2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS ABS

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iving safe iving
safety syst ty
systems ems
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
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Cu rrently UnavailableSee
Opera tor'sManua l *
ABS andESP®
arete mp orarily una vailable.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g.BAS )ma yalso betemp orarily una vailable.
The brak esy stem will continue tooper atenor mall y.Brak ing dist ancema yinc rease inan emer gency brak ing situatio n. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofskiddi ngifABS andESP®
aremal functio ning
The wheels mayloc kdur ing brak ing and ESP®
does notper form anyve hicle stabili zation .
The steer abili tyand braking charact eristics arehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi-
tion, other drivi ng safetysy stem sar esw itch ed o.. #
Drive car efull yon asuit able stretch ofroad, making slightsteer ing movements ataspeed above19 mph
(30 km/h ). #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately. Dr ive car e-
full y. 372372
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ymessa gesand warning/in dicatorlam ps

DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOpera tor's
Manua l *
ABS andESP®
aremalfunction ing.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stem s(e .g. BAS) mayalso bemalf uncti oni ng.
The brak esy stem willco nti nue tooper atenor mall y.Brak ing dist ancema yinc rease inan emer gency brak ing situatio n. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofskiddi ngifABS andESP®
aremal functio ning
The wheels maybloc kdur ing brak ing and ESP®
does notper form anyve hicle stabili zation .
The steer abili tyand braking charact eristics arehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi-
tion, other drivi ng safetysy stem sar esw itch ed o.. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ABS andESP®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 00E5
Cu rrentl yUnav ailabl e See
Ope rator'sManua l *
ESP ®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stem s(e .g. BAS) mayalso bemalf uncti oni ng. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofskidd ing if ES Pis malf uncti oni ng®
If ES P®
is malf uncti oni ng,ES P®
cann otcar ryout vehicle stabili zation .In addit ion,ot her drivi ng safetysy stem sar e
sw itch ed o.. #
Drive car efull yon asuit able stretch ofroad, making slightsteer ing movements ataspeed above19 mph
(30 km/h ). Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
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0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOpera tor's
Manua l *
EBD, ABSandESP®
aremalfunction ing.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g.BAS )ma yalso bemalf uncti oni ng. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofskidd ing if EBD ,AB Sand ESP®
aremalf uncti oni ng
The wheel sma ybloc kdur ing br akin gand ESP®
does notper form anyve hicle stabili zation .
The steer abili tyand braking charact eristics arehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi-
tion, other drivi ng safetysy stem sar esw itch ed o.. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqua li/ed specialist workshop. Active
BrakeAssistFunc-
tions Currentl yLim ited See
Ope rator'sManua l *V V
ehicles wit ehicles
witht h
the Dr he
Driving Assist iving
Assist anceP ance
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kag ag
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Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss -tra 1c funct ion,Evasiv eSt eer ing Assist or
PRE‑S AFE®
PL US arete mp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailabl e.
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ehicle swit ehicle
swit hout t hout
the Dr he
Driving Assis t ivi
ng Assis tance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become availabl eag ain.
or #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions andrestar t
th eve hicle. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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nin glam nin
glam ps ps
Som
esy stems willperform aself -tes twhen the
ve hicle isswitc hedon.Som eind icat orand warn-
ing lampsma ybr ie0y light upor0as h.This beha v-
ior isnon-cr itical.These indicat orand warning
lam psindicat eamalfunction onlyif th ey light up
or 0as haTer theve hicle hasbeen star tedor dur -
ing ajour ney.
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cockpit ins kpit
instr tr
ument display ument
display Depending
onthedispla yse tting ,th epositions of
th eindicat orlam pson theinst rument displa yma y
di.er from theex am ple shown.
Indi cat Indi
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nin glam nin
glam ps: ps:
0075 Restr aint system (/ page 387)
00E9 Seatbelt(/page387)
Ù Powe rst eer ing (/ page388)
ÿ V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withawidescr h
awidescr eencoc een
cockpit kpit
: :
coolant temp eratur e(/ page389)
00B9 Enginediagnost ics(/ page389)
003D Electricalmalfunction (/page389) 00D4
Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca -
tio nind icat or (/ page 389)
0049 USA:electr icpar king brak e(red)
(/ page393)
0024 Canada:electricpar king brak e(red)
(/ page393)
0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w)
(/ page393)
00C6 USA:Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem
(/ page393)
004D Canada:brak es (yello w)
(/ page393)
0027 USA:brak es (red) (/ page393)
004D Canada:brak es (red) (/ page393)
L Distance warning (/ page396)
Ó ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page396)
ê ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page396)
0025 ABS(/page397)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page397)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page397) 386386
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iving safe iving
safety syst ty
systems ems
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/indicat orlam pP or
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causes/conseq uencesand uences
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0025
ABS warning lamp *T
he yello wABS warning lampis lit while theve hicle isrunning.
