2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK door lock

Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions #
Check the conditions for automatic release of the electric parking brake. #
Release the electric parking brake manuall y.
!
Turn on the ignition to
release the parking brake *T
hered! indicator lamp is lit.
Yo u ha veattem pted torelease the electric parking brake with theve hicle switched o.. #
Switch on theve hicle.
Risk of vehicle rolling away
Parking brake not applied
See Owner's Manual *V
Vehicles wit ehicles wit h manual tr
h manual tr ansmission:
ansmission: the electric parking brake has not been applied and you open the driver's door. #
Apply the electric parking brake.
J
Brake immediately *V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h manual tr
h manual tr ansmission:
ansmission: a malfunction has occur red while the HOLD function was activated.
A horn may also sound at regular inter vals. If you attem pttolock theve hicle, the horn will become louder.
Yo u cannot start theve hicle system. #
Immediately depress the brake pedal /rmly until the display message disappears.
Yo u cannot start theve hicle system again. 446
446
Displ
aymessages and warning/indicator lamps

A
A
ctiv
ctiv e P
e P ar
ar king Assist
king Assist
Exiting a parking space.......................... 268
Fu nction................................................ 265
Pa rking.................................................. 266
System limitations..................................2 65
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Ser
e Ser vice Sy
vice Sy st
stem PL
em PL US
US
see ASS YST PLUS
A A ctiv ctiv e Speed Limit Assist
e Speed Limit Assist
Display................................................... 236
Fu nction................................................ 236
A
A ctiv
ctiv eSt
e St eer
eer ing Assist
ing Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 240
Ac tive Emer gency Stop Assist................ 240
Fu nction................................................ 238
System limits......................................... 238
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive br
e br ak
ake lights
e lights .................................... 226
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive cr
e cr uise contr
uise contr ol
ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assist
e Highbeam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 140
Fu nction................................................ 139
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Plus
Fu nction................................................ 140
Switching on/o..................................... 141 A
A dBlue
dBlue ®
®
Ad ditives................................................ 398
Capacity................................................ 399
No tes..................................................... 192
Purit y.................................................... .398
To pping up............................................ .192
A
A dditional door lock
dditional door lock ....................................... 86
A A dditiv
dditiv es
es
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .398
Engine oil............................................... 399
Fu el....................................................... 396
A A dditiv dditiv es (A
es (AdBlue
dBlue ®
®
)
)
see AdBlue ®
A
A dditiv
dditiv es (engine oil)
es (engine oil)
see Additives
A
A dditiv
dditiv es (fuel)
es (fuel)
see Fuel
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he headlam
he headlam p r
p range
ange ...................... 135
ATer
ATer -sales
-sales ser
service
vice
see ASS YST PLUS
Air conditioning menu
Air conditioning menu Calling up.............................................. 154 Air dis
Air distr
tribution
ibution
Setting................................................... 153
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 155
Air inlet Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pr
Air pr essure
essure
see Tyre pressure
Air v
Air v ents
ents
Ad justing (front)..................................... 160
Ad justing (rear)...................................... 161
Air v
Air v ents
ents
see Air vents
Air
Air -conditioning syst
-conditioning syst em
em
see Climate cont rol
Air
Air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode (wit
culation mode (wit h
h/ne
/ne
par
par ticle
ticle pr
pre/lt
e/lt er)
er).......................................... 155
Air
Air -w
-wat
ater duct
er duct
Ke eping free.......................................... 337
Airbag
Airbag Activation................................................ 47
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger)........ 53
Installation locations................................ 53
Knee airbag............................................. 53 Index
493
493

