warning light MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN 2021 User Guide

Ac
tiv eBr ak eAs sist Fu
nction ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof thefo llo wing
func tions:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis tand corner ing
func tion
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles, cyclis tsor
pedes trians ortoreduce theef fects ofsuch a
coll ision.
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lam plight sup intheins trument
clus ter.
Ve hicl eswith PRE-S AFE®
:depe nding onthe
cou ntry,an addit ionalhap ticwarning occursin
th efo rm ofslight, repeat edtensi oni ng ofthe
seat belt. If
yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autono mous
br akin gcan beinit iated incritic alsituat ions.
In espec iallycritic alsituat ions,Ac tiveBr ak e
Assi stcan initia te aut onomo usbrakin gdir ect ly.
In this case, thewa rning lam pand warning tone
occu rsi mu ltane ously with thebr aking applica‐
tion .
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa‐
tio nor appl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbr aking assistance
occu rs.The brak epr ess ureincr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pbr aking ifnec essar y.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 151). If
aut onom ous brak ing or situa tion-de pende nt
br aki ng assist anc ehas occurred, displa y1
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla yand then
aut omaticall ygoes outafte ra shor ttime.
If th eaut onomous braking function orthesitua‐
tion -dependen tbr aking assistance istrig ge red,
additional preve ntiv emea suresfo roccupa nt
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)ma yalso beinitiat ed. Dr
iving andparking 17
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Active
Br ak eAssi st
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly
ident ifyobje ctsand complextraf fic situ a‐
tions . #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on ActiveBr ak e
Assi stalon e.Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisonl y
an aid. Thedriver isresponsible for
maint ainingasuf ficie ntly safedist anc e
to theve hicle infront, vehicle speed
and forbr aking ingood time. #
Beprepa redto brak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. Als
oob ser vethesy stem limits ofActiveBr ak e
Assi st. The
indiv idua lsub func tions areav ailab lein
va rious speed rang es:
The distance warning func tion canissue awa rn‐
ing inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R From appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km/h), ifyo ur
ve hicle iscritically closetoave hicle, cyclis t
or pedes trian, youwill hear anintermit tent
wa rning tone and theL distance warning
lam plight sup intheins trument cluster.
Ve hicl eswith PRE-S AFE®
:depe nding on
th ecount ry,an addition alhap ticwarning
occ ursin thefo rm ofslight, repeat edten‐
si oni ng oftheseat belt.
Br ak eimmediat elyortake evasiv eact ion,pr ov i‐
ded itis saf eto do soand thetraf fic situ ation
al lo ws this. Dis
tance warning funct ion(vehicles without
Dr iving Assistance Packag e)
The distance warning func tion canaidyouin the
fo llo wing situat ionswithan intermit tent wa rning
to ne and awa rning lam p:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely15 5mp h
(250 km/h)when approaching vehicles
ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/ h)when approaching statio naryve hi‐
cles, moving pedes trians andcyclis tsahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely37 mph
(60 km/ h)when approaching crossin g
cy clis ts
Dis tance warning funct ion(vehicles with
Dr iving Assistance Packag e)
The distance warning func tion canaidyouin the
fo llo wing situat ionswithan intermit tent wa rning
to ne and awa rning lam p:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely15 5mp h
(250 km/h)when approaching vehicles
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Driving and parking

