2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK Owners Manual

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always obser vethe bicycle rack operat‐
ing instructions. *
NO
TEDama geto, or cra cks on, the
trailer hitch due tounsuitable bic ycle
ra ck s or bicycle rack s being used incor‐
re ctly #
use only bicycle rack s appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. Depending on
the bicycle rack 's design, up to
th re e bicycles can be transpor ted on the bicycle
ra ck.
When mounted byattaching toball head 1,the
maximum load capacity is 75kg.
The load capacity is calculated from thewe ight
of the bicycle rack and the bicycle rack load. The
vehicle's driving characteristics change
when a bicycle rack isfitted:
R The vehicle is heavier.
R The acceleration ‑and slope-climbing ability
is restricted.
R The braking di stance is lon ger.
This can impair theve hicle's driving characteris‐
tics. Adapt your driving style according ly. Drive
carefully and maintain a sa fedis tance.
When using a bicycle rack , set the tyre pressure
fo r maximum load on there ar axle of theve hicle.
Fu rther information on the tyre pressure can be
fo und in the tyre pressure table (→ page 460).
Note s on loading
The lar gerth e dis tance between the load's
cent reof gr avity and the ball head, the greater
th e load on the trailer hitch.
Therefore, obser vethefo llowing no tes:
R mount heavy bicycles as close totheve hicle
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R
always distribute the load on the bicycle rack
as eve nly as possible across theve hicle's
longitudinal axis
Mercedes-Benz recommends removing all
de tach able parts from bicycles, e.g. bask ets,
ch ild seats or rech arge able bat teries, before
loading them onto the bicycle rack . This
impr ovesth e wind resis tance and centre of gr av‐
ity of the bicycle rack.
Alw ays secure the bicycles topreve ntthem from
moving around and check they are secured at
re gular inter vals.
Do not use tarp aulins or other co vers. The driv‐
ing characteristics and rear view may be
impaired. In addition, the wind resis tance and
load on the trailer hitch increase. Distribution of
the load on the bicycle rack
1 Vertical dis tance between centre of gr avity
and ball head
2 Horizon tal dis tance between centre of gr av‐
ity and ball head
3 The centre of gr avity is on theve hicle's
centre axis Obser
vethefo llowing information when
loading the bicycle rack: Nu
mber
of bicy‐
cles To
tal
we ight
of bicy‐
cle rack
and load Max. dis‐
tance
1 1Max. dis‐
tance
2 2
3U pto
75 kg 420 mm 300 mm Ve
hicle towing instructions
The vehicle is not suitable forth e use of tow- bar
sy stems, which are used forflat towing or ding hy
to wing, forex ample. Attach ing and using tow- bar
sy stems can lead todamage on theve hicle.
When towing a vehicle with tow- bar sy stems,
safe, dynamic driving behaviour of theto wing
ve hicle and theve hicle being towe d is not guar‐
anteed. The vehicle-trailer combination can
swer vefrom side toside. Comply with the per‐
mitted towing me thods (→ page449) and the
instructions forto wing with bo thaxles on the
ground (→ page 450). Driving and parking
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Instrument display
overview &
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e Instrument Display has failed or mal‐
functioned, you may not recognise function
re strictions applying tosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf ety of your vehicle may be
impaired. #
Drive on carefull y.#
Have theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop. If
th e operating saf ety of your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle safely as soon as pos‐
sible. Contact a qualified specialist workshop. Instrument display (standard) 1
Speedome ter (e xamp le)
2 Multifunction display
3 Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor
Fu rther content can also be shown on the multi‐
function display 2:
R Assis tant displ ay
R Telephone
R Navigation
R Trip
R Radio R
Media
R Vehicle dynamics
R Designs
R Service
Instrument display in the widescreen cockpit 1
Speedome ter (e xamp le)
2 Multifunction display
3 Rev counter (e xample)
4 Coolant temp erature display
5 Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor 248
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In addition tothe multifunction display 2,
fur ther conte nt can also be shown on dis‐
pl ay s1 and 3(→page 252).
