2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS air condition

to
tread qualit y,tiretracti onand temp eratur e
ch aract eristics. Thequalit ygr adin gassessmen tis
made bythemanuf acturerfollo wing speci/ cations
fr om theU. S. government. Thequalit ygr ade ofa
tir eis im print ed on theside wallof thetir e.
R R
ecommended tir ecommended
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
there commen ded
tir epr essur eis thetir epr essur especi/ed forth e
tir es mount edtotheve hicle atthefa ct or y.
The tireand informa tion table cont ains there com-
mende dtir epr essur esforcold tires, themaxi-
mum permissible loadandthemaximum permissi-
ble vehicle speed.
The tirepr essur eta ble cont ains there commen -
ded tirepr essur esforcold tires under various
oper ating condition s,i.e. loading and/or speedof
th eve hicle.
Incr Incr
eased v eased
vehicle w ehicle
weig htdue t eig
htdue to op o
op tion aleq tion
aleq uip- uip-
men t: men
t:thecombined weight ofall standar dand
op tional equipment availabl efo rth eve hicle,
re ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actuall yinst alled onthe
ve hicle ornot.
Rim : Rim
:th epar tof thewheel onwhic hth etir eis
inst alled. G G
A A
WR (Gr WR
(Gross Axle W oss
Axle Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGA WR is
th emaximum permissible axleload. Theactual
load onanaxle must neverex ceed thegr oss axle
we ight rating. Thegross axle weight rating canbe
fo und ontheve hicle identi/cation plateon the
B‑pi llaron thedr iver's side.
Speed r Speed
rating: ating:
thespeed rating ispar tof thetir e
ident i/cation.Itspeci/es thespeed rang efo r
whic hatir eis appr oved.
G G
VW (Gr VW
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight): eight):
thegr oss vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight oftheve hicle includ-
ing fuel, tools, thespar ewheel, accessories instal-
led, occupa nts,luggageand thetrailer draw bar
nose weight, ifapplica ble.Thegross vehicle weight
must notex ceed thegr oss vehicle weight rating
GV WR asspeci/ed ontheve hicle identi/cation
plat eon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's side.
G G
VWR (Gr VWR
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGV WR is
th emaximum permitt edgross weight ofthefull y
laden vehicle (weig htoftheve hicle includin gall
accessor ies,occupan ts,fuel, luggage and the
tr aile rdr aw bar nose weight ifapplica ble).The
gr oss vehicle weight rating isspec i/edon the
ve hicle identi/cation plateon theB‑pillar onthe
dr iver's side. Maximum
w Maximum
weight oft eight
ofthe laden v he
laden vehicle: ehicle:
themaxi-
mum weight isthesum ofthecurb weight ofthe
ve hicle, thewe ight oftheaccess ories, themaxi-
mum loadandthewe ight ofoptional equipment
inst alled atthefa ct or y.
Kilo pascal (kP Kilo
pascal (kPa) : a)
:me tric unit fortir epr essur e.
6.9 kPacor respond sto 1psi. Another unit fortir e
pr essur eis bar .100 kilopasc al(kP a)equals 1bar .
Load inde Load
index: x:
in addition totheload-bear inginde x,
th eload indexma yalso beimprint ed on theside
wa llof thetir e. This speci/es theload-bear ing
capac ityofthetir emor epr ecisel y.
Curb w Curb
weight: eight:
thewe ight ofave hicle withstandar d
eq uipme ntincl udin gth emaximum capacityof
fuel, oiland coolant. Italso includes theair condi-
tioning system and optional equipment ifth ese
ar einst alled ontheve hicle, butdoes notincl ude
passen gers or lugg age.
Maximum tir Maximum
tireload: e
load: themaximum tireload isthe
maximum permissible weight inkilog rams orlbs
fo rwhic hatir eis appr oved.
Maximum per Maximum
permissible tir missible
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
maximum
per missible tirepr essur efo rone tire. 310310
Wheels
andtires

Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting, installing
and replacing tires:
R Further mor e,theuse ofcer tain tiretypes in
cer tain regions andareas ofoper ationca nbe
high lybene/cia l.
