MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON 2018 Owners Manual

DY
NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 16 4
Engaging drive position ........................ 171
Engaging neutral .................................. 17 0
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 17 0
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .170
Kickdown ............................................. 172
Manual gear changing .......................... 171
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .171
Tr ansmission position display .............. 16 9
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 16 9
Au tomatic transmission (problem)
see Transmission (problem)
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 494
Tr ailer operation .................................. 508 B
Baidu CarLife Trans ferred vehicle data ......................3 96
Ball neck Folding out/in .................................... .248
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .191
Battery Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 15 9Ke
y ........................................................ 75
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 15 2
Battery see Battery (vehicle)
Battery (vehicle) ...................................... 460
Charging .............................................. 459
Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 15 9
No tes .................................................. 455
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) ............................................ .457
Re placing ............................................ 460
St arting assis tance .............................. 459
Belt see Seat belt
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. 251
Blind Spot Assist .................................... .242
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .245
Fu nction .............................................. 24 2
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 42
Blo wer
see Climate control BlueTEC
see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
............................................... 320
Information .......................................... 320
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 406
Switching on/off ................................. 320
Boot lid Closing .................................................. 83
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .84
Opening .................................................82
Opening dimensions ............................5 04
Brake Assist Sy stem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid Notes .................................................. 502
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 19 5
Brakes ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 191
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 19 5
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .201
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) ...................1 91
Driving tips .......................................... 16 0578
Index

EBD (Electronic Brake
forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 19 5
HOLD function .................................... .217
Limited braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. 16 0
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs .................................................... 15 9
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 59
Braking assi stance
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions .............. 18
To w- starting ........................................ 464
To wing away ........................................ 461
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................4 63
Wheel change ...................................... 483
Breakdown see Flat tyre
Bu rm ester ®
sur round sound sy stem .....4 26
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 427
Ad justing the sound focus ................... 427
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 426
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .426 Calling up
the sound menu .................. 426
Information .......................................... 426
Selecting the sound profile .................. 427
Butto ns
St eering wheel .................................... 255 C
Call list Deleting ............................................... 388
Making a call ....................................... 387
Overview ............................................. 387
Selecting options ................................. 387
Calling up the sound menu
Adva nced sound sy stem ......................4 27
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 426
Calls ..........................................................3 82
Ac cepting ............................................ 382
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ........ 382
Calls wi thseveral participants ............ .383
Declining ............................................. 382
Ending a call ........................................ 382
In Car Of fice ........................................ 391
Incoming call du ring an existing call .... 383
Making ................................................ 382 Mercedes me connect ........................
.398
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ....................................... 436
Car-to-X-Communication Displaying hazard warnings ................ .363
Overview ............................................. 362
Sending haza rdwa rnings .................... 363
Care .......................................................... 444
Air-water duct ...................................... 436
Car wash ............................................. 436
Carpet .................................................4 44
Deco rative foil .................................... .440
Displ ay................................................ 444
Exterior lighting ................................... 442
High-pressu recleaner ......................... 437
Matt finish ........................................... 439
Pa int wo rk ............................................ 439
Plastic trim .......................................... 444 Index
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Re
alwo od/trim elements ...................4 44
Re versing camera ................................ 442
Re versing camera/360° Camera ........ 442
Ro of lining ...........................................4 44
Seat belt .............................................. 444
Seat co ver ........................................... 444
Senso rs............................................... 442
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 442
Tr ailer hit ch......................................... 442
Wa shing byhand ................................. 438
Wheels/rims ....................................... 442
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 442
Wi per blades .......................................4 42
Carpet (Care) .......................................... .444
Changing bulbs ........................................ 13 6
Dipped beam ....................................... 13 8
Fitting/removing co ver (front wheel
