engine MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON 2021 Owners Manual

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Solutions #
Make sure that the air supply tothera diator is not obstructed. #
Avoiding high loads on the engine, drive tothe nearest quali/ed specialist workshop. In doing so, ensu rethat the
coolant temp erature display remains below 120°C.
ÿ
Coolant warning lamp (yel-
low) *T
he yellow coolant warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
Po ssible causes:
R The temp erature sensor is malfunctioning
R The charge air, transmission oil or battery cooling is faulty
R The radiator shutters are bloc ked or defective #
Avoiding high loads on the engine, drive tothe nearest quali/ed specialist workshop.
; Engine diagnosis warning
lamp *T
he yellow engine diagnostics warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
A malfunction has occur red in the engine, theex haust system or the fuel system.
The emissions limit value may ha vebeen exceeded and the engine may be running in eme rgency operation mode. #
Have theve hicle checked as soon as possible at a quali/ed specialist workshop.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: the fuel tank may ha vebeen run dr y. #
Start the engine thre eto four times aTer refuelling.
If th eye llow engine diagnosis warning lamp goes out, emer gency ope ration mode is cancelled. The vehicle need not
be checked. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps
475
475

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or lam pP ossible causes/conseq
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Solutions
#
Electrical fault warning lamp *T
hered electrical fault warning lamp is lit.
There is a fault in the electrics. #
Notethe messages on the instrument displa y.
æ
Fu elreser vewarning lamp
lights up *T
he yellow fuel reser vewarning lamp lights up while the engine is running.
The fuel supply has dropped into there ser verange. #
Refuel. 476
476
Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps

A
A
ctiv
ctiv e P
e P ar
ar king Assist
king Assist
Exiting a parking space.......................... 262
Fu nction................................................ 259
Pa rking.................................................. 260
System limitations..................................2 59
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Ser
e Ser vice Sy
vice Sy st
stem PL
em PL US
US
see ASS YST PLUS
A A ctiv ctiv e Speed Limit Assist
e Speed Limit Assist
Display................................................... 230
Fu nction................................................ 230
A
A ctiv
ctiv eSt
e St eer
eer ing Assist
ing Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 234
Ac tive Emer gency Stop Assist................ 234
Fu nction................................................ 232
System limits......................................... 232
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive br
e br ak
ake lights
e lights .................................... 220
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive cr
e cr uise contr
uise contr ol
ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assist
e Highbeam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 136
Fu nction................................................ 135
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Plus
Fu nction................................................ 136
Switching on/o..................................... 137 A
A dBlue
dBlue ®
®
Ad ditives................................................ 390
Capacity................................................ 391
No tes..................................................... 186
Purit y.................................................... .390
To pping up............................................ .186
A
A dditional door lock
dditional door lock ....................................... 86
A A dditiv
dditiv es
es
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .390
Engine oil............................................... 391
Fu el....................................................... 388
A A dditiv dditiv es (A
es (AdBlue
dBlue ®
®
)
)
see AdBlue ®
A
A dditiv
dditiv es (engine oil)
es (engine oil)
see Additives
A
A dditiv
dditiv es (fuel)
es (fuel)
see Fuel
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he headlam
he headlam p r
p range
ange ...................... 131
ATer
ATer -sales
-sales ser
service
vice
see ASS YST PLUS
Air conditioning menu
Air conditioning menu Calling up.............................................. 148 Air dis
Air distr
tribution
ibution
Setting................................................... 147
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 149
Air inlet Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pr
Air pr essure
essure
see Tyre pressure
Air v
Air v ents
ents
Ad justing (front)..................................... 154
Ad justing (rear)...................................... 155
Air v
Air v ents
ents
see Air vents
Air
Air -conditioning syst
-conditioning syst em
em
see Climate cont rol
Air
Air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode (wit
culation mode (wit h
h/ne
/ne
par
par ticle
ticle pr
pre/lt
e/lt er)
er).......................................... 149
Air
Air -w
-wat
ater duct
er duct
Ke eping free.......................................... 331
Airbag
Airbag Activation................................................ 47
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger)........ 52
Installation locations................................ 52
Knee airbag............................................. 52 Index
485
485

