2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS trunk

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NGRisk ofbur nscause dby aho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HANDS-FR EEACCESS, you
could burnyo urself bytouc hing theex haus t
sy stem. #
Alwaysensu rethat youonl ymak eakic k-
ing movement within thede tection rang e
of thesensor s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle caused by
unint entionall yopening thetrunk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur eclean er #
Deact ivat eth efunction oftheSmar tKey
in these situations.
or #
Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. When
makingth ekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar estanding /rml yon thegr ound. You
could other wise loseyour balance, e.g.onice.
Obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehind theve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move-
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly .
R The kicking movement mustbetowa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralconsecutiv ekic king movements areno t
successful, waitte nsec onds .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensor sar edir ty,e.g. duetoroad salt or
sno w.
R The kicking movement ismade usingapr os-
th etic leg. 7676
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andclosing

The
trunk lidcou ldbe ope ned unint entio nally,in
th efo llo wing situations:
R Aper son's arms orlegs aremo ving inthesen-
sor detection rang e, e.g. when polishing the
ve hicle orpic king upobj ects.
R Objects aremo vedor placed behind theve hi-
cle, e.g.th efuel pum phose, chargin gcable or
lug gage .
R Clam pingstraps, tarp sor other coverings are
pull edove rth ebum per.
R Apr otectiv emat withalengt hre ac hing over
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang eof
th esensor sis used.
R The protectiv emat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
Deactiv ateth efunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e67) ordo notcar rytheSmar tKey about
yo ur per son insuc hsituations. UUnloc nloc
king andopening t king
andopening the tr he
trunk fr unk
from inside with om
inside with
t t
he emer g he
emer gency r ency
release elease
RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The 12Vve hicle batteryis conn ectedand
ch arge d. #
Press theemer gency release button1
br ie0y . Side
windo ws Sid
ewi ndo ws Openin
gand closing t Openin
gand closing the side windo ws he
side windows &
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NGRisk ofentr apm entwhen ope n-
ing asid ewind ow
When opening aside windo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or bec ome trapp ed
be tween theside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, makesur eth at nob ody is
to uc hing theside windo w. #
Ifsomeo neistrapped ,re lease thebut-
to nimm ediately or pull itin order to
close theside windo wag ain. &
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GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
closing aside windo w
When closing aside windo w,body partscould
be trapped intheclosing area inthepr ocess. #
When closing, makesur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. Opening
andclosing
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The
sliding sunr The
sliding sunroof canno oof
canno tbe closed and y t
be closed and you can- ou
can-
no no
tsee t t
see the cause . he
cause .
% The term "slidin gsunr oof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sliding panel.
If th esliding sunroofisobstr ucteddur ing closing
and reopens again slightl y: #
Immedi atelyaTer automati cre ve rsing, pull
and hold the0057 buttondown again tothe
point ofresis tance until thesliding sunroofis
closed.
The sliding sunroofwillbeclosed with
incr eased forc e.
If th esliding sunroofisobstr uctedagain and
opens again slightl y: #
Repeat thepr ev ious step.
The sliding sunroofwillbeclosed again with
incr eased forc e.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withapanor h
apanor amar ama
roof wit oof
withpo w h
po wer tilt/ er
tilt/
sliding panel:Thesliding sunr sliding
panel:Thesliding sunroofort oof
orthe r he
roller sun- oller
sun-
blind isno blind
isno toper t
oper ating smoot ating
smoothl y hl
y. .
#
Resetth esliding sunroofand thero ller sun-
blind. R R
ese ese
tting t tting
the sliding sunr he
sliding sunroofand t oof
and the r he
roller sun- oller
sun-
blind blind
#
Pull and hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittle
until thesliding sunroofisfull yclosed. #
Pull and hold the0057 buttonlittle bylittle
until thero ller sunblind isfull yclosed. #
Use automatic operation tofully open and
th en close thesliding sunroof. An
ti-t An
ti-theT heT
prot pr
otection ection
FF
unction oft unction
ofthe immobilizer he
immobilizer The
immobilizer prev ents your vehicle from bein g
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey .
The imm obilizer isaut oma tically ac tivated when
th eve hicle isswitc hedo.,and deact ivat ed when
th eve hicle isswitc hedon.
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t-
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eve hicle ifava lid Smar tKey has been leT
insi detheve hicle.
% Intheev ent theengine cannotbe star ted(yet
th eve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), thesy stem is no
toper ational. Contactanaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Centeror call
1-800-F OR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-800-387- 0100(inCanada). AA
T T
A A
(an ti-t (an
ti-theT heT
alar alar
msyst m
system) em)
FF
unction oft unction
ofthe AT he
ATA syst A
sy stem em
If th eATA system isarmed, avisu aland audibl e
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situations:
R When adoor isopened
R When thetrunk lidisopened
R When thehood isopened
R When theint erior motion sensor istrigg ered
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R When theto w- awa yalar mistrig ge red
( / pag e85)
The ATA system isarmed automati callyaTer
appr oximat elyte nsec onds inthefo llo wing situa-
tions:
R ATer locking theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO 8484
Open
ingand closin g

