2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK Owners Manual

Wi
ndscreen wipers and windscreen washer
sy stem Switching
the windscreen wipers on/off 1
gWindsc reen wipers off
2 Ä Automatic wiping, normal
3 Å Automatic wiping, frequent 4
° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re‐
sponding position 1-5. #
Single wipe/washing: pushthe button on
th e combination switch in the direction of
ar row 1.
R í Single wipe
R î Wipes with washer fluid Swit
ching there ar window wiper on/off 1
ô Single wipe/washing
2 è Intermittent wiping #
Single wipe: press button1tothe point of
re sis tance. #
Wiping with washer fluid: press button 1
be yond the point of resis tance. 134
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Switching intermittent wiping on or off:
press button 2.
The è symbol will appear on the instru‐
ment clus ter when there ar wind owwiper is
swit ched on. Re
placing the windsc reen wiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e windscreen wipers are switched on
while wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can
be trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Alw ays switch off the windscreen wip‐
ers and ignition before changing the
wiper blades. Moving
the wiper arms tothech ange posi‐
tion #
Switch the ignition on and switch off again
immediatel y. #
Within around 15seconds, press button
î onthe combination switch for appro x‐
ima tely thre e seconds (→ page134).
The wiper arms will mo veinto thech ange
position.
Re moving the wiper blades #
Foldthe wiper arms away from the wind‐
screen. #
Hold the wiper arm with one hand. With the
ot her hand, turn the wiper blade in the direc‐
tion of ar row1away from the wiper arm as
fa r as it will go. #
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row 3
until it engages in there mo val position. #
Remo vethe wiper blade from the wiper arm
in the direction of ar row4. Light and sight
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Fi
tting the wiper blades #
Inse rtthe new wiper blade into the wiper
arm in the direction of ar row1. #
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row 3
until it engages in the locking position. #
Make sure that the wiper blade sits cor rectly. #
Foldthe wiper arms back onto the wind‐
screen. #
Switch the ignition on. #
Press theî button on the combination
switch (→ page134).
The wiper arms will mo veinto the original
position.
Maintenance display #
Remo veprotective film 1 from the mainte‐
nance display on the tip of the newly fitted
wiper blades.
If th e colour of the maintenance display changes
from black to yellow, the wiper blades should be
re placed.
% The duration until the colour changes varies
depending on the usage conditions. Changing
there ar window wiper blade Re
moving the wiper blade #
Switch off the ignition. 13 6
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#
Fold wiper arm 2away from there ar win‐
dow until it engages in thech ange position. #
Unclip wiper blade 1on wiper arm 2and
re mo veit in the direction of ar row 3. Fi
tting the wiper blade #
Position wiper blade 1with bo thlugs 3on
holder 2onthe wiper arm. #
Press wiper blade 1inthe direction of
ar row 4until it en gage s in the holder 2. #
Make sure that wiper blade 1sits cor rectl y. #
Foldthe wiper arm from thech ange position
back on tothere ar wind ow. Mir
rors Operating
the outside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Light and sight
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&
WARNING Risk of accident due tomis‐
judgement of dis tances when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in view are in fact
closer than they appear.
As a result, you may misjud gethe dis tance
between you and thero ad user driving
behind you, e.g. when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw ays look over your shoul‐
der in order toensure that you are
aw are of the actual dis tance between
yo u and thero ad users driving behind
yo u. #
Tofold in or out: brieflypress button 2. #
Toset:press button 1or3 toselect the
outside mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press button 4toadjust the position of the
mir rorgl ass.
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged, you must reset the out‐ side mir
rors. Only then will the automatic
mir rorfo lding function workproperly. #
Toadjus t:briefly press button 2.
An outside mir rorth at has been pushed out of
position can be engaged in position again as fol‐
lo ws: #
Vehicles without electrical lyfolding out‐
side mir rors: manually mo vethe outside
mir ror into the cor rect position. #
Vehicles with electrical lyfolding outside
mir rors: press and hold button 2.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audi‐
bly engage in position. The outside mir ror is
set tothe cor rect position. Au
tomatic anti-dazzle mir rors function &
WARNING Risk of bu rns and poisoning
due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electrolyte
Electrolyte may escape if theglass in an
automatic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks.
The electrolyte is harmful and causes ir rita‐
tion. It mu stnot come into contact wi thyour 13 8
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skin,
eyes,respiratory organs or clo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electro‐
ly te , obser vethefo llowing:
R Rinse the electrolyte from your skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
R If electrolyte comes into contact
with your eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughly with clean water and seek
medical attention immediately.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out
th oroughly. Do not induce vomiting.
Seek medical attention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ange out of clo thing
which has come into con tact wi th
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y.The inside
rearview mir ror and the outside mir‐
ro r on the driver's side automatically go into anti-dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits
th
e sensor on the inside rearview mir ror.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem does not go into anti-dazzle mode in
th efo llowing situations:
R the engine is switched off
R reve rsege ar is engaged
R the interior lighting is switched on Fu
nction of the front-passenger outside mir‐
ro r parking position The pa
rking position makes parking easier.
The front-passenger outside mir ror tilts down‐
wa rds and sho ws there ar wheel on the front-
passenger side in thefo llowing situations:
R the parking position is stored (→ page140)
R the passenger mir ror is selected
R reve rsege ar is engaged The front-passenger outside mir
ror mo ves back
to its original position in thefo llowing situations:
R you shift the transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
R at speeds greater than 15 km/h
R you press the button forth e outside mir ror
on the driver's side Light and sight
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St
oring the pa rking position of the front-
passenger outside mir ror using reve rsege ar St
oring #
Press button 1toselect the front-
passenger outside mir ror. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Movethe front-passen ger outside mir ror into
th e desired parking position using button 2.Calling up #
Press button 1toselect the front-
passenger outside mir ror. #
Engage reve rsege ar.
The front-passenger outside mir ror will mo ve
to thestored parking position. Ac
tivating/deactivating the automatic mir ror
fo lding function Multimedia sy
stem:
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Settings .
Vehicle #
Activate or deacti vate Auto. fold-in mirrors . Ope
rating the sun viso rs
Using the single sun visor #
Glarefrom the front: fold sun visor 1
down. #
Glare from the side: swing sun visor 1to
th e side. 14 0
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Overview of climate control sy
stems Note
s on climate control An interior air
filter must alw ays be used so that
th e air conditioning sy stem, pollution le vel moni‐
to ring and the air filtering function workcor‐
re ctly. Ma kesure that thefilter is ins talled cor‐
re ctly and thefilter housing in the engine com‐
partment is closed cor rectly using the cap and
alw ays tightly sealed when in operation. Use fil‐
te rs recommended and appr ovedby Mercedes-
Benz. Alw ays ha veservice workcar ried out at a
qu alified specialist workshop. THERMATIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps in
the buttons Ã,¬,
¤, g,¿and& indicate that the
cor responding function is activated. 1
w Setsthete mp erature
2 Vehicles with a stationary heater on ly:t
calls upthe air conditioning menu
3 H Setsthe air flow or switches off climate
control
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic
mode (→ page143)
5 ¬ Defrosts the windscreen
6 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater on or
off
7 g Switches air-recirculation mode on or
off (→ page144)
8 ¿ Switches the A/C function on or off
(→ page 142) 9
Vehicles with a stationary heater on ly:&
swit ches thest ationary heater on or off
(→ page 145)
A _ Setsthe air distribution THERMOTRONIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps in
the buttons Ã,¬,
¤, g,Á,0and& indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. Climate
control 141