2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS trunk

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Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttr ap-
ped when folding backth eseat backrest. #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for-
wa rds, ifnece ssary. #
Foldthecor respond ingseat backres t1 back
unt ilit eng ages.
LeT LeT
andr and
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es es
ts: ts:
ifth eseat back-
re st isno teng aged andlock ed inplace, the
re dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator 2 willbe visi-
ble .
Cen t Cen
ter seat bac er
seat backr kr
es t es
t: :
if th eseat backrest is
no teng aged and lockedin place, there dloc k
ve ri/catio nindic ator 3 willbe visib le.
Loc Loc
kingt kin
gthe r he
rele ase catc ele
ase catch of t h
of the cen t he
cen ter r er
rear seat ear
seat
bac bac
kr kr
es t es
t
R R
eq equir ui
reme nts: eme
nts:
R The leTand centerseat backrests are
eng aged and joined toget her.
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backrest release
catc hifyo uwa nttosecur eth etrunk against
unaut horized access .The cent erseat backrest
can then be folded forw ards onl yto get her with
th eleT seat backrest. #
Foldthecent erand leTseat backrests for-
wa rds. #
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o loc o
loc kor unl oc k
or unl ock: k:
slide catch1 upw ards or
do wn wards. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the tie-do he
tie-do wn ey wn
eyes es
Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
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ats and stow ing
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Tie-do wneyes (vehicles withth ro ugh-loading
fe atur ein there ar ben chseat) AA
tt tt
ac ac
hing ar hing
aroof lugg oof
luggag ag
er e
rac k ac
k &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue toexceed-
ing themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristics aswellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristics alter.
If yo uex ceed themaximum roof load, thedr iv-
ing charact eristics, aswellas steer ing and
br aking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverex ceed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur driving style. Yo
uwill /ndinf ormation onthemaximum roof
load inthe"Tec hnical data"section.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetonot
obs erving themaximum permitt edhead-
ro om clear ance If
th eve hicle heightisgre ater than themaxi-
mum permitt edheadr oomclearance, thero of
and other partsof theve hicle maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Obser vethesign post edheadr oomclear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle heightisgreat erthan the
per mitt edheadr oomclearance, donot
ent er. #
Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag efrom non-appr oved
ro of lugg agera ck s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof lugg age
ra ck sth at have notbee nte sted andap pro ved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Use onlyro of lugg agera ck ste sted and
ap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,
ensu rethat thesliding sunroofcan be
full yra ised when thero of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,
ensu rethat thetrunk lidcan befully 106106
Seats
andstow ing

opened
whenthero of lugg agera ck is
inst alled. #
Positi on theload onthero of lugg age
ra ck insuc hawa yth at theve hicle will
no tsus tain damag eev en when itis in
mo tion. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sliding panelduetonon-
app rove dro of lugg agera ck s The
panoram aro of wit hpo we rtilt/sliding
panel maybe damag edbythero of lugg age
ra ck ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usinga
ro of lugg agera ck notte sted andap pro vedfo r
Mer cedes-Be nz. #
Whe naro of lugg agera ck isinst alled,
open thepanor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/
sliding panelonlyif th is has been tested
an dap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sliding
panel maybe raised toallo wventila tion ofthe
ve hicle interior . *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theco vers The
covers ma ybe damag edand scratc hed
when being opened. #
Donotuse metallic orhar dobjects. #
Carefull yfo ld covers 1 upw ards inthedir ec-
tion ofthear ro w. #
Sec ureth ero of lugg agera ck tothefa steni ng
po int sbe nea thcovers 1 . #
Com plywit hth einst allation instructions ofthe
ro of lugg agera ck manuf acturer. #
Secur eth eload onthero of lugg agera ck . Soc
ke Soc
kets ts
Usi
ngt Usi
ngthe 12 Vsoc ket he
12 Vsoc ket RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Onlyde vices uptoamaximum of180 W
(15 A)areper missib le.
Depe nding on theve hicle equipme nt,th eve hicle
has thefo llo wing 12Vsoc kets:
R Inthestow agecom partmen tin thefront cen-
te rconsole
R Inthetrunk Seats
andstow ing
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Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestow agecom partmen t
in thefront cent erconsole #
Foldup soc ketcap 1. #
Inse rttheplug ofthede vice.
12 Vsoc ke 12
Vsoc ketin t t
in the stow he
stow ag ag
ecom e
com par par
tmen twit tmen
twit h h
co v co
ver er
: :
if yo uha ve conn ectedade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,lea vetheco verof thestow agecom part-
men topen . USB
por USB
portin t t
in the r he
rear passen g ear
passen ger com er
com par par
tmen t tmen
t %
Depen dingon theve hicle equipme nt,th e
design ofthestor ag ecom partment andthe numb
erofUSB portsinthere ar cent ercon-
sole mayva ry.