Indi
catorlam p1 0ashes whentheATA system is
ar med.
The ATA system isdeacti vatedaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situations:
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe run lock ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R ATer pressin gth estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page129) %
When theMer cedes‑Benz emergency callsy s-
te m isactiv eand thealar mstay son formor e
th an 30 secon ds,amessag eis aut omati cally
sent totheCust omer Assist anceCenter
(/ page247).
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging ,th e
anti-theT alarmsystem isaut omati callydeac-
tiv ated tofacilit ateth ene xt engine star t.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the ATA he
ATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y.
or #
Press thestar t/s topbutt onwithth eSmar tKey
in thestow agecom partmen t(/ page129)
Deact iv Deact
ivatin gt atin
gthe alar he
alar musin gKEY LESS-GO m
usin gKEY LESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth eSmar t-
Ke yout side theve hicle. FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies. An
audib leand visualalar mistrigg ered ifan alter-
atio nto your vehicle' sang leof incl inat ionis
de tected while theto w- awa yalar misarmed.
The tow- awa yalar misaut omat icallyarmed aTer
appr oximat ely60 seconds:
R ATer locking theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
The tow- awa yalar misonl yar med when thefo l-
lo wing components areclosed:
R Door s
R Trunk lid
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omati callydeact ivat ed:
R ATer pressin gth eÜ or008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
R ATe rpr ess ing th estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page129)
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R When usingHA NDS- FREE ACCESS
Inf ormation oncollision detection onapar ked
ve hicle (/page153) . Open
ingand closin g
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ArAr
ming/d isar ming/d
isarming t ming
the tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m Mu
ltimedi asy stem :
4 © 5
Setting s5
Quick Acces s #
Arm or disar mTow-a wayPro tecti on.
The tow- awa yalar misarmed again inthefo llo w-
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunl ockedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acces sis una vailable, select theVehi-
cle submenu intheSettings mainmenu to
ar m or disar mtheto w- awa yalar m. FF
un cti on oft un
cti on ofthe int he
inter er
ior mo ior
motionsen sor tio
nsen sor %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies.
When theint erior motion sensor isactiv ated, a
visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered ifmo vement
is de tected intheve hicle interior . The
interior motion senso ris activ ated aut omati -
call yaTer approximat elyte nsec onds :
R ATerloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
The interior motion senso ris onl yactiv ated when
th efo llo wing components areclosed:
R Door s
R Trunk lid
The interior motion sensor isaut omatica lly deacti-
va ted:
R ATer pressing theÜ or008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
R ATe rpr ess ing th estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page129)
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R When usingHA NDS- FREE ACCESS
The follo wing situations canlead toafa lse alar m:
R When ther ear emo ving objects suchas mas-
co ts intheve hicle interior
R When aside windowisopen R
When apanor amicsliding sunroofisopen ArAr
ming/deactiv ming/deactiv
atingt ating
the int he
inter er
ior mo ior
motion sensor tion
sensor Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick Access #
Activateor dea ctivateInt erior Motion Sensor.
The interior motion sens orisacti vatedag ain in
th efo llo wing cases :
R The vehicle isunl ockedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acces sis una vailable, select theVehi-
cle menu under Settings toactiv ateor deact i-
va te theint erior motion sensor . 8686
Opening
andclosing

