climate control MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK 2021 Owners Manual

Changing bulbs (only
forve hicles with hal-
ogen headlamps) ......................................... 143
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 145
Mir rors ........................................................ 149 Climat
Climat
e contr
e control ol........................................... 153 153
Overview of climate control systems ............ 153
Operating the climate control system .......... 154 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 162 162
Driving ........................................................1 62
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .178
Manual transmission ................................... 181
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .183
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................1 87
Re fuelling .................................................... 188
Charging the high-voltage battery (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 194
Pa rking .......................................................2 11
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 219
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .270
Bicycle rack function ................................... 274
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 276 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 277 277
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 277
Overview of instrument display .................... 278
Overview of buttons on the steering wheel ... 279
Operating the on-board computer ................2 79
Fu nction of the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 281
Fu nction of the electric mo tor po wer
av ailability displ ay(plug-in hybrid) ................ 281
Displaying the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 282
Overview of displa ysinthe inst rument
display ........................................................ 282
Head-up display .......................................... 282 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em........................... .285
285
Overview and operation ............................... 285
System settings .......................................... 294
Plug-in hybrid settings ................................ .298
Na vigation .................................................. .299
Te lephone ................................................... 308
Mercedes me app ....................................... 311 Mercedes-Benz emer
gency call system ....... 320
Ra dio & media ............................................ .324
Sound settings ............................................ 329 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 330 330
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 330
Engine compartment ................................... 331
Cleaning and care ....................................... 337 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 346 346
Emer gency .................................................. 346
Flat tyre ...................................................... 348
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 354
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 358
Electrical fuses ............................................ 364 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es......................................... 368 368
No tes on noise or unusual handling char-
acteristics ................................................... 368
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .368
No tes on snow chains ................................. 368
Ty re pressure .............................................. 369 Contents
3 3

1
Steering wheel gearshiT paddles →
185
2 Combination switch →
136
3 Instrument displ ay →
278
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
183
5 ü Start/stop but ton →
166
è ECO start/s top function →
173
6 Media display →
285
7 Climate control systems →
154
8 £ Hazard warning light system →
137
9 PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps→
57
A Glovecompartment →
119
B Stow age compartment →
119
C Cup holder
D 8 Controller forvo lume and switching
sound on/o. →
285
Ü Switches the MBUX multimedia system
on/o. →
285 E
z Calls up navigation →
287
F | Calls up radio or media →
287
G % Calls up thete lephone →
287
H ß Calls up favo urites →
287
I y Calls up vehicle functions →
287
J c Active Parking Assist →
266
K DYNAMIC SELECT switch →
179
L Touchpad →
287
M Control panel forth e MBUX multimedia system →
279
N Adjusts the steering wheel →
112
O ý Switches the steering wheel heater
on/o. →
113
P Control panel:
On-board computer →
279
Cruise control or variable limi ter →
230
I Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC →
234
Q Diagnostics connection →
39 At
a glance – Cockpit
7
7

1
Instrument displ ay:
õ Operational readiness →
277
Po we rav ailability displ ay →
281
Po we r me ter →
281
Tr ip computer →
277
ECO Assist →
176
2 Media displa y:
Plug-in hybrid settings →
298
Energy 0ow display →
299 3
& Switches immediate pre-ent ryclimate
cont rol on/o. →
158
4 A Sets pre-entry climate control for depar-
ture time →
157
5 DYNAMIC SELECT switch →
178
6 \ Calls up the EQ menu →
298
7 qReduces recuperation →
175
8 ±Increases recuperation →
175
9 6 Depressurises the fuel tank →
188 At
a glance – Cockpit (Plug-in-Hybrid)
11
11

