2020 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN steering

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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlyinterve nes
A ma lfunctio nin thede tection oflane mar k‐
ings andobje ctscan occu r.
This could cause unexpect edsteer ing inter‐
ve ntio n. #
Steer accor dingtotraf fic condi tions. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eSte ering
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R ESP®
is act ivat ed, but isno tint erve ning .
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Select 004FSteering Assist.
Fu nction ofActiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist
% The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyav ailable incon junction withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePa ckag e. Ac
tiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsuppor tsthedr iver
when chang inglane sby appl ying steer ing torq ue
if th edr iver oper ates atur nsignal indicat or.
Assis tance when chang inglane sis prov ided ifall
th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youar edr ivin gon afree wa yor road with
mult iplelanesin thedir ect ion oftrave l.
R The neigh boring lane issepar ated byabr o‐
ke nlane ma rking.
R Novehicle isde tected intheadjacen tlane.
R The driven speed isbe tween 50mph
(80 km/ h)and 110mp h(1 80 km/h) .
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stisswitc hedonin
th emultimedia system.
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis switc hedonand
activ e. If
no vehicle isde tected intheadjacen tlane and
a lane chang eis per mitted, thelane chang e
begin saf te rth edr iver has activ ated thetur nsig‐
nal indicat or.This issho wntothedr iver wit ha
gr een arro w 2 next to thesteer ing wheel sym‐
bol. TheLane Change tothe Left messag ealso
appear s,forex am ple. IfAc tiveLa ne Chang e
Assi sthas been activated withth etur nsignal
indicat orbut alane chang eis no timm ediat ely
poss ible, agr ay arro w 1 appear sne xt to the
st eer ing wheel symbol, whichre mains green.
When thelane chang eassis tance star ts,th etur n
signal indicat orisaut omatic allyactiv ated along
wit hth edispla yin themultifunc tiondispla y. Dr
iving and parking 18
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#
Touc hand hold anapplic ationon the
to uc hsc reen until symbols appear. #
Tapon 0059 or0065 andmovetheapplica‐
tion inthemenu. #
Tapon 00FB. Pr
ofile No
teson profiles &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting apr ofile ma ytrigg eran adju stment
of thedr iver's seat totheposition save d
und erthepr ofile. Youor other vehicle occu‐
pants couldbeinjur edinthepr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody
par tsarein theseat's rang eof mo ve‐
ment. If
th er eis arisk ofsomeone becoming trap‐
ped, stop theadjus tmentpr ocess immedi‐
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning mess ageon the
media display.
or #
b)Press amemor yposition buttonora
seat adjus tmentswitc hon thedr iver's
door .
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. The
driver's seat iseq uipped withan anti-en trap‐
ment featur e.
If th edr iver's door isopen, thedr iver's seat will
no tbe setaf te rcall ing upthedr iver's profile.
Ov ervie wof profiles
Using themultimedia system uptosevenpr o‐
fi les can becreat edintheve hicle.
Pr ofiles stor eyo ur per son alvehicle settin gsand
se ttin gsforth emultimedia system.
If th eve hicle isused byseveraldr iver s, the
dr iver can select their profile bef oreth ejour ney,
wit hout chang ingthese ttings ofother driver s. Yo
ucan selectthepr ofile:
R When entering (/ page26 4)
R Using thehome screen (/page24 9)
Th epr ofile setting sar eacti vatedas soon asa
pr ofile isselect ed.
% When youcall upyour profile, thedr iver's
seat andoutside mirrors can beset.
If yo ucall upyour profile when drivin gth en
th edr iver's seat position willnotbe adjus‐
te d.
Yo ucan cancelthese tting process withth e
fo llo wing actions :
R Tapon thePosition ingSeat andSteering
Wheel… Pleasetaptocanc el.warning on
th emedia display.
R Press one oftheseat operating buttons
in thedr iver's door .
Pr ofile cont ent
Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, thefo llo w‐
ing settings canbestor ed inyour profile, for
ex am ple:
R Driver' sseat andmirrorse ttings MBUX
multimediasy stem 26
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Selec
tingprofile options
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
f Profiles #
Select 0062fora pr ofile . #
Toedit apr ofile: selec tEdit Profile. #
Sele ctan avatar. #
Chan gethename, ifneces sary. #
Select Save . #
Toconf iguresugg estion s:selec tSugg es-
tio nSet tings (/ page26 7). #
Torese tfa vo rite sor themes: selectReset
Favo riteto Fac torySet tings orReset
Them estoFac torySet tings. #
Sele ctYes. #
Torese ta pr ofile: select ResetProfile to
Fact orySett ings. #
Select Yes. #
Todel eteapr ofile: selec tDele teProf ile. #
Sele ctYes.