ABS isma lfunct ioning .
If an add itional warning tone sou nds, EBD isma lfunct ioning .
Ot her driving systems anddriving safety systems mayals obe mal functioning. #
Notethemessag eson theinstr ument display. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGTher eis arisk ofskiddin gif EBD orAB Sis malf unct ioning
The wheels mayloc kdur ing braking .
The steer abili tyand braking charact eristics arehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddition,
ot her drivi ng safetysy stem sar esw itch ed o.. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqua li/ed specialist workshop. 00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lamp0as hes *
The yello wESP ®
wa rning lamp0as hes while theve hicle isin mo tion .
One ormor ewheels have reac hed their grip limit (/page157). #
Adaptyo ur driving styleto suit thero ad and weather cond itions. Displ
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2,3... 1,
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4MA 4MA
TIC TIC
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 145
12 Vbat t 12
Vbat ter y er
y
see On-bo ardelec trica lsy stem battery (12 V)
12 Vsoc ket 12
Vsoc ket
see Socket(12 V)
360° Camera 360°
Camera
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 191 AA
A/C functi on A/C
functi on
Ac tivating/dea ctivating (MBUX multi-
medi asy st<0046004E000A000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Ac tivating/dea ctivating (operating
<0056004F004A0055000A000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 124
ABS (Anti-lo c ABS
(Anti-lo ck Br k
Br aki ng Syst aki
ng System) em)
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A A
cce ler cce
leration ation
see Kickdo wn
A A
cci dent andBr cci
dent andBreak do eak
down Manag wn
Manag ement ement
Mer cede sme connec <0055000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 242
A A
cous coustic
loc tic
locking king
v v
er er
i/c ation i/c
ation signa l signa
l
Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 67A A
ctiv ctiv
eBlind Spo e
Blind SpotAssi st t
Assi st
Br ak eapp lica<0055004A0050004F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 186
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 184
Sy stem limita<0055004A0050004F0054000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 184
A A
ctiv ctiv
eBr e
Br ak ak
eAssi st e
Assi st
Fu nctio n/no tes... ................................... 175
Se tting.... ............................................... 179
A A
ctiv ctiv
eDis t e
Dis tance Assis ance
AssistDIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC ONIC
Ac tiveEmer gency Stop Assist ................ 173
Ac tiveLane ChangeAssi st<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F> 174
Call ingupaspee <0045000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F> 167
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 165
Inc reasing /decreasin gth espeed ...........1 67
Ro ute-based speedadaptation ............... 170
St oring aspeed.... .................................. 167
Switc hingo./deac tivating .....................1 67
Switc hingon/activ ating......................... 167
Sy stem limit ations... ...............................165
A A
ctiv ctiv
eEmer g e
Emer gency St ency
Stop Assist op
Assist ...................... 173
A A
ctiv ctiv
eheadlam e
headlam ps ps
.... ........................ .............1 15
A A
ctiv ctiv
eLane Chang e
Lane Chang eAssist e
Assist
Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 175
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 174A A
ctiv ctiv
eLane K e
Lane Keep ingAssist eep
ingAssist
Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 188
Ac tivating/dea ctivating thewa rning....... 189
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 187
Se tting the<00540046004F0054004A0055004A0057004A0055005A000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F> .....................1 89
Sy stem limits... ......................................187
A A
ctiv ctiv
eP e
Par ar
king Assist king
Assist
Exiting apar king space.<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 201
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 198
Pa rking... ............................................... 200
Sy stem limit ations... ...............................198
A A
ctiv ctiv
eSer e
Ser vice Sy vice
Syst st
em PL em
PLUS US
see ASSYSTPL US
A A
ctiv ctiv
eSpeed LimitAss ist e
Speed LimitAss ist
Dis play........... ........................................169
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 169
A A
ctiv ctiv
eSt e
St eer eer
ing Assist ing
Assist
Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 173
Ac tiveEmer gency Stop Assist ................ 173
Ac tiveLane ChangeAssi st<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F> 174
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 171
Sy stem limits............ ............................. 171
A A
dap dap
tiv tiv
ecr e
cr uis econt r uis
econt rol ol
see ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C Inde
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401 401

AA
dap dap
tiv tiv
eHighbeam Assist e
Highbeam Assist
Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 116
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 115
A A
ddi tiv ddi
tives es
Engine oil........... ....................................331
Fu el..... .................................................. 331
A A
dditiv dditiv
es(engine oil) es
(engine oil)
see Additiv es
A A
dditiv dditiv
es(fuel) es
(fuel)
see Fuel
ATer ATer
-sales -sa
les ser ser
vice vice
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag Air
bag
Re duced protection .................................. 45
Air conditioning menu Air
conditioning menu
Calling up..............................................1 25
