2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK parking brake

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
! Re d indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied
!
Ye llow elect ric pa rking
brake indicator lamp is mal‐
functioning The
red elect ric pa rking brake indicator lamp flashes or is lit. The yellow indicator lamp is also lit if the electric parking
brake malfunctions. #
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y.
J
Brake sy stem warning lamp
(yellow) The
yellow brake sy stem warning lamp is lit while the engine is running. &
WARNING Risk of an accident due toa brake sy stem malfunction
If th e brake sy stem is malfunctioning, braking characteristics may be impaired. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake sy stem checked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Adjust your speed and continue todrive carefull y,leaving a suitable dis tance totheve hicle in front. #
Ifth e multifunction display sho wsa display message, please obse rveth is. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 551

Fu
nction .............................................. 24 0
Sensitivity (function/no tes) ................. 241
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 24 2
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 40
Tr ailer operation .................................. 24 0
Ac tive Parking Assist .............................. 225
Cross Traf fic Alert ................................ 231
Drive AwayAssi st................................ 230
Exiting a pa rking space ...................... .228
Fu nction .............................................. 225
Manoeuvring assi stance ...................... 231
Pa rking ................................................ 227
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 25
Ac tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
AS SYST PLUS ....................................... 419
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st....................... 204
Display ................................................ 204
Fu nction .............................................. 204
Ac tive Steering Assist ............................ .206
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .208
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............. 210
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st.................. 208
Displa ysinthe Instrument Display .......2 10
Fu nction .............................................. 206 Sy
stem limitations ...............................2 06
Ad aptive brake lights ..............................19 6
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptive functions, MULTIBEAM LED
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction .............................................. 127
Switching on/off ................................. 12 8
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Fu nction .............................................. 12 8
Switching on/off ................................. 12 9
Ad Blue ®
.................................................... 489
Ad ditives .............................................4 89
Capacity .............................................. 490
Consu mption ....................................... 490
Fill le vel .............................................. .254
No tes ................................................... 172
Purity ................................................... 489
Ra nge .................................................. 254
To pping up ...........................................1 73
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 69 Ad
diti ves.................................................. 490
Ad Blue ................................................. 489
Engine oil ............................................ 490
Fu el ..................................................... 487
Ad diti ves (AdBlue ®
)
see AdBlue ®
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dress book
see Contacts
Ad justing the balance/ fader
Adva nced sound sy stem ......................4 18
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....4 17
Ad justing the headlamp range ............... 12 3
Ad justing the sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....4 17
Ad justing treble, mid- range and bass
settings
Adva nced sound sy stem ......................4 18
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ....4 16 562
Index

Digital speedome
ter ............................... 255
Digital Vehicle Keyst icker
Locking theve hicle ................................ 70
St arting theve hicle ............................. 15 3
Un locking theve hicle ............................70
Dinghy towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Dipped beam Changing bulbs .................................... 13 3
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................... 16 4
Engaging drive position ....................... 16 6
Engaging neutral .................................. 16 5
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 16 5
Engaging pa rkposition automatically .. 16 5
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .165
Fu nction .............................................. 16 4
Display Care .................................................... 434
Display (MBUX multimedia sy stem)
Home screen ...................................... .282
Operating ............................................ 285
Display (multimedia sy stem)
Settings ................................................ 311Display (on-boa
rdcompu ter)
Displ ays on the multifunction display .. 253
Display content Displaying ............................................ 252
Display message .....................................4 98
Calling up (on-boa rdcompu ter) .......... .498
No tes .................................................. 498
Display messages ¯ - - - km/h .................................... 51 8
ç - - - km/h .................................... 517
È - - - km/h .................................... 519
# 12V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 524
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........513
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stinope rative ..... 516
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stnot available
when towing a trailer See Owner's
Manual ................................................ .512
Ac tive bonnet malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 543Ac
tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual .......511
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ............................511
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stavailable
again .................................................... 51 8
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........518
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stinope rative ....... 51 8
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........514
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive .......................................................5 15
b Active Light Sy stem inoperative ..546
Ac tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONIC inoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 513
Ac tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........514
Ac tive Steering Assist inoperative ........513 57 0
Index

