2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS warning light

Sym
bols Sym
bols.... ...................................................... 5 5
AA
t a gla nce t
a gla nce ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........ ................................................... 6
Indicat orand warning lamps(standar d)...... ... 10
Indicat orand warning lamps(Widescr een
Coc kpit) ............ ............................................12
Ov erhead controlpanel .................................14
Door operating unitandseat adjustment .......16
Emer gencie sand break downs .......... .......... ...18 DigitDigit
alOpe r al
Ope rat at
or's Manua l or's
Manua l.......... .................... 20 20
Cal ling uptheDigit alOper ator's Manual ........ 20 GenerGener
alno t al
no tes es
..... .......................................... 22 22
Pr otection oftheen vironment ....................... 22
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts..... .................. 22
Oper ator's Manual .......... .............................. 23
Mer cedes meapp ................................... ......2 4
Ser viceand vehicle operation ............... ......... 24
Oper atingsaf ety................................ ............ 25
Decl arati on ofcon form ity forwir eless
ve hicle compone nts... ...... ............................. 27 Diag
nostics conn ection................................. 27
Quali /edspecial istwo rkshop ........................ 28
Cor rect use oftheve hicle ............................. 29
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedical
aids ........................ ......................................29
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............................2 9
Re por ting safetydef ect s................................ 30
Lim ited Warrant y... ........................................3 1
QR code forre scue card... ............................3 1
Dat astor ag e.... ........ .....................................3 1
Cop yright .................. .................................... 35 Occupant
safe Occupant
safety ty
...... ......................................37 37
Re str aint system ...........................................3 7
Sea tbe lts .....................................................3 9
Airba gs......... ................................................43
PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ......... ......... ......................50
Au tomatic measur esaTer anaccident ......... .. 51
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hicle ...... 51
No teson pets intheve hicle .......................... 65 Open
ingand closin g Open
ingand closin g... ................................... 66 66
Smar tKey <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Door s<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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unk ............................................................ 74
Side windo ws<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Sliding sunroof<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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An ti-th eT protection ...................................... 84 Seats
andsto Seats
andstowing wing
.........................................8 7 87
No teson thecor rect driver's seat positi on....8 7
Sea ts.... ........................................................ 88
St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 7
Easy entryand exitfeatur e... .........................9 8
Memo ryfunc tion.... ....................................... 99
St owa geareas ...... ...................................... 100
Soc kets <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connection withth eex terior ant enna ....108
Inst alling/ remo vingth e0oor mats ............... 110 Light
andvisibility Light
andvisibility ........................................ 112 112
Ext erior lighting ........................................... 112
Int erior lighting ............................................ 117
Wi ndsh ieldwiperand wind shield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 118
Mir rors <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Cont
ents

1
0025 ABS →
397
2 003E003D Turn sign allights →
113
3 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
399
4 003D Electricalmalfuncti on →
389
5 L Distance warning →
396
6 00C6 Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem, USAonl y →
393
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
393
7 Brak es (red) →
393
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
8 0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w) →
393
9 Electr icpar king brak e(red) →
393
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only A
00B9 CheckEng ine →
389
B 005E Rear foglam p →
113
C 0057 Highbeam →
113
0058 Lowbea m →
112
0060 Parking lamps →
112
D 00BB ESP®
OFF →
397
00E5 ESP®
→
397
E 0075 Restr aint system →
387
F Fuelleve l →
206
G 00D4 Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca tio n
ind icat or →
389
H Ù Powe rst eer ing →
388
I 00E9 Seatbelt →
387 At
aglan ce–Indi catorand warning lamps(standar d)
11 11

1
003E003D Turn sign allights →
113
2 0075 Restr aint system →
387
3 00BB ESP®
OF F →
397
00E5 ESP®
→
397
4 005E Rear foglam p →
113
5 0057 Highbeam →
113
0058 Lowbea m →
112
0060 Parking lamps →
112
6 ÿ Coolant temp eratur e →
389
7 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
206
8 0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w) →
393
9 00C6 Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem, USAonl y →
393
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
393
A 003D Electricalmalfu nction →
389
B L Distance warning →
396 C
0025 ABS →
397
D Ù Powe rst eer ing →
388
E 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
399
F 00B6 Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca tio n
ind icat or →
389
G Fuelleve l →
206
H Electr icpar king brak e(red) →
393
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
I Brak es (red) →
393
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
J 00E9 Seatbelt →
387
K 00B9 CheckEngine →
389
L ä Indicat orlam pinoper ative At
aglan ce–Indi catorand warning lamps(Widescr eenCockpit)
13 13

