maintenance MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK 2018 Owner's Guide

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TEEngine dama gecaused byan
incor rect oil filter, incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do not use engine oils or oil filters
which do not cor respond tothe specifi‐
cations explicitly prescribed forthe
service inter vals. #
Do not alter the engine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger change inter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do not use additives. #
Have the engine oil rene we d at regular
inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you ha vethe
oil change car ried out at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Only Mercedes-Benz appr oved engine oils may
be used in Mercedes-Benz engines.
Fu rther information on engine oil and oil filters is
av ailable at thefo llowing locations:
R inthe Mercedes-Benz Specifications for
Operating Fluids byentering the designation -
at http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
- inthe Mercedes-Benz BeVo app
R at a qualified specialist workshop
Pet rol engines: for cer tain countries, dif fere nt
engine oils can be used in conjunction wi th
re duced maintenance inter vals.
% Further information on dif fere nt engine oils
can be ob tained at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Quality and capacity of engine oil
MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval Pe
trol engine sM B-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval
All models 229.51,229.52,
229.6 1,229.71 MB-F
reigabe or MB-Appr oval Diesel engine
sMB-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval
A 200 d
A 220 d 228.5
1,229.3 1,
229.5 1,229.52,
229.6 1,229.71
All models 226.51,229.3 1,
229.5 1,229.52,
229.6 1,229.71 If
th e engine oils lis ted in theta ble are not avail‐
able, you may add a maximum of 1.0 litr e ofthe
fo llowing engine oils once only:
R petrol engines: MB-Freigabe or MB-Appr oval
229. 31orAC EA C3
R diesel engines: ACEA C3
The following values referto an oil change,
including the oil filter. Te
ch nical da ta491

Immobiliser ...........................................85
Anti-theft pr otection
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 384
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 385
Ending .................................................3 86
No tes .................................................. 385
Overview ............................................. 384
Sound settings .................................... 386
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 87
Asht ray
Using ....................................................1 14
Assistance sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Assistant display Menu (on-board computer) .................. 254
ASS YST PLUS ............................................ 419
Battery disconnection periods ............. 420 Displaying
the service due date ........... 419
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 419
Re gular maintenance work .................. 419
Special service requ irements .............. .419
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem) .................. 85
Deactivating the alarm .......................... 85
Fu nction ................................................ 85
Fu nction of interior pr otection ............... 86
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion ........................................................ 87
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 86
To w- aw ay protection function ................86
AT TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 231, 233
Fu nction .............................................. 231
Setting ................................................. 233
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 31
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................12 3Au
tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 15 8
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 15 8
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff ........................................... 40, 41
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 40
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .41
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .140
Au tomatic seat adjustment
Setting ................................................... 94
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 16 4
Drive prog ram display ......................... .161
Drive prog rams ................................... .160
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 16 0
Engaging drive position ....................... 16 6564
Index

Re
gis tering on Mercedes me ............... 350
Showing local area messa ges .............. 353
Switching the tra ffic information dis‐
play on ................................................ 353
Load compa rtment co ver
Re moving/fitting ................................. 106
Load compa rtment floor
Opening/closing .................................. 11 0
Loading .................................................... .108
Bag hook ............................................. 109
No tes ................................................... 101
St ow age space unde rneath the load
compartment floor ...............................1 10
Ti e-down eyes ...................................... 108
Loading guidelines .................................. 101
Loads Securing .............................................. 101
Locking/unlocking Activating/deactivating the auto‐
matic locking feature ............................ .73
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 69
Digital Vehicle Keyst icke r ..................... 70
Emer gency key ...................................... 73
KEYLESS-GO .......................................... 71Mobile phone ........................................70
Opening theta ilgate .............................. 74
Smartphone .......................................... 70
Un locking/opening the doors from
th e inside ..............................................70
Low beam (symm etrical dipped beam) ................. 12 2
Switching on/off ................................. 12 2
Lu bricant additives
see Additives
Lu ggage
Securing .............................................. 101
Lu mbar support
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
Lu mbar support (4-w ay).......................... .92 M
Main beam Changing bulbs .................................... 13 3
Maintenance see ASS YST PLUS Making a call via
theove rhead con‐
trol panel
Mercedes me connect ........................ .389
Malfunction Restra int sy stem .................................... 31
Manual transmission Operating thege arshift le ver ............... 16 2
Map .................................................. .351, 356
Av oiding an area ..................................3 60
Av oiding an area (o verview) ................ .360
Changing an area ................................ 360
Deleting an area .................................. 361
Displ aying Qibla .................................. 362
Displaying the compass ....................... 362
Displaying the map version ................ .359
Displ aying the next intersecting
st re et ................................................... 359
Displaying thera nge ............................ 363
Displaying the satellite map ................3 62
Displ aying the tra ffic map .................... 351
Displaying weather information .......... .363
Map data ............................................. 361
Moving ................................................ 357
Selecting POI symbols ......................... 358
Selecting text information ................... 359 582
Index

St
andby mode function ...................... .184
St arting (Digital Vehicle Keyst icke r) .... 15 3
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 154
St arting (mobile phone) ...................... .153
St arting (Remo teOnline) ..................... 15 5
St arting (s tart/s top button) ................ 15 2
Switching off (s tart/s top button) .........1 75
To wing ................................................ .247
Un locking (digital vehicle keyst icke r) .... 70
Un locking (from the inside) ...................70
Un locking (KEYLESS-GO) ...................... .71
Un locking (mobile phone) ...................... 70
Ve ntilating (co nvenience opening) ......... 77
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) ...... 276
Ve hicle data
Displ aying (DYNAMIC SELECT) ............ 16 2
Ro of load ............................................. 495
Tr ans ferring toAndroid Auto™ ............ 387
Tr ans ferring toApple CarPl ay™ ........... 387
Tr ans ferring toBaidu CarLife™ ............ 387
Ve hicle height ...................................... 494
Ve hicle length ...................................... 494
Ve hicle width ....................................... 494
Wheelbase ...........................................4 94Ve
hicle dimensions ................................. 494
Ve hicle identification number
see VIN
Ve hicle identification plate .................... 483
EU general operating pe rmit number .. 483
Pa int code .......................................... .483
Pe rm issible axle load .......................... .483
Pe rm issible gross mass ...................... .483
VIN ...................................................... 483
Ve hicle interior
Cooling or heating (Remo teOnline) ..... 15 5
Ve hicle key
see Key
Ve hicle maintenance
see ASS YST PLUS
Ve hicle position
Switching transmission on/off ............ 313
Ve hicle tool kit ........................................ 439
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .439
To wing eye .......................................... 453
Ve ntilating
Con venience opening ............................ 77Ve
ntilation
see Climate cont rol
Ve nts
see Air vents
VIN ............................................................ 483
Engine compa rtment ........................... 483
Identification plate .............................. 483
Wi ndsc reen ......................................... 483
Vi sion
Demisting windo ws............................. 14 4
Vo ice control sy stem
see LINGU ATRO NIC W
Wa rning lamps
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Wa rning triangle
Re moving ............................................ 436
Setting up ............................................ 437
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!ABS warning lamp ...................... .550 Index
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