2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS tow bar

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djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front seat electr ont
seat electr ically icall
y 1
Seat backrest inclinati on
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushion inclination
4 Seat fore -and -aTposition #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
(/ page100). AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the 4-w a he
4-w ay lumbar support y
lumbar support 1
Higher
2 SoTer
3 Lowe r
4 Firm er #
Use buttons 1to4 toadju stthecont ourof
th ebac krest. Head
r Head
res estr tr
aints aints
AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front seat head r ont
seat head res estr tr
aints manuall y aints
manuall y &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eve hicle: inpar ticu lar,
adju stthedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Seats
andstow ing
93 93

Ins
t Ins
talli ng/r alli
ng/remo emo
vingt vin
gthe r he
rear seat head r ear
seat head res es
tr tr
ain ts ain
ts
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emo emo
ving vin
g #
Release there ar seat backres tand fold itfor-
wa rdsslig htly(/ page103). #
Pullth ehead restr aint upwa rdsas faras itwill
go. #
Push release knob1inthedir ection ofthe
ar ro w and pulloutthehead restr aint. In
st In
st alling al
ling #
Inse rtthehead restr aint such that theno tches
on thebar areon theleT when viewe din the
dir ection oftrav el. #
Push thehead restr aint down untilit eng ages. #
Foldthere ar seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages. Con/gurCon/gur
ing ing
t t
he seat se he
seat setting s tti
ng s Mul
time diasystem:
4 © 5
Comfor t5
Sea tCo mfor t
A A
dju s dju
sting t tin
gthe bac he
bac kr kr
es es
tcont t
cont ourint our
inthe lumb ar he
lumb ar
r r
egi on oft egi
on ofthe seat bac he
seat backr kr
es es
t(lumbar ) t
(lumbar ) #
Select Lum bar. #
Select these tting sZ forth edesir edseat. #
Adjust theair cushions.
A A
djus djus
ting t ting
the bac he
bac kr kr
es est
side bolst t
side bolst ers er
s #
Select SideBolsters. #
Adjust theair cushion forth edesir edseat. Selecting
t Selecting
the massa g he
massa ge pr e
pr og r og
ram f am
for t or
the fr he
front seats ont
seats Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Massa ge #
Select WaveMassa georPuls ating Massa ge. #
Startth epr og ram forth edesir edseat 0065. #
T T
o se o
se tt t
the massa g he
massa ge int e
int ensity ensity
: :
switc hHigh
Intensity onoro. . RR
ese ese
tting seatse tting
seatsetting s tting
s Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort #
Select Îforth edesir edseat. #
Con/ rmthepr om pt. Swi
tc Swi
tching t hi
ng the seat heating he
seat heating on/o. on/o.
&
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat edly
switc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edlyswitc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backrest pad-
ding tobecome very hot. Se
ats and stow ing
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of
apar king space. Theradar sensor sin the
bum peralso monit orthear ea adjacent tothe
ve hicle. Ifacr itical situ ation isde tected, theL
symbol appearsin themedia displayand theve hi-
cle can bebrak ed aut omati cally.
If th era dar sensor sar eobstr uctedbyvehicles or
ot her objects, detection isno tpossible .
Cr oss Tra1c Alertisactiv eunder thefo llo wing
conditions:
R Ifth eve hicle isbac king upatawa lking pace.
R Maneuv ering assist anceisactiv ated
(/ page204).
% Also obser vetheinst ruction son Blind Spo t
Assis tand ActiveBlind SpotAssi st
(/ page184) .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Cr oss Tra1c Alertisno tav ailabl eon incl ines.
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gt atin
gthe mane uv he
mane uver er
ing assis t ing
assis tant ant
Mul time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Assi stance
5 Camera &Pa rking #
SwitchMa neu veringAssi stance onoro.. %
The mane uvering assis tant must beactivefo r
th efunction ofDrive Aw ayAss ist
(/ page203) andCross Tra1c Alert
( / pag e203). VV
ehicle to ehicle
towing ins wing
instr tr
ucti ons ucti
ons
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused for0at towing ordin ghy
to wing ,fo rex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canresult indamag eto theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withtow bar sys-
te ms, safedr ivin gch aract eristics cann otbe guar -
ant eed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we dve hicle.
The vehicle- trailer combin ationmaysw erve from
si de toside.
Obser vethefo llo wing information:
R Perm itted towing methods (/page284)
R The noteson towing theve hicle withbo th
axles onthegr ound (/page285) 204204
Dr
ivin gand parking

Obser
vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa nttoreplace
th ebatt eryyo urself:
R Alwaysre place afa ulty batterywit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespeci/c vehicle requ ire-
ments.