1
Safetyve sts →
272
2 ; mebutton →
239
0053 SOSbutton →
239
3 002F Hazard wa rning light system →
114
4 Storag ecom partment forcust omer liter atur e
5 Startin gassis tance →
282
6 Checking and re/ll ing ope rating 0uids →
328
7 Tow- star ting ortowing away →
285
8 Flat tire →
273
9 B-pillar with: QR
code foracces singthere scue card →
31
A Tow- star ting ortowing away →
285
B TIREFIT kit →
275
C Firs t-aid kit(soT side d) →
273
D Fuel/ller 0apwith:
inf ormation labelonfuel type →
145
Inf ormation labelontirepr essur e →
295
QR code foracces singthere scue card →
31
E Warning triangle →
272 At
aglan ce–Emer gencie sand break downs
19 19

RR
es estr tr
aint syst aint
system function ality em
function ality When
theve hicle isswitc hedon,aself -tes tis per -
fo rm ed, during whic hth e0075 restr aint system
wa rning lamplights up.Itgoes outnolater than a
few secon dsaTer theve hicle isstar ted. The com-
ponent sof there str aint system areth en func-
tional. Malfunction
ingr Malfunction
ingres estr tr
aint syst aint
system em
A
malfunction hasoccur redin there str aint sys-
te m if:
R The 0075 restr aint system warning lampdoes
no tlight upwhen theve hicle isswitc hedon
R The 0075 restr aint system warning lamplights
up continuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfun c-
tions inthere str aint system
Co mp onent sin there str aint system maybe
acti vatedunint ention allyor notdeplo yas plan-
ned inan accident. #
Have there str aint system checkedand
re pair edimmediat elyat aqu ali/ed spe-
ciali stwo rkshop. FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe r he
res es
tr tr
aint syst aint
system inan acciden t em
inan acciden t Ho
wthere str aint system worksis de term ined by
th ese verity of theim pact detected and thetype
of accident anticipated:
R Front alim pact
R Rear impact
R Side impact
R Rollover
The activati on thre sholds forth ecom ponents of
th ere str aint system arede term ined based onthe
ev aluat ionofthesensor values measured atvari-
ous points intheve hicle. Thisprocess ispre-e mp -
tiv ein natur e.The trigg ering/deplo ymentofthe
com pone ntsofthere str aint system musttake
place ingood timeatthestar tof thecollision.
Fa ctor swhic hcan onlybe seen andmeasur ed
aTer acollisi onhas occur reddo notpla ya deci- siv
ero le in thedeplo yment ofan airbag. Nordo
th ey prov ide anindication ofairbag deployment.
The vehicle maybe def ormed signi/cantl ywit hout
an airbag beingdepl oyed.This isthecase ifonl y
par tswhic har ere lativ elyeasil ydef ormed are
a.ec tedand thera te of vehicle decel eration is
no thigh. Conversely, an airbag maybe depl oyed
ev en though theve hicle su.er sonl ymin ordef or-
matio n.Ifve ry rigid vehicle partssuc has lon gitu-
din almembe rsarehit, this ma yre sult insu1-
cientl yhigh leve ls of vehicle decel eration .
Depen dingon thede tected deplo yment situation,
th ecom ponents ofthere str aint system canbe
ac tiva tedor deplo yedindepende ntlyof eac h
ot her :
R Emer gency Tensio ning Device :fr ont alim pac t,
re ar impact, sideimpact, rollo ver
R Driver's airbag, front passeng erairbag: front al
im pact
R Knee airbag: front alim pact
R Side airbag: sideimpact
R Windo wcur tain airbag: sideimpact, rollo ver,
fr ont alim pa ct 3838
Oc
cupa nt safety

