2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS mirror

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Ifth ebatt eryhas been disconnect edorcom-
ple tely disc harged, youwill have torese tth e
outside mirrors.Onl yth en will theaut omatic
mir rorfo lding function workproper ly. #
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rese t ese
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br ie0y press button2.
An outside mirrorth at has been pushed outof
posit ioncan beeng aged inposit ionagain asfol-
lo ws : #
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ehicles wit ehicles
without electr hout
electr icall icall
yf y
folding outside olding
outside
mir r mir
ror or
s: s:
Manuall ymo vetheoutside mirrorint o
th ecor rect positi on. #
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ehicles wit ehicles
withelect r h
elect ricall icall
yf y
foldin goutsi demir - oldin
goutsi demir -
r r
or or
s: s:
Press and hold button2.
Yo uwill hear aclic kand themir rorwill audibl y
clic kint oplace. Theoutside mirrorwill nowbe
se tto thecor rect positi on. AA
ut ut
omatic anti-glar omatic
anti-glaremir r e
mir ror or
sfun ction s
fun ction &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacid burnsand poison -
ing due totheanti-glar emir rorelectr olyte
Electr olyte ma yescape ifth eglass inan aut o-
matic anti-glar emir rorbr eak s. The
electr olyte is hazar dous tohealt hand cau-
ses irrita tion. Itmust notcom eint ocont act
wit hyo ur skin, eyes, respir ator yor ga ns or
clo thing orbe swallo wed. #
Ifyo ucome intocont actwithelectr olyte,
obser vethefo llo wing:
R Immedia tely rinse theelectr olyte
fr om your skin withwa terand seek
medical attention.
R Ifelectr olyte comes intocont actwith
yo ur eyes, immediat elyrinse them
th or oughl ywit hclean waterand seek
medical attention.
R Ifth eelectr olyte is sw allo wed,imme-
diat elyrinse your mout hout thor -
oughl y.Do notinduce vomitin g.Seek
medical attenti onimmediat ely.
R Immedi atelych ang eout ofclo thing
whic hhas been contaminat edwith
electr olyte.
R Ifan aller gicreactio noccur s,seek
medic alatt ent ion immed iately. The
insiderear vie wmir rorand theoutside mirror
on thedr iver's side willautomaticall ygo intoanti-
glar emode iflight from aheadlam phits thesen-
sor ontheinside rear vie wmir ror.
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stem limits em
limits
The system willno tgo intoant i-glaremo deif:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
R The interior lightin gis switc hedon. FF
r r
ont -passe ng ont
-passe nger out side mirr er
out side mirror par or
par king posit ion king
posit ion
fu nct ion fu
nct ion The
parking posit ionmak espar king easier .
The front -passe nger out side mirrorwill swiv el
do wn wardsin thedir ection ofthere ar wheel on
th efront passeng er'sside when:
R The parking position isstor ed (/ page123).
R The front-passeng ermir roris select ed.
R Reversege ar iseng aged. 122122
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The
front-p asseng erouts idemirrorwill movebac k
to its original position when:
R YoushiT thetransmission toano ther transmis-
sion position.
R Youar etrav eling ataspeed great erthan
9 mp h(1 5km /h).
R Youpr ess thebutt onforth eoutside mirroron
th edr iver's side. SS
t t
or or
ing t ing
the par he
par king position oft king
position ofthe fr he
front- ont-
passeng passeng
eroutside mirr er
outside mirror using rev or
using rever er
se g se
gear ear
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t t
or or
ing ing
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Press button1 toselect thefront-passeng er
outside mirror. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Movethefront-passeng eroutside mirrorint o
th edesir edpar king position usingbutton2. Calling
up Calling
up #
Press button1 toselect thefront-passeng er
outside mirror. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar.
The front -passe nger out side mirrorwill move
int oth estor ed par king position. AA
ctiv ctiv
ating/deactiv ating/deactiv
atingt ating
the aut he
aut omatic mirr omatic
mirror f or
fold- old-
ing function ing
function Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Switc hAutomatic Foldingonoro.. Light
andvisibility
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Ifth ebatt eryis se verely disc harged, thefunc-
tion forde tectin gacollisi ononapar kedve hi-
cle isaut omati callydeact ivat ed tofacilit ate
th ene xt engine star t.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
De tection maybe restr icte din thefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R The vehicle isdamag edwithout impact, for
ex am ple, ifan out side mirroris torn o. orthe
paint isdamag edbyake y
R Animpac tocc ursat low spe ed
R The electric par king brak eis no tapp lied NNo o
t t
es on par es
on par king t king
the v he
vehi cle f ehi
cle for an e or
an ext xt
ende d ende
d
per per
iod iod
If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan six
we eks,itma ysu.er damag eth ro ugh disuse.