The vehicle iseq uipp edwitha0eece battery.
Fu llve hicle funct ionalityis onl yguar anteed
wit ha0eece battery. Fo rsaf etyre asons,
Mer cedes- Benzre commen dsthat youonl y
use batteries whic hha ve been tested and
ap pro vedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Be nz.
R Usede tach able partssuc has vent hos es,
elbo w/tting sor term inal covers from thebat-
te ry whic his to be replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alw ayscon-
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery. Ins
tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con-
nect edinthesame way. TT
o o
w st w
star ar
tin gor to ting
ortowing away wing
away PP
er er
mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods (nonplug-inh hods
(nonplug-inhybr ybr
id) id)
Mer
cedes- Benzre commen dstranspor tingyo ur
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rather than
to wing itawa y.
Fo rto wing ,use ato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axles onthegr ound. Donotuse tow bar systems. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twhen towing
wit hsteer ing wheel locking
When thesteer ing wheel locking iseng aged,
yo ucan nolong ersteer theve hicle. #
Alwaysswitc hon theve hicle when tow-
ing withato w rope ortow bar . *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetotow-
ing awa yin cor rectl y #
Obser vetheinst ruction sand noteson
to wing away. 284284
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#
Atowing speed of30 mph(5 0km /h)
mu stno tbe exceeded. #
Atowing distance of30 mile s(50 km)
must notbe exceeded. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twhen towing a
ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor towe dawa y
is hea vier than theper missible gross mass of
yo ur vehicle, thefo llo wing situations can
occur :
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/ trailer combin ationmay
sw erve orrollo ver. #
Beforeto w- star ting ortowing away,
ch eckif th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor
to we dawa yex ceeds theper missible
gr oss mass. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe dawa y,its
per missible gross mass mustnotex ceed theper -
missible gross mass oftheto wing vehicle. #
Informatio non theper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle identi-
/cation plate(/ page327) . #
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit haut h
aut omati ctr omati
ctransmi ssion: ansmi
ssion:Do not
open thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ;th etransmission other wise automati -
call yshiTs toposition 005D. #
Inst alltheto wing eye(/ page288). #
Fasten theto wing device .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect conn ec-
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconn ecttheto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deactiv ateth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page72). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function . #
Deactiv ateth eto w- awa yalar m(/ page86). #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page179). #
V V
ehic leswit ehic
leswithaut h
aut oma tictr oma
tictransm ission: ansm
ission: ShiTto
position 005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. #
Switc hon theve hicle; thesteer ing wheel lock-
ing mayot her wise engage. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tolimit ed
saf ety-re lat ed functions during theto wing
pr ocess
Saf ety-re lat ed functions arelimit edorno lon-
ge rav ailabl ein thefo llo wing situations:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys-
te m ismalfun ctioning.
R The ener gysuppl yor theon-boar delectr i-
cal system ismalfunctionin g.
When your vehicle istowe daw ay,signi/cantl y
mor ee.or tma ybe requ ired tosteer and
br ak eth an isnor mall yre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreel ybe fore towing theve hicle
awa y. 286286
Br
eakdo wnassist ance

Dashca
m Dashca
m
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
rights ights
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Dat Dat
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Ve hicle ...... ............................................... 31
Deact iv Deact
ivatin gt atin
gthe alar he
alar m(AT m
(ATA) A)
........................... 85
Deale r Deale
rship ship
see Quali /edspecial istwo rkshop
Declar Declar
ationofconf ation
ofconf or or
mity mity
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Deco r Deco
rativ ativ
ef e
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
tecti nginat t ecti
nginat tent iv ent
ivene ss ene
ss
see ATTEN TIONASSIS T
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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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: 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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Openin
g(fr om inside) ...............................7 0
Unlo cking (from inside) ............................ 70
Door contr Door
controlpanel ol
panel.. ....................................... 16
DO T DO
T, T ,
Tir ir
e e
Iden ti/cat ion Iden
ti/cat ion Number (TIN) Number
(TIN)............305
Dr a Dr
awbar wbar
see Tow- bar system
Dr Dr
inking anddr inking
anddriving iving...
