2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

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

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

High beam
Adaptive Highbeam Assist .................. .132
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus .......... .133
Switching on/off ................................. 12 9
High-pressure cleaner (care) .................. 437
Hill Start Assist ........................................ 217
HOLD function ......................................... 217
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 217
Switching on/off ................................. 218
Home screen (media display) Overview ............................................. 289
Hotspot Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 322 I
i-Size child seat securing sy stem
Fitting .................................................... 60
Seats suitable for attaching ................... 59
Identification plate Engine ................................................. 494
Ve hicle ................................................ 494
Ignition Switching on (S tart/S top button) ........ 15 5Ignition
key
see Key
Immobiliser ................................................ 94
Implied warranty
Ve hicle .................................................. 29
In Car Of fice
Calling up ............................................ 390
Fe atures .............................................. 390
Managing e-mails ................................ 391
Marking a task as comple ted ...............3 91
Selecting functions (calendar entry) .... 390
Selecting functions (Tas ks& Calls) ...... 391
Indicator lamps see Warning/indicator lamps
Individual drive prog ram
Con figuring .......................................... 16 6
Selecting ............................................. 16 5
Inspection see AS SYST PLUS
Instrument clus ter
see Instrument display
Instrument display ..................................2 54
Ad justing the lighting .......................... 260 Fu
nction/no tes ................................... 254
Instrument clus ter ................................. 10
Wa rning/indicator lamps .................... 560
Instrument lighting .................................260
Intelligent Light Sy stem .......................... 13 0
Ac tive headla mps ................................ 13 0
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist .................. .132
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus .......... .133
City lighting .......................................... 131
Corne ring light ..................................... 131
Mo torw ay mode ................................... 131
Overview ............................................. 13 0
Switching on/off ................................. 131
Interior lighting ........................................ 13 5
Ambient lighting .................................. 13 5
Re ading light ........................................ 13 5
Setting ................................................. 13 5
Switch-off del aytime ........................... 13 6
Interior pr otection
Fu nction ................................................ 96
Priming/deactivating ............................. 96
In term ediatedestination
Calculating a route with intermediate
destinations ........................................ .347 592
Index

Entering ............................................... 347
Modifying ............................................. 347
St arting an automatic filling station
sear ch................................................. 349
St arting the automatic service sta‐
tion sear ch.......................................... 349
In tern et
Calling up a web page .........................4 09
Closing the br ows er ............................. 411
Del eting a bookmark ............................ 411
Del eting his tory .................................... 411
Managing bookmar ks........................... 411
Internet connection Cancelling permission (mobile
phone) ................................................ .407
Communication module function ........ 406
Connection status .............................. .408
Displ aying the connection status ........ 408
Es tablishing .........................................4 07
Es tablishing automatically ...................4 07
Information .......................................... 405
Mobile phone de tails .......................... .407
Re strictions ......................................... 405
Setting access da ta(Blue tooth ®
) ........ 406
Setting automatic disconnection .........4 08Setting up (Blu
etoo th®
) .......................4 06
Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 406
Internet radio
Calling up ............................................. 412
Calling up thest ation list (category
last selec ted) .......................................4 14
Del eting stations .................................. 414
Logging out .......................................... 414
Overview ..............................................4 13
Re gis tering ........................................... 414
Saving stations .................................... 414
Selecting and connecting toast ation
............................................................ .414
Selecting stre am .................................. 414
Setting options ..................................... 414
Te rm s of use ........................................4 14
iPhone ®
see Apple CarPlay™
see Mercedes-Benz Link
ISOFIX child seat securing sy stem
Fitting .................................................... 60
Seats suitable for attaching ................... 57 J
Jack Declaration of conformity ......................26
Storage location ..................................4 82
Jump-start connection ............................ 459
Gene ral no tes ...................................... 457 K
Ke y.............................................................. 73
Ac oustic locking verification signal ........ 74
Battery ................................................... 75
Emergency key ...................................... 75
Energy consumption .............................. 74
Fe atures ................................................ 73
Ke yring attachment .............................. 75
Overview ............................................... 73
Pa nic alarm ............................................ 74
Problem .................................................76
Un locking setting .................................. .74
Ke y functions
Deactivating ........................................... 74
KEYLESS-GO Locking theve hicle ................................ 79
Problem .................................................80 Index
593

