2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS fuel cap

#
Beforeyo uopen thefuel /ller capor
ta ke hold ofthepum pnozzle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body. #
Toavo idcreating another electr ostatic
ch arge ,do notge tint oth eve hicle again
dur ing there fuel ingproces s. *
N NO O
TE TE
Dama gecaused bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga solin eeng ine:
Ev en small amoun tsof thewrong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission controlsystem. #
Onlyre fuel with low- sulf urspar k-ignition
engine fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10% ethanol .Yo ur
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE10 fuel.
Ne verre fuel with one ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Diesel
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10% ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E85,E100 R
Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methanol by
vo lume, e.g.M15, M30,M85,M100
R Gasoline withadditiv escont aining metal
If yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswitc hon theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Do notuse diese lto refuel vehicles
wit haga solin eeng ine If
yo uha ve acciden tally re fuel edwith the
wr ong fuel:
R Donotswitc hon theve hicle. Other wise
fu el can entertheengine.
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costs arehigh. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. #
Have thefuel tank and fuellines draine d
com pletely. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto thefuel system due to
ove r/llin gth efuel tank #
Only/l lth efuel tank until thepum pnoz-
zle switc heso..
If to omuc hfuel hasbeen added due,for
ex am ple, toafa ulty /llingpum p: #
Donotswitc hon theve hicle. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Fuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnozzle #
Only/ll thefuel tank until thepum pnoz-
zle switc heso.. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle isunl ocked.
% Donotget intoth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingproces s.Ot he rw ise, electr ostatic
ch arge could buildupagain.
Obser vetheno teson oper ating0uids andfuel. 146146
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iving and parking

Onl
yre fuel with fuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number speci/ed intheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel /ller 0ap. Othe rw ise, engine outputcanbe
re duced andfuelconsum ption incr eased. 1
Fuel/ller 0ap
2 Brac ketfo rfuel /ller cap
3 Tire pressur eta ble 4
Fueltype
5 QRcode forre scue card #
Press onthebac kar ea offuel /ller 0ap1. #
Turn thefuel /ller capcount er-cloc kwise and
re mo veit. #
Inser tfuel /ller capfrom aboveintobr ac ket
2 . #
Com pletely inser tth epum pnozzl eint oth e
ta nk /ller nec k,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Only/l lth efuel tank until thepum pnozzl e
switc heso.. #
Replace thecap onthe/ller neckand turn
cloc kwise untiliteng ages audibl y. #
Close fuel/ller 0ap1. PP
ar ar
king king
PP
ar ar
king t king
the v he
vehicle ehicle
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur y
caused byan insu1cie ntlysecur edvehi-
cle rolling away
If th eve hicle isno tsecur elypar kedsu1-
cient ly,it can rollawa yin an uncon troll ed way
eve nat asli ght downh illgradien t. #
Onuphil lor downhil lgr adien ts,turnth e
fr ont wheel sso that theve hicle rolls
to wa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts mo ving. #
Appl yth epar king brak e. #
Switc hth etransmission toposition 005D. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/recaused byhot
ex haus tsy stem parts
Flammab lemat erials suchas lea ves, grass or
twig sma yign ite. #
Park theve hicle sothat no 0ammable
mat erial can come intocont actwithho t
ve hicle compone nts. Dr
iving and parking
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ENVIR ENVIR
ONMENT ONMENT
ALNO AL
NOTE TE
Environmen tal
pollution causedbyenvironment allyirre -
sponsi bledisposal Ti
re sealan tcont ains pollu tants. #
Have thetir esealant bottle disposed of
pr ofessionall y,e.g. atan aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. #
Storeth etir esealant bottle and thetir ein0 a-
tion compressor . #
Pull awa Pull
awayimme diat y
imme diately. el
y. #
Stop drivin gaTer approximat elyte nminut es
and checkth etir epr essur eusing thetir e
in0 ation compressor .
