2020 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN park assist

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ï :Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis deactiv a‐
te dor ther eis amalfunct ion.
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistcan neither reduce
th erisk ofan accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle nor override thelaws ofphysics. It
can notta ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic
condi tions.Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis onl yan
aid. Youar ere sponsible formaint ainingasaf e
dis tance totheve hicle infront, forve hicle
speed, forbr aking ingood timeandforst ay ing
in lane.
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistcan bring theve hicle
bac kint oth elane withalane-c orrecting brak e
ap plica tion. Inthecase ofabr ok en lane marking
being detected, abr ak eap plica tion willonly be
mad eif ave hicle hasbeen detected intheadja‐
cent lane. Oncoming traf fic can bedetected.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag eor
Dr ivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:ove rtakin g
ve hicles andvehicles inadjacent lanescanalso
be detected.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag eor Drivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:a
la ne-cor recting brak eap plica tion also take s place
when, inaddition toabr ok en lane mark‐
ing ,th eedg eof afirm road sur face isde tected
(e.g .centr alreser vatio n).
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis available inthe
speed rang ebe twee n37 mph(60 km/h) and
12 4mp h(200 km/h). If
alane-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,dis‐
pla y1 appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Sensitivity ofActiv eLan eKe eping Assist
% The availabilit yof thefo llo wing function is
coun try- dependen t. A
lane-c orrecting brak eap plica tion also occu rs
in theSens itivesetting inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects asol id
la ne mar king.
R Afront whe eldrives ove rth is lane marking.
Sy stem limit s
No lane- correcting brak eap plica tion occu rsin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Youcle arly and activel yst eer ,br ak eor accel‐
er ate.
R Youha ve switc hedonthetur nsignal indica‐
to r(situ ation-dep endent).
R Adr iving safetysy stem interve nes, such as
ES P®
,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds orhigh ratesof accel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ aye d. 21
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Driving and parking

The
system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highl yva riable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
th esun orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane marking s,or several
unc lear lane markingsarepr esen tfo rone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane marking sar ewo rn,dar kor cov‐
er ed.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane marking sch ang equ ickl y, e.g.
lanes branc hof f,cr oss one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth ero adw ayisvery nar row and wind ing. Ve
hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistuses radar sen‐
sor sto monit orseveralar eas around theve hicle.
If th era dar sensor sin there ar bum peraredir ty
or coveredwit hsno w,thesy stem maybe
im pair edorma yno tfunc tion.If an obs tacle in
th elane inwhic hyo uar edr ivin ghas been detec‐
te d, no lane-c orrecting brak eap plica tion occu rs.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access
5 Act ive Lane Keeping Assist #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
Se tting Activ eLan eKe eping Assist
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Se tting thesensit ivity
% The availabilit yof this func tion isdepen dent
on thecount ry. #
Select Stand ard,Sensi tiveorOff. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hapticwarning #
Selec tWarnin g.
Ac tivateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page41 3) and the
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 414). Dr
iving and parking 21
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R
Radio
R Media
R Styles and displa y
R Service 4
Displa ycon tent, right (exa mp le:tac home ter)
Displa ycont entsele ction, right :
R Tach ome ter
R Averag efuel consum ption
R ECOdispla y
R Navig ation
R G-me ter R
Assi stant displa y Ov
ervie wof dis pla yson themu ltifunct ion
disp lay 1
Outs idetemp eratur e
2 Time
3 Digit alspeed ometer 4
Display section
5 Drive pr ogr am
6 Trans miss ionposit ion
% Ve
hicl eswith standar dIns trument Dis‐
pla y:theposition ofthedispla ysdiffers from
th ose shownhere.
Fu rther displa yson themultifunc tiondispla y:
0097 Gear
shiftre comme ndation (/page 145)
u ActivePa rking Assist(/ page200)
é Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdeac tiva ted
( / pag e19 1)
h Cruis econtr ol(/ page 170)
ç ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 172)
ê ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e17 0)
à ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page17 9)
ð ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page21 1)
± ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e18 1)
00D6 ECO
star t/ stop funct ion(/ page13 7)
00D9 HO
LD functio n(/ page 185) Ins
trument Displayand on-bo ardcom puter 21
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NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand the
HOLD functio nar edea ctivated.
R The 360° Camer aor there ar vie wcam erais
swit ched off.
R The side windo wsand slidin gsun roof are
com pletely clos ed.
R The blow erforth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off. R
The windsh ield wipe rsw itchis in po sitio n
005A.
R Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tr al 005C iseng aged.
R The Smar tKey isat amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle, other wise
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionall y.
% Ifyo uwo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while it
is being washed, makesur eth eSmar tKey is
locat edintheve hicle. Theparkposition 005D
is other wise automaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. Inf
ormat iononusing apo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
hig h-pr essurecle ani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterje tfr om aro und -spr ay nozzl e(d irt
gr ind er) maycau sedama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tvisi ble.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yfa il
une xpec tedly. #
Donotus ehigh- pres su re cle ani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smus tbe replaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R keep theSmar tKey atleas t10 ft(3 m) away
fr om theve hicle. Other wise thetrunk lid
could openunintentionall y.
R maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle. 392
Maintenance andcare