Un
locking setting .................................. .74
Un locking theve hicle ............................79
Kickd own.................................................. 172
Using ................................................... 172
Knee airbag ................................................ 39L
Lamp see In terior lighting
Lamps (instrument display) see Warning/indicator lamps
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
Language .................................................. 324
No tes ................................................... 324
Setting .................................................3 24
LED light see In telligent Light Sy stem
Light switch Overview ..............................................1 27Lighting
see In terior lighting
see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 127
Ac tive headla mps ................................ 13 0
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist .................. .132
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus .......... .133
Ad justing the instrument lighting ........ 260
Au tomatic driving lights ....................... 12 8
Changing bulbs .................................... 13 6
City lighting .......................................... 131
Combination swit ch............................. 12 9
Corne ring light ..................................... 131
Driving ab road (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 127
Haza rdwa rning lights .......................... 13 0
Headla mpflasher ................................ 12 9
Headla mprange .................................. 12 8
High beam ........................................... 12 9
Intellige nt Light Sy stem ....................... 13 0
Light switch .........................................1 27
Low beam ............................................ 127
Mo torw ay mode ................................... 131
Pa rking lights ...................................... .127
Re ar fog light ....................................... 127Re
sponsibility for lighting sy stems .......1 27
Setting theex terior lighting switch-
off delay time ...................................... 13 4
St anding lights .................................... .127
Switching the sur round lighting
on/off ................................................ .135
Tu rn signal lights ................................. 12 9
Limiter ...................................................... 202
Ac tivating ............................................ 203
Buttons ................................................ 203
Calling up a speed ............................... 203
Deactivating ........................................ 203
Fu nction .............................................. 202
Pa ssive mode ...................................... 202
Pe rm anent setting .............................. .205
Re quirements: .................................... .203
Selecting ............................................. 203
Setting a speed ................................... 203
St oring a speed ................................... 203
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 02
Limiting speed see Limi ter
LINGU ATRO NIC ........................................ 268
Au dible help functions .........................2 71
Impr oving speech quality .................... .272 594
Index

Langua
gesetting ................................. 270
Media pla yervo ice commands ............ 279
Message voice commands .................. 282
Multifunction steering wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 268
Na vigation voice commands ................ 274
No tes on thevo ice commands ............ 272
Online voice control ............................ .272
Operable functions .............................. 270
Operating saf ety .................................. 268
Ra dio voice commands ........................ 278
Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................2 70
Switch voice commands ...................... 272
Te lephone voice controls .................... .276
Te xt messa gevoice commands .......... .282
Ve hicle voice commands .................... .283
Vo ice prom pting .................................. 269
Live Traf fic Information
Displaying subsc ript ion information .... 359
Displaying the tra ffic map .................. .360
Displ aying traf fic incidents .................. 361
Extending a subscription ..................... 360
Re gis tering on Mercedes me ............... 360
Showing local area messa ges .............. 362 Switching
the tra ffic information dis‐
play on ................................................ 362
Loading .................................................... .114
No tes ................................................... 109
Ro ofrack ............................................. 11 4
St ow age space under the boot floor ....1 14
Ti e-down eyes ...................................... 11 4
Loading guidelines .................................. 109
Loads Securing .............................................. 109
Locking/unlocking Activating/deactivating the auto‐
matic locking feature ............................ .81
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 77
Digital Vehicle Keyst icke r .................... .78
Emergency key ...................................... 81
KEYLESS-GO .......................................... 79
Mobile phone ........................................ .78
Smartphone ........................................... 78
Un locking/opening the doors from
th e inside ............................................... 78
Low beam (symm etrical dipped beam) ................. 127
Switching on/off ................................. 127Lu
bricant additives
see Additives
Lu ggage
Securing .............................................. 109
Lu mbar support
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
Lu mbar support (4-w ay).......................... 101 M
Main beam Changing bulbs ................................... .138
Maintenance see ASS YST PLUS
Malfunction Restra int sy stem ................................... 33
Managing e-mails In Car Of fice ........................................ 391
Manual transmission Ope rating thege arshift le ver ............... 167
Map .................................................. 360, 365
Av oiding an area ..................................3 69
Av oiding an area (o verview) ................ .369
Changing an area ................................ 369 Index
595

