2020 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN ignition

Im
por ting/e xportin gda ta
* NO
TELos sof data due toprematur e
re mo val #
Donotre mo vethedat ast or ag e
medium whendatais being expor ted.
Mer cedes- Benzis no tliable foran yloss of
dat a. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
R AUSB device isconn ected.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
System
5 System Backup #
Select Import DataorExport Data.
Im por ting #
Select adat ast or ag emedium.
A pr om ptappear sask ing whe ther youre all y
wish tooverwr ite th ecur rent data.If da ta or
iginat esfrom another vehicle, this isrecog‐
nized during data readin g. #
Con firm thepr om pt.
The files areim por ted. The multimedia system is
re star tedonc eth edat ahas been impor ted.
% Current vehicle settin gscan beedit edafte r
th eim por t.
Expor ting
If PIN protect ion isactiv ated, your PIN isrequ es‐
te d. #
Enterth efo ur -di git PIN. #
Select adat ast or ag emedium.
A pr om ptappear sask ing whe ther youre all y
wish tocar ryout theex por t. #
Conf irm thepr om pt.
The datais ex por ted. The dataex por tma y
ta ke severalmin utes.
% Aftersuccessfu lex por t,th edat ais save din
th e"MyMer cedesBac kup" direct orywhic h
can befound onthestor ag emedium. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPI N protection Re
quirement s:
R Tounlo ckthePIN: ther eis an Interne tcon ‐
nect ion.
R AMer cedes meaccoun tex ists at htt p:/ /
www .mercedes.me .
R Anindividual userprofile isactiv e
(/ page263).
Multimedia system:
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Set ting s5
System
5 PIN Protec tion
Se tting thePIN #
Sele ctSet PIN. #
Entera fo ur -di git PIN. #
Enterth efo ur -di git PIN again.
If bo th PINs match,PIN protect ion isactiv e.
Changing thePIN #
Sele ctChang eSet tings. #
Enterth ecur rent PIN . #
Select Chang ePIN . MBUX
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Fu
rther information aboutsoftwareupdat escan
be found athttp s:// me. mer cedes-ben z.co m
Pe rfor min gasof twareup date
Re quirement s:
R Foron line updat es:an Interne tconne ction
is es tablished (/page359).
R Foraut omat icon line updat es:yo ur vehicle
has aper manent lyins talled com munic ation
module.
Multim ediasystem:
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Set ting s5
System
5 Soft ware Update
Au tomatic ally #
ActivateAuto matic Onl ine Update.
The updateswill bedownloaded andinstalled
aut omat ically.
The current status oftheupdat esisdis‐
pla yed.
Manu ally #
Switc hof fAuto matic OnlineUpdate. #
Select anupdat efrom thelis tand star tth e
updat e.
Ac tiv atin gthe softwa reupdat e #
Restar tth esy stem.
The modif ication sfrom thesof twareupdat e
will beactiv e.
Fu nction ofimpor tant system updates
Im por tant system updat esma ybe neces saryfo r
th esecur ityofyour mult imed iasystem's data.
Ins tallth ese updat es,orelse thesecur ityofyour
mult imed iasystem cann otbe ensur ed.
% Ifaut omatic softwareupdat esareactiv ated,
th esy stem updat eswill bedownloaded auto‐
maticall y(/ page289).
As soon asan updat eis available fordo wnloa d,
a cor responding messageappea rson themedia
displa y.
Yo uha ve thefo llo wing selectionoption s:
R Accept andInstall
The updat ewill bedownloaded inthebac k‐
gr ound.
R Information Inf
ormation aboutthepending system
updat eis displa yed.
R Later
The updat ecan bedownloaded manuallyata
lat er time (/page289) .
Deep system updates
Dee psy stem updat esaccess vehicle orsystem
se ttings andcanther efor eonl ybe car ried out
when theve hicle isstatio naryand theignition is
switc hedoff.
If th edo wnload ofadeep system updat eis com‐
ple tedand theupdat eis ready forins tallation ,
yo uwill beinformed ofthis afte rth ene xt igni‐
tion cycle, forex am ple.
% Park theve hicle safely inasuit able location
bef orest ar tin gth eins tallation .
Re quiremen tsforth eins tallation :
R The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R Notesand warnings have been read and
acc epted.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis applied. MBU
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Ac
tiv atin gIn ciden ts,Free Flo wand Dela y #
Sele ctAdv anced. #
Sele ctView. #
Sele ctMap Elements. #
IntheTRAFF ICcat egor y,act ivat eth eTraffic
Inc idents, FreeFlowing TrafficandDelay
ent ries.
The displa ybutt ons areactiv ated.
If tra ffic inf ormatio nhas been recei ved, then
tra ffic inc ident ssuc has roadw orks ,ro ad
bloc ks,local area repor ts(e.g. fog) and warn‐
ing mess ages aredispla yed.
The traffic dela yis displa yedfo rth ecur rent
ro ute. Traf fic del ayslas ting oneminut eor
long erareta ke nint oconsi deratio n.
