2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK clock

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Turn the emer gency key a quarter turn clock‐
wise 2(to lock) or anti-clockwise 1(to
unlock).
St ow age comp artmentfor cu stomer li tera‐
ture #
Toopen: turnthe handle left or right. Opening
the spectacles compa rtment #
Press button 1. Through-loading
feature in there ar ben ch
seat Fo
lding there ar seat backrest forw ards &
WARNING Risk of inju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/rear seat and seat backrest
are not engaged
If th ere ar ben chseat/rear seat and seat
backrest are not engaged they could fold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
ev ent of an accident.
R Ifth is is the case, theve hicle occupant
wo uld be forc ed into the seat belt bythe
re ar ben chseat/rear seat or bythe seat
backrest. The seat belt cann otprotect as
intended and could result in additional
injur y.
R Objects or loads in the boot/load com‐
partment cann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backrest. #
Make sure that the seat backrest and
th ere ar ben chseat/rear seat are
engaged before everytrip. Seats and
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Changing
the front bulbs (vehicles with halo‐
ge n headla mps) Fi
tting/ removing the co ver on the front
wheel ar ch
Re quirements:
R The lighting sy stem is switched off.
R The appropriate front wheel is turned
in wa rds. #
Toremo ve:turn co ver1 tothe left and
re mo veit from the wheel ar chliner. #
Toinstall: insert co ver1 into the wheel
ar ch liner and turn it totheright until it
engages.
Re placing bulbs in the halo gen headla mp
Re quirements:
R Dipped beam: a H7 55 W light bulb is availa‐
ble.
R Highbeam: a H7 55 W light bulb is available. 1
Dipped beam housing co ver
2 Main beam housing co ver #
Switch the lighting sy stem off. #
Remo vethe co ver in the front wheel ar ch
( → page 133). #
Turn there leva nt housing co ver anti-clock‐
wise and remo veit. #
Turn the soc ket anti-clo ckwise and remo veit. #
Pull the bulb out of the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe new bulb into the soc ket su chthat
th e entire base of the bulb is resting on the
bottom of the soc ket. #
Inse rtthe soc ket and turn it clo ckwise. #
Press on the housing co ver and turn it clock‐
wise. #
Replace the co ver in the front wheel ar ch
( → page 133). Changing
there ar bulbs (vehicles with halo‐
ge n headla mps) Re
placing the tail lamp bulbs #
Due totheir locations, ha vethe bulbs forthe
turn signal light and reve rsing light changed
at a qualified specialist workshop. Light and sight
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Tyre pressure table
5 QR code forre scue card #
Press on the back area of fuel filler flap 1. #
Turn the fuel filler cap anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Insert the fuel filler cap into brac ket2. #
Comp lete ly inse rtthe pump nozzle into the
ta nk filler nec k,hook in place and refuel. #
Only fill th e fuel tank until the pump nozzle
switches off.
% Vehicles with a diesel engine: theta nk
fi ller neck is designed forre fuelling at diesel
fi lling pumps.
% Vehicles with a diesel engine: whenthe
fuel tank is compl etely em pty, top up with at
least 5 litres of diesel.
% Vehicles with a diesel engine: use afiller
neck with a lar gediame terfo rve hicles with
a diesel engine when topping up fuel from a
fuel can. Otherwise, thefiller neck cannot
slide into theta nk. #
Replace the cap on thefiller neck and turn
clockwise until it engages audibl y. #
Close the fuel filler flap. Ad
Blue ®
(diesel engine vehicles only) Note
s onrefilling AdBlue ®
* NOTEWhen you open theAd Blue ®
tank,
small amounts of ammonia vapour may
escape. #
Only fill th eAd Blue ®
tank in well-venti‐
lated areas. #
Do not let AdBlue ®
come into contact
wi th skin, eyes or clo thes. #
Keep AdBlue ®
aw ay from children. *
NOTEDo not ingest AdBlue ®
. If
Ad Blue ®
is swallo wed: #
Immediately rinse out your mouth thor‐
oughl y. #
Drink plenty of water. #
Seek medical attention immediately. Obser
vethe no tes on operating fluids
(→ page 485).
