2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS ESP

Tha
nky Tha
nkyou f ou
for buy ing Mer or
buy ing Mer cedes-Benz ced
es-Benz
Bef oreyo u/r st drive o., read this oper ator's
manual carefull yand familiar izeyourself withyo ur
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow nsa fety and along eroper at-
ing lifespa nof theve hicle, follo wtheinst ruction s
and warning notices inthis oper ator's manual.
Disr egarding them maylead todamag eto the
ve hicle orinjuryto people.
Damag eto theve hicle result ing from thedisr e-
ga rd oftheinst ruction sis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Be nzLimi tedWa rrant y.
The stand ardeq uipm entand produ ctdes cription
of your vehicle mayva ry and depen dson thefo l-
lo wing fact or s:
R Mode l
R Order
R National version
R Availabi lity
Yo ur vehicle mayth er efor edi.er ,in individual
cases ,fr om that sho wninthedescr iptions and
illust rations. Mer
cede s-Benz reser vesth eright tointr oduce
ch ang esinthefo llo wing areas:
R Design
R Equipment
R Tech nica lfe atur es
The follo wing documents areint egralpar tsof the
ve hicle:
R Digital Oper ator's Manual
R Print ed oper ator's manu al
R Main tenanc eBook let
R Equipm ent-de pendentsupplem ents
R Suppl ementar ydoc ume nts
Ke ep these documents intheve hicle atall time s.
Ensu rethat all docume ntsar ein theve hicle or
passed onintheev ent ofsale orrent al.
Mer cedes-Be nzUS A,LLC
Mer cedes -Benz Canada ,Inc.
A Daiml erCom pany
1775843312
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1
0025 ABS →
397
2 003E003D Turn sign allights →
113
3 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
399
4 003D Electricalmalfuncti on →
389
5 L Distance warning →
396
6 00C6 Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem, USAonl y →
393
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
393
7 Brak es (red) →
393
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
8 0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w) →
393
9 Electr icpar king brak e(red) →
393
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only A
00B9 CheckEng ine →
389
B 005E Rear foglam p →
113
C 0057 Highbeam →
113
0058 Lowbea m →
112
0060 Parking lamps →
112
D 00BB ESP®
OFF →
397
00E5 ESP®
→
397
E 0075 Restr aint system →
387
F Fuelleve l →
206
G 00D4 Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca tio n
ind icat or →
389
H Ù Powe rst eer ing →
388
I 00E9 Seatbelt →
387 At
aglan ce–Indi catorand warning lamps(standar d)
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1
003E003D Turn sign allights →
113
2 0075 Restr aint system →
387
3 00BB ESP®
OF F →
397
00E5 ESP®
→
397
4 005E Rear foglam p →
113
5 0057 Highbeam →
113
0058 Lowbea m →
112
0060 Parking lamps →
112
6 ÿ Coolant temp eratur e →
389
7 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
206
8 0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w) →
393
9 00C6 Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem, USAonl y →
393
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
393
A 003D Electricalmalfu nction →
389
B L Distance warning →
396 C
0025 ABS →
397
D Ù Powe rst eer ing →
388
E 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
399
F 00B6 Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca tio n
ind icat or →
389
G Fuelleve l →
206
H Electr icpar king brak e(red) →
393
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
I Brak es (red) →
393
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
J 00E9 Seatbelt →
387
K 00B9 CheckEngine →
389
L ä Indicat orlam pinoper ative At
aglan ce–Indi catorand warning lamps(Widescr eenCockpit)
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Pr
ot Pr
otection oft ection
ofthe en he
envir vir
onment onment
+ ENVI
R ENVI
RONMENT ONMENT
ALNO AL
NOTE TE
Environment al
damag edue tooper ating condition sand
per sonal drivin gst yle The
pollutant emission oftheve hicle is
dir ectl yre lat ed tothewa yyo uoper ateth e
ve hicle.
Oper ateyo ur vehicle inan environme ntall y
re sponsi blemann ertohelp protect theen vi-
ro nment. Pleaseobs erve thefo llo wing recom-
mendat ionsonoper atingcondi tionsand per-
sonal drivi ng style.
Oper Oper
ating conditions: ating
conditions: #
Mak esur eth at thetir epr essur eis cor -
re ct. #
Donotcar ryanyunn ecessar ywe ight
(e.g. roof lugg agera ck sonce youno lon-
ge rneed them). #
Adher eto theser vice interva ls.