#
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:
R Seat
R Seat contour
R Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display Ope
r Ope
rati ng t ati
ng the mem or he
mem oryfunct ion y
funct ion SS
t t
or or
ing ing
#
Setth edesir edposition forall systems. #
Brie0y press memor ybutt onV andthen
pr ess prese tposition 0037,TorU
wit hin thre eseconds. #
T T
o call up: o
call up:press and brie0y hold oneofprese t
position buttons 0037, TorU.
ATer releasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. SS
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o o
w w
ag ag
ear e
ar eas eas
NNo o
t t
es on loading t es
on loading the v he
vehicle ehicle
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GER GER
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

ov
er or be thro wn aroun dand ther eb yhit vehi-
cle occupan ts.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobj ects, lug-
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
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NGRisk ofinjur ydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d
and hitvehicle occupan ts.Inaddit ion,cup
holder s,open stor ag espaces andmobil e
phone brac kets canno talw aysre tain all
objects they cont ain.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun din suc h
situ ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces before
st ar ting ajour ney. #
Alwaysst ow and secur ehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objects inthetrunk . VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic fr omatic
front passeng ont
passeng erairbag er
airbag
shut shut
o.: o.:
Objects trapped underthefront
passeng erseat mayint erfere wit hth efunction of
th eaut omatic front passeng erairbag shuto.or
damag eth esy stem. Please observetheno teson
th efunction oftheaut omatic front passeng erair-
bag shuto.(/ page46). &
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G‑Risk ofaccident orinjur y
when usingthecup holder whiletheve hi-
cle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainers
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup holder whiletheve hicle is
mo ving,thecont ainer maybe 0un gar ound
and liquids maybe spilled. Thevehicle occu-
pant sma ycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,they could bescalded. You
could bedistract ed from tra1c condi tionsand
yo uma ylose contr olof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hicle
is station ary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer sof
th eright size. #
Clos eth econt ainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. Seats
andstow ing
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When transpor tingroof loads andwhen the
ve hicle isfully loaded orfully occupi ed,select
dr ive pr og rams ; andA. Theseare
design edtofocus onstabilit y(/ page138) .
% Formor einf ormation onstow agecom part-
men tsand stow agear eas, please referto the
Digit alOper ator's Manual. SS
t t
o o
w w
ag ag
espaces int e
spaces inthe v he
vehicle int ehicle
inter er
ior ior
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er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the fr he
front stow ont
stow ag ag
ecom e
com par par
tmen ts tmen
ts 1
Stow agespaces inthedoor s
2 Stow agecom partmen tin thear mr est witha
multimedia andUSB connection 3
Stow agecom partmen tin thefront cent er
console withaUSB port
4 Glovebox ThrThr
ough-loading f ough-loading
featur eatur
ein t e
in the r he
rear benc ear
benc hseat h
seat
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old ing t old
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for w or
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NGRisk ofaccid ent ifth ere ar
ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back-
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, even when youar e
dr iving.
R Asare sult ,th eve hicle occupan twill be
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able topro-
te ct as intende dand could cause addi-
tion alinj ury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partment willnotbe restr ained bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backrest are
eng aged bef oreev erytrip. If
th eseat backrests areno teng aged and locked
in place, theloc kve ri/catio nindic ator willbe red.
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Tofold thecent erseat backrest forw ards: the
cent erseat backres thas been unlocked.
Yo ucan fold thecent erand outerseat backrests
fo rw ards separ ately. Sea
tsand stow ing
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