Dep
ress clutch fully tostart engine .....5 38
Drive sy stem Malfunction Stop
Switch engine off ................................ 525
Drive sy stem Malfunction Visit work‐
shop ....................................................5 25
5Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured ............................................ 520
4Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel...5 23
4Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................ 523
4Engine oil pressure Stop Switch
off engine ............................................ 524
6Fr ont left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (Example) ............................5 08
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 51 0
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................5 09
!inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 506 ÷inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual
....................................................... 506
Tinoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 503
GInope rative ................................... 512
b Intellige nt Light Sy stem inoper‐
ative ....................................................5 45
ÂKe y not de tected (white dis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................5 33
ÂKe y not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................5 33
bLeft dipped beam (Example) .......545
6 Left windowbag malfunction
Consult workshop (Example) ............... 509
Limiter inoperative ...............................5 19
Limiter passive ..................................... 519
b Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................5 46
ðMaximum speed exceeded ..........5 19 Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te
d See Owner's Manual ......................511
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 539
çOff .............................................. .517
ë Off............................................... 51 5
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 541
ï Operation only possible in
transmission position N ....................... 536
ïOperation only possible in
transmission position P ....................... 536
!Pa rking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 500
Pa rking lock malfunct. Apply parking
brake .................................................. .538
ÂPlace theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual ................. 534
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual .................................................5 11572
Index

hRe
ctify tyre pressure ................... 530
Re duce speed ...................................... 532
ØRe fill Ad Blue Engine start not
possible .............................................. .526
ØRe fill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual .......................................................5 25
!Re lease parking brake .................503
¸Re place air cleaner ...................... 521
,Re placekey See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .534
ÂRe placekey ................................ .533
æRe servefuel le vel........................ 524
6Re stra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 507
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................5 38
Risk of vehicle rolling away Apply
pa rking brake See Owner's Manual .....5 39 Risk of
vehicle rolling away Parking
brake not applied See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .504
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........541
# See Owner's Manual ................... 522
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ...519
Ð Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual ....542
Ð Steering malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 541
Ð Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .......542
#St opvehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 522
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................5 21
ç suspended ................................... 51 8
b Switch off lights .......................... 546
b Switch on headlamps ..................546Te
aching in transmission comple te...... 537
Te aching in transmission Operate
selec tor le ver Brake for XX seconds
Risk of vehicle rolling .......................... 535
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 537
To p up coolant See Owner ’sManual ... 522
¥To p upwasher fluid .................... .545
Tr af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ......................51 5
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative .............. 514
ï Trailer coupling extending… ......... 535
Tr ans. oil overheated Drive on with
care ..................................................... 537
Tr ansmission Malfunction ....................541
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 535
Tr ansmission Malfunction Visit work‐
shop ....................................................5 37
! Turn on the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................ 500 Index
573

see
Active Parking Assist
see Active Speed Limit Assi st
see Active Steering Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise control
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
see Speed Limit Assist
see Traf fic Sign Assi st
Driving tips Driving abroad (symmetrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 12 2
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .156
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 56
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Chassis ................................................ 214
Dynamic handling cont rol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram) DY
NA MIC SELECT .................................... 16 0
Con figuring drive program I ................. 161
Displ aying engine data ........................ 16 2
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 16 2
Drive program display .......................... 161
Drive programs .................................... 16 0
Fu nction .............................................. 16 0
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .. 161
Selecting the drive prog ram ................. 161 E
E10 ............................................................ 486
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes .....................................98
Setting ................................................... 99
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes .....................................98
Setting ................................................... 99
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes ................................... 19 0
ECO display Function .............................................. 16 0
Re setting ............................................. 255 ECO
start/s top function ................. 158, 15 9
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 15 8
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 58
Operation ............................................ 15 8
Switching off/on ................................. 15 9
Electric pa rking brake ............................ .181
App lying automatically ........................ .181
App lying or releasing manually ............ 183
Emergency braking .............................. 183
Re leasing automatically ...................... .182
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................23
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Electronics ............................................... 481
Emer gency
Fire extinguisher ................................. .437
Fir st-aid kit (so ftsided) ....................... 437
Overview of the help functions .............. 16
Re moving thewa rning triangle ............ 436
Saf etyve st .......................................... 436
Setting up thewa rning triangle .......... .437 Index
575

