2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK display

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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
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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.
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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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Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the instrument display and in
th e control elements of theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. Menus and submenus
Fu
nctions on the service menu of the on-
board compu terOn-board computer:
, Service #
Toselect the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions on theService menu:
R Message memory (→ page 498)
R AdBlue :Ad blue ®
ra nge and fill le vel
R Tyres:
- Restart the tyre pressure loss warning
sy stem (→ page 467) -
Check the tyre pressure with the tyre
pressure monitoring sy stem
(→ page 461)
- Restart the tyre pressure monitoring sys‐
te m (→ page 462)
R ASSYST PLUS : calls upthe service due date
(→ page 419)
R Coolant: coolant temp erature display
R Engine oil level: engine oil le vel
R Consumption info: fuel life cycle consump‐
tion Calling up
the assistant display On-board computer:
, Assistance
The following displa ysare available on the assis‐
ta nt displ aymenu:
R Assis tant displ ay
R Attention le vel (→ page 231)
R Full-sur face menu displ ay #
Toswitch between the displa ys:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. St
atus displa yson the assis tant displ ay:
R é ATTENTION ASSIS T:deactivated
R ¸ Grey radar waves next tovehicle: Blind
Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assi stena‐
bled
R ¸ Green radar waves next tovehicle:
Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assi st
active
R DISTRO NICActive Dis tance Assi stdispla ys
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Calling up displa
yson the trip menu On-board computer:
, Trip #
Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
Trip menu in thest andard cockpi t:
R Speedom eter
R Rev counter
R Range and cur rent fuel consu mption
R ECO display(→ page 160)
R Trip computer From startandFrom reset
Trip menu in the widescreen cockpit:
R Standard display
R Cur rent fuel consu mption
R ECO display (→ page 160)
R Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R Full-sur face menu displ ay Example:
standard display
1 Trip dis tance
2 Total dis tance Example: trip compu
ter
1 Total dis tance
2 Driving time
3 Average speed
4 Average fuel consum ption Re
setting values on the trip menu of the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
, Trip
Yo u can reset theva lues of thefo llowing func‐
tions:
R Trip dis tance Instrument Display and on-boa
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R
Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R ECO displa y(→ page 160) #
Toselect the function tobe rese t:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Select Yes. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If yo u press and hold the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol, theva lues of the function will be reset
immediatel y. Calling up navigation instructions on
the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
, Navigation Example: no
change of direction announced
1 Distance tothe next change of direction
2 Distance tothe next destination
3 Estimated ar riva l time at next destination
4 Current road Example:
change of direction announced
1 Distance tothech ange of direction
2 Road towhich thech ange of direction leads
3 Chan ge-of-direction symbol
4 Recommended lane (white)
5 Possible lane
6 Lane not recommended (da rkgrey)
Fu rther possible displa yson theNavigation
menu:
R Direction of travel: display of direction of
tra vel and road cur rently being tr avelled on.
R New route... orCalculating route… : a new
ro ute is being calculated. 256
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