2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS Owners Manual

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ShiT thetransmission toposition 005B. #
Have thetransmission checkedat aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop immed iately. Manua
l Manua
lg g
ear ear
shiTin g sh
iTin g *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. When
theaut omatic transmission isshiTed to
position 005B,youcan manuall yshiT itwit hth e
st ee ring wheel pad dleshiTe r.Ifper mitted, the aut
omati ctransmi ssionshiTs toahighe ror lowe r
ge ar depen dingon thesteer ing wheel paddle
shiTer beingpulled.
Yo uha ve twoop tions tomanuall yshiT theaut o-
matic transmission:
R Temp oraryse ttin g
R Perm anen tse tting
The gearsshiT automati callywhen manualshiTing
is deact ivat ed.
T T
em em
por por
ar ar
yse y
se tting : tti
ng : #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
e: e:
pull steer ing wheel paddle shiTer
1 or2.
Man ualshiTing isactiv ated fora shor ttime.
The transmission positiondisplaysho ws0063
and thecur rent gear.
% Howlon gth emanual shiTingst ay sactiv ated
is depen denton various fact or s.
Manu alshiTing canbeaut omatical lydeactiv a-
te din thefo llo wing cases :
R Changing thedr ive pr og ram
R Restar ting theve hicle R
When thetransmission position005Bis
eng aged again
R Driving style #
T T
o o
shiT shiT
up: up:
pull steer ing wheel paddle shiTer
2. #
T T
o o
shiT shiT
do do
wn: wn:
pull steer ing wheel paddle
shiTer 1.
If yo upull and hold steer ing wheel paddle
shiTer 1,thetransmission shiTstothelow-
est possible gear. #
T T
o deact iv o
deact ivat at
e: e:
pull steer ing wheel paddle
shiTer 2and hold itin place.
The transmi ssionpositiondispl aysho ws005B.
P P
er er
manent se manent
setting : tting
: #
Chang eto drive pr og ram =(/ page138) . #
Sele ctdrive se ttin g0063 (/ page139). GearGear
shiT shiT
r r
ecommendati on ecommendati
on The
gearshiT recommen dationassistsyo uin
adop tinganeconomica ldr iving style. Dr
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Ifge arshiT recommen dation1appear sne xt
to thetransmission positiondisplay,shiT to
th ere commen dedgear. Using
kic Using
kickdo kdo
wn wn
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Maxim umacceler Maxim
umacceler ation: atio
n:depr esstheacceler a-
to rpedal beyond thepr essur epoint.
To protect against engine overrev ,th eaut omatic
tr ansmission shiTsuptothene xt gear when maxi-
mum enginespeed hasbeen reac hed. Glide
mode funct ion Glide
mode funct ion *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGve hicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. Wi
th an ant icipat orydr ivi ng style, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The combustion engineisdisconnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neutr al.
R The trans missionpos itiondis pla y005B issh ow n
in green.
Glide mode isactiv ated ifth efo llo wing conditions
ar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; isselect ed.
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphil lor downhil lincl inesor tight cur ves.
R Youdo notdepr esstheacceler ator orbrak e
pedal (exc ep tfo rlight brak eapplications) .%
Glide mode canalso beactiv ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthecon-
ditions isno long erme t.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withA h
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist DIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC: ONIC:
when ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve,
th eglide mode function isno tav ailabl e.
Glide mode canalso beprev ent edbythefo llo wing
par ame ters:
R Incline
R Downhi llgr adien t
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Tra1c situatio n
% Glide mode canbeend edbypressing asteer -
ing wheel paddle shiTer(/page143). 144144
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unction oft unction
ofthe 4MA he
4MA TIC TIC
4MA TICensur esthat all four wheels aredr iven.
To get her withESP ®
and 4ETS,4MA TICimprove s
th etraction ofyour vehicle whene vera dr iven
wheel spinsduetoinsu1c ienttraction.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur driving style, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan acciden tnor override
th elaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcanno tta ke accoun t
of road, weather and tra1c cond itions. 4MATICis
onl yan aid. Youar ere sponsi bleespeci allyfo r
maint ainingasaf edist ance from theve hicle in
fr ont ,fo rve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane.
