2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON air conditioning

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justing the brightness #
Select Brightness .
Ad just the brightness.
Ac tivating the brightness for zones #
Select Brightness . #
Select Brightness zones .#
Activate or deacti vate the function.
The EMPHASIS, AMBIENTandVENTS zones
can be set separatel y.
Ac tivating multi-coloured lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour.
The reare ten preset colour combinations
av ailable. #
Select a colour combination.
Ac tivating multi-coloured animation #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour animat..
The chosen colour combination will change
at predefined inter vals. Ac
tivating welcome lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Welcome.
When theve hicle is unloc ked, a special ambi‐
ent lighting sequence will run.
Ac tivating dependency on air conditioning
settings #
Select Colour. #
Select Climate.
If ch anges are made tothete mp erature set‐
ting in theve hicle, the colour of the ambient
lighting will change brief ly. Switching
the interior lighting switch-off
delay time on or off Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Int. light. del. shut-off #
Switch the lighting switch-off delay time on
or off.
When this function is active, the interior light‐
ing lights up again briefly af terth eve hicle
has been loc ked. Changing bulbs (only
forve hicles with halo‐
ge n headla mps) Note
s onchanging bulbs &
WARNING Risk of bu rns from hot com‐
ponent parts whilst replacing a bulb
Bulbs, lamps and plugs can become very hot
during operation.
When replacing a bulb, you could burn your‐
self on these component parts. 13 6
Light and sight

Overview of climate control sy
stems Note
s on climate control An interior air
filter must alw ays be used so that
th e air conditioning sy stem, pollution le vel moni‐
to ring and the air filtering function workcor‐
re ctly. Ma kesure that thefilter is ins talled cor‐
re ctly and thefilter housing in the engine com‐
partment is closed cor rectly using the cap and
alw ays tightly sealed when in operation. Use fil‐
te rs recommended and appr ovedby Mercedes-
Benz. Alw ays ha veservice workcar ried out at a
qu alified specialist workshop. THERMATIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps in
the buttons Ã,¬,
¤, g,¿and& indicate that the
cor responding function is activated. 1
w Setsthete mp erature
2 Vehicles with a stationary heater on ly:t
calls upthe air conditioning menu
3 H Setsthe air flow or switches off climate
control
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic
mode (/ page147)
5 ¬ Defrosts the windscreen
6 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater on or
off
7 g Switches air-recirculation mode on or
off (/ page148)
8 ¿ Switches the A/C function on or off
(/ page146) 9
Vehicles with a stationary heater on ly:&
swit ches thest ationary heater on or off
(/ page149)
A _ Setsthe air distribution THERMOTRONIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps in
the buttons Ã,¬,
¤, g,Á,0and& indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. Climate
control 14 5

1
w Setsthete mp erature on the driver's
side
2 Vehicles without a stationary heater: _
sets the air distribution
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: tcalls
up the air conditioning menu
3 H Setsthe air flow or switches off climate
control 4
à Sets climate control toautomatic
mode (/ page147)
5 ¬ Defrosts the windscreen
6 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater on or
off
7 g Switches air-recirculation mode on or
off (/ page148)
8 Á Switches the A/C function on or off
(/ page146)
Switches residual heat on or
off(/ page148)
9 Vehicles without a stationary heater: 0
swit ches synchronisation on or off
(/ page147)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: &
swit ches thest ationary heater on or off
(/ page149)
A w Setsthe front passenger side temp era‐
ture Operating
the clima tecont rol sy stem Switching clima
tecont rol on/off #
Toswitch on: setthe air flow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
Toswitch off: setthe air flow toleve l 0 using
th eH button.
% If climate control is switched off, the win‐
do ws may mist up more quickl y.Switch off
climate control only brie fly. Switching
the A/C function on or off via the
cont rol panel The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th
eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the¿Á button.
Switch off the A/C function only brief lyother‐
wise the windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of
th eve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is
not a sign that there is a malfunction. 14 6
Climate cont rol

Calling up
the air conditioning menu Calling up
the air conditioning menu using
th e multimedia sy stem #
Select thete mp erature display at the lo wer
edge of the media displa y.
Calling up the air conditioning menu using
th e but ton on the control panel #
Press thet button on the control panel.
% The button on the control panel is not availa‐
ble on all equipment variants. In this case,
th e air conditioning menu can only be called
up using the multimedia sy stem. Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function
using the multimedia sy stem The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th
eve hicle's interior air. #
Call up the climate control menu
(/ page147). #
Select A/C.
Depending on the pr evious status, the func‐
tion is activated or deactivated. Setting climate control
toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, the set temp erature is con‐
trolled and maintained at a const ant levelby the
air suppl y. #
Press the à button. #
Toswitch tomanual mode: pressthe _
or à button.
In automatic mode, you can choose between five
dif fere nt air quantities using the H button.
Au tomatic mode is retained. Overview of air distribution settings
The symbols on
the display indicate which vents
th e air flow is being directed thro ugh:
¯ def
rost er and side air vents
P centre and side air
vents
O fo
ot we ll and side air vents
S centre, side and
foot we llve nts
a defros
ter,fo ot we ll and side air vents
_ all
vents b
defros
ter,middle and side air vents
W au
tomatic air distribution Setting
the air distribution #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page147). #
Toset the air distribution: select¯,
P orO. #
Set the air flow.
% Several air distribution options can be selec‐
te d at the same time, forex ample toset the
te mp erature/air conditioning forth e wind‐
screen and thefo ot we lls simultaneousl y. Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function via the control
panel Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The temp erature and
air distribution setting forth e driver side is adop‐
te d automatically forth e front passenger side. #
Press the 0 button. Climate control
147

