bulb MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK 2021 Owners Manual

Changing bulbs (only
forve hicles with hal-
ogen headlamps) ......................................... 143
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 145
Mir rors ........................................................ 149 Climat
Climat
e contr
e control ol........................................... 153 153
Overview of climate control systems ............ 153
Operating the climate control system .......... 154 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 162 162
Driving ........................................................1 62
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .178
Manual transmission ................................... 181
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .183
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................1 87
Re fuelling .................................................... 188
Charging the high-voltage battery (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 194
Pa rking .......................................................2 11
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 219
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .270
Bicycle rack function ................................... 274
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 276 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 277 277
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 277
Overview of instrument display .................... 278
Overview of buttons on the steering wheel ... 279
Operating the on-board computer ................2 79
Fu nction of the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 281
Fu nction of the electric mo tor po wer
av ailability displ ay(plug-in hybrid) ................ 281
Displaying the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 282
Overview of displa ysinthe inst rument
display ........................................................ 282
Head-up display .......................................... 282 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em........................... .285
285
Overview and operation ............................... 285
System settings .......................................... 294
Plug-in hybrid settings ................................ .298
Na vigation .................................................. .299
Te lephone ................................................... 308
Mercedes me app ....................................... 311 Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call system ....... 320
Ra dio & media ............................................ .324
Sound settings ............................................ 329 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 330 330
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 330
Engine compartment ................................... 331
Cleaning and care ....................................... 337 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 346 346
Emer gency .................................................. 346
Flat tyre ...................................................... 348
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 354
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 358
Electrical fuses ............................................ 364 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es......................................... 368 368
No tes on noise or unusual handling char-
acteristics ................................................... 368
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .368
No tes on snow chains ................................. 368
Ty re pressure .............................................. 369 Contents
3 3

A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he br
he br ightness
ightness #
Select Brightness. #
Adjust the brightness.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating t
ating t he br
he brightness f
ightness f or zones
or zones #
Select Brightness. #
Select Brightness zones. #
Switch the function on or o..
or #
Set the brightness forth e desired zones.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating multi-colour
ating multi-colour ed lighting
ed lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour. #
Select a colour combination.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating multi-colour
ating multi-colour ed animation
ed animation #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour animat..
The chosen colour combination will change at
prede/ned inter vals. A
A ctiv
ctiv ating w
ating w elcome lighting
elcome lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Welcome.
When theve hicle is unloc ked, a special ambi-
ent lighting sequence will run.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating dependency on air conditioning se
ating dependency on air conditioning se t-
t-
tings
tings #
Select Colour. #
Select Climate .
If ch anges are made tothete mp erature set-
ting in theve hicle, the colour of the ambient
lighting will change brie0y. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he int
he inter
erior lighting
ior lighting switc
switch-o.
h-o. delay
delay
time
time on/o.
on/o. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Int. light. del. sw. off #
Switch the swit ch-o. delay time on or o..
When this function is active, the interior light-
ing lights up for a short time aTer theve hicle
is loc ked. Changing bulbs (onl
Changing bulbs (onl
y f
y for v
or v ehicles wit
ehicles wit h halog
h halogen
en
headlam
headlam ps)
ps) N
No
ot
tes on c
es on c hanging bulbs
hanging bulbs &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from hot compo-
nent parts whilst replacing a bulb
Bulbs, lamps and plugs can become very hot
during operation.
When replacing a bulb, you could burn your-
self on these component parts. #
Allow the component parts tocool down
before replacing the bulb. R
Do not use a bulb if it has been dropped or if
its glass has been scratched. The bulb may
otherwise explode.
R Do not touch the glass bulb with your bare
hands.
R Protect bulbs from moisture and do not allow
bulbs tocome into contact with liquids. Light and sight
143 143

Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he bulbs t
he bulbs t o be c
o be c hang
hanged
ed Halog Halog
en headlam en headlam ps
ps 1
High beam: H7 55 W bulb
2 Low beam: H7 55 W bulb T
T
ail lam
ail lam ps
ps 1
Turn signal light: PY 21 W bulb
2 Reversing light: W 16 W bulb Changing t
Changing t
he fr
he front bulbs (v
ont bulbs (v ehicles wit
ehicles with halog
h halogen
en
headlam
headlam ps)
ps) F
F
itting/r
itting/r emo
emoving t
ving t he cov
he cov er in t
er in the fr
he front wheel ar ch
ont wheel ar ch
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The lighting system is switched o..
R The appropriate front wheel is turned in wards. 144
144
Light and sight