% Inwintr yro ad cond itions, themaximum e.ect
of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo uuse
wint ertires (M+S tires), withsno wch ains if
nece ssary. RR
efueling efueling
RR
efueling t efueling
the v he
vehicle ehicle
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/reor explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighl y0amma ble. #
Fire ,open 0ames, smokingand creati ng
spar ksmust beavo ided. #
Beforere fuel ing, switcho. theve hicle
and, ifins talled, thestationar yheat er,
and leavethem switc hedo.dur ing refu-
eli ng. &
W W
ARN ING ARN
INGRiskof inju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit come into
cont actwithskin, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enawa yfrom fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclosed during
th ere fuel ingproces s.
If yo uor other peopl ecome intocont actwith
fu el, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Immedia tely rinse fuel o.your skin with
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur eyes,
immediat elyrinse them thor oughl ywit h
clean water. See kme dica lat tention
imm ediately. #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medical atten-
tion immediat ely. Do notinduce vomit-
ing. #
Chang eimmediat elyout ofclo thing that
has come intocont actwithfu el. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk of/reand explosion due
to electr ostatic charge
Electr ostatic charge can ignite fue lva por . Dr
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Beforeyo uopen thefuel /ller capor
ta ke hold ofthepum pnozzle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body. #
Toavo idcreating another electr ostatic
ch arge ,do notge tint oth eve hicle again
dur ing there fuel ingproces s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Dama gecaused bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga solin eeng ine:
Ev en small amoun tsof thewrong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission controlsystem. #
Onlyre fuel with low- sulf urspar k-ignition
engine fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10% ethanol .Yo ur
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE10 fuel.
Ne verre fuel with one ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Diesel
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10% ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E85,E100 R
Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methanol by
vo lume, e.g.M15, M30,M85,M100
R Gasoline withadditiv escont aining metal
If yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswitc hon theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Do notuse diese lto refuel vehicles
wit haga solin eeng ine If
yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel:
R Donotswitc hon theve hicle. Other wise
fu el can entertheengine.
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costs arehigh. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. #
Have thefuel tank and fuellines draine d
com pletely. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thefuel system due to
ove r/llin gth efuel tank #
Only/l lth efuel tank until thepum pnoz-
zle switc heso..
If to omuc hfuel hasbeen added due,for
ex am ple, toafa ulty /llingpum p: #
Donotswitc hon theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Fuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnozzle #
Only/ll thefuel tank until thepum pnoz-
zle switc heso.. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle isunl ocked.
% Donotget intoth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingproces s.Ot he rw ise, electr ostatic
ch arge could buildupagain.
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids andfuel. 146146
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yre fuel with fuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number speci/ed intheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel /ller 0ap. Othe rw ise, engine outputcanbe
re duced andfuelconsum ption incr eased. 1
Fuel/ller 0ap
2 Brac ketfo rfuel /ller cap
3 Tire pressur eta ble 4
Fueltype
5 QRcode forre scue card #
Press onthebac kar ea offuel /ller 0ap1. #
Turn thefuel /ller capcount er-cloc kwise and
re mo veit. #
Inser tfuel /ller capfrom aboveintobr ac ket
2 . #
Com pletely inser tth epum pnozzl eint oth e
ta nk /ller nec k,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Only/l lth efuel tank until thepum pnozzl e
switc heso.. #
Replace thecap onthe/ller neckand turn
cloc kwise untiliteng ages audibl y. #
Close fuel/ller 0ap1. PP
ar ar
king king
PP
ar ar
king t king
the v he
vehicle ehicle
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur y
caused byan insu1cie ntlysecur edvehi-
cle rolling away
If th eve hicle isno tsecur elypar kedsu1-
cient ly,it can rollawa yin an uncon troll ed way
eve nat asli ght downh illgradien t. #
Onuphil lor downhil lgr adien ts,turnth e
fr ont wheel sso that theve hicle rolls
to wa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts mo ving. #
Appl yth epar king brak e. #
Switc hth etransmission toposition 005D. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/recaused byhot
ex haus tsy stem parts
Flammab lemat erials suchas lea ves, grass or
twig sma yign ite. #
Park theve hicle sothat no 0ammable
mat erial can come intocont actwithho t
ve hicle compone nts. Dr
iving and parking
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Inpar ticu lar,do notpar kon drygr ass-
land orhar vested grain /elds. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tand injurydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetoitro ll-
ing awa y #
Alwayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro lling
awa y. #
Bring theve hicle toast ands tillby pressing the
br ak epedal. #
Ongradien ts,turnth efront wheels sothat the
ve hicle willrollto wa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts
mo ving. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
Engage
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withth ebr ak epedal applied
(/ page142). #
Switc ho. theve hicle bypressing button1. #
Release theser vice brak eslo wly . #
Getout oftheve hicle andlockit.
