MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON 2022 Owners Manual

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If the system detects an intelligent stop inhibi-
t
or, e.g. a stop sign, the engine will not stop.
If you activate the HOLD function or engage
the park position j, the engine can be
switched oM in spite of an intelligent stop
inhibitor.
% In transmission position k, t
he engine will
not be switched oM automatically even when
the HOLD function is switched on.
The engine will restart automatically in the follow-
ing cases:
= V

ehicles with manual transmission: you
depress the clutch pedal.
= Vehicles with automatic transmission: you
engage transmission position h or k.
= You depress the accelerator pedal.
= The vehicle requires an automatic engine
start.
Status display on the instrument display: = The è symbol (green) appears when the
vehicle is at a standstill: the engine was
switched oM by the ECO start/stop function. =
The ç symbol (y

ellow) appears when the
vehicle is at a standstill: not all vehicle condi-
tions for an engine stop have been met.
= Neither the è symbol nor the ç symbol
appears when the vehicle is at a standstill: an
intelligent stop inhibitor, e.g. a stop sign, has
been detected
= The s symbol appears: the ECO start/stop
function is deactivated or there is a malfunc-
tion.
If the engine was switched oM by the ECO start/
stop function and you leave the vehicle, a warning
tone will sound and the engine will not be restar-
ted. In addition, a display message reading Vehi-
cle is operational Switch off ignition before exit-
ing will appear on the instrument display. If you do
not switch oM the vehicle, it will automatically be
switched oM aser three minutes. Switching the ECO start/stop function on/oM

Press button 1.
A displa

y will appear on the instrument cluster
when you switch the ECO start/stop function
on/oM.
% s will be continuousl
y shown on the
instrument cluster while the ECO start/stop
function is deactivated. 168
Driving and parking

ECO display function
The ECO display summarises your driving charac-
t
eristics from the start of the journey to its com-
pletion and assists you in achieving the most eco-
nomical driving style.
You can inOuence consumption by doing the fol-
lowing:
= driving with particular care.
= Vehicles with automatic transmission: driving
in drive program .
= Vehicles with manual transmission: driving in
drive program A.
= following the gearshis recommendations. The lettering in the segment will light up brightly,
t
he outer edge will light up and the segment will
Nll up when the following driving style is adopted:
= 1 Steady speed
= 2 Gentle deceleration and rolling
= 3 Moderate acceleration
The lettering in the segment will be grey, the outer
edge will be dark and the segment will empty
when the following driving style is adopted:
= 1 Fluctuations in speed
= 2 Heavy braking
= 3 Sporty acceleration
The ECO display will show you when you have
driven economically:
= The three segments will Nll up completely at
the same time
= The edges around all three segments will light
up
The additional range achieved as a result of your
driving style in comparison with a driver with a
very sporty driving style will be shown in the centre of display
4. The r ange displayed does
not indicate a Nxed reduction in consumption. Regenerative brake system (plug-in hybrid)
Function of the regenerative brake system
Depending on t
he selected recuperation level, the
electric motor is operated as an alternator when
in overrun mode and during braking in order to
charge the high-voltage battery while driving. As
soon as you take your foot oM the accelerator
pedal when the vehicle is in motion and in trans-
mission position h, recuperation in overrun
mode is initiated.
The higher the recuperation, the more sharply the
vehicle is braked when coasting and the more
electrical energy is fed into the high-voltage bat-
tery.
The deceleration in overrun mode may not be suf-
ficient depending on the driving conditions.
Decelerating to a standstill is not possible. Also
brake with the service brake if necessary. Always
adapt your speed to the driving conditions and
keep a suPcient distance. Driving and parking
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The recuperative brake system has the following
c
haracteristics:
= supports braking with electronically controlled
brake force boosting
= converts the kinetic energy of the vehicle into
electric energy
% If you brake hard, the mechanical brake is
also used. This means t
hat the maximum
recuperative energy cannot be recovered. The
more you drive and brake in an anticipatory
manner, the more ePciently energy can be
recuperated.
System limits
The br
aking eMect of the electric motor during
recuperation in overrun mode may be reduced or
may not be available at all in the following situa-
tions:
= when the high-voltage battery charge level
increases
= if the high-voltage battery is not yet at a nor-
mal operating temperature In these cases, the desired deceleration is set by
t

he brake control system.
Manually setting recuperative deceleration
% In the Î dr
ive program, you can use the
steering wheel gearshis paddles to manually
adjust the intensity of recuperation in overrun
mode. %
When the vehicle is started again or transmis-
sion position h is eng