When theve hicle isswitc hedon,youcan charge a
USB devic e,suc has amobil ephon e,at USB ports
usin gasuit able chargin gcable. WW
ir ir
eless c eless
char har
gingof t gin
gof the mobil ephon eand con- he
mobil ephon eand con-
nect ionwit nect
ionwitht h
the e he
ext xt
er er
ior ant ior
antenn a enn
a NNo o
t t
es on wir es
on wirelessl elessl
yc y
char har
gingt gin
gthe mobil ephon e he
mobil ephon e &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjurydue 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 stow agespaces andmobil e
phon ere cep tacles canno talw aysre tain all
objects within.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects sothat they cann ot
be thro wn aroun din suc hsitu ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stow agespaces, parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespaces
bef orestar tin gajou rney . #
Alwaysst ow and secur ehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objects inthetrunk/car gocom part-
ment. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk of/refrom placin gobj ects
in themobile phonestor ag ecom partment
Placing other objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment couldconstit utea/r e
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donotplace
an yot her objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment, especiall yth ose
made ofme tal. 108108
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When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. The
electr The
electr icpar ic
par king br king
brak ak
eis applied ift e
is applied ifthe tr he
trans- ans-
mission isin position mission
isin position 005D 005D
and one oft and
one ofthe f he
follo ollo
wing wing
conditions is conditions
isful/lled : ful/lled
:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R The seat belttongue isno tinse rted intheseat
belt buckleofthedr iver's seat andthedr iver's
door isopened.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e(/ page153).
In t In
the f he
follo ollo
wing situations, t wing
situations, the electr he
electr icpar ic
par king king
br br
ak ak
eis also applied: e
is also applied:
R The HOLD function iske eping theve hicle sta-
tion ary.
R ActivePa rking Assist iske eping theve hicle
st ation ary.
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bringing
th eve hicle toast ands till. R
Inaddit ion,one oft In
addit ion,one ofthe f he
follo ollo
wing conditions wing
conditions
mus mus
tbe t
be ful/lle d: ful/lle
d:
- The vehicle isswitc hedo..
- The seat belttongue isno tinse rted inthe
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat and
th edr iver's door isopened.
- Ther eis asy stem malfunction.
- The powe rsuppl yis insu1c ient.
- The vehicle isstation aryfo ra lengt hy
per iod.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis applied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
lights upintheinst rument cluster.
% The electr icpar king brak eis no taut omaticall y
applied ifth eve hicle isswitc hedo.bythe
EC Ostar t/s topfun ction.
F F
unction oft unction
ofthe electr he
electr icpar ic
par king br king
brak ak
e(r e
(releasing eleasing
aut aut
omaticall omaticall
y) y)
The electr The
electr icpar ic
par king br king
brak ak
eis r e
is released whent eleased
whenthe he
f f
ollo ollo
wing condition sar wing
condition sar e e
ful/lled: ful/lled:
R The driver's door isclosed.
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted. R
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
The
tr ansmission isin position 005Bor005E and you
depr esstheacceler ator pedal oryoushiT
fr om transmiss ionposition 005Dto005B or005E
when onleve lgr ound.
R Ifth etransmission isin position 005E,thetrunk
lid must beclosed.
R The seat belttongue isinse rted intoth eseat
belt buckleofthedr iver's seat.
If th eseat belttongue isno tinse rted intoth e
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat, oneofthe
fo llo wing conditions mustbeful/lled :
- YoushiT from transmiss ionposition 005D.
or
- Youha ve prev iousl ydr iven atspeeds
gr eat erthan 2mp h(3 km /h).
Wh entheelectr icpar king brak eis released, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
in theinst rument clustergoes out. 152152
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ivin gand parking

This
gives youenough timetomo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheacceler ator pedal and
depr essitbef oreth eve hicle beginstorollawa y. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent and injur ydue
to theve hicle rolling away
ATe ra sho rttime, HillStartAssis tno longer
holds theve hicle. #
SwiTl ymo veyour foot from thebr ak e
pedal totheacceler ator pedal. Donot
lea vetheve hicle when itis bein gheld by
Hill StartAssis t. SS
t t
ar ar
t-o. t-o.
assist assist
FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe he
st st
ar ar
t-o. t-o.
assis t assis
t
The star t-o. assis tenab lesoptimal vehicle accel-
er ation from ast ands till. Fo rth is, asuit ablyhigh-
gr ip road sur face isrequ ired, thetir es and vehicle
mus talso beingood condition.
Do notactiv ateth estar t-o. assist onpublic
ro ads.
