2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS suspension

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pair scar ried out ataqu ali/ed special -
is two rkshop. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tor injurydue
to incor rect modi/cations onelect ronic
com pone ntpar ts
Mo di/cation ofelec tronic compone nts,their
soTw areor wir ing could impair their function
and/or thefunction ofother networke dcom-
ponent partsor saf ety-re leva nt systems .
This canenda nger theoper ating safetyof the
ve hicle. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing and elec-
tr onic component partsor their soT-
wa re. #
Youshould have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Obser
vethe"On-boar delectr onics" section in
"T ec hnical data". &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk of/redue to0amma ble
mat erial son hotpar tsof theex haus tsy s-
te m
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twig sma yign ite if th ey come intocont actwith
ho tpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When drivi ng on unpa vedro ads oro.-
ro ad, regula rly ch eckth eve hicle under-
side. #
Remo vetrapp edplants orother 0amma-
ble mat erial, inpar ticu lar. #
Ifth er eis damag e,consult aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop immed iately. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theve hicle duetodriv-
ing toofast anddu eto impacts tothe
ve hicle underbod yor suspen sioncompo-
nen ts In
thefo llo wing situations, inpar ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle become sgr ounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofast ove ran
obst acle, e.g.acurb, speed bumpor pot-
hole
R Ahea vyobject strikes theunderbody or
suspension components
In situations suchas these, damag eto the
body ,underbody ,suspension component s,
wheels ortires ma yno tbe visible. Compo-
nent sdamag edinthis wa ycan unexpect edly
fa ilor ,in thecase ofan accident, mayno lon-
ge rabsorb there sult ing forc eas intended.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,0am-
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass ortwig s
can colle ctbetween theunderbody andthe 2626
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es on Mer es
on Mer cedes- cedes-
AMGv AMG
vehicles ehicles
Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing additional top-
ics intheSupplement, asyouma yot her wise fail
to recogn izedang ers:
R Emo tion Start
R AMGex haus tsy stem
R RACE STAR T
R DRIFTMODE
R AMG adaptive spor tsuspension system
R AMG steer ing-wheel buttons SwitcSwitc
hingont hing
onthe pow he
power suppl er
suppl yor t y
or the v he
vehicle ehicle
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur ydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s. R
get out and bestru ck byoncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog-
niz ed.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmissio n: ansmissio
n:The
br ak epedal isno tdepr essed. #
T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the pow he
power suppl y er
suppl y: :
pr ess button
1 once.
Yo ucan, forex am ple, activ ateth ewindshield
wiper s.
The powe rsuppl yis switc hedo.again ifth efo l-
lo wing conditions areme t:
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
R Youpr ess button1 twice more. 128128
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iving andparking

SeSe
tting A tti
ng Act iv ct
ive La ne K e
La ne Kee ping Ass ist ee
ping Ass ist
Mul timediasystem :
4 © 5
Settin gs 5
Assis tan ce
5 Active Lan eKee pingAs sis t
A A
ct iv ct
ivat ing ordeactiv at
ing ordeactivating t at
ing the hap he
haptic w tic
war ar
ning ning
#
Sele ctWarn ing.
Ac tivateor deac tivateth efunction . FF
unction ofadap unction
ofadap tiv tiv
edam e
dam ping adjus ping
adjustmen t tment
Suspension
withadap tivedam ping adjustmen t
continuousl yadjusts thech aract eristi cs ofthe
suspen siondampersto thecur rent ope rating and
dr iving condi tions.
The dam ping isse tindividu allyfo reac hwheel and
is a.ect edbythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The road sur face condi tions
R Vehicle load
R The drive pr og ram select ed
R The drivin gst yle
The drive pr og ram can beadjus tedusing the
DY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch. RR
ea rvie ea
rvie wca me ra w
camer a FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe r he
rear vie ear
viewcamer a w
camer a
When youeng agere ve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
th ere ar vie wcamer ais sho wninthemedia dis-
pla y.Dynamic guidelinesshowthepat hth eve hi-
cle will take withth ecur rent steer ing angle .This
hel psyouto orient yourself and toavo idobst acles
when backing up.
The rear vie wcamer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings.
The responsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and park-
ing remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjects etc., inthemaneuv er-
ing area while maneuv ering and parking.
% Youcan open theco verof there ar vie wcam-
er amanu ally(/ page194) .
