2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK bonnet

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ning/indicat or lampP
or lam pP ossible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
R The engine coolant pump is faulty
If th ere is an additional warning tone, the coolant temp erature has exceeded 120°C. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns when opening the bonnet
If yo u open the bonnet in theeve nt of an overheated engine or /re in the engine compartment, thefo llowing situa-
tions may occur:
R You may come into contact with hot gases.
R You may come into contact with other escaping hot operating 0uids. #
Before opening the bonnet, allow the engine tocool down. #
Intheev ent of a /re in the engine compartment, keep the bonnet closed and call the /re service. #
Stop immediately in accordance with the tra1c conditions and switch o. theve hicle. Do not continue driving. #
Notethe messages on the instrument displa y.
If t If t he coolant t
he coolant t em
emper
per atur
atur e displa
e displa y is at t
y is at the low
he lower end of t
er end of t he t
he tem
emper
per atur
atur e scale:
e scale: #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
If t
If t he coolant t he coolant t em
emper
per atur
atur e displa
e displa y is at t
y is at the upper end of t
he upper end of t he t
he tem
emper
per atur
atur e scale:
e scale: #
Exit theve hicle and keep a safe distance from it until the engine has cooled down. #
Check the coolant le vel (/ page 336). 482
482
Display message
s andwarning/indicator lamps

A
A
ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st op
op
see ECO start/s top function
A
A ut
ut omatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbagshut
shuto.
o.
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 57
A
A ut
ut omatic measur
omatic measur es
esaTer
aTer an accident
an accident ............ 61
A
A ut
ut omatic mirr
omatic mirr or f
or folding function
olding function
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 152
A
A ut
ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission
ansmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................. 183
Drive prog rams...................................... 178
DY NAMIC SELECT switch....................... 178
Engaging drive position.......................... 185
Engaging reve rsege ar............................ 184
Kickdown............................................... 186
Manual gear changing........................... .185
Selecting park position........................... 184
St eering wheel gearshiT paddles............ 185
Tr ansmission position displ ay................. 183
Tr ansmission position s........................... 183
A
A ut ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission (pr
ansmission (problem) oblem)
see Transmission (problem)
Axle load
Axle load Perm issible............................................ 392
Tr ailer operatio n..................................... 408 B
B
Bag hook
Bag hook..................................................... 126
Ball neck
Ball neck Folding out/in........................................ 271
B B AS (Br AS (Br ak
ake Assis
e Assist Syst t System)
em)........................... 222
Batt
Batt ery
ery
see High-voltage battery
Batt
Batt er
ery (high-v
y (high-v olt
oltag
age on-boar
e on-boar d electr
d electrical
ical
syst
syst em)
em)
see High-voltage battery
Batt
Batt er
ery (ke
y (ke y)
y)
Re placing................................................. 84
Batt
Batt er
ery (v
y (v ehicle)
ehicle)
Charging (Remo teOnline)..................... .167
No tes..................................................... 354
No tes (starting assis tance and charg-
ing)........................................................ 355
Batt
Batt er
ery oper
y oper ation
ation......................................... 162
Belt
Belt
see Seat belt
Bicy
Bicy cle r
cle r ack
ack
Load capacit y........................................ 407 Tr
ailer operatio n.................................... .274
Blind Spo
Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 252
Fu nction................................................ 249
System limi tations.................................. 249
Blow
Blow er
er
see Clima tecont rol
BlueTEC
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Bonnet
Bonnet Function (active bonnet)......................... 331
Opening/closing.................................... 332
Re setting (active bonn et)........................ 331
Boo
Boo t lid t lid
see Tailgate
Br
Br ak
ak e Assis
e Assist Syst t System
em
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Br
Br ak
ak e
e0uid
0uid
No tes..................................................... 401
Br
Br ak
ak e f
e f or
orce disce distr tribution
ibution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion)....................................................... 224 Index
495
495

