lights MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2021 Workshop Manual

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iving syst ems
ems W
W
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ar ning/indicat
ning/indicat or lampP
or lam pP ossible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences and0050
0050Solutions
Solutions
L
Wa rning lamp for distance
wa rning function *T
he red distance warning lamp lights up while theve hicle is in motion.
The dis tance totheve hicle in front is too small forth e speed selected.
If th ere is an additional warning tone, you are approaching an obstacle at too high a speed. #
Be prepared tobrake immediatel y. #
Increase the distance.
Fu nction of Active Brake Assist (/ page 244).
Ó Ac tive Brake Assist warning
lamp *T
heActive Brake Assist warning lamp is on.
Due todirty sensors or a malfunction, the system is not available or thera nge of functions is restric ted. #
Notethe messages on the instrument displa y.
ê
Ac tive Brake Assist warning
lamp *T
heActive Brake Assist warning lamp is on.
The system is switched o. or thera nge of functions has been automatically restric ted.
This may be the case if the driver is not wearing a seat belt or ano ther driving system has been activated. #
Obser vethe no tes on Active Brake Assist (/ page 244).490
490
Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps

W
W
ar
ar ning/indicat
ning/indicat or lampP
or lam pP ossible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences and0050
0050Solutions
Solutions
00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights up *
The yellow ESP ®
wa rning lamp is lit while theve hicle is running.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving sa fety systems (e.g. BAS) may also be malfunctioning. #
Notethe messages on the instrument displa y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, ESP ®
cannot carr y outvehicle stabilisation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are
swit ched o.. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked at a quali/ed specialist workshop. 00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lamp *
The yellow ESP ®
OFF warning lamp is lit while theve hicle is running.
ESP ®
is deactivated.
Other driving systems and driving sa fety systems may also be inoperative. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding when driving with ESP ®
deactivated
ESP ®
does not act tostabilise theve hicle. The availability of fu rther driving saf ety sy stems is also limi ted. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Deactivate ESP ®
only for as long as the situation requ ires. 492
492
Display message
s andwarning/indicator lamps

W
W
ar
ar ning/indicat
ning/indicat or lampP
or lam pP ossible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences and0050
0050Solutions
Solutions
0077
Ty re pressure monitoring
system warning lamp lights
up *T
he yellow tyre pressure monitoring system warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) is lit.
The tyre pressure monitoring system has de tected tyre pressure loss in at least one of the tyres. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident due toinsu1cient tyre pressure
R The tyres can burst.
R The tyres can wearexcessively and/or une venly.
R The driving characteristics as well as the steering and braking may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere commended tyre pressures. #
Adjust the tyre pressure if necessar y. #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions. #
Check the tyre pressure and the tyres. 494
494
Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps

Pa
rking.................................................. 269
System limitations..................................2 68
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Ser
e Ser vice Sy
vice Sy st
stem PL
em PL US
US
see ASS YST PLUS
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Speed Limit Assist
e Speed Limit Assist
Display................................................... 239
Fu nction................................................ 239
A
A ctiv
ctiv eSt
e St eer
eer ing Assist
ing Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 243
Ac tive Emer gency Stop Assist................ 243
Fu nction................................................ 241
System limits......................................... 241
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive br
e br ak
ake lights
e lights .................................... 229
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive cr
e cr uise contr
uise contr ol
ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assist
e Highbeam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 144
Fu nction................................................ 143
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Plus
Fu nction................................................ 144
Switching on/o..................................... 145
A
A dBlue
dBlue ®
®
Ad ditives................................................ 400 Capacity................................................ 401
No tes..................................................... 195
Purit y.................................................... .400
To pping up............................................ .196
A
A dditional door lock
dditional door lock ....................................... 84
A A dditiv dditiv es
es
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .400
Engine oil............................................... 401
Fu el....................................................... 398
A
A dditiv
dditiv es (A
es (AdBlue
dBlue ®
®
)
)
see AdBlue ®
A A dditiv dditiv es (engine oil)
es (engine oil)
see Additives
A
A dditiv
dditiv es (fuel)
es (fuel)
see Fuel
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he headlam
he headlam p r
p range
ange ...................... 139
ATer
ATer -sales
-sales ser
service
vice
see ASS YST PLUS
Air conditioning menu
Air conditioning menu Calling up.............................................. 158
Air dis
Air distr tribution
ibution
Setting................................................... 157
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 159 Air inlet
Air inlet
see Air-water duct
Air pr
Air pr essure
essure
see Tyre pressure
Air v
Air v ents
ents
Ad justing (front)..................................... 164
Ad justing (rear)...................................... 165
Air v
Air v ents
ents
see Air vents
Air
Air -conditioning syst
-conditioning syst em
em
see Climate cont rol
Air
Air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode (wit
culation mode (wit h
h/ne
/ne
par
par ticle
ticle pr
pre/lt
e/lt er)
er).......................................... 159
Air
Air -w
-wat
ater duct
er duct
Ke eping free.......................................... 343
Airbag
Airbag
Activation................................................ 47
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger)........ 52
Installation locations................................ 52
Knee airbag............................................. 52
Overview.................................................. 52
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 57
Pro tection................................................ 53
Re duced pr otection.................................. 54 496 496
Index

