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

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tingasat ellit era dio channe l
Mul timedi asy stem:
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Þ Radio 5
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Select ach ann el.
Sa ving ordele tingasat ellit era dio channe l
Mul timedi asy stem:
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Radio 5
SiriusXM
St oring thecur rent channe l #
Press and hold thelogo ofthecur rent statio n
unt ilth eOp tion smenu appear s. #
Select AddtoPreset s.
Mo ving ach anne l #
Press and hold ach ann elin thepr ese tsuntil
th eOp tion smenu appear s. #
Select MoveHighlighted Station. #
Movethech ann elto ane wposit ion. Dele
tingach anne l #
Press and hold ach ann elin thepr ese tsuntil
th eOp tion smenu appear s. #
Select DeleteHighlighted Station.
Displa yingEPGinformat ionforthe current
ch anne l
Mul timedi asy stem:
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Select Electr.Program Guide.
Se tting parental controlforra dio
Mu ltimed iasystem:
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Select ParentalContr ol. #
Determ ine afo ur -di git charact erseq uenc e
and selec t¡.
All chann elswithadult content are lock ed. Un
loc king ach anne l #
Enterthefo ur -di git charact erseq uenc eand
selec t¡.
All chann elswithadult content are unlocked.
Music andspor taler tsfunction
This function enables youto prog ram an alertfor
yo ur favo rite artis ts,tr ac ks orspor tingevents.
Mu sic aler ts can besave dwhils ta tra ck isbeing
pla yedand spor taler tscan besave ddur ing a
liv ega me. Youcan also spec ifyspor taler tsvia
th emenu option .The system then con tinuousl y
sear ches thro ugh allthech ann els. Ifamat chis
fo und withast or ed aler t,yo uwill beinformed .
Se tting music and sportaler ts
Mul timedi asy stem:
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Radio 5
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5 Alert s
Ac tiv atin gthe musi cin fo rm ation functi on #
ActivateMu sic Ale rts 0073.
Se ttin gamusi cale rt #
Select Add Alert. MBUX
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Select Artists orSong inthedialog window.
The alertis setfo rth ecur rent artis tor trac k.
If amatc his found ,a pr om ptappear sask ing
whe ther youwish tochang eto thest atio n.
Ac tiv atin gspo rtsinf ormat ion #
Activate0073 Activ ateSpo rtsAlerts.
Se ttin gaspo rtaler t #
Select AddAlert . #
Select thete am nam eor league inthedialog
windo w.
Dele ting ind ivid ualsp orts and music aler ts #
Selec tMan ageMusi cAl ert s.
or #
Selec tMan ageSport sAl ert s. #
Selec tan artist or trac k.
or #
Select ate am. #
Select DeleteSel ect edEntries .
All high light edaler tsaredele ted. Dele
ting allspor tsand music alerts #
Select Manage MusicAlerts.
or #
Select Manage SportsAlert s. #
Select DeleteAll Entries.
All aler tsaredele ted.
Inf ormat ionabout SmartFa vo rite sand
Tu neS tart
Fr om thest atio npr ese tsyoucan setup toeight
st atio nsasSm artFavo rite s. Smar tFavo rite sst a‐
tio ns areaut omat icallysa ve dto temp orar yst or‐
ag ein thebac kground .If yo uch ang eto aSm art
Fa vorite sst atio n,youcan repla y,pause or
activ elyskip forw ardor bac kto broadcas ts
whic hyo uha ve missed .If Tu ne Startis act ivat ed
and youch ang eto ano ther Smar tFa vorite sst a‐
tio n,themusic trac kcur rently play ing onthe
st atio nis aut omat icallyre star tedfrom thebegin‐
ning ofthetrac k. Ad
ding ach anne lto Smar tFavo rite s
Multimedia system:
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Radio 5
SiriusXM #
Press and hold onthest atio nlogo untilth e
Op tions menu appears. #
Toadd ach anne l:sele ctAdd toSmart
Favori tesinthemenu. #
Toremo veach anne l:sele ctDelete from
Smart Favoritesinthemenu.
Cr eating aTu neMix list
Multimedia system:
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TuneMix Lists
In order tolistento seamless music,youcan put
to ge ther aTu neMi xlist from various statio ns. #
Select Creat eTune MixList. #
Ifnec essar y,limit thenumber ofstatio ns
sho wnusin gth eCategory entry. #
Select thest atio nsho wn0073. #
Press 0047 toconf irm.
A Tu neMi xst atio nlogo iscreat edinthera dio
menu. 380
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tiv atin g/deac tivatin gTu neS tart
Multimedia system:
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Switc hTuneSt artonoroff.
Switc hingonsat ellit era dio playbac kco ntr ol
Mu ltimed iasystem:
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Radio 5
SiriusXM
Yo ucan pause thepla ybac kof thecur rent sta‐
tio nor skip forw ardor bac kwardin thetimeline.
This leavesliv emode toacc ess theint ernal tem‐
por aryst or ag e. #
Tosho wthetim eline: press 5. #
Tofast forw ard/r ewind: tapan ywher eon
th etimeline. #
Topause playbac k:sel ect 00CF. #
Toretur nto livemod e:navig ateto theend
of thetimeline. Displa
yingsatellit era dio service informa tion
Multime diasystem:
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Select ServiceInformation. Sound
To
ne settings Inf
ormat ionabout thesound system
The soun dsy stem has atot alout put of100W
and iseq uippe dwit hsix spea kers.It is available
fo rall functions inthera dio and media modes.
Calling upthesound menu
Multi media system:
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Media 5
Z 5
Sound
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R Equal izer
R Balan ceand Fade r
R Volum e #
Select afun ction . Ad
jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass set‐
tings
Multimedia system:
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Media 5
Z 5
Sound
5 Equalizer #
SetTREBLE, MIDorBAS S.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati cvo lum e
adj ustm ent
Multime diasystem:
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Media 5
Z 5
Sound
5 Volume
Au tomatic volume adjustment com pens ates for
dif fering volumes whenchang ingbetween audio
sour cesand within anaudio source. #
Swit chAuto matic Adju stme nton oroff. MBUX
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Ad
jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Mu ltimed iasystem:
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Media 5
Z 5
Sound
5 Balance andFader
Ad jus tingthe balanc e #
Movethevo lume distribution between the
ri ght and leftsides oftheve hicle inthegr id
sho wn.
The volume isdis tribut edbetween thespeak‐
er son thelef tand right sides intheve hicle.
Ad jus tingthe fader #
Movethevo lume distribution between the
fr ont and rear oftheve hicle inthegr id
sho wn.
The volume isdis tribut edbetween thespeak‐
er sin thefront and rear oftheve hicle. Bur
mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem Inf
orma tion abou tth eBu rm ester®
sur round
soun dsy stem
The Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem has a
to ta loutput of590 Wand iseq uipped with12 speak
ers. Itis available forall functions inthe
ra dio and media modes.
Calling upthesound menuinthe
Bu rm ester®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
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Media 5
Z 5
Burmest er
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R Equal izer
R Balan ceand Fade r
R Soun dFoc us
R Soun dPro files
R Volum e #
Select afun ction .
Ad jus tingthe treb le,mid andbassse ttin gs
on the Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
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Media 5
Z 5
Burmest er
5 Equalizer #
SetTREBLE, MIDorBAS S. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gvo lum eadj ustm ent
in theBu rm ester®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Media 5
Z 5
Burmest er
5 Volume
Au tomatic volume adjustment com pens ates for
dif fering volumes whenchang ingbetween audio
sour cesand within anaudio source. #
Swit chAuto matic Adju stme nton oroff.
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader inthe
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Media 5
Z 5
Burmest er
5 Balance andFader
Ad jus tingthe balanc e #
Movethevo lume distribution between the
ri ght and leftsides oftheve hicle inthegr id
sho wn.
The volume isdis tribut edbetween thespeak‐
er son thelef tand right sides intheve hicle. 382
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Ad
jus tingthe fader #
Movethevo lume distribution between the
fr ont and rear oftheve hicle inthegr id
sho wn.
The volume isdis tribut edbetween thespeak‐
er sin thefront and rear oftheve hicle.
Selec tingasound profile intheBu rm ester®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Media 5
Z 5
Burmest er
5 Sound Profiles
The follo wing profiles areav ailable:
R Pure
R Surroun d #
Select asoun dpr ofile. Ad
jus tingthe sound focus intheBu rm ester®
sur round soun dsy stem
Multi media system:
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Media 5
Z 5
Burmest er
5 Sound Focus #
Select aposition forth esound focus orAll
Sea ts. Ad
vanced sound system Inf
orma tion abou tth eAd vanced sound sys‐
te m
The Advanced soundsystem has atot alout put
of 22 5W and iseq uipped withte nspe akers. Itis
av ailable forall functions inthera dio and media
modes.
Calling upthesound menuintheAd vanced
sound system
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Media 5
Z 5
Sound
The follo wing functionsar eav ailable:
R Equal izer
R Balan ceand Fade r R
Volum e #
Select afun ction .
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass set‐
tings intheAd vanced sound system
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Media 5
Z 5
Sound
5 Equalizer #
SetTREBLE, MIDorBAS S.
