2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS engine

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Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunction whentheigni-
tion isswitc hedo..
Seat adjustmen tsforup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunction .
Yo ucan save setting sfo rth efo llo wing systems:
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R Seat contour
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Setth edesir edposition forall systems. #
Brie0y press memor ybutt onV andthen
pr ess prese tposition 0037,TorU
wit hin thre eseconds. #
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call up:press and brie0y hold oneofprese t
position buttons 0037, TorU.
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mo vedint oth estor ed position. SS
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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. &
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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 100100
Seat
sand stow ing

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aboutlightingsystems andy ems
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esponsibil ity esponsibil
ity The
various lightin gsy stems oftheve hicle are
onl yaids. Thedriver oftheve hicle isresponsi ble
fo rcor rect vehicle illumin ation inaccor dance with
th epr ev ailin glig ht and visibilitycond itions, legal
re qu irements andtra1c situation. Light
switch Light
switch OperOper
ating t ating
the light switc h he
light switc h 0047
0063 LeT-handstanding lights
0048 0064 Right-hand standing lights
0049 0060 Parking lights andlicense platelam p
004A 0058 Automatic drivin glights (prefer redlight
switc hposition) 004B
0058 Lowbeam/high beam
6 005E Switchesthere ar fogligh ton /o .
Whe nlow bea misac tivated, the0060 indicat or
lam pfo rth epar king lights willbedeactiv ated and
re placed bythe0058 low- beam indicat orlam p. #
Alwayspar kyo ur vehicle safelyusin gsu1cie nt
lig htin g,inaccor dance withth ere leva nt leg al
stipula tions.
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TE TE
Batt erydis chargin gby oper ating the
st an ding ligh ts Op
erating thestanding lightsovera per iod of
hour sputs astr ain onthebatt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchon theright 0064
or leT 0063 parking light. If
th ebatt eryis insu1c ientlych arge d, thestand-
ing lights orpar king lights willbeswitc hedo.
aut omaticall yto facilit ateth ene xt engine star t. 112112
Light
andvisibility

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R The light sw itchis in the0058 position.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Light
5 Ext erior Lighting Delay #
Setth eswit ch-o. delay time .
Wh entheve hicle engineisswitc hedo.,the
ex terior lightin gwill beactiv ated forth ese t
time. SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the sur r he
sur round lighting ound
lighting on/o. on/
o. Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Light
5 Locator Lighting
When Locator Lighting isactiv e,theex terior light-
ing lights upfor40 seconds aTertheve hicle is
unl ocked. When youstar tth eve hicle, thesur -
ro und lighting isdeactiv ated and theaut omatic
dr iving lights areactiv ated. #
Activateor deac tivateth efunction . IntInt
er er
ior lighting ior
lighting AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the int he
inter er
ior lighting ior
lighting FF
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ont ov ont
over er
head contr head
controlpanel ol
panel 1
003D Front leTreadin glam p
2 0033 Automatic interior lighti ngcontr ol
3 004A Front interior lightin g
4 0042 Rear interior lightin g
5 003D Front right readin glam p #
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o switc o
switc h h
on/o.: on/o.:
press button1 –5
ac cor dingl y. Contr Contr
olpanel int ol
panel inthe gr he
grab handl e ab
handl e 1
003D Rear readin glam p #
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o switc o
switc h h
on/o.: on/o.:
press button1. AA
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the ambient lighting he
ambient lighting Multim
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the color he
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Setth edesir edcolor . Light
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time dia sy stem :
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Firs tRo wof Sea ts
Cli mat econ trol can besetcen trall yusin gth esyn-
ch ronizati onfuncti on.The driver's settings for
te mp eratur e,air quant ityand airdistribut ionare
adop tedaut omaticall yfo rall climat ezones. #
Select SYNCandswitc hon oro.. RR
emo emo
ving condensation fr ving
condensation from t om
the windo ws he
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indo w indo
ws f s
fogg ogg
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up on the inside he
inside #
Press the0058 button. #
Ifth ewindo wscont inueto fogup: press the
0064 button.
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indo w indo
ws f s
fogg ogg
edup on t ed
up on the outside he
outside #
Switc hon thewindshield wipers. #
Press the 0058 button. SwitcSwitc
hingair hing
air-r -r
ecir ecir
culation mode culation
modeon/o. on/
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Press the0072 button.
The interior airwill berecir culat ed.
Air -recir culati onmode automatical lyswitc hesto
fr es hairmo deaTer awh ile.
