MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK 2018 Owners Manual

Ac
tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 14 4
Air di stribution settings .......................1 43
Air-recirculation mode ......................... 14 4
Au tomatic control ................................ 14 3
Defrosting the windscreen ...................1 41
Demi sting windo ws............................. 14 4
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 14 9
No te ..................................................... 141
Re ar air vents ...................................... 15 0
Re sidual heat ....................................... 14 4
Sets the air flow .................................... 141
Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 43
Setting the air distribution ...................1 41
Setting thete mp erature ....................... 141
St ationary heater/ ventilation .............. 14 4
Switching on/off ................................. 14 2
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/off .................................................. 141
THERMATIC contro l panel .................... 141
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel ............141
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 77
Coat hook on the tailgate ...................... .109 Cock
pit......................................................... 6
Overview ................................................. 6
Co ffee cup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Combination switch ................................124
Compass .................................................. 362
Compu ter
see On-board computer
Connection status
Displ aying ............................................ 399
Overview ............................................ .399
Connectivity Switching transmission of theve hicle
position on/off .................................... 313
Contacts .................................................. .374
Calling up ............................................ 375
Del eting .............................................. .377
Del eting favo urites .............................. 377
Downloading (from mobile phone) ....... 375
Importing ............................................. 376
Importing (o verview) ............................ 376
Information ..........................................3 74
Making a call ....................................... 376Na
me form at ...................................... .375
Options ................................................ 376
Saving as a favo urite .......................... .377
Selecting options for suggestions ........ 377
St oring .................................................3 76
Con venience closing ................................. 78
Con venience opening ................................ 77
Coolant (engine) Check le vel .......................................... 425
No tes .................................................. 492
Cooling see Climate control
Co pyright ...................................................29
Cornering light ........................................ .126
Cross Traf fic Alert .................................. .231
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes ................................... 189
Cruise control .......................................... 19 6
Ac tivating ............................................ 19 8
Buttons ................................................ 19 8
Calling up a speed .............................. .198
Deactivating ........................................ 19 8
Fu nction .............................................. 19 6568
Index

Re
quirements ...................................... 19 8
Selecting ............................................. 19 8
Setting a speed ................................... 19 8
St oring a speed ................................... 19 8
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 96
Cup holder ........................................ 110, 11 2
Fitting/removing (centre console)
....................................................... 110, 11 2
Re ar .................................................... .113 D
Damage de tection (pa rked vehicle) .......183
Dashboard see Cockpit
Dashboard lighting see Instrument lighting
Data acquisition Vehicle ................................................... 27
Data import/export .................................316
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 316
Importing/exporting ............................ 317
Data storage
Electronic control units ........................ .27Online services ...................................... 28
Ve
hicle ................................................... 27
Date Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 312
Deactivating the ala rm(ATA ).................... 85
Dealership see Qualified specialist workshop
Declaration of conformity Electromagnetic compatibility ............... 23
Jack .......................................................23
TIREFIT kit ............................................. 24
Wi reless vehicle components ................23
Decorative foil (cleaning instructions)
.................................................................. .430
Deleting e-mails see In Car Of fice
De NO x agent
see AdBlue ®
Designs Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 251
Dest ination .............................................. 348
Editing intermediate destinations ........ 338 Editing
the pr evious destinations ........ 348
Ex tern al .............................................. .349
Quic k-access todestination informa‐
tion ...................................................... 345
Saving (cur rent vehicle position) ......... 348
Saving as global favo urite .................... 348
Destination ent ry.................................... 326
Entering 3 wordaddresses .................. 332
En tering a POI or address .................... 326
Entering an intermedia tedestination .. 338
Ente ring geo-coordinates ..................... 331
No tes .................................................. 326
Selecting a contact .............................. 331
Selecting a POI .................................... 329
Selecting from favo urites .................... 333
Selecting from the map ....................... 332
Selecting pr evious destinations .......... .329
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................25
Diesel Low outside temp eratures ...................4 88
No tes .................................................. 488
Digital Owner's Manual .............................18 Index
569