ar ch ) .................................................... 13 8
Main beam ...........................................1 38
No tes ................................................... 13 6
Overview ..............................................1 37
Re versing lights .................................. .138
Tu rn signal lights (rear) ........................ 13 8
Changing gears ........................................ 171
Manually ..............................................1 71Changing hub caps
.................................484
Changing the lights
Driving abroad (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 127
Cha rging
Bat tery (vehicle) .................................. 459
USB port .............................................. 12 3
Child saf ety lock
Re ar door .............................................. 70
Re ar side wind ows................................. 71
Child seat App rova l categories .............................. .55
At tach ing (no tes) ................................... 54
Basic instructions .................................. 47
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes) ................. 68
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff) ............................. 67
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting) ............................ 60
No tes on risks and dangers ...................48
Re commended child restra int sy stems .. 51
Seats suitable for belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems ................................... 64
Seats suitable for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 59 Seats suitable
for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 57
Secu ring on the front passenger seat ....69
Secu ring on there ar seat ...................... 66
To pTe ther ..............................................62
Child ren
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle .............48
Basic instructions .................................. 47
Chock ...................................................... .482
St orage location ..................................4 82
Cho ck
see Chock
Cigar ette lighter
Fr ont centre console ........................... 12 0
City lighting .............................................. 131
Cleaning see Care
Climate control ........................................ 14 5
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (cont rol panel) ...................... .146
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (multimedia sy stem) .............. 147580
Index

Ac
tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (cont rol panel) .......... 147
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 14 8
Air di stribution settings .......................1 47
Air-reci rculation mode ........................ .148
Au tomatic control ................................ 147
Calling up the air conditioning menu ... 147
Defrosting the windscreen ...................1 45
Demisting wind ows............................. 14 8
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 15 3
No te .................................................... 14 5
Re ar air vents ...................................... 154
Re sidual heat ....................................... 14 8
Sets the air flow ................................... 14 5
Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 47
Setting the air distribution ...................1 45
Setting thete mp erature ......................1 45
St ationary heater/ ventilation .............. 14 8
Switching on/off ................................. 14 6
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/off .................................................1 45
THERMATIC control panel .................... 14 5
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel ............14 5Ve
ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 87
Cockpit ........................................................ .6
Overview .................................................6
Cof fee cup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Combination switch ................................12 9
Compass .................................................. .371
Compu ter
see On-board computer
Connection status
Displ aying ............................................ 408
Overview ............................................ .408
Connectivity Switching transmission of theve hicle
position on/off .................................... 320
Contacts ................................................... 383
Calling up ............................................ 384
Deleting ............................................... 386
Deleting favo urites .............................. 386
Downloading (from mobile phone) ...... 384
Importing ............................................ 385
Importing (o verview) .......................... .385 Information .......................................... 383
Making a call ....................................... 385
Na me form at ...................................... .384
Options ................................................ 385
Saving as a favo urite .......................... .386
Selecting options for suggestions ........ 386
St oring ................................................ 385
Con venience closing ................................. 87
Con venience opening ................................ 87
Coolant (engine) Check le vel .......................................... 435
No tes .................................................. 503
Cooling see Climate control
Co pyright .................................................... 31
Cornering light ........................................ .131
Cross Traf fic Alert .................................. .236
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes .................................... 194
Cruise control .......................................... 201
Ac tivating ............................................ 203
Buttons ................................................ 203
Calling up a speed ............................... 203 Index
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Deactivating ........................................ 203
Fu
nction .............................................. 201
Re quirements ...................................... 203
Selecting ............................................ .203
Setting a speed ................................... 203
St oring a speed ................................... 203
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 01
Cup holder ........................................ .115,11 7
Fitting/removing (centre console)
....................................................... 115, 11 7
Re ar .................................................... .119 D
Damage de tection (pa rked vehicle) .......188
Damping adjustment ...............................219
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Dashboard lighting see Instrument lighting
Data acquisition Vehicle .................................................. 29
Data import/export ................................ 324
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 324 Importing/exporting ............................3
24
Data storage
Electronic control units ......................... 29