Be sureto obser vethesaf etyno tesand informa-
tion onESP ®
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ctiv ctiv
atin gt atin
gthe he
st star ar
t-o. t-o.
assis t assis
t &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofskiddi ngand havin gan
acciden tfr om wheels spinning
When youuse star t-o. assist, individual
wheels couldspinandyoucould losecontr ol
of theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deact ivat ed, ther eis arisk ofskid-
din gand acciden t! #
Mak esur eth at no per sons orobs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinity ofyour vehicle. #
Deact ivatin gESP ®
(/ page159) . #
Movethesteer ing wheel tothestr aight-ahead
position. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal /rml ywit hyo ur leT
fo ot and keep itdepr essed. #
Eng ageth e005B drive position (/page142). #
Select thespor tiest availabl edr ive pr og ram
B orC(/ page138). #
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully. #
Take your foot o. thebr ak e, but keep the
acceler ator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pullsawa yat maxim umaccel era-
tio n. #
Switchon ESP®
onc eth eacceler ationproce-
dur eis com plete.ESP ®
will other wise notbe
able tostab ilize theve hicle ifth eve hicle star ts
to skid orawheel star ts to spin .
Cance lingt Cance
lingthe he
st st
ar ar
t-o. t-o.
assis t assis
t #
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
Reactiv ateth eESP ®
. AA
TTENTION ASSIST TTENTION
ASSIST FF
unction ofA unction
ofATTENTION ASSIST TTENTION
ASSIST
AT TEN TIONASSIS Tas sists youon long, mono to-
nous journeys,e.g .on highw aysand trunk roads.
If AT TEN TIONASSIS Tde tects indicatorsof fatigue
or incr easing laps esinconc entration onthepar t
of thedr iver ,it sugg ests taking abr eak .
AT TEN TIONASSIS Tis onl yan aid.It ca nno t
alw aysde tect fatigue orlaps esinconc entration in
time. Thesystem isno ta substitut efo ra we ll-res-
te dand attentiv edr iver .On long journeys,ta ke Dr
iving andparking
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Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The rear vie wcamer awill notfu nct ion orwill only
par tiallyfunc tionin thefo llo wing situations:
R The trunk lidisopen.
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The amb ient lightcond itions arepoo r,e.g. at
night.
R Camer as,orvehicle compone ntsin whic hth e
camer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirtyor
co vered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehicle
senso rsand camer as(/ page155 ).
% Donotuse there ar vie wcamer ain these
types ofsituations. Youcould other wise injure
ot her sor colli dewithobj ects when parking
th eve hicle.
% The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sour ces,
e.g .when drivi ng out ofaga rage .In this case,
pa ypar ticular attention. %
Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consid erabl yre str ictits
us e. 36
0° came ra 360°
camer a FF
unction oft unction
ofthe sur r he
sur round vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a
The surround viewcamer ais asy stem that con-
sis tsof four camer as.The camer ascoverth e
immediat eve hicle surroundings. Thesystem
assists youwhen youar epar king oratexits with
re duced visibility ,fo rex am ple.
The views ofthesur round viewcamer aar ealw ays
av ailabl ewhen drivi ng forw ards up toaspeed of
appr ox.10 mph(1 6km /h)an dwh en backing up.
The surround viewcamer ais onl yan aid and may
sho wadist ortedvie wof obst acles, showthem
incor rectl yor notsho wthem atall. Itis no ta sub-
stit utefo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings. The
re sponsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and parking
re mains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjects etc., inthemaneuv er-
ing area while maneuv ering and parking. The
system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
camer as:
R Rear vie wcamer a
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
% Youcan open theco verof there ar vie wcam-
er amanu ally(/ page194) .
V V
ie w ie
ws of t s
of the sur r he
sur roun dvie oun
dvie wcamer a w
camer a
Yo ucan select from di.er entviews: 1
Wide-angle view, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a Dr
iving andparking
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The
guidelines inthemedia displaysho wthe
dist ances toyour vehicle. Thedistances apply
to road leve l.
Side vie Side
viewof t w
of the mir r he
mir ror camer or
camer as as
The sides oftheve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimen sionswit h
outs idemirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contactpoints
Sy st Sy
stem f em
failur e ailur
e
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, thefo l-
lo wing messa geappear sin themedia display: Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The surround viewcamer awill notfunction orwill
onl ypar tiall yfunction inthefo llo wing situations:
R The door sar eopen.
R The outside mirrors arefo lded in.
R The trunk lidisopen.
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The amb ient lightcond itions arepoo r,e.g. at
night.
R Camer as,orvehicle compone ntsin whic hth e
camer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirtyor
co vered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehicle
senso rsand camer as(/ page155 ).
% Donotuse thesur round viewcamer aunder
suc hcir cumst ances. Youcould other wise
inj ureot her sor colli dewithobj ects when
par king theve hicle. Fo
rte ch nica lre asons, thestandar dheight ofthe
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccu racies inthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges.
% The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr upt,dir ect sunl ight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when drivi ng out ofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attention.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consid erabl yre str ictits
us e.
See theno teson clean ingthesur round viewcam-
er a(/ page269).
Calling upt Calling
upthe vie he
viewof t w
of the sur r he
sur round vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a
using rev using
rever er
se g se
gear ear
#
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia sys-
te m (/ page191). #
If,aTer shiTing toreve rsege ar,th eimag eof
th ere ar vie wcamer ais no tsho wn: switc ho.
th eve hicle, press and hold thec button, Dr
iving andparking
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