2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON steering

Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist .................... 24 5
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .247
Ac tivating/deactivating thewa rning .... 247
Fu nction .............................................. 24 5
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 247
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 45
Tr ailer operation .................................. 24 5
Ac tive Parking Assist .............................. 230
Cross Traf fic Alert ............................... 236
Drive AwayAssi st................................ 235
Exiting a pa rking space ...................... .234
Fu nction .............................................. 230
Manoeuvring assi stance ...................... 237
Pa rking ................................................ 232
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 30
Ac tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st....................... 209
Display ................................................ 209
Fu nction .............................................. 209
Ac tive Steering Assist ............................ .211
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .213
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............. 215
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st................... 213Displ
ays in the instrument display .......2 15
Fu nction ............................................... 211
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 11
Ad aptive brake lights .............................. 201
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 .............................................. 13 2
Switching on/off ................................. 13 3
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Fu nction .............................................. 13 3
Switching on/off ................................. 13 4
Ad Blue ®
.................................................... 500
Ad ditives .............................................5 00
Capacity .............................................. 501
Fill le vel .............................................. .260
No tes ................................................... 17 7
Purity ................................................... 500
Ra nge .................................................. 260
To pping up ...........................................1 78
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 77Ad
diti ves.................................................. 501
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 500
Engine oil ............................................. 501
Fu el ..................................................... 498
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 28
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 427
Ad justing the headlamp range ............... 12 8
Ad justing the sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 427
Ad justing treble, mid- range and bass
settings
Adva nced sound sy stem ......................4 28
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 426 Index
575

Ac
tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........525
Ac tive Steering Assist inoperative .......524
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........559
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 559
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cur‐
re ntly una vailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .560
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus inop‐
erative ................................................ .560
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Engine
st art not possible ................................ 539
¯Ad Blue system fault Perf.
re duced in XXX miles See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 538
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Perf.
re duced: XXX km/h Nostart in XXX
km ...................................................... .538 ¯
AdBlue sy stem fault See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .538
4Ad d 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................. 536
Anti-theft ala rmsystem Malfunction ... 556
Apply brake todeselect Park (P)
position ...............................................5 40
Apply brake toselect R ........................ 543
À ATTENTION ASSIST inoperative ... 526
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 525
bAu tomatic driving lights inoper‐
ative .................................................... 559
Au xilia rybattery malfunction ...............541
_ Before starting the engine, turn
th esteering wheel. .............................. 544
Blind Spot Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 523
Blind Spot Assist inope rative ............... 524 Blind Spot Assi
stnot available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual ...5 26
Brake immediate ly............................... 51 0
Á Changekey bat teries .................. 550
JCheck brake fluid le vel................ .515
Check brake pads See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .523
ïChe cktrailer hitch lo ck(white
display message) .................................5 52
Che cktyre pressu resth en restart
Ru n Flat Indicator ................................ 549
h Check tyre(s) .............................. .546
!Clean the fuel filter ...................... 531
Clutch overheated Avoid pulling away
fo r XX:XX mins .................................... .541
? Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 534
Cruise contro l and Limiter inope ra‐
tive ...................................................... 529
Cruise control inope rative ................... 529 584
Index

ïOperation only possible in
transmission position N
....................... 551
ïOperation only possible in
transmission position P ....................... 553
!Pa rking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ .511
Pa rking lock malfunct. Apply parking
brake .................................................. .541
Á Place theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual ................. 550
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 520
hRe ctify tyre pressure ...................547
Re duce speed ...................................... 548
Ø Refill Ad Blue Engine start not
possible .............................................. .537
Ø Refill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual .......................................................5 37
! Release parking brake .................514
¸ Replace air cleaner .....................532ÀRe
placekey See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .551
Á Replace key ................................ .550
æRe servefuel le vel........................ 534
6Re stra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 522
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ..................................................... 541
Risk of vehicle rolling away Apply
pa rking brake See Owner's Manual .....5 42
Risk of vehicle rolling away Parking
brake not applied See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 51 5
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........543
Ru n Flat Indicator inope rative ............. 549
# See Owner's Manual ................... 531
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ... 530
Speed Limit Assi stinope rative ........... .531 Ð
Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 554
ÐSt eering malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 544
Ð Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .......554
# Stop vehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 532
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................5 33
çsuspended .................................. 528
bSwitch off lights .......................... 558
bSwitch on headla mps.................. 559
Te aching in transmission comple te..... 543
Te aching in transmission Operate
selec tor le ver Brake for XX seconds
Risk of vehicle rolling .......................... .541
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 540586
Index

Ad
aptive brake lights .......................... .201
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) ...................1 91
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 19 5
ESP ®
Crosswind Assi st........................ 194
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation ...................... 194
Overview ............................................. 19 0
Ra dar sensors ...................................... 19 0
Re sponsibility ...................................... 189
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 19 5
Driving sy stem
Suspension with adaptive damping
adjustment .......................................... 219
Driving sy stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
see Active Emergency Stop Assist
see Active Lane Change Assi st
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
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) .................................................. 127
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .160
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 59
Dr ows iness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handling control sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 16 4
Con figuring drive program I ................. 16 6
Displ aying engine data ........................ .167
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 16 6
Drive prog ram display ......................... .165
Drive programs ................................... .164
Fu nction .............................................. 16 4Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch)
.............................................................1 65
Selecting the drive prog ram ............... .165
DY NA MIC SELECT switch
Damping adju stment ........................... 219 E
E10 ............................................................ 497
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 106
Setting ................................................. 107
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 106
Setting ................................................. 107
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes ................................... 19 5
ECO display Function .............................................. 16 4
Re setting ............................................. 262
ECO start/s top function ......................... 16 2
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 16 2
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 62588
Index