Side airbag.............................................. 52
Wi ndow airbag......................................... 52
Air0 ow
Air0ow
Setting................................................... 157
Alar
Alar m syst
m syst em
em
see ATA (anti-theT alarm system)
All-wheel dr
All-wheel dr ive
ive
see 4M ATIC
Ambient lighting
Ambient lighting Setting (MBUX multimedia system)........ .146
Andr
Andr oid A
oid A uto
uto
see Smartphone integ ration
Animals
Animals Pets in theve hicle.................................... 80
Anti-loc
Anti-loc k br
k braking syst
aking syst em
em
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-skid c
Anti-skid c hains
hains
see Sn owchains
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTprot
pr otection
ection
Ad ditional door loc k................................. 84
Immobiliser............................................ 102
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTprot
pr otection
ection
see ATA (anti-theT alarm system) Anticipat
Anticipat
or
ory occupant pr ot
y occupant pr otection
ection
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
see Smartphone integ ration
Assist
Assist ance syst
ance syst ems
ems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
ASS YS
ASS YST PL
T PL US
US
Battery disconnection period s................ 337
Displaying the service due dat e.............. 336
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 336
Re gular maintenance work..................... 336
Special service requ irements................. 336
AT
ATA A(anti-t
(anti-theT heTalar
alarm syst
m syst em)
em)
Deactivating the alarm........................... 103
Fu nction................................................ 102
Interior pr otection function.....................1 04
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec-
tion........................................................ 104
Priming/deactivating tow- awa y pro-
te ction................................................... 104
To w- awa y protection function................. 103 A
A TTENTION ASSIST
TTENTION ASSIST
Function................................................ 230
Setting.................................................. .232
System limitations.................................. 230
A
A tt
tt ention assist
ention assist ant
ant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
A A ut ut hor
hor ised w
ised w ork
orkshop
shop
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
A
A ut
ut omatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode
Ac tivating............................................... 345
A
A ut
ut omatic co-dr
omatic co-dr iv
iver airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o.
Fu nction of co-driver airbag shuto........... 55
A
A ut
ut omatic dist
omatic dist ance contr
ance control
ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
A
A ut
ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights
iving lights ................................ 139
A
A ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st art
art
see ECO start/stop function
A
A ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st op
op
see ECO start/stop function
A
A ut
ut omatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbagshut
shut o.
o.
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 57
A
A ut
ut omatic measur
omatic measur es
esaTer
aTer an accident
an accident........... .60 Index
497
497

A
A
ut
ut omatic mirr
omatic mirr or f
or folding function
olding function
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 156
A
A ut
ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission
ansmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................. 187
Drive prog rams...................................... 182
DY NAMIC SELECT switch....................... 182
Engaging drive position.......................... 189
Engaging reve rsege ar............................ 188
Kickdown............................................... 190
Manual gear changing........................... .189
Selecting park position........................... 188
St eering wheel gearshiT paddles............ 189
Tr ansmission position displ ay................. 187
Tr ansmission position s........................... 187
A
A ut ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission (pr
ansmission (problem) oblem)
see Transmission (problem)
Axle load
Axle load Perm issible............................................ 394
Tr ailer operatio n..................................... 410 B
B
Bag hook Bag hook..................................................... 129
Ball neck
Ball neck
Folding out/in........................................ 274 B B
AS (Br
AS (Br ak
ake Assis
e Assist Syst t System)
em)........................... 225
Batt
Batt ery
ery
see High-voltage battery
Batt
Batt er
ery (high-v
y (high-v olt
oltag
age on-boar
e on-boar d electr
d electrical
ical
syst
syst em)
em)
see High-voltage battery
Batt
Batt er
ery (ke
y (ke y)
y)
Re placing................................................. 83
Batt
Batt er
ery (v
y (v ehicle)
ehicle)
Charging (Remo teOnline)..................... .171
No tes..................................................... 361
No tes (starting assis tance and charg-
ing)........................................................ 362
Batt
Batt er
ery oper
y oper ation
ation......................................... 166
Belt
Belt see Seat belt
Bicy
Bicy cle r
cle r ack
ack
Load capacit y........................................ 410
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .277
Blind Spo
Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 255
Fu nction................................................ 252
System limi tations.................................. 252 Blow
Blow
er
er
see Clima tecont rol
BlueTEC
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Bonnet
Bonnet Function (active bonnet)......................... 337
Opening/closing.................................... 338
Re setting (active bonn et)........................ 337
Boo Boo t lid
t lid
see Tailgate
Br
Br ak
ak e Assis
e Assist Syst t System
em
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Br
Br ak
ak e
e0uid
0uid
No tes..................................................... 403
Br
Br ak
ak e f
e f or
orce disce distr tribution
ibution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion)....................................................... 227
Br
Br ak
ak es
es
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System).............. 225
Ac tive Brake Assist................................. 244
Ad aptive brake lights.............................. 229
BAS (Brake Assist System).................... .225
Driving tips............................................1 73498 498
Index