Ad Blue ®
is a wate r-soluble fluid forth e NOx
ex haust gas af tertre atment of diesel engines. In
order forth eex haust gas af tertre atment tofunc‐
tion proper ly, only use AdBlue ®
in acco rdance
with ISO 22 241.
Ad Blue ®
is ch aracterised bythefo llowing:
R non-t oxic
R colourless and odourless
R non-flammable
Ad Blue ®
is available here:
R AdBlue ®
may be topped up byfast service at
a qu alified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
R AdBlue ®
is available at many filling stations
from AdBlue ®
filling pumps. 17 2
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Opening
theAd Blue ®
filler cap #
Press on the back area of fuel filler flap 1. #
Turn AdBlue ®
filler cap 2anti-clockwise and
re mo veit.
% You can also store theAd Blue ®
filler cap in
th e fuel filler cap holder in the fuel filler flap
hin gearm. Prepa
ring theAd Blue ®
re fill canis ter #
Screw onthefast ener of AdBlue ®
re fill canis‐
te r2. #
Screw disposable hose 1onto the opening
of Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 until hand-tight. To
pping up AdBlue ® #
Screw disposable hose 1onto thefiller
neck of theve hicle until hand-tight. #
Lift up and tip AdBlue ®
re fill canis ter2.
The filling process stops when theAd Blue ®
ta nk is compl etely full.
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 can be remo ved
when it has been only partially em ptied. 174
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Unscr ew and close disposable hose 1and
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 inreve rse order. #
Replace theAd Blue ®
fuel filler cap and turn it
clockwise. #
Close the fuel filler flap. #
Swit chon the ignition for at least 60 sec‐
onds.
% Ifth eve hicle could not be star ted as the
Ad Blue ®
tan kwa s em pty, it can take up to
60 seconds forth ere fill to be de tected. #
Start theve hicle.
% Avoid storing AdBlue ®
re fill con tainers per‐
manently in theve hicle. Pa
rking Pa
rking theve hicle &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
caused byan insuf ficiently secu redve hi‐
cle rolling away.
If th eve hicle is not securely par ked suf fi‐
ciently, it can rollaw ay in an uncont rolled
wa yev en at a slight downhill gradient. #
Ensure that the par kedve hicle is alw ays
properly secured against rolling away as
fo llo ws:
R on uphill or downhill gradients, turn
the front wheels so that theve hicle
ro lls towa rdsth eke rb if it starts
moving.
R apply the parking brake.
R vehicles with automatic transmis‐
sion: shift the transmission toposi‐
tion j.
R vehicles with manual transmission:
engage firs t1 orreve rsege ar k. &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haust sy stem parts
Flammable material such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th hot parts of theex haust sy stem or
ex haust gasflow. #
Park theve hicle so that no flammable
material can come into con tact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular, do not park on dry grass‐
land or har vested grain fields. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If yo u lea vechildren unat tended in theve hi‐
cle, they may be able toset theve hicle in
motion, forex ample by:
R releasing the parking brake. Driving and parking
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Open the soc ket cap. #
Inse rtthe plug with lug 1in groo ve3 on
th e soc ket. #
Turn bayonet coupling 2clockwise as far as
it will go. #
Let the cap engage. #
Secure the cable tothe trailer with cable ties
(only if you are using an adap ter cable). #
Make sure that the cable is alw ays slack for
ease of mo vement during cornering.
A display messa gemay appear on the multifunc‐
tion display even if the trailer has been connec‐
te d cor rectly:
R LEDs ha vebeen ins talled in the trailer light‐
ing sy stem
R The cur rent has fallen below the trailer light‐
ing sy stem's minimum cur rent (50 mA).