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOExt ended tires)
and thesame make.
R Onlyinst allwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leTandright) .
It is onl yper mis sibleto inst alladi.er ent
wheel sizeintheev ent ofa0at tirein order to
dr ive to thespecialist workshop.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emoni t e
moni tor or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Allinstalled wheels mustbeequipped
wit hfunctionin gsensor sfo rth etir epr essur e
monit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use win-
te rtir es orall-season tires mar ked004D M+S
fo rall wheels.
Wi nter tires prov ide thebest possible grip in
wintr yroad conditions. R
ForM+S tires, onlyuse tires withth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires inst alled.
If th etir e's maximum speedisbelo wthat of
th eve hicle, this must beindicat edbyan
appr opriatelabel inthedr iver's /eld ofvision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds forth e
/r st 60 miles (100km).
R Replace thetir es aTer sixyearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R When r When
replaci ngwit eplaci
ngwithtir h
tir es t es
that dono hat
donotf t
featu r eatu
re e
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
vehicles with
MOExt endedtires areno teq uipp edwitha
TIR EFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip theve hicle
wit haTIR EFIT kitaTer replacing withtir es that
do notfe atur eru n-0at charact eristics, e.g.
wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwheels andtires, cont act
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obser vethefo llo wing further rela-
te dsubjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page293) R
Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page300)
R Tire size desig nation,load- bearingcapacit y,
speed rating andload index(/ page307)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page295)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page321) NNo o
t t
es on rot es
on rotatin gt atin
gthe wheels he
wheels &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryth ro ugh di.er ent
wheel sizes
Ro tating thefront and rear wheels can
se verely im pair thedr iving charact eristics.
The wheel brak es orsuspen sioncomponen ts
ma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyif th e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen-
sions. The
wearpatt erns on thefront and rear wheels
di.er :
R Front wheels wearmor eon thetir eshoulder 314314
Wheels
andtires

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Front PassengerAirbag Dis-
abl ed See Opera tor'sMan-
ual *T
hefront passen gerairbag andthefront passeng erknee airbag have been disabled even though anadult oraper son
of adult buildison thefront passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects
ma ybe toolow. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ydue toadisabl edfront passen gerairbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theeve ntofan accid ent
and canno tper form itsintended protectiv efunction .
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, come intocont actwithth eve hicle' sint erior ,espe-
ciall yif th eper son issitting tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thestatus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped underthefront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth estatus ofaut omatic front passeng erairbag shuto.(/ page47). #
Ifnecessar y,consul ta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passen gerairbag andthefront passeng erknee airbag willbeenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tionin the
fo llo wing situations:
R Even when ach ild, aper son ofsmaller statur eor an object weighing lessthan thesy stem weight thre shold isloca-
te don thefront passeng erseat
R Even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied Displa
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The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hwhen usingach ild restr aint system while th efront passeng erairbag isena-
bled
If yo usecur each ild inach ild restr aint system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag isena-
bled, thefront passeng erairbag candeplo yin theev ent ofan accident.
The child could bestruckby theairbag. #
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thestatus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect.
NEVER useare ar wa rdfacing child restr aint on ase at pro tected byan ACTIV EAIRBA Gin front ofit,DEA THor
SERIO USINJUR Yto theCHILD canoccur . #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped underthefront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth estatus ofaut omatic front passeng erairbag shuto.(/ page47). #
Ifnecessar y,consul ta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
PRE-S AFEInoperat iveSee
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
functions aremalfuncti oning. #
Consult aqu ali/ ed spec ial ist wo rkshop. 340340
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007A
0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOpera tor's
Manua l *
EBD, ABSandESP®
aremalfunction ing.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g.BAS )ma yalso bemalf uncti oni ng. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofskidd ing if EBD ,AB Sand ESP®
aremalf uncti oni ng
The wheel sma ybloc kdur ing br akin gand ESP®
does notper form anyve hicle stabili zation .