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Blind SpotAssist
Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *A
ctiv eBli nd Spo tAssi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page20 8). #
Drive on .
On ce thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
or #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine.
Act ive Blind SpotAssist
Inoper ative *A
ctiveBli nd Spo tAssi stismalfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Act ive Parking Assistand
PARKTRONIC Inoperative
See Operator's Manual *A
ctivePa rking Assistand Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Caremalf unction ing . #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eengine. #
Ifth edispla ymessag econ tinues tobe displa yed, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Traffic SignAssist Cur-
rently Unavaila bleSee
Operator's Manual *T
raffic Sign Assistis temp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
Traf ficSig nAs sist Inoper a-
tiv e *T
raffic Sign Assistis malfun ctionin g. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eengine. #
Ifth edispla ymessag econ tinues tobe displa yed, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 496
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Dea
ctivating thealar m.......................... 87
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 86
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ..88
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .......... .......8 7
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 204,206
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>204
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 206
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 04
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ...............114
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......137
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......137 Au
tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 44,45
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff......... ..... 44
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 5
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............125
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... .................... ..142
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............. ............. 140
Dr ive pr ogr ams............. .......................139
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.................... 139
Eng aging drive po sitio n............. .......... 144
Eng aging neu tral ............. .....................143
Eng aging park position .................. ...... 143
Eng aging reve rsege ar .................... .....1 43
Kic kdo wn ....... ......................................145
Manual gearshif ting.............................1 44
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 144
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y........ ...... 142
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................ 142 Au
tomatic trans mis sion (problem)
se eTr ans miss ion(problem ) B
BA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) ...................... 161
Batt ery
Ch arging (Remo teOnline) .................... 133
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 67
Batt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 412
Char ging...............................................4 11
Char ging(R emo teOnline) .................... 133
No tes .................................................. 408
No tes(s ta rting assis tance and
ch argin g) .............................................. 410
Re placing .............................................4 12
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......411
Bel t
see Seatbel t
Bli nd Spo tAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 208
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... .............211
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 208
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 08 Inde
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Callin
gup aspee d...............................1 71
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>170
Re quiremen ts:.....................................1 71
Sel ecting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 171
Se tting aspe ed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 171
St or ing aspeed .................................... 171
Swi tching off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 171
Swi tching on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 171
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 70
Cup holde r....... ........................................ 106
Ins talling/ remo ving (cent erconsole) ...106
Re ar passe nger com partment .............1 08
Cus tomer Assist ance Center (CAC ).........2 8
Cus tomer Relat ions Depar tment .............2 8 D
Dam agede tection (parked vehicl e)...... .158
Dam ping adjus tment ...............................187
Dash cam
St artin g/e nding avide ore cor ding ...... 329
Das hboard
see Cockpit Dashboar
dlighting
see Instrument clusterlig hting
Dashc am
Conf iguring these ttings ......................3 30
Dele tingavide ore cor ding <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 330
No tes .................................................. 328
Selecting aUSB device .................. ..... 329
Data acquisition
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 29
Data impor t/expor t................................ 286
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 286
Im por ting/e xporting ............................2 87
Data storage
Ele ctroni ccontr oluni ts ............. ............ 29
Onl ine services ............. ......................... 31
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 29
Dat e
Se ttin gth etime anddateaut omati‐
call y................................................ ..... 282
Deactiv atingthealarm(ATA ).................... 87
Deale rship
see Qualified speci alist wo rkshop Dec
laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s................2 6
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. .................................................................3 95
De finitions (tiresand loading) ............... 440
Design s
Men u(on -boar dco mp uter) .................. 217
Des tinat ion ...............................................3 14
Edi ting intermed iate des tinations ........ 304
Edit ingthepr ev ious destination s.........3 14
Ext ernal ............ ................................... 315
Qui ck-acce sstodes tination informa‐
tion ...................................................... 311
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ..........3 14
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 314
Des tinat ion entry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 292
Ent ering 3wo rdaddr esse s.................. 297
En tering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 292
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ..304
En tering geo-coor dinates..................... 297
No tes .................................................. 292
Selecting acont act.............................. 297
Selecting aPOI .................................... 295
Selecting are cei veddes tination .........2 99 Inde
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Sel
ecting from favo rite s ......................2 98
Selecti ngfrom themap ....................... 298
Select ingprev ious destination s...........2 95
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 7
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20
Digita lsp eed ome ter ............ ....................221
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ...................142
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 144
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 143
Eng aging park position ........................ 143
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 143
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 43
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>142
Disp lay(Car e).......................................... 398
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem) .................. 251
Hom escr een .......................................2 49
Oper ating .............. ...............................251
Se tting acoustic oper atingfe edbac k... 252
Se ttings ............................................... 281 Displa
y(on-boar dcom puter)
Displa yson themultifunc tiondispla y... 219
Disp laycont ent
Di spla ying ...................................... ...... 218
Disp laymes sage.....................................4 68
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcom puter) ..... ......4 68
No tes .................................................. 468
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h.....................................5 00
ç ---mp h.....................................4 99
003D 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 506
0049 ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve .... 475
é ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative
... ... .......................................................4 93
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.........493
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 475
û BeforeSt artin gth eEn gine,
Tu rn Steer ing Wheel ............................4 79 0027
CheckBrak eFlu idLevel.............4 91
0026 CheckBr ak ePa ds See Oper a‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 492
00BD CheckCool antLevelSee Oper‐
at or's Manual .......................................4 81
00B3 CheckEn gin eOil Level(A dd 1
qu art) ...................................................5 13
0049 CheckLef tLo wBeam (exa m‐
ple) ...................................................... 474
0077 CheckTire s ................................ 509
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid ...................4 80
ÿ Coolant TooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 481
00CE Current lyUn available Camera
Vi ew Restrict ed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......498
ç Current lyUn available Radar
Sen sorsDir ty .......................................4 97
0025 Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l..... ..........................5 01 538
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