Overview.................................................
.52
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 57
Pr otection................................................ 53
Re duced pr otection.................................. 55
Side airbag.............................................. 52
Wi ndow airbag......................................... 52
Air0 ow
Air0ow
Setting................................................... 147
Alar Alar m syst m syst em
em
see ATA (anti-theT alarm system)
All-wheel dr
All-wheel dr ive
ive
see 4M ATIC
Ambient lighting
Ambient lighting Setting (MBUX multimedia system)........ .138
Andr
Andr oid A
oid A uto
uto
see Smartphone integ ration
Animals
Animals Pets in theve hicle.................................... 80
Anti-loc
Anti-loc k br
k braking syst
aking syst em
em
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-skid c
Anti-skid c hains
hains
see Sn owchains Anti-t
Anti-theT
heTprot
pr otection
ection
Ad ditional door loc k................................. 86
Immobiliser............................................ 101
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTprot
pr otection
ection
see ATA (anti-theT alarm system)
Anticipat
Anticipat or
ory occupant pr ot
y occupant pr otection
ection
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
see Smartphone integ ration
Assist Assist ance syst ance syst ems
ems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
ASS YS
ASS YST PL
T PL US
US
Battery disconnection period s................ 325
Displaying the service due dat e.............. 324
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 324
Re gular maintenance work..................... 324
Special service requ irements................. 324
AT
ATA A(anti-t
(anti-theT heTalar
alarm syst
m syst em)
em)
Deactivating the alarm........................... 102
Fu nction................................................ 101
Interior pr otection function.....................1 03Priming/deactivating interior pr
otec-
tion........................................................ 103
Priming/deactivating tow- awa y pro-
te ction................................................... 102
To w- awa y protection function................. 102
A
A TTENTION ASSIST TTENTION ASSIST
Function................................................ 221
Setting.................................................. .223
System limitations.................................. 221
A A tt tt ention assist
ention assist ant
ant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
A
A ut
ut hor
hor ised w
ised w ork
orkshop
shop
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
A
A ut
ut omatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode
Ac tivating............................................... 333
A
A ut
ut omatic co-dr
omatic co-dr iv
iver airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o.
Fu nction of co-driver airbag shuto........... 56
A
A ut
ut omatic dist
omatic dist ance contr
ance control
ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
A
A ut
ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights
iving lights ................................ 131
A
A ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st art
art
see ECO start/stop function 486
486
Index

A
A
ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st op
op
see ECO start/s top function
A
A ut
ut omatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbagshut
shuto.
o.
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 57
A
A ut
ut omatic measur
omatic measur es
esaTer
aTer an accident
an accident ............ 60
A
A ut
ut omatic mirr
omatic mirr or f
or folding function
olding function
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 146
A
A ut
ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission
ansmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................. 177
Drive prog rams...................................... 172
DY NAMIC SELECT switch....................... 172
Engaging drive position.......................... 179
Engaging reve rsege ar............................ 178
Kickdown............................................... 180
Manual gear changing........................... .179
Selecting park position........................... 178
St eering wheel gearshiT paddles............ 179
Tr ansmission position displ ay................. 177
Tr ansmission position s........................... 177
A
A ut ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission (pr
ansmission (problem) oblem)
see Transmission (problem)
Axle load
Axle load Perm issible............................................ 384
Tr ailer operatio n..................................... 399 B
B
Ball neck
Ball neck Folding out/in........................................ 265
B
B AS (Br
AS (Br ak
ake Assis
e Assist Syst t System)
em)........................... 216
Batt
Batt ery
ery
see High-voltage battery
Batt
Batt er
ery (high-v
y (high-v olt
oltag
age on-boar
e on-boar d electr
d electrical
ical
syst
syst em)
em)
see High-voltage battery
Batt
Batt er
ery (ke
y (ke y)
y)
Re placing................................................. 84
Batt
Batt er
ery (v
y (v ehicle)
ehicle)
Charging (Remo teOnline)..................... .161
No tes..................................................... 349
No tes (starting assis tance and charg-
ing)........................................................ 350
Batt
Batt er
ery oper
y oper ation
ation......................................... 156
Belt
Belt
see Seat belt
Bicy
Bicy cle r
cle r ack
ack
Load capacit y........................................ 399
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .268 Blind Spo
Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 246
Fu nction................................................ 243
System limi tations.................................. 243
Blow
Blow er
er
see Clima tecont rol
BlueTEC BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Bonnet Bonnet Function (active bonnet)......................... 325
Opening/closing.................................... 326
Re setting (active bonn et)........................ 325
Boo
Boo t lid
t lid
Closin g.................................................... 91
HANDS-FREE ACCESS............................. 92
Opening...................................................90
Br
Br ak
ak e Assis
e Assist Syst t System
em
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Br
Br ak
ak e
e0uid
0uid
No tes..................................................... 393
Br
Br ak
ak e f
e f or
orce disce distr tribution
ibution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion)....................................................... 218 Index
487
487

Cleaning
Cleaning
see Care
Cleaning
Cleaning 0uid
0uid
see windscreen washer 0uid
Climat
Climat e contr
e contr ol
ol
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 148
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C func-
tion (MBUX multimedia system).............. 148
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro-
nisation function (control panel).............1 49
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro-
nisation function (MBUX multimedia
system).................................................. 149
Air-recirculation mode (with /ne parti-
cle pre/lter)...........................................1 49
Au tomatic control................................. .148
Calling up the air conditioning menu....... 148
Demisting the windscreen...................... 147
Demisting windo ws................................ 149
Fr ont air vents........................................ 154
Immediate pre-entry clima tecont rol....... 152
No te...................................................... 147
Pre-entry climate control at depa rture
time.......................................................1 50
Pre-entry climate control using theke y... 150 Re
ar air vents......................................... 155
Re sidual heat......................................... 149
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 148
Setting the air distribution...................... 147
Setting the air0ow.................................. 147
Setting theve hicle interior temp era-
ture....................................................... 147
St ationary heater/ ventilation................. 152
Switching the A/C function on/o.
(control panel)....................................... 148
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/o.................................................... 147
THERM ATIC cont rol panel...................... 147
THERMOTRONIC control panel............... 147
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening).................................................. 95
Co-dr
Co-dr iv iver airbag
er airbag shut
shut o.
o.
see Automatic co-driver airbag shuto.
Coc Coc kpit kpit
Overview.............................................. 6, 10
Co.ee
Co.ee cup symbol
cup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Collision det
Collision det ection (park
ection (parked v
ed vehicle)
ehicle)
Information............................................ 212 Combination switch
Combination switch
.................................... .132
Com
Com ponent-speci/c
ponent-speci/c inf
infor
ormation
mation................... 383
Com
Com put
puter
er
see On-board computer
Conv
Conv enience closing
enience closing...................................... 96
Conv
Conv enience opening
enience opening..................................... 95
Coolant (engine)
Coolant (engine) Levelch eck............................................ 330
No tes..................................................... 393
Cooling
Cooling see Climate control
Cop
Cop yr
yright
ight....................................................... 45
Cor
Cor ner
nering light
ing light............................................. 134
Cr
Cr oss
oss tr
tr a1c
a1c (w
(war
arning)
ning)
see Manoeuvring assis tance
Cr
Cr oss
oss Tr
Tra1c
a1c Alert
Alert........................................ 264
Cr
Cr osswind Assist
osswind Assist
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 217
Cr
Cr uise contr
uise contr ol
ol
Ac tivating............................................... 224
Buttons.................................................. 224
Calling up a speed................................. 224 490 490
Index

Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es
es
ç - - - km/h..................................... 441
È - - - km/h..................................... 441
h - - - km/h..................................... 440
# 12 V battery See Owner's Man-
ual......................................................... 456
ò Acoustic presence indicator
inoperative............................................ .415
: Active Light System inoperative..... 409
¯ AdBlue system fault Emer. op.:
max. XXX km/h Start not poss. in
XXX km.................................................. 465
¯ AdBlue system fault Emer gency
op. in XXX miles See Owner's Manual.... 464
¯ AdBlue system fault Engine
start not possible................................... 465
¯ AdBlue system fault See Own-
er's Manual............................................ 464
5 Add 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................... 466 é
ATTENTION ASSIST inoperati ve..... 440
é ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break!.................................................... 440
: Automatic driving lights inoper-
ative...................................................... 409
Û Battery overheated Stop, every-
body out! Outdoors if possible ................ 417
û Before starting the engine, turn
th e steering wheel.................................. 424
J Brake immediately ........................ 438
Á Change key batteries .................... 406
è Charger cable connected .............. 415
J Check brake 0uid le vel.................. 439
ï Check trailer hitch lock (white
display message) .................................... 421
h Check tyre(s) ................................ 459
! Clean the fuel /lter....................... 429
ÿ Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine o............................................... 428 !
currently una vailable See Own-
er's Manual............................................4 51
÷ currently una vailable See Own-
er's Manual............................................4 52
5 Engine oil le vel cannot be meas-
ured....................................................... 467
5 Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel..... 466
5 Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine o.................................... 466
5 Engine oil pressure Stop Switch
o. engine.............................................. 467
ä Fault Drive at max. 80 km/h ......... 450
6 Front leT malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (e xample)...............................4 03
& inoperative Battery low................. 412
& inoperative Char geHV battery...... 413
& inoperati veHigh-voltage battery
ch arging inco mplete ............................... 413
& inoperative Refuel vehicle............. .413
& inoperative See Owner's Man........ 412 492 492
Index

!
inoperative See Owner's Manual... 452
÷ inoperative See Owner's Manual... 453
T inoperative See Owner's Manual... 454
G Inoperative................................... 455
: Intelligent Light System inopera-
tive........................................................ 410
Á Key being initialised Please wait.... 407
Á Key not de tected (red display
message).............................................. .407
Á Key not de tected (white display
message).............................................. .407
: LeT dipped beam (e xample).......... 408
6 LeT windowbag malfunction
Consult workshop (e xample).................. 404
: Malfunction See Owner's Man-
ual.........................................................4 09
Û Malfunction Visit workshop ........... 418
d Malfunction.................................. 419
Û Malfunction.................................. 418
ð Maximum speed exceeded ............ 443 ç
O................................................. 442
ë O................................................. 439
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual..................................................4 35
d Performance se verely limited........ 419
6 Please wait Depressurising tank .... 420
& Pre-entry clima tecont rol (via
ke y) available again aTer engine start..... 414
& Pre-ent ryclimate cont rol (via
ke y) inoperati veHV-battery low .............. 414
h Rectify tyre pressure ..................... 460
Ú Re/ll AdBlue See Owner ’sMan-
ual ......................................................... 463
! Release parking brake ...................437
¸ Replace air cleaner ....................... 429
Á Replace key.................................. 406
æ Reser vefuel le vel.......................... 429
6 Restraint sys. malfunction Con-
sult workshop ....................................... .402
# See Owner's Manual..................... 456 Ù
Steering malfunction Increased
ph ysical e.ort See Owner's Manual.......4 23
Ù Steering malfunction See Own-
er's Manual ............................................ 424
Ù Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual ........... 423
d Stop Switch engine o.................. .419
# Stop vehicle Lea veengine run-
ning ....................................................... 458
# Stop vehicle See Owner's Man-
ual......................................................... 457
ç suspended .................................... 441
: Switch o. lights............................ 410
: Switch on headlamps .................... 410
6 Tank is dep ressurised Ready for
re fuelling ............................................... 420
6 Tank ventilation Malfunction
Consult workshop ................................. .420
á temp orarily una vailable Camera
view restric ted....................................... 449 Index
493 493

