Mercedes-Benz A176 2011–2020 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin LI54.18-P-057974 · NHTSA communication 10167512 · issued Mar 13, 2014

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Electrical System

component

2011–2020

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

ESP®, BAS, PRE-SAFE®, HOLD function, Hill-Start Assist and ESP® trailer stabilization are unavailable due to a malfunction. Also the adaptive brake lights, Adaptive Brake Assist and/or ATTENTION ASSIST may have failed or be deactivated. The brake system continues to operate with normal effectiveness. The support functions listed may have failed, but are available again after an ignition off/on cycle. One or more of the faults relating to the accelerator pedal (B37) listed under 'Control unit / Fault code' are stored in the engine control unit. Consequential faults may be stored in the ESP; see

Vehicles covered

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.