2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS ESP

Alw
aysobser vethestatus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp :
R When usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalwaysbe disable d.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR
BA GOF Find icat or lamp islit continuousl y
(/ page47).
R Ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp iso., thefront passeng erairbag isena-
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anaccident.
Secur Secur
ingt ing
the c he
child r hild
res estr tr
aint syst aint
system wit em
witht h
the seat he
seat
belt ont belt
onthe fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat
When installing abelt-secur edchild restr aint sys-
te m on thefront passeng erseat, alwaysobser ve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Obser vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acing child restr aint system son the
front passeng erseat (/ page 61).
0073 Obser vethech ild restr aint system manufac -
tu re r's inst allation andoper ating instruction s. 0073
When usingafo rw ard-f acing child restr aint
sy stem inwe ight categor yI: re mo vethehead
re str aint from there specti veseat, ifpossibl e.
ATer thech ild restr aint system hasbe en
re mo ved, replace thehead restr aint imme di-
at elyand adjustall head restr aints correctl y.
0073 Thebackrest ofthefo rw ard-f acing child
re str aint system must,asfaras possible, be
re sti ng on theseat backrest ofthefront
passeng erseat.
0073 Ifth ehead restr aint ofthech ild seat canno t
be fullyex tended when itis inst alled inthe
ve hicle, this will result inrestr iction son the
maximum sizesettin gfo rch ild restr aint sys-
te ms inwe ight categor yII or III.
Cont actwithth ero of when thehead
re str aint isful lyex tended andlockedin place
will notre sult inanyre str iction son use.
0073 Thech ild restr aint system mustno tbe put
und erstra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinst alled facing thewr ong
dir ection. 0073
Thechild restr aint system mustno tbe put
und erstra in by thehead restr aint. Adjust the
head restr aints asappropr iate .
0073 Neverplace objects (e.g.cushions) underor
behind thech ild restr aint system .
Th ese at belton thefront passeng erside iseq uip-
ped withaspecial seatbelt retract or.
When enabled,thespecial seatbelt retract or
ensures that theseat beltdoes notslac kenonce
th ech ild seat issecur ed(/ page56). &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
objects between theseat surface and the
ch ild restr aint system
Ob jec tsbetwee nth eseat surface and the
ch ild restr aint system could a. ectth efunction
of theaut omatic front passeng erairbag shut-
o.. #
Donotplace anyobjects between the
seat surface and thech ild restr aint sys-
te m. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thech ild restr aint
sy stem isco rrectl yinst alled. 6262
Occupant
safety

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indicat orlam p1 iso.: viatheswitc hon
th ecor respond ingrear door ordriver's
door NNo o
t t
es on pe es
on pets int ts
inthe v he
vehicle ehicle
&
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tand injurydue
to anim alsleT unse curedorunat tended in
th eve hicle
If yo ulea veanim alsintheve hicle unattended
or unse cured, they could possibl ypr ess but-
to ns orswitches .
An anim alma y:
R Activateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple
R Switchsy stems onoro. and endanger
ot her roadus ers
Uns ecured animalsmaybe thro wn aroun din
th eve hicle intheev ent ofan accident orsud-
den steer ing and braking maneuv ersand
injur eve hicle occupan tsinthepr ocess. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat-
te nded . #
Alwayscor rectl ysecur eanimals while
dr ivi ng ,e.g .using asuit able animal car-
ri er . Occupant
safety
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T T
o loc o
loc kt k
the r he
right-hand sideoft ight-hand
sideofthe v he
vehicle: ehicle:
turn
th eemer gency keycloc kwise asfaras itwill
go.
If th eloc keddoor isthen closed, itcan nolong er
be opened from theoutside. TT
r r
unk unk
Opening
t Opening
the tr he
trunk lid unk
lid &
D D
AN AN
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. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thetrunk lidbyobst a-
cles abovetheve hicle The
trunk lidswing supw ards when itis
open ed. #
Ther efor e, mak esur eth at ther eis su1-
cient clearance abovethetrunk lid. #
Pull thetrunk lidhandle. #
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ehicles wit ehicles
withHANDS- FREEA h
HANDS- FREEACCESS: CCESS:
Makea
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page75). #
Pull remo teoper ating switch1 until the
tr unk lidopens .
or #
Press and hold the008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y. 7474
Opening
andclosing

