Today we are going to check out a problem that may prove to be dangerous. If you notice any handling or grip problems on your Mercedes A class , it is essential that you drive cautiously and manage it quickly. Our team has written and published this content page to help you solve them. First, we’ll quickly look at the main parts that assure effective road handling, then we’ll look at why your Mercedes A class doesn’t hold the road any more, and finally we’ll look at how to solve your grip complications.

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What are the main components that assure great road holding and handling on a Mercedes A class?

We commence this article by quickly detailing the main parts that will guarantee good road holding for your Mercedes A class. It’s essential to know that a vehicle’s grip is a science in itself. It will therefore be based upon many elements, we will describe below the main ones that can be affected:

  • Shock absorbers: The main parts of your road handling, they permanently guarantee the contact between the wheels and the road. They absorb all shocks and holes on the road.
  • Tyres: They are the ones that will guarantee the grip of your Mercedes A class on the road, the softer they are, the more grip you have, but the faster they get damaged, the harder they are, the less grip you have, but the more resistant they are. Temperature affects their wear. Their size will as well play on grip, the wider they are the more contact with the ground will be important.
  • The center of gravity: The higher your car is going to be, the more it will lean in the corners and consequently lose handling, that’s why low profile sports vehicles grip better than very high 4×4’s
  • Wheel Alignment: This adjustment enables you to manage the vertical angle of your car’s wheels, it is consequently necessary for the grip of your motor vehicle and the wear of your tires. This adjustment is very particular and must be accomplished by professionals.

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There are many other parts to take into account such as wheelbase, ground clearance, chassis rigidity, weight and aerodynamics…

Why is my Mercedes A class having complications with my car’s handling or grip?

We will now move on to the part that interests you the most, why my Mercedes A class has handling complications? As we mentioned above, there are quite a lot of components to take into account for your car to have a good grip, nevertheless there are few that can evolve with time, most of them are intrinsic to the construction of the automobile, we will find out right away those that can bother your handling and road, and, why:

  • As we explained above, the rubber of the tyres has a fundamental role in the good road holding of your motor vehicle, if your tyres are dead, you may possibly have complications of road holding on wet road at first and when you reach the “cord” even on dry road.
  • Dead shock absorbers: If your shock absorbers are dead, your motor vehicle will no longer be able to absorb the irregularities of the road properly and it will often “float”, which will result in a bad distribution of the masses on the car and shift the centre of gravity of the car. You risk slipping in the bends.
  • The risk with a misalignment is that your ground contact area is reduced due to a too open or too closed wheel angle, you will have grip complications.
  • A steering problem: Last but not least, the last necessary element for good road handling is that all the components of your steering must be in good condition. The most classic case is that your stabilizer bar or the silent blocks of your steering triangles are dead. The consequence will be a delay in your changes of way.

How do you solve the handling complications?

We now move on to the different solutions to correct your road holding complications on your Mercedes A class .

  • Tyres: Nothing could be less complicated, just change your tyres, remember to verify them cautiously and change them when you get to the visual indicator in the grooves of your tyres. It is generally necessary to count between 100 and 200 euros for a pair of tires.
  • Shock absorbers: Ditto, dead shock absorbers have to be changed, if you want to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Mercedes A class, please have a look at our article on this topic. The price can vary quite a lot, but you will have to count at least 400€
  • Wheel alignment: You will have to go to your garage to have it fixed, it will cost you less than 100€?
  • Steering: If you have complications with the handling on Mercedes A class due to your steering, there might be several components involved, in such a case you will have to make a complete check-up of these components, the best is to call a professional.

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