battery MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK 2021 Owner's Guide

%
Depending on thete mp erature, thefa n and
bat tery cooling system may audibly switch on
during thech arging process.
% Ifth eve hicle is idle for lengt hyperiods and
connected tothe mains suppl y,the high-volt-
age battery will be rech arge d automatically as
needed or when electrical consumers are
activated (e.g. the pre-entry climate control). Ending t Ending t
he dir
he direct curr
ect curr ent c
ent c har
harging pr
ging pr ocess (mode
ocess (mode
4)
4) R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The distance between theke y and theve hicle
does not exceed 1 m. Combo 1 v
Combo 1 v
ehicle socket
ehicle soc ket #
Press charging inter ruption button 3.
The charging process is ended. The %indi-
cator lamp 1lights up white. The vehicle
soc ket is unloc ked. #
Press and hold button 2onthech arging
cable connector and remo vethech arging
cable connector from theve hicle soc ket. %
Ifyo u cannot remo vethech arging cable con-
nector, unlock theve hicle and repeat the pro-
cedure. If thech arging cable connector is still
loc ked, contact a quali/ed specialist work-
shop. #
Close the soc ket co ver and the soc ket 0ap.
Combo 2 v
Combo 2 v ehicle socket
ehicle soc ket 210
210
Driving and parking

%
The electric parking brake is only securely
applied if there d! indicator lamp is lit
continuousl y.
R
R eleasing eleasing #
Switch on theve hicle. #
Pull handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp in the inst rument
clus ter goes out.
Emerg
Emerg ency br
ency br aking
aking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long as theve hicle is in motion, the
Release parking brake message is displayed
and there d! indicator lamp 0ashes.
When theve hicle has been braked toa stand-
still, the electric parking brake is applied. The
re d! indicator lamp lights up in the inst ru-
ment clus ter. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on collision det
mation on collision det ection on a park
ection on a park ed
ed
v
v ehicle
ehicle If a collision is de
tected when theto w- awa y pro-
te ction is primed on a loc kedve hicle, you will re
ceive a noti/cation in the multimedia system
when you switch theve hicle on.
Yo u will receive information about thefo llowing
points:
R The area of theve hicle that may ha vebeen
damaged.
R The forc e of the impact.
The following situation can lead toinadver tent
activation:
R The par kedve hicle is mo ved, forex ample, in a
two-s tore yga rage.
% Deactivate tow- awa y protection in order to
pr ev ent inadver tent activation. If you deacti-
va te to w-awa y protection, collision de tection
will also be deactivated.
Syst
Syst em limits em limits
De tection may be restric ted in thefo llowing situa-
tions:
R theve hicle is damaged without impact, for
ex ample, if an outside mir ror is torn o. or the
paint is damaged byakey
R an impact occurs at low speed R
the electric parking brake is not applied N No
ot
tes on par
es on par king up t
king up the v
he vehicle
ehicle If
yo u lea vetheve hicle par ked up for longer than
six weeks, it may su.er damage thro ugh disuse.
The 12 V battery may also be impaired or dam-
aged byheavy discharging.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: do not dis-
connect the 12 V battery even if theve hicle is leT
idle for a lengt hyperiod.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. S
S
t
tandb
andb y mode (e
y mode (e xt
xtension of t
ension of t he st
he start
arter batt
er batt er
ery's
y's
per
per iod out of use)
iod out of use) S
S
t
tandb
andb y mode function
y mode function
% This function is not available for all models.
If standby mode is activated, energy loss will be
minimised during extended periods of non-opera-
tion. 218
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Driving and parking

St
andby mode is characterised bythefo llowing:
R The star ter battery is preser ved.
R The maximum non-operational time appears in
th e media displa y.
R The connection toonline services is inter rup-
te d.
R The ATA (anti-theT alarm system) is not availa-
ble.
R The interior pr otection and tow- aw ay protec-
tion functions are not available.
R The function for de tecting collisions on a
par kedve hicle is not available.
If th efo llowing conditions are ful/lled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated using the
multimedia system:
R The vehicle is switched on.
R The vehicle has not been star ted.