#
Ifsomeo neistrapped ,re lease thebut-
to nimm ediately or press thebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edwhen
ch ildr enoper ateth eside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper ate
th eside windo ws,particular lywhen unatten-
ded . #
Activateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth ere ar
passen gercom partment sidewindo ws. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The powe rsuppl yor theve hicle hasbeen
switc hedon. 1
Close s
2 Open s
The buttons on thedr iver's door take precedence. #
T T
o st o
star ar
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press the0062
butt onbeyond thepoint ofresis tance orpull
and release it. #
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press orpull
th e0062 buttonagain. When
theve hicle isswitc hedo.,youcan con-
tinue tooper ateth eside windo ws.
This functi onisavailabl efo rar ound four minut es
or until afront door isopened.
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe side windo ws he
side windows
If an obs tacle impedes aside windo wdur ing the
closin gpr ocess, theside windo wwill open again
aut omaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing function is
onl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur att en-
tiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit eth er ebeing reve rsing protection
on theside windo w
The reve rsing function doesnotre act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers.
R Dur ingrese tting .
The reve rsing function cannotpr ev ent some-
one from becoming trapped inthese situa-
tions. 7878
Opening
andclosing

1
Raises
2 Opens
3 Closes/lo wers
Use the0057 buttontooper ateth epanor amic
sliding sunroof.
The panor amicsliding sunroofcan beoper ated
onl ywhen thero ller sunblind isopen. #
Chec kwhe ther thesliding sunroofcan be
ra ised oropened whenaro of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
T T
o st o
star ar
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
press the0057
butt onbeyond thepoint ofresis tance orpull
and release it. #
T T
o int o
int err er
rup up
taut t
aut omatic oper omatic
operation: ation:
brie0y press
th e0057 buttoninanydir ection.
The opening/ closingprocess willbestopped.
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ehicles wit ehicles
withapanor h
apanor amicsliding sunr amic
sliding sunroof: oof:
The
aut omatic raising featur eis availabl eonl ywhen
th esliding sunroofisclosed orraised.
A A
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe sliding sun- he
sliding sun-
r r
oof oof
If an obst acle obstr uctsthesliding sunroofduring
th eclosing process, thesliding sunroofwillopen
ag ain automaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing func-
tion isonl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur
att entiv eness. #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur eth at no
body partsarein theclosing area. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit eth ere ve rsing function beingactive
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing function doesnot
re act:
R TosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./ngers.
R Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e.
R Duringrese tting . #
Duringtheclosing process, makesur e
th at no body partsarein theclosing
ar ea. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing automatic operation.
The closing process willbestopped. AA
ut ut
omatic rev omatic
rever er
sing function oft sing
function ofthe r he
roller sunblind oller
sunblind
If an obst acle obstr uctsthero ller sunblind during
th eclosing process, thero ller sunblind willopen
ag ain automaticall y.The automa ticreve rsing func-
tion isonl yan aid and isno ta substitut efo ryo ur
att entiv eness. 8282
Opening
andclosing

#
When closing thero ller sunblind, makesur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof mo ve-
ment. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped
despit ere ve rsing function
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing function doesnot
re act tosoT, light and thin objects, e.g./n-
ge rs. #
When closing thero ller sunblind, make
sur eth at no body partsarein thera ng e
of mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process willbestopped. AA
ut ut
omatic function sof t omatic
function sof the sliding sunr he
sliding sunroof oof
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The term "slidin gsunr oof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sliding panel. R R
ain closing function whendr ain
closing function whendriving iving
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ehicles wit ehicles
withapanor h
apanor amar ama
roof wit oof
withpo w h
po wer tilt/ er
tilt/
sliding panel: sliding
panel:Ifit star ts to rain, thera ised sliding
sunr oofwillautomaticall ybe lowe redwhile the
ve hicle isin mo tion .
A A
ut ut
omati clow omati
clower er
ing funct ion ing
funct ion
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hapanor h
apanor amar ama
roof wit oof
withpo w h
po wer tilt/ er
tilt/
slidi ngpane l: slidi
ngpane l:If th esliding sunroofisraised atthe
re ar,it will automati callybe lowe redslightl yat
higher speeds. Atlow speeds, itwill beraised
ag ain automaticall y. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edby
aut omati clowe ring ofthesliding sunroof
At highe rspeeds, thera ised sliding sunroof
will automaticall ybe lowe redslightl yat the
re ar. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody reac hes intoth e
slidi ngsunr oof'srang eof mo vement
while theve hicle isin mo tion . #
Ifsomebo dybecome strapped, brie0y
push thesliding sunroofbutt onforw ards
or bac kwards. %
Bypushin gor pull ing the0057 button,you
can interrupt theaut omatic function s"R ain
closing function whendriving" and"Automatic
lo we ring". RR
ecti fying pr ecti
fying probl ems wit obl
ems witht h
the sliding sunr he
sliding sunroof oof
&
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbec omi ngtrapp edor
fa ta linjur ieswhen thesliding sunroofis
closed again
If th esliding sunroofisclosed again immedi-
at elyaTer ithas been blockedor rese t,itwill
close withincr eased forc e. #
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody are
in theclosing area. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif some-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press thebutt oninanydir ection
dur ing theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process willbestopped. Opening
andclosing
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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:
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
t t
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
&
D D
AN AN
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. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
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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ARNI NG ARNI
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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ARNIN G ARNIN
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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