wheel MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK 2012 Manual PDF

!
Do not disconnect a trailer with an
engaged overrun brake. Otherwise, your
vehicle could be damaged by the rebound- ing of the overrun brake.
! Remove the installed adapter cable
before folding in the ball coupling. Other-
wise, damage may occur to the rear
bumper and the adapter cable.
X Make sure that the transmission is in posi-
tion P.
X Apply the electric parking brake.
X Secure the trailer against rolling away.
X Remove the trailer cable and decouple the
trailer. Folding in the ball coupling
G
WARNING
If you release the ball coupling or it does not
engage correctly when folding in, it will swing out. Within pivoting range of the ball coupling,
there is an increased risk of an accident and
injury.
Only release the ball coupling if the pivoting
range is unobstructed. Always make sure that the ball coupling engages when folding in.
X Fold the ball coupling back in if you are not
using the trailer tow hitch.
X Place the protective covering on the ball
coupling.
The release wheel is located behind the left-
hand side trim panel in the boot. X
To open the cover: turn handle:anti-
clockwise and fold down cover ;and
remove it. X
Pull out release wheel =.
X Turn release wheel =anti-clockwise as far
as it will go.
The ball coupling disengages and folds out
behind the rear bumper. Indicator lamp ?
flashes. X
Press the ball coupling in the direction of
the arrow until it engages behind the
bumper.
Indicator lamp ?goes out and the mes-
sage in the multifunction display disap-
pears. Trailer power supply
! You can connect accessories with a
power rating of up to 240 W to the perma-
nent power supply and with a power rating of up to 180 W to the power supply that is
switched on via the ignition lock. Towing a trailer
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The fuel supply is interrupted to protect the
engine when the red band is reached. Outside temperature display
You should pay special attention to road con- ditions when temperatures are around the
freezing point.
The outside temperature display is in the mul-
tifunction display.
Changes in the outside temperature are dis-
played after a short delay. Speedometer with segments
The segments in the speedometer indicate
which speed range is available.
R Cruise control activated (Y page 168):
The segments light up from the stored
speed to the maximum speed.
R Variable SPEEDTRONIC activated
(Y page 171):
The segments light up from the start of the scale to the selected limit speed.
R DISTRONIC PLUS activated (Y page 173):
One or two segments in the set speed
range light up.
R DISTRONIC PLUS detects a vehicle in front:
The segments between the speed of the
vehicle in front and the stored speed light
up. Operating the on-board computer
Overview :
Multifunction display
; Switches on LINGUATRONIC; see the sep-
arate operating instructions
= Right control panel
? Left control panel
A Back button
X To activate the on-board computer: turn
the key to position 1in the ignition lock.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel. Displays and operation
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?
Menu bar
A Drive program (Y page 152)
B Transmission position (Y page 152)
X To show the menu bar ?:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar ?disappears after a few seconds.
Text field =shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
i You can set the time using the audio sys-
tem or COMAND Online; see the separate
operating instructions.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
Z Gearshift recommendation, for
manual transmission
(Ypage 151) or automatic trans-
mission (Y page 156)
XjY Active Parking Assist
(Ypage 186)
¯ Cruise control (Y page 168)
È SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 171)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 109)
¤ ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 146)
ë HOLD function (Y page 179)
120 km/h!
120 km/h! Maximum permissible speed
exceeded (only for certain coun-
tries) Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 209).
Depending on the equipment fitted in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page 211)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 213)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 214) R
Tel
Tel (telephone) menu (Y page 215)
R Assist
Assist (Assistance) menu (Y page 217)
R Serv.
Serv. menu (Y page 219)
R Settings
Settings menu (Ypage 220)
R AMG
AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y page 226)
The Audio
Audio, Navi
NaviandTel
Tel menus differ slightly
in vehicles with Audio 5, Audio 20 and in vehi-
cles with COMAND Online. The examples
given in this Owner's Manual apply to vehicles equipped with COMAND Online. Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip Tripmenu with
trip meter :and total distance
recorder ;is shown.
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" Example: "From start" trip computer
:
Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
From start
From start orFrom reset
From reset. Menus and submenus
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The values in the
From start
From startsubmenu are
calculated from the start of a journey, whilst
the values in the From reset
From reset submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 212).
The From start
From start trip computer is automati-
cally reset when:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 kilometres have been exceeded.
The From reset
From reset trip computer is automati-
cally reset if the value exceeds 9,999 hours or 99,999 kilometres.