#
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Evasiv e
St eer ing Assis talone. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. #
End thesuppor tby act ivel yst eer ing in
non -critical situation s. #
Drive at an appr opriatespeed ifth er e
ar epedes trians close tothepat hof
yo ur vehicle. Sy
stem limit s
Fu llsy stem perform anc eis no tav ailable fora
fe w sec ond saf te rswitc hingontheignition or
af te rdr iving off.
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisim pair edorinope rativ e
du eto amalf unction,the00C7 warning lam p
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc ‐
tion ,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight . R
Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or covered.
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfer‐
ence from other radar sour ces, e.g.stro ng
ra dar reflect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ ayed.
R Incom plextraf fic situ ations whereobject s
cann otalw aysbe clear lyidentif ied.
R Ifpedes trians orvehicles movequickl yint o
th esensor detection rang e.
R Ifpe destrians arehidde nby other object s.
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedes trian cann ot
be distinguished from thebac kground.
R Ifapedes trian isno tde tected assuch ,e.g.
due tospecial clothing orother object s.
R Ifth edr iver's seat beltisno tfa stened.
R Oncurveswit hatight radius.
% The ActiveBr ak eAssi stsensor sadjus taut o‐
matically whileacer tain dis tance isbe ing
dr iven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisuna vailable oronl y par
tiall yav ailable during thete ac h-in proc‐
ess.
Se tting Activ eBr ak eAs sist
Re quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
Multime diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Brak eAssist #
Select thedesir edsetting.
The setting isretained when thedr ive sy stem
is ne xt star ted.
Deactiv atingActiv eBr ak eAs sist
% Itis recomme ndedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stact ivat ed. #
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion,th eaut ono‐
mous braking function andtheEv asiv eSt eer‐
ing Assis tar edeactiv ated.
When theve hicle isne xt star ted, themiddle
se tting isaut omatic allyselect ed. Dr
iving andparking 17
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NO
TEDama getothebatt eryfrom over‐
vo ltag e When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theon- boar delectr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga signiting
Ther eis adang erofhydrog en gasigniting
when chargin gth ebatt eryif th er eis ashor t
cir cuit orspar ksstar tto form . #
Mak esur eth at thepositiv ete rm inal of
th econ nect edbatt erydoes notcome
int ocon tact with vehicle parts. #
Neverpla ceme talobje ctsor tools ona
batt ery. #
The descr ibedorder ofthebatt ery
clam psmus tbe obser vedwhen con‐
nec tingand discon nectingth ebatt ery. #
When giving star tin gassis tance, alwa ys
mak esur eth at youon lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. #
Dur ing star tin gassis tance, youmus t
obse rveth edescr ibedorder forcon‐
necting anddisconnecting thejum per
cable. #
Donotcon nect ordiscon nectthebat‐
te ry cla mp swhile theengine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. #
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esur eth er eis suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio n. #
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gascan bereleased. #
Alw aysallo wabatt eryto thaw before
ch argin git or per form ing star tin gassis ‐
ta nce. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 27
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Light
s Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
: Check LeftLow
Beam (exa mp le) *T
hecor responding lightsourceisfaulty . #
Drive on car efull y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
% LED lightsour ces: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor responding lightappea rsonl ywhen allthelight- emitt ing
diodes inthelight arefa ulty .
: Malf unctionSee Oper a-
to r’s Man ual *T
heexterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
: Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoperative *T
helight sensor ismalfunctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 338
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
: Act ive Headlamps Inopera-
tive *T
heactiv eheadla mpsar emalfunctioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
: Switch OnHeadla mps *Y
ouaredr iving without low- beam headlam ps. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058 position .
:
Switc hOff Lights *Y
ouarelea ving theve hicle andthelights arest ill switc hedon. #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 position .
: Int ell. Light System Inoper-
ative *T
heIntellig entLight System ismalfunct ioning.Thelighting system continues tofunction proper lywit hout thefunc ‐
tion sof theInt ellig entLight System. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 339

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ù
Steering Malfunction See
Operator's Manual *T
heelectr icsteer ing lockis malfunct ioning.Thesteer ing maybe lockedby theelectr icsteer ing lock. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s.Do notcon ‐
tin ue drivin gunder anycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
û Before Startingthe Engine,
Turn Steering Wheel *T
heelectr icsteer ing lockcould notunloc kth esteer ing. #
Switc hof fth eignition . #
Tounlo ckthesteer ing, movethesteer ing wheel slightlyto thelef tand right. #
Switc hth eignition backon. 34
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
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
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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
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