2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON brake light

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

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

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

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

Fu
el .......................................................... .498
Ad ditives .............................................4 98
Diesel ................................................. .499
E10 ...................................................... 497
Fu elreser ve ........................................ 500
Low outside temp eratures ...................4 99
Pe trol ................................................... 497
Quality (diesel) .................................... 499
Quality (p etro l) .................................... 497
Re fuelling ............................................. 174
Sulphur content ................................... 497
Ta nk content ....................................... 500
Fu el consum ption
On-board computer ............................ .261
Fu el consum ption indicator
Calling up ............................................ .167
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rol panel
Fu ses ........................................................ 465
Before replacing a fuse ........................ 465
Fu se assignment diagram ...................4 65
Fu se box in the boot ............................4 68
Fu se box in the engine compartment .. 466 Fu
se box in the front passenger foot‐
we ll ...................................................... 467
No tes .................................................. 465 G
Garage door opener Cleari ngthe memory ........................... 184
Opening or closing the door ................1 84
Programming buttons .......................... 181
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers .... 184
Re solving problems ............................. 183
Synchronising thero lling code ............ 182
Gearshift recommendation .............168, 172
Genera l operating permit number
(EU) .......................................................... .494
Genuine parts ............................................ 23
Glide mode ............................................... 172
Global sear ch
Fu nction .............................................. 307
Overview ............................................. 307
Glo vebox
Locking/unlocking .............................. .110 H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 469
HANDS-FREE ACCESS ................................ 84
Hazard warning lights ............................ .130
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjusting mechanically) .............1 01
Re ar (adjusting) .................................. .102
Re ar (fitting/removing) ........................ 102
Head-up display ....................................... 266
Ad justing display elements (on-board
compu ter) ............................................ 266
Ad justing the brightness (on-board
computer) ............................................ 266
Fu nction .............................................. 267
Menu (on-board compu ter) .................. 266
Operating the memory function ........... 107
Setting the position (on-board com‐
puter) .................................................. 266
Headla mpflasher ................................... .129
Heating see Clima tecontrol Index
591

Side impact pr
otection ........................ 221
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 20
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see Active Parking Assist
Pa rking brake
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking lights .......................................... .127
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors ................................... 14 2
St oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar ........ 14 3
Pa rking up ................................................ 189
PA SSENGER AIR BAGstatus display
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Pe destrian pr otection
see Active bonnet (pedestrian pr otection)
Pe rm issible axle load .............................. 494
Pe rm itted towing me thods .................... .460
Pe trol ........................................................ 497
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................... .71Phone book
see Contacts
PIN pr otection
Swit ching on/off ................................ .325
Plastic trim (Care) ................................... 444
POI Quick access ....................................... 354
Selecting ............................................. 338
POI symbols Selecting ............................................. 367
Po we r supp ly
Switching on (S tart/S top button) ........ 15 5
Po we r windo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occupant
pr otection) ................................................ .46
Fu nction ................................................ 46
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 46
Re versing measures .............................. 47
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection plus) ................................ 47
Fu nction ................................................ 47
Re versing measures .............................. 47Pr
ev entative occupant pr otection sys‐
tem
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
Pr ev ious destinations
Selecting ............................................ .338
Profile ....................................................... 296
Creating a new profile ......................... 297
Maximum number of profiles .............. 296
No tes .................................................. 296
Overview ............................................. 296
Selecting a profile ...............................2 98
Selecting profile options ..................... 298
Showing the profile selection when
entering ............................................... 299
Synchronising ...................................... 298
Prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Pr otection of the environment
No tes ..................................................... 22
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ............ 22 Q
Qibla ......................................................... 371 Index
601

VIN
............................................................ 494
Engine compa rtment ........................... 494
Identification plate .............................. 494
Wi ndsc reen ......................................... 494
Vi sion
Demisting windo ws............................. 14 8
Vo ice control sy stem
see LINGU ATRO NIC W
Wa rning lamps
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Wa rning triangle
Re moving ............................................ 447
Setting up ............................................ 447
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!ABS warning lamp ...................... .563
JBrake sy stem warning lamp
(red) .................................................... 562 JBrake sy
stem warning lamp
(yellow) ................................................ 564
?Coolant warning lamp ................ .569
#Electrical fault warning lamp ...... .569
;Engine diagnosis warning lamp .. .568
åESP ®
OFF warning lamp .............. 566
÷ESP ®
wa rning lamp flashes ........ .565
÷ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights up ...... .565
æFu elreser vewarning lamp .......... 569
ÐPo werst eering sy stem warning
lamp .................................................... 572
! Red indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied .......................... 564
6Re stra int sy stem warning lamp .. .566
7Seat belt warning lamp flashes .. .567
7 Seat belt warning lamp lights
up ........................................................ 567
ïTr ailertow hit chwarning lamp .... .573
h Tyre pressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp flashes .................... 571h
Tyre pressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp lights up .................. 571
L Warning lamp for dis tance
wa rning function ................................ .568
!Ye llow elect ric pa rking brake
indicator lamp is malfunctioning ........ .564
Wa rning/indicator lamps .......................560
Overview ............................................. 560
PA SSENGER AIR BAG ............................ 43
Wa rranty ....................................................29
Wa sher fluid
see Windsc reen washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) .......................... 438
Wa ter tank
see Air-water duct
We ather information ............................... 372
We b br owser
Calling up a web page .........................4 09
Calling up options ................................ 411
Calling up the settings .......................... 411
Del eting a bookmark ............................ 411
Del eting Internet his tory ...................... 411 Index
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