% When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan stilloper -
at eth eside windo wsand thepanor amicslid-
ing sunr oofforappr oximat elyfo ur minut esif
th edr iver's door isclosed. GarGar
ag ag
edoor opener e
door opener PrPr
og r og
ramming butt amming
buttons f ons
for t or
the g he
gar ar
ag ag
edoor opener e
door opener &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur iescaused by
ex haus tga ses
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses, suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and leads topoisoning . #
Neverru nth eve hicle and,ifpr esen t,the
st at iona ry heat erind oor swit hout su1-
cient ventila tion. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yby becoming
tr apped whenopening andclosing a
ga rage door
When youoper ateor prog ram aga rage door
wit han integratedga rage door opener ,per -
sons canbecome trapped orstruckby the
ga rage door ifth ey stan dwi thin its rang eof
mo vement. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at nobo dyiswit hin
th era ng eof thega rage door's move-
ment. Onl
yoper ateth efo llo wing doorsusing thega rage
door opener :
R Door swit hasaf etyst op andre ve rsing featur e
R Door swhic hconf orm to thecur rent U.S.
sa fety standa rds
Bef oreprog ramming thega rage door opener ,par k
th eve hicle outside thega rage .Mak esur eth at the
ve hicle isswitc hedonbut notst ar ted. R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedoutside the
ga rage oroutside thera ng eof mo vement of
th edoor .
R The vehicle isswitc hedon.
R The vehicle hasnotbeen star ted.
% The garage door opener function isalw ays
av ailabl ewhen theve hicle isswitc hedon. Dr
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Chec kif th etransmitt erfreq uency ofthe
re mo tecont rolhas thefrequency rang eof
280 to868 MHz.
Ra dio equipment approval num ber:
R NZLM UAHL5 (USA )
R 4112A -MUAHL5 (Canada ) #
Press and hold button1, 2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicat orlam p4 0ashes yello w.
% Itcan take up to20 seconds beforeth eindi-
cat orlam p0ash esyello w. #
Release thepr ev iousl ypr essed button.
Indicat orlam p4 continues to0ash yello w. #
Point remo tecont rol5 from adist ance of
0.4 in(1 cm) to3in (8 cm) towa rdsbutt on
1, 2or3. #
Press and hold button6 ofremo tecont rol
5 until oneofthefo llo wing signals appears:
R Indicat orlam p4 lights upgreen continu-
ousl y.Prog ramming iscom plete.
R Indi catorlam p4 0ashes green. Prog ram-
ming wassuccessf ul.Additionall y,syn- ch
ronizati onofthero lling code withth e
door system must becar ried out. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 does notlight upor0ash
gr een: repeat thepr ocedur e. #
Release allofthebutt ons.
% The remo tecont rolfo rth edoor drive is no t
included inthescope ofdeliv eryof thega rage
door opener .
Sync Sync
hr hr
onizin gt onizin
gthe r he
rolling code olling
code
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The door system uses aro lling code.
R The vehicle mustbe within rang eof thega rage
door ordoor drive.
R The vehicle aswellas per sons andobjects are
locat edoutside thera ng eof mo vement ofthe
door . #
Press thepr og ramming buttononthedoor
dr ive unit.
Initiat eth ene xt step within appr oximat ely
30 seconds. #
Press prev iousl ypr og rammed button1, 2
or 3 repeat edlyuntil thedoor closes.
When thedoor closes, prog ramming iscom-
ple ted.
% Please alsoread theoper ating instructions for
th edoor drive.
T T
r r
oubleshoo oubleshoo
tingwhen pr ting
when progr og
ramming t amming
the r he
remo te emo
te
cont r cont
rol ol
#
Chec kif th etransmitt erfreq uency ofremo te
cont rol5 issuppor ted. #
Replace thebatt eries inremo tecont rol5. #
Hold remo tecont rol5 atvarious angles from
a dist ance of0.4 in(1 cm) to3in (8 cm) front
of theinside rear vie wmir ror.Yo ushould test
ev eryposition forat least 25seconds before
tr ying another position. #
Hold remo tecont rol5 atthesame angles at
va rious distances infront oftheinside rear-
vie wmir ror.Yo ushould test everyposition for
at leas t25 secon dsbef oretrying another
position. 150150
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