Online services ...................................... 31
Ve hicle .................................................. 29
Date Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 319
Deactivating the ala rm(ATA ).................... 95
Dealership see Qualified specialist workshop
Declaration of conformity Electromagnetic compatibility ............... 25
Jack .......................................................26
TIREFIT kit ............................................. 26
Wi reless vehicle components ................25
Decorative foil (cleaning instructions)
.................................................................. .440
DeNO x agent
see AdBlue ®
Designs Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 257 Dest
ination .............................................. 357
Editing intermediate destinations ........ 347
Editing the pr evious destinations ........ .357
External ............................................... 358
Quic k-access todestination informa‐
tion ...................................................... 354
Saving (cur rent vehicle position) ......... 357
Saving as global favo urite .................... 357
Destination ent ry.................................... 335
Entering 3 wordaddresses .................. 341
En tering a POI or address .................... 335
Entering an intermedia tedestination ...3 47
Entering geo-coordinates .................... 340
No tes .................................................. 335
Selecting a contact ............................. 340
Selecting a POI .................................... 338
Selecting from favo urites .................... 342
Selecting from the map ....................... 341
Selecting pr evious destinations .......... .338
De tecting inat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................27
Diesel Low outside temp eratures ...................4 99582
Index

No
tes .................................................. 499
Digital Owner's Manual ............................20
Digital speedome ter ................................ 261
Digital Vehicle Keyst icker
Locking theve hicle ................................ 78
St arting theve hicle ............................. 15 6
Un locking theve hicle ............................78
Dinghy towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Dipped beam Changing bulbs .................................... 13 8
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................... 16 9
Engaging drive position ........................ 171
Engaging neutral .................................. 17 0
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 17 0
Engaging pa rkposition automatically .. 17 0
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .170
Fu nction .............................................. 16 9
Display Care .................................................... 444
Display (multimedia sy stem) ................ .292
Home screen ....................................... 289
Operating ............................................ 292 Settings ...............................................
318
Display (on-boa rdcompu ter)
Displ ays on the multifunction display .. 259
Display content Displaying ............................................ 258
Display message .....................................5 09
Calling up (on-boa rdcompu ter) .......... .509
No tes .................................................. 509
Display messages ¯ - - - km/h ................................... 529
ç - - - km/h ................................... 528
È - - - km/h ................................... 529
#12 V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 532
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........524
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stinope rative .... 527
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stnot available
when towing a trailer See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 523 Ac
tive bonnet malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 555
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual ...... 522
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ........................... 520
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .529
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........528
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stinope rative ...... 528
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........525
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 526
bAc tive Light Sy stem inoperative .. 558
Ac tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONIC inoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 524 Index
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Ac
tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........525
Ac tive Steering Assist inoperative .......524
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........559
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 559
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .560
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative ................................................ .560
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Engine
st art not possible ................................ 539
¯Ad Blue system fault Perf.
re duced in XXX miles See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 538
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Perf.
re duced: XXX km/h Nostart in XXX
km ...................................................... .538 ¯
AdBlue sy stem fault See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .538
4Ad d 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................. 536
Anti-theft ala rmsystem Malfunction ... 556
Apply brake todeselect Park (P)
position ...............................................5 40
Apply brake toselect R ........................ 543
À ATTENTION ASSIST inoperative ... 526
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 525
bAu tomatic driving lights inoper‐
ative .................................................... 559
Au xilia rybattery malfunction ...............541
_ Before starting the engine, turn
th esteering wheel. .............................. 544
Blind Spot Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 523
Blind Spot Assist inope rative ............... 524 Blind Spot Assi
stnot available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual ...5 26
Brake immediate ly............................... 51 0
Á Changekey bat teries .................. 550
JCheck brake fluid le vel................ .515
Check brake pads See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .523
ïChe cktrailer hitch lo ck(white
display message) .................................5 52
Che cktyre pressu resth en restart
Ru n Flat Indicator ................................ 549
h Check tyre(s) .............................. .546
!Clean the fuel filter ...................... 531
Clutch overheated Avoid pulling away
fo r XX:XX mins .................................... .541
? Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 534
Cruise contro l and Limiter inope ra‐
tive ...................................................... 529
Cruise control inope rative ................... 529 584
Index

Cruise cont
rol off ................................ 529