#
T
To r
o r emov
emov e:
e:turn co ver1 tothe leT and
re mo veit from the wheel ar chliner. #
T
To
o /t:
/t: insert co ver1 into the wheel ar chliner
and turn it totheright until it engages.
R
R eplacing light sour
eplacing light sour ces in t
ces in t he halog
he halog en headla mp
en headlamp
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Lo
Low beam:
w beam: an H7 55 W light source is availa-
ble.
R High beam:
High beam: an H7 55 W light source is availa-
ble. 1
Low beam housing co ver
2 High beam housing co ver #
Switch the lighting system o.. #
Remo vethe co ver in the front wheel ar ch
( / page 144). #
Turn there leva nt housing co ver anti-clockwise
and remo veit. #
Turn the soc ket anti-clockwise and remo veit. #
Pull the light source out of the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe new light source into the soc ket
such that the entire base of the light source is
re sting on the bottom of the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe soc ket and turn it clockwise. #
Press on the housing co ver and turn it cloc k-
wise. #
Replace the co ver in the front wheel ar ch
( / page 144). Changing t
Changing t
he r
he rear bulbs (v
ear bulbs (v ehicles wit
ehicles with halog
h halogen
en
headlam
headlam ps)
ps) R R
eplacing t
eplacing t he t
he t ail lam
ail lam p bulbs
p bulbs #
Due totheir locations, ha vethe bulbs forthe
turn signal light and reve rsing light changed at
a qu ali/ed specialist workshop. W W
indscr
indscr een wiper
een wiper s and windscr
s and windscr een w
een washer sy
asher sy s-
s-
t
t em
em Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper
een wipers
son/o.
on/o. 1
gWindsc reen wipers o.
2 Ä Automatic wiping, normal
3 Å Automatic wiping, frequent Light and sight
145
145

Car
Car
pe
pet (Car
t (Car e)
e)............................................... 343
Changing bulbs
Changing bulbs Dipped beam.........................................1 45
Fi tting/removing co ver (front wheel
ar ch )...................................................... 144
Main beam............................................. 145
No tes..................................................... 143
Overview................................................ 144
Re versing lights......................................1 45
Tu rn signal lights (rear)........................... 145
Changing g
Changing g ears ears
Manually................................................ 185
Changing hub caps
Changing hub caps ....................................... 378
Char
Char ging
ging
Char geleve l displa y............................... 211
Charg ing cable control panel.................. 200
Ending thech arging process (alternat-
ing cur rent, mode 2/3).......................... 206
Ending thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 210
Indica tor lamps on vehicle soc ket........... 201
No tes - charging station (mode 3)......... .197
No tes - fast charging station (mode 4)... .199
No tes - mains soc ket (Mode 2)............... 196 No
tes - wallbox (mode 3)........................ 197
No tes on charging the high-voltage
battery................................................... 194
On-board electrical system battery
(12 V).................................................... 357
Setting the maximum possible charg-
ing cur rent (mains soc ket)...................... 199
St arting thech arging process (alter-
nating cur rent, mode 2/3)..................... 203
St arting thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 207
St ow ing thech arging cable.................... 194
USB port............................................... .130
Char
Char ging cable ging cable
Control panel......................................... 200
St ow ing................................................. 194
Child safe
Child safe ty lock ty lock
Re ar door................................................ .79
Re ar side wind ows................................... 80
Child seat
Child seat Appr oval catego ries.................................67
At tach ing (no tes)..................................... .66
Basic instructions.................................... 61
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes).................... 76 Fr
ont passenger seat (without auto-
matic airbag shuto.)............................... .76
ISOFIX/i-Size (/tting).............................. .70
No tes on risks and danger s...................... 62
Re commendations forch ild restraint
systems................................................... 65
Seats suitable for belt-secured child
re straint systems..................................... 73
Seats suitable for i‑Size child restraint
systems................................................... 70
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re straint systems..................................... 68
Securing on the co-driver seat..................77
Securing on there ar seat......................... 75
To pTe ther................................................ 72
Childr
Childr en
en
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle............... .62
Basic instructions.................................... 61
Chock Chock Storage location..................................... 377
Chock Chock see Chock
City lighting
City lighting.................................................. 138 Index
497
497

