climate settings MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON 2018 Owners Manual

Climate control
........................................ 14 5
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 45
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 14 6 Driving and pa
rking ................................. 15 5
Driving ........................................................ 15 5
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 64
Manual transmission ................................... 167
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 16 9
Re fuelling .................................................... 174
Pa rking ...................................................... .180
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems .............1 89
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 24 8
Bicycle rack function ................................... 251
Ve hicle towing instructions ........................ .253 Instrument Display and on-board
comp uter.................................................. 254
Instrument display overview ...................... .254
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 55
Operating the on-board computer .............. 256
Ad justing the design of the instrument
display ........................................................ 257 Showing display conte
nt onthe instru‐
ment clus ter ............................................... 258
Overview of displa yson the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................2 59
Ad justing the instrument lighting ............... 260
Menus and submenus ................................ 260
Head-up Display ......................................... 267 LINGU
ATRO NIC ........................................ 268
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... 268
Ope ration ................................................... 268
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ................ 271
Essential voice commands .......................... 272 MBUX multimedia sy
stem ....................... 287
Overview and operation .............................. 287
Sy stem settings .......................................... 318
Fit & Healt hy............................................... 328
Na vigation .................................................. 333
Te lephone .................................................. .375
Online and Internet functions ..................... 405
Media ..........................................................4 14
Ra dio .......................................................... 422
Sound .........................................................4 25 Maintenance and care
.............................429
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 429
Engine compartment .................................. 430
Cleaning and care ...................................... .436 Breakdown assi
stance ............................ 446
Emergency ................................................. 446
Flat tyre ...................................................... 448
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 455
To w- starting or towing away ....................... 460
Electrical fuses ........................................... 465 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 469
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .469
No tes on regular lyinspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .469
No tes on snow chains ................................ 469
Ty re pressure .............................................. 470
Wheel change ............................................ .479
Emergency spa rewheel .............................. 489 Contents
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te
mp orary and is only processed in theve hicle
itself. Only a small portion of the data is stored
in theeve nt or fault memor y.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nical da ta
from theve hicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees (e.g. workshops, manufactur‐
ers) or third parties (e.g. breakdown services).
Services include repair services, maintenance
processes, warranty claims and quality assur‐
ance measures, forex ample. The read out is per‐
fo rm ed via the legally prescribed port forthe
diagnostics connection in theve hicle. The
re spective service network locations or third
parties collect, process and use the data. They
document tech nical statuses of theve hicle,
assist in finding faults and impr oving quality and
are transmit tedto the manufacturer, if neces‐
sar y.Fu rthermore, the manufacturer is subject
to product liability. Forth is, the manufacturer
re qu ires tech nical da tafrom vehicles.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outlet as part of repair or maintenance
wo rk. Depending on
the selected equipment, you can
import data into theve hicle's comfort and info‐
ta inment functions yourself.
This includes, forex ample:
R multimedia data such as music, films or pho‐
to sfo r playback in an integrated multimedia
sy stem
R address book data for use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services
This data can be sa ved locally in theve hicle or it
is located on a device which you ha veconnected
to theve hicle (e.g. smartphone, USB flash drive
or MP3 pla yer). If this data is stored in theve hi‐
cle, you can dele teit at any time. This data is
sent tothird parties only at your requ est, partic‐
ular lywhen you use online services in accord‐
ance with the settings that you ha veselected.
Yo u can store or change con venience settings/
individualisations in theve hicle at any time. Depending on
the equipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
R settings forth e seat and steering wheel posi‐
tions
R suspension and climate control settings
R customisations such as interior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can cont rolth is by
means of the control elements integrated in the
ve hicle. Images and audio from the smartphone
can be output via the multimedia sy stem. Cer‐
ta in information is simultaneously transfer redto
yo ur smartphone.
Depending on the type of integration, this can
include:
R general vehicle data
R position data
This allo wsyouto use selected apps on your
smartphone, such as navigation or music play‐
bac k.There is no fur ther interaction between the
smartphone and theve hicle; in particular, vehi‐
cle data is not directly accessible. Which type of 30
General no tes