A regula rly ser viced vehicle willcont rib-
ut eto environment alprotection. #
Alwaysha ve maint enance workcar ried
out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
P P
er er
sonal dr sonal
drivi ng s ivi
ng sty ty
le: le:
#
Donotdepr esstheacceler ator pedal
when star ting theengine. #
Donotwa rm uptheve hicle while sta-
tion ary. #
Drive car efull yand maint ainasuit able
dist ance from theve hicle infront . #
Avoid freq uent, sudden accelerationand
br aking. #
Chang ege ar ingood timeanduseeach
ge ar onl yup to00C3 ofits maximum
engin espeed. #
Switc ho. theve hicle instation arytraf-
fi c, e.g .by using theEC Ostar t/s top
func tion. #
Drive in afu el- e1 cien tma nner .Ob serve
th eEC Odispla yfo ran economical driv-
ing style. EnEn
vir vir
onment onment
alissues andr al
issues andrecommendations ecommendations
It is recommen dedthat youre -use orrecy cle
mat erials instead ofjus tdisposi ngofthem.
The releva nt environme ntal guide linesandregula -
tions servetoprotect theen vironment andmust
be strictl yobser ved. Genuine
Mer Genuine
Mercedes-Benz par cedes-Benz
parts ts
+ ENVIR ENVIR
ONMENT ONMENT
ALNO AL
NOTE TE
Environment al
damag edue tonotusi ng recy cled recon-
diti oned compone nts Mer
cedes‑B enzAGo.er sre cy cled recondi -
tion edcom pone ntsand partswit hth esame
qu alit yas newpar ts.The same entitlemen t
fr om theLimit edWarrant yis valid asforne w
par ts. #
Use recy cled recondi tionedcom pone nts
and partsfrom Mer cedes‑B enzAG. 2222
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underbody
paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwithho tpar ts
of theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr ivi ng safetyis im pair edwhil econ -
tin uin gyo ur jour ney,pull overand stop
th eve hicle immed iately, while paying
att ent ion toroad and tra1c cond itions,
and cont actaqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop. DeclarDeclar
ationofconf ation
ofconf or or
mity f mity
for wir or
wir eless v eless
vehicle ehicle
com com
pone nts pone
nts US
A:"Radio based device sof this vehicle comply
wit hPa rt15 oftheFCC Rules. Oper ation issub-
ject tothefo llo wing twoconditions: 1)These devi- ces
mayno tcause harmful interfere nce, and2)
Thes ede vice smust accep tan yint erfere nce
re ceiv ed,includin gint erfere nce that ma ycause
und esiredoper ation.Chang esormodi/cations not
ex pressl yappr ovedby thepar tyresponsi blefor
com plian cecould void theuser ’saut hor ityto
oper ateth eeq uipment."
Canada: "Thisvehicle contains licen ce-exemp t
tr ansm itter( s)/r ecei ver(s) that com plywit hInn o-
va tion, Science andEconomic Development Can-
ada ’slicence-e xemp tRSS(s). Operation issubjec t
to thefo llo wing twoconditions: (1)These devices
ma yno tcause interfere nce. (2)Thes ede vice s
must accep tan yint erfere nce, including interfer-
ence that ma ycause undesiredoper ationof the
de vices." "Lesémetteur s/r écep teur sdans cette
vé hicule sontconforme aux CNR d’Innovatio n,
Sci ence set Dé veloppement économiqueCanada
applica blesauxappar eilsradio exem ptsde
licen ce.L’ex ploit ation estautorisée auxdeux con-
ditions suivantes:1) Ces appar eilsnedoiv entpas
pr oduir ede brouillag e;2) Ces appar eilsdoiv ent
accep terto ut brouillag era dioélectr ique subi,
même sile brouillag eest suscep tibled’en com-
pr ome ttrele fonctio nneme nt." Dia
gnos Dia
gnostic sconne ction tics
conne ction
The diagnostic sconne ctionis ate ch nica lint er-
fa ce intheve hicle. Itis used, forex am ple, inthe
cont extof repair andmaint enance workor for
re adin gout vehicle datain aspecial istwo rkshop.
Diag nosticdevice sshould ther efor eonl ybe con-
nect edinaqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tocon-
nect ingdevices tothediagnost icscon-
nection
If yo uconnect devices tothediagnost icscon-
nection oftheve hicle, thefunction ofvehicle
sy stems andoper atingsaf etyma ybe
im pair ed. #
Forsaf etyre asons, werecommen dth at
yo uonl yuse and connect products
appr ovedby your aut hor ized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Gener
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Fo
rth efo llo wing, alwaysha ve your vehicle
ch eckedat an aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center:
R Safety-re leva nt wo rks
R Serviceand maintena nce work
R Repair work
R Mod i/catio nsaswellas inst allations andcon-
ve rsions
R Workon electr oniccomponent s
Mer cedes‑Ben zre commen dsaMer cedes‑B enz
ser vice center. Cor
r Cor
rect use oft ect
use ofthe v he
vehicle ehicle
If yo ure mo veanywa rning stickers,yo uor other s
could failto recogn izecertain dang ers. Lea ve
wa rning stickers inposition.
Obser vethefo llo wing information inpar ticular
when driving your vehicle:
R The safetyno tesin this Oper ator's Manual,
ve hicle-spe ci/csuppl emen tsand further sup-
pleme ntar ydocume nts
R Tech nica ldat afo rth eve hicle R
Tra1c rules and regula tions
R Laws and safetyst an da rdsper taining tomo tor
ve hicles NNo o
t t
es f es
for per or
per sons wit sons
withelect r h
elect roni cmedic alaids oni
cmedic alaids
Mer cedes- BenzAG canno t,despit ecar efully
de veloping vehicle systems, completely rule out
th eint eraction ofvehicle systems withelect ronic
med icalaid ssuc has cardiac pacema kers.
In addit ion,th er ear ecom ponents installed inthe
ve hicle that, rega rdless oftheoper ating status of
th eve hicle, cangener atema gne tic/elds onapar
wit hper manent magne ts.Thes e/e lds canbe
fo und, forex am ple, inthear ea around themulti-
media andsound system oralso inthear ea ofthe
seats, dependingon theve hicle equipmen t.
Fo rth is reason, thefo llo wing canoccur inisolat ed
cases ,depending ontheaids used:
R Medical aidsmalfunctionin g
R Adversehealt he.ect s
Obser vetheno tesand warnings ofthemanuf ac-
tur erofthemedical aids;ifin doubt, contactthe de
vice manuf acturerand/or your doct or.If th er e
is continuin guncer tainty concer ningthepossibil-
ity ofmedical aidsmalfunctionin g,Mer cedes-
Benz AGrecommen dsusing onlyfew electr ical
ve hicle systems and/ ormain taining adist ance
fr om thecom ponents.
Onl yha ve repair sand maint enance workinthe
ar ea ofthefo llo wing components carried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop:
R Vehicle compone ntscar rying livevo ltag e
R Transmi ssionantenn a
R Mul time diasystem and soun dsy stem
If yo uha ve anyquer iesorsugg estio ns, consu lta
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. PrPr
oblem swit oblem
swit hy h
your v our
vehicle ehicle
If yo ushould exper ience apr oblem withyo ur vehi-
cle, particu larlyone that youbelie vema ya.ect its
saf eoper ation, weurge youto cont actanaut hor -
ize dMer cedes-B enzCent erimmedi atelyto have
th epr oblem diagnosed andrecti/ed. Ifth epr ob-
lem isno tre sol vedto your satisf action, please
discuss thepr oblem again withan aut hor ized Gener
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Go
vernment alenti ties areth emsel ves, in ind ivid-
ual cases andwithin theapplicable legalframe-
wo rk,aut hor izedto read out datafrom theve hi-
cle. Inthecase ofan accident, information that
can help withan inve sti gation can, ther efor e, be
ta ke nfrom theairbag controlunit, forex am ple.
Oper Oper
ationaldat atio
naldatain t a
in the v he
vehicle ehicle
This isdat are ga rding theoper ation oftheve hicle,
whic hha ve been processed bycont rolunits.
This includes thefo llo wing data,forex am ple:
R Vehicle status informatio nsuc has thespeed,
longitudin alacceler ation,lateral acceler ation,
number ofwheel revo lutions orthefa stene d
se at belts di sp lay
R Ambient cond itio ns ,su ch astemp eratur e,rain
sensor ordist ance sensor
Gener ally,theuse ofthese datais temp orary;
th ey will notbe stor ed beyond theper iod ofoper -
ation andwillonlybe processed within theve hicle
itse lf. Con trol uni tsoTen containdatamemor ies
fo rve hicle keys,fo rex am ple. Theiruse permits
th ete mp oraryor per manent document ationof
te ch nica linf orma tion abouttheve hicle' soper at- ing
stat e, com pone ntloads, maintenanc ere qu ire-
ments andtech nica leve nts orma lfunct ions.
Dep ending ontheve hicle equipmen t,thefo llo w-
ing dataar estor ed:
R Oper ating status ofsystem com ponents, such
as /ll leve ls, tirepr essur eor batt eryst atus
R Malfunctions orfaults inimpor tant system
com pone nts,suchas ligh tsor brak es
R System reactio nsinspecial drivi ng situ atio ns,
suc has airbag deployment ortheint erve ntion
of stabi lity cont rolsy stems
R Information onevents leading tovehicle dam-
ag e
In cer tain cases ,it ma ybe requ ired tostor eda ta
th at wo uld have other wise been usedonlyte mp o-
ra rily .This maybe thecase ifth eve hicle has
de tected amalfu nction, forex am ple.
