2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON service

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gency call sy stem passed diagnostics suc‐
cessfully. If necessar y,switch ON the media dis‐
pla y,if it was switched OFF before.
St arting/ending ERA-GLONASS test mode
(Russia)
Re quirements:
R The star ter battery is suf ficiently charge d.
R The ignition is switched on.
R The vehicle has been stationary for at least
one minute. #
Tostart thete st mode: press and hold the
~ button on the multifunction steering
wheel for at least five seconds.
The test mode is star ted and automatically
ends af terth e language test has been per‐
fo rm ed. #
Toend thete st mode manuall y:switch off
th e ignition.
The test mode is ended. Online and Internet functions
Internet connection
Information on connecting
tothe Internet &
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. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem. &
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. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating mobile communication equipment in
th eve hicle.
Depending on theve hicle's equipment, you can
es tablish an Internet connection in thefo llowing
wa ys:
R Vehicles with a communication module:
Internet use including Mercedes me connect
services and data roaming (/ page 406).
R Vehicles without a communication mod‐
ule: MBUX multimedia sy
stem 405

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viaWi-Fi wi tha data-enabled mobile
phone (/ page 406)
- via Blue tooth®
with a data-enabled
mobile phone (/ page 406)
The In tern et functions can only be used toa limi‐
te d deg ree whilst driving.
Fu nction of the communication module
On vehicles with a built-in communication mod‐
ule, the Internet connection is es tablished via an
integ rated SIM card.
To use In tern et access via the communication
module thefo llowing conditions must be me t:
R Mercedes me connect is active and ready for
operation.
R Mercedes me connect is activated for Inter‐
net access.
R Data volume via Mercedes me connect is
av ailable.
If th e data volume limit is reached, theav ailabil‐
ity of Mercedes me connect services is limited.
The data volume must be pur chased via
Mercedes me connect. %
Con tact a Mercedes-Benz service centre to
fi nd out wh ether it is possible topur chase
data volume in your count ry.
Setting up an Internet connection via Wi-Fi
Re quirements:
R theWi -Fi function is acti vated on the multi‐
media sy stem (/ page 321).
R theWi -Fi function is acti vated on the mobile
phone (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
R Internet access via Wi-Fi is acti vated (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
The Internet connection via Wi-Fi is restricted or
does not function if:
R the mobile phone is switched off
R mobile data use is deactivated on the mobile
phone
R theWi -Fi function is deacti vated on the multi‐
media sy stem
R theWi -Fi function is deacti vated on the
mobile phone R
Internet access via Wi-Fi is deacti vated on
th e mobile phone
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings
5 Connect via Wi-Fi #
Select the networ k. #
Log in totheWi -Fi network (/ page 321).
Setting up an Internet connection via Blue‐
to oth ®
Requ irements:
R The mobile phone supports the Blue tooth®
profile PAN (Personal AreaNet work).
R The mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem via Blue tooth®
( / page378).
The Internet connection via Blue tooth®
is restric‐
te d or does not function if:
R the mobile phone is switched off
R the mobile phone is connected a an addi‐
tional mobile phone 406
MBUX multimedia sy stem

R
the mobile phone network co verage is insuf‐
fi cient
R mobile da tause is deactivated on the mobile
phone
R the Blue tooth®
function on the multimedia
sy stem is switched off and the mobile phone
is to be connec ted via Blue tooth®
R the Blue tooth®
function is switched off on
th e mobile phone and the mobile phone is to
be connec ted via Blue tooth®
R neither the mobile phone network nor the
mobile phone allow simultaneous use of a
te lephone and an Internet connection
R the mobile phone has not been enabled for
Internet access via Blue tooth®
If a mobile phone is connected tothe multimedia
sy stem forth efirs t time via Blu etoo th®
,yo u will
be assis tedth ro ugh the process of setting up an
Internet connection.
The Internet connection can also be confi gured
manually. Fu
rther information can be obtained at http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect or from a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings
5 Connect via Bluetooth #
Select the mobile phone.
The Internet connection is es tablished.
Establishing an automatic Internet connec‐
tion
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings #
Highlight the mobile phone. #
Select r. #
Activate D Permanent Internet connec-
tion. Cancelling In
ternetaccess permission for a
mobile phone
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings #
Select rinthe line of the mobile phone. #
Select Delete configuration. #
Select Yes.
Displaying mobile phone details
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 5
Internet settings #
Select rinthe line of the mobile phone. #
Select Details.
Establishing an Internet connection
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes me & Apps #
Forex ample, select zBrowser . MBUX multimedia sy
stem 407