The guide lines inthemedia displaysho wthedis-
ta nces toyour vehicle. Thedistances displa yed
onl yappl yto road leve l.
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,yo ucan
select from thefo llo wing views:
R Nor malvie w
R Wide-angle view The
area behind theve hicle isdispl ayedas amir -
ro rimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without P hout
Par ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailabl ein the
multimed iasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing angle
(d yna mic )
2 Yellowguide lineatadist ance ofappr ox-
imat ely3.3 T(1.0 m)from there ar area
3 Yellowlanes marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke withth ecur rent steer ing angle (dyna mic ) Dr
iving andparking
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When transpor tingaload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Onsteep uphil lor downhil lgr adien tsof mor e
th an appr oximat ely15%.
R When snowch ains areins talled.
R Directl yaTer atir ech ang eor when sparetir es
ar eins talled.
R Ifth etir epr essur eis toolow or toohigh.
R Ifth esuspension isout ofalignment, e.g.aTer
bo ttoming outonacurb.
Ac tivePa rking Assist mayalso displa ypar king
spaces that areno tsuit able forpar king, suchas:
R Parking spaces wherepar king isprohibit ed.
R Parking spaces onunsuit ablesurfaces.
P P
ar ar
king wit king
withA h
Activ ctiv
eP e
Par ar
king Assis t king
Assis t
% Depen dingontheve hicle' seq uipme nt,th e
butt onmayalso belocat edatadi.er entposi-
tion inthecent erconsole. #
Press button1. The
media displaysho wsthevie wof ActivePa rk-
ing Assist. Area 2 displa ysdetected par king
spaces 4and vehicle path3.
% Vehicle path3 shownonthemedia display
ma ydi.er from theactual vehicle path. #
Ifapar king space isdispl ayed:stop theve hi-
cle. #
Select desir edpar king space 4and con/r m. #
Ifnece ssary,select thepar king direction (for -
wa rdsor reve rse), and con/ rm.
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depen dingon
select edpar king space 4and thepar king
dir ection. 200200
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iving andparking

br
ak esy stem and inthewheel suspension
ma ybe damag ed. #
Alwaysre place wheels andtires with
ones that ful/ll thespeci/c ationsof the
or iginal part.
Fo rwheels, payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Designation
R Type
Fo rtir es, payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Designation
R Manuf acturer
R Type &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed-
ing thespeci/ed tireload-bear ingcapa-
city ortheper missible speedrating
Ex ceed ingthespeci/ed tireload rating orthe
per missible speedrating maylead totiredam -
ag eand tothetir es bur stin g. #
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model . #
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle andtiredamag ecaused by
non-a pprovedtir etypes andsizes Fo
rsaf etyre asons, onlyuse tires, wheels and
accessor ieswhic hha ve been speciall y
appr oved byMer cedes-Be nzforyo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecial lyadap tedto theactiv e
saf etysy stem s,such asABS,ESP ®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Be nzOrigina l
R MOE =Mer cedes-Be nzOrigina lEx tended
(r un -0at tires onl yfo rcer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mer cedes-Benz Original (onlycer -
ta in AMG tires)
Ot her wise, certain proper ties, suchas han-
dling charact eristics, vehicle noiseemissi ons,
consu mption, etc. could beadv ersel ya.ec-
te d. Further mor e,other tiresize scould result in
thetir es rubbing against thebody andaxle
com ponents whenloaded. Thiscould result in
damag eto thetir eor theve hicle.
Onl yuse tires, wheels andaccessor iesthat
ha ve been checkedand recommen dedby
Mer cedes-Be nz. *
N NO O
TE TE
Risk todriving safetyfrom retrea-
ded tires Re
tread edtires areneit her tested norre com-
mende dby Mer cedes-Be nz,sinc epr ev ious
damag ecanno talw aysbe detected on retrea-
ded tires.
