2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS service

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stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impa ired orma yno tfunc tion
pa rticular lyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Incor rect refere nce values weretaught in
R Sudden pressur eloss caused byafo re ign
object penetrating thetir e, forex am ple
R Aneven pressur eloss onmor eth an one tire
occur s
The system has are str icte dor dela yedfun ction
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Poor ground condition s,e.g. snowor grav el
R Driving withsno wch ains
R When adoptingave ry spor tydrivi ng style wit h
high corner ing speeds orsudden acceleration
R Driving withahigh load
The tirepr essur eloss warning system isonl yan
aid. Itis thedr iver's responsi bilityto setth etir e
pr essur eto there commen dedcold tirepr essur e
suit able forth eoper ating situation andtocheck
it. Be
sureto also obser vethefo llo wing further rela-
te dsubjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page293)
R Displ aymessag esabout thetir es
(/ page379)
R R
est est
ar ar
ting t ting
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
ning syst ning
system em
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The recommen dedtirepr essur eis cor rectl y
se tfo rth ere specti veoper ating status onall
wheels.
Re star tth etir epr essur eloss warning system in
th efo llo wing situations:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wly installed.
On-boar dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Swipe down wardson theTo uc hContr olon the
leT-h andside ofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure ControlSystem Active
Restart messageis sho wninthedispla y. #
Tobegin restar t,pr es sth eTo uc hContr olon
th eleT-h andside ofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure NowOK?messag eis sho wn
in thedispla y. #
Sele ctYes . #
Tocon/r mrestar t,pr es sth eTo uc hContr olon
th eleT-h andside ofthesteer ing wheel.
The Run FlatIndicator Restarted messageis
sho wninthedispla y.
ATe ryo uha ve driven fora few minut es,the
tir epr ess ureloss warning system monit ors
th ese ttir epr essur esofall thetir es.
Be sureto also payatt ent ion tothefo llo wing rela-
te dto pic:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page293) Wheel
sand tires
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llon thego vernment courseasatir egr aded
100.
The relativ eper form ance oftires depen dsupon
th eactual conditions oftheir use, howev er,and
ma ydepar tsign i/can tly from thenor mdue tovar-
iations indriving habits, service practices anddif-
fe re nces inroad charact eristics and climat e.
T T
r r
actio ngr actio
ngr ade ade
&
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofacciden tdue toinade-
qu atetractio n
The tractio ngr ade assign edtothis tireis
based onstraight-ahead braking traction
te sts . #
Alwaysadap tyo ur driving styleand drive
at aspeed tosuit thepr ev ailin gtra1c
and weather cond itions. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thedr ivet ra in from
wheelsp in #
Avoid wheelspin. The
traction grades, from highe stto lowe st, are
AA ,A, B,and C.Tho segrades repr esent thetir e's
ability tostop onwetpa vement asmeasur ed
under controlled conditi onsonspeci/ed govern-
ment test surfaces ofasphalt andconcr ete. Atir e
mar kedC ma yha ve poor traction perform ance.
T T
em em
per per
atur atur
egr e
gr ade ade
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tfr om tireove r-
heati ngand tirefa ilur e
Ex cessiv espeed, underin0ation, orexcessiv e
loadin g,eit her separ atelyor incombin ation,
can cause excessiv eheat build-upand possi-
ble tirefa ilur e. #
Obser vethere commen dedtirepr essur e. #
Regula rly ch eckth epr essur eof all the
tir es. #
Adjust thetir epr essur e,ifnecessar y. The
temp eratur egr ades areA (the highe st), B,
and C,repr esentin gth etir e's resis tance tothe
ge ner atio nof hea tand itsability todissipat eheat
when tested und ercontroll edcond itio ns on a
sp ec i/ed indoorla bo ratory test wh eel.Sust ained hi
gh temp eratur ecan cause themat erial ofthe
tir eto deg ener ateand reduce tirelife, and exces-
siv ete mp eratur ecan lead tosudden tirefa ilur e.
The grade Ccor respond sto aleve lof per form -
ance whichall passen gercar tires must meet
under theFe der alMo torSaf etySt andar dNo .
109. Grades Band Arepr esent higher leve ls of
per form ance onthelabor ator yte st wh eelth an
th eminimum requ ired bylaw. DO
T DO
T, T ,
Tir ir
e e
Ident i/cation Ident
i/cationNumber (TIN) Number
(TIN) US
tirere gula tions stipula tethat everytir emanu-
fa ctur eror retread ermus tim print aTIN inor on
th eside wallof eac htir epr oduced. Wheels
andtires
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NN
o o
t t
es on additiv es
on additiv esing es
ingasoline (v asoline
(vehicles wit ehicles
witha h
a
g g
asoline engine) asoline
engine)
No tetheinst ruction sabout operating0uids
(/ page328).
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag efrom use ofunsui table
additiv es Ev
en small amounts ofthewrong additivema y
lead tomalfun ctionsoccurring. #
Onlyadd cleaning additives recommen -
ded byMer cedes-Be nztothefuel. Mer
cedes-Benz recommen dsthat youuse brand-
name fuelswithadditiv es.