Internet
radio Calling up In
ternetradio
Re quirements:
R There is an account on http://
www.me rcedes.me.
R The Internet radio service is activated.
R The data volume is available. Depending on
the count ry, data volume may
need tobe pur chased.
R Afast Internet connection for data transmis‐
sion free of inter fere nce.
% The functions and services are countr y-
dependent. For more information, consult a
Mercedes-Benz service centre. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Radio #
Select TuneIn radio.
The Internet radio menu appears. The last
st ation set starts playing.
% The connection quality depends on the local
mobile phone reception. 412
MBUX multimedia sy stem

Select du
ring pl ayback of a tra ckin order to
crea tea playlist with similar trac ks.
R Surprise mix
A pl aylist with randomly selected trac ksis
created.
R Add to favourite songs
The cur rent track is added tothefa vo urite
songs.
R Delete from favourite songs
The cur rent track is remo ved from thefa vo ur‐
ite songs. #
Select an option. Music online
Calling up music online
Re
quirements:
R There is an account forth e music stre aming
service.
R A subsc ript ion forth e music stre aming
service has been obtained.
R The data volume is available. Depending on
the count ry, data volume may
need tobe pur chased.
R Afast Internet connection for data transmis‐
sion free of inter fere nce.
% The functions and services are countr y-
dependent. For more information, consult a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media #
Select Online music.
Wi th Online music you can lis tento music via
a st re aming service.
Music playback can be controlled with theTo uch
Control, theto uchsc reen, theto uchpad or using
th e media application.
Sear ching for music in online music
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
Online music
Sear ching for ca tegories in online music
The media con tent of thest re aming pr ovider can
be scanned thro ugh in the category sear ch. The av
ailable categories depend on thest re aming
pr ov ider. #
Select 5.
The list of available categories appears. #
Select a categor y.
Ke yword sear chin online music
Yo u can look for content using theke yword
sear chwith free text input. #
Select ª.
A ke yboard forch aracter ent ryappears. #
Enterth ete rm sear ched for.
% The sear chbegins from thefirs tth re ech ar‐
acters entered. The more characters entered
th e more concr eteth e sear chresults
become. #
Select the desired entry fromthere sult list.
If th e selected result is an album, song or a
playback list then playback is star ted. If the
selected result is a new category then this is
opened in the sear ch. 420
MBUX multimedia sy stem

include logos, album co
vers, music trac ks, pro‐
grammes, ne wsor service information, forex am‐
ple. #
Select #. Ac
tivating/deactivating the frequency fix
function Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Radio 5
Z #
Select Frequency fix toswitch on or off.
If th e function is activated, the set frequency
is ke pt eve n ifthere ception is poo r. Ac
tivating/deactivating traf fic announce‐
ments Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Radio 5
Z #
Switch Traffic announcements on or off. Setting
the traf fic information service vol‐
ume increase Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Radio 5
Z 5
Sound #
Select Other sound settings. #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments. #
Select TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENTS VOL-
UME INCREASE. #
Set a value. #
Toadopt theva lue: select q. Displaying
radio text Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Radio 5
Z #
Switch Display radio text information on or
off. Sound
To
ne settings Information about
the sound sy stem
The sound sy stem has a total output of 100 W
and is equipped with 6 spea kers. It is available
fo r all functions in thera dio and media modes.
Calling up the sound menu
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
Z 5
Sound
The following functions are available:
R Equaliser
R Balance and Fader
R Volume #
Select a function.
Ad justing treble, mid- range and bass set‐
tings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Media 5
Z 5
Sound
5 Equaliser #
Set TREBLE, MIDorBASS . MBUX multimedia sy
stem 425