Digital speedome
ter ............................... 255
Digital Vehicle Keyst icker
Locking theve hicle ................................ 70
St arting theve hicle ............................. 15 3
Un locking theve hicle ............................70
Dinghy towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Dipped beam Changing bulbs .................................... 13 3
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................... 16 4
Engaging drive position ....................... 16 6
Engaging neutral .................................. 16 5
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 16 5
Engaging pa rkposition automatically .. 16 5
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .165
Fu nction .............................................. 16 4
Display Care .................................................... 434
Display (MBUX multimedia sy stem)
Home screen ...................................... .282
Operating ............................................ 285
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings ................................................ 311Display (on-boa
rdcompu ter)
Displ ays on the multifunction display .. 253
Display content Displaying ............................................ 252
Display message .....................................4 98
Calling up (on-boa rdcompu ter) .......... .498
No tes .................................................. 498
Display messages ¯ - - - km/h .................................... 51 8
ç - - - km/h .................................... 517
È - - - km/h .................................... 519
# 12V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 524
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........513
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stinope rative ..... 516
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stnot available
when towing a trailer See Owner's
Manual ................................................ .512
Ac tive bonnet malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 543Ac
tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual .......511
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ............................511
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stavailable
again .................................................... 51 8
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........518
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stinope rative ....... 51 8
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........514
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive .......................................................5 15
b Active Light Sy stem inoperative ..546
Ac tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONIC inoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 513
Ac tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........514
Ac tive Steering Assist inoperative ........513 57 0
Index

Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........547
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 547
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .547
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative ................................................ .547
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Engine
st art not possible ................................ 527
¯Ad Blue system fault Perf.
re duced in XXX miles See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 527
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .527
4 Add 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................. 525
Anti-theft ala rmsystem Malfunction ...545 App
lybrake todeselect Park (P)
position ...............................................5 38
Apply brake toselect R ........................ 537
ÀAT TENTION ASSIST inoperative ...51 5
À ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 514
b Automatic driving lights inoper‐
ative .................................................... 547
Au xilia rybattery malfunction .............. 535
_Before starting the engine, turn
th esteering wheel. .............................. 542
Blind Spot Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ......................512
Blind Spot Assi stinope rative ............... 513
Blind Spot Assi stnot available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual ...5 15
Brake immediately ............................... 499
ÂChange key bat teries .................. 534
JCheck brake fluid le vel................ 504 ïCheck trailer hitch lock (white
display message) ................................ .539
hChe cktyre(s) ............................... 529
!Clean the fuel filter .................... .520
Clutch overheated Avoid pulling away
fo r XX:XX mins ................................... .536
?Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 520
Cruise contro l and Limiter inope ra‐
tive ....................................................... 519
Cruise cont rol inope rative .................... 519
Cruise cont rol off ................................ .518
Cur rently una vailable Camera view
re stricted ............................................. 517
Cur rently una vailable Radar sensors
dirty .....................................................5 16
! currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .505
÷cur rently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .499 Index
571

Dep
ress clutch fully tostart engine .....5 38
Drive sy stem Malfunction Stop
Switch engine off ................................ 525
Drive sy stem Malfunction Visit work‐
shop ....................................................5 25
5Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured ............................................ 520
4Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel...5 23
4Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................ 523
4Engine oil pressure Stop Switch
off engine ............................................ 524
6Fr ont left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (Example) ............................5 08
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 51 0
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................5 09
!inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 506 ÷inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual
....................................................... 506
Tinoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 503
GInope rative ................................... 512
b Intellige nt Light Sy stem inoper‐
ative ....................................................5 45
ÂKe y not de tected (white dis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................5 33
ÂKe y not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................5 33
bLeft dipped beam (Example) .......545
6 Left windowbag malfunction
Consult workshop (Example) ............... 509
Limiter inoperative ...............................5 19
Limiter passive ..................................... 519
b Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................5 46
ðMaximum speed exceeded ..........5 19 Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te
d See Owner's Manual ......................511
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 539
çOff .............................................. .517
ë Off............................................... 51 5
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 541
ï Operation only possible in
transmission position N ....................... 536
ïOperation only possible in
transmission position P ....................... 536
!Pa rking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 500
Pa rking lock malfunct. Apply parking
brake .................................................. .538
ÂPlace theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual ................. 534
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual .................................................5 11572
Index