Overview.................................................
.53
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 57
Pr otection................................................ 54
Re duced pr otection.................................. 55
Side airbag.............................................. 53
Wi ndow airbag......................................... 53
Air0 ow
Air0ow
Setting................................................... 153
Alar Alar m syst m syst em
em
see ATA (anti-theT alarm system)
All-wheel dr
All-wheel dr ive
ive
see 4M ATIC
Ambient lighting
Ambient lighting Setting (MBUX multimedia system)........ .142
Andr
Andr oid A
oid A uto
uto
see Smartphone integ ration
Animals
Animals Pets in theve hicle.................................... 80
Anti-loc
Anti-loc k br
k braking syst
aking syst em
em
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-skid c
Anti-skid c hains
hains
see Sn owchains Anti-t
Anti-theT
heTprot
pr otection
ection
Ad ditional door loc k................................. 86
Immobiliser.............................................. 99
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTprot
pr otection
ection
see ATA (anti-theT alarm system)
Anticipat
Anticipat or
ory occupant pr ot
y occupant pr otection
ection
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
see Smartphone integ ration
Assist Assist ance syst ance syst ems
ems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
ASS YS
ASS YST PL
T PL US
US
Battery disconnection period s................ 331
Displaying the service due dat e.............. 330
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 330
Re gular maintenance work..................... 330
Special service requ irements................. 330
AT
ATA A(anti-t
(anti-theT heTalar
alarm syst
m syst em)
em)
Deactivating the alarm........................... 100
Fu nction.................................................. 99
Interior pr otection function.....................1 01Priming/deactivating interior pr
otec-
tion........................................................ 101
Priming/deactivating tow- awa y pro-
te ction................................................... 101
To w- awa y protection function................. 100
A
A TTENTION ASSIST TTENTION ASSIST
Function................................................ 227
Setting.................................................. .229
System limitations.................................. 227
A A tt tt ention assist
ention assist ant
ant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
A
A ut
ut hor
hor ised w
ised w ork
orkshop
shop
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
A
A ut
ut omatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode
Ac tivating............................................... 339
A
A ut
ut omatic co-dr
omatic co-dr iv
iver airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o.
Fu nction of co-driver airbag shuto........... 56
A
A ut
ut omatic dist
omatic dist ance contr
ance control
ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
A
A ut
ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights
iving lights ................................ 135
A
A ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st art
art
see ECO start/stop function 494
494
Index

Car
Car
pe
pet (Car
t (Car e)
e)............................................... 343
Changing bulbs
Changing bulbs Dipped beam.........................................1 45
Fi tting/removing co ver (front wheel
ar ch )...................................................... 144
Main beam............................................. 145
No tes..................................................... 143
Overview................................................ 144
Re versing lights......................................1 45
Tu rn signal lights (rear)........................... 145
Changing g
Changing g ears ears
Manually................................................ 185
Changing hub caps
Changing hub caps ....................................... 378
Char
Char ging
ging
Char geleve l displa y............................... 211
Charg ing cable control panel.................. 200
Ending thech arging process (alternat-
ing cur rent, mode 2/3).......................... 206
Ending thech arging process (direct
cur rent, mode 4).................................... 210
Indica tor lamps on vehicle soc ket........... 201
No tes - charging station (mode 3)......... .197
No tes - fast charging station (mode 4)... .199
No tes - mains soc ket (Mode 2)............... 196 No
tes - wallbox (mode 3)........................ 197
No tes on charging the high-voltage
battery................................................... 194
On-board electrical system battery
(12 V).................................................... 357
Setting the maximum possible charg-
ing cur rent (mains soc ket)...................... 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
USB port............................................... .130
Char
Char ging cable ging cable
Control panel......................................... 200
St ow ing................................................. 194
Child safe
Child safe ty lock ty lock
Re ar door................................................ .79
Re ar side wind ows................................... 80
Child seat
Child seat Appr oval catego ries.................................67
At tach ing (no tes)..................................... .66
Basic instructions.................................... 61
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes).................... 76 Fr
ont passenger seat (without auto-
matic airbag shuto.)............................... .76
ISOFIX/i-Size (/tting).............................. .70
No tes on risks and danger s...................... 62
Re commendations forch ild restraint
systems................................................... 65
Seats suitable for belt-secured child
re straint systems..................................... 73
Seats suitable for i‑Size child restraint
systems................................................... 70
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re straint systems..................................... 68
Securing on the co-driver seat..................77
Securing on there ar seat......................... 75
To pTe ther................................................ 72
Childr
Childr en
en
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle............... .62
Basic instructions.................................... 61
Chock Chock Storage location..................................... 377
Chock Chock see Chock
City lighting
City lighting.................................................. 138 Index
497
497