ASS
YST PLUS se rvice inter val display Fu
nction of the ASS YST PLUS se rvice inter val
displ ay The ASS
YST PLUS service inter val display on the
instrument display pr ovides information on the
re maining time or dis tance be fore the next
service due date.
Yo u can hide this service message using the
back button on the left-hand side of thesteering
wheel.
Depending on how theve hicle is used, the
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display may
shor tenth e service inter val, e.g. in thefo llowing
cases:
R mainly short-dis tance driving
R when the engine is of ten le ftidling for long
periods
R intheeve nt of frequent cold start phases
R Vehicles with a diesel particulate filter: in
th eev ent of frequently inter rupted rege nera‐
tion of the diesel particulate filter Mercedes-Benz
recommends avoiding such
operating conditions.
Yo u can obtain fur ther information concerning
th e servicing of your vehicle from a qualified
specialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre. Displaying
the service due da te On-board computer:
4 Service 5
ASSYST PLUS
The next service due date is displa yed. #
Toexitth e displa y:press the back button
on the left-hand side of thesteering wheel.
Make sure toobser vethefo llowing fur ther rela‐
te d subjec t:
R Operating the on-board computer
(/ page 256). Information on
regular maintenance work *
NO
TEPremature wearthro ugh failure to
obser veservice due dates Service
workwhich is not car ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lead to
inc reased wear and damage totheve hicle. #
Alw ays obser vethe prescribed service
inter vals. #
Alw ays ha vethe prescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop. Special service
requ irements The prescribed service inter
val is based on nor‐
mal operation of theve hicle. Maintenance work
will need tobe per form ed more of ten if theve hi‐
cle is operated under arduous conditions or
increased loads.
The ASS YST PLUS service inter val display is only
an aid. The driver of theve hicle bears responsi‐
bility as rega rdsto whe ther maintenance work
needs tobe per form ed more of tenth an speci‐ Main
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fi
ed based on the actual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Examples of arduous operating conditions:
R regular city driving with frequent intermedi‐
ate stops
R mainly short-dis tance driving
R frequent operation in mountainous terrain or
on poor road sur faces
R when the engine is of ten le ftidling for long
periods
R operation in particula rly dusty conditions
and/or if air-recirculation mode is frequently
used
In these or similar operating conditions, ha vethe
interior air filter, engine air cleaner, engine oil
and oil filter etc. changed more frequent ly. The
ty re s must be checked more frequently if the
ve hicle is operated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information can be obtained at a qualified
specialist workshop. Battery disconnection periods
The ASS
YST PLUS se rvice inter val display
can only calculate the service due da tewhen
th e bat tery is connected. #
Notedown the service due date displa yed on
th e instrument display before disconnecting
th e battery (/ page 429). Engine compartment
Ac
tive bonn et(pedestrian pr otection) Operation of
the active bonnet (pedestrian
pr otection)
In cer tain accident situations, therisk of injury
to pedestrians can be reduced bythe actuation
of the active bonn et. The rear area of the engine
bonn etisraised byappr oximately 70 mm.
Fo rth e drive tothewo rkshop, reset the trig‐
ge red active bonn etyourself. Af terth e active
bonn ethas been triggered, pedestrian pr otection
may be limited.
A qu alified specialist workshop must re-ins tate
th e full functionality of the active bonn et. The active bonnet is not
available in all coun‐
tries.
Re setting the active bonnet &
WARNING Danger of bu rns from hot
component parts in the engine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in the engine com‐
partment may be very hot, e.g. the engine,
th era diator and parts of theex haust sy stem. #
Let the engine cool down and only
to uch the component parts described
below: 430
Maintenance and care