Main beam............................................. 149
No tes..................................................... 147
Overview................................................ 148
Re versing lights......................................1 49
Tu rn signal lights (rear)........................... 149
Changing g
Changing g ears
ears
Manually................................................ 189
Changing hub caps Changing hub caps ....................................... 384
Char Char ging
ging
Char geleve l displa y............................... 214
Charg ing cable control panel.................. 203
Ending thech arging process (alternat-
ing cur rent, mode 2/3).......................... 209
Ending thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 213
Indica tor lamps on vehicle soc ket........... 205
No tes - charging station (mode 3)......... .201
No tes - fast charging station (mode 4)... .202
No tes - mains soc ket (Mode 2)............... 200
No tes - wallbox (mode 3)........................ 201
No tes on charging the high-voltage
battery................................................... 198
On-board electrical system battery
(12 V).................................................... 363 Setting
the maximum possible charg-
ing cur rent (mains soc ket)...................... 203
St arting thech arging process (alter-
nating cur rent, mode 2/3)..................... 206
St arting thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 211
St ow ing thech arging cable.................... 198
USB port............................................... .134
Char
Char ging cable ging cable
Control panel......................................... 203
St ow ing................................................. 198
Child safe Child safe ty lock
ty lock
Re ar door................................................ .78
Re ar side wind ows................................... 80
Child seat
Child seat
Appr oval catego ries.................................66
At tach ing (no tes)..................................... .66
Basic instructions.................................... 61
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes).................... 76
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto-
matic airbag shuto.)............................... .76
ISOFIX/i-Size (/tting).............................. .70
No tes on risks and danger s...................... 62
Re commendations forch ild restraint
systems................................................... 65 Seats suitable
for belt-secured child
re straint systems..................................... 73
Seats suitable for i‑Size child restraint
systems................................................... 69
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re straint systems..................................... 68
Securing on the co-driver seat..................77
Securing on there ar seat......................... 74
To pTe ther................................................ 72
Childr
Childr en en
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle............... .62
Basic instructions.................................... 61
Chock
Chock Storage location..................................... 383
Chock
Chock see Chock
City lighting
City lighting.................................................. 142
Cleaning
Cleaning
see Care
Cleaning
Cleaning 0uid
0uid
see windscreen washer 0uid
Climat
Climat e contr
e contr ol
ol
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 158 500
500
Index

006F
2nd seat row, right Not loc ked...... 437
003D 12 V battery See Owner's Man-
ual......................................................... 467
ò Acoustic presence indicator
inoperative............................................ .426
: Active Light System inoperative..... 420
0099 AdBlue system fault Emer. op.:
max. XXX km/h Start not poss. in
XXX km.................................................. 476
0099 AdBlue system fault Emer gency
op. in XXX miles See Owner's Manual.... 475
0099 AdBlue system fault Engine
start not possible................................... 476
0099 AdBlue system fault See Own-
er's Manual............................................ 475
00B3 Add 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................... 477
é ATTENTION ASSIST inoperati ve..... 451
é ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break!.................................................... 451 :
Automatic driving lights inoper-
ative...................................................... 420
00D7 Battery overheated Stop, every-
body out! Outdoors if possible ................ 428
û Before starting the engine, turn
th e steering wheel.................................. 435
004D Brake immediately ........................ 450
Á Change key batteries .................... 417
00E5 Charger cable connected .............. 426
004D Check brake 0uid le vel.................. 450
ï Check trailer hitch lock (white
display message) .................................... 432
0077 Check tyre(s) ................................ 470
003A Clean the fuel /lter....................... 440
ÿ Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine o............................................... 439
0025 currently una vailable See Own-
er's Manual............................................4 62
00E5 currently una vailable See Own-
er's Manual............................................4 6300B3
Engine oil le vel cannot be meas-
ured....................................................... 478
00B3 Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel..... 477
00B3 Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine o.................................... 477
00B3 Engine oil pressure Stop Switch
o. engine.............................................. 478
ä Fault Drive at max. 80 km/h ......... 461
0075 Front leT malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (e xample)...............................4 14
003B inoperative Battery low................. 423
003B inoperative Char geHV battery...... 424
003B inoperati veHigh-voltage battery
ch arging inco mplete ............................... 424
003B inoperative Refuel vehicle............. .424
003B inoperative See Owner's Man........ 423
0025 inoperative See Owner's Manual.. .463
00E5 inoperative See Owner's Manual.. .464
007A inoperative See Owner's Manual.. .465
0053 Inoperative................................... 466 Index
503 503