Conv
Conv
enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions
ainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individual
settings in theve hicle and change or reset them
at any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing settings, forex ample:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate cont rol settings
R individual settings, such as interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing data, forex ample:
R multimedia data, such as music, /lms or pho-
tosfo r playback in an integ rated multimedia
system
R address book data for use in connection with
an integ rated hands-free system or an integ ra-
te d navigation system
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services These data
for con venience and inf otainment
functions may be sa ved locally in theve hicle or
th ey may be located on a device which you ha ve
connected totheve hicle, such as a smartphone,
USB 0ash drive or MP3 pla yer.Ifyo u ha veentered
th ese data yourself, you can dele tethem at any
time.
This data is transmitted from theve hicle tothird
parties only at your requ est. This applies, in par-
ticular, when you use online services in accord-
ance with the settings that you ha veselected.
Smar
Smar tphone int tphone int egr
egration (e.g. Andr
ation (e.g. Andr oid A
oid Aut
uto or
o or
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
)
)
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can then control them
by means of the control elements integ rated in
th eve hicle. Images and audio from the smart-
phone can be output via the multimedia system.
Cer tain information is simultaneously transfer red
to your smartphone. Depending on the type and
integ ration, this includes position data, day/night
mode and other general vehicle statuses. For
more information please consult the Owner's
Manual of theve hicle/inf otainment system. This integ
ration allo ws the use of selected smart-
phone apps, such as navigation or music pla yer
apps. There is no fu rther interaction between the
smartphone and theve hicle; in particular, vehicle
data is not directly accessible. The type of addi-
tional data processing is de term ined bythe pro-
vider of the app being used. Which settings you
can make, if an y,depends on the speci/c app and
th e operating system of your smartphone. Online ser Online ser
vices
vices W
W
ir
ireless ne
eless ne tw
twor
ork connection
k connection
If yo ur vehicle has a wireless network connection,
it enables data tobe exch anged between your
ve hicle and additional systems. The wireless net-
wo rkconnection is made possible bytheve hicle's
ow n transmitter and receiver or bya mobile end
device that you ha vebrought into theve hicle, for
ex ample, a smartphone. Online functions can be
used via the wireless network connection. This
includes online services and applications/apps
pr ov ided toyouby the manufacturer or by other
pr ov iders. 44 44
General no
tes

Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of climat
w of climat e contr
e control syst
ol systems
ems N
No
ot
tes on climat
es on climat e contr
e control
ol In order
forth e air conditioning system, monitor-
ing of the pollution le vel and air /lt ration tofunc-
tion co rrectl y,an interior air /lter must alw ays be
used. Make sure that the /lter is installed cor-
re ctl y.Use /lters recommended and appr oved by
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha vemaintenance work
car ried out at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he air conditioning contr
he air conditioning contr ol panel
ol panel The indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. THERM
ATIC air conditioning cont rol panel with sta-
tionary heater (e xample)
1 q Setsthete mp erature on the driver's
side
2 Vehicles with THERM ATIC or THERM OTRO NIC
operating unit with stationary heater: A
calls up the air conditioning menu
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
without stationary heater: _setsthe air
distribution
3 H Setsthe air0ow or switches o. climate
control
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic mode
(/ page 154) 5
¬ Demists the windscreen
6 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater on/o.
7 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/o.
(/ page 155)
8 Vehicles with THERM ATIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater):
¿ switches A/C function on/o.
(/ page 154)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): Á
switches A/C function on/o. (/ page 154)
Switches residual heat on/o. (/ page 155)
9 Vehicles with THERM ATIC or THERM OTRO NIC
control panel with stationary heater: &
swit ches stationary heater on/o.
(/ page 159)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
without stationary heater: 0switches syn-
ch ronisation on/o. (/ page 155)
Plug-in hybrid with THERMATIC or
THERMOTRONIC operating unit: &
switches "Immediate pre-ent ryclimate con-
trol" on/o. (/ page 158) Climate cont
rol
153
153