The
00E9 seatbel twa rning lamplights upforsix
seconds everytime theve hicle isstar ted.
In addition, awa rning tone maysou nd.
Whe nth edr iver's andfront passeng er'sdoor sar e
closed andthedr iver and front passeng erhave
fa stene dth eir seat belts, theseat beltwarning
goes out.
In thefo llo wing cases ,th eseat beltwarning lights
up dur ing ajour neyif:
R The vehicle speed exceeds 15mph(2 5km /h)
an dth edr iver's orfront passeng erseat beltis
no tfa stene d.
R Thedr iver or fron tpa sseng erunfast enstheir
seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion . Air
bags Air
bags OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof airbag s w
of airbag s 1
Driver's knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passeng erairbag
4 Front passeng erknee airbag
5 Windo wcur tain airbag
6 Side airbag
The installation location ofan airbag isident i/ed
by theAIRB AGsymbol.
When enabled,anairbag canprov ide additional
pr otection forth ere specti vevehicle occupan t.Po
tential protection prov ided byeac hairbag:
R Knee airbag: thigh, knee andlowe rleg
R Driver's airbag, front passeng erairbag: head
and ribcag e
R Windo wcur tain airbag: head
R Side airbag: ribcag eand pelvis
* N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryor deat hifth eco-
dr iver airbag isenabled
If th eco-dr iver airbag isenabled, ach ild on
th eco-dr iver seat maybe struckby theco-
dr iver airbag during anaccident.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint
sy stem onase at with an ENA BLED FRONT
AIR BAG; DEA THorSER IOUS INJUR Yto the
CH ILD ca nocc ur. Occ
upantsafety
43 43

Self
-t Self
-tes est
ofaut t
of autom atic fr om
atic front passeng ont
passeng erairb ag shut- er
airb ag shut-
o. o.
Wh entheve hicle isswitc hedon,aself -tes tis per -
fo rm ed dur ing whic hth etw oPA SSENGE RAIR
BA GON and OFFind icat or lamp slig ht up simul ta-
neous ly.
The statu sof thefront passeng erairbag isdis-
pla yedvia thePA SSENGE RAIR BA Gind icat or
la mp saTer theself-t est:
R ON islit: ON
islit: thefront passeng erairbag may
deplo ydur ing anaccident.
The indicat orlam pgoes outaTer 60seconds.
R ON and OFF ar ON
and OFF areno e
no tlit: t
lit: thefront passeng er
airbag maydeplo ydur ing anaccident.
R OFF islit: OFF
islit: thefront passeng erairbag isdisa-
bled. Itwill then notbe deplo yedin theev ent
of an accident.
If th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GON indicat or lamp is
o., onlyth ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp showsthestatus ofthefront passeng erair-
bag. ThePASSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or lamp
ma ybe litcontin uouslyor be o.. If
th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or lamp
and the0075 restr aint system warning lamplight
up simult aneousl y,thefront passeng erseat may
no tbe used. Alsointhis case, donotinst alla
ch ild restr aint system onthefront passeng er
seat. Have theaut omatic front passeng erairbag
shut o.checkedand repair edimmediat elyat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
S S
t t
atus displa y atus
displa y
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thesta-
tus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect forth e
cur rent situ atio n.
AT er AT
erinst inst
alling ar all
ing arear w ear
war ar
d-f d-f
acing c ac
ing chil dr hil
dres estr tr
aint aint
sy st sy
stem ont em
onthe fr he
front passeng ont
passeng ersea t er
sea t: :
PA SSENGE R
AI R BA GOF Fmu stbe litcontin uously. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur y
when usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system while th eco-dr iver airbag
is enabled
If yo usecur each ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system ontheco-dr iver seat andthe
PA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or lamp is o.,
theco-dr iver airbag candeplo yin the
ev ent ofan accident.
The child could bestruckby theairbag. #
Alwaysensu rethat theco-dr iver airbag is
disabled. ThePASSENGE RAIR BA GOF F
ind icat or lamp must belit. #
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system onase at with an ENA -
BL ED FRONT AIRBAG; DEA THorSER I-
OUS INJUR Yto theCHILD canoccur . When
installing ach ild restr aint system onthe
fr ont passeng erseat,ob serveth eve hicle-spe ci/c
inf ormatio n(/ page61).
Depen dingon thech ild restr aint system andth e
st at ur eof thech ild, thePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF F
ind icat or lamp maybe o.. Inthis case, donot
inst allthere ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint system
on thefront passeng erseat.
Inst ead, installth ere ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint
sy stem onasu itab lerear seat.
ATer ATer
inst ins
tallin gaf allin
gafor w or
war ar
d-f d-f
acing c acing
child r hild
res es
tr tr
aint sy aint
sys- s-
t t
em ont em
onthe fr he
front passen g ont
passen ger seat er
seat: :
depen dingon
th ech ild restr aint system andth estatur eof the 4848
Occupa
ntsaf ety

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
157 157