Ad
justing the brightness #
Select Brightness .
Ad just the brightness.
Ac tivating the brightness for zones #
Select Brightness . #
Select Brightness zones .#
Activate or deacti vate the function.
The EMPHASIS, AMBIENTandVENTS zones
can be set separatel y.
Ac tivating multi-coloured lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour.
The reare ten preset colour combinations
av ailable. #
Select a colour combination.
Ac tivating multi-coloured animation #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour animat..
The chosen colour combination will change
at predefined inter vals. Ac
tivating welcome lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Welcome.
When theve hicle is unloc ked, a special ambi‐
ent lighting sequence will run.
Ac tivating dependency on air conditioning
settings #
Select Colour. #
Select Climate.
If ch anges are made tothete mp erature set‐
ting in theve hicle, the colour of the ambient
lighting will change brief ly. Switching
the interior lighting switch-off
delay time on or off Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Int. light. del. shut-off #
Switch the lighting switch-off delay time on
or off.
When this function is active, the interior light‐
ing lights up again briefly af terth eve hicle
has been loc ked. Changing bulbs (only
forve hicles with halo‐
ge n headla mps) Note
s onchanging bulbs &
WARNING Risk of bu rns from hot com‐
ponent parts whilst replacing a bulb
Bulbs, lamps and plugs can become very hot
during operation.
When replacing a bulb, you could burn your‐
self on these component parts. 13 6
Light and sight

Calling up
the air conditioning menu Calling up
the air conditioning menu using
th e multimedia sy stem #
Select thete mp erature display at the lo wer
edge of the media displa y.
Calling up the air conditioning menu using
th e but ton on the control panel #
Press thet button on the control panel.
% The button on the control panel is not availa‐
ble on all equipment variants. In this case,
th e air conditioning menu can only be called
up using the multimedia sy stem. Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function
using the multimedia sy stem The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th
eve hicle's interior air. #
Call up the climate control menu
(/ page147). #
Select A/C.
Depending on the pr evious status, the func‐
tion is activated or deactivated. Setting climate control
toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, the set temp erature is con‐
trolled and maintained at a const ant levelby the
air suppl y. #
Press the à button. #
Toswitch tomanual mode: pressthe _
or à button.
In automatic mode, you can choose between five
dif fere nt air quantities using the H button.
Au tomatic mode is retained. Overview of air distribution settings
The symbols on
the display indicate which vents
th e air flow is being directed thro ugh:
¯ def
rost er and side air vents
P centre and side air
vents
O fo
ot we ll and side air vents
S centre, side and
foot we llve nts
a defros
ter,fo ot we ll and side air vents
_ all
vents b
defros
ter,middle and side air vents
W au
tomatic air distribution Setting
the air distribution #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page147). #
Toset the air distribution: select¯,
P orO. #
Set the air flow.
% Several air distribution options can be selec‐
te d at the same time, forex ample toset the
te mp erature/air conditioning forth e wind‐
screen and thefo ot we lls simultaneousl y. Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function via the control
panel Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The temp erature and
air distribution setting forth e driver side is adop‐
te d automatically forth e front passenger side. #
Press the 0 button. Climate control
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The synchronisation function is deactivated if
th
e settings for one of theot her climate zones
are changed. Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function using the multime‐
dia sy stem Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The driver's settings
fo rte mp erature, air quantity and air distribution
are adop ted automatically for all clima tezones. #
Calling up the air conditioning menu
(/ page147). #
Select SYNC.
Depending on the pr evious status, the func‐
tion is activated or deactivated. Demisting
the windo ws Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button. Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mode automatically swit ches to
fresh air mode af ter some time.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only brie fly. Switches
there sidual heat on/off Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par ked.
It is possible tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilat‐
ing the front compartment of theve hicle for
appr oximately 30 minutes, depending on the
te mp erature set. #
Toswitch on: presstheÁ button.
Re sidual heat is switched off automaticall y. St
ationary heater/ventilation St
ationary heater/stationary ventilation
function R The air inside theve hicle is heated or ventila‐
te dto the set temp erature.
R The air inside theve hicle cannot be cooled
down totemp eratures below the outside
te mp erature.
R Ifth e outside temp erature changes, ventila‐
tion mode au tomatical lyswitches toheating
mode or heating mode automatically
switches toventilation mode.
The stationary heater and theex haust gas outlet
are situated in front of theright-hand front
wheel. 14 8
Climate cont rol