ECO display Example: ECO display
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
ECO DISPLAY
ECO DISPLAY.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the ECO display will be auto- matically reset.
For further information on the ECO display,
see (Y page 165).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
current fuel consumption ;(not for AMG
vehicles) and approximate range :.
The approximate range that can be covered is
calculated according to your current driving
style and the amount of fuel in the tank. If
there is only a small amount of fuel left in the
fuel tank, the display shows a vehicle being
refuelled Cinstead of the range.
Digital speedometer :
Gearshift recommendation, manual trans-
mission (Y page 151) or automatic trans-
mission (Y page 156)
; Digital speedometer
Gearshift recommendation :is not given on
AMG vehicles.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
digital speedometer.
Resetting values Example: resetting the "From start" trip computer
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R trip meter
R "From start" trip computer 212
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R
"From reset" trip computer
R ECO display
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the abutton.
X Press the :button to select Yes
Yesand
press ato confirm.
i If you reset the values in the ECO display,
the values in the "From start" trip computer
are also reset. If you reset the values in the "From start" trip computer, the values in
the ECO display are also reset. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions X
Switch on the audio system or COMAND
Online; see the separate operating instruc-
tions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Navi
Navi menu.
In the Navi
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For more
information, see the separate operating
instructions.
Route guidance not active :
Direction of travel
; Current road Activating route guidance No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the destination
; Distance to the next change of direction
= Current road
? Symbol indicating "follow the road's
course"
Change of direction announced without a lane recommendation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction is announced, you
will see symbol =for the change of direction
and distance graphic ;. This shortens
towards the top of the display as you
approach the point of the announced change
of direction. Menus and submenus
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Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation Example: change of direction announced with lane
recommendation (colour multifunction display)
: Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= New lane during a change of direction
? Lane continues through change of direc-
tion
A Lane recommendation
B Change-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads, the system can display a
new lane recommendation =for the next
change of direction. During the change of
direction, additional lanes may be displayed.
Lane recommendations are only displayed if
the relevant data is available on the digital
map.
Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system R
O: you have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
R New route... New route... orCalculating route
Calculating route:
calculating a new route
R Off map
Off map orOff road
Off road : the vehicle position
is outside the area of the digital map (off-
map position).
R No route No route : no route could be calculated to
the selected destination. Audio menu
Selecting a radio station :
Waveband
; Station frequency with memory position
i The memory position is only displayed
along with station ;if this has been
stored.
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
Online and select Radio; see the separate
operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu.
X To select a stored station: briefly press
the 9 or: button.
X To select a station from the station list:
press and briefly hold the 9or:
button.
If no station list is received: X To select a station using the station
search: press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
i For information on changing waveband
and storing stations, see the separate oper-
ating instructions.
i DAB radio mode (Digital
AudioBroadcast-
ing); see the separate operating instruc-
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Audio player or audio media operation
Example: CD/DVD changer display
:
Current track
Audio data from various audio devices or
media can be played, depending on the equip- ment fitted in the vehicle.
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
Online and select audio CD, audio DVD or
MP3 mode; see the separate operating
instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio
Audio menu.
X To select the next/previous track:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select a track from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the 9
or : button until the desired track has
been reached.
If you press and hold the 9or:
button, the rapid scrolling speed is
increased. Not all audio devices or media
support this function.
If track information is stored on the audio
player or medium, the multifunction display
will show the number and title of the track.
The current track does not appear in audio
AUX mode ( Auxiliary audio mode: external
audio source connected).
TV operation i
If channel
:has been stored, the system
displays the associated preset as well.
X Switch on COMAND Online and select TV;
see the separate operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu.
X To select a stored channel: briefly press
the 9 or: button.
X To select a channel from the channel
list: press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
i To store a TV channel, see the separate
operating instructions.
Video DVD operation Example: CD/DVD changer display
:
Current scene
X Switch on COMAND Online and select
video DVD; see the separate operating
instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu.
X To select the next or previous scene:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select a scene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the 9
or : button until desired scene has
been reached. Telephone menu
Introduction G
WARNING
Operating the integrated information systems and communications equipment in the vehicle Menus and sub
menus
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while driving will distract you from traffic con-
ditions. You could then lose control of the
vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate these devices if road traffic con-
ditions permit. If you are unsure about the
surrounding conditions, pull over to a safe
location and make entries only while the vehi-
cle is stationary.
When telephoning, you must observe the
legal requirements for the country in which
you are currently driving.
X Switch on your mobile phone and audio
system or COMAND Online, see the sepa-
rate operating instructions.
