2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS windshield wipers

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the br he
brightness ightness
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Select Brightness. #
Adjust thebr ightness.
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the br he
brightness f ightness
for zones or
zones #
Select Brightness. #
Select Brightness Zones. #
Switc hth efunction onoro..
or #
Setth ebr ightness forth edesir edzones.
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ating multi-color lighting ating
multi-color lighting #
Select Color. #
Select Multi-color. #
Select acolor combination.
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ating multi-color animation ating
multi-color animation #
Select Color. #
Select Multi-color Animation.
The chosen color combination willchang eat
pr ede/ned interva ls. A A
ctiv ctiv
ating w ating
welcome lighting elcome
lighting #
Select Color. #
Select Welcome.
When theve hicle isunl ocked, aspecial ambi-
ent lightin gseq uence willrun.
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ating depende ncyonaircond itioning se ating
depende ncyonaircond itioning set- t-
tings tings
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Selec tColor . #
Selec tClimate .
If ch ang esaremade tothete mp eratur ese t-
ting intheve hicle, thecolor oftheambient
lighting willchang ebr ie0y . Swi
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inter er
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delay dela
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time time
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Setting s5
Light
5 Interi orLig hting Delay #
Switchth eswit ch-o. delay time onoro..
Wh enthis function isactiv e,theint erior light-
ing lights upfora shor ttime aTer theve hicle
is loc ked. WW
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0048 0062 Automatic wiping ,nor mal
0049 0063 Automatic wiping ,fr eq uent
004A 00AA Continuous wiping,slo w
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping,fa st 11
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Turn thecombination switchto thecor re-
spond ingposit ion0047-004B. #
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ng lewipe/ washing : ashing
:push thebutt ononthe
combin ationswitchin thedir ection ofarro w
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R 00D3 Singlewi pe
R 00D4 Wiping withwa sher 0uid
% Obser vetheno teson washing theve hicle ina
car wash (/ page264) . RR
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ngthe wind shield wiperblades he
wind shield wiperblades &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped ifth e
wind shield wipersar eswitc hedonwhile
wiper blades arebein gre placed
If th ewindshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo uar ech ang ingthewiper blades, youcan be
tr apped bythewiper arm. #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and vehicle beforech ang ingthewiper
blades. MoMo
ving t ving
the wiper ar he
wiper arms int ms
intot o
the r he
replacement posi- eplacement
posi-
tion tion
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Switc hth eve hicle onand then o. again
immediat ely. #
Within around 15seconds, press and hold the
00D4 buttononthecombination switchfo r
appr oximat elyth re eseconds (/page118).
The wiper arms will moveintoth ere placement
position.
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emo emo
ving t ving
the wiper blades he
wiper blades #
Foldthewiper arms away from thewindshield. #
Hold thewiper arm wit hone hand. With the
ot her hand, turnth ewiper blade awayfrom
th ewiper arm inthedir ection ofarro w 1 as
fa ras itwill go. #
Slide catch2 inthedir ection ofarro w 3
unt ilit eng ages inthere mo valposition. #
Remo vethewiper blade from thewiper arm in
th edir ection ofarro w 4. Lig
htand visibility
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Firs tRo wof Sea ts
Cli mat econ trol can besetcen trall yusin gth esyn-
ch ronizati onfuncti on.The driver's settings for
te mp eratur e,air quant ityand airdistribut ionare
adop tedaut omaticall yfo rall climat ezones. #
Select SYNCandswitc hon oro.. RR
emo emo
ving condensation fr ving
condensation from t om
the windo ws he
wind ows WW
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ws f s
fogg ogg
edup on t ed
up on the inside he
inside #
Press the0058 button. #
Ifth ewindo wscont inueto fogup: press the
0064 button.
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ws f s
fogg ogg
edup on t ed
up on the outside he
outside #
Switc hon thewindshield wipers. #
Press the 0058 button. SwitcSwitc
hingair hing
air-r -r
ecir ecir
culation mode culation
modeon/o. on/
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Press the0072 button.