Sho wing loca lar ea mes sages
Mu ltimed iasystem:
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Navigation 5
¡ 5
Traffic #
Select AreaAlerts.
Local area messag esaresho wn, forex am ple
fo gor hea vyrain. #
Selec ta local area mess age.
The details aredispla yed. Car
-to-X -Comm unication Car
-to-X -Comm unication overview
The follo wing requ iremen tsappl yfo rusi ng Car-
to -X-C ommu nication:
R The vehicle iseq uipped withamultimedia
sy stem featur ingnavig atio nand acom mun i‐
cat ion modul ewit han act ivat ed, integrated
SIM card.
R Car-to -X-C ommu nicationis acti vated.
% Car-to-X-Commun icationisavailable in
selec tedcount ries.
The comm unication moduleautomaticall yes tab‐
lishes anInterne tcon nection onceth eignition is
switc hedon.Ifth er ear ean yhazar dwa rnings ,
th ey will beprov ided shortly th er eaf ter.Dep end‐
ing onthemobile phoneconnect ion,thepr ov i‐
sion take splace from within asecond upto
about amin ute. Ben
efits ofCar -to- X- Comm unication:
R Haz ards arere cogni zedautomatical lyin the
bac kground bytheve hicle orma ybe repor‐
te dby thedr iver .These areth en sent tovehi‐
cles withCar -to-X-Communicat ioninthe
immed iatevicin ity.
R Ifav ailable, current details relatin gto hazar d
spo tsnear theve hicle's current positio nar e
re cei ved.
This gives yousuf ficie nttime toadap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle to thetraf fic condi tions.
The useof Ca r-to -X-C ommu nicationre qu ires the
re gular transmission ofvehicle datato Dai mle r
AG .The data isthen immediat elypseudon y‐
mized byDai mle rAG .The vehicle datais dele ted
af te ran app ropr iat eamount oftime haselapsed
(se veralwe eks) and isno tst or ed per manent ly.
% Datawhic hser vesas identif ication is
re placed during thepseudon ymization proc‐
ess. Inthis wa y,yo ur iden tityis protect ed
ag ains taccess byunaut horizedth ird par ties . 31
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MBUX multimedia system

Yo
ucan find informa tionon thefo llo wing topics:
R Activati on ofMe rcedes meconnect
R Oper ating theve hicle
R Near estaut hor ized Mercedes-Ben zCent er
R Other products andservices from Mer cedes-
Benz
Dat ais transf erreddur ing thecon nect iontothe
Mer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Cent er(/ page353).
Call ingtheMer cedes- BenzCustomer Center
usi ng the multi mediasy stem
Re quirement s:
R Access toaGSM networkis available.
R The contract partner' sGSM networkco ver‐
ag eis available inthere spectiv ere gion.
R The ignition mustbe switc hedonsothat
ve hicle datacan betransf erredaut omati‐
cally . Multimedia
system:
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Phone 5
g #
Call Mercedes meconnect.
Af terconf irmation, themultimedia system
sends there qu ired vehicle data.The data
tr ansf erissho wninthemedia display.
Then, youcan selectaser viceand beconn ect ed
to aspec ialistat theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent er.
Fu rther information onMer cedes meconn ect,
th epr ov ided service scopeand opera tionare
av ailable at:ht tp :/ /m anuals .daimler .com/ baix/
car s/con nectme/e n_GB/ index.html
Ar ranging aser vice appointment viaa
Mer cedes mecall
If yo uha ve act ivat ed themaint enanc emanag e‐
ment service, releva nt vehicle datais transf erred
aut omat icallyto theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent er.Yo uwill then recei veindiv idual recom‐
mend ations rega rding themaint enanc eof your
ve hicle.
Re gardless ofwhe ther youha ve conse nted to
th emaint enanc emanag ement service, themulti‐ media
system reminds youaf te ra cer tain
amount oftim eth at aser viceis due. Apr om pt
appear sask ing ifyo uwo uld liketo mak ean
app ointment. #
Toarra ng easer vice appointment :select
Call .
Af teryo ur agr eem entth eve hicle datais sent
and aMer cedes-Ben zCus tomer Cent er
em ployeedeals withyo ur appoin tment.The
inf ormat ionisthen sent toyour desir ed
ser viceout let.
This willcontact youto conf irm theappoint‐
ment andifneces sarycon sult about the
de tails.
% Ifyo usele ctLat erafte rth eser vice messag e
appear s,themessag eis hidden andreap‐
pear saf te ra cer tain per iod oftim e.
Tr ansf erre ddata during aMer cedes mecall
The data trans ferred dur ing aMer cedes mecall
depends onwhic hser vice isselect edinthe
vo ice con trol system and whether Mer cedes me
con nect services areactiv ated. MBUX
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Deact
ivat ion ofthis mod ulepreve nts the
act ivat ion ofanyand allMer cedes mecon‐
nect services. Afterthe deactivatio nof
eC all,aut omati ceme rgency calland manua l
emer gency callwill notbe availab le.
