2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS oil level

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Push yello whandle 1onthehood catchto
th eleT asfaras itwill go(palm down wards).
LiT thehood untilitis aut omaticall yra ised by
th epneumatic spring.
Closing t Closing
the hood he
hood #
Lowe rth ehood andletit dr op from aheight of
appr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). #
Ifth ehood canstillbeliTed slightl y,open the
hood again and close itwit halit tle forc euntil
it eng ages cor rectl y. Engi
neoil Engi
neoil ChecChec
kingt king
the eng ineoillev he
eng ineoillevel using t el
using the on-bo ard he
on-bo ard
com com
put put
er er
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eq eq
uir uir
ement s: ement
s:
R The enginehas been warmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedon aleve lsur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle speed.
R The hoodis clo sed .
The engine oilleve lis de term ined during driving.
De term ining theengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswithanor mal driving styleand even
long erwit han activ edr iving style. On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Engine OilLevel
One ofthefo llo wing messa geswill appear onthe
inst rument displa y:
R Measuring EngineOil Level... :meas urement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpos sible. #
Repeat there qu est aTer amaximum of
30 minut es'driving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indicating theoil leve lon theinst rument dis-
pla yis green and isbe tween "min" and"max":
th eoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1,1qts. andthebar dis-
pla yfo rindicating theoil leve lon theins tru-
ment displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": #
Add1.1 USqt(1l)of engin eoil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindicating theoil leve lon theinst rument
displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max": 260260
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tenanc eand care

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Drain o.anyex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, consult aqua li/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLeve lSwi tch Ignition On #
Switchon theve hicle tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLevel System Inoperative: Theoil
le ve lsensor isdef ectiv eor notconnect ed. #
Consult aqua li/ed specia listworkshop.
R Engine OilLeve lSys tem Currentl yUnav ail. #
Close thehood.
T T
opping upengine oil opping
upengine oil &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/reand injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oilcomes intocont actwithho tcom-
ponent partsintheengine compartment, it
ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspill ed
ne xt to the/ller opening. #
Allo wtheengine tocool o.and thor -
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po-
nent partsbef orestar ting theve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Eng inedamag ecaused byan inco r-
re ct oil /lter,incor rect oil oradditi ves #
Donotuse engin eoils oroil /lterswhic h
do notcor respond tothespeci/c ations
ex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth eser vice inter-
va ls. #
Followtheinst ruction son theser vice
int erva ldispla yfo rch ang ingtheengine
oil and obser vethepr escr ibed chang e
int erva ls. #
Donotuse additiv es. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byre/lli ng too
muc hengi neoil To
omuc hengin eoil can damag eth eengine or
th ecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. %
Depen dingon drivi ng style, theve hicle con-
sumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liter) ofoil per
600 miles (1000 km).Theoilconsum ption
ma ybe higher than this when theve hicle is
ne wor ifyo ufreq uentl ydr ive at high engine
speeds. Maint
enance andcare
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Turn cap 1count er-cloc kwise andremo veit. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise untilit
eng ages. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain (/ page260). ChecChec
kingt king
the coolant lev he
coolant level el
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom hotcom po-
nent partsintheengine compartment
Cer tain com ponent partsintheengine com-
par tment canbevery hot,e.g .th eengine, the
cooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hcom ponent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofscalding from hotcool-
ant
If yo uopen thecap, youcould bescalde d. #
Letth emo torcool down beforeopening
th ecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotectiv e
glo vesand safetygl asses. #
Open thecap slowly torelease pressur e. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Chec kth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
inst rument cluster.
The coolant temp eratur emust beinthebo t-
to m quarterof thete mp eratur edispla y. #
Slowly turncap 1count er-cloc kwiseto
re lease overpressur e. 262262
Main
tenanc eand care

Engi
neoil Engi
neoil DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/consequences and uences
and0050 0050
Solu tions Solu
tions
00B3
Che ckEngine OilLevel
(Add 1qua rt) *T
heeng ineoilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* N NO O
TE TE
Engine damagecaused bydriving withinsu1cien tengin eoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsu1cient engineoil. #
When next refuel ing, add1.1 USqt(1l)of engi neoil(/ page 261).
No teson eng ineoil(/ page331).
00B3
Engine OilReduce Oil Leve l *T
heeng ineoilleve lis toohigh.
* N NO O
TE TE
Engin edamag ecaused bydriving withex cess engineoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hex cess engineoil. #
Consu ltaquali/ed specialistwo rkshop immed iatelyand have theengine oilleve lre duced.
00B3 Engine OilLevel LowStop
Vehicl eTurn Engine Off *T
heeng ineoilleve lis toolow.
* N N
O O
TE TE
Engine damageca use dby driving withinsu1cien tengin eoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsu1cient engineoil. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions. Donotcontinue driving. 384384
Displa
ymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps

Dashca
m Dashca
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No tes... .................................................. 234
Sel ecting aUS Bde vic e.... ......................2 34
St artin g/ stoppin gavid eo recor ding .......2 34
Dat Dat
aacq a
acq uisition uisition
Ve hicle ..................................................... 31
Dat Dat
apr ot a
pr otection r ection
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Ve hicle ...... ............................................... 31
Deact iv Deact
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alar m(AT m
(ATA) A)
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Deale r Deale
rship ship
see Quali /edspecial istwo rkshop
Declar Declar
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ofconf or or
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Deco r Deco
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foil (cleaning ins oil
(cleaning instr tr
uctio ns) uctio
ns)........... 268
De/ nition s De/
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Des Destinatio
nentr y tinatio
nentr y
Ent ering aPOI oradd ress ..................... .. 229 De
t De
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nginat tent iv ent
ivene ss ene
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Digi t Digi
tal Ope r al
Ope rat at
or's Manua l or's
Manua l.............. ................. 20
Dingh Dingh
yto y
to wing wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT lev DIRECT
SELECT lever er
Eng aging drive position.. ........................ 142
Eng aging neutral.... ................................ 141
Eng aging parkposition automaticall y...... 142
Eng aging reve rsege ar.. .......................... 141
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 140
Selec tingparkpos ition.......... .................142
Dis pla Dis
play(c ar y
(c ar e) e)
.......... .................... .................270
Dis pla Dis
play(MBU Xmult imediasyst y
(MBU Xmult imediasystem) em)
Home screen.... ..................................... 213
Oper ating.. ............... ............................. 214
Displa Displa
y(on-boar y
(on-boar dcom d
com put put
er) er)
Displa yson theinst rument displa y......... 209
Disp la Disp
lay in t y
in the winds hield he
winds hield
see Head-up Display
Disp la Disp
lay mes sage y
mes sage
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tes... ............ ...................................... 337
Di sp la Di
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messag es es
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: ActiveHeadl ampsInop erativ e....... 344
é ATTEN TIONASSIS TIno per ative..... 362
é ATTEN TIONASSIS T:Take a
Br ea k!...... .............................................. 363
: Automatic Headlam pMode
Inoper ative............................................. 344
û BeforeSt artin gth eEngine, Turn
St eer ing Wheel ....................................... 348
0027 CheckBr ak eFluid Level................ 361
00BD CheckCoola ntLevelSee Oper -
at or's Manual. ........................................ 351
00B3 CheckEngine OilLevel(A dd 1
qu art)... .................................................3 84
: CheckLeT LowBeam (exa mp le)... 343 Inde
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00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid... ...................3 49
ÿ Coolant TooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neO... ...... .............................. 351
0025 Currentl yUna vailable SeeOper -
at or's Manual. ............ ............................ 372
00E5 Currentl yUna vailable SeeOper -
at or's Manual. ........................................ 373
Á Don't Forget Your Key<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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00B3 Engine OilLevelCanno tBe
Measur ed........ ......................................385
00B3 Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engi neO... ...............................3 84
00B3 Engine OilPressur eSt op Switc h
O. Engin e....... ....................................... 385
00B3 EngineOil Reduce OilLevel........... 384
0075 Front LeT Malfu nction Service
Re quired (examp le)...... ..........................338
00D4 FuelLevelLo w... ...... ..................... 352
00D4 GasCap Loose ............................. 352 0025
Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manual....... ...........................................3 73
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manual....... ...........................................374
007A Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manual....... ...........................................375
0053 Inoper ative....... ..................... ....... 376
: Intell. Light System Inoper ative..... 345
Á KeyBe ing Ini tia lized Please Wait.... 342
Á KeyNo tDe tected (red displa y
messag e)...............................................3 42
Á KeyNo tDe tected (whit edispla y
messag e)...............................................3 41
0075 LeTSide Curtain Airbag Mal-
function Service Required (exa mp le).... ..338
ä Malfunction Drive at Max. 50
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: Malfunctio nSee Oper ator ’s
Manua l................. .................................343
Á ObtainaNe wKe y<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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0049 Parking Brak eSee Oper ator's
Manual....... ...........................................3 57
0077 Please Correct Tire Press ure........ .381
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e...... ..360
Á Replace KeyBat tery <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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003D SeeOper ator's Manual<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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0075 SRSMalfunctio nSer vice
Re quired....... ......................................... 338
Ù Steer ing Malfunction Increased
Ph ysical E.or tSee Oper ator's Manual. ...347
Ù Steer ing Malfunction SeeOper -
at or's Manual .........................................3 47
Ù Steer ing Malfunction Stop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ....... 347
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun-
ning .......... .............................................379
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Man ual...................... ............................3 78 408408
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