The tirepr essur emust nowbe atleast
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetothe
speci/ed tirepr essur eno tbein gatt aine d
If th especi/ed tirepr essur eis no tre ac hed,
th etir eis toobadl ydamag ed.The tiresealant
canno tre pair thetir ein this inst ance. The
braking anddriving charact eristics maybe
gr eatl yim pair ed. #
Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. In
cases suchas theone mentioned above,con-
ta ct an aut hor izedMer cedes-B enzCent er.Or call
1-80 0-FOR -MERCedes (intheUS A)or
1-800-387- 0100(inCanada). #
Correct thetir epr essur eif it is still atleast
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi).SeetheTire and
Loadi ngInformatio nplacar don theB‑pillar on
th edr iver's side orthetir epr essur eta ble in
th efuel /ller 0apforva lues.
Incr Incr
easing t easing
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur e essur
e #
Switc hon thetir ein0 ation compressor .
Decr Decr
easing t easing
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur e essur
e #
Remo vethetir esealant bottle from thetir e
in0 ation compressor . #
Inser tth e/ller hose inthesoc ketof thetir e
in0 ation compressor andturnit aqu artertur n
cloc kwise. #
Press pressur ere lease buttonC next to
manome terB.
When t When
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
eis cor r e
is cor rect ect
#
Unscr ewthe/lling hosefrom theva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Storeth etir esealant bottle and thetir ein0 a-
tion compressor . #
Drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rk-
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle and
/lling hosereplaced ther e. Br
eakdo wnassist ance
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per
mit anyre liable conclusion aboutthetir epr es-
sur e.
Onl ycor rect tirepr essur ewhen thetir es arecold.
Conditions forcold tires:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hth etir es out
of dir ect sunlight forat least thre ehour s.
R The vehicle hastrav eled lessthan 1mile
(1.6 km).
The vehicle' stir es heat upwhen drivi ng .As the
te mp eratur eof thetir es incr eases, sotoodoes
th etir epr essur e.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing syst ing
system: em:
Yo ucan also checkth etir epr essur eusing theon-
boar dcom puter.
The tirepr essur ere commen dedforincr eased
load/speed inthetir epr essur eta ble can a.ect
th eride comf ort. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetounsuit a-
ble acces sories ontireva lves
If yo umount unsuitableacces sories ontotir e
va lves, thetir eva lves ma ybe overloaded and malfunction,
whichcan cause tirepr essur e
loss. #
Onlyscr ew stan da rd valve caps orvalve
caps speci/call yappr ovedby Mer cedes-
Benz foryo ur vehicle ontoth etir eva lve. TT
ir ir
e pr e
pr essur essur
et e
table able
The
tirepr essur eta ble ison theinside ofthefuel
/ller 0ap.
% The datasho wnintheimag esisex am ple
dat a. The
tirepr essur eta ble showsthere commen ded
tir epr essur efo rall tires appr ovedfo rth is vehicle.
The recommen dedtirepr essur esappl yfo rcold
tir es under various oper ating condition s,i.e. load-
ing and/or speedoftheve hicle.
If one ormor etir esize spr ecede atir epr essur e,
th efo llo wing tirepr essur einf ormation isonl yva lid
fo rth ose tiresizes andtheir respect ive load con-
diti on.
The load cond itions "partiallyladen" and"fully
laden" arede/n edintheta ble fordi.er entnum-
ber sof passeng ersand amounts oflugg age. The
actual number ofseats maydi.er from this. Wheels
andtires
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to
tread qualit y,tiretracti onand temp eratur e
ch aract eristics. Thequalit ygr adin gassessmen tis
made bythemanuf acturerfollo wing speci/ cations
fr om theU. S. government. Thequalit ygr ade ofa
tir eis im print ed on theside wallof thetir e.
R R
ecommended tir ecommended
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
there commen ded
tir epr essur eis thetir epr essur especi/ed forth e
tir es mount edtotheve hicle atthefa ct or y.
The tireand informa tion table cont ains there com-
mende dtir epr essur esforcold tires, themaxi-
mum permissible loadandthemaximum permissi-
ble vehicle speed.
The tirepr essur eta ble cont ains there commen -
ded tirepr essur esforcold tires under various
oper ating condition s,i.e. loading and/or speedof
th eve hicle.
Incr Incr
eased v eased
vehicle w ehicle
weig htdue t eig
htdue to op o
op tion aleq tion
aleq uip- uip-
men t: men
t:thecombined weight ofall standar dand
op tional equipment availabl efo rth eve hicle,
re ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actuall yinst alled onthe
ve hicle ornot.
