2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON instrument panel

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In addition tothe multifunction display 2,
fur ther conte nt can be shown on displ ays1
and 3(/ page 258).
The segments on speedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status forth efo llowing:
R Cruise control (/ page 201)
R Limiter (/ page 202)
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 205)
* NO
TEEngine damage due toexc essively
high engine speeds The engine will be damaged if
you drive with
th e engine in theov errevving range. #
Do not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range. The fuel supply will be inter
rupted toprotect the
engine when there d mark on there v counter
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
Ve hicles with widescreen cock pit:during nor‐
mal operating conditions, the coolant temp era‐
ture display may rise to120 °C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rns when open‐
ing the bonn et
If yo u open the engine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during a fire inthe
engine compartment, you could come into
contact with hot gases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Before opening the bonn et, allow the
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the engine bonn et
closed and call thefire service. Overview of
the but tons on thest eering
wheel 1
¤ Back/Home button (press and hold),
on-board computer
2 Touch Control, on-board co mputer
3 Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
4 Control panel for MBUX multimedia sy stem:
£ LINGU ATRO NIC
ß Displa ysfavo urites
VO L: control knob, adjusts thevo lume or
switches the sound off 8(press)
6 Makes/accepts a call Instrument Display and on-board computer
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phone. This enables
youto getth e best out of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle data is
not directly accessible.
The following sy stem information is transmit ted:
R Software release of the multimedia sy stem
R System ID (anonymised)
The transfer of this data is used tooptimise
communication between theve hicle and the
mobile phone.
To do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle identifier is randomly
ge nerated.
This has no connection totheve hicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi‐
media sy stem is reset (/ page 327).
The following driving status data is transmit ted:
R Transmission position engaged
R Distinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
R Day/night mode of the instrument clus terThe transfer of
this data is used toalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothe driving
situation.
The following position data is transmitted:
R Coordinates
R Speed
R Compass direction
R Acceleration di rection
This da tais only transfer red while the navigation
sy stem is active, in order toimpr oveit (e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in a tunnel). Mercedes me connect
Note
s on Mercedes me connect
Mercedes me connect pr ovides thefo llowing
services:
R Accident and breakdown mana gement (auto‐
matic accident or breakdown de tection, or
me button)
R Appointment requests or similar (me button) R
Ifth e service is activated: Concier geService
(me button)
R Mercedes-Benz emergency call sy stem (auto‐
matic emer gency call or SOS button)
Mercedes me connect accident and breakdown
management, the Mercedes me connect Con‐
cier geService (if service is acti vated) and the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre are availa‐
ble foryo u around the cloc k.
The me button and the SOS button can be found
on theve hicle's overhead control panel
(/ page 398).
Yo u can also call the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centre using the multimedia sy stem
(/ page 398).
Please no tethat Mercedes me connect is a
Mercedes-Benz service. In emer gencies, al ways
call the national emer gency services firs t using
th est andard national emer gency service phone
numbe rs. In emergencies, you can also use the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
(/ page 402).
Obser vethe conditions of use for Mercedes me
connect and other services. These can be MBUX multimedia sy
stem 397

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
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