In some countr ies,thefuel availabl ema yno tha ve
su1cie ntaddit ives. Deposi tscould buildup inthe
fuel injection system asare sult .In this case, in
consult ationwithan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er,mix thefuel withth ecleaning additivere c-
ommen dedbyMer cedes-Be nz.Obs erve theno tes
and mixin gra tios indica tedon theta nk . T T
ank cont ank
cont entand fuelr ent
and fuelrese rve eser
ve
F F
uel t uel
tank tot ank
total capacit y al
capacit y Mod
el Mod
el
All model s1 3.5gal(51.0 liter s) RR
eser v eser
ve fuel t e
fuel tank ank
ModelModel
All models 1.3gal(5.0 liter s) Engine
oil Engine
oil NNo o
t t
es on engine oil es
on engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids
(/ page328). *
N NO O
TE TE
Eng inedamag ecaused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /ltersot her
th an those whic hmee tth especi/c ations
necessar yfo rth epr escr ibed service
int erva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil /lter in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an prescr ibed. #
Donotuse addit ives. #
Have theengine oilchang edaTer the
pr escr ibed interva ls. Te
ch nica ldat a
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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
NNo o
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
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es es
IntrIntr
oduction oduction
NNo o
t t
es about displa es
about displaymessag y
messag es es
Displa ymessag esappear ontheinst rument dis-
pla y.
Displa ymessag eswithgr aphic symbols aresim-
pli/ed intheOper ator's Manual andmaydi.er
fr om thesymbols ontheinst rument displa y.The
instr umentdis pla ysh ow shigh- prior ity displa y
messag esinred. Cer tain displa ymessa gesar e
accom paniedbyawa rning tone.
Plea seactin accor danc ewit hth edispla ymes-
sag esand follo wtheadditional notesin theOper -
at or's Manual.
Fo rsome displaymessag es,symbols willalso be
sho wn:
R Õ Further informatio n
R 00A4 Hidedispl aymessag e
Wi th theleT-h andTouc hContr ol,youcan select
th ere specti vesymbol byswipin gto theleT or
ri ght. Press ing Õ displa ysfur ther information onth
emedia display.Press the00A4 symbol tohide
th edispla ymessag e.
Yo ucan hide low- prior ity displa ymessag esby
pr essing thebac kbutt onP ortheleT-h and
To uc hContr ol.The displa ymessa geswill then be
st or ed inthemessag ememor y.
Re ctif yth ecause ofadispla ymessag eas quickl y
as possible.
High-pr iority displa ymessa gescann otbe hidden.
The instrument displaywill showthese displa y
messag esper manentl yuntil thecause ofthedis-
pla ymessag ehas been recti/ed.
Callin gup sav Callin
gup saved displa ed
displa ymessag y
messag es es
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service5
1Mes sage
If th er ear eno displa ymessag es,No Messag es
will appear ontheinst rument displa y. #
Scroll thro ugh thedispla ymessag esby swip-
ing upw ards ordown wardson theleT-h and
To uc hContr ol. #
T T
o e o
exit t xit
the messa g he
messa ge memor y e
memor y: :
pr ess thebac k
butt onP. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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Occupant
safe Occupant
safety ty
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solut ions Solut
ions
0075
SRS Malfunction Service
Req uired *T
herestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 38). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomalfun ctionsinthere str aint system
Co mp onent sin there str aint system maybe acti vatedunint ention allyor notdeplo yas planned inan accident. #
Have there str aint system checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 0075
Front LeftMalfunction
Servi ceRequire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor respond ingrestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 38). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomalfun ctionsinthere str aint system
Co mp onent sin there str aint system maybe acti vatedunint ention allyor notdeplo yas planned inan accident. #
Have there str aint system checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 0075
Left SideCu rtai nAirb ag
Ma lfunction Service
Re quire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor respond ingrestr aint system isma lfunc tion ing (/ page 38). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur ydue toamalf unct ioninthewindo wcur tain airbag
The windo wcur tain airbag mightbetrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall intheev ent ofan
accident. #
Have thewindo wcur tain airbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 338338
Displ
aymessag 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 #
Select transmission position005E.
Driver's DoorOpen &
Transmiss ionNot inPRis k
of Vehicl eRol ling Away *T
hedriver's door isno tfu lly closed andtransmi ssionposition005B, 005Eorneu tral 005C isselect ed.
The vehicle mayro llawa y. #
Sele ctpark position 005Dwhen switchingo.theve hicle.
N Per mane ntlyActive Risk
of Ro lling Awa y *W
hiletheve hicle isrolling orwhile youar edr iving, neutral005C has been engaged. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal tostop . #
ShiT thetransmission topar kposition 005Dwhen theve hicle isstation ary. #
Tocont inuedr ivi ng ,select transmissio npositi on005B or005E.
Servi ceRequire dDo Not
Shift Gears VisitDeal er *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.It is no longerpossible tochang eth etransmission position. #
Iftransmission position005Bisselect ed,consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop anddonotch ang eth etransmission
position. #
Forall other transmi ssionpositions,par kth eve hicle safely. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop orbreakdo wnservice .
Re vers ingNot Possible
Servi ceRequire d *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.It is no tpossibl eto select transmissi onposit ion005E. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop.
Tra nsmi ssion Malfunction
Stop *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.The transmi ssionshiTs toneutr al005C automa tically. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. 354354
Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps