2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON display

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12 V battery
see Battery (vehicle)
12 V so cket
see Soc ket (12 V)
11 5 V soc ket
see Soc ket (1 15 V)
230 V soc ket
see Soc ket (230 V)
360° Camera ........................................... 226
Ca re .................................................... 442
Fu nction .............................................. 226
Opening the camera co ver (r eve rsing
camera) .............................................. .230
Selecting a view .................................. 230
Setting favo urites ................................ 230
Swit ching automatic operation
on/off (r eversing camera) .................. .230 A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 147Switching on/off (control panel) .........
14 6
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ............ .191
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Setting (Blue tooth®
) ............................ 406
Ac cident and breakdown manage‐
ment
Mercedes me connect ........................ .399
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 74
Ac tivating/deactivating automatic
vo lume adjustment
Ad vanced sound sy stem ......................4 28
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 426
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st.......................... 24 2
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .245
Brake application ................................. 24 4
Fu nction .............................................. 24 2
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 42
Tr ailer operation .................................. 24 4
Ac tive bonn et(pedestrian pr otection) .. 430
Operation ............................................ 430 Re
setting ............................................. 430
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 19 5
Setting ................................................. 201
Ac tive Di stance Assist DISTRO NIC........ 205
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............. 215
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st................... 213
Calling up a speed .............................. .207
Displ ays in the instrument display .......2 15
Fu nction .............................................. 205
Increasing/decreasing speed .............. 207
Re quirements: .................................... .207
Ro ute-based speed adap tation ........... .210
Selecting ............................................. 207
St eering wheel buttons ........................ 207
St oring a speed ................................... 207
Switching off/deactivating .................. 207
Switching on/activating ......................2 07
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 05
Ac tive Eme rgency Stop Assist ................ 215
Ac tive headlamps .................................... 13 0
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st...................... 213
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .215
Fu nction ............................................... 213574
Index

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

Anti-theft pr
otection
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay Trans ferred vehicle data ......................3 96
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 393
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 394
Ending ................................................. 395
No tes ................................................... 394
Overview ............................................. 393
Sound settings .................................... 395
Ashtr ay
Using ....................................................1 19
Assistance sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Assistant display Menu (on-board computer) .................. 261
ASS YST PLUS ........................................... 429
Battery disconnection pe riods .............4 30Displ
aying the service due date ........... 429
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 429
Re gular maintenance work .................. 429
Special service requ irements .............. 429
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem) .................. .94
Deactivating the alarm .......................... 95
Fu nction ................................................ 94
Fu nction of interior pr otection ............... 96
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion ........................................................ 96
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 95
To w- aw ay protection function ................95
AT TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 237, 238
Fu nction .............................................. 237
Setting ................................................. 238
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 37
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au gmented reality
see Route guidance with augmented reality
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop Au
tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................12 8
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 16 2
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 16 2
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff .......................................... 42, 43
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 42
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .43
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .143
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 16 9
Drive prog ram display ......................... .165
Drive programs ................................... .164 Index
577

DY
NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 16 4
Engaging drive position ........................ 171
Engaging neutral .................................. 17 0
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 17 0
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .170
Kickdown ............................................. 172
Manual gear changing .......................... 171
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .171
Tr ansmission position display .............. 16 9
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 16 9
Au tomatic transmission (problem)
see Transmission (problem)
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 494
Tr ailer operation .................................. 508 B
Baidu CarLife Trans ferred vehicle data ......................3 96
Ball neck Folding out/in .................................... .248
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .191
Battery Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 15 9Ke
y ........................................................ 75
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 15 2
Battery see Battery (vehicle)
Battery (vehicle) ...................................... 460
Charging .............................................. 459
Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 15 9
No tes .................................................. 455
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) ............................................ .457
Re placing ............................................ 460
St arting assis tance .............................. 459
Belt see Seat belt
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. 251
Blind Spot Assist .................................... .242
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .245
Fu nction .............................................. 24 2
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 42
Blo wer
see Climate control BlueTEC
see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
............................................... 320
Information .......................................... 320
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 406
Switching on/off ................................. 320
Boot lid Closing .................................................. 83
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .84
Opening .................................................82
Opening dimensions ............................5 04
Brake Assist Sy stem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid Notes .................................................. 502
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 19 5
Brakes ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 191
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 19 5
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .201
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) ...................1 91
Driving tips .......................................... 16 0578
Index