The 12Vbatt eryma yalso beimpair edordam-
ag ed byhea vydisc harging.
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ehicle swit ehicle
swit haut h
aut omati ctr omati
ctransmi ssion: ansmi
ssion:Do notdis-
conn ectthe12 Vbatt eryev en ifth eve hicle isleT
idle fora lengt hyper iod. %
Further informatio ncan beobt aine dat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. SS
t t
andb andb
ymode (e y
mode (ext xt
ensi onoft ensi
onofthe st he
star t ar
ter batt er
batt er er
y's y's
per per
iod out ofuse) iod
out ofuse) SS
t t
andb andb
ymode funct ion y
mode funct ion
% This funct ion isno tav ailabl efo rall models.
If standb ymode isactiv ated, ener gyloss willbe
minimized during extended periodsof non-op era-
tion.
St andb ymode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The star terbatt eryis preser ved.
R The maximum non-oper ational timeappear sin
th emedia display.
R The conne ctionto onlin eser vices isint errup-
te d.
R The ATA(ant i-the Tala rm system) isno tav aila-
ble.
R The interior motionsenso rand tow- awa y
alar mfunct ionsar eno tav ailabl e.
R The funct ion forde tectin gcollisi onsona
par kedve hicle isno tav ailabl e. If
th efo llo wing conditions areful/lled ,st andb y
mode canbeactiv ated ordeactiv ated using the
multimed iasystem:
R The vehicle isswitc hedon.
R The vehicle hasnotbeen star ted.
Ex ceeding theve hicle' sdispl ayednon- oper ational
time maycause inconvenienc e;i.e. itca nno tbe
guar anteed that thestar terbatt erywill reliabl y
st ar tth eve hicle.
Char gethestar terbatt eryin thefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R The vehicle' snon -ope rational timemust be
ex tended .
R The BatteryCharge Insuffic ient forStandby
Mode message appear sin themedia display.
% Standb ymode isaut omati callydeact ivat ed
when theve hicle isswitc hedon.
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ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gst atin
gst andb andb
ymode (par y
mode (parking king
t t
he v he
vehicle f ehicle
for an e or
an ext xt
end edper end
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eq eq
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emen ts: emen
ts:
R The engineisswitc hedo.. 154154
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ediasystem:
4 © 5
Set tings 5
Vehic le #
Activateor deac tivateSt andby Mode. #
Select Yes. DrDr
iving anddr iving
anddriving safe iving
safety sy ty
syst st
ems ems
DrDr
iving syst iving
systems andy ems
andyour r our
respo nsibility espo
nsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipp edwithdr ivi ng systems
whic hassis tyo uin driving, parking andmaneuv er-
ing theve hicle. Thedrivi ng systems areonl yaids.
The yar eno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att ention tothe
sur roundings anddonotre lie ve youof your
re sponsi bilityper taining toroad tra1c law. The
dr iver isalw aysre sponsi bleformaint aining asaf e
dist ance totheve hicle infront ,fo rve hicle speed,
fo rbr aking ingood timeandforst ay ing inlane.
Pa yatt entio nto thetra1c conditions atall times
and interve ne when nece ssary. Be awa reofthe
limit ations rega rding thesaf euse ofthese sys-
te ms.
Dr ivin gsy stems canneither reduce therisk of
acciden tif yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur driving stylenor
ove rride thelaws ofphysics. Theycanno talw ays ta
ke intoaccount road, weather ortra1c cond i-
tio ns. InfInf
or or
matio non v matio
non vehicle sensor ehicle
sensors and camer s
and camer as as
Som
edr ivi ng and drivi ng safetysy stem sus eca m-
er as aswellas radar orultr asonic sensorsto
monit orthear ea infront of,behind ornext to the
ve hicle. 1
Multifunct ioncamer a
2 Camer asintheoutside mirrors
3 Front radar
4 Front camer a
5 Corner radar s
6 Ultrasonic sensors
7 Rear vie wcamer a &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue torestr ic-
te dde tection perform ance ofvehicle sen-
sor sand camer as
If th ear ea around vehicle senso rsor camer as
is co vered, damag edordirty,cer tain driving
and safetysy stem sca nno tfun ction co rrectl y.
Ther eis arisk ofan acciden t. #
Keep thear ea around vehicle senso rsor
camer asclear ofanyobst ruction sand
clean. #
Have damag eto thebum per,ra diat or
gr ille orstone chipping inthear ea ofthe
fr ont and rear wind owsre pair edata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Dr
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Blind
SpotAss istcanno twa rndriver sin this
situation. #
Alwayspa ycar eful att ent ion tothetra1c
situation andmaint ainasaf edist ance at
th eside oftheve hicle. Obser
vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page155) .
Exit w Exit
war ar
nin g nin
g
The exitwa rning isan additional functionofBlind
Spo tAssist andcanwarnvehicle occupan tsabout
appr oaching vehicles whenleavingth eve hicle
when station ary. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent despiteex it
wa rning
The exitwa rning neit her reacts tostat iona ry
objects nortoper sons orroad user s
appr oaching youat agr eatl ydi.er ingspeed.
The exitwa rning canno twa rndriver sin these
situations. #
Alwayspa ypar ticu larattent ion tothe
tr a1 csitu ation whe nop ening th edoor s
and makesur eth er eis su1cien tclear -
ance. If
th er eis ave hicle inthemonit oring rang e, this is
indicat edintheoutside mirror.Ifave hicle occu-
pant opensth edoor ontheside withth ewa rning,
a wa rning tone sou nds and thewa rning lampin
th eoutside mirrorst ar ts to 0ash.
Thi saddi tion alfunc tion ison lyavailabl ewhen
Bli nd SpotAss istisac tive. Whe nth eex itwa rning
is activ ated, itcan warnvehicle occupan tsforup
to thre eminut esaTer switchingtheve hicle o..
The exitwa rning isno long eravailabl eonce the
wa rning lampin theoutside mirror0as hes thre e
times .
The exitwa rning isonl yan aid and nota substi-
tut efo rth eatt ention ofvehicle occupan ts.The
re sponsi bilityforopening andclosing thedoor s
and forlea ving theve hicle remains withth eve hi-
cle occupan ts. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Bli nd Spo tAssis tand ActiveBlind SpotAssi stma y
be limit edinthefo llo wing situations, inpar ticular :
R ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
R inpoor visibility ,e.g. duetofog, hea vyrain or
sno w
R ifth er ear enar row vehicles, e.g.bicy cles or
mo torbik es
R ifth ero ad has very wide ornar row lane s
R ifve hicles areno tdr ivi ng inthemiddle oftheir
lane
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar continuous lane
bor ders.Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis su1cien t
dist ance totheside forot her tra1c orobs tacles.
Wa rnings maybe interrupted when driving along-
side long vehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra pr o-
long edtime.
Blind SpotAssist isno toper ational whenreve rse
ge ar iseng aged. Dr
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The
exitwa rning maybe limit edinthefo llo wing
situations:
R when thesensor sar eco veredby adjace nt
ve hicles innar row par king spaces
R when peopleappr oachth eve hicle
R intheev ent ofstationar yor slo wly moving
object s
F F
uncti onofbr uncti
onofbrak ak
eapplication (A e
application (Activ ctiv
eBlin dSpo t e
Blin dSpo t
Assis Assis
t) t)
If Ac tiveBlind SpotAssi stdetects arisk ofaside
im pact inthemonit oring rang e, acou rse-cor rect-
ing brak eapplicat ioniscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo idacollision.
The cour se-cor rectin gbr ak eapplicat ionisavaila-
ble inthespeed rang ebe tween approximat ely
20 mph(30 km/h) and125 mph(2 00 km/h). &
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ARN ING ARN
INGRiskof accide nt despite br ak e
ap plicat ion of ActiveBlind SpotAssi st
A cour se-correctin gbr ak eapplicat ioncanno t
alw ayspr ev ent acollision. #
Alwaysst eer ,br ak eor acceler ateyo ur-
self, especia lly if Ac tiveBlind SpotAssi st wa
rnsyo uor mak esacour se-cor rectin g
br ak eapplicat ion. #
Alwaysmaint ainasaf edis tance atthe
sides. If
acour se-cor rectin gbr ak eapplicat ionoccur s,
th ere dwa rning lamp0as hes intheoutside mirror
and awa rning tone sou nds. Inadd ition,dis pla y
1 indic ating thedang erofaside collision
appear sin theInstr ument Display.
In rare cases, thesy stem maymak ean inappr o-
pr iat ebr ak eapplication. Thisbrak eapplication
ma ybe interrupted atanytime ifyo usteer slightl y
in theopposit edir ection oracceler ate. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
No tethesy stem limit ations ofActiveBlind Spot
Assi st;yo uma yot her wise notre cogn izethedan-
ge rs (/ pag e184).
Eit her acour se-cor rectin gbr ak eapplicat ion
appr opriateto thedr iving situation, ornone atall,
ma yoccur inthefo llo wing situations:
R Vehicles orobs tacles, e.g.cr ash barrier s, are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches tooclosel yon theside.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving stylewit h
high corner ing speeds.
R Youbr ak eor acceler atesign i/ca ntly.
R Adr iving safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP®
or ActiveBr ak eAssi st.
R ESP ®
is dea ctivated.
R Aloss oftirepr ess ureor amal functioning tire
is de tected. 186186
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stem limits em
limits
The rear vie wcamer awill notfu nct ion orwill only
par tiallyfunc tionin thefo llo wing situations:
R The trunk lidisopen.
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The amb ient lightcond itions arepoo r,e.g. at
night.
R Camer as,orvehicle compone ntsin whic hth e
camer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirtyor
co vered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehicle
senso rsand camer as(/ page155 ).
% Donotuse there ar vie wcamer ain these
types ofsituations. Youcould other wise injure
ot her sor colli dewithobj ects when parking
th eve hicle.
% The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sour ces,
e.g .when drivi ng out ofaga rage .In this case,
pa ypar ticular attention. %
Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consid erabl yre str ictits
us e. 36
0° came ra 360°
camer a FF
unction oft unction
ofthe sur r he
sur round vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a
The surround viewcamer ais asy stem that con-
sis tsof four camer as.The camer ascoverth e
immediat eve hicle surroundings. Thesystem
assists youwhen youar epar king oratexits with
re duced visibility ,fo rex am ple.
The views ofthesur round viewcamer aar ealw ays
av ailabl ewhen drivi ng forw ards up toaspeed of
appr ox.10 mph(1 6km /h)an dwh en backing up.
The surround viewcamer ais onl yan aid and may
sho wadist ortedvie wof obst acles, showthem
incor rectl yor notsho wthem atall. Itis no ta sub-
stit utefo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings. The
re sponsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and parking
re mains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjects etc., inthemaneuv er-
ing area while maneuv ering and parking. The
system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
camer as:
R Rear vie wcamer a
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
% Youcan open theco verof there ar vie wcam-
er amanu ally(/ page194) .
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ie w ie
ws of t s
of the sur r he
sur roun dvie oun
dvie wcamer a w
camer a
Yo ucan select from di.er entviews: 1
Wide-angle view, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a Dr
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3
Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-angle view, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam-
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tr ailer hitch)
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op view op
view 1
Lane indicating thero uteth eve hicle willtake
at thecur rent steer ing wheel angle
2 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC
3 Your vehicle from above The
coloroftheindividual segments ofwa rning
displa y2 isbased onthedist ance tothede tec-
te dobst acle:
R Y Y
ello ello
wsegments: w
segments: obstacles atadist ance
be tween appr ox.2.0 T(0.6 m)and 3.3T
(1.0 m)
R Or Or
ang ang
esegme nts: e
segme nts:obstacles atadist ance
be tween approx. 1.0 T(0.3 m)and 2.0T
(0.6 m)
R R R
ed segm ents: ed
segm ents:obs tacles atave ry shor tdis-
ta nce ofapp rox. 1.0 T(0.3 m)orless
When Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisope rational
and noobjec tis de tected, thesegments ofthe
wa rning displa yar esho wningray . Guide
lines Guide
lines 1
Yellowlane marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(d yna mic )
2 Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing wheel
angle (dyna mic )
3 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 in(0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofapp rox. 3.3 T(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assist isactiv e,lanes 1
ar edispla yedin green. 192192
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