Exceeding theve hicle's displ ayed non-operational
time may cause incon venience; i.e. it cannot be
guaranteed that the star ter battery will reliably
start theve hicle. Char
gethe star ter battery in thefo llowing situa-
tions:
R The vehicle's non-ope rational time must be
ex tended.
R The Battery charge insufficient for standby
mode messa geappears in the media displa y.
% Standby mode is automatically deactivated
when theve hicle is switched on.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating st
ating standb
andby mode (par
y mode (par king up
king up
t
t he v
he v ehicle)
ehicle)
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The engine is switched o..
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Activate or deactivate Standby mode. #
Select Yes. Dr
Dr
iving and dr
iving and dr iving safe
iving safety sy
ty syst
stems
ems Dr
Dr
iving syst
iving syst ems and y
ems and y our r
our responsibility
esponsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped with driving systems
which assist you in driving, parking and manoeu-
vring theve hicle. The driving systems are only
aids. They are not a substitute foryo ur attention
to the sur roundings and do not relie ve you of your
re sponsibility per taining toroad tra1c la w.The
driver is alw aysre sponsible for maintaining a safe
distance totheve hicle in front, forve hicle speed,
fo r braking in good time and for st aying in lane.
Pa y attention tothe tra1c conditions at all times
and inter vene when necessar y.Be awa reofthe
limitations rega rding the safe use of these sys-
te ms.
Driving systems can neither reduce therisk of
accident if youfa ilto adapt your driving style nor
ove rride the la wsof ph ysics. They cannot alw ays
ta ke into account road, weather or tra1c condi-
tions. Driving and parking
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Tr
ailers with a 7-pin plug can be connected tothe
ve hicle with thefo llowing adap ters:
R Adapter plug
R Adapter cable
The trailer will be cor rectly de tected bytheve hi-
cle only if thefo llowing conditions are met:
R The trailer is connected cor rectl y.
R The trailer lighting system is in working order.
The functions of thefo llowing systems will be
a.ec tedbya cor rectly connected trailer:
R ESP ®
trailer stabilisation
R Active Lane Keeping Assist
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
R Active Parking Assist
R Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist
R Drive Away Assist
R Cross Tra1c Ale rt
R Reversing camera
R 360° Camera Coupling up a tr
Coupling up a tr ailer
ailer
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage tothe star ter battery due
to full dis charge Charging
the trailer battery using the po wer
supply of the trailer can damage the star ter
batter y. #
Do not use theve hicle's po wer supply to
ch arge the trailer batter y. #
Remo vethe co ver cap from the ball head and
store it in a safe place. #
Position the trailer on a le vel sur face behind
th eve hicle and couple it up totheve hicle. #
Open the soc ket cap. #
Inse rtthe plug with lug 1ingroo ve 3 on
th e soc ket. #
Turn bayonet coupling 2totheright as far as
it will go. #
Let the cap engage. #
Secure the cable tothe trailer with cable ties
(only if you are using an adap ter cable). #
Make sure that the cable is alw ays slack for
ease of mo vement during cornering.
Under thefo llowing conditions, a message may
appear on the inst rument display even if the
trailer has been connec ted cor rectl y:
R LEDs ha vebeen ins talled in the trailer lighting
system.
R The cur rent has fallen below the trailer lighting
system's minimum cur rent (50 mA).
% Accessories can be connected tothe perma-
nent po wer supply up to180 W and tothe
po we r supply that is switched on via the igni-
tion loc k. Driving and parking
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F
F
unction of t
unction of t he pow
he power met
er meter (plug-in h
er (plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id) 1
Combustion engine and electric mo tor
switched o.
2 Position in the display range of there co vered
energy
3 End of the display range of there co vered
energy
4 End of the display range of the combined out-
put of thehy brid system The
following functions of the po wer me ter are
per form ed:
R The po wer me ter supports you in electric-only
mode and displa ys the output obtained from
th ehy brid system.
R Regenerated energy is sh own in area 1–
3.
R When the po wer me ter needle is at position
1, theve hicle is switched o.. The combus-
tion engine and the electric mo tor are
switched o..