Cr
Cr
osswind Assist
osswind Assist
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 223
Cr
Cr uise contr
uise contr ol
ol
Ac tivating............................................... 230
Buttons.................................................. 230
Calling up a speed................................. 230
Deactivating........................................... 230
Fu nction................................................ 229
Maximum design speed.......................... 178
Re quirements:....................................... 230
Selecting............................................... 230
Setting a speed...................................... 230
St oring a speed...................................... 230
System limitations.................................. 229 D D
Dam
Dam ping adjus
ping adjus tment
tment.................................... 254
Dashboard
Dashboard see Cockpit
Dashcam
Dashcam Notes..................................................... 306
Selecting a USB device......................... .307
St arting/stopping a video recording...... .307 Dat
Dat a acq
a acq uisition
uisition
Ve hicle..................................................... 42
Dat
Dat a pr ot
a pr otection r
ection r ights
ights
Data storag e............................................ 45
Dat
Dat a st
a st or
orage
age
Data pr otection rights............................. .45
Electronic control units............................ 42
Online services....................................... .44
Ve hicle..................................................... 42
Deactiv Deactiv ating t
ating the alar
he alar m (AT
m (ATA)
A)........................ .100
Dealer
Dealer ship
ship
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
Declar
Declar ation of conf
ation of conf or
ormity
mity
Elect romagnetic compatibilit y.................. 29
Impor ter addresses.................................. 36
Jack.........................................................36
Speci/c absor ption rate........................... 29
TIREFIT kit................................................ 37
Wi reless vehicle component s................... 29
Decor
Decor ativ ative f
e f oil (cleaning ins
oil (cleaning instr tructions)
uctions)........... 341
DeN
DeNOx ag Ox ag ent
ent
see AdBlue ® Des
Destination entry
tination entry
Entering a POI or addres s....................... 302
Det
Det ecting inatt
ecting inatt entiv
entiveness
eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos
Diagnostics connection tics connection.................................. 39
Diesel
Diesel Low outside tempe ratures...................... 396
No tes..................................................... 396
Digit
Digit al Owner's Manual
al Owner's Manual.................................. 22
Dingh
Dingh yto
y to wing
wing
see Tow- bar system
Dipped beam
Dipped beam Changing bulbs..................................... .145
DIRECT SELECT lev
DIRECT SELECT lev er
er
Engageing reve rsege ar.......................... 184
Engaging drive position.......................... 185
Engaging neutral................................... .184
Engaging park position automaticall y...... 184
Fu nction................................................ 183
Selecting park position........................... 184
Displa
Displa y (car
y (care)
e)............................................... 343
Displa
Displa y (MBUX multimedia syst
y (MBUX multimedia syst em)
em)
Home sc reen.........................................2 86 Index
499
499

Setting................................................... 297
Light adjus
Light adjustment tment
Low beam (d riving abroad).................... .134
Light switch
Light switch
Overview................................................ 134
Lighting
Lighting
see Interior lighting
see Lights
Lights Lights Active headlamps................................... 137
Ad aptive Highbeam Assis t...................... 139
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plu s............... 140
Au tomatic driving lights......................... .135
Changing bulbs...................................... 143
City lighting............................................ 138
Combination switc h............................... 136
Cornering light....................................... 138
Driving abroad (low beam light adjust-
ment)..................................................... 134
Hazard warning lights............................. 137
Headlamp 0ashing................................. 136
Headlamp range.................................... .135
High beam............................................. 136
Intelligent Light System.......................... 137 Light switch........................................... 134
Low beam.............................................. 134
Mo
torw ay mode.................................... .138
Pa rking lights......................................... 134
Re ar fog light......................................... 134
Re sponsibility for lighting systems.......... 134
Setting theex terior lighting switch-o.
delay time.............................................. 141
St anding lights....................................... 134
Switching the Intelligent Light System
on/o....................................................1 38
Switching the sur round lighting on/o.... 142
Tu rn signal indicator............................... 136
Limit
Limit er er
Ac tivating............................................... 230
Buttons.................................................. 230
Calling up a speed................................. 230
Deactivating........................................... 230
Fu nction................................................ 229
Maximum design speed.......................... 178
Pa ssive mode......................................... 229
Pe rm anent setting.................................. 232
Re quirements........................................ 230
Selecting............................................... 230
Setting a speed...................................... 230 St
oring a speed.............................. 230, 234
Switching o./deactivating.................... .234
Switching on/activating......................... 234
System limits......................................... 229
Limiting speed
Limiting speed
see Limiter
LIN LIN GUA
GUA TR
TRONIC
ONIC
Fu nction................................................ 289
St arting................................................ .289
Liv
Liv e
eTr
Tra1c
a1c Inf
Infor
ormation
mation
Switching the tra1c information dis-
play on................................................... 305
Load com
Load com par
partment
tment
Expanding..............................................1 19
Load com
Load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er
Re moving//tting.................................... 123
Loading
Loading Bag hook.............................................. .126
Clo thes hook.........................................1 26
No tes..................................................... 116
Ro of luggage rack .................................. 127
Ti e-down eyes........................................ 126
Loading guidelines
Loading guidelines.......................................1 16 Index
511
511

