2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK seat adjustment

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Select OnorOff.
% This setting is available on lyfor individual
user profiles. Forth e guest profile, auto‐
matic seat adjustment cann otbe switched
on or off. Further information about user
profiles (→ page 289).
Ad justing
The vehicle calculates a suitable on the basis of
th e driver's body size and sets this direct ly. #
Select Seat positioning . #
Toset the unit of measurement: select cm
or ft/in. #
Set the body size via the slide controller. #
Select Start positioning.
The is adjus tedto the body size that has
been set.
% Ifth e calculated bytheve hicle is not practi‐
cal or comfor table, it can be changed man‐
ually at any time via the control buttons.
The outside mir rors are not set via this func‐
tion. Ins tead, they have tobe set manually
via the control switches. %
You can also make these settings via the
Mercedes me por talfo ryo ur user profile. By
syn chro nising the profiles in theve hicle and
th e Mercedes me connect profiles, you can
car ryove rth ese settings foryo ur vehicle.
Fu rther information about synchronising
user profiles (→ page 291). Selecting
the massage prog ramme for the
front seats Multimedia sy
stem:
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Comfort .
Massage #
Select a seat. #
Select Wave Massage orPulsating Massage .
The selected prog ramme will start. #
Toset the massage intensit y:switch High
intensity on or off. Re
setting the seat settings Multimedia sy
stem:
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Comfort .
Seat comfort #
Select Reset. #
ß forth erequ ired seat.
The settings forth e selected seat are reset. Switching
the seat heating on/off &
WARNING Risk of bu rns due torepeat‐
edly switching on the seat heater
Re peatedly switching on the seat heater can
cause the seat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The health of persons with limited temp era‐
ture sensitivity or a limited ability toreact to
high temp eratures may be af fected or they
may even su ffer burn-like injuries. #
Do not repeatedly switch on the seat
heater. Seats and
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Push release le ver1 down as far as it will
go.
The steering column is unloc ked. #
Adjust height 2and di stance 3tothe
st eering wheel. #
Push release le ver1 up as far as it will go.
The steering column is loc ked. #
Check and make sure that thesteering col‐
umn is loc kedby moving thesteering wheel. Switching
thest eering wheel heater on or off Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on. #
Toswitch on: pushthe switch toposition
1.
Indicator lamp 3lights up. #
Toswitch off: pushthe switch toposition
2.
Indicator lamp 3goes out.
When you swit ch the ignition off, thesteering
wheel heater switches off. Easy entry and
exitfeature Using
the easy entry and exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident when pulling
aw ay during the adjustment process of
th e easy exitfeature
‑ If you pull away while the easy entry and
ex itfeature is making adjustments, you could
lose cont rol of theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa it until the adjustment proc‐
ess is comple tebefore pulling away. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while adjusting the easy entry andexit
fe ature
When the easy entry andexitfeature adjusts
th e driver's seat, you and other vehicle occu‐
pants – particularly children – could become
trapped. #
During the adjustment process of the
easy entry andexitfeature, make sure 98
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at no one has any body parts in the
sweep of the driver's seat.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
driver's seat: #
Press the seat adjustment switch.
The adjustment process is stopped. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tothe Digital Vehicle
Ke y if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function
is activated via Mercedes me connect. Yo
u can stop the adjustment process bypress‐
ing one of the memory function position buttons. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring acti vation of the easy entry and
ex itfeature bychildren
If ch ildren activate the easy entry andexit
fe ature, they can become trapped, pa rticu‐
lar lywhen unat tended. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. When
the easy entry andexitfeature is active,
th e driver's seat mo ves backwards and the back‐
re st is mo vedto ast eeper position when:
R you swit chthe ignition off when the driver's
door is open
R you open the driver's door when the ignition
is switched off
% The driver's seat will mo vebackwards only if
it is not already in there armost position.
The seat backrest will mo veforw ards on lyif
it is not already in the frontmost position.
The driver's seat mo ves back tothe last drive
position in thefo llowing cases:
R you swit ch the ignition on when the driver's
door is closed
R you close the driver's door when the ignition
is switched on The last drive position is
stored in thefo llowing
situations:
R you swit ch the ignition off
R you call up the seat settings via the memory
function
R you sa vethe seat setting using the memory
function Setting
the easy entry and exitfeature Re
quirements:
R Automatic seat adju stment has been activa‐
te d (→ page 94).
Multimedia sy stem:
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Settings .
Fahrzeug (Vehi‐
cle) .
Easy Entry/Exit #
Activate or deacti vate the function.
% Ifyo u use an individual user profile and ha ve
set your body size, this information is car ried
ove rfo rth e easy entry andexitfeature.
Au tomatically into the cor rect position. For
fur ther information about automatic seat
positioning (→ page94). Seats and
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Operating
the memory function &
WARNING Risk of an accident if the
memory function is used while driving
If yo u use the memory function on the driv‐
er's side while driving, you could lose cont rol
of theve hicle as a result of the adjustments
being made. #
Only use the memory function on the
driver's side when theve hicle is station‐
ar y. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when set‐
ting the seat with the memory function
When the memory function adjusts the seat,
yo u and other vehicle occupants – particu‐
lar lych ildren – could become trapped. #
During the adjustment process of the
memory function, make sure that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. #
If someone becomes trapped, press a
memory position switch or seat adjust‐
ment switch immediately. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memory function is activated bychildren
Children could become trapped if they acti‐
va te the memory function, particularly when
unattended. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tothe digital vehicle
ke y if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function
is activated via Mercedes me connect. The memory function can be used when
the igni‐
tion is switched off.
Seat adjustments for up tothre e people can be
st ored and called up using the memory function.
The following sy stems can be selected:
R Seat R
Seat conto ur
R Outside mir rors
R Head-up display #
Tosto re:set the seat, seat conto ur,the
head-up display and the outside mir rorto the
desired position. 100
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Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Current speed limit I would like to hear the speed limitCalls up
the cur rent speed limit
Outside temperature I would like to find out what the
temperature outside is likeCalls up
the outside temp erature
Average consumption I would like to know the average
fuel consumptionCalls up
average consu mption
Vehicle data Can you please display the vehicle
data menu?Calls up
vehicle data
Range Tell me the current rangeCalls up
range da ta
Assistance menu Show me the driver assistance set-
tings Displ
ays assis tance settings
Climate control menu Jump to the climate control menuDispla
ysclimate control settings
Light menu Switch to the light settingsDispla
yslight settings
Seats men uI would like to switch to seat menu Displa
ysseat adjustment settings 278
LINGU ATRO NIC

