charging MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK 2018 User Guide

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WARNING Risk ofexplosion from a fro‐
zen battery
A dischar ged battery may freeze at temp era‐
tures slightly abo veor below freezing point.
During starting assis tance or battery charg‐
ing, bat tery gas may be released. #
Alw aysth aw a frozen bat tery out first
before charging it or per form ing start‐
ing assis tance. If
th e indicator/warning lamps in the instrument
clus ter do not light up at low temp eratures, it is
ve ry likely that the dischar ged battery has fro‐
zen. In this case you may neither jump-s tart the
ve hicle nor charge the batter y.
The service life of a battery that has been
th awe d may be dramatically shor tened. The
st arting characteristics may be impaired, espe‐
cially at low temp eratures.
It is recommended that you ha veathaw ed bat‐
te ry checked at a qualified specialist workshop. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bynumerous or
ex tended attem ptsto start the engine Nume
rous or extended attem ptsto start the
engine may damage the catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extended attem pts
to start the engine. Obser
vethefo llowing points during starting
assis tance and when charging the battery:
R Only use undamaged jump lead/charging
cables with a suf ficient cross-section and
insula tedte rm inal clamps.
R Non- insulated parts of thete rm inal clamps
must not come into con tact wi thother me tal
parts while the jump lead/charging cable is
connected tothe battery/jump-s tart connec‐
tion point.
R The jump lead/charging cable must not
come into contact wi thany parts which may
mo vewhen the engine is running.
R Alw ays make sure that nei ther you nor the
battery is elect rostatically charge d. R
Keep away from fire and naked flames.
R Do not lean overth e batter y.
Obser vethe additional following points when
ch arging the battery:
R Only use battery charge rs tested and
appr oved for Mercedes-Benz.
R Read the battery charge r's operating instruc‐
tions before charging the batter y.
Obser vethe additional following points during
st arting assis tance:
R Starting assis tance may only be pr ovided
using batteries with a nominal voltage of 12
V.
R The vehicles must not touch.
R Petrol engine: only acceptstarting assis‐
ta nce if the engine and exhaust sy stem are
cold. Breakdown assis
tance 447

St
arting assi stance and charging the12 V
battery Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
ing brake.
R Automatic transmission: the transmission
is in position j.
R Manual transmission: the transmission is in
neutral.
R The ignition and all electrical consumers are
switched off.
R The bonn etis open. #
Slide co ver1 of positive clamp 2onthe
jump-s tarting connection point in the direc‐
tion of the ar row. #
Connect positive clamp 2onyour vehicle to
th e positive pole of the donor battery using
th e jump lead/charging cable. Alw ays begin
with positive clamp 2onyour ow nve hicle
fi rs t. #
During starting assi stance: start the
engine of the donor vehicle and run at idle
speed. #
Connect the negative pole of the donor bat‐
te ry and ear thpoint 3ofyour ow nve hicle
by using the jump lead/charging cable. Begin
with the donor battery firs t. #
During starting assi stance: start the
engine of your ow nve hicle. #
During thech arging process: start the
ch arging process. #
During starting assi stance: letthe engines
ru nfo r se veral minutes. #
During starting assi stance: before discon‐
necting the jump lead, switch on an electrical
consumer in your ow nve hicle, e.g. there ar
wind owheater or lighting.
When thest arting assis tance/charging process
is compl ete: #
First,re mo vethe jump lead/charging cable
from ear thpoint 3and negative pole of the
donor batter y,then from positive clamp 2
and positive pole of the donor batter y.Begin 448
Breakdown assis tance

each time with
the conta cts onyour own
ve hicle firs t. #
Afterre moving the jump lead/charging
cable, close co ver1 of positive clamp 2.
Fu rther information can be obtained at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop. Re
placing the 12V battery #
Obser vethe no tes on the12 V battery
(→ page 444).
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you ha vethe
12 V battery replaced at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop, e.g. at a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Obser vethefo llowing no tes if youwa ntto
re place the battery yourself:
R Alw aysre place a faulty bat tery with a battery
which meets the specific vehicle require‐
ments.
The vehicle is equipped with an AGMtech nol‐
ogy battery (Absorbent Glass Mat). Fullve hi‐ cle functionality is only guaranteed with an
AG M batter y.Fo r saf etyre asons, Mercedes-
Benz recommends that you on lyuse bat ter‐
ies which have been tested and appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
R Carryover de tach able parts, such as vent
hoses, elbow fittings or term inal co vers, from
th e battery being replaced.
R Make sure that theve nt hose is al ways con‐
nected tothe original opening on the side of
th e batter y.
Fit any existing or supplied cell caps.
Otherwise, gases or battery acid could
escape.
R Make sure that de tach able parts are recon‐
nected in the same way. To
w- starting or towing away Pe
rm itted towing me thods Mercedes-Benz
recommends transporting your
ve hicle in the case of a breakdown, rath er than
to wing it away. Fo
rto wing, use a tow rope or tow bar with bo th
axles on the ground. Do not use tow bar sys‐
te ms. &
WARNING Risk of accident when towing
with steering wheel lock
Yo u will no lon ger be able tosteer theve hicle
if th esteering wheel lock is engaged. #
Alw ays switch on the ignition when tow‐
ing theve hicle with a tow cable or a tow
bar. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly #
Obser vethe instructions and no tes on
to wing away. Breakdown assis
tance 449

