2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK display

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Toswitch on the po wer supp ly:press but‐
to n1 once.
Yo u can activate the windscreen wiper, for
ex ample.
The po wer supp lyis switched off again if thefo l‐
lowing conditions are me t:
R you open the driver's door.
R you press but ton1 twice. #
Toswitch on the ignition: press button 1
twice.
The indicator lamps in the instrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched off again if one of the
fo llowing conditions is me t:
R vehicles with automatic transmission:you
do not start theve hicle within 15minutes
and the transmission is in position jorthe
electric parking brake is applied.
R vehicles with manual transmission: you do
not start theve hicle within 15minutes and
th e electric parking brake is applied.
R you press but ton1 once. St
arting theve hicle St
arting theve hicle with thest art/s top but‐
ton
Requ irements:
R theke y is in theve hicle and is recognised. R
or: a Digi talVe hicle Key is located in the
mar ked space and is recognised
(→ page 153). #
Vehicles with manual transmission:
depress the clutch pedal. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the transmission toposition jori. #
depress the brake pedal and press button 1
once. #
Ifth eve hicle does not star t:switch off non-
essential consumers and press button 1
once.
If th eve hicle still does not start, one of thefo l‐
lowing display messages appears in the multi‐
function display: #
Place the key in the marked space See Own-
er's Manual :st art theve hicle in emer gency
operation mode (→ page 154).
or #
Key not detected Place smartphone in charg-
ing bracket: place the mobile phone in the
mar ked space (→ page119). 15 2
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R
vehicles with automatic transmission:
yo u brake theve hicle toast andstill in trans‐
mission position hori.
R vehicles with automatic transmission:
yo u en gage transmission position j.
R if all vehicle conditions for an auto matic
engine stop are met.
If yo u swit chon the HOLD function or select
transmission position j,the engine will auto‐
matically stop in thefo llowing situations:
R youstop behind a vehicle that is pulling
aw ay.
R youstop at a stop sign when there is no vehi‐
cle in front of you.
R you turn thesteering wheel hard at a low
speed.
The è symbol appears in the multifunction
display when theve hicle is stationar y.If not all
th eve hicle conditions are met, theç symbol
appears in the multifunction displa y.The engine is
restar ted automatically if:
R vehicles with automatic transmission: in
transmission position h,youre lease the
brake pedal when the HOLD function is not
active.
R vehicles with automatic transmission:
yo u shift out of transmission position j.
R vehicles with automatic transmission:
yo u shift into transmission position hor
k.
R you depress the accelerator pedal.
R youch ange theve hicle le vel.
R an automatic engine start is necessar y.
If th e engine was switched off bythe ECO start/
st op function and you lea vetheve hicle, a warn‐
ing tone sounds. The displ aymessa geVehicle is
operational Switch off the ignition before exiting
also appears inthe multifunction displa y.Ifyou
do not switch off the ignition, the ignition is
automatically switched off af ter one minute. Switching
the ECO start/s top function
off/on #
Press button 1.
A displ ayappears in the instrument clus ter
when swit ching the ECO start/ stop function
off/on.
% A continuous display appears in the instru‐
ment clus ter while the ECO start/ stop func‐
tion is deactivated. Driving and parking
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ECO display function
The ECO display summarises
your driving char‐
acteristics from thest art of the journey toits
completion and assists you in achieving the
most economical driving style.
Yo u can influence consum ption if you:
R drive with particular care
R drive theve hicle in drive program ;
R obser vethege arshift recommendations The lettering in
the segment lights up brightl y,
th e outer edge lights up and the segment fills up
in thefo llowing situations:
R 1 steady speed R
2 gentle deceleration and rolling
R 3 moderate acceleration
The lettering in the segment is gr ey,th e outer
edge is dark and the segment em pties in thefo l‐
lowing situations
R 1 fluctuations in speed
R 2 heavy braking
R 3 sporty acceleration
Yo u ha vedriven economically when:
R theth re e segments fill up comple tely at the
same time
R the edge around all thre e segments lights up
The additional range achi eved as a result of your
driving style in comparison with a driver with a
ve ry sporty driving style is shown in the cent re
of the display 4. Therange displ ayed does not
indicate a fixe dre duction in consum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction of theDY NA MIC SELECT switch Use
theDY NA MIC SELECT switch tochange
between thefo llowing drive programs:
R = (Individual): individual settings
R C (Sport): sporty driving style
R A (Comfort): comfortable and economi‐
cal driving style
R ; (Eco): particularly economical driving
st yle
% The drive program selected appears in the
multifunction display of the on-board com‐
puter.