% Accessories can be connected tothe perma‐
nent po wer supp lyup to180W, and tothe
po we r supp lythat is swit ched on via the igni‐
tion loc k. Un
coupling a trailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped when uncoupling a
trailer
When uncoupling a trailer wi than engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your hand may
become trapped between theve hicle and the
trailer dr awbar. #
Do not uncouple trailers with an
engaged overrun brake. #
Secu rethe trailer against rolling away. #
Disconnect the electrical connection
between theve hicle and the trailer. #
Uncouple the trailer. #
Place the co ver on the ball head. Bicycle
rackfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
using the bicycle rack incor rectly
The bicycle rack may become de tach ed from
th eve hicle in thefo llowing cases:
R the permissible load capacity of the
trailer hitch is exceeded.
R the bicycle rack is used incor rectl y.
R the bicycle rack is secured tothe ball
neck beneath the ball head.
Obser vethefo llowing foryo ur ow n sa fety
and that of other road users: #
always adhere tothe permissible load
capacity of the trailer hitch. #
only use the bicycle rack totranspo rt
bicycles. #
always proper lysecure the bicycle rack
by attaching it tothe ball head. #
only use bicycle rack s appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. Driving and parking
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Toselect the menu item or entr y:swipe
up, down, left or right. #
Press Touch Control 2. #
Toenter a character: enter acharacter
using theke yboard. #
Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Setting the sensitivity for the Touch Control
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Settings .
System .
Con-
trols .
Touch Control sensitivity #
Select Fast,Medium orSlow .
Setting acoustic operating feedba ckfor the
To uch Control
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Settings .
System .
Con-
trols
The function is suppor tedby the selection in a
list. #
Select Acoustic operating feedback. #
Set Normal, LoudorOff.
If th e function is activated you will hear a
clicking sound when sc rolling in a list. When
th e beginning or end of the list is reached
yo u will hear ano ther clicking sound. To
uchscreen Operating
theto uchscreen
Ta pping #
Toselect a menu item or entr y:tap on a
symbol or an ent ry. #
Toincrease the map scale: tap twice
qu ickly with one finger. #
Toreduce the map scale: tap with two fin‐
ge rs. #
Toenter characters with th eke ypad: tap
on a button.
Single-finger swipe #
Tonavigate in menus: swipe up, down, left
or right. #
Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction. #
Touse handwriting toenter characters:
write thech aracter with one finger on the
to uchsc reen.
Tw o-finger swipe #
Tozoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart. #
Toenlar georreduce the size of a section
of a website: movetwo fingers toget her or
apart. #
Toturn the map: turn anti-clockwise or
clockwise using two fingers.
To uching, holding and moving #
Tomo vethe map: touch theto uchsc reen
and mo veyour finger in any di rection. #
Toset thevo lume on a scale: touch the
to uchsc reen and mo vethefinger tothe left
or right. MBUX multimedia sy
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Moving
the map
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Navigation #
On theto uchscreen: movethefinger in any
di re ction when the map is shown. #
On theto uchpad: call upthe navigation
menu bypressing. #
Swipe your finger up.
The crosshair appears on the map. #
Press theto uchpad.
Symbol 1appears. The map can be mo ved. #
Touch theto uchpad and mo veyour finger in
any di rection.
The map mo ves in the opposite direction
under the crosshair.
When the map has been mo vedth efo llowing
information appears in thest atus line, forex am‐
ple:
R Distance 2from theve hicle's cur rent posi‐
tion is shown.
R Information about the cur rent map position
is shown, e.g. the name of thero ad.
The following functions are available:
R Select a destination on the map
(→ page 332).
R Select a POI (→ page 329).
R Show traf fic incidents on the map
(→ page 352). #
Toreset the map tothe cur rent vehicle
position: select3. Ro
tating the map #
With two fingers, rotate anti-clockwise or
clo ckwise on the media display or theto uch‐
pad.
Selecting the map orientation
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Naviga-
tion .
Z .
Advanced #
Select View. #
Select Map orientation. #
Select an option.
The #dot indicates the cur rent setting.
The following options are available:
R 2D heading up option:the 2D map view is
aligned tothe direction of tra vel.
R 2D north up option:the 2D map view is
displa yed so that no rth is alw ays at the
to p.
R 3Doption: the 3D map view is aligned to
th e direction of tra vel.
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