Fu
se box in the load compartment ...... 457
No tes ................................................... 454 G
Garage door opener Cleari ngthe memory ........................... 17 9
Opening or closing the door ................1 79
Programming buttons .......................... 176
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers .... 17 9
Re solving problems ............................. 178
Synchronising thero lling code ............ .177
Gearshift recommendation .............164,167
Genera l operating permit number
(EU) .......................................................... .483
Genuine parts ............................................ 21
Glide mode ............................................... 167
Global sear ch
Fu nction .............................................. 300
Overview ............................................. 300
Glo vebox
Locking/unlocking .............................. 102 H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 458
Hazard warning lights ............................ .125
Head restra int .......................................... .92
Fr ont (adjusting mechanically) .............. 92
Re ar (adjusting) .................................... .93
Re ar (fitting/removing) ........................ .93
Head-up display ....................................... 259
Ad justing display elements (on-board
compu ter) ............................................ 259
Ad justing the brightness (on-board
computer) ............................................ 259
Fu nction .............................................. 260
Menu (on-board compu ter) .................. 259
Operating the memory function ..........1 00
Setting the position (on-board com‐
puter) .................................................. 259
Headla mpflasher ................................... .124
Heating see Climate control High beam
Adaptive Highbeam Assist .................. .127
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus .......... .128
Switching on/off ................................. 124
High-pressure cleaner (care) .................. 427
Hill Start Assist ........................................ 212
HOLD function ......................................... 212
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 212
Switching on/off ................................. 212
Home screen (media display) Overview ............................................. 282
Hotspot Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 315 I
i-Size child seat securing sy stem ............ 48
Fitting .................................................... 49
No tes ..................................................... 48
Seats suitable for attaching ................... 59
Identification plate Engine ................................................. 483
Vehicle ................................................ 483 578
Index

Outside mir
rors ............................... 137, 13 8
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) .............. 13 8
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function ........ 14 0
Fo lding in/out .................................... .137
Operating the memory function ..........1 00
Pa rking position .................................. .139
Setting ................................................. 137
Overhead control panel Overview ................................................ 12
Owner's Manual Vehicle equipment ................................. 22
Owner's Manual (digital) ...........................18 P
Pa int code ................................................ 483
Pa intwork (cleaning instructions) .........429
Pa nic alarm ................................................ 66
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 66
Pa noramic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rk position
Inserting .............................................. 16 5
Selecting au tomatical ly....................... 16 5Pa
rking
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking (navigation service)
Pa ying parking charge s ....................... 365
Showing a parking option on the
map ..................................................... 365
Pa rking (service for navi gation)
No tes ................................................... 364
Selecting parking options .................... 364
Pa rking aid
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC ................... 214
Ac tivating ............................................ .217
Ad justing warning tones ...................... 217
Deactivating ......................................... 217
Fu nction ............................................... 214
Side impact pr otection .........................2 16
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 14
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see Active Parking Assist
Pa rking brake
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking lights .......................................... .122 Pa
rking position
Outside mir rors ................................... 13 9
St oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar ........ 14 0
Pa rking up ................................................ 184
Pa rtition net
At tach ing ............................................ .107
PA SSENGER AIR BAGstatus display
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Pe destrian pr otection
see Active bonnet (pedestrian pr otection)
Pe rm issible axle load .............................. 483
Pe rm itted towing me thods .................... 449
Pe trol ........................................................ 486
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................... .63
Phone book see Contacts
PIN pr otection
Swit ching on/off .................................. 317
Plastic trim (Care) ................................... 434 Index
587