% The gues tpr ofile can notbe dele ted. Pr
otecting profile cont ent
To protect your profile conten tand setting syo u
can crea te aPIN intheMer cedes meportalfo r
yo ur profile. When PINprotect ion isactiv e,you
ha ve toent erthePIN toselect your profile. #
Select Protect Con tent . #
Select Mer cedesme Portal.
The brows eropens andyouar etrans ferred
to theMer cedes meportal.
Selecting apr ofile
Multim ediasystem:
4 © 5
f Profiles
% When youcall upyour profile, thedr iver's
seat andoutside mirrors can beset.
Yo ucan cancelthese tting process withth e
fo llo wing actions :
R Tapon thePosition ingSeat andSteering
Wheel… Pleasetaptocanc el.warning on
th emedia display.
R Press one oftheseat operating buttons
in thedr iver's door . #
Select apr ofile. #
Press the0076 buttontoconf irm themes‐
sag e.
The profile isloaded andactiv ated.
% Alternativ ely,th epr ofile can already be
select edwhen theve hicle isent ered
(/ page26 4).
Sync hronizing apr ofile
Re quirement s:
R Youha ve aMer cedesme user accoun t.
R The vehicle isconn ectedwithyo ur Mer cedes
me user accoun t.
R The person alizatio nser viceis act ivat ed on
Mer cedesme conn ect .
Mult imed iasystem:
4 © 5
f Profiles
5 General Setting s
Sync hroniz ation enables thefo llo wing:
R Youcan configur eth eve hicle settin gsusing
th eMer cedes meapp.
R The profile on Mer cedes meconnect andthe
pr ofile intheve hicle arealigned (profile man‐
ag ement). MBUX
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Ù St eering Malfunct ionStop
Immediately SeeOpera-
tor's Manual *T
hesteer ing ismalfunct ioning.Steer ing capability issignif icantlyim pair ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir‐
cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Ù Steering Malfunction See
Operator's Manual *T
heelectr icsteer ing lockis malfunct ioning.Thesteer ing maybe lockedby theelectr icsteer ing lock. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunc tion asintended, theve hicle's operating safetyis jeopar dized. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 47
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s.Do notcon ‐
tin ue drivin gunder anycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
û Before Startingthe Engine,
Turn Steering Wheel *T
heelectr icsteer ing lockcould notunloc kth esteer ing. #
Switc hof fth eignition . #
Tounlo ckthesteer ing, movethesteer ing wheel slightlyto thelef tand right. #
Switc hth eignition backon.
0051 *A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors.
0083 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine hoodisunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen theve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at theengine hoodislatc hed. #
Stop theve hicle immediat ely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. Disp
lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 47
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Dr
ivin gsy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
é ATTE NTION ASSISTInoper-
ative *A
TTENTION ASSISTis malfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Break! *A
TTENTION ASSISThas detected fatig ue oran incr easing lack ofconc entration onthepar tof thedr iver
(/ page204). #
Ifneces sary,take abr eak .
ä
Malfun ction Drive atMax .
50 mph *T
headjus table dam ping ismalfunc tioning. Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. #
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Act ive Steering AssistCur-
rently Unavaila bleSee
Operator's Manual *A
ctiv eSt eer ing Assis tis temp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcon dition sar eouts idethesy stem limits (/page17 9). Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 493

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Drive on.
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Ifnec essar y,cle an thewindshield inthecamer a'sfield ofvision. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eif neces sary.
Active SteeringAssistInop -
era tive *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis tis malfunct ioning.ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cremains available. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Ø *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis thas reac hed thesy stem limits (/page17 9).
Yo uha ve notst eer edindependen tly fo ra consider ableper iod oftime. #
Take ove rth esteer ing and drive on inaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.
Begi nning Emerg encyStop *Y
our hands areno ton thesteer ing wheel. Anemer gency stop isinitiat ed(/ page18 2). #
Put your han dsbac kon thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan cancelthedeceler ationatanytime byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing
R Braking oraccelera ting
R Pressing ast eer ing-wheel button
R Oper ating Touc hCon trol
R Deact ivatin gAc tiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C 49
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Steering Asst.Cur-
rent lyUnavailable Dueto
Multiple Emergency Stops *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis tis temp orarily una vailable duetomultip leemerg encystops. #
Take ove rth esteer ing and stop inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Swit chtheignition offand switc hit bac kon.
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis available once mor e.
Ac tiveLan eKeep ingAssist
Curre ntly Un availabl eSee
Oper ator'sMan ual *A
ctiv eLane Keeping Assistis temp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcon dition sar eouts idethesy stem limits (/page21 1). #
Drive on.
As soo nas theambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again.
Ac tiveLan eKeep ingAssist
In oper ative *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assistis malfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist Currently
Unavaila bleSee Operator's
Manual *B
lind SpotAss istis temp 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.
Blind SpotAssist Inopera-
tive *B
lind SpotAss istis malfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 495