Operating.............................................
.287
Displa
Displa y (on-boar
y (on-boar d com
d comput
puter)
er)
Displa yson the inst rument displa y......... 282
Displa
Displa y in t
y in the windscr
he windscr een
een
see Head-up display
Displa
Displa y message
y message
Calling up (on-board computer).............. 409
No tes..................................................... 409
Displa
Displa y messag
y messag es
es
ç - - - km/h.................................... .449
È - - - km/h..................................... 449
h - - - km/h..................................... 448
# 12 V battery See Owner's Man-
ual......................................................... 464
ò Acoustic presence indicator
inoperative............................................ .423
: Active Light System inoperative..... 417
¯ AdBlue system fault Emer. op.:
max. XXX km/h Start not poss. in
XXX km.................................................. 473 ¯
AdBlue system fault Emer gency
op. in XXX miles See Owner's Manual.... 472
¯ AdBlue system fault Engine
start not possible................................... 473
¯ AdBlue system fault See Own-
er's Manual............................................ 472
5 Add 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................... 474
é ATTENTION ASSIST inoperati ve..... 448
é ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break!.................................................... 448
: Automatic driving lights inoper-
ative...................................................... 417
Û Battery overheated Stop, every-
body out! Outdoors if possible ................ 425
û Before starting the engine, turn
th e steering wheel..................................4 32
J Brake immediately ........................ 446
Á Change key batteries .................... 414
è Charger cable connected .............. 423 J
Check brake 0uid le vel.................. 447
ï Check trailer hitch lock (white
display message) .................................... 429
h Check tyre(s) ................................ 467
! Clean the fuel /lter....................... 437
ÿ Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine o............................................... 436
! currently una vailable See Own-
er's Manual............................................4 59
÷ currently una vailable See Own-
er's Manual............................................4 60
5 Engine oil le vel cannot be meas-
ured....................................................... 475
5 Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel..... 474
5 Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine o.................................... 474
5 Engine oil pressure Stop Switch
o. engine.............................................. 475
ä Fault Drive at max. 80 km/h ......... 458500 500
Index

Only select
Park (P) when vehicle is
stationary.............................................. 438
Pa rking Assist and PARKTRONIC inop-
erative See Owner's Manual................... 458
Pa rking lock inoperative Apply the
parking brake ........................................ .440
Place theke y in the mar ked space
See Owner's Manual.............................. 416
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual.................................................. 414
Re duce speed........................................ 469
Re duced drive system per form ance
See Owner's Manual.............................. 425
Re versing not poss. Consult workshop ... 439
Risk of vehicle rolling away App ly
parking brake See Owner's Manual ........ 441
Risk of vehicle rolling awayPa rking
brake not applied See Owner's Manual ... 446
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P .............. 439Ru
n Flat Indica tor inoperative................. 470
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h .......451
Speed Limit Assist cur rently una vaila-
ble See Owner's Manual........................ 451
Speed Limit Assist inoperative................ 451
Te aching in transmission comple te......... 441
Te aching in transmission Operate
selector le ver Brake for XX seconds
Risk of vehicle rolling ............................. 440
To shiT out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine.................................... .438
To switch o. the engine, press the
St art/ Stop button for at least 3 sec-
onds or 3 times...................................... 435
Tr a1c Sign Assist cur rently una vaila-
ble See Owner's Manual........................ 453
Tr a1c Sign Assist inoperative................. 453
Tr ansmission Malfunction ....................... 440
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop............... 439 Tr
ansmission Malfunction Visit work-
shop ...................................................... 441
Ty re press. monitor cur rently una vaila-
ble......................................................... 466
Ty re press. monitor inoperative .............. 466
Ty re press. monitor inoperative No
wheel sensors ........................................ 467
Ty re pressure Check tyres ...................... 469
Ty re(s) ove rheated .................................. 469
Ve hicle not cur rently being charged
Charging station fault............................. 424
Wi per malfunctioning .............................434
Wi thout changing gear, consult work-
shop ............................................. .426, 439
Wi thout starting engine again, consult
wo rkshop ............................................... 426
Dist
Dist ance contr ance contr ol
ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
DIS DIS TR TRONIC
ONIC
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC 504
504
Index