If yo uuse services, suchas repair services and
maint enance work,st or ed oper ation aldat aas
we llas theve hicle identi/cation numbercan be
re ad out and used. Theycan beread out by
ser vice networkem ployees, suchas workshops
and manu factur ersor third par ties, suchas break - do
wn services. Thesame istrue inthecase of
wa rrant yclaims andqualit yassur ance measur es.
In gener al,there adout isper form ed via theleg ally
pr escr ibed portfo rth ediagnost icsconnection in
th eve hicle. Theoper ation aldat ath at arere ad out
docume nttech nica lst at es oftheve hicle orof
ind ividual compone ntsand assis tin thediagnosis
of malfunctions, compliance withwa rrant yobli ga-
tions andqualit yim prov ement. Tothat end ,th ese
dat a,in par ticular information aboutcomponent
loads, tech nica leve nts, malfunct ionsandother
fa ults maybe transmitt edalong withth eve hicle
identi/cation numbertothemanuf acturer.Fu r-
th er mor e,themanuf acturerissubject toproduct
liability .Fo rth is reason themanuf actureralso
uses operational datafrom theve hicle, forex am-
ple, forre calls. These datacan also beused to
ex amin eth ecust omer's warrant yand guar antee
claims.
Fa ult memor iesintheve hicle canberese tby a
ser vice outletor atyour requ est aspar tof repair
or maint enance work. 3232
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Con
v Con
venience andinfot enience
andinfotainm entfunct ions ainm
entfunct ions
Yo ucan stor econ venienc ese ttings andindivi dual
se ttings intheve hicle andchang eor rese tth em
at anytime.
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,th is
includes thefo llo wing settings, forex am ple:
R Seatand steer ing wheel positions
R Suspen sionandclimat econt rolsetting s
R Indi vidual setting s,suc has interior lightin g
Depen dingon theselect edequipment, youcan
im por tdat aint ove hicle infotainm entfunct ions
yo urself.
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,th is
includes thefo llo wing data,forex am ple:
R Mul time diadata,suc has music, /lmsorpho-
to sfo rpla ybac kin an integratedmultimedia
sy stem
R Address book datafo ruse inconnection with
an integratedhands-fr eesystem oran integra-
te dna vig ation system
R Entered navig ation destinations
R Dataabout theuse ofInterne tser vices These
datafo rcon venienc eand infotainm ent
fu nct ionsma ybe savedlocall yin theve hicle or
th ey ma ybe locat edon ade vice whichyo uha ve
conn ectedtotheve hicle, suchas asmar tphon e,
USB 0ash drive or MP 3pla yer.Ifyo uha ve ent ered
th ese datayo urself, youcan deletethem atany
time.
This datais transmitt edfrom theve hicle tothird
par ties onlyat your requ est. This applies, inpar -
ticular ,when youuse online services inaccor d-
ance withth ese tting sth at youha ve select ed.
Smar Smar
tphon eint tphon
eint egr eg
ration (e.g.An dr ation
(e.g.An droid A oid
Aut ut
oor o
or
Appl eCarP lay Appl
eCarP lay® ®
) )
If yo ur vehicle isaccor dinglyeq uipp ed,youcan
connect your smar tphone orano ther mobile end
de vice totheve hicle. Youcan then contr olthem
by means ofthecontr olelements integratedin
th eve hicle. Imagesand audio from thesmar t-
phone canbeoutput viathemultimedia system.
Cer tain inf ormation issimult aneousl ytransf erred
to your smar tphone. Depending onthetype and
int egration, this includes positiondata,day/night
mode andother gener alvehicle statuse s.Fo r
mor einf ormation pleaseconsult theOper ator's
Manual oftheve hicle/ infotainm entsystem. This
integration allowstheuse ofselect edsmar t-
phone apps,suchas navig ation ormusic player
apps. Thereis no further interactio nbe tween the
smar tphon eand theve hicle; inpar ticu lar,ve hicle
dat ais no tdir ectl yaccessibl e.The type ofaddi-
tion aldat apr ocessin gis de term ined bythepro-
vider oftheapp being used.Whichse tting syo u
can make,ifan y,depends onthespeci/c appand
th eoper ating system ofyour smar tphone. Online
ser Online
services vices
WW
ir ir
eless ne eless
netw tw
or or
kconnection k
connection
If yo ur vehicle hasawir eless networkconn ection,
it enab lesdatato be exch ang edbetween your
ve hicle andaddit ionalsystems. Thewireless net-
wo rkconn ectionis made possible bytheve hicle' s
ow ntrans mitt erand receiv eror by amobil eend
de vice that youha ve brought intoth eve hicle, for
ex am ple, asmar tphon e.Onl ine funct ionscan be
used viathewir eless networkconnection. This
includes onlineservices and<004200510051004D004A004400420055004A0050004F00540010004200510051
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pr ov ided toyouby themanuf actureror by other
pr ov ider s. Gener
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