2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS open hood

Obser
vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
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Openi ng Openi
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NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom using the
wind shield wiperswhen thehood isopen
If th ewindshield wipersst ar tmo ving when the
hood isopen ,yo ucould betrapped bythe
wiper linkage . #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and vehicle beforeopen ingthehood. #
Open thehood. #
Remo veanyex istin gmoistur efrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Loosen screws1. #
Press clam ps2 and liTthefuse boxlid up
and out.
The fuse assignment diagram isin are cess onthe
side ofthefuse box. Closing Closing
#
Chec kwhe ther theseal ispositioned correctl y
in thelid. #
Place thelid on thefuse box. #
Mak esur eth at clam ps2 engage. #
Tight enscrews 1. #
Close thehood. Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the fr he
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Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
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Soluti ons Soluti
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Pull overand stop theve hicle safelyas soon aspossibl e,paying attent ion toroad and tra1c cond itions. Do
no tcont inuedr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances . #
Cons ultaqu ali/ ed spec ial ist wo rkshop. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
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Befo reStarti ngthe Engine ,
Tu rn Steer ingWhe el *T
heelect ric steer ing lockcould notunl ockth esteer ing. #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
Tounloc kth esteer ing, movethesteer ing wheel slightlyto theleT and right. #
Switc hon theve hicle again.
0051 *A
tleast onedoor isopen. #
Clos eall door s.
0083 *T
hehood isopen . &
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The hood mayope nand blockyour vie w. 348348
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causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
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ons #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood isloc ked. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Close thehood.
0084 *T
hetrunk lidisopen . &
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GER GER
Riskofexhaus tga spoison ing
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus tga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus tga ses can entertheve hicle
int erior ifth etrunk lidisopen when theve hicle isrunning, especiallyif th eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alwaysswitc ho. theve hicle beforeopen ingthetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. #
Close thetrunk lid.
00B2 Check WasherFluid *T
hewasher 0uidleve lin thewa sher 0uidreser voirhas dropped belowtheminimum. #
Addwa sher 0uid(/page263) .
Wi per Malfunctioni ng
*Thewind shield wipersar emalf unct ioning. Displ
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00BD
Check CoolantLevel See
Opera tor'sManua l *T
hecoolan tle ve lis toolow.
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Engine damagedue toinsu1c ientcoolant #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsu1cient coolant. #
Addcoolant (/page262). #
Have theengine cooling system checkedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
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Co olant Too HotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolan tis tooho t. #
Stop immediat elyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions andswitc ho. theve hicle. &
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If yo uopen thehood intheev ent ofan ove rheat edengine or/rein theengine compartment, thefo llo wing situa-
tions mayoccur :
R Youma ycome intocont actwithho tga ses.
R Youma ycome intocont actwithot her escapin gho toper ating0uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheev ent ofa/r ein theengine compartment, keep thehood closed andcallthe/r eser vice. #
Waituntil theengine hascooled down. Displa
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If yo uopen thehood intheev ent ofan ove rheat edengine or/rein theengine compartment, thefo llo wing situations
ma yoccur :
R Youma ycome intocont actwithho tga ses.
R Youma ycome intocont actwithot her escapin gho toper ating0uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheev ent ofa/r ein theengine compartment, keep thehood closed andcallthe/r eser vice. #
Stop immediat elyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions andswitc ho. theve hicle. Donotcont inuedr ivi ng . #
Notethemessag eson theinstr ument display.
If t If
the coolan tt he
coolan ttem em
per per
atur atur
edispl a e
displ ay is at t y
is at the low he
lower end oft er
end ofthe t he
tem em
per per
atur atur
escale: e
scale: #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop.
If t If
the coolan tt he
coolan ttem em
per per
atur atur
edispla e
displa yis at t y
is at the upper endoft he
upper endofthe t he
tem em
per per
atur atur
escale: e
scale: #
Exit theve hicle andkeep asaf edist ance from ituntil theengine hascooled down. #
Chec kth ecoolant leve l(/ page262). #
Mak esur eth at theair suppl yto thera diat orisno tobstr ucted. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop. Indoin gso, ensu rethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dar ea. 390390
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Hand
ling(unus ual) Hand
ling(unus ual)........ ...............................292
HAND S-FREE A HAND
S-FREE ACCE SS CCE
SS... ................................ 75
Haza r Haza
rd w d
war ar
ning lights ning
lights....... ............................ 114
Haza r Haza
rdou ssub st dou
ssub stanc es anc
es
Inf orma tion ....... ....... ................................25
Hea dr Hea
dres estr tr
ain t ain
t
Fr ont (adjust ingmec hanicall y).... .............. 93
Re ar (adju sting ).... .................................... 94
Re ar (remo ving/ins talling)...... .................. 95
Head-up Display Head-up
Display
Ad justing brigh tnes s(o n-bo ardco m-
put er)...... ...... ........................................ 210
Ad justing displa yele men ts(on-bo ard
co mp uter).... .......................................... 210
Car e....... ............................................... 270
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 209
Menu (on-boa rdcom puter)..................... 210
Oper atingth ememor yfunction .............. 100
Se tting theposition (on-boardcom-
put er)....... ............................................. 210
Switc hingon/o...... ..... ..........................2 11
Headlam Headlam
ps ps
see Automatic drivin glights
Headlin er(car Headlin
er(car e) e)
... ........................................2 70 Heating Heating
see Climat econtr ol
Help call Help
call
see Mercedes-Benz emergency callsy stem
High beam High
beam
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High beam High
beam
see AdaptiveHig hbeam Assist
Hig h-be am Hig
h-be am0asher 0asher
........................................1 13
Hill st Hill
star ar
tassist t
assist .............................................160
HOLD function HOLD
function
Fu nctio n/no tes... ................................... 159
Swi tching on/o. .................................... 160
Home scr Home
screen (media displa een
(media display) y)
Ov ervie w... ............................................. 213
Hood Hood
Open ing/clo sing.................................... 258 II
Identi/cation Identi/cation
plate plat
e
Eng ine.. .................. ...............................3 27
Re frig er ant .............................................3 34
ve hicle ................................................... 327 Ign
ition key Ign
ition key
see Smar tKey
Immobi lizer Immobi
lizer...................... .............................. 84
Indi cat Indi
catorlam p or
lam p
see Warning/in dicatorlam p
Individual dr Individual
driv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
ram am
Con/ guring......... ................................... 139
Selecting....... ........................................ 138
Inside r Inside
rear ear
vie vie
wmir r w
mir ror or
Anti-g laremode (automatic).. ................. 122
Inside r Inside
rear ear
vie vie
wmir r w
mir ror or
see Outside mirrors
Inspe ction Inspe
ction
see ASSYST PLUS
Ins Instr tr
ume ntclu st ume
ntclu ster er
Fu nctio n/no tes... ........................... 205, 206
Ins Ins
tr tr
umen tdispla y umen
tdispla y
Fu nctio n/no tes... ................................... 206
Ins trumen tclus ter.. .................................. 10
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Wa rning/in dicatorlam ps... .....................386 414414
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