The interior airwill berecir culat ed.
Air -recir culati onmode automatical lyswitc hesto
fr es hairmo deaTer awh ile.
% Ifair-re cir culati onmode isswitc hedon,the
wind owsma yfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchon
ai r-re cir culati onmode onlybr ie0y . Swit
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ching t hing
the r he
residual heat esidual
heaton/o. on/o.
(Canada) (Canada)
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emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle ispar ked.
% Onlyve hicles withadiese leng inecan use
re sidual heat.
It is possibl eto mak euse ofthere sidual heat
fr om theengine tocont inueheatin gor ventila ting
th efront com partment oftheve hicle forappr ox-
imat ely30 minut es,depending onthete mp era-
tur ese t. #
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o activ o
activ at at
e: e:
press the 0056 button.
Re sidual heatwillbeswitc hedo.automati cally. Air
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vents ents
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the fr he
front airv ont
airvents ents
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofbur nsorfrostbit edue to
being tooclose totheair vents
Ve ry hotor very cold aircan 0owfrom theair
ve nts. #
Mak esur eth at all vehicle occupan ts
alw aysmaint ainasu1cie ntdis tance
fr om theair vents. #
Ifnece ssary, dir ect theair0o wto ano ther
ar ea oftheve hicle interior . To
guar anteethe0o wof fresh airthro ugh theair
ve nts intoth eve hicle interior ,com plywit hth efo l-
lo wing:
R Alwayske ep theve nts and ventila tion grilles in
th eve hicle interior clear .
R Keep theair inle tfr ee ofresidue build-up
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Clim
atecont rol

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Switcho. theve hicle. #
Neverto uc hth edang erzones surround-
ing moving components, e.g.thero tation
ar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watches . #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
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NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom touc hing live
com ponents
The ignition system and thefuel injection sys-
te m oper atewit hahigh voltag e. Youcould
re ceiv ean elect ric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hcom ponents oftheignition
sy stem orfuel injection system when the
ve hicle isswitc hedon. The
livecom pone ntsincl ude thefo llo wing, for
ex am ple:
R Ignition coils
R Fuelinject ors R
Electr iclines totheignition coilsandthefuel
inject ors &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofbur 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. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom using the
wind shield wiperswhen thehood isopen
If th ewindshield wipersst ar tmo ving when the
hood isopen ,yo ucould betrapped bythe
wiper linkage . #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle /rst ifyo uneed toopen
th ehood. Opening
t Opening
the hood he
hood #
Torelease thehood, pullonhandle 1. Maint
enance andcare
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O O
TE TE
Dam agefrom automa ticbrak ing If
one ofthefo llo wing functions isswitc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omati callyin cer tain
situations:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD function
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avoid damag eto theve hicle, deactivat e
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar situa-
tions: #
Duringtowing #
Inacar wash *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue tounsuit ablecarwash #
Beforedr ivi ng intoacar wash mak esur e
th at thecar wash issuit able forth eve hi-
cle dimen sions. #
Ensu rether eis su1cien tgr ound clear-
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticu larthewidt hof the
guide rails, issu1cien t. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usingacar
wa sh, ensu rethefo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis dea ctiva-
te d.
R The HOLD function isswitc hedo..
R The surround viewcamer aor there ar vie w
camer ais switc hedo..
R The side windowsand slidingsunr oofarecom-
ple tely closed.
R The blowerfo rth eve ntila tion andheating is
sw itched o..
R The wind shield wipersw itchis in pos ition005A.
R The Smar tKey isat aminimum distance of
10 T(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise,
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionall y.
R Forcar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: -
neutr al005C iseng aged.
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or v or
vehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
If yo ulea vetheve hicle while itis bein g
wa shed, makesur eth eSmar tKey isloca-
te din theve hicle. Theparkposit ion005Dis
ot her wise automati callyeng aged.
% If,aTer thecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will prev ent smear ingand reduce wiper noise.
