2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON phone

Cha
rging the bat tery before commencing
yo ur journey
R Ifth eve hicle battery is discharged, you
re cei vea message on your smartphone.
R You can then start theve hicle with the
smartphone tocharge the batter y.
R The vehicle is automatically switched off
af te rte n minu tes.
Ensure thefo llowing before starting the engine:
R the legal stipulations in the area where your
ve hicle is par ked allow engine starting via
smartphone.
R it is safe tostart and runth e engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
R the fuel tank is su fficiently filled. St
arting theve hicle &
WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment due tounin tentional starting of the
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star ted unintentionally during
service or maintenance work. #
Alw ays secure the engine against unin‐
te ntional starting before car rying out
maintenance or repair work. Re
quirements:
R park position jis selected.
R the anti- theft alarm sy stem is not activated.
R the panic alarm is not activated.
R the hazard warning lights are switched off.
R the bonn etis closed.
R the doors are closed and loc ked.
R the windo wsand sliding sun roof are closed. #
Start theve hicle using the smartphone: R
afte reve ryvehicle start, the engine runs for
te n minu tes.
R you can car ryout a maximum of two consec‐
utive starting attem pts. The vehicle must be
st ar ted once with theke y before trying to
st art theve hicle again with the smartphone.
R you can stop theve hicle again at any time.
R further information can be found in the
smartphone app.
Securing the engine against starting before
car rying out maintenance or repair work: #
switch on the hazard warning lights.
or #
unlock the doors.
or #
open a side window or the sliding sunroof. Ru
nning-in no tes To
preser vethe engine during thefirs t1, 500 km:
R drive at varying road speeds and engine
speeds. Driving and parking
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Instrument display
overview &
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e Instrument Display has failed or mal‐
functioned, you may not recognise function
re strictions applying tosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf ety of your vehicle may be
impaired. #
Drive on carefull y.#
Have theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop. If
th e operating saf ety of your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle safely as soon as pos‐
sible. Contact a qualified specialist workshop. Instrument display (standard) 1
Speedome ter (e xamp le)
2 Multifunction display
3 Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor
Fu rther content can also be shown on the multi‐
function display 2:
R Assis tant displ ay
R Telephone
R Navigation
R Trip
R Radio R
Media
R Vehicle dynamics
R Styles
R Service
Instrument display in the widescreen cockpit 1
Speedome ter (e xamp le)
2 Multifunction display
3 Rev counter (e xample)
4 Coolant temp erature display
5 Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

