2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON engine oil

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at http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
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R at a qualified specialist workshop
Pet rol engines: for cer tain countries, dif fere nt
engine oils can be used in conjunction wi th
re duced maintenance inter vals.
% Further information on dif fere nt engine oils
can be ob tained at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Quality and capacity of engine oil
MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval Pe
trol engine sM B-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval
A220
A 220 4MATIC
A 250
A 250 4MATIC 229.71
All other models 229.51 , 229.52,
229.6 1,229.71 MB-F
reigabe or MB-Appr oval Diesel engine
sMB-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval
A 18 0d2 26.51,229.3 1,
229.5 1,229.52,
229.6 1,229.71
All other models 228.51 , 229.31,
229.5 1,229.52,
229.6 1,229.71 If
th e engine oils lis ted in theta ble are not avail‐
able, you may add a maximum of 1.0 litr e ofthe
fo llowing engine oils once only:
R petrol engines: MB-Freigabe or MB-Appr oval
229. 31orAC EA C3
R diesel engines: ACEA C3
The following values referto an oil change,
including the oil filter. Re
placement amount Mode
lR eplacement
amount
A 180
A 200 5.1 litres
A 200 d
A 220 d 6.8 litres
All other models 5.5 litres Note
s on brake fluid Obser
vethe no tes on operating fluids
(/ page 496). &
WARNING Risk of an accident due to
va pour poc kets form ing in the brake sys‐
tem
The brake fluid cons tantly absorbs moi sture
from the air. This lo wersthe boiling point of
th e brake fluid. If the boiling point is too lo w,
va pour poc kets may form inthe brake sys‐
te m when the brakes are applied hard. 502
Tech nical da ta

Engine oil
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
5 Engine oil level cannot be
measured *T
he electrical connection tothe oil le vel sensor has been inter rupte d or the oil le vel sensor is faulty. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
4 Engine oil level Reduce oil
level *D
isplay message only for cer tain engines:
The engine oil le vel is too high.
* NO
TEEngine dama gecaused bydriving with excess engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswith excess engine oil. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediately and ha vethe engine oil siphoned off.
4 Engine oil level Stop vehi-
cle Switch engine off *D
isplay message only for cer tain engines:
The engine oil le vel is too lo w.
* NO
TEEngine dama gecaused bydriving with insuf ficient engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswith insuf ficient engine oil. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 535

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do not
continue driving under any circums tances. #
Switch off the engine. #
Add 1 l engine oil. #
Check the engine oil le vel.
To p up engine oil (/ page 434).
No tes on engine oil (/ page 501).
4 Engine oil pressure Stop
Switch off engine *D
isplay message only for cer tain engines:
The engine oil pressure is too lo w.
* NO
TEEngine dama gecaused bydriving with insuf ficient engine oil pressure #
Avoid driving with insuf ficient engine oil pressure. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do not
continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
4 *D
isplay message only for cer tain engines:
The engine oil le vel has dropped tothe minimum le vel. 536
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Add 1 litre engine oil when
next refuelling *
NO
TEEngine dama gecaused bydriving with insuf ficient engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswith insuf ficient engine oil. #
When next refuelling, add 1 litre of engine oil.
To p up engine oil (/ page 434).
No tes on engine oil (/ page 501).Exhaust
gas af tertre atment Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M MSolutions
Ø Refill AdBlue See Owner’s
Manual *
The AdBlue ®
leve l has fallen below there ser verange. #
Top up at least 5 l of AdBlue ®
(/ page 178).
Ø *
The AdBlue ®
tan k is empty. You can no lon gerst art the engine. #
Top up at least 5 l of AdBlue ®
(/ page 178). #
Switch the ignition on.
Yo u can restart the engine af ter appro ximately one minu te. Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 537

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
or #
If possible, continue driving at a steady speed and remo veyour foot from the clutch pedal. Do not ride the
clutch.
The clutch will cool while theve hicle is in motion.
When the clutch has cooled down, the display message will disappear.
Depress clutch fully to
start engine *Y
ou ha veattem ptedto start the engine without depressing the clutch pedal. #
Depress the clutch pedal and then start the engine.
The engine has stalled while theve hicle was pulling away, e.g. because the clutch pedal wasre leased tooqu ickl y. #
Dep ress the clutch pedal again.
The engine will start automaticall y. #
Slowly release the clutch pedal topull away.
N permanently active Risk
of vehicle rolling *
While theve hicle is rolling or while you are driving, the transmission has been shif tedto position i. #
Depress the brake pedal tostop and, when theve hicle is stationar y,shift the transmission toposition j. #
Tocontinue your journe y,shift the transmission toposition hork.
Risk of vehicle rolling away
Apply parking brake See
Owner's Manual *T
he transmission position cannot be identified securel y.#
Use the electric parking brake tosecure theve hicle against rolling away.
Trans. oil overheated Drive
on with care *T
he transmission is overheating. When the display message is active, start-up and driving characteristics may be
te mp orarily impaired. 542
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

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

Cruise cont
rol off ................................ 529
Cur rently una vailable Camera view
re stricted ............................................. 530
Cu rrently unavailable Radar sensors
dirty .....................................................5 27
! currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 516
÷ currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 51 0
Dep ress clutch fully tostart engine .....5 42
Drive sy stem Malfunction Stop
Switch engine off ................................ 533
Drive sy stem Malfunction Visit work‐
shop ....................................................5 33
5Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured ............................................ 535
4Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel...5 35
4Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................ 535 4Engine oil pressure
Stop Switch
off engine ............................................ 536
6Fr ont left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (Example) ............................5 21
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 519
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 51 8
& inope rative Battery low ............... 557
&inoperati veRefuel vehicle ........... 557
&inoperative See Owner's Man. ....556
!inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 517
÷ inope rative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... .517
T inope rative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... .514
G Inoperative .................................. 521
bIntellige nt Light System inoper‐
ative ....................................................5 57Á
Key not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................5 49
ÁKe y not de tected (white dis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................5 50
bLeft dipped beam (Example) ....... 558
6Left wind owbag malfunction
Consult workshop (Example) ................518
Limiter inoperative .............................. 529
Limiter passive .................................... 530
bMalfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 559
ðMaximum speed exceeded ..........5 30
Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te d See Owner's Manual .....................520
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 542
ç Off............................................... 528
ëOff ............................................... 526
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 543 Index
585