Air dis Air
distr tr
ibution ibution
Se <00550055004A004F0048000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F> .......................................124
Se tting (MBUX multimedia system)..... ....125
Air inle t Air
inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pr Air
pressur e essur
e
see Tire pressur e Air
v Air
vents ents
Ad justing (front).....................................126
Ad justing (rea r)..... ................................. 127
Air v Air
vents ents
se eAir vents
Air Air
-co nditi oning syst -co
nditi oning system em
see Clim atecont rol
Air Air
-r -r
eci r eci
rcul atio nmod e(w it cul
atio nmod e(w ith h
/n e /n
e
par par
ticle ticl
epr pr
e/ lt e/
lter) er)
......... ................................. 126
Air Air
-w -w
at at
er duc t er
duc t
Ke eping free......... ................................. 264
Airbag Airbag
Activ<00420055004A0050004F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)........ 43
Inst allation locations ................................ 43
Knee airbag... ........ .................................. 43
Ov ervie w.... .............................................. 43
PA SSENGE RAIR BA Gind icat or lamp s...... 47
Pr otection.... ............................................ 44
Side airbag....... ....................................... 43
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag .............................. 43
Air0 ow Air
0ow
Se tting .... ............................................... 124 Ala
rm Alar
m
see Panic alarm
Alar Alar
msyst m
system em
see ATA (anti-theT alarmsystem)
Al l-w heel dr Al
l-w heel drive iv
e
see 4MATIC
Amb ientlig htin g Amb
ientlig htin g
Se tting (MB UXmult imed iasystem) .........1 17
Andr Andr
oidA oid
Aut o ut
o
see Smar tphone integration
Animal s Animal
s
Pe ts intheve hicle .................................... 65
An ti-loc An
ti-loc kbr k
br aking syst aking
system em
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr aking System)
An ti-skid c An
ti-skid chains hains
see Snow chains
Ant i-t Ant
i-theT heT
prot pr
otection ection
Immobilizer.. .......... .................................. 84
An ti-t An
ti-theT heT
prot pr
otection ection
see ATA (anti-theT alarmsystem)
An ticipat An
ticipat or or
yoccup antprot y
occu pantpr otection ection
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu-
pant protection) 402402
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tes(st artin gassis tance and charg-
ing )........................................................ 281
Bel t Bel
t
see Seatbelt
Bli nd Spo Bli
nd Spot Assis t t
Assis t
Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 187
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 184
Sy stem limita<0055004A0050004F0054000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 184
Blo w Blo
wer er
see Clima tecont rol
Br Br
ak ak
eAss is e
Ass istSyst t
Sy stem em
se eBAS (BrakeAss istSystem)
Br Br
ak ak
e e
0u id 0u
id
No tes... .................................................. 332
Br Br
ak ak
ef e
for orce
dis ce
distr tr
ib ut ion ib
ut ion
EB D(elect ro nic brak efo rc edistr ibu-
tion).... ...................................................1 59
Br Br
ak ak
epad g epad
gaug e aug
e........ ................................... 264
Br Br
ak ak
es es
ABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System).......... ....157
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F> 175
BAS (BrakeAssi stSystem) .....................1 57
Br eaking-in notes... ................................ 131 Chec
kingthebr ak epad thickness ........... 264
Dr iving tips...... ......................................132
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edistr ibu-
tion).... .................... ...............................1 59
HOLD function....... ................................159
Limit edbraking e.ect (salt-tr eated
ro ads) ..................... ...............................1 32
Ne w/r eplaced brak elin ing s/br ake
discs ...................................................... 131
Po st-c ollisi on brak e.<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F> 51
Br Br
aki ng ass ist aki
ng ass istance ance
see BAS (BrakeAssi stSystem)
Br Br
eakdo eakdo
wn wn
Assi stance overview. <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Cha nging awhe <0046004D000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F> 316
Ro adside Assista<004F00440046000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F> .............25
To w- star ting. ......... ................................. 288
To wing away.......................................... 285
Tr anspo rting theve hicle .........................2 87
Br Br
eakdo eakdo
wn wn
see Flat tire
Br Br
eaking-in not eaking-in
notes es
....... ..................... ............. 131
Butt Butt
ons ons
St eer ing wheel....... ................................207 CC
Calls Calls
Mercedes me......................................... 239
Camer a Camer
a
Inf ormation..... ....................................... 155
Camer a Camer
a
see 360° Camer a
see Dashc am
see Rear vie wcamer a
Car key Car
key
see Smar tKey
Car w Car
wash ash
see Care
Car w Car
wash (car ash
(care) e)
...... ......................................264
Car Car
-t -t
o-X o-X
-Communication -Communication
Displa yinghazar dwa rnings ....................232
Car e Car
e
Air -water duct....... ................................. 264
Au tomatic carwash...............................2 64
Car pet...... .............. ...............................270
Decor ativefo il...... .................................. 268
Displa y......... .......................................... 270
Ext erior lighting ......................................269 404404
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