Rim : Rim
:th epar tof thewheel onwhic hth etir eis
inst alled. G G
A A
WR (Gr WR
(Gross Axle W oss
Axle Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGA WR is
th emaximum permissible axleload. Theactual
load onanaxle must neverex ceed thegr oss axle
we ight rating. Thegross axle weight rating canbe
fo und ontheve hicle identi/cation plateon the
B‑pi llaron thedr iver's side.
Speed r Speed
rating: ating:
thespeed rating ispar tof thetir e
ident i/cation.Itspeci/es thespeed rang efo r
whic hatir eis appr oved.
G G
VW (Gr VW
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight): eight):
thegr oss vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight oftheve hicle includ-
ing fuel, tools, thespar ewheel, accessories instal-
led, occupa nts,luggageand thetrailer draw bar
nose weight, ifapplica ble.Thegross vehicle weight
must notex ceed thegr oss vehicle weight rating
GV WR asspeci/ed ontheve hicle identi/cation
plat eon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's side.
G G
VWR (Gr VWR
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGV WR is
th emaximum permitt edgross weight ofthefull y
laden vehicle (weig htoftheve hicle includin gall
accessor ies,occupan ts,fuel, luggage and the
tr aile rdr aw bar nose weight ifapplica ble).The
gr oss vehicle weight rating isspec i/edon the
ve hicle identi/cation plateon theB‑pillar onthe
dr iver's side. Maximum
w Maximum
weight oft eight
ofthe laden v he
laden vehicle: ehicle:
themaxi-
mum weight isthesum ofthecurb weight ofthe
ve hicle, thewe ight oftheaccess ories, themaxi-
mum loadandthewe ight ofoptional equipment
inst alled atthefa ct or y.
Kilo pascal (kP Kilo
pascal (kPa) : a)
:me tric unit fortir epr essur e.
6.9 kPacor respond sto 1psi. Another unit fortir e
pr essur eis bar .100 kilopasc al(kP a)equals 1bar .
Load inde Load
index: x:
in addition totheload-bear inginde x,
th eload indexma yalso beimprint ed on theside
wa llof thetir e. This speci/es theload-bear ing
capac ityofthetir emor epr ecisel y.
Curb w Curb
weight: eight:
thewe ight ofave hicle withstandar d
eq uipme ntincl udin gth emaximum capacityof
fuel, oiland coolant. Italso includes theair condi-
tioning system and optional equipment ifth ese
ar einst alled ontheve hicle, butdoes notincl ude
passen gers or lugg age.
Maximum tir Maximum
tireload: e
load: themaximum tireload isthe
maximum permissible weight inkilog rams orlbs
fo rwhic hatir eis appr oved.
Maximum per Maximum
permissible tir missible
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
maximum
per missible tirepr essur efo rone tire. 310310
Wheels
andtires

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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
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* 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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DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons #
Mak esur eth at theair suppl yto thera diat orisno tobstr ucted. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop. Indoin gso, ensu rethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
ÿ *T
her eis amalf unct ionintheengine cooling system. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rkshop. Indoin gso, ensu rethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
00D4
Fuel Level Low *T
hefuel suppl yhas dropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00D4 Gas Cap Loose *T
hefuel /ller capisno tclosed correctl yor thefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel /ller cap. #
Ift If
the fuel he
fuel /ller /ller
capw cap
was alr as
already pr eady
proper l oper
ly closed: y
closed: consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. 352352
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ar ar
nin g/ind icat nin
g/ind icat orlam pP or
lam pP ossiblecauses/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Solut ions Solut
ions
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Fu elreser vewarning lamp
0as hes *T
he yello wfuel reser vewarning lamplights upwhile youar edr iving.
Ther ehas been pressur eloss inthefuel system. Thefuel /ller capisno tclosed correctl yor thefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel /ller cap.
If th efuel /ller caphasalready been closed correctl y: #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
00D4
Fu elreser vewarning lamp
lights up *T
he yello wfuel reser vewarning lamplights upwhile theengine isrunning.
The fuel supplyha sdr opp edintoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel . 392392
Dis
playme ssag es and warning/in dicatorlam ps