X Place a mobile phone in the mobile phone
bracket (Y page 279), or establish a Blue-
tooth ®
connection with the audio system or
COMAND Online (see the separate operat- ing instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel
Tel menu.
You will see one of the following display mes- sages in the multifunction display:
R Please Please enter
enterPIN:
PIN:the mobile phone has
been placed in the mobile phone bracket
and the PIN has not been entered.
When you enter your PIN via the mobile
phone, LINGUATRONIC, the audio system
or COMAND Online, the mobile phone
searches for a network.
R Telephone ready
Telephone ready or the name of the net-
work provider: the mobile phone has found a network and is ready to receive.
R Telephone No service
Telephone No service: there is no net-
work available or the mobile phone is
searching for a network.
i You can obtain further information about
suitable mobile phones and connecting
mobile phones via Bluetooth ®
:
R from any Mercedes Benz Service Centre
R on the Internet at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect Accepting a call
Example: incoming call
X Press the 6button on the steering
wheel to accept an incoming call.
If someone calls you when you are in the Tel Tel
menu, a display message appears in the mul- tifunction display.
If you are not in the Tel Telmenu, you can still
accept a call.
Rejecting or ending a call X
Press the ~button on the steering
wheel.
If you are not in the Tel
Telmenu, you can still
reject or end a call.
Dialling a number from the phone book X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel
Telmenu.
X Press the 9,:ora button to
switch to the phone book.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
To start scrolling rapidly, press and hold the
9 or: button for longer than one
second.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored
for a name: press the6ora button
to start dialling.
or X If there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the6ora
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X
Press the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X If you do not want to make a call: press
the ~ or% button.
Redialling The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialled in the redial memory.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel
Telmenu.
X Press the 6button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or X If you do not want to make a call: press
the ~ or% button. Assistance menu
Introduction In the
Assist.
Assist. menu, you have the following
options:
R Showing the assistance graphic
R Showing Speed Limit Assist and activat-
ing/deactivating its message function
R Activating/deactivating ESP ®
R Activating/deactivating the distance warn-
ing function R
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST
R Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist
R Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist
Showing the assistance graphic X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Assistance graphic
Assistance graphic.
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows the DIS-
TRONIC PLUS distance display in the assis- tance graphic (Y page 175).
The assistance graphic can display the status of and information from other driving systems
or driving safety systems.
The assistance graphic shows:
R the è symbol when the rear window
wiper (Y page 117) is activated
R the é symbol when ATTENTION ASSIST
(Y page 195) is deactivated
R the lane markings as bright lines when Lane
Keeping Assist (Y page 199) is activated
R the Ä symbol when Speed Limit Assist
(Y page 196) is operational and the mes-
sage function is activated
The assistance graphic can also display
traffic signs that are detected and indicate
speed limits.
R the æ symbol when the distance warn-
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Speed Limit Assist
Displaying Speed Limit Assist
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.
Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Speed Limit Assist
Speed Limit Assist.
X Press the abutton.
Under certain conditions, detected speed
limits are shown in the multifunction dis-
play (Y page 196).
Activating/deactivating the Speed Limit
Assist message function
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Speed Limit Assist
Speed Limit Assist.
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows Speed
Limit Assist.
X Press the :button.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate or deactivate: pressa.
If the Speed Limit Assist message function is activated, a detected speed limit is auto-
matically displayed for five seconds. Other items in the multifunction display are not
shown during this time.
When Speed Limit Assist is operational and
the message function is activated, the
assistance graphic shows the Äsym-
bol.
Deactivating/activating ESP ®i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion in the description of ESP (Y page 65).G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP ®
, ESP ®
no longer sta-
bilises the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP ®
in the situations descri-
bed in the following. It may be best to deactivate ESP
®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel
Deactivating/activating ESP ®
on AMG vehi-
cles (Y page 66).
For further information about ESP ®
, see
(Y page 65).
X Start the engine.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.
Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
ESP ESP.
X Press the abutton.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
ESP ®
is deactivated if the åwarning
lamp in the instrument cluster lights up
continuously when the engine is running.
If the ÷ warning lamp and the åwarn-
ing lamp are lit continuously, ESP ®
is not
available due to a malfunction.
Observe the information on warning lamps
(Y page 260).
Observe the information on display messages
(Y page 230).
Activating/deactivating the distance
warning function X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.
Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Distance warning Distance warning.
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
When the distance warning function is
deactivated, the æsymbol appears in
the multifunction display in the assistance
graphics display. 218
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