display MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN 2021 Owner's Manual

Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 121
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 21
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 121 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 125
Dr iving ............ ........................ ............ ........125
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... .........................1 34
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 137
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC...............................1 41
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 142
Pa rking .......................................................1 44
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............. 151
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 00 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................201
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.......................................... 201
Ins trument displayove rview ............ ...........2 02
Ov ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel .................. ........................................2 03
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 203
Ov ervie wof what issho wnonthemulti‐
func tion displa y... ....................................... 205 Head-up
Display... ...................................... 205 MBUX
multimedia system ...................... 208
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 208
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 217
Na vig ation .......................................... .........221
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 26
Mer cedes meand apps....... .............. .........230
Mer cedes -Benz emergency callsy stem ...... 238
Ra dio &media .................................. .......... 242
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enanc eand care...... ....................... 250
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 250
En gine compartment ...................... ............ 251
Chec kingth ebr ak epad thickn ess ...............2 57
Clean ingand care.......................................2 57 Br
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Emerg ency<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Batt ery(v ehi cle)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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ctrica lfu ses ............ ...............................283 Whe
elsand tires ............ ..........................287
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................2 87
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 287
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 288
Ti re pressur e.............................................. 288
Loading theve hicle .................................... 295
Ti re labeling ................................................ 299
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 304
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 307
Emer gency sparewheel .............................. 317 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 320
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Ve hicle electr onics .....................................3 20
Ra dio oper ating permits forve hicle com‐
ponent s... ................................................... 322
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview ............................ 322
Opera tingfluids .......................................... 323
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 330 Cont
ents 3

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. %
These symbols indicateuseful instructions
or fur ther information that coul dbe helpf ul
to you.
# Instru ction
(/ page)F urther information onato pic
Display Inf
ormation onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y/media display
4 Highestmenu leve l,whic his to be
select edinthemultimedia system
5 Releva nt subme nus,wh ich ar eto be
select edinthemultimedia system
*I ndicat esacau se Sym
bols 5

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
140
2 Comb inationswit ch →
110
3 Instrument display →
202
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
137
5 Start/ stop butt on →
126
00D6 ECOstar t/ stop funct ion →
133
6 Media display →
208
7 Climat econt rolsy stems →
121
8 002F Hazardwa rning light system →
111
9 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
47
A Glovebox →
100
B Stor ag ecom partmen t →
100
C Cup holder
D 0063 Controller forvo lume andswitc hing
sound on/off →
208
00D0 Switches theMBUX multimedia system
on/ off →
208 E
z Callsupnavig ation →
210
F | Callsupradio ormedia →
210
G 002B Callsupthete lephon e →
210
H ß Callsupfavo rite s →
210
I y Callsupvehicle functions →
210
J c ActivePa rking Assist →
196
K DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
135
L Touc hpad →
210
M Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m →
203
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel →
95
O ý Switchesthesteer ing wheel heater
on/ off →
95
P Contr olpanel:
On- boar dcom puter →
203
Cr uise control →
161
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
164 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

Ins
trument Display(s ta nda rd) 10
Ataglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(sta nda rd)

Wi
descr eenCockpit Instrument Display 12
Ataglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(Widesc reen Coc kpit)

ing
anent ryon theta bbar inthemultimedia
sy stem: Ins
trument Display:cal lup briefinf ormati onas
di spl aymessa gesin theins trument cluster
Vo ice Contr olSy stem: callupvia thevo ice
con trol system
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,theDigit alOper ator's Man‐
ual isdeactiv ated while driving. Digita
lOper ator's Manual 21

