2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS brake

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ying/r ying
/relea sing t elea
sing the elec tr he
elec tric par ic
par king br king
brak e ak
e
ma nual ly manuall
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ying ying
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Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica-
to rlam plights upintheinst rument cluster. %
The electr icpar king brak eis onl ysecur ely
applied ifth ere d0049 (USA)or0024 (Can-
ada) indicat orlam pis lit continu ously.
R R
eleasing eleasing
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Switc hon theve hicle. #
Pullhandl e1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica-
to rlam pin theinst rument clustergoes out.
Emer g Emer
gency br ency
braking aking
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Press and hold handle 1.
As long astheve hicle isdrivi ng ,th ePlea se
Rel ease Parking Brakemessag eis displa yed
and there d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada)
indicat orlam p0ash es.
When theve hicle hasbeen brak ed toast and-
st ill, theelectr icpar king brak eis applied. The
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicator
lam plights upintheinst rument cluster. InfInf
or or
mation oncollision det mation
oncollision detection onapar k ection
onapar ked ed
v v
ehicle ehicle
If
acollision isde tected when theto w- awa yalar m
is armed onaloc kedve hicle, youwill receiv ea
no ti/cation inthemultimedia system when you
switc hth eve hicle on.
Yo uwill receiv einf ormation aboutthefo llo wing
points:
R The area oftheve hicle that ma yha ve been
damag ed.
R The forc eof theim pact.
The follo wing situation canlead toinadv ertent
ac tivatio n:
R The parkedve hicle ismo ved, forex am ple, ina
tw o-s tory garage .
% Deactiv ateth eto w- awa yalar minorder to
pr ev ent inadv ertent activatio n.Ifyo udeacti-
va te theto w- awa yalar m,coll isionde tection
will also bedeactiv ated. Dr
iving and parking
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FF
unctions ofABS unctions
ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS) regula testh e
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situations:
R Dur ingbraking, forinst ance, atmaximum full-
st op braking orifth er eis insu1c ienttiretrac-
tion, thewheels arepr ev ent edfrom locking.
R Vehicle steer abili tywhile braking isensu red.
If ABS interve nes when brak ing, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindication ofhazar dous road con-
dit ion sand canserveas are minder totake extra
car ewhi ledriving.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
R ABS isacti vefrom speed sof appro x.3mp h
(5 km/h ).
R ABS maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction ifa
malfuncti onhas occur redand theye llo w0025
ABS warning lamplights upcontinuousl yaTer
th eve hicle isstar ted. FF
unction ofB unction
ofBAS AS
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident causedbya
malfun ctioninBAS (BrakeAssi stSystem)
If BAS ismalfunctioning, thebr aking distance
in an emer gency brak ing situatio nis
incr eased. #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal withfull forc ein
emer gency brak ing situatio ns.ABS pre-
ve nts thewheels from locking. The
Brak eAssist System (BAS)suppor tsyour
emer gency brak ing situatio nwit hadd itional brak e
fo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BAS is
activ ated:
R BAS automati callyboos tsthebr ak epr essur e.
R BAS canshor tenth ebr aking distance.
R ABS prev ents thewheels from locking.
The brak es will function asusual onceyoure lease
th ebr ak epedal. BASisdeactiv ated. FF
unctions ofESP unctions
ofESP ® ®
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofskidding ifESP ®
is
deactiv ated
If yo udeactiv ateESP ®
,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout
ve hicle stabili zation . #
ESP ®
should onlybe deact ivat ed inthe
fo llo wing situations. *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. The
Electr onicStabili tyProg ram (ESP ®
)can moni-
to rand improv edr iving stability andtraction in
th efo llo wing situations within physical limits:
R When pulling awayon wetor slip peryro ad.
R When braking . Dr
iving and parking
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ansmi ssion ansmi
ssion Displ
a Displ
ay messag y
messag es P es
Possibl ecauses/ conseq ossibl
ecauses/ consequen ces and uen
ces and 0050 0050
Sol utions Sol
utions
Only Shiftto 'P' when Veh i-
cle isStati onary *I
tis pos sibleto select thepar kposition 005Donlyif th eve hicle isstation ary. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal tostop . #
ShiT thetransmission topar kposition 005Dwhen theve hicle isstation ary.