~
Rejects/ends a call
5 ò Calls up the home screen
6 Touch Control multimedia sy stem
7 % Back button (press and hold) Operating
the on-boa rdcompu ter &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Obser
vethe legal requ irements forth e count ry
in which you are cur rently driving when you
operate the on-board computer.
% The on-board computer displa ysappear on
th e multifunction display (/ page 259). The on-board computer can be operated using
th e left-hand Touch Control 2and the left-hand
back/home button 1. When
the on-board computer is being operated,
dif fere nt acoustic signals sound as operating
fe edbac k,e.g. when the end of a list is reached
or when you are sc rolling thro ugh a list.
The following menus are available:
R Assistance
R Telephone
R Navigation
R Trip
R Radio
R Media
R Styles & display
R Service
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
on the multifunction displa y. #
Tocall up the menu bar: pressthe back
button on the left 1until the menu bar is
displa yed.
% Ve
hicles without Active Di stance Assist
DISTRO NIC:press theò button tocall
up the menu bar of the on-board computer. 256
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Showing display content on
the instrument
clus ter
Ve hicles with an instrument display in the
widescreen cockpit: additional display content
can be shown on the instrument clus ter. #
Toselect display content: swipetothe
ri ght on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control toselect there qu ired
display con tent.
When the display conte nt is selected, it will
brie fly be highligh ted. 1
Display con tent, le ft(exa mp le: speedom eter)
2 The index points show the selected display
conte nt.
Display content selection, le ft:
R Speedom eter
R Time/date
R Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R Range
R Audio 3
Display con tent, centre (e xamp le: media)
Display con tent selection, centre:
R Assi stant display
R Telephone
R Navigation
R Trip
R Radio
R Media
R Styles and display
R Service 258
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Media playback using
the on-boa rdcompu ter On-board computer:
4 Media 1
Media source
2 Track number and cur rent track
3 Name of artist (e xamp le) #
Tochange trac kson an active media
source: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control.
Changing a media source #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toselect a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Dialling
telephone numbers using the on-
board compu ter &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. When
telephoning, you must obse rveth e legal
re qu irements forth e count ryin which you are
cur rently driving.
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem.
On-board computer: 4 Telephone
The most recent telephone calls (dialled,
re cei ved and missed calls) are displa yed on the
Telephone menu. #
Toselect an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number
will be selec ted. #
Ifth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand touch cont rolto
select the desired telephone number. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The telephone number will be dialled. Instrument Display and on-board computer
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The
following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialled:
R Please wait :th e application is starting. If a
Blue tooth ®
connection tothe mobile phone
is not es tablished, the menu for auth orising
and connecting a mobile phone will be dis‐
pla yed on the multimedia sy stem
(/ page378).
R Updating data :th e call list is being updated.
R Importing contacts : contacts are being
impor ted from the mobile phone or a storage
medium.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
Ve hicles with head-up displa y:When you
re cei vea call, theIncoming call message will
appear on the head-up displa y.#
Swipe up wards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control and select 6(Accept)
or ~ (Reject). #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Yo u may accept/ reject the call using button
6 or~ onthesteering wheel. Setting
the head-up display using the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
4 HEAD-UP DISPLAY
The following head-up display settings can be
selec ted:
R Position
R Brightness
R Displa ys #
Toselect a setting: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the position: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the brightness: swipetothe left
or right on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Selecting what
the head-up display sho ws (Example)
1
Toswitch the head-up display on/off
2 Left display area
Navigation sy stem
Av erage consum ption
G-me ter
3 Central displ ayarea
Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
Wa rnings from driver assis tance sy stems
(e.g. dis tance warning)
4 Right display area 266
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Note
s on operating saf ety&
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate mobile communication equip‐
ment when driving, you will be distracted from
the tra ffic situation. This could also
cause youto lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Fo
ryo ur ow n sa fety, al ways obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
R While driving, on ly operate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control
sy stem when the tra ffic conditions permit it.
Yo u may otherwise be distracted from the
traf fic conditions and cause an accident,
inju ring yourself and others.
R Ifyo u use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency your voice can change and your
te lephone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y. Operation
Overview of operating
the multifunction
st eering wheel LINGU
ATRO NIC is operational appr oximately
th irty seconds af terth e ignition is switched on. 268
LINGU ATRO NIC

1
Press therock er switch up: £starts the
dialogue
2 Press the control knob: 8switches the
sound off or on (ends the dialogue)
Tu rn the control knob up/down: increases/
decreases thevo lume
3 Press therock er switch down: ~rejects/
ends a call (ends the dialogue) Conducting a dialogue
Fo
rth e dialogue with LINGU ATRO NIC, you can
use co mplete sentences of colloquial language
as voice commands, such as, forex ample,
"Please show me the list of the last calls" or
"How warm is it outside?". It is not necessary to
fi rs tch ange tothere leva nt application su chas
"Telephone" or "Vehicle function". #
Toactivate or continue dialogue byusing
a ke yword: say "Hello Mercedes" toactivate
LINGU ATRO NIC. Voice activation must be
switched on in the multimedia sy stem
(/ page270). Forth is, it is not neces‐
sary topress up the£ rock er switch on
th e multifunction steering wheel.
Vo ice activation can also be direct lycom‐
bined wi thavo ice command, e.g. "Hi
Mercedes, how fastcan I drive?".
or #
Press the£ rocker switch up on the mul‐
tifunction steering wheel.
Yo u can say a voice command af ter an
acou stic signal. #
Tocor rect an ent ry:say theCorrection
vo ice command. #
Toselect an entry from the selection lis t:
say the line number or the conte nts. #
Tobrows eth e selection lis t:say theNext
or Back voice command. #
Tointer rupt the dialogue: saythePause
vo ice command.
The dialogue can be continued with the
"Hello Mercedes" voice command or by
pressing up the£ rock er switch on the
multifunction steering wheel. #
Tojump tothe preceding dialogue: saythe
Back voice command. #
Tojump back totheto p dialogue le vel:
say theHome voice command. #
Tocancel the dialogue: saytheClose voice
command or press the8 or~ button
on the multifunction steering wheel. LINGU
ATRO NIC 269