2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS Owners Manual

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Mer cedesme Portal.
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aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Rad io #
Select TuneIn Radio.
The TuneIn menu appears.The laststatio nse t
st ar ts pla ying .
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mobile phonerecep tion . SeSe
tting up sat tti
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R Registr ationwit hasa tellit era dio prov ider has
been completed.
R Ifre gistr ationis no tinclu dedwhen purc hasing
th esy stem, your credit cardde tails will be
re qu ired toactiv ateyo ur account.
Multimedia system:
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Þ Radio5
SiriusXM
5 Z Options #
Select Service Information.
The service information screen appear ssho w-
ing thera dio IDand thecur rent sub script ion
st atus. #
Establish ate lephone connection. #
Followtheser vice sta.'s instruction s.
The activ ation process mayta ke up toten
minut es.
% Youcan also have thesat ellit eser vice activ a-
te donline. Todo so, please visithttps:// www
.siriusxm.com (USA)orhttps://
www .siriusxm.ca (Canada). Music
andspor Music
andspor taler t
aler ts ts
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asy stem:
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Siriu sXM 5
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5 Alerts
Se Se
ttin gmusic andspor ttin
gmusic andspor taler t
aler ts ts
This function enables youto prog ram an aler tfo r
yo ur favo rite artis ts, trac ks orspor tingevents.
Music alertscan besavedwhilst atrac kis being
pla yedand spor taler tscan besaveddur ing aliv e
ga me. Youcan also specify sportaler tsvia the
menu option. Thesystem then continuousl y
sear ches thro ugh allthech ann els. #
Seta music orspor tsaler t,to be informed of
matc hesintheLiv epr og ram.
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ctiv ctiv
ating t ating
the music inf he
music infor or
mation function mation
function #
ActivateMusic Alerts0073.
Se Se
tting amus icaler t tting
amus icaler t #
Select AddAlert . MBUX
multimediasystem
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Sele ctArtist sor Song inthedialog window.
The alertisse tfo rth ecur rent artist ortrac k.
If amatc his found, apr om ptappear sasking
whe ther youwish tochang eto thestation.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating spor ating
sportsinf ts
infor or
mation mation
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ActivateAct ivate Sport sAlert s0073.
Se Se
tting aspo r tting
aspo rt aler t t
aler t #
Select AddAlert . #
Select thete am name orleag ueinthedialog
windo w.
Dele Dele
tingindividual spor ting
individual sportsand music aler ts
and music alerts ts
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Select ManageMusi cAlerts.
or #
Select ManageSports Alerts. #
Select anartis tor trac k.
or #
Select ate am. #
Select Delete Selected Entries.
All highl ightedaler tsaredele ted. Dele Dele
tingallspor ting
allspor tsand music aler ts
and music alerts ts
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Select ManageMusi cAlerts.
or #
Select ManageSports Alerts. #
Select Delete AllEntries.
All aler tsaredele ted. Soun
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vie vie
wof fun ctions int w
of fun ctions inthe sound menu he
sound menu The
settin gop tions andfunctions availabl e
depen don thesound system installed. Youcan
/n dout whic hsound system isinst alled inyour
ve hicle intheDigit alOper ator's Manual.
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sound system and A em
and Adv dv
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soundsys- s-
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The follo wing functions areav ailabl e:
R Equaliz er:
- Treble, mid-rangeand bass
R Balance andfader
R Volume:
- Automatic adjustment Bur Bur
mest mest
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sur r sur
round sound syst ound
sound system and em
and
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The follo wing functions areav ailabl e:
R Equaliz er:
- Treble, mid-rangeand bass
R Balance andfader
R Soun dfo cus
R VIP seat (Burmes ter®
high- end3Dsurround
sound system only)
R Sound pro/les
R Volume:
- Automatic adjustment 256256
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multimed iasystem

ASS
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PL US ser US
service int vice
interv er
val dis pla y al
dis pla y FF
uncti onoft uncti
onofthe ASS YS he
ASSYST PL T
PL US ser US
service int vice
interv er
val dis - al
dis -
pla y pla
y The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yon the
inst rument displa yinf orms youof thetime ordis-
ta nce remainin gbef oreth ene xt ser vice duedate.