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omatic carw omatic
carwash mode ash
mode
In car wash mode, theve hicle isprepar edfordr iv-
ing intoth eaut omatic carwash. Car wash mode
can beactiv ated ataspeed ofup to12 mph
(20 km/h )Ac tivate(/ page266) .
The follo wing settings aremade whencarwash
mode isactiv ated:
R The outsi demir rors arefo lded in.
R Toprev ent thewindshield washer system from
st ar tin gup aut omati cally,thera in sensor is
deactiv ated.
R The rear wind owwiper isdeacti vated.
R The aircondition ingsystem isse tto air-recir -
culat ionmode. Main
tenanc eand care
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Have workor repair sto decor ativefo ils car -
ri ed out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop,
e.g .in an aut hor izedMer cedes- BenzCen ter. NN
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment ifth ewind-
shield wipersar eswitc hedonwhile the
wind shield isbein gclean ed
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecleaning thewindshield orwiper
blades, youcan betrapped bythewiper arm. #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle beforeclean ingthewind-
shield orwiper blades. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observetheno tes
on cleaning andcareof thefo llo wing vehicle
par ts:
Wheel sand r Wheel
sand rims ims
R Use waterand acid-fr eeallo ywheel cleaner s.
R Donotuse acidic alloywheel cleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust .This could damag ewheel
bolts andbrak ecom ponent s.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w minu tes
aTer clean ingbeforepar king it.The brak e
discs andbrak epads warm upand dryout.
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indo ws indo
ws
R Clean thewindo wsinside andoutside witha
dam pclo thand withaclean ingagent recom-
mende dfo rMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
bas edcleaning agents toclean theinside of
windo ws.
% ATe rch ang ingthewiper blades ortreating
th eve hicle withwa x,clean thewindshield
th or oughl ywit hcleaning agents recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz. Failur eto obser vethe
appli catio nins tructi ons mayre sult indamag e,
smear marksorblindin gspo ts.
% Remo veextern al fogging ordirton thewind-
shield infront ofthemultifun ctioncamer a.
Ot her wise, driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems maybe impair edornotav ailabl e
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iper blade s iper
blade s
R Movethewiper arms intoth ere placement
position (/page119).
R With thewiper arms folded out,clean the
wiper blades withadam pclo th.
% Mak esur eth at thewiper blades arecoat ed.
The coating canleaveresidue son aclo th.Do
no tru bth ewiper blades excessiv elyor clean
th em toooTen. Maint
enance andcare
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Obser
vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
(/ page289).
Openi ng Openi
ng &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom using the
wind shield wiperswhen thehood isopen
If th ewindshield wipersst ar tmo ving when the
hood isopen ,yo ucould betrapped bythe
wiper linkage . #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and vehicle beforeopen ingthehood. #
Open thehood. #
Remo veanyex istin gmoistur efrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Loosen screws1. #
Press clam ps2 and liTthefuse boxlid up
and out.
The fuse assignment diagram isin are cess onthe
side ofthefuse box. Closing Closing
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Chec kwhe ther theseal ispositioned correctl y
in thelid. #
Place thelid on thefuse box. #
Mak esur eth at clam ps2 engage. #
Tight enscrews 1. #
Close thehood. Opening
andclosing t Opening
andclosing the fuse bo he
fuse boxin t x
in the fr he
front ont
passeng passeng
erf er
foo oo
tw tw
ell ell
Obser
vetheno teson elect rical fuse s
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Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. ... 304
Ti re and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d..... 300
Ti re charact eristics .............................. .. 307
Ti re pressur e(no tes)... ........................... 293
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(function)...... ......................................... 298
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(function )............................................... 296
Ti re pressur eta ble ................................ .2 95
Ti re Quality Grading ...............................3 04
Ti re size desig nation.............................. 307
TIR EFIT kit.............................................. 275
Tr actio ngr ade ........................................3 04
Tr ead weargrade ...... ........................... .. 304
Un familiar handling ................................ 292
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