Contemporary cars have an increasing number of features and although they bring us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not all the time easy to use. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Mercedes Classe A, according to its features, it can be difficult to figure out how to start a Mercedes Classe A? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem evident to most of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. Today we will explain the distinct procedures to start a Mercedes Classe A with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Mercedes Classe A with a card, and at last, without using the key.

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How to start a Mercedes Classe A with key?

So we start our article which is meant to show you how to start a Mercedes Classe A, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find listed below the different steps to be accomplished to turn on the engine of your Mercedes Classe A:

  • Discover the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is generally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to consult our article on the steering wheel blocked on Mercedes Classe A that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t think twice to consult our article on orange lights on Mercedes Classe A to learn the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Mercedes Classe A starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new test)
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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Mercedes Classe A,

How to start a Mercedes Classe A with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Mercedes Classe A with key or will explain you how to do it for a Mercedes Classe A equipped with a key card and not a key. The process is still more or less alike, so don’t think twice to go back to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the actions to adhere to to start your Mercedes Classe A with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Mercedes Classe A is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is commonly located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly positioned on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Mercedes Classe A
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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Mercedes Classe A

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How do I start a Mercedes Classe A without a key?

And at last, we will see, how to start a Mercedes Classe A without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Mercedes Classe A is newer than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to follow:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them jointly and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Mercedes Classe A).

There, you’ve learned all the solutions to start a Mercedes Classe A.

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