App lyBra ketoShi ftfrom
'P' *Y
ouhave attem pted toshiT thetransmission outofpar kposition 005Dand intoano ther transmission position. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmission position005B,005Eorneutr al005C.
To Deselect Por N,
Depress BrakeandStart
Engine *Y
ouhave attem pted toshiT thetransmission outofpar kposition 005Dorneutr al005C and intoano ther transmission posi-
tion. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Startth eve hicle. #
Chang eth etransmission position.
Apply Brake toShift toDor
R *Y
ouhave attem pted toselect transmissi onposit ion005Bor005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Select transmission position005Bor005E.
Apply Brake toShift to'R'
*Youhave attem pted toselect transmissi onposit ion005E. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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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
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons #
Select parkposition 005D,transmission position005Eorneutr al005C.
Apply Parking BrakeRisk
of Rol ling Away SeeOpera -
tor's Manua l *T
hetransmi ssionpositioncann otbe reliabl yident i/ed. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth eve hicle agains trol ling awa y.
Teaching inTransmission
Complete *T
hetransmi ssion'steac h-in process iscom plete.All transm ission positions canbesele cted again.
Transm issionMalfunct ion
Serv iceRequired *T
hetransmi ssionismalf unct ioning.
Con sult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Auxi liary Batte ryMa lfunc-
tion (whit edispla ymessag e)*T
heauxili arybatt eryfo rth eaut omatic transmission isno long erbeing charge d. #
Visit aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposit ion005Dmanu allybef oreyo uswitc ho. theve hicle. #
Beforelea vingth eve hicle, applyth eelectr icpar king brak e.
Auxilia ryBattery Malfunc-
tion (red displa ymessag e) *V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
Theauxiliar ybatt eryfo rth etransmission isno long erbeing charge d. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. #
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit haut h
aut omati ctr omati
ctransmissi on: ansmissi
on:Untilthen, alwaysselect parkposit ion005Dbeforeyo uswitc ho. theve hicle. #
Beforelea vingth eve hicle, applyth eelectr icpar king brak e. 356356
Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps

BrBr
ak ak
es es
Dis
pla Dis
playmes sag y
mes sages P es
Pos sible causes/co nseq os
sible causes/co nsequenc esand uenc
esand 0050 0050
Solu tions Solu
tions
0049 (U SA only)
0024 (Canada only)
Parking BrakeSeeOpera -
tor's Manu al *T
heyello w0024 indicat orlam pis lit. The electr icpar king brak eis malfunctioning.
T T
o appl y o
appl y: :
#
Switc hth eve hicle o.and switc hit bac kon #
App lytheelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page153).
If it is no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. #
Wher enece ssary,also secur eth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
*T heyello w0024 indicat orlam pand there d0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam par elit. The electr ic
par king brak eis malfuncti oning.
T T
o r o
release: elease:
#
Switc hth eve hicle o.and switc hit bac kon #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page153).
or #
Release theelectr icpar king brak eaut omaticall y(/ page152).
If it is still notpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcontinue driving. Consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Plea seRel ease Parking
Brake *T
hered0049 indicat orlam p(US Aonl y)or 0024 indicat orlam p(Canada only)is0ash ing.
The electr icpar king brak eis applied whileyouar edr iving:
R Acondition foraut omatic release oftheelectr icpar king brak ehas notbeen ful/lled (/page152).
R Youar eper form ing emer gency brak ing using theelectr icpar king brak e(/ page153). #
Chec kth econditions foraut omatic release oftheelectr icpar king brak e. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y. 360360
Displa
ymessa gesand 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
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Turn Onthe Ignition to
Rel ease theParking Brake *T
hered0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam pis lit.
Yo uha ve attem pted torelease theelectr icpar king brak ewit hth eve hicle switchedo.. #
Switchon theve hicle.
0027 (US Aonl y)
004D
(Canad aonl y)
Ch eck Brake FluidLeve l *T
her eis insu1cie ntbrak e0uid inthebr ak e0uid reser voir. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident duetolow brak e0uid leve l
If th ebr ak e0uid leve lis toolow, thebr aking e.ect andthebr aking charact eristics maybe impair ed. #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safelyas soon aspossibl e,paying attent ion toroad and tra1c cond itions. Do
no tcont inuedr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances . #
Cons ultaqu ali/e dsp ec ial ist wo rkshop. #
Donotadd brak e0uid. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
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