The segments in speedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status forth efo llowing:
R Cruise control (→ page196)
R Speed limiter(→ page 197)
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 200)
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toexc essively
high engine speeds The engine will be damaged if
you drive with
th e engine in theov errevving range. #
Do not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range. The fuel supply is inter
rupted toprotect the
engine when there d mark on there v counter
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
Ve hicles with widescreen cock pit:during nor‐
mal operating conditions, the coolant temp era‐
ture display may rise to120 °C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rns when open‐
ing the bonn et
If yo u open the engine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during a fire inthe
engine compartment, you could come into
contact with hot gases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Before opening the bonn et, allow the
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the engine bonn et
closed and call thefire service. Overview of
the but tons on thest eering
wheel 1
¤ Back/Home button (press and hold),
on-board computer
2 Touch Control, on-board co mputer
3 Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
4 Control panel for MBUX multimedia sy stem:
£ LINGU ATRO NIC or voice control sys‐
tem
ß Displaysfa vo urites
VO L: control knob, adjusts thevo lume or
switches the sound off 8(press) Instrument Display and on-board computer
249

6
Makes/accepts a call
~ Rejects/ends a call
5 ò Calls up the home screen
6 Touch Control multimedia sy stem
7 % Back button (press and hold) Operating
the on-boa rdcompu ter &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Obser
vethe legal requ irements forth e count ry
in which you are cur rently driving when operat‐
ing the on-board computer.
% The on-board computer displa ysappear on
th e multifunction display (→ page 253). The on-board computer can be operated using
left-hand Touch Control 2and left-hand back/
home but ton1. When
the on-board computer is being operated,
dif fere nt acoustic signals sound as operating
fe edbac k,e.g. when the end of a list is reached
or when sc rolling thro ugh a list.
The following menus are available:
R Assistance
R Telephone
R Navigation
R Trip
R Radio
R Media
R Styles & display
R Service
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
on the multifunction displa y. #
Tocall up the menu bar: pressthe back
button on the left 1until the menu bar is
displa yed.
% Ve
hicles without Active Di stance Assist
DISTRO NIC:press theò button tocall
up the menu bar of the on-board computer. 250
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Toscroll in the menu bar: swipe left or
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Tocall up a menu or confirm the selec‐
tion: press the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Toscroll through displa ysor lists on the
menu: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Tocall up a submenu or confirm the
selection: pressthe left-hand Touch Control
2. #
Toexit a submenu: pressthe back button
on the left 1. Selecting
the head-up display #
Ifth e head-up display is switched on: swipe
upwards on the left-hand Touch Control 2. #
Ifth e head-up display is switched off: press
th e left-hand Touch Control 2.
Fu ll-sur face menu display
Ve hicles with an instrument display in the
widescreen cockpit: thefo llowing menus can
be shown in full on the instrument display:
R Assistance
R Trip
R Navigation #
Inthe cor responding menu, use left-hand
To uch Control 2toscroll tothe end of the
list. #
Press left-hand Touch Control 2.
The selected menu is displ ayed in full. Ad
justing the design of the in stru ment dis‐
play
On-boa rdcompu ter:
, Styles & display
Setting the design #
Swipe up wards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The instrument displ ayis shown in the selec‐
te d design.
The following designs can be selec ted, depend‐
ing on theve hicle equipment:
R Classic
R Sport
R Progressive
R Understated
R Standard displays Instrument Display and on-board computer
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Showing display content on
the instrument
clus ter
Ve hicles with an instrument display in the
widescreen cockpit: additional display content
can be shown on the instrument displa y.1
Displ aycontent, right (e xamp lerev counter)
2 The index points show the selected display
conte nt. #
Toselect display content: swipetothe
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control toselect there qu ired
display con tent.
When the display conte nt is selected1, it is
brie fly highligh ted.
Display con tent selection, le ft:
R Speedom eter
R Time/date
R Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R Range
R Audio
Display con tent selection, centre:
R Assi stant display
R Telephone
R Navigation
R Trip
R Radio
R Media
R Styles and display
R Service Display conte
nt selection,right:
R Rev counter
R Average fuel consum ption
R ECO display
R Navigation
R G-me ter
R Assi stant display 252
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Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display 1
Outside temp erature
2 Time
3 Digital speedome ter
4 Displ aysection
5 Drive program
6 Transmission position %
Ve
hicles with standard instrument dis‐
pla y:the position of the displa ysdiffers from
th ose shown here.
Fu rther displa yson the multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (→ page 167)
u Active Parking Assist activated
(→ page 227)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( → page 217)
¯ Cruise
control (→ page 196)
È Limi
ter (→ page 197)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 200)
æ Ac
tive Brake Assi st(→ page 196)
è Active Steering Assis t(→ page 206)
à Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist(→ page240)
è ECO
start/ stop function(→ page158)
ë HOLD function(→
page212)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist(→ page127)
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Plus(→ page128) ð
Ma
ximum pe rmissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only)
Ve hicles with Speed Limit Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (→ page 233).
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (→ page 235). Ad
justing the in stru ment lighting Instrument Displ
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