Fo rth is reason drivi ng safetycann otbe guar -
ant eed. #
Donotuse used tires ifyo uha ve no
inf orma tion abouttheir prev ious usage. *
N NO O
TE TE
Possible wheel andtiredamag e
when drivi ng ove robst acles Lar
gewheels have asmalle rsecti onwidt h.As
th esection widthdecr eases, therisk of 312312
Wheel
sand tires

Inf
ormati onlabel (exa mp le–Canada)
1 Hazar dand service warning symbo ls
2 Refrig er ant /llin gca pa city
3 Applicab lestand ards
4 PAGoil par tnumber
5 GWP(gl oba lwa rming potential )of there frig er -
ant used
6 Refrig er ant type
Sym bols1 indicat eth efo llo wing:
R Possible dangers
R The needto have ser vice workcar ried out ata
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop only F F
illi ng capacit yf illi
ng capacit yfor r or
ref r ef
rig ig
er er
ant and PA ant
and PAGoil G
oil
R R
efr efr
ig ig
er er
ant ant
/lling /lling
capacity capacity
ModelModel
All models 20.8±0.4 oz
(590 ±10 g) FF
illin gcapacity f illin
gcapacity for PA or
PAGoil G
oil ModelModel
All models 2.8±0.4 oz
(80 ±10 g) VV
ehicle data ehicle
data VV
ehicle dimensio ns ehicle
dimensio ns The
heights speci/ed mayva ry as are sult ofthe
fo llo wing fact or s:
R Tire s
R Load
R Condition ofthesuspension
R Optional equipment V V
ehicle dimensions ehicle
dimensions All
models All
models
Ve hicle length1 79.1in(4549 mm)
Ve hicle widthincl udin g
out side mirrors 78.4
in(1992 mm)
Wheelbas e1 07.4in(2729 mm)
US US
Aonl y: A
onl y:tur ning
ra dius 36.1
T(11.0 m) VV
ehicle height ehicle
height Model
V Model
Vehicle height ehicle
height
Canada only: Canada
only:A220
4MA TIC 56.5
in(14 34mm)
All other model s5 7.1in(1451 mm) WW
eights andloads eights
andloads Bear
inmind that items ofoptio nal equipm ent
incr ease thecurb weight andreduce thepa yload. Te
ch nica ldat a
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Door......... .............................................103
Glo vebox...... .........................................1 03
St ow St
ow ag ag
ear e
ar eas eas
see Loadi ng
St ow St
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ecom e
com par par
tmen ts tmen
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see Loadi ng
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tname sand house numbers t
name sand house numbers
Displ aying ...... ........................................ 230
Sugg Sugg
es estions tions
Con/ guring........ .................................... 220
Sulfur cont Sulfur
content ent.........
.....................................3 30
Sur r Sur
round lighting ound
lighting
Switc hingon/o........ .............................117
Sur r Sur
round V ound
Vie w ie
w
see 360° Camer a
Sur r Sur
round vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a
Car e....... ............................................... 269 Opening
thecamer aco ver(r ev ersing
camer a)................................................. 194
Selecting avie w...... ...............................1 93
Suspension Suspension
Adaptivedam pingadju stmen t................ 189
Dam ping charact eristics .........................1 89
Swit c Swit
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ytime y
time
Ext erior.. ....... ......................................... 117
Int erior.. ....... .............. ............................ 118
Switc Switc
hingont hing
onthe ignition he
ignition
see Vehicle
Syn c Syn
chr hr
oni zation funct ion oni
zation funct ion
Ac tivating/dea ctivating (contr olpanel )...125
Ac tivating/dea ctivating (MBUX multi-
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Sy st Sy
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settings ttings
Ov ervie wof thesy stem setting smenu ....221
Re setfu nct ion (MB UXmult imedi asy s-
te m).... ................................................... 225
Sy st Sy
stem se em
settin gs ttin
gs
see Langu age TT
T T
ailpipes (car ailpipes
(care) e)
... ............ .............................. 269
T T
ank cont ank
cont ent ent
Fu el..... .................... .............................. 331
Re ser ve(fuel)........ .................................3 31
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Com ponen t-speci/ cinf ormation........ ....326
Inf ormation........ ....................................324
Re gula tory radio identi/ cation (Indo-
nesia). .................... ............................... 326
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Re gula tory radio information .................. 326
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elephone elephone
Connect ingamobile phone(Passk ey).... 238
Connecti ngamobi lepho ne(Secu re
Sim ple Pa iring)...... .................................238
Fu nctio nsinthete lephone menu...... ......238
No tes... .................. ................................ 235
No teson wireless chargin g(mobil e
phon e)... ................................................ 108
Oper atingmodes ................................... 237
Te lephone menuoverview... ...... .............2 37
Wi reless chargin g(mobil ephon e)... ........ 109 424424
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