:
Intelligent Light System inopera-
tive........................................................ 421
Á Key being initialised Please wait.... 418
Á Key not de tected (red display
message).............................................. .418
Á Key not de tected (white display
message).............................................. .418
: LeT dipped beam (e xample).......... 419
0075 LeT windowbag malfunction
Consult workshop (e xample).................. 415
: Malfunction See Owner's Man-
ual.........................................................4 20
00D7 Malfunction Visit workshop ........... 429
0080 Malfunction.................................. 430
00D7 Malfunction.................................. 429
ð Maximum speed exceeded ............ 455
ç O................................................. 453
00D9 O................................................. 451
0024 Parking brake See Owner's
Manual..................................................4 460080
Performance se verely limited........ 430
00B4 Please wait Depressurising tank .... 431
003B Pre-entry clima tecont rol (via
ke y) available again aTer engine start..... 425
003B Pre-ent ryclimate cont rol (via
ke y) inoperati veHV-battery low .............. 425
0077 Rectify tyre pressure ..................... 471
Ú Re/ll AdBlue See Owner ’sMan-
ual ......................................................... 474
0024 Release parking brake ...................449
009E Replace air cleaner ....................... 440
Á Replace key.................................. 417
00D4 Reser vefuel le vel.......................... 440
0075 Restraint sys. malfunction Con-
sult workshop ....................................... .413
003D See Owner's Manual..................... 467
Ù Steering malfunction Increased
ph ysical e.ort See Owner's Manual....... 434
Ù Steering malfunction See Own-
er's Manual ............................................ 435 Ù
Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual ........... 434
0080 Stop Switch engine o.................. .430
003D Stop vehicle Lea veengine run-
ning ....................................................... 469
003D Stop vehicle See Owner's Man-
ual......................................................... 468
ç suspended .................................... 453
: Switch o. lights............................ 421
: Switch on headlamps .................... 421
00B4 Tank is dep ressurised Ready for
re fuelling ............................................... 431
00B4 Tank ventilation Malfunction
Consult workshop ................................. .431
á temp orarily una vailable Camera
view restric ted....................................... 460
¸ temp orarily una vailable Sensors
dirty....................................................... 459
Ú Top up AdBlue Emer gency op. in
XXX miles See Owner's Manual.............. 474 504 504
Ind
ex

Dr
Dr
iv
ive pr
e pr ogr
ograms
ams
see DYNAMIC SELECT
Dr
Dr iv
iver's seat
er's seat
see Seat
Dr
Dr iving abr
iving abr oad
oad
Light adjustment (l owbeam).................. 138
Dr
Dr iving safe
iving safe ty syst
ty system
em
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)............. .225
Ac tive Brake Assist................................. 244
Ad aptive brake lights.............................. 229
BAS (Brake Assist System).................... .225
Cameras................................................2 23
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion).......................................................2 27
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist.......................... 226
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation........................ 227
Overview................................................ 224
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s................. 223
Re sponsibility......................................... 223
ST EER CONTROL................................... 227
Dr
Dr iving syst iving syst em
em
Suspension with adaptive damping
adjustment............................................ 257 Dr
Dr iving syst
iving syst em
em
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assist
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
see Active Emer gency Stop Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking Assist
see Active Speed Limit Assist
see Active Steering Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise cont rol
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limi ter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
see Speed Limit Assist
see Start-o. assist
see Tra1c Sign Assist
Dr
Dr iving tips iving tips
Driving abroad (low beam light adjust-
ment)..................................................... 138
Gene ral driving tips................................1 73
Ru nning-in no tes.................................... 172 Dr Dr
iving tips
iving tips
see Recuperation
Dr ow
Dr ow siness det
siness det ection
ection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handling contr
Dynamic handling contr ol syst
ol syst em
em
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
D
D YN
YNAMIC SELECT AMIC SELECT
Ad aptive damping adjustmen t................257
Calling up the fuel consum ption indi-
cator...................................................... 185
Con/guring drive prog ram I................... .184
Displaying engine data........................... 185
Displaying vehicle dat a........................... 185
Drive prog ram displa y............................ 183
Drive prog rams..................................... .182
Fu nction................................................ 182
Ope rating.............................................. 183
Selects the drive prog ram...................... 183 E E
E10
E10............................................................. .397
Easy entr
Easy entr y f
y feature
eature
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 116
Setting.................................................. .117 508
508
Index