ç
suspended .................................... 449
: Switch o. lights............................ 418
: Switch on headlamps .................... 418
6 Tank is dep ressurised Ready for
re fuelling ............................................... 428
6 Tank ventilation Malfunction
Consult workshop ................................. .428
á temp orarily una vailable Camera
view restric ted....................................... 457
¸ temp orarily una vailable Sensors
dirty....................................................... 456
Ú Top up AdBlue Emer gency op. in
XXX miles See Owner's Manual.............. 471
+ Top up coolant See Owner ’s
Manual.................................................. 435
¥ Top up washer 0uid...................... .434
u Towing not permitted See Own-
er's Manual ............................................ 423
d Trans. oil overheated Drive on
with care................................................ 440 !
Turn on the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................... 446
Ú .................................................... 471
d Vehicle is operational Switch o.
ignition before exiting............................. 429
h Warning tyre defect....................... 468
h Wheel sensor(s) missing ................ 467
Ú XX,X l Top up AdBlue Swit chon
ignition, wait 60 sec. or eng. start not
poss...................................................... 472
"Electric" drive prog ram cur rently
una vailable............................................. 425
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ............ 454
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist inoperative........ 454
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist not available
when towing a trailer See Owner's
Manual.................................................. 455
Ac tive bonnet malfunction See Own-
er's Manual............................................ 432 Ac
tive Brake Assist Functions cur-
re ntly limi ted See Owner's Manual .........462
Ac tive Brake Assist Functions limited
See Owner's Manual.............................. 463
Ac tive Distance Assist available again ..... 451
Ac tive Distance Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ............ 450
Ac tive Distance Assist inoperative.......... 450
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ............ 455
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist inoperative... 455
Ac tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable due tomultiple emer-
ge ncy stops........................................... 452
Ac tive Steering Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ............ 452
Ac tive Steering Assist inoperative...........4 52
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist cur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual ............ 418
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist inoperative ....4 19 502 502
Index

P
P
ASSEN
ASSEN GER AIR BA
GER AIR BA G st
G status display
atus display
see Automatic front passenger airbag shuto.
P
P edes
edes tr
trian pr ot
ian pr otection
ection
see Active bonnet (pedestrian pr otection)
P
P er
er iod out of use
iod out of use
Ac tivating/deactivating standby mode... 219
St andby mode function.......................... 218
P
P er
er missible axle load
missible axle load .................................... 392
P
P er
er missible to
missible towing met
wing met hods
hods................. 358, 359
Pe
Pe tr
trol
ol........................................................... 395
Pe
Pe ts in t
ts in t he v
he vehicle
ehicle.......................................... 80
Plas
Plastic tr tic tr im (Car
im (Car e)
e)........................................ 343
Plug-in h
Plug-in h ybr
ybrid oper
id oper ation
ation
Cha rging cable control panel.................. 200
Charging the high-voltage battery at a
ch arging station (mode 3)..................... .197
Charging the high-voltage battery at a
mains soc ket (mode 2)........................... 196
Cha rging the high-voltage battery at a
ra pid charging station (mode 4).............. 199
Charging the high-voltage battery at a
wa llbox (mode 3).................................... 197 Con/guring settings via
the multime-
dia system............................................. 298
Displaying the po wer me ter.................... 282
Ending thech arging process (alternat-
ing cur rent, mode 2/3).......................... 206
Ending thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 210
Energy 0ow displa y................................. 299
Manual switch-o. of thehy brid system... 163
No tes on charging the high-voltage
battery................................................... 194
No tes on plug-in hybrid operation........... 162
Po we rav ailability displ ay........................ 281
Po we r me ter.......................................... 281
Ro ute-based operating-mode strategy.... 177
Setting the maximum possible charg-
ing cur rent............................................. 199
St arting thech arging process (alter-
nating cur rent, mode 2/3)..................... 203
St arting thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 207
St ow ing thech arging cable.................... 194
P
P os
os t-collision br
t-collision br ake
ake....................................... .61
Pow
Pow erav
er availability displ ay
ailability displ ay
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 281 P
P
o
ow
w er display
er display
see Powe rav ailability displ ay
Pow
Pow er met
er met er
er
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 281
Pow
Pow er supply
er supply
Switching on (start/s top button)............ 165
Pr
Pr e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control (immediat
ol (immediat e)
e)........... 158
Pr
Pr e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control at depar
ol at depar ture
ture
time
time
Function................................................ 156
Setting.................................................. .157
Pr
Pr e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control f
ol for depar
or depar ture
ture
time
time
Activating/deactivating.......................... 157
Pr
Pr e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control using tol using t hekey
he key
Fu nction................................................ 156
Setting.................................................. .156
Pr
Pr e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control via t
ol via thekey
he key
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 156
PRE-S
PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
(anticipat
(anticipat or
ory occupant pr ot
y occupant pr otection)
ection)
Fu nction.................................................. 60
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound................................... 60
Re versing measures................................. 60 516
516
Index