The steer abili tyand braking charact eristics arehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi-
tion, other drivi ng safetysy stem sar esw itch ed o.. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqua li/ed specialist workshop. Active
BrakeAssistFunc-
tions Currentl yLim ited See
Ope rator'sManua l *V V
ehicles wit ehicles
witht h
the Dr he
Driving Assist iving
Assist anceP ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss -tra 1c funct ion,Evasiv eSt eer ing Assist or
PRE‑S AFE®
PL US arete mp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailabl e.
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hout t hout
the Dr he
Driving Assis t ivi
ng Assis tance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become availabl eag ain.
or #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions andrestar t
th eve hicle. Displ
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003D
Stop Vehicl eLeave Engine
Ru nning *T
he12 Vbatt erych arge leve lis toolow. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. Donotcontinue driving. #
Leavetheve hicle running #
Ifth edispla ymessag edisappear s:drive on. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear :consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. TT
ir ir
e pr e
pr essur essur
emoni t e
moni tor or
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utions
Ti re Pre ss. Moni torCur-
rentl yUnav ailabl e *T
her eis int erfere nce from apo we rful radio signal sourceAs are sult ,no sign alsfrom thetir epr essur esensor sar e
being receiv ed.The tirepr essur emonit oring system istemp orarily una vailable.
The tirepr essur emonit oring system will restar tau tomaticall yas soon asthecause hasbeen recti/ed. #
Drive on.
Tir ePres s.Moni torInope ra-
tive *T
hetirepr essur emoni toring system isma lfunct ioning . &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGTher eis arisk ofan acciden tif th etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunctionin g
The tirepr essur emonit oring system canno tissue awa rning ifth er eis pressur eloss inone ormor eof thetir es.
Ti re swit hinsu1cie nttirepr essur ema yim pair thedr iving charact eristics aswellas steer ing and braking. #
Have thetir epr essur emonit oring system checkedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Displ
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Tire Pressu reMonitor Inop-
erative NoWheel Sensors *T
hewheels installed donotha ve suit able tirepr essur esenso rs.The tirepr ess uremonit oring system isdeac tivated. #
Inst allwhe elswithsuit able tirepr ess uresens ors.
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing *T
her eis no sign alfrom thetir epr essur esensor ofone ormor ewheels. Nopressur eva lue isdispla yedfo rth ea.ect ed
tir e. #
Have thefa ulty tirepr essur esensor replaced ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
0077 Ch eck Tires *T
hetirepr essur ein one ormor etir es has dropped signi/cantl y.
The wheel positionis dis pla yed. Awa rning tone willals osou nd. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofan accid ent due toinsu1c ienttirepr essur e
R The tires can burst.
R The tires can wearexcessiv elyand/ orune venly.
R The driving charact eristics aswellas thesteer ing and braking maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo ucould then lose contr olof theve hicle. #
Obser vethere commen dedtirepr essur es. #
Adjust thetir epr essur eif necessar y. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page293) andthetir es. 380380
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0077
Plea seCorrect TirePres-
sure *T
hetirepr essur eis toolow in at least oneofthetir es, orthedi.er ence intirepr essur ebe tween theindividual wheels
is toogr eat. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eand add air,if necessar y. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur emonit or(/ page298).
0077
Warning TireMalfu nction *T
hetirepr essur ein one ormor etir es has dropped suddenly. The wheel pos itionwil lbe displa yed. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident from driving witha0at tire
R The tires can overheat and bedamag ed.
R The driving charact eristics aswellas thesteer ing and braking charact eristics maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo ucould then lose contr olof theve hicle. #
Donotdr ive wit ha0at tire. #
Donotex ceed themaximum permissible driving distance inemer gency mod eand themaximum permissible
speed witha0at MOExt ended tire. #
Obser vetheno teson 0at tires. No
tesin theev ent ofa0at tire(/ page273). #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Chec kth etir es. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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