The igniti onmus tbe swi tched onbef orean auto‐
matic emerg encycallcan bemade .
% eCallis activ ated atthefa ct or y.
% eCall canbedeactiv ated byan aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Ben zdealer .Please note that in
th eeve ntow ner shipof theve hicle istrans‐
fe rred toano ther ow ner inits deacti vated
st at e, eCall willremain deactivated unles s
th ene wow ner visits an author ized
Mer cedes-B enzdealer shiptoreact ivat eth e
sy stem.
Ov ervie wof theMer cedes- Benzemergency
call system
eCall canhelp toreduce thetime between an
acciden tand thear riva lof emer gency service s
at thesit eof theacciden t.Ithelps locatean
acciden tsit ein places that aredif ficul tto
acc ess. However,eve nif ave hicle iseq uipped
wit heCal l,th is does notmean thesy stem isON. As
suc h,eCall doesnotre place dialing 911in the
eve ntofan acci dent.
An eme rgency callcan bemade automatical ly
( / pag e35 7) or manuall y(/ page358 ).Onl y
mak eemer gency callsifyo uor other sar ein
need ofrescue.
Onl ymak eemerg encycallsifyo uor other sar e
in need ofrescue. Donotmak ean emer gency
cal lin theeve ntofabr ea kdo wnorasimil arsit‐
ua tio n.
No tificatio nin the multi mediasy stem dis‐
pla y:
SOS NOT READY :th eignition isno ton oreCall
no tav ailable.
Dur ing anact ive emer gency call,0053 appe ars
in thedispla y.
Yo ucan find mor einf orma tionon there gional
av ailabilit yof eCall at:ht tp s:// www .merced es-
ben z-mobi le.com /extra /eca ll/
% Ifth er eis amalfunct ionintheMer cedes-
Benz emergency callsy stem (e.g. amalfunc‐
tion withth espeak er,micr ophone, airbag,
SOS button), acor responding message appea
rsinthemultifunc tiondispla yof the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Tr igg ering anaut omat icMer cedes‑B enz
emer gency call
Re quirement s
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
R The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntlych arge d.
The Mercedes‑ Benzemer gency callsy stem trig‐
ge rs an emer gency callau tomatical lyin thefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Afteractiv ation ofthere stra int systems such
as airbags orEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device s
af te ran accide nt.
R Afteran automatical lyinitia tedemer gency
st op byActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.
The emer gency callha sbe en ma de:
R Avo ice con nection ismade tothe
Mer cedes‑Ben zemer gency callcent er.
R Ames sage withacc iden tdat ais transm itted
to theMer cedes‑ Benzemergency callcent er. MBUX
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R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page385). Engine
compartment Opening/closing
thehood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine
hood isunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile
dr iving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at the
engine hoodislatc hed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingtheengine
hood
When opening orclosing theengine hood,it
ma ysuddenl ydr op intoth eend position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Onlyopen orclose theengine hood
when ther ear eno per sons inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment maycon tinue tomo veorsuddenly
mo veagain evenaf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff,e.g. thecooler fan.
Ma kesur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. 386
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#
Neverto uc hth edang erzon esur round ‐
ing movingco mp onent parts,e.g. the
ro tatio nar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe lry and watche s. #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom touc hin g
co mp onent partsunder voltag e
The ignit ionsystem and thefuel injec tion
sy stem workund erhigh voltag e. Ifyo uto uc h
co mp onent partswhic har eunder voltag e,
yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hco mp onent partsof the
ignit ionsystem orthefuel injec tionsys‐
te m when theignition isswitc hedon. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. #
Toopen: pullleve r1 torelease thehood. Maint
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#
Push yello whandle 1onthehood catchto
th elef tas faras itwil lgo (pa lmdown wards).
Lif tth ehood untilitis aut omaticall yra ised
by thepneumatic stru t. #
Toclose: lowe rth ehood andletit fallfrom a
height ofappr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). #
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle forc e
unt ilit en gage scor rectly . En
gine oil Che
cking theengine oilleve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s:
R The engin ehas warmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedon aleve lsur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle spe ed.
The engineoille ve lis de term ined during drivin g.
De term inin gth eengine oilleve lcan take up to
30 minut eswit hanor mal driving style and even
long erwit han activ edr iving style.
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service5
Engine OilLevel
Yo uwill see oneof thefo llo wing mess ages on
th emultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theoil leve lis no tye tpo ssi ble. #
Repeat there qu estaf te ra maximu mof
30 minut esdriving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand thebar displa yfo r
indic atingth eoil leve lon themultifunc tion displa
yis green and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theoil leve lis cor rect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1,1qts. andthebar dis‐
pla yfo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themulti‐
func tion displa yis orang eand isbelo w"min": #
Add1.1 US qt(1l)of engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andthebar displa y
fo rindica tingtheoil leve lon themultifunc ‐
tion displa yis orang eand isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offan yex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On: #
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:sensor
fa ulty ornotins erted. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.: #
Close thehood. 388
Maintenanc eand care