Engaging neutral ..................................
16 5
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 16 5
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .165
Kickdown ............................................. 167
Manual gear changing ........................ .166
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .166
Tr ansmission position display .............. 16 4
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 16 4
Au tomatic transmission (problem)
see Transmission (problem)
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 483
Tr ailer operation .................................. 497 B
Bag hook .................................................. 109
Baidu CarLife Trans ferred vehicle data ......................3 87
Ball ne ck
Fo lding out/in .................................... .242
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .186
Battery Cha rging (Remo teOnline) .................... 15 5Ke
y ........................................................ 67
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 14 8
Battery see Battery (vehicle)
Battery (vehicle) ...................................... 449
Charging .............................................. 448
No tes .................................................. 444
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) ............................................ .446
Re placing ............................................ 449
St arting assis tance .............................. 448
Belt see Seat belt
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. 24 5
Blind Spot Assi st..................................... 237
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .240
Fu nction .............................................. 237
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 37
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ® Blue
tooth ®
................................................ 313
Information .......................................... 313
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 397
Switching on/off ................................. 313
Boot lid see Tailgate
Brake Assist Sy stem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid Notes .................................................. 492
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 19 0
Brakes ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 185
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 19 0
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .196
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 186
Driving tips .......................................... 15 6
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 19 0
HOLD function .................................... .212
Limited braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. 15 6 Index
565

Information .......................................... 391
Mercedes me connect Accident mana gement ........................ 390
Calling the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centre ................................................. 389
Consenting todata transfer .................3 90
Information .......................................... 388
Making a call via theove rhead con‐
trol panel ............................................. 389
Service call with the me button ........... 389
Service message ................................. 390
Tr ans ferred data ..................................3 91
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sys‐
te m ........................................................... 392
Au tomatic emergency call ................... 393
Information .......................................... 392
Manual emer gency call ........................ 394
Overview ............................................. 392
Self-diagnosis (Russia) ........................ 395
St arting/ending ERA-GLONASS test
mode .................................................. .395
Tr ans ferred data ..................................3 95
Mercedes-Benz Link ................................ 383
Connecting .......................................... 383
Ending ................................................. 384 No
te .................................................... 383
Overview ............................................. 383
Sound settings .................................... 384
Mercedes-Benz se rvice centre
see Qualified specialist workshop
Message (multifunction display) see Display message
Message memory .................................... 498
Messages .................................................3 79
Calling a messa gesender .................... 380
Composing .......................................... 379
Con figuring the displa yedte xt mes‐
sa ge s ................................................... 379
Del eting .............................................. .381
Fo rw arding .......................................... 380
Overview ............................................ .379
Re ad-aloud function ............................ 379
Re ading .............................................. .379
Re plying .............................................. 380
Sending ...............................................3 79
Using a number/URL .......................... 380
Using temp lates .................................. 380
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 75Mir
rors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone Cancelling permission for Internet
connection .......................................... 398
Damage de tection (pa rked vehicle) ..... 183
Fr equencies ......................................... 482
Locking theve hicle ................................ 70
St arting theve hicle ............................. 15 3
Tr ansmission output (maximum) ........ .482
Un locking theve hicle ............................70
Wi reless charging ................................ .119
Mobile phone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Mercedes-Benz Link
see Second telephone
see Telephone
Mobile phone voice recognition
St arting .............................................. .373
St opping ..............................................3 73
Model series see Vehicle identification plate
MOExtended tyres ..................................4 38584
Index

Switching traf
fic announcements
on/off .................................................. 41 5
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) ...... 271
Ra dio stations
Dialling (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............... 257
Ra in closing function
Sliding sunroof ...................................... 82
Ra in-closing feature
Side wind ows ........................................77
Ra nge
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 254
Displaying ............................................ 255
REA CHregulation ...................................... 26
Re ading e-mails
see In Car Of fice
Re ading light
see Interior lighting
Re ading out e-mails
see In Car Of fice
Re alwo od (Care) .................................... .434
Re ar door (child saf ety lock) .................... 62 Re
ar fog light ...........................................1 22
Switching on/off ................................. 12 3
Re ar seat
see Seat
Re ar seat belt
St atus display ........................................ 36
Re ar seat belt status display .................... 36
Re ar window
Changing the wiper blade .................... 13 6
Re ar window heater ................................ 141
Re ar window wipers
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .134
Re ar-view mir ror
see Outside mir rors
Re cycling
see Take -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles
Re ducing agent
see AdBlue ®
Re fuelling
Re fuelling theve hicle .......................... 16 9
To pping up AdBlue ®
............................. 173Re
gistration
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Re mo tecont rol (stationa ryheater)
Displ ays ............................................... 147
Problems ............................................. 14 9
Re placing the battery .......................... 14 8
Setting ................................................. 14 6
Re mo teOnline
Charging the battery ............................1 55
Cooling or heating theve hicle inte‐
ri or .......................................................1 55
St arting theve hicle ............................. 15 5
Re placing a bulb
see Changing bulbs
Re scue card ............................................... 27
Re ser ve
Fu el ..................................................... 489
Re set function (multimedia sy stem) .....3 20
Re sidual heat ...........................................1 44
Re storing (factory settings)
see Reset function (multimedia sy stem)
Re stra int sy stem ...................................... .30
Children, no tes on safe transpor tation .. 46 Index
589

