2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS oil

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N N
O O
TE TE
Bloc kedspr aynozzles cause dby
mixing windshield washer 0uids #
Donotmix MBSummerF itand MBWin-
te rF itwit hot her wind shield washer 0u-
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde-i onized water. Ot her -
wise, the/ll leve lsensor maybe trigg ered erro ne-
ous ly.
Re commen dedwindshi eldwasher 0uid:
R Above freez ing point :e.g. MBSum merFit
R Below freez ing point :e.g. MBWinterF it
Fo rth ecor rect mixin gra tio, referto theinf orma-
tion ontheantifr eeze container .
Mix washer 0uidwithwind shield washer 0uidall
ye ar round. RR
efr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
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t t
es on r es
on refr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page328) . *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect refrig er ant If
anon- appro vedre frig er ant isus ed ,th ecli-
mat econtr olsystem maybe damag ed. #
US US
A: A:
use onlyR‑134a refrig er ant . #
Canad a: Ca
nad a:useonl yR‑12 34yfre frig er ant . *
N NO O
TE TE
Dama getotheclimat econtr olsys-
te m due toincor rect refrig er ant comp res-
sor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant comp ressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Be nz. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
co mp ressor oilwithadi.er entrefrig er -
ant comp ressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econtr olsystem maybe car -
ri ed out onlyby aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
All applic ableregula tions ,as wellas SAEstandar d
J639, mustbeadher edto.
The informa tion labelforth eclimat econtr olsys-
te m rega rding there frig er ant type and there frig-
er ant comp ressor oil(PAG oil) islocat edon the
inside ofthehood. Inf
ormation label(exa mp le–US A/China)
1 Hazar dand service warning symbo ls
2 Refrig er ant /llin gca pa city
3 Applicab lestand ards
4 PAGoil par tnumber
5 GWP(gl oba lwa rming potential )of there frig er -
ant used
6 Refrig er ant type 334334
Te
ch nica ldat a

Inf
ormati onlabel (exa mp le–Canada)
1 Hazar dand service warning symbo ls
2 Refrig er ant /llin gca pa city
3 Applicab lestand ards
4 PAGoil par tnumber
5 GWP(gl oba lwa rming potential )of there frig er -
ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Sym bols1 indicat eth efo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R The needto have ser vice workcar ried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop only F F
illi ng capacit yf illi
ng capacit yfor r or
ref r ef
rig ig
er er
ant and PA ant
and PAGoil G
oil
R R
efr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
/lling /lling
capacity capacity
ModelModel
All models 20.8±0.4 oz
(590 ±10 g) FF
illin gcapacity f illin
gcapacity for PA or
PAGoil G
oil ModelModel
All models 2.8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) VV
ehicle data ehicle
data VV
ehicle dimensio ns ehicle
dimensio ns The
heights speci/ed mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Condition ofthesuspension
R Optional equipment V V
ehicle dimensions ehicle
dimensions All
models All
models
Ve hicle length1 79.1in(4549 mm)
Ve hicle widthincl udin g
out side mirrors 78.4
in(1992 mm)
Wheelbas e1 07.4in(2729 mm)
US US
Aonl y: A
onl y:tur ning
ra dius 36.1
T(11.0 m) VV
ehicle height ehicle
height Model
V Model
Vehicle height ehicle
height
Canada only: Canada
only:A220
4MA TIC 56.5
in(14 34mm)
All other model s5 7.1in(1451 mm) WW
eights andloads eights
andloads Bear
inmind that items ofoptio nal equipm ent
incr ease thecurb weight andreduce thepa yload. Te
ch nica ldat a
335 335

DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Eng agepar kposition 005D. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Tra nsmi ssion Malfunction
*Thetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.The cause couldbeanove rheat edclutc hor bloc kedge ars. #
Letth etransmission cooldown. #
Ifth edispla ymessag estill appear sfo llo wing are star t,co nsulta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
0080 Tra nsmi ssion Oil Over hea-
ted Drive with Ca ution *T
hetransmi ssionisove rheating. Whenthedispla ymessag eis activ e,star t-up anddriving charact eristics maybe tem-
por arily im pair ed. #
Drive at low engi nespeed. #
Avoid spor tydrivin g. #
Beforepulling awayon uphi llgr adien ts,letth etransmission cooldown until thedispla ymessag edisappear s.
Parking LockInoperative
Apply Parking Brake *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.The parkposit ion005Dcann otbe select ed. #
Park theve hicle safely. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth eve hicle agains trol ling awa y.
Teaching inTransmission
Operate SelectorLever
Apply Brake forXXsRisk
of Vehicle RollingAway *T
hetransmi ssionisbein gta ught in.Ther eis arisk oftheve hicle rolling away. #
Depr essand hold thebr ak epedal untilthete ac h-in process hasbeen completed.
The electr icpar king brak eis applied automaticall ydur ing thete ac h-in process. #
Switchon theve hicle. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
355 355