aged again, the stand-
ard setting is automatically set. The following recuperation levels are available:
= hX Int

elligent, anticipatory recuperation
with ECO Assist (standard setting)
( page 171)
= hq No recuperation: the vehicle rolls freely
= h Normal recuperation
= hX Increased recuperation: strong deceler-
ation in overrun mode, e.g. for driving on
downhill gradients
= hXX Maximum recuperation: maximum
deceleration in overrun mode 
To increase recuperation: br
ieOy pull gearshis
paddle 1. 
To reduce recuperation: br
ieOy pull gearshis
paddle 2. 
Standard setting: pull and hold g
earshis pad-
dle 1 or 2 or engage transmission position
h again. 170
Driving and parking

The Instrument Display shows currently set recu-
per
ation level 1, for example, hX.Eco Assist function (plug-in hybrid)
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The following function is country-dependent
and a

vailable only in conjunction with an inte-
grated hard drive navigation system.
ECO Assist is active only in drive programs A,
Î, Ï and , and onl

y in transmission
positions h or hX. Permanent manual gear-
shising p must be switched oM ( page 181).
ECO Assist analyses data for the vehicle's expec-
ted route. This allows the system to optimally adjust the driving style for the route ahead, save
fuel and r
ecuperate.
ECO Assist is displayed on the Assistance
menu( page 276). 1
Event ahead, e.g. roundabout
2 Distance display for the event ahead
3 "Foot oM t
he accelerator" prompt Displayable previous events
1
The f
ollowing events 1 can be detected and dis-
played for the route section ahead:
= Vehicle in front
= Speed limit
= Downhill and uphill gradients
= Junctions and roundabouts
= Bends
The segments of distance display 2 show the
distance to the event ahead as follows:
= A few segments light up: the event ahead is
near. Driving and parking
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=
Man y segments light up: the event ahead is
further away.
If ECO Assist is active, the "Foot oM the accelera-
tor" symbol 3 will appear on the instrument dis-
play and on the head-up display beside the trans-
mission position display.
When the vehicle nears an event, ECO Assist will
calculate the optimal speed for minimal energy
consumption based on the distance, speed and
gradient. The "Foot oM the accelerator" symbol 3
will appear on the instrument display.
If you take your foot oM the accelerator pedal in
good time, the remaining segments on the display
will successively turn green until the event shown
is reached. The drivetrain will be set for minimal
energy consumption. The vehicle will recuperate
autonomously and thus charge the battery.
% You can also manually increase or reduce the
r
ecuperation in drive program Î. However,
ECO Assist is available only in the hX
setting (  page 170).
If there is no response to the "Foot oM t
he accel-
erator" prompt 3, the segments will remain
white. The event will be shown for a short time
aser it
has been passed.
If t

he event involves a vehicle in front, the symbol
will be shown in green as soon as there is a
response to "Foot oM the accelerator" prompt 3.
If the system does not intervene during the event
ahead, nothing will be displayed. The system will
be passive.
System limits
ECO Assist can function even more precisely if
the route is adhered to when route guidance is
active. The basic function is also available without
active route guidance. Not all information and
traPc situations can be foreseen. The quality
depends on the map data.
ECO Assist is only an aid. The driver is responsible
for keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in
front, for vehicle speed and for braking in good
time. The driver must be ready to brake at all
times, irrespective of whether the system inter-
venes. The system may be impaired or may not function
in t he following situations:
= If visibility is poor, e.g. due to insuPcient illu-
mination of the road, highly variable shade
conditions, rain, snow, fog or heavy spray.
= If there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traPc,
direct sunlight or reOections.
= If there is dirt on the windscreen in the area of
the multifunction camera or the camera is
misted up, damaged or obscured.
= If road signs are hard to detect, e.g. due to
dirt, snow or insuPcient lighting, or because
they are obscured.
= If the information on the navigation system's
digital map is incorrect, insuPcient or out of
date.
= If signs are ambiguous, e.g. road signs in road-
works or in adjacent lanes. 172
Driving and parking

Function of the route-based operating-mode strat-
egy (plug-in h
ybrid) %
The following function is country-dependent
and a

vailable only in conjunction with an inte-
grated navigation system.
The route-based operating-mode strategy is active
onl
y in drive programs A and . When
route guidance is active, data on the planned
route is analysed. This function can be activated
and deactivated in the multimedia system
(  page 295).
If the function is active, data on the further course
of the route is evaluated. This includes e.g. road
type, speed limitations and altitude data.
The hybrid system then adapts the operating
strategy to the further course of the route:
= Use of electrical energy and the combustion
engine are adapted.
= State of charge of the high-voltage battery is
controlled accordingly.
= Electrical energy is reserved especially for
electric mode, e.g. urban route sections. =
The v
ehicle automatically selects the operat-
ing mode.
When the route-based operating-mode strategy is
activated, the energy Oow display shows the sta-
tus of the function as !

=
Balance be tween traction and stability
= The selection of the matching drive type by
the hybrid system depends on the driving con-
ditions and the distance (plug-in hybrid)
= Recommended for all road conditions
Î Electric (plug-in hybrid)
= Electric mode !


Push DYNAMIC SELECT switch 1 f orwards or
backwards.
The drive program selected will appear on the
instrument display. 
Press DYNAMIC SELECT button 2.
The D YNAMIC SELECT menu will appear on
the instrument display. 
Press DYNAMIC SELECT button 2 ag
ain.
The chosen drive program will appear. ConNguring
D
YNAMIC SELECT (plug-in hybrid) Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 DYNAMIC SELECT
Se

tting drive program I 
Select Individual configuration . 
Select and set a category.
Switching the reset display on or oM 
Activate or deactivate Ask when starting.
Function on: t
he next time the vehicle is started a
prompt appears asking whether the last active
drive program should be restored.
% The prompt appears only if the previously
activ

e settings deviate from the standard set-
tings.
Function oM: if t
he Î drive program was the
last one active, and all requirements for the drive
program are fulNlled, this will be automatically
selected the next time the vehicle is started. If
another program was active, then the A drive
program is set automatically. Driving and parking
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This function must be activated for each user
pr
oNle separately. The drive program for the
respective user proNle of the last driver is only
stored if this function is activated. ConNguring
D
YNAMIC SELECT (multimedia sys-
tem) Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 DYNAMIC SELECT
Se

tting drive program I 
Select Individual configuration .
Select and set a category.
Switching the reset display on or oM
Activate or deactivate Ask when starting.
Function on: t
he next time the vehicle is started a
prompt appears asking whether the last active
drive program should be restored. If the ECO
start/stop function was deactivated, an additional
prompt appears asking if the function should
remain deactivated. %
The prompt appears only if the previously
activ

e settings deviate from the standard set-
tings.
Function oM: t
he next time the vehicle is started
the A drive program is set automatically. The
ECO start/stop function is activated automati-
cally.
% This function must be activated for each user
pr

oNle separately. Only when this function is
activated will the drive program and ECO
start/stop setting for the previous journey be
saved for the respective user proNle. Displaying vehicle data
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Info 
Select Vehicle .
The v
ehicle data is displayed. Displaying engine data
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Info 
Select Engine.
The engine dat

a is displayed.
% The actual (maximum) values that can be ach-
ie

ved for engine output and engine torque
may deviate from the certiNed values within
the country-speciNc guidelines for permissible
tolerances (basis: UN-ECE No. 85 or country-
speciNc guidelines).
*nOuencing variables that can inOuence this
are, for example:
= Sea level
= Fuel quality
= Outside temperature
= Operating temperature of the engine
% The values displayed serve only as orienta-
tion. The v
alues for engine output and engine
torque shown on the media display may devi-
ate from the actual values. 176
Driving and parking

Calling up the fuel consumption indicator
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Info 
Select Consumption.
The cur rent and average fuel consumption is
displayed. Manual transmission
Operating the g

earshis lever &
WARNING Risk of accident and injur
y due
to leaving children unattended in the vehi-
cle
If children are les unatt
ended in the vehicle,
they could, in particular:
= open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
= get out and be struck by oncoming traPc.
= operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, for example. In addition, the children could also set the
v

ehicle in motion by, for example:
= releasing the parking brake.
= changing the transmission position.
= starting the vehicle. 
Never leave children unattended in the
v
ehicle. 
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
k
ey with you and lock the vehicle. 
Keep the vehicle key out of the reach of
c
hildren. *
NOTE Damag
e to the engine and trans-
mission by shising to a gear that is too
low 
When changing between gears 5 and
6 push t
he gearshis lever to the right. 
Do not shis do
wn at high speeds. *
NOTE Damag
e to the coupling due to
improper use Holding the vehicle on inclines with a slipping
coupling can damag
e it. 
Do not allow the coupling to slip in order
t

o hold the vehicle on inclines. *
NOTE Damag
e to the transmission by
shising to reverse gear k while the vehi-
cle is in motion 
Only shis int
o reverse gear k when the
vehicle is stationary. Driving and parking
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