R
When entering orexitin gapar kingspace
while using ActivePa rking Assist Au
tomatic measures afte ran acciden t
Dep endingonthetype andseverity of theacci‐
dent ,and depending ontheve hicle's equipment,
th efo llo wing measur escan beimplemen ted, for
ex am ple:
R Automatic braking (post-collisi onbrak e)
R Activati ng thehazar dwa rning light s
R Trigg ering anaut omat icemer gency call
(/ page 239)
R Switc hingoffth eengine
To restar tth eve hicle, switchth eignition off
and switc hit bac kon (/ page12 6).
Dependi ngon thetype andseverity of the
acc iden t,itis poss iblethat theve hicle can
no long erbe star ted.
R Switc hingoffth efuel supply
R Unlocking theve hicle doors
R Lowe ring theside windo ws R
Display ing theemer gency guide in themulti‐
media system displa y
R Switc hingontheint erior lighting
Fu nction ofthepos t-collision brak e
Dep endingontheacciden tsituation ,th epos t-
collision brak ecan minimiz eth ese verity of afu r‐
th er collision oreven avo idit.
If an acc ident isde tected, thepos t-collision
br ak ecan implement automatic braking. When
th eve hicle hascome toast ands till,th eelectr ic
par king brak eis aut omaticall yapplied.
The driver can canc elaut omatic braking bytak‐
ing thefo llo wing actions :
R Brakin gmor est ro ng lythan aut omat icbrak‐
ing
R Fully depr essin gth eacceler ator pedal with
fo rc e Saf
elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hicl e Alw
aysobser vewhen childr enaretrave ling
in theve hicl e %
Also strictly observe thesaf etyno tesfo rth e
specif icsituation. Inthis wa yyo ucan recog‐
nize potentia lri sk sand avoiddang ersif ch il‐
dr en aretrav eling intheve hicle
(/ page52).
Be dilig ent
Bear inmind that neg ligenc ewhen securing a
ch ild inthech ild restra int system mayha ve ser i‐
ous conseq uences. Alwaysbe dilig entinsecur‐
ing ach ild car efull ybef oreeve ryjou rney .
To improve protect ion forch ildr enyoung erthan
12 yearsold orunde r5 ft (1.50 m)inheight ,
Mer cedes- Benzre comme ndsyouobse rveth e
fo llo wing informatio n:
R Alw ayssecur eth ech ild inach ild restra int
sy stem suitable forth is Mer cedes -Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int system mus tbe appr opri‐
at eto theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild. Occ
upant safety 51

#
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunc tion when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
Seat adjus tmentsforup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
Yo ucan save settin gsforth efo llo wing systems:
R Seat
R Seat contour
R Out side mirrors
R Hea d-up Display Oper
ating themem oryfun ction St
oring #
Setth edesir edposition forall systems. #
Brief lypress memor ybutt onV andthen
pr ess prese tposition 0037,TorU
wit hin thre esecon ds. #
Tocall up:pr ess and brief lyhold oneofpre‐
se tposition buttons 0037, TorU.
Af terre leasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip, 98
Seatsand stow ing

R
Toensur emor eef ficie ntchargin gand con‐
nec tionwit hth eve hicle's exterior ant enna,
re mo vethepr otect ive co verfr om themobile
phone. Protect ive co vers whic har enec es‐
sar yfo rwir eles sch argin gar eexc luded. Wi
relessl ych argin gamobi lephone Re
quirement s:
R The mobile phoneis suit able forwir eles s
ch argin g.
A lis tof com patible mobi lephon escan be
fo und at:ht tp s:// www .merced es-ben z-
mob ile.com #
Plac eth emobile phoneasclose tothecen‐
te rof themar kedsur face on mat 1aspos ‐
sib lewith thedispla yfa cing upwa rds.
When amessag eis sho wninthemultimedia
sy stem, themobile phoneisbeing charge d.
Malfunct ionsduring thech argin gpr oce ssare
sho wninthemedia display.
% The mat canberemo vedfo rclea ning, e.g.
usi ng clea n,luk ewa rmwater.
St ow ageco mp artment without cover
Mak esur eth emobile phoneisproper lystor ed
and secur edtopreve ntitfrom falling outwhile
yo uar edr ivin g. #
Tosecur eth emobil eph one: swingleve r
2 out. Ins
talling/r emoving thefloor mats &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. Seats
andstow ing 10
7

Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis taut omat ically
swit ches between thefo llo wing types oflight :
R Lowbeam
R High beam
At speeds great erthan 19 mp h(3 0km/h):
R Ifno other road user sar ede tected, thehigh
beam willbeswitc hedonaut omaticall y. The
high beam willswitc hof faut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below16 mp h(25 km/h)
R Ifot her road user sar ede tected
R Ifstre et light ingissuf ficie nt
The system's optical sensor islocat edbehind
th ewindshield neartheove rhead control panel.
Switc hingAdaptiv eHighb eamAssiston/ off
Swi tching on #
Turn thelight switc hto the 0058 position . #
Switc hon thehigh beam usingthecombin a‐
tion switc h.
If Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tis act ivat ed,
th e00CE indicat orlam pwill light upon the
multifu nctiondisplay.
Switc hingoff #
Switc hof fth ehigh beam usingthecombin a‐
tion switc h. Se
tting theex terior light ingswitc h-of fdela y
tim e Re
quirement s:
R The light switc his in the0058 position .
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 Exterior Lightin gDelay #
Setth eswitc h-offdela ytime.
When theve hicle engine isswitc hedoff,th e
ex terior lighting willbeactiv ated forth ese t
time. Switc
hingthesur round lighting on/off Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 Locat orLightin g
When LocatorLightin gis activ e,theex terior
lighting lightsupfor40 seconds afte rth eve hicle
is unloc ked. When youstar tth eve hicle, thesur‐
ro und lightingisdeac tivated and theaut omatic
dr iving lights areactiv ated. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Light
andvisibility 11
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