Del
eting an area .................................. 370
Displ aying Qibla .................................. .371
Displ aying the compass ....................... 371
Displ aying the map version ................ .368
Displ aying the next intersecting
st re et ................................................... 368
Displaying thera nge ............................ 372
Displ aying the satellite map ................. 371
Displ aying the tra ffic map .................. .360
Displ aying weather information .......... .372
Map data ............................................. 370
Moving ................................................ 366
Selecting POI symbols .........................3 67
Selecting text information ................... 368
Selecting the map orientation .............3 66
Setting the map scale .......................... 365
Setting the map scale automatically ....3 71
Showing in the multifunction display
of the instrument clus ter ..................... 373
Switching mo torw ay information
on/off ................................................ .368
Up dating .............................................. 370
Massage prog rammes
Re setting the settings .......................... 103Massage prog
rams
Selecting the front seats ..................... 103
Massage settings Resetting ............................................. 103
Matt finish (cleaning instructions) ........ 439
Maximum gross vehicle weight ............ .494
Maximum speed see Limiter
MBUX multimedia sy stem
see Multimedia sy stem
MBUX Touch
Managing devices ................................ 323
Mecca ...................................................... .371
Media Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 265
Media display Notes .................................................. 288
Media mode Adding a favo urite song ...................... .419
Connecting Blue tooth®
audio equip‐
ment .................................................... 41 8
Connecting USB devices ...................... 41 8Controlling media playback ..................
419
Copyright and trademar ks................... 41 5
Making video settings .........................4 22
No tes about the sear chfunction in
categories ............................................ 421
Overview of the media menu ............... 417
Playing back similar music trac ks........ 419
Re moving a favo urite song .................. .419
Sea rching for a music track accord‐
ing tomood ........................................ .422
St arting a sear chin categories ............ 421
St arting media playback ...................... 419
Suppor tedfo rm at and data storage
media ................................................... 414
Surprise mix ......................................... 419
Using theke yword sear ch................... 422
Media playback Ope rating (on-board compu ter) .......... .265
Media source Selecting (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............ 265
Memory function Head-up display — Calling up stored
settings ................................................ 107
Head-up display — Storing settings ...... 107
Operating ............................................. 107596
Index

Outside mir
rors — Calling up stored
settings ................................................ 107
Outside mir rors —St oring settings .......1 07
Seat — Calling up stored settings ......... 107
Seat — Storing settings ........................ 107
Menu (on-board computer) Assis tant displ ay.................................. 261
Designs ............................................... 257
Head-up displ ay................................... 266
Media .................................................. 265
Na vigation .......................................... .262
Overview ............................................. 256
Ra dio ...................................................2 64
Service ................................................ 260
Te lephone ............................................ 265
Tr ip ...................................................... 261
Mercedes me Calling up services .............................. 401
Calling up your user account .............. .401
Del eting a connection .......................... 401
Information .......................................... 401
Mercedes me connect Accident and breakdown mana ge‐
ment .................................................... 399
Ar ranging a service appointment ........ 399 Calling
the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centre ................................................. 398
Consenting todata transfer .................4 00
Information .......................................... 397
Making a call via theove rhead con‐
trol panel ............................................. 398
Service call with the me button ........... 399
Tr ans ferred data ..................................4 00
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sys‐
te m ........................................................... 402
Au tomatic emergency call ................... 402
Information .......................................... 402
Information on data processing .......... .404
Manual emer gency call ........................ 403
Overview ............................................. 402
Self-diagnosis (Russia) ........................ 404
St arting/ending ERA-GLONASS test
mode .................................................. .405
Mercedes-Benz Link ................................ 392
Connecting .......................................... 392
Ending ................................................. 393
No te .................................................... 392
Overview ............................................. 392
Sound settings .................................... 393 Mercedes-Benz se
rvice centre
see Qualified specialist workshop
Message (multifunction display) see Display message
Message memory .................................... 509
Messages .................................................3 88
Calling a messa gesender .................... 389
Composing .......................................... 388
Configuring the displa yedte xt mes‐
sa ge s ................................................... 388
Deleting ............................................... 390
Fo rw arding .......................................... 389
Overview ............................................ .388
Re ading .............................................. .388
Re plying .............................................. 389
Sending ...............................................3 88
Using a number/URL .......................... 389
Using temp lates .................................. 389
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 82
Mir rors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone Cancelling permission for Internet
connection .......................................... 407 Index
597