% Ifair-re cir culati onmode isswitc hedon,the
wind owsma yfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchon
ai r-re cir culati onmode onlybr ie0y . Swit
c Swit
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the r he
residual heat esidual
heaton/o. on/o.
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R The vehicle ispar ked.
% Onlyve hicles withadiese leng inecan use
re sidual heat.
It is possibl eto mak euse ofthere sidual heat
fr om theengine tocont inueheatin gor ventila ting
th efront com partment oftheve hicle forappr ox-
imat ely30 minut es,depending onthete mp era-
tur ese t. #
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o activ o
activ at at
e: e:
press the 0056 button.
Re sidual heatwillbeswitc hedo.automati cally. Air
v Air
vents ents
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t ting
the fr he
front airv ont
airvents ents
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NGRisk ofbur nsorfrostbit edue to
being tooclose totheair vents
Ve ry hotor very cold aircan 0owfrom theair
ve nts. #
Mak esur eth at all vehicle occupan ts
alw aysmaint ainasu1cie ntdis tance
fr om theair vents. #
Ifnece ssary, dir ect theair0o wto ano ther
ar ea oftheve hicle interior . To
guar anteethe0o wof fresh airthro ugh theair
ve nts intoth eve hicle interior ,com plywit hth efo l-
lo wing:
R Alwayske ep theve nts and ventila tion grilles in
th eve hicle interior clear .
R Keep theair inle tfr ee ofresidue build-up
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T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
press button1
twice.
Indicat orand warning lampsgo on inthe
inst rument cluster.
The vehicle isswitc hedo.again ifone ofthefo l-
lo wing conditions isme t:
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ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmiss ion: ansmiss
ion:Youdo
no tst ar tth eve hicle within 15min utes and the
tr ansm ission isin pos ition 005Dortheelectr ic
par king brak eis applied.
R Youpr ess button1 once. SS
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ting t ting
the v he
vehicle ehicle
SS
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the v he
vehicle wit ehicle
witht h
the st he
star ar
t/s t t/s
top butt op
butt on on
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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 tohealth
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. &
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NGRisk of/redue to0amma ble
mat erial intheengine compartment orthe
ex haus tsy stem
Flammab lemat erials mayign ite. #
Ther efor e, checkre gula rly th at ther ear e
no 0amma blemat erials intheengine
com partment oron theex haus tsy stem. RR
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emen ts: emen
ts:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog-
niz ed. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress button1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:switc ho. non -
essen tialconsu mersand press button1
once . #
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand thedis-
pla ymessag ePlace theKey inthe Marked Space
SeeOperator's Manualappear sin the
inst rument displa y:sta rttheve hicle withth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (emergency
ope ration mode )(/ page129).
% Youcan switc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng .To
do this, press button1 forabout thre esec-
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre eseconds. Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesund er"Dr iving tips"
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Obser veanyinf ormatio nre ga rding displa ymes-
sag esthat can bedispl ayed on theinst rument
displa y.
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tin gt tin
gthe v he
vehicle wit ehicle
witht h
the Smar he
Smar tKe tK
ey in t y
in the he
mar k mar
ked space (emerg ed
space (emergency oper ency
operationmode) atio
nmode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator's Manual
messag eappear sin theinst rument displa y,yo u
can star tth eve hicle inemer gency operation
mode . Dr
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Mar
kedspace (exa mp lewit hcup holder without
co ver) #
Open theco verof mar kedspace 2ifneces-
sar y. #
Mak esur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSma rtKe y1 from theke yring. #
Plac eSmar tKey 1 inmar kedspace 2on
symbol 3.
The vehicle willstar taTer ashor ttime .
When youre mo veSma rtKe y1 from mar ked
space 2,theve hicle canbedriven. Forfur -
th er engine star ts howev er,Smar tKey 1
must belocat edinmar kedspace 2onsym-
bol 3during theentir ejour ney. #
Have Sma rtKe y1 checkedat aqu ali/ed spe-
ciali stwo rkshop.
If t If
the v he
vehicle doesno ehicle
doesnotst t
st ar t: ar
t: #
Place SmartKey 1 inmar kedspace 2and
lea veitth er e. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hicle
usin gth estar t/s topbutt on.
% Youcan switc hon thepo we rsuppl yor the
ve hicle withth estar t/s topbutt on.
Obser veanyinf ormatio nre ga rding displa ymes-
sag esthat can bedispl ayedon theinst rument
displa y. SS
t t
ar ar
tin gt tin
gthe v he
vehicle viaR ehicle
viaRemo t emo
te Onl ine Ser e
Onl ine Service s vice
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ingorheati ngt Cool
ingorheati ngthe v he
vehicle int ehicle
inter er
ior bef ior
before or
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tin gt tin
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jou rne y ne
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Ensu rethefo llo wing beforestar ting theengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin estar ting via
smar tphone.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu1 ciently full .