Depending on the drive prog ram, thefo llowing
sy stems change their characteristics:
R drive
-
engine and transmission management
- Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
R ESP ®
R vehicles with DYNA MIC BODY CONT ROL:
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R
electric po werst eering Note
s on the roof load display Cer
tain drive programs and ESP ®
settings are
unsuitable for transporting a roof load.
When setting or selecting these drive prog rams,
a crossed-through vehicle with a roof load is
shown as a warning. When this symbol is shown,
th e selected drive program is not suitable for
transpo rting a load on thero of.
The following drive programs are af fected:
R Sport drive program
R Individual drive program wi th the Sport
ESP ®
setting
% The symbol is also shown in thefo llowing sit‐
uations:
R Within theth emes if a cor responding
drive program is sa ved
Fo r more information on themes see
(→ page 292). R
Within there set display if the pr eviously
active drive prog ram is unsui table forthe
transpo rtof a roof load
Fo r fur ther information on there set dis‐
pla y,see (→ page161). Selec
ting the drive prog ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELECT switch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The drive prog ram selected appears in the
multifunction displa y. Configuring
DYNA MIC SELECT (multimedia
sy stem) Multimedia sy
stem:
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Settings .
Vehi-
cle .
DYNAMIC SELECT
Setting drive prog ram I #
Select Individual config.. #
Select and set a categor y.
Switching there set display on/off #
Switch Ask when starting on or off.
Fu nction on: the next time theve hicle is star ted
a prom ptappears asking whe ther the drive pro‐
gram last active should be restored. If the ECO
st art/ stop function was deactivated, an addi‐
tional prom ptappears asking if the function
should remain deactivated. Driving and parking
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The prom ptappears on ly ifthe pr eviously
active settings deviate from thest andard
settings.
Fu nction off: the next time theve hicle is star‐
te dth eComfort drive program is set automati‐
cally. The ECO start/ stop function is activated
automaticall y.
% This function must be activated for each user
profile sepa rately. Only when this function is
activated will the drive prog ram and Eco
st art/ stop setting forth e pr evious journey
be sa vedfo rth ere spective user profile. Displaying
vehicle data Multimedia sy
stem:
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Info #
Select Vehicle.
The vehicle data is displa yed. Displaying engine data
Multimedia sy
stem:
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Info #
Select Engine.
The engine data is displa yed.
% The values for engine output and engine tor‐
qu e may deviate from the nominal values.
Items that can influence this are, forex am‐
ple:
R Sea le vel
R Fuel grade
R Outside temp erature Calling up fuel consum
ption indicator Multimedia sy
stem:
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Info #
Select Consumption.
The cur rent and average fuel consum ption is
displa yed. Manual transmission
Operating
thege arshift le ver &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If yo u lea vechildren unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they could:
R open doo rs,th ereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out of theve hicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
Moreo ver,ch ildren could also set theve hicle
in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R shifting the manual transmission into idle
position.
R starting the engine. 16 2
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Use
the DIRECT SELECT le verto shift the trans‐
mission position. The cur rent transmission posi‐
tion is displ ayed in the multifunction displa y.j
Park position
k Reversege ar
i Neut ral
h Drive position En
gaging reve rsege ar R #
Depress the brake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECT le ver upwards past thefirst
point of resis tance.
The transmission position displ aysho wsk
in the multifunction displa y.
Engaging neut ral N #
Depress the brake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECT le ver up or down tothefirst
point of resis tance.
The transmission position displ aysho wsi
in the multifunction displa y.
Subsequently releasing the brake pedal will
allow youto mo vetheve hicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or tow it away.
Proceed as follo ws ifyo uwa ntthe automatic
transmission toremain in neutral i
i eve n if
th e ignition is switched off: #
start theve hicle. #
depress the brake pedal and engage neutral
i. #
release the brake pedal. #
switch off the ignition. %
Ifyo uth en exitth eve hicle leaving theke y in
th eve hicle, the automatic transmission
re mains in neutral i.
