2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON roof rack

Pr
otection of the environment
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue tooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
your vehicle is
directly related tothewa yyo u operate your
ve hicle.
Help toprotect the environment byoperating
yo ur vehicle in an environmentally responsi‐
ble manner. Please obser vethefo llowing rec‐
ommendations on ope rating conditions and
pe rsonal driving style.
Operating conditions: #
Make sure that the tyre pressure is cor‐
re ct. #
Do not car ryany unnecessary weight
(e.g. roof luggage rack s once you no
lon ger need them). #
Adhere tothe service inter vals.
A regularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ute toenvironmen tal pr otection. #
Alw ays ha vemaintenance workcar ried
out at a qualified specialist workshop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Do not depress the accelera tor pedal
when starting the engine. #
Do not warm upthe engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y. #
Drive carefully and maintain a suitable
di st ance from theve hicle in front. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration
and braking. #
Change gear in good time and use each
ge ar on lyup toÔ of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switch off the engine in stationary traf‐
fi c, e.g. byusing the ECO start/ stop
function. #
Drive fuel-ef ficiently. Obser vethe ECO
display for a fuel-ef ficient driving style. Ta
ke -back of end-of-life vehicles
EU countries onl y:
Mercedes-Benz will take back your end-of-life
ve hicle for environment-friendly disposal in
accordance with the European Union(EU) End-
of-Life Vehicles Directive.
A network of vehicle take -ba ckpoints and dis‐
mantlers has been es tablished foryo uto return
yo ur vehicle. You can lea veit at any of these
points free of charge . This makes an impor tant
contribution toclosing there cycling circle and
conse rving resources.
Fo r fur ther information about there cycling and
disposal of end-of-li fevehicles, and theta ke-
back conditions, please visit the national
Mercedes-Benz website foryo ur count ry. 22
General no tes

#
Release the switch immediately if
somebody becomes trapped.
or #
Press the switch in any direction during
th e automatic opening/closing process.
The opening/closing process is stop‐
ped. *
NO
TEMalfunction caused bysnow and
ice Snow and ice may lead
toa malfunction of
th e sliding sunroof. #
Only open the sliding sunroof if it is free
of snow and ice. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byprotru ding
objects Objects
that pr otru de from the sliding sun‐
ro of may damage the sealing strips. #
Do not allow anything toprotru de from
th e sliding sunroof. *
NO
TEImpo rtant points toremember
when a roof rack isfitted When a
roof rack isfitted, raising or opening
th e sliding sunroof may be limited. #
Check whe ther the sliding sunroof can
be raised or opened when a roof rack is
fi tted. #
If in doubt, do not raise or open the
sliding sunroof. 1
Raising
2 Opening
3 Closing/lo wering
Use the3 button tooperate the panoramic
sliding sunroof and thero ller sunblind.
R The panoramic sliding sunroof can be oper‐
ated only when thero ller sunblind is open. 90
Opening and closing

R
The roller sunblind can be opera ted only
when the panoramic sliding sunroof is
closed. #
Tostart automatic operation: pressthe
3 button be yond the point of resis tance
or pull and release it. #
Tointer rupt automatic operation: briefly
press the3 button in any direction.
The opening/closing process will be stop‐
ped. #
Check whe ther the panoramic sliding sunroof
can be raised or opened when a roof rack is
fi tted.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of the sliding
sunroof
If th ere is an object obstructing the sliding sun‐
ro of during the closing process, the sliding sun‐
ro of will open again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsing function is only an aid and is not a sub‐
st itute foryo ur attentiveness. #
When closing, make sure that no body parts
are in the closing area. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment even wi th
th ere ve rsing feature active
The reve rse function does not react in partic‐
ular:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers
R overth e last 4 mm of the closing path
R during resetting
This means that there ve rse function cann ot
pr eve nt someone from becoming trapped in
th ese situations. #
When closing, make sure that no body
parts are in the closing area. #
Release the button immediately if
somebody becomes trapped.
or #
Brief lypress the button in any direction
during automatic operation.
The closing process is stopped. Au
tomatic reve rsing function of thero ller
sunblind
If th ere is an object obstructing thero ller sun‐
blind during the closing process, thero ller sun‐
blind will open again automaticall y.The auto‐
matic reve rsing function is only an aid and is not
a substitute foryo ur attentiveness. #
When closing thero ller sunblind, make sure
th at no body parts are in thera nge of mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tereve rsing function
In particular, there ve rsing function does not
re act tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fin‐
ge rs.
This means that there ve rsing function can‐
not pr event entrapment in these situations. #
When closing thero ller sunblind, make
sure that no body parts are in thera nge
of mo vement. #
Release the button immediately if
somebody becomes trapped. Opening and closing
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Overview of
the tie-down eyes Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page109). 1
Tie-down eyes (vehicles with thro ugh-loading
fe ature in there ar ben chseat) Opening or closing
thesto wage space under
th e boot floor #
Toopen: liftthe boot floor at contact 1and
swing it upwards. #
Toclose: fold the boot floor down wards. At
taching a roof rack &
WARNING Risk of inju ryifth e maximum
ro of load is exceeded
When you load thero of, the cent reof gr avity
of theve hicle rises and the usual driving
ch aracteristics as well as thesteering and
braking characteristics change. During cor‐
nering, theve hicle tilts more strongly and
may react more sluggishly tosteering mo ve‐
ments.
If yo uexc eed the maximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thesteer‐
ing and braking characteristics, will be
great lyimpaired. #
Alw ays comply with the maximum roof
load and adjust your driving style. Yo
u will find information on the maximum roof
load in the "Technical data" section. 11 4
Seats and stowing

