MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN 2020 Owner's Manual

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Manual carefull yand famili arize yourself with
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op erati ng life span oftheve hicle, follo wthe
ins truct ions andwarning notic es inthis Opera ‐
to r's Manua l.Disr egarding them maylead to
damag eto theve hicle orinjur yto people.
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Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps(stan dar d)........ 10
Indicat orand warning lam ps(Wide‐
scr een Cockpit)............................................ 12
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 14
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 22
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 22
Mer cedes- BenzGenuine Parts ... ...................2 2
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 3
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 24
Oper ating safety...........................................2 5
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 6
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 27 Qua
lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 27
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................2 8
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 28
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 8
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 29
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 9
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 9
Cop yright ...................................................... 32 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................34
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 4
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011> 36
Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 48
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 9
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 3 Opening
andclosing .................................. 65
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 65
Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 70
Tr unk ................................................ .............7 4
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81Anti-t
heftpr otect ion .....................................8 6 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 90
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......90
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>....91
St eer ing wheel ..............................................9 6
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................9 7
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................... 98
St ow agear eas .............................................. 99
Cup holde r.................................................. 106
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 108
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..109
Ins talling/ remo ving thefloor mats .............. 111 Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 113
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................113
Int erior ligh ting ............................................ 118
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 120
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 122
Oper ating thesun visor s... .......................... 125 2
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Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 12 6
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 26
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 126 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 130
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........130
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ..........1 39
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 142
Fu nctio nof 4MA TIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........147
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 147
Pa rking .......................................................1 50
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............1 59
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 13 Ins
trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ .......................................214
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 14
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..................... .....................................2 15
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter............... 216
Ad jus ting thedesign oftheIns trument
Displa y... ............ .............................. ........... 217
Sho wing displ aycont entontheins tru‐
ment cluster..... ...... .....................................218 Ov
ervie wof displa yson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 19
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ............... 220
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 220
Head-up Display... ...................................... 227 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 228
No teson oper ating safety.......................... 228
Ope ratio n........... ................................. .......229
Usi ngtheVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...231
Essenti alvoice com mand s.........................2 32 MBUX
multimedia system ....................... 24 7
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 247
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 281
Na vig ation .......................................... ........290
Te lephon e........................................ ...........3 31
Online andInterne tfunctions ..................... 359
Media ......................................................... 366
Ra dio .......................................................... 373
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 381 Main
tenance andcare............................. 385
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 385
En gine compartment .................................. 386
Cleanin gand care.......................................3 91 Br
eak down assista nc e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 401
Emerg ency<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011> 401
Fla ttir e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011> 401
Batt ery(v ehi cle)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011> 408
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 413
Ele ctrica lfu ses ............ ................................418 Wheel
sand tires ...... ................................422
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................4 22
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 422
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 423
Ti re pressur e...............................................4 24
Loadi ngtheve hicle .....................................4 31
Ti re labeling ................................................ 435
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 440
Chan gingawheel .......................................4 43
Emerg encysparewheel .............................. 452 Cont
ents 3

Te
ch nical data.......................................... 456
No teson tech nica lda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 456
Ve hicle electr onics ...... ..................... ..........4 56
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview .................. .......... 458
Opera tingfluids ............ .................. ............ 459
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 466 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............. ................................ 468
Displa ymessag es.......................................4 68
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps.......................5 15 Inde
x......................................................... 530 4
Contents

In
this Oper ator's Manual, youwill find thefo l‐
lo wing symbols : &
DANG ER Dan gerdue tonotob ser ving
th ewa rning notic es
Wa rning notic es draw your att entio nto haz‐
ar ds that ma yend angeryour healt hor life, or
th ehealt hor life of other s. #
Obser vethewa rning notic es. +
ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tofailur eto obser veenvi‐
ro nment alno tes En
vironme ntal no tesinclude information on
en vironment allyresponsible behaviororenvi‐
ro nment ally responsible disposal. #
Obser veenvironmen talno tes. *
NO
TEDama getoproper tydue tofailur e
to obser venoteson mat erial damag e No
teson mat erial damag einf orm youof
ri sk swhic hma ylead toyour vehicle being
damag ed. #
Obser venoteson mat erial damag e. %
Useful instructions orfur ther information
th at coul dbe helpf ulto you.
X In
stru ction
(007B page)Fu
rther information onato pic
Display Inf
ormation onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y/media display
+ Highestmenu leve l,whic his to be
select edinthemultimedia system
* Corresponding submenus, whichar e
to be select edinthemultimedia sys‐
te m
*M arks acaus e Sym
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Ataglanc e– Coc kpit

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
144
2 Comb inationswit ch →
114
3 Instrument Display →
214
4 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r →
142
5 Start/ stop butt on →
131
ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
138
6 Media display →
250
7 Climat econt rolsy stems →
126
8 Haza rdwa rning light s →
115
9 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p →
45
A Glovebox →
101
B Stow agecom partment →
101
C Cup holder →
106
D Control kn ob for:
Vo lume andswitc hingsound on/off →
247
Swi tches theMBUX multimedia system
on/ off →
247 E
Calls upnavig atio n →
290
F Calls upthera dio →
374
Calls upmedi a →
369
G Calls upthete lephon e →
333
H Calls upfavo rite s →
268
I Calls up vehicle functions →
260
J ActivePa rking Assist →
200
K DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
140
L Touc hpad →
250
M Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m →
215
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
96
O Contr olpanel:
On- boar dcom puter →
215
Cr uise contro l →
171
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
174
P Diagno stics con nection →
27 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

Q
Opens thehood →
386
R Elect ric pa rking brak e →
156
S Light switch →
113 8
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit