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Mercedes-Benz A 220 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin LI54.30-P-070030 · NHTSA communication 10177568 · issued Jun 29, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2020
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

After starting the engine, the instrument cluster display (A40/16) may show "4MATIC inoperative" erroneously.Notes: Vehicles not equipped with 4MATIC are predominantly affected. However, in some circumstances a 4MATIC vehicle can also display this message. Previous software release of the instrument cluster control unit (N133/1) Ensure that no complaints exist regarding the 4MATIC system. If no other complaints exist, perform a software update of the instrument cluster control unit (N133/1).

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.