Engaging park position P #
Obser vethe no tes on parking theve hicle
(→ page 175). #
Dep ress the brake pedal until theve hicle is
st ationar y. #
When theve hicle is stationar y,press button
j.
Pa rk position is only engaged when the trans‐
mission position display jis shown in the
multifunction displa y.If no transmission posi‐
tion display jappears, secure theve hicle
to preve nt it from rolling away.
Pa rk position jis engaged automatically if one
of thefo llowing conditions is me t:
R you swit choff the ignition when theve hicle
is stationary and the transmission is in posi‐
tion hork.
R you open the driver's door when theve hicle
is stationary or when driving at a very low Driving and parking
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R
Alternati vely, AdBlue ®
is available at qualified
specialist workshops, e.g. Mercedes-Benz
Service Centres, and at many filling stations
in Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ters or AdBlue ®
re fill
bottles.
% Ensure the connection between there fill
con tainer and vehicle filler neck does not
drip.
To pping up AdBlue ®
* NOTEEngine dama gedue toAd Blue ®
being in the fuel #
AdBlue ®
must not be used tofill the
fuel tank. #
Only use AdBlue ®
to fill th eAd Blue ®
ta nk. #
Do not overfill theAd Blue ®
tank. *
NO
TEContamination of theve hicle inte‐
ri or due toAd Blue ®
lea kage #
Afterto pping up, carefully close the
Ad Blue ®
re fill con tainer. #
Avoid car rying AdBlue ®
re fill con tainers
permanently in theve hicle. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
The following messages appear in order in the
multifunction display when theAd Blue ®
tank
requ iresrefilling:
R Refill AdBlue See Owner’s Manual . The
Ad Blue ®
tank is down tothere ser veleve l.
R Refill AdBlue No start in XXX miles. You can
on ly drive theve hicle over the dis tance
shown. Refill Ad Blue ®
as soon as possible.
R Top up AdBlue Perf. reduced: XXX km/h No
start in XXX km You can on lydrive theve hi‐
cle at the speed shown and overth e dis tance
shown. Refill Ad Blue ®
as soon as possible. R
Refill AdBlue Eng. start not possible. The
vehicle can no longer be star ted.
Yo u can see theAd Blue ®
ra nge and le vel in the
multifunction display (→ page 254).
% The AdBlue ®
ra nge shown depends strongly
on the driving style and operating condi‐
tions. The actual range can therefore deviate
from the calculated range. Driving and pa
rking 17 3

Ac
tivating/deactivating ESP ®
(Electronic Sta‐
bility Prog ram) Multimedia sy
stem:
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Settings .
Quick access
% ESP®
can only be activated/deactivated
using quick access when at least one other
function is available in quick access. ESP ®
can otherwise be found in theAssistance
menu. #
Select ESP.
A prom ptappears. #
Select Onorå Off.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lamp lights up continuously in the instrument
clus ter.
Obser vethe information on warning lamps and
display messages which may be shown in the
instrument clus ter. Fu
nction of ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ESP
®
Crosswind Assist de tects sudden gu sts of
side wind and helps the driver tokeep theve hi‐
cle in the lane:
R ESP ®
Crosswind Assist is active at vehicle
speeds between 80 km/h and 200 km/h
when driving stra ight ahead or cornering
slightly.
R The vehicle is stabilised bymeans of individ‐
ual brake application on one side. Fu
nction of ESP ®
trailer stabilisation &
WARNING Risk of accident in poor road
and weather conditions
In poor road and weather conditions, the
trailer stabilisation cannot pr event lu rching of
th eve hicle/trailer combination. Trailers with
a high centre of gr avity may tip over before
ESP ®
de tects this. #
Alw ays adapt your driving style to suit
th e cur rent road and weather condi‐
tions. When driving with a trailer, ESP
®
can stabilise
yo ur vehicle if the trailer begins toswer vefrom
side toside:
R ESP ®
trailer stabilisation is active abo ve
speeds of 65 km/h.
R Slight swerving is reduced bymeans of a tar‐
ge ted, individual brake application on one
side.
R Intheeve nt of se vere swerving, the engine
output is also reduced and all wheels are
braked.
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation may be impaired or
may not function if:
R The trailer is not connec ted cor rectly or is
not de tected prope rly by theve hicle. Driving and parking
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