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-
tingsDispl
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 LINGU
ATRO NIC 285

Profile content
Depending on
theve hicle equipment, thefo llow‐
ing settings can be stored in your profile, for
ex ample:
R Driver's seat and mir ror settings
R Driver's seat memory
R Radio (including station list)
R Last destinations
R Climate control
R Ambient lighting
R DYNA MIC SELECT I (individual)
R Instrument Displa y,Head-up Display and
st yle (display style of the multimedia sy stem)
R Themes, suggestions and favo urites
% Settings for driver assi stance sy stems can‐
not be sa ved in the profile. Mercedes me connect profile
If yo u use a profile from Mercedes me connect,
th efo llowing online functions are available, for
ex ample:
R You can configure the settings in theve hicle
using the Mercedes me app and the
Mercedes me por tal.
R You can syn chronise your profile on
Mercedes me connect with the profile in the
ve hicle (/ page 298).
R You can add a personal profile pho tothat is
shown in theve hicle.
R You can take your profile and some of your
settings with you in new vehicles.
Requ irements for using Me rcedes me con‐
nect profiles:
Fo rth eve hicle owner:
R You ha vea Mercedes me user account.
R The vehicle has been connected with the
user account.
R The personalisation service is activated. Fo
r additional users of theve hicle:
R You ha vea Mercedes me user account.
R The vehicle owner has invited youto connect
yo ur user account on Mercedes me with that
of his vehicle.
R You ha veaccep tedth e invitation.
Creating a new profile
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
f Profiles #
Select WCreate profile . #
Select an avatar. #
Enterth e name and confi rmwith a. #
Select Continuer . #
Tosave the cur rent settings in a profile:
select Current settings. #
Select Save.
or #
Toadopt factory settings: selectSavesave
directly.
% Further information on setting a user profile
(/ page 298). MBUX multimedia sy
stem 297

Ad
vanced sound sy stem
Ac tivating/deactivating au tomatic
vo lume adjustment .............................. 428
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 428
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 428
Calling up the sound menu .................. 427
Information .......................................... 427
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS
Air conditioning menu Calling up ............................................. 147
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climate control
Air distribution Setting ................................................ .145
Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 47
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tyre pressure
Air vents ................................................... 15 3
Ad justing (front) .................................. 15 3Ad
justing (rear) .................................... 154
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 14 8
Air-water duct .......................................... 436
Ke eping free ........................................4 36
Airbag ........................................................ .39
Ac tivation .............................................. 33
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) ....39
Ins tallation locations ............................ .39
Knee airbag ........................................... 39
Overview ............................................... 39
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .43
Pr otection ..............................................40
Re duced pr otection ...............................41
Side impact airbag ................................ 39
Wi ndow airbag ....................................... 39
Ai rflow
Setting ................................................ .145
Alarm see Panic alarm
Alarm sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem) Alternative
route
see Route
Ambient lighting Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 35
Android Auto ............................................ 395
Connecting a mobile phone ................. 396
Ending ................................................. 396
Information .......................................... 395
Overview ............................................. 395
Sound settings .................................... 396
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 96
Animals Pets in theve hicle ..................................71
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-theft ala rmsystem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anti-theft pr otection
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 77
Immobiliser ............................................ 94576
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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