EBD (Electronic Brake
forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 19 5
HOLD function .................................... .217
Limited braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. 16 0
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs .................................................... 15 9
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 59
Braking assi stance
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions .............. 18
To w- starting ........................................ 464
To wing away ........................................ 461
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................4 63
Wheel change ...................................... 483
Breakdown see Flat tyre
Bu rm ester ®
sur round sound sy stem .....4 26
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 427
Ad justing the sound focus ................... 427
Ad justing treble, mid-range and bass
settings ............................................... 426
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .426 Calling up
the sound menu .................. 426
Information .......................................... 426
Selecting the sound profile .................. 427
Butto ns
St eering wheel .................................... 255 C
Call list Deleting ............................................... 388
Making a call ....................................... 387
Overview ............................................. 387
Selecting options ................................. 387
Calling up the sound menu
Adva nced sound sy stem ......................4 27
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 426
Calls ..........................................................3 82
Ac cepting ............................................ 382
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ........ 382
Calls wi thseveral participants ............ .383
Declining ............................................. 382
Ending a call ........................................ 382
In Car Of fice ........................................ 391
Incoming call du ring an existing call .... 383
Making ................................................ 382 Mercedes me connect ........................
.398
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ....................................... 436
Car-to-X-Communication Displaying hazard warnings ................ .363
Overview ............................................. 362
Sending haza rdwa rnings .................... 363
Care .......................................................... 444
Air-water duct ...................................... 436
Car wash ............................................. 436
Carpet .................................................4 44
Deco rative foil .................................... .440
Displ ay................................................ 444
Exterior lighting ................................... 442
High-pressu recleaner ......................... 437
Matt finish ........................................... 439
Pa int wo rk ............................................ 439
Plastic trim .......................................... 444 Index
57 9

No
tes .................................................. 499
Digital Owner's Manual ............................20
Digital speedome ter ................................ 261
Digital Vehicle Keyst icker
Locking theve hicle ................................ 78
St arting theve hicle ............................. 15 6
Un locking theve hicle ............................78
Dinghy towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Dipped beam Changing bulbs .................................... 13 8
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................... 16 9
Engaging drive position ........................ 171
Engaging neutral .................................. 17 0
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 17 0
Engaging pa rkposition automatically .. 17 0
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .170
Fu nction .............................................. 16 9
Display Care .................................................... 444
Display (multimedia sy stem) ................ .292
Home screen ....................................... 289
Operating ............................................ 292 Settings ...............................................
318
Display (on-boa rdcompu ter)
Displ ays on the multifunction display .. 259
Display content Displaying ............................................ 258
Display message .....................................5 09
Calling up (on-boa rdcompu ter) .......... .509
No tes .................................................. 509
Display messages ¯ - - - km/h ................................... 529
ç - - - km/h ................................... 528
È - - - km/h ................................... 529
#12 V battery See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 532
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........524
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stinope rative .... 527
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stnot available
when towing a trailer See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 523 Ac
tive bonnet malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 555
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntly limited See Owner's Manual ...... 522
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner's Manual ........................... 520
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .529
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........528
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stinope rative ...... 528
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........525
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 526
bAc tive Light Sy stem inoperative .. 558
Ac tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONIC inoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 524 Index
583

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

ØTo
p upAdBlue Perf.re duced in
XXX miles See Owner's Manual ...........539
Ø Top up AdBlue Perf.re duced:
XXX km/h Nostart in XXX km ............ 539
To p up coolant See Owner ’sManual ... 532
¥To p upwasher fluid .................... .556
Tr af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 526
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............. 525
ïTr ailer coupling extending… ......... 553
Tr ans. oil overheated Drive on with
care ..................................................... 542
Tr ansmission Malfunction ....................543
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 540
Tr ansmission Malfunction Visit work‐
shop ....................................................5 40
!Tu rnon the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................. 511
h Tyre press. monitor cur rently
una vailable .......................................... 547h
Tyre press. monitor inoperative
No wheel sensors ................................ 548
h Tyre press. monitor inoperative ...548
Ty re pressure Check tyres ...................545
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................5 48
hWa rning tyre defect .....................545
hWheel sensor(s) missing ..............547
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................5 40
Display on the windscreen
see Head-up display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door lock .............................. 77
Child saf ety lock (rear door) .................. 70
Locking (emer gency key) ...................... .81
Opening (from the inside) ......................78 Un
locking (emer gency key) .................... 81
Un locking (from the inside) ...................78
Door cont rol panel .................................... .16
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drinks holder see Cup holder
Drive Away Assist .................................... 235
Drive position Engaging .............................................. 171
Drive prog ram display ............................. 16 5
Drive prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving abroad Symmetrical dipped beam ...................1 27
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .189
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 191
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 19 5 Index
587