R Pow errange 3–4 show sth e combined
output of thehy brid system. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he electr
he electric mot
ic motor pow
or pow erav
er availability
ailability
displa
displa y (plug-in h
y (plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id) 1
Start of the POWER display range
2 End of the POWER display range
3 Maximum recuperated energy
4 Start of the display range of there cuperated
energy
5 Current state of charge ofthe high-voltage
battery
R Area 1-2 shows th e output in electric
mode or boost mode. The POWER display sup-
ports you in electric-only mode.
R Area 3-4 shows th ere cuperated energy. Instrument display and on-board computer
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R
From point 3,the maximum recuperated
energy has been reached.
R The cur rent state of charge of high-voltage
battery 5is displa yed. Displa
Displa
ying t
ying the pow
he pow er met
er meter (plug-in h
er (plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id)
On-board computer: 4 Content #
Select Power meter. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of display
w of display s in t
s in the ins
he ins tr
trument display
ument display
Displa yson the inst rument displa y:
u Active Parking Assist (/ page 266)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deactivated
(/ page 264)
h Cruise control (/ page 229)
È Limiter (/ page 229)
ç Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 232)
æ Active Brake Assist (/ page 241) à
Active Steering Assist (/ page 238)
à Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 252)
ò Sound generator inoperative (/ page 423)
è ECO start/stop function (/ page 172)
ë HOLD function (/ page 225)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist (/ page 139)
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 140)
ð Maximum permissible speed exceeded (for
cer tain countries only)
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h Speed Limit Assist:
h Speed Limit Assist: detected
instructions and tra1c signs (/ page 246).
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h
hTr
Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist:
Sign Assist: detected instruc-
tions and tra1c signs (/ page 247). Head-up display
Head-up display
F
F
unction of t
unction of t he head-up display
he head-up display *
N
NOOTE
TE Mercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. The head-up display projects
thefo llowing infor-
mation into the driver's /eld of vision abo vethe
cockpit, forex ample:
R The vehicle speed
R Information from the navigation system
R Information from the driving systems and driv-
ing saf ety sy stems
R Some warning messages
Depending on theve hicle's equipment, di.erent
content can be shown in theth re e areas of the
head-up displ ay (/page 283). 282
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Inst
rument display and on-board computer

tion about anti-theT pr
otection can be obtained at
a quali/ed specialist workshop. Home scr
Home scr
eenov
een overerview
view 1
Depending on the displa y,calls up the /rst
th re e applications or the home screen
2 Calls up the pro/le
3 Calls up the global sear ch 4
SOS NOT REA DY(only when the Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call system is not available)
5 Mercedes me connect active
6 Transmission of vehicle position active 7
Signal st rength of the mobile phone networ k,
network displa y,battery status of the mobile
phone connected, time
8 Calls up theNo ti/cations Cent re
9 Calls up an application using the symbol 286
286
MBUX multimedia system

#
Select Maximum ,8 amps or6 amps .
When the battery is charge d, thech arging cur-
re nt is limi tedto the selected amperage.
% For saf etyre asons, only use thech arging
cable supplied with theve hicle or an original
Mercedes-Benz charging cable. Mercedes-
Benz thoroughly tests these original charging
cables forth eir suitability forth e high-voltage
ch arging of your vehicle. Pur chase these parts
from your Mercedes-Benz Service Centre and
obtain advice there.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating r
ating rout
oute-based oper
e-based oper ating
ating
mode s
mode str trat
at egy
egy #
Select Electric in city .
Depending on the pr evious status, the func-
tion is activated or deactivated. Calling up t Calling up t
he ener
he ener gy
gy0ow
0ow display
display Multimedia system:
4 © 5
EQ #
Select Energy flow.
The visualisation of the energy 0ow in theve hi-
cle is displ ayed. In addition
tothe energy 0o w,information on the
status of thehy brid system and the cur rent state
of charge ofthe high-voltage battery is also dis-
pla yed. F F
unctions of t
unctions of t he ener
he energy
gy0ow
0ow display
display 1
State of charge ofthe high-voltage battery
2 Combustion engine
3 Energy 0ow
4 High-voltage battery
5 Status of thero ute-based operating-mode
strategy (/ page 177) The active components of
thehy brid system are
highlighted in the energy 0ow displa y.The energy
0ow between the individual components is shown
in colour.