Apply brake
toselect D or R ...................430
Apply brake toselect R .......................... 430
Au xiliary battery malfunction (red dis-
play message) ....................................... .434
Au xiliary battery malfunction (white
displ aymessage) .................................... 434
Beginning emer gency stop..................... 444
Blind Spot Assist cur rently una vailable
See Owner's Manual.............................. 445
Blind Spot Assist inoperative.................. 446
Blind Spot Assist not available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual ...... 446
Cann otstart engine See Owner's
Manual................................................. .427
Charging fault Please change charging
me thod See Owner's Manual .................416
Charging me thod cur rently una vaila-
ble Please try again or change charg-
ing me thod............................................ 416 Check brake pads See Owner's Man-
ual........................................................
.439
Check tyre pressures then restart Run
Flat Indicator......................................... 462
Clutch overheated Avoid pulling away
until thewa rning goes out...................... 433
Cruise control and Limiter inoperative.... 440
Cruise control inoperative...................... 440
Cruise control o.................................... 441
Depress clutch fully tostart engine........ 433
Device de tected at diagnostics con-
nection See Owner's Manual................. .456
Drive system Malfunction Stop Switch
engine o............................................... 429
Drive system Malfunction Visit work-
shop ...................................................... 429
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual .................................... .404
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual .................................... .405 Hazard
warning lamps malfunctioning .... 412
Head-up display cur rently una vailable
See Owner's Manual.............................. 422
Head-up display inoperative ...................423
Limiter inoperative................................. 441
Limiter passive....................................... 441
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling....................................................4 31
Not possible tounlock charging cable
See Owner's Manual.............................. 415
Only elect ric drive available Power
limited................................................... 416
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
stationary.............................................. 430
Pa rking Assist and PARKTRONIC inop-
erative See Owner's Manual................... 450
Pa rking lock inoperative Apply the
parking brake ........................................ .432
Place theke y in the mar ked space
See Owner's Manual.............................. 408 Index
495 495

PRE-SAFE inoperati
veSee Owner's
Manual.................................................. 406
Re duce speed........................................ 461
Re duced drive system per form ance
See Owner's Manual.............................. 417
Re versing not poss. Consult workshop ... 431
Risk of vehicle rolling away App ly
parking brake See Owner's Manual ........ 433
Risk of vehicle rolling awayPa rking
brake not applied See Owner's Manual ... 438
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P .............. 431
Ru n Flat Indica tor inoperative................. 462
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h .......443
Speed Limit Assist cur rently una vaila-
ble See Owner's Manual........................ 443
Speed Limit Assist inoperative................ 443
Te aching in transmission comple te......... 433 Te
aching in transmission Operate
selector le ver Brake for XX seconds
Risk of vehicle rolling ............................. 432
To shiT out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine.................................... .430
To switch o. the engine, press the
St art/ Stop button for at least 3 sec-
onds or 3 times...................................... 427
Tr a1c Sign Assist cur rently una vaila-
ble See Owner's Manual........................ 445
Tr a1c Sign Assist inoperative................. 445
Tr ansmission Malfunction ....................... 432
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop............... 431
Tr ansmission Malfunction Visit work-
shop ...................................................... 433
Ty re press. monitor cur rently una vaila-
ble......................................................... 458
Ty re press. monitor inoperative .............. 458
Ty re press. monitor inoperative No
wheel sensors ........................................ 459 Ty
re pressure Check tyres ...................... 461
Ty re(s) ove rheated .................................. 461
Ve hicle not cur rently being charged
Charging station fault............................. 416
Wi per malfunctioning .............................426
Wi thout changing gear, consult work-
shop ............................................. .418, 431
Wi thout starting engine again, consult
wo rkshop ............................................... 418
Dist
Dist ance contr
ance contr ol ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
DIS
DIS TR
TRONIC
ONIC
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Door
Door Additional door loc k................................. 86
Child saf ety lock (rear door )..................... 79
Locking/unlocking (emer gency key)........ .89
Opening (from inside).............................. .86
Unlo cking (from inside)............................ 86
Door contr
Door contr ol panel
ol panel......................................... 18
Dra
Dra wbar
wbar
see Tow- bar system 496
496
Index