Yo ucan hide this ser vice displa yusing theG
bac kbutt onontheleT-h andside ofthesteer ing
wheel.
Depending onhowtheve hicle isused, the
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla yma yshor ten
th eser vice interva l,e.g. inthefo llo wing cases :
R Mainl yshor t-dist ance driving
R When theengine isoTen leTidling forlong
per iods
R Intheev ent offreq uent coldstar tphases
Mer cedes-Benz recommen dsavo iding suchoper -
ating conditions.
Yo ucan obtain information concerningtheser vic-
ing ofyour vehicle from aqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop, e.g.an aut hor izedMer cedes- BenzCen -
te r. DisplaDispla
yingt ying
the ser he
ser vice duedate vice
duedate On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
ASSYST PLUS
The next ser vice duedateis displa yed. #
T T
o e o
exit t xit
the displa y he
displa y: :
pr ess theG backbut-
to non theleT-h andside ofthesteer ing wheel.
Bear inmind thefo llo wing relat ed topic:
R Oper ating theon-boar dcom puter
(/ page207). InfInf
or or
mation onr mation
onregular maint egular
maintenance w enance
wor k or
k *
N NO O
TE TE
Prematur ewe arthro ugh failur eto
obser veser vice duedates Main
tenanc ewo rkwhic his no tcar ried out at
th eright time orinco mplete ly can lead to
incr eased wearand damag eto theve hicle. #
Adher eto thepr escr ibed service inter-
va ls. #
Alwaysha ve thepr escr ibed maint enance
wo rkcar ried out ataqua li/ed specialist
wo rkshop. NNo o
t t
es on special ser es
on special service r vice
req eq
uir uir
emen ts emen
ts The
prescr ibed service interva lis based onnor -
mal oper ation oftheve hicle. Have themaint e-
nance workcar ried out mor eoTen than prescr i-
bed ifoper atingcond itions aredi1cu ltor the
ve hicle issubj ecttoincr eased stress.
The ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yis onl y
an aid. Thedriver oftheve hicle bearsre sponsi bil-
ity asrega rdsto whe ther maint enance work
need sto be per form ed mor eoTen than speci/ed
based ontheactual operating conditions and/or
loads.
Ex am ples ofarduous operating conditions:
R Regula rcity driving withfreq uent intermedi ate
st ops
R Mainl ysh ort-dist ance driving
R Freq uent operation inmount ainous terrain or
on poor road sur faces Main
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When theengine isoTen leTidling forlong
per iods
R Oper ation inpar ticular lydust ycondition s
and/or ifair -recir culation modeisfreq uentl y
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions, have the
int erior air/lter,air /lter,engine oiland oil/lter,
fo rex am ple, chang edmor efreq uen tly. The tires
must becheckedmor efreq uentl yif th eve hicle is
oper ated und erincr eased loads. Further informa-
tion canbeobt aine dat aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop. Bat
t Bat
ter er
ydiscon nectionper y
discon nectionperiods iods
The
ASSYST PLUS service interva ldispla ycan cal-
culat eth eser vice duedateonl ywhen thebatt ery
is connect ed. #
Displa yand note down theser vice duedate
on theinst rument displa ybef oredisconne ct-
ing thebatt ery(/ page257). Engine
com Engine
compar par
tment tment
Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the hood he
hood &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetodriving
wit hth ehood unlocked
The hood mayope nand blockyour vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood is
loc ked. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjury
when openingand closin gth ehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position.
Ther eis arisk ofinjuryfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Donotopen orclose thehood ifth er eis
a per son inthehood's rang eof mo ve-
ment. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nswhen openin gth e
hood
If yo uopen thehood intheev ent ofan ove r-
heat edeng ineor/rein theengine compart-
ment, thefo llo wing situations mayoccur :
R Youma ycome intocont actwithho tga ses.
R Youma ycome intocont actwithot her
escapin gho toper ating0uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheev ent ofa/r ein theengine com-
par tment, keep thehood closed andcall
th e/r eser vice. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponen tsintheengine compartment may
continue torunor star tune xpectedl yev en
when thedr ive sy stem isswitc hedo..