Loads
Loads
Fixing..................................................... 116
Loc
Loc king/unloc
king/unloc king
king
Ad ditional door loc k................................. 86
Emer gency key......................................... 89
KEYLESS-GO............................................ 87
Opening theta ilgate................................. 90
Switching the automatic locking fea-
ture on/o.............................................. .88
Unlo cking/opening the doors from
th e inside................................................. 86
Lo
Lo w beam w beam
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 134
Light adjustment (driving abroad)........... 134
L
L ubr
ubr icant additiv
icant additiv es
es
see Additives
L
L ugg
ugg age
age
Securing................................................ 116
L
L umbar support
umbar support
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
L
L umbar suppor
umbar suppor t (4-wa
t (4-way)
y)...............................1 08 M
M
Main beam
Main beam Changing bulbs...................................... 145
Maint
Maint enance
enance
see ASS YST PLUS
Malfunction Malfunction Restraint system..................................... .47
Manoeuvr Manoeuvr ing aid
ing aid
see Manoeuvring assistance
Manoeuvr
Manoeuvr ing assist
ing assistance
ance
Cross Tra1c Ale rt.................................. 270
Drive Away Assist................................... 269
Manoeuvr
Manoeuvr ing assist
ing assistant
ant
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 270
Manual tr
Manual tr ansmission
ansmission
Operating thege arshiT le ver.................. 181
Map
Map
Displaying online map contents.............. 305
Displaying weather informatio n.............. 305
Moving................................................... 304
Selecting the map orientation................ 304
Setting the map scale............................ 304 Switching mo
torw ay information
on/o.................................................... 304
Massag
Massag e pr
e progr
ogrammes
ammes
Re setting the settings............................ 110
Selecting the front seats........................1 10
Maximum design speed
Maximum design speed ................................ 178
Maximum design speed
Maximum design speed see Limiter
Maximum per
Maximum per missiblegr
missible gross v
oss v ehicle w
ehicle w eight
eight... 392
MBUX Int
MBUX Int er
erior Assist
ior Assist ant
ant
Overview................................................ 290
Switching there ading light on/o.
(contactless).......................................... 291
Switching the sear chlight on/o.
(contactless). ......................................... 291
MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst em
em
Ac tivating/deactivating standby mode... 219
Collision de tection (par kedve hicle)........ 218
Con/guring drive prog ram I................... .180
Home screen......................................... 286
No tes..................................................... 285
Operating theto uchscreen..................... 287
Overview................................................ 285
Re storing (fac tory settings).................... 298 512 512
Index

R
R
egulat
egulat or
ory r
y r adio
adio identi/cation
identi/cation
Indonesia............................................... 391
Small components................................. 391
R R emot
emot e Online
e Online
Charging the star ter batter y................... 167
Cooling/heating theve hicle interior....... 167
St arting theve hicle............................... .168
R
R eplacing a bulb
eplacing a bulb
see Changing bulbs
R
R escue card
escue card................................................... 42
R
R eser ve
eser ve
Fu el....................................................... 397
R
R ese
ese t function (MBUX multimedia syst
t function (MBUX multimedia syst em)
em).... 298
R
R esidual heat
esidual heat............................................... 155
R
R est
est or
oring (f
ing (f act
actor
ory se
y se ttings)
ttings)
see Reset function (MBUX multimedia system)
R
R es
es tr
traint syst
aint syst em
em
Basic instructions forch ildren.................. 61
Fu nction in an accident............................ 47
Fu nctionality........................................... .47
Limited pr otection....................................46
Malfunction............................................. 47
Pr otection................................................ 46 Self-test...................................................47
Wa
rning lamp........................................... 47
R
R e ev
ver
er se g
se g ear
ear
Engaging................................................ 184
Rev
Rev er
ersing camera
sing camera
Care...................................................... 342
Fu nction................................................ 255
Opening the camera co ver (360°
Camera)................................................ 260
Switching automatic operation on/o.
(360° Camera)...................................... 260
Rev Rev er
ersing lights (c
sing lights (c hanging bulbs)
hanging bulbs).................. 145
Rims (car
Rims (car e)
e).................................................. 342
R
R oll awa
oll awa y prot
y pr otection
ection
see HOLD function
R
R oller sunblind
oller sunblind
Sliding sunroof......................................... 95
R
R oof lining (car
oof lining (car e)
e).......................................... 343
R
R oof load
oof load.....................................................4 04
R
R oof lugg
oof lugg ag
age r
e r ack
ack
Loading.................................................. 127
Securing................................................ 127 R R
oute
oute
Calculating............................................. 303
Selecting options................................... 303
R
R out
out e guidance wit
e guidance wit h augment
h augmented r
ed reality
eality
Ac tivating............................................... 303
Displaying street names and house
numbers................................................ 303
R R out
out e-based oper
e-based oper ating-mode s
ating-mode strtrat
at egy
egy
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 177
R
R out
out e-based speed adapt
e-based speed adapt ation
ation
Fu nction................................................ 237
Setting.................................................. .238
R
R un-0at
un-0at c
char
har act
acter
eristics
istics
MOExtended tyres................................. 348
R
R unning-in not
unning-in not es
es.......................................... 168 S
S
Safe
Safe ty syst
ty syst ems
ems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Sa fe
Safe ty v
ty vest
est.................................................. .346
Searc
Searc h light
h light
Switching on/o. (contactless). .............. 291518
518
Index

To
ngue weight........................................ 407
To wing capacity.................................... .406
T
T r
railer oper
ailer oper ation
ation
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist.......................... 251
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist..................... 252
Bicycle rack ........................................... 274
Coupling up/uncoupling a trailer............ 272
Fo lding the ball neck out/in................... 271
No tes..................................................... 270
Soc ket................................................... 272
Tr
Tr ailer st
ailer st abilisation
abilisation
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 223
Tr
Tr ansmission
ansmission
Engaging neutral.................................... 184
Tr
Tr ansmission (pr
ansmission (pr oblem)
oblem)................................ 185
Tr
Tr ansmission position displ ay
ansmission position displ ay....................... 183
Tr
Tr anspor
anspor ting
ting
Ve hicle.................................................. 362
Tr
Tr im element (Car
im element (Car e)
e)...................................... 343
T
T uneIn
uneIn
Calling up.............................................. 328
T
T ur
ur n signal indicat
n signal indicat or
or
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 136 T
T
ur
ur n signal lights
n signal lights
Changing bulbs (rear)............................. 145
Tw
Tw o-wa
o-wa y r
y radios
adios
Fr equencies........................................... 390
No tes on ins tallation.............................. 389
Tr ansmission output (maximum )............. 390
T
T ype approv
ype appr oval number (EU)
al number (EU) ........................... 392
T
T yr
yr e
ein0ation
in0ation com
compr
pressor
essor
see TIREFIT kit
T
T yr
yr e pr
e pr essure
essure
Checking (tyre pressure moni toring
system).................................................. 371
No tes..................................................... 369
Re starting the tyre pressure loss
wa rning system...................................... 373
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor-
ing system............................................. 372
TIREFIT kit..............................................3 50
Ty re pressure loss warning system
(function)............................................... 372
Ty re pressure monitoring system
(function)............................................... 371
Ty re pressure table................................ .370 T T
yr
yr e pr
e pr essur
essur e loss w
e loss w ar
arning syst
ning syst em
em
Fu nction................................................ 372
Re starting.............................................. 373
T
T yr
yr e pr
e pr essur
essur e monit
e monit or
oring sy st
ing syst em
em
Checking the tyre pressures................... 371
Checking the tyre temp eratur e............... 371
Fu nction................................................ 371
Re starting.............................................. 372
T
T yr
yr e pr
e pr essur
essur e t
e table
able ...................................... .370
T
T yr
yr e t
e t em
em per
per ature
ature
Checking (tyre pressure monitoring
system)..................................................3 71
Ty re pressure monitoring system
(function)............................................... 371
T
T yr
yr e tr
e tr ead
ead.................................................... 368
T
T yr
yr e-c
e-c hang
hang e t
e tool kit
ool kit
Overview................................................ 377
T
T yr
yr es
es
Checking............................................... 368
Checking the tyre pressure (tyre pres-
sure monitoring system)......................... 371
Fi tting.................................................... 382
Flat tyre................................................. 348
Inter changing......................................... 376 Index
523 523