2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON change wheel

*
NO
TEVehicle damage from the jack If
yo u do not position the jack cor rectly at
th e appropriate jack support point of the
ve hicle, the jack could tip over with theve hi‐
cle raised. #
The jack is designed exclusively for
jacking up theve hicle at the jack sup‐
port points. #
Take thera tchet out of the tyre-change tool
kit and place it on the he xagon nut of the
jack so that the letters "AUF" are visible. #
Position jack 2at jack support point 1.
% Ifth ere is a total loss of pressure in a tyre, it
may be possible that the jack cann otbe
positioned at jack support point 1. Inthis
case, unload theve hicle. #
Turn ratchet 3clockwise until jack 2sits
comple tely on jack support point 1and the
base of the jack lies evenly on the ground. #
Turn ratchet 3until the tyre is raised a max‐
imum of 3 cm from the ground. #
Loosen and remo vethe wheel
(/ page 486). Re
moving a wheel Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is raised (/ page 484).
When changing a wheel, avoid applying any force
to the brake discs, since this could impair the
le ve l of com fort when braking.
* NO
TEDama getothre ading from dirt on
wheel bolts #
Do not place wheel bolts in sand or on
a dirty sur face. #
Unscr ew the uppermost wheel bolt com‐
ple tely. 486
Wheels and tyres

#
Tighten the last wheel bolt until it is finger-
tight. #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/ page 488). Lo
weri ngtheve hicle af ter a wheel change Re
quirements:
R The new wheel has been fitted
(/ page 487).
* NO
TEDama getothe emer gency spa re
wheel when lo wering theve hicle Lo
we ring theve hicle without pr eviously
inflating the emer gency collapsible spa re
wheel can damage its rim. #
Inflate the emer gency collapsible spa re
wheel using the tyre inflation compres‐
sor before lo wering theve hicle. #
Place thera tchet onto the he xagon nut of the
jack so that the letters "AB" are visible. #
Tolowe r the vehicle: turnthera tchet of the
jack anti-clo ckwise. #
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diagonal
pattern in the order indicated (1 to5 ).
Specified tightening torq ue: 130 Nm. &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
The wheels could come loose if the wheel
bolts or wheel nuts are not tightened tothe
prescribed tightening torque. #
Makesure the wheel bolts or wheel
nuts are tightened tothe prescribed
tightening torque. #
Ifyo u are not sure, do not mo vethe
ve hicle. Consult a qualified specialist wo
rkshop and ha vethe tightening tor‐
qu ech ecked immediately. #
Check the tyre pressure of the newly moun‐
te d wheel and adjust according ly. #
Vehicles with tyre pressure loss warning
sy stem: restart the tyre pressure loss warn‐
ing sy stem (/ page478).
Excep tion:the new wheel is an emer gency
spa rewheel. #
Vehicles with a tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem: restart the tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem (/ page473).
Except ion:the new wheel is an emer gency
spa rewheel.
Make sure toobser vethefo llowing fur ther rela‐
te d subjec t:
R Notes on tyre pressure (/ page470) 488
Wheels and tyres

1,
2, 3 ...
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

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

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

Checking
the oil le vel using the on-
board computer ................................... 433
MB-Fr eigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .502
Quality ................................................. 502
To pping up ...........................................4 34
Entering characters
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 310
On theto uchpad .................................. 310
On theto uchsc reen (media display) ..... 314
Setting theke yboard ............................ 318
ERA-GLONASS test mode
St arting/ending .................................. 405
ESC (Elect ronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ................................. 194
Tr ailer stabilisation .............................. 194
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram) ....... 191
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .194
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 191
EU general operating permit number ....494
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... 442Exterior lighting
see Lights F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge
Favo urites
Ad ding .................................................3 03
Ad ding a destination ...........................3 42
Calling up ............................................ 303
Deleting ............................................... 304
Home add ress .....................................3 42
Moving ................................................ 304
Overview ............................................. 303
Re naming ............................................ 304
Wo rkaddress ...................................... 342
Fi ll le vel
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 260
Fi lling station sear ch
St arting automatic sear ch................... 349
Switching au tomatic sear chon/off ..... 349
Fi re extinguisher ..................................... 448Firs
t-aid kit (soft sided) ..........................447
Flat towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Flat tyre ....................................................4 48
MOExtended tyres ............................... 449
No tes .................................................. 448
TIREFIT kit ...........................................4 50
Wheel change ...................................... 483
Floor mats ................................................ 12 5
Fo il co vering
Ra dar sensors ...................................... 19 0
Fr ee software ............................................ .31
Fr equencies
Mobile phone ...................................... 493
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 493
Fr equency band
Dialling (on-board computer) .............. .264
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) .....39
Fr ont wheel ar ch..................................... 13 8
Fitting/removing the co ver .................. 13 8
Fr ont wheel ar chcover
Fitting/removing ................................. 13 8590
Index

Ending ..................................................
411
Managing bookmar ks........................... 411
Overview ..............................................4 10
We bsite
Calling up ............................................ 409
Wheel change
Fitting a new wheel ............................ .487
Lo we ring theve hicle ........................... 488
Preparation ......................................... 483
Ra ising theve hicle .............................. 484
Re moving a wheel .............................. .486
Re moving/fitting hub caps .................. 484
Wheel change
see Emer gency spa rewheel
Wheel rotation ........................................ .482
Wheels Care .................................................... 442
Changing hub caps .............................. 484
Checking ............................................ .469
Che cking the tyre pressure (tyre
pressure monitoring sy stem) ............... 472
Fitting .................................................. 487
Flat tyre ............................................... 448
Inter changing ...................................... 482 MOExtended tyres ..............................
.449
Noise ................................................... 469
No tes on fitting .................................... 479
Re moving ............................................ 486
Re placing .................................... 479, 483
Re starting the tyre pressure loss
wa rning sy stem ................................... 478
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor‐
ing sy stem ...........................................4 73
Selection ............................................. 479
Snow chains ........................................ 469
St oring ................................................ 482
TIREFIT kit ...........................................4 50
Ty re pressure (N otes) .......................... 470
Ty re pressure loss warning sy stem
(function) ............................................. 478
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 472
Ty re pressure table .............................. 471
Un usual handling characteristics ........ 469
Wi -Fi ........................................................ .320
Overview ............................................. 320
Setting ................................................. 321
Setting up a hotspot ............................ 322
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 406 Wi
descreen co ckpit instrument dis‐
play
Instrument clu ster ................................. 12
Wi ndow airbag ...........................................39
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Care) ...................................... .442
Wi ndscreen ..............................................1 45
Defrosting ............................................ 14 5
Wi ndscreen
see Windsc reen
see Windshield
Wi ndscreen washer fluid ........................ 504
No tes .................................................. 504
Wi ndscreen washer sy stem
To pping up ...........................................4 35
Wi ndscreen wipers
Changing the wiper blades .................. 13 9
Switching on/off ................................. 13 9
Wi ndshield ............................................... 13 9
Changing the wiper blades .................. 13 961 4
Index