Cur rently una vailable Camera view
re stricted ............................................. 530
Cu rrently unavailable Radar sensors
dirty .....................................................5 27
! currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 516
÷ currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 51 0
Dep ress clutch fully tostart engine .....5 42
Drive sy stem Malfunction Stop
Switch engine off ................................ 533
Drive sy stem Malfunction Visit work‐
shop ....................................................5 33
5Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured ............................................ 535
4Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel...5 35
4Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................ 535 4Engine oil pressure
Stop Switch
off engine ............................................ 536
6Fr ont left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (Example) ............................5 21
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 519
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 51 8
& inope rative Battery low ............... 557
&inoperati veRefuel vehicle ........... 557
&inoperative See Owner's Man. ....556
!inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 517
÷ inope rative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... .517
T inope rative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... .514
G Inoperative .................................. 521
bIntellige nt Light System inoper‐
ative ....................................................5 57Á
Key not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................5 49
ÁKe y not de tected (white dis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................5 50
bLeft dipped beam (Example) ....... 558
6Left wind owbag malfunction
Consult workshop (Example) ................518
Limiter inoperative .............................. 529
Limiter passive .................................... 530
bMalfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 559
ðMaximum speed exceeded ..........5 30
Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te d See Owner's Manual .....................520
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 542
ç Off............................................... 528
ëOff ............................................... 526
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 543 Index
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ïOperation only possible in
transmission position N
....................... 551
ïOperation only possible in
transmission position P ....................... 553
!Pa rking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ .511
Pa rking lock malfunct. Apply parking
brake .................................................. .541
Á Place theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual ................. 550
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 520
hRe ctify tyre pressure ...................547
Re duce speed ...................................... 548
Ø Refill Ad Blue Engine start not
possible .............................................. .537
Ø Refill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual .......................................................5 37
! Release parking brake .................514
¸ Replace air cleaner .....................532ÀRe
placekey See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .551
Á Replace key ................................ .550
æRe servefuel le vel........................ 534
6Re stra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 522
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ..................................................... 541
Risk of vehicle rolling away Apply
pa rking brake See Owner's Manual .....5 42
Risk of vehicle rolling away Parking
brake not applied See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 51 5
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........543
Ru n Flat Indicator inope rative ............. 549
# See Owner's Manual ................... 531
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ... 530
Speed Limit Assi stinope rative ........... .531 Ð
Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 554
ÐSt eering malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 544
Ð Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .......554
# Stop vehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 532
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................5 33
çsuspended .................................. 528
bSwitch off lights .......................... 558
bSwitch on headla mps.................. 559
Te aching in transmission comple te..... 543
Te aching in transmission Operate
selec tor le ver Brake for XX seconds
Risk of vehicle rolling .......................... .541
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 540586
Index

ØTo
p upAdBlue Perf.re duced in
XXX miles See Owner's Manual ...........539
Ø Top up AdBlue Perf.re duced:
XXX km/h Nostart in XXX km ............ 539
To p up coolant See Owner ’sManual ... 532
¥To p upwasher fluid .................... .556
Tr af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 526
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............. 525
ïTr ailer coupling extending… ......... 553
Tr ans. oil overheated Drive on with
care ..................................................... 542
Tr ansmission Malfunction ....................543
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 540
Tr ansmission Malfunction Visit work‐
shop ....................................................5 40
!Tu rnon the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................. 511
h Tyre press. monitor cur rently
una vailable .......................................... 547h
Tyre press. monitor inoperative
No wheel sensors ................................ 548
h Tyre press. monitor inoperative ...548
Ty re pressure Check tyres ...................545
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................5 48
hWa rning tyre defect .....................545
hWheel sensor(s) missing ..............547
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................5 40
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 .............................. 77
Child saf ety lock (rear door) .................. 70
Locking (emer gency key) ...................... .81
Opening (from the inside) ......................78 Un
locking (emer gency key) .................... 81
Un locking (from the inside) ...................78
Door cont rol panel .................................... .16
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drinks holder see Cup holder
Drive Away Assist .................................... 235
Drive position Engaging .............................................. 171
Drive prog ram display ............................. 16 5
Drive prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving abroad Symmetrical dipped beam ...................1 27
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .189
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 191
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 19 5 Index
587