Door
Door
Additional door loc k................................. 86
Child saf ety lock (rear door )..................... 79
Locking/unlocking (emer gency key)........ .89
Opening (from inside).............................. .86
Unlo cking (from inside)............................ 86
Door contr
Door contr ol panel
ol panel......................................... 18
Dra
Dra wbar
wbar
see Tow- bar system
Dr
Dr iv
ive Awa
e Away Assi st
y Assi st........................................ .269
Dr
Dr iv
ive position
e position
Engaging................................................ 185
Dr
Dr iv
ive pr
e pr ogr
ogram display
am display .................................. 179
Dr
Dr iv
ive pr
e pr ogr
ograms
ams
see DYNAMIC SELECT
Dr
Dr iv
iver's seat
er's seat
see Seat
Dr
Dr iving abr
iving abr oad
oad
Light adjustment (l owbeam).................. 134
Dr
Dr iving safe
iving safe ty syst
ty system
em
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)............. .221
Ac tive Brake Assist................................. 241
Ad aptive brake lights.............................. 226 BAS
(Brake Assist System).................... .222
Cameras................................................2 20
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion).......................................................2 24
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist.......................... 223
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation........................ 223
Overview................................................ 220
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s................. 220
Re sponsibility......................................... 219
ST EER CONTROL................................... 224
Dr Dr iving syst
iving syst em
em
Suspension with adaptive damping
adjustment............................................ 254
Dr
Dr iving syst
iving syst em
em
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assist
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
see Active Emer gency Stop Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking Assist
see Active Speed Limit Assist
see Active Steering Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise cont rol see Driving saf
ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limi ter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
see Speed Limit Assist
see Start-o. assist
see Tra1c Sign Assist
Dr
Dr iving tips iving tips
Driving abroad (low beam light adjust-
ment)..................................................... 134
Gene ral driving tips................................1 69
Ru nning-in no tes.................................... 168
Dr
Dr iving tips iving tips
see Recuperation
Dr ow
Dr ow siness det
siness det ection
ection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handling contr
Dynamic handling contr ol syst
ol system
em
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
D
D YN
YNAMIC SELECT AMIC SELECT
Ad aptive damping adjustmen t................254
Calling up the fuel consum ption indi-
cator...................................................... 181
Con/guring drive prog ram I................... .180 Index
505 505

Displaying engine data...........................1
81
Displaying vehicle dat a........................... 181
Drive prog ram displa y............................ 179
Drive prog rams...................................... 178
Fu nction................................................ 178
Ope rating.............................................. 179
Selects the drive prog ram. ..................... 179 E
E
E10
E10.............................................................. 395
Easy entr
Easy entr y f
y feature
eature
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 113
Setting................................................... 114
Easy e
Easy e xit f
xit featu re
eature
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 113
Setting................................................... 114
EBD (Electr
EBD (Electr onic Br
onic Brak
ake f
e f or
orce Dis
ce Dis tr
tribution)
ibution)
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 224
EC
EC O Assist
O Assist
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 176
EC
EC O display
O display
Fu nction................................................ 174 EC
EC
O st
O st ar
art/st
t/st op function
op function
Switching o./on.................................... 173
Electr
Electr ic dr
ic drive
ive................................................ 162
Electr
Electr ic par
ic parking br
king br ake
ake
Applying automaticall y........................... 215
Applying/releasing manually.................. 217
Emer gency braking................................ 218
Re leasing automaticall y.......................... 217
Electr
Electr ical fuses
ical fuses
see Fuses
Electr
Electr omagne
omagne tic com
tic compatibility
patibility
Declaration of conformity........................ .29
Electr
Electr onicSt
onic Stability Pr
ability Pr ogr
ogram
am
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
Emerg
Emerg ency
ency
Assis tance overview................................. 20
Fire extinguisher.................................... 347
Fi rs t-aid kit (soT sided).......................... 347
Re moving thewa rning triangle............... 346
Saf etyve st............................................. 346
Setting up thewa rning triangle............... 347
Emerg
Emerg ency br
ency br aking
aking...................................... 218 Emerg
Emerg
ency br
ency br aking
aking
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Emerg
Emerg ency call
ency call
see Me rcedes-Benz emer gency call system
Eme rg
Emerg encykey
ency key
Inserting/ removing.................................. 84
Locking/unlocking the doors................... 89
Unlocking theta ilgat e.............................. 91
Emerg
Emerg ency oper
ency oper ation mode
ation mode
St arting theve hicle............................... .166
Emerg
Emerg ency
encyshut
shuto.
o.
see Hybrid system
Emerg
Emerg ency spar
ency spar e wheel
e wheel
In0ating................................................. 385
No tes..................................................... 383
Ener Ener gy
gy0ow
0ow display
display
Displayin g.............................................. 299
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 299
Engine
Engine
Engine number....................................... 392
Starting (emer gency ope ration mode ).... 166
St arting (Remo teOnline)........................ 168 506 506
Index