.................................. 132
Dr Dr
iv iv
e Aw a e
Aw ayAssi st y
Assi st.... .....................................2 03
Dr Dr
iv iv
e position e
position
Inser ting... .............................................142
Dr Dr
iv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
ram displa y am
displa y....... ........................... 138
Dr Dr
iv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
rams ams
see DYNAMI CSEL ECT
Dr Dr
iv iv
er 's seat er
's seat
se eSea t
Dr Dr
iving safe iving
safety syst ty
system em
ABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System).......... ....157
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BAS (BrakeAssi stSystem) .....................1 57
Camer as................................................155
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edistr ibu-
tion).... ...................................................1 59
ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssist .......................... 158 Ov
ervie w... ....... ......................................156
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................. 155
Re sponsi bility... ...................................... 155
ST EER CONTR OL................................... 159
Dr Dr
ivin g sy st iv
in g sy stem em
Su spen sionwithadap tivedam ping
adj ustme nt............ ................................ 189
Dr Dr
ivin g sy st iv
in g sy stem em
see 360°Camer a
see ActiveBlind SpotAssi st
see ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assist
see ActiveLane ChangeAssi st
see ActiveLane Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpeed LimitAssist
see ActiveSt eer ing Assist
see ATTEN TIONASSIS T
see Blind SpotAss ist
see Cruis econt rol
see Driving safetysy stem
se eHO LD function
se ePa rking Assist PARK TRON IC
see Rear vie wcamer a
see Start-o. assis t see
Tra1c Sign Assis t
Dr Dr
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Dr ow Dr
ow sine ssdet sine
ssdetecti on ecti
on
see ATTEN TIONASSIS T
Dy nam icha ndling contr Dy
nam icha ndling control syst ol
system em
see ESP®
(Elec tronic Stabili tyProg ram)
D D
YN YNA
MIC SELEC T AMIC
SELEC T
Ad aptivedam pingadju stmen t................ 189
Calling upthefuel consum ption indi-
cat or....... ............................................... 140
Con/ guring drive pr og ram I.... ................1 39
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Dr ive pr og rams. .....................................1 38
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 138
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Selecting thedr ive pr og ram.. .................1 38 EE
E10 E10........
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ExtExt
er er
ior light ing ior
light ing
see Light s
Ext Ext
er er
ior mir r ior
mir ror s or
s
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function.. ......... 123
Oper ating thememor yfunction .............. 100
Pa rking position....... .............................. 122 FF
F F
atigue det atigue
detection ection
see ATTEN TIONASSIS T
F F
ir s ir
st-aid kit t-ai
dkit (soT (s
oT sided) sid
ed)..... ............................273
Flat tire Flat
tire
Changing awheel..... ..............................316
MOExt ended tires... ....... ........................274
No tes... .................................................. 273
TI RE FITkit.. ............................................ 275
Fl at to Flat
towing wing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats Floor
mats.. ........ .........................................1 10
F F
oil cov oil
cover er
ing ing
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................. 155
Fr Fr
ee ee
soTw soTw
are ar
e..... ............................................ 35 F F
r r
eq eq
uencies uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ........................................ 325
Fr Fr
ont airbag (dr ont
airbag (driv iv
er er
,fr ,
fr ont passeng ont
passeng er) er)
.............. 43
Fr Fr
ont passeng ont
passeng erairbag er
airbag shut shut
o. o.
see Automatic front passeng erairbag shuto.
Fr Fr
ont passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat
see Seat
F F
uel uel
Additiv es..... ............ ............................... 331
E10.... .................................................... 330
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Re fuel ing............................................... 145
Sulfu rco ntent ........................................ 330
Ta nk cont ent.......... ................................331
F F
uel cons ump uel
cons umption indic at tion
indic ator or
Cal ling up.... .......... ................................140
F F
uncti onsea t uncti
onsea t
see Doorcont rolpanel
F F
uses uses
Bef orere placing afuse.. ........................ 289
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Fu se boxin theengine compartment ......2 89 Fu
se boxin thefront-passeng erfoot -
we ll...... ............ ......................................290
Fu se boxin thetrunk. ............................ 291
No tes... ............ ...................................... 289
F F
us es us
es
se eFu ses GG
Gar Gar
ag ag
edoor opener e
door opener
Clear ingthememor y........ ......................151
Gar Gar
ag ag
edoor opener s e
door opener s
Opening/ closingthedoor...... ................1 51
Pr og ramming buttons.. ........................... 149
Re sol vingpr oblem s................................ 150
Syn chronizing thero lling code......... .......150
Gasoline Gasoline......
.............. .................................. 330
Gear Gear
shiT shiT
r r
ecommendation ecommendation.....
......................143
Genuine par Genuine
parts ts..
....... ....................................... 22
Glide mode Glide
mode.... .............................................. 144 HH
Handbr Handbr
ake ak
e
see Electr icpar king brak e Inde
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413 413