Overhang dimension (trailer hitch) ...... 495
To ngue weight .................................... .497
To wing capacity (trailer operation) ...... 496
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem ........ 463
Ve hicle identification plate .................. 483
Te lephone ........................................ 258, 368
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ......... 374
Changing a function ............................ .371
Connecting a mobile phone (Near
Field Communication (NFC)) ................ 372
Connecting a mobile phone (Pass‐
ke y) .................................................... .369
Connecting a mobile phone (Secu re
Simple Pairing) .................................... 369
Disconnecting a mobile phone ............ .371
Importing contacts .............................. 376
Importing contacts (o verview) ............ .376
Incoming call during an existing call .... 374
Information ..........................................3 69
Inter changing mobile phones .............. 370
Locking theve hicle (mobile phone) .......70
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 258
Mobile phone voice recognition ........... 373
No tes .................................................. 366
Operating modes ................................. 369 Re
ception and transmission volume .... 372
Ring tone volume .................................. 373
St arting theve hicle (mobile phone) ..... 15 3
Switching mobile phones ..................... 371
Switching mobile phones (Near Field
Communication (NFC)) ........................ 372
Te lephone menu overview ...................3 68
Te lephone operation ............................ 373
Un locking theve hicle (mobile phone) ....70
Using Near Field Communication
(NFC) ................................................... 372
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 69
Wi reless charging (mobile phone) ........ 11 9
Te lephone
see Second telephone
Te lephone number
Dialling (on-board computer) .............. .258
Te lephone operation
see Calls
Te lephony operating modes
Blue tooth ®
Te lephony .......................... 369
Business telephony ............................ .369
Te lephony operating modes
see Second telephone Te
mp erature ............................................ .141
Te xt messages
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 75
Te xt messages
see Messages
Themes ..................................................... 292
Calling up ............................................ 293
Creating ..............................................2 93
Deleting ............................................... 294
Displ aying information (DI BA) .............. 294
Modifying ............................................ 294
Moving ................................................ 294
Overview .............................................2 92
Through-loading feature
see Seat
Ti e-d owney es .......................................... 108
Time Manual time setting ............................. 312
Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 312
Setting the time zone ........................... 312
Setting the time/date form at .............. .312 Index
595

Fitting ..................................................
475
Flat tyre ............................................... 438
Inter changing ...................................... .471
MOExtended tyres ...............................4 38
Noise ................................................... 458
No tes on fitting ................................... 468
Re moving ............................................. 475
Re placing .....................................4 68,472
Re starting the tyre pressure loss
wa rning sy stem ................................... 467
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor‐
ing sy stem ...........................................4 62
Selection ............................................. 468
Snow chains ........................................ 458
St oring .................................................4 71
TIREFIT kit ...........................................4 40
Ty re pressure (N otes) .......................... 459
Ty re pressure loss warning sy stem
(function) ............................................. 467
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 461
Ty re pressure table .............................. 460
Un usual handling characteristics ........ 458
Wi -Fi .......................................................... 313
Overview ..............................................3 13Setting .................................................
314
Setting up a hotspot ............................ 315
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 397
Wi ndow airbag ...........................................37
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Care) ...................................... .432
Wi ndscreen ..............................................1 41
Defrosting ............................................ 141
Wi ndscreen
see Windsc reen
see Windshield
Wi ndscreen washer fluid ........................ 493
No tes .................................................. 493
Wi ndscreen washer sy stem
To pping up ...........................................4 26
Wi ndscreen wipers
Changing the wiper blades .................. 13 5
Switching on/off ................................. 13 4
Wi ndshield ............................................... 13 5
Changing the wiper blades .................. 13 5Wi
ng
see Front wheel ar ch
Wi nter operation
Snow chains ........................................ 458
Wi nter tyres
Setting the permanent speed limita‐
tion ...................................................... 200
Wi per blades
Ca re .................................................... 432
Re placing .............................................1 35
Wire lesscharging
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 11 8
Mobile phone ....................................... 11 9
Wire lessvehicle comp onents
Declaration of con form ity ...................... 23
Wo rkshop
see Qualified specialist workshop Index
601