R The star terbatt eryis su1cien tly ch arge d.
Char Char
ging t ging
the st he
star t ar
ter batt er
batt er er
ybef y
bef or or
est e
star ar
ting t ting
the he
jour jour
ney ne
y
Yo ucan receiv eamessag eon your smar tphone
when thestat eof charge ofthestar terbatt eryis
lo w. Youcan then star tth eve hicle withth esmar t-
phone tocharge thebatt ery. The vehicle isaut o-
matic allyswitc hedo.aTer tenminut es.
Ens ureth efo llo wing beforestar ting theve hicle:
R The legalstipul ation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin estar ting via
smar tphone. 130130
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Itis saf eto star tan dru nth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu1 ciently full .
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ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
veh icle (R eh
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofcrushing orentr apment
due tounint entional star ting oftheengine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint ention allydur ing service
or maint enance work. #
Alwayssecur eth eengine against unin-
te ntiona lst ar ting beforeca rryin gout
main tenanc eor repair work. RR
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ements: ements:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti-theT alarmsystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light system isswitc hed
o..
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sar eclosed andlocked. R
The windo wsand slidingsunr oofareclosed . #
Startth eve hicle usingth esmar tphone.
ATer everyengine star t,theengine runs for
te nminut es.
Yo ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsecutiv e
st ar ting attem pts. Youmust star tth eengine with
th eSmar tKey bef oretrying tostar tth eve hicle
ag ain withth esmar tphone.
Yo ucan switc ho. theve hicle atanytime asfol-
lo ws :
R Viath esmar tphone app
R Bypressing theÜ orß buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
% Further informatio ncan befound inthe
smar tphon eapp.
Se cur Se
cur ing t ing
the v he
vehicle ag ehicle
agains ains
tst t
st ar ar
tin gbef tin
gbef or or
ecar ry- e
car ry-
ing out maint ing
out maint enance orr enance
orrepair w epair
wor or
k: k:
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Switc hon thehazar dwa rning light system.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. BrBr
eaking-in not eaking-in
notes es
To
preser vetheengine during the/r st
1,000 miles(1,500 km):
R Drive at varying road speeds andengine
speeds .
R Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 85 mph
(140 km/h ).
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr og ram A
or ;.
R ShiT tothene xt highest gear attheve ry latest
when theneedle reac hes thelast third bef ore
th ere dar ea intheta ch ome ter.
R DonotshiT down manuall yin order tobrak e.
R Avoid overstraining theve hicle, e.g.dr ivi ng at
fu llth ro ttle.
R V V
ehic leswit ehic
leswithaut h
aut oma tictr oma
tictransm ission: ansm
ission: Donot
depr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond the
pr essur epoint (kickdo wn). Dr
iving andparking
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Onlyincr ease theengine speedgraduall yand
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull speed aTer
1, 000 miles (1,500 km).
Thi salso applies when theengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breaking-in
no tes:
R Incer tain driving anddriving safetysy stem s,
th esensor sadjust automaticall ywhile acer -
ta in dist ance isbeing driven aTer theve hicle
has been deliveredor aTer repair s.Fu llsy s-
te m e.ectiv enessisno tre ac hed untilth eend
of this teac h-in process.
R Brak epads, brak ediscs andtires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac hie ve
op timum braking e.ect andgrip aTer several
hund redkilome ters of drivin g.Com pensat efo r
th ere duced braking e.ect byappl ying great er
fo rc eto thebr ak epedal. NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on driving iving
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GRisk ofaccident duetoobjects
in thedr iver's foot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ects intheve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntroom forth e
pedals. #
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
place 0oormats ontopof one another. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoincor -
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we arincl udes, forex ample:
R Shoe swith platform soles
R Shoe swit hhigh heels
R Slipper s
Ther eis arisk ofan acciden t. #
Alwayswe arsuit able foot we arso that
yo ucan oper ateth epedals safely. &
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NGRisk ofaccid ent ifth eve hicle is
switc hedo.while drivi ng
If yo uswitc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng ,
saf etyfu nct ionsar ere str icte dor no long er
av ailabl e.
This maya.ect thepo we rst eer ing system and
th ebr ak efo rc eboosting ,fo rex am ple.
Yo uwill need touse consider ablymor efo rc e
to stee ran dbr ak e, forex am ple. #
Donotswitc ho. theve hicle while driv-
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