hRe
ctify tyre pressure ................... 530
Re duce speed ...................................... 532
ØRe fill Ad Blue Engine start not
possible .............................................. .526
ØRe fill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual .......................................................5 25
!Re lease parking brake .................503
¸Re place air cleaner ...................... 521
,Re placekey See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .534
ÂRe placekey ................................ .533
æRe servefuel le vel........................ 524
6Re stra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 507
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................5 38
Risk of vehicle rolling away Apply
pa rking brake See Owner's Manual .....5 39 Risk of
vehicle rolling away Parking
brake not applied See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .504
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........541
# See Owner's Manual ................... 522
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ...519
Ð Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual ....542
Ð Steering malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 541
Ð Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .......542
#St opvehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 522
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................5 21
ç suspended ................................... 51 8
b Switch off lights .......................... 546
b Switch on headlamps ..................546Te
aching in transmission comple te...... 537
Te aching in transmission Operate
selec tor le ver Brake for XX seconds
Risk of vehicle rolling .......................... 535
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 537
To p up coolant See Owner ’sManual ... 522
¥To p upwasher fluid .................... .545
Tr af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ......................51 5
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative .............. 514
ï Trailer coupling extending… ......... 535
Tr ans. oil overheated Drive on with
care ..................................................... 537
Tr ansmission Malfunction ....................541
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 535
Tr ansmission Malfunction Visit work‐
shop ....................................................5 37
! Turn on the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................ 500 Index
573

hTy
repress. monitor cur rently
una vailable .......................................... 531
hTy repress. monitor inoperative
No wheel sensors ................................ 531
hTy repress. monitor inoperative ...531
Ty re pressure Check tyres ...................528
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................5 32
dVe hicle is operational Switch
off the ignition before exiting .............. 537
hWa rning tyre defect .....................529
hWheel sensor(s) missing .............. 531
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................5 38
Display on the windscreen
see Head-up display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC Door
Additional door lock .............................. 69
Child saf ety lock (rear door) .................. 62
Locking (emer gency key) ...................... .73
Opening (from the inside) ......................70
Un locking (emer gency key) .................... 73
Un locking (from the inside) ...................70
Door cont rol panel .................................... .14
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drinks holder see Cup holder
Drive Away Assist .................................... 230
Drive position Engaging .............................................. 16 6
Drive prog ram display ............................. 161
Drive prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving abroad Symmetrical dipped beam ...................1 22Driving lights
see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .184
ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........... 185
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 19 0
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .196
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 186
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 19 0
ESP ®
Crosswind Assi st........................ 189
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation .................... .189
Overview ............................................. 185
Ra dar sensors .....................................1 85
Re sponsibility ...................................... 184
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 19 0
Driving sy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 214
Driving sy stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
see Active Emergency Stop Assist
see Active Lane Change Assi st
see Active Lane Keeping Assist 574
Index

see
Active Parking Assist
see Active Speed Limit Assi st
see Active Steering Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise control
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
see Speed Limit Assist
see Traf fic Sign Assi st
Driving tips Driving abroad (symmetrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 12 2
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .156
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 56
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Chassis ................................................ 214
Dynamic handling cont rol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram) DY
NA MIC SELECT .................................... 16 0
Con figuring drive program I ................. 161
Displ aying engine data ........................ 16 2
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 16 2
Drive program display .......................... 161
Drive programs .................................... 16 0
Fu nction .............................................. 16 0
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .. 161
Selecting the drive prog ram ................. 161 E
E10 ............................................................ 486
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes .....................................98
Setting ................................................... 99
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes .....................................98
Setting ................................................... 99
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes ................................... 19 0
ECO display Function .............................................. 16 0
Re setting ............................................. 255 ECO
start/s top function ................. 158, 15 9
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 15 8
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 58
Operation ............................................ 15 8
Switching off/on ................................. 15 9
Electric pa rking brake ............................ .181
App lying automatically ........................ .181
App lying or releasing manually ............ 183
Emergency braking .............................. 183
Re leasing automatically ...................... .182
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................23
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Electronics ............................................... 481
Emer gency
Fire extinguisher ................................. .437
Fir st-aid kit (so ftsided) ....................... 437
Overview of the help functions .............. 16
Re moving thewa rning triangle ............ 436
Saf etyve st .......................................... 436
Setting up thewa rning triangle .......... .437 Index
575