Switc hingvolum eadj ustm ent inthe
Ad vanced sound system on/of f
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Media 5
Z 5
Sound
5 Volume
Au tomatic volume adjustment com pens ates for
dif fering volumes whenchang ingbetween audio
sour cesand within anaudio source. #
Swit chAuto matic Adju stme nton oroff. MBUX
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Se
tting thebala nce/f ader intheAd vanced
sound system
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Media 5
Z 5
Sound
5 Balance andFader
Ad jus tingthe balanc e #
Movethevo lume distribution between the
ri ght and leftsides oftheve hicle inthegr id
sho wn.
The volume isdis tribut edbetween thespeak‐
er son thelef tand right sides intheve hicle.
Ad jus tingthe fader #
Movethevo lume distribution between the
fr ont and rear oftheve hicle inthegr id
sho wn.
The volume isdis tribut edbetween thespeak‐
er sin thefront and rear oftheve hicle. 38
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ASS
YSTPL US service interva ldisp lay Fu
nction oftheASS YSTPL US service interva l
displ ay The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yon the
Ins trument Displaypr ov ides informatio non the
re maini ngtime ordis tance before thene xt
ser vice duedate.
Yo ucan hide this ser vice displa yusing thebac k
butt ononthelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing
wheel.
Depen dingonhowtheve hicle isused, the
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla yma y
shor tenth eser vice interva l,e.g. inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Mainl yshor t-dis tance drivi ng
R Whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R Intheeve ntoffreq uent col dstar tphase s
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsavoiding such
oper ating condit ions.
Yo ucan obtain informat ionconcernin gth eser v‐
icing ofyour vehicle from aqu alif ied spec ialist wo
rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. Displa
yingtheser vice dueda te On-boar
dcom puter:
4 Service 5
ASS YST PLUS
The next ser vice duedateis displa yed. #
Toexitth edisp lay: press thebac kbutt on
on thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
Be sureto also payatt ent ion tothefo llo wing
re lat ed topic:
R Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter
(/ page21 6). Inf
ormation onregular maintenance work *
NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh failur eto
obser veser vice duedates Ser
vice workwhic his no tcar ried out atthe
ri ght time orincom pletely can lead to
inc reased wearand damag eto theve hicle. #
Alw aysobser vethepr escr ibed service
int erva ls. #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service
wo rkcar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Special
service requ irement s The
prescr ibed service interva lis based onnor ‐
mal opera tionoftheve hicle. Maintenance work
will needto be per form ed mor eof tenif th eve hi‐
cle isoper ated under arduous conditions or
incr eased loads.
The ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yis onl y
an aid. Thedriver oftheve hicle bearsre sponsi‐
bility asrega rdsto whe ther maint enanc ewo rk
nee dstobe per form ed mor eof tenth an spec i‐
fi ed based ontheactual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Ex am ples ofarduous operating conditions :
R regular citydriving withfreq uent intermedi‐
at estops
R mainly short-distance drivi ng Ma
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freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page385). Engine
compartment Opening/closing
thehood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine
hood isunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile
dr iving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at the
engine hoodislatc hed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingtheengine
hood
When opening orclosing theengine hood,it
ma ysuddenl ydr op intoth eend position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Onlyopen orclose theengine hood
when ther ear eno per sons inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment maycon tinue tomo veorsuddenly
mo veagain evenaf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff,e.g. thecooler fan.
Ma kesur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. 386
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#
Neverto uc hth edang erzon esur round ‐
ing movingco mp onent parts,e.g. the
ro tatio nar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe lry and watche s. #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom touc hin g
co mp onent partsunder voltag e
The ignit ionsystem and thefuel injec tion
sy stem workund erhigh voltag e. Ifyo uto uc h
co mp onent partswhic har eunder voltag e,
yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hco mp onent partsof the
ignit ionsystem orthefuel injec tionsys‐
te m when theignition isswitc hedon. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. #
Toopen: pullleve r1 torelease thehood. Maint
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#
Push yello whandle 1onthehood catchto
th elef tas faras itwil lgo (pa lmdown wards).
Lif tth ehood untilitis aut omaticall yra ised
by thepneumatic stru t. #
Toclose: lowe rth ehood andletit fallfrom a
height ofappr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). #
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle forc e
unt ilit en gage scor rectly . En
gine oil Che
cking theengine oilleve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s:
R The engin ehas warmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedon aleve lsur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle spe ed.
The engineoille ve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han activ edr iving style.
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service5
Engine OilLevel
Yo uwill see oneof thefo llo wing mess ages on
th emultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. #
Repeat there qu estaf te ra maximu mof
30 minut esdriving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lon themultifunc tion displa
yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1,1qts. andthebar dis‐
pla yfo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themulti‐
func tion displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": #
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offan yex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On: #
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:sensor
fa ulty ornotins erted. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.: #
Close thehood. 388
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