A
Vehicles with THERM ATIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): _sets
th e air distribution
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): q
adjusts temp erature on front passenger side Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he climat
he climat e contr
e control syst
ol system
em Switc
Switc
hing climat
hing climat e contr
e control
olon/o.
on/o. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:setthe air0ow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: setthe air0ow toleve l 0 using
th eH button.
If climate control is switched o., the windo ws
may mist up more quickl y.Switch climate control
o. only brie0 y. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he A/C function
he A/C function on/o.
on/o. using t
using the air
he air
conditioning contr
conditioning contr ol panel
ol panel The A/C
function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the¿/Á button.
Switch o. the A/C function only brie0y; other-
wise, the windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of the
ve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is not
indicati veof a fault. Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu
he air conditioning menu Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu using t
he air conditioning menu using t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em #
Select one of thete mp erature displa ysatthe
lo we r edge of the media displa y.
Calling up t
Calling up t he air
he air-conditioning menu using t
-conditioning menu using t he
he
butt
butt on on t
on on t he climat
he climat e contr
e control panel
ol panel #
Press theA button on the climate control
panel. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the A/C function via t
he A/C function via t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Select A/C. Se Se
tting climat
tting climat e contr
e control t
ol to aut
o aut omatic mode
omatic mode In automatic mode,
the set temp erature is con-
trolled and maintained at a constant le velby the
air suppl y. #
Press theà button. #
T
To switc
o switc h t
h t o manual mode:
o manual mode: pressthe_ or
à button.
In automatic mode, you can choose between /ve
di.erent air quantities using theH button.
Au tomatic mode is retained. 154
154
Climate control

Se
Se
tting t
tting t he air dis
he air distr tribution
ibution Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 154). #
Select a row of seats. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the air dis
he air dis tr
tribution:
ibution: select¯,P
or O. #
Set the air0o w.
% Several air distributions can be selected at
th e same time, e.g. toair-condition bo th the
windscreen and thefo ot we ll.
The ¯ climate control forth e windscreen
can only be selected forth e /rst seat row. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation functiononisation function on/o.
on/o. via
via
t
t he air conditioning contr
he air conditioning contr ol panel
ol panelClimate control can be set centrally using
the syn-
ch ronisation function. The temp erature and air
distribution settings forth e driver's side will be
adop ted automatically forth e front passenger
side. #
Press the0 button.
The synchronisation function will be deactivated if
th e settings for one of theot her climate zones are
ch anged. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function on/o.
on/o.via
via
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
Climate cont rol can be set centrally using the syn-
ch ronisation function. The driver's settings for
te mp erature, air quantity and air distribution are
adop ted automatically for all climate zones. #
Select SYNCand switch on or o.. Demis
Demisting t
ting the windo ws
he wind ows W
W
indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he inside
he inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button. W W
indow indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he outside
he outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switc
Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o. #
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode automatical lyswitches to
fresh air mode aTer a while.
% If air-re circulation mode is switched on, the
wind ows may mist up more quickl y.Switch on
ai r-re circulation mode only brie0y. Switc Switc
hing r
hing r esidual heat
esidual heat on/o.
on/o. R R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R theve hicle is par ked.
% Only vehicles with a diesel engine can use
re sidual heat.
It is possible tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilating
th e front compartment of theve hicle for appr ox- Climate control
155 155

imately 30 minutes, depending on
thete mp era-
ture set. #
T
To activ
o activ at
ate:
e: press the Á button.
Re sidual heat will be switched o. automaticall y.Pr
Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control using t
ol using t hekey
he key F
F
unction of pr
unction of pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control using t
ol using t he
he
key
key
Before entering theve hicle, the driver's seat area
or the whole vehicle interior can be brie0y pre-
wa rmed or pre-cooled.
When pre-cooling, thefo llowing functions are acti-
va ted as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat ventilation
When pre-heating, thefo llowing functions are acti-
va ted as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat heater R
Steering wheel heater
R Mirror heater
R Rear wind owheater
Se
Se tting pr tting pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control via t
ol via thekey
he key
Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Pre-entry climate ctrl
Switc
Switc hing
hingon/o.
on/o. #
Select Z. #
Select Pre-entry climate control via key.
Switc
Switc hing pr
hing pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control via t
ol via thekey
he key
on/o.
on/o.
R R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The high-voltage battery is charge d su1-
cient ly.
R The function has been activated via the multi-
media system. #
T
T o switc
o switc h on:
h on:unlock theve hicle.
The climate cont rol functions are activated for
up to/ve minutes for pre-heating and pre-
cooling. Pre-entry climate control via
theke y cann otbe
activated more than twice when theve hicle is
switched o.. #
T
To switc
o switc h
h o.:
o.: push the& button up or
down.
The following functions will remain active once the
ve hicle has been star ted:
R Seat heating
R Seat ventilation Pr
Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control at depar
ol at depar tur
ture time
e time Pr
Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control f
ol f or depar
or depar tur
ture time func-
e time func-
tion
tion &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of fatal injury due toexpo-
sure toextreme heat or cold in theve hicle
If persons, particular lych ildren, are subjected
to prolonged exposure tointense heat or cold,
th ere is a risk of se vere injury or even death. #
Never lea vepersons, particular lych il-
dren, unattended in theve hicle. 156
156
Climate cont
rol

The
vehicle interior can be air conditioned when
th eve hicle is par ked.
When theve hicle is connected topowe r supply
equipment, priority is given tocharging the high-
vo ltage battery toa speci/ed minimum charge.
The running time of pre-entry clima tecont rol may
be reduced under thefo llowing conditions:
R The vehicle is not connected topowe r supply
equipment.
R The high-voltage battery is not charge d su1-
cient ly.
Wi th active pre-ent ryclimate cont rol,th ech arge
le ve l of the high-voltage battery may be reduced,
ev en if thech arging cable connector is connec-
te d.
Fo r cooling, thefo llowing functions are activated
as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat ventilation Fo
r heating, thefo llowing functions are activated
as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat heating
R Steering wheel heater
R Mirror heater
R Rear wind owheater
Se
Se tting pr
tting pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control f
ol f or depar
or depar ture
ture
time
time
Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Pre-entry climate ctrl
Se Se tting a single depar
tting a single depar tur
tur e time
e time #
Select ONCE. #
Set a departure time.
Changing t
Changing t he activ
he active depar
e departur
ture time
e time #
Select the pen icon next tothe displa yed
departure time. #
Set a departure time. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he w
he week
eekpr
pro/le
o/le #
Select WEEK PROFILE . #
Set the desired departure times, e.g. every
day at 8 a.m.
Selecting t
Selecting t he zone
he zone #
Select Z. #
Select Driver's seat only.
If th eDriver's seat only setting is deactivated,
pre-entry climate control take s place forthe
entire vehicle.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating pr
ating pre-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control
ol
f
f or depar
or depar tur
tur e time
e time
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The high- voltage battery is charge d su1-
cient ly.
R The function has been activated via the multi-
media system. #
T
To activ
o activ at
ate:
e: set the departure time
(/ page 157).
Pre-entry climate control for departure time
switches on a maximum of 55 minutes before
th e selected departure time. It will remain Climate control
157 157

active
for ano ther /ve minutes if the departure
is dela yed. #
T
To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate:
e: push the& button up or
down.
The following functions will remain active once the
ve hicle has been star ted:
R Seat heating
R Seat ventilation A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating immediat
ating immediat e pr
e pre-entr
e-entr y cli-
y cli-
mat
mat e contr
e contr ol
ol &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of fatal injury due toexpo-
sure toextreme heat or cold in theve hicle
If persons, particular lych ildren, are subjected
to prolonged exposure tointense heat or cold,
th ere is a risk of se vere injury or even death. #
Never lea vepersons, particular lych il-
dren, unattended in theve hicle. Air-conditioning of
theve hicle interior can con-
tinue for up to50 minutes, e.g. if the journey is
inter rupted. The colours of
the indicator lamp ha vethefo llo w-
ing meanings:
R Blue: Blue: cooling is activated.
R R
Red:
ed: heating is activated.
R Y
Yello w:
ello w:the departure time has been preselec-
te d. #
Set the desired temp erature using the w
button. #
Press button 1.
The red or blue indicator lamp on button 1
will light up or go out. S
S
t
tationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation
entilation S
S
t
tationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation function
entilation function
% The following function is equipment-depend-
ent.
R The air inside theve hicle is heated or ventila-
te dto the set temp erature.
R The air inside theve hicle cann otbe cooled
down to temperatures below the outside tem-
perature.
R Ifth e outside temp erature changes, ventilation
mode automatically switches toheating mode
or heating mode automatically switches to
ve ntilation mode.
The stationary hea ter and theex haust gas outl et
are situated in front of theright-hand front wheel. 158
158
Climate control