The synchronisation function is deactivated if
th
e settings for one of theot her climate zones
are changed. Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function using the multime‐
dia sy stem Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The driver's settings
fo rte mp erature, air quantity and air distribution
are adop ted automatically for all clima tezones. #
Calling up the air conditioning menu
(/ page147). #
Select SYNC.
Depending on the pr evious status, the func‐
tion is activated or deactivated. Demisting
the windo ws Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button. Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mode automatically swit ches to
fresh air mode af ter some time.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only brie fly. Switches
there sidual heat on/off Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par ked.
It is possible tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilat‐
ing the front compartment of theve hicle for
appr oximately 30 minutes, depending on the
te mp erature set. #
Toswitch on: presstheÁ button.
Re sidual heat is switched off automaticall y. St
ationary heater/ventilation St
ationary heater/stationary ventilation
function R The air inside theve hicle is heated or ventila‐
te dto the set temp erature.
R The air inside theve hicle cannot be cooled
down totemp eratures below the outside
te mp erature.
R Ifth e outside temp erature changes, ventila‐
tion mode au tomatical lyswitches toheating
mode or heating mode automatically
switches toventilation mode.
The stationary heater and theex haust gas outlet
are situated in front of theright-hand front
wheel. 14 8
Climate cont rol

#
Set the desired temp erature using thew
button. #
Press button 1.
The red or blue indicator lamp on button 1
will light up or go out.
The indicator lamp colours mean thefo llowing:
R Blue: stationary ventilation is switched on.
R Red:thest ationary heater is swit ched on. R
Yello w: the departure time is preselected.
The stationary heater/ stationary ventilation will
switch off au tomatically af ter 50 minutes.
Operation using the app: thest ationary
heater/ ventilation can also be operated via the
Mercedes me connect app. Further information
can be found in the separate Owner's Manual
under http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/cars/
connectme/en_GB/index.html.
Setting thest ationary heater/stationary ven‐
tilation via the multimedia sy stem #
Calling up the air conditioning menu
(/ page147). #
Select Auxiliary heating.
Selecting the departu retime #
Select the time TIME A: XX, TIME B: XXor
TIME C: XX.
Setting the departu retime #
Select the time TIME A: XX, TIME B: XXor
TIME C: XX. #
Select the pen beside the time. #
Set a time.
Setting thest ationary heater/stationary ven‐
tilation via remo tecont rol
Re quirements:
R The fuel tank has been filled toat least Õ.
Swit ching on immediately #
Press and hold theu button. 15 0
Climate cont rol

yo
u can start theve hicle in emer gency operation
mode. Ma
rked space (e xample with cup holder without
co ver) #
Open the co ver of mar ked space 2if neces‐
sar y. #
Make sure that mar ked space 2is em pty. #
Remo vekey1 from theke yring. #
Place key1 in mar ked space 2onthe
symbol 3.
The vehicle will start af ter a short time.
If yo ure mo vekey1 from mar ked space 2
th e engine continues running. For fur ther
engine starts ho wever,ke y1 must be loca‐
te d in mar ked space 2on symbol 3during
th e entire journe y. #
Have theke y1 checked at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop.
If th eve hicle does not star t: #
place key1 in mar ked space 2and lea ve
it th ere. #
Vehicles with manual transmission:
depress the clutch pedal. #
Depress the brake pedal and start theve hicle
using thest art/ stop button.
% You can also swit chon the po wer supp lyor
th e ignition with thest art/ stop button. St
arting theve hicle via Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling or heating
theve hicle interior before
commencing your journey
% This function is not available in all countries.
If yo ustart theve hicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iously selec ted air conditioning adjustment
is active.
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.
R thest ar ter battery is suf ficiently charge d.
% You can also set thete mp erature with your
smartphone. In form ation on Mercedes me
connect and other services: http://
www.mercedes.me
This function is not available for all models. 15 8
Driving and pa rking

Ve
hicle voice commands Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Temperature colder I would like to reduce the tempera-
tureRe
duces thete mp erature of the air conditioning sy stem
Air recirculation on I would like to activate the air circu-
lationSwitches on air
recirculation mode forth e air conditioning sy stem
Automatic climate control driver on I would like to switch on the auto- matic climate control for the driv-
er's seatSwitches on automatic climate control
forth e driver's or front passenger
side
Ambient light blue Switch ambient light to blueSwitches ambient lighting, e.g.
toblue
Wave massage driver on I would like to switch on the wave
massage for the driver's seatSwitches on
thewav e massage forth e driver's or front passenger seat
Massage driver's seat off Switch the driver's side massage
offSwitches off
the massage function forth e driver's or front passenger seat
Seat heating driver on I would like to switch on the seat
heating for the driver's seatSwitches on
the seat heating forth e driver's or front passenger seat
Seat heating front passenger level
2 Seat heating front-passenger on
level 2Sets
the seat heating forth e driver's or front passenger seat toleve l 2 284
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