Langua
gesetting ................................. 270
Media pla yervo ice commands ............ 279
Message voice commands .................. 282
Multifunction steering wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 268
Na vigation voice commands ................ 274
No tes on thevo ice commands ............ 272
Online voice control ............................ .272
Operable functions .............................. 270
Operating saf ety .................................. 268
Ra dio voice commands ........................ 278
Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................2 70
Switch voice commands ...................... 272
Te lephone voice controls .................... .276
Te xt messa gevoice commands .......... .282
Ve hicle voice commands .................... .283
Vo ice prom pting .................................. 269
Live Traf fic Information
Displaying subsc ript ion information .... 359
Displaying the tra ffic map .................. .360
Displ aying traf fic incidents .................. 361
Extending a subscription ..................... 360
Re gis tering on Mercedes me ............... 360
Showing local area messa ges .............. 362 Switching
the tra ffic information dis‐
play on ................................................ 362
Loading .................................................... .114
No tes ................................................... 109
Ro ofrack ............................................. 11 4
St ow age space under the boot floor ....1 14
Ti e-down eyes ...................................... 11 4
Loading guidelines .................................. 109
Loads Securing .............................................. 109
Locking/unlocking Activating/deactivating the auto‐
matic locking feature ............................ .81
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 77
Digital Vehicle Keyst icke r .................... .78
Emergency key ...................................... 81
KEYLESS-GO .......................................... 79
Mobile phone ........................................ .78
Smartphone ........................................... 78
Un locking/opening the doors from
th e inside ............................................... 78
Low beam (symm etrical dipped beam) ................. 127
Switching on/off ................................. 127Lu
bricant additives
see Additives
Lu ggage
Securing .............................................. 109
Lu mbar support
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
Lu mbar support (4-w ay).......................... 101 M
Main beam Changing bulbs ................................... .138
Maintenance see ASS YST PLUS
Malfunction Restra int sy stem ................................... 33
Managing e-mails In Car Of fice ........................................ 391
Manual transmission Ope rating thege arshift le ver ............... 167
Map .................................................. 360, 365
Av oiding an area ..................................3 69
Av oiding an area (o verview) ................ .369
Changing an area ................................ 369 Index
595

Damage de
tection (pa rked vehicle) ..... 188
Fr equencies ......................................... 493
Locking theve hicle ................................ 78
St arting theve hicle ............................. 15 6
Tr ansmission output (maximum) ........ .493
Un locking theve hicle ............................78
Wi reless charging ................................ 12 5
Mobile phone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Mercedes-Benz Link
see Second telephone
see Telephone
Mobile phone voice recognition
St arting .............................................. .382
St opping ..............................................3 82
Model series see Vehicle identification plate
MOExtended tyres ..................................4 49
Mo torw ay mode ....................................... 131
MULTIBEAM LED see Intelligent Light Sy stem Multifunction display
Overview of the displa ys...................... 259
Multifunction steering wheel
Overview of buttons ............................ 255
Multifunction steering wheel
see Steering wheel
Multimedia sy stem .................................. 287
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .189
Ad justing thevo lume .......................... .309
Central control elements ..................... 291
Configu ring displ aysettings ................. 318
ENERGIZING comfort prog ram (o ver‐
view) ................................................... .329
ENERGIZING seat kinetics ................... 328
Entering characters ............................ .310
Fa vourites ............................................ 303
Main functions .................................... 295
Overview ............................................ .287
Re storing thefa ctory settings ............. 327
St andby mode function ...................... .189
St arting the ENERG IZING comfort
program ..............................................3 30
Switching the sound on/off ................3 08Multimedia sy
stem
see Display (multimedia sy stem)
see Noti fications Centre
see Profile
see Sug gestions
see Themes
see Touch Control
see Touchpad
Music online Calling up ............................................ 420
Con figuring favo urites ........................ .421
Sea rch function ................................... 420 N
Na vigation
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 262
Overview ............................................. 334
Showing/hiding the menu ...................3 33
Switching on ....................................... 333
Up dating the map data ........................ 370
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) ...... 274
Na vigation
see Destination
see Destination entry
see Map 598
Index

Seat kinetics
see ENERG IZING comfort
Seat ventilation
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .104
Second telephone .................................. .379
Connecting .......................................... 379
Fe atures .............................................. 379
Selecting a gear
see Changing gears
Selecting the sound profile
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 427
Selector le ver
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Self-test Automatic front passenger front air‐
bag shutoff ............................................ 43
Sensors (Care) ........................................ .442
Service Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 260
Service see ASS YST PLUS Service centre
see Qualified specialist workshop
Service inter val display
see AS SYST PLUS
Service station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch................... 349
Setting a speed see Cruise control
Setting the date form at ........................... 319
Setting the distance unit ........................ 324
Setting the map scale
see Map
Shift paddles see Steering wheel gearshift paddles
Shifting gears
Gea rshift recommendation .......... 168, 172
Short messages see Messages
Side impact airbag .................................... 39
Side impact pr otection .......................... .221
Side windo ws............................................. 85
Au tomatic function ................................ 86 Child saf
ety lock in there ar .................. .71
Closing .................................................. 85
Closing using theke y ............................ .87
Con venience closing .............................. 87
Con venience opening ............................ 87
Opening .................................................85
Opening with theke y ............................ .87
Problem .................................................88
Ra in-closing feature .............................. .86
Sliding sunroof .......................................... 89
Au tomatic functions .............................. 92
Closing .................................................. 89
Closing using theke y ............................ .87
Opening .................................................89
Opening with theke y ............................ .87
Problem .................................................92
Ra in closing function ............................ .92
Smartphone Locking theve hicle ................................ 78
Unlocking theve hicle ............................78
Smartphone see Android Auto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Mercedes-Benz Link
see Telephone Index
605