2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS brake light

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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
y
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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
#
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
153 153

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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No
tes(st artin gassis tance and charg-
ing )........................................................ 281
Bel t Bel
t
see Seatbelt
Bli nd Spo Bli
nd Spot Assis t t
Assis t
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Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 184
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Blo w Blo
wer er
see Clima tecont rol
Br Br
ak ak
eAss is e
Ass istSyst t
Sy stem em
se eBAS (BrakeAss istSystem)
Br Br
ak ak
e e
0u id 0u
id
No tes... .................................................. 332
Br Br
ak ak
ef e
for orce
dis ce
distr tr
ib ut ion ib
ut ion
EB D(elect ro nic brak efo rc edistr ibu-
tion).... ...................................................1 59
Br Br
ak ak
epad g epad
gaug e aug
e........ ................................... 264
Br Br
ak ak
es es
ABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System).......... ....157
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BAS (BrakeAssi stSystem) .....................1 57
Br eaking-in notes... ................................ 131 Chec
kingthebr ak epad thickness ........... 264
Dr iving tips...... ......................................132
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edistr ibu-
tion).... .................... ...............................1 59
HOLD function....... ................................159
Limit edbraking e.ect (salt-tr eated
ro ads) ..................... ...............................1 32
Ne w/r eplaced brak elin ing s/br ake
discs ...................................................... 131
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Br Br
aki ng ass ist aki
ng ass istance ance
see BAS (BrakeAssi stSystem)
Br Br
eakdo eakdo
wn wn
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Cha nging awhe <0046004D000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Ro adside Assista<004F00440046000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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To w- star ting. ......... ................................. 288
To wing away.......................................... 285
Tr anspo rting theve hicle .........................2 87
Br Br
eakdo eakdo
wn wn
see Flat tire
Br Br
eaking-in not eaking-in
notes es
....... ..................... ............. 131
Butt Butt
ons ons
St eer ing wheel....... ................................207 CC
Calls Calls
Mercedes me......................................... 239
Camer a Camer
a
Inf ormation..... ....................................... 155
Camer a Camer
a
see 360° Camer a
see Dashc am
see Rear vie wcamer a
Car key Car
key
see Smar tKey
Car w Car
wash ash
see Care
Car w Car
wash (car ash
(care) e)
...... ......................................264
Car Car
-t -t
o-X o-X
-Communication -Communication
Displa yinghazar dwa rnings ....................232
Car e Car
e
Air -water duct....... ................................. 264
Au tomatic carwash...............................2 64
Car pet...... .............. ...............................270
Decor ativefo il...... .................................. 268
Displa y......... .......................................... 270
Ext erior lighting ......................................269 404404
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Easy
entr Easy
entryf y
featur e eatur
e
Fu nctio n/no tes... .....................................9 8
Se tting .... .... .............................................9 9
Easy e Easy
exit f xit
featur e eatur
e
Fu nctio n/no tes... .....................................9 8
Se tting .... .... .............................................9 9
EBD (electr EBD
(electr onicbr onic
brak ak
ef e
for or
ce dis ce
distr tr
ibuti on) ibuti
on)
Fu nctio n/no tes... ................................... 159
EC EC
Odispla y O
displa y
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 137
EC EC
Ost O
star ar
t/st t/st
opfuncti on op
functi on
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Ele ctr Ele
ctricpar ic
par king br king
brak e ak
e
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Appl ying/r eleasing manua ll<005A000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Emer gency brak ing .......... ......................153
Re leasing automaticall y.<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Elec tr Elec
tronic St onic
Stabili tyPr abili
tyProg r og
ram am
see ESP®
(Elect ronic Stabili tyProg ram)
Emer g Emer
gency ency
Assis tance overview... ...... ........................ 18
Fi rs t-aid kit(soT side <0045000A000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Re 0ectiv esaf etyve st.... .........................2 72 Re
mo vingth ewa rning tr<004A0042004F0048004D0046000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F> ....272
Se tting upthewa rning tr<004A0042004F0048004D0046000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F> ....273
Emer g Emer
gency br ency
braking aking
......................................153
Emer g Emer
gency br ency
braking aking
see BAS (BrakeAssi stSystem)
Emer g Emer
gen cy call en
cy call
see Mercedes-Benz emergency callsy stem
Eme rg Emer
gency key ency
key
Loc king/unloc kingthedoor s....... ............ 72
Emer g Emer
gency oper ency
operation mode ation
mode
St artin gth eve hicle. ...............................1 29
Emer g Emer
gency r ency
release elease
Tr unk lid(from inside) ...............................77
Emer g Emer
gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel
In0a ting.............................. ...................3 22
No tes... .................................................. 321
Em erg Em
ergenc yT en
cy Ten sion ing De en
sion ing De vices vi
ces
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Engine Engine
Engine number <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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St artin g(emer gency operation mode ).... 129
St artin g(R emo teOnlin e)........................ 131 Engin
edat a Engin
edat a
Displa ying.............................................. 140
Engin enumber Engin
enumber... ............ .............................. 327
Engin eoil Engin
eoil
Ad ditiv es..... ............ ............................... 331
Capacity ................ ................................ 332
Chec kingtheoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter..... ................................ 260
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval.... .............. 332
Quali ty... ................................................ 332
Re /lling .................... .............................. 261
Er r Er
ror mes sage or
mes sage
see Displaymes sage
ES C(Ele ctr ES
C(Ele ctronicSt onic
Stabili tyCon tr abili
tyCon trol) ol)
see ESP®
(Elect ronic Stabili tyProg ram)
ESP ESP
® ®
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ESP ESP
® ®
(El ectr (El
ectronic St onic
Stabili tyPr abili
tyProg r og
ram) am)
Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Fu nctio n/no tes... ................................... 157
Ext Ext
er er
ior lightin g ior
lightin g
Car e....................... ...............................2 69 412412
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