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust open the
hood: 258258
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#
Switcho. theve hicle. #
Neverto uc hth edang erzones surround-
ing moving components, e.g.thero tation
ar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watches . #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom touc hing live
com ponents
The ignition system and thefuel injection sys-
te m oper atewit hahigh voltag e. Youcould
re ceiv ean elect ric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hcom ponents oftheignition
sy stem orfuel injection system when the
ve hicle isswitc hedon. The
livecom pone ntsincl ude thefo llo wing, for
ex am ple:
R Ignition coils
R Fuelinject ors R
Electr iclines totheignition coilsandthefuel
inject ors &
W W
ARNING ARNING
Riskofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom using the
wind shield wiperswhen thehood isopen
If th ewindshield wipersst ar tmo ving when the
hood isopen ,yo ucould betrapped bythe
wiper linkage . #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle /rst ifyo uneed toopen
th ehood. Opening
t Opening
the hood he
hood #
Torelease thehood, pullonhandle 1. Maint
enance andcare
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#
Push yello whandle 1onthehood catchto
th eleT asfaras itwill go(palm down wards).
LiT thehood untilitis aut omaticall yra ised by
th epneumatic spring.
Closing t Closing
the hood he
hood #
Lowe rth ehood andletit dr op from aheight of
appr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). #
Ifth ehood canstillbeliTed slightl y,open the
hood again and close itwit halit tle forc euntil
it eng ages cor rectl y. Engi
neoil Engi
neoil ChecChec
kingt king
the eng ineoillev he
eng ineoillevel using t el
using the on-bo ard he
on-bo ard
com com
put put
er er
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ement s: ement
s:
R The enginehas been warmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedon aleve lsur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle speed.
R The hoodis clo sed .
The engine oilleve lis de term ined during driving.
De term ining theengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswithanor mal driving styleand even
long erwit han activ edr iving style. On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Engine OilLevel
One ofthefo llo wing messa geswill appear onthe
inst rument displa y:
R Measuring EngineOil Level... :meas urement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpos sible. #
Repeat there qu est aTer amaximum of
30 minut es'driving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indicating theoil leve lon theinst rument dis-
pla yis green and isbe tween "min" and"max":
th eoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1,1qts. andthebar dis-
pla yfo rindicating theoil leve lon theins tru-
ment displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": #
Add1.1 USqt(1l)of engin eoil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindicating theoil leve lon theinst rument
displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max": 260260
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#
Drain o.anyex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, consult aqua li/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLeve lSwi tch Ignition On #
Switchon theve hicle tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLevel System Inoperative: Theoil
le ve lsensor isdef ectiv eor notconnect ed. #
Consult aqua li/ed specia listworkshop.
R Engine OilLeve lSys tem Currentl yUnav ail. #
Close thehood.
T T
opping upengine oil opping
upengine oil &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/reand injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oilcomes intocont actwithho tcom-
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspill ed
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Allo wtheengine tocool o.and thor -
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po-
nent partsbef orestar ting theve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Eng inedamag ecaused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /lterswhic h
do notcor respond tothespeci/c ations
ex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth eser vice inter-
va ls. #
Followtheinst ruction son theser vice
int erva ldispla yfo rch ang ingtheengine
oil and obser vethepr escr ibed chang e
int erva ls. #
Donotuse additiv es. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byre/lli ng too
muc hengi neoil To
omuc hengin eoil can damag eth eengine or
th ecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. %
Depen dingon drivi ng style, theve hicle con-
sumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liter) ofoil per
600 miles (1000 km).Theoilconsum ption
ma ybe higher than this when theve hicle is
ne wor ifyo ufreq uentl ydr ive at high engine
speeds. Maint
enance andcare
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#
Turn cap 1count er-cloc kwise andremo veit. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise untilit
eng ages. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (/ page260). ChecChec
kingt king
the coolant lev he
coolant level el
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofscalding from hotcool-
ant
If yo uopen thecap, youcould bescalde d. #
Letth emo torcool down beforeopening
th ecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotectiv e
glo vesand safetygl asses. #
Open thecap slowly torelease pressur e. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Chec kth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
inst rument cluster.
The coolant temp eratur emust beinthebo t-
to m quarterof thete mp eratur edispla y. #
Slowly turncap 1count er-cloc kwiseto
re lease overpressur e. 262262
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tenanc eand care