Emer
gency braking ................................. 183
Emer gency braking
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Emer gency call sy stem
see Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
Emer gency engine start ......................... 453
Emer gency key
Inserting/removing ............................... 67
Locking a door ....................................... 73
Un locking a door .................................. .73
Un locking theta ilgate ............................ 75
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle ............................. 154
Emer gency spare wheel ..................477, 478
Inflating ............................................... 478
No tes ...........................................4 77,478
Re moving ............................................. 478
ENERGIZING comfort Overview of programs .......................... 321
St arting the program ........................... 322
Engine ECO start/ stop function ......................1 58
Engine number ................................... .483 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
St arting assis tance .............................. 448
Switching off (s tart/s top button) .........1 75
Engine bonnet Function (active bonnet) ...................... 420
Opening/closing .................................. 421
Re setting (active bonnet) .................... 420
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 16 2
Engine electronics Notes ................................................... 481
Engine number ........................................4 83
Engine oil ................................................. 424
Ad ditives .............................................4 90
Capacity .............................................. 491
Che cking the oil le vel using the on-
board computer ................................... 423
MB-Fr eigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .491
Quality ................................................. 491 To
pping up ...........................................4 24
Entering characters
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 303
On theto uchpad ................................ .303
Setting theke yboard ............................ 311
Using theto uchsc reen (media dis‐
play) ....................................................3 07
ERA-GLONASS test mode
St arting/ending .................................. 395
ESC (Elect ronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ................................. 189
Tr ailer stabilisation .............................. 189
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram) ...... 186
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .189
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 186
EU general operating permit number ....483
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... 432
Ex terior lighting
see Lights 576
Index

F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge
Favo urites
Ad ding .................................................2 96
Ad ding a destination ...........................3 33
Calling up ............................................ 296
Deleting ............................................... 297
Home ................................................. .333
Moving ................................................. 297
Overview ............................................. 296
Re naming ............................................ 297
Wo rk .................................................... 333
Fi ll le vel
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 254
Fi lling station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch................... 340
Switching au tomatic sear chon/off ..... 340
Fire extinguisher ..................................... 437
Fi rs t-aid kit (soft sided) .......................... 437 Flat
towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Flat tyre ....................................................4 38
MOExtended tyres ............................... 438
No tes .................................................. 438
TIREFIT kit ...........................................4 40
Wheel change ...................................... 472
Floor mats ................................................ 12 0
Fo il co vering ............................................ 185
Fo rw arding e-mails
see In Car Of fice
Fr ee software ............................................ 29
Fr equencies
Mobile phone ...................................... 482
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 482
Fr equency band
Dialling (on-board computer) .............. .257
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) .....37
Fr ont wheel ar ch..................................... 13 3
Fitting/removing the co ver .................. 13 3
Fr ont wheel ar chcover
Fitting/removing ................................. 13 3Fu
el .......................................................... .487
Ad ditives .............................................4 87
Diesel .................................................. 488
E10 ...................................................... 486
Fu elreser ve ........................................ 489
Low outside temp eratures ...................4 88
Pe trol ................................................... 486
Quality (diesel) .................................... 488
Quality (p etro l) .................................... 486
Re fuelling ............................................ 16 9
Sulphur content ................................... 486
Ta nk content ....................................... 489
Fu el consum ption
On-board computer ............................ .255
Fu el consum ption indicator
Calling up ............................................ 16 2
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rol panel
Fu ses ........................................................ 454
Before replacing a fuse ........................ 454
Fu se assignment diagram .................... 454
Fu se box in the engine compartment .. 455
Fu se box in the front passenger foot‐
we ll ...................................................... 456 Index
577