display MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK 2018 Repair Manual

Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display 1
Outside temp erature
2 Time
3 Digital speedome ter
4 Displ aysection
5 Drive program
6 Transmission position %
Ve
hicles with standard instrument dis‐
pla y:the position of the displa ysdiffers from
th ose shown here.
Fu rther displa yson the multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (→ page 167)
u Active Parking Assist activated
(→ page 227)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( → page 217)
¯ Cruise
control (→ page 196)
È Limi
ter (→ page 197)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 200)
æ Ac
tive Brake Assi st(→ page 196)
è Active Steering Assis t(→ page 206)
à Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist(→ page240)
è ECO
start/ stop function(→ page158)
ë HOLD function(→
page212)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist(→ page127)
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Plus(→ page128) ð
Ma
ximum pe rmissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only)
Ve hicles with Speed Limit Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (→ page 233).
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (→ page 235). Ad
justing the in stru ment lighting Instrument Displ
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#
Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the instrument display and in
th e control elements of theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. Menus and submenus
Fu
nctions on the service menu of the on-
board compu terOn-board computer:
, Service #
Toselect the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions on theService menu:
R Message memory (→ page 498)
R AdBlue :Ad blue ®
ra nge and fill le vel
R Tyres:
- Restart the tyre pressure loss warning
sy stem (→ page 467) -
Check the tyre pressure with the tyre
pressure monitoring sy stem
(→ page 461)
- Restart the tyre pressure monitoring sys‐
te m (→ page 462)
R ASSYST PLUS : calls upthe service due date
(→ page 419)
R Coolant: coolant temp erature display
R Engine oil level: engine oil le vel
R Consumption info: fuel life cycle consump‐
tion Calling up
the assistant display On-board computer:
, Assistance
The following displa ysare available on the assis‐
ta nt displ aymenu:
R Assis tant displ ay
R Attention le vel (→ page 231)
R Full-sur face menu displ ay #
Toswitch between the displa ys:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. St
atus displa yson the assis tant displ ay:
R é ATTENTION ASSIS T:deactivated
R ¸ Grey radar waves next tovehicle: Blind
Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assi stena‐
bled
R ¸ Green radar waves next tovehicle:
Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assi st
active
R DISTRO NICActive Dis tance Assi stdispla ys
( → page 200) 254
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Calling up displa
yson the trip menu On-board computer:
, Trip #
Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
Trip menu in thest andard cockpi t:
R Speedom eter
R Rev counter
R Range and cur rent fuel consu mption
R ECO display(→ page 160)
R Trip computer From startandFrom reset
Trip menu in the widescreen cockpit:
R Standard display
R Cur rent fuel consu mption
R ECO display (→ page 160)
R Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R Full-sur face menu displ ay Example:
standard display
1 Trip dis tance
2 Total dis tance Example: trip compu
ter
1 Total dis tance
2 Driving time
3 Average speed
4 Average fuel consum ption Re
setting values on the trip menu of the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
, Trip
Yo u can reset theva lues of thefo llowing func‐
tions:
R Trip dis tance Instrument Display and on-boa
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R
Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R ECO displa y(→ page 160) #
Toselect the function tobe rese t:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Select Yes. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If yo u press and hold the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol, theva lues of the function will be reset
immediatel y. Calling up navigation instructions on
the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
, Navigation Example: no
change of direction announced
1 Distance tothe next change of direction
2 Distance tothe next destination
3 Estimated ar riva l time at next destination
4 Current road Example:
change of direction announced
1 Distance tothech ange of direction
2 Road towhich thech ange of direction leads
3 Chan ge-of-direction symbol
4 Recommended lane (white)
5 Possible lane
6 Lane not recommended (da rkgrey)
Fu rther possible displa yson theNavigation
menu:
R Direction of travel: display of direction of
tra vel and road cur rently being tr avelled on.
R New route... orCalculating route… : a new
ro ute is being calculated. 256
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R
Road not mapped :th ero ad is unknown, e.g.
fo r newly built roads.
R No route: no route could be calculated tothe
selected destination.
R Off map: the map forth e cur rent location is
not available.
R Area of destination reached: when an inter‐
mediate destination is reached, the inter‐
mediate destination flag is displa yed with the
number of the intermediate destination
Î. Af terth is, route guidance is continued.
Once the destination is reached, thech eq‐
uered flag Í is displa yed. Ro ute guidance
is finished. #
Toexitth e menu: pressthe back button on
th e left.
Ve hicles with the MBUX multimedia sy stem:
yo u can also start navigation toone of the
re cent destinations on theNavigation menu: #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toselect a destination: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance is star ted.