*
NO
TEVehicle damage from non-
appr ovedro of racks The
vehicle could be damaged byroof racks
which ha venot been tested and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. #
Only use roof rack ste sted and
appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz. #
Depending on theve hicle equipment,
ensure that when thero of rack isfitted:
R the sliding sunroof can be fully
ra ised.
R the boot lid can be fully opened. #
Position the load on thero of rack in
such a wayth at theve hicle will not sus‐
ta in damage even when it is in motion. *
NO
TEDama getothe panoramic sliding
sunroof when a roof rack isfitted The panoramic sliding sunroof may be dam‐
aged bythero of rack ifyo u attem pttoopen
it when thero of rack isfitted. #
Do not open the panoramic sliding sun‐
ro of if a roof rack isfitted.
In order toallow ventilation of theve hicle
interior, you can raise the panoramic sliding
sunroof. *
NO
TEDama getothe co vers The co
vers may be dama ged and scratched
when being opened. #
Do not use me tallic or hard objects. #
Carefully fold the co vers 1 upwards in the
direction of the ar row. #
Secu rethero of rack tothe anchorage points
under the co vers 1 . #
Comply with thero of rack manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions. #
Secure the load on thero of rack. Cup holders
Fi
tting the cup holder in or removing it from
the centre console (au tomatic transmission) &
WARNING ‑ Risk of accident or inju ry
when using the cup holder while the
ve hicle is in motion
The cup holder cannot hold a container
secure while theve hicle is in motion. Seats and
stowing 11 5

QR code
Rescue card .......................................... 29
Qualified specialist workshop .................. 27 R
Ra dar senso rs
Fo il co vering ........................................ 19 0
Ra dio
Ac tivating/deactivating radio text ....... 425
Calling up a slide show ........................ 424
Calling up thest ation list .................... .424
Del eting channels ................................ 424
Direct frequency ent ry......................... 424
Displaying information ......................... 425
Displaying radio text ............................ 425
Editing station presets ........................ .424
Fr equency fix ....................................... 425
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 264
Moving stations .................................. .424
Overview ............................................. 423
Sear ching forst ations ........................ .424
Setting a channel ................................ .424
Setting station tracking ...................... .425
Setting the frequency band ................. 424 Setting
the traf fic information
service volume inc rease ...................... 425
St oring radio stations .......................... 424
Swit ching on ...................................... .422
Switching traf fic announcements
on/off ................................................. 425
Vo ice commands (LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 78
Ra dio stations
Dialling (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............... 264
Ra in closing function
Sliding sunroof ...................................... 92
Ra in-closing feature
Side wind ows ........................................86
Ra nge
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 260
Displaying ............................................ 261
REA CHregulation ...................................... 28
Re ading light
see Interior lighting
Re alwo od (Care) .................................... .444
Re ar door (child saf ety lock) .................... 70
Re ar fog light
Switching on/off .................................1 28Re
ar seat
see Seat
Re ar seat belt
St atus display ........................................ 38
Re ar seat belt status display .................... 38
Re ar window heater ................................ 14 5
Re ar-view mir ror
see Outside mir rors
Re cycling
see Take -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles
Re ducing agent
see AdBlue ®
Re fuelling
Re fuelling theve hicle ........................... 174
To pping up AdBlue ®
............................. 178
Re gistration
Ve hicle .................................................. 28
Re mo tecont rol (stationa ryheater/
ve ntilation)
Displa ys............................................... 151
Problems ............................................. 15 3
Re placing the battery .......................... 15 2
Setting ................................................. 15 0602
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