light MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN 2021 Owners Manual

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rning and indicat orlam ps Ov
ervie wof indicat orand warning lam ps Som
esy stems willperform aself -tes twhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedon.Som eindic ator and
wa rning lam psma ybr ief lylight uporflash. This
beha viorisno n-cr itical. Thes eind icat orand
wa rning lam psindic ateamalfun ction onlyif th ey
light uporflash afte rth eengine hasbeen star‐
te dor dur ing ajour ney.
Ins trum ent Disp lay(s tand ard) Wi
des cree nCo ckpit Instru men tDi spl ay Dep
endingonthedispla yse tting, theposition s
of theindicat orlam pson theIns trument Display
ma ydif ferfr om theex am ple shown.
Indi catorand warning lam ps:
0075 Re
stra int system (/ page380)
00E9 Seat
belt(/page380)
Ù Powe rst eer ing (/ page38 1)
ÿ Ve
hicl eswith aWi des cree nCo ck‐
pit :cool anttemp eratur e
(/ page382)
00B9 Chec
kEn gine (/page382) 003D
Elect
rical mal functi on(/ page 382)
00D4 Re
ser vefuel withfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nind icat or(/ page38 2)
0049 US
A:elec tric par kingbr ak e(red)
(/ page38 6)
0024 Canada:
electric par kingbr ak e(red)
(/ page38 6)
0024 Ele
ctric pa rking brak e(yello w)
(/ page386)
00C6 US
A:Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem
(/ page386)
004D Canada:
brak es (yello w)
(/ page386)
0027 US
A:brak es (red) (/ page386)
004D Canada:
brak es (red) (/ page386)
L Distance warning (/ page389 )
0025 AB
S(/ page390)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page390 )
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page390 )
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit oring system
(/ page392) Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 37
9

0060
Pa
rking lam ps(/ page10 9)
0058 Lo
wbe am (/ pag e10 9)
0057 Hi
gh beam (/ page11 0)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights(/page11 0)
005E Re
ar foglight (/page10 9) Occ
upant safety Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 Re stra int system warning
lam p *T
he redre stra int system warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page37 ). &
WA RNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe activ ated unint entionally ornotdeplo yas planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. 380
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E9 Seat beltwarning lam p
fl ashes *T
he redseat beltwarning lam pflashes andanintermit tent wa rning tone sou nds.
The driver or front passe nger hasno tfa stened his/her seatbeltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. #
Fasten your seat belt(/page40 ).
Ther ear eobj ect son thefront passeng erseat. #
Remo vetheobjec tsfrom thefront passeng erseat.
00E9
Seat beltwarning lam p
light sup *T
he redseat beltwarning lam plight sup forsix seconds oncetheengine hasstar ted.
In addition, anintermitt entwarning tone maysou nd.
The redseat beltwarning lam pre minds thedr iver and front passeng ertofasten their seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt(/page40 ).
If yo uha ve placed objectson thefront passeng erseat, there dseat beltwarning lam pma yre main lit. Ve
hicl e Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ù Po we rst eer ing warning
lam p(red) *T
he redpo we rst eer ing system warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
The powe rassi stanc eor thesteer ing itself ismalfunct ioning. &
WA RNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. Di
spla ymes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 38
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ÿ Coolant warning lam p(yel‐
lo w) *T
he yello wcoolan twa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The charge air,tr ans miss ionoilorbat tery cool ingisfaulty #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B9
Engine diagnosis warning
lam p *T
he yello wChec kEn gine warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
A ma lfunctio nha soccu rred intheengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exc eeded andtheengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som est at es, legalrequ iremen tsstipulat eth at youmus timm ediat elyco nsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop as
soon astheye llo wChec kEn gine warning lam plight sup. #
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
003D Electr icalmalfunction warn‐
ing lam p *T
heredelect rical fault warning lam pis lit.
Ther eis afa ult intheelectr ics. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 38
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00D4 Fu elreser vewarning lam p
fl ashes *T
he yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while youar edr ivin g.
Ther ehas been press ureloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleak‐
ing. #
Close thefuel filler cap.
If th efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: #
Consul ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00D4 Fu elreser vewarning lam p
light sup *T
he yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while theengine isrunning .
The fuelsu pp lyhas dropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel . Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 385

Br
ak es Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 Elect ric pa rking brak eindi‐
cat orlam p(red) (USAonl y)
0024
Elec tric par kingbr ak eindi‐
cat orlam p(red) (Canada
onl y)
0024 The elect ric pa rking brak e
(y ello w)indic ator lam p *T
he redelect ric pa rking brak eindic ator lam pflashes orislit.
The yello welect ric pa rking brak eindic ator lam palso lightsup intheeve ntofama lfunctio n. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 386
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00D4 Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwa rning
lam p *T
he whit eAc tiveBr ak eAssi stwa rning lam pis lit.
The system isswitc hedoffor una vailable.
L Wa rning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion *T
he reddis tance warning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
The distance totheve hicle infront istoosmall forth espeed selected.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, youar eappr oachingan obs tacle attoohigh aspeed. #
Beprepar edtobrak eimmediat ely. #
Incr ease thedis tance.
Fu nctio nof ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e17 3). Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 389

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam plight s
up *
The yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ESP ®
is mal func tioning .
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. &
WA RNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lam p *
The yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ESP ®
is de acti vated.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso beinoper ative. &
WA RNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
ESP ®
do es notact tostabiliz eth eve hicle. Theavailabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy stems isalso limited. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Dea ctivateESP ®
only foras long asthesituation requ ires. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 39
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam plight s
up *T
he yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) islit.
The tirepr essur emon itor ing system has detected tirepr ess urelos sin at leas tone ofthetir es. &
WA RNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
R The tires can burst.
R The tires can wearexc essiv elyand/or unevenly .
R The drivi ng charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and braking maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ures. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eand thetir es. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 393

Ac
tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............1 70
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 171
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>168
Sy stem limits ....................................... 168
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>112
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 113
Ad diti ves.................................................. 326
En gine oil............................................ 326
Fu el ..................................................... 326
Ad diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 4
Air cond itioning menu
Callin gup ............................................ 122 Air
distribut ion
Se tting (MB UXmult imed iasystem) ..... 122
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air vents ................................................... 123
Ad jus ting (front) ............. .....................123
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............. .......................124
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 123
Air -water duct .......................................... 256
Ke eping free ........................................2 56
Airb ag....... ..................................................42
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................37
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)....4 2
Ins tallation locations .............................4 2
Knee airbag........................................... 42
Ov ervie w ..... ................................... ....... 42
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 7
Pr otect ion ....................................... .......4 3
Sid eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 42Wi
ndo wcur tain airbag ...........................4 2
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Ambient lighting
Se tting (multimedia system) ................1 14
Andr oidAuto
see Smar tphone integr ation
Animals Pets intheve hicle ................................. 65
Anti-loc kbr aking system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tpr otection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 84
Ant icip ator yoccup antprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion) Inde
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