If ro ute guidance has already been activated,
a re qu est will appear asking whe ther you
wish toend the cur rent route guidance. #
Select Yes. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance is star ted. Selecting
radio stations using the on-boa rd
compu ter On-board computer:
, Radio 1
Frequency range
2 Station
3 Name of track
When you select a station from the memory pre‐
sets, the preset will appear next tothest ation
name. When you select a sa vedstation in the
frequency range, an as terisk will appear next to
th est ation name. In
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#
Toselect a radio station: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
Selecting the frequency range or memory
preset #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Media playba
ckusing the on-boa rdcompu ter On-board computer:
, Media 1
Media source
2 Track number and cur rent track
3 Name of artist (e xamp le) #
Tochange trac kson an active media
source: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control.
Changing a media source #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toselect a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Dialling
telephone numbers using the on-
board compu ter &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. 258
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When
telephoning, you must obse rveth e legal
re qu irements forth e count ryin which you are
cur rently driving.
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem.
On-board computer: , Telephone
The most recent telephone calls (dialled,
re cei ved and missed calls) are displa yed on the
Telephone menu. #
Toselect an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number is
selec ted. #
Ifth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand touch cont rolto
select the desired telephone number. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The telephone number will be dialled. The
following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialled:
R Please wait :th e application is starting. If a
Blue tooth ®
connection tothe mobile phone
is not es tablished, the menu for auth orising
and connecting a mobile phone will be dis‐
pla yed on the multimedia sy stem
(→ page 369).
R Updating data: the call list is being updated.
R Importing contacts : contacts are being
impor ted from the mobile phone or a storage
medium.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
Ve hicles with head-up displa y:When you
re cei vea call, theIncoming call message will
appear on the head-up displa y. #
Swipe up wards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control and select 6(Accept)
or ~ (Reject). #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Yo u may accept/ reject the call using button
6 or~ onthesteering wheel. Setting
the head-up display using the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
, HEAD-UP DISPLAY
The following head-up display settings can be
selec ted:
R Position
R Brightness
R Displa ys #
Toselect a setting: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the position: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the brightness: swipetothe left
or right on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. In
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Selecting what
the head-up display sho ws(Example)
R 1 Switches the head-up display on/off
2 Display area left
- Navigation sy stem
- Average consum ption
- G-me ter
R 3 Displ ayarea centre
- Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
- Warnings from driver assis tance sy stems
(e.g. dis tance warning) R
4 Display area right
- Traf fic Sign Assi st
- Assi stant display
R 5 Selects the settings
R 6 Index points
Non- requ ired display areas 2to4 can be hid‐
den.
% In audio mode, thest ation name or track will
be shown temp orarily when the audio source
is being actively operated. #
Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Head-up Display
Fu
nction of the head-up display The head-up display projects impor
tant informa‐
tion in the driver's field of vision, e.g. cur rent
speed. Depending on
theve hicle's equipment, dif fere nt
content can be shown in theth re e display areas
of the head-up display (→ page 259).
Sy stem limitations
The visibility of the displa ysis af fected bythe
fo llowing conditions:
R seat position
R positioning of the display image
R light conditions
R wet car riag ewa ys
R objects on the display co ver
R polarisation in sunglasses
% Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may appear washed out. You can co rrect this
by deactivating and reactivating the head-up
displa y. 260
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Enter postcode Start route guidance to a new post-
codeEnte
rsa postcode
Last destination sS how the previous destinations Selects a destination from
the list of last entered destinations
Show alternative routes Search for alternative routesSwitches
route guidance toano ther route
Driving recommendations on Switch on driving recommendations Swit
ches on voice output forro ute guidance
Driving recommendations off Mute the driving instructions Swit
ches off thevo ice output forro ute guidance
Show traffic map Switch on traffic jam infoSwit
ches on the tra ffic map
Hide traffic map Switch off the traffic jam messagesSwit
ches off the tra ffic map
POI icons on Show me point of interest icons on
the map pleaseSwit
ches on display of POI symbols on the map
Hide POI icons I would like to hide all POI symbolsSwitches off
the POI symbols display on the map Overview of
telephone voice commands Yo
u can use thete lephone voice commands to
make phone calls or sear chthro ugh the address book. The
following list of fers just a small selec‐
tion of the possible telephone commands. Yo uwill
recei veadditional suggestions if you say
Help for phone. LINGU
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Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Current speed limit I would like to hear the speed limitCalls up
the cur rent speed limit
Outside temperature I would like to find out what the
temperature outside is likeCalls up
the outside temp erature
Average consumption I would like to know the average
fuel consumptionCalls up
average consu mption
Vehicle data Can you please display the vehicle
data menu?Calls up
vehicle data
Range Tell me the current rangeCalls up
range da ta
Assistance menu Show me the driver assistance set-
tings Displ
ays assis tance settings
Climate control menu Jump to the climate control menuDispla
ysclimate control settings
Light menu Switch to the light settingsDispla
yslight settings
Seats men uI would like to switch to seat menu Displa
ysseat adjustment settings 278
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