Engi
neoil Engi
neoil DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/consequences and uences
and0050 0050
Solu tions Solu
tions
00B3
Che ckEngine OilLevel
(Add 1qua rt) *T
heeng ineoilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* N NO O
TE TE
Engine damagecaused bydriving withinsu1cien tengin eoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsu1cient engineoil. #
When next refuel ing, add1.1 USqt(1l)of engi neoil(/ page 261).
No teson eng ineoil(/ page331).
00B3
Engine OilReduce Oil Leve l *T
heeng ineoilleve lis toohigh.
* N NO O
TE TE
Engin edamag ecaused bydriving withex cess engineoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hex cess engineoil. #
Consu ltaquali/ed specialistwo rkshop immed iatelyand have theengine oilleve lre duced.
00B3 Engine OilLevel LowStop
Vehicl eTurn Engine Off *T
heeng ineoilleve lis toolow.
* N N
O O
TE TE
Engine damageca use dby driving withinsu1cien tengin eoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsu1cient engineoil. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. Donotcontinue driving. 384384
Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps

DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
Add1.1 USqt(1l)of engin eoil (/ page261). #
Chec kth eengine oilleve l.
No teson eng ineoil(/ page331).
00B3
Engine OilPre ssu reStop
Swi tch OffEngine *T
heoilpressur eis toolow.
* N N
O O
TE TE
Engine damageca use dby driving withinsu1cien toil pressur e #
Avoid drivin gwit hinsu1cient oilpressur e. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. Donotcontinue driving. #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop.
00B3
Engine OilLeve lCa nnot Be
Mea sured *T
heelect rical conn ectionto theoil leve lsensor hasbeen interrupted ortheoil leve lsensor isfaulty . #
Consult aqu ali/ ed spec ial ist wo rkshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
385 385

WW
ar ar
nin g/ind icat nin
g/ind icat orlam pP or
lam pP ossiblecauses/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solut ions Solut
ions
ÿ
Coolant warning lamp(yel-
lo w) *T
he yello wcoolant warning lampis lit while theengine isrunning.
Po ssible causes:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunctionin g
R The charge air,tr ansmi ssionoilorbatt erycooli ngisfaulty
R The radiat orshutt ersar ebloc kedor def ectiv e #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop.
00B9 Eng inediag nosiswa rning
lam p *T
he yello wChec kEngine warning lampis lit while theengine isrunning.
A ma lfunct ionhasocc urredin theengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exceeded andtheengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som estat es, legalrequ irements stipulateth at youmust immediat elyconsult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop assoon
as theye llo wChec kEngine warning lamplights up. #
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
003D
Elect rical malfu nctionwarn-
ing lamp *T
heredelectr icalmalfuncti onwarning lampis lit.
Ther eis amalfunction intheelectr ics. #
Notethemessag eson theinstr ument display. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
391 391