The energy 0ow is shown in di.erent colours
depending on the operating status:
R Whit Whit e: e:constant energy 0ow
R R
Red:
ed: high energy 0ow (boost e.ect)
R Gr
Green:
een: low- emission energy 0ow in the case of
re cuperation, elect ric mode and when charg-
ing the high-voltage battery N
N
a
avig
vig ation
ation N
No
ot
tes on na
es on na vig
vigation
ation R
R
out
out e guidance wit
e guidance wit h augment
h augmented r
ed reality
eality &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury as a
re sult of distraction, inco rrect depiction or
wrong interpr etation of the display
The camera image of the augmented reality
displ ayis not suitable as a guide for driving. MBUX multimedia system
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T
T
elephone menu ov
elephone menu overerview
view 1
Blue tooth ®
device name of the cur rently con-
nected mobile phone/of the mobile phone
2 Blue tooth ®
device name of the cur rently con-
nected mobile phone/of the mobile phone
(two phone mode)
3 Battery status of the connected mobile phone
4 Signal strength of the mobile phone network
5 Options 6
Device manager
7 Messages
8 Numerical pad
9 Contact sear ch T
T elephon
elephon y oper
y operating modes ov
ating modes overerview
view
Depending on your equipment, thefo llowing tel-
ephony operating modes are available:
R A mobile phone is connected tothe multime-
dia system via Blue tooth ®
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MBUX multimedia system

This data is used
bythe mobile phone toimpr ove
th e accuracy of the navigation (e.g. for continua-
tion in a tunnel). Mer
Mer
cedes-Benz emerg
cedes-Benz emerg ency call syst
ency call system
em Inf
Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he Mer
he Mercedes-Benz emerg
cedes-Benz emerg ency
ency
call syst
call syst em
em The Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call system only
functions in areas where mobile phone co verage
is available from there leva nt cont ract partne r.
Insu1cient network co verage from there leva nt
cont ract partner may result in an emer gency call
not being transmitted.
The vehicle must be switched on before an auto-
matic emer gency call can be made.
% The Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call system is
activated at thefa ctor y.Using the Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call system is free of charge. Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he Mer
he Mer cedes-Benz emerg
cedes-Benz emerg ency call
ency call
syst
syst em
em The Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call system can
help todecisively reduce the time between an
accident and the ar riva l of emer gency services at
th e site of the accident. It helps locate an acci-
dent site in places that are di1cult toaccess.
The emer gency call can be made automatically
(/ page 320) or manual ly (/ page 321). Only
make emer gency calls if you or others are in need
of rescue. Do not make an emer gency call in the
ev ent of a breakdown or a similar situation.
Yo u can /nd more information on there gional
av ailability of eCall at: https://www.mercedes-
benz-mobile.com/extra/ecall/
Messag
Messag es on t es on the displ ay
he displ ay
The following message s appear inthe displa y:
R SOS NOT READY :th eve hicle is not switched
on or the emer gency call system is malfunc-
tioning . This does not necessarily indicate
comple tefailure of the emer gency call system.
Eme rgency calls call still be transmitted. The display only
refers to theve hicle and does
not take account of theav ailability of mobile
phone networ ksand the Mercedes-Benz emer-
ge ncy call centre.
The functional readiness of the emer gency call
system on theve hicle can be seen when the
SOS NOT READY displaydisappears once the
ve hicle is switched on.
R G: The icon appears in the display during
an active emer gency call.
% Ifth ere is a malfunction in the Mercedes-Benz
emer gency call system (e.g. a fault with the
speaker, microphone, airbag, SOS button), a
cor responding message appears on the dis-
play in the inst rument clus ter. T T
r
rigg
igg er
ering an aut
ing an aut omatic Mer
omatic Mer cedes‑Benz emer-
cedes‑Benz emer-
g
g ency call
ency call R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
R The star ter battery is su1ciently charge d. 320
320
MBUX multimedia system