. #
Pull and holdthedoor handle. #
Pull theco veron theemer gency keyas
str aigh tas possible awa yfrom theve hicle until
it re leases. #
Release thedoor handle. #
T T
o unloc o
unloc k: k:
tur nth eemer gency keycoun ter-
cloc kwise toposition 0047. #
T T
o loc o
loc k: k:
tur nth eemer gency keycloc kwise to
position 0047. #
Carefull ypr ess theco veront oth eloc kcy lin-
der until iteng ages and isseat ed/rml y. Loc Loc
king t king
the fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erdoor andr er
door andrear door s ear
door s #
Inser ta suit able object, e.g.theemer gency
ke y,int oopening 1onthedoor lock. #
T T
o loc o
loc kt k
the he
leT-han d leT-han
dside oft side
ofthe v he
vehicle: ehicle:
turn
th eemer gency keycoun ter-cloc kwise asfar
as itwill go. Open
ingand closin g
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T T
o loc o
loc kt k
the r he
right-hand sideoft ight-hand
sideofthe v he
vehicle: ehicle:
turn
th eemer gency keycloc kwise asfaras itwill
go.
If th eloc keddoor isthen closed, itcan nolong er
be opened from theoutside. TT
r r
unk unk
Opening
t Opening
the tr he
trunk lid unk
lid &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofexhaus tga spoison ing
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth etrunk
lid isopen when theve hicle isrunning, espe-
cia lly if th eve hicle isin mo tion . #
Alwaysswitc ho. theve hicle before
open ingthetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thetrunk lidbyobst a-
cles abovetheve hicle The
trunk lidswing supw ards when itis
open ed. #
Ther efor e, mak esur eth at ther eis su1-
cient clearance abovethetrunk lid. #
Pull thetrunk lidhandle. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withHANDS- FREEA h
HANDS- FREEACCESS: CCESS:
Makea
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page75). #
Pull remo teoper ating switch1 until the
tr unk lidopens .
or #
Press and hold the008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y. 7474
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andclosing

Closing
t Closing
the tr he
trunk lid unk
lid &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom unsecur ed
it ems intheve hicle
If obj ects, luggage orloads areno tsecur edor
no tsecur edsu1cient ly,th ey could slip,tip
ov er or be thro wn aroun dand ther eb yhit vehi-
cle occupan ts.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobj ects, lug-
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle.
N No o
t t
es on closin gt es
on closin gthe tr he
trunk lid: unk
lid:your vehicle is
eq uipp edwithaut omati cSmar tKey recogn ition.If
a Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isde tected in
th eve hicle, thetrunk lidwill notbe lockedand will
pop open again. No
tethat thetrunk lidwill notbe lockedifth efo l-
lo wing situation occurs:
R Youha ve loc kedth eve hicle andclose the
tr unk lidwhi leaSmar tKey belongin gto the
ve hicle isinsi detheve hicle.
and
R Asecon dSmar tKey belongin gto theve hicle is
no tde tected outsi detheve hicle.
Au tomatic SmartKey recogn itionis onl yan aid
and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entiv eness. #
Beforeloc king, ensur eth at atleas tone
Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isoutsi de
th eve hicle. #
T T
o close t o
close the tr he
trunk lid: unk
lid:pull thetrunk liddown-
wa rdsusin gth ehandle recess andpush it
closed. HA
NDS- FREE A HA
NDS- FREE ACCES Sfun ction CCES
Sfun ction Wi
th HAND S-FREE ACCESS youcan open the
tr unk lidbyper form ing akic king movement under
th ebum per.
Obser vetheno teswhen openingthetrunk lid
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W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbur nscause dby aho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HANDS-FR EEACCESS, you
could burnyo urself bytouc hing theex haus t
sy stem. #
Alwaysensu rethat youonl ymak eakic k-
ing movement within thede tection rang e
of thesensor s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle caused by
unint entionall yopening thetrunk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur eclean er #
Deact ivat eth efunction oftheSmar tKey
in these situations.
or #
Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. When
makingth ekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar estanding /rml yon thegr ound. You
could other wise loseyour balance, e.g.onice.
Obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehind theve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move-
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly .
R The kicking movement mustbetowa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralconsecutiv ekic king movements areno t
successful, waitte nsec onds .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensor sar edir ty,e.g. duetoroad salt or
sno w.
R The kicking movement ismade usingapr os-
th etic leg. 7676
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The
trunk lidcou ldbe ope ned unint entio nally,in
th efo llo wing situations:
R Aper son's arms orlegs aremo ving inthesen-
sor detection rang e, e.g. when polishing the
ve hicle orpic king upobj ects.
R Objects aremo vedor placed behind theve hi-
cle, e.g.th efuel pum phose, chargin gcable or
lug gage .
R Clam pingstraps, tarp sor other coverings are
pull edove rth ebum per.
R Apr otectiv emat withalengt hre ac hing over
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang eof
th esensor sis used.
R The protectiv emat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
Deactiv ateth efunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e67) ordo notcar rytheSmar tKey about
yo ur per son insuc hsituations. UUnloc nloc
king andopening t king
andopening the tr he
trunk fr unk
from inside with om
inside with
t t
he emer g he
emer gency r ency
release elease
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The 12Vve hicle batteryis conn ectedand
ch arge d. #
Press theemer gency release button1
br ie0y . Side
windo ws Sid
ewi ndo ws Openin
gand closing t Openin
gand closing the side windo ws he
side windows &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entwhen ope n-
ing asid ewind ow
When opening aside windo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or bec ome trapp ed
be tween theside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, makesur eth at nob ody is
to uc hing theside windo w. #
Ifsomeo neistrapped ,re lease thebut-
to nimm ediately or pull itin order to
close theside windo wag ain. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
closing aside windo w
When closing aside windo w,body partscould
be trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. Opening
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Ifsomeo neistrapped ,re lease thebut-
to nimm ediately or press thebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edwhen
ch ildr enoper ateth eside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper ate
th eside windo ws,particular lywhen unatten-
ded . #
Activateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth ere ar
passen gercom partment sidewindo ws. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The powe rsuppl yor theve hicle hasbeen
switc hedon. 1
Close s
2 Open s
The buttons on thedr iver's door take precedence. #
T T
o st o
star ar
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press the0062
butt onbeyond thepoint ofresis tance orpull
and release it. #
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press orpull
th e0062 buttonagain. When
theve hicle isswitc hedo.,youcan con-
tinue tooper ateth eside windo ws.
This functi onisavailabl efo rar ound four minut es
or until afront door isopened.
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe side windo ws he
side windows
If an obs tacle impedes aside windo wdur ing the
closin gpr ocess, theside windo wwill open again
aut omaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing function is
onl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur att en-
tiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit eth er ebeing reve rsing protection
on theside windo w
The reve rsing function doesnotre act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers.
R Dur ingrese tting .
The reve rsing function cannotpr ev ent some-
one from becoming trapped inthese situa-
tions. 7878
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andclosing