AA
dap dap
tiv tiv
eHighbeam Assist e
Highbeam Assist
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000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 116
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 115
A A
ddi tiv ddi
tives es
Engine oil........... ....................................331
Fu el..... .................................................. 331
A A
dditiv dditiv
es(engine oil) es
(engine oil)
see Additiv es
A A
dditiv dditiv
es(fuel) es
(fuel)
see Fuel
ATer ATer
-sales -sa
les ser ser
vice vice
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag Air
bag
Re duced protection .................................. 45
Air conditioning menu Air
conditioning menu
Calling up..............................................1 25
Air dis Air
distr tr
ibution ibution
Se <00550055004A004F0048000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F> .......................................124
Se tting (MBUX multimedia system)..... ....125
Air inle t Air
inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pr Air
pressur e essur
e
see Tire pressur e Air
v Air
vents ents
Ad justing (front).....................................126
Ad justing (rea r)..... ................................. 127
Air v Air
vents ents
se eAir vents
Air Air
-co nditi oning syst -co
nditi oning system em
see Clim atecont rol
Air Air
-r -r
eci r eci
rcul atio nmod e(w it cul
atio nmod e(w ith h
/n e /n
e
par par
ticle ticl
epr pr
e/ lt e/
lter) er)
......... ................................. 126
Air Air
-w -w
at at
er duc t er
duc t
Ke eping free......... ................................. 264
Airbag Airbag
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Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)........ 43
Inst allation locations ................................ 43
Knee airbag... ........ .................................. 43
Ov ervie w.... .............................................. 43
PA SSENGE RAIR BA Gind icat or lamp s...... 47
Pr otection.... ............................................ 44
Side airbag....... ....................................... 43
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag .............................. 43
Air0 ow Air
0ow
Se tting .... ............................................... 124 Ala
rm Alar
m
see Panic alarm
Alar Alar
msyst m
system em
see ATA (anti-theT alarmsystem)
Al l-w heel dr Al
l-w heel drive iv
e
see 4MATIC
Amb ientlig htin g Amb
ientlig htin g
Se tting (MB UXmult imed iasystem) .........1 17
Andr Andr
oidA oid
Aut o ut
o
see Smar tphone integration
Animal s Animal
s
Pe ts intheve hicle .................................... 65
An ti-loc An
ti-loc kbr k
br aking syst aking
system em
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr aking System)
An ti-skid c An
ti-skid chains hains
see Snow chains
Ant i-t Ant
i-theT heT
prot pr
otection ection
Immobilizer.. .......... .................................. 84
An ti-t An
ti-theT heT
prot pr
otection ection
see ATA (anti-theT alarmsystem)
An ticipat An
ticipat or or
yoccup antprot y
occu pantpr otection ection
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu-
pant protection) 402402
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Contr
olpanel for3-zone automatic
climat econtr ol...... ...... ...........................124
Contr olpanel fordual-zone automatic
climat econtr ol...... ...... ...........................124
Defr ostin gth ewindshield... .................... 124
Fi lling capac ityforre frig er ant and
PA Goil.. .................................................3 35
Fr ont airvents.... .......... ..........................126
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Re ar air vents.... .......... ...........................127
Re frig er ant ........ .................................... .3 34
Re mo vingconden sationfrom thewin-
do ws <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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000F000F000F000F000F000F> 126
Re sidual heat....................................... .. 126
Se tting (MB UXmult imedi asy stem) ......... 125
Se tting theair distr ibution... ................... 124
Se tting theair0o w...... ............................ 124
Se tting theve hicle interior temp era-
tur e..... .................................................. 124
Switc hingtheA/C function on/o.
(contr olpanel).. ..................................... 124
Switc hingthere ar wind owheat er
on/o. ................................................... 124
Ve ntila ting theve hicle (convenienc e
ope ning). .......... ....................................... 79Coc Coc
kpit kpi
t
Ov ervie w..... .......... .....................................6
Co. ee Co.
eecup symbo l cup
symbo l
see ATTEN TIONASSIS T
Col lision det Col
lision detecti on(par k ecti
on(par ked v ed
vehi cle) ehi
cle)
Inf orma tion.. ......... .................................153
Com bination switch Com
bination switch......... ........................... .113
Com Com
ponen t-speci/ c ponen
t-speci/ cinf inf
or or
mation mation........
...........326
Com Com
put put
er er
see On-boar dcom puter
Con v Con
venience closing enience
closing........ ..................... .........79
Con v Con
venience opening enience
opening.... ................................. 79
Coolant (engine) Coolant
(engine)
Capac ity.......... ....... ...............................333
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No tes... .................. ................................ 332
Co oling Co
oling
se eCl im ateco ntrol
Co p Co
pyr yr
ights ig
hts
Lic ense. ...................................................3 5
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Cor Cor
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ing light ing
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oss oss
tr tr
a1c a1c
(w (w
ar ar
ning) ning)
see Maneuv ering assistance
Cr Cr
oss oss
Tr Tr
a1c a1c
Alert Aler
t........ ................................203
Cr Cr
oss wind Assist oss
wind Assist
Fu nctio n/no tes... ................................... 158
Cr Cr
uise contr uise
control ol
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Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 163
Re quirements:...... ................................. 164
Selecting....... ........................................ 164
Se tting aspeed.......... ............................ 164
St oring aspeed.... .................................. 164
Sy stem limit ations .................................. 163
Cust Cust
omer Assist omer
Assist anceCent ance
Center(CA er
(CAC) C)
.... ............ 29
Cust Cust
omer R omer
Relations Depar elations
Department tment
.....................2 9 DD
Dam Dam
ping adjus ping
adjust ment tment
.................................... 189
Dashboar d Dashboar
d
see Cockpit 406406
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