Changing
the ar rangement of applications on
th e home screen #
Call up the home screen. #
Touch and hold an application on the
to uchsc reen until symbols appear. #
Tap on = or; and mo vethe applica‐
tion in the menu. #
Tap on ø. Profile
Note
s on profiles &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a profile may trigger an adju stment
of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the profile. You or other vehicle occu‐
pants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body parts are in
the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
ately: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message on the
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch in the driver's
door.
The adjustment process is stopped. The driver's seat is equipped with an anti-entrap‐
ment feature.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not be set af ter calling up the driver's profile.
Overview of profiles
Using the multimedia sy stem up toseven pro‐
fi les can be created in theve hicle.
Profiles store your personal vehicle settings and
settings forth e multimedia sy stem. If
th eve hicle is used byseveral drivers, the
driver can select their profile before the journe y,
without changing the settings of other drivers.
Yo u can select the profile:
R when entering (→ page 292)
R using the home screen (→ page 282)
The profile settings are activated as soon as a
profile is selected.
% When you call up your profile, the driver's
seat and outside mir rors can be set.
If yo u call up your profile when driving then
th e driver's seat position will not be adjus‐
te d.
Yo u can cancel the setting process with the
fo llowing actions:
R Tap on thePositioning seat and steering
wheel. Please tap to cancel. warning on
th e media displa y.
R Press one of the seat operating buttons
in the driver's door. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 289

Immobiliser ...........................................85
Anti-theft pr otection
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 384
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 385
Ending .................................................3 86
No tes .................................................. 385
Overview ............................................. 384
Sound settings .................................... 386
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 87
Asht ray
Using ....................................................1 14
Assistance sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Assistant display Menu (on-board computer) .................. 254
ASS YST PLUS ............................................ 419
Battery disconnection periods ............. 420 Displaying
the service due date ........... 419
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 419
Re gular maintenance work .................. 419
Special service requ irements .............. .419
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem) .................. 85
Deactivating the alarm .......................... 85
Fu nction ................................................ 85
Fu nction of interior pr otection ............... 86
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion ........................................................ 87
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 86
To w- aw ay protection function ................86
AT TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 231, 233
Fu nction .............................................. 231
Setting ................................................. 233
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 31
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................12 3Au
tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 15 8
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 15 8
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff ........................................... 40, 41
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 40
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .41
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .140
Au tomatic seat adjustment
Setting ................................................... 94
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 16 4
Drive prog ram display ......................... .161
Drive prog rams ................................... .160
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 16 0
Engaging drive position ....................... 16 6564
Index

New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs .................................................... 15 6
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 56
Braking assi stance
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions .............. 16
To w- starting ........................................ 453
To wing away ........................................ 450
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................4 52
Wheel change ...................................... 472
Breakdown see Flat tyre
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem .....4 16
Ad justing the balance/fader ................4 17
Ad justing the sound focus .................... 417
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ................................................ 416
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .416
Calling up the sound menu .................. 416
Information .......................................... 416
Selecting the sound profile .................. 417
Buttons Steering wheel .....................................2 49 C
Call list Deleting ............................................... 379
Making a call ....................................... 378
Overview ............................................. 378
Selecting options for suggestions ........ 378
Calling up the sound menu
Adva nced sound sy stem ......................4 17
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....4 16
Calls .......................................................... 373
Ac cepting ............................................ 373
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ......... 374
Calls with se veral participants ............ .374
Declining ............................................. 373
Ending a call ....................................... .373
Incoming call during an existing call .... 374
Making ................................................ 373
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key Car
wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ....................................... 427
Car-to-X-Communication Displaying hazard warnings ................ .354
Overview ............................................. 353
Sending hazard warnings .................... 354
Care .......................................................... 434
Air-water duct ...................................... 427
Car wash ............................................. 427
Carpet .................................................4 34
Decorative foil .................................... .430
Displ ay................................................ 434
Exterior lighting ................................... 432
High-pressure cleaner ......................... 427
Matt finish ........................................... 429
Pa int wo rk ............................................ 429
Plastic trim .......................................... 434
Re alwo od/trim elements ...................4 34
Re versing camera/360° Camera ........ 432
Ro of lining ...........................................4 34